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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-03-14
FOR SHERIFF OF FAYETTE CO.
Editor The Advocates. ~ ~ g ssE

Please announce through the COLI
umns of your paper, that am, a cane
didate' for the nomination for the of q
flee of Sheriff OF F'ayette. county, SUBJ
ject to the action of the Republicans
primary to be neld June 4th, 1928. ia
To my friends promise that they
will have the honor of being with Sat
winner, or loser, but no gutter, as, Is
now promise that~I~ will stay until
am elected or defeated .8S
further promise, if nominated and
elected, that I will conduct myself and
the business affairs of the Office i'm a
way that will bring no discredit to;
those who have honored me with their
support, and will do all in my power
to administer the affairs of the mice
in a safe, conservative, fairy and5 bus
iness-like manner. treating all i'm an.
impartial manner. .@....~. 80
Very truly yours, T5,s;l II %S
II r.. J. DAVIS
Montgomery. W. Va, March 7,1912s
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-03-14
IN Behalf Of Equality, Justice and
:: Liberty.

In Rehelf Of Equality, Justice and
Liberty.
A monster mass meeting is" being
arranged. for next Tuesday night al
the Metropolitan A. M. E. church .tc
acquaint the public with the work
which the National Association for the
Advancement Of the Colored People is
doing In behalf Of equality, justice and
liberty. Well-known speakers from
New York are expected to be present,
am6ng them DIR. W. e. B. Dubois,
Prof, J: %. Spingarn, president Of the
New York City Branch; James F, Nor
ton; am attorney; Miss Martha Gruen-
ing, secretary to Editor Oswald Car
rtson Willard, Of the New York Even
ing Post. Justice Wendell Phillips
STAFFORD has been asked to preside.
The meeting is being held In coniunc-
ton with the Bethel Literary and His
torical Association, Of which MT. A. d.
washington Is president, and Miss
Mary Curtis is secretary. The com
mtttee on arrangements is composed
Of Mesdam2s Mary Church Terrell,
Carrie w. Clifford, Kelly Miller, l..
b. Moore, John Hurst, l.. M. Her.
shaw, w. L. Houston, N. B. Marshall,
J. Milton Whldron and Miss Jessie
FHauset.
A local branch Of the Association
for the Advancement of Colored Peo-
pie has been organized here, with the
following temporary. officers: Presi-
dent, l.. M. Hershaw; secretary, Mrs.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-03-14
Fisk Alumni Will
Aid In Raising Fund
Campaign for $4,000 by May. LIST
Is Inaugurated. Despite Opposition,
to Appointments OF Southern White
On Trustee Board. - mi

Nashville, Tenn, March I3--Fisk
graduates held a meeting at Howard
chapel, Sunday afternoon in the in
terest OF the Fisk endowment ra,A
~. George w. Moore the president
OF Fisk College Alumni, presided.
The meeting was overwhe elm ingIy IN
favor or the plan being worked out
by Thos. } Galloway OF Washington,
and H. H. Proctor Of Atlanta. The
graduates are struggling to raise
$4,000 by May I. to supplement-
the fund 'of $4,000 required beL
fore Fisk can secure the $50. 900 Of
ferei by the General Educational
Board :, 49, .., - = ......-- ,.
M. '. Boutte a recent graduate Of
Fisk and an instructor-in the depart
ment OF pharmacy at Msbarry raised
a question regarding the wisdom of
the graduates supporting the admin
istration of Fisk because of the
choice Of Senator Luke Lea as a
FISK trustee: AIR. Brown then OBJ
jected to Senator Lea because lie Ia
a Southern man. He felt that Fisk
would very likely, suffer because OF
the presence Of Senator Lea ON the
Trustee Board of Fisk. The Fisk
graduates did not endorse the view
point Of Mr.. Boute and the sentiment
prevailed that the discussion was
likely to injure the possibility. of sue
cess fl the present campaign for
money. H. l.. Keith, Mrs. i. Fl. Carr
and others spoke vigorously against
the disposition Of Mr.. Bouttee and
few others to inject "grieyances'
into campaign for an endowment
fund. ; . 49,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-03-14

