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The Washington herald., 1909-08-26
WILL ATTACK HIS CONFESSION
Harris Counsel Contends Il Was
Not Voluntary.

Rockville. Nd. Aug. Edward G.
Peter, who has been retained to defend
oliver Harris. charged with the murder
OF J. Hanson Poole, says he has given
the question OF a change OF venue no
consideration. and win not form any
plans concerning the trial until after he
has given the case serious thought II Is
known. however. that no will oppose the
admission as testimony OF the confession
OF Harris on the ground that it was
not voluntary.
Harris will not be brought to Rock
Vile until everything is ready for his
trial. but will be kept in the Jail at Bal
timore.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26
shot Playing with Revolver.
to The Washington Herald.

special 70 The washington herald-
Elkins, W Va. Aug. 25.-Byron Nelson,
aged thirteen, son OF rich mountain
farmer, accidentally shot himself last
night, dying within three hours after
being wounded. The boy was sitting on
his bed examining an old revolver that
no one thought was loaded. He pulled
the trigger and the BAH lodged IN his
forehead
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26

Special TO The Washington Herald.
Roanoke. Va. Aug. ga single loco
motive on the Vfrginian Railway to-day
pulled 107 loaded cars OF coal from the
coal fields 70 the sea. It is believed this
is the longest coal train ever drawn by
single engine on a railroad in the
South.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26
DELIGHTFUL as-HoUR OUTINGS


On tho FicturoaQIs ann noble Totomlo
Via Steamers Of the Potomac & Chesapeake steam
boat Company from Eighth street wharf south
west
An outing Fivaling IN beauty Lake George CT TIA
Hudson.
For schedule csl phone Main 5al2
Round trip ;ickets. includiug fare ard stsse.ccn,
800 Two IN a RON, 2ss9 each Mas. tath
dhote, Soc each. A Ia carte also
W. F. CARNE, IT.. W. 3. E3saIERT
Genl. AZ. Vice Prest. aad Cen. Ar.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26
NEWSOFALEXANDRIA
Two More Candidates Apply
for Census Position.
DEATH OF DANIEL H. RUCKER
Vaccination of Factory Employees
Ordered-MayOr Pan Makes Busi-
ness Chnnge-LetteF Received from
''Dick Pines"-SubscrIption Taken
Cor Improving Cemetery Road.

r. Clinton knight. e2S King street. Als1andr4A.
Va. Is authorized agent and CARRIER for Tue Wash
ington Herald. The Herald will be delivered daily
and Sunday TO any address In Alexandra for 50
cents a month.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26
Capr. WOrtham'A Daughter Dead.

Roanoke. Va. Aug %. - Mrs. Z. L.
Flippo aged thirty-fve, wife Of a promi-
nent Roanoke business man, died to-day
following a stroke OF paralysis which she
suffered ten days ago. She was the daugh-
ter OF Capt. r. B. Wortham.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26
81 3 M. tn Imnrore Rridre.

Special to Tho Washington Herald
Roanoke. Va. Aug. &.-The Norfolk
and Western Railway will at once spend
500 600 in improving bridges on the Scioto
division between Graham and North
! Fork, Va.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26
ONLY A BRIEF DELAY
Anti-SalOOn Not Discouraged
by HarrisOnburg Result.
LEAGUES AIMS NOT AFFECTED

Field Secretary Richardson De
cIares Defeats Only Stimulate the
Being Vanished from Virginia
Only 425 Of $500 Now Remain.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26
Carolinas, Maryland,
and Virginia News
Political and Otherwise.

TimDerviIle. va.-rhs Farmers and
Merchants Bank. incorporated, Of Tim
beryille. closed its first years business
Monday with 500. 1885 on deposit. At
the stockholders meeting the cashiers
report showed net profit OF a.use3.
which represents an earning TO the stock
holders OF I7.1663 per cent for the year.
Fifteen hundred dollars was credited to
the surplus fund and s2lsS TO undivided
profits
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26

staunton. Va-The finest lot Of Irish
potatoes seen on the market this season
were those raised by r. H. Mizer. Of the
Swoope neiGhborhood. Twelve or them
weighed fifteen pounds and averaged
one and quarter pounds each.
From two bushels OF seed planted Mr.
Mizer has raised ffty-four bushels OF
potatoes. This Is a most unusual yield.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26

