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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-03-09

on the north end or Queen and
Crescent Route, but it is the inten-
ton Of the road, it is declared, to
put them on the Cincinnati Division.
Cincinnati will be the center of
the controversy, and it is declared
that, should the strike be declared
by the men, the entire Queen and
Crescent system will be tied I'M
within 48 hours Should the strike
be called. 1t Is declared that the
recent strike of firemen on the
Georgia Railroad will be a tame af-
fair compared with the threatened
strike.
The committee advises the men
as follows: Nothing more can be
done; only the peaceable withdrawal
of your services from the company,
and that with the hope that It will
impress upon your con,pany's off,
cials the necessity of giving you
your rights"
officials of the road, it is asserted,
have informed the men that they re-
serve the right to hire any class of
labor they see fit. One official Is re-
ported as saying that the road could
not do without the services Of Me-
gro tiremen, especially on the south
end Of the line, which was declared
to be in the "black belt"
Vice President r. G.. Powell, when
seen last night, stated that he had
nothing to say about. the threatened
strike. II do not know anything
about it, Mr.. Powell declared. "I
do not care to discuss the natter
The men said last night on their
arrival in Cincinnati: WE feel that
these are white mems positions, as
it is best for the travelling public
that two competent white men are
on the engines"
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-03-09

some young fellows foolish to over
rate them. They get to over-rating
themselves and are soon led to be-
lleVe that it Is their inherent right In
spite or meager training, to under
rate men Of maturer judgment and
superior training. Too much "Bar
tist Publishing House Spirit" ca
near spelling the Napier banquet i
Nashville citizens seem now to ha
the pig by the ear" They evideh
ly do not intend for Boyd and hi,
house octopus to swal,
low Nashville as it has the Nation
al Baptist Convention.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-03-09
THE ONE TOPIC OF TALK
,CfNTHD PRESS.

Washington, March 8.--The move
ment Of the troops is the topic Of
conversation among all the callers at
the White House today. No infor-
nation Of any sort is obtainable from
President Taft or from the executive
offices. The report that the Presi-
dent might find it necessary to return
direct TO Washington from Atlanta,
where he will speak on Friday, was
denied at the White House. 1t Is
said the President will go from At
lanta to Augusta where he will rest
for a week or two.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-03-09
Fixing Their Plans
For Coming Campaign
INDEPENDENT COLORED RE-
PUBLlCANS IN TENNESSEE
ARE BEGINNING TO GET BUSY
FOR HOTTEST CONTEST IN
HlSlOR1 OF VOLUNTEER
STATE.
Especial to The Advocate.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Mar. 6-The
State Central Committee of the In
dependent Colored Republicans of
the State will meet in Nashville,
April 20. The call has already been
issued to the members. The COM
m1ttee is made up of leading Me-
groes from each Congressional Dis
tr1ct and, whatever may be said to
the contrary Notwithstanding, they
have p. f. Hill as Chairman and
leader. They have faith in his pol
ltics and will very likely turn
some tricks" in 1912 with this same
2. F. Hill as their guide.
+. e. Hill Is the head of the Uni
ted Brothers of Friendship and Sig
ters of the Mysterious Ten and Edi-
tor of the Royal Banner. He sup
ported the Patterson and Bob
Iaylor forces in the last campaign.
He Is hard worker in politics and
has the gift Of a good organizer. In
times past, herhas been Of assistance
to j. G. Napier but lately he has not
been so much Mn political" harmony
with the new Register of the U. s.
Treasury.
The Independent Colored Repub-
lican Party has a bright chance of
doing things now. Since the white
Republicans put Napier off the
State Executive Committee, the in
dependent. .oelored Republicans are
the only Negro politicians in the
State who have the semblance of a
Statewide organization.
j. G. Napier has q club of his own.
1t is called the Central Republican
Club and is centered In Nashville.
The members of this clHp, would
nave to go In under P. f. Hill If
they joined the Independent Col
ored Republican organization. They
would hardly do this. Napier likes
to be the head and shoulders Of a
Negro political organization that he
Is identified with. 1t woud perhaps
go against his grain to be a subject
Of P. F. Hill
Ben Carr may or may not come
ouC VI pllNdle Ill anu enter DOlltlCS
again. He fought hard for the Dem
ocrats In the last election. He was
rewarded by being made Director Of
Agriculture in the new Tennessee
State Normal School to be located
at Nashville. That means he must
Keep blissfuly out Of politics. Then
1t may be >that he will confine his DO
litical activity to worrying the pres
ident and other members Of the fac
ulty Of the new school. Ben thinks
"a heap Of himself and has big no
tions whether others see him In the
same light or not.
Napier will be satisfied now for
the next four years after which age
Will be telling on him very severely
and he will not be half as vigorous
and ambitious as he has been in- the
past. With Napier out Of Tennes-
see politics, there may be a chance
for the race to "get together" on i'm
portant occasions. Among all his
many good qualities, one looks in
vain for that Of q "peace-make er"
when examining the political record
OF Napier There seemed to be no
peace unless he was satisfied
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-03-09
NOMINATIONS FAILED.
Sixty"One PostlIasters Failed to Get
Necessary Confirmation.

