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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-30
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175S-Lord Nelson, the hero Of
Trafalgar, born. Died October Il,
1905.
18O3-First Roman Catholic
church erected in Boston was dedi-
Gated.
1807-Thomas H. Seymour, cover
nor Of Connecticut, born. Died Sep
TENDER 3, 1868.
1S68-Gen. Reynolds issued an or.
der prohibiting the election on Nov
embcr 3, in Texas, for president and
vice president.
1879-The Ute massacre in Colo
RADIO occurred.
1890-Centennial Of the introduc.
ton Of cotton spinning celebrated
at PawtuCket, r. ].
1893 Twenty eight miners
drowned by the Michigamme rive,
flooding the Mansfield mine in Mich
igan.
19O2-Emile lola, celebrated
. French novelist, died. Born Apri
, 4, 1870.
! 1908--Local option elections il
ohio closed 1872 saloons.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-30
HENRY HUDSON

It Is to be hoped that after the
12th Of September, 1909, which is
ting three hundredth anniversary of
the discoveryaof the, Hudon river,
there Will not be one person in this
Eng1ish-speaking land who will call
the discoyerer Hendrix Hudson. 49,.
k He was am. Engiishmans named
Henry, and even IN. the Dutch COPY
|of the contract With the Dutch East
India Company, which he signed be-
fore sailing on his famous voyage
his name is written Henry
We can blame the distinguished
writer, Washfr1Btorr Irving, and the
tplay of "Rip Van ,Winkle," in Which
lIJoseDh'. Jefferson Z delighted several
generations, for SOME Of the par
tsistenee In 'turningAinto q Dutch1nan
this adventurous English sea cap
tain, who had already made two
Voyages in the services OF an Eng
llish company before he entered rbhe
Iemploy Of the Dutch Bast Indfn
Econ1pany, and contracted no attempt
Eto find a northeast passage to India.
-Willfant Sage in Golfers for Sep
Etember 2J. ...
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-30
TOO MANY COOKS.

1t begins to appear that the Negro
Exposition broth is going to be
spoiled by the gratuitous services of a
isuperfiuous number of-cnoks.
Some months ago there was pub
lished an open letter to Mr.. Booker
Il. Washington requesting that he as
sumo tho leadership in movement
having for it's object celebration In
1913 of the fiftieth anniversary of the
Negroes emancipation. The matter
was left open by him to be settled by
the National Negro Business League.
In the interim, President r. r..
Wright announced the intention of
himself and others to mark the semi
centennial with an exposition in
which the Negro people, not only OF
the United States, but of the whole
world, would be asked to participate:
The next move in the game was
the endorsement of an exposition by
the League at its Louisville session.
1t is not clear as yet whether they
will join Prof Wright or conduct their
own show Now comes the news from
Chicago that an exposition president,
a full staff of officers and boards have
been selected to do what the Georgia
people have announced their intention
of doing, and the National Negro
Business League has under advise
ment.
Viewed from our vantage point at
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES it appears to
us that this exposition promotion is
being overdone, that too many cooks
are seasoning this pot Of broth The
celebration of the fiftieth anniversary
of its freedom means too much to the
Negro people of this country to have
it jeopardized by so many conflicting
forces. No set of men has the right
to rope, brand and claim it as their
very own, simply on the grounds that
I'VE saw it first" Whatever is un-
dertaken must be a credit to the race.
If an exposition is the best vehicle
for the exploitation OF the advance
ment of the Negro people of America,
then that exposition must be south
of the Ohio. If it is held south of the
Ohio, Southern Negroes must take
the lead. But let it be first under
stood that unless there is union of
forces, the matter had better be
dropped now, otherwise it will be
farce and a disgrace
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-30

