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AT THE NATION'S CAPITAL MR. TAFT SOUNDS KEY-NOTE ON RACE QUESTION — THRESHING OUT BROWNSVILLE CASE—PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SENDS STIRRING MESSAGE AND POINTS OUT A PATH TOWARD REIN-STATEMENT FOR SOLDIERS—MEETING OF COMMITTEE ON JEANES FUND—NEGRO BANDMASTERS FOR NEGRO REGIMENTS NOW ASSURED—CHIEF EXECUTIVE LAUDS COLORED Y. M. C. A.—"BIG GUNS" WHO HAVE COME AND GONE. THE ADVOCATE WE CHISKENFULLY PUBLISH ALL JRISP NEWSY NOTES FROM ALL ACTIONS VOLUME VIII. AT THE NATION Making History Rapidly for students and Other G MR. TAFT SOUNDS KEY-NOTE ON R OUT BROWNSVILLE CASE—PR STIRRING MESSAGE AND POINT STATEMENT FOR SOLDIERS— JEANES FUND—NEGRO HANDM MENTS NOW ASSURED—CHIEF Y. M. C. A.—"BIG GUNS" WHO Washington, D. C., Dec. 16.—History is being made these days at a rapid pace. The week has been replete with startling incidents, with every scene appealing strongly to contemporaneous human interest—as the playbills would describe the situation. President Rosevelt has surprised everybody by his special message to Congress telling of the discovery of new evidence in the Brownsville case giving out clews that may lead to an unravelling of the tangled skeln in which the truth about the famous shooting-up of the Texas town has been enmeshed. The President, with characteristic vigor and directness of statement, points a way by which the innocent soldiers may, be reinstated and the guilty ones punished. Senator Foraker is having his "day in court," likewise, and the threatening process is being carried out with such thoroughness on both sides that the lawmen may venture the hope that somewhere between the two extremes the exact story may come out and full justice may be done to all concerned. The belief is common that the President is anxious to give the soldiers "square deal" and now that apparent guilt has been placed with more or less definiteness, it will be easier to establish the innocence of those who were in no position to have knowledge of the events of the troubling night and morning of August 13 and 14, 1906. It looks as if we are approaching the beginning of the end of this historic episode. The speech of Mr. Aitre before the North Carolina Society in New York is being discussed upon all sides, and everywhere praise is heard of its soundness and statemanlike tone. It breathed a wholesome spirit of national unity, and bespoke justice for the black man and fair play for both races in the Southland. The well-poised references to the Negro problem, the contention for equality of opportunity, for advancement and for protection under the law, the arrangement of the suffrage so as to place the burden of responsibility upon the shoulders of electors who have a stake in the community, treating white and black intelligence and white and black ignorance exactly alike, and so adjusting economic advantages that the South and North could each work out their common destiny as integral factors in the great American nation in peace and harmony, could not be gainsaid. They were timely and to the point—no equivocation, no dodging and no recitation of the pledges openly campaign. Mr. Taft makes it plain that he intends to be President of the whole people, and the Negro, in agreement with the thinking citizens of the republic, are confident that he will live up to the highest expectations in his dealings on both the economic and the ethical issues which he will be compelled to face in the next four—or eight—years. Even these Taffed men who bitterly opposed Mr. Taff's nomination and some who carried on their fight to the finish, are obliged to go far afield to plek anything' akin to a flaw in this, his first significant declaration of policy on the race question since his election. His utterances were particularly happy and those who have believed in him thoroughly from the start are delighted and his opponents are at least agreeably disappointed. While the latter are reluctantly granting him a suspension of judgment, the former are more than ever determined to hold up his hands and give him that cordial measure of support that will spell success to his broad-gauged policies and make for our betterment as American citizens. Far-seeing colored men are realizing, as Mr. Taft is realizing that the republic is on the eve of a new order of things, social, intellectual, moral and industrial, and it behooves all of us to prepare well for the ordeal before us. President Roosevelt has given a formal order to the Secretary of War directing that as soon as vacancies occur in the position of bandmaster in the colored regiments in the United Army, competent colored musicians shall be appointed. In order that no injustice may b done by the displacement of any white musician now in charge of colored bands, it is directed that these men be transferred to white regiments wherever vacancies are made in the natural course of events, thus making an opening for the colored bandmaster. We have now one full-fledged colored bandmaster — Elbert Williams, formerly leader of the band at Tuskegee Institute—now stationed with the 25th Infantry in the