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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-25
HOME IS DESTROYED
AND ANOTHER DhMAeE0
BY 4 MOON DAY FINE

One house totally destroyed and an
other badly damaged was the result
OF fire on upper Lewis street, Mt
noon today.
The house totally destroyed was the
property Of DR.. II. r. Gamble, and the
other belonged to Mrs. Emma Irwin.
The fire started in the Gamble house,
and owing to the lack Of water pres
sure spread to the Irwin house before
it could be nut under control. The t u
tai dmage will probably not exceed
$500. 90 or $4,000
The alarm was turned III from toX
3S, corner of Lewis and Morris streets,
just at II o'clock, and did not rig
out until 1:15 o'clock.
In answering the alarm the horse
pulling the chiefs buggy fell at the
corner of Capitol End Virginia streets.
cruising the lo!Se rather badly, but
otherwise doiD.5 lao damage. This &C
cident was caused by the badly con
gested condition on Virginia street II
this point, it generally being hlo,E,
AIDED with street cars and wagons. anh
in working :&ra'tsn t,lcm il became
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-25

ian Age. j. Stewart Walker; Music:
| Fairies of SpraAg, Moore, 4th grade;
Grafton: The beginning or the Modern
School, Robert Leo Dalton: Music:
Six little Sunnowcrs. Smith. End. 3rd
grades; Address by Prof. J. ID. Cole
Brachctt. 4th grade; Remarks by II.
ID. Patterson. Commissioner OF B. of
+. Elkhoru district, ...-.
Music. Faircs Dance, Moore. Grant,
mar grades: presentation OF diplomas
music, Uncle Sam, Hanson. 4th grade: ;
Remarks aid announcements. Prince
pal: Pantomimc. The last Rose OF Sum
mer; Girls Of Grammar grades.
Thomas, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Card
nell, continues very i'll at the home
Of his Parents.
Mrs. Bette Ferris was II visitor t.
Keystone. Tuesday,
Mrs. Cora ArmStcad continues i'll at
her home with rheumatism
The many friends Of f. J. Jackson
will be pleased to know OF his greatly
improved condition. Mrs. jackson WIS.,
tied him last "Wednesday.
WI w. Greene of r. c. J., was Il Wis
itor Sunday.
Miss Jones and Mr.. Spraggins wern
visitors 10 the hospital at Welch. Sun
day.
Mrs NJ A. Franklin was a business
visitor to Northfork, Saturday.
JOS. Franklin is serving as juror
at Welch this week.
Mrs. Della Tinslcy has moved here
again from Graham.
Miss Mollie To!cr, Of Graham. was
| he guest OF friends here last week.
Miss Jones. mesdames Garter and
Thomas attended the political meeting
at Crozicr.
S. Farley is much improved.
DR.. Whey was a business visitor
here last week.
VIM. Saddlcr and B. D. Patterson
were visitors to Maybcuvu political
club, Saturday night
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-25
MONTGOMERY

Mrs. Fannie Ellis, Of Rush Run.
came home last week because Of the
serious illness of her brother, Samuel
McHarris.
Mrs. +. G. Page, and daughter, POI
ia. arc spending tho week at Insti-
tute.
Rev. G. W. Curry, presiding eide >,
was here Sunday.
Mr.. Mayme jackson is spending tho
week in Charleston, the guest Of Ms.
+. ID. Huskins
Mr.. and Ms. John Godfry are the
|proud parents of twin boys
a. +. Rotten, Of Fayetteville. was
here on business Saturday.
Mrs. Eva Belle Russ entertained IN
Ladies' Improvements League Friday
at he! home on Crescent Heights.
Henry Clay was host to the ladies
Aid Tuesday.
Mrs. Thomas Johnson who has been
sick several weeks, is some better.
Airs. Mollie Harris is sick at the
Paint Creek Hospital.
Mrs. Cecil Burke and family hav,
moved to Charleston for permanent
residence.
Mrs. Susie Cough visited friends a.
Donwood Sunday.
Samuel Fields and daughter, Craze.
| were the guests Of Madames Lock-,
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zCORRESP nee

