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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-16
SCHOOL CHILDREN IN FIELD
MEET on SATURDAY.
VIII Participate in Athletic Events
Following the Ceose of the
Scholastic Term.

VIII Participate Arnleuc ESNenDs
Following the Crosse of the
Scholastic Term.
More than 800 Ell Paso school children
viii participate next Saturday in the
annual track and field meet Of the
Grammar School Athletic league. H. L.
Mitchell. athletic director, will act as
referee, and has completed the list Of
events which will take place at Wash
ington park. No admission will be
charged Play will begin at o'clock.
Badges viii be given to each individ-
ual winning first, second and third in
each event, and an athletic pennant to
the school winning the greatest num-
Der of points. Points VIII count five for
first place, three for second place, and
one for third place.
The list Of events follows:
Grade a
CFifteen years and over during that
school year,
loo yard DASH
Running high jump
Stunning broad jump.
flight pound shot put.
Grade B.
(Thirteen and II during that school
year,
1-75 yard dash.
Running high jump.
Stunning broad jump
4--15 yard potato race.
Blocks placed on ground at intervals
Of three yards apart, first block three
yards from starting point which is a
one foot circle All blocks to be put in
circle one at a time.
Grade c.
eleven and u years during that
school year,
80 yard dash.
2.-Running nigh jump.
Stunning broad jump.
As yard sack race.
Sack 10 be fastened or held waist
high.
School Race.
A relay race of $50 yards. A picked
team to consist of the best runners in
each school. Each man runs 10 yards.
Each runner of the winning team to re-
ceive I. first place ribbon.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-16
ROswEIL DEFEATs CADETS

Roswell, N NJ. May 16.-Roswell " on
the ball game from the Military insti-
tute cadets by score of 4 to O.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-16

The Union team went up in a % run
balloon at the Shelter Sunday, beating
the home players, who made only
runs. J. E. Jacobs, of the Union team,
says he manages the best amateur
team in the city. having played Is
games and lost only 2. He is open
for all Corners
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-16

All tailored suits, one-haIf price,
Calisher's.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-16

All tailored suits. one half price
Calisher'S.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-16
CONCERTS BY THE
FORT BLISS BAND
Music by the Soldier Boys
at the Governments
Military Post.

Four concerts will be given by the Ft-
Bliss band at the fort this week. ana
the programs announced by conductor
Majewski include many pleasing and
popular selections. The number of FL
Pasoans attending the concerts is IN
creasing.
The following programs are an
nounced for this week:
MOnday-5:4O to $40 p. m.
1. Twostep-Iowa. .-..-. Johnson
2. Overture-Berlin in JOY and Sorrow
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. -Conradi
3. La Paloma fradler
4. Selection-Said Pasha ..-.-- Stahl
3. Invitation Ia Valse- -.----- Weber
s. Golden Rod Mckinley
Tuesdays to p. IN.
/ March-Stars and Stripes. -. Sousa
2. Overture-If 1 Were King. - Adam
8. Traumerei. ...-.-.Sch umann
t. Observation-Disclosures Wagner
5. Jung Werners Parting Song -Vessler
Trumpet Solo by corporal Kans.)
6. TwOstep-Irish Hearts $1,000 Evans
Wednesday-5s4O to $40 p. m.
l. p-Schnitzelbank- ..-Sticht
2 Overture-La Casa Sadra. Rossini
8. Loves Dream After the BALI
-Czibulka
f. Selection-Faust. -Gounod
5. Little Wag .-...E ilenberg
s. Twostep-San Antonio 1890 LANCE
Fridays 10 p. m
J. Ramona .-..-.........J johnson
2. Overture-EgmOnt Beethoven
8. Pas Des F1eurs from Ballet Malta.
.DeIibes
T. Selection-RigOletto Verdi
3. Serenade for Flute and Horn It'll
(Sergt. Kravetz and Corpl- Richard)
c. Twostep-Arrah Wanna 49,. Morse
Az tailored suits. one-half price
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-16

All tailored suits, one-half price
Calisher's.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-16
Durangos Lose
st. Ignacio Wins.

The st. Ignacio team gained If runs
over of the E. P. Grays. The score
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-16

By and 2 score, the Butler Reds
beat the Atlas Athletics. Farrar al
lowed only 5 hits, struck out II, and
gave only one base. Score was:
r. H. E
Reds OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 16 Il
Athletics z
Batteries-For the Reds Farrer and
Bonner; for the Athletics Memo, Italy
ano and Lala.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-16
Union Team Wins.


