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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-05-26

Nervousness
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RUNIORS
OF AN UPRISING OF THE
BLACKS in CUBA. .....
Wholesale Arrests
And indictments strengthened the
o9slntlependent Raayty sof sG0lar sssiAis,h
is composed Of many colorcd meli
constituting tile bulk Of the party
OF Gomez.

Havana, May 2O-NOW that the
excitement aroused by the so-called
frustrated cOlored uprising in Cuba
has subsidized, the conviction is be-
coming well-nigh universal that no
anti-white or revolutionary move
ment was ever contemplated by
Estenoz and his fellow-agitators; and
that all the turmoil was due to the
nervousness of the Government,
which led to an attempt to check
the progress Of a political movement
which threatened to attain embarraS-
sing proportions, especially when al
with already strong conservative op-
position. This, in view of the ap-
parently y~irreconciliable hostility of
the Miguelista and Zayista factions,
would have meant nothing less than
the complete overthrow OF the -biber-
al party in the national elections to
be held next Fall.
SO far the net result of the recent
Wholesale arrests and indictments Of
colored men has not been to, weaken
the ArgupaciOn independents de
Color-independent party Of color
but to ALLEVIATE from the Government
and to drive into the Conservative
company many thousands of those
very colored men who constituted the
bulk Of the party which elected Presi-
dent Gomez.
No Revolution intended.
While many incorporate articles
have appeared in General Esteniz' S
'PreVlsion,' and the general himself
for months past has denounced the
Government from the stump in un-
measured terms, there appears to be
no evidence that he at any time
advocated the forcible overthrow Of
the Government or any rupture Of
the amicable relations between the
blacks and whites that are normal
throughout Cuba. What he demand
ed, as all other col0red politicians
Of offices to the colored men pro-
DOrtonate to their numbers and to the
services rendered by the race in the
war Of the revolution.
The Government claims to be in
possession Of information proving
that Estenoz and the greater part of
the other prisoners were engaged in
a plot to overturn the Government
and massacre all the whites in the
island, but this apparently rests
'"''nly on the statements of police
officers and spies.
AS an example Of this testimony
information was given by the police
that members Of the society called
| "Aponte' were concerned in the
conspiracy to massacre. 1t turned
out that this society is an 0rganizat-
ion modelled after the Red Cross, the
members Of which are well-to-dt
Wn1te and colored men who parade II
very snowy uniforms and whose
honorary president is no less a per
sonage than Major General jose
Miguel Gomez. President Of the Re
public OF Cuba .a
! 1t is also significant that these
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-05-26
SECOND HONORS.
Were Carried on BY Negro in In,
tcrStatc OratOriaI Contest.


tcrStatc OratoriaI Contest.
Omata,I INeb:, May 20-Lcvy r.
pennington, a Junior Of Earlham Col
leSe, Richmond, Ind, representing
his state, won the annual contest Of
the Interstate Oratorical Association
held at the Brandias' Theater to-
night. His subject was '"The
Evolution Of World Peace"
Henry T.. Coleman (colorcd a
junior student Of Cornell College.
Mount Vernon, Iowa, representing
Iowa, was awarded second honors.
His subject was "The Philosophy Of
the Race Problem" IN announcing
the winntr, President J. William
Hamblin, of st. Paul. accorded to the
Colored man the honor ofAnnouncing
ITO the audience the name Of the sec
ond award before the first.
Coleman IS u graduate Of Boone,
Iowa, High School, and his grafton,
he admits, was written during his
leisure hours while working in a
livery stable.
Ten states from the interstate
Oratorical ojcation-Ohio. Mime
sofa, Iowa, Nebraska. Wisconsin
Michigan. Missouri. Kansas, Illinois
and Indiana. The number Of speak
ers is limited to seven.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-05-26