but returned with oven broader smiles
because they won Is to s.
Friday, President and Mrs. McDon-
aid, Miss Smith, Miss Hazel Dillar,i.
|Charlcs II. Palmer and Layton J.
Wheaton. with the four dCclamatory
contestants left for Baltimore on the
eleven o'clock train. The party was
met at the depot by Dean Young and
Miss Anderson Of Morgan college and
several students who extended them :;
very cordial welcome.
The contest was held at the Metro
politHn NJ. +. church over which Il
Storer alumnus, Rev. John A. Holmes
1873. has presided for fifteen years
and has been returned for the sixteen
tn.
On Saturday afternoon a reception
was rendered the visitors from 100
until , O'Clock.
All had a delightful time. The COM
pany returned home on the seven
o'clock train From seven until tea.
reception was held in the gymnas-
ium in honor of the contestants Miss
Dee A. Douglass and Roy Johnso l,
and Horace R. Helm and Reddex Nor
gan college was awarded the honors
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PAGE.

Mrs. ,Lillic Farley who has been in
disposed for several weeks i. able 20
be out again -~-
Claude Vaughn and Henry FuI,z,
Of McAlpin, were business visitor;
here last week.
Mrs. James Grow has returned after
a weeks visit to bcr daughter at Nc
alpin.
Mr.. and Mrs. bearing Of Glen jean,
are visiting the formers sister, Mrs,
NJ. Davidson.
The Sunday school is getting along
nicely with w. f. Stanley as superin-
tendent.
- W. f. Stanley was elected dcIcgatn
to the Sunday school convention tina,
will meet in Montgomery. May 2 and
/ Ord.
Miss VcrEio Roldcn left Friday fo,,
Garrisop 10 visit her sister, Mrs. Dan
bridge.
The Tribe Of Judah is preparing to
give weighing party for the benefit
Of the church, Saturday night
Miss Daisy Watkins leaves 1uc>dav
for RICHMOND, Va. where she will
spend some time.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-25

Miss Eva b. Russ entertained tho
Montgomery Improvement League, on
last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Saunders and
Mrs. Willis Whitcng, of Montgomery
were Sunday guests of Miss Emma
league.
Mrs. f. b. Russ attended the Re-
formers passed officers council ut
Montgomery last Saturday,
Misses Nellie and Leona /" Hayden
were shopping in Montgomery. Friday
w. II. Banner of Boomer, was call
ing on friends here last week.
Miss Mary Wood Of Montgomerv
was the Sunday guest of her sister
Mrs. D. S. Saunders.
c: &c. Woods Of Boomer, was callinc
on Mr.. and Mrs. James Russ. Friday
Emmett Saunders made a business
trip to Montgomery, Saturday,
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. John God
frey, twin boys, "Wednesday.
Galloway spent several days
in Charleston, last week.
Mrs. Annie Whey is sick.
Mrs. Lula Andrews has return, d
from Elkhorn, where she spent three
weeks with her mother.
Mrs. Eliza Cosby was shopuing il
Montgomery last week.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-25
THE ADyooArE

vacation at his home on Nineteenth
street,
Miss Lilly Brown is much improved
and able to be oN again.
Mrs. George Davis continues very
i'll.
Mrs. Mathew Thomas is much
improved.
The Sunday School Teachers of
Logan NJ. T.. Church met at the home
Of III. ID. Lakewood Friday evening
Rev. G.. {. Gill WAS present and added
much interest to the meeting.
Miss Lynctte DiNon, Of Cuther
O., Was the guest Of the Misses ellis,
on Clay screet, Sunday.
Miss Mabel Williams, after several
months stay with relatives, has re-
turned to her home in Columbus, o.
Howard Lee, of Huntington, was
the guest of Miss Niarthenia Dixon,
Saturday and Sunday.
Jerry Buckner, one Of the oldest
residents OF the city, died Sunday at
one o'clock, at his home ON Fifth
street
Mrs. II. D. Hazelwood entertained
the p. & NJ. Whist club at her home
on 10th street Thursday afternoon.
The dinner given at the Baptist
church by the Ladies Sewing Circle
was success, financially.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-25
CLARkSBCRG

s,yA large and apprcciativc audience
!. gathered at Water street school Hall
J Friday niEH II and lastapod to the fol-
\ lowing program rendered by the chill
..sren of the primary grades:
Il Chorus ...Just Il bit Of cloth with
.ssG ................... ColOrS
............ Rose Farmer
motion Song Little Mothers
ecitation .......... Nina Watkins
&ITopsy Turvy song and drill. .......
81 Recitation ...........D Dorothy Brown
n Drill. John Browns Ten Little In
i% NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. juos
Il Tableau ...Tncr" little Girl don't cry
Musical play ...The r,"l-away ba +
Recitation .........,. George Talbot
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Findlcy Hayden re-
turned Friday from Pittsburg and 9TH
err points in Pennsylvania, where they
!, went after being quietly married at
!, the Nj. e. parsonage last Monday. Mr..
( Hayden, formerly Miss Emma Ruffin,
conducts the Majestic hair parlors in
i the new Gore building.
Rev.-R. r. Downs conducted the
Z regularly quarterly services at Pride
A. M. f. church, Sunday. He preachcd
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-25
HUNTINGTON