Hagerstown. Md.-James c. Gipe. aged
twenty-five years. OF Upper srasburg,
Pa, and Miss Elma c. Reifsnider, aged
hfty-three years, OF Chambersburg. were
married in Hagerstown late last night, by
Rev. G. A Thomas. pastor OF the First
Baptist Church. When the youth and
his prospective bride. nearly two and
a ualf times his senior. reached Hagers-
town they found the courthouse closed.
The pair finally located Court Clerk
Baker. who went to his Office and issued
the desired document. The wedding fol-
lowed
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26

Wheeling. W Va.-Camp H. c. Kilmer,
named after Gen. H. c. Kilmer, Of Balu-
more. and composed OF the West Virginia
division. Boys Brigade. and companies OF
the Boys Brigade of Pennsylvania. broke
camp yesterday at Glendale. w. Va, af-
ter two-weeks' outing.
The boys were disappointed because OF
the nonarrlval Of Gen. Kilmer, who was
expected to inspect the camp.
An army of Browns attacked the town
OF AIoundsville and was driven back by
the Blues Lieut. Killen, OF the fighting
Tenth Pennsylvania National Guard Regi-
ment, had charge of the maneuvers.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26

Tazewell. va.-The New River, Holston
under construction from Narrows. IN
Giles County. to Rocky Gap. in Bland
County, has been stopped from further
building by an injunction granted here
by Judge Kegley upon the plea Of Dr.
]. II. Boyle, through whose land the road
will pass. DR.. Boyle claiming that the
company has not compiled with cOndi-
tions OF the deed executed several years
ago. The injunction viii run ten days.
and will give counsel for both the COM
pany and Dr. Boyle ample time in which
70 make answer
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26

Wytheville. Va--Montgomery Crockett,
a Confederate veteran, seventy-six years
Of age. committed suicide by hang
ing himself In the loft OF the stable Of
his son-in-law. Joseph B. Shafter. Mr..
Crockett served during the war in the
Fifty-first Virginia Infantry. His wife
died about three years ago since which
time he has been In a detected and
melancholy state
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26

MarlintQn, W. Va-The blackberry crop
in this county this year will be enormous.
Every morning hundreds OF berry pickers
go 10 Black Mountain and Cranberry on
the Campbell Lumber Company's log
train. Thousands OF gallons are rotting
on tho bushes. The prevailing price is
% cents per gallon.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26

Richmond. Va Yesterday morning
three white inmates OF the hospital at
the penitentiary farm attacked Guard
Pamplin, knocked him down, took his
gun and then enticed two large blood
hounds to follow them. The men made
their escape Officers are now securing
the country for the convicts.
Hagerstown, Md.-Residents Of Letters
burg and farmers Of that vicinity have
been compelled to resort to the use Of
shotguns and pistols to protect their
chicken roosts, owing 10 the frequent
raids being made upon them. During
the past week a hundred or more fowl
have been stolen.
Rodney Crowther enptied a shotgun
at a man he caught robbing his hen
roost, forcing the thief TO leave a bagful
Of chickens behind, on Sunday night.
The next night the robbers returned and
raided the henneries OF Roy Miner and
Mrs. Alice Gilbert, carrying off thi-ty
fine Plymouth Rock chickens. The rob
bers met hot reception at the resi-
dence OF Mrs. Ellen Koppisch the same
night.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26

Parkersburg, w. Va-rhe fftleth an
nivsrsary OF the original Johnson family
reunion was held at the old homestead OF
d. d. Johnsons father at Long Beach.
Tyler County, yesterday. On the occa-
sion OF the elder Mr.. Johnson's seven
tieth birthday fifty years ago the first
Johnson family reunion was held. Fol-
lowing that time for many years an an
nual reunion was held. and following his
death an occasional reunion. About 12s
members OF the family were present.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-26

Elizabeth Sisson has purchased from z.
P. Graves a house and lot on the east
side Of Fairfax street. between Franklin
and Jefferson streets. A deed OF convey
ance was placed on record to-day In the
Office of the clerk OF the Corporation
Court.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-01-22
. EXECUTIVE ! J
COMMITTEE OF NEGRO BUsI-
< 5a@~ NESS LEAGUE. =
Meets at Tuskegee and Discusses
Plans for Next Meeting at Louis s.
Vile, Which Was Repre- :
= sented yfby DIR. Parrish y
: and Editor Stewart.

