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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-09-01
Ellis Explains Position

Editor Of The Advocate
Dear Sir:--I norIced an article in
tho last issue Of your paper, headed.
Has Ellis Insurged"? In reply to
this I wish to say that Ellis has not .
1nsurged as he sees it. But he 10
questioning the right Of the GANG
to break the agreement made with
the Negroes Of Fayette eight or ten
years ago. Ten years ago, accord
Ing to the Census enumeration, Fay-
cite County was entitled to three
Representatives in the Legislature.
1T was decided that the Negroes rep
resented one-third Of the voting
strength Of the county and that they
should have one Colored Represen-
tatiVe In the Legislature. This
agreement was lived up to, by the
organization. for eight years; and a
provision was made so as to enable
the Colored Candidate receiving the
highest vote to be declared the nom
lnee. In the last Primary the COM
mittee failed to make this proyis-
ion as had been done for, the past
eight years. The only reason given
for this neglect, is that it was an
oversight on the part Of the commit
tee. There was, not the slightest no.
tfce given the Colored people Of
Fayette that this agreement would
be changed; and that the Colored
Candidate would, have to take, his
chances with the White candidates.
7 claim that the organization should
not have broken it's agreement with
US without a cause; and no reason
has been given save that stated
above; and that could have been
corrected by the Primary Committee
just before the ticket was printed,
the same as it was done four years
years ago when the committee want
Ell to keep it's present agreement. 1T
is very strange how these oversghts
CD will keep up and especially SO
when the committees attention has
been called to it in time. to lower,
the oversight 90 I contend further
that even though the organization.
made this oversight CO, and broke
It's agreement, and put the Colored
candidate on the same running basis
with the White candidates; that he
deal and had the votes counted for
him that were cast for him. | know
OF one place where the colOred candi-
date had more than a hundred votes
cast, and got only six counted for
him. at another place he had as
many as % votes cast for him and
got big zero and there are many
other places where, the same thing
happened: The thing that 1 am con-
tending for is that the blame be
placed where it belongs and not put
| the defeat of the colored man on
the Negroes Of Fayette. The Ne
gro has enough ills to bear without
putting the oversight 60 Of the
gang on him. We believe that we
are right for contending for this and
| for the faith that was once delivered
unto us, and that has been ungrace~
fully and ungrateful1y taken from
us; not by popular vote, but by re.
fusing to count the popular vote as
cast. Call this what you may. I
know one thing that is resenting an
injury done an honest faithful truaf
worthy people, who have been salts
fed with a little position Of honor,
for which by their votes they have
thus, into lucrative positions and
thus made them wealthy.
| J. NJ. ELLIS.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-09-01

Drs. n. +. Gamble, r. l.. Jones
and B. p. BROMLEY, West Wrginia's
Big Three" are reported to have
made good" at the Washington ses-
sion of the National Medical Asso-
citation The presidential crown was
again dangled before the eyes of Or.
Gamble, but like Caesar Of old, he
out it away With thanks.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-09-01

The Negro people should so gen
erouSly support their newspapers
that it will not be necessary for our
editors to hold petty public otftces
to keep soul and body together. 1t
is extremely difficult for hungry
man to he fearless, outspoken for
the right and immune from the blan-
dishmcnts of the money corruption-
list.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-09-01

we still think we'll Of The proposed
J9l" exposition, but Unless some one
with authority to act gets busy.
mere Will be no appropriation by
this coming Congress for commits.
SION or for anything else in the ex.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-09-01

The comefan of the New York ses.
sion or the Business League was one
Scott Bond. aHEaMeged millionaire"
from Arkansas Mr.. Bond was all
right for a little while, but the big
show got too mnh& Of. the clown
when the crowd wanted to see the
elephants perform.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-09-01
MIR. ELLIS EXPLANATION.