Rev. l. V. Bryant. pastor Of the
First Baptist church, preached a spc-
rial sermon Sunday morning on the
Titanic disaster.
Nj. c. Florain. of ParkCrsburg, sec
rotary of the w. Va. Y. Nj. c. A.. spent
Sunday in the city in interest of the
Colored Y. NJ. G. a. He addressed the
public in the following churches: At
II a. M, IN the A. NJ. +. church; at
$50, the regular Y. NJ. G.. A, and Ills
his final at the First Baptist church.
The following invitations are being
received throughout the city: You
are cordially invited to attend the
opening Of the Barnett Hospital. 1901
,th avenue. Wednesday. April oath
Reception 80 p. NJ. to $50 p. M, s D.
III. TO - p. m.
Miss Clara Mathew, graduate Of Lin
coin Hospital, New York. is establish
cd in Dr.. Barnctt's Hospital as heal
nurse.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-25
" HNKPtR'S FEIlI>Y

The Lincoln Debating Society Of
Storer college gave over is rcgular
Friday night program TO special
class night program prepared by the
Preparatory classes. The program con-
sisted Of defamation, solos, and two
choruses by the class. The prepara-
atory class has some good material in
both the, declamatory and musical line
Saturday Storer's second baseball
team played the Charles Town team
on their home grounds. The Storer
boys left for town in glorious spirits
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-25

Much regret is expressed because Of
the detrmination of Dr.. c.. Sumner
Wormley to sever his relations rs
dean of the dental department of tho
Howard University Medical School,
post'he has 80 carefully filled for elev-
en- years. His private practice has
grown so large that he finds himself
compelled to relinquish all outside
duties and devote himself entirely to
his office work. His place at the Uni
vcrsity will be difficult to fill.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-25

necessary to snG"rniy pull the RoS.,
back, which caused him to fall, CHIEF
Rand has continually Zbeeh making
complaint of the condition existing at
that place. f"> r ... . ,-
After tho scene or tho firc was reach
ed t was necessary to lay about one
thousand feet Of hose, and this b.
ing attached to hydrant on a four
inch main. tho: pressure was SO weak
that the water had to be turned off to
put on nozle with a smaller open
ing
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-25

The finishing touches are being put
on the new 100000 home Of the col
ored branch of the Y. NJ L.. A. on 18th
street. The dedicatory services will
be held early in May, and it is expect
ed that president Taft will deliver
the principal address on that occasion.
General Secretary J. b. Moorland, ID
cal secretary Lewis e. Johnson aad
their energetic corps of assistants, de-
serve great credit for placing this
splendid institution within the reach
of the young colored men Of the capi-
tai. 1t will fill long felt want.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-25
TIE LABOR ARGUS
Locals and Personals.

The Ladies Of the First Baptist
church met with Mrs. Mary Starks,
Shrewsbury street. Thursday even
ing, last
Miss Arilla Anderson left Tuesday
for Elyria, O., to take charge Of a
hailIressing establishment.
Mrs. Floyd Mickey has recovered
from an attack Of typhoid fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Burton are
proud Of baby boy which recently
came into their family.
Miss Bessie Campbell has closed
her school Wake Forest and re-
turned to the city.
Mrs. e. r. Reed returned to the
city Tuesday, from Columbus, O.
The Tribe Of Judah was enter
tanned at Hotel Brown, Thursday
evening.
Rev. Carroll preached an excellent
sernton Sunday Morning on the Ii
tanic disaster. At the afternoon scr
wise, he delivered special sermon to
1rovidcnt council Of the st. Lukcs.
James Allen, Of Second avenue,
West Side, has been confined TO his
room with fever several weeks. lie
Is under the care Of Or. Jones.
S. V. Marks, Of Montgomery, was a
visitor in the city this week.
Mrs. +. D. Hester auJ daugher
lave returned from four week 8
visit to relatives ut Newport News,
Va.
Miss RhOda Wilson was in st. Al
bans, Saturday, on business.
Mrs. T.. G. Dehonny will entertain
the Improvement League, Friday.
Misses Hazel Lucas and Gertrude
Campbell will entertain the Fleur de
Lis Whist club Friday at their home
on SEM street.
Misses l.. o. Hopkins and Amelia
Wilcher spent the weekend at InS,i-
tute.
The Clippers will give a dane
Tuesday evening, April goth, at the
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-25
State Summer School for
COlOred Teachers.

