davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-07-04
S21 GOO GIVEN TO FISK UNIVER
SlTY.

$4,000 for Endowment and $1,000
for Expenses.
Treasurer Fairchild, of Fisk Uni
yersity, received yesterday a letter
from Mrs. G. A. Gates, widow of the
late President Gates, of the Univer-
slty, containing a pledge for $4,000
10 be applied on the endowment fund.
The $4,000 is given by a lady who
is a personal friend of Mrs Gates.
The principal is payable within two
Years, but the donor gives her note
for the interest at per cent on the
100000 until the principal shall have
been paid.
1t will be remembered that about
two years ago the General Education
Board appropriated 100000 to Fisk
University on condition the Board of
Trustees of the institution raise
enough to make fund of 100000.
Thus the great task of the Univer-
si.y was to secure $240,O0O.
This they are assured will be done
vi hin the time yet allowed, which
will expire in about five months
Another letter was received con-
q ming a check for $1,000 to be ap-
piled on current expenses. This is
also a Gift from a woman Their
names are withheld for the present.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-07-04

1t is said that the present fiscal
year will show an expenditure Of
nearly twelve thousand dollars in ac-
tual postage Nashville has been
blessed beyond measure by having
such an institution to set an example
OF thrift and economy for it's young
men and women while it is furnishing
laem employment in every line, such
as bookkeepers, stenographers, ac-
countants, clerks, printers, linotype
oDoro tors. proofreaders, pressmen,
book binders, upholsterers, finishers,
cabinet makers, in fact, there is hard
skilled profession of any conse-
guence that you will not get an idea
of or know something about in pass
ng through the National Baptist Pub
fishing House, located at the corner
of Second avenue, North, and Locust
street In the face of this, Rev. Rich
ord Henry Boyd, D. D., LII. D., is per.
haps the plainest business man in
Nosnvillc, untScumin3, extremely
courteous, true type of the common
people, to whom he says he belongs
and yet whose heart is responsive tC
the call that has been made upon him
wen to the taking of the lead and
the pointing of the way on the dark
est night and the most dreary day.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-07-04

q Bible 1t is said that more mouths
are fed through the business fore
: .ort and the exceptional alertness
along the commercial life by the Sec
etary and Manager of the plant than
any two institutions of any one state
in the Union operated by the members
ol the r6ce. Hardly week passes
but that some new improvement is
aided to tie institution Only last
week there was installed a modern
Christensen continuous feeder with
two Boston stitcher heads that will
stitch fifty thousand Sunday-school
periodicals per day. 1t will take
five girls to operate the stitcher
1t is the first of it's kind in the world
to be sold to a Negro institution
This will give the Publishing House a
wire stitching capacity of eighty thou
sand periodicals per day. Like their
lead in this instance, it calls to mind
that they have forged to the front, set
ting n precedence and opening a way
for the Negro printing establishments
of the United States to enjoy advan-
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-07-04
is SAID TO HAVE so DE-
CLARED AT HIS TENT
Was Advised To Do So By
Several Friends
Had Collected Several Dollars on a
Land Scheme-lt Is Said He
Had No Land to Sell

In a tent meeting last week in East
Nashville Rev. Jonah, the zionite, is
said to have made the remark to the
congregation that he had decided to
cive up the land business. 1t is said
that he was advised to do so by a
brother Zionite who had recently
ioined him from Zion City, Chicago.
Before doing this, however, it is sad
that Rev. Jonah had collected money
from a good many people as first pay
ment on the land, near NeWsome sta
ton. His plans, it seems, were 10
collect one dollar as first payment,
ffty-seven cents of which was to go
to the railroad company for ticket
and lorty-three cents to Jonah. lie
hau planned to take the party
down to Newsome Station and unload
them there and let them look for hte
land. 1t is said that Rev. Jonah hau
no land in that vicinity to sell, Out
his actions in the case were so de-
ceptive that several people paid MIN
tie first installment.
an effort was made to induce Mr.,
Mullins, the FOUNDER OF Hortense'- D
take up these forty or fifty names
and let them pay the first installment
to Mr.. Mullins, but it seems that MI.
Jonah and Mr. Mullins could not
agree on the price, and the scheme
went to the bad.
Rev. Jonah, it is said, will soon
leave the city. Where he is gong
could not be learned. The town thai
Rev. Jonah was to establish has been
abandoned and it seems from what
could be learned that he has not mao
. foot of land in possession to sell.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-07-04
UNIFORM RANK HOLDS CoMPE-
TITlVE DRILL AT KNOXVILLE.

