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The Glenwood post., 1912-01-06

is the place where
you should stop be-
cause it is new, clean
and quiet; handy
to business interests
and. car lines; fitted
every modern
.rea-
.sonable in price.
Take Colfax car at
Depot to Stout St.
Auditorium one
half block.to, right.
The Glenwood post., 1912-01-06

Colo.
First publication Dec. 80, 1911.
Last publication Jan. 81, 1912.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-05-10
COMMENCE MENT
AT WALDEN
G on CLUDE ES WITH
EXERCISES THURS.
Began May 2 With
a Musicale.
All of the Exercises Largely At
tended -Baccalaureate Address
by President KumIer-Coun-
Gilman S. P. Harris, A. NJ,
IL. D., Addresses Law De-
partment Students -Ex-
hibits of Class Work.

The commencement exercises of
Walden University were concluded
thursday morning with the graduation
OF the College Glass and an address
by Rev. Ira Landrith, d. D., president
of Belmont College. The exercises,
beginning with musical on Thursday
night, May 2, were all we'll attended,
and the large audiences were unan-
imous in their praise of the work ac-
complished. An event that was the
crowning event of the. week was the
address delivered by Councilman S.
p Harris to the graduates of the Law
Department He spoke on the sub
ject THE Negro Lawyer" and set a
standard that will surely lead every
one of the graduates of 1912 to sue
cess. The address is as follows:
| desire to study with you this
evening, for few minutes, the Negro
Lawyer, with view to ascertaining
his position in the community, the re-
lation he sustains to society. From
hearing so many loose and uncompli.
mentary remarks concerning the law.
yer and his profession, have reached
the conclusion that there is very
improper conception in the minds OF
the initiated as to this important and
most worthy profession. And this is
especially true among our people.
get this idea from their expressed
views and opinions concerning the
| Negro LAWYER.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-05-10
FOR HIS ACTION in
MASS. CASE
Organs that Oppose Him Compelled
to Express Admiration-Country
Over Must Approve the Act
Mot Believed to be a Poll
tical Trick - The Real
Roosevelt Spirit Exhibit
ed in Action.

Washington, May 4.-(SpeciaD-
The voluntary and immediate action
of Col. Roosevelt in giving up to Mr..
Taft the eight delegates-at-large from
Massachusetts instructed for himself,
because of Mr.. Taft's majority in the
preference vote, has excited the ad-
miration and approval of newspapers
and individuals the country over, re-
gardless of political affiliations. Ia
ken, as it was, of his own volition and
without consultation with his political
advisers, the action of Col. Roose-
welt has with few exceptions received
the commentator of newspapers of
every political complexion, and among
them several of the strongest Admin
istration organs in the country.
The New York Times, than which
there is no stronger supporter of Mr..
Taft, comments editorially on the
Colonels action as follows:
"In surrendering to President Taft
the eight delegates-at-large from Mas
sachusetts who were elected as
pledged to vote for himself, Mr.. Roose-
welt has done a manly and honorable
thing. 1t is a nact that will have an
instant response of praise and APPROX
for him the country overs
"The voters declared a preference
for Mr.. Taft, and that, under the law,
is the exact equivalent of resolutions
of instructions in State convention.
it should be binding upon delegates
at-large. This, Mr.. Roosevelt frankly
and with most commendable candor
acknowledges, and will urge and con-
tinue to urge the eight delegates at
large to support Mr.. Taft at Chicago" J"
From the Hartford Courant, bit
ter anti-Roosevelt newspaper, comes
the following editorial paragraph:
Theodore Roosevelt has released
the eight delegates-at-large from their
pledges to vote for him and requested
them to vote at Chicago for William
H. Taft as being the choice of the
preference primary. 1t is very
sportsmanlike action"
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-05-10

Mrs. Lille B. Williamson, of 614
Fourteenth avenue, North, is GONZALES
cent.
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Who Addressed the Law Glass Of Wal
den University.

