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The Washington times., 1912-05-19
HEAD OF CLUB
BACKS STRIKING
BALL PLAYERS
President Frank Navin
Thinks Detroit Men Were
Right in Stand.
Continued from First Page )

teams II those behind them decide to
stand by President johnson in the mat
ter. as I guess they will do. / might
not be able to get as good bunch of
players together as have now, but you
never can tell. 1 might be able to get a
lot Of good material"
The Tigers still maintain they will not
have to suffer financially. Some of the
players are In favor of leaving Phila-
delphia and going on a transforming
trip. Others asserted that they would
go to one of the United States League
clubs rather than submit to any pun
ishment.
The Washington times., 1912-05-19
Senator-Elect's Son
Is Operated On

JACKSON. Miss. May 1s.-James X.
vardaman, jr., son of the Senator-elect,
has been operated on for appendicitis.
The operation is said to have been sue
cessful. and the young man, who is
about eighteen years of age. Is reported
as getting along nicely.
Vardanian was admitted recently as a
cadet at the Naval Academy at Annap-
oils, Nd and was getting along fa-
mously until appendicitis developed.
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BUYS Five Houses.

Five residences at 1877, lsee 1891. lss5.
and 1899 Florida avenue northwest.
owned and built by Charles w King,
the builder; have rS Seen purchased by
si7,JO0. They were bought as an in
vestment.
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President Of Washington Club Is Wo9v
Expecting Conference.

yet to President Navn of the Detroit Club Pre
dent Johnson American In this
brogEo but meeting of the league
mates be expecting notification
There hardly to settle the diffculty-Thoma
e c. Noyes President Washington Baseball Club.
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to the character and professional
labors of the host. DR.. Gwathney
graduated from Howard dental de-
partment in 1894, but had been
practicing in Maine and Connect
cut prior to his graduation, owing
to his proficiency as al appren-
tice before coming to Washington.
He was a demonstrated of dentistry
in the Howard Medical school in
the early days of the department,
and gave eminent satisfaction. He
has also served as president of the
Robert II. Freeman Dental Asso-
citation. lie is one of the pioneers
in the dental field here and num-
bers among his patrons some of
the best people of the District.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-21

Secretary at the 10th Il. Nj. G. in
September. Besides the Odd Eel
lows, MIR. Houston is a Mason and
a member of numerous other fra
ternal and civic organizations. He
is a young man of fine intellectual
attainments, of geat force of char
acter, and is brilliant and effective
platform speaker. Mr. Houston is
in hearty accord with the existing
administration of the Washington
schools, and his advent on the
Board is very gratifying to those
who have at heart the highest wei
fare of the $4,000 colored children
enrolled in our schools.
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The HnrriS-Kemp Nuptials.

Friends in this city have receiv-
ed cards announcing the marriage
of Mrs. Agnes Louise Kemp, Il
leader of Brooklyn society, to Mr.
George W. Harris, editor of the
Amsterdam News, New York City
The ceremony was performed June
) in Trenton. y. j. After a brief
honeymoon on the New England
coast, Mr. and Mrs. Harris will
be at home to their friends at ll8
y. Fullrton Avenue, Montclair, \.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-21

The second base position with the
'Salina team in the Central Kansas
League seems to be "Jinkoed.'
Three men including Manager Lamb
have been injured at the middle
sack this season,
George Winter, the ei-Boston pit
cher, Is managing the st. John
team and Bob Ganley, for merly Of
Washington, Is captain Of the Fred
ericton team in the New Brunswick
Maine League. ..-
They call second baseman De
Haven is live wire all right and
in the game every minute
The Roanoke Club has refused, to
sell pitcher Bert Gardin until after
the close Of the Virginia League sea-
son. Manager Griffith, OF the Wash
ington team, has put ir Il bid for the
winning HEAVIER.
During the second inning of
recent double-header between Yazoo
City and Columbus in the Cotton
States League, the Columbus catch
, er was hurt AMI there was no one
to take his place. The Yazoo City
catcher volunteered to keep the
game going and caught for both
teams for sixteen innings, Yazoo
'semeS Vloq 5u!uuIm G4gO
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-21