Washington, d. c.. March +. -- The
nomination for II offices, of which 81
are postoffices. failed Of confirmation in
the last session, Two Negro appointees
head the list They are William II.
Lewis, Of Boston, assistant attorney
general, and Jas. G. Napier, Of Tennes-
see, registrar Of the treasury. Among
other nominations not acted upon was
that Of p. Lincoln Mitchell, surveyor or
customs for the port Of Cincinnati.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-03-09
Segre regati0n Law
Opposed by Priest
THINKS THE PROPOSED ORDI-
NANCE UNCHRISTIA Mike
AND PAYS TRIBUTE TO NEGRO
IN ADDRESS TO RICHMOND.
VA, CITY COUNCIL.
Especial to the Advocate. J


Richmond, Va, March 4.-Be-
cause all Of the desirable property
in the Negro section Of this CITY has
been taken and because tho best ele-
ment of the race coming to the city
has to have respectable homes, are
the. causes for sonlh OF the. eolored>
people so enVfroned seeking homes
on Clay Street. Because editor John
Mitchell and the stockholders Of his
bank had erected a magnificent
bank valued at 100000 on Clay
street and the coming into this
street of colored people who were
not renters but purchasers, a terri
bic howl On the part of the middle
class Of white people, especially re-
siding in this section of the city has
been sent up, aud has crystalized
into such a form that the rights of
the Negro are again discountenan-
ced.
The city fathers of Richmond are
trying to become the cynosure Of
the eyes Of the world like the Bal
timore city law makers. Last Mon
day night the council committee on
Ordinance, Charter and Reform of
the city, held meeting and by q
unanimous vote recommended to the
p1tU council
cation ordinance which restricts the
ownership Of the property TO this
extent: that, no white person shall
reside in a block the majority of the
residents Of which are colored, and
that no colored people shall live on
block where the white people are
in majority. John Mitchell, led a
delegation of the most representative
cltlzens OF the race who spoke
against the measure. Mr. Mitchell,
mastered facts and said that there
was no necessity for such a law as
the races were we'll segregated, and
that the Negro only wanted desirable
property in localities that are con-
ducive to good health and the ideals
Of desirable American citizen. He
said that owing to the large increase
Of the Negro population the race in
the city was compelled to enlarge
its residential section.
Rev. Father Hannigan, whose
church Is doing good work for the
uplift Of the Negro in Richmond,
spoke against the measures and ex-
hibited the Christian spirit of true
man. He spoke Of the un-Christian-
like attitude of the law makers and
lsaid that the salvation Of the black
! mans soul according to the doctrines
Of his church was as i'm mportant as
that Of the white mans, and, for that
| reason he had devoted his life the
| last 20 years in Christian service
among the Negroes and for whom he
was not ashamed. He paid tribute
to the Negro and impressed the COM
mittee with this fact that he was
emtnently fitted in giving his opinion
as to the worth Of the Negro in his
development. He said that he spoke
for the Catholic church and raised
the question concerning the build
1ngs now occupied by Christian or
| ganizations which would be affected
by the discriminating law. His ut
terances in the defense of the people
for whom he was devoting his life
were significant because he was a
white man speaking for the race.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-03-09
IDENTITY OF MOB.
Which Tried To Lynch Negro Sought
by West Virginia Grand Jury.