The writer has been at some
pains and expense to acquaint him
self with conditions at present OBJ
tanning in Fayette county politics
and, while he does not, for lack Of
reliable information, question MIR.
Ellis contention that the col0red
candidates for the House Of Dele,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-09-01

The spotlight wfllcnoW be burnish:
ed up for the B. M! c. at Baltimore.
Houston, Norris; Asbury, Slaughter,
Danry. Davis, Jones, and the rest
win please, take their places and
look pleasant.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-09-01
STUBBORN AS MULES

are liver and bowels sometimes; seem
to balk without cause. Then there s
trouble-Loss Of Appetite--1udiges-
ton, Nervousness, Dependency.
Headache. But such troubles fly be-
fore DR.. Kings New Life Pills, the
worlds best Stomach and Liver rem
edy. SO easy. 25c at all druggists.
9-t-5t
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-09-01

1t is now definitely agreed that
pe'legra is not caused by eating In
dian corn. The DIedicai fraternity
is very considerate in not Interfering
with our luscious con pone," the
Negroes choicest delicacy. Another
excuse must now be found for tho
existence Of Dellegra.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-09-01

Judge Terrell, John e. Bush and
the servant girl problem all stayed
away from the New York meeting Of
the National Negro Business League
Queer coincidence, that!
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-09-01

In his apt reply to the address Of
President Roosevelt the other day.
at the Business League in New York
Bishop Clinton certainly did "clean
up"
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-09-01

Inc Advocate is anxious to see in
the saddle set Of race leaders who
can pail more than their own weight
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-09-01

Register Vernon, it seems, could
be happy with either, we're 'tother
dear charmer away"
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-09-01

West Virginia still has it's good
eye on a SNUG berth at the national
capital.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-09-01

pr Booker r, Washington richly
"'S'r''" the rest he is getting across
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-09-01
Curtis N. M. A. Head

CONTINUED FROM. PAGE ONE,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-09-01

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THE REPUBLICAN TICKET
objection Next NOvember.)
For Congress, Third District:
JOS. II. GAINES.
s." For State Senate:
GRANT p. HALL.
For House of Delegates:
~ J. w. DAWSON,
JOHN A. THAYER,
w. w. GRAHAM,
w. B. SHAVER,
w. F. Shirley.
For County Commissioners:
w. S. MOTTESHEARD.
. For Superintendent OF Schools: =
JOHN L.. GILLESPIE.
. "a - - $50 -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-14
SENATOR TAYLOR FOR PEACE
Urges Tennessee Democrats to Make
Up Differences and Get Busv.

KNOXVILLE. Tenn. September IL
Senator r. l.. Taylor gave out a state
ment last night. in which he speaks
or general political conditions over the
country being favorable in their ONT
look for democratic success at the polls
In November. He tells of what the
progressives have done in the western
states, and how insurgency is on the in
crease in republican ranks. Then he
says that there is no insurgency in
the democratic ranks, except in Ten
neSSee, and from this he launches into
an appeal to the democratic factions in
Tennessee to get together. He tells
the independents that if they persist
In indorsing the republican candidate
for governor in todays convention
they will pu. themselves outside
the pale of the democratic party in
state and nation.
We must not" he says cruelty
refuse to accept the overtures of the
followers of Gov Patterson would be
nothing more than firing on flag of
truce. and would mean the disruption
Of the party now, and for years to
come. 1t would reach to the campaign
of 1912. and might be the entering
wedge to make perpetual split and
deliver the electoral vote of 1912 to
the national republican party
Senator Taylor left last night for
Nashville to preach harmony to the
warning factions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-14

NEW YORK, September 14.-Ernest w.
Gerbracht former superintendent of the
Williamsburg post of the American Sugar
Refining Company, who. with Charles X.
Heike. former secretary and treasurer OF
the company, was convicted last spring
of conspiracy 10 defraud the govern'neh,
by the underweighng of sugar. was TO-
day sentenced TO two years in the fedeTal
prison at Atlanta and fined S',tOo pH
Judge Martin in the United States court
After imposing sentence Judge Maruh
granted stay on appeal and nAed oa
at $4,000.
Sentence on Mr. Heike, who mas heeh
called the man higher up. Is sun peru
ing.
The conviction of Heike and GerpfacIl.
was in large measure brought apou'
by the testimony of Oliver Spitzer 1ofihe.
dock superint endent, who. following ms
conviction and the serving OF part OF
his sentence at Atlanta, turned SIate >
evidence. Splitter was pardoned by PreSi-
dent Taft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-14
ONE DEAD, SIX INJURED,
RESULT OF EXPLOSION
Lamp Flame in Contact With
Gas in VandaIia, Ind,
Mine.