Injuries to players have very
near put the Lincoln team out OF
business in the Western League ren-
nant race.
The Louisville team has been
playing fancy article Of ball since
Jack Hayden succeeded Jack Tighe
as manager Of the Colonies.
Topsy Hartsells first year as a
manager looks all to the dazzle.
His Toledo Mud-Hens are fairly
burning up the American Associa-
ton.
President Hedges, of the st.
Louis Browns, has purchased Pitch
er Napier, the star f1ipper Of the
Sherman Texas-Oklahoma League
team.
Jack Carney, Of Worcester, cap
tain and first baseman of the Holy
Cross College team, has Joined the
taverhill New England League
team.
John Cancels Rochester Champ
ions and Jack Dun's Baltimore
Birds are putting up great battle
for the honors in the international
League
The Ohio Interstate League has
gone on the rocks. Bob Spade, the
famous Cincinnati pitcher, was man,
ager of the Greenville team in the
defunct organization.
Pitcher Fittery, Of the Anderson
team, holds the seasons record OF
strike outs in the Carolina &Associa
ton. In a recent game with Greens
| boro he famed 13 men.
| Infielder Cuthbert Is playing {
swell game for Harry Bays Bloom
ington team in the ~Three-1 League
He IS clever in the field and has
J been hitting well over the .35(
mark.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-21

Tered from all parts Of the country,
and especially from the South for the
meaang. Local Leagues are urged
to elect delegates at once. Experience
has shown that the railroad authori-
ties in every section of the country
are willing to arrange for special
Pullman or tourist car parties. It
is earnestly desired that plans for
such parties be arranged for as early
as practicable.
Some OF the strongest men and
women OF the Negro race will be pres
ent and speak at the coming meeting.
These gatherings annually bring to-
S'ther group Of hopeful, energetic,
aspiring and successful men and wom-
en- who are doing their part of the
worlds work, sessiops of the fol-
lowing affiliated organizations will be
held at the same time: The National
Negro Bankers Association; the Ma
tional Negro Funeral Directors As
ISOLATION; the National Negro Press
Association, and the National Negro
Bar Associations group Of the
strongest organizations in the ;.coun-
try among the Negro people.
BOOKER T. WASHINGTON,
President.
EMMETT J. SCOTT, , -.
Corresponding Secretary.
J. c. NAPIER,
Chairman Executive Committee.
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F.. A. Clark, of Philadelphia, viii
be director of music; Prof. II. Par
ker Smith will have charge of tho
commercial course; Mrs. Clara \
Smith will supervise the teachers
course and Miss Josephine Pinyor
Will be director of the PastimC
Club. There will be continuous re,
hglous instruction for missionaries
Y. NJ. &. \. workers, evangelists
pastors, etc, and number OF
fChautauqua features will be INTRO
duced. Those planning to attend
should notify DR.. Shepard at once,
as the final arrangements are being
rapidly completed.
W. l.. Houston On Board of Educa.
The appointment of Attorney w.
l.. Houston as 4 member of the
Board of Education comes as a de-
llghtful surprise to the people. ct
the District of Columbia. Last
Friday he Was named by the JUS
tlcrS of the Supreme Court of the
District to succeed DR.. w. V. Tun-
nell, professor of history in How
ard University. The term is three
years. The Board is made up of
nine members. three of whom are
colorrd. Mr. Houston s colored as
SnclatrS are Lawyer r. Il. Horncr
and Mrs. Carrie Wilder Harris.
OF the new members. Miss Mabel
|. Bordman, president of the Ma
tlonal Red Cross Society. is a no.
table figure. Mr.. Houston has ac
repted the assignment and pledges
himself to give to the school system
the benefit Of his best services.
No appointment within memory
has been received with such spon-
1anr"uS popular approval as that
'of Mr.. Houston. "A fine selec-
ton! was the comment heard
among the classes as soon as the
news became current. For hours
Mr.. Houston s telephone was be-
Sleged with messages of congratu-
latIon and his mail has been flooded
with letters of like tenor. Mr..
Houston is a graduate of the law
department of Howard University,
and is enjoying a lucrative practice
developed i'm remarkably brief
period. He is a native of Ken
lucky. and in early manhood
taught school at Evansville. Ind.
He came to Washington to take
a clcrkShip in the War Department
and he filled this position with
credit, until he resigned to enter
into partnership with Edward II.
Norris for the practice of his pro-
rrsson in Chicago: After gaining
an advantageous experience before
the courts of Illinois, Mr.. Houston
returned to Washington and open
ed an office. He is now ranked
with the ablest members of the bar
Of the District Of Columbia.
Mr.. Houston has served two
terms as Grand Master of the G.
/. O. of O. f. Of the World. His
administration is recognized as the
most prosperous the order has ever
known, and during his four years
the membership was brought past
the half-million mark. At the 18th
b. NJ. G. he was elected as an AS
sociatc Justice of the neNly.created
Supreme Court Of the order, being
given the long term Of eight years.
Ills friends are now pressing HIM
tn h,.r,no q ,ar1;Iofo for Gro,I
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-21