on. Pres. Jones laid down his trusts
just as his sun had reached Its noon,
while others are Permitted to- tarry
among the living until the shades Of
evenihg-tide gather: full: upon them :,
Ihut one and. all must, without dis
senting; lay his armor down when the
Master bids him TO come or go. Now
that President Jones has gone into
the beyond, having served his day
and generation faithfully and we'll.
we know it is we'll with him today,
and all that Is left for US to do, is to
sprinkle tears and scatter flowers
| upon his grave, and to mourn, because
he Is gone. 4, .'., a.. ........ . 49,.
The supreme lessons Of the hour
are the lesson of duty, the lesson
OF upr1ghtness; the lesson Of conse-
Grafton, the lesson Of integrity, the
lesson OF devotion to, the unseen.
His life was an example to all men.
His death WAS a triumph of faith.
HIS memory is, benediction, espeo-
1aiiy to the surviving members Of
his race, He taught and preached
the existence of a God, an eternity
and heaven. He also taught that
life is but a bubble upon the waves
Of time which We see for a, moment
and 1t >is gone; that we look and won
DER and are lost in the mystery OF
what 1s and what is yet to come:
THAT we stand upon a summit and
look out into the. future and are
amazed at the emptiness, of vision,
and as wa~~thus stand, the clouds
Tower and We see no more :, But
God rises In the distance and SAYS,
TT am the way" and the gloom lifts
and we look and i've He was truly
man, Of faith. He was respected
by his neighbors. and was esteemed
highly iby all who knew him welt.
tCharming In his manner and ways,
leVery acquaintance became a friend,
and every friend deplores his death.
His funeral was held in the college
chapel where he had met the student
body and where he had tofied SO
long and we'll, and each student threw
upon his bier flower Of gratitude
and love.
So the watching is ended at home.
Yet a whisper OF peace
Bids the flowing tears cease,
For to wait and to toil-~yea, to toll
I and to-, wait, s..
Is earth's passport to Rest within
| =. heaven fair gate.
The sun Of. J. McHenry Jones has
Iforever set behind the horizon of
our view, but the memory Of hfs
just, Virtuous, upright life will lin
ger as a beautiful twilight In the rec
COLLECTIONS of all who knew him.
Peace to his ashes, rest to his soul.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-30
Business Manager Of tile West Vir-
ginia Colorcd Institute

A committee of the State Board of
Regents, composed of State Superin-
tendent of Schools M. P. Shawkey,
George S. Laidley and Mr.. Northcott,
last Thursday, filled the vacancy Gre
ated by the death of President j. Nc
Henry Jones, by electing Prof. Byrd
Prillerman, Instructor in English, as
Acting President or Chairman of the
Faculty, who will have charge of the
educational part of the institution.
The financial and business affairs
were placed in the hands of Prof
Chas E. Mitchell, late head of the
commercial department.
BY thus separating the functions
previously exercised by the head of
the institution, the Board hopes to
increase it's usefulness 1t has been
long felt that the duties of the head
of the school were too many and too
onerous for him to have time to de-
vote to planning for it's development.
The judicious expenditure of the
schools large appropriations demands
the entire time Of one man, and a
great saving to the state is expected
to arise by the appointment of a
business agent.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-30

Prof. Jones was a teacher and gave
mis- life, his entire time, to the mobiles,
OF callings. In general the TEACHERS
Is h low paid profession, and If many,
satisfactions did not come to him be-
sides the money he earns, the chairs
OF many of our colleges and unfver.
sites would be vacant today But
numerous satisfactfons come to him
besides the salary he is paid! He
takes delight in imparting knowledge
to his pupils, and he is rewarded By
the public consideration which at
tends his, work. He is also stimu.
/ lated because he knows that his pro;
fession tends, in a. greater degree
than any other agency, to the whole
sale Improvement of human condi-
tlons. President Elliott once said In
an address to teachers at Harvard,
The possibility Of making disciples
TO carry on and better ones work,
In the world Is one of the great sat
1sfactions in life, and this the etlu-
Gator has in great measure. 1t is d
great privilege to anyone to have
his acquisitions of thought and learn
ing go down the. centuries, multiplied
In fruitfulness az they CO."
IT Prof Jones were alive today
l feel confident he would endorse
the following recent utterance of
HarVard's great president: After
All, the main inducement to the pro-
fession Of education as life work
Is the delights of the life. To nv
thinking the career Of the educator
Is the happiest, the most. intellectual
and the most rewarding as regards
service ability and the Visibility OF
the service Of all professions. For
a young man OF foresight l recon
mend the profession of teaching as
the one In which he will realize the
chief pleasures Of life"
These utterances, in measure
explain why teachers love their WORK
and why our friend Jones never ever
/, thought OF abandoning Als calling a,
! a teacher.
Prof. Jones was too backward. to-
: retiring to place himself in the ranI
of'great men; and yet, in many way
II jN WOO VI uly SISdI. lie was great IL
heart, great In kindliness, great /,
L sympathy, great In generosity, grea
In man1tneSs,. great in his calling
, great in. the affections of, his bupiie
l great, in his conception Of home life
+ but ne, abhored the ordinary term O
greatness as accepted by the masse
+ as to what true greatness is: II
:, was altogether another type of ma
than that. He believed that trn
8 greatness is true goodness; that tn
:, truly great man Is not the one VIII
g nils the highest position. in the gil
is OF his fellows and commands; til
g greatest acclaim. Of the people, ID,
D. rather the one who does the most,
]" make men peaceful and happy, an
d to make the world sweeter, noble
d grander, better. This was his CO
IT ception OF true and lasting greatnes
b. and in tfiis 1 think he was forev,
right
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-30
President of the West Virginia Col
ored Institute

