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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-01-23
COLORED PASTOR,
Who Swears BY Senator FOrakeM
Was the Only Man ''Agta" Taft. 81

Ironton, Ohio, Jan. 1S. The rspnbss
lcan committee, which is eontfollssf3
By A. 3. johnson today went tHeS
rounds" Of Endorsement with only, 8tsSG
slip. When D resolution irfd0rglbf
Taft for president was offered, 81
not receive the unanimous vote or
so-called committee, as Rev. On q
Wright, a colored minister y y<ssaz
against it. Resolutions indorsfng fEsfs
ernor Harris, Secretary
Thompson, Judge Festus Waters q 0fssj
circuit judge, and A. b, JobnasA fosSs
congress, were adopted. ss5 e
Rev. o. P. Wright Offered b gssoIstss
ton indorsing Foraker gor stad
States senator, stating IL - 6 y
-.the greatest liplns st4fe e;
toady,7. 1t did ret ssya M s.
- -. :.
81 Sec6ndse ~ s ~ 10 ss22zz5x
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-01-23

The political situation is not greatly
changed from that described in our
last letter. Speaker Cannon still has
Illinois tucked away in his vest peck
ct, along with his fragrant havana;
Vice-President Fairbanks has Indiana
"cinched," and the lid nailed down
tight; Senator Knox is sure of Penn
sylvania; Senator Lafollette has some
strength in the northwest, to keep
company with Wisconsin; Governor
Hughes maintains his sphynx-like at
titude, and consequently New York
conditions are nebulous, with = a
Hughes "throw-down" in prospect, II
he does not show his hand. In Ohio,
the outlook is decidedly. favorable to
Secretary Taft, no matter how the
delegates are chosen. Senator Fora
ker's interview IS taken by many to
mean that he is open to overtures for
peace. At this juncture the peace pact
is not being discussed In Washington
out loud; that Is problem for the
future, and will be settled upon it's
merits when reached. The colored co.
hoIts are getting ready for the fray,
and few days 90 by which do not
mark the lining.up OF some promi-
nent factor on the presidential ques-
tion---and, it is apparent that the Taft
band-wagon is the one chosen by nine
out of ten. This includes men who
have heretofore been very bitter
against the war secretary, but who
have had his attitude explained to
them and are now satisfied that his
position on race matters is sound to
the core. The friendly expressions Of
score Of race papers are having a
most helpful effect upon the Taft
movement, and it indicates that the
colored people who think are deter
mined to be governed hereafter by
their sober Judgment and not BY emo
tions adroitly worked Up by special
pleaders. Latterday politics .is n mat
ter Oh business With the Write man !.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-01-23

that Memsic- has lost the. title which
he presented to- him. that he will take
1T back again and fight any one that
posts a forfeit TO make good.
But, Joe. is getting, wise in~ his old
age and declares that there Is only one
way hc'will ever fight again, and that
Is Is. per cent. to the winner and Is
per cent. to the loser =.
None Of these fellows are going to
cut the money with efany more If
I'm going to lose the title I'm going
to lose the money, too"
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-01-23
MASKS WERE WORN BY THE MOE
That Took tho Negro From the Shcg-
III Hanged Him to q Tree and
Filled His Body With Bullets.

Franklin, a Negro, employed by a cot
ton oil company, was lynched here to-
night, about 8 o'clock, by masked
mob Of 200 angry citizens, I The Ne
gro's body was riddled with bullets
after it had been swena fFeau t,5s lTshb
OF tree in the northern part of tho
town h
1t is said franklin shot and seriously
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-01-23

The heartfelt endorsement of the
cause by Bishop Abraham Grant was
the voice Of the real leaders Of the
race, and was especially significant,
coming as it did from one who had
travelled all the way from the auction
GERS block to the bishops bench, and
who stood at the head of church ag-
gregating nearly 100000 souls, by
virtue Of faithful adherence to the
principles upon which Tuskegee was
founded, and which the institution
now champions more ardently than
ever.
The New York meeting was epochal
in character. No Negro can read an
account Of it without being made bet
ter by SO doing. Every speech is q
textbook of racial advancement-an
inspiration Of loftier achievement.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-01-23

Inquiry at the treasury department
ELECTS the information that the office
Of collector Of internal revenue Is not
likely to be abolished in Georgia or
combined with that Of South Carolina
at this time. The many friends of Col,
lector Fl. A. Rucker will be pleased.
r. w. THOMPSON.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-01-23