impaired or their influence lessened
in any communit ty, they have to.
blame only the weakness Of the cause
to which they had staked their issue
and not your humble servant.
| mean in all my newspaper stor-
les and opinuated articles to kill that
issue. How we'll the publicity / gave
the Issue. came near killing is only
attested by the overwhelming defeat
it suffered at the hands of men whose
consciences had been awakened to
the sense of the peril awaiting their
church and the race. Dr. Brown to
all essentials is 8 good man. He is
known throughout the church as
clean man morally. but his 1nsatiate
desire for the >bishopric led him to
accept a propaganda that he himself
while hardly favorng in, hoped to
ride into office through the stupidity
Of an unthinking following.
The particularly sad feature about
the whole thing is that there were
other men who themselves thinking
the issue would win, placed their
destinies in the "colored band
wagon themselves to meet like
fate. The Issue, for the time being
IS killed. / am prone to predict as
far as the Colored Methodist Episco-
pal Church in Amer is concerned,
it is killed for ever.
Bishop G. w. Stewart, who was
formerly secretary Of the Epworth
League, with headquarters at Salem,
Alabama, is just as good scholar as
DR.. Brown, so the church has no
need to be regretful. More than that,
presentment. There is nothing
rough or uncouth about him, and in
stead Of the gruffness of the unsuc-
cessful candidate, he is unassuming
and net without an appreciable spirit
Of humility. Bishop Jamison, while
man Of the old school, a man who
practically had to make his way with
out school advantages, is as good as
DR.. Brown, certainly as we'll known,
and as strong force in the church,
as his triumphant election proves.
Coming down to hard rock and
marbles, I think Bishops r. 8. Will
Jams and Elias Cottrell are to be con-
graduated in leading their forces to
victory, and at the same time killing
the damnable virus Of color, which
was bidding fair to eat, the hearts
life out Of the church. Incidentally,
in SO doing, the church gets two
good men on the bench, and an
equally new set Of conscientious
general officers. K, ..}
Another. signal, victory was the
+ iittrifumnthant .+re7efesGt4or. Of Rev. II.
Bullock as agent Of the publishing
house at Jackson, after the devilish
attempt was made by r. r. Brown
and others to question the honesty
Of mis- report. This attempt was
frustrated by the report of the audit
ing committee, which gave DR.. Bull
lock clean bill Of health and which
resulted in his triumphant re-elect-
ion. The conference is over now.
The conference is beginning on an
other quadrennium, and with the
new bishopric timber, there is every
reason to tell that the next general
conference will witness greater AID
more gracious expansion Of it's bor-
ders and a deeper and more Christ
ian spirit among it's fellows.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-05-26
REWARD OFFERED.

For Conviction of Persons Who Drove
the Negro Editor From Town.
Brookhaven, Miss, May 20.-4At
a meeting Of the Board of Aldermen
this afternoon reward Of $500 was
offered for the, arrest and convictions
of any person or persons guilty2so
the burning of w. n. BFyant's prop.
erty. .~ Ir :
Bryant is Negro and published
IA newspaper here. Resentment
against matter he printed led several
citizens to drive him out Of, the place
and apply the torch to his property.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-05-26
FIGHT FOR LIFE.


Baltimore. Md, May 20--Joseph
Cans. former light weight champion Of
the world. has gone to Arizona in or
der to wage a battle against tuber-
culosis Joe realizes that this battle
viii be the biggest of his career, but
he left here with faith in his ability
to win against the dreaded disease.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-05-26
Baltimore
Miscellany.
NEGRO LAWH.3 NOW, APPRE.
CIATIoN HpRTs IN s n
THEIR zLF. s$;
). c. lsi elssiuss es

TO include trip dow n Wy n:ic9
boat, and Druid enuet VIII
be Illuminated inE <ffeir hOnOrs.
Prominent fraternal society man
dies. e. y3s:sts
The Detroit times., 1910-01-11
MCDONNELL is SKEPTICAL.
Inclined to Doubt Reports OF Attacks
on Goldman Girls.

on SOtOIHdU III iSs
Chief Of Detectives Mcdonnell is
inclined 10 doubt the report that Rae
and Sarah Goldman, daughters OF Sol
Goldman, of No. 519 ST. Antoine-st..
were both attacked by men on the
streets, near their home. within few
days
Sarah Goldman, 10 years DID, report
ed to the police that last Thursday
she was attacked by an italian, and
that when her uncle. Charles Kessler
went TO her rescue, he was set upon
by four Italians. Chief Mcdonnell
says that his officers investigated. and
that neighbors had heard OF no such
occurrence He said that the detec-
tives also searched in vain for alleged
marks on the girls arm. He declared
that the girl requested that the affair
be printed in the papers.
Saturday night, Rae Goldman.
Sarahs 17-year-old sister. told news.
paperman that she was attacked
Chief Mcdonnell says that he received
no report Of the occurrence. The
girls father had heard nothing OF 4.
when he was interviewed about the
matter
The Detroit times., 1910-01-11
INSURGENTS QUIT;
Gilman WINS OUT
Eighteenth Ward Alderman Will Be
Elected President of the Coun-
Gil Tuesday Evening {