Washington. ID. c., June 49,
Dr. James +. Shepard, president
Of the National Religious Training
School, at Durham, y. G., spent
the weekend in this city, en- route
to Chicago to attend the Repub-
lican National Convention. DR..
Shepard had nothing to say here
about politics, although he NAV
have plenty to say touching men
and measures when he reaches the
sccthlng scene of action in ttH6
Windy City. He had much to
say, nevertheless, about the sub
]ect nearest to his heart-thc Ma
tlonal Religious Training School
and its numerous forward move
ments. First of al, ID. Shepard
said:
II wish you would contradict
the report that | am candidate
for the presidency of Howard Uni
VerSltE. Howard is Il great inStitu-
ton, and to be its official head is
an honor of which any educator
might we'll be proud of; but. | feel
called to a distinct work for nv
people in the Southland. and |
would not leave it under any cir
cnmstances. would rather BE-
president of the National Religious
Training School than anything else
on earth.
Ministerial Conference. and Summe,
School.
DR.. Shepard spoke enthusiastic
ally on the outlook for the APP
preaching Ministerial Conference
and Summer School at Durham.
under the auspices of the National
Religious Nkining School. The
program outlined for the season
covers the period between july 3
to August II. and the attractions
offered will be of the highest or
der. The Ministerial Conference.
IN which for many months the
deepest interest has been manifest
eel by the clergy throughout the
land, Will open July and con-
tinue until the 18th. Ministers of
every faith and denomination will
be present and take part in the dis
cuSsion OF the race 5 most vital
problems. DR.. Jesse l.. IIurlbut
and DR.. w. Y. Chapman will be
special lecturers during conference
week. All delegates will be guests
of the school.
The topics to be discussed in
clude the normal and religious
condition Of our people in the srv-
eral communities sanitation. n.y.
gienc, criminology and corrections,
~'nortalny, temperance. y. NJ. {. A.
and Social settlement work and
their reflect. educational methods
and fitness Of teachers and civic
opportunities. That these discus
Sions by leading thinkers will be il
Eliminating and profitable, goes
without saying. Among the lee
turrrs and instructors who will
take part in the conference and
appear at intervals during the
summer school term. are: Bishop
G. w. Clinton, Prof. Kelly Miller,
DR.. W. +. b. Dubois. DR.. James
II. billiard, Dr. D. Webster Davis,
Prof. w. II. Boyer. Prof. r. \.
Long, Miss Halle Quinn Brown.
Prof. =. W. DaWkinS. Hon. John
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-21
INTERESTING WEDDING .

London, June, 24.-A wedding Of
interest on both sides Of the Attain
tic took place today in st. Georges
Church, Hanover Square. The bride
was Miss Vera Elliott, daughter Of
Sir Arthur Elliott, who made his
home in the United States before
succeeding to, his title. The bride
groom was Edward Boies Cowles, q
son Of the late David S. Cowles, OF
Rye, N. Y.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-21
BASEBALL NOTES.

Waterbury Is once more in the
Connecticut League having taken
over the New Britain team.
The Winchester franchise In the
Blue Grass League has been trans
ferred to Nicholasville, Ky.
! The Pro;!1nnce Club has sold
pitcher George Harde4f+.t TO the Fort
Wayne team In the Central League.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-21

MIR. w. II. II. Terrell, of the
Municipal Building, and Miss AL
berta Gertrude Brooks, daughter
of Rev. Walter II. Brooks, were
united in marriage this week. Ow-
ing to the serious illness of Mrs.
Brooks, the wedding ceremonies
were witnessed by only the mem
bers of the families of the contract
ing parties.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-21
National Negro
Business League
10 BIC HELD IN CHICAGO AUGUST DIFFERENTIATION
BEING MADE FOR LARGEST MEETING HISTORY.
Chicago Chamber of Commerce
JOINS with Ioc" league In
o to Sneak Ii ~,