+. AWashington dispatch. to the New
York World, sent by "a correspondent
presumed to be On thRgI1side of things
that happen at ;heiWhfte House, says ::
THE president seemed rather pleas.
ed today with the. wide publication
given 10 his statement. that Secretary
Taft will be nominated on the, Grst
ballot at. Chicago, Rthough he did not
make the statement dE the first place
with the idea OF getting it info print.
He discussed the publication with Wis:
itors today, and gave the reasons
which led him TO the, conclusion he
had reached about theAfrst ballot.
"In the White House syiew-and the
figures are quite interesting Score.
tary Taft is already sure Of the follow.
Ing states, with more to come, Note
the summary: ~
Alabama, %; Arkansas, 10; Cali
fornia, 20; Colorado, 10; Florida, 10;
Georgia, 13; Idaho, 6; Iowa, 20; Kan,
sas, 20; Kentucky, tS; louisiana Is {;
Michigan, %; Minnesota, %; Missis.
sippi, 20; Missouri, SO !; Montana, 1G;
Nebraska, 16; North Carolina, 10;
North Dakota, 3; Ohio, 46; Oklahoma,
ID; Oregon, s; South Dakota, 8; Ten.
nes5ee, ~; Texas, sc; Washington,
10; Wyoming, 8: District of Columbia,
2; Alaska, 3; Hawaai,.2: New Mexico
Q; Philippines 3; Porto Rico, 2: Art
zona Q; New England.,-40. Total, 521.
Necessary to choice, 1873
I'm the above table the administra.
ton does not claim all the votes of
each state. In the case Of New Eng.
land, for instance, all that is counted
as sure, js an wen break, Only half
the delegates are claimed in some of
the southern states mentioned In al.
dition to the above sure delegates. the
administration counts as probable 78
from New York and from West Vir-
.ginia. This would make the total COZ
Mr.. Rooaeve1ts declaration IL not sur.
prising, except hat, fl should be made
at this time. It has been known for
some time that he not only favored
Taft for his successor, bat that he
sincerely believed he, would be the
nominee without do1bf,4s as. IT,.
The survey made by the admtnistra.
ton and the confidence with Which the
dispatch is sent to 4 leading New
York daily are worth a careful anaiy-
sis by those who look b9f6fe they leap.
We give the statement to the colored
people for scrutiny by our masses. It
is we'll to hear both aldas before rem.
dering verdict. tE4H 2 -
A poll of the house OF representa-.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-01-23

1t has Deen definitely decided that
the exposition will not be re-opened
this year, and the coIored exhibitors
have begun to receive their exhibits
fSom Chairman r. J. Galloway and his
corps Of helpers.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-01-23

gro people. They all agreed that %he
was pointing his brethren the upward
way, and urged them to trust him full
y and follow him to the goal he has
marked out for attainment.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-01-23
CANS WANTS A FIGHT.
Colorcd Champion After Mcfarland
and Murphy.

New York, Jan. 17.--Joe Cans, the
only Joe ,is hungry for fight Not
only because Joe loves to fight, but be-
cause he needs more bacon. He says
So His appearance nowadays, fur.
lined coat, tie sparkler, gold-headed
cane, etc, beHes the assertion that he
needs the money, but the statement
that he IS willing to take on Tommy
Murphy one week and Packy McFar
land the next certainly sounds as
though he meant business, as the col
ored champion has always backed up
anything he has ever said thus far.
I'D like two fights In two weeks"
said Joe, dur ing his talk. I'D like to
meet Murphy one week and Mcfarland
the next. Yes. have seen them both,
and think Mcfarland the best man
now; but he's no hitter like Corbett
or McGovcrn- cav Murphy, too, and
think Packy VIII beat him II they
meet"
Will he Great Fight.
Cans thinks the Johnson-Burns
mill, IL it is ever pulled off, will be a
great fight, AMI, contrary to general
sopiniori, thinks it will be no cinch for
the dark,hued pug. Joe says that now
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-01-23

"A poll of the houae OF representa-.
tives made last weeleS TAFT lef EAil OF
the presidential Candidates NJ a safe
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-06
FANCIFUL LAWS.