Arnold; st. Ignacio, Acosta and BrIto.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-16

Baseball players should realize that
their financial status will become bet
ter as their moral plane is raised. This
statement maynseem a bit strange But
look at it in tQS manner. With the
moral tone Of the game raised profess
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-16
b|SBEE CLIMBS
Up To THE TOP
Lands on Cananea for Satur-
days Game and Leads
the League.

Bisbee, Ariz., May 16.-Bisbee is now
at the Top OF the Cactus league column,
having defeated Cananea both Saturday
and Sunday. The score Sunday:
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-22
FIGHT NIGHT-RIDER BAND.
Two Men Killed and Five Wounded
In Battle on a Georgia
Plantation.

BarneSville, Ga, Dec. 13-A reign
Of terror exists among the Negroes
in the Miner district Of Pike Coun-
tY, due to Whippings of Negroes by
masked night riders, which have
been in progress for three weeks
At least 80 Negroes have been whip
ped, and the blacks have at last or
ganized for defense.
AS a result, when night riders
went to the home Of Ed Atwater, /,
Negro, at 8 o'clock this morning
they were confronted by a number
Of armed Negroes. A battle ensued
in which Atwater was killed, and
also one Of the night riders, whose
identity is being concealed. Three
Negroes and two night riders were
also wounded.
The situation is regarded" as critl-
cal, and J. d. Woodall, one Of the
largest planters in Georgia, has ap-
pealed to the Governor for troops to
keep the peace.
Woodall employs many Negroes
and he says night riders have paid
particular attention to his tenants.
Feeling against Woodall is bitter
among the whites, as they charge
that Woodall encourages the Negro.
es to act badly.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-22
Harper Given
Bulk of Estate
MARY D1CKERSON, WHO DIED IN
>NORPH gARO4ANA. SAID ITO
HAVE LEFT LARGE SUM TO
ATTORNEY

Asheville, N. c., Dec. 17.-Mrs.
Mary Dickerson of keystone, w. Va,
said to be the wealthiest colored
woman in that state, died here to-
ay of asthma and other complica-
tions.
Mrs. Dickerson was brought here
by her physician, Dr.. G. n. Mar
shall, and attorney, e. H. Harper,
and seemed to be in no immediate
danger, but the trip and change of
climate brought on a relapse from
which she did not rally.
In compliance with the request of
the decedent that she be buried
neither in this, the state CT her birth
nor IN West Virginia, Mr.. Harper
took the remains to Tazewell, Va.
MS home, where they were inferred
in the family cemetery.
Mrs. Dickerson is survived by q
mother and two sisters, but it is un-
derstood that the bulk Of her estate
goes to Harper.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-22
Emancipation
Celebr alton
OF MONSTER PROPORTIONS TO
BE A HOLIDAY EVENT IN BAL
TIMORE. TWO PROMINENT
NOMEN DIE. "f

Baltimore, Dec. 21-A monster
celebration of the 52nd, annlN ersary
of the emancipation proclamation
Will De held at John Wesley M. H.
Church the first Monday night in
January. rhe arrangements tor the
celeDratlon are in charge Of Rev.
Dr.. Ernest Lyon and committees OF
prominent clJizens.
Miss Mary e. Waller and MI.
Harry O. Wilson were married AZ
the home Of the brides parents last
Wednesday evening. The ceremony
was performed by The brides father,
Rev. DR.. c. r. Waller. The groom.
is president Of the Mutual Benefit
Society.
Rev. DR.. l. l.. Thomas, field sec
retary Of the Board Of Home Mis-
|sions and Church Extension Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, Is
spending two weeks with his family
Rev DR.. W. A. Credit, pastor OF
Fthe Cherry Memorial Baptist church,
Philadelphia, was in the city Sun
day to attend the funeral Of a niece,
Miss Mary e. Credit.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-22