The current issue of the East Ten
nessee News has the following:
Tuesday afternoon a Review of
the companies assembled here for
the encampment, was held at Brew
er's Park, also inspection and COM
petitive drill between the Chatta-
nooga Co. and Knoxville.
Gen. F. c. Henderson; Adj. Hines;
Majs. Lee and Beattie, the staff Of
ficers of Gen. Henderson, were pres
ent to witness same. AS those.
passed before them behind the Sth
Battalion Band playing marital airs
they made pretty picture indeed,
their soldiery bearing, beautiful uni
forms and rich equipments brought
praise and admiration from wives,
sweethearts and friends, who we're
present to witness the many ma
mowers characteristics of army life.
Several hundred we're there, mostly
feminine, as a uniform always at
tracts the gentler sex.
After being reviewed by the Cen
eral and Staff, they were Inspected
individually by the General as to
uniforms and arms, which was very
rigid, as the General is a stern dis
ciplinarian, however everyone passed
favorably and later were highly
complimented by the Staff Officers
for their fine department and mill
tary appearance.
Next was the competitive drill be-
tween Knoxville and Chattanooga.
Knoxville led off with Capt Alex
Falls commanding, and he led his
company through quite a number of
beautiful and intricate evOlutions
and when they withdrew from the
ueld they were greeted with great
applause. But the best was ct to
come, for Chattanooga had something
up her sleeve, and when Capt. Jen-
kins brought them out, a full COM
pany, and marched them across the
parade grounds everyone present
began to sit up and take notice, for
they felt that they we're then be-
holding something worth coming
miles to see, this, the crack COM
pany of Tennessee, manOuvered in
every way possible for thirty min
utes to the great pleasure Of all pres
ent. The encampment was a great
success and here is hoping that next
year it will he greater and grander.
1t is needless to say the Chatta-
nooga boys took the bacon home
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-07-04
friendship No. 72.

EllSllNSIllP lNO' g
Elected as follows:
T. Clay Moore. c. c.
]. E. Ewing.
w. NJ. Moore, NJ. A.
Robt. Tillman, Prelate.
r. c. Martin, Trustee.
J.. G. Carney, NJ, Of E
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-07-04

tages in modern printing machinery
hitherto denied them. The Alps ap-
pear to have been climbed, as it were
and yet the Rev. R. IL. Boyd, OF ;lo
National Baptist Publishing Beard is
not resting upon his oars. but using
l. S own statements, he i5 providing
the young Negro, who desires to be
provided, with an ample protection
against the charge Of laziness aid
idlencss by giving him the comb a2-
ton to the door of hope which ar-
pears to have been closed against him
in many instances in the skilled la
Dor world The marvellous record
that this institution has established
the local pest Cfice Of the city fer de-
spatching and receiving mail beggars
description. The following record of
receipts of letters for the past nine
days would perhaps be interesting to
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-07-04

Here is DR., p r. Burrus, a success
tul business man and a useful citizen
Dr, 8urrus was Chancellor Command
er of Stringer Lodge X. CT p. for a
number Of years. He voluntarily re-
linquished the reins last December
and has been a gallant private in the
ranks ever since. SO great was his
popularity with the Knights of
Stringer Lodge that they went down
into their pockets mot the lodge
treasury and presented him a mag
niicent gold medal All of Nashville
respects and admires DR.. Burrus as
a sterling gentleman and an honest
man
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-07-04
CHANGE OF TRINITY CHURCH
SERVICES.

Beginning Sunday, July G, and for
the months of July and August the
morning services will be at 1890 and
the evening services at $50. The
latter lasting but one hour. Three Sc
lcctions will be sung by some of the
musical talents of the city. The Com
municants of the churcni are greatly
encouraged with the hearty response
given by the singers. The Sunday
school picnic will go to Hadley park
this year, July II, leaving the church
at the hour Of 8 o'clock. We give a
hearty welcome to all the services
and to the picnic.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-07-04
IN MEMORY oE STEVE Mccall