There are many reasons for this.
But they all spring from one main
cause, | think, and that is this: Those
of us who decide to take up the study
of the law with a view to entering
upon the practice of the profession as
or life's work, do not ourselves form
an accurate idea, nor get anything
like a proper conception of the duties
and responsibilities of the lawyer.
That is to say, we do not form or set
up for ourselves the correct ideal of
the lawyer. A man never rises high
er than his ideal. That is a safe and
sound proposition. l believe it with
all my soul. Indeed, | doubt whether
one ever enters into full and COM
plete realization Of his ideal That
is, do not believe that the ideal ever
becomes the actual, fully and COM
pletely l have my doubts about that
We hear such expressions as "aim
high" Shoot at the stars though you
hit the tree tops" and many other
like expressions do We hear. These
are but spurs to urge us on so that we
may get the very best possible out
of any department of endeavor or hui
man activity in which We may be en-
gagged
So, l thought it would not be amiss
on this occasion to speak to you con-
cerning the Negro lawyer, with view
to arousing an interest or creating an
awakening or to challenge your at
tention, if you please, to some very
false and erroneous opinions which
hold as respects this very important
and indispensable profession | say
important profession because it is
very essential to our welfare as a
race. say Indispensable because we
cannot get along without the Negro
lawyer, however slightly we may re-
gard him. He is an indispensable ad-
iunct to our civilization Indeed, he
is more than an adjunct. He is, in
very truth, part and parcel of our civ
ilization. My purpose in calling your
attention to these erroneous views is
Continued on Page A.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-05-10
NO INSURANCE ON NEGRO
PROPERTY.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
Lake Providence, La, May Am
other case has come to light in this
community where Negro Is made to
suffer because the fire insurance com
pany here will not insure his goods
He has recently received a shipment
from one of the large manufacturing
plants of Nashville, Tenn. When the
shipment arrived here application was
made for insurance, and every agent
in the town fatty refused to insure
the goods, 1t is also learned that for
several years this practice has been
going on. It is expected that a fight
will be made for fair play. It has
also bee nlearned that several other
places in the South have adopted the
same rule, and Negro business men
are made to suffer because of this
discrimination against them, and
have expressed a determination to
take up the matter with the state au-
thorities, as it is considered a great
injustice for men who are leaders in
the community to be deprived of the
protection that the fire insurance COM
panies guarantee
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-05-10
PRO-
GRESSIvENESS
WILL BE EXEMPLIFIED
THIS YEAR.
Commencement On
Higher Plane.
Graduates will Wear Caps and Gowns
Dates Changed for Convenience
Of Friends-Great Activity in
Main Hall Daily-Speakcrs
Working Hard for the oc-
casion of their Com
mencement.

The commencement exercises of the
Pearl High School promise to be un-
usually good this year. Prof. F. G.
Smith, the principal, submitted his
program to Supt. ]. ]. Keyes on
ednesday for consideration by the
Commencement Committee. The
speakers and singers have been hard
at work for some weeks trying to get
things in shape for that important oc-
casion. 1t is admitted that no school
or college, no matter how attractive
a program it may offer, is able to
bring out the vast audience that al
ways overtaxes the capacity of the
Ryman Auditorium when Pearl High
celebrates it's Annual Commencement.
The program this year will be above
the average and will offer some new
features. In the first place, the class
OF 1912 has adopted Moore's Official
High School Cap and Gown as the
costume to be worn that night. These
caps and gowns are an entirely new
thing for high schools. Their adop-
tion shows that the principal, faculty
and pupils of this rapidly growing
educational institution are fully
abreast of the times. They are made
of beautiful gray serge with gray
broadcloth cap with tassel of same
hue. The yoke is smaller than the
bachelors gown, with round rather
than pointed sleeves. A sample out
fit was sent on trial and the material,
fit and "up-to-d -dateness" captivated the
majority of the class.
This garb was used last year for the
first time in the high schools of Chi
cago, in some of the cities of Ohio,
Indiana, Iowa and Michigan. 1t is
said that Pearl High will be the first
to use them in the South.
The Commencement this year will
take place on Friday night, June Z.
This is a radical change, but will
doubtless meet with the approval of
the citizens. Prof. F. G. Smith has
noticed for some years that the at
tendance on the part of the Board of
Education, City Council and City and
o,ate officials, as well as the attend
ollSO VI WllllO ClJlbCllS WIN dIG
to the Negro, has been decreasing.
He attributed this diminution in at
tendance to the fact that the white
people were up late the night before in
attendance on the Fogg High School
Commencement and that late hours
two nights in succession was little
hard on them. 1t was at his sugges-
ton that the date be changed, as he
wishes to hold the friends the high
school has already made and also
through them to make new ones.
The hall of the second floor of this
school is busy place these latter
days Oratofy and music are the or
der of the day. The valedictorian,
Miss Villa Brown, and the salutato-
torian, Mr.. John Gordan, are both
working hard to make a splendid ef-
fort. Both the boys and girls Glee
Club have some beautiful and witty
selections, which will please and de-
light the people. The number in the
graduating class will be twenty-seven
if all pass the final examination, II
boys and 16 girls.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-05-10
CONDEMN STAR CHAM
BER METHODS.
organization Perfected and Delegates
Elected to State Republican Con-
vention-lnstrurt Them to Vote
for COL Theodore Roosevelt
Strong Resolutions Adopt
ed-Committees
Appointed.