Weston. March 5.--The grand jury
which convenes in regular session to-
morrow morning will examine mum
Der of witnesses with a view Of learn
ing the names of the members Of mob
which tried to lyncn William Furby, a
Negro. who is awaiting execution for
criminal attack and attempted murder
OF Miss Flora Anglin, last December.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-03-09

Observation-Disclosures Duty to Re-
sist, Charles S. Arter, Harper's
| Ferry, w. Va.
Declamation-The Address to the
| Texan Army, Frank P. Wheaton,
| Minneapolis, Mimi.
Baritone Solo. Carroll Dennis
Declamation-The Defense Of Hofer,
| The Tyrolese Patriot, Roy w.
McGhee, Buckhannon, w. Va.
| Declamation--The Black Horse and
His Rider. Nathaniel Davis,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
| Quartett-Somewhere, Misses
Douglas and Campbell, Messrs.
Arter and Wheaton.
Declamation-The Deathbed Of Ben
edict Arnold. Charles H. Palmer.
Seaford, Del.
Declamation-The Curse Of Regulus,
Layton J. Wheaton, Minneapolis,
Mimi
instrumental Duet-Frank P. Whea-
ton and Walter Harris.
Declamation-The Impeachment Of
Warren Hastings, james A.
Thomas. Harper's Ferry, w. Va.
Selection by the Band
Decision of Judges.
ChOrus--By the Contestants
1T was very difficult thing for the
judges to decide between the three
mentioned. After nearly an hour of
deliiberation the award Of Alternate
was given to Charles Summer Arter;
Acad. IL; second prize to Layton j.
Wheaton, II; and first prize to
Charles e. Palmer, '12. The two lat
ter will represent Storer in the COM
ing contest.
On Friday night the Womans Lea
que held their contest to determine
likewise who should be the young
woman to uphold the honor Of Stor-
er. The oldest members Of the fac
ulty say that never in the. history Of
the school has there been held a bet
ter contest of women Miss Estelle
M. Shepherd, IA, was chosen Alter
nate and Second and First awards
were given to Miss Mary Parker, IL,
and Miss Hazel billiard, II.
Chorus. By the Contestants.
Prayer:
Solo-If I Forgive, VIII You Forget,
Mabel Tokus.
Declamation-The Indian Chief to
the White Settler. . Christina V.
Dean;- Waterford, Va.
Defamation -- The Sioux Chiefs
Daughter. Cora C. Goens, Kear-
neysville, w. Va.
Defamation - The Soldiers Re
prieve, ..Maude l.. Hunt, Wash
ington, u. G.
Beasley. .'...>....,-.
Observation-Disclosures. MARY f..
Parker, Cookesville, Md.
Declamation-The Storming of the
Castle, Dee A. Doulas, Coraopo-
lis, Pa.
Reelamation-The Legend of lBri-
Genz, Alice P. Whitaker, Char
lesion, viva. IT,
Declamat1on-The Soul of the Vio-
lin,. Hazel P. Billiard Charleston,
w. Va.
rlaho SOLO. Ida Thompson
Deciamation-The preparation for
Opportunity, . Estelle M. Shep-
herd, Martinsburg w. Va.
Declamation-The Polish Boy. e.
Christella Boyd, Paeonian Springs,
Va.
Declamation-Jean Valjean Reveals
HIMSELF, Gertrude D. Campbell
Charleston, w. Va.
Defamation - GordOn's Reprieve
Hilda e. Hamiiaon, Pittsburg, Pa.
Solo-Heart Of My Heart, Violet
Burke.
Declamation--Pro Patria, Lucy v.
Hunt, Washing gton, D. C.
Defamation - Philip Barton, The
Engineer. Roy Johnson, Pitts
burg, Pa.
observation-disclosures. -. .TruNa b.
Jones, Cleveland, O.
Plano Solo. GLADYS O. McAbee
Musical Numbers college Orchestra.
Decision Of Judges.
RAILWAY Y-N0T- -hIAI}hEIi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
PHILADELPHIA MEDIC0S
PLAN TRIBUTE TO TAFT
President Has Promised to Be Guest
at Banquet and
Reception.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 1.-Presi-
dent Taft will be the guest Of honor at
a banquet and reception next Thursday
night by the medical class of Philadel-
phia. The affair, it is predicted, will be
the most important of its kind ever held
in this country. Men distinguished in
medicine have promised to attend and
do honor to President Taft, who, medi-
cal men say, has done more than any
man in high official life to help spread
the work of the doctors and make 1t
effective.
There will first be a banquet attended
by 300 medical men. At this there will
be no speechmaking, but at the reception
which follows, and to which LOO doctors
have been invited, speeches will be made
by Mr.. Taft and by DR.. s. Weir Mitchell,
DR.. William H. WEIGH Of Baltimore. pres
ident of the American Medical Associa-
ton, whose topic will be 1.-The American
Medical Association; DIR. Charles A. L.
Reid of Cincinnati, former president of
the American Medical Association, who
will speak on National Medical Legis-
lation"; Gen. George H. Torney, surgeon
general, L. s. A, on THE Army Medical
Corps" and Surgeon General Charles F.
Stokes, L. s. N, who was in charge of
the hospital ship Relief on the MEM
Orable tour of the world of the sixteen
batleships. his topic being 1.-The Medical
Corps of the Navy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
SNEAK THIEF IN TERROR.
Package Stolen Contained the Ashes
of Cremated Body.

