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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-02-14
NASHVILLE HAS
new CHARTER.
FEW lNDEPENDEN DEMOCRATS
OPPOSE MEASURE.
Major stahIman Opposed the Bill
Did Not Want Present Mayor to
Run Asain-Against Howse
All the Time-73 Repre-
sentatives Support
the Measure.

After the most uncalled-for filibus-
ter ever seen in the Tennessee Legls-
lature over the question OF the passage
of purely local bill, the House pass
the Nashville charter bill yesterday
afternoon by vote Of 73 for the bill,
with three not voting Those not
voting were Messrs. higgins, Rick
man and Spears, all independent De
mocrats."
Early in the afternoon session MI
Hill asked permission to take up the
Nashville charter bill, which was oD-
iected to by several Independents, In
cluding the three who voted against
the bill, and after several attempts ne
finally succeeded in besting the oppo-
sition on points of parliamentary law
and got the bill up. Mr.. Spears led
the fight for delay, and several at
tempts were made to get an adjourn
ment. The action Of these men was
freely criticised by members as a dis
courtesy to the Davidson delegation,
since this was a purely local DILL and
it was also freely stated by many
that the opposition was due to the
efforts of Major E. B. Stahlman, VINO
is bitterly opposed to the bill because
it permits the present Mayor to be q
candidate for a place in the new gov
ernment.
The Senate bill, as amended, was
substituted for the House bill and a
motion made that it be passed on
final reading. The tactics used up tc
this time were to move to table every
months made by Mr.. Hill, but in each
instance these motions were voted
down by large majority. In fact
II was easy to see from the start that
the opposition was confined to less
than a half dozen Fellow Democrat
members, but these were very loud II
their voting and by their action con
sumed over two hours of the time Of
the Legislature, when the bill, Il
treated as all other local bills have
been treated, could have been passed
in ten minutes.
AS soon is the bill was called W
for third reading Mr.. Spears de
manded a reading Of the bill, some
thing that has not been called 10
ON any local bill during the presen
session, not even on the local bills o
Messrs. Spears, Mullens, Rickma1
and others who demanded the readini
of this bill. While this was being dis
cussed, Mr. Hickman attempted sev
eral times to secure an adjournment
but failed, as the Speaker refused II
recogize him.
Mr.. Hill explained the contents o
the bill, said that it was purely
local bill and was drafted by tn
Nashville Board of Trade. He read
letter from Secretary Shannon OF tn
Board of Trade, asking for the pas
sage Of the bill. Even this did no
appear to affect those opposing 1t.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-02-14
BLEAsE REFUSES TO LET MILITIA
GO TO INAUGURATION.

Columbia, s. c., Feb. 12.-Govern-
or Cole L. Blease, as commander-in-
chief of the state militia, has positive
ly refused to allow the South Caro-
lima militia to leave the state to at
tend the Inauguration Of President
Wilson. This action was taken after
learning that Negro troops would be
placed In the fine of march ahead Of
South Carolina soldiers. Both houses
Of the legislature requested him to re-
scind his order He refused to do SO
and the general assembly rescinded
its request to him.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-02-14
BISHOPS COUNCIL HEAR DlscL
PLINE CASE.
Mr.. Bryant Scores Strong Point
Proves That He Holds Only Copy
rlght-Committee Appointed to
Arbitrate Differences
Did Not Order Re-
view Moved.

Bishop Evans Tyree, Mr. Ira T.
Bryant and DIR. ]. C. Caldwell re-
turned from Charleston, S. c.,
Wednesday morning, where they have
be en- attending the mid-winter session
Of tre Bishops Council of the A. NJ.
Church. The meeting is reported to
have been a very harmonious one.
All of the Bishops and General Off
GERS of the Church were present with
few exceptions 1t was anticipated
that stormy session would be held,
but Gfter the matchless sermon by
Bishop Tyree which was preached on
the opening day, a great change came
over the members of the Council and
the business was transacted with lit
tie friction. The spirit of brotherly
love prevailed throughout the meet
ing
Bishop L. ]. Coppin was assigned
to assist Bishop H. NJ Turner with
his work in South Carolina
The matter of the Discipline was
expected to cause a great storm, ow-
ing to the fact that Mr. Bryant, who
conducts one of the publishing plants
in this city, has issued a discipline.
Mr.. Bryant has recently furnished for
his church the first discipline ever
printed in printing Office owned by
the Church, but DR.. Lowe, manager OF
the Book Concern in Philadelphia,
contended that Mr.. Bryant was over
stepping his authority, but when il
was shown that the money spent for
printing the Discipline in Nashville
was being paid to Negro printers
pressmen and bookbinders and that
the money being paid for the making
Of the Disciplines for the Philadelphia
house was being paid to white print
CONTINUED on Page ~
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-02-14
PROF.. BRIGHAM lN REcIrAL.