There have been many absnrb
measures proposed during the
legislative session, but is crafty
ing to note that Mississippi is not
alone in that respect.
1t seems that when some law
makers can find nothing else to
do, no avs that need amend
ment, no new ideas that will ap-
peal to popular clamor, they get
alarmed lest the dear people will
think that theyare not earning
their mileage and per diem, and
invade the realms of the fanci-
full in proposing legislation.
This is what the Massachusetts
legislature has done. Having
exhausted every reasonable sub
ject. it spent several hours de-
batting a bill that provided for
some ten or twelve tests of death
to prevent premature burial. The
bill sought to require that when
ever a person dies two physicians
must apply esch Of these tests,
any of which would be sufficient
to make the post norton GER
tain. And of course, municipal
ity or country in which the death
occurred, would be required to
to bear the expense of the test.
1t is very gratifying that the
Mississippi legislature has not
been so absurd as this. We have
had many unnecessary laws pro-
posed, but none that so-far in
vades the realms of the fanci-
full.
Such a law would be a defiance
Of the sancity Of the home.
Massachusetts, like Mississippi,
has laws enough.
Cases Of burial alive must be
infrevuent, if they ever occur.
The signs of death are generally
unmistakeable. The bereaved
persons. wife, husband, mother,
or father. are not likely to belde-
ceived. Hurried funerals are
rare, except in case of malignant
diseases where the law compels
hurry, and there is no doubt of
dissolution. 1t seems strange
thai. in an epoch when there are
so many important things to
think of, the habitual alarmists
could have revived the ancient
bogy of burial alive.
Burial alive is so tare a misfor-
tuue in these days Of ~embalming
that tt ceases to be aterror. Ger
tainly it is infrequent enough
not to warrant a body Of legisla-
tors to go into a period Of debate
oqer it. When lawmakers get
reduced to that extreme it is time
for the people to arise in their
might and make the legislative
sessions more infrequent. Jack
Son News.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
DEBT LIMIT RAISED
Tar Report Shocs Increased feat
Estate Taludti0n.

Lawson Purdy. president of the Tax comm isson'
yesterday afternoon forwarded to the board Ok Al.
dermen, in special session, the annual report oi
the commission in some three hundred anu ioitS
large volumes. The report was reterreo 10 'he
finance committee, and the board VIII meet Oh
July q to fix the tax rate
Commissioner Purdy said that the assessed valna-
tien of real estate had been increased sio'Solo ,e
borrowing capacity OF the city being thus m
creased sss 1853
The aggregate of the personal assessment oh
the other hand was reduced slls,Vo'W' oeihs
mainly due to the cancellation OF assessments
against persons who are dead. or nave relhoFeu
or have no property In small part the Feuuc'ioH
was caused by the investment IN tax exempt mort
cages.
ton of personal taxes was less than two-th1rdS
of the assessment In 1906 about sf2ooo'"0 OF Oao
assessments were cancelled Last year the cancer
lation S2n,0oo,Go0.
Mr. Purdy believes that a comparatively snah
percentage of this years assessments VIII IAN "
WELD the proper amount of taxes Inc loss IN coz
ectiug should be less than 10 per cent Ihls result
has been reached by the cooperation OF the receiver
and the attorney COR the collection OF arrears ot
personal taxes -
The tentative assessment of corporations IN 1"'
was 81 400 600 600 and the final assessment was
$50 900 o This year the tentative assessment was
sls3 600 900 and the final assessment SoOVOWe-
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
GOVERNOR COMMUTEs SENTENCES.
Csnency Exercised in Four Cases on Recon-
mendation Of Board of Parole.

Albany. July 6.-Ou the recommendation OF the
saie Board Of Parole Governor Hughes to-day
e0Imuted The sentences Of four convicts. The pc
tlols fer executive clemenCy were originally re-
ferad % the board by the Governor
Alexander Stewart who when thirteen years
od and inmate # the House OF Refuge. on
Randals Island, was convicted in December, 1909.
@, IlaHs.auglt-r and sentenced 10 Sing Sing prison
tar term ~ twenty years, is 10 be released from
PRISON al once. He must. however, go TO Free
VIE and become q member Of the George Junior
Replblc, and remain there until discharged by
NE managers of that institution
William II. Parker. who was convicted OF nur-
ca in The first degree in Niagara County in May,
lS- the death sentence being conmuted TO life
Imprisonment by the late Governor Flower IS
given further crmmutation by Governor Hughes
II tae form ot an lldeterminate sentence. with
minimum Of fifteen years and four months and
1azirnUm Of lis natural life He has served the
minimum term ana can be released a. once if the
PRISON aurh0ritias SO decide.
Domenico Nass.1-ao, convicted Of assault in New
lork n April. -el4 and sentenced 10 seven years
anc SIX months had his term commuted 10 four
years. two months and twenry-six days.
Joseph Monallu. convicted Of perjury IL Cat
is7sugus County in June. 1905 and sentenced 10
I'VE Years and eight months IS given an indeter-
innate sentence Il not Jess than three years and
l"eatythree DAYS Cr more than three years eleven
months and twenty aays
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
awoRkINes oE TIE LAW,

