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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-16
AN APPEAL FOR MISSIONS.

The Executive Board Of the West
Virginia Baptist Sunday School con-
Vent1on has under it's employment
missionaries who are laboring hard
to advance Christian civilization
among our people in all parts Of our
state. The superintendent Of missions
while JabOring in the Guyan Valley,
held services in town in which could
not be found one Christian. AS SER
wants Of our Lord and Master, who
said Il came to seek and to save that
which was lost, we cannot afford to
neglect our duty relative to this
work
An earnest appeal was sent out
from the Office Of the Superintendent
Of Missions asking all the Schools to
observe our conventional August
Rally which was to have been held
on the second Sunday In August.
TO this appeal some Of our schools
have responded by sending UP cred
table amounts, for which God will
bless them, while there are others
that have not complied with this re-
quest Present conditions in the
field as well as in our treasury dc
mand that all such schools be urged
to send up some money for the sup
port Of this work.
please give this matter your
prompt and liberal support.
Thanking you in advance for your
aid,
am yours in Chrst's name.
j.. TURNER,
superintendent Of Missions, Box 4
Mt Carbon, w. Va.
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ODD FELLOWS
Take Out Charter for Business
Department.

The Odd Fellows Mutual Invest
ment Association Of Charleston Is
the name Of corporation chartered
Wednesday morning at the office Of
SECRETARY of State Reed. The asso-
citation can develop and deal in real
estate and buy and sell groceries.
merchandise and wares. The CAPT
tai stock is $1,000, Of which 800 has
been subscribed and the same amount
paid. Tho incorporators are colored
men in Charleston as follows: Allen
DeHoney, P. f. Male, J. p. Caul, H..
B. Rice and T.. 4. Carter.
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GRLLING
Is HANDED TO LYNCHERS nv
PROMINENT SOUTHERNER.
declares Policeman Was Shot BY
Comrade, and that Negroes ,Ac-
cused Of the Crime Were IDnocept