F. *Puskegee, Ala, Jan. 18.--The Elk
|;ecutive Committee of the: National
Negro Business League held special
meeting at Tuskegee Institute Mon,
Fday and. Tuesday last. tx; - i.
!; All the members of,the COMMITTEES
were present except one Mr.. J, II, G.
jackson Of lexington, KY. Mem
5bers OF the committee present :: - T.. G.,
Napier, Nashville, :. Tenn.,t ehaipman;
DIr,ss. e. Courtney Boston. Mass.
Dr. s. A Furniss, Indianapolis, Ind.
WI. Taylor, Richmond, VA: sNV.. I.
Andrews, Sumter, S. ,C%;kIs& B: Bell,
Houston, Tex; F. ID Patterson,
Greenfield, Ohio; N. n. {Velar,.. Brin-
ton, Pa; NJ. M. Lewey. Penssc0la;
ola. e. F. Booze, Colorado Springs.
Colo; J. e. Bush. Little Rock, Ark. r.
/. The character of the business OF
the committee at this special meeting
strictly pertaiped 70 a discussion and
adoption Of such rules and rsgula-
lions OF Its government, as will be Of
general Interest to the National orr.
'genization, Other measures We're
gone over bearing on the necessary
.preliminaries incident to the Louis
vile meeting Of the National League
which meets in that city August i g.,
liz and 10th, 1909. -, =. .Z@.3., .'tT :,
II The, committee was m6st cordially.
ana Hospitality entertained : by Dr.,
washington and at the several. homes
OF the resident heads of.the various
departments of the institute. J.; =. r..
A special delegations from Louis
VILE Ky, DR., G. II. PARRISH; :presf-
Gent of Exstein College, ami Editor
VII Stewart were present, to CON
ler with the, com mitteer With respect
70 the Adgust meeting nf, tn aaSsatio.SA
81 organtz Oh ~,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-01-22

AMONG THE HOME FOLKS ONCE
'.. AGAIN. :: T.. T.. II" H.. =,
DF. =. T.. Courtney, Former Resident
of Charleston Spends A Few
re-. Days Visiting Scenes of Child r
hood Days and Ter ewing
Early Friendships.

AFTER an absence of twenty years.
Or. s, E. Courtney, distiu suist,ed
physician Of New England, with resi-
dence at Boston, spent the weekend
here the guest Of relatives. g.. -
p DR.. Courtney was returning home
from Tuskegee where he was in at
tendance upon the meeting OF the
Executive Committee Of the, National
Negro Business League, and ayailed
himself of the opportunity to revisit
the scenes Of his childhood. Although
porn abont five miles above this city.
MS early departure for Hampton &c,
study under DR.. Booker r. Washing
ton, and the infrequenoy of biz Wis
It's to his childhood home, made him
a complete stranger to ali but his
relatives and few old friends -
D. This, however, in no way detFactod
from the pleasure Of the doctors few
days In Charleston. In his genial
manner he renewed old friendships
and formed new ones, impressiag all
With whom he came in contact, -,
He was the honor guest at a dim
ner served Saturday evening by
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Lakewood, Gov.
ers were laid also for n. r. (tami,je
and J. G. Gilmer Dr.. Courtney was
the recipient of much other 8Aocial
attention, notably, a reception tend Arl
ed by Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Courtney,
whose house guest he was. ,&%
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-01-22
= .,%,Xs3 81
Lee Tt)RE
ON JERUSALEM AND THE HOLY
LAND.
AT BltIefield C)loreN Institute nv
= President II. r. Mcdonald. of
Storcr College. Noted Edit
Gator Shows Views OF
b..
Palestine.

Blue6eld, Jan. 20.--The students
OF Bluefeld Institute were delighted
TO have from the 18th to the 18th.
President H. T. Mcdonald, of Storer
College.
His stereoptican lecture, delivered
Saturday evening, on Rome and the
Catacom bs, was as interesting as It.
was instructive.
On Sunday evening we enjoyed
his views (also stereoptican) Of the
Life of Christ, accompanied by cor
responding readings from the Bible,
At the close Of those exercises the
Holy CITY was presented, while It
was being sung by Miss Annie Wits
iker, one OF the istudsnts; The
Palms and Calvary, by Miss Bertha
Heath, '09, and Jerusalem, by Miss
Somervilie> Jones, '09, were rendere-
ed at the opening Of the services.
President Mcdonald e., expressed
himself as being highly pleased with
the buildings and Surroundings and
the work Of the students, He left
Monday, for Kiruball and visit
through the coal fields. After which
he will leave for Institute, over the
sDeepwater. route. 81 81, w a {. g
1 A District Instit1t e, con posed 4oi
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-01-22
! GOVERNOR.
SPENDS AFTERNOON AT INsTI-
TUTE. >z& -' i, ,t,.. =
Much Impressed With What He Saw
At hldastriaI School For Negro
=, Youth and Con,,ends Teach
{. ers and students, Urging ::
Latters,to Fit Them
5.- ~ selves. @fx.tEI, ~.