Great institution the law" said the observan'
man. The fine discernment that is shown in pun
ishing Just the offences that ought 70 be pun
ished is wonderful. really wonderful I noted n
the papers the other day an instance Of the law
as It affects youthful offenders
zone item stated that a large hawk. hadiy
wounded in the breast. fen on the grass il wash
ington Square Park. ana was captured by two
small boys Then was beheId the beautiful sight
Of those two boys paradlng the ueishborhood wit1
the dying hawk struggling between then, each
boy holding TO OF it's wings An adnnir1ns
crowd OF children traied after them This lasted
for some time but finally the bird died and then
the boys set up a siGeshOw in an old box. and
charged admission for look az the body. Nobody
interfered with the boys while they were drag
gfng the dying hawk around No Policeman ar
rested them
But two sehooIboys were arrested that sans
day up on the West Side. by plain clothes man.
and were hailed before TIE Juvenile Court And
what for? For a hein0us crime They were arrest
ed for playing ball on the street.
Fine thing. the law. in some of It's workings
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
POLICEMAN ARRESTED.
Prisoner, Broad Street Fruit FENDER,
Released by Captain

Edward Manning, a policeman attached To the
Elizabeth street station. arrested and locked up
at the John street station last night on charge OF
assault Nicholas Assimseous. or No. II Murray
street, pedler well known to business men in
Broad street between Stone and Beaver streets
where he has sold fruit for several years
Manning off duty and his way to take the
ferry for his home, at No. Is Grand street. Port
Richmond, Staten Island The fruit vender was in
the middle of the street, in spot torn up for re-
pairs. when ne approached by Manning and
told to move along. The pedler refused and the
officer attacked him. according to witnesses. knock
ing him down and then overturning the pushcart
and dumping load of fruit in the street
Several business men, who were just leaving
their Offices at that time. o'clock, demonstrated
with the policeman. He drew HIS revolver. they
said. struck the fruit vender over the head with
the butt. and then pointed the business end of the
frearm at the crowd He then led his prisoner
away, apparently seeking the John street station
Charles Happel. broker az No. Is Whitehall
street followed the policeman and his prisoner. and
said afterward that they roamed around for half
hour before starting IN the direction Of the sta
ton
At the John street station Manning told Captain
Hogan that he had arrested the fruit pedler for
keeping his cart within eighteen inches of the car
tracks in Broad street When Captain Hogan
asked him when car tracks had been laid in Broad
street the officer. it is said unable to answer
When Captain Hogan asked him when the arrest
was made the policeman glanced at the clock, Ho-
gan says and answered "7:S0 O'Clock" 1t was then
only O'Clock and Captain Hogan ordered Man
nings arrest.
A police surgeon says Manning was intoxicated
The fruit pedler released.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
VILLAGE HAS NARROW ESCAPE.
Ineendiaries Almost Succeed in Destroying
Small Place in Ontario.

Ogdensburg, n. Y, July 6.-Incendiarism ana
Of vandalism threw the village OF Cardinal
Ont, into a state Of intense excitement to-day
The village narrowly escaped destruction by the
flames which the incendaries set
B. Mcknight. butcher, the chief sufferer
When he went to his slaughter house this morning
to begin his days work he found his cattle shot to
death Driving back TO his meat market he dis
covered the building flames The fire spread
rapidly. and besides burning the market building
destroyed three stores and the Dillon Hotel. To-
gether with several barns and Cutbuildings.
When Mr. Mcknight attempted to send IN an
alarm he found the alarm box broken The key
also missing. and the evident purpose or the
fncendaries to prevent the prompt sounding OF the
fire signal successful BY the time the hremen
arrived the fire had attained such headway that
only with great difficulty it checked The loss
the buildings burned, for the most part wooden
structures will be nearly 10000
No information is obtainable here tonight as to
what prompted the acts Of the ncendiaries. and no
arrests have been made in connection with the
affair
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
R4TIFY THE MURDERER.
Socialist Labor Party Declares Its
Faith an It's Candidate.

