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The Parker post., 1912-11-02
CITIZENS TO
DISCUSS BILL
WILL HOLD CON-
FERENCE WITH ARIZONA CON-
GRESSlONAL DELEGATION RE-
LATIvE TO OPENING OF RE-
SERVATlON LANDS.

A conference between the Arizona
delegation in congress and a NAM
ber of Parker citizens will be held
in Phoenix this week fog. the pur-
pose of discussing the hHls which
have been introduced in congress
relative to the reclamation and open
ing to settlement of the lands of the
Colorado Indian reservation.
At the conference will be Senators
Ashurst and Smith and Congressman
Carl Hayden. Among the Parker ci-
tizens who will attend are G. C.
Dunn, president of the local board OF
trade;G A. Marsh, O. L. Babcock,
superintendent of the Indian school;
T. NJ Drennen, John Roberts, DR.. A
B. Brown, R. C. Saufley, J. B. Flan-
agan and others whose names we are
not now in possession of
The principal discussion will be the
Hayden bill, which was introduced
at the request of the interior depart
peal of the concession for construct
ing dam across the river granted
to the Greeley-Arizona Irrigation com
pany by the last congress. While
nearly everyone in Parker favors the
Greeley company, 1t is believed that
if the repeal of it's concession lis in
sisted upon by the Arizona delegation
and the department of the interior
that such action by congress will not
necessarily delay the project, as the
company will have an equal show
with others, if amy, to bid on the
works.
The section immediately following
the repeal of the Greeley company's
franchise reads
"That nothing herein shall be con-
strued to preclude the state of
Arizona from constructing and main
tanning such dams, canals, bitches,
levees, pumping or power plants,
or other diversion, distributing and
irrigation works and appliances as
may be necessary for the irrigation
and reclamation of said lands,'' ETC.
1t is held that this clearly gives
the state the right to construct such
works. and if this is true the state
can assign such rights as stated alb
owe to the successful bidder for the
construction of dam and the neces-
sary bitches, etc.
However, all of these matters are
to be fully discussed at the meeting
to be held in Phoenix, a report of
which cannot be secured for this
weeks issue but will be published
in full next week
1t is fully believed that the differ
ences existing between the delegation
and the Parker people relative to the
bill will be satisfactorily adjusted
and that when the senators and con-
gressman return to Washington in
December they will hasten action by
congress so that the reservation
lands may become available to settle
ment at the earliest possible NOM
ent
The Parker post., 1912-11-02

river, and a meeting likely will be
gress to take definite action
Secretary Fisher suggested that
when the landholders had any mat
ter to bring before the government
that some constructive policy be pro-
Vided
The Parker post., 1912-11-02
Dams and Pumping System.

l.. " Shepherd, secretary Of the
Chlickawalla and Palo Verde Irriga-
tion association, said it was proposed
to irrigate the district with dams
and pumping system He sug-
gested that the land owners pay into
the office stipulated sum for the
Improvement at intervals, and that
the government do the work.
Secretary Fisher replied that the
chief objection to the plan is that
large corporate interests would be
given an advantage.
F. H. Disbrow of Pasadena asked
the secretary if the government
could ma -. an appropriation for
building levees-~4.la, ne Palo Verde
district. .,-.lG.,-
The government has no moaev
now to take up new projects and
is giving no aid now in that direc-
tion,' replied Secretary Fisher.
NJ L. Door of Washington, D. C.
IAN inspector from the interior de-
partment. who is now ing work on
the coast. was present at the hear
ing.
The United Sattes land office at
Los Angeles was represented by Re-
ceiver O. W. Robinson, who introduc-
ed the Secretary; Registrar Frank
Buren, and Gratz w. Helm, chief of
the field division.
Secretary Fisher said it was not
probable that the government would
lay out and irrigate new tracts i'm
anticipation Of immigration after the
Panama canal was opened. He said
the various states likely would have
to take care of the colonists as the
government now is tied down with
existing projects.
The Parker post., 1912-11-02

Go to Roberts for good chicken
dinner Sunday
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-18
Educational Clubs
For Making Sentiment


