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The Washington times., 1911-05-05
Would Ask Gen. Scott
To Return Gift Sword

1t is suggested that the ladies of
Richmond hold a meeting and name a
committee of fifteen Of their number
to wait on General Scott in Washing
ton and request him to return the
sword which Virginia gave him so
that 1t might be presented to the
gallant Lee, who has proved himself
above price The suggestion comes
from a citizen of Danville.
The Danville Appeal learns that ex-
Governor Morehead, of North Carolina,
was recently murderously attacked by
a negro, excited by war talk, and that
the villain who committed the deed
was Immediately arrested and summar-
lily dispatched.
The south gets word that Lord Lyons
of the English ministry, recently dis
patched his first secretary to the
Montgomery government on impor-
tant business.
1t is understood that he is bringing
information to jeff Davis as to the
position which England intends to as
sumo toward the confederate govern
ment,
1t is estimated that the Mobile Ca
diets, now in Virginia, are possessed of
property worth in the aggregate be-
tween three and four million dollars.
Governor Pickens, of South Carolina,
receives a dispatch from the Mont
gomery government authorizing the
detention Of all northern vessels in
the port of Charleston, with instruc-
tions to the collector Of the port not
to grant any more cIearances to
northern vessels, and to prohibit the
expectation of rice to northern ports
Orders are promptly issued by Gov
ernOr PickenS accordingly
The Washington times., 1911-05-05

skirts! The instant hear you ut
ter your dictum I am seized with
an almost overpowerirg desire to
have a bifurcated suit Of trouser-
cites and parade before your door.
To me you seem great female
devil bent upon one thing-you
seek to rob ME of my own free
will. never valued IT so much
until I knew you. I look at your
daughter, afraid to call her soul
her own; / study your husband,
The Washington times., 1911-05-05
Brazil In Sympathy
With the Confederacv

Senior Don Feliz Decasiro, agent
of the Brazilian government, en- route
to New Orleans from Washington,
where he has been discussing the
question of blockade of southern
ports with Lincoln and Seward. stops
off for few days at Montgomery and
gives. out an interview in which he
expresses the opinion that the block
ade will be agreeable to neither his
government nor that of France.
The Washington times., 1911-05-05
You Never Catch
Insomnia From These
AWFUL

Mrs. willis-Isn't 1t awful the way
people paw over goods in a store?
. Mrs. Gills-Shocking. l went over
to the waist counter this morning and
picked up every single garment and
there wasn't one that didn't have the
marks where somebody had been hand
ling them -.. ..+
The Washington times., 1911-05-05
The Northern View

May 8, 1851 (sundny. From Mondays
dailies. No papers published today.
The war department has declared
its intention of keeping the Potomac
The Virginia troops under General
Lee have been withdrawn from Alex
andria, in consequence of the active
military movements of the govern
The Washington times., 1911-05-05
Expanded the Idea

You must fietcherize, Mabel, and
then you will be healthy"
So little Mabel f1etcherized as long
as her mother was looking and did
very well for one of her years.
Then she went over to a neighborss
and tried to explain all about it.
Now, Willie" she said, Took at
me. You fetch your eyes and I will
fetch my mouth"
The Washington times., 1911-05-05
The Southern View

May 8, 1861 (sunday. From Mondays
daily. No paper published fodayD
The Rev. Francis J. Boggs, chaplain
of the First Virginia regiment of VOL
unteers at Richmond, is elected cap
tain of Company H, Richmond Grays,
and announces that his new duties
will cause him to resign the chap
laincy.
The Washington times., 1911-05-05
Natural Conclusion

Say"
"Yes?"
Did you notice that the scientists
have declared that conceit Is but a
mild form of insanity?"
No Is that so?"
That's what they say"
Your house must be a sort Of luna
tic asylum then, isn't it?'
The Washington times., 1911-05-05
Numerous .t
NonSenSicalities
ENGLISH JOKE FOR TODAY