PROVIDENCE. May IA sneak thief
saw a neatly wrapped up package at the
rear of one Of the Adams Express Com
pany's wagons.
He grabbed it and ran. When he tore
the outer wrapping from the parcel he
turned pale and left the stolen goods on
the doorsteps Of a nearby house. Some
small boys saw him, picked up the par
eel and read what was written on the
label. Then in great fright they ran
away.
blank bearing the name of Frank
l.. Cobb, undertaken, certified that the
box contained the ashes of Mary E.
Seward, who died of apoplexy in her
ffty-second year December 80 and was
cremated at the Forest Hills Crematory
of the Massachusetts, Crematory Asso-
citation.
When Mrs. A. s. Newman. on whose
steps the box was left, found II, she
thought some one had sent her a pres
ent She took the box inside, and when
she read the inscription she placed it on
the steps, called the central police sta
ton and told Lieut.. ONeill that the re-
mains of a woman had been found on
her steps.
The police will endeavor to find some
of the relatives OF Mrs. Seward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
WILL BE USED BY ENGINEERS.
Heel for New Tug General Leach
Will Be Laid in a Few DAYS

The keel for the new steel tug
General Leach, which is to be built at
a Baltimore shipyard for the United
States engineer service, on the Potomac
river, will be laid in few days. and
the vessel will be ready to deliver next
fall The new craft is to take the place
of the United States army quartermaster
tug Lieut.. Alonzo Cushing, in the en-
gineer's service on the river.
The tug is to be 81 feet 9 inches long,
20 feet inches beam and 10 feet
nodded depth. She It's to be equipped
with fore-and-aft compound engines
with cylinders II and "a inches each
and a common stroke of 20 inches. A
steel Scotch tubular boiler, 10
feet inches in diameter and IL feet
long. tested to $50 pounds working pres
sure, is to furnish steam.
The coming of the new tug, it Is stat
ed, will cause the transfer absolutely
to the District OF the old engineer s
tug General Warren, which is in service
as tender to the District workhouse. and
makes trips between this city and
Occoquan several times each week. At
present the Warren is only loaned to
the District, and the engineers can re-
call her should occasion arise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
Lungs Declared Sound
Life Insurance Granted

who have lung disease what has been done by
its use.
Gentlemen: On the evening Of May 13, 1907,
had five hemorrhages from the right lung.
My hemorrhages kept mp for one week-I had
twenty eight in all. Septic pneumonia de.el-
oped. My doctor told me my left lung had also
become affected. / started to take Eckman's
the last Of August. 1907, and improved steadily
Since my recovery. about year ago, was &C.
cepted for life insurance, after two examIna-
tions by a company that had previously rejected
me.
tSigned afAdavit) CHAS. MORGAN
$3.50 Thompson ST., Philadelphia, Pa.
Fuller details OF above case request.
Eckman's Alternative IL for Bronchitis, Asthma.
Hay Fever. Throat and Lung Affections. For
sale By o Donneifs drug store and other lead.
ing druggists. Ask for booklet of cured cases,
and write 10 Eckman Laboratory, Philadelphia,
Pa, for additional evidence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
BLAINE CLUB ANNIVERSARY.
Organization Entertained at Metro.
politan A. N. E Church.

Special anniversary exercises were held
by the Blaine Invincible Republican Club
at the Metropolitan A. NJ. E. Zion Church
last evening. that organization being the
guest of the Young Mems Working Club
of the church. brief history of the
former club was given by Frank Wells
The anniversary sermon was preached by
Rev. w. A. Ray. Several musical num-
bers were rendered by the choir. The fol-
lowing officers of the club were formally
presented: President, j. r. Boyd; first
vice president. ]. r. Cooper: second vice
president, j. J. Mount; financial secretary,
c. A. Harmon: recording secretary, Frank
Wells; treasurer. W. e. Jones; chaplain,
Rev Gray; assistant chaplain, Leroy
Harvey: sergeant-at-arms, c. Campbell,
and marshal, j. III. Mahoney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
Good Templars Hold Election.

Loyal Lodge. No. 3. /. o. G. T., has
elected the following officers for the
coming quarter: Mrs. Effie G.. Lawson,
chief templar; Mrs. BERTHE Belt, vice
templar; Newton r. Donaldson, recording
secretary: Mrs. May Hadley. assistant
secretary: Mrs Laura f. White, mar
Mrs. Clara e. kalstrom, treasurer; Mrs
Sarah Russell, guard: Mrs. A. H. Frear,
musician, and Mrs. E. V. Carr, assistant
musician.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
Retired January Is.

