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WEST VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS DESTROY EVERY VESTIGE OF CHANCE THEY MAY HAVE, HAD TO CARRY THIS AND OTHER DOUBTFUL STATES. The Clayen Hood Plainly Exhibited and Triumph of Democracy. Means Spread of Jim Crow Car and Distranchisement—Baptist Ministers of Washington Hold Conference and Dispute Waldron's Right to Say They Will Support Bryan—Interest Increases in Ninth Animal Session of National Negro Business League — Williams and Walker to Be One of the Week's Attractions. (By National Negro Press Bureau) Washington, Aug. 5.—Gen. Grant's time-honored declaration that "the democratic party can always be depended upon to do the wrong thing at the right time," has again been magnificently verified. In this latest instance, it is the democrats of West Virginia who have perpetrated a most aggressive blunder at the parochial moment—to do the republicans the greatest amount of good. be their intention to give the "old business," under Taft and Sherman, another trial in November. No stock is taken in the assertion of Dr. Waldron that any office holders, black or white, are attempting to intimidate him or any other "independent," because of his opposition, to the republican administration. In truth, neither the administration nor the party managers are giving themselves any concern over the claims of Led on by the Bory-Davis, untainted bourons of the Byrne-Davis type, 740 delegates to the West Virginia democratic convention, trampled under foot the decent, thoughtful and law-abiding men of their party, like ex-Governor W. A. MacCorkle and Col. J. E. Chilton, and adopted two plants in their platform that destroy every vestige of chance the democracy may have had to carry the mountain state, and irrevocably ruin the plans laid by Mr. Bryan to capitalize the Brownville episode and make inroads upon the Negro vote in Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Kentucky. The abortion that came out of the convention, as heralded in the dispatches, declares for "Jim Crow" cars and for the disfranchisement of the black man, and the projector-in-chief of the infamous planks brazily stated that when the vote was tallied up, showing their adoption by a big majority, it was the "proudest moment" of his life! The pleading of the MacCorkles and Chiltons and McGraws not to throw away their fine opportunity to carry the state by descending to infamy fell upon deaf ears. The border replicas of Tillman, Vardaman, Heflin and Jeff Davis had their way and the campaign of the democracy for the Negro vote — so couragefully mutilated and enshiled from exhilaration to the passing breeze — might as well be abandoned now, for all the good that can come out of it. The eleven hoof has been plainly exhibited. The triumph of the democratic party means the spread of the Jim Crow car, the fastening of the distranchising constitutions where they do not now exist, and the elimination of the Negro from the political equation. The men who supported the West Virginia atrocity are for Bryan, and Negroes who join hands with them in support of Bryan must, of necessity, support the platform which has so ruthlessly declared for their civil and political undoing. In one of the freest and best states in the union, and where the Negroes are among the most thrifty, intelligent, and law-abiding of the entire country, the democrats have hurled wanton insult in the face of its most debatable class impressed the fact that the democracy is a white man's party, and made it absolutely impossible for any self-respecting colored man to cast his ballot for William Jennings Bryan for president or for Louis Bennett for governor. Conservative leaders are hoping that some compromise may be effected by which the double-headed republican gubernatorial ticket may be simplified—by the withdrawal of either Swisher or Scherr—but there is now no doubt that the Negro vote will be cast solidly for Taft and Sherman, ensuring them the electoral vote of the state. Prof. W. S. Scarborough, the newly-elected head of Wilberforce University, was in town the other day, and in an interesting talk gave it as his opinion that Judge Taft is a man of strong character, sincere purpose, and that he will make an excellent president—one to be preferred a thousand times to Mr. Bryan. Colored Baptist ministers of this city, representing a membership of 29,000, hold a conference the day after the Rev. Milton Waldron preached his sermon in support of William Jennings Bryan, and disputed his assumed right to speak for the Baptists of Washington or of the country. These ministers say that the masses of the Negro people will not vote the democratic ticket, and that the claim of the Negro-American Political Alliance, that it controls 75 per cent. of the Negro voters of the nation is false and intended to deceive the party managers as to the real attitude of the race. In the name of 46 regularly established Baptist churches in the District of Columbia, 103 preschers and 29,000 communicants, the Baptist*Ministers' Conference—of which Mr. Waldron is not a member—repudiates Bryanism and those who profess to have received promises of reward from the democratic nominee, in the face of his open denial of the same, and the ministers unanimously declare it to be their, intention to give the "old party," under Taft and Sherman, another trial in November. No stock is taken in the assertion of Dr. Waldron that any office holders, black or white, are attempting to intimidate him or any other "independent," because of his opposition to the republican administration. In truth, neither the administration nor the party managers are giving themselves any concern over the claims or the activities of the so-called Negro-American Political Alliance. There is an unconfirmed rumor afloat that every colored republican in the district, who can read and write, is about to offer to the national committee a campaign book, for the edification of the Negro voters of the several states. Assistant Register of the Treasury, Cyrus Field Adams; Harry A. Clarke, president of the Interstate Republican League; L. C. Moore, head of a labor organization, and a few others, are accused of harboring such. Efforts have been made to revive the Washington Record, formerly owned by Dr. (now Bishop) E. W. Lampton, but thus far no signs of activity have been observed in that quarter. It is likely, however, that the Negro newspaper will cut considerable figure in the campaign, and at the proper time, Chairman Hitchcock will announce some interesting plans in this connection. The campaign will be one of education, and it is to be hoped free from vilification. The large body of young women who attended Howard University will deeply appreciate the changes being made in Miller Hall, which is their home on the campus. Intensive improvements are being made. The entire interior is being repainted, and the assembly rooms, parlor, etc. are being tastefully papered. The bath rooms have been moved to better quarters, and porcelain tubs have taken the place of the old bath tubs, which have been thrown out. The correspondence received by President Thirkield indicates a large attendance of young ladies, and those who desire rooms in the hall should make early application. The applications for entrance coming into the president and the deans promise an attendance the largest in the history of the university. Dean Kelly Miller confidently an entering freshman class numbering over 50. Dean L. B. Moore is conducting a successful summerschool for teachers. The attendance represents a number of states, and the teachers are enthusiastic in their work. Several graduates of the Teachers' College have been placed in permanent positions. It is rather remarkable that with the growth of public schools for colored people, that the number in preparation at the Teachers' College and Normal School is not quickly doubled. There is a large opportunity before efficient, well-trained teachers, and Howard University, through its Teachers' College proposes to do its part in sending out thoroughly-prepared teachers. Its splendid past is an ample guarantee of what it can do in the future. President Thirkield has a united faculty behind him and the entire confidence of the people to hold up his hands in this noble cause. This week Grand Master W. L. Houston has been presiding over District Grand Lodges of Odd Fellows in Arkansas and Texas. Sunday and Monday he was at Littia Rock; Wednesday, at Fort Worth, Texas; Thursday, at Dallas; Saturday, at Waco. For next week his itinerary will be: Sunday, 9th, Marilyn, Texas; 10th, Austin to unvell monument to C. M. Ferguson; 13th, Galveston; 15th, Denison, to unvell monument to the late Prof. D. W. Walker. The following week will find the Grand Master touring the state of Mississippi, opening at Vickersburg on the 17th. He has had large meetings everywhere he has visited, and has been shown much social attention by the prominent citizens in and out of the order. Interest increases in the ninth annual session of the National Negro Business League as the date for the convention approaches. The selection of Baltimore was especially fortunate, both in convenience of access from all parts of the country and because of the proverbial hospitality of her citizens. No pain or expense are being spared by the local committee to make the occasion the banner meeting of the series. Every- CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA, AUGUST 6, 1908 ON THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN WEST VIRGINIA. Baptist Minister Speaks in No Uncertain Tones on Duty of Black Voters Support Republican Party, Which Guarantees His Man- Prov. 14: 34: "Righteousness exalteth a nation, but sin lq a reproach to any people." Subject: National exaltation and degradation: This is a proverb, and we may ask, What is a proverb? It is a short, pithy sentence expressing much. It is often, as here, a sentence containing a principle of the philosophy of life. "Righteousness exalteth a nation." What is a nation? A people inhabiting a certain district or country, and united together by common political institutions. Now, let us consider the positive side of the question. "Righteousness exalteth a nation." What are we to understand by the expression, "Righteousness exalteth a nation?" To exalt, primarily, means to lift up, to place on high. From the expression, "Righteousness exalteth a nation," we learn both the directions and character of the movement. The movement is onward and upward. This is grand, glorious, beautiful and delightful. The grass springs up and the birds, fly skyward, and the sun rises and all give joy and gladness. The principle or means that causes the upward movement, and gives character to the same, is righteousness. Let us consider some of the elements that constitute righteousness. 1. Justice. Justice reigning in a nation puts honor upon it, and such a nation will enact just laws, and its people will be patricotic. 2. Equity. Will lead the strong to help the weak. They will strive to be just and do right, even where there is no law compelling them. 3. Virtue. Is a quality of righteousness. It enables the individual to understand the evil temptations and the corrupting influences about him. It makes him strong to help others, both as an example and as an active factor, as Lincoln, Sumner, Garrison, Washington, B. T. 4. And they should have lofty ideals and love of liberty. "Give me liberty or give me death." (Patrick Henry,) Love of right, "I would rather be right than be president." (J. Q. Adams,) 5. Strong conviction of political and duties. Duties and the courage of the same. We must have convictions; strong ones of our duty to God, our country, our home, and we must have the courage to stand by these principles. Let us consider the negative side of the subject. But sin is a reproach to any people. "Sin degrades, sin drags down, sin leads to injustice and eternal ruin." Injustice is wrong, is dishonorable. Sin is a reproach. Injustice springs from a mean, impure, prejudice heart. Injustice destroys patriotism and drags a nation down. "Righteousness" is the thing the home needs, the community needs, the nation needs. Let us pray for righteousness; let us struggle for it; work for it, and contend for it in our homes, on the streets, in our schools, in our churches, and in our nation, and God will approve and give us the victory. Never in the history of my life have I been stirred as now, and never have I felt so keenly the duty of every race-loveling minister in the United States, to take the sword of the Spirit, vik, the Word of God, and of going fort hir do his duty in the world, for the race and for the party who have done so much for us. Say what you will about the grand old party, it is a settled fact that the privileges of becoming what we are and of obtaining of what have in the way of political rights, have been secured to us by the republican party. We should not expect to gain in a day what we have lost in 250 years of slavery. Be patient. And neither do we believe that God would be pleased for us to sit still and see our rights filched from us by a party who for the last 40 years have tried to rob us of every political right given us by the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments. They are as "Dan." "Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse's heels, so that his rider shall fall backward." The platform adopted by the democrat July 30, 1908, simply shows the Negro just what they have in store for him as a race. I want to ask. How can a Negro vote for a party who feels this way towards him? Every Negro 'n the state of West Virginia and in the United States, who votes the democratic ticket, is selling into political slavery his wife and children, and is selling to the enemy all the rights he has in this world. Are we ingrates? God forbid. We say Boosevelt did us an injustice in discharging the colored troops In Brownstown, Texas. Let it be admitted he made a mistake, and if it were to do over again he would not do it; and I don't think another president will do once a thing. But can we cut off ouroses to spite our faces? He is an individual, and therefore subject to mistakes; and we cannot afford to turn our backs on the party who have done so much for us because of one wrong. Whereas, the other party, have so much, and are still doing much against us. This is no personal issue; it is a party issue, and whereas the Hon. Wm. H. Taft, Swain, and others of this grand old party, are in nomination, for president, and governor and many other offices in the state, and to do justice to our children and loved ones, we cannot join hands with our bitterest enemy, because one man made a mistake, and self ourselves to him who would bite us in fetters and chains, if it were possible. God forbid tait we should have so little care for the race. I ask the ministry of the race to start the campaign now, and in no uncertain tones, and keep this lesson before our people. I remain yours for His cause and I remain yours for His cause and for the race. S. H. BULLOCK. WILSON Frankfort, Ky., Aug. 1.—Interchange of telegrams took place tonight between Governor Willison and Sheriff Rhea, of Logan county, with reference to the protection which will be afforded the Negro. Rufus Brower, when he is taken there for trial, Monday, charged with murdering J. F. Cunningham. The governor inquired of the sheikh what force he would need to protect Brower from being lynched. The sheikh replied the local authorities were simply able to take care of the inmates and he and deputies will be subject to the orders and authority of the court having jurisdiction and act under its orders. Attorneys for Brower informed the governor unless the Negro is protected by troops, he is certain to be lynched, Monday. In a telegram to the sheikh the governor indicates the policy he intends to pursue, saying: "If the prisoner is guilty lawful conviction is absolutely sure. Lynching is murder, whether the prisoner is guilty or not. The law requires the governor to protect life; the good name of the state is stained by Lynching and the state government is obliged by law to take all necessary precautions to prevent Lynching hereafter. I will take it whether requested or not upon reasonable ground for fearing such unlawful action, but always prefer to furnish help to local authorities. If no application is made, troops will report to the governor and recognize no other orders, except from him through officers." It is expected here that troops of the First Regiment at Louisville will be sent to guard Browder during his trial at Russellville. "WE BUY NEGRO VOTES," SAYS BYRNE (From the Charleston Mail.) In speaking in favor of the negro disfranchisement plank before the democratic convention last night Attorney W. E. R. Byrne, of Charleston then acting secretary of the state convention, made use of the following language: "When we want the negro votes we buy them. Yes, we buy them. We follow the lines of the least resistance when we buy them instead of shooting them." SHRECK TO FIGHT JOHNSON To Contest for World's Heavyweight Championship in London Churchann, Aug. 1.