Wen, despite many. limitations In -.
S ucation' experience and opportunity.,
Ills study OF the educational1 institn
lions, the churches, business enter.
prises and political history was . YER
taDie encyclopedias Of information, and
iss wen worth preservation in some
permanent form. His conclusion
shat the pressing demand of TODAY 10
.ar 4eaders-men specially nre-
pared to deal systematically and in
teliigently with the mass Of problems
that confront our people at every turn
found ready agreement at rho bond,
oI MS hearers. Honesty Of purpose
counts Tor much" said>Mr. Wilkinson.
ana Willingness to serve is a desirable
asset IN our development, but TO Sc
cure the very best results in this
nerce competition with the best blood
ana brain of the century, the Negro
must build up an aggregation of high
iy-tralned and exceptionally equipped
leaders, who. can measure arms an
equal terms with the most efficient and
capable Of any other race on the, face
or the earth" Mr.. Wilkinson was
generously applauded. ~. -,
The vigorous discussion which FOL
lowed, was participated in by Lieut.,
!. II. r. Clarke, James e. Chestnut,
James c. Waters, Jr., and L. E.. John.
son. Lawyer N, r. Harper, q practic-
ing attorney in Louisville, KY, Of for
~ years standing, author Of the
classic drama. "Tallaboo," playing al
the Howard Theater, was introduced
Eand gave an inspiring story of how
ne came to write the playa prob
lem play with purpose"-to preach a
sermon from the stage on racial up-
lift. Other addresses were delivered
by Hon: T. Vernon, supervisor. OF
Indian schools. Mr. w. H. J. Beckett
who comes from Pittsburg, to be phys.
lcal director Of the y. M. C. A.: Mr.
&c. J.. Scott, Of Bethel Literary ,Socie-
Ity.
Under the skillful pilotage of Pres
ldent Robert A. Pelham, the famous
Mu-So-Lit Club is having the, most
prosperous season of its eight wears
OF existence
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-03-14
The News In Brief.


w. L. HOuston's that is in the ring,
for Grand Secretary of the G. U. O. of
y. r.
Dr.. J. F. Hurst is in Mtssissinni
Dr. W.T.. Vernon is in educational
Work-"mum" on politics.
PRESIDENT Taft, IS to speak for the
howard University Alumni April 8.
FUNDS are to be raised for the, pro-
posed gymnasium.
Mr. Unah Sumpler Richards, of Syc-
amore, N. Y, assisted Mr.. Joseph II.
douglass at star recital last week
at Howard University. The Howard
University Orchestra is making praise
worthy progress under Mr.. Douglass
'emc1ent guidance. Nine. q. Azalie
Hackley says Mr.. Richards is "the> best
basso she has ever heard"
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-03-14

poems have been appearing in scrib4
ner's, Will have In the April num-
Der a Song of the By-Ways;" the
same number win contain a Prayer
Before Planting Trees" by Walter
Malone, Judge of the Circuit Court Of
Shelby County. Memphis. Tenn. w..
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-03-14

Carrie w. clifford treasurer, Prof. W..
n. Richards. It is hoped to largely
increase the membership through the
mass meeting Tuesday night. A list
OF 200 patrons is RAPIDLY being filled
nm s -. r.! .-S.s - t..- So, So,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-03-14

Mrs. /. NJ. Carper entertained the
Improvement League this week at
HER nome on Bradford st.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Hale are the
pround parents OF a so1.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-03-14

j.. C. Napier is here circulating
among his friends and pulling" for
Taft, He will not meet with much;
success In trying TO change the, heart
OF Tennessee people who have re-
jected the present incumbent of the
White House. '"Text November, Will
tell how much Tennessee likes Taft
If the National Convention makes
the error of nominating him.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-03-14

Nashville Negroes have recently
organized q board of trade with DR.:
r. T.. Boyd, as president The pur-
pose of the orga lization is to foster
business enterprises and eo-opcra-
ticn among the members of the race.
Nashville has had other organiza :
tons of the kind but they have died
for various reasons. -
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-03-14