Philippines. Colored men have acted as chief musician in all of the colored regiments, in the temporary absence of the white chief, and have in every case, given satisfaction. It is regarded as only fair that colored musicians, well-versed in their calling, be given a chance to prove their metal, and reap and benefit accruing from their high-grade equipment. In this connection it may be stated that Valentine Buckries, (white), late chief musician of the 26th Infantry, likewise white, has been retired by his own request, and Chief Musician W. O. Thompson, for many years attached to the 24th Infantry, has been sent to the Philippines to take his place. The vacancy thus occurring in the 24th regiment, now at Modison Barracks, New York, will shortly be filled by a colored chief, in keeping with the order of the President. Among those mentioned for the position is Alexander Sewall, formerly of the United States Navy, conductor of a band in this city, who is highly recommended by musicians of the highest standing. The entire credit for the inauguration of this generous policy on the part of the Administration—beginning during the incumence of Judge Taft as Secretary of War, belongs to Emmett J. Scott, the enterprising and resourceful secretary to Dr. Booker T. Washington. In a short time we hope to be able to tell the story in full. ```markdown ``` By direction of the War Department, Gen. Leonard Wood, commanding the Department of the East, at New York, has ordered that the one company of the 24th infantry at Madison Barracks, N. Y., be sent to New York City to participate in the great parade and exercises to be held there on the first of January, under the auspices of the Lincoln Emancipation Association of Brooklyn. The movement for this emancipation celebration grew out of the activity of George E. Wibecan, of the Post-Office Department and a political leader of much prominence in Kings county. The orator of the day will be Hon. William Tecumseh Vernon, Register of the United States Treasury. Later in the season, Dr. Vernon will speak in Cleveland, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. President W. S. Scarborough, of Wilberforce University continues to have honors thrust upon him. In the East he was the recipient of marked attention at the hands of educators of the first rank, and patrons of education, such as Prof. Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia college, Hon. Seth Low and Mr. Robert C. Ogden, George Foster Peabody William Jay Schieffelin and William G. Willcox, all of whom evinced deep interest in the welfare of Wilberforce and from which substantial returns may be expected in the near future. They were impressed with Dr. Scarborough's rare scholarship and versatility of attalments, and agreed that he is the right man in the right place. He is now at the school, but is to go to the University of Toronto (Canada) shortly, by special invitation to attend a meeting of the American Philological Association, before which august body he will read a paper on "Some disputed Passages in Cicer's Letter"—a subject on which he is recognized as an authority. Dr. Scarborough is seeing to it that the name of Wilberforce University is creditably sustained among the most distinguished thought-centers of the nation. He is expected in Washington by-and-by, and will be heard before Bethel Literary and Historical Association. The annual meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Anna T. Jeannes million-dollar fund in aid of the colored schools of the rural districts of the Soil, attracted national attention. Many notable personages were present, including President-elect William Howard Taft, who presided over the deliberations. Andrew Carnegie, the "Ironmaster," Walter H. Page, editor of The World's Work, Bishop Abraham Grant and Dr. Booker T. Washington. The meeting was held at the office of Commissioner H. B. F., Macfarland in the District Building. The presence of (Continued on Page Five.) CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1908. Presents of Any Description Will Be Received to Give Christmas Cheer to the Little Ones at Orphans' Home. Huntington, Dec. 8, 1908. Dear Editor:— Please allow me space in the columns of your valuable paper to make an appeal to the people of West Virginia. We have a number of orphan children in the Home liking forward to Christmas. When you were children you know how very, very anxious you were, for the time when "Santa Claus" would make his appearance. I want you to help be our "Santa Claus." These little ones have begun to talk of Christmas and wonder if "Santa Claus" is too poor to remember them this year. You know Christmas is a birthday. Why not give some of your gifts unto these little ones? Whatsoever you do for the least of these, you do for Him. Let us think of these Orphans according to our means, that we may add a ray of sunshine to their little hearts. Let us share with them some of our happiness with which we are blessed in order that they may be comforted. We truly hope by the twenty-fifth of December, we will have been the recipients of any thing that you desire to send. This deed of kindness will cheer some aching hearts, bring sunshine and gladness and cause the shadow of gloom that is now over them to depart. Trusting you will give us your assistance. Mt. Carbon, Dec. 14.