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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-07-07

When first bound to the tree he
raised his voice in shouts for help,
but received no answer but the emp
ty echo which floated through the lit
tie grove in which he was held cap
tive. Throughout the day from time
to time he tried repeatedly to make
someone hear, but the spot where he
had been left was little frequented,
and during the entire day not soul
passed within the hearing of his
voice. AS the 5 o'clock.whIstles blew
little Johnnie remembered that some
of the men from the Carter Shoe Fac
tory, near there, might pass by the
grove on their way from work, and
making one last effort he raised his
voice, now hoarse and feeble, in a
few more calls for help. This time
his call was answered and the passer-
by quickly unloosed the bonds. The
,rescUer was forced to take the boy
home, however, for the child was so
weak from the lack of food and fear
that he could hardly stand alone.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-07-07
BAPTIST CHURCH OF EAST
NASHVILLE CALLS REV.
BUSHELL

After having under consideration
many prominent divfnes, and having
spent more than two years in their eff
fort to select a pastor, the First Bap-
tist Church East Nashville, on last
Thursday night called to its pasto-
rate Rev. J Davenport Bushell, D. D.,
of Mayheld, Ky. 1t is understood
that Rev. Bushell has already sent in
his acceptance, with the understand
ing that The will report not later than
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-07-07

August 20. 1t will be remembered
that Rev. Bushell thrilled many au-
diences in Nashville during his re-
vival at First Baptist Church, Spruce
street, and that his wife, who is a
noted soloist, was also a popular fa-
vorite, rendering many soul-stirring
solos after each service.
Rev. Bushell filled the pulpit of the
First Baptist Church on June 10th, on
his way from the Sunday-School Con-
gress. Great preparations are already
being made for his acceptance by the
people of East Nashville.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-07-07

Decatur, Ala, July 1.-The Su-
IRENE Convention and Lodge Inde-
pendent Order of Immaculates of the
world convened in session here today
at the Lyceum Theatre. The opening
service was very impressive. Accord
ing to established custom the dele
gates all took active part in the
thanksgiving ceremony. Conspicuous
among whom were DR.. r. F. Boyd,
Supreme Master; Prof. w. S. Thomp-
son, Supreme Treasurer, and Mr..
Summereld Brown, Supreme Sec
retary. all of Nashville. During the
days the sessions were secret, only
delegates and visiting members of
the order being admitted. At night
each day of the session the general
public was invited. On the night of
July the 4th the grand reception and
welcome was grand affair and was
largely attended.
The following program was rem
Tered at the Lyceum Theatre at 8
p. m:
Music, NJ. e. Church choir; prayer;
welcome address in behalf of Alaba-
ma, Dr. B. e. Huckabee, G. NJ. R., Of
Ala; response, Prof. W. S. Thomp-
son, principal Meighs School, Nash
ville, Tenn; solo, Mr.. A. o. Sheffey,
G. P. S., Ala; welcome in behalf of
the city, Mr.. G. F. Oliver; response,
delegates to be selected; solo, Miss
Cauline Mesely; welcome in behalf
of the secret fraternities of Decaturs,
Rev. c. H. Newby and Mrs. c. A Gee;
response, Miss o. Carrie Hunter;
! Cuet, Miss Saliie Webb and Prof, +.
! A. Frierson; welcome In behalf of the
churches, Rev. S. NJ. Robinson, D. D.,
pastor First Baptist Church; re-
sponse, Mr.. L. G. Moore, Memphis
solo, Mrs. Lula Orr Fennell; welcome
in behalf of the l. o. I. of Decatur
Mrs. T. A. Frierson; response, Mrs
A. B. Carter, Nashville; chorus, G. M
e. choir; Introductory remarks ot
the Supreme Grand Master Of Ameri
ca; DIR. w. E. Sterrs, G. NJ, of the
State of Alabama; address, DR.. r. F
Boyd, S. G. M; chorus, all choirS
combined announcements; benedic
tion.
On the second night free banque
was given to the delegates at Sykes
hall.
On Thursday night the public in
stallation with an appropriate litera
ry program and addresses upon sub
jects of vital importance to the rae
by orators of note was held at tn
Lyceum Theater The ceremony wa
very impressive. The committee
We're as follows
On Homes-Mrs. Sallie Nelson
chairman; Miss Pinle Laurie, Mis-
Lena Mcdonald, Mrs. George Loca'
hart, Mrs. L. w. McCortney, John S
Guthrie, H. j. Banks
On Program-Mrs. T. A. Friersor
chairman; Mrs Matilda Goley and S
S. Sykes.
On Reception-H. j. Banks, chail
man; G. F. Oliver John S. Guthrie
i Jno. Weems, Mrs. Wm Barbee, Mr.
e Carrie Gee, Mrs. Dora Conner.
On Arrangements-Dr. Willis I
n Steers, Mrs Matilda Goley, Mrs. T. 4
y Frierson, H. j. Banks and G. F. Ol
4 yer.
u -
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The SUPREME
CONVENTION
/. O. |. MEETS In DECA-
TUR, ALABAMA
Session Held in Ly-
ceum Theatre

