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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-04-17
Hymn-Flee as a Bird.

Hymn-Flee as a Bird.
The biographical sketch by Prof.
Jones was full and gave a minut,
history in detail, the lie and work of
our lamented leader.
His EXcellency, Governor Dawson,
spoke of the character of Mr.. Starks
and held him up as one of the best
examples of a man who has risen
from poverty's low estate to honor's
Golden prize. He pictured graphical
ly the boy born in poverty, attending
the public schools, learning the coop
er's trade, Office janitor, learning te-
legraphy, then telegraph operator,
holding the care and protection Of
hundreds of lives in his hands, and
finally becoming the ruler of the larg
est and most intelligent body or men
in his race, winning the respect of all
classes of people and filling the re-
sponsible position of State Librarian
of the great State of West Virginia.
He said not only the race to which
Mr.. Starks belonged had suffered a
great loss, but the State and nation
as well. The governor was very
deeply affected and portrayed his
personal feelings throughout the
services.
The funeral sermon was a mastery
effort by Rev. G. B. Howard, life
long friend and for many years Mr.
Starks' pastor 1t indeed gave a high
degree of satisfaction to all present
to hear a master OF the English
language and thorough scholar in
the Bible literature preach this ser
mon before the governor and Other
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-04-17

high State officials of the opposite
race.
The music was of the best selec-
ton and was well rendered. At the
close of the sermon the choir sang
Abide with me-"
The funeral procession was one Of
the largest ever seen in the city, be-
ing more than a quarter of mile in
length. 1t was led by the Pythian
band, followed by the Pythians, Elks
and Masons, all in uniform rank,
The carriage containing the floral
offerings was next. There were de-
signs of all kinds, many of them
most exquisite and costly. Lodges
from all parts of the country had sent
their floral tributes. There were
more than forty carriages in the pro-
cession. At the grave the Pythians
took charge, going through the full
Lodge ceremony.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-04-17

delegate for each 200 votes and ma
jority fraction thereof cast for Roose-
welt in 1904, which would give each
county as follows Cheatham Coun-
ty, two delegates; Davidson County
ten delegates; Robertson county, four
delegates, Montgomery County, four
delegates; Stewart County, three dele
gates, or a total of twenty-three; and
we further direct that the Republi.
cans Of each county meet at their re-
spective courthOuses, except Davidson
County, which shall meet in Twin
Building, Cedar street, on Friday, May
Is, 1908, in mass convention at II
o'clock, and elect delegates Zone dele
gate for each vote in convention) to
the Congressional Convention hereby
called; and we further order that any
Republican voter in good standing in
his party is qualified to participate in
said County and Congressional Con.
ventions, and that neither registration
nor poll tax prepayment shall be re-
Quired as a prerequisite to participat
ine in either of said conventions.
Cheathanl County, Phil Goodrich
Davidson County, Richard Hill, H. G
Scales, VIM d. Chappelle; Montgom
cry County, S. A, Dabney; Robertson
County, c. p. Butt; Stewart County
T. A. Stewart, John H. Milan.
While the call is signed by coloreC
men, it was stated Wednesday nigh
that the convention was not INTENDED
to be an exclusively negro convention
but that it was open to the whites a.
we'll.
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Claiming there is at present no Con-
gressional Committee in The Sixth
District, created and empowered by
the masses of the Republican party,
cololed representatives of the party
from each of the counties OF the dis
trict met in this city Wednesday and
adopted resolutions joining in a call
for another Congressional Convention
to be held in Nashville in May. In
the preamble to the resolutions,
wholesale trickery is laid at the door
of "the alleged Republican Executive
Committee" of the district, the COM
mittee that called the previous Con-
gressional Convention in Twin Hall
on February II. The resolutions as
adopted are as follows:
Whereas, On the 18th day of Jan
uary, 1908, the alleged Republican
Congressional Executive Committee
for the Sixth District of Tennessee
met in the Tulane Hotel at Nashville
and issued a call for a Congressional
Convention for said district to be held
on February Il, 1908, in Twin Hall,
at said Nashville, for the purpose OF
electing two delegates and two alter
mates to the Chicago Convention to be
held on June 16 next, and for the pur-
pose of naming a district elector, etc.
and,
Whereas, said alleged CongressiOn
al Committee called, or authorized
and approved the calling of ward and
district primaries to be held on Jan
30, 1908, to elect delegates to county
convention to be held in Davidson
County on Jan. 25, 1908, which last
said county convention was to elect
delegates to the Congressional Con
vention above referred to as beinG
called for February -, 1908; and
Whereas, said alleged Congressional
! Committee provided in its plan fol
said alleged Congressional Conven
ton that the Primary Committee
should prepare the ballots and al
voters must qualify on or before Jan
1G 1908, by presenting either regis
tration certificate or satisfactory evi
dence that he has been registered
"Whereas, at the time Of said al
legged call, said alleged committee wei
knew that very small percentage o
the Republicans of Davidson Count
were then registered and that fror
Ian. II, 1908 (date of committee CALI
to Tan. 1G, 1908 (date fixed for quail
iication of Republicans by registrs
tom. a period of five days, no oppol
tunity would or could be presented t
the Republicans of Davidson Count
. to register and thus qualify; and,
"Whereas, the process PRACTICAL
disfranchises nine-tenths of the voter
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State Officials Attend.