A Plea for Efficient Race Leadership
Arguing convincingly the necessity
Tor efficient race leaders in every lime
of useful endeayor, Mr.. Garnet G. Will
kinson, Of the faculty of the M Street
High School, read remarkably in
tefesting and profitable paper last Fri
day evening at the regular monthly
meeting Of the Mu-So-Lit Club at Mar
tins Cafe. The attendance was the
largest of the season, and number
OF distinguished visitors enjoyed the
exercises.
= Mr.. Wilkinson presented statistics
showing the progress the Negro has
made in his fifty years Of freedom,
and gave unstinted praise to the lead
ers Of the past who have wrought so
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-03-14

Noted NcWsp;epernan I'm Town.
Franklin f. Johnson, of the news
department of the Baltimore Afro
American Ledger, circulated among
journalistic friends in the city Mon
day. Mr.. Johnson il one of the
brightest men the race has in the
newspaper business, and besides his
work on bis home journal, dishes up
choice correspondence FOR a score of
colored papers throughout the coun-
try, ts a member of the staff of the
American Press Association of New
York City, and contributes valuable
local matter to the Baltimore Ameri-
can, leading white daily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25
HIS SUSPICION EXCITED.
Chairman of Committee on Cam.
paign Expenditures on New Trail.

Chairman Clapp of the Senate investi-
eating campaign expenditures has struck
what he believes is another hot trail for
the committee to investigate. He will
suggest that contributions to the Taft
campaign of 1908 be carefully scrutinized
with a special view to determining wheth-
err or not there is any relation between
contributions and the refusal of Congress
to revise the wooden schedule i'm the extra
session of 1909
1t has long been charged that the
"worsted' wooden manufacturers were
specially favored over the "carded
WOODEN men by the wool schedule and
'carded WOODEN manufacturers have re-
Gently been in conference with Chairman
Clapp.
Among the witnesses suggested for this
phase of the inquiry are Former Speaker
Cannon and Representatives Weeks of
Massac husetts and Mckinley of Illinois
In addition to generaisquestions, they will
be asked about a conference said to have
been held in Boston in, 1908, at which
members of Congress and worsted manu-
facturers were present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25
LATE ACT Of CONGRESS
AFFECTS ARMY SERVICE
Officers Below Rank of Major
Not Eligible to Detached
Duty.

If the Secretary of War approves the
Interpretation given by Judge Advocate
General Crowder to the provisions of the
latest army appropriation bill governing
detached service, about 40 per cent of the
officers below the rank of major on de-
tached service. regardless of its charac-
tons. 1t is estimated that such action
will entail an expense of about 100000
for transportation alone.
Although not finally settled, the War
Department authorities are inclined to
construe the expression in the law,
actually present for duty with a troop,
battery or company" as being actually
in command of an organization. All other
service, according to this construction, is
detached service Officers on the sick list,
on regimental staff, exclusively with ma
chine gun companies or on any duty than
with a company. troop or battery are to
be classed as detached.
Favored Liberal Interpretation.
The War Department was inclined to
give the law wider and more liberal
construction. 1t was contended that
an officer on the regimental staff was
really present for duty" with a COM
pany. as he might be assigned to COM
mand one at any time. But that con-
tention has not been sustained by the
legal authorities. Attention is called
to the fact that the expression present
for duty" is the language Of the morn
ing report of a company. During the
consideration of the provision it was
suggested to the congressional COM
mittee that regiment" should be SUBJ
stituted for company" but that. sug-
gestion was rejected and the bill passed
in it's present form. 1t is contended
that Congress, after a careful examina-
ton of this and a number of other
changes. has deliberately specified that
all officers below the rank of major
who are not actually on duty with
company organization must be con-
sidered as detached.
That view is predicated on the fact
that further down in the law it is pro-
vided that such officers shall not be
detached or permitted to remain de-
tached from such troop, battery or
company for duty of any kind" The
words for duty of any kind" it is
argued are a provision so broad that
it covers regimental staff officers or
officers on any duty. even II they are
attached to troops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25
URGES NEW SYSTEM
Mr.. Paxton Wants Municipal
ity to Collect Waste.
MAY RESULT IN SAVING
Recommends $4,000 Be Appro-
priated for Investigation.
BENEFITS IN OTHER LINES
superintendent of Street Cleaning
Shows What His Department
Has Done in Year.
MAY RESULT IN SAVING
BENEFITS IN OTHER LINES