INDEPENDENCE NIGHT = BAN.
QUIET DELEGATES WEDNES-
DAY MISREPRESENTATION OF
OFFICERS THURSDAY NIGHT
REPORTS OF SUPREME OFF,
GERS RECEIVED WITH APP
PLAUsE-ELECTIoN DEVELOPS
NOTHING STARTLING - SOME
NEW BLOOD ON OFFICIAL
STAFF.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-07-07
SHELBYVILLE
AND NASHVILLE
FIGHTING FOR TUR-
NER NORMAL COLLEGE
Committee in Ses-
sion all Tuesday.

BISHOP PARKS CALLED FROM
SICK BED IN cHIcAeo-JUDGE
SHEPHERD ON HAND TO REP
RESENT THE CITIZENS OF
SHELBYvlLLE - DISCOVERED
THAT TRUSTEES ACTED BE-
YoND THEIR POWER-PEoPLE
DO NOT APPROVE OF THE PRO-
POSED CHANGE-REAL ESTATE
MEN PUSHING THEIR CLAIM.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-07-07
Inhuman Deed.

The Negroes met Johnnie as he
was going home near the railroad,
and after a few whispered words
seized him and in spite of his fee
bic protests bound him firmly hand
and foot with two handkerchief.
They then stood him up in front of
the tree, and taking belt bound his
neck firmly to it, With some barDed
wire secured nearby they drapped
his body so firmly to the tree that
the slightest move was agony. Their
work was not finished then,- however,
for with knife they cut the words
"In Hard Ludk" above his head and
left the boy to his fate Except for
the passing of the one man who re-
leased the child, the boy might have
stayed for days.
The two Negroes boarded a passing
freight on the L. & N. shortly after
they had finished their work, but the
boy says he would be able to rec
ognize them both again, The police
have notified the authorities in all the
nearby towns and expect to catch the
men in a few days.
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INHuMAN ACT
OF TWO NEGROES
Son Of R. NJ, Byrd Tied to
Tr;e With Barhed
Wire.
LEFT IN WOODS ALL DAY
Loud and Continued Calls for
Help Were Without Avail
Until Very Late in
the Day.
NEGROES CATCH FREIGHT
LEFT IN WOODS ALL DAY
NEGROES CATCH FREIGHT

Seized by two rough looking Ne
east Nashville, little Johnnie Byrd,
aged 13, was as completely lost for a
day yesterday, as if he had been left
stranded in a desert island. From
o'clock in the morning until o'clock
in the afternoon his cries were I'm
answered and every struggle that he
made only caused the barbs in the
wire to sink deeper into his tender
flesh.
Apparently the two Negroes who
Gid the deed had no other motive
than that of torture, for they did not
rob the boy or beat him, but merely
tied him to the tree with two hand
kerchiefs, a belt and some barbed
wire and left him there.
The little boy, who lives at 2O6
Myrtle avenue with his father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs Robert M. Byrd,
was sent by his mother early yester-
day morning to get washerwOman
who lived to the northeast of them
beyond the city limits. Shortly after
he should have returned the washer
woman appeared, and in reply to the
mothers anxious inquiry as to what
had become of the boy, she said she
did not know, that he had come to
her house and given her the message
and then left. The mother thought
at first the boy had stayed along the
road to play but as the hours passed
and the youngster did not show UP
she became more and more anxious
Lunch time came and yet the boy
had not returned, and a search
was instituted in which all the
neighbors were visited and the neigh
borhood haunts thoroughly examined
for some trace of the child.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-07-07
Nashville Banner Publishes
Dangerous Article With
Glaring Headlines.
DENIAL OF FALSE RUMOR A FEEBLE Eff
FORT. HEADINGS AND ARTICLES
AS THEY APPEARED.

On Thursday, June 29th, the Nash
vile Banner, a daily, paper published
in this city, came near causing riot
by circulating a wild story The
story with the heading and denial
both appear below:
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-07-07
FINALLY TAKEN HOME.