Many of the State officials attended
the funeral, allong them being Gov.
w. NJ. o. Dawson, Hon. A. G. Scherr,
Hon. Thomas c. Miller, Judge H, c..
McWhorter, eX-Gov. A. B. White,
Hon. Newton Ogdin and Gen, Noyes
S. Burlew.
Among the prominent colored peo-
pie here were S. w. Green, of New
Orleans, who succeeds Starks as Su-
preme Chancellor; John H. Young, or
Little Rock, Ark. c. K. Robinson, of
Little Rock, Ark; DR.. r, F. Boyd,
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ENDORSEMENT.

We, the undersigned citizens and re-
publican voters of the Sixth Congress
sional District of Tennessee, most
heartily endorse the call for a Repub-
lican Congressional Convention, pub
lished in the Nashville American of
April 10th, and to be held in Nash
Vile, May 10th, for the purpose of
electing delegates to the Chicago Con
vention to the end that the rank and
file of the Republicans of this district
may have representation and be no
longer dominated by a few Federal
ofIice.holders, to the destruction or det-
riment of the organization of the
party.
Very respectfully,
r. c. Martin, Henry Foster, Ed Mi
Ian, Geo B. Perry, Booker Bridges
Henry Hyde, Fayette Spillers, Spencer
Horrell, John Royster, Willie Wilkes
VIM Robinson. Louis Dungey, Allen
Dixon, d. Davidson, Geo E. Jackson
H. A. Boyd, S. P. Harris.
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To The Globe:

~
1t is generally known to the Pythians
everywhere and the reading public as
we'll. that Samuel W. Starks, the Su-
preme Chancellor of our Order and
one of the most daring, heroic, chiv-
alrous and mangnetic leaders the
race has ever had, was called from Ia
Dor to reward. On last Friday morn
ing the Master said to him, "You have
done enough; cease to labor, and go
to your reward" The command was
obeved. Then the weary wheel of
his life stood still and the spirit of our
Supreme Chancellor took its fight to
the God who gave. A host of angels
of the highest realms met him at the
portals and the sweet voice of our
Lord greeted him with well done,
good and faithful servant: Thou hast
been faithful over a few things; come
I'D and will make thee ruler over
Imanv: enter thou into the joys of
thy Lord"
Upon receiving the sad news of the
death Of our Supreme head. the Grand
Chancellor DR.. J. P Crawford, and I,
as Grand Counsellor, held a confer
ence. We then counselled with the
Grand Officers and representatives at
Nashville It was decided that Ten
nessee should be represented at the
funeral both by personal representa-
tive and floral offering. DR.. Crawford
could not come. so it was decided that
7 should attend I Immediately tele-
graphed an order for a floral design
a large anchor, with the word "Ten-
nessee" encircling it: and left on the
next train for Charleston, w. Va,
where the body of our leader lay.
On my way I was Joined by represen-
tatives of many States and when
got here found practically every
State in the Supreme Jurisdiction
represented Most of the Supreme
officers are here and thousands of
Knights in this and adjoining States
have come to pay their last respects
to the memory of this great man. AS
YOU know. he was the State Librarian
of West Virginia and one of the
leading business men of this section
So every class of citizens is touched
nv his untimely taking away. His
body first lay in the parlor of his pa
latial residence on Scgewberry street
till Monday morning, and then re
moved to the First Baptist Church
the church where he had worshiped
where it lay in state and was re
viewed by thousands of people til
one o'clock p. M, when the doors were
closed. A military guard of U. R,
under command of our Major Gen
eral. Robt. L. Jackson. kept vigilanc,
over the remains at home and at tn
church At 2 o'clock the doors of tn
church were thrown open for the ad
mittance of the family, the Orde
and as many friends as could get IL
At $50 the capacity of the churc
was taxed to its utmost and hundred
of people stood in front of the churc
unable to gain admittance. The TO
lowing program was carried out t
the letter:
Program.
Dirge.
Hymn.
Scripture Lesson-Rev, w. r. Wall
er. Pastor st. Paul A. NJ. E. Churcl
Invocation-Rev. 7. w. Water
Pastor Simpson NJ, e. Church.
HYMN.
Biographical Sketch-President
McHenry Jones, West Virginia &c
ored Institute,
Solo.
Address-His Excehency Gov '
M. o. Dawson.
Introductory Remarks-Rev' s.
Bullock, Pastor OF First Bapti
Church.
Hymn.
Funeral Sermon-Rev. G. B. Ho
ard Dntnreh11rU Va
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s. ". STARKS
LAID TO REST
Supreme Chancellor of
Knights of PythiaS.
CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA
SCENE OF FUNERAL.