Prof. Prillerman, the chairman of
the faculty, is product of the
Charleston schools. After his compile
ton of the course here, he matricu-
lated at Knoxville College, Knoxville,
Tenn, from which he was graduated
with the degree Of B. S. He also
holds the degree of Master of Arts
which was conferred upon him by
Westminster, Pennsylvania College.
In point of service he is the oldest
instructor at the Institute
Business Manager Chas. = Mitchell
received a grammar school training
in the Washington;. D. G. schools
from which he was taken by his TN
lcle, the great Frederick Douglass, by
whom he was reared to act as his pri.
vate secretary. He served with Mr.
Douglass in Haiti ard also WHEN he
was ttaitien commissioner at the Co
lumbar exposition, On Mr.
Douglass death he connected him
self with the U. S. navy, serving as
steward on gunboat detached foI
inspection duty on world cruise
Prof. Mitchell later finished the com
Em"rcial course at the Boston Com
mcrciol college, going then tu Rich
mond. whore he opened a similar in
I'"ltution From Richmond he caint
TO Institute, six years ago., to Eakt
Icherge Of the commercial department
ne has made higher accounting spe
cialty, and his strict attention to bust
ness easily made him the choice 0
the Board for the responsible dutie
, ne will be called upon to perform. +
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-30
STANDING BY HIS GUNS.

President Taft's mediating and toll
Grant attitude toward Southern Demo-
cratic whites and his disposition to
win for himself and the Republican
party as much support in the South
as is possible, is not leading him to
go back on the claim of the Negro
to his rights as a voter. His recent
alignment with those in Maryland
who are resisting the effort in that
state. to bring about practical Negro
Acknowledgement shows that he is a
dependable personal factor. He still
stands by his views spoken to Ken
tuclIians in 1907, "An exclusion of
both black and white on the ground
iOf ignorance and responsibility
measured by proper standards, is not
subject to criticism if impartially en-
forced. But an unlawful discrimina
/ ton in the execution Of the law is diff
ferent perhaps in method, but still is
fraud, like the original violence and
ballot box stuffing of previous years
* = = The Fifteenth Amendment
stands as a mandatory restriction
upon state laws and as an ideal to
ward which the South POLITICAL,
must work"
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-30
Mn
QGAEMpTpEfFR Pr Ora NJh L HoUTSNE XTt
13Is eNERAL Or diASD HAsTRR iSRx

Ny .Frtendsa4y RI -.
! II have jourheyed from Chicago,
'that T. might Tor the brethren ev-
erywhere, paSa simple tribute of rev
erence to thia our beloved dead.
Today In the temple of Odd Fellow
ship there1s 4reat mourning because
mighty one has fallen. Brother
~. McHenry Jones was the idol or this
order, and tho news of his death
brought GRIEF. and woe to the hearts
of all. AS hsNwas always the apostle
, OF cheer, and nirth and health. we
/ thought Of him as in full strength
and never dreamed that for him the
tranquil shaate~s. of twilig were
falling, and the. road had neared its
ending, 80 that when the tidings came
that he had passed over the PURIFIED
hilltops that rear their viewless crests
oetwixt life and eternity, we felt u
shock, the like OF which seldom comes
to men.
In every avenue OF life in which
brother Jones put forth effort he be-
came great. He was great Odd Eel
low, and had within the order q ca
reer, full, rounded and complete. He
rose from the lowest position In his
lodge. where the white yoke hung
about his neck, until at length he
stood at the summit and wore the
golden chain OF Grand Master, the
emblem of authority over four hum
dred thousand people. And what q
Grand Master he was; with his Won
derful personality he aroused the en-
thusiasm and won the admiration of
the men and women who wore the
emblem OF the order upon their
breasts. But before he reached this
office he achieved the honor of being
the first fraternal delegate sent by
America to English, Shores. In 1896,
the delegates to the B. M. c., desiring
to send greetings abroad, selected
brother Jones as the living exponent,
of Odd Fellowship to bear the mes-
sage Of loyalty and love to our breth--
rem across the sea. And over there
with his burning words Of eloquence
he forged more firmly the links which
bind us to those who gave our order
birth. He was great as an educa-
tor; this West Virginia Colored In
stitute will be his lasting monument:
the record made by the students OF
this place, as q result Of his teaching
and influence will keep bright his
fame, und1mped by the gloom of his
dismal grave; He was great as a
race man and as a citizen of this
commonwealth; his undisputed lead
ership of the race in West Virginia
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-30
PRESlDkNT j. McHENRY 10 MES "A. NJ. ID, SCHOLAR
AND
BY Ex-Governor w.