LINTON, Ind. Sept ember 14.-One MI
ner dead. one fatally injured and five seri-
ously hurt, is the result Of a gas explo-
sion caused by a miners lamp in Van
dalia mine No 10 nine miles from here
TODAY There were :,in men working ir.
the mine, but they had been changed to
another section this morning
Andrew Baxter is dead David Reese is
lying at the point of death with a frac-
tured skull and w. c. Beatty. Charles
Young Ora Parks Frank Stewart and
George Ross are seriously burned.
Shaft Quickly Put Order
The mine did not catch fire. as was first
reported and the fans already have put
the shaft in working order.
Relief parties. including all the physi-
clans in Linton, hurried to the mine at
the first report that more than a score
were dead and as many more injured
The mine is nine miles from Linton and
as the only telegraph wire running TO it
is owned by the coal company, which had
it in constant use. details of the ex-
plosion were difficult to obtain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-14
ASTOR TUTOR MARRIED.
Weds Daughter of Baron Won Nor
denfvcht in Berlin.

BERLIN. September 14.-Olsa daugh-
ter Of Baron and Baroness Ferdinand
Won Nordenfiycht. and Hans Won kalten-
horn OF New York were married at the
Emperor William Memorial Church to-
day.
The brides father is the German con-
sui general at Rio Janeiro. and for
merly occupied a similar post at New
Orleans, The bridegroom was formerly
the tutor of Vincent Astor. son of Col
John Jacob Astor. and was a member
of the colonels yachting party on the
Nourmahal. which. while cruising in
tbe West Indies last fall got out OF
with any port for a time
and aroused much alarm for the safety
of the colonel and his guests. The trip
included a visit to Rio Janeiro
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-14
CLAIMED TO BE A WYNANT.
Work by a Master Found in a Sec
ond.Hand Furniture Store.

DETROIT. Mich, September IA
canvas four feet by five, said to be a
genuine Wynant dated 1669-ten years
before the death of ''the father of Dutch
art'-was hung yesterday in the Detroit
Museum of Art.
The picture. which has as its subject a
hunting accident. was bought some time
ago by local collector from a Detroit
woman, who in turn secured il from a
secondhand furniture deal Ter. for its
frame. The frame she later found to be
unsuitable for her purpose. As soon as
the present owner saw the painting he
suspected 1t was a Gainsborough
Careful cleaning by an expert revealed
the name "Wynant," whose pupil Gains
borough was.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-14
BLOWS UP FARMERS HOME.
Request for Money Refused, EN-
Move Seeks Revenge.

JOHNSTOWN, Pa, September lt.-An-
gered because his employer refused to
give him a dollar, James White. aged tif-
ty-ive, a farm hand, is alleged to have
blown up the home of w. r. Barefoot.
near Windber, near here, today. White
it is said, tied a stick of dynamite TO the
end of a clothes pole. which he placed
against the house beneath the room of
Mrs. Barefoot. He then exploded the
dynamite.
Tile side OF the house was wrecked, but
the family escaped injury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-14
Jewels of Countess of Antrim Stolen.

WINNIPEG, September l4.-The
Countess of Antrim was robbed of
jewels valued at several thousand dol
lars here last night.
This is one of the many robberies
which have occurred OH trains and in
Gently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-14
FIRE AT NEW HAVEN.
Two Brick Blocks in Business Sec.
tion Burned With $500. 900 Loss

NEW HAVEN. Conn. September IA
Two four STORY brick blocks at George
and Church streets. in the business sec
ton of the city: the Woods building and
the building OF the Hegel Furniture Com
pany and the. upper floor of the Oneco
Hotel were gutted by fire early this
morning with a loss estimated At 500 600
The fire started on the third story of
the Woods building from q cause un-
known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-14
Made Notable Flight.