The Thirteenth Annual Meeting of
the National Negro Business League
Will be held in Chicago, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, August 81, %
and %, 1912. The local Negro Bust
ness League Of ChfSaEo has issechreil
the Seventh Regiment Armory for the
sessions.
Delegates intending to be present
should, as early as practicable, notify
w, d. Neighbors, secretary Chicago
Negro Business League, 3517 State
Street, Chicago, Of such intention, so
that proper accommodations may be
reserved.
Last year, nearly every state in the
Union was represented at the annual
meeting held in Little Rock. Officers
OF the organization are now earnest
ly at work to secure at Chicago an
even larger gathering. The Little
Rock meeting set a high standard in
point of attendance, attractiveness Of
program, and hospitality Of it's citi.
zens, but the Chicago League Is striv-
.ng to have the coming meeting sur
pass all previous ones. The Chicago
Chamber Of Commerce joined with
the Local Negro Business League in
inviting the National Organization to
meet in Chicago, and is cooperating
to welcome and entertain those who
may attend.
Very low reduced rates will be Of
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-21
The News In II Nut Shell

DR.. Julia F. II. Coleman, presi-
dent of the Hair Vim Chemical
Company" was in Baltimore last
week, arranging for the enlarge
ment of her manufacturing facili-
ties.
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Messrs. Napier aud johnson Injurc

Messrs. Napier and Johnson Injured
Word comes from Chicago that
two Of the race $ foremost political
leaders have been the victims of
serious accidents. Register j. c..
Napier lost his footing last Tues
day night while aighting from
a street-car in Chicago, and falling
to the hard pavement, sustained
painful injuries about the face and
head, and his entire system suffer-
ed tremendous shock. He is un-
der the. care of DR.. D. Fl. Williams
and is. said to be slowly recovering.
Recorder Henry Lincoln John.
son, on the train nearing Chicago,
IN company with a delegation of
Georglans, ran into some ears that
obstructed the right of way, and
received slight injuries. Several
OF the party were more or less hurt
by the impact, but seem to be all
fright now.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-21

The Howard IresidenyIr Shpa rd
PlanS-iarrSk IndFpe
Mcet-Napicr son nureda Clicapo
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National Independent Political
Ten0ue to Meet.

Rev. J. Milton Waldron, nation
al organizer Of the National indie
pendent Political League, has pro
mulgated a call of President j. r.
Clifford, of Martinsburg, w. Va,
for a general meeting Of the League
July 3, 4 and 5, in the Zion Pap
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-21
DR.. Gwathney Entertains Dentists.

DR.. A. J. Gwathney, the popular
dentist entertained the Robert T.
Freeman Dental Association last
Saturday night at Martins Cafe in
honor of his birthday. All Of the
thirty guests. responded to appro-
pirate toasts and paid high tribute
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-21
AT The Nations Capital


W. HOISTONS APPOINTMENT
SATTSFAtrION-DR }. s.. ACCEPTS VERDICT on
THE ZION GENERAL CON FERENCE-WIII,G
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fist Church, Philadelphia. The
call declares that every member
of the race who is independent in
politics and who believes in sup
porting men and measures, rather
than parties, and who is a contrib
|utor to the League, is eligible to
membership Preference for can
didates for President and Vice
President of the United States and
other candidates in the several
states, will be made known. lynch
mgs, race hatred, segregation, col
exclusion from the ballot
box and from state militia of the
South, peonage, etc, are all named
as products of disfranchisement
and steps will be taken to find a
remedy for these evils. Pastors
Aof all churches are asked to preach
a special sermon at some hour on
Sunday, June 30, ON evils of
Dfsfranchisement and the duties
and Responsibilities of Citizen
ship.
The colored democratic organi-
zatlon, headed by Bishop Alexan-
der Walters, will hold confer
ence in Baltimore next week, be-
ginning on, Monday, June "a. Col
orcd democratic leaders from all
parts OF the country will be in
attendance.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-21