memphis, Tenn, Sept. 15.-In a
signed communication from John
Clark, one of the leading citizens Of
ClarKsdale, Miss, which town his
1ather founded, says that Henry
Marshall, policeman, was shot and
Killed Saturday night by the other
olncer who accompanied him on tho
raid on the Negro crap game: and
that none Of the three harmless
negroes playing game of craps,
without noise or menace to anyone. /"
was armed. Further he AYERS that
none OF these Negroes tried to run
after they realized that they were
10 De regarded as lawful sport for
the white huntsmen," saws Mr.
CLARK. One Negro was lynched
because he tried to save his brother
from the fury of the mob" saws
MI. Clark, land his Negro was
hanged in the midst Of a heavy Me-
gro settlement and in their presence
and not one dared to raise his voice
IN protest; neither have any dared
% express an opinion, yet the white
man has cause for very great fear
Of the Negro"
In his sensational communication
Mr.. Clark charges that the Negro
was lynched In the broad glare of
IN electric light; that the officers
knew that 1t was going to happen
and made no attempt to stop it:
md that the other Negro was shot
down by an officer (who is known)
because he tried to get away from
the Negro quarters when he felt that
no Negro was safe there, however
innocent
MIR. Clark further charges THAT
half the young white men, If search
ed' would have a gun to Stay the
hated Negro upon the slightest prov
ocatiOn."
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who appears as a Mexican is another
| favortte with the audience.
Aida Overton Walker as CLEANING
Arrow" executes an aboriginal dance
entitled "Wildfre. The medicine
men have lighted their medicine
pots. Seeking love potion to adj
minister to an unrequieted lover
without consulting the medicine
man, she is met on every attempt
to snatch the potion from the pots
by tongues Of flame. Her grace
and beauty are shown in this won
derful dance as much in the costume
she wears as In the motions of her
body. That the audience appre-
ciates this effort is saying but little.
The third and last act opens with
Red Moon Todalo Two Step" by a
full chorus, which is quickly fol-
lowed by Edgar Conner in his SAM
DO. Sambo truly is the pet Of the
ladies, and from two hundred to
three hundred girls about his age
crowd around the stage door to get
another glimpse of the fashion plate.
His voice is good. His bearing
While In action marks him as a char
acteristic son of the stage and great
er things are In store for him,
'Coola-Woo-la," a pianologue by
Rosamond Johnson and Run, Bill
ly Possum, Rum" by hungry Bob
Cole give these stars their opportu-
nifty in this act. Just plain "Pheobe
Brown" really closes the show.
Whatever may be said of previous
attempts, Aida Walker has never e1-
ecuted anything more becoming to
her than Phoebe Brown. The audi
ence more than greets her person.
al1ty In applauding this big act. 1t
is plain recognition of her merit and
the brilliant support she receives.
"The Red Moon" is purely a Me-
gro concern, the product of Negro
brain. The book and lyrics were
written by Bob Cole and the music
by Rosamond Johnson, with addi-
tional music byJames H. Europe, the
musical director. Incidentally, it
might be we'll to say that Mr.. Europe
knows music. He%directs the house
insure the safe accompaniment Of
the singers in such difficult music,
and is a distinct factor in the success
Of the work Besides Mr.. Europe,
George Smith, the drummer, is the
only musician the company carries.
The other members of the staff are:
Edgar Healy, Manager, Sam Corker,
Jr., Advance Representative, Chas.
"a HftHer, Stage Maffager> William
e. Phelps, Assistant Stage Manager,
Carpenter, w. S. SAUNDERS, Electri-
clan, Louis Potts, Properties, John
Schlesser, Wardrobe, Belle Morgan.
The play Is made up of Bob Cole,
Rosamond Johnson, Henry Grant,
Wesley Jenkins, Sam Lucas, Benny
Jones Arthur Talbot, Frank Brown,
Harry Watson, Elizabeth Williams,
Mollte Dill, Leona Marshall, Rebecca
Delk,. Fanny Wise, Marie Young,
Edgar Connor, Daisy Brown, Aida
Overton Walker, Mayme Butler, Lula
Coleman, Blanche Deans, Ida Blu
ford, Bessie Simms, Pauline Hauk-
ney, Marion Potter, Bessie Oliver,
Pearl Taylor, , Lottie Gee, Matte
Harris, Majorie Sipp. Isolde Ring
gold, Gertie Townsend, Anna jar
rett, Frank DeLyons, William Phelps
Lewis Mitchell, Herbert Sutton,
Samuel Craig, Nelson Tunstell,
Harry Watson, Nathaniel Patterson
and Frank Hill,
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NEGRO BAPTISTS
Are Holding Their National C0nven-
ton This Week.

Columbus, o., Sept. 15.-The Ma
tional Baptist Convention which
opened here to-day has attracted
nearly seven thousand color
ed Baptists Of both sexes to this
city. The opening meeting was
called to order by the president, the
Rev. +. G. Morris, Of Arkansas, who
delivered his annual address. The
meetings Of the men during the six
days Of the convention will be held
at the Goodale auditorium, those Of
the women at the Second Baptist
church.
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CARD OF THANKS.

Macdonald, w. Va, Sept. IA. go.
] wish to thank my friends here
and at Hinton for their kindness and
assistance during the recent illness
Of my husband.
Sincerely yours,
MRS. r. D. ROBINSON.
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johnson.
WILL WHIP KETSHELiL, THINE
FIGHT Elk 4 IA
Big Negroes Easy vi
man, Last w
=, Grounds for Bel
Have a Cinch. =. :. B..