Renewal of his recommendation made
a year ago that the Commissioners in
clude in their estimates an item of $10,-
900 for the purpose of an investigation
to determine the advisa bility of the con-
tract system for the collection and dis
posal Of city waste being abolished and
the work taken over by the municipality,
is contained in the annual report of
Supt. J. w. Paxton of the street clean
ing department. submitted to the Dis
trict Commissioners.
Last year the Commissioners included
such an item in their estimates, Congress
failing to make the appropriation. AS the
five-year contract system for the collec-
ton and disposal of garbags, ashes. refuse
and dead animals expire June 80. 1918,
Mr.. Paxton points out that no time should
be lost in making the proposed investiga-
ton, which will include the preparation
of plans for the construction of disposal
plants.
The question of the advisability of
abolishing the contract system is now
being looked into by the clean city COM
mittee of the District of Columbia, and
Superintendent Paxton's recommended
ton doubtless will have the indorSe-
ment of that body.
Recommendation of Mr.. Paxton.
That part of Mr. Paxtons report
follows:
1T is estimated tnat the contractors
for the disposal of city waste have in
vested in collecting equipment and dis
posal plants several hundred thousand
dollars which they must have figured on
recovering from the amounts received
from the District of Columbia for the
services rendered during the five-year
term of their contracts, as these invest
ments will be practically valueless on
<l1 nj
full in obtaining the same contracts for
the next term of five years.
I'm other words. the District of CO.
lumbia is probably paying to the contrac-
tors, in addition to the cost of the work
and the contractors profit. the cost of
complete disposal plants and collection
disposal plants. if owned by the District
fifty years. 1t is believed that the Dis
disposal plants which could be operated
wastes could be- let to- contractors or the
whole service could be let by contract on
the basis of the contractors leasing the
disposal plants from the District of Co
lumbia.
In his report Mr.. Paxton refers to the
success of the department in keeping the
streets of the capital clean. following
the abolition of the contract system
under which the work formerly was
done. The department. with its own
teams and equipment, valued at s2L-
t044O. began the regime of municipal
street cleaning ,July l. 1911
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25
FOR CONFERENCE WITH CHIEF.
Assistant Secretary of Treasury
Bailey Goes to Dublin, N. H.

Assistant Secretary Bailey of the Treas
ury Department left Washington yester-
day afternoon for Dublin. n. H., the sum-
mer home of Secretary MacVeagh. for a
conference with his chief on a number of
important matters pending in the depart
ment- These include the form OF budget
which the government departments are to
adopt in submitting to Congress their
estimate of expenditures for the fiscal
year 1914. The President recently T.
rected that the departments submit their
estimates in budget shape despite ale
prohibition by Congress. the President as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25
CASCARETS TONIGHT! If BILIOUS,
C0NST|PATEO, HEADACHY AND SICK

Turn the rascals out-the headache,
biliousness. indigestion, constipation.
the sick. sour stomach and foul gases
turn them out tonight with Cas-
CaretS.
Millions OF men and women take a
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by lazy
liver, clogged bowels or an upset
stomach.
Don't put in another day of distress
wake up refreshed and feel fine. Let
Cascarets cleanse and sweeten your
stomach; remove the sour, undigested
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25
PROMOTE CHAPLAIN HEADLEY
Is Advanced to Rank of Major il
ARMY.

The vacancy in the list of army chap
lains having the rank Of major. caused by
the statutory retirement of Chaplain
Henry Swift, the senior officer of the
corps. has been filed by the promotion OF
Chaplain l. II. b. Headley of the Coast
Artillery Corps, whose previous rank was
that of captain.
Chaplain Headley is from Massa chusetts
and has been an army chaplain since
May, 1896. He has been attached to the
Coast Artillery Corps since January
1909. and recently has been stationed al
Fort Howard, near Baltimore Both he
and Chaplain Swift are m sters Of the
Protestant Episcopal Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25
it will be necessary to make provision for