Baltimore, April 17-If the colored
people in various sections Of the coun-
try would organize educational clubs
Tor the purpose Of making a healthy
sentiment for the regular attendance
at the public schools the race would
be able TO demand better school facil-
tiles in the South, was the declaration
made by Rev. John o. Spencer, pres
ident Of Morgan College in an adj
dress at Uniou Baptist Church, Thurs
day night. where mass meeting was
held under the auspices Of the local
branch Of the National Association
for the Advancement OF Colored Peo-
pie.
Miss NJ. w. Ovington and DR.. W.
f.. b. Dubois. both Of New York, also
| delivered addresses w. Ashbie Haw-
| kins presided. The invocation was
| by Rev G.. K. Waller and the benedic-
ton by Rev. Harvey Johnson. The
meeting was largely attended
"The colored people," said Dr. Spen-
(cer "have made greater progress since
emancipation than has any race with
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-18

in the same space Of time. Through
the labyrinth Of prejudice many Of
the boys and girls have been able to
break through by reason Of having Sc
cured an advanced training. 1t is in
ueed inspiring to see these colorei
youths and girls climbing upward
through education, even though pref
udice confronts them on every and"
After describing the work that the
Association for Advancement of Col
orcd People is doing, Miss Ovington
mentioned the fight against race dis
elimination in New York theatres, de-
claring that if you submit to one dis
elimination, others will soon be fore
ed upon you.
Dr. Dubois said that the work Of the
association was not only fighting race
discrimination, but in trying to help
those showing special aptitudes along
certain -lineSr~-Afte!,- mentioning the
success Of Richard Brown, the young
artist, he declared that it was the
duty Of the colOred people in evecv
community 10 help financially in de-
veloping the special aptitudes Of the
gifted members OF the race in their
respective communities.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-18

and pass CharIeston's record. Remem-
Der that seven months have past since
the conyention and that only five re-
main till the next.
We wish most heartily to thank our
white friends of Charleston for the
generous help they gave us in this
rally, despite the fact they have been
so heavily burdened with their own
benevolent enterprises.
We feel called upon to make special
mention Of Mr. w. S. Edwards who
save us 500 for the work. He IS a
decendent from Author Tappin ances-
try. Author Tappin was one of the
moral heroes of anti-slavery move
ment. Mr.. Edwards is staunch
friend of-the- Negro race and-by- his
life and action shows that blood will
tell and that good name is rather to
be chosen than great riches.
We wish to extend our heartfelt
gratitude and thanks to every worker
and contributor ir this rally in exact
ratio with his or her merits. May
the rich blessings Of our Father rest
upon all. Everybody gives Rev J.
p Caul the credit Of being the main
spring Of the success of this rally.
In later articles we shall try to say
what is done in personal way Of
other faithful and very successful
workers in this rally.
Below is list Of the white ifdivid-
uas and firms contributing:
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-18

; trapper boy to mine foreman. super
intendent and later State Mine Irlspec.
tor Of the 9th District which position
he now holds. AS State Mine Inspec.
tor, Mr.. Hill has the respect OF all
who come under his influence and by$
his motto of "Justice to all, with sue 6
clal privileges to none,' has gRinads
the confidence of both miner anda opZ
orator alike, and IL nominated and
elected we will have She eriff of Kall.-.ss
aWha county, whom those IN the hum
Bile walks OF life may approach, feel
ing assured they will receive the Sre-2
Epect due them, as much so as the man
'of thousands, man if nominated Witt
beyond doubt help to carry the par
ty to victory in November. 3fZ-sE
Mr.. Hill with MI. Wagns
and controlled what is now 81
yam Grocery Co.. Mrst Ill liiis
interest and with others anil zsa S sS'
Cabin Creek Mercantile Co., OF WhfeS
he was large stockholder $S
He is active and influential In noli. Z.
tics and has represented Cabin Greek
District on the Republican County
Committee for about eight years, ( 5.555 z5;s
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-18
ARGUS-FIFTEEN
THREAT TO SUE.
Got A Ticket for Bishop Hamilton
to Ride in Special Train With
COlOred Minister'S.