—Mike Schreck, of this city, and Jack Johnson, the colored heavyweight, have been matched to box 20 rounds at the National Sporting Club in Lodon on October 19. Frank Kelly, who now is managing Schreck, received word to that effect yesterday from the club's American representative. Schreck and Johnson will fight for the world's heavyweight championship. Johnson now claims the title Tommy Burns having refused to meet him under reasonable conditions. They will receive a purse a 45,000 and all expenses. OF DEMOCRACY HAS SET FOR YEARS IN WEST VIRGINIA. Louis Bennett Returns to His Home at Weston With Every Chance of His Election Ruined by Passage of Rabid Planks Against Louis Bennett, the democratic nominee for governor of West Virginia, left this morning for his home at Weston, and with the departure of the democratic delegates for their home, the city has again resumed its natural appearance, although it may take some time for the city to fully recover from the ill effects of a democratic convention. The local leaders of the democracy in Kanawha and adjoining counties are still confused over the incorporation in the platform of the two planks striking at the negro, one taking away from him the ballot and the other demanding "Jim Crow" cars in West Virginia. This action was unexpected and was taken by the delegates against their advice and heedless of the dire warnings of defeat predicted on the floor of the convention. Republican leaders are confident that the two planks in question will not only insure Judge Taft the electoral vote of West Virginia, but say that it will have the effect of lining up the colored vote in the states of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois which Bryan has considered doubtful and where he believed he would get those and of colored votes owing to the Brownsville incident. With West Virginia democrats declaring they are in favor of taking the ballot away from the negro, the colored voters in other northern states are afraid of the action of that party should it be placed in power. The action of the democrats of West Virginia is contrary to the wishes of their presidential candidate as he desired to keep the negro out of the controversy this year and secure thousands of the colored votes in the northern states. But the sentiment for the planks was strong among the delegates and the 110 could not be turned by the leaders When Col. J. E. Chilton was recognized to make an impassioned appeal against the planks he had to suffer the jeers of many delegates but he insisted that he had a right to be heard and he appealed with all his eloquence to the delegates not to let impulse destroy their reason and inflict irreparable injuries on the peris The adoption of the planks places the candidate for secretary of state in a peculiar predicament. As the candidate of the democratic portion of organized labor he must make a campaign on the platform which would destroy the citizenship of the colored men affiliated with the miners' organization. In this country there are about 50,000 colored members of the United Mine Workers of America and as Senator Littlepage has been an attorney for this organization which does not discriminate between white and colored workmen his course will be watched with unusual interest. The democrat have not outlined their line of campaign yet, but inside of two weeks there will be a meeting of the old state central committee at Parkersburg at which time the reins of party government will be transferred to the new committee. One of the last acts of the state convention was the adoption of a motion permitting the state committee to select its chairman. from outside the membership of the committee if it so desired and this will probably mean the selection of Geo. I. Neal, the Bennett manager, for the position. The gubernatorial candidate feels that the satisfactory manner in which Neal managed his campaign for the nomination, entitled him to the place and his wishes will be obeyed by the committee. Neal stated here before leaving for his home at Huntington, that he would not make a fight for the place, but if the democrats desired him to manage the campaign he would gladly give them the time and all his energy. By his action in refusing the proffered place of state superintendent of free schools on the ticket, Prof. Thos. E. Hodges, of Morgantown, made himself one of the strongest men in his party in the state. He had made a hard fight for the highest office in the state and failing for that he was content to allow the convention to select its nominee from among the candidates who had made an active canvass for the nomination. His course has met with such approval that many of the democrats are claiming that a mistake was made when he was defeated for the gubernatorial nomination. Howard Jarrett left yesterday for Boston to attend the meeting of the International Typographical Union. Mrs. H. K. Black and daughter, Miss Frances lette today for a month's stay at Webster, Springs. Miss Ruby Stephenson is visiting relatives at Clay Court House. FOR TAFT IN WEST BIRGINIA IS SEEN BY SCOTT. Junior Senator Trunks Passage of Anti-Negro Plains Will Insure Election of National Ticket, But Fears for State Ticket. Washington, July, 31.—In the opinion of Senator N. B. Scott, the anti-Negro plains in the platform of West Virginia democrats insures beyond all question the success of Mr. Taft in that state at the November election. West Virginia has a large percentage of colored voters, most of whom are accustomed to vote the republican ticket. But the Borwansville affair created a great deal of dissatisfaction among them, just as it did among the Negroes of other northern states, and the republican leaders there were beginning to show apprehension over what course they might pursue with respect to the presidency. But now, by adopting a plank favoring virtual disfranchisement of Negroes and also "Jim Crow" cars on the railroads, the democrats, according to Senator Scott's view, have absolutely lost every chance of capturing any portion of the Negro republican vote. "Secretary Taft will carry West Virginia by a comfortable majority," said the veteran politician and member of the national committee, tonight. "Personally, I never have had any serious missing on this point, although some of the republicans of the state were somewhat worried over the possibility of Negro disaffection. But now even these men are confident there is no hope of Bryan getting our electoral vote, in view of the action of the democratic state convention this week. I see no good reason why any one should doubt that Taft will be elected, either. "There is no way of评判 it out that Bryan can win. He is no stronger this year in the east than he was in 1866 and 1900, and consequently can expect to make no gains in that section. In my judgment it is absurd for him or his team to carry enough national states, to pull him through without the assistance of eastern states. He cannot carry Ohio, in spite of the hopes of the democrats that he may be able to do so. Neither can he carry Iowa or Kansas or Wisconsin, where the democrats intend to put up their strongest fight. The expectation of the democrats that they can win over a large percentage of the republican wage earners is based on a very filmy foundation. It has been my observation that organized labor divides pretty evenly on party lines, and I expect it will do so this year." The situation in West Virginia in regard to the state ticket, or state tickets, for there are two of them in the field, is regarded by Senator Scott as serious. But determined efforts will be made at once to remove this pressing danger to republican success by securing the withdrawal of one of the gubernatorial candidates and effecting a merger of the two tickets. The senator intends to get busy on this proposition without delay. FOUR NEGROES ARE LYNCHED IN KENTUCKY Russellville, Ky., Aug. 1.—Fournegroes, Virgil, Tom and Robert Jones and Joe khey, were taken from jail here early today and-hanged to a tree on the edge of town. no shots were fired by the mob, which was composed of about fifty men, and the people of the town knew nothing of the affair until daylight revealed the four bodies dangling from a tree. The negroes who were lynched were members of a lodge and at a meeting recently, it is said, they approved the murder of James Cunningham, a white farmer, by a negro tenant, Rufus Browder. This murder occurred in the southern part of Logan county, and it is supposed the mob was made up of men from that part of the county. The negroes had been in jail for several days and while there was considerable unrest since the attempt made on the part of the mob to take Browder, the slayer of Cunningham, from the jail some nights age, no real trouble was expected and there was no guard placed around the prison. The effort to get Browder failed, owing to the fact that he was spiritled out of jail and sent to Louisville, where he is now. The mob came into town so quietly that not one of the residents of the city were awakened. They proceeded I am glad of an opportunity to answer this question. The statement in all its forma is absolutely false. If I had desired, I had the same right to support Swisher that any republican had to support Scherr, and would have done so openly and vigorously. In the beginning, Mr. Scherr requested me to take no part in the contest between him and Swisher. I told him I would not, and I told Mr. Swisher the same thing, and mathematic gentleman after that ever asked me to take part. Both had always been warm personal and political friends, and both had supported me, and I could not very well take sides. Swisher won his nomination without any aid or assistance from me, and I challenge any newspaper or person in or out of the state, to say I took part in the contest, or helped Swisher in any way, directly or indirectly, or ever said a word or wrote a line in his behalf. Whenever approached on the subject, I always made the same answer, that I was taking no part, and I stated this to the press, and emphasized it in an interview, I think, in April or May. "Mr. N. G. Keim, chairman of the Randolph county republican committee, will say, it asked, when he told me in Washington that the county was overwhelming for Scherr, that I replied, substantially, this being the case for the majority of the people govern, and no question should be raised against Randolph in my home county. I have large interests in Mammoth lava and Preston counties, and no republican can be found in either county to say that I ever made him to support Swisher, and it is a remarkable fact that Scherr has no opposition in either Randolph or Monongalla counties, and the delegates by agreement, were divided in Preston. Added to this, most of my best friends on the republican state committee voted against seating the Ohio delegation at the republican convention at Charleston. "I notice in a paper, signed by M. M. Grant, active in the Lincoln party, this statement as to my supporting Swisher is elaborated, and this is one of my reasons for correcting it now. I rarely make denials in the press, but I feel that this falsehood should be corrected here and now, and I do so in justice to myself and all concerned. West Virginia is a republican state. The republican party for 12 years has overcome all opposition and maintained its ascendency in the state. Why should we, through party strife, surrender the state to the democrats now? I am confident however, the republicans of West Virginia will settle their differences and both the national and state republican tickets will be elected in November. I will do all I can for the success of both. I stand by the regular nominees of my party. My advice to good republicans all over the state, and there are good republicans on both sides, is to stop and think, be serious, get together, sink all differences, stop calling each other hard names and stop fighting each other, because in this, as in every election, you will need every republican vote. Train your guns, not on your brothers, but on the common enemy, as of yore. Be friends and comrades in the greatest and best political party ever known, and work together to keep the state in the republican column. "Doing this will make our victory in November easier and more certain. What I have said is no apology for what I did and is not intended as any reflection on Mr. Swither. Its sole purpose is to correct a false statement." MT. CARBON. John W. Johnson died, Monday morning, at 6 o'clock. He had been suffering for more than 12 months with Bright's disease. He leaves a wife, two sons and a daughter. The burial services were under the direction of the order of Knights of Briaras. The funeral was presided by Rev. J. J. Turner at the New Hope Baptist church, Tuesday, at 2 o'clock p. m. at once to the county jail and the jailer was forced to hand over to them the key. The nation's servants were taken to a tree where a dog was hung. CORRESPONDENCE GREAT SHOE SALE NOW IN FULL BLAST AT BELL SHOE CO. 708 Kanawha St. PARKERSBURG. The Grand Lodge officers and representatives of K. of P. and the Grand Court officers and representatives of O. O. C. from this city left for Huntington, Monday. A large number of representatives from different sections of the state passed through here, Sunday and Monday, en route for Huntington, to attend the Grand Lodges of K. of P. O. O. C. Court. Misses Smith and Brady, of Storer College, Harpers Ferry, passed through the city last week, en route to Bluefield and Charleston, respectively. While here they were guests of Miss Bernardine Peyton. H. D. Hazlewood arrived in the city, Sunday, after an absence of several weeks at his home at Cambridge, O., and summer school at New Concord, O. The session of Vendetta Court, No. 5, O. O. C., last Thursday evening, was an interesting and busy one. L. O. Wilson, the Grand Lecturer of K. of the state, and Dep. G. W. C. of O O C., was present. Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Shellcroft entertained last Friday evening at their home, on Teft street, in honor of their guests, Dr. and Mrs. L. G. Pannell, of Staunton, Va. The Doctor is a schoolmate of Dr. Shellcroft, and Mrs. Pannell is an old friend of Mrs. Shellcroft. Thomas Fletcher, of Marietta, O. was in the city, Tuesday evening, arranging to have the people of Parkersburg turn out with those of Marietta September 22, on the Emancipation celebration occasion. They expect to have Hon. W. T. Vernon, of Washington, D. C., registrar of the United States treasury, to speak for them. Mr. Vernon is a leading and famous member of his race, and will be greeted by all in this section. We are sorry to learn of the serious illness of Mrs. Thos. Fletcher, of Marletta. She has been confined to her bed for the past two weeks. Principal E. D. Morton, of Fairmont, was the guest of J. R. Jefferson, Sunday, en route to the Grand Lodge session, K. of P., at Huntington. Chas. Wells left Sunday night, for Athens, O., where he will be employed at his trade as plasterer for several months. Mrs. Nicholas, of Philadelphia, returned home, Thursday evening, after several weeks spent in this city. The party given by Joanna Griffin, in honor of her little friends, Amy Lotterberry and Marguerite Johnson, of Washington, D. C., last Friday evening, was delightful and enjoyed by all present. Mrs. J. W. Shelleroft and her guests, Dr. and Mrs. L. G. Pannell, spent Sunday in Wheeling. Amy Lotterberry and Marguerite Johnson left, Saturday evening, for their home in Washington, D. C., after a pleasant visit. PT. PLEASANT. Misses Parice Bennett, of Gallipolis; Georgia Sutton, of Middleport, and Miss Dorsey and brother, of Columbus, O., were business visitors here last week. Mrs. C. M. Morton and daughter, Miss Frances, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Jordan, Sunday, July 26. Little Nola Holmes, of Gallipolis, is the guest of her grandmother, Mrs. Andy Smith. Misses Mosella and Mithue Colston and Idu Craig were guests of Mrs. J. Williams, Sunday, at Brosier. Miss Kate'Jordan, of Columbus, spent Sunday here, the guest of her mother, Mrs. M. L. Jordan. Wiley Barnett, of Columbus, was the guest of Mrs. M. L. Jordan and family, Sunday. Miss Alice E. Jordan, attendant at Weston asylum, is home for twenty days during her vacation. Wallace Smith was the guest' of his sister last week at Gallipolis. W. Garl Hutchinson, of Weston, will arrive, Friday, to be the guest of Miss Alice E. Jordan. Matthew Hicks and Miss Bess Hicks, of Barboursville, were guests of relatives here, Sunday. The following passed through our city, Monday, en route to the Grand Lodge: E. L. Morton, Wm. Fortune, of Fairmont; O. L. Wilson, of Weston; H. D. Hazlewood and J. R. Jefferson, of Parkersburg. J. Carter Lincoln is attending the Grand Lodge (this week at Huntington. E. L. Morton, of Fairmont, spent a few hours here, Monday, with his wife, baby and other relatives. CANTON, OHIO. On last Thursday evening, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hazzard, 1003 S. Cherry street, Miss Tekla B. Jenkins was married to Arthur F. H. Hunter, by Rev H. F. Fox. The home was beautiful decorated for the occasion with ferns and cut flowers. As the sweet strains of the "Lohengrin" wedding march was played by Prof. J. R. Mackey and Master Jas. B. Titus, the groom marched down the stairs with Miss Lila Fields, the maid of honor, followed by the bride, leanning on the arm of Mr. Dudley Byars, the best man, entered the parlor, where the wedding ceremony was pronounced. The bride was beautifully gowned in white not over silk, carrying a large bunch of carnations, and wore a wreath of carnations and ferns. Miss Fields look resplendent in blue silk, trimmed in black velvet, with a bunch of flowers in her hair. The groom and his best man wore the conventional black. After the bride and groom had received the congratulations and best wishes of a host of admiring friends, an elaborate luncheon was served in the dining room. They were the recipients of many useful presents. Mr. and Mrs. Hunter will be at home to their friends at 1003 S. Cherry street. Miss Annie Fisher, of Wheeling, W. Va., who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Chas. Harris, returned home, Thursday. W. A. Smallwood has been on the sick list. The Misses Laura Grayson and Edna Gordon, of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, returned to their respective homes, Wednesday, July 29. The union picnic of Canton and Massillon Sunday schools, which was held at Meyers Lake, July 30, was a grand success. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Payne, who are working in the interest of Wm. McKinley N. and I. School, of Alexandria, Va., left the city, Saturday, for Massillon and other points. Leroy, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo, Janey, of Sandusky, Ohio, who came here two weeks ago to visit relatives, was taken to the Inglesid Hospital, and has undergone an operation for appendicitis. He is now much better. July 31, Rev. Chas. Bundy, D. D. presiding elder, held the fourth quarter conference at St. Paul's A. M. e. church. A very pleasant session was held. The elder stayed over night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Titus, and left on the morning train for Youngstown, Ohio. Theodore McCaskey, of Cleveland O., is in the city visiting his mother and sister. The Ladies Aid of St. Paul's A. M. E. church is doing great things to help raise the pastor's salary this year. MONTGOMERY. Miss Ella Taylor, of Charlottenville, Va., was here last week, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Ralley. James Buster entertained a few friends, Wednesday evening, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Americus Qualls, complimentary to Dr. and Mrs. Pannell and daughter, Miss Plassie, of Staunton, Va. Miss Alpha Brooks, of Charleston, was the guest last week of Miss Marie Shelton. Mrs. Maria Thomas and H. B. Branham left, Friday, for Hampton, to represent in the Fishermen order. Mrs. Wallace Kinney, of Elkridge, was shopping here. Thursday Misses Lola Lavender, Nellie M. Lewis, Mrs. H. B. Branham, Mrs. Willa Miller, Mrs. J. S. Noel, and Mrs. William Brown and Robert Harris, James Lipscomb, C. H. Lockette and H. H. Ralley left, Monday, for Huntington, to spend the week in session with the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias, and Grand Court of Calanthe. Rev. V. Harriday is a business visitor to Huntington this week. Dr. B. F. White is in Huntington this week, attending the annual session of the Medical Association of West Virginia. Mrs. B. L. Taylor, of Keyser, is in town, the guest of relatives. Mrs. Mary Perry is the guest of friends in Huntington this week. Mrs. Frank Willis, of Fayetteville, was here shopping last week. Mrs. H. H. Railey is spending this week at Hinton, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Pack. Miss Maud Tyree, of Mt. Hope, and Miss Mamie Hale, of Keeneys Creek, are here, guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Noel, at their home on College street. Thursday evening, the home of mrs. and Mrs. H. H. Ralley, on Third avenue, was the scene of a delightful social function. In the receiving line were Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Ralley, Dr. and Mrs. Pannell, of Staunton, Va. Miss Alpha Brooks, of Charleston; Dr. and Mrs. B. F. White and Kev. and Mrs. E. C. Page. Music and games were the principal features of the evening. Mrs. Willa Miller pres- ided at the punch bowl in the libr- ary. At 11 o'clock the guests were invited to the dining room by Mrs. B. F. White, where the hostess served a delicious lunch. Mrs. V. M. Willis will entertain the Willing Workers, Friday. E. D. Hopkins, of Winona, was a Sunday visitor here. Miss Mattie Willis, of Louisa, Va. is here, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. V. M. Willis. Mrs. Marguerite Melton, of Charleston, was visiting friends here last week. S. J. Jackson has returned from Orange, Va., where he accompanied his wife, who is visiting her parents. The two orders of True Reformers picniced on Morris Creek, Saturday. ST. ALBANS. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Waddy and Harry Erskines left, Monday, for Huntington to attend the Grand Lodge. Floyd Waddy, jr., spent Sunday at home. Miss Georgia E. Banks was in Charleston, Friday. Rev. R. D. W. Meadows preached here, Sunday. Mrs. Mary Slatton, Miss Gertrude Parrish, Ensel Fortune and J. E. Nora is left, Sunday evening, for Hampton, Va. The party of young people, who went up Coil river on a Mailing trip, left behind Tuesday, and reported a delightful trip. Miss Beesle Hicks and brother Matthew spent Sunday at Pt. Pleasant, welcoming Miss Beesle Jordan. Mrs. Katherine Williams and daughters, Miss Jessie and Joelle, have returned from Gary. The Rising Sons meet with Mrs. Cosby, Thursday. Miss Florence Cole, of Raymond City, was in town, Monday, on her way to Huntington to the Grand Lodge. Walter Hancock spent a few days in town, visiting his children. Mrs. Thomas and Miss Ellen Gordon were visiting in Charleston last week. Mrs. C. R. Beal and little son Roger left, Saturday, for White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. Miss Alma Peters and Mrs. Ida Smith, of Staunton, Va., who has been visiting Mrs. Jennie Pollard, returned to their home, Monday. Miss Dale Hutcherson has returned home from a visit to the south. Mrs. S. H. Denson and little daughter Mary left, Saturday night, for a short visit to her husband in Charleston. Rev. W. J. Hackett and wife have returned home from the burial of Mrs. Hackett's mother. Miss M. L. Williams is visiting her mother in Charleston, W. Va. Mrs. Lucy Gillam and sisters, who have been visiting Mrs. Henry Pligrom, have returned to Lexington, Va. The Virginia Western District Baptist Sunday School Convention held their annual session at the First Baptist church, July 30, with great success. The introductory sermon was preached to the convention by Rev. Wells, of Failing Springs. Welcome address by Mrs. I. K. Pollard, of Covington. Response by Rev. Wood, of Staunton. The mother of J. H. Walker, who has been quite ill, is improving. Mrs. Josephine Straughan, of South America, gave an interciting lecture, Friday night, to the convention. Miss J. V. Mickens is attending the institute at Aldredson, W. Va. CLARKSBURG. Mrs. Robt. Sedwick and Mrs. Chas. Ogden are visiting relatives and friends in Tepe Haute, Ind. Mrs. T. E. Ross is somewhat indo- posed at this writing. Mrs. Armine Oliver, of Pittsburg, is visiting her sister, Mrs. T. E. Ross. Miss Staite West, Annie Handler- son Jennie Miles, Lottie Brown and Fanny Robinson, and Jas Thomas, Aaron Wilson, Frank Kent, F. D. Cambric, Prof. J. W. Robinson and D. W. S. Turner left, Monday mor- ping, for Huntington, to attend the Grand Court of Calanthe and Grand Lodge of K. of P. Rev. G. W. W. Jenkins, Mrs. An- nie Freeman and Mrs. Aaron Wilson left, Tuesday, to attend the district conference at Huntington. Miss Celeste Johnson is quite ill with trisulfate at St. Marys hospital. Misses Florence and Emma Ruffin left, Thursday evening, for Atlantic City and other eastern cities. While away, the latter expects to visit New York and learn all the latest modes of hair dressing. Misses Ophelia Washington and Lillie Robinson are visiting friends in Grafton. Mrs. Mamle, Bruce, who has been visiting Rev. and Mrs. Jenkins, left, Monday morning, for Baltimore, her home. Sunday was quarterly meeting day at Pride A. M. E. chapel. Rev. S. P. West, presiding elder, preached three able sermons during the day. A rally was also held and more than $70 collected for the stewards. Each service was well attended. At the afternoon service a beautiful silver communion set was presented to the church by the B. W. Arnett club. After the dedicatory prayer by the presiding elder, the set was used in the communion service. Two pieces of linen for the table and dolles for the plates accompanied the set. The gift came as a great surprise to the pastor and congregation in general, and all highly appreciate it. The union picnic by Trinity M. E. and Pride A. M. E. Sunday schools was declared the most enjoyable union picnic ever held. Miss Pearl Robinson is in Washington, D. C. Miss Mollie Robinson will leave in a few days for Wheeling, to attend the Baptist Association. Rev. Geo. W. Brunson, of Iowa, brother of Mrs. Annie Freeman, has located here. Rev Brunson preached at Trinity M. E. church, Sunday morning. Robt. Lindray, of Parkersburg, is visiting relatives here. Memorial services of Mt. State Lodge, No. 117, I. B. O. E. of W. were held in the Trinity Methodist Episcopal church, Sunday night, at 8 o'clock. The following program was rendered: Organ, voluntary. Solo, Flee as a Bird to Your Mountain, Chas. D. Buckner. Glosin Ode, by A. Locke. Benediction, by Chapin. The farmers suppose Trinity M. B. Church. Monday night, was quite a success. On Tuesday, Rev. S. P. West with lecture at Pride A. M. E. church, refreshments will be sold on the parsonage lawn. In honor of visitors to the city, Mrs. Sophia Lee was onsite; to about 75 ladies, Friday afternoon, from 2 to 5 o'clock, at her home, on Monahai street. The out of town guests included Miss Lou Moken, of Parkersburg; Mrs. Nan Washington, of Gumberland, Md.; Mrs. Sarah Bowman, of Massillon, O.; Mrs. Willie Green, of Bollasse, O.; Mrs. M. R. Bruce and Miss Lucy Taylor, of Baltimore, Md.; Mrs. Hattie Jackson, of Springfield, O.; Mrs. Annette Turner, of Lexington, KY., and Mrs. Nettie Kirk, of Waco, Tex. The afternoon was very delightfully speat. Mrs. Clara Dean, Mrs. Winona Turner, Mrs. Nellie Ogden, Mrs. Grace Biglow, Mrs. Elizabeth Blackwell, Miss Mattle, Jones and Miss Willa Lee, daughter of the hostess, assisted in receiving and serving the guests. Miss Edith Williams was called home from Cincinnati, where she had employment, by the illness of her foster mother, Mrs. Eliza, Frazier. Mrs. L. J. Robinson gave a lawn fete at her home, on First street, Friday night, for the benefit of Pride A: M. E. church. J. W. Strange has returned from Winchester, Va., where he visited relatives. Miss Emma Thomas has returned from Berryburg. Mrs. E. V. Seams, Misssea Eya Taylor and Estella Powell and Charlea Wella passed through here, Tuesday, from Buckhannon, where, they had been the members of a camping and fishing party with other friends. They were the 10-minute guests of Mrs. George Bielow. HUNTINGTON Miss Florence, Brown was the week-end guest of Miss Nora Dickerson, on 7th avenue. Nicely engraved invitations are being circulated for the doctors' banquet and reception at Manhattan Cafe next Tuesday evening. Prof. J. W. Scott started on his vacation trip, but upon reaching Charleston decided to postpone it until a later date, and spend this week here at Grand Lodge meeting. Mrs. Edmonds and daughter Marguerite will leave for their home in Virginia, Friday, for an extended visit. Rov. N. Barnett spent several days in Gallipolis, preaching there Sunday. Prof. E. A. Viney will leave for his home in Lancaster, Ohio, to spend the remainder of his vacation. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Gee, of Gallipolis spent Sunday in our city, Mr. Gee returning, Sunday evening, but his wife remaining for the week. Rev. Lewis, pastor of Young's Chapel, A. M. E., has been ill for the past two weeks, but is much improved at this writing. LONDON-HUGHESTON. Mrs. M. E. Jackson will entertain the Woman's Improvement League Thursday. Mrs. Bell Hill, Mrs. Wade, Mrs. Mattie Hill and Mrs. M. E. Jackson were in Montgomery shopping, Tuesday. T. C. Burks returned home, Tuesday, from Loop Creek. Mrs. Georgia Jones Lewis, of Longacre, was in our town, Thursday, attending the League meeting, and gave an interesting talk on Mission and League work. Miss F. Evelyn James was in Montgomery, Thursday. J. M. Blainey left, Monday, for Huntington, to attend the Grand Lodge. Miss Annie Woods, of Montgomery, spent the day here, Sunday, the guest of Mrs. Bell Hill. Miss Blanch Booker came home, Monday, from Charleston, where she has been spending some time, the guest of Miss Julia Brown Dr. W. C. Lawrence, of Montgomery, made a professional visit here Thursday. Salome Court, No. 26, will give an entertainment, Saturday evening, August 15, for the benefit of their work. Mrs. M. A. W. Thompson, president of W. B. S. Convention, was with us, Sunday, and held an interesting missionary meeting at the First Baptist church, at 8 p. m. Mrs. Thompson, with Mrs. Addle James and M. E. Graves, ascended the rostrum and proceeded with the devotional exercises by singing, "Soldiers of Christ, Arise;" Scripture lesson, Mrs. M. E. Graves; prayer, Mrs. Addle James. Then she delivered an address that seemed with wholesome advice to both old and young. At the close of the services a collection was lifted for her work. Miss Eva Brown and Miss Ollie Watkins, of Malden, were guests of Mrs. James Brown, Friday. Mrs. Mary Brown returned home. Saturday, from Elkhorn, accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Julia Mitchell, who will be here some time visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Carter left Tuesday, for their home at Sugar Creek. Courses Academic State Normal Biblical, Vocal and Instrumental Music, Country, Blacksmithing, Practical Carving and Husbandry, Cookery, Sailing and Dressmaking. Equipment Ample Buildings, Beautiful Campus, Laboratory, Telescope, 14- braries of over 6000 volumes, Computer Lab, Hammery, Hammer, Dairy, several acres of of gl. Den, Dairy Farm, and Hot Bath. ARE YOU A K. OF P.? IF NOT WHY NOT? The four departments of the order are as follows: SUBORDINATE LBOCE In this the members are united to care for and protect each other's interest as well as sickness and distress. UNIFORM RANK In this depo young men are military edu they can get way, thus n better and citizens. LABIES' COURT in this department our young men are receiving a military education which they can get in no other way, thus making them better and more useful citizens. In this the wives, mothers, widows, daughters and sisters of Knights are united for the common purposes of life. In this department we are paying out thousands of dollars annually to the widows and heirs of deceased Knights. If there is no lodge in your locality, confer with the Deputy Grand Chancellor of your District or write W. J. Thompson, Harleston, W. Va., for terms upon which to organize lodges Exceptional Offering Swell Suits for Young Men $12.50 $13.50 $15 Schwabe & May "For Better Clothes." See Window Display. FRUITS, CANDIES ICE CREAM Families Furnished with Ice Cream. Orders for shipment solicited. We make prompt delivery of Cream and Ices for Sunday orders. THE DEMAND FOR AN EDUCATED MINISTRY. Realizing the demand among the Negro people for an educated ministry the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute conducts in connection with its other departments a Bible Training School. The courses of study are so arranged that, not only ministers and licentates may be benefited, but those who desire to do better missionary work or become intelligent Sunday school teachers. The chief aim of the Bible Training School is to afford a comprehensive knowledge of the English Bible and to implant in the hearts of those who attend an ambition to dedicate their lives to the elevation and Christianization of their people. Daily supplementary exercises designed to instill habits of sobriety, cleanliness, regularity and accuracy are provided. The teaching is wholly undemonstrational, the intention being not to oppose or antagonize any theological work being done elsewhere, but instead to assist all denominations. During the past year, the enrollment In the Bible Training School has been satisfactory, but the opportunity is now provided for a considerably larger number. The teaching is free. The cost of board, including furnished room, light, fuel, laundering, etc., is $8.50 per month. The entrance fee is $7, to be paid in cash by each student when he registers. Students will be given the opportunity to work out much of the $8.50, in some cases all of it. Lack of means should not keep any one from entering the Bible School. If the student is not afraid of work and study, he will succeed. For further information, address BOOKER T. WASHINGTON. Many of the young men who have finished the courses in agriculture at the Tuskegee Institute are commanding salaries ranging from $50 to $100 per month. The graduates of ```markdown ``` GAS STAND LAMPS Come in and look them over COFFEY Plumbing Co. Quarrier St., near Capitol this department of the school are successfully employed as instructors, or as managers of important agricultural operations. The school has an agricultural faculty of 20 instructors; men who have received their training in the best agricultural schools of the country. Young colored men and women who desire to take courses in practical and scientific agriculture are now offered the best opportunity to pursue such courses in one of the largest and best equipped schools for practical and scientific agriculture to be found in the south. The following courses are offered: Daffrying, three years course. Dairy