Prof. Edward Brigham of New
York City appeared before the pupils
of the State Normal School Tuesday
night in recital Prof. Brigham is
one of New York's foremost literary
characters and deep student OF
work of this kind. Prof. Brigham
received fattering marks Of oppreci-
alton at the close of the recital.
The Young Mems Athletic Club OF
the State Normal School is preparing
to put on a first-class drama at an
early date.
Miss Ruffins, their able directress
is doing all she can to make this
affair a success.
The Y. M. G. A. Of the State Nor
NAL School is doing great work;
their able president, Mr. Gilbert Sen
ters extends an invitation to all the
young men Of the city.
The State Normal School entertained
their day students and Fisk Univer-
sity students Wednesday evening
from 1880 p. m. to $50 with social.
At the end Of the social hour, de-
lcious refreshments we're served.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-02-14
BIG ATTENDANCE
ASSURED.
AT sUNDAY-scHooL CONGRESS
AT MUsKoGEE.
Oklahoma City Will Be overrun-Del
egates Coming from Every Quarter
Several Special Trains Will
Be Run-NashVille Will
Lead the Van-Sec'y
Boyd Optimistic.

Starting in time has always been
the policy of the Sunday-School Con-
gress forces, since the launching OF
the movement that has attracted so
much attention each year. In connec-
ton with these we'll shaped plans
work has already begun in Nashville
to carry this year to the Congress at
Muskogee, Okla, the largest delega-
tion that has been taken to any pre-
vious meeting, not excepting the one
held at Tuskegee in 1912. Greater
interest in the work Of the Congress
was never created in Nashville, as Is
evident by the great number OF or
ganized classes that have been erected
during the fall and winter. That
fifty per cent. Of the Baptist Sunday
schools of this city are now support
ing the Metoka and Galeda Class
Movement was demonstrated at the
Sunday-School Union last Sunday,
which was held at Mt. Zion Baptist
Church. Chairman T. ]. Lewis, Vice
Chairman s. H. johnson and a num-
Der of other prominent Nashville Sun
daySchool workers declare that the
forty odd Baptist Sunday-schools of
the city will all have representative
at the coming session OF the Congress
at Muskogee.
A special Sunday-School Congress
train has already been arranged. This
train will leave Nashville, with bag
gage cars, day coaches and sleepers
and will go through without change
to Muskogee. A big Sunday-schoo
demonstration will be made in the
city on the morning of their depar
ture. Aside from what Nashville will
do for this movement, their effort!
will be enlarged and the crowd aug
mented by delegates and visitors iron
other cities, who will assemble II
Nashville, in order to take advantage
of the arrangements for comfortable
travel provided from this city. It Il
learned that Eastern Tennessee, Ala
hama, Georgia and the Carolinas will
come by way of Nashville. The proba
bilities are that the Florida delegation
. will come by way of Nashville, thu
guaranteeing another special train ou
, from this city to swell the attendanc
, of the meeting.
, Great streamers bearing the word
Z "Sunday-School Congress Movement
, will be placed on the sides of tn
, coaches and Sunday-school banners
class pennants, Congress caps, badge
; will be used as decorations, and tn
workers Of the city will assemble a
: the station to bid the enthusiast
workers a rousing cheer as they leav
: for the eighth annual session of tn
Sunday-school meeting.
, Announcement was made after
! Board meeting this week, that the off
: cial route for the Congress would 4
all probability be from Nashville
} Memphis, picking up workers on tn
, N. G. and st. L. and the L. & N. be
: tween Nashville and that city. Reacf
) ing Memphis they will be joined b
the delegates from Kentucky, Sout
: Alabama and Mississippi. The crow
= that will join the Nashville delegate
= at Memphis is estimated at abou
: three coaches The city on the Bluff
J under the leadership Of the local worl
Continued on Page S.)
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-02-14

UNDER WAY
NASHVILLE GETTING READY FOR
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Ministers Conference Takes the Mat
ter in Hand-WiIl Proceed to Per-
feet organization-AlI Nash
willie Will Be Asked to
Help-Exhibition to
Be Racial.