TENNESSEE REPRESENTED BY
DIR. R. r. BoYD-MAoNlFIcENT.
FLORAL DESIGNS = UNIFORM
RANK IN PROCESSION - MAS
., TERLY FUNERAL GRAFTON BY
REV. G. 3. HoWARD-GOVERN-
>oR DAWSON SPEAKS.
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SENATOR JOSEPH
BENSON FORAKER
Delivers MaSterfuI Speech
In United States Senate.
TAKES ADMINISTRATION TO
TASK IN BROWNSVILLE CASE.

ABLE DEFENDER OF JUSTICE
CHAMPIONS CAUSE OF LIB.
ERTY IN lMPASSlONATE
SPEECH LASTING THREE HOURS
HE HOLDS HIS AUDIENCE
SPELLBOUND-ATTACKs WAR
NER BILL.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-03-17
LINCOLN SCHOOL NOTES.

Anna May of room G has returned to
school, after two weeks absence.
Evalyn Wilterding has returned to
room d, from the ungraded room.
Clarence Wescott of room Z is out OF
school, on account of scarlet fever.
Edna Medberrv and Herman Jojade
of room B are both out of school, on
account of illness.
Miss Cliff of room + has been suffer
ing from quincy during the last week.
1t is hoped that she can return soon, for
she is greatly missed. Miss McGuine is
taking her place.
Last Tuesday evening two teams
from the Lincoln school met the Frank
lin girls in some very exciting games of
basket ball. The Lincoln's first team
came out victorious with a score of II
to 4, but the second team could do no
more than tie its opponents. In en-.
dcavoring to play out the tie, the Frank
lin girls made basket, but since it
counted but one pointSneither side can
be said to have won the game. The
Lincoln teachers and pupils enjoyed
their visit to the Franklin school very
much indeed.
Last Friday afternoon Dr. A. II Lem
ke gave his final talk on 1.-THE Teeth"
to rooms A, b and G. He showed very
clearly the necessity of taking good
care of the teeth, and gave some very
practical suggestions as to simple
means of keeping them in good condi-
ton. 1t is sincerely hoped that each
child will make the best possible use of
this information, which DR.. Lemke has
so kindly given. and thereby save him.
self much suffering and expense in the
years to come.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-03-17
Farm Help in Great Demand.

During the past month the Commits
sioner of Labor through the Wisconsin
free employment offices has placed
hundreds of men on farms, and there
are still many openings for those desir-
ing to go on farm. There are many
men out of employment in the cities,
but they seem to prefer to hold out I'M
til they can find work in their par
ticular occupations even if they must
face poverty for awhile. If the work
ingman will stop to consider the large
part of his income which he spends for
rent, food and fuel in the city, he will
see that the low money wages paid in
cash on the farm are not so low in
reality. Persons wishing to go on a
farm should address any one of the
Free Employment offices in Milwaukee,
Superior, Oshkosh or Lacrosse and
should give references and details re-
garding the conditions under which
they would go on farm. Farmers de-
string help should state kind of work to
be done, wages, and whether they
would pay railroad fare.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-03-17
Tariff VS.. Crops.
yersaries.