Looking up from his paper, Mr.
Pitcher remarked suddenly, do you
know what I'd done if had been Ma
poleon?"
Yes" shifted the bewchus maid, who
had already run the gauntlet. You'd
have settled down in Corsica and spent
your life grumbling about bad whisky
and short measure and the uselessness
of being shown the bottle."-The Pink
In
The Washington times., 1911-05-05
The Easier Way

First Burglar-Stungi
Second Burglar-This Job was
cleared up on the inside.
First Burglar-Well have to start
q bank ourselves, old pal. The thing
is done differently now.
The Washington times., 1911-05-05
Gave Bow a Chance

"Son, hear you have Joined the
Boy Scout movement?
Yes, dad"
well. spese you scout ahead and
see IL your mother is sitting up for
me-"
The Washington times., 1911-05-05
An illustrated Lesson

School Teacher (&ishing to illus
trate the meaning of the word slow
ly)-How do I walk.
Johnnie-Please, sir, bow-legged!
The Washington times., 1911-05-05
Why Not Aviate :?

Stranger-Sonny, how can I get to
the railway station from here?
Boy-Have you got q carriage?
Stranger-No, my little lad.
Boy-Well, then, you'll have to
walk.
The Washington times., 1911-05-05

made to qualify for licenses Belle like the mkmen keep from
waterin their stuff that after
zine the effect won't be entirely spoiled thmbeu of dnks
the bottom of the that sounds
of the middle Of something without spelling
Of
Name Speaks rom Experience
ony last night FIR instance almost forgetn breath
readn these ove adventure
with line and shver down the back other
graph of these deserted island where
takes his hand and beautiful and pucy girl
villains sprnklin' of knives and
snatches o love maxim
1t ce1tny great story Belle and almost instead
the other beautiful girl that the hero caspi his manly
bosom when the ship hove sight And then still nkin how
lucky that other beautiful slipped down four lines
of teln how it's dark but what the little brook
gurgles.
mad could back the first and told
hero didn't think much OF him after ALL etn halfb baked little
like that follow him around If the editors that end
good story don't reach all the the bottom of the let
paragraphs could that
FIVE times without losn int'rest.
don't think people write good poetry Belle They
get too muc 20 eat
The Washington times., 1911-05-05
NJ A ME ELLIS BELLE
Mrs: O. II P. Belmont Was Right
In Arreshne the Doctor, for
BAD OETRY is AWFUL

LIE, that Mrs. No Horse Power Belmont
has had doctor arrested for pesterin her with
love letters and bad poetry. He just wanted to
show his admiration for her and her work in the
glorious of woman suffrage, but he took an
unfortchnate way of showin it, that's all. ...
Mrs. No Horse Power Belmont justified,
Belle, because you can't shut poets up by ordinary
means. The cruelest thing you do to 'em,
short of havin' EN- arrested on'y makes 'em change
their style of composition centrally for the worse,
and there's greater calamity than bad poet
exceDt a worse one think the noets ouoht to he
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-11-09
Divided Decision -. !.
-...z.. Acquitted Ulrich
Man Who Assaulted Booker, Wash
ington is Declared Not Guilty by
= Two of His Three Judges.