Finally at 6 o'clock, when the faith
er, who is employed at Max Fire
stine's shop at 229 Fourth avenue,
South, had come home and was just
about to join in the search, the boy
was brought home by an employe OF
the Carter Shoe Factory, who had
found him where the Negroes had
left him ten hours before trussed to
the tree,
1t was merely by an accident that
the boy was discovered at all, or
rather through his own quick wits
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-13

WISE for tho next two years. that he
ing tho period for which their subscrip.
lions will run. the price having beer
cut In two in order that no might OK
press his opinions
Duo credit should DO given to Mr.
Underwood and his Democratic sup
portcrs in the House for their cour-
ageous stand In opposition to Mr..
Bryan; but 1t must not be forgotten
that Mr.. Bryan's full force has not yet
been felt. and that II he find that he
cannot rule. he can at least help to
ruin. The upstairs who have been set
ting themselves against Our Candidate
will yet learn that they have tackled
the real live lion OF the forest this
time; but. Just the same, here's to the
health and backbone OF Underwood
and HIS adventurous associates, who
ventured In where the Democratic
party has been a-feared to go since
tho Gettysburg campaign OF 1896!
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THE BUSINESS NEWS oLrn.

Deciding to take a. more prominent
| part in civic affairs, the Business Mems
Club. at Its annual meeting yesterday.
appointed a committee to confer with
Il like committee from tho Chamber of
Commerce TO arrange S ,me method by
which the Club and the Chamber may
CO operate for the best Interests of
Richmond. 1t is believed that such
method may easily be determined upon.
for in SO great a city as This there Is
surely enough work for ill to do IN
It's upbuilding. The two bodies can
work together, shoulder to shoulder.
each in It's own particular sphere but
pushing toward a common end, which
will benefit all those who participate
in the movement The facilities which
the Business Mems Club possesses for
entertainment and for the bringing to-
Gether of the people OF the community
constitute valuable asset to the city.
and may be utilized to its good advan-
.age.
The proposition to create a special
Glass OF membership for commercial
travellers in the Club is n s,cp toward
this end No effort to make a com
mercial traveller like a city and feel at
home In tits wasted energy. but is an
Investment which pays 1000 per cent
dividend There is no better form of
personal advertising" than that which
emanates from the lips OF the travel
Ing man. His power TO boost" or
knock" city is incalculable. It IS,
therefore. highly desirable that # may
pc SO arranged that commercial trav-
elers will identify themselves With tho
Business Mems Club. that they meet
there often with the resilient business
men OF the City in an associa ton which
must be helpful 70 both, as we'll as ia
Richmond.
The Business Mems Club IS in excel.
lent shape. despite the heavy cost Of
It's removal to Its present quarters
which are ell that could be desired
both in point of convenience and an
pointment. The Club is operated SHE.
~ tor the comfort and benefit OF the
business men of Richmond, and IS =
distinct factor in commercial and cam.
mtuin1ity life. It ought to nave a great
eF membership. II now has 5ss rest
cent members and IS non-residcn,
members. 1t ought to have at leas+
i.ooo resident members. In city
Of almost 10000 people, there surely
Shouid be LOCO men In an organiza-
non which. at small cost, affords The
business men OF the city not only
common eating place. but common
meeting Place as we'll In every way,
ms CLUB compares favorably with the
downtown clubs in New York. II de-.
serves me hearty support Of the. bust
ness men of the city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-13
HONORARY TITLES
WILL BE BESTOWED