Salisbury, Md, April 18.-A threat
by Bishop Hamilton, who presided
over the recent session of the Della
ware conference, that he would take
the matter before the United States
court if refused a ticket for special
train that lad been engaged for the
members Of the conference at the
time Of adjournment made the ticket
agent capitulate and give the prelat ,
a ticket. The ticket agent at first set
up the plea that white people were not
allowed to ride with colored people,
but the bishop said that the confer
ence had engaged the train and that
he was entitled to ride with the minis
terS.
Rev. S. S. Jelly, Cambridge, n. J.;
J. Fl. Scott and G. A. Tindley, both
of Philadelphia, were elected minis
terial delegates to the M. f. general
conference. Herbert Wilson, Of up
per Fairmont, Md; Charles II. Gou1-
bourne, Wilmington, Del, and George
l.. Waters, Fridgeville, Del, were
elected lay delegates. The fftieth
annual session will be held at Zcar
church, Philadelphia
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-18

as true now as when uttered: Some
men are like pyramids, which are
very broad where they touch the
ground, but grow narrow as. they
reach the sky"
He also endorses william Morris,
who said: "Forsooth, brothers, fcr-
loWship is heaven, and the lack Of fell
lowship is hell; fellowship is life and
the lack Of fellowship is death, and
the deeds that ye do upon the earth,
it is for fellowship that ye do them"
Fellowship and friendship, the help
ing hand for others-that is Charley
SWisher's preachment, and practice,
and will ever be. governorship or not.
And he also agrees with Cherbuliz
when that fine old-young philosopher
said: Halt the JOY Of life is in little
things taken on the run. Let us run
if we must-even the sands do that
but let us keep our hearts young and
our eyes open that nothing worth our
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-18

Mr.. Bonner H. Hill whose an
nouncement. appears in today's issue
as an aspirant for the nomination of
Sheriff Of Kanawha County subject to
the Republican Primary election when
held, was born at Chelyan, Kanawha
County, West Va, July 25th, 1873, and
through all these years has been a
useful and influential citizen Mr.
Hill was born a Republican and has
always been in the front ranks, when
his party needed workers and on ac-
count Of his honesty and fairness, has
the confidence Of all who know him.
Mr.. Hill spent his boyhood days on
the old Johnson farm belonging to his
mother, near Chelyan, and in the
neighboring coal mining villages. By
working in the mines during the sum-
mer and going to the public schools
in, the winter, he obtained a common
school education and later took n
course in the Capitol City Business
College. He began mining coal IN
Peerless mine, near Chelyan at the
age of IS years and filled all the po-
sitions in and around the mines from
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-18
Development of a
High Manhood Order


Baltimore, April 17--That the devcl-
oDment Of high order Of manhood
in the race would be q solvent Of the
so-callcd race problem was asserted
by Prof. Kelly Miller Of Washington
in an address before the Baltimore
Literary and Historical Society last
Friday night
His theme was "Higher Education.'
While the audience was comparative
~ small, Prof. Miller made a splendid
address. The editor Of the Baltimore
Afro-American Ledger presided.
"rhe difference between the indus
trial and higher education" said Prof.
Miller, iS that the first develops AMI
/, instrumentality an that the other a
personality. Through the development
# the personality one enters in those
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-18
LITERALLY TO THE FUND TO RE-
HAEILITATE W. VA .SEMIN-
AItY AND COLLEGE.
VIM. Seymour Edwards
Gives One Hundred Dollars and other
philaDthrOpic White Individuals
and Firms Helped Rev. Artcr, Hr
Says.

Inc total amount raised from ali
sources as reported at The close of
the meeting Sunday night, was s3O7.O
Some further donations and collec-
tions Monday morning increased the
total to $323.45 Of this sum the West
Charleston church and people raised
and donated $1S.57, and these was COL
Jectcd from the white friends Of the
city, by the president of the school
assisted by Rev. J. p. Caul aud Rev
B. r. Reed, the pastor, $144.5O The
remainder Of $tGO.3S was raised d.;
rectly by the First Baptist church,
through the Tribe Of Joseph: $5O.32
Missionary Section No. 2, $4S.OO:Ju
dah and NJ. Section No. 3, 1922: Ath-
cneum Club $18.O5.
In this rally there is q number of
things that merit special mention The
Wcst Charleston church has but 16
members and raised for the school
1887 This puts this church in the
front rank Of all churches Of the state
under the apportionment plan.
The Charleston First Baptist church
credit is given in this rally for 1904. .S9
10 this should be added $4,000 raised
to pay on the Jones note and for othe.
educational purposes making $334.82
we would urge every church ani
church community Of our connection
TO push ahead at once and over tax,
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-18

and respected position in public life
and large business circles, ploughing a
pretty rough furrow. He got many
knock and he gave many ONE. But
he kept his ambitions and ideals high.
They" said he couldn't and
shouldn't. But he looks back with
the aid Of field-glasses to where "they"
were left behind and shouts through
the megaphone: "I did"
' "They" will never forgive Charley.
Swisher for fighting his way up and
etching out his name high But he
No big and successful man does
He knows that what Henry Ward
Beecher said about a certain class Is
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-18
REFORNIERS' SECRETARY DIES.

