The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-15

coed in raising even more than the
$4,000 suggested, and e an oppoc-
tunity is presented, the grateful col
ored people would gladly swell the
fund, in recognition Of the pricele IS
service he had rendered them in their
battle for their civil rights.
Prof. e. c. Williams, principal Of
the Nj Street High School, has been
offered full professorship at Howard
University. He has the matter un-
der advisement.
The Evening Star, the best friend
the Negro has among the Caucasian
journals of the nations capital, says
editorially: "The colored man who
wants to be bull moose in good
standing, will have to move north"
The local branch of the National
Negro Business League elected dele
gates MCnday evening to the Chicago
convention
Counsellor j. Frank Wheaton, of
the New York bar, spent the week end
in the city, the guest Of j. Finlay
Wilson. Both have been delivering
a series of addresses in Virginia in
the interest Of the Elks. A boom"
is said to be on for Mr.. Wheaton for
a return to the chair of Grand Exalt-
led Ruler at the Dayton session of the
Grand Lodge, August o., but the gen.
ial New Yorker says may" and VIII
support Harry II. Pace for reelection.
Mr.. Wilson is slated for national Or
ganizer and will go through with a
"whoop," according to present indi-
cations.
wv. Fl. j. Beckett, director of phys
ical culture at the Y. M. G. A.. has
been taking special course in ad-
v%lced IIhysical culture methods at
the University Of Pennsylvania, Phil
adelphia.
Architect and Mrs. w. Sidney Pitt
man will spend a year. or more IN
Texas, where Mr.. ,Pittman has con-
tracts to- erect a number Of school
and business buildings.
Miss Elfrda H. Kennedy, one of
Washington's charming school teach
Iers, is spending the month in Char
lesion, w. Va, with her sister, Mrs
j. Arthur Jackson, who recently went
to West Virginia's pretty capital a
bride. =:
The news Of the capture of Reuben
7. Hill, the defaulting cashier of the
True Reformers' Bank, Richmond,
Va set the capital all in a hutter. It
Is the currenti 4qpini9n that Mr.. Hill
will disclose some dark secrets that
Will lmplicate, .sspmber of prominent
mon of the orderWho have heretofore
escaped serious connection with the
notorious steal that broke I'D the
aces greatest financial institution
Id robbed the widow and orphan of
their little all. There are those who
are not disposed to regard Reuben
Hill as the biggest sinner IN the deal.
1t is town talk that Hill was deceived
into loaning the banks money to
back up outside transactions that fl
nally proved fraudulent, and when
the time came for settlement there
was nothing to do but make Hill the
scape-goat and let him make his get
away as best he could. The outcome
is being watched with interest.
There is a feeling that Hill should be
dealt with as lenienty as the law
will allow, if he will uncover the
thieves supposed to be in hiding
Among those who will attend the
Chicago meeting Of the National Me-
gro Business League are Register and
Mrs. j. G. Napier, Mr.. and Mrs. R.
w. Thompson, Mrs. James E. Buckner,
Cyrus Field Adams, Dr.. w. H. Davis,
j. Finley Wilson, Daniel Freeman and
others.
James w. Poe, leading man Of af-
fairs and newspaper correspondent OF
this city, proposes COL Henry Lincoln
johnson, of Georgia, Recorder of
Deeds for the District, as "f7efd mar
;hal,' Of the coored troops for the
campaign now opening. No better
man could be selected. He is able,
broad-minded courageous and exper-
fenced. Mr.. Poe makes q timely sug-
gestion to the effect that colored mc1
N every section, who wish Col. John
son appointed, should write Chairman
Charles ID. Hfll0, Times Building,
New YORK City, and urge his selec-
ton.
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