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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-02

The servant girl question" was
the live wire Of the week, but no
one was able to catch the clever J.
II. Bush mapping on the plays close
to the plate. He went at the sub
]ect automatically, and tactfuily
made the problem the leading issue
before the, convention. Lack Of
time made It necessary to carry the
remainder of the. discussion over to
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-02

Not one word was said about pol
itics The convention came. together
Tor business-and stuck religiously
to business.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-02

The greatest ever,"' was the opin-
ion handed out by delegates, visitors
and citizens.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-02
GREEN REMAINS SUPREME .CHADCELInR
LOUISIANA OVERWHELMING
Jta OF VIRGINIA s14gB

and Auxiliary Of
's1tors are Attracted by
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-02

The Louisville gave the best SER
vice the League has had since it's for
nation. ---- -.~--.-- -..--...' ...- .
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-02
ECHOES OF THE NEGRO BUSINESS LEAGUE
sINTILIATING GREAT CONVENTION OF TIT
RACES MOST POTENT AGENCY UPLIFT

all
women Prominent Because
Visitors
t6 Mention 1.-The
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-02

The civil authorities say the Falls
City metropolis has never entertained
d more orderly or better looking con-
vention of any race.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-02

The "potnt-of-order" fiend was left
at the post.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-02

The business men gave evidence
Of prosperity in bringing lat rolls. of
long green" to Louisville and dis
pensing 1t literally whether called
upon to do SO or not.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-02

Chestnut Street C. M. E. Church,
the largest edif1ce owned by Negroes
In the state, was filled at every ses-
sion, despite the intense heat and nu-
merous counter attractions Of the So
c1al nature. The church was ideally
situated with reference to the head
quarters and homes of the business
houses.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-02

The Courier-Journal, the Times,
the Herald and the Post, the leading
dailies, WED with one another as to
who could give the fullest and best
report of the proceedings. They did
ample justice to the situation-and
everybody got a mention :, Of some
kind
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-02

The Y. M. C. A, officials, under the
leadership of Secretary C. H. Bullock
gave the League an ideal headquar-
ters. The place was specially adapt
ed to meetings of the auxiliary bodies
the reading room and broad piazzas
made splendid resting centers and
the lawn was convenient for recep-
tions and conferences OF every des-
cription.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-02

In furthefance Of the group idea"
"A. G. Howard and f. C. Patterson
are arranging to form at the next
meeting an affiliated body of produc-
ers and manufacturers. Who will be
the next.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-02

The school people were pleasingly
In evidence at every turn. Prof. w.
H. Perry, Prof. A. e. Meyzeek, and
Prof. j. S. Cotter had smile for ev-
eryone.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-02

Mr.. Emmett J. Scott, perennially
popular at the League conventions,
was more noticeable than ever this
year, by reason Of success that has
attended his recent labors as United
States Commissioner to look into
conditions Of the, Liberian Republic.
BY universal request, he delivered q
happy address before the League
on Thursday evening, giving in a
brief, but graphic, style, an account
OF his trip to the African republic
the land that has been developed by
the children Of Dark America. Mr..
Scott told Of the cordial treatment
he had received at the hands Of his
brother commissioners on and of
the war yessel-the record-breaking
cruisers the Chester-of the warm
welcome which greeted them at
MJnrovia, Of the highest expectations
Of the Liberians, who are looking
confidently to the United States fol-
the protection and assistance sc
Sorely needed, and of the actual po-
ht1cal, social, economic and educa-
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-02

~ band of Chicago, second to
ad third to st. Louis, ~ !,
: lture. Of the session We'd
saiae the biennial address. of,
& Chancellor Green. which
IN in information concern
.s5 M 3ights. He found many
ss to say about the >6rder
litions,, covering his adj
{s;s from the death OF aus
\ ncellor starks, April,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-02

CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-02

The politeness Of the white people
IN the stores, Offices, and on the street
cars was gratifying to those who
looked with suspicion and apprehen-
sion upon. all things southern. A
frequent utterance was "The white
people of Kentucky are the best white
people in America"
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-02

The leader himself started 4 TIE
Maze" on cornet,, and before slko
had finished the first bar every S,ie
in the audience was cheering III
was rag, stnictly rag and seemed St6
reach the heart and feet of all; psfst
emit and 1t was then the s;Yerdict of
the audience that the Omaha band
had carried Off the first prize, bdts
the judges who. weighed the music
and were not moved by feeling Pen
dered the first prize to the EiRtith
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-02

Mr.. Ernest Davidson Washington
and Architect w. Sidney Pittman, son
and spptin laR, p f the wizard, were
the cynosure of all eyes, but. both
kept modestly in the background.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-02

The beautiful home Of Prof. and
Mrs. W. H. Steward on 9Th Street
was the social headquarters. It was
painted and refurnished for the oc-
casion and the true spirit of Kentucky
hospitality radiated from 1t at every
angle. Mrs. Steward, always ready
to asaist in making the visitors hap
'py, was ably assisted in entertaining
by her accomplished daughters, Mrs.
w. H. Pickett, Mrs. J. H. Black and
Miss Carolyn Steward.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-02

CoGrINUED ON PAGE Four.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-02

For the first time in the history Of
the League 1t was welcomed by q
genuine governor, In the flesh. Here
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-09-02

CONTINUED ON PAeA THHxz,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-28
SOYA BEAN INDUSTRY.