Aid Thomas Gilman. of the Eigh.
teenth ward. sat on table in the city
clerks Office. Monday morning, swung
his legs and laughed.
lie had just heard that the opposi-
tion TO his election as president OF the
common council Tuesday evening. had
died away. There were several days
last week when Gilman did not smile,
because he could hear. mentally. the
rasping sound OF scalping knives being
sharpcned. and his hair felt just as
trife creepy.
Put the opposition members put away
their weapons, Monday. and announced
that they would be good Indians
henceforth This followed a count
which developed that they did not
have enough votes TO beat the Eigh-
teenth ward alderman Aid. Owen,
Harpfer and Grindley. who have not
voted with Gilman lately on council
divisions. say they are for him for
president and that settles the ques-
ton.
Aid. Vernon says he is not candi-
date against Gilman unless caucus
is held at which the verdict OF the for
mer caucus Is rescinded. And there
will not be any second caucus.
Il will forget this unpleasantness
when 1t comes to making up the list
OF committees declared Aid Gilman.
Monday. Il shall select the commit.
tees according to what | think the
aldermen are best fitted for. Strange
as II may seem, not one OF the alder
men has come near me since | was
nominated to ask me TO place him on
any certain committee. Even IL he
did. | would use my own judgment"
While II has happened that Mayor
Breitmeyer's friends have opposed
Gilman. in large measure, the mayor
The Detroit times., 1910-01-11
P|hCHOT TO GIVE
FACTS TO PUBLIC
Maps Out Plans To vindicate His
Position-Telegrams Pour in on
Him From All Sections.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-A private
citizen. Clifford Pinchot. ex-forester OF
tho United States. spent today at his
home mapping out plans to vindicaie
his position In his controversy with
President Taft.
For the past two days he has. at
odd moments. been framing a state
mept to the public. The delay In COM
pleting II has been caused by constant
Interruptions from visitors who have
called TO express their sympathy. and
by kilograms which have actually over
flowed his library table and are now
being piled up on the floor az they
come in
Administration supporters are wait
ing for the statement with no little
concern. because IL IL feared Pinchot
Will point out what he considers 20
be the dangers in the policy OF the
Taft administration with regard to
the methods or conserving the natural
resources OF the country
To Justify his action in calling pub
lie attention 10 the Cunningham cases
and others Pinchot will take the
ground that the letter to Secretary
Ballinger last September had closed
all avenues OF Official remedy for the
situation and that It was necessary
10 appeal from the administration to
the people.
That Pinchot is sure OF his point
Is confidently asserted by his friends
and stories TO the effect that the re-
moved official and Theodore Rooss-
welt have been in communication since
Roosevelt went TO Africa are not de-
MED.
o. w. Price and A. C. Shaw, two
officials whose heads fell into the ad-
ministration basket when Pinchot was
decapitated. were at Pinchot's home
the greater part of the day and went
over with him various papers and
documents that are the basis of the
forthcoming statement.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-11
PAUL DICK OUT ON BAIL.
Files Appeal From Sentence by JET
fries on Latter's Advice.


Paul Dick, sentenced to the House
CT Correction by Justice Jeffries for
80 days, for "mashing." Is out on ball.
having fled an appeal, on Justice JEFF
fries advice, TO the recorders court
The police Justice, indignant at Pc
liceman Frank Orlansky for testify
ing that Dick pulled girls hair as
she walked along the street. constitut-
cd himself Dicks legal advisor. in the
effort TO remedy things for Dick.
IL had the two girls who were sup
rosed TO have been attacked by Dick,
in my Office said the Judge. Both
girls swore that Dick had not touched
ttem. One said that a sister of the
young man who was with Dick was
her closest chum. and that Dick and
the other young man were not mash
ers.'
Dicks boy companion also swore
that there was no MASKING. In spite
az Orlansky's statement that Dick
grabbed one of the girls by the hair.
II shall not prefer charges against
the policeman, nor shall issue per-
iurv warrant against him. advised
The Young ma nto appeal TO the record
.rs court from my own sentence, and I
viii leave 1t TO that court to deal with
the officer"
Nicholas Charlet and Verlein Farse,
Two Greeks accused OF accosting young
women on the streets, benefited by the
nlisht of Paul Dick. When the two
Greeks appeared for trial. Justice JET
fries adjourned their cases until Jan.
70 remarking that he wasn't going TO
.astroad anv more alleged mashers u
the workhouse, until he learner
whether there was anything In the
cases or not.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-11