Knoxville, Tennessee. The Atlanta
Constitution. said, "If asked what
was the best feature of the Appla.
chan Exposition it was rather diff
cult to answer for there were many
exhibits Of excellent quality. If,
however, the question was asked
which exhibit most fully exploited
the phase Of progress in the Appla-
chan Exposition it would be salu
that no phase more fully illustrated
this than the Negro Building and the
exhibits therein.
THE Appalachian Exposition was
an adequate expression Of what the
well-to-do Negro in the South is do
ing to- establish the standards Of the
race. The frs t and primary stan.
dard the building of the home"
There was a$series Of photographs
Of Negro homes which covered a
wall twenty feet across and seven
feet high. This pictures showed not
only the size and proportion Of the
home, but that there was comfort
N1IilI hS Allullld CONSTITUTION
continuing it's comment said, "In the
front of these homes were flower
gardens and, to. the side and to the
rear were glimpses Of vegetable gar
dens. The pavements without in
dicated that the houses were In d
part of the city coming under civic
consideration and there were groups
of these Houses together which In
dicated that there were growing
communities Of such homes. These
homes in nearly every case were
owned by the people residing In
them"
A Negro photographer took the
pictures. the houses were built by
Negro architects, builders and lab
ors and the walls Of the homes were
adorned with photographs Of Negroes
Of note. These homes are an indl-
cation Of what the progressive Me-
groes everywhere are doing for the
uphnildngs of the communities in
which they live.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-22
Ux.HrEoA a2t1E7. sCL. .EE1EHA
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE.
or All Friends of the Negro Is Pro-
posed by Washington.

Tuskegee, Ala, Dec. 19-Booker
L. Washington, head Of the indus
trial school for Negroes here, has
just issued invitations for an inter
national conference to be held al
Tuskegec of all persons in America
and Europe interested in the educa-
ton and improvement Of the Negro
race.
1t is planned to hold the con-
ference in January, 1912, anda to
bring together not only students OF
colonial and racial questions, but
missionaries, teachers and Govern
ment officials, who are actually en-
gagged in the work Of aiding the Ne
gro
The purpose Of the conference will
be to gain from those in attendanct
clear and definite ideas of the ac-
tual problems involved in the re-
demption Of the Negro and to en-
able those engaged in similar work
-in-Affi -to-see- ef-themselIns anc
profit by the methods employed at
Tuskcgce.
1t is stated that Prof. WASHINGTON
is being aided in this movement by
prominent educational leaders In
this country, and that the proposed
conference may result in a perman-
ent organization Of the "Friends of
Africa"
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-22
NEGRO ACADEMY TO MEET.

WashingtOn, D. c., Dec. 21-The
fourteenth annual meeting Of the
American Negro Academy will be-
held Friday evening Of next week at
the Fifteenth Street Presbyterian
Church. The session this year will
be devoted 10 exercises commemor-
atlve Of the one-hundredth anniver-
sary Of the birth Of Charles Sumner.
Among those on the program are
Archibald II. Grimkc, president of
the academy: Prof. Kelly Miller and
Justice Wendell Philip Stafford.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-22

any class Of people who make color
their chief stock in trade in advanc-
ing their political welfare.
Ballots rule the country, not color
prejudice. Any plan which has 70,
Its object the satisfying of the un-
natural harted Of man Of one color
for people Of another color should
never receive the Endorsement Of the
colored voters Of the land. If the
signs OF the times are right, the
Negro voters Of the entire country
should do what the colored people
Of Tennessee are preparing to do on
larger scale than in the last cleo
ton. They had better vote their
own convictions regardless Of the
past and throw party affiliations to
the everlasting winds.
UdtKE1A a2t1EX XsSL=EN rg1
L
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-22
Democrats Name
Negro Candidates
REPUBLICANS AND
PRAY COURT TO COMPEL
CITY COUNCIL TO GRANT
THEM ELECTION
COMMISSIONERS

r. r. Cheeks, of Kimball was as
sociate counsel for the respondents
IN the mandamus proceedings
brought before the Supreme Court
Of Appeals by the Citizens party of
kimball to compel the city council to
grant them commissioners in the
municipal election to be held Janu-
ary 5th.
The fight for the political control
OF kimball is peculiar one in that
on both the Republican and Citizens
(Negroes and DemOcrats) tickets
are two Negro candidaes for city
council. The Citizens nominees are
Will Barnes and Emmett l.. Pollard
}. E. Ross and l.. G. Valentine were
nominated by the Republicans
Since about two-thirds Of the regis
tered voters Of Kimball are Negroes
the effort Of the Democrats to form
an alliance with them is regarded as
q shrewd move and in keeping witt
the announcement Of some of the
leaders that the Democrats will
make bid for Negro votes.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-22