Presidency Of Howard University.
The presidency of Howard Uni
versity is an all-absorbing problem.
The kind Of a man he should be is
forming the subject of learned pa
pers in the press and is a leading
topic in the street corners and in
the church, the school and the bar
Der shop. Shall he be white or col
ored is also a burning issue, and
there are able and aggressive cham
pions of both sides of the question.
Sentiment favors the appointment
,6f colored man, but it is the gen.
eral feeling that the trustees will
find it expedient to choose a white
president. 1t is insisted upon by
lall that the man chosen, whether
he be white or colored, must be q
great big man, one who measures
up to the exacting demands Of the
situation and who CLOCKS the part"
as we'll as reaching the intellectual
and executive standards expected.
Prof. Kelly Miller is far away
the favorite of those who urge a
(colored president. No white man
has yet been mentioned who ap-
peals to the popular imagination of
our colored citizens. A suggestion
has been made that the colored can
didate caucus and find some meth
cd by which the strength Of the
pro- Negro element can be focused
On a single Negro candidate. This
il regarded as the only means by
which the colored candidate can as
pire serious consideration. There
are eight colored trustees on the
Board, but they, as we'll as their
white colleagues, are commit.
tai as to their attitude. The col
ored trustees are DR.. G.. B. Purvis
DR. Booker r. Washington, DR.. j
+. Moorland, Rev. +. j. Grimke
DR.. Marcus F.. Wheatland, j. G.
Napier, DR.. j. Fl. n. Waring and
Dr.. j. r. Francis.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-21

The architect who planned the
magnificent 100000 home of the
Colored Y. NJ. G.. A. is w. Sidney
Fittman, a designer or information
al fame, and the constructing en-
gineer, who arranged the physical
features is Howard d. Woodson,
one of the best architectural
draughtsmen and engineers con
nectcd with the office of the Super
wishing Architect of the Treasury
Department. The contractor for
the brick work on the building was
also a cOlored man.
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Bishop Thirlield in Great Demand

Bishop Thirkield in Great Demand.
Bishop w. Z. Thirkield is in
great demand these days. A few
days ago, he attended a meeting
Of the Freedmen s Aid Society in
Cincinnati. Sunday he preached
at the Foundry Church, and on
Tuesday he delivered an address to
the graduating;cIas of the Central
High School.rJ Thursday he was
the commencement orator for the
West Virginia nv esleyan College at
Buckhannon, W. Va. The Bishop
will be at Howard University until
after the election Of his successor,
and about July ! will go to his
country seat at Marshfield Center,
Mass. In September he will 90 to
New Orleans, to remain until the
Bishops meeting in November
After the session Of the General
Committee in the fall, he will take
Iup his permanent residence in
New Orleans
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-21

Acting Grand Master Henry
Lincoln johnson, of the G. U. O.
of O.. F., has appointed w. l..
Houston as the district of Column
bia member of the committee on
transportation for the 10th B. NJ.
c., which is to be held at Atlanta
in September!, 49,, ,,i~....c4ii. .,r,
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

At the class-day exercises of the
graduating class Of Normal School
No. 2 in the Armstrong Manual
Training School s new auditorium
the beautiful bouquet Of Killarney
reese carried by Miss Vivian Lucille
Thompson, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. W. Thompson, was a gift
from the Conservatives Of the
White House.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-21

Senator Warren, Of Wyoming,
is making a strenuous effort to pre-
vent the abandonment of Fort D.
"A. Russell, an important military
post near Cheyenne, Wyo., which
has been marked for elimination by
the War Department economists.
AT this post is stationed the Fight
ing Ninth Cavalry, with which
Lieut.. B. O. Davis, Of this city, is
connected, and of which Rev. G.
w. ~Pritleau is chaplain and Wade
II. Hammond is bandmaster.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-21

A new paper for Washington is
proposed. 1t is claimed that the
promoters who are discussing the
possibilities Of such a publication
are men Of means and represent the
most progressive thought Of the
Negro people Of the nations cap
ital.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-21

Mr.. Henry Lassiter, who manag-
ed the great mass meeting at the
Metropolitan A. NJ. E. Church,
which DR.. Booker T. Washington
addressed, and another big affair,
Of which Congressman Philip p.
Campbell, of Kansas, was the cen
trail figure, is now planning a third
monster rally, to take place at an
early date. The principal speaker
On this occasion will be Congress-
man Richmond Pearson Hobson, of
Alabama.
Prof. R. r. Wright, Of the Geor-
gia State Colored College, near
Savannah, Ga, stopped over few
days ago, en- route to the Chicago
convention.
Lawyer and Mrs. Thomas H.
Jones, who went to Ithaca, n. Y,
to attend the commencement exer-
ciscs of the Ithaca Conservatory
Of Music, to witness the graduation
Of their daughter, Miss Clarice,
were the recipients Of much social
attention during their sojourn
there. Mrs. Jones and Miss Jones
went on to Niagara Falls for, q
brief visit, while Dr. Jones return
ed to Washington, preparatory tc
a. jaunt to Chicago to attend the
Republican national convention.