Third Session, June 17th 26th 1912 Institute W. Va
Two Distinct departments will be maina l. Aca
Will he devoted thorough
the school for which credit be had in the
utlOnS Also this
expecting to the examinations will be
PROFESSIONAL which designed for principals
and other advanced Students Some Of the best
country has been sccurd for this school,
mgulshed educators this country have accepted
Summer School Faculty, KELLY MILLER A. NJ. W. Il.
b. Du BOIS PHI d., BOOKER WASHI NGTON, LID.
This is be the Biggest and Best School Prepare
enroll For particulars address: Byrd Prllcrman
Va r. p. Sims Buefd W. Va; II. r. Mcdonald IIarpers
Ferry W. Va; or NJ =. Shawkry, Charleston, W. Va
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K. Of p. HALL Invitations haEe been
issued for the affair. ="
w. S. Gilmer was IN few days last
week ut his home on State street.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-28
Licensing of BARRIERS.

In city, State and nation We find men
who, if they had their way, would reg
lister and license everybody else, that is,
if the projectors of such a movement
were allowed to say on what terms the
registering or licensing is to be done.
1t is now the BARRIERS turn. Some of
the supply houses are pressing for uplift
and sanitation. But they want the bar
bers registered and licensed so thor
oughly that the average barber will not
be able to do business unless he buys
the supplies which these houses have
for sale In other words, the supply
conbine, through such registration and
licensing laws, means to be able prac-
tically to say who shall shave, cut hair,
massage, and shampoo, and with what
instruments, appliances, soap, and SUM-
dries he shall do it. AS is usual in re-
form cases of this description, the origi-
nators of the scheme are striving hard
to have it appear that the object is not
to create a monopoly, but to protect the
public against this or that it has not
asked and does not want to be protect
ed against
Chicago BARRIERS of the downtown dis
trict have protested against what they
conceive to be an Infringement upon
their Liberties, rights, and prerogatives.
This is what one of them, quite a prom
inent man, thinks of the "philanthro-
pists" behind the movement to "uplift"
the barber business:
"They have tried to bring about the
passage of law whereby every barber
would have to sterilize his fingers, his
instruments, and his chair and Secure
a new piece of soap and an individual
brush for each shave, and thus drive
every man in the country to use
safety razor"
Well. the supply houses may have
else in view at present, still
the universal use of the safety razor
may not be Objectionable to them in the
end At all events it may not be so
long before they would have launched
a movement for sterilization and prog
ress that would compel the safety razor
user to submit to registering and IL
censing so that the supply houses might
sell them many little "uplift" things they
and have for sale.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-28
SAVE THE CONSTELLATION.
Effort to Retain Famous warshfps
of Early Navy Encouraged.

From the Buffalo Commercial.
Brilliant service rendered by the IA
nous warship Constellation in the War
Of 1872 is too well known to warrant
repetition, but the efforts Of the Rhode
Island Society to retain the ancient YES
sci in Narragansett Bay. should have
the encouragement Of all loyal citizens.
Resolutions protesting against the de-
sfruction of the historically famous
ship have been adopted by the society
and an appeal will be made to Congress
to take such action as shall be neces-
sary to prevent demolition Of the now
practically useless hulk.
At present the Constellation. which
has not been to sea in twenty years. is
held in commission as a training ship
on Newport, though her bottom is rot
ton and her days of actual service end
ed. No orders have yet been issued for
her removal or destruction, though 1t is
believed that such action on the part OF
the government Is Imminent. and the
Rhode Islanders are taking time by the
forelock in voicing their protest Con-
gress, however, is not IN the habit of
paying for sentiment, and unless the
public shall devise some means Of rails
ing the amount necessary to repair the
decaying warship her fate Is inevitable.
Inc Consideration was one Oh tHe Nst
warships built by the United States. Her
construction dates back to 1871. She is
i76 feet long. 42 feet in breadth and has
displacement OF 1910 tons on 30
foot draft II rhe people of Rhode Is
land cannot see their way clear to pro-
vide the fund necessary for her restor
alton 1t would not be amiss for the peo-
pie of the republic to contribute a
sufficient fund for that purpose. that the
old brig may be retained as memorial
Of those dark but glorious days which
marked our last serious difference with
Ehrland
The Washington herald., 1912-07-28
FLORIDA
~ GEORGE FITCH,
Author of "At Good Ola siwasA.s