denies that he has taken any part In
the council fight whatever.
81 have not interfered In any way
said Mayor Breitmeyer. ANY impress
sion TO that effect is mistaken. The
mayor has not started TO fight yet.
When he wants anything, he will get
1t without fight.
There is no price to any job the
mayor has anything to do with. If
the mayor thinks man is fitted for a
job. he will ask the particular com
missioner involved TO consider the
matter. That is all"
The latter part OF the mayors re-
mark referred TO the fact that Aid.
Gutman, who has been one OF the most
active In the Gilman cause, got very
little comfort when he asked for n
job for a constituent in the city en-
gineer's office. The statement that
he was told he could have the job for
his man If he would vote for someone
else than Gilman, is denied In the
mayors Office
There is no price to any job" That
is the answer
Some of the very aldermen who are
going to vote for Gilman because they
feel themselves bound by the action
OF the caucus at which he was NOM
mated, are plain in saying that they
expect trouble after the committees
for the year are appointed.
IF anything is wrong then, We shall
have the votes to take care of It," de-
clared ore alderman.
The first issue between the Gilman
following and the insurgents may
come on some street railway policy
or il may come on the disposition OF
the paving material and sewer con.
tracts.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-11
SUGAR CHECKERS
SENT TO PRISON
Four Convicted of Manipulating
Springs Get One Year in ,
Penitentiary.

NEW YORK, Jan. l0.--ln the
United States circuit court Judge Mar.
tin sentenced Thomas Kehoe. Patrick
j. Henncssey, John X. Boyle and Ed
ward A. Coyle. former checkers on the
Williamsburg docks OF the sugar trust,
who were convicted OF manipulating
springs In the scaies whereby false
weights OF imports OF sfgar were re-
corded and the government defrauded
OF duties, TO one year In the Black
wells island penitentlary.
Oliver Splitter, convicted with the
above four, and who was declared by
the prosecution to have been the head
and front CT the conspiracy through his
position OF dock superintendent, viii:
be sentenced on Feb /. He is now in
the hospital recovering from a surgi-
cal operation performed yesterday.
In imposing sentence Judge Martin
scored the prisoners for falling TO take
advantage of his hint that n they
made full breast OF the matter he
you'd be lenient with them. He stat
ed that IL they had confessed he would
have suspended sentence, but In view
or the fact that they challenged the
truth by sticking to their original stor-
les, although the evidence conclusively
proved their guilt. there was nothing
for him TO do but 10 impose the SEN
tence. II Is expected the case will be
appealed.
In appealing for clemency for the
men former senator Clarence Lexow
their counsel. bitterly assailed Special
Prosecutor Stimson. He told the court
that since the men were convicted
Stimson had been giving out inter
views threatening the men with the
limit or the law and doing everything
possible to lntimidate them. Lexow
insisted that the court should take
under consideration the recommends
tioif of the jury for mercy.
He insisted that he had talked with
members OF the jury and that they
expected when they recommended
mercy III returning their verdict that
the court would suspend sentence.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-11
SLEEP IN TENT IN
ZERO WEATHER
Cold Has No Teyrors for Young Sons
Of F. F. Tillctson-Have Close
Call in Fire.

IL IL hadn't been for cold feet, the
Tillotson boys. sons of +. +. Tillotson.
assistant cashier OF the Dime Savings
bank. would still be sleeping In a tent
pitched In the back yard OF their home
at No. 100 Chandler-aye. The severe
Temperatures OF the early part OF last
week gave both the boys, Edwin. IA
years old. and Robert, IL years old.
Geld feet-not la the slangy use OF the
term-but naturally cold tootsies, and
they heated soap-stones to roll up in
the blankets at the foot OF their cots
In the tent, where, by the way, they
had slept nightly for over year. One
Of the stones was heated extra hot
the other night and just after the
boys had rolled themselves up for the
night, they made sudden jump into
the frosty air, upon seeing tiny flames
shoot up from the bottom OF the cot.
II was not many moments before the
bedclothes were in blaze and the
boys had hard work to beat out the
destroying the bed clothing no harm
was done. but until new supply OF
blankets can be purchased the boys
have had to retire TO their bedroom
In the house.
MY sons enjoy sleeping In the open
air and did so all last winter and sum
mer and again this year" said Mrs.
Tillotson. "They are both strong.
healthy boys, fond OF outdoor sports
and say they feel much better sleep
ing in the open no matter vnat the
temperature. than they DO indoors.
They have plenty Of warm blankets
for their cots In the tent and ] made
them sort of Esquimau hoods so that
when they get themselves rolled mp
and into their cots, they are quite cosy
and comfortable
The Detroit times., 1910-01-11
EMBEzzLEMENT CHARGED.
Stark q NeckeIs Say Christian Hart
man, City Salesman, Robbed Them.