Preparations for the entertainment
of the National Baptist Convention
which is to meet in this city next Sep
tember we're begun in earnest thls
week. The Ministers Conference
took active steps in this direction
Monday morning. The selection OF a
committee and chairman, and dl-
viding Nashville into districts to
guarantee the proper care and enter
tainment Of the thousands of delegates
and visitors that will come from all
sections of the United States were
some of the matters to receive atten-
ltion. The Baptist ministers OF the
city decided to personally conduct the
entertainment of the visitors. A
General committee with a chairman
and a working committee to act in
conjunction with the Ministers Con-
ference appears to be the outline OF
their plans. A Finance Committee,
Arrangement Committee, Reception
Committee, Committee On Homes, En-
tertainment Committee and a Commit
tee On Exhibits are yet to be Organiz-
ed. A proof of the activity that the
Committee and that Nashville is awak-
ening to the fact that she is to have
very large gathering was demon
strated by the large outpouring OF
ministers to the Ministers Conference
Monday morning.
Not only a display of the work Of
1.-THE Baptist denomination, but that Of
1.-THE race along all lines will be among
1.-THE exhibits. The local committees
will work in conjunction with a gen.
eral committee to be appointed by
the president of the National Baptist
Convention. The headquarters Of the
National Board will begin work at
once. Hundreds Of letters will be sent
out from Nashville to different parts
, of the United States, soliciting photos
, of racial progress, and 1t is apparent
, even at this early date that Nashville
scored a big victory in capturing this
| gathering to celebrate the fiftieth an
niversary of the Emancipation. Let
ters are coming from all parts o1
, the country expressing their satisfac
tion at this gathering being awarded
, to the Athens of the South.
The business men Of the city with
: the local Board of Trade and the va
= rious organizations have expressed
, their willingness to help entertain
the host that will invade the capita
: of the state in September. The meet
) ing place for the Convention proper
: and the Women's Auxiliary will b,
decided upon and announced definitely
> in short. It has already been learn
> ed that Mr.. A. N, Johnson, the pro
rrietor of the Majestic Theater 4
a willing to donate the auditorium fol
|. the Woman's Auxiliary. Severa
, places have been offered but it i
> not known what place the COMMITTEES
. will recommend. They will select tn,
place most centrally located and easi
b. est accessible to the cars.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-02-14
NORTH END NEIGHBoRHooD
UNION TO HOLD MEETING
FEBRUARY II.
Executive Committee Has Enthusiastic
Session.

Executive Committee Has Enthusiastic
Session.
The North End Neighborhood Union
will hold its monthly meeting at Pleas
ant Green Baptist Church Monday
evening, February 18th, at eight
o'clock. Plans for a membership
Campaign and for active work on the
community will be discussed and de-
cided. The membership of the Union
already numbers about seventy
of the substantial residents OF the
neighborhood and a general interest
in the organization has been mani
tested. The officers Of the Union
are: President. S. H. Johnson; vice
President, Dr. G. S. Moore, Secretary,
Mrs. ]. w. Patterson; Treasurer Dr.
]. c. Fields.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-02-14
FOUNDERS DAY
CELEBRBTED.
BY FACULTY AND STUDENTS OF
MISS. INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE.
Miss Crawford Delivers Splendid Ad-
dress-Presldent Potts Timely
Remarks Well Received
Bishop coutrell Presents
Presents Rocking
Chair.