Husbandry, two years course. Swine Raising, two years course. Beef Raising, three years course. Slaughtering, two years course. Fruit Raising, two years course. General Farming, two years course. Truck Gardening, two years course Care and Management of Cattle and Stock, two years course. Poultry Raising, two years course. In addition there is a special Post Graduate course of or two years provided for graduates of high schools and colleges. We are especially anxious to have a large number of agricultural students who have finished high school or college courses. Any young man who is ambitious enough to finish any of the courses above mentioned can readily secure immediate employment at good salaries. Opportunities are now open to 500 young men and women who may wish to take any of the above courses of instruction. The cost of board is $8.50 per month. No charge for instruction. For further information, address BOOKER T: WASHINGTON. NOTICE 10 STOCKHOLDERS Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Pythian Mutual Investment Association, a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of West Virginia, will be held the 5th day of August, A. D. 1908, at 2 o'clock p. m. of that day, in the large hall room in that certain building owned by said Association, situate in the city of Huntington, county of Cabell, state of West Virginia, for the purpose of electing directors for said Association pursuant to its by-laws, and for the transaction of such other business as may lawfully come before said meeting. Given under my hand this 2nd day of June, A. D. 1908. W. J. THOMPSON, Pres. 7-2-4t Save up for the Institute City Lot Sale, July 23. CANDY CATHARTIO Cascarets THEY WORK WHILE YOU SLEEP EAT FEMININE LIKE CANDY Pleasant, Palatable, Fruity, Tartary, Good, Do Good, Never Sloker, Waken or Greten 10, 25 and Wooden, Just for free sample, and book- let on health. Address: Stirring Remedy Company, Chicago or New York. KEEP YOUR BLOOD CLEAN (Continued from Page One.) body is pleased to know that the morning sessions will be held at the beautiful Sharp street Memorial church, where the business can be transaction in a profitable manner while at night the great Richmond Market Armory will afford ample room for the masses who will wish to attend. The illumination of Drud Hill avenue by the city is an honor previously unheard of. This popular thoroughfare, upon which many colored people own business establishments and homes, will be "a great white, way," and the Court of Honor, elaborately decorated with banners, myriads of lights, will be worth coming across the continent to witness. The sail down the bay in the city-owned steamer Latrobe; the carnival and outing at Pitts' Electric Park, the extravagant under the direction of Prof. L. Ellsworth Toomey; and the grand reception on Friday evening by the local league, the fraternities and citizens, will cap the climax of as grand a week as has ever been planned in this country. Then the delegates and their friends will come on to Washington, where new hospitalities will await them. On Monday, the 24th, two commodious steamers will take the people to Washington Park, where exercises of an unusual character have been arranged. This beautiful park will be formally dedicated and through the kindness of Manager Lewis Jefferson, all of the proceeds of the day will be donated to the fund now being raised to liquidate the indebtedness on the Frederick Douglass homestead, which is to be a Mecca for the colored people of the nation. Accommodations are being provided for 10,000 visitors. Dr. Booker T. Washington will deliver the principal address of the occasion. Owing to the multiplicity of attractions about this time, it has been decided to postpone indefinitely the national testimonial planned in honor of Dr. Washington. President W. Sidney Pittman, of the local Business League, has put his shoulder to the wheel and will make the Douglass outing a fine second to the feespitites at our neighboring suburb—Baltimore. It ought not to be necessary to say, "Come one, come all." Just come—that's all! Dr. B. F. Watson, secretary of the Church Extension Board of the A. M. E. church, is comfortably installed in the former home of the financial department, 1535 14th street, N. W., which the connection still owns. The three-story building has been renovated from top to bottom, newly painted, papered and furnished, and now that he has an abundance of room—the one thing he lacked at Philadelphia—we may expect Dr. Watson's useful department to expand to proportions unreamed of in any ancient philosophy. We shall be able to give our Methodist friends some encouraging figures shortly, touching the value of the church property controlled by them through Dr. Watson's shewed financing and alert scent for bargains, at the real estate counter. Dr. E. D. Williston, one of Washington's most popular physicians, has recovered from the effects of a delicate operation, and has presumed his large and lucrative practice. The operation was performed by Dr. Ballard at Freedman's Hospital and was successful in every particular. Williams and Walker are announced for a week's engagement at the Academy of Music in Baltimore, beginning August 10. Washington was to have been included in the itinerary of the famous comedians, and they would have drawn big here; but the nation's capital is a "hoo-doo" town, as far as they are concerned, for since the terrific social crises their appearance precipitated here ten years ago at Chase's, no manager has been liberal enough to come up to the terms 'insisted upon by Williams and Walker with reference to the manner of seating their colored patrons. Arrangements were entered into for their appearance at Belacock's, the Shubert house, but the negotiations fell through when the specter of "social equality" haunted the local management by 'night and by day, until he had to "renig." Many parties of Washington people are being made up to go to Baltimore during the Williams and Walker season, and the engagement will doubtless be a gala one. Among the colored speakers tentatively agreed upon to take part in the campaign are: Register W. T. Vernon, ex-Gov. P. B. S. Pinchback, former Consul Richard T. Greener, Lawyer Thomas L. Jones, Recorder of Deeds John C. Dancy and Lawyer John P. Green. Other selections will be made later. It is expected that the campaign will be opened in earnest about September 1st, and that emphasis will be laid upon the middle western states, where the Negro vote is considered the "balance of power." Dr. and Mrs. Booker T. Washington were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. Sidney Pittman, Sunday. The "Wizard" left for the south, Monday. Mrs. Washington went to Annapolis, where she delivered an address on Tuesday evening, speaking also in Baltimore at the Sharp street Memorial church on Wednesday evening. Mrs. Washington is to spend some time at her summer home at Huntington, L. I., preparing for the biennial convention of the National Association of Colored Women Arthur B. Browne The coast guard work of the First Separate Balloon at Fort Hunt is in coming in how much praise at the hands of experienced army officers, and Major Arthur Brooks, commander of the "peck" local battalion, is wearing his duels with becoming modesty. Llew. B. O. Davis, of the regular, services, military instructor at Wilberford University, is here acting as special instructor in maneuvers. The folk-slinging of the battalion has been one of the most令人满意的 of the camping out period and Sunday brings down hundreds of man lovers to hear, the colored men's with notes and soul-stirring melodies. Col. Berry H. Carson, sometimes called "The Black Oak of the Potomac," whose political fame is bounded only by the oceans, has severed his connection with the District service. In cutting the Gordian knot he gave Out's a sample of witt that would have done credit to a Goldsmith, evincing powers of police railery not heretofore suspected. For several years the Colonel has been janitor of the old structure used as a District building. Upon the completion of the new marble palace, the Colonel's sincrease was abolished and he was assigned to duty as a watchman. He didn't like the job and so declined it. The commissioners wanted the Colonel to make his exit from the service in official style and notified him that he had neglected to hand in his "resignation." Whereupon, the erstwhile janitor of the District Temple, political sachem and some time chum of the late V. Blaine, pliqued at the unreasonable insistence upon form, took his pen in hand and addressed the characteristic epistle to the commissioners: "The position of janitor, which I have held for a number of years, expired by legislative limitation, July 31," Col. Perry went on; say, and, as I will be legally functus officio as janitor after that date, and have never accepted the position of watchman in the new building, my letter of several days ago declining the latter position, seems to me all that that was required. If, however, it is necessary to formally to resign one office which the law abolishes and another which I never accepted, I beg to submit herewith my resignation, declination, or any other expression which will operate to sever my connection with the District Government." It will be heard with pleasure by Col. Perry's host of friends throughout the country that he is planning to enter, actively, upon the compilation of his memoirs, recollections of forty years of political life. He was intimately acquainted with all of the great men who made American history from the Civil War to the administration of William McKinley, and his book will contain much data concerning Abraham Lincoln, Charles Sumner, Roscoe Conkling, James G. Blaine and others of their period that has never yet been placed in print. A brilliant young ad has been taken from our midst in the passing away of Franklin Nichols Hillyer, the elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew F. Hillyer, of 2352 Sixth street northwest. Three weeks ago young Hillyer was stricken with typhoid fever, and steadily grew worse, in spite of the patient care that his physician, nurses and loving parents gave him, until the end came Wednesday evening last at 5:10 o'clock. Those who had known young Hillyer from his birth will recall what a precious child he was, showing marked ability as early as his tenth year, when he made an electric fan. He developed a penchant for electrical engineering, growing from the cruelty of childish experiments until he became an expert and had built up a thriving business. His home was equipped with all the electrical appliances and on festal occasions he displayed. When he was in the eighth grade at Mott school, he made a miniature automobile, which he made perfectly. When in his last year at Armstrong technical high school he made an automobile which many will recall seeing at the annual competitive drill of the high school edentals. Within the past year he has done some highly creditable work, having opened an office on 7th street, where he took orders for and executed skillfully all kinds of electrical work. He has done high class work in some of the best homes in the city, where the most exacting service is required and expertise is at a premium. Aside from being an electrician, he was an expert stenographer and typewriter. Franklin Nichols Hillyer was the exemplar of the youth that the race needs to give it the character and stamina that, win in the struggle for the heights, and in his untimely death, in the flower of a promising manhood, this community and the nation suffer a loss that cannot be adequately expressed in words. His clean life and lofty aspirations are his best encounters. Mr. Isaac Hathaway, the talented Kentucky sculptor, is engaged in modeling a number of life-like busts of Dr. Booker T. Washington, which he will place on the market at an early date. The facial expression is said to be perfect, and the admirers of "The Wizard" here and elsewhere will eagerly seize the opportunity to decorate their homes with such a desirable work of art; as well as a reminder of the man and his massive institution. Mr. Hathaway will make the capital his, headquarters, this year, and remarsh at that he may eventually ask a smart little Hoose for maiden to help him establish a permanent home in this center of culture and estheticism. The West Virginia Medical Society met in annual session at Huntington, W. Va., August 3rd and 4th. The session was a record breaker in attendance, zeal and enthusiasm, and the high class and scientific character of the papers and discussions. Starting with a membership of 8 last year, the enrollment of active members showed that the society had doubled its growth the first year. There are about 30 physicians in the state, and 50 per cent, of these are active members of the society and were present during this session and took part in its work. The pooling of interest, discussion of papers, the exchange of views on scientific subjects of vital interest to the state's health, excited each physician to loud praise of the lasting benefit he had received and pledges to exert his effort to perpetuate this powerful means of co-operation for the mutual and common good. The program was varied, and each one was prompt in presenting his paper and nobly did his duty. Every subject on the program was handled by its author with a view to its practical benefit. Each one present took part in the discussions and exchange of views, and the profit derived showed clearly the need and help the West Virginia Medical Society has brought to the profession. Dr. Sessoms, of Charleston, presented the surgical appendicitis with profit. Hydrotherapy, by Dr. White, of Montgomery, was a new surprise. The papers showing the greatest amount of original research and work were read by Dr. R. C. Harrison and Dr. W. C. Lawrence. Dr. Harrison's care and treatment of infants was on the lips of each one, who was loud in praise of the wisdom of his work and methods. Dr. Lawrence's original operation on hemorrhoids was favorably endorsed. The always interesting subject of pneumonia was ably handled by Dr. E. Johnson, of Huntington. The following were elected officers for the ensuing year: President, Dr. R. L. Jones, of Charleston. Vice President, Dr. E. Johnson, of Huntington. Secretary, Dr. Franklin, of Huntington. Treasurer, Dr. R. C. Harrison, of Kimball. The place of next meeting will be selected by the president and executive board. At 8:30 p. m. the spacious pavilors and dining hall of the Manhattan Cafe was the scene of the most elaborate banquet and the most select assemblage of guests, in honor of the visiting M. D.'s. Appropriate resolutions, thanking the citizens of Huntington for the elaborate hospitality and all who had contributed to the pleasure of the humble disciples of Hypocroties, were passed. Invitations. You and your company are cordially invited to attend the The State Medical Society of West Virginia Tuesday Tuesday Evening, August 4th, 1908, in the Manhattan Cafe 1610 Eighth Avenue, Huntington. Admission, 50 cents per couple. Single admission, 25 cents. Please notify the committee as to your ability to attend. Committee: Dr. G. C. Barnett, Ph. Committee: Dr. C. C. Barnett, Dr. E. Johnson, Dr. W. R. Franklin. Banquet Program. Dr. C. C. Barnett, tjastmaster. Muscle. Invocation. Toast, The State Organization, Dr. H. F. Gamble Charleston. Muscle. Toast, The Future of the Organi- zation, Dr. G. W. Holley, Hinton. Muscle. Toast, The National Organization, Dr. R. L. Jones, Charleston. Muscle. Toast, Trials of the Negro Doctor, Dr. J. S. Sessoms, Charleston. The National Medical Association of Physicians, Dentists and Pharmacists meets in its 10th annual convention at Plaza Assembly rooms, E. 59th street, between Park and Lexington avenues, New York City, August-25-27, 1908. Enthusiasm in this convention is running high. Several hundred delegates from all parts of the country and from the adjacent islands are preparing to attend. The organization in the past four years has increased its membership by 600 per cent. This association has in its ranks many of the leading men of the professions represented which will gram has been arranged which will furnish an intellectual and scientific feast. All members of the professions represented are urged to attend. Representative ministers, editors, teachers, and others outside of the professions, are invited to attend and witness the deliberations of the largest body of scientific Negroes ever gathered. CARBON. Mrs. Emma Peaks returned, Wednesday evening, from the hospital, somewhat improved. GEM PHARMACY Call and see our full line of Perfumes, Soaps, Rubber Goods and Drug Sundries. We make a specialty of pres- cription's using only the purest drugs : : : : : : We send medicine to any part of the state upon order. Fountain service and ice cream pre- pared to take home at all times. We Welcome You. New Phone, 1072. Old Phone, 897 GEM PHARMACY Corner Washington & Dickinson Streets. CHARLESTON W. VA. For full particulars as to dates of sale, rates, limits, stopovers, etc., call upon Agents nesday, from a week's visit to her mother in Charleston. Jacob Spencer and George Redman were on Coal River, Thursday, on business. C. H. Martin had his foot mashed, Wednesday, while working in the mines, but fortunately no bones are broken. The time of our Sunday school has been changed from 2:30 to 9:30 in the morning. C. H. Carter was in