-
San Francisco, q, 10. -.
Jack Johnson wal Mhrkat.
street with giant W.. this I
morning, attractiI attSn,
ton as a whole parade III
The NEGRO chan e asbia |.
rose In the buttonhole of his IikKt-p
colored coat, had his English $hatsl
cooked on one, side OF his big .buiist.
like head and had wide smile for
everybody he met. - TT = Syf'
While the converative followers 81 4
the fight game In San Francisco feeTS |;
that Jeffr1es must be the real Jeffrfes
In order to dispose Of Johnson, the
greater majority Of the Northern
patrons of ring: events are still shout
Ing that Jeffries will make Jack,
Johnson Jump over the ropes. They
are even saying that Stanley KetcheI
will whip. Johnson next month";
which goes to show how deep the
feeling of prejudice against the Nc
gro heavy weight is in this city. ~
On Johnson's mastery showing
against poor AL Kaufman yesterday
Ketchel doesn't figure any better
than the short end of 10-to-4 bet.
Ketchel will fight the only way he,
knows, which Is to tear In and slug
like a wild man. This kind OF fight
ing is made to order for Jack JoIln-
son. He will go about the Job OF q
whipping Ketchel as syatematicailsts;;
and with the equal success of q cook
plucking the feathers from q dead
fowl. '.t.f ,",+'. EiSH
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HUMPHREYS WINS TWO.

Grand Rapids, Mich, September 0.
Winning two games was easy for
Grand Rapids to-day, with Humph-
reys in splendid form and the locals
hitting well. Miller was chased in
the opening round Of the first game.
Alberts was hit hard the rest Of the
way.
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At RIPE AGE.
William Lloyd Garrison, Son of Great
Abolitionist, is Dead.

Lexington, Mass, September IT,
William Lloyd Garrison, son Of the
great Abolitionist and widely known
as q publicist and reformer, died at
his home here to-day at the age of II
years.
Mr.. Garrison had been i'll for six
months. Death was caused by an In
ternal malady. He was born in Bos-
ton, Janaury 81, 1888.
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Similar
Meeting
The "Hiawatha Theatre" Opened
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AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL

HAMMONDs APPOINTMENT AS BANDMAsTER CAV
AIRY FILLS ALL THE PLACES AT DISPOSAL
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CONTINUED ON PACE SIX.
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"The Outlook" always read with
interest by the literateurs of the ma
tjonal capital, Is especially sought
after just now. The last number Of
this popular publication, September
4, contains a chapter from DR.. Book
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-14
OPEN DOOR IN KI7HCEN
ALL OF MRS. ROOSEVELT'S IN
STITUTIoNS OVERTURNED
Will Be No More Grading of Servants
at the White House-Races 10
Have Separate Tables.

Washington.-The placing of the doz-
Ell or more white anE negro buffers,
maids, cooks and kitchen helpers i'll the
White House upon the same level, so far
as recognizing their services goes, is one
of the inside reforms Mrs. Taft will
institute upon her return to Washington
for the winter and spring.
There will still be separate tables for
the white and the blacks at the White
House, the same as under former ad-
ministrations, but Mrs. Taft has decreed
that there shall be no more grading of
the servants according to the Importance
of their respective tasks, as obtained
under the sway of Mrs. Roosevelt.
1t seems that when the latter was the
guiding genius of affairs domestic inside
the White House, the servants were
graded according to the duties each had
to perform-there being first, second and
third grades. These divisions Mrs. Taft
proposes to abolish, and except for the
separate tables for the white and the
blacks there will be no distinctions in
the future.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-14
DISCIPLES OF CHRIST MEET
Fifty Thousand Delegates and Wis
itors at Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, Pa.-What is claimed to be
the largest religious celebration and con-
vention held in this country began in
this city Monday when the International
Centennial Celebration and Convention
of the Disciples of Christ christian
churches) convened. Three sessions will
be held daily until October 49,
1t is estimated that fully $4,000 dele
gates and visitors from all parts of the
world are in attendance. So large is the
convention that it has been divided into
three parts and meetings will be held
simultaneously in the Oakland Methodist
Episcopal church, Carnegie Music Hall
and Luna Park.
One of the noteworthy events will be
the launching of missionary steamer
in the Alleghency river. After the cere-
mony the boat will be dismantled and
shipped to the River Nile, where it will
be used to carry on the missionary work
of the Christian church.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-14
He Bit.