Florida IL a vast expanse Of water.
sand. and climate. which sticks out
about 400 miles into the ocean at the
southeast corner Of the nation. and is
as hard to dodge az a sore throat For
many years It was the vermiform ap-
pendix Of the United States. No par
ticular use for 1t was known. and the
Seminole Indians kept 1t in a constant
state Of inflammation. 1t is now being
extensively cultivated, however. and is
growing faster than any other Southern
State. though goodness knows IT needs
to. having only 10000 souls and a few
thousand hotelkeepers.
Florida was discovered by Ponce de
Leon almost 100 years ago and imme-
diately became famous for its wonderful
climate Ever since then people have
been going to Florida TO enjoy the cli-
mate and coming back TO enjoy society.
This shows Florida simplicity. In CAL
ifornia the man who arriyes to enjoy
the climate Is treated so Hospitality tS-t
he never saves money enough to come
back.
However. In the past few years
few great hotels have been built In Flor
ida. and 1t is now possible to go down
there swelled all out OF shape with money
and be successfully treated for the af-
Fiction In q very few weeks.
Florida IL divided equally into timber.
swamps, and orange groves. II contains
the Everglades. the greatest swamp In
America. 1t is so large that the Agri-
cultural Department almost got mired In
II recently. 1t also contains the only
sea railroad in the world. running to
Key West over 100 miles of water and
keys. The Florida key is peculiar
one, made out of coral, and is almost
The Washington herald., 1912-07-28
Faulty Civic Statistics.

The health authorities of New York
seem justiheds in the doubt they express
as to the accuracy of the statistics
showing a decline in the birth rates,
seeing that they have discovered a great
indifference on the part of physicians
to the possibility of fine for neglecting
to record births. One doctor alone,
who was hauled over the Goals as an
example, has admitted that during five
years he has failed to report to the
Health Department I3o births at which
he had been present.
Since New Years goo. cases of similar
neglect have been prosecuted, offending
physicians being fined all the way from
$40 to $Ioo. Taking the reports of the
New York doctors as they have been
received, they imply that there was a
falling off of 5000 so far as against
the same period of 1911. This remark
able allegation started the health au-
thorities in their investigation.
Statistics more or less are all fallibIe,
but as whole they are supposed to
serve the purpose of giving at least a
fairly trustworthy basis for calculations
The Washington herald., 1912-07-28
Property Owners Protest.

The protest of the property owners in
South Washington who have been
heavily assessed to pay one-third Of the
cost of transforming Willow Tree
Alley into an interior public park is de-
serving of serious consideration.
The improvement of this alley was
determined upon as step toward the
betterment Of civic conditions. No one,
not even the citizens of South Wash
ington, has any objection to such ac-
ton provided that in its accomplishment
there is no injustice to any individual
As a matter of fact, the jury of con-
demnation has assessed alleged benefits
within restricted area, including the
square in which the alley is located and
its immediate vicinity, and this has laid
upon a few persons a burden which is
too heavy for them to bear. Many of
these property owners have bought their
homes through great self-denial or are
still paying for them, and it j, a mat
ter of absolute impossibility for them
to raise several hundred dollars with
which to pay the assessment now levied
upon them.
The inconsistencies and injustices of
the situation are fully set forth in the
strong but respectful protest which the
citizens have adopted. They ask, if the
courts cannot give them any relief, that
all action be suspended until Congress
has been made acquainted with the
facts in the case There can be no
doubt that Congress, in its enactment
of the legislation, did not intend that
there should be grave discrimination
against the properly owners of the i'm
mediate neighborhood The best way,
of course, is for the city to bear the
entire cost of great public benefit, but
if this cannot be done. then the cost
should certainly be distributed over such
a large area as to make the burden as
light as possible upon each individual.