Richmond, Va, April 16--J. Frank
Douglas, grand secretary Of the Grand
United Order of True Reformers.ad adied
here yesterday after short Illness.
officials of this order, Grand Master
w. r. Griffin having been killed in q
railroad wreck two months ago. Maui
rice Rouselle, chief Of the Alexandria
division, was elected to succeed Doug
' fg2tE2yl X
lass. il .>..- .s$5s
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-18
BASS RENONHNATED.

Philadelphia, Pa, April 17~-<ffarrX'
W. Bass was renominated for the Leg
islature in the primaries last Satur9
day. He lives in tie seventh ward.
and is the first colored man to aaRxA
in the Pennsylvania Legislature. &'s
= George II. White former Congress-
man of North Carolina, did not enter
the lists for the seat held In Congress5
by the late II. H. Bingham, OF the
first congressional district. l.3
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-18
Swisher Ploughed a Hard Furrow in Life
But He Ploughed it. ~...

Keen and discerning calculators of
politics say that the leading candidate
for the nomination, for governor on
the Republican side Is Charles Wes-
ley Swisher, Of Kanawha county. His
candidacy Is a strong one and is gain
ing ground each day. 49,
Swisher IS the best known of the
three candidates. He has a personal
following in every single county IN
the state. He has been a prominent
and an Interesting figure in state pol
tiles longer than~his opponents, which
gives him a distinct advantage over
them. For fourteen years he has been
conspicuous in Republican state poll
tics, and has been both progressive
and aggressive in the development Of
his party and the various state issues
: that arose from time to time. e.----.-~----
Charles Swisher is, in every sense,
a self-made man. He had no help In
making his start in life, and no edu-
cation to begin with. He tackled the
problems Of life at a very early age,
and as he solved them one by one, as
they presented themselves he picked
an education in the rough old School
Of Experience. He graduated from
that University, and holds several
post graduate diplomas. )
Comflg from the farm and the coal
bank to Fairmont at an early age, he
tackled old ever-rcady Fate, and he
has been wrestling with 1t ever since
Sometimes he has been worsted SEEM
ingly, but more often he has had the
best Of 1t. He has never yet cried in
to his adXersary's ears enough" and
agreed to quit
That is not the kind of man
Swislcr is. He'll never surrender 10
tho obstacles Of life He is out 10
conquer them and will die in the
bitches making the good fight when
the final 'taps" sound for him.
There are lot of people who do
not like Charley Ewisher, but they
are a handful compared to those who
do, and who would go the limit" for
him, as he would for them A more
loyal friend than Swisher a man never
had. He is sas true as the needle to
the pole, to his friends, and as big
hearted openflsted, and as forgiving
as the Good Samaritan was himself.
That handful Of people opposed to
Swisher told about, say that, as
Young man he stepped off few heats
at a lively clip. For that is the rea-
son they are "agin" him. If there
arc any Of "cfass" among them, they
probably did the same thing, but are
hypocritical about it, and the rest are
probably mollycoddles,
This man Swisher is neither hypo-
critic nor mollycoddle.
He came up to his present high
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-18

