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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-06

Williams and Walker are announc-
ed for weeks engagement at the
Academy of Music in Baltimore, be-
ginning August 10. Washington was
TO nave been included in the itinerary
or the famous comedians, and thew
would have drawn big here; but the
nations, capital is "hoo-doo"> town
as far as they are concerned. for
since the terrific social crisis their
appearance precipitated here ten
years ago at Chase's, no manager has
been liberal enough to come up tn
the terms insisted Upon by Williams
and Walker with reference to the
manner Of seating their colored ma
irons. Arrangements were entered
into for their appearance at Belas-
cos, the Shubert house, but the ne
EQUATIONS fell through when The
specter of social equality haunted
the local management by might and
by day, until he had to "renis,'
many parties Of Washington society
people are being made up to go to
baltimore during the Williams. and
walker season, and the engagement
Will DOUBTLESS be q gala one.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-06

mem bers of the Charfeston aiiS a
Club, played tennis at Inst tufa S:
urday afternoon, VS.. Institu te
club: The Chariestonians wef iSsSSS
rious The Institute club
TO go ITO Charleston iii tirs Itsss n,
>ture and bring back many Sc az ptss
II Prof. and Mrs. Hs Susssa sssfl'
daughter Lillian returned No
urday, after spending q thonfh as
Star. II r3.EiI.,y -
MIR and Mrs. Boston Ssaettt-
W Scott were the guests of
Mrs. Solomon Brown last, Wee s5s 81
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PACE

Mr.. and Mrs. i w. Dana ids
leave today for Hunting ton. tss
the Grand Lodge. ,.4 MS + ss sEs8|
Mrs Elijah Miller was s. 8
home at Eagle. '4s5.
Joe Hunter has retunnSd to
after q stay Of six months t kh ~
The missionary seatety net
Thursday evening with Quite
crowd and elected their dsisgs
the convent on -
The trustees have eleetsss u 81
e. Banks, OF st. Adams, al SIS
This willie make her third
Page. g.. il <+>-1g %E3S az 2xgs
Mrs. Hattie Wysor was, s. S1
Mrs. Snead last week.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-06


A brilliant young ,ad has been
taken from our midst in the passing
away of Franklin Nichols Hilyer, the
elder son of Mr.%and Mrs. Andrew F.
,HtlFer, of 1852 Sixth street north
west. Three weeks ago young Hill
yer was stricken. With typhoid fever,
and steadily grew. worse, in spite of
the patient care, that his physician.
nurses and loving parents gave him,
until the end came Wednesday eve.
ming last at S 10 O'Clock. Those
who had known. young Hilyer from
his birth will recall what precocl.
GUS child he wass showing marked
ability as early as his tenth wear
when he made an, electric FAM, un
developed a penchant for electrical
engineering, growing from the cru T.
1ty Of childish experiments until he
became an expert and had built I'D
thriving business. His home was
equipped with all the electrical ap-
pllances and on festal occasions he
delighted III making electrical dis
plays: When he, was in. the eiehth
grade at Mott school, he made a min
lature automobiIe, which he oDerar.
ed perfectly. When IN his last wear
at Armstrong technical high school he
made an, automobile which many will
recall seeing at the annual competi-
tive grill Of the high school cadets,
Within the past year he has done
some highly creditahle work, havib 2
opened an office on 9TH street, where
ne took orders for. and executed skill
fully all kinds Of electrical work
He has done higfkclass work in some
OF the best homes in the city ,nwhe re
the most exacting service is required
and expertness ts ut premium.
Aside from being an electrici IL. he
was-an expert stenegrapher and type-
writer. Franklin Nichols Hilyer
was the exemplar or the youth fhat
the race needs to give It the character
and stamina that win in the strug-
gle for the heights, and in his un
timely death, in the flower of a prom.
istng manhood, this community and
the nation suffer loss that cannot
be adequately EXPRESSED in words.
His clean life and lofty aspirations
are his best encoiniums.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-06