EX-Police Commissioner Bingham Of,
New York said of graft at recent
dinner:
"The CRATER isn't so easily caught;
he isn't quite so naive as an old fellow,
they used to tell about in Andover.
This old fellow was suspected Of
tampering with the church collections.
A couple of clumsy traps that were.
set for him failed to work. Then one:
day a young deacon walked past his.
house leading a new horse.
""That's a fine horse, deacon the
old fellow shouted. Did you buy him
at the fair?'
"'Yes,' said the deacon. Then, as
the other came nearer, he added:
az bought him with my pickings
out Of the collection plate
"The old man looked Mortified.
Good gracious! he said. I've oft.
en- taken enough myself to buy a hat
or a pair of trousers; but, deacon, in
takin' enough to buy horse amt ye
committin' a positive sin!'"
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-14
CORN DUTY is SUSPENDED
Action Taken by Mexican Govern
ment to Replenish Supply.

Laredo, Texas.-ln order to replenish
the depleted supply of corn in the re-
public of Mexico, the duty on that cereal
has been temporarily rescinded.
Owing to the prevalence of severe
drouths throughout the corn belt of
Northern Mexico, followed later by un-
precedented floods, both the growing
crops and the supplies of corn in storage
have been reduced to such an extent as
to entail actual suffering owing to the
scarcity of the article and consequent
high prices. To obviate extortionate
prices, the Mexican government has pro-
mulgated an order temporarily admitting
corn from the United States free from
duty. The staple will be admitted free
as long as necessity demands, and the
duty will then be reimposed.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-14
WEST POINTERS IN MINORITY
Less Than 80 Per Cent. of Officers
Are Graduates.

Washington.-Less than 80 per cent.
of the whole number of officers in the
United States army are graduates of the
West Point Military Academy and each
graduating class is about 80 short of the
number necessary to officer the army.
The president and the secretary of war
plan to urge congress to increase by 125
the number of cadets to be sent to the
academy, to have them appointed every
three years instead of every four years,
as at present.
The present strength of corps of cadets
at West Point was established many
years ago when the army consisted of
only $4,000 men. In 1901 the army was
increased to its present strength of So
600 men and 4,500 officers.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-14
Poverty and Consumption.

That poverty is friend to consump.
ton is demonstrated by some recent
German statistics, which show that of
10000 well-to-do persons 40 annually
die of consumption; of the same num-
ber only moderately well-to-do, sc; of
the same number of really poor, II;
and Of paupers, 81. According to
John Burns, the famous English labor
leader, 90 per cent. of the consump-
tives in London receive charitable re.
lief in their homes.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-14
True Representative of Race.

DR.. BethmannHollweg may claim
this distinction. that he is the first
German chancellor to wear a beard.
Bismarck fastened to shave his Off
when he entered upon diplomacy, and
showed his rivals and enemies a
massive jaw and clear-cut chin; and
he shaved to the end, with an inter-
val enforced by neuralgia in the early
sos. AS soldier, too. Caprivi shaved
all but his mustache, and so did
Hohenlohe and Bulow. But Beth.
mann-Hollweg is gaunt, rugged. hir-
suite, pan-Germanic.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-14
FOOD QUESTION
Settled with Perfect Satisfaction by
Dyspeptic.