man, City Salesman. Robbed Them.
Technically charged with the EN-.
bezzlement of $273 from Stark &
Neckels' -four mill. Michigan and
Hammond-aves., Christian Hartman.
city salesman for the firm, was re-
manded to Jail by Justice Stein, Mon.
day, in default OF bail OF $4,000 in two
sureties.
Mr.. Neckels alleges that Hartman's
shortage will exceed $1,000, and that
the man was all prepared to leave
town when arrested by Patrolman
Frank Schloud.
Hartman is alleged TO have kept a
supply OF the firms statements in his
home. and to have made out dupli-
Gates. entering payments on the Of
fee statements. and turning In the
duplicates to the firm. without the
payments credited. Mr.. Neckels said
that this system had been In opera
tion since last September. and that
the firm was still at work on Its books.
tracing down the shortage.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-11

troit and Michigan, with liberal re-
view of musical affairs in other parts
of the country and In foreign fields.
There will be departments for the
various solo instruments as we'll as
the voice. several pages OF music,
both vocal and instrumental. a ques-
tion box and purely technical depart
ment and many special features that
will doubtless add to its success.
Mr.. Lagatree is well-known to the
musicians of the city and state. and
his wide acquaintance Is a guarantee
that the pages OF the new magazine
will be an especially good medium for
the professional musicians to learn OF
one another's doings.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-11
NOthing
Like

them IN the world. CASCARETS the
biggest seller-why? Because lis the best
medicine for The liver and bowels. Its
what they will 40 for yon--not what
zoe say they wfH do-that makes
CASCARETS famous. Millions use
CASCARETS and il is all the medicine
that they ever need to take.N 90.
cAscARETs ,oc a boz for q weeks
treatment. all druggists Biggest sei'rr
In the world Million boxes q month
The Detroit times., 1910-01-11
M,LinalIfe Safer.

Everywhere life is being made more
safe through the work of u. Kings
New Life Pills in Constipation. Bill.
BUSINESS. Dyspepsia. Indigestion. Liver
troubles. Kidney Diseases and Bowel
Disorders They're easy. but sure.
and perfectly build up the health. 25c
at K. C.. Kinscl Central Drug Co..
Gray a Worcester.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-11
Another Foreclosure Against o. T.&L

Another suit involving foreclosure
II enc ~ the mortgages rGnn the De-
trcit oletr . IrontSr railroad, has
b, eli filed in the Uni' al States cir.
cult court. . be plartiG is me New
Yu.k Trust Co. Previous suits
Nrn,,.tt 40 tie Central r'rr Co.. tho
ynstI Stascs Trust Co and the
Kite. srbock,r Trust CO. the pres
,nt srit Il for foreclosp . upon four
ard unc half million ioi.l", of bonds.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-11
Leopard ATTACKS Woman.

NEW YORK. Jan. 10.-Clayton, a
fine. big. beautifully marked leopard
turned suddenly on Mrs. Pauline Rus.
selle. who was driving him through a
rehearsal at Hubert's museum, yester.
day. He knocked the woman TO the
floor Of the cage with a swing OF his
forepaw and tore her throat so badly
that she may die. Mrs. Russefe hoped
to secure money for the support OF
her two children in Virginia by exhib.
.iting the animal. The leopard was
subdued.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-11
TO LAUNCH MUSIC MAGAZINE.
Sidney N. Lasatree Begins Publlca

Sidney NJ Lagatree Begins Publica-
tion OF "The Studio" Feb. I.
A magazine devoted to music In all
its branches. called THE Studio"
will be launched in Detroit about Feb.
/. with Sidney n. Lagatree as editor
and owner. The new magazine will
be the official organ OF the Michigan
Music Teachers association. II will
be devoted to matters musical In De-
The Detroit times., 1910-01-11

Mayor Not IN r2vcr OF Acquiring
Property BY Condemnation.

Mayor Breitmeyer will probably
send to the council Tuesday night
veto OF the resolution by which the
corporation counsel was instructed to
begin proceedings TO condemn the
Ferry tract out Grand River-ave.. for
a park. This is In accordance with
a policy which the mayor will advo-
cate Of having future purchases OF
park property made b. bond Issue
The resolution would put the cost OF
the new felIy park on the tax roll IN
one year.
Il small Recommend That all pa.
and playground property be bought by
bond issue." saws the mayor.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-11

Experts estimate that the Bavarian
auarries which supply almost the en-
ti.e worlds demand for photographic
stones are good for two more centur'
ies
The Detroit times., 1910-01-11

The yearly consumption OF sugar
per American family has increased In
the last IS years by about lao
pounds.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-11

The 9.70O-foot breakwater which the
government is building at Hilo. Haw.
ali. will enclose 2 900 acres Of watcr
and make one of the finest harbors In
the world.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-11

Sob Prsssiss cone right. Times
Illss or City 1sse.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-11

job Printing done right. Times
Priuting CO.. Is John R.-st Call Main
1898. or City 1855.