Special to the Globe.
Holly Springs, Miss, Feb. LEX
ercises celebrating the eighth ami
yersary of the founding OF the M. l.
College and the sixtieth anniversary
of the birth of the founder, 6lsnop
Elias Cottrell, were held In the COL
lege Auditorium, Friday evening,
January 81, 1918. Promptly at 7:5O
o'clock with Miss Frances M. CottreH
presiding at the piano, the partlcl-
pants filed into the Auditorium TO tne
lively strains of a beautiful march
and took their places in a seml-clr-
Gle on the rostrum.
Miss Olivia S. Bates presided with
that grace and dignity which charac-
terize all Of her actions. After the
instrumental solo by Miss Llrline
Bell and the invocation by Prof, Aus
tin, the exercises were fairly launched.
novelty in the music line was the
beautiful singing of the Female quar-
tette consisting of Misses Smith,
Kelly. Davis and Cottrell. The instru-
mental solo by Miss Annie Bobo and
the trio by Misses Newell, Austin and
Newell deserve favorable comment. A
paper giving detailed account OF ali
the alumni was read by Mr.. r. F.
Boyce, while Miss Byas recited most
admirably "The Colored Soldier" by
! Dunbar.
The principal address Of the eve
ming was delivered by Miss Elizabeth
L. Crawford. Miss Crawford, a citi-
zen of New Haven, Conn, and grad
uate of Connecticut University, is the
efficient teacher Of stenography and
typewriting in the College. The sub
ject of her address was "The Life
of Bishop Cottrell." The address was
a splendid effort.
Bishop Cottrell then made a few
timely remarks, expressing his appre'
citation of the very excellent program
rendered. He reviewed briefly the
history of the educational work Of the
Church and told of the part he haC
taken in it. He urged the students
of the Institution to study diligently
and to make the most Of the oppor
tunity which now confronted them
President D. G. Potts spoke of the
work and accomplishments Of the
Bishop, and said in part: "BishoI
Cottrell has followed in the trail O.
many Of the older bishops of thu
Church and in every case has made
it possible for the people to become ed
ucated. He has succeeded in doint
something that few men can do, ant
that is to hold two Negroes togethel
for any length of time. Everywhere
he has been he has succeeded in do
ing this and is now holding them to
gether in the state Of Arkansas, wher'
the Church now owns three hundred
, acres of land, and where they ar
now making preparations to build ;
, large educational institution. I d.
not know of anything that the Bishol
has started that has not been dis
tinct success. We are proud to b.
here and pleased to do him honor"
At the end of the program Mr.. Son
ME Sisson, in short but appropriate
speech, presented the Bishop beau
tiful rocking chair, given by the stu
, dents of the institution and member
! of the Faculty.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-02-14
coLoRED FlREMAN's WILL IN
PROBATE.

In the will of ]. e. Twiggs, the
colored fireman who was recently
killed in East Nashville by an un-
known antagonist, a half-brother, not
is made beneficiary. The will
was made October IA, 1906, and dis
poses Of $1,700. including 5000 from
the Firemen's Benefit Association.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-02-14
GRAND LECTURER EAsTERLlNG
VISITS NASHVILLE.

Last Tuesday night the knights OF
Pythias Lodges Of the East Side were
treated to rare race-building lesson
by State Grand Lecturer, j. Milton
Easterling, of Chattanooga. Two
lodges, Excelsior No. % and Fidelity
No. 80 were we'll represented in their
Castle Hall On Main street. over
two hundred. men were on hand to
hear the Grand Lecturer.
Mr.. Easterling stated in the outset
that he did not deem it necessary to
spend so much time in r1tuallstic In
struction, for he did not feel that the
members Of those lodges needed it;
he had therefore chosen to talk on
"Man." This he did in most force
full and at the same time practical
way, and the members of the lodges
and other visiting Knights testified
after the speaker had taken his seat
that they had been greatly benefited
by the lecture.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-02-14

DR.. ALLEN IN PHILADELPHIA.
DR. Clarence E. Allen, Of Phtla-
delphia, Pa, Ex-Roger Wlliiamioe
and a Nashville boy is reported to
have a good practice in Philadelphia.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-02-14
MIR. SIMMONS VISITS rusKEeEE