Washington, d. G., advices report
that oil millers Of Liverpool are dis
posed to regard the products of the
soya bean as additional articles of
trade and not as competing to replace
the manufactures of cottOhseed, ae-
cording to a report transmitted by Con
sul Horace Lee Washington of that
city. The Consul adds: ''The first
complete cargo of soya beans that ar
rived in the United Kingdom reached
Liverpool February II, 1909, and the
interest In this new industry has grown
apace since then. experiments being
made in various other parts Of England
as well as n Liverpool. that range from
a blend of soya -four, made by an ex-
pert Liverpool baker, with -four and
with meal, about one-ffth for mixing
with -four and one-sixth for meal, to a
soya dog biscuit. The blending Of
soya -four above referred to is desir-
able by reason of it's demonstrated food
value. In albumin0ids soya beans are
stated to be nearly three times as rich
as oats and wheat and possessed of
more fiber and ash. 4 few German
millers are reported to have mixed
soya and rye -four in experiments in
the making of the black bread of that
country, aud local millers here are ex-
perimenting with a blend 10 improve
their own brown bread. A vegetable
cheese is known to be produced from
the caseln that the bean contains, but
this has not advanced from the ex-
perimental to the commercial stage.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-28
THIS FLY COULD FLY.

Dr. Wolling furnishes the following
large horsefy, says the Newberry Is.
O. Observer:
''Some years ago large horsefy, in
his wild flight, came plump against my
eye and gave me great deal of pain
and discomfort This little piece of ex-
perience put me to wondering how fast
they could fly, but without furnishing
ME with any means of finding out.
However, another piece of experience,
or rather observation, has given me
some light on the question.
q In my late trip went down from
Columbia to Sumter, a distance of
forty-two miles, on the fast train to
Charleston, which makes no stop from
Columbia to Sumter. and covers the
distance in an hour and ten minutes, or
at about forty miles an hour. At a
certain part of the journey I was
standing at the back end of the train,
and had just noticed that we were go
ing at a very lively rate and must
be making a full average speed. and
was impressed with how the track be
low was flying away from US. Just at
that moment / noticed a large horsehy
take the track behind US. about on
level with my head. and start after the
train, and in an incredibly short time
II was seated on the door facing. riding
along quite at ease. Then it would
dart off, circle around a little, and teen
again start after the train. which it
could easily overtake
$50 its speed must have been up
ward of forty miles an hour. and it
was not doing its best. So you might
truly say there was fly that could
f1v.'
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-28

msnt for II is without home and with
out 3 crew or horses 20 pull it. An
effort Is to lie made 30 ge; this in
commission. Chief Tharston has the
right idea about il for he is going to
suggest that a place in Chinatown be
built for it and No, l engine be housed
IN the same building. This viii give
that section of the city ample FIRE
protection, If the supervisors viii see
the necessity for il as the chief does.
There are in all forty-seven employees
Of the department aud every one is
taken in on his merit. He is put through
a drill and if his limbs are stit or he
shows reluctance TO go dizzy height
he does not get in. The chief has kept
his men absolutely free from politics
and in that way he has maintained n
discipline not surpassed anywhere in the
United States. Probably no city of its
size on the mainland has department
TO compare with il in efficiency Drills
are held once each week for the men
and once a month, in which the en-
gines are tested at the waterfront, a
very good test because it necessitates
a pretty high lift.
Dry drills, term with which all fire.
men are familiar, are held twice each
week and are of great benefit to the
men.
Chief Thurston
Chief Thurston went into the depart
ment in 1897 and by strict attention
to his duties rose from the ranks to
become assistant chief and finally to
| succeed Mr.. Hunt as chief. Courteous
at all times. he is at once strict in the
administration of the affairs of his de-
partment. He demands close attention
on the part of his men, but he does
not bend so far that he is considered
a martinez. There is no rowdyism among
1 the men under him and no one IS al
lowed to become attached TO the fire
department unless he has testimonial
as to character, can pass the necessary
| physical examination and show app
titude in mastering the drill which is
| held at the central station, Assistant
Chief Deering being in charge when
| the chief is absent
The department is large enough, in
point of numbers of men, to establish
| a fund for the benefit of disabled fire.
men. 1t is done elsewhere and should
be here. Perhaps Mr.. Thurston has not
thought Of it. When / see him I in
tend to mention it and then work il
out.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-28
The Genesis Of Fire Department :