Whereas, The Supreme Ruler mas
seen fit to take from our midst Steve
Mccall, who was seriously injured
in a game of ball under the auspices
of the Capital City League and
Whereas, His death was a shock
to the officials and to the members
of the other teams associated with
this League, as we'll as to his team
mates, be it
Resolved, That we, the officials of
the Capital City League and mem
bers Of the various teams under said
League do hereby extend our sin
cere sympathy to the bereaved FAM
lily of the deceased, knowing that it
was His will that Steve should be
taken from us Be it further
esolved, That a copy Of these reso-
utions be sent to the bereaved widow,
also a copy be sent to the Globe for
publication
Respectfully submitted,
L. X. THOMAS,
F, j. EWING.
ORLANDO VOORHEES,,
Committee.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-07-04
PARTIAL RESULTS OF LODGE
ELECTIONS,

The Ofiicers-elect Of Stonewall
Lodge lO3 X of P. Thursday night
June 18th, 1913, Nashville, Tenn:
c. C.-,Anthony L. Porter.
Y. C.-Prince A. Bowman
Prelate-James f. Puryear.
X. X. & S.-William II. Smithson.
NJ or F.-Lorenzo d. Howse.
NJ. of Ara M. Davis.
NJ. of E.-Ephron J. Odey
NJ. of W.-Chas. A. Starks.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-28
WOMAN AND HER NOBLEsT SPHERE

ton in a mans world" made her un-
truthful from necessity. This uncom-
plimentary fact Lombroso would rem
freedom. And a man who wasn't at
all scientific, just loVable, observing
sort, wrote: when a young lady
has angelic features, eats nothing to
speak of, plays all day long on the
piano and sings ravishingly in church,
it requires a rough infidelity, falsely
called cynicism, to believe that she
may be a little devil after all. Yet
so it is: she may be a tale-bearer, a
liar; she may have taste for brandy
and no heart. That doctrine of the
excellence of women, however chival-
rous, is cowardly as well as well as
false"
We are not reviewing these minor
disqualifications of woman as dispar-
agsmenl. Rather in an attempt to
show that any step toward democrat
iZing will be beneficial in proportion
as it breaks the antipathy of the sex.
We do not assume that the act of vot-
ing will make less of a liar of wom-
an, if she is such, but the necessity
of cooperation will make her more
genial, more tolerant in spirit toward
her OWL sex.
If for no other reason than to learn
her exact status the vote will be a
boon to woman. How much of rever-
ence, chivalry and appreciation OF
woman actually exists in the male
breast when she will no longer be re-
garded as a commodity will be some
what of a revelation. And as good
cannot be individualized, men will
benefit from the changed status, hy-
pocrisy in their dealings with women
no longer being essential.
Woman should come down from a
pedestal whether she is there volun-
tarily or bound. Her place is co-equal
with man in the worlds work. Men
who come IN contact with public af-
fairs recognize the necessity for
women to shake off the slothful men
tai habits that tradition has wrapped
them in, mummy-wise. Man cannot
rise higher than his source. Shake
speare understood this when he made
his noblest women strong as men, and
his best men tender as women.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-28
HITTING AT THE COMMISSION
FORM,

1t is hoped Governor Dunno will
veto house biu 755, being the amend
ment to the commission form of mu-
nicipal government act.
This permits cities to abandon the
commission form Of government after
two years trial instead of after four
years trial, as the law now stands.
We're the commission form of gov
ernment the mC3t perfect in the world,
it could not secure a fair trial in two
years. This is apparent to everyone
who has had occasion to think about
it.
it was apparent to the members of
the committee from the various cities
OF the state, who had the drafting of
the original act in hand, and it was
discussed and debated at that time.
1t is apparent to the legislatures of
many other states of the union.
In New Jersey the commission form
OF municipal government can only be
abandoned after six years trial; in
Kentucky after four years; in South
Carolina (act of Feb. 13, 1912 after
siT years; in Alabama after six years;
in Ohio after FIVE years; in Kansas
first class cities) after four years;
in Kansas (second class cities) after
six years; in Iowa after six years; in
Wisconsin after six years; in Mon
tang after six years; in Arkansas after
four years; in Mississippi after six
years; in Washington after six years,
and in Idaho after six years.
Expenses approximating several
thousand dollars can be pat upon the
citizens of Rock Island If house bill
755 becomes a law. There will be the
expense Of a special election to aban
don the commission plan, and If that
carries then there will be the expense
Of a special primary election 10 nomf
nate candidates and then the expense
Of an election
Under the law as Il now stands Il
the city wants TO abandon the com
mission form after four years, all 4Ae
above elections are held AZ the time
Of regular elections and 10 extra e1
pense Is incurred.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-28