it will be necessary to make provision for
existing roads that cross the reservoir
site and for the extinguishment of exist
ing power rights in the stream. He finds
also that the cost of the PatuXent project
and the cost of building an additional
conduit from the Great Falls of the Po-
tomac are so nearly equal that the deci-
sion as between the two projects may
rest on other grounds, as, for instance.
the softness of water, etc. Inc o1nclal
reports show that the watershed or the
PatuXent river is small. not densely pop
ulated and not rapidly increasing in popu-
lation all factors favorable to the river
as source of supply. To these advan-
tages is added the complete separation
of its conduit from the present aqueduct,
rendering the simultaneous interruption
of the supply from both. either by acci-
dent or design, extremely improbable 1t
is pointed out, however, that an enabling
act of the Maryland legislature would be
necessary before the government could
utilize the Patuxent river a source of
supply for the District.
Proposed Power Canal.
Admission is made that the Patuxent
river project might be eliminated from
consideration altogether in case the in
vestigations now under way demonstrate
that it is both feasible and advanta-
SeOuS 10 COMBINE the increase IN the
water supply of the District of Columbia
with a power canal leading from the
Great Falls of the Potomac to the Dale
carlia reservoir. 1t is stated that the
necessary additional water supply could
be delivered at that reservoir. while the
surplus would be led to powerhouse
located on the banks of the Potomac. and
converted into electrical energy for gov
ernmentaI and municipal Use. A tentative
study of that plan has been made by
NJ. o. Leighton, United States geological
survey, and his conclusions. while favor
able, point to a detailed study as neces-
sary These further studies were author
lied m the District appropriation bill ap-
proved June 26, 1912 and are now in
progress with view to reporting the
results to Congress at the next session.
Should those studies show that the in
creased water supply from Great Falls
and the power project can be combined
so as to render each economically advis-
able there would not, it is declared, be
any occasion for considering the Patux-
ent river in connection with the water
supply of the District for many years to
come.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25

and fermenting food and that misery
making gas; take the excess bile from
your liver and carry off the decom-
posed waste matter and constipation
poison from the bowels Then YOU
will feel great.
A Cascaret toni ght will straighten
you out by morning. Io-cent box
keeps your head clear. stomach sweet.
liver and bowels regular. and you feel
cheerful and bully for months Don't
forget the children-their little in
sides need a good. gentle cleansing.
too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25
Military Mission to Russia

BERLIN, September 25.-An American
military mission to Russia arrived here
today from the United States 1t COM
prises Gen. Edward j. McClelland. Col.
James Parker. Lieut.. Col. Joseph II.
D;ckmap and Maj. Jesse Mel. Carter
The officers will proceed to St Peters,
burg after a stay of five days in Ger
many.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25
CRUSHED BETWEEN CARS.
Morris Wilbur, Brakeman, Seri
ouSly Injured in Freight Yards.

Crushed between two freight cars in
the yards of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company at 18th street and Nir-
ginia avenue southwest. Morris Will
burn of sos + street southwest was
taken to the Providence Hospital in a
serious condition today.
Willburn who is employed as a
rakeman was coupling cars when he
was caught between them and his left
groin crushed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25

ST 1rIS tIIat tIIt PIUlIIDItAUH wars UHCUr-
stitutional.
The designs for the new currency that
Is to be issued in the future will also be
discussed. Designs have been prepared
but will not be approved until the Sec
rotary takes plenty of time to go over
them and consult with the experts who
have been producing them. The new cur.
rency Is to be much smaller in size than
the present paper money of the country.
1t is probable that Mr.. Bailey will also
discuss with Secretary MacVeagh the
making of public deposits with national
banks to aid in the movement of the big
crops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25

clabaugh to answer two indictments
for murder in the first degree. Rauen
shot his wife and brother while on 9Th
street southwest March 80 last infiict-
ing wounds from which both died.
Attorneys +. Il. Frey and h. l.. Gies
will defend the prisoner at the trial
which is expected to be called next
month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25
Action by Maryland Necessary.

In estimating the cost of the Patuxent
project Col. Langfitt shows that in addi-
ton to the cost of the land, rights of
way and the actual work of construction,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25

James Domer. assistant city dog catch
err of Hagerstown. Md, was sentenced
to the House of Correction for six
months Monday by Justice Ankeney for
being habituAlly disorderly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25
PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
Samuel Rauen Arraigned for Murder
of Wife and Brother.

Samuel Raaen. a former soldier, en-
tered "a plea OF not guilty, when ar
raigned today before CHEF Justice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-25

II you want work read the want col.
umns of The Star.