Der OF guests. The spread was 10 be
a big one, and in the open. We had
sat down al the table and the signal
was given to begin. In q minute the
table was swept clear, and | can plain
IL see, after all these years. Hawaiians
putting away food and bottles of beer.
under their coats, and taking the stuff
home to the children and friends who
were unable to come 1t settled semi
public gatherings of this character. and
after that we gave our dinners to com
pany members in our homes
Prize Contests.
The annual drill by the different
companies was always interesting, and
as usual. much rivalry existed al these
affairs as well as at fire. The test
was in the throw of water, and the
place was down on Kaahumanu street,
where the father of J. Mort Dat had 4
sail loft. There was always a fiagpole
on top of the building, but on these
occasions it was not high enough and
had to be spiieed The engine that
could throw a stream over that pole
held the prize for a year, or until an
other company outdid it.
And there was a good deal of feeling
at some of the company elections. 1t
is told of one of the Pacific Company.
where an engineer was elected against
a strong opposition, that when it came
time to seat him a man high in the
councils of the sovereign bounced him.
The matter was presented to the cab
met and the minister of the interior
ordered new election.
The Line of Chiefs.
During the existence of the volunteer
department there was good deal of
politics done and when the change in
the form of government came there was
desire on the part of the officials to
eliminate this feature. 1t was decided
to put the department under a commits
! sion. Up to that time the chiefs had
been Alexander j. Cartwright, Rich.
ard Gilliland, Richard Neville, Ben.
iamin F. Snow, c. E. Williams
| Charles n. Spencer, John A. Hassinger
| James S. Lemon, George Lucas, John
Mott, Charles B. Wilson, Frank Hustace
j Julius Asche and James H. Hunt. Al
the close of the department by the
change of government all of the mate
rial was taken over but the company
! accounts were, | believe, divided pre-
] rata among the members. The list OF
chiefs given may not be in the order
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-28

IN which they served. OF the thirteen
named nine have passed 10 their reck-
onIng. One of them, Neville. having
been killed by religious sect in Kona
John Notf IS still engaged in active
business. Charlie Wilson is with the
road department. Frank Hustaee is in
business and Julius Asche is TAILOR at
Oahu Prison
The Present Department..
jim Hunt, the last chief of the volun-
teers. became the first chief of the
paid department, having as his assistant
Charles H. Thurston who succeeded as
chief al the time Of his death. Its
effectiveness is due entirely to the ef
forts of Mr.. Thurston. He has studie
hrefghting under the best and most
experienced chiefs of the tig DEPART
ments on the mainland and has profit
ed by what he saw when in company
with them he watched fires thai
amounted to CONGREGATIONS and saw
how they were extinguished. His visits
to the Coast since he took up his resi-
denee here, and became attached to
the department, have been for the pur,
pose of study and he has not lost
moment of the time intended for that
duty.
Naturally there is difference in
favor of the paid service. When the
department was started in the early
tifties Honolulu had no regular water
supply, but when it was established the
use of engines was not always neces-
sary because there were few buildings
at that time so tall that a stream from
fire plug would not carry over it.
In these days everything has grown
except the water supply and it seems
that the more money spent upon it
the more frequent are the announce
ments that the precious liquid shall not
be used for irrigation purposes,
The present department consists of
| three regular stations, one of them be.
ing known as Central, at the corner
of Beretania and Fort; one at Palama
and another at Makiki. There are -four
engines in commission and one in re.
serve. Two of these are at Central
and in addition there is a chemical
engine with two double eighty tanks
Chinatown Station Needed.
Somewhere there is hook and lad.
der outfit, but it is like gun without
ammunition. The fact that such 9
. thing is greatly needed seems not tC
have been recognized by the govern
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-28
THE SCAMPIRE.

4 lad there was, and he went to school
Gwen as me and you),
But he called it college," by rote
and rule.
So he strated right in to play the fool,
And he never took in that the Ounce S
stool
Was waiting to find a crewl
a kid he was. but he led the van
Gwen as kidlets dO).
He whooped and yelled like a bleaeher
fan.
As brash and as void as an empty can;
But he thought he was really a great
big man,
And leading the bunch. few!
A dream he was. in his roaring socks
Even as all must see),
A dream that awakes and alarms and
shocks.
With sweaters that howl for a block
Of blocks,
And charming the creatures Of frills
and fr0cks
With swagger of deviltry.
A drone he was, like lazy Turk
Gwen as one might guess.
He worked at his play and played at
his work,
He settled his books with a slam and
a jerk,
And lit on Thousand ways to shirk,
: little bit less and less!
A chump he was, with cigarette
Even as flows the tide),
With cuss word ready and cash to
bet.
But waiting a lesson he won't forget,
When the wind is cold and the rain is
wet
And the world will tan his hide,
Judge with apologies to Kipling)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-28