Dr. and Mrs. Booker T. Washing
ton were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
w. Sidney Pittman, Sunday. The
"hzar1' left for the south, Mon
Gay Mrs. Washington went to An
napolts,, where she delivered an a5-
oresS on Tuesday evening, speaking
also IN Baltimore at the Sharp street
memorial church on Wednesday eve
nlng' Mrs. Washington Is to snend
some time at her summer homo ~
Huntington, l.. l., preparing for the
D1ennlal convention of the Nattona1
ASSOCIATION o., of - Colored s-,1yt,me1,s,
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H.. 20
nesday, from a weeks visit to her
mother In Charleston. ...-. ..:z--,z-'.~1
= Jacob Spencer and George Redman
were. on Coal river, Thursday, ON
business. ,lfyiUS:s- -,>,E.... :. X
. c. H. Martin had his foot mashed,
Wednesday, while working, In the
mines, but fortunately no bones are
broken. > ,Eg5 .. =, ,,.s@ -s..' J
The time of$our Sunday school has
been changed from 2:3O to $50 In
the morning. ~ = = : - :
G. Fl. Carter, was in Charleston
last; week on business. n
Burrell Peaks spent few days out
on the river last week. = = -.
Horace Martin and Bud Reid, of
Red Warriorsgwere visiting here last
week. guests of Mrs. j. M. Martin.
Lucian Aston received a very
painful accident last week by getting
a piece Of glass in his eye. ....l
F. Mrs. Ward, of Lynchburg, Va, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. A. w AL
ston, this week. -. w.. ~.
Mrs. Lettie3 Saunders received a
painful accident, Saturday evening,
by stepping ON nail. ~ ~.
Mrs. w. H: Alston is on the sick
list but is some better at this wri-
ting. - szhI% 49,. '......
Sunday morning, just after Sun
day School ) Rev, Holland preached 6
sermon tU the tIes iii SD. 2"
!. sunday 'ee88eehirig iRat.'s B,afocY, REV
Holland preached at Weyaco.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-06

Among the colored speakers ten
tatlVely agreed upon to take part in
tue campaign are: Register w. r.,
vernon ex-Gov. P. B. s. Pinchback
former Consul Richard T. Greener
lawyer Thomas L.. Jones, Recorder
OF Deeds John G. Dancy and Lawyer
John T. Green. Other selections swfll
oe made later. 1t is expected that
the campaign will be opened in ear
nest about September 1st. and that
emphasis will be laid upon the mid
dte western states, where the Negro
power" "
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q
- II VIII. be heard with pleasure BY
Col. Perry's hest Of friends three gh-
out the country that he is planning
to enter,Esaptiyely upon the 'oomp,lar
ton, Of his memoirs, recollections Of
forty years ofSpolitioal life. He was
intimately aeqHaipted with all Of tie
great men who made American his.
|: tory' rom CIVIL. War to the "a
1hinistratfon falffibii5 'MeKinfey,
and his book WIN contain much data
concerning Abr ahatn sfaincoln, Charles
SIMMER sSs Roseoezeee fng, james G.
Blaine and others 7of their period
that has never vet been. placed in
print. =: f<:>. ~ ~ =: .,..
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| \ aass.i

The coas Srti work Of, the FiTstj
Separate AktA3i0n at Fort Hunt i is
Gaming an much praise at the
hands of eXpeg4enced army officerS
and ajor. ATthnr Brooks, command
err OF the, crack" local battalion. rs
wearing his slAnrels with becominR
mo dssty Lieut.. b. o. Davis. of the
regular. serNIGS, military Instructors
at Wilberforse University, AS here
acting aH special instructor In manS
euyers. The pIk-sin ging Of theS bat.
talon has been one Of the most EN-
ioyable features of the camping out
period and Sunday brings down. hun
dreds Of mIsfc1 lovers to hear, thu,
colored naensR;rich notes and soul
stirring melodies NE. i:
Col. .PerrysEII. Carson, I, sometimes
called x The Black, Oak OF, the Po-
tomac. wifnHe political fame sis
bounded onIysby the oceans, has iseiy-
cred his conhssfion with the District
service. Nesting the .Gordian$ knot
ne gave %soats sample of wit that
would have done credit to Gold
smith, evincMg powers of polite rail-
lery not heretofore suspected. For
several years. sfhe Colonel has been
janitor Of tRsS0ld structure used as q q
District building. Upon the compile
tion Of the new marble palace, the
Colonel'si siDeeure was abolished and
he was assigned to duty as watch
man. He didn't like the Job and go
declined : 1T. The commissioners
wanted the Colonel to make his exit
from sthe serytce in official style and
notified him that he had neglected to
hand IN, bis "resignat!on. ~ Whereup-
on the erst&hele janitor OF the, Dis
trlct Teinple,as political sachem and
some time chnm of the late James u.
Blaine, piquSd Sat the unreasonable
insistence upohfform, took his pen In
hand and addressed the characteris-
tic epistle to the commissioners: $500
The position Of janitor, which I
nave held for "a number of years, ;ex-.
p1red by Legislative limitation, July
81" Col. Perry went on say; "and
as VIII be legally functus officIo as
Janttor after that date, and, have new
er accepted the POSITION of watchman
In the new building, my letter of sew
eral days ago declining the latter. no.
sit1on, seems,td me all that that was
req uired- IF : ~ however, it is neces.
sary to formally to resign one office
which the. law abolishes, and anoth-
err which never accepted, 1 beg to
submit herewith my resignation, dec
lination,,. or any other expression
which will ppefate to sever my con
nection withSsthe District Govern
ment. -. =, sz$. ~ ..E./ ~.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-06