weight limit to 100 pounds. Set no
weight limit at all when the patron col
lects and delivers merchandise.
Make each zone 100 miles wide, in
Guiding the local zone.
Collect an initial charge of cents
and a rate Of half a cent a pound for
each zone.
Admit any class of merchandise to
the mails.
That these charges would at once
put the express companies out of bus
mess and turn their entire traffic over
to the postoffice there is no doubt.
The rates proposed by Lewis are far
below express rates, and the increase
of the weight limit to 100 pounds, with
no limit when shippers deliver their
own packages, would leave the ex-
press octopus no field for operation.
Moreover, because of the high trans
portation rates paid by the express
companies to the railroads, they could
not possibly reduce their charges to
compete with the parcel post. Yet
Lewis shows that his proposed rates,
low as they are, are sufficient to pay
big profit to the government, wiping
out the postoffice deficit and making
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-28
BY MARY AQUIN.

Women are becoming better ac-
quainted with each other. Not through
their associations at bridge and sew
ing societies but by way of the great
avenues of thought and awakening in
telligence. Just to look pretty and
sit on the front porch, addicted to
fancy work, is becoming even too idle
an occupation for the Well-kept wom-
an. Never accused of laziness, wom-
an has begun to retrench and her for
merly misdirected energies are lay
ing hold Of firmer purposes.
a handful of women, with a fixed
idea, have finally landed, despite eV-
cry form of influence involved in Op-
position, the vote for woman in the
state of Illinois. Their work has Just
begun. All the past labor has been
one of converting men and organiza-
tions of men to espouse the cause.
Now must come the heavier task of
educating the women of the state to
a sense of their responsibility and its
beaLing upon the welfare of their sis
ters. Years passed before the strength
Ol Tie utSlO NOlS was SdoI- OO WIN
women the bestoWal OF the ballot will
not bring out the women pell-mell.
Here in Rock Island but few women
voted on the school issue. However,
an inventory of the names will reveal
that not one foolish" or "undesir-
able" woman cast a vote.
Because woman occupies a peculiar
position of sufferance at the hands
of her male kin she has been COM
PEELED to resort to all sorts of chic
anry and seductiveness to make her
position secure. Since the first en-
shaving or possession idea OF woman,
man has used as capital the pitting OF
woman against woman. Where man
embraces his brother as fellow-kind,
women have viewed each other with
askance glances. We contend that
this is not a natural inclination but
an inherent necessity arising from a
condition of servitude and competi-
ton.
Cesare Lombroso, the Italian alien
fst, with an impressive array of sta
tistics, proved that woman was an
hab3tUsl liar; and astonishing as this
may seem he regarded that her posi-
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-28
THE GLORIOUS RErx1ON.

Assembling n Gettysburg are the
survivors OF the saddeS and most
terrific conflict IN RIl history After
80 yearE have passed the hlue and the
gray are II face each other Rgan, not
IN hnstilR array, but in love and peace.
T'he griruTled warriors of those other
days w.hun the nation was rsul with
bloody strifR and the principle was
boing tested whether this natinn un-
der Gnd should long endure, Rre again
nbout the old camp fires. l. is the
last remaining act OF bridging the
'chaEm, OF cameutmg this .grgat country
hn heart And sentiment.
The thnughtB ,of tirc past win be
BwRatanRH by the chnrIs ccfr ;uniun as
those heroEs meet again under the
stars. What n glDEtnus reunfun it
will be-! 1t B said there are more
soldiers -grEyHs AT Gettysburg than in
au the ,hatttehaldE of the ,wnrld taken
uOgat,Tar, md
On Fame'F ete1IHl cHuQlmE gIuund
Their kilsnl tRlrtB ARE spread.
While glory gITH1sds with solemn rpund
The htvuuRc Of the dead.
So let TIM tribute be, cheers for
the living and tears for the dead. I"
and equal hOnuT I'D the blue and the
gray.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-28