There can be no public school in
Indiana which does not have an aver
age attendance of at least twelve pu-
pills. If the number falls below that
the pupils must be transferred TO some
other school.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-28

In Philadelphia recently Afro Amer.
lean women engaged in church work
held a gathering at which a mock gen
eral conference was called over which
women acted in the capacity Of bish
ops, presiding elders and general Of
feers.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-28

In Iowa the idea is advanced that
full and complete reports Of the trans
actions of school boards be published
in the local press. as is now provided
by law in the case of county boards
of control and city councils.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-28

Looking back through an early num-
Der of Thrum S Annual [ found an
item relating to the Honolulu Fire De
partment in which there is much of
interest to the people of Honolulu, Ref
.erence to old numbers of the Polyne-
sian disclosed more information and
among the data was an account OF
fire that took place back in the early
'5Os, before Honolulu had a department
devoted to the extinguishing of fires.
1t was in those days, even before
1850. that the discovery of a fire at
night was usually announced by a
policeman. There are men in business
today who will remember the peace
guardians going the rounds at night
carrying lanterns, red light lndlcat-
ing the even number and the blue light
the odd. They will remember, also,
seeing as they walked along to or from
home the lights hanging at corner of
street and of hearing the oft told
tale "EIeyen o clock. and all S Well
One resident tells me that it was a
anonotonous call, for the men were OBJ
Hged to announce each half hour. 1t
NAV have been annoying to the sleeper
who couldn I sleep, but think what 1t
was to the poor policeman who had
to keep awake whether or no.
Fire engines and hose carts. up to
this time. were an unknown quantity
here but there was an unwritten law
that compelled every occupant of store
and dwelling to have on his premises
not less than two buckets filed with
water for fire brigade. That the
fires were not extensive ones may have
been due to the fact that Honolulu
architecture was, in the main, Of the
grasshouse era. There were not many
buildings having a second story nor
many very elaborate ones of one floor
The town got along fairly well with
buckets for as many years as 1t was
old and the change came when some
new blood was infused into the town.
The First Brigade.
Somewhere in the middle '40s Alex
ander Cartwright, a resident OF New
York, contracted "wanderlust and
moved West. It was before the days
when Greeley gave his advice to eastern
well-fed youth 10 go ''West and grow
up with the country; before, even,
John Marshall had panned out the first
pay dirt in California. Young Cart
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-28

The extension Of an electric railway
from Palo Alto TO Stanford University
is owned by the university but will be
operated by the Peninsular Railway.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-28

wright was robust and a fine specimen
of manhood. Mining, however, though
it was at its height when he was IN
California. did not have the lure for
him that it had for others. Honolulu
was very new in those days and he
was looking for something newer than
the mainland offered so he came. While
a young man in his home city he took
great interest in fires and became
attached to the fire department. Pos
sibIv he was one of the 'hoys who
wore shiney caps and spit locks, as
was the custom in those day. Anyone
who ever saw Frank Chanfrau as
- Nose" will understand the character,
ana anyone who knew Alexander Cart
wright during his long and honorable
career in Honolulu would fail to recog-
nize bare resemblance.
However. When Mr.. Cartwright
landed here in 1S49 or 80 he thought
of fire department and baseball. Be
it remembered that he was one of the
organizers. and was for many years see
retarv of the old "Kniekerbocker !"
Baseball Club of New York, the first
organization of the kind in the State
and one which existed for many years.
So in time he bent his energies to the
formation of fire department IN 1852.
A meeting of interested citizens was
called and an organization proposed
and effected with Cartwright as chief
engineer. He brought into the depart
ment all of the customs and rules of
the New York volunteer department,
that were available. and which the con-
ditions would permit.
First Big Fire.
The first FIRE of any Importance after
the organization of the fire department
occurred in 1852. This was down near
the waterfront and was started by
mob of deep water sailors who had
precipitated a row with some of the
town boys. 1t was, practically, riot
and the police could not restrain the
participants. What property was not
DESTROYED bv fire was almost totally
wrecked BY the mob. After the affair
had ouieted down the losers by the
frav and fire appealed to the govern
ment for redress but as usual IN such
eases the attorney general. who. at the
time. was a gentleman named Lee, de-
cided that after a careful investlga-
ton he had found that the government
was not responsible.
The following year there were few
small fires involving loss of a cook
house in one instance and a dwelling in
another. One of these was recorded
in the Polvnesian of 1853 where ap-
pears the following:
1.-THE alarm of fire on Thursday at
: Nv he 20
of the cook house in connection with