DR.. B. F. Watson, secretary of the
Church Extension Board>o the A. M.
e. church, lis comfortably installed in
the former home of the financial de-
partment, 1886 14th street, N. W.,
which the connection still, owns. The
three-story building has been rem ova-
ted from top to bottom, newly paint.
ed, papered and furnished, and now
that he has an abundance of room
the; one thing he lacked at Philadel-
phal q may expect DIR. Watson
useful department to expand TO pro,
portions t1ndreamed Of n. any ancient
philosophy, We shall be able to give
our Methodist friends some encour.
aging-fgures- shortly, touching the
value of the church property control
led by them through DR.. Watson
shEewd financiering and alert scent
for bargains, at the real estate coun-
ter. = ..f 49,. -
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oatiausd from Page one. 9

J. 10 y. - ~
body 10 pleased to know tnst ,sthe
morning sessions wifi Be cid at the
beautiful Sharp 81 street Memo rial
church, where II, the bushels can be
transacted an a profitable manner,
while at night the great Richm ond
Market Armory will AFFORD ample
room. for the masses who Will wish to
attend. The illumination OF Druid
Hin avenue by the city ia an honor
prsxio usiy nnheard OF. This popular
lthorou ghfare. upon which many col
ored people own business esta bltsh-
ments and homes will be- "a great
white way" and the, Court OF Honor
deliberately decorated with banners
myriads Of lights, will be worth com
ing across the continent to witness.
The sail = down the bay In the city
owned steamer Latrobe: the carnival
and outing at = Pitts Electric Park,
the musical extravaganza under the
direction of Prof. L. Ellsworth Too
mey; and the grand reception on Fri
day evening by the local -league, the
fraternities and citizens, will cap the
climax Of as grand week as has ey-
er been, planned In this country, Then
the delegates and their friends will
come on to Washington, where new
hospttalities will await them. On
Monday the Gath, two commodious
steamers will take the people to
Washington Park. where exercises of
an uausualt character have been ar
ranged. This beautiful park will be
formally dedicated and through the
Kindness OF Manager Lewis Jefferson
all of the proceeds of the day will be
donated to the fund ow%being raised
TO l1qu1date the Indebtedness on the
FREDERICK Douglass homestead, which
Is to be a Mecca for the colored peo--
pie ot~the nation. Accommodations
are being provided FOR 10000 visit
ors, Dr. Booker T. Washington will
deliver the principal address of the
occasion. Owing to the multiplicity
Of attractions about this time. it has
been decided to postpone indefinitely
the national testimonial planned in
honor OF pr. Washington. ) President
W. Sidney Pittman, Of the local BUSH
ness League, has put his shoulder to
the wheel and will make the Doug
lass outing fine second to the Fest
vlt1es at our neighboring suburb-.
Baltimore. 1t ought not to be neces-
sary to say, Come one, come all. /"
Just come-vthat's all! = -
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-06

DR.. b. D. Willlston, one of Wash
lngton's most popular physicians, has
recovered from the effects of a. deli
cate operation, and has Eesumed his
large and lucrative practice. The op-
eratlon was performed by DR.. Ballard
at Freedmen's Hospital and was sue
cessful In every particular. -. J..
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-06

Mr.. Isaac Hathaway, the talented
Kentucky sculptor, is engaged in
modelling number of. Iife-like busts
Of pr. Booker T. Washington, which
he will place on the market at an
early date The facial expression is
said to be perfects and the, admirers
of "The Wizard" here and else where
will eagerly seize the opportunity to
decorate their homes with such de-
sirable work Of art; as well as a re-
minder Of the man and his massive
institution. Mr.. Hathaway will make
the capital his headquarters -, tfris
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-06
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR
YOUNG MEN WHO DESIRE AN :.
AGRICULTURAL EDUCA-N -
81, .s@..s ZION. d.. L.-...: . .

Many OF the young men who have
finished the courses in agriculture at
the Tuskegee Institute are command
Ing salaries ranging from $50 to
500 per month. The graduates of
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-06
CARBON.