Charleston last week on business. Burrell Peaks spent a few days out on the river last week. Horace Martin and Bud Reid, of Red Warrior, were visiting here last week, guests of Mrs. J. M. Martin. Lucian Alston received a very painful accident last week by getting a piece of glass in his eye. Mrs. Ward, of Lynchburg, Va., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. A. W. Alston, this week. Mrs. Lettie Saunders received a painful accident, Saturday evening, by stepping on a nail. Mrs. W. H. Alston is on the slick list, but is some better at this writing. Sunday morning, just after Sunday school, Rev Holland preached a lesson of the little children. "Sunday evening," at 3 o'clock, Rev Holland preached at Wevaco. Robert Alston, T. T. Alston, T. G. Agnew and Jacob Spencer attended church at Wevaco, Sunday evening- * POWELLTON. R. J. Wormley, of Elk Ridge, was in town last Monday on business. Martin L. Fairfax was here. Monday, at which time he conferred the third degree upon several members of the Fishermen order. Mrs. Nellie Johnson returned, Tuesday, from Holden, where she has been visiting her daughter. Eldridge, Harvey left, Thursday, for Hampton, Va., where he is a representative to the Grand Lodge of Fishermen. Charles Mills has been on the sick list several days. Mrs. Sophia Robinson is somewhat indisposed at this writing. We are now worshiping in our new church building. The choir was invited to Elk Ridge last Sunday to assist in the great rally of their church. Many others also attended it. Mrs. Lucy Carter and Mrs. L. H. Wood made a quick trip over the river, Saturday. Bearice West, the little daughter of Mrs. Bettie Wren, is visiting relatives in Huntington. Owing to the disappointment of pay day, the concert that was to have been at the Assembly hall, Saturday evening, was postponed. INSTITUTE. Miss Ethel B. Springg left for Huntington, Friday morning. Ashley Jeffries, of Wheeling, is the guest of Prof. and Mrs. J. McHenry Jones. W. A. Springg is atething the district conference at Huntington. Prof. J. McHenry Jones, C. E. Mitchell and W. H. Lowry attended the k. of P. Grand Lodge meeting at Huntington. P. H. Payne and Cornelius Howard were Institute callers this week. T. G. Nutter, J. Arthur Jackson, Cubert Campbell and Matthew Oble. members of the Charleston Tennis Club, played tennis at Institute, Saturday afternoon, vs. Institute Tennis club. The Charlestonians were vivacious. The Institute club is planning to go to Charleston in the near future and bring back many scraps. Prof. and Mrs. S. H. Goss and daughter Lillian returned home. Saturday, after spending a month at Star Star. Mr. and Mrs. Boston Scott and W. Scott were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Brown last week. McKENDREE Mesdames Catherine Johnson and Lucy Price spent Sunday and Monday in Ronceverte, guests of the latter mother. George Barnes made a business trip to Montgomery, Saturday. Miss Ellen Spurlock, of St. Albans, arrived, Saturday afternoon, to play a few days with friends. Misses Cornelia Spears and Carla Fairlax were shopping in Thurmont Friday. They were accompanied by little Miss Bessie Johnson. Samuel Röss, of FL Springs, is the guest of Owen Price. Mrs. Sarah Johnson returned with afternoon from Romerover, where she has been visiting for several weeks. Miss Annie Johnson, of Salon, left for her home, Monday morning. The Twentieth Century, Reading Circle held its weekly meeting, this day afternoon, and many important topics were discussed. The largest snake seen about four this season was captured, Monday morning by James Johnson. The snake was a beautiful black and tan rattler, six inches in diameter and four feet six inches in length. E. W. Agee was in *Charleston* this week, attending to business. *Miss Bernesia Brown* was visiting Miss Claretta Thurston at the residence of her aunt. The Woman's First Missionary Society met in the Second Baptist church, Sunday, and elected officers for the ensuing year, namely, President, Mrs. Mattle Wilson; Vice President, Mrs. Sallie Agee; Secretary Mrs. Nannie Henderson; Treasurer Mr. Pegram;—program—commissioner Mrs. E. W. Agee. Mrs. Minnie Young left this room to visit her sister at Smoketown. The Old Fellows are building a hall at this place, and expect to be completed by Labor Day. Tom Davis was visiting his Tom Davis was visiting his friend in Hawks Nest, Sunday, and returned, Monday. PAGE. Mrs. Eljah Miller was visiting home at Eagle. Joe Hunter has returned to Palm after a stay of six months in the town. The missionary society met him Thursday evening with quite a large crowd and elected their delegate to the convention. The trustees have elected Mr. E. B. Eanks, of St. Alband, as treasurer. This will make her third term on Page. Mrs. Hattie Wynor was a writer Mrs. Snead last week THE CROW CARS AND DISFRANCHISEMENT. The long expected, but none the less, cowardly blow has fallen. The democratic party, in state convention assembled here last week, has gone on record as opposed to the Nine-tiger exercising the right guaranteed him by the national constitution; they no longer favor, if they ever did, the black man getting the same accommodation for his money as is granted other races. Their action came as no surprise to those of us who have given any attention whatever to the political history of the past ten years. With the neighboring states of Virginia, enforcing a stringent Jim crow and detranchising law; Maryland, separating her black and white travelers on the 'common carriers; and Kentucky, doing likewise, the surprise is not that our democratic friends have now joined the procession, but rather that they delayed so long. At the Parkersburg convention, four years ago, anti-Negro planks, similar to those adopted here, were presented and vehemently supported by the same parties who fathered them here. Then, as now, they were opposed by some democratic leaders as inexpedient, rather than as unjust. They hoped, by remaining silent upon these questions, the discussion of which ever creates racial animosity and retards the economic advancement of a state, to pose as the Negro's friend, lull him into fancied security, invigle a sufficient number to vote their ticket, and then silence him politically forever. The scheme worked well, particularly in this section. It was by Negro votes that Adam B. Littlepage was sent to the state senate from this district. Negro votes helped largely in wrestling the control of this city from the hands of the republican party. It worked well but too slowly for certain gentlemen, who, without visible means of support and hungered for the fat loaves and fishes which come to the party in power, think at one full swoop to get that for which they have longed for many years. Forgetful of their boasted chivalry the deference of the strong to the weak; heedless of the pleas of those who are past masters in the game; unmindful of the plans laid by Bryan and his advisers to capture a portion of the black vote in this state, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and New York; they threw all considerations of justice, even discretion, to the winds, and adopted a course which will weld the Negroes together and indisolubly blind them to the republican party. The democrats of West Virginia have not even the lame excuse for the adoption of these hostile planks is advanced by their brothers of the same political faith in other states. There is here no fear of race domination, no friction between the races—West Virginia's population is not more than ten per cent, colored, and these are slowly but surely emerging from the gloom of centuries of servitude. They are advancing appreciably morally and financially, and are standing firmly by the party of progress. And this last undoubtedly is the reason they are placed under the man. It is not that they do not exercise their franchise privilege with the same intelligence and integrity as is exhibited by the majority of those who made up the democratic state convention. It is not that they are any more objectionable on the common carriers than white men of the same social status. It is because we, by the accident of birth, are the most vulnerable of the forces of the republican party, and our elimination would change the political complexion of the state. But, as was truthfully said by a local republican paper, the Negro would not suffer alone by the enactment of such legislation as is advocated by the democratic party. A number of white men must also be enfranchised by educational tests in order to perpetuate the power the democrats hope to acquire by their ballot purification propaganda. True, the whites would not suffer the humiliation and discomfort of the Jim car, but those without the ballot would be but little removed from their black brethren. In is, then, the duty of every republican to work as he never did before for the success of the regular publican ticket. It is a debt the white republicans owe their faithful andangered now because of faithfulness, to put an end to educational differences and fight. not among themselves, but against the common enemy. The Negro may be depended to do his part. Their preachers will preach from now till November third less upon the world to come, more about the duty of his flock to preserve their manhood right here below. Their teachers will reach the parent both direct and through his children. Their newspapers, professional and business men will exert all their means to defeat the ends of the democratic party. The result lies with the white republicans; whether they will sluk their differences, and march to victory, as of yore; or remain at loggerheads, and forever damn their tried and trusted friends. MR. MITCHELL ONCE AGAIN. We warn those of our readers who have grown weary of the controversy arising from Mr. John Mitchell's candidacy for the Supreme Chancellorship of the Knights of Pythias, not to read what follows, for therein we shall attempt to reply *o* his communication, found elsewhere in this issue. Mr. Mitchell is at much pains to show that, though he is the poobah of Pythianism in Virginia, there have been others. But, unfortunately Mr. Mitchell appears to have forgotten that the case cited by him is not parallel with his. He is apparently ignorant, or would have the uninitiated believe that he does not know, that with the office of Supreme Chancellor go the offices of Supreme Patriarch, Commander-in-Chief and Chairman of the Temple and Santarion Commission: True, the late Supreme Chancellor held these offices. So does his successor, and so would Mr. Mitchell, if the Supreme Lodge should see fit to elect him to the Supreme Chancellorship. There is, however, this difference between Mr. Mitchell's case and the one to which he refers at length: The Supreme Chancellor holds the other positions by virtue of his election to the Supreme Chancellorship, while Mr. Mitchell is elected head of the lodges and courts and has himself appointed head of the uniform department But the question at issue is not as to the number or dignity of the offices Mr. Mitchell gobbles up in Virginia. That is Virginia's business. The subject under debate is: Should John Mitchell, Jr. be elected Supreme Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias? We cheerfully grant that Mr. Mitchell has not attacked the present or preceding administration in the editorial columns of the Plaret. We acknowledge unreservedly that he is not making his candidacy through the nomination of the planet but has adopted the gum-shoe plan. We further grant that there remained always a semblance of friendship between him and the late Mr. Starks. But we hold now, as before, that judged by his record, Mr. Mitchell is not the proper person for the office for which Virginia has made him a candidate. Mr. Mitchell asserts that he has been unfairly attacked and grossly misrepresented in these columns Viewed from his standpoint, there may be some grounds for this statement, but we deny it. Our charge is that Mr. Mitchell for four years flatly refused to obey an order of the Supreme Lodge. He qualified his denial by saying that neither he nor any Supreme Representative from his state has refused to obey any lawful mandate. It is a matter of public history—to be found in the third bi-enial report of the late Supreme Chancellor, also the minutes of the Supreme Lodge—that the Supreme Chancellor was authorized by the Supremq lodge to appoint a commission, with full powers to act and execute its plans, to devise ways and means to carry out the Temple and Sanitarium resolutions proposed by representatives from Illinois and Arkansas. The commission, of which Mr. Mitchell was a member, met at St. Louis, Mr. Mitchell being absent. The commission acting within its authority instructed the Supreme Chancellor to levy a tax of twenty cents upon the knights and ten cents, annually, upon the women of the court. This the Supreme Chancellor did by proclamation. No subordinate nor Grand Lodge disregarded the order, but Virginia. Was it because the order was unlawful? Evidently, for Mr. Mitchell, who posed as a Supreme Court, nullified it. Mr. Mitchell asks now how the Advocate defends its outspoken opposition to him, a member of the Order, an official of the Grand Lodge, a Supreme Representative and a member of the Supreme Lodge. As an official organ the Advocate convesits it its duty to discuss the public affairs of the Order whenever, wherever it pleases; to comment upon policies of the administrations as they affect the welfare of the Order to throw light upon the record of those who aspire to offices of trust and responsibility either in the Grand or Supreme Lodge. We have read the passages to which we were referred, but fall to find wherein we have broken any obligation. Just as Mr. Mitchell disagreed with the Supreme Chancel lor upon questions of policy in connection with the Supreme Lodge, we disagree upon his Paces for Supreme Chancellor. Further, Mr. Mitchell acknowledges the publication, in his paper, of an article bearing upon lodge matters and attacking the present administration. He further acknowledges that it was done with his knowledge and consent. If the Advocate, in throwing light upon his record, has erred, is not Mr. Mitchell equally as guilty? Is he any the less blameworthy because he, by our permission, discusses lodge matters in our column rather than in the Planet. The discussion of our transgressions, however, are irrelevant. We assert that Mr. Mitchell has rehindered himself unit for the Supreme chancellorship by rank disobedience to the orders of his superior officer and the Supreme Lodge. We have proved, we think, our case. It is up to Mr. Mitchell to show not how we have violated obligations, but that he is innocent of the charge preferred. We hold that Mr. Mitchell, since he will not follow, should not be considered as a leader. We want at the head of our Order no man who places his judgment above the unanimous opinion of the Supreme Lodge; no man who disobeys Supreme lodge mandates because, he, forsooth, decides that they are unlawful. AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A MARTYR. We favor separate coaches for white and colored passengers, says the democratic platform. We guarantee to the Negro the full enjoyment of his manhood right, says the republican platform. Would Prof. Du Bois, Bishop Walters, Rev. Waldron or Mr. Trotter still advocate the support of democracy by the Negro? Not, we trust, in West Virginia, unless they have made peace with their God. Hell room is too good for the Negro, wherever he may be located, who would vote for any democrat for any position within the gift of the people. The democratic state convention, with one breath, cheered Bryan's telegram of thanks for their tender of support. With the next, they applauded the planks discriminations against the Negro. None of the speakers who opposed the adoption of the Jim crow planks deserves any votes of thanks. They were concerned not because their adoption was not right, but because they were not expedient. They feared the national ticket would be endangered, while no proportional benefit would accrue to the state ticket. Neither protests nor prayers will avail to stay the democratic party, if it gets into power, from enacting the anti-Negro* measures favored in their platform. Whatever is to be done must be done before November 3rd. Let's get busy. What with the Methodist district conference, the West Virginia Medical society, the Grand Lodge of Pythians and the Grand Court of Calantha, the Huntington must find its accommodations taxed to the limit this week. The denial of Senator Elkins should set at rest the charges of the Scherr papers that he gave aid and comfort to Mr. Swisher's candidacy, Men of Senator Elkins' standing do not deliberately lie, even to further their political ends. Byrne said it was a question of shooting or buying the Negro voter. He took the line of least resistance and bought him. At the price Negro votes are said to have been purchased, we wonder what fractional part of a vote he bought. Prayers alone have not yet sufficed to prevent such determined democrats, as met here last week, from disfranchising and jim crowing a black man, when they had the chance. It behooves us to see that they do not get the chance. The soul of the Negro who would so much as think of voting the democratic ticket or urge another to do so "could be blown through a humming bird's quill, into a mosquito's eye, and