It's not an easy matter to satisfy all
the members of the family at meal
time as every housewife knows.
And when the husband has dyspep-
sla and can't eat the simplest ordinary
food without causing trouble, the food
question becomes doubly annoying.
An Illinois woman writes:
my husbands health was poor. he
had no appetite for anything 1 could
get for him, 1t seemed.
He was hardly able to work, was
taking medicine continually, and as
soon as he would feel better would go
to work again only to give up in a
few weeks. He suffered severely with
stomach trouble.
Tired of everything had been able
TO get for him to eat, one day seeing
an advertisement about Grape-Nuts, T
got some and tried it for breakfast the
next morning.
We all thought it was pretty good
although we had no idea of using it
regularly. But when my husband came
home at night he asked for Grape
MUS.
1T was the same next day and
had to get it right along, because when
we would get to the table the question,
Have you any Grape-Nuts' was reg
ular thing. So I began to buy it by
the dozen pkgs.
MY husbands health began to i'm
prove right along. I sometimes felt
offended when I'd make something
thought he would like for a change,
and still hear the same old question,
Have you any Grape-Nuts?
He got so we'll that for the last
Two years he has hardly lost day
from his work, and we are still using,
Grape-Nuts." Read the book, "The
Road to Wellville." in pkgs. There's
reason"
Ever read the above Ietterf A new.
one appears from time to time. They
interest.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-14
HAD THIRST FOR BLOOD
Young Man to Be Hanged Says He
Had to Commit Murder,

Montgomery, Ala.-Will Stevenson,
who is to be hanged at sLuverne, Oct. 90,
for the murder of his wife and step
daughter, near Grady, early in Septem-
Der, says: 81 was bloodthirsty. l want
ed blood. l prayed God to deliver me
from it. l got down on my knees and
prayed to him. God knows l couldn't
help it,
The younger man says he could not
help what he did, and any man would
have done as he did if aggravated as he
had been, he said. A great many men
have become interested in the case and
the pardon board will hear all the pleas.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-14

the fake wrestling match in a New
Orleans hotel. by which James
Tierney Of Streator is alleged to
have loSl $4,000 10 James Mabray.
John 5. Harlow. = prominent
citizen Of Worthwhile, Nv. and con,
nected with the United States rev.
enue service, was shot and probably
fatally wounded by two negro
tramps, who applied for and were
refused lodging.
Dr.. James Whitcomb Riley was
the guest Of honor Of the Hancock
County society in Greenfield, Ind,
and proved to be the lion of the
occasion. He made brief speech
and then recited the poem,
Thoughts for the Discouraged
Farmer"
Inere promises TO be no let up
in the polar controversy. Com
mander Peary has prepared an ar
gument by which he expects to
prove that he reached the pole and
DR.. Cook did not. and this docu-
ment may reach the public in the
very near future.
4 $4,000 silver service and a
stand OF colors were presented to
the battleSnip Minne~ota in New
York harbor. The silver was the
gift Of the state and the flags came
from Minnesota school children,
each child having given one cent
for the purpose.
Henry Belts, negro, was con-
victed at Columbus. Miss, Of the
murder of J. ". Smith and SEN
fenced to hang. W. S. Muslin,
white liveryman, implicated by
Belts during the trial, was arrested
and placed under $4,000 bond to
appear in January.
A mob of coal miners at Star
City, Ind, attacked the house of
fellow miner, Joseph Smith, VINO
had made an affidavit against al
legged keepers of ''blind tiger"
The windows of the house were
broken by stones and shots were
fired through the walls.
A thorough search of the Chi
cago north side Italian district was
made by two st. Louis detectives,
aided by six Chicago officers, but
failed to reveal any trace of To-
masso and Grace Viviano, the two
Italian children kidnapped in, st.
Louis several weeks ago.
Returning to Muskogee, Okla,
from the Cherokee full blood set
tlement in the Flint Hill district,
John D. Benedict, superintendent
of Indian schools, reports that sew
eral thousand full blopd Indians
are facing starvation because of the
unprecedented drouth Of this year.
The examination Of Arthur G..
Wright, who was arrested at Port
land, Ore, because of his persist
ence in attempting to get near
President Taft, and upon whom
was found revolver and an extra
supply of ammunition, was contin-
ued until the officers can investi.
gate his past.
George F. Swint, editor and own
er of the Calhoun (Ky.) Star, and
one of the best known Democratic
editors of western Kentucky, died
recently at Evansville, Ind. He
formerly edited papers at Rock,
port, Ind, and Boonville, Ind
Swint was a veteran in the Union
army. He was about 20 years old
Robert M. johnson, quarter.
blood Chickasaw Indian, reputed tc
be worth $250,O00, who was a mem.
ber Of the first state legislature
from Grady county, was arrested in
a theater OF Oklahoma City, Okla.
charged with having failed to pay
alimony to his divorced wife at ths
rate of $75 per month for the last
eight months.
After journeying from Cnicka.
sha, Okla, to Atlanta, Ca, to be.
come the bride of R. P. Luther, q
prominent insurance man of At
lanta, Miss Louise Murphy was
| ctrInlan ht ,,fo,oo;ro
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-14
PRINCIPAL EVENTS
OF THE PAST WEEK
LATEST HAPPENINGS TOLD IN A
LINE OR TWO.
STATE AND NATIONAL SCOPE
Gist Of the Worlds News Cleaned
From All Sources and Boiled
Down for Busy
Readers.