Mrs. Emma Peaks returned, We'd
nesday evening, from the hospital,
somewhat improved.
Mrs. Lee Winston returned, We'd
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-08-06

save up for the Institute City Lot
Sale, July %.
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The National Medical Association
OF Physicians, Dentists and Pharma-
cists meets in it's 10th annual conyen-
ton. at Plaza Assembly rooms, r.
18th street, between Park and Lex
1ngton avenues, New York City. Au-
gust 7,-1908.--E Enthusiasm in
this convention is running high. SeT-
eral hundred delegates from ali parts
OF the country and from the adjacent
islands are preparing to attend The
organization in the past four yen.s
has increased It's membership by 500
per cent. This association has in it's
ranks many of the leading men. Of the
professions represented which viii,
gram has been arranged which will
furnish an intellectual and scientific
feast. All members Of the profes-
sions represented are urged tn at
tend. Representative ministers. edi-
tors, teachers, and others outside{of
the professions, are invited to attand
and witness the deliberations Of the
largest body Of scientific Negroes ev-
er gathered. ..'...-. .
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NOTICE 10 STOCKHOLDERS.

6-25-12t
The Detroit times., 1908-11-23
DECLARES CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE NEVER FAILS

r. J. Fluno. NJ d., of Oakland. Cal.
delivered lecture In the Detroit
opera house Sunday afternoon on
Christian Science and Christian Sci.
entists." before an audience that oc.
cupied every available inch OF space
In the big auditorium. Nearly a thou
sand people were turned away. unable
to gain admittance.
Christian sciene Is the law OF life
truth and love. understood and dem
onstrated." said the speaker. Chris
tian science cannot fail any more than
the science Of numbers can fail. Fig
urcs never lie, mathematics never de
ceive, the law Of mechanics is never
inaccurate.
christian Scientists ought not tc
fail and should not fail; likewise
mathematicians ought not to fail. But
Christian Science Is no more to blame
for a Christian Scientists failure than
mathematics Is TO blame for mathe
matician's failure. IL there is any
blame anywhere It Is the Christian
Scientist rather than Christian Sci
ence, Just the same as 1t is the mathe
matician's fault and not the fault o
mathematics. and there Is no censurs
there, IL he has acted honestly anC
wisely and humbly as becometh 4
Christian
The Detroit times., 1908-11-23
FLAMES DRIVE FIVE
FAMILIES INTO STREET

Fire in the row Of cottages neal
Frederick and Dubois-sts., at 10 o'clocl
Sunday night. drove five families, con
sisting of % persons. into the street
destroyed considerable property. ant
tied up the Chene-Baker car line To-
more than an hour.
The double cottage at Nos. 665 ant
6G7 Frederick-st.. occupied by Franz
Zeleski, Jr.. and Anthony Detloff. was
totally destroyed; single cottage a
No. 669 Frederick-st. was partially de
stroyed, the roof was burned off tn,
cottage Of Joseph Otto. at No. 81
Frederick-st.. and John F. Koss
bakery was badly scorched. The fir.
started in the Zeleski home. ant
spread SO rapidly that Mr.. and Mrs
Zeleski had considerable trouble II
escaping, getting out in their nigh
clothes.
A one-story frame house In the real
Of 434 Brushst., owned and occupied
by Mrs. K. McKendry. was damaged
by fire to the extent Of $500 early Sun
day morning.
Mrs. Mary T. Howard. aged rs, hat
a narrow escape from death Sunday
morning. when exploding turpentine
started a blaze which almost destroyed
her home at No. 288 Fifth-st. Mrs
Howard escaped from the house with
her hair and eyebrows singed.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-23
KNOTTY PROBLEM LOOMS
UP FOR BREITMEYER

Philip Breitmeyer will have knot
ty problem to tackle when he comes
to make the appointments. as mayor
for the police department. 1t Is the
custom for the commissioners OF de-
partments to consult the mayor In re-
gard to the choice of secretary, and
there are two strong candidates Tor
police secretary.
It was understood prior to election
that Police Commissioner Smith would
appoint Harry s. Andrews. secretary
to the collector Of customs. John b.
Whelan. as police secretary. during
the short end of the term from Dec.
81 to July /. This would give Andrews
strong position as a candidate for
the four-year term.
Smith. however. chose to appoint
George A. Walters as secretary for the
short term. Walters is popular and
hard man to displace. In making this
appointment, therefore, Commissioner
Smith has rather taken slap al
Breitmeyer and put the latter In
hard position.
Charles A. Nichols, city clerk-elect
is understood to have had some par
in the arrangement, and II Is agains,
him that the wrath of Andrews
friends is particularly directed.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-23
LIVES OF TWO men
bLOTTED OUT
BY GAS
w. r. LYTLE, eRooDlNo OVER
DOMESTIC WOE, KILLS HIM.
SELF, WHILE HARRY RANGERS
DEATH is ACCIDENTAL.