~ magistrates and tustices OF tho
peace. sut. according~to ancient laws,
onenses perpetrated within the pre-
cincts OF the sovereign's palace and
grounds are subject to the jurisd!c-
ton Of tho Lord steward Of the Royal
who, may or may not be assisted BY
what Is known as 1.-The Board OF Green
Cloth" and who has authority TO I'm
pose az sorts Of pains and penalties.
10 death. In modern tunes It has been
the practice OF the Lord Steward I 10
dele &c gate his authority the matter
70 y, me magistrates Of the district In
ana similar relonies perpetrated at
WINDSOR Castle arc. as q rule, tried
6y the Berkshire 3usIices; whereas
grimes taxing place at Buckingham or
House. are handled by the London POI
lice magistrates. The only exception
thereto Is in the case OF onenscs oc-
curing on The Ascot race course.
1t seems that about hundred years
ago. q particularly disgraceful assault
upon one OF the members of the royal
party took place at the Ascot races
Neither the Prince Regent nor his
paid justices or the peace OF Berk-
shire, and accordingly the Lord Steward
was directed 10 bring down from Lon
don the senior OF the metropolitan po-
Ing TO him ali his own rights and pre-
negatives in the matter. So satisfied
we're the Prince Regent and the Lord
steward with the manner In which the
and there arranged that, throughout
the Ascot races, the senior police
magistrate OF London should always
be In attendance for the purpose OF adj
minlstering summary Sustice to all
thieves and wrongdoers arrested Cor
the Preparation OF oTenses on the
course. As mentioned. the court is held
IN small room in the basement of tho
finds himself duly sentenced and on
his way to the penitentiary within
half an hour after his arrest. q
On Saturday next King George will,
In accordance with the custom set by
MS father give a picnic to the mem
beers OF his family, his royal guests
and few OF the more favored OF his
Tourists seldom obtain more than
glimpse thereof. if, indeed, they see
II at all. and the only persons who are
IN position to appreciate It's sylvan
beauties are those who have been in
vited as the private guests of the King
and Queen. ,l7 81 :l I'''s
Virginia Water Is a creation of tho
D Duke OF Cumberland, uncle of George
victory OF Culloden that he availed
himself OF his position as ranger OF
the royal forest OF Windsor, to convert
huge morass withinits precincts Into
beautiful lake, calling to his assist.
ance Paul Standby, the water color art
list, who showed himself a wonderful
landscape gardener The lake includes
Islands, waterfalls. Grecian temples.
and a\rnfxed lot of Tunisian ruins, oh -
tained from the cellars of the British
Museum; while floating on the waters
Is twenty-ton brig, rugged and armed
like man of-war Of seventy years
ago. which used 10 nroyi5a a1farfafp u
ment and instruction to King Edward
and his brothers in their boyhood. =
Copyright. 1911. by the Brentwood
5 Company
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-13
TUESDAY. JUNE IS. 1911.
4 sNAnE Am A pELUsIoN.

Last night. by a vote of ga to "a.
tho United States Senate passed the
resolution. already passed by the
House, amending the Constitution SO
rs to provide for the election of United
States Senator'S by direct popular vote.
The Bristow amendment. giving to the
Federal Government supervision of
such elections, was adopted BY the
deciding vote OF the Vice President, the
vote 0. the Senate standing A to -
The proposed amendment will now
be submitted TO tho legislatures of the
by three-fourths OF these Legislatures
before Il can be effective 1t is said
that twenty nine States have already
demanded" this change in the Consii-
tuition. but they will now have to act
de novo. we suppose. and It is TO be
hoped that they Will recover their
judgment before agreeing TO SO mis-
chievous a change in the character OF
our Government. Nothing is to be
gained for the cause of good govern
ment certainly nothing is to be gained
BY the Southern States in adopting a
measure which would make the Fed
eral Government more intimate than it
has ever been in deciding the question
OF who shall represent the States in
the United States Senate; FOR 1t is the
State. as such, and not the people Of
she State. that is represented In the
upper house of Congress
The direct election OF Senators is
one OF the tads of the politicians of
this later day. and once the people
have had the opportunity OF studying
this question, now that their repre-
ssntatives in their Legislatures are TO
act upon it. we believe that they will
prefer to abide by the old ways and
refuse to give their support to meas
ure which rakes grea, deal from the
States and gives the people of the
State nothing, absolutely nothing, that
is worth having.
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BETTER GO TO mn

a distinguished English physician
preseribes twenty-four hours In hed
Tor those who are run down nbyst.a,,,,
a ,Ho mentally as worth weeks holt.
gay. HIS advice is that, after HAVING
at'ehdeo the theatre the night befor.
70 take the mind off the worries Of Inc
gay. and supped wisely and well. tho
patient should give instructions IA,
ne should not be called In the morning
and go to bed I n
hen sleep. On waking. turn over
and sleep again. On waking again
me tor some hot milk. Drink IL. ana
steep again. and keep on sleeping
siase nothing In the intervals more
- 3uostantiai than soup Do not read
heep me eyes closed constantly. Have
warm ba IN in the evening ana go
again. III H'eep
When you are tired OF sleen,nr
Sleep again for the night. Notbinc
Ga ms the nerves moro than restine
That is the finest prescription y, !
nave ever seen, and 1t is easy to take.
u Is sleep that knits up the ravelld
sieapt Of care" "balmy sleep" that IS
'isea Natures sweet restorer;' but
now can hody sleep in SO no;sv q
'o"ii as this, with things going on
all the time and everybody making
more fuss all the time than the Law
should permit? Where the wagons ara
punt with iron bottoms. which rat,,e
whenever the wind blows; where the
automobiles chug and wheeze as !,
they had the asthma; whore garbapa
carts 80 by with their loads sma,,,ng
loud' where there appears 10 be gen.
eFai conspiracy to keep everything
cumming for twenty-six hours the aav
ioF there are always two hours OF nolso
IN every twenty-four that cannot he
assimilated. so TO say. and must bo
carried over 10 the next that follows
Something ought to be done about /,
Smoother roadways in some Of Tho no.,.
lected thoroughfarcs, which need no,
here be more particularly ,dent,cea
might help some; but that IA onotbar
matter The only purpose OF iris
writing is to commend the advice Of
the English doctor to The considerable,
OF the weary and langnid who ara eors
distrest.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-13
THE TAEs pIsPATCH: RI0HMoNI VA TUEsDA e. lo11