the mosquito wouldn't wink." The plan to publish contributions to the campaign funds has this defect: it will not cover those in the dollar—Byrne's—class. CEDAR GROVE. Mrs. Margaret Freeman, of Lynchburg, Va. is here visiting her sister, Mrs. W. F. Martin. Mrs. Maggie Jackson is here from Washington, D. C., visiting her cousin, Mrs. Catherine Vaughan. Mr. and W. W. F. Martin had for their guest, Sunday, at djunner Rev Steven and wife. Rev. Allen, of Ward, was here Sunday, and also Mr. Braxton, visiting friends. MR. WILLIAM HITG BACK. Richmond, Va. August 1, 1908. Editor of the Associate: Dear Sir, I desire to thank you for the faithful reproduction of my communication to you in your just issue, and to you ask some questions. I presume that it is your expectation that I shall receive them. I do not see any inconvenience in arguing that the cover of the Supreme Lodge and not the printed press, is the place for discussing numbers of the order, and the use of a printed envelope containing matters addressed individually to members of the Supreme Lodge. The use of the mails in such a manner is secret, and the use of a newspaper to convey the same information is public. The one is only for the sight and observation of a person entitled to receive the information and the other is for the sight and observation of any one who cares to take the time to read all talt the writer chooses to say. The column of the Planet are open to the public, and barring the use of proper language, I am as liberal to our correspondence as you are to me in permitting me to reply in your own columns. My personal responsibility ends with my editorial columns. All that appears there can be chargeable directly to me. In the correspondence a writer may take issue with the editorial department, just as several of our correspondents have done in the last few issues of the Richmond (Va.) Planet, relative to the political situation. I have rectly nor indirectly, attacked the attacked the present administration in the Planet. I have never, either directly nor indirectly, atacked the administration that preceded this one in the columns of the Planet. True, the late Hon. S. W. Starks and myself disagreed on questions of policy in connection with the Supreme Lodge, but at no time did I permit it to rupture, the personal, friendly feeling that existed between us. I have long ago learned, my dear sir, to disagree without anger, and even now, although I have been unfairly attacked and grossly misrepresented in the columns of a journal, which is one of the organs of our Pythian knighthood. I have used no language towards you that could be tortured into the form of an insult. The article, "Who is the Supreme Worthy Counselor?" appeared in the columns of the Planet with my knowledge and consent, just as the letter published by me appeared in the columns of the Advocate with your knowledge and consent. I did not add one line to the assertion of the writer and I did not take one away. The Advocate admits that conditions taint exist in Virginia have existed in its own state and then proceeds to differentiate. Let us see. I am Grand Chancellor, Sir S. W. Starks was Grand Chancellor. I am Grand Worthy Counselor in the Grand Court. Sir S. W. Starks was Supreme Patriarch in the Supreme Court. I am Brigadier General. Sir S. W. Starks was Commander in Chief of the Uniform Rank. Yet you say: "True, one man has controlled here, but not to the extent of being Grand Chancellor, Grand Worthy Counselor and Brigadier General." As a matter of fact, he held still another position, for he was chairman of the Pythian Temple and Sanitarium Commission. Who knows that I flatly refused to obey an order of the Supreme Lodge? Certainly not the Masque, Odd Fellows, True Reformers, and men of both political parties that you are now telling through the columns of the Advocate, and who have no right to be informed of anything that has taken place within the confines of the order. I beg leave to state that neither Virginia, nor its Grand Chancellor, nor its Supreme Representatives, have ever declined or refused to obey any lawful mandate of the Supreme Lodge or the officials thereof. You are accordingly in error, as every member of the Supreme Lodge who attended the sessions, in Pittsburgh and Louisville must know. But then this is not the proper subject matter for a newspaper controversy. You say that you abuse no confidences and you violate no obligations in giving publicity to my record, and in so flagrantly attacking me. Let us see. I have never done you any injury in my life. I have never spoken a word disparagingly of you. You are sworn to stand by me as Pythias stood by Damon, and yet because you learned from a private letter that I was a candidate for the office of Supreme Chancellor, you, without notice to me, attack my record in the Supreme Lodge, under the grip and password of the order and without notice hold me to scorn and ridicule. May I call your attention to the K of P. Ritual, page 27, top of page, page 41, near the center of the page, and if you are a member of the Supreme Lodge, may I ask you to remember the password? You have wantonly attacked a member of the order, an official of the Grand Lodge, a Supreme representative, and a member of the Supreme Lodge. How can you detect it, si? Alongside of this, all other questions sink into insignificance. That I have a grievance in evident, and the only atoning thing about it is that you have permitted me to be heard in my own defense. You have a right to oppose the ambition of Virginia, but you must do it in the proper way. Candidates aspire for office four years ahead of the time, why not ?! The time of an election is whenever the Supreme Lodge meets, either in special or regular session. It may be this year and it may be next year. The Grand West Virginia Colored Institute Regular Normal, Academic and Commercial Courses, also Regular Courses in Agriculture, Carpentry, and House Building, Steam Fitting, Smitring, Cabinet Making, Painting and Glazing, Dressmaking, Laundrying, Printing. A complete course in Military Training to Cadets, Rooms, Books, Fuel and Lights Free to Normal Students; and in addition Uniforms for State Students. 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Lodge of Virginia made me a candidate, and in so announcing myself, I am carrying out the mandate of that tribunal. With sincere regret that this "little misunderstanding" has occurred, and remembering with satisfaction when the name of the undersigned was gladly heralded from one end of the state to the other, I beg leave to wish you well and subscribe myself, THE DEMOCRACY AND THE NE- GRO. (From the Wheeling Intelligencer.) After debating some hours on a Negro distranchion plank, and once defeating it, the democratic convention got itself together yesterday and by a large majority voted to insert such a plank in their platform. While the plank will of course be so worded that it will appear to propose some constitutional limitations on the ballot, not especially applicable to the Negro voter, its intent and purpose are too well understood to admit of doubt. The democratic convention in effect says to the 14,000 Negro voters of West Virginia: "It is our intent to take away your ballot. It is our purpose." 14th amendment of the national constitution; and socially, politically and economically we will, so far as we may, reduce you to the bondage that existed before 1861." In some southern states, in which the Negro vote is in the majority, there may be some excuse for those white men, who by superior cunning or force, take their local governments in their own hands. Negro domination in local affairs in many southern states shortly after the war created serious, if not intolerable conditions. But there is no such condition in West Virginia. The Negro vote in the state is less than 7 per cent. of the total. Negro domination is not and can not become an issue. Thousands of Negro voters in this state are men of superior character and culture. The only excuse for the plank which the democrats have seen fit to adopt is party necessity—a base appeal to race prejudice on which, despairing of other issues, they hope to ride into power. The Intelligence does not doubt that the honesty and intelligence of the white voters of West Virginia will resent this effort to build up the feeling of racial hatred. In West Virginia we are not yet ready to say that African citizenship is a failure, or that it is necessary for 93 per cent, of the population to protect themselves against 7 per cent. by violation of the national constitution. The democratic convention has made many blunders, but the anti-Negro plank is easily the worst. BUCKHANNON Rev. B. B. Martin, of Fairmont, in the city, the guest of Rey. Reid. Mrs. O. T. Davis, who has been absent for several weeks, visiting friends in Pennsylvania, Parkersburg and Belpore, Ohio, returned home. Friday evening. Miss Ingle Taylor, who has been visiting relatives in Parkersburg, came home last week. Mrs. E. V. Seems and Misses Eva Taylor and Stella Powell returned to Parkersburg, Tuesday. Rey, O. T. Davis, who spent several days in Elkins last week, has returned. Mrs. Charles Smith spent Sunday with Weston friends. The Ladies Aid Society met Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Clara Williams. There will be a business meeting next Friday at the church, and all the members are requested to be present. Mrs. M. H. Henderson received a letter from her father in North Carolina, stating he was very ill. THE BAUER MEAT & FISH COMPATY 28 AND 30 CAPITOL ST. Beef, Veal, Mutton, Pork, Fresh Pork Sausage OUR OWN MAKE. Try our machine sliced Hams and Bacon OYSTERS, FISH, POULTRY The best qualities in all the popular kinds of Cheese We want your patronage for we have complete stock in our lines and you can get it when you want it most A Popular Hotel for Colored People. 35 Rooms, 60c, 75c, and $1 per day. Lodging, 85c and 50c. Special Rates by Week or Month. We cater to Weddings, Suppers and Society Functions. One Block from State Capitol. New Phone 1098 500 Capitol St. F. C. BROWN, Prop. ORDER OF PUBLICATION. State or West Virginia. Kanawha County, ss. Kanawa County, ss. At Rules held in the Clerk's office of the Circuit Court of Kanawa County. Court on Monday in the month of July 1908. Alexander Henderson, Plaintiff, ys. ) In Chancery. Mary E. Henderson, Defendant. The object of this suit is to ob- tain a divorce from the bonds of matrimony.) This day came Plaintiff by his Attorney, and on his motion, and it appearing by affidavit filed, that the Defendant is a non-resident of this State. It is ordered that she do appear within one month after the date of the first publication hereof, and do what is necessary to protect her interest in this suit. Teste: D. M. SHIRKEY, Clerk. T. G. NUTTER, Soi. Notice to Take Depositions. To Mary E. Henderson; Take Notice: That on the 1st day of August, A. D. 1908, between the hours of 9 o'clock a. m. and 4 o'clock p. m., at the law office of T. G. Nutter, Eeg, 604 I-2 Kanawha street, Charleston, W. Va. I will take the deposition of myself and others, to be read in evidence in my behalf in a certain suit in chancery now pending in the Circuit Court of the County of Kanawha, and State of West Virginia, in which Alexander Henderson is Plaintiff and Mary E. Henderson is Defendant. If from any cause the taking of said deposition shall not be commenced or completed on the day aforesaid, the same shall be continued from day to day, dr from time to time, at the same place, and between the same hours, until the same shall be completed. ALEXANDER HENDERSON, By Counsel. T. G. NUTTER, Sol. Dr. Gambie, Jones and Sessoms returned, yesterday morning, from Huntington, where they were in attendance upon the meeting of the West Virginia Medical Association. Dr. Jones was elected successor to Dr. Gambie as president of the organization. Mrs. Julia Jones, of Paducah, Ky., is in the city, visiting her sister, Mrs. Mary Jones. Mrs. Lillian Starks is spending a few weeks at Athens, Ohio, visiting her sister, Mrs. Ed. C. Berry. J. M. Hazlewood, Grand Master of Exchequer; W. J. Thompson, Grand Chancellor; C. W. Boyd, Deputy Grand Chancellor, and J. H. Taylor, A. A. Deflonney, W. H. Parker, W. H. Burke, J. A. Campbell and J. F. J. Clark, representatives of the local K. of P. lodges, are at Huntington this week, attending Grand Lodge. Mrs. S. M. Davis is one of the interested spectators of the Grand Court sessions at Huntington this week. The members of the Dokle team left last night for Huntington, where a ceremonial session of their temple was held. The third degree team and First Regiment band leave tonight. Rev. and Mrs. S. R. Bultock and guest, Prof. J. M. Arter, left Tuesday on the excursion to Niagara Falls. Consumption was the cause of the death of Amelia, the 13-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Huffman, at their home, on Bradford street, Saturday. The surgical services were held, Monday afternoon, at the First Baptist church. Ashby Jeffries, of Wheeling, spent Tuesday here, the guest of Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Waters. Mr. Hester Lee Webb and Miss Levator Wooster were married at the parsonage, Saturday, by Rev. J. W. Waters. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Mitchell is seriously ill with typhoid fever. Mrs. Eliza Burks left, Friday evening, to spend the month of August with relatives in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mrs. Frank Bowles is able to be out, after a severe illness. Mrs. Catherine Kitchen, of Pittsburg, formerly of this city, is the guest of her son, John Gallion, at his home in West Charleston. Mrs. Loveace Ransberry who has been dangerously ill at her home, on South Side, is very much improved. J. H. Erskine has returned to Charleston, and will make this city his permanent residence. Mr. Erskine was reared in this city, and the many friends of his youth are glad to welcome him. His mother, Mrs. Mary Erskine, and sister will return to the city in a few weeks. Mrs. Jane Lewis left, Monday, to spend a month with relatives at Red Sulphur Springs. George Oscar, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Browder, died, Monday, at the home of Mrs. George Smith, on Quarrier street. The remains were laid to rest, Tuesday, in Spring Hill cemetery. Miss Bessie Payne left, Thursday, to visit relatives in Richmond, Va., and spend some time at Buckroe Beach. Miss Fannie Thomas left, Monday, to spend the remainder of the summer at the Old Sweet. Mrs. Amanda Campbell and her little granddaughter, Anna Kelson, will return to the city next week, after spending a month with Mrs. Campbell's daughter, Mrs. Malinla Ford, of Ashland, Ky. Rev. R. D. W. Meadows, the Baptist state missionary, was in the city this week on business. Dr. M. T. Sinclair, of Bancroft, was a business visitor to the city. Mrs. Wilson Epperson and Mrs. John Mickey were called to Hinton this week by the serious illness of their brother. Miss Mary Brady, member of the faculty of Storer College, Harpers Ferry, is in the city, the guest of Miss Alice Whittaker. Mrs. Jas. Bullard left, Friday evening, to spend a month with her daughter, Miss Sarah, in Philadelphia. Mrs. Bullard will visit Atlantic City, Washington, and before returning she will visit her daughter, Mrs. M. H. Witten, of Providence, R. I. Prof. Jared M. Arter, president of the Manning Bible, School at Cairo, Ill., is in the city to spend ten days with Rev. S. R. Bullock, who is a former pupil of the Manning Bible School. Prof. Arter, for a number of years, held the chair of mathematics at Storer College, and he is being cordially welcomed by many of his former pupils in this city. Not a large, but a very appreciative audience listened to the address of Prof. Jared M. Arter, Thursday evening, at the First Baptist church. An interesting literary program was rendered before the address, but the address was the principal feature of the evening. Prof. Arter took as his subject, "The Need of Power," and gave a plain, practical talk in such earnest, clear, convincing argument that those who heard him were encouraged, inspired and unified. He especially emphasized the importance of developing physical power and moral power, intellectual power and spiritual power in a way that will benefit the race in its struggle to rise to a higher civilization and live larger lives of usefulness. Washington, July 27. — The Maryland and District of Columbia Grand Lodge of the Knights of Pythias of the eastern and western hemiphreres were in session Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, in Odd Fellows hall, 1608 M. street, N.W. The principal feature of the first day was a grand street parade, with 500 knights, in discovering the main thoroughfares of the city and presenting a handsome appearance. Upon the recommendation of Grand Chancellor George A. Watty, it was decided to cast the lot of this branch of Pythians with the larger wine, of the Supreme lodges of colored Pythians, thus resulting the fondest dream of the late Supreme Chancellor S. W. Starks, who died before he could see the result of his laborers for organic union in actual operation. The per capita tax was increased from 12 to 15 cents. The following new lodges were reported: * St. Luke's East New Market; Alpha, Frederick; Liberty, Salisbury; S. W. Sharks, Baltimore; W. T. Sherman, Frostburg; Frederick Douglass, Cumberland, Md.; and Metropolitan and Potomac