"A recent report Of the Adjutant
General OF the Army pays a high
tribute to the reliability Of the COL
ored soldier. His report shows that
from two and one-half to three times
as many white soldiers desert as col
ored soldiers. The desertion rate of
our colored troops compares favor
ably Wlth-the- -loM-rate- -of-the British
army.
Claude Jackson and Adrian Cot
ton are successful photographers a,
st. Paul, Minnesota. They have
recently bought out the photograph
gallery of George Tise, on East
Sixth Street in that city and have
fitted up the studio so as to do all
kinds of Photographic work. They
have the contract to do the photo
graphing for the st. Paul Police De-
partment.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-22
W. Va. Orphans Home,
Dec 9th 10 1 q


Dec. 10th, 1910.
Mr.. Editor please find space in
your paper for the appeal.
Dear readers Of the Advocate and
members Of the many clubs:--We
hope that You will not forget the IA
friendlcss children at the orphans
home, one a baby Of months. We
know that YOU always remember the
orphans home at this time OF the
year, but at this very busy season
we write line to remind you ot
this class Of children, thanking you
for your rcmemberance,
Lucy II. WARE. Matron.
CLARA l.. STEWART, Teacher
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-22
Racial
Progress
WE'LL ILLUSTRATED BY NEGRO
EXHIBIT AT APPALACHIAN
EXPOSITION
Other Examples
Reported 10y The National Negro
business League Show Remarka-
Die Development Along Many
Lines of Endeavor North as Well
as South

Cambridge, Maryland, has thirty
lhrllty colored business men. j. II.
Slocum, an extensive oyster packer
is one Of the most prominent
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-22

Chicago. Dec. q President Jud
son, Of the University of Chicago, to-
day made public a letter from John
d. Rockefeller in which the latter
made suggestions as to how his last
donation Of $t0,000.00O to The uni
versity should be spent. Religious
instruction is the chief Of the univcr-
sity life phases the donor provides
for,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-22

The remarkable progress Of the
race was well illustrated by the Ne
gro Exhibit at the Appalachian EE-
position which was recently held at
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-22

Mrs. Maggie Hart is a successful
milliner of st. Paul, Minnesota. sh.
mas recently opened business there
with a full line Of millinery goods.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-22

Work on the hundred thousand
dollar Y. M. G. A. building at WASH
lngton, ID. c., has been resumed and
the structure is to be pushed to COM
plctiOn.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-22
To Test
Legality
0f Ordinance Negro Newspaper
viii Move Into Pro-
hibited District
Segregation Law

is UPHELD BY CITY SOLICITOR
WHO, IN LENGTHY OPINION,
ATTEMPTS TO SHOW THAT Me-
CESSITY EXIST FOR CONFIN-
ING NEGROES TO CERTAIN
SECTIONS.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-22

The Peoples Cooperation Build
ing and Loan Association was recent
~ established in Washington, d. c.,
with main offices at 6O9 F. Street,
N. w. The officers of the Associa-
tlon are, j. Lewis Taylor, president;
George w. FELTON,, first vice-presi-
dent; w. f. Foreman, second vice,
president; J. A. Davis, secretary and
treasurer. The main work OF the
Association is to aid the people in
securing homes
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-22

Governor Hadey of Missouri ha,
recently. appointed an important
tuberculosis Commission. The oh
lect Of the Commission is to find out
just what the sanitary conditions are
among the Negroes. The Commiss-
toner's are DR.. T. w. Coston, Jeffer-
son City; DR.. J. e. Perry, Kansas
city; DR.. w. S. Carrion, st. Joseph :;
Z. p. CoVington, Louisiana; Mrs.
Nevada kenner and Dr.. George S.
Jackson of st. Louis.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-22
The Wage Earners' Loan and In.