Earthquake shocks were felt IN
Utah and Idaho.
Ferest fires caused loss Of 81
900, 600 in Canada.
War may be declared between
Spain and Morocco.
The chile pepper crop in Mexico
was destroyed by cold wave.
Prof. Abbott Lawrence Lowel
has been inaugurated as president
of Harvard university.
The Massachusetts, Democratic
convention nominated james d.
Vahey for governor.
John R. Lynch of Mississippi, a
nav master in the army, will be
placed on the retired list.
Robert E. Peary, the explorer,
participated in the Hudson-Fulton
celebration in New York.
Dennis Sweeney, at Des Moines,
Ia. shot and fatally wounded his
wife and killed himself.
Oscar Mashburn, near Covington,
Tenn, killed T. E. Marshall for
insulting the formers wife.
The contract for the New Or
leans postofice provides that it
shall be built of limestone.
The prohibitionists were defeat
ed in local option elections at Roa-
noke, Va, and Vincennes, Ind.
Judge W. J. Gaynor was nomi-
mated for mayor of New York by
the Democratic city convention.
Roy G. Daniels, amusement pro-
moter. formerly of Hot Springs,
Ak, committed suicide at Topeka,
Kas.
Two daylight bandits stole $1o,-
600 from the Citizens bank at
Colorado Springs, Colo, and es-
capped.
One person was killed and two
wounded in a six handed battle
with pistols and rifles near Monl-
trie, Ga.
Charles L. Miller, at Chicago,
Tilted by Miss Phoebe Armstrong,
killed the girl and then commit
ted suicide.
Albert Pulitzer, brother of Jo-
seph Pulitzer of the New York
World, committed suicide in Wen
ma, Austria.
Harry N. Pharr if Arkansas is
slated to succeed the late Major
Richardson on the Mississippi riv-
er commission.
W. L. Gillespie was shot and
killed in Grimes county, Texas, by
Lester Taylor. who eloped with
Miss Gillespie.
Secretary of War Dickinson was
called to his home at Nashville,
Tenn, on account of the serious
illness Of his son.
Grace E. Chapman admitted at
Kansas City that she had married
six men without securing a divorce
from any Of them.
D. Frank Lloyd of New York
city has been appointed deputy as
sistant attorney general in the Gus
toms court Of appeals.
By a decree of Chancellor Lyel
the street railway at Jackson
Miss, is forced to pay its share Of
the street paving cost.
A gasoline explosion at Cincin.
matt caused the death of woman
and her infant and the serious in.
jury Of second woman.
Miss Mile Stocking, Saliva
tion Army lass Of 16, was the vic
tim Of a fendish attack at tn,
headquarters Of the organization il
Hannibal, Mo-, by an unidentified
man.
Two men who robbed the Mad
den-Jarrell dry goods store, a
Shawnee, Okla, Of $1,000 wortl
Of silk, dropped half their boot,
when they were pursued by the Of