While it has been the stunt for re-
publican papers, for years to attribute
the wonderful growth and wonderful
wealth of this country to what they call
protection" it is interesting and
agreeable to notice that every now and
then the truth will out. 1t is interest
ing to notice that unconsciously they
occasionally tell the truth as to the
prime factor in the promotion of our
national wealth and prosperity Here's
n clipping from The Appleton Post.
Read it
while it is little early for crop re-
ports, and will he five or six months
yet before the hsrvests may be said to
be assured either way, it is interesting
and agreeable 10 notice that the out
look for the wheat crop just now is
said to be unusually favorable. Such
reports come up from Kansas, Texas
and other places where the harvests are
the earliest, and where unlike the snow
covered north the season is far enough
underway 10 be q factor in Judging of
the futu.o, Ii this country is this year
granted the divine favor of bountiful
crop, such as it has had for wonderful
succession of years of late it will be on
its feet again next fall more firmly than
ever before.N
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-03-17

SENATOR BAILEY, in discussing the
Aldrich currency bill, before the U. S.
Senate last week, paid his respects to
President Roosevelt as follows:
cit was the boast of Augustus Caesar
that he found Rome of brick and left it
of marble. President Roosevelt can
hereafter say that he found this a
Union of sovereign states and left it
one vast nation. The good he has done
in arousing public attention to certain
evils of corporate management will
give him an enviable place in the histo-
~ of his time, but the harm be has done
in dwarfng the states and exalting the
general government cannot be meas
ured, and unless the tendency which he
has set in motion is arrested and re-
versed our splendid federal system will
ultimately be destroyed.
1--WE have never before witnessed
such mixture of good and evil in 9ry
public man. Before we have finished
praising him for some wise recon-
mendation he makes another so foolish
that our praise must turn to censure.
They tell me that he is brave, and l
answer that he is just as rash as he is
brave. They tell me that he is honest
and answer that he is just as arbitrary
as he is honest. He is:
Too bad for blessing,
Too good for curse;
wish in my heart
He were better or worse
If he were much better, Bailey de-
clared, he would be democrat and if
he were a little worse he would not
obscure and confuse the great issues
between the Democrats and their adj
yersaries.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-03-17
The Number of Uuemployed,

Independent, New York: From or
CARNATIONS engaged in relieving desti-
tuition the appeals to the public for aid
are more urgent than we remember
them to have been for generation.
individuals who know the situation
we'll privately remark that there has
been no such distress in New York City
for at least thirty-fiye years.
In view of these facts, attempts to
minimize their significance, and the
careful avoidance by the daily press of
all serious discussion of them are child
ish and mischievous. Not in the least
mischievous, because nobody with
brains in his skull is deceived, but ex-
cessively silly and tiresome is the reiter-
alton of the charge that the attempt of
the national and state governments to
make corporations obey the law of the
land has brought upon US all this
misery The simpletons who believe
such stuff should provide themselves
with few recent issues of European
newspapers and magazines. They will
find that the American situation is
paralleled in London, in Berlin and in
Milan.
The one fact that cannot be blinked
or lodged is that an increasingly large
percentage of mankind is outside the
margin of economic safety. When
times are booming it finds employment
at living wages, which, however, do not
provide for contingencies. AS often as
the lean years come this ragged edge OF
the wage labor class is unhesitatingly
dropped from the rolls and thrown
upon the tender mercies of the chart
table.
What are we going to do about it
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-03-17
Published weekly and entered at the Post O6ic
ct Waussu as second class matter.
To Our Subscriber.

The PILOT desires to again call atten-
ton to the postal law which will 60 in
to effect on April LIST, 1908. As it vital
ly affects this as well as all other news
papers, we feel it necessary to do so.
The ruling, places the limit to the
time subscriber can get in arrears to
a paper and continue to be regarded as
a bona fide su bscriber, and that time for
weekly, is one year. If you are In
debted for one years subscription to
the WAUsAU Pilot, it will be necessary
for us to pay regular postage on the
paper sent to you after April LIST until
such time as the account shall be paid.
Give this matter your prompt attention.
The law must be complied with. Dur
ing the past month, the most r
subscribers have, squared" the
counts, but there are still good l.
who have not and we urge upon d
latter to act quickly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-03-17
No Use To Die.