The Zeppelin VI will be best remem-
oered by its notable flight from Friedrich
shafen to Berlin, when n carried Count
Zeppelin, the inventor, on a visit to EN-
peror William.
The Zeppelin VI was built i'm 1909 Her
motors and the other navigating machin-
cry. were contained In two gondola cars
situated in the bow and stern. respec-
lively. Suspended from the center of the
airship was furnished cabin. She car
ried crew of ten men.
The measurements of the Zeppelin vi
We're: Length, Az feet; width ~ feet
gas capacity. 10000 cubic wards. Her
three motors had a total of 400 horse
power. extended in four propellers and
giving her speed of thirty-eight miles
an hour
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-14
Monarchists Protest Election.

LISBON. September 1.-THE monarch
lists OF the opposition today protested the
election of twenty-six members of the
government party. Parliament will not he
convened until these contests are decided
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-14
Sailor Brings Cholera to Cologne.

COLOGNE. September ia sailor who
arrived here today from Danzig has been
placed In hospital as cholera suspect
A bacterial examination was ordered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-14
BALLOON BLOWN UP
Motor Explosion Destroys the
Dirigib'e Zeppelin VI.
THREE OF CREW INJURED
Fifth Serious Accident That Has
Befallen Counts Airships.
USED IN PASSENGER SERVICE
Built Last Year, It Had Recently
Been Enlarged-Was 472
Feet Long.

BADEN BADEN. September 14.-If
anything could discourage that intrepid
apostle of aerostatics. Count Zeppelin.
il would appear to have been furnished
today, when the Zeppelin VI. the latest
model of his aerial invention, was torn
by the explosion of one of the three
motors located in the stern gondola.
Three of the airship's crew were seri-
ously Injured
The accident happened as the dirisi-
BILE was being slowly worked into her
shed here. The defective motor had
been operating as usual. when suddenly
the crew were whirled from their posts
in the rear gondola as the craft trem-
bled and lurched. There was sharp
report. fash of flames and in mo-
ment the immense ia brio of silk canvas
was afire. The crew, hardly realizing e
what had happened. tumbled over the
sides Of the airship. barely escaping
with their lives. The fire spread so
rapidly that the shed was soon de-
stroyed.
This is the fifth serious accident which
has befallen the Zeppelin dirigibes. the
histories of which have been brilliant
but brief, and usually ending in disas-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-14
CANDIDATES PLENTY
FOR BOWERS lob.
Selection Engaging Attention
of Department of Justice
Employees.

The selection OF a successor to the
late Lloyd Bowers as solicitor general of
the Department of Justice is engaging
the attention of officials and employees
OF the Department Of Justice This DO
Sition is next to the Attorney General in
power, influence and salary. Mr. Bowers
was personal selection of President
Taft but as a rule the President vests
IN cabinet officers full power to choose
their own subOrdinates and if he fol-
lows the rule in this case Attorney Gen
eral Wlckersham. who will arrive in
Washington the last of this week for q
stay OF several weeks, will pick his own
solicitor general. Mr.. Wickersham's
control of his own department has been
supreme. and if he has some one in
mind capable of filing the position of
sohcltor general the chances are that
the President will ratify the choice.
The man most prominently in mind for
the position is w. S. Kenyon. assistant
to the Attorney General and the third
man in rank in the department Mr. Ken
Won succeeded Wade Ellis as the trust
buster of the department. He is the
man who has had charge of the indict-
ments against the beef barons in Chicago
He is expected to reach Washington Fri
daN. MIR. Kenyon is from Iowa and.
prior to coming to Washington was
railroad attorney of wide practice He is
a man of good presence and as his work
is largely before the Supreme Court of
the United States man of many quail
ties is necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-14
Shaft Quickly Put n Order.
Bureau of Mines Offers Aid.