possible 1-cent postage, cheaper rates
On other classes of mail, and other
reforms demanded by the people.
1t is possible for the postmaster
general to make the proposed changes
without getting any further authority
from congress, because of provision
in the parcel post law, a provision
written in the law by Mr.. Lewis him
self, and one of the most remarkable
provisions ever written in any law in
any country.
This provision gives the postmaster
general power 10 make any changes
he sees fit TO make in the parcel post
rates, zones or conditions of mail
ing. In other words, the rates pre-
scribed in the law we're to besbut the
starting point for the administrators
Of the law to work out from. The
rates of all other classes of mail are
fixed rigidly by law.
| The weight limit of II pounds is
ridiculously low to be of great service
! TO the country, says Mr.. Lewis. Most
food is produced on the farm in retail
! form"-that is, eggs by the dozen,
! chickens by the head, butter by the
pound, and so on. The buying agent
converts them into wholesale form
eggs by the case, butter by the tub,
and chickens by the barrel-and sells
them to the wholesaler. who in turn,
sells them in wholesale form to the
retailer, who again converts them into
retail form for the consumer.
All these processes, in the aggre-
! gate, become a terrible burden to the
country. Farm products which brought
to the farmers $4,000, ,OOO, 900 last yeas,
cost the consumer $4,000, ,000,O 900. The
parcel post, with weight limit remov
ed so thai worthwhile market bask
cts may be shipped, will make the con
sumer largely first buyer, with i'm.
mense benefit to himself and to the
farmer with whom he deals.
With a complete postal express sys.
tenn in operation, Mr.. Lewis has a
vision of new industry-the subur.
ban gardener, the man whose patch
of ground is too small to warrant main
tanning a delivery service, but who
through parcel post, can sell his gar
den produce to the consumer in his
town or city.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-28

there win be bills calling for several
million dollars.
And 1t seems, as Auditor Brady
figures the thing, there is going TO be
rough shedding for some time. In the
next nine months the treasury will
take in about sS,0O0,0O0 and there
will be bills to the amount of S12,-
000, 900. 1t is some problem to make
one dollar pay four dollars worth Of
debts.
In all it is quite a different story
from the one we had years ago, say
when Governor Deneen first took
charge of the affairs of Illinois. In
those days We used to worry ourselves
over what the state treasurer was
doing with all the interest he col
I1ected on the surplus of several mil
lions he had TO his credit and which
had loaned TO the banks. This inter
est on the surplus was such a big
thing that we insisted on yelling
about it throughout the campaign.
1t seems we are to have an end of
that worry. The surplus has gone;
the last of it vanished before Mr..
Deneen got out of Springfield. The
next thing is to raise money through
taxes to pay interest on what the
state will have to borrow.
This is not chargeable to the demo.
cratic administration. 1t is the hang,
| over.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-28
HENIN ROWLAND

o, say ye not fair Inez?
She's flown into the west
To dazzle with her aeroplane-
The one she likes the best;
Each day, the wind permitting,
She'll make a thrilling test,
Her tin tank filed with gasoline
And courage in her breast.
o, turn again, fair Inez,
When you have made a flight
Which others shalI acknowledge
Beats them all out of sight;
Come smiling back above the townA
Whose steeples. slim and white,
Point up as II to break your wings
And spill you out for spite.
Alas, alas. fair Inez, Y
She sailed away with song,
Her engine working perfectly,
Her tiller stanch and strong.
Ere she bad fitted long
No doubt had reason TO suppose
That something had gone wrong.
Farewell, farewell, fair Inez. !!
That vessel never bore X
So fair a LADY on its frame I
Nor flew so far before.
Alas, the crank shaft broke in tive
And through the rigging tore
But I've been at It with an ak.
And 1t will break no more. :.
Rock Island Argus., 1913-06-28
CURRENCY REFORM LEGISLATION

we are about TO meet sharr readjust-
ments through radical revision of
the tariff, Our railroads are opeTat.
ing under greatly increased expenses
and while rate relief is reasonably
to be expected upon their showing,
their state at this time does not con.
tribute to the general welfare. In
short, both international and national
financial conditions, complicated by
the depressing effects Of politics upon
public sentiment, all make highly de.
sirable intelligent, nonpolitical legis-
lation for banking reform.
II congress and the president will
follow the best banking and business
opinion of the country-and there is
more nearly a consensus now than
ever in the history OF our financial
discussion-a safe and useful revision
OF orT currency system viii BE- sccoIs>
plished without muc.I delay.