81 have found out that there is no use
to die of lung trouble as long as you
can get DIR. Kings New Discovery"
says Mrs. j. P White, of Rushhoro, Pa.
81 woSld not be alive to-day only for
that wonderful medicine. 1t loosens up
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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-03-17

A squad of Junior 4 boys will furnish
amusement during intermission of
game.
The second of a series of socials to
be given TO the factory men of the city
was given last evening and large
number of men responded to the lnvi-
tations and enjoyed watching the senior
class men in the gymnasium, bowling
alleys and swimming pool.
Mrs Ray Charter, Miss Clara Roach
and Henry Mckay rendered a very
pleasing program in the parlors. Cones
orchestra played in the main reception
hall during the evening.
Work for the gym exhibition, to take
place next month, has commenced in
real earnest in all the classes. and it
promises to be the best that has ever
been put on by the local physical de-
partment. 1t will be given in the gym
nasium of the Y and there will be no
limit of space as in former years $50
of the members will take part.
The Seniors will hold an indoor Pen
tathelon athletic meet for a silver and
bronze medal, Monday night, the 23d,
and a large number of entries are in,
and fine contest is expected.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-03-17

If William j. Bryan is such an easy
man to beat this year for president why
is it that the republicans are trying so
hard to prevent his nomination? First
there was an attempt to besmirch and
lie about him, but that would not work !;
it gained him friends. Then they tried
to get other democrats of high standing
in the party to oppose him, but in this
they failed. 1t is no use, gentlemen,
Mr.. Bryan is the coming man.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-03-17

THE democrats of Minnesota, repre-
sented in the state committee, at a
meeting held recently, supported Gov.
johnson FOR the presidency. This was
nothing more nor less than compi-
menting home man who is richly de-
serving of the honor thus bestowed.
While there is not ghost of show for
any man but MIR. Bryan to get the nom-
ination it gives small calibre editors
in the republican ranks chance to howl
Bryan has opposition.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-03-17

Wausau at La Crosse. s.
Oshkosh at Freeport.
Fond du Lac at Rockford.
Aug. Is, 10.
Rockford at Green Bay.
Freeport at Wausau.
Madison at Fond du Lac.
La Crosse at Oshkosh.
Aug. 20, 81.
Rockford at Oshkosh.
Freeport at Fond du Lac.
Madison at Wausau.
La Crosse at Green Bay.
Aug. %, 20.
Rockford at Fond du Lac.
Freeport at Oshkosh.
Madison at Green Bay.
La Crosse at Wausau.
Aug. "a, rs, 26.
Rockford at Wausau.
Freeport at Green Bay.
Madison at Oshkosh.
Lacrosse at Fond du Lac.
Ang. ~, open date.
Aug. %, 20, 80.
Wausau at Fond du Lac.
Oshkosh at Green Bay.
Rockford at La Crosse.
Freeport at Madison.
Aug. 81, Sept. l, 2.
Wausau at Oshkosh.
Fond du Lac at Green Bay.
Rockford at Madison.
Freeport at La Crosse.
Sest. 3, 4, 5.
Green Bay at Oshkosh.
Fond du Lac at Wausau.
Madison at Rockford.
La Crosse at Freeport.
Sept. 6, Z, 8.
Wausau at Green Bay.
Fond du Lac at Oshkosh.
Rockford at Freeport.
La Crosse at Madison.
Sept. 8, 91G.
Green Bay at Fond du Lac.
Oshkosh at Wausau.
Madison at Freeport.
La Crosse at Rockford.
Sept. IL, II, Is.
Green Bay at Wausau.
Oshkosh at Fond du Lac.
Freeport at Rockford.
Madison at La Crosse.
Sept. IA.
Wausau Wins Pennant.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-03-17

ing of Co. G, will depart this evening
for Milwaukee to attend the annual
school OF instruction for officers of the
national guard. Lectures will be given
by regular army officers and by tho5e
high in command of the national guard.
The school will be in session seyera
dayS
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-03-17

THE battleship fleet under Admiral
Evans, has reached Magdalena bay
and was nearly four days ahead of
schedule time. Admiral Evans declares
that his vessels are in as good shape as
when they sailed from Hampton Roads,
and the entire fleet is prepared to sail
for any destination at an hours notice.
Target practice will begin Immediately.
1t is understood that the fleet will keNn
moving until it encircles the
returning to the Atlantic via the
canaI
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-03-17
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