f. New York, Nov. 6, 1911.-Dr. Book
!, er I. Washington, the Tusksgee educa-
tor, appeared in the Court of Specfal
'aasstQns again, today when the rcase
against Henry "A. Ufrich was called
for trial. Ulrich Is the German dog
fancier who brutally assaulted DIR.
| washington on public street in New
York eight months ago. Despite
every effort of Ulrich's counsel to de-
! lay the trial, DIR. Washington has
continued to press the prosecution;
today he again appeared, although he
had to cancel q series Of engagements
in Wisconsin and other Western
, States. ..,.. ...-
The story Of the assault was told
! in detail by Officers Hagan and Tier
ney, and Wall Street bank clerk
who witnessed it, and by DR.. Washing
ton himself. So complete and con-
! Ylnclng was the testimony showing
Ulrich and another assailant had brut-
ally beaten the educator that the spec
tators were astounded when, after UI-
rich and the woman VINO was various
~ described IN the testimony as Mrs.
Ulrich' and Mrs. Alvarez" had testi-
fled, the judges by a divided decision
OF two to one decided to acquit the de-
! fendant, onthe ground that proof of
assault had not been clearly proven.
10 prove his contention that he had
! nothing to conceal Dr. Washington
fought the case to a finish, and is in
| no way cast down because the judges
refused to convict the culprit who,
with his alleged paramour, swore
most atrociousy in their efforts to
/ fasten odium upon him. He feels he
I mas zone hts fu1l duty to his race and
! to himself in coming to New York to
prosecute his assailant, at great ex-
| pense and loss of time and energy.
Immediately following the trial, UI-
rich was arrested by New Jersey Off
cials on warrant for desertion sworn
out by his legitimate wife, who lives
In Orange. New Jersey. ..
Assistant District Attorney James
/ e. Smith, who conducted the prosecu-
ton, was most earnest in his efforts
to secure the conviction Of Ulrich: it
was no fault Of his that conviction
was not secured. He did his full and
complete duty. -.'-'"-...-s.. ..-.-.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-11-09
NEGRO IN GII8SIBER OF COW.
MERCE BEIfSE $oF D sOUgH-
ERNERS' OIsIECTlONS..>r = E, go ! s'.
20 Whit Members.


Denver, Colos.S Oct. 30.-Undei
pressure from "a aeore of members
most OF them snabives Of southern
states, ho,tht4atsned to resign II
Dr.. H: p. Wsaf6rSok. a. Negro ply,
sican- was admitted to membership;
the directors of.fhs chamber of com.
merce at their dHsetfng today re.
lected the application which :, hat
been in their hands for several
weeks. ~ t
Dr. Westbrook was aware that hix
desire"to join thsS dhahrrber had stirr-
ed up considerable amount of feel
ing, and he acaufesced in the ac-
ton of. the board when it was made
known to him tha4 unfavorable. ac-
ton would be- takeh. Dr. Westbrook
has been an Applicant for admission
to the chamber xse9eral times in the
last three years. Ak Under the admin
'istration of, E. r.. sholtz as president
he was rejected by the directors.
and under the present directorate he
again applied for election at. time
when the chamber was making every
possible effort to enlarge it's M memper-
ship. T he directors were inclined
70 reject again, but he appeared be-
fore them personally and made such
an excellent impression that, the ap-
plicatinn was received. and. 1t was
the intention to eject the physician
at today's meeting Word that a
Negro was to <Bea taken into the
chamber reached TIE ears of some OF
the southern coneiHgent and prompt
ly intimations Wer& made TO the di-
rectors that twenty designations of
members had been. made out and
would be presented 5the moment DR..
W'esthrook's name aWas favorably
acted upon ~ .., r.. II I n
This <, ultimatum ) narrassed the
board and a special meeting was
called at which the matter was thor
cughly discussed and in consequence
of which the protestants were mott
fed Automatically that If they would
withhold their designations some
means would be found to remove
the difficulty. Dr. Westbrook was
again consulted and the situation
laid before him, and In spite of his
eagerness to become member or
the chamber he told the board thai
he would waive all his rights in the
matter and efface himself to the ex-
tent Of abiding by any decision they
might reach that would prevent a
schism because Of the admission or
Negro to the membership Of the
chamber. ...'....: ....
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-11-09
AN OPEN LETTER TfO THE WO-
MANS BAPTIST STATE
CONVENTION

Dear Women Of the Churches:
At the last meeting of our exec
utive board held in Charleston, Sep
tember 80, we decided to start a
Pledge Roll for the Woman's Bap-
tist State Convention, and ask mis-
sionary societies all over the state
to pledge the cost Of lastering one
room In the girls dormitory Of the
West Virginia Seminary.
Having consulted an experienced
plasterer, find that rooms can be
plastered for $4,000 each. There are
/ tWenty-eight rooms to be plastered
If these were ready for occupancy
we might have them filled with
young women now. Will your So
ciety pledge $500. The names OF
societies plastering rooms will be
placed over the doors Of each. Lei
me hear from you, so that the pledge
| roll may be started at once.
Yours in His name,
Mrs. M. A. w. Thompson.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-11-09
Sunday Trials
!. Held Illegal
ATTORNEY DIGS UP OLD STAT
: UTE ON WHICH DECISION 4
LIBERAIING HIS CLIENT n {.
- --1}% > WAS BASED. ~" s: :. =.
Especial to The 1Adyocate. ).