When the, news came to me that
President James McHenry Jones,
the head of the leading cOlored col
lege, or Institute as it is called, Of
my native state of West Virginia.
had passed to the unseen and into
the great beyond, was shocked and
grieved, because l had not been adj
vised Of his serious illness. 1t was
my pleasure to know him first as
principal of Lincoln Public School in
Wheeling, where he remained, if my
memory is correct, for thirteen Iears,
and during all that time his services
were entirely satisfactory to the
Board of Education of that city.
A vacancy occurred in the West Vir-
ginia Colored Institute, and the Re
gents sought about for an established
educator to fill the vacancy, and Prof.
Jones was unanimously chosen for the
place. l write hurriedly, but my rec
objection Is, this took place during
my term as governor of the state;
but whether it was or not, l know l
endorsed him as q suitable and wor-
thy man to become president Of that
growing institution Of learning for
the colored race. He was, as / have
stated, chosen unanimously by it's
board Of Regents, and from that time
to the day of his death, which cover
ed dozen or more years, his admin
Under his management the Institute
grew to be one Of the best known
schools for the higher education of
the colored young men aud women in
the entire south. Therefore as a
teacher, executive of1cer and admin
'istrator Of an educational institu.
ton Of the higher grades, he was
universally recognized as unusually
successful. Taking. him.. all ia all
his equal as an all round. educator
/, could rarely be found. He was. 8
teacher, per Sc, and among all, of the
natural orators Of West Virginia
and think l know them all, he had
but few equals, and l. do not believ,
he had superior. Indeed, I ma!
safely say, as an orator, white OF col
ored, he was absolutely peerless, am
/ say this with q personal acauain
lance with DR.. Booker: T. Washing to1
the leader Of the colored race II
America, from his early boyhood t.
the present writing. IN addition t.
this / can only say truthfully that
. never knew "a more thorough Chris
tian gentleman than James .McHenr
Jones; and all OF US. (white = o
black who knew, him a. PERSONAL!
universally respected him for hi
merits, his attainmenta and hi
worth. Some men are big, In bod!
some in brains, some in nsefulnef
|, and good nature---Profesgof Jone
was big in all of them. The passin
=. Of such q man ts just GAUGE for r
greet and grief, because he will he sa'
ly missed by his associates an
! friends. and by the West Vir8ini
: Colored Institute alsp,, for we mus
+ all admit that his place will be diff
. . cult to fill. ,,..
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-30

peeted Tor me Negro people the en-,
joym.ennt q th same civil and politi,
cal privileges accorded others, and
would be satisfied with nothing less.
. Miss hfmSN Yes, we shall miss him,
for we ARE not vet out Of the wilder
ness. ,Less than two years ago our
Moses assembled the mountain to APP
pear no more to the eyes of men.
Now" as Rev. Walker so aptly said
as he gazed upon the mortal remains,
"our Aaron has been gathered unto
his fathers" but neither Jashua nor
Caleb has yet appeared.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-30
j. McHENRY JONES.