institute, Ian. 10 .--tIoyernor-eiec
Glesscock, in company with Dt2. Il. y.
Guthrie, superintendent. OF the West
Virginia Asylum, and j. M. Halle
wood, treasurer OF the Board al Re
gents of the West V1rgfnia CoIored
Institute, spent this afternoons here, $
E. Mr. Glasscock's visit here was In
lurtherance of his plaza to- get u frat
hand knowledge before assiiniifntei the
duties of his. high office OF. I; every We IN
stltVtfoh. supported by the state. A +
yer a yeryinxcllent dinner, 5 served In
the faculty dinins!r under the. su,
pervisio1 Of Steward Chass b., Mitch:
ell, the party was. conducted through
the grounds and buildings by Rresi-
dent Jones. The, shops in the me-
chanic departments were Of special liz
lterest to the distinguished gentlemen
who expressed amazement at their e Is,
tent and eqAipment, and the ,deftness
with which the, students handled the
tools. - x, ~. :''S-,,.. W.
At the conclusion or the tour OF
inspection the ~Geperflor-eIeet made
an Instructive and interesting talk 20
the students and faculty tasssnpbfe,i
n <Hazlewood assembly hall Having
voiced his, surprisej and pleasure; 5in
what he had seen, Mr.. Giasseoek u if:a
cd the students tolget the most out
OF the opportunity offered them 10
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-01-22

rs REOItGANIzED AND OFFICERS
%is ELECTED. ~. '> 2sss &
Organization Was Revived Last sun.
Y day and Plans Perfected 70 PUSH ,
!, 4; ti,e' Work viii, Vigor. Next ~ Z
:. x Sunday Service to lie :;
y * An Illustrated ~
~.>.r4. Z, Lecture. * e I

T., The final steps In the reor ganiza-
ttion sofithe Young Men Christian AS
ISOLATION, were taken Sunday after-
noon when q small but enthusiastic
number OF men met at the x: OF r.
hall, at the call of the committee or
Egsnized by the Charleston Women's
impr ovement League. 80
Rev, W. p Walker, pastor of St.
Piah a. N: p, church, was chairman
and Robert 10y secretary OF the tenn
poraRy organization, A committee
on ndnina tons, composed OF Rev, J.:
~. Waters; G. H.. James and f. O.
Hil, reooInrn r. @. Hill for
president Gilbert Beane, secretary;
Or! q. - Seasons. vice president.
ahd, e., H. James, treasurer. The rec
ON nendations of the committee were
adopted md the nominees elected. AID.
executive coIn mittee, composed OF
Rev. Walter Or. B. p: Brownley, j..
@: Gilmer, and F.<C. Brown, w. J.
Thompson and I. G. Cabbell were
made q committee to draft a consti-
tuition and hy-lawsi = ~ =. =. :. E..
The association will hold it's next
n1efttlig Sunday afternoon at 400
O'clock at the K. Of P. hall, at which
time the secretary Of the white ":
NJ: CA w!lE giYe>-an illustrated lee.
tureS PASTORS, of5the local chureh.are
requested uyEE~the secretary to an:
noi,nee ;lthe lecture. at their services
Sunday and to extend an Invitation To.
the &pltblie In general and; ladies N,
par ttelts.f ito he present. =, INV i Z
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-01-22
:. Y. 1, q 4 - ~ e Ill
WALLoP HANDED Ex-ohAoapIoN
= -. ~ BURNS.
Sporting Press of England Calls Him
A Mutt and Applies a Few Other
Cntolhplimcntary TelH.$ to
- the Victim Of john
sons PrOwess,
TIC tiI.&E "i
-...-.ss.k-------A<-...a