Special to the Globe.
Tuskegee Institute, Ala, Feb g.
For two weeks Tuskegee Institute
has had visitor, Col Roscoe Conk-
ling Simmons, the journalist and ora
tor, and himself a product of the
school. Col Simmons delivered the
closing talk" at the Conference in
the chapel, and his eloquence created
great enthusiasm. The student body
gave him unique ovation.
Col. Simmons has taken a lively in
terest in the work of the several de-
partments of the school having lee
tured before the Senior Class and
spoken before the several literary
bodies. His stories of the Confer
ence, which appeared in the New
York Sun, the Evening Post and the
Chicago Inter Ocean, have attracted
wide attention
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-01-23

clasped her dress. hiding hcr face IN
its folds. and was sobbing YEARLY The
other stood staring ahoat her as II
half stunned by the alarming occur.
rences of the moment.
Amid her own fricai,essncss Ne,lie's
heart went ont TO no deserted little
ones. She sank AGAIN 10 the sand.
drawing them towards her They
folded into her carcsscs like storm.
tossed refugees First one and then
the other of the little ones went tn
sleep, their heads pillnwed In her Ian
as il from sheer exhaustion.
One hour-two. No ono anneared
The dews We're falling heavily and
Nellie aroused the s'eepers The
younger one she had to carry in her
arms. Her sister she led by the
hand, sleepy-eyed and tired
There was nothing for Nellie n do
but take the children 10 her room
She placed them on her own bed She
did not sleep the long night through
Every moment she expected vis;,
from the man to whom she had s;ren
her address.
He did not come In the morning
she interested her landlaay in looking
after the children while She WAS av.v
They were charming little ones wbo
wound themselves about both hearts
A week went by-tvo of them Al.
most unconsciously. Nellie grew into
i loving the abandon children
The mystery surrounding ,bem
troubled her, but She found a new
interest in life Mile had IN m,to
her little salary go a long WAYS now
but the children throye. loved her
and were happy as Tie day was LONG
| One evening Y lille had in, nu,
her charges 10 bed hcn a sha,n TON
came to the door. sao opened il a
stranger hurried by her
Lock the door" l. said buet;,v
The children-;hey are sstcer
Then Nellie pierced tie digrrisa q,
the man of the beach. lie sank to a
chair. brea Mss. \ smile of glad
ness and relief crossed his face nc
Nellie told him of the little ones
oh. you brave, true girl" he said
fervently. Il knew from your face
could trust you"
xI;u
/ open tnis 0oor! sounded harshly
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-01-23
AMERICAN MUSEUM HAS PRIZE
Specimen Of Cart Forest Pig Placed
in National Institution Of Natur.
al History.

Africa is ut only prominently the
land of mammals; it is the home Of
many large aud curious beasts, says
DR.. Frederic A. Lucas. director Of the
American Museum Of Natural History.
from Alfred j. Klein the museum
has received snecimens of the giant
forest pig, which have been mounted
by +. Blaschhe and placed on exhibi-
ton.
For Something Ike fifteen years"
says Doctor Lucas, 1t was suspected
that the forests Of Central Africa
harbored some giant member Of the
hog family, but owing to the retiring
habits OF the animal it was not until
1904 that a specimen fell into the hands
OF naturalist and tie animal was
properly introduced to the scientific
world.
Very little is known of this new
acquisition at the museum. partly on
account of the habits of the animal.
which are nocturnal, and its abode ia
the tall grass OF the jungle.
The hunter forces his way through
the bamboos and underbrush up to his
eyes in grass-there is a grunt and a
rush away and the game is never
seen.
"On the slopes of Mount Kenia at
an elevation Of 5000 feet Carl E.
Akeley found evidences of numbers of
these pigs, their tracks following the
elephant trails In that region"
The body Of the forest pig is deep
,, and heavy and its head is long and
equipped with upturned ferocious
looking tusks. It IS said to be quick
and powerful when in action.
1T Is quite probable that other
curious sp> cimens remain to be dis.
covered says Doctor Luca, although
With the rapid opening up Of the
country and its exploration by sports.
men 1t would seem that its POSSIBLE.
ties must ere long be exhausted.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-01-23
Futurist Description of Battle.

The Futurists, who hoped to create
a revolution in art. but SO far have
been greeted with jeers. are now turn.
ing their attention to literature. Ac.
cording to their prophet, Signor Mar.
inetti, adiectives. adverbs and verbs
are to be eliminated Substantives
are alone TO be used. and they will
then have their full dynamic proper.
ties. What the dynamic properties
are will appear from the following
futurist description of a battle
"Fifes, clatter. hoofs, boom. BOOM!
Alarum, crack. crack! whizz! buzz!
bang whoop! Guns, names, swords,
caissons, charges, smoke, charges,
smoke. smoke, whirlwind, stencil.
blood. groans. shrieks, victory, death!"