A convention of Davidson County
Republicans was held at the Maistic
Theatre on Cedar street, this citv
May 4th. Hon. P. F. Hill called the
meeting to order and was elected
Temporary Chairman. He stated that
the OBJECT for calling the meeting was
TO give square deal to the Republi-
can voters of Davidson County. Rev.
B. j. Meredith was elected Temporary
Secretary.
The Committee on Permanent Or
ganization, consisting of Messrs. A.
M. Cockrill, Luke Mason, R c.. Martin.
James Bumpas, A. w. Fite, reported
for permanent officers the following:
Mr. T. Clay Moore, Chairman; Hon.
j. Thomas Turner, Secretary. They
were elected.
The Chairman appointed the follow
ing Committee on Resolutions: ].
Thomas Turner, B. j. Meredith, A. L.
Pinkston, A. w. Fite and Hayes Cole.
The committee reported the resolu-
tions, which were adopted unani-
mously.
The resolutions declared that the
Republican County Executive Com
mittee had not carried out the law
governing the primaries to select dele
gates, but instead of a primary list
of delegates had been made up by the
ring at its own dictation and that
these so-called delegates were entirely
unrepresentative of the rights and in
terests Of the mass and popular ex-
preston of Davidson County Republi-
cans. The resolutions also repudiate
the business transacted by the recent
county convention, and provided for
delegates to the District and State
Conventions to be held in Nashville
May IA, the reorganization of the
party in the County Executive Com
mittee, and instructed the delegates
to the State Convention to vote for
delegates-atlarge who will vote for
Col. Theodore Roosevelt in the Nation
al Republican Convention to be the
presidential nominee of the Republi-
can party.
The following delegates were elect
ed to the State Convention that con-
venes in Nashville May IA: P. F. Hill,
A. M. Cockrill, T. Clay Moore, ]. Thos.
Turner, Luke Mason, A. L. Pinkston,
P. j. Meredith, w. L. Miller, DR..
George S. Moore, A. W. Fite, James
w. Blaine, James Bumpas, Hayes Cole,
R. c. Martin. Alternate: R. E. Gee,
P. H. Hayden, T. G. Ewing, J. c.
Fields, Will Campbell, Wayne War
field, T. B. Brown, I. l.. Moore, r. w.
Mcclure, Frank Paschall, Harry
Wright, DR.. ]. A. Lester, w. M. Frank
lin.
The following Committee on County
Executive Committee was appointed.
P. F. Hill, Rev. Luke Mason, A. M.
Cockrill, ], Thomas Turner, A. w.
Fite.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-05-10
REV. w. N, DE BERRY AT FISK
CHAPEL.

Rev. w. ~ DeBerry, of Springfield.
Mass, preached at the Union Church.
Fisk Memorial Chapel, Sunday at II
O'Clock a. m. He some years ago took
the degree of B. S. at Fisk and the
B. d. at Oberlin, o. He enjoys the
distinction of being pastor of the
church of which the famous John
Brown was member when he lived
in Springfield, Mass, over fifty years
ago. His is also the largest and most
institutional church in New England
conducted by a colored pastor.
Rev. DeBerry was born and reared
in this city adm lived here until he
graduated from Fisk University. He
has brother living here, Mr.. c. De
Berry with whom he is stopping while
in the city.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-05-10

His excellency, Mayor H. E. Howse,
is living up to every promise he made
the Negro voters of Nashville during
the last city campaign. He said he
would see to it that a library was
secured for the colored people; he
has done that, and the committee is
now looking for a site on which to
erect the building,
The Mayor promises to use his in
fiuence to have the Park Commission
purchase large tract of land for a
Negro park to be maintined by the
city. 1t is known to the people OF
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-05-10

Mrs Johns, 612 Fourteenth avenue,
North, is able to be out again.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-05-10
TUsKEGEE OFFICERS AGREE
WITH CONGRESS.