r. London, Eng, January 16.-"The
King isHlead; long live the King
What some of the London sporting
papers are saying about Tommy
Burns since he got his from Jack
Johnson is little short of scandalous
Here is what the fight man Of the
London Sportsman has to say about
the one-time champlon:
Tommy Burns has had the fear Of
Jack Johnson on him ever since the
black challenged for the champion
ship after Burns had beaten O'Brien.
He. came to England to escape the
colored man and pick up what lie
could in soft things. Barring the
match with Moir, he practically Sc
lectehyhis customers. K lonr-headed
fellow, with ever IN eye to the main
chance, Burns got on the blind side
qfsa4certajn section OF the press. who
held up the man as the god Of every
thing appertainipg to the sport OF
boxing. Placed by the friends on a
lofty pedestal. Burns was good
enough to tell us--and in print, toe
that we knew absolutely nothing
shout q game which is, and always
has been, essentially English. He
laughed at our metfrods--indeed, at
those OF every one, barring Tommy
.Burhs---and all the while ne was
scooping In. the dollars ere he was
called upon to face the inevitable
EVery men Is entitled to all lie can
settyproviding he gets it fairly. But
the methods Of Burns were not look
ed upon as sporting Had we known,
what was In store for him at Sydney
che could have almost sympathfzed
with tho French Canadian in his des-
perate hnste to scrape together his
pile, before he was called upon to
meet his Waterloo. -
"The irony of 1t, as regards Burns
1s that his overthrow has come from
the man he has almost day by da,
proclaimed in no uncertain manner as
coward. This, while tolerated in
some quarters here, and looked upor
as the proper thing to do in conAec-
ton With a colored man, gained John.
son many friends. The methods OF
Burns did rot appeal to the sportins
public on tbis side Of the Atlantic ami
now that the balloon has been prick
cd, Johnson will perhaps be given his
just dnss1.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-01-22
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INSTITUTE.

William Dabney, of Grafton, was
an Institute caller, Sunday 4. 5. -
S. s. Adams spent Tuesday at In
stitute. s.~-~a.... 49,, 49,. =,
Rev. Daniel Stratton preached at
the Baptist church, Sunday morn
Ing, and lectured at the West Vir-
ginia Colored Institute, Sunday eve
ming. '..t. :.
Commodore v. Green returned,
Saturday evening.
Miss Harriet Walker was Ill q
few days this week. -
. J.: Byrd Prillerman and w. A,
spriggs spent Tuesday evening in
Charleston e So '>,,>>f
!, DR.. I. r., Whipper, resident 9 physi-
clan of the West Virginia Colored
Institute, was called to.tfie village
to set a broken~leg for a son of Jas.
Trent. = '."-,'.>".
F. D. Cambria paid Institute a
Sunday visit. p ~ II.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-01-22
For
BODIES IN THE
LAKE. DISASTER

Chicago, Jan. 21.-Tho tug Nor
ford continued. its search all night
and today among the ice foes of,the
lake for the bodies of any who may
have been drowned, as the result Of
yesterdays crib fire. Forty-seven
bodies have been recovered The re-
sponsibility for the accident has not
been placed. Efforts We're resumed
at daybreak to ascertain whether or
not any workmen are still living in
the shaft beneath the crib, 1t will
10 impossible for. several days, I'd
give . complete list.of the dead. 4 !;
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-01-22


the teachers ofsMefaoF, county, Wass
held In the auditoTipns},o ON SaturdsY@
evening, the 1stb.@ II was not 2s
largely attended SO was expected on
account of the very bal we@tkosss.
Some interesting topics, howsSsf.S
were discussed. %i#; m ;,,.rs .3 ~.
The faculty and students lsgs6pas
thize deeply with Miss Annie ,Sitcssiis
and her brother, NoyiW., stpdapfs 81
the Institute, In the loss of their
brother, who was Killed In the fEiSlsg
Branch mine disaster. q &
Herbert Thompson af Gary ems
tered school last Wesls 81 e Z, K, 81
Rev. McCoy, OF walE aceora~
panied by Rev, fsfnEss III asaaf.
preached an intarestfts safhaSsa On
Sunday afternSoa fa 4 E@aSE.
body, His theme. 81 ~ sfsssel
tation Of Christ, ifs 81 81
Miss q. p. Fl8Eb IS
fined to the ho0 S. go
of the past swsSls !.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-01-22

Attorney W. II. Randolph, Of Blue
field, arrived in the city Sunday with
a protest from the ceIefst4 ~ oters of
mis- town against the pasSag$ .>of q sim
Crow bill. Before returning Monday
he bad the assurance of 81 szef Mercer
idefegates that no such taSsssu re would
BIZ fntrgd uced by, them 81 y, g. .@,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-01-22

The Woman's Guild of St. Luke's
+. e. Church Is planning to raise a
fund to overhaul the Crummell Mem
orial Rectory, 1411 'Corcoran street,
the home OF the rector of the church
DR.. T. J. Brown. AS the Inaugural
ton is rapidly approaching, the la
aies in charge are anxious to have
their church mansion in a present.
able condition when, DR.. Brow q
host of>Visitors' from abroad put in
tne1r appearance, Mrs. Lucy Shep-
herd, faithful worker, is taking
the. lead in this highly deserving
cause.