The Wage Earners' Loan and In
Vestment Company Of Savannah,
Georgia, the first Negro Savings
Bank opened in Georgia is one of the
successful banking institutions Of
that state. The officers of the bank
are, i. f. Williams, president; w. r.
Fields, vice-president, and Walter S.
scott, secretary and treasurer.
The growth Of the bank Is we'll
Illustrated by the following state
ment Of the assets at the end Of each
fiscal year since the institution was
established:
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-22

Henry A. Loveless Of Montgomery
Alabama, is one Of the most success
vi undertakers in the state. BY bis
2tflc1ency and reliability he has built
up an enViable reputation in Mont
3omery He carries an up-to-date
line Of goods. His fine pair Of gray
Hearse horses won first prize at the
recent State Fair in that state.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-12-22

Ihey are raising some extraordin-
ary hogs in North Carolina. A rec
ent item from the town Of Bahama
n that state says that Frank Cope-
land, worthy Negro Of that place
KILLED hog which after it was dres-
5ed tipped the scales at six hundred
and forty pounds and small one
hat when dressed weighed one hun
1red and ninety-eight pounds.
Mr.. Copeland is not troubled
about the high price of meat or
whether or not the Chicago packers
are going to quit business
The Prescott daily news., 1910-11-03

always placed, the integrity of man and purity of woman and the sanctity of religion above all earthly things but 1 hope never to grow too old to make merry with my friends and forget for little that 1 am no longer one and twenty. When the the time comes for me to go to my account l mean to go shouting; to go with my flag flying, and as l have never lied to the people of Ken lucky, please God 1 never shall. 1 have told them a great many unpalatable things. 1 have met their disapproval full in the face. 1 have lived to see most of my admonitions against this and that and the other vain hopes vindica- ted by events. want to live yet a little longer still to tell the truth and shame the devil; but if obscurity and diversity and neg lect should overtake me it will be a comfort even in the valley of the shadow of death that from first to last 1 fought, not for the short haired women and the long haired men of Babylon, but fer the simple manhood and lovely womanhood of Old Kentucky never new Kentucky, but always and forever Old Kentucky-you r birthright and mine"
The Prescott daily news., 1910-11-03
BUFFALO BILL AND
 FANNIE BILL
Will Bring Their Combined Wild West and Far East Exhibition to
 Texarkana, Nov. 10th

An event of unusual interest to people in this vicinity will be the engagement of Buffalo Bills Wild West and Pawnee Bills Far East as noted in the above head lines. Varied and wonderful will be the several spectacular scenes and the entire exhibition will take on an educational and histo- ric character wbich gives it an interest possessed by no other tented exhibition. An Oriental spectacle of gorgeous splendors will be interpreted by groups and delegations from the Far East, introducing Rossi's Musi- cial Elephants as the particular feature of the Oriental scene. Tbe Battle of Summit Springs, a reproduction of the historic Indian conflict in which Buffalo Bill killed Chef Tall Bull, of
The Prescott daily news., 1910-11-03

the Dog Soldiers, will be the principal Wild West scene, par ticipated in by Col Wm. F. Cody.
 the original and only Buffalo Bill.
 who will re-enact his original part. Arrangements have been
 made with the railroad officials to run special excursions and reduced round-trip rates, so that everybody who so desires may take advantage of their op- portunity to visit this world re- exhibition.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-11-03
Election Proclamation.

Notice is hereby given that there will be an election held in Nevada County, Arkansas, on the Sth Day of November, 1910, at the places hereinafter desig mated, for the purpose of elect ing One Congressman from the 7th Arkansas District.
 Said election to be held at the following places:
 Alabama township at Falcon. Albany No 1 at Laneburg. Albany No. ? at Sutton. Boughton at Boughton. Caney No. 1 at Rosston. Caney No. ? at Gale.
 Emmet at Emmet.
 Georgia at Morris.
 Jackson at Hatley's Store. Leake at Glenville.
 Missouri No. 1 at Court Housea Missouri No. ? at Woodmen Hall.
 Parker No. 1 at Bodcaw. Parker No. 2 at Brisbane. Redland No. 1 at Lackland. Zealand No. ? at Wire Road school house.
 Taylor No. 1 at Willisville. Taylor No. ? at Pleasant Hill. Union at Bluff City.
 Given under my hand this October 18th, 1910. The same judges, clerks and sheriffs that served in the Sep tember election will officiate at this election.
 ED HOOD,
 Sheriff Nevada County.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-11-03
In Nevada County ChancerG Court
B. D. Moseley, Plaintiff.

E. D. Moseley, Plaintiff
 VS, Callie Byrd ct all Defendant
 WARNING ORDER, The defendants Callie Byrd and Alfred mith are warned to appear in this court with in thirty days and answer the complaint of the planti1 B. D. Mosley. Witness my hand as cIerk of the Nevada County Chancery Court this the 26 day of Oc- tober 1910e r. E MURRAH,
 Clerk of the Chancery Court.