Maj. Gen. William p. Duvall went on
the retired list January Is Of this year,
after having turned over the command
of the American army in the Philip
pines to Mai. Gen. j. Franklin Bell,
Gen. Duvall relieved Maj. Gen. John F.
Weston of the Philippine command
May /, 1909.
Since his retirement Maj. Gen. Duvall
has made his headquarters at the
American embassy in Toxic. Japan.
Little has been said as to his mission
In Japan and China.
Maj. Gen. Duvall was graduated from
the Military Academy July l. 1885, He
was born January IS. 1S47, and is
native of Maryland. He was assistant
chief Of staff of the United States
Army when detached and assigned to
command Of the army of the Phu.p-
pines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
GENE" SECURES BRIDE,
THEN WIRES HIS FATHER
James Y. Herman, Millionaire
of Baltimore, Receives a
Laconic Message.

NEW YORK. May married. Gene"
1t is possible that when James Y.
Herman. the Baltimore millionaire hotel
and theater man, received that message
| in Baltimore last night 1t made him sit
| up and wonder. 1t was from his son.
Eugene D. Herman, and gave the father
his first intimation that his heir was
even in love-
Young Kernan's romance was two years
old, and had even led him to leave his
fathers employ as manager of the Audi
forum in Baltimore that he might be
nearer his sweetheart, but he had never
mentioned his reason at home, it is
said He smiled as he handed in the
telegram at New Rochelle, n. Y. He
knew the sort of surprise he was going
to cause.
Interested in Boating.
Eugene D. Herman is a well known
oarsman in southern waters. He was
graduated at Yale, and Immediately on
returning home began to take promi-
nent part in the Potomac Boat Cub at
Washington and the Ariel Rowing Club
of Baltimore. 1t was in this way that
he his bride Miss Charlotte Vlr-
ginia Rey, daughter of Mrs. William r.
Steele of Baltimore.
Miss Steele is an accomplished must
clan and singer. Two years ago. when
she was sixteen, she saw Herman step
from his she'll after winning big
event n a regatta on the Potomac, and
she fell in love straightway. He saw
her also, then. for the first time, and
found his heart had ceased to belong
to him.
An introduction by a friend right
there was followed by many visits to
-. 49, fnxL \ to- t1A
founder of the million-do enter
prise, which includes the Maryland
Theater, Maryland Hotel and Audi
torium. The son acted as manager Of
the auditorium.
Herman Also Goes North.
But when Miss Rey left Baltimore to
live with her married sister, Mrs. Reed
A Albee Of Stone Crest, Stonelea Park,
New Rochelle, Herman followed her
northward. He obtained q position
with Bradstreets and was in their
Newark Office.
Nothing was said about their mar
riage until a week ago. Miss Rey's
gagement. However, the lovers de-
cided to disregard all entreaties that
would postpone their happiness, and
they had a strong friend in Mrs
Albee.
The wedding took place last evening
in Mrs. Albee's parlor, which was deco
rated with palms. fans, American
beauty roses and lilies. The Rev. Ben
jamip T. Marshall of the First Presby-
teriah Church performed the ceremony,
and the wedding party consisted only of
the relatives of the bride and a few
neighbors.
Arrayed in White Broadcloth.
The bride was dressed in white broad
cloth trimmed with chiffon and satin,
and carried a shower bouquet Of sweet
peas. She was attended by her sister,
Mrs. Albee, who wore q white embroid-
cred Paris gown, and Mr.. .-Albee acted
as best man.
For the wedding supper the Albee din
ing room was decorated in pink and
white.
After the supper, and while the bride
was dressing to start on their honey
moon tour in the south and to obtain
the parental forgiveness and blessing in
Baltimore. young Herman went out and
sent his brief but startling dispatch to
his father.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01

erty. and that one may not recover
from the other il. when protecting his
land, he caused an overflow Of water
onto the land of his neighbor.
Mrs. Mary e. Thomas recovered a
verdict for $500 against the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company, which
had built a viaduct on land adjoining
the plaintiffs property and thereby
caused the water to pool on her prop
erty. The appellate court reverses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
the judgment Of the lower court and
| remands the case for further proceed
ing
Building Permits Issued.

The following building permits were is
sued today:
To James Martin. for three two-story
brick dwellings from 1114 to Ills Park
road northwest; architect, Miller & Mil