..-'-. AoQ0SAhl. 10 n0 AUVOCaCc.) e'.- G.
Baltimore, Md, Nov. 8.--As- a re-
suit of deep research of the laws o1
Maryland. Attorney Ulysses Grant
Tyler is responsible for Judge Elliott
handing down an opinion in q habeas
corpus in the city court, which says
that police magistrates have no right
to try cases on Sundey. 4
A colored man was sentenced to
Jail few, Sundays ago on charge
OF assault. Attorney Tyler was OBJ
tanned to secure the release Of the
man, the habeas corpus proceedings
was the result. - Il. "
Judge Elliott's decision caused con-
sternation among the magistrates, as
they had for years been trying petty
cases on Sunday. AS a result of the
decision, CO. persons. charged with
various offenses were held in the var
ious station houses until Monday
morning. Justice Loden, who com
mitted. the man to Jail, was recently
quoted as saying that the place for a
colored man was in Jail ,...< :.
A few years ago, the late David d.
Dickson secured the release OF q
colored man on habeas corpus pro-
seedlings on the ground that police
magistrates had no right to try gam
bling. cases. ".r# .r-- -....
:" Mr.. Tyler has been practicing law
here number of years. He is a grad
uate of Morgan College, this city, and
the law school of Howard university.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-11-09
Former Slaves
|. See Unwilling
Statue of President Lincoln is Un-
yelled at Frankfort in the Pres
ence of Some lie Liberated. 7,

Frankfort, KY, November s.
while the President Of the United
state and vast assemblage OF
people including many Of those who
Wore the gray in the conflict be-
tween the north and south, looking
on today the heroic bronze statue
OF Abraham Lincoln was unveiled at
in the capitol building of the state
IN which the martyred president was
born. -" .,.t.
Proof of reunited country"
said Governor Wilson, of Kentucky,
in accepting statute in behalf of
the state, is made evident In the
selection Of Henry Watterson, q
Confederate soldier to formally pre-
sent this image Of the great Presi-
dent to the people of his native
land" --.-.-.-.-..--. .--- ..-
The unveiling of the Lincoln stat
ue here precedes the dedication Of
the Lincoln memorial of Hodgeville,
Ky, by a day Many of those who
came from distant states to Frank
fort to attend the exercises here will
continue their journey tomorrow to
Hodgenville. ... ...
Near there is the Lincoln farm.
where the cabin in which Abraham
Lincoln was born is now preserved
in a monumental structure recently
completed. H.. .... -..., .-..
-. 1t ia the dedication OF this me-
mortal which will attract President
Taft and others to Hodgenville to-
morrow ....
A new light was thrown on the
outstanding character figure Of
Lincoln when President Taft said:
II don't think it is too much to
say that Lincoln had the most ju-
dicial temperament Of any man in
history"
Prior to the ceremonies Mr.. Taft
talked to a score of negroes who
became freedmen under the Lincoln
administration. Huddled in Gov.
Wilson's public offices, these Me-
groes who had never seen a pres
ident before, listened to Mr.. Taft's
explanation Of things that went to
make mp Lincoln's eminence over
other mal -
Immediately after the cer1nopies
Mr. Taft End his party departed
for Louisville. ~ ....... n..-. -,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-11-09
Rhodes Scholar
Delivers Address
Locke, Graduate Of Oxford, Speaks
interestingly On Race Contrast Sts''
Other News of Baltimore. .--