The Socialist Labor party met last night in
Cooper Union to ratify the nomination OF mur-
derer for President of the United States First the
band jumped head over heels into the Mar
seiaise." and then the temporary chairman an
nounced that the comrades were gathered ito
ratify a shot that exploded yesterday
Abraham Levine. the real chairman first paid
his respects TO the capitalist class, which, he said,
conspiring Ito instigate and persecute the
4gorkingman He called Martin R. Preston. the
Presidential nominee, ''marteer saying he mad
killed the Godfed restaurant keeper in seif-de-
fence.
Preston he said was stationed picket In
front of the "eatin' joint while strike OF fel-
low Mattresses was in progress. Whereupol 'He
proprietor. Silva, rushed out In his anger and put
the muzzle Of shotgun physically against Pres
toms nose Therefore. the nominee shot SILVA not
only protecting his nose, but consequently upholo-
ing the honor of labor
The Socialist party which nominated Debs came
in for most of the vituperation indulged in during
the evening and even the words of the Christian
Socialist Fellowship were called moonshne. The
American Federation Of Labor not spared,
either, Comrade Sircher, of Cleveland, calling
the local affiliated body of his city the Federated
Traitors Council" AS for Wanhope, the Socialist
partys nominee for Governor Of this state. Daniet
De Leon editor of THE Daily People, said any
man who voted for him ought to be where Pres
ton was. in state prison, serving twenty-nVe-year
term. Preston, he said, might be under the con-
stitutionaI age Che is only thirty-three), but II
elected he would be seated. Those who would
sickle at constitutional provision, he said, We're
a rum sort of reyolutionists
The resolutions ratification passed with
a shout After a telegram had been read from
Donald l. Munro. a machnist, of Portsmouth Va,
accepting the nomination for Vice-President, and
Comrade Hunter had hurled anathemas at Pier
point" Morgan the audience adjourned to the outer
darkness
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
TWO FAMILIES IN FATAL WRECK.
Five Killed and Six Injured at California
Railroad Crossing.

Los Angeles July 6.-FOur children and the
father of two OF them killed and six per-
injured last night in q collision be-
tween a farm wagon containing eight children
two men and one woman and an electric car on
the Santa Ana line, Watts, about ten miles
from this city. The dead are Joseph Oller, forty
years old; Joseph Oller Jr, fourteen years Old:
II Oller eight years old all of Lynnwood; Eliza
Kuehner. nine years old, and Theodore kuehner'
seven years old both Of Los Angeles. Peter kueh-
ner, father of Theodore, injured, as were ms
wife another child, and three other children or
Joseph Oller
The Kuehner family had been spending the day
with the Oilers and the latter family mad accom-
panied the Kuehners to the Santa Ana line, where
they were to take the TO this city When
nearing the tracks Joseph Oller, who was driving
saw the car coming and tried to cross In front OF
II. The car hit the wagon squarely Mrs hueh-
jumped escaping with slight injuries.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
@FtNrEREsI roWbMEN
T AI8

Towhead rubs his grimy brow. and rubs bright
idea In
Built II 10 drive away the 'siSeeters. he s7ys-
The mosquitoes were bad. were theyF says
the judge We'll. you may 60; bat want 20 teii
you something and he includes father and son
in his glance. II you are brought into this court
again. I shall have 70 send you 70 an institution,
my boy You are a Little boy be using vile Ian
gIaEe
The next case is a Fourth Of July burglary A
very small boy, not caught in TIE ACT. but caugar
with the goods bis pers0n-t0 wit. Cigarettes
and some broken candy. lie committed the crime
1t seems in company with older boy who Vas
Just out Of the House OF Refuge The judge lets
him go. but has the mother Up for a word of
warning
Il let the boy go" he says. because he was
not caught in The act but there is no doubt mat
he broke into that store and stole Now. want
10 say 10 you that he has started II a bad Way-a
bad wav; and YOU are To blame You Jet shtn play
with these older bad companions. VINO Jed n4n NO
trouble Remember. il he Is brought mere asain.
! must send him away or f1e hiI1 ana you -l'--9~
pay the fine
Thea court aGjourns. for ft is luncheon tine
But If soon recOnvenes for there are many Il0rs
small bows TO be tried II was 4 busy DAY IOF
the Children's CoUrt..July .. 1873
New-York tribune., 1908-07-07
ASKS PRINCESS FOR PROOF OF RANK.
Mayor Reyburn of Philadelphia Evinces
Desire ITO Be Shown"
EBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Philadelphia. July 6.-Princess Wilma Iwof Par
laghy. of Hungary, artist who came to this
city Saturday with large rettnue and took
unexpected part in the Oklahoma celebration at
Independence Hall, not received by Mayor
Reyburn to-day on the ground that he had no
proof that she OF royal rank.
Il don't want to do the lady injustice, said
the Mayor but she has got TO prove her right to
her title before l can receive her officially. On
Saturday at Independence Hall 1 was seized by
some of her party and almost bodily carried into
her presence but I only spoke to her as would
10 any lady I informed her secretary to-day that
he would have TO prove her rank by the Austrian
consul
Permission paint a portrait of President Roose-
Welt recently refused the princess