Experts in mine rescue work under the
direction of the United States bureau
of mines are being hurried to the Van
dalia mine, near Linton, to place their
services at the disposal of the mine Off
cials in any rescue work that may be
necessary.
Immediately upon being informed by the
Associated Press of the disaster at Linton
the bureau of mines dispatched tee-
gram to the branch mine rescue station
at trbana. ILL.,. informing the officials
there of the disaster at Linton and order
ing them to proceed Immediately to the
scene of the explosion with all necessary
aDDaratuS S,Ich as oxygen helmets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-14
Station Fully Equipped.

The station at Urbana is fully equipped
and in charge of r. Y Williams and J.. M
Webb, who will proceed without delay to
Linton.
Another telegram was sent by the bu-
reau of mines to the officials at the head
quarters of the mine rescue work in Pitts
burg. Pa. informing them of the disaster
If additional assistance is needed by the
Urbana mine rescue experts when they
reach Linton more men will be sent.
either from Pittsburg Nashville. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-14
Speediest of Her Type.

The Zeppelin VI was under charter of
the Passenger Airship Company. having
Gently wrecked Deutschland. She was
transferred from Friedrichshafen to this
place, and after being fitted with i'm
proved propellers and other new features
made trial trip August 10. She proved
to be the speediest of her type and it
was announced that she would maintain
a speed of thirty-fve miles an hour
The dirigible was reconstructed to car
ry ten passengers and during the last
teresting places. Many Americans were
among the excursionists Baron Rudolph
Goldsomidt- dt-Rothschild had chartered the
airship for the use of a private party
next Friday. He had agreed to pay $500
and $50 for each additional hour occu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-14
IS BAR TO Al|NONY
of:s75 a "o'1h sut-
ficient for Support.
COURT WlTHHoLDs aR0ER
Justice Barnard's View of saw in
Suit for Maintenance.
CASE OF MRS. E. JoNEs-Bs 9WN
Her Marriage to Washington plice
Sergeant Kept Secret Sind
Decembsr, 1900.

4 wife in receipt of an income = SO
per month is not in such necessitous cir
cumstances as will warrant the cousx. in
granting alimony. pending the hearilfs OF
the case on its merits. in a maintenance
suit especially when she has been liv1ng
apart from her husband and has main
tained herself during period of ten
years.
This view of the law was taken today
ny Justice Barnard, when he denied ths
application OF Mrs. Ella r. JonesB Brown.
the e-hundred- dollar clerk in th.
Treasury Department, for an order re-
Quiring her husband, Sergt. Ernest W.
Brown. acting lieutenant of the third
police precinct, to contribute to her sup
port, while the court is determining the
contested question of which deserted the
other. Mrs. Brown was married at Phil
adelphia December ), 1900, and kept the
matter a secret until last week, when she
filed suit for maintenance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-14
Strand of Blond Hair.

Prof. Pepper said that the hair discov-
cred included a short strand Of fair
texture wrapped up in handkerchie; OF
the size commonly used by men. The
witness identified particularly a piece Of
flesh. six by seven inches in size, as COM
ing from the abdominal wall. and that
bore a scar which. in his opinion, was
undoubtedly left by wound from an
operation.
The witness said that the scar was In
vertical direction and more than four
inches in length. Ii was ola and might
have been on the body for a year or
possibly many years.
The condition OF the organs recovered
was healthy. In his judgment they ndi-
Gated StOutish person in middle life,
whose hair was dark brown where IL had
not been artifically bleached
Witness said he found no trace of the
sex. The parts had been buried for not
less than four months and for not more
than eight months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-14
Examination of Parts of Body.

Prof. Pepper was the first witness called
by the prosecution. At considerab bic
length he described the examination
which he had made of the parts and set
forth his conclusions.
Witness said he had identified pieces
of flesh as belonging TO various parts OF
the body. except the head. hands. fore
arms. feet and legs below the knees. He
could say that the members found were
undoubtedly from a human body.
No bones were discovered, nor was
there any trace of genital organs.
The whole viscera was present intact
The only wound was cut I'm the upper
part of the windpipe. Other parts We're
left undisturbed b. the one who did the
cutting The way in which the parts had
been separated convinced the expert that
whoever was guilty of the mutilation did
his work with an eXactnesS born of
familiarity with the human body.