Baltimore, Nd, Nov. S.-Mesdames
Mary II. Handy, Minnie L. Gaines, Il.
l.. Stepteau, D. G. Hill. P. w. Worth
am, K. Bertha Hurst, John Porter,
Annie Welsh and J. G.. Martin are
among the ladies within the bounds
of the Baltimore A. M. e. Conference
VINO have gone to Chicago to attend
the hftieth quadrennial convention of
the lWomans Mite Missionary Society
Of the A. M. e. Church. The conyen-
tion begins tomorrow at Quinn Chapel,
and will be attended by delegates from
all over the country. Mrs, Handy is
the president.
A literary and historical association
which Is expected to play a great part
In the lift Of the community, will be
organized at Bethel A. M. e. Church
Friday night.
Alain Leroy Locke, WHO was O.
Rhodes scholar at Oxford University
delivered an interesting address On
Race Contrasts at Bethel A. M. f.
Church last Thursday night. Mr.
Locke finished at Oxford last year
He Is also graduate Of the public
schools Of Philadelphia and Harvard
University. He will leave for Berlin
in few weeks, where he will resume
postgraduate work in philosophy.
News has reached this city that
Bisaop J. Albert Johnson, who has
charge Of the work Of the A. M. E.
Church in South Africa, is returning tc
this country.
Rev. J. H. Sheppard, who has tray.
eled extensively in Africa, lectured al
Sharp Street Memorial M. e. Churcf
Monday night
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-11-09
CITY HOSPITAL
CITY HOSPITAL.
In Kansas City Turned Over to the
Race VIII Have -Four Ply
Stctans and Twenty
Nvvr-
VE~NNFHFD "JHUE u "OTF
Nurses.


Kansas City, Mo. Nov. 3.--When
the hospital and health board Of
Kansas City turned the old city hos
pttal over to a Negro staff of pny-
sicians and surgeons it marked the
closing Of fight Of several years.
Ard today yNthe Negroes in the med
ical profession of Kansas City can
boast Of having the largest distinct
city hospital in the United States.
About twenty thousand dollars has
been spent in remodeIing the build
inGsA The superintendent and
nurses and four internes were ap-
pointed the first Of October. On
last week the board appointed STAFF
OF four physicians, Drs. VIM. J.
Thompkins, E. Perry, NJ. o. Bous-
field, and e. J. McCampbell, all OF
whom were endorsed by the Kansas
City Medical society. The opening
OF this hospital will afford opportu-
nifty for four internes annually, ana
the training school will make place
for about twenty nurses. .,... e..
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-11-09
Negroes Make l. !
Poor Showing
I'm Industries of PENNSYLVANIA.
Where Few are Found to he Skill
ed Workmen, According to Indus
trial Statistics. ...

Harrisburg, Pa, Nov. 4.-Negro
labor makes small showing in the
total number o. men employed in
1bO~ leading industries of Pennsyl-
vania selected for study by John
D. Rockey, chief Of the state bureau
OF industrial statistics, in his annual
report TT Fhe-ee -eenHpilatieh-of statis-
tics is not, q ute complete, bur
owing to the fact that representa-
tive lines Of employment have been
chosen for investigation the, state
ments come pretty close to the
mark.
In the $50 industries selected
including mining, iron and steel,
machinery, textiles, silk, Oil, leath-
er, railroads and similar lines, it is
found that 475,453 natives are en-
ployed with 325,489 foreigners and
but 6,862 Negroes.
There are 1868 Negroes returned
as working in bituminous mines
where 1914 foreigners and So
634 natives are employed, but only
Al are reported in anthracite mines
which has 51,544 natives and 84,-
433 foreigners. Iron and steel list
1855 foreigners, 21,796 Of those
employed in handling rolled and
finished steel-being natives. Next
to these classes the colored men are
found most numerous In fertilize,
plants, outnumbering natives ano
foreigners together in that line.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-11-09
VIRGINIA BAPTIST SEMINARY
Supported by Colored Baptists, Get.
"A New President,