q Much appears in these columns,
this week, on the inestimable services
rendered the Negroes or West Vir'
ginia by the late ]. McHenry Jones,
but none of the writer's, we think, do
him justice,-nor Is it in our power
\ In dealing with his unselfish labors
to elevate the race politically and to
preserve it's franchise rights when as
sailed from whatever quarter.
In the days when Democracy held
full sway and the Republican party
, was little more than a name in West
Virginia, J. McHenry Jones buckled
on his armor and Joined the ranks
with such warriors as Congressman
Hubbard, Judge Goff Judge Atkinson
and former Attorney Gen. Freer. They
fought against overwhelming odds, a
fight which would have been consid-
cred hopeless by weaker men, but
when the bugle sounded the charge,
each sought to Guido the other in
leading the van. Defeat was oftener
their lot than success, for success
Stunned their camp, but did they
grow weary and give up the fight?
No, not one
On the stump no voice was raised
higher than j. McHenry Jones. No
speaker plead with greater fervor,
with more eloquence for the cause he
thought was right than he When
the votes were counted and his par
ty was found lacking, he did not be-
come discouraged, for he was battling
for his people, he was fighting for the
right. COTS nomination for COVER
nor was clinched when Jones told the
convention why he should be the
chosen one. and Atkinson came into
his own with Jones pleading his
cause. In these efforts he gained
recognition for his people by winning
recognition for himself.
AT every state convention for the
past tWenty-four years, his was a ia
mlllar figure. Unswervable from
his convictions, true to his promises,
and unpurchasable, he stood a living
contradiction to the traducers of the
race who said the Negro was I'M
trustworthy politically; he lowered
nigh. shining example of the Negro
who Gould plunge into the pool of
politics and emerge his robes un-
soiled.
AS editor Of this paper for four
years, he set before his readers the
highest ideals of citizenship, and
painted in the BLACKLIST coIors the evil
which threatened the race from those
whose valuation of the sacred privi-
lege of voting was measured bv dol
lars and cents. When an opening
appeared through which Negro
might squeeze himself into a posi-
ton, he was on the spot to aid and
encourage him with his presence and
his voice
The readers Of The Advocate will
recall the unsuccessful effort, origi-
mating in the house Of our friends,
to separate the races on the common
carriers, Its defeat was due largely
10 the eloquent plea Hor an open door,
square deal made by J. McHenry
Jones before the legislative committee
having the bill under consideration
he would have naught to do with
those who, for place or power, advocat.
ed the compromise under any disguise
OF any question having to do with the
franchise rights of his race. He ex
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-30

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BISHOP BIsATTON's ANNIvER.

Jackson, Miss, Sept. 29.-Thc
sixth anniversary Of the consccra-
ton Of the Right Rev. Theodore Du-
Bose Bratton as Episcopal bishop Of
mississippi was celebrated today with
special services In st. Colomb's chan
Iel attended by numerous clergy and
laymen. Bishop Bratton is one Of
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-30

the foremost Episcopal churchmen
IN the South. Prior to his election
TO the bishopric in 1903 he had been
rector Of the Church Of the Advent
IN Spartanburg, s. C.. and head of
st. Mary's School for Young Women,
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1909-10-15
OVERUORK BLIGHTS,
An Endorsement of the Shorter
Day For Workers.
OVERTIME IN A NEW LIGHT.

-
-""suS''on Menace to the Welfare
u "anK'nd-ImPalrs Society Phys
'0S'y' "ofalIy and Economioally-A
N'sWoack TO Industry.
Under the caption "ovortir,o In
New LIGHT" tho No,. v,,,. ri.
comfy urirtod 49,, ..,i,...,.,
r..t, - -, va '"'
f,,. N' wiz 'p See'i,
''''''' 'V'''e''' '"r 'He p"Sllloh OF
'"o ""'"'i' VII the "lSil houf DAY ana
/ opposition To overtime. We have main
. tanned That he works best whose labor
is confined to Il reasonable number of
hours. that number of hours scientific.
ally sufficient for tbn vorl, thnro 10 to
ia o,vs t,o ,r,.,,,,,,.,,,,,,..,, r.,,.,,, ,,
,,,,. ann. .t,,.,....,..
L.,
0',I'''''' ''i''' an eiS"t iour
PEI i'U Vi 'oll ileaSureu up 10 the re-
qulrehlehlS OF the industry, and this
clam has been substantiated by the
experiences of the union offices during
the past year. Our members have done
better and more conscientious work
and bova bro,,obt q biol,or dooroo 90
i,,t,tri,.,oo a.. INIT, - a..
N>' ~ Wv ~ ''ii'' "'' = "'''
''eueu'eu inor"i'g' nSSlcally ana n'eH-
'aIly But 1t was the Times editorial
thal we intended TO make much OF,
MOI long anywhere ana haruly NJ