Escaping gas killed two Detroit
men Sunday morning, one death being
accidental and the other carefully
planned suicide.
The man to take his own life was
William X. Lyle. who roomed at No.
70 Elizabeth-st. west. Not responding
to the calls of his landlady. Sunday
morning, her son, Walter Nuemeyer.
crawled through the transom and
found Lyle dead in bed with the COW
ers pulled tightly over his head. Run
ming under the bed-clothes, and con-
tube through which gas was pouring.
An ounce bottle Of chloroform was
also found In the bed.
Lyle, who was so years old, was
formerly In the real estate business
In the Chamber Of Commerce. Brood
Ing over domestic troubles Is said TO
have prompted him to take his life.
His wife left him more than a year
ago, obtained a divorce and 10 now
married to William F. Lynch. OF No.
20 Montcalm-st. west.
The death Of Harry Ranger, aged
Ga, who roomed at No. 100 Baker-st.,
was undoubtedly accidental. He was
found dead in bed. and gas was es-
Gaping from a small heater with which
he warmed his room.
Ranger was employed as porter
at Kubitzsky's saloon, No. 2S1 Michi-
gan-ave. II Is believed he has sis
ter living in the city. but her address
Is unknown.
Coroner Bennett was called In both
cases. and the bodies removed to the
county morgue. where they await the
action Of relatives.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-23
BUDGET, PRUNED,
WILL EXCEED
LAST YEARS
DEPARTMENTS LIKELY TO ASK
SMALLER AMOUNT, GUT ITEMS
WILL ADMIT OF VERY LITTLE
PAIRING. +IL

So far as the various city depart
ments have outlined their plans, the
outlook Is for slightly decreased bud
get OF estimates next year, although
the final budget. after pruning, will
probably he larger. This Ii becaus'
there are fewer improvements 10 be
asked for than usual. while mainten'
ance figures which cannot be cut deep
ly will go up considerably.
The department of public works will
ask for few improvements. except a
municipal cresoting plant. At the
same time. there Is a likelihood that
the paving budget will go up many
degrees. as a great many OF the old
streets are wearing out,
The police department has built Its
new stations and has taken care Of the
growth Of the city with additional ON
GERS, salary increases desired being
also In effect now.
The fire commission wants some
engine houses that were not allowed
last year, but In other ways Is fairly
well satisfied.
The school beard budget is always
large but In not expected to be larger
than the record-breaker OF 1908.
Only one improvement OF importane
10 needed by the public lighting com
mission. reserve power station In
the north END.
The park department ID also inclined
TO be reasonable although new barr
and also a new dock ON Belle Isle may
be asked.
The Detroit times., 1908-11-23
WATER WAGON
. FOLK ENCOURAGED
MADE GREAT GAINS IN WAYNE
AND OTHER COUNTIES IN
RECENT ELECTIONS.

Local Prohibitionist leaders are
greatly encouraged by the showing
made In the recent election. In Wayne
county. the leading Chain elector got
LAG votes, as against 426 for the
leading Swallow elector in 1904. The
candidates for governor and secretary
of state Jared even better. getting
! $40 and 1899 votes, respectively.
Proctor X. Owens led the county
ticket, however. with 2.36S votes for
prosecuting attorney, the next man
being Frank M. Beach. candidate fol
county surveyor, who got 1856 votes
Frank j. Watt led the Legislative
ticket with 1920 votes. while DR.. K
w. Ryan got 1915 for sheriff.
There Is gain of 800 per cen,
shown in the vote on local candidates
and this has greatly encouraged the
water wagon brigade" Of the county
as this is the largest gain made In
any city Of considerable size In the
country. The Socialist party. which
the Prohibitionists say will be their
future enemy. polled 2,437 votes for
president tn the county as against
1888 In 1904. and for governor, 1886
in comparison with 500 last time.
The Prohibitionists' gains were not
confined to this county however. In
Oakland county, now dry. the vote was
423 for Chain as compared TO 262 In
1904 for Swallow Washtenaw county
increased from IT'S to 3l4, Genesee
from 1872 to 444, and Ingham from 39l
to 5S5.
1t will now be the effort OF the
Wayne county organization to increase
the vote to 5000 next spring. Nomi
mating petitions will soon be out and q
ticket will be In the field as early a,
either Of the big parties.