The officers of Tuskegee Institute
have agreed with the officers of the
National Baptist Sunday-School Con-
gress, which meets at Tuskegee In
stitute June to 10, to see that a
charge not exceeding $1.0O is made for
the board of such delegates as may
attend. No sum in excess of $1.00
will be charged, whether delegates
board on the Institute grounds or in
families in the town of Tskegee,
or the surrounding Institute commu-
nifty.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-05-10
DIR. PHILLIPS RETURNS TO ST.
LOUIS.

Bishop c. H. Phillips arrived home
Tuesday from Macon, Ca, where he
has been attending meeting of the
Bishops Of the G. NJ E. Church. The
Bishop hastened to return owing to
the continued illness of Mrs. Phillips,
who is, however, somewhat improved
Dr. c. H. Phillips, Jr., of st. Louis,
who has been in the city several days
with his mother, returned to his field
of labor Tuesday night. While in the
city DR.. Phillips was with his moth
er most Of the time, and the few hours
he spent among old friends were the
most pleasant.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-05-10

tainment committee have their plans
we'll in hand, and the Conference bids
fair to be a great success.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-05-10

this city that the Commission has
just closed the contract for a 34-acre
tract of land for this park.
The achievements above mentioned
are only a few of many, for Mayor
Howse is daily contributing in some
way to the needs of the Negroes of
this city. The State Normal would
never have been located in this coun.
ty had not his Honor stood so valiant
ly at the helm and contended for
Nashville. Mayor Howse will always
be remembered by the citizens of this
city as a man of courage and broad
ness of heart.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-19
A STRANGE FRYING PAN.
II Was a Relic of Royalty and oueerl,
Out Of Place.


Out Of Place.
One day NJ. Sommerand, curator Of
the Cluny museum, went into a small
restaurant I'm the suburb Of st. De-
nys, a restaurant Of the kind where
the dining room and the kitchen are
one and the same room. While wait
ting to be served his eye was caught
by frying pan Of an unusual shape
which was hanging on the wall.
He took 1t down, rubbed off some OF
the SCOT with which 1t was covered
and made out part Of an inscription.
To the surprise Of the hostess, he Of
fered to buy the old pan, an offer she
joyfully accepted, doubtless thinking
her customer somewhat mad.
When the copperplate was properly
cleaned 1t was found that It bore the
arms Of France and Navarro surround
ed by the chain Of S. Louis and the
cord Of the order Of the st. Esprit
and the following inscription: Here
lies the magnificent prince. King Louis
XIV. king Of France and OF Navarro
Requiescat in pace
It was evidently the plate which had
been attached to the coffin of Louis
XIV, and when the vaults Of the
Bourbons at st. Denys were rihed
by the populace in 1893 1t had been
carried of, fitted with a handle and
turned into a frying pan. 1t Is now
in the Cluny museum. The handle has
been removed, but the three holes re
main showing where It was attached. -
Rome Weekly Mundus.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-19
Strife and Rumors Of Strife

Present indications are that there
will be hotter fight for the nomina-
ton of lieutenant governor in the next
republican state convention than for
the governorship. Persons who have
recently made business trips all over
the state report comparatively little
enthusiasm for Mr.. DeBoer Much Of
the interest that his initial announce
ment aroused has been dulled by the
holier-than.thou attitude that has
characterized later utterances. In
fact, a resident of Montpelier was
heard to say only the other day that
the DeBoer sentiment in his own town
was not particularly keen. On the
other hand. sentiment for Mr.. Flet-
cher seems to be increasing steadily,
and unless the situation is compiled
ted by the entry OF a third candidate
in the person of Lieutenant Governor
Slack the gentleman from Cavendish
is likely to have an easy time Of It.
But the race for the nomination OF
acknowledgement promises to be
more exciting. At present there Is
no doubt that Frank h. Howe of Ben
nington, whom the Reformer believes
to be the best equipped man for the
position, holds considerable lead
but 1t is unreasonable to expect that
his opponents, Millard 4. Barnes OF
Addison and Max l.. Powell of Bur
lington, will not make things inter
esting. The latter has just announc
ed his platform, in which he pledges
himself to the task OF utilizing to the
fullest extent the states natural re
sources. -Brattleboro Reformer.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-19
STREETS OF NEW YORK.
They Were Cleaned by the Pigs Less
Than a Century Ago.