Garter was instituted by Edward III.
$50 years ago, and 1t is regarded as
the highest order OF chivalry in Great
Britain. Hill
The story is that tho Countess OF
Salisbury let fall her garter whilo
dancing with the King. and that the
King stopped quickly to pick 1T up.
This occasioned some indelcate Jokes
which caused tho Countess to with
draw. The King exclaimed. angrily:
"Honi soft qul nal pense" ("Shame
TO him who evil thinks'O, and added
that he would make this blue ribbon
SO glorious that all the courticrs
would desire it. That is a very good.
story. but It is not true. as the order
was. in fact, founded in honor of the
Holy Trinity. the Virgin Mary, Saint
Edward the confessor and Saint
George. which is quite different mat
ter.
Either way. however, it Is worth
having, not that the garter bestowed
is of any practical use, but because IT
preserves IN ancient custom, and is
only given to those who are worthy OF
It on account of high estate, noble
achievement or good character.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-13

Do rich men smoke the labels" of
their cigars? a Federal Government
inspector thinks SO. He has exam
ined the stocks in number OF stores
in New York that cater to the trade
of rich men In practically all of
them he has found Inferior cigars
packed under the labels and in the
boxes OF superior brands Tho agents
believe that few men know the dif-
ference in cigars after they have
passed the ten-cent grade, but they
insist on having a certain brand with
certain sort of bano, and are WILL
ing to pay Is or 90 cents for the
brand and the band.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-13
SILENT oANpIpArEs

U The Cord onsville Gazette says that
there are three candidates for the
State Senate from the district In which
Gordonsville is situated and one can
didste for the House. So far as the
Gazette hnows, and so far as we know.
none OF these would be Legislators has
spoken or published any views on the
Important matters that should come
up before the next General Assembly.
Our contemporary we'll says. that this
thing OF eleoting representatives to
make laws VINO do not tell their con-
futuenis how they stand on import
ant questions that should be made
laws or amended or repealed. is all
wrong"
The Gazette thinks that the voters
should elect only those who favor the
abolition OF the fec system. the reduc-
tion OF the cost OF recording $500
deed fror4.- 'sa.2S. TO about $3.50 and
who viii vote TO put more convicts on
the roads, The people" says the
Gazette. ask square deal"
The Gazette is right. These candi-
dates. as we'll as all others In other
counties, sh'uld take a firm and frank
stand on the matters stated BY our
contemporary.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-13
WANTED. WHITE rslsr1GRArros.


Miss Rosa B. Cooley. superinten-
dent OF the Penn Normal, Industrial
and Agricultural School on St. Helena
Island, told the National Conference of
Charities and Correction In Boston the
other day. in speaking OF THE Re-
generation OF the Colored People in
the Rural South" that negroes are
needed In the rural South, and that IL
conditions are made attractive for
them there they VIII remain IN the
community of ST. Helena Island, which
lies off the coast of South Carolina,
there is a population of 5000 negroes
and so whites. Surely, one would
have 10 be greedy to want moro ne
groes than that.
But what about the whites? why
is It that the reformers give so little
attention to them and their needs?
The rural South" ought to be larger
than the negroes that remain there,
and we should like 10 see the colored
people thinned out considerably for
their own good, and their places taken
by an active white industrial popu-i
lation. What the South needs more
than anything else Just now is large
4ly increased white population of de-
sirable Immigrants German, Scotch.
Irish, Swede. north of. Italy italians,
or of any other people who would be
producers and would strengthen the
native stock by their tntallf0ant in
dustry. There are hundreds OF thou
sands of acres of fine land In Virginia
that are now lying fallow because
there is nobody to work them and
nothing better could happen to this
State than the settlement on It's pres
ent waste places OF half million
new white people OF the sturdy sort
that redeemed this territory from the
wilderness.