lodges, of Washington. The address of welcome was delivered by Commissioner H. B. F. Macfarland, and eloquent responses were made by Lawyer Thomas L. Jones, of this city, and C. F. McMechen, or Baltimore. Supreme Chancellor S. W. Green, of New Orleans, was present, and delivered a stirring address, in which he stated that the order has a membership of 160,000, and is one of the largest among colored people. Officers were elected as follows: Grand Chancellor, George A. Watty, Baltimore. Vice Chancellor, Samuel Wulfam, Baltimore. Grand Master of the Exchequer; H. M. St. Clair, Cambridge, Md. Grand Medical Examiner, Dr. G. H. Power, Baltimore. Grand Prairie, Thaddeus' Copsi- land, Baltimore. Grand Keeper of Records and Seal, Josiah L. Diggs, Baltimore. Grand Master at Arms, A. G. Washington, Cumebriand. Grand Marshal, John C. Green, Baltimore. Grand Lecturer, J. Philip Henson, Chestertown. Grand Inner Guard, John H booth. Grand Outer Guard, George E. Fisher. The Past, Grand Chancellor's degree, was conferred upon Samuel D Hayward, the retiring Grand Keeper of Records and Forens, and George A. Watty and John H. Henderson were elected representatives to the Supreme Lodge, which holds its biennial session in Kansas City, Mo., in 1909. The Grand Court of Calanthe, the woman's auxiliary, elected Mrs. Lillie G. James, of Baltimore, Grand Worthy Councillor. The next annual session will be held in Cambridge, Md. The social features of the week were noteworthy. There was a grand banquet Wednesday evening at Odd Fellows hall, at which Hon. W. T. Vernon, register of the treasury; Hon. John C. Dancy, recorder of deeds; Sir S. W. Green, Supreme Chancellor, and Mrs. Julia Mason Layton, of the Woman's Relief Corps, G. A. R., responded to toast. On the same evening, Lawyer T. L. Jones, a leading member of the District bar, gave a magnificent ginger at his residence, 10th and Vermont avenue, in honor of the newly-elected officers of the Grand Lodge. All of the officers were present, including Supreme Chancellor Green, and a number of prominent citizens of Washington. Covers being laid for 25. Lawyer W. C. McCard acted as toastmaster, and appropriate responses to important sentiments were made by S. W. Green, George A. Watty, Truly Hatchet, Samuel D. Hayward, W. Calvin Chase, editor of the Washington Bee; R. W. Thompson, the national correspondent, and H. M. St. Clair, the speech making closing with an eloquent tribute to his guests and Pythianism in general by Lawyer T. L. Jones. THE NATIONAL NEGRO BUSINESS LEAGUE. The National Negro Business League is to meet in Baltimore, Md., Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, August 19-21, 1998. The morning sessions of the League are to be held in Sharp street Memorial M. E. church, and the evening sessions in Richmond Market armory. The Baltimore Local Negro Business League is earnest at work preparing for the reception and entertainment of the delegates. The citizens of Baltimore, the newspapers, and official representatives of the city are co-operating to make the coming meeting a success. Aside from the interesting and instructive "talks" of those on the program, the following features may be noted: Druld Hill avenue, occupied almost entirely by Negroes, who have bought and are buying their own homes, and the location of many successful business establishments conducted by Negroes, will be illuminated several blocks during convention week with electric streamers and a court of honor, by the city of Baltimore, in honor of the National Bainless League. THE CITY OF NEW YORK If you are working and saving your money and putting it in a bank where you get an interest rate that is higher than it somewhere about your house—You Are Working For Money. If you are working and saving your money and investing it in a safe way, where it will be worked day and night whether you are working or not, and making you at least six per cent, interest. Your job is working For You. The Pythian Mutual Investment Association was organized in order to give us an opportunity to sell the money we could save together and then if it to work. The ubive is a picture of our building and Capitol Square in Charleston. We have just purchased a splendid three story block building on one main business streets in the city of Huntington. The first floor is occupied by the Huntington. Here the largest daily newspaper published in that section of the state, the second floor is used for office while the third floor is a large assembly and lodge hall. This building is sure to pay us well. After Charleston building had been occupied only eight months our stockholders were paid a dividend of six cent. Stock is still on sale at $10.00 per share, either paid up or on the installment plan. Ask an agent in your locality about it or write to this office. Let Your Money Work for You. Pythian Mutual Investment Association. W. J. Thompson, President, Charleson, W. Va. The city has also granted the use of the large steamer Latrobe, for an excursion to Brown's grove, (an excursion grove conducted entirely by Negrees on Negro capital), on the afternoon of August 21. C. H. Turner spent the latter part of the week here. The great of his family. Mrs. Jas. J. Thomas entertained at dinner, Sunday, Mrs. L. A. Davis and grandson, Willie Cary. The reception in honor of the memebers of the National Negro Business League by the local Negro Business League of Baltimore, assisted by the fraternal organizations of Baltimore, will be held in the Richmond Market armory, (through the courtesy of Commander Wagner, of the Amryland Naval Reserves, and Mayor J. Barry Mahool), corner 5th avenue and Howard street, Friday evening, August 21, beginning at 9 o'clock. Numerous special social functions will also be given in honor of the National Negro Business League delegates by individual citizens of Baltimore during convention week. Local Negro Business Leagues are urged to begin electing their delegates at once. The names of all delegates thus selected should be forwarded to the corresponding secretary, Emmett J. Scott, Tuskegee institute, Alabama. C. F. Adams, 924 S street, N. W. Washington, D. C., will be pleased to co-operate in any way possible with city or state delegations in making transportation arrangements. Delegates intending to be present are urged to send immediate notice to Dr. L. H. Fenderson, chairman committee on Accommodations, 1418 Drudg Hill avenue, Baltimore, Md. The manager of the Baltimore Bargain House, the largest jobbig house in the south, has offered to furnish guides to show visiting business men through the establishment, and explain its various departments and manner of conducting the business, on Thursday afternoon, August 20. On Monday, August 24, succeeding the meeting of the Negro Business League, the Frederick Douglass Memorial Home Association, of Washington, D. C., is planning to entertain the delegates with an "outing" down the Potomac river at the new Washington Park. An elaborate program has been arranged; the receipts from the "outing," through the generosity of L. E. Jefferson, who owns the two finely appointed steamers that will carry the delegates and others to the park, which he also owns, will go toward the Douglass Memorial Home Fund. WINIFREDE. R. H. Allen spent a few days at his home in St. Albans last week. Mrs. Jas. M. Thomas entertained at dinner, Sunday, Mrs. L. A. Davis and grandson, Willie Cary. Mrs. E. M. Frands has returned from Charleston, where she has been spending a few weeks with friends. Georgia Smith, who has been ill for some time with typhoid fever, is now improving slowly. H. E. Harris spent a few days here with friends this week. G. W. Perkins and John F. Mosby left. Monday to attend the Grand Lodge and Court at Huntington. Austin Blaylock Was a business visitor to Charleston, Saturday. A Bag of Dewey's Best Flour will put more leaves of good bread on your table, than any other flour you can buy. We said good bread. The tried that raised the comes out in plump, sweet swelling, well brownded leaves that make your mouth water if you are around where the oven door is opened. Inside its light and it's white—sure to be. WE WANT YOU TO TRY Dewey's Best Flour Order a sack from your dealer and if you don't like it just send back what you did not use. It will solicit feedback. We will thorize all our dealers to make this offer, as helps to let the people know what the flour really is, and that is what has made this wonderful demand for it. The Dewey Bros. Co., Millers, Blanchester, Ohio For Sale By WEST CHARLESTON FEED COMPANY OUR DISPLAY OF Lafites' Misses' and Children's Reusable Wear garments, Millinery and Dress Valances Is the largest in the City and our Prices as usual the lowest you can be made up-to-date Merchandise. GIVE US A CALL The People's Store "That Populace" Trading Place JOSEPH SCHWAB, Prop. 602 Kanawha, cor. Alderson St. CHARLESTON, W. V. BOSS OGDEN NO HS PHOLTERS WERE TI BY REPUBLICANS RN HS CROWD OF PUOLTERS WERE TURNED DOWN "RY REPUBLICANS OF OHIO COUNTY CONGRESSMAN GAINESIHOST T0 WMH TAFT Judge and Mrs. William Howard Taft and party will be the guests of Hon. avd Mrs. Joseph Holt Gaines at the White Sulphur Springs from Friday to Sunday evening, the presi- dential nominee having accepted the Yfavitation of the Third district con- gressman to spend Friday and Sat- urday with him at the Greenbrier county horse show. Congressman and Mrs, Gaines left last evening for White Sulphur, The Taft party will come to White Sulphur Springs from Hot Springs, Virginia, where they will spend the next few weeks before the campaign opens. In a coach they will make the forty mile drive over a_ pic- turesque, tortous mountain road from Hot Springs to White Sulphur, returning to the Virginia resort by railroad on Sunday evening, Congressman Gaines was over to Hot Springs some time ago and the presidential nominee accepted his in- vitation to attend the Greenbrier horse show after the Charleston con- gressman had impressed upon him ‘the pleasure of a trip over the moun- tains to White Sulphur, 4 GIRLS UNDER ARREST; FIFTH BEING SOUGHT Four girls have been arrested and another is being*sought by the How- ard C. Smith detective agency on the ‘charge of robbing a trunk belonging to Mrs, John Barth in the [lustein building, on Kanawha street. . Mrs. Rarth had five girls, Mand Mack, Florence Rays, Cora Johnson, Odessa Davis and Pearl Davis room- ing at her home in the Iluestein ‘building. ‘The other night her trunk wag broken open and fifty dollars in real money and $30 worth of cloth- ing taken therefrom, ‘The matter was placed in the hands of the Smith detective agency, In the meantime three of the girls, Cora Johnson, Odessa Davis and Pearl Davis had left the city and sus: picion rested upon them. Howard C. Smith detailed Detective G. 7. Grass to Huntington and there ar- rested Odessa Davis. Jt was learn: ed that Cora Johnson had gone up the Norfolk and Western road and she was placed under arrest and re- turned to this city with Odessa Davis, Pearl Davis making her escape. When the two girls arrested were returned here it was found that Mand Mack and Florence Pays, the two girls who were left here, had gone away and one of the girls made a statement thar all five. were impli cated in the robbing of the trunk, Later yesterday evening the Mack and Bays girls were arrested on Sum- ‘mers street. ‘The girls were brought to tue court of Justice Collrell this mofning for a preliminary trial, but the prelim: inary was postponed until tomorrow chorntor. One of the biggest mass meetings of miners ever held in the Kanawha ‘field will be addressed next Sunday United Mine Workers at Chilton on Briar creek Extensive preparations ing one of the largest ever held ir the district and miners, with ther Yamilies, are expected to turn ont for the meeting, BRE as Off for Seashore Expecting Lo spend ten days or two weeks at the seashore, William Kay vand Fred Birthisil will leave in the Mporning for Atlantic City, Both are ‘aveling men, the latter represent: ig the Charleston Hardware Com: pany and Mr. Kay the Blk Milling id Produce Company. ’Mr, James Rogers has returned ‘Beveral weeks stay at Mt. Cle- RIE Rr DE Scorch anemia tae ing the fact that the two aileged re- publican newspapers of Onio county and the Otto-Ogden crowd of bosses did all they could to get the repub- Tican state ticket repudiated by the Ohio county republican convention here Monday, the delegates voted al- jmost unanimously against such a | movement and the resolution offered | by Charles I, Watkins, of the crowd |of hotters went down to defeat, Soon after the convention was called to order x set of resolutions was offered and Watkins offered an amendment {declaring for a state primary to se- lect delegates to a state convention to [name a new state ticket and state committee. ‘The convention would not stand for the amendment, prefer- ring to stand by the regular repub- lican ticket headed by Swisher. The committee on resolutions of- fered the following report: “We, the republicans of Ohio coun- ty, in convention assembled, fully en- dorse the brilliant administration of President Roosevelt, whose patriotic j purposes. wise policies and splendid | achievements have made him the idol of our people. “We enthusiastically endorse the platform adopted by the Chicago con- vention and the yominees of that con- vention and pledge them our earnest support, and we recognize i Wm. H. Taft a leader who will faithfully and successfully continue the policies of ‘Theodore Roosevelt. “We express the earnest hope that | harmony will soon be restored so that in a solid phalanx we may march to vietory and assure a continuation of republican ascendancy In the state as well as in the nation, “We demand the passage of a uni- form primary law for the nomination for office in the municipalities, coun- ties and districts of the state. “We demand that in the future delezates to republican conventions be chosen by primary vote of the re- publican yoters of the district or county, ad no candidate or commit- tee shall be given the right to name or appoint such delegates in the state and anticipate that this will be speed- ily done.” Charles H, Watkins, a Scherr fol- lower, then offered as a substitute to the report as far as section three the following: “We sce with concern the division of the repubtican party in West Vir- ginia as to fts state candidate and lits organization, a division which ar- | rays good and fafthful republicans } against one another, and we eravé with ansiety the restoration’ of har- mony. , . “Unt now we have waited in vain for some suggestion of a definite plan for the reunion of the party, and believing that there is need for immediate action, we now propose to our republican brethren throughout the state, and to those in authority in the party, that a new state conven- |1ion be held, to be composed of dele- lgates chosen directly by republican | voters in the several counties of the state on the same day, which conyen- |tion shall nominate a state ticket | ava choose a state committee. A ticket so selected would merit and receive the unbounded approval and hearty aid of the republicans of Ohio county and of the whole state. “Without reproaches for the past | and with hope for the future, we re- publican voters of Ohio county upite in calling upon all committees ‘and candidates to subordinate their own | views, claims and interests to the | great need of our great party, and to take such action as will give every republican a voice it the choice of his candidates and committees and so give the party the right to invoke the loyal support of every republi- lean, “rhe action of such a convention, even if held after August 15th, the latest date fixed by law for holding conventions, can be made effective by the action of those, now upon the state committee, or nominated for state office, and we insist that they, and that others in a position to in- Muence them, and who owe much to the past favor of the republicah party, shall set apart providing for a new convention, by which any one, whether heretofore. named or not, may be considered in the. formation of a new ticket and a new committee, and by which such further action may be taken as will restore to the party its accustomed unity, vigor and eal” | This substitnte brought many dete- xates to their feet who condemned fa vote was taken iL was clear that the bolters had few followers in the convention. ‘The regular report of the committee on resolutions was | then adonted. | The following legislative ticket was named: J. G. Hearne, country | legate: Louis Buchwald, labor del Be an i eae ka ea No Charters Today there any notary commissions, Busi- nesa was unusnally dull in the office, aukouah Gite ote of Werk, Was feompared which had*been done in former weeks, a bas ouitiy ee Bs ae on ene TRE Mer rE aOR ee eo ae : f iy THE TWO “TICKETS COMPAREDTIFRTIEINE ’ ; ae >) (ANOM THE CHARLESTON MAIL.); 5 = swt cree aii Es | | THE REPUBLICAN Ticker tHE DEMocRATIC TiGxer | OF REPHBLIGAN ry CHARLES Wr" SuREwene {See : PRANINATER ~- Charles W. Swisher, the Republican nominée: for, governor, has been connected with the important questions garising in this state for the past ten years, In the House of Delogates*and in the Sen- ate, and as Sceretary of State, he has aided’ the: Republican admin- istrations in carrying out the progressive policies Which have made West Virginia one of the most important states'sn the wmion, Born of poor parents Mr. Swisher had little chance for an early school education imt he has since been a hard student at the great school’ of public experience. ‘The people of the state are familiar with his rapid rise in the-world. + Beginning in tlie cogl mines of the Fairmont region he worked himself up to an enviable position among the state's leading men. Tle is now well Aaiown ‘throughout the state, He-has never been beaten in a political: campaign and. has never held an appointive office, preferring to trust his candidacy in the hands of the voters themselves. He is truly a man of the coin- mon people having come up” from ‘among .them.: “He has been, a faithful servant of “the people in every office 16 whieh he has been elected. . As a candidate for governer he stands squarely on the Republican | platform fora continuance of the progcessite policies which mean 30 much io the state. Ry virlue of his office aa secretary of state he has heen a member of the Board of Public Works and as such has studied the important questions coming before that body. He is eminently qualified for the office which he seeks and will-be elected by a large majority. r WILLIAM GUS CONLEY. a brighter young lawyer in the stat tance deserihos the talent of Willia Republican nominee for attorney g lemands the SCvices of just such a- us conseqtences’ from the Virginia | ce in the courts where the best of le ter West Virginia’s interests. cy a successful lawyer. His place ar | professicn in West Virginia proves for two terms of Tucker county h rards moved to Kitfowood where h sten comnty har. He was appointed the untimely death of Attorney Ge jiately entered uvon the duties of } m the talent needed to look after th ‘tant questions come before the atto he advice of Mr. Conley in these “There is not a brighter young lawyer in the state,” is the way a lifelong acquaintance deserihgs the talent of William (. Conley, of Kingwood, the Republican nominee for attorney general. At this time this office demands the vices of just such aman. While we fear no disastrous conseqtences from the Virginia Debt suit it has reached that place in the courts where the best of legal talent is re- quired toJook after West Virginia’s interests. cy Mr. Conley is a. successful lawyer. His place among those who Jead in the legal professicn in West Virginia proves this. As pros- ceuting attorney for two terms of Tucker county he won a reputa- tion. He afterwards moved to Kintovood where he forged. to, the’ front of the Preston comty har. He was appointed to fill the office made vacant by the untimely death of Attorney General Clarke W.