Supported by Colored Baptists, Gets
"A New President.
Lynchburg, Va, Nov. S.--Rev. DR..
r. 0. Woods has been installed as
president OF the Virginia Baptist Sem
mary. He Is an alumnus of the school
and served two years as president Of
the Clayton Williams University,
baltimore and has since -beea-paster
In the leading Baptist church in
Staunton, Va. He has just resigned
the latter position. Rev. DR.. Payne,
late Of the Kentucky University, mas
been installed as dean Of the theoIog-
ical department. .'
The Virginia Baptist Seminary is
Supported by the Baptist State Con-
Vention. 1t Is largely the work of the
late George w. Hayes, who served q
number Of years as its official head.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-11-09
State Semi
Centennial ! i |
CELEBRATION WILL BE HELD IN
..s THE FIRST CITY JUNE
4 4 10th, 1913. .
CharIeston's Claims
Are Heard by the COMMITTEES, hut
i Only Two of Them Favor Capital
City as Site of the Ceremonies,
Marking States Birth. =

|I Ciarksburg, Nov. 4.-Wheeling
was chosen as the place for holding
the senli-centehnial by a vote or 8
to 2. Charleston was the only city
contesting for the celebration, and
although the city lost by an over
helm1ng vote, strong fight was
made for the honors. ..-- II
A large delegation was = present
from that city as we'll as from Wheel
Ing. and an interesting discussion
developed. : It was maintained by
the Charleston delegation that as
that city is the capital of the state
as well as the educational center
that the celebration should be held
In that city. 1t was also maintained
that as Charleston is the central CITY
of the state and Tffat as Wheeiina.
+is located in the northern pan han
die that the former city geograph-
ically entitled the city to the cele-
-
The Wheeling delegation main
ta1nRd: that the semi-centennial cell
ebration is a historical event and as
Wheeling was the first capital of the
state and that most of the history
OF the organization of the state de-
yeloped in that place, it is the only
logicai place to hold such a cele-
bration, Charleston lost, by vote
II eight to two, Parkersburg's dele
gate tavoring Wheeling. .. -. ..
The = semi-cenIennial celebration
will be held beginning June 20,
1918. " The different committees
which will have charge Of the prep
arations for the event were desig-
mated, but the members of the COM
fntttee We're not named. This will
he done later by Henry G. Davis,
VINO was elected chairman of the
cora lissson.S Stuart F." Reed. was
erected as 3Vice-chairnlan Of the COM
mission. Thomas E. Hodges, presi-
dent OF the West Virginia univer-
slty, stuart F, Reed and several 9TH
ers We're elected as members of the
commission. .s~
The original commission is con1~
posed Of the following, most OF
whom We're present at the meeting:
Henry G. Davis, v. L. Highland,
Amos Bright, Judge J. w. Mason,
Frank p. Meats, Hugh Ike Shott,
Judge C. j. Faulkner, Senator Will
liam E. Chiffon, Judge J. B. Wilkin-
son and B. w. Peterson.
The state board Of trade has taken
the matter up and a ppointed the
following committee to assist in the
matter: Charles Capito, Of Char
lesion; A. K. Thorn Of Clarksburg;
5. W.-Walker of Martinsburg; A.
4. White, Of Parkersburg; G. A.
Northcott, Of Huntington; and E. NJ.
aahoWalter, of Fairmont.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-11-09
SWEET POTATO CROP
AT Tnskogee Institute is Largest il,
Schools History

Tuskegee Institute, Ala. Nov. G..
The Agricultural department has
had record-breaking crop of sweet
potatoes this year, having grown in
SOME instances 495 bushels to the
acre. One Of the potatoes weighed
"a lbs. and was the largest sweet
potato at the Alabama Agricultural
and Industrial exposition, recently
held at Montgomery,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-11-09
COLORED TEACHER APPOINTED
first in the History Of Los Angeles
Is Miss BruinptOn

Los Angeles, Cal, Nov. 8.-Miss
Bessie Bruington has been appointed
teacher In the city schools. She is
II years Of age. She was graduated
from the Polytechsic High School in
1903, and was especially recommended
to the Leland Stanford University.
Her salary will be $50 a month.