On February q, Col. Roosevelt de-
ilVered before the constitutional con-
Venton OF Ohio an grafton on "A
Charter Of Democracy" in which he
denounced the doctrine Of the infal-
libility Of the courts as grave dan
ger menacing American institutions
and advocated a simplifed method for
The recall Of court decisions by the
people. At once he was assailed by
the representatives of big business
and OF monopoly as an advocate of
virtual anarchy and living threat
against the safety of property.
or course at the time he was speak
ing more particularly of state courts.
But IN less than three weeks, on
March II, to be exact, the supreme
court of the United States, handed
down decision, coupled with the dis
sent of three members including that
or the chief pustice, vindicating Col
onel Roosevelts attitude in every par
ticular. The supreme court caught up
with Roosevelt. And the severe COM
ments drawn upon himself from the
advocates of special privileges ought
now in all justice to be passed on to
the supreme court and especially 10
Chief Justice White, for ii ever a hu-
man being voiced demand for the
recall Of a decision Of courts Chief
Justice White did so in his dissenting
opinion.
The case was that of Sidney Henry,
ct al. VS.. the A B. Dick company. The
Dick company owned the patent on
rotary mimeograph., 1t sold one of
the machines 10 Miss Christian 3.
Skou of New York under a stipula-
ton that the ink, stencil paper and
other supplies used with the invention
must be bought from the Dick COM
pany. The Henry company sold Miss
Skou ink for the mimeograph that
was not Dick ink, and the Dick COM
pany sued the Henry company and
Miss Skou for infringement Of the
patent on the mimeograph. On March
II, with only seven members of the.
united States supreme court sitting,
four of them, constituting a majority,
decided the case and held that when
the Henry company sold the non Dick
ink to Miss Skou and she used it, this
constituted an. .-ipfringement-o -of-the
patent.
IN dissenting opinion, in which he
was Joined by Justice Hughes and
Lamar, Chief Justice White denounc-
ed this extraordinary opinion in the
most biting language. Stating that the
patent did not cover the ink in any
way, be demanded that the legislative
department Of the government amend
the law so as to make it impossible
for the precedent established by the
the decision to be maintained.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-18

while shall escape us. And every
thing is worth its While II we only
grasp it and its Significance"
This author had a Swisher for a
model when he penned that
SW1sher started on his public career
with two terms In the common council
IN Fairmont. Then he served term
as delegat from Marion in the Legis-
lature. Then he stopped Uncle George
Sturgiss who was on the way to- the
state senate and went himself.
Right then and there is where the
entire state sat up and took notice.
- From thence on, Swisher kept climb
ing in prominence and kept develop
ing In usefulness to the state. No
finer record than his as a senator is
OH the books.
He tried to get pure food -for~the
people of this state way back yonde"
when Roosevelt was a governor in AL
bany. The people laughed at his ef-
forts, and now they are sorry They
haven't pure. food yet. This state is
the haven Of thesfood dopsters.
That is just one Of the things he
tried to do. He tried many reforms,
and he helped to bring about the
things of that kind that we have Sc
cured.
He was nominated for secretary Of
state and was elected, although "they"
said he couldn't do it.
Then he ran for governor. "Pre-
posterous."
That is what "they" said. But he
got the nomination.
Then a lot of the "theys" holted
with a. third ticket, and Swisher fl
nally, voluntarily, quit for the success
of the party, and enabled it to WIN
with Glasscock. Had he stuck, he
would probably have been elected then.
as things look now in retrospect.
Swisher has grown to be. a big,
broad, able public man with high and
patriotic ideals. He is true to him
self and to his ideals.
ing and effective public speaker He
has multiplied his friends by the hum.
dreds. -.
He is, a typical type Of the self
made West Virginian.
He has no apologies to make. and
asks only to be taken on his merits
and fairly Judged
He is worthy to be governor of this
state and able to make a cracking
good one, too.
He is playing for high stakes in the
open so all the people can see, and
all he asks is that they play the game
with him in the same manly, open,
fair, square way-Charlcs Brooks
Smith, IN the ParhersDWg Dispatch
Nc10S, April II, 1912
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-18
NEGROES NOMINATED IN I'LL.

Chicago, H., April 16--Three Nc
groes were nominated by the Repubr-
cans in the primary election held here
recently. They are: Louis Seldom for
county commissioner Of Cook county
and r. r. Jackson and e. d. Green
for the lower house Of the Legisla-
ture. Green has already served A
number Of terms very creditably.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-18
MORRIS WILL NOT RUN AGAIN

Helena, Ark, April 16-Rev. f. G..
Morris president of the National Bap-
tist convention, announces that as he
has been honored several times by
election as delegate to Republican
National Convention, he must decline
the honor this year and lei the place
go to some other man.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-18
JOHNSON-FTYNN FIGHT

Chlcago, April 17--Jack Johnson and
Jim Flynn will fight forty-fve rounds
Tor the worlds heavyweight cham
p1onship at Las Vegas, n. NJ, on July
4. This announcement was made to-
night by Jack CURLY, promoter Of tho
contest.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-04-18
Roosevelt
Was Right
RECENT RECESSION OF THE ST.
PItlINlE COURT SUSTAINS HIM
on "RECALL"
White is With Him

Rotary Monograph Case Gives Spe-
CIal Point to the ColoncI's Column
bus Spccch.-Administra Want
Congress to Overthrow Courts Dc
CiSiOn.