- May and immediately entered upon the duties of his office with a vim, Apart from the talent needed to look after the Virginia Debt suit many important questions come hofore the attorney general for his opinion. The advice of Mr. Conley in these matters can be relied upon. t . . STUART FE. REED. The Republican candidate for secretary of state, Stuart F. Reed, of Clarksburg, is a man of great ability. He-is a successful busi- ness man and has won fame as an editor, legislator and speaker. “He is recognized as the most eloqueit man in the state and is in every way qualificd for the office. Mr. Reed formerlY represented hie distriet in the, State Senate and was one of the leaders of that body. It was he awho placed in nomination Hon. Stephen B. Elkins the first time the latter was elected to the Senate of the United States. Mr. Reed is one. of the few men who have heen in polities for more than,a dozen years and against «whose character not an adverse criticism has. been offered. JOHN SHERMAN DARST. John Sherman Darst, the Republican nominee for auditor, has heen one of the most conscientious workers’ ever elected to office in West, Virginia. In the legislature he served his distriet with dis- iinetion and did much to assist in placing the new tax Jaws upon the statute books. As assistant to the state tax commissioner he has work«l steadily to have these laws carried ont and is always ‘at work for the interests of the state. He is of the kind of material wanted for an oftice whick makes him e-ofticio member of the Board of of Public Works. Ue is author of the constitutiongl. amendment which changed to oificcs of Awlitor and Secretary of State from the fee system to a salary basix, saving annually to the state $50,000 to 475,000. John Sherman Darst, the Republican nominee for auditor, has heen one of the most conscientious workers’ ever elected to office in West, Virginia. Tn the legislature he served his district with dis- iinetion and did much to assist in placing the new tax Jaws upon the statute books. As assistant to the state tax commissioner he has work«l steadily to have these laws carried ont and is always ‘at work for the interests of the state. He is of the kind of material wanted for an office whick makes him ey-ofticio member of the ‘Board of of Public Works. Me is author of the constitutiongl. amendment which changed to oificcs of Awlitor and Secretary of State from the fee aystem to a salary basis, saving annually to the state $50,000 to 475,000. M. P. SHAWKEY. ~ Tt has been said frequently that M. P. Shawkey, the republican nominee for Stile Superintendent, i the best equipped man in the state for the duties of that office. Mr. Shawkey has had a thorough’ common school, high school and college education. Ie has been a teacher, in county, eity and eol- lege. We is the author of a geography of the state, was chairman of the Comittee on Education of the House of Delegates of 1903, was the first president of the County Superintendent's association and has heen an officer of the State Educational association for the past five or six years, He is at present county superintendent of the largest county in the state and besides this has the ineomparable advantage of nine years ccrvice as Chief Clerk in the State Depart- ment of Schools, where he familiarized himself with all the details of the office and became known aa a factor in the development of the present. school eystem. : ‘The office of state snporintendent of schools is one of the most im- portant in the state and no one is hetter qualitied to fill it than the Kanawha county man , E. LESLIE LONG. One of the most promising young men of the state is B. L. Long, the Republican noriinee for treasurer. A native of the eounty of ‘Nvler he was educated at the Wesleyan college at Buékhannon and afterwards graduated from the law department of the state univer- sily, He located at Welch where he has since heen honored with the appointment as postmaster, Bh: Though the youngest man on the Republican state ticket, Mr. Long is no stranger to the people of West Virginia, Héis « close observer of conditions and a hard student of the attsineobthe state. He wil! make an able meyober of the Board of Publie Works. THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET. n LOUIS BENNETT. . © ~ .The peonle of the state know but little of Louis Bentlett, of Weston whom the democrats have named ae their candidate for governor. About all that is said of him is that he has a barrel and wants to be governor of West Virginia, ‘ Mr. Rennett is an avitocrat of aristocrats, He has been spoken of as perhaps the best representative in this state of the old feudal lords thouigh three quarters of a century ‘ago his father waa @ poor man living in what is now the Walkersville neighborhood. jn Lewis county. When he was anditor of the state of Virginia the elder Bennett acquired large holdihgs of real estate ih Lewis and adjoining counties so that his sons, one of whom now acke to be’ governor of West Virginia, had little to do except hold on the these lands and look after the tenants. ‘This has heen done to perfection and little of the lands aequired—by Jonathan Bennett has been disposed of by his som, Louis, ‘Timber sales aud the’ sale of gas rights have made the candidate of the Demograts independently rjch so that™of late years much of his time hae bécn spent without the state in the en- Joyment of his wealth rather than ify the solutionof important questions of state. . True, Mr. Bennett was fermerly a member of the legislature but that was when West: Virginia was little known, Since then ha hos taken rank as an oil magnate and has heen amply able carry out ‘his ideas of class and easto-with his class at the top. As govérn- or, were to-have his way, things would resemble those of the time of Henry VIII. or probably he like the “good old times” in Virginia many years ago. Mr. Bennett vannot be clawed as a-man of the people, as is the case with his opponent, and no sensible reason has been advanced why he should be governor of West Virginia, ™ ESQUAGE H. MORTON. rine. of -his partyfor the imyortai age H. Morton, of Webster Spring ed his enunty in the legislature am the Baltimore and Ohio ‘railways at large id not know of him w s office. His nomination came far of the delegates had left the-conve n it was a question of hurrying 4 ention hefore the daylight hour ra or high legal talent for an imports ‘no doubt a snecessful lawyer in kind of timber the people of the s of so important an office. He ha: To be the nominee, of his party.for the imyrtant office of attor- ney general Esquage H. Morton; of Webster Springs, is little known. He has represented his county in the legislature and looks after the legal interesis of the Baltimore and Ohio ‘railvayvat home, but as a jawyer the state at large did not know of him until he became a candidate for this office. His nomination came far down on thé-Wist and after many of the delegates had left the-convention. The tim had arrived when it was a question of hurrying through with the work of the convention hefore the daylight hour rather thafi a ques- tion of seeking for high legal talent for an important office. Mr. Morton is no doubt a sugcessful lawyer in Webster county. But he is not the kind of timber the people of the state want: t looic after the duties of so important an office. He has not had the ex- pevienre, 5 pelts : - ADAM B. LITTLEPAGE. Since he was beaten for the nomination for governor and then accepted a lesser honor from hie fellow ‘Democrats by allowing’ them fo name him as their candidate for secretary of state many of the ‘voters of West Virginia have learned to look upon’ Adam B. Little- page asa man who wants an office—he doesn’t care what so long as it is an office. ‘My. Littlepaga is a good lawyer but before his defeat for the gubernatoria! nomination had not heen thought of for any other office. 3 , Mr. Littlepajge was placed on the Democratic ticket becanse it wad believed by come that as counsel for the United Mine Workers, are office which pays him well, he could gain votes for the ticket among the organized laborers. OSCAR JENKINS, ic nominee for auditor, Oscar Jen ou the ticket hecayse thare was n ntion. As a traveling maw he ‘kr but outside of that class he is pra experienced in state affiairs though he Crip and is up om the usual jo The Democratic nominee for auditor, Ozear Jenkins, of Parkers Jurg, is perhaps on the ticket hecayse thgre was no other candidate before the convention. As a traveling man he knows one class of men in the state bul outside of that class he is practically unknown. He is entirely inexperieneed in state affiairs though he ia no doubt 2 jolly Knight of the Grip and iv up om the usual jokes heard in hotel lobbies. > * IRA B, BUSH. * > whem the Democrats awarded, th or State Superintendent of School: nthful, but all in all a eredit to s education in the free schools of # fandeslitt university, “Tennessee. ier ip the Coneord State Normal, of differences with other member ara he has been superintendent of 1 e haz made a reputation for acti Iker and with proper seasoning wi in all probability. He is hardly it the head of the department of scl Ira B. Bush to whem the Democrats awarded the empty honor of the nomination for State Superintendent of Schools is 5 young man in fact quite youthful, but all in all a credit to the ticket. My. Riish ohtained his education in the fre schools of this state, the yni- versity and in Vanderlilt univepsity, Tennessee. He was onc@ en- gaged as a teacher ip the Coneord State Normal. but give up his position because of differences with other members of the faculty. Yor five or six yeara he has been superintendent of the Hinton public schools, where he hag made a reputation for activity and energy. He is a good talker and with proper seasoning will-becbme a first class school man in all probability. He is hardly the man of ex- perience needed at the head of the department of schools. JEREMIAH A. MILLER. Of all the candidates for office on the Democratic state ticket, per- haps Jeremiah A. Miller. of Wheeling. the nominee for treasitrer, is the Jeast known. That is the way the people in the southern three- fourths of the state look at it, He was named in the carly morning hours when the few remaining delegates were worn out. ‘The Thifd congressional district had captured half of the candidates and the First district wanted something. The convention gave that district the treasurer, Private reports say that Mr. Miller is a good citizen. The Mail has been able to find ont but little about him except that he hay a fine bunch of sidewhiskers, There is no evidenge. however, that he is in any way qualified for the office nor that he has had any experi- ence it: public affairs which would enable him to sit intelligently on the Board.of Public Works. « . a: + : rinseintaa saci AM MY hie nas en, i ae hehe TIL OA CTA TALG: Wk ees ap Sas yt i a | ‘ Clarksburg, Aug. \6.—Ohairman’ Matthews, of {he republican state committee, has announced a meeting of the state, judicial ang sonaree: sional candidates to be, held in thia city August 12. This ference will be. tor the purpose of organiz- Ing for the work of the campatvn, Sincd headquarters were opéned, Monday there have neon ‘maiy call: ers at, the rooms. in the ‘Oak Halt bullding, “A force of clerkashias been Dut to work and: the regular heads quarters work hasbeen takenurp. =— A meoting of the Kanawha Mati- neo Club was held yesterday. after- hoon at 4 o'clock at’ the- Kanawha hotel with a large portion of the membership present. A committed was appointed to complete arrangé- ments for the first matinee races, which will prpbably be held on the afternoon of August 16th if every- ‘thing can be placed in proper cond). tion by that time, f _ Another committee was appointed to contract for the erection of a grand stand at the track at Dunbar, also to have fences erected enclosing the track and grounds and another fence inside the track, - Word was received Tuesday by Mrs, Mary O'Brien of 1011 Young street that her son, Edward Green had deen killed at Omaha, Nebraska.” THe. details of his death are. very meagre, but It has been ascertained that he was killed while at work on ® pile driver for one ok the -weaterh railroads, The unfortunate man was well known in Charleston and had heen working for a railroad in the west for some time. The body was shipped to Charleston and when it ar- tives ‘probably ‘today the funeral services Will be “held gt the Sacred, Heart church, ¢ Miss Allce Jordan, attendant at the hospital, left last week for her me in Pt. Pleasant, where she will shou a, two weeks’ vacation -with friends and ‘relatives, . , Mrs. Lucy Lewis is very low -at this writing. “Miss. Nancy Molton is here from Clarksburg, at the bed aide of her; mother, Mrs. Lewis. “ Charles Bransome gave a bjrthday party last Tuesday ’,in honor of his 2ist birthday. He received quite, a umber. of yaluable presents: Ice eream and cake were served, and the Suests left at a late hour wishing him many happy’returns of the day. ‘The Weston baseball team crossed bats with the Grafton, Champions last Tuesday. The game resulting in a victory for Weston, the aéore standing 9 to 3. Creéd Smith has been very sick for the past week, but is some better at this wrifing. Garl Hutchinson will leave, Fri- day, for a few days’ vacation, vjsit- ing friends at Pt, Pleasant. Miss Garnett: Gregaby has just. re- covered from an attack of typhoid fe- ver. ¢ Presiding Elder West «was ‘here last week and held the last. quarterly conference of the year. KNOCKOUT +: * / Scored by Jack Johnson Over Hen Taylor, an Englishman, London, July |$1—SJack Johnson, the colored heavyweight champion, who clalins the world’s title because of Tommy Burns’ refusal to meet him stopped Ben Taylor, one of the best |English heavy welghts, tn the 8th round of a scheduled 10-round ‘battle at Plymouth last night. It was Johnson's fight from the very beginning, and, as he sald atter the battle, he let Taylor stay as long as he did to give the spectatora a run for thetr money. j The men fought for a $600 side bet and-a percentage. J&Shnson was-far too clever for his hard-hiting- oppo- nent, and not once during the elght rounds did Taylor land more then « Nght Jab on Johnson. On the other hand, Johnson had his man in a bad s/ay many times, but glwaye let up on him when he saw ‘he had him go- ing. © : ' ‘In the 7th round Johnson forced the going. He Kept banging away at ‘Taylor's body and had Him tn a very bad way when the gong-rang, When Ben came up for the 8th, rouund he could hardly walk. Johson’ feinted with his left for thé body, Taylor dropped his guard,low to block, and in a flash Johnson hooked h. torrible right, which landed flush on the Jaw. Taylor dropped a6 thong, ho had been hit-by a charge of dynamite, and it Was several minutes before” he tally recovered trons, tye baw. ‘