Than Century Ago.
So far as the municipal archives 20,
the first system of street cleaning in
New York was authorized in 1906. In
that year the city entered into a con-
tract with one of its citizens whereby
he agreed to keep the streets free Of
rubbish and refuse for $50 about $3.50
a year. Prior to that year each house
holder was obligated to keep the street
tlean In front Of his residence, and If
he failed to do so fine Of so many
shillings was assessed against him by
the city.
If the records are to be credited
there was no systematic effort to keep
the streets of the city free Of refuse
from the early Dutch days down to
1925. All those years New York was
the butt Of the sneers and ridicule Of
Boston and Philadelphia, both Of
which boosted Of their clean streets.
In that long period the city left the
disposal of its refuse almost wholly to
hogs, of which, an old municipal rec
ord says, there were no less than
10000 in 1920. They appear to have
roamed the streets as they pleased,
and It is small wonder the visitors
were wont TO refer to New York as a
fine large pigsty.
Even the scourges Of yellow fever
and smallpox that swept over the city
were not sufficient to move the author
tiles to rescue the people from the In
sanitation that caused them. and II
was not until 1923 that any action was
taken. In that year the common coun'
ell. spurred by the indignant protests
Of the leading citizens, decreed that
the army Of roaming hogs should be
captured and reduced to pork and
carts assigned TO remove the refuse
from the streets.
But even then there was such row
over the obstruction OF the hogs that
1t was several years before the letter
Of the ordinance could be enforced
New York Times.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-19
Deer Are Great Swimmers.

II boy were asked to name an
animal that could swim long way It
is probable that he would think Of al
most anything before he named a
deer. II you told city folk that deer
have been known to swim clear across
the sound, from Long Island to Con-
necticut, they would probably laugh
at you. yet all the boatmen along the
coast know this TO be true Deer will
often take to the sea when they are
closely pursued by the hounds, and
they have been known to stay In the
water swimming until the dogs got
tired and went away or until night fell
and sheltered them.-New York Sun.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-19
a ROGUE ELEPHANT.

In big Game Shooting In Upper
Burma" Major Evans tells Of ia.
nous rogue elephant that had for some
time terrorized the jungle and that had
finally been laid low by bullet from
the majors rife. The author says:
He measured nine feet seven inches
ut the shoulders and had but one tusk
That. however, was beauty and
weighed close to forty pounds. The
other tusk had been broken Off at the
root, probably in fight. ! took a
bunch of maggots as big as a football
out of the broken tusk. The poor beast
must have endured agonies similar to
a toothache. No wonder that he had
turned rogue! / believe that nearly
every rogue elephant is suffering from
some physical hurt or disease that
causes him constant pain and turns
him from an inoffensive beast into a
savage man hunter
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-19
a Poor nopln ALMANAC.

One of the scarcest and most anus
ing of the early English almanacs j.
entitled "Poor Robin, an Almanack OF
the Old and New Fashion con
tanning a twofold Kalendar-yiz. the
Julian, English or Old Account, and
the Roundheads, Fanatics, paper-sculfd
or Maggotheaded New Account" etc.
1t is a pamphlet Of sixteen pages and
is dated London, 1890.
The dedication is ito the world" and
In 1t Poor Robin says: with Pipers.
Ballad-singers and Fiddlers II is mer
ry World; with Prisoners, Slck-people
and Money-less persons 1t is a sad
World; with a Soldier It Is hard
World; with a Divine a wicked World
with Lawyer contentious World
with a Courtier slippery World; with
most men mad World, and with all
men had World" Some Of the ear
lier of these "Poor Robin Almanacks'
have been attributed to Robert Her
rick
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-19
She Learned the Lesson.

A Baltimore lawyer had an Office boy
who was given to telling in other Of
fees what happened in that Of his
chief. The lawyer found 1t necessary
to discharge him, but, thinking to
keep him from a similar fault in the
future. he counseled the boy wisely on
his departure.
"Willie, you must never hear any
thing that is said in the Office he
said do what you are told to do.
but turn deaf ear to conversation
that does not include you
A happy inspiration! He would see
that the stenographer learned the same
lesson in passing, so, turning to her
he said:
Miss Brown, did you hear what |
said to WillleT
"No, sir" she returned promptly
Tinnincoit's