—It becomes my duty as Superintendent of Missions for the West Virginia Baptist Sunday School convention, to speak a few words through the columns of this paper concerning the work which we have been trying to foster. Those of us who were so fortunate as to attend our annual session in Charleston last May have not forgotten the pleasing results witnessed in going over the reports of our missionary department. That body of earnest laborers look out upon the fields of this rapid developing state of ours and advised that our field of missionary operation be broadened, by introducing our work in the Baltimore and Ohio and the Norfolk and Western districts and that the work be continued in the Chesapeake and Ohio section as heretofore. The Superintendent of Missions was authorized to take the general oversight of this operation. In keeping with said instruction, after leaving Charleston, my attention was called to the needy condition in several places. Mrs. Mary S. Reid, of the Board members, was dispatched to Gauley River and she succeeded in setting apart a Sunday School, which now is going on successfully. The Executive Board in its June meeting at Montgomery approved of the appointment of Rev. Geo. J. Jett, of Clarksburg, to work in the bounds of the Mt. Zion Association. He was given the proper credentials and such instructions necessary to enable him to credibly represent our Sunday School work in that section. His reports show that he has been laboring faithfully but his work has been largely seed sowing from which we are hoping to reap a bountiful harvest. The Virginian Railroad, which is now being operated between Deepwater and Princeton, has opened up to us a new field of missionary operation which has received much attention by your Sunday school missionary. All of the new settlements have been visited,*two Sunday schools have been organized, literature has been distributed in the homes and prayer meetings have been held in the mining and railroad camps. This route leads us into the wide north division of the Norfolk and Western and this kind of work has been given a hearing in this territory also. While I was on the Guyandotte Valley, Bro. Wm. Smith rendered me much service in getting over the field. All the settlements inhabited by our people were visited and such religious service rendered as was needed. The Sunday School which I organized at Ethel is still going on with a promising outlook. It can be seen from the several reports passed by our annual assemblies that it is expected that I meet all the associations, conventions and unions in the state. This greatly increases my mileage, still I have endearved to carry out such recommendation. In so doing I was cordially received and I assisted wherever I could to foster their interests Finance On the 24th of July an appeal was sent out asking all the Sunday school officers and teachers, to set apart this second Sunday in August as Missionary Rally Day. To this appeal several of the schools responded very liberally, regardless of the financial depression with which the country has been visited. This effort brought to us $84.48, including monthly contributions. May it serve a blessing which it was given. In closing this report the Superintendent of Missionos feels very grateful to the schools that have been so loyal to this work and also to the people who opened their homes to his comfort while on the field. Financial Statement. Glen Jean Sunday School—Super- intendent F. D. Board 25c, Assist. to the donors and to the cause for Supt. R. C. Leftwich 25c, Secretary Belle P. Payne 25c, Treasurer Jas. Dawson 25c, Teachers: Wm. Price 25c, R. C. Lewis 25c, Sol Raidl 25c, Mrs. Mary Early 25c, Anna Lewis 25c, Class Collections 939. Total $3.17. Sylvia Sunday School—Supt. R. L. French 25c, Assist. E. M. Clark 25c, Treasurer Sarah Carr 25c, Teachers: G. R. Kinley 25c, Martha Kinley 25c, Class Collections $1.75. Total $3.00. Negrees of Huntington Meet in Mass Conventions and Issue Strong Resolutions Against Consideration of Any Such Measures Huntington, W. Va., Dec. 13. At a mess meeting of Colored citizens held in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church today to protest against the passage of a separate car law, strong resolutions were adopted. The meeting was provided over by J. W. Smith, president of the High School and J. E. Harkett was secretary. Among the speakers were Rev. D. I. V. Bryant, president of the State Baptist Convention; Dr. C. C. Barnett, J. A. Williamson, W. H. Harris, Rev. S. A. Thurston, pastor of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Rev. G. R. Williams, pastor of the M. E. Church, Rev. R. D. W. Mendows, State Missionary, G. W. Winston and others, all of whom believed that separation is preferable in church, school and home, that on public carriers it would be a violation of their civil rights and ought to be resisted in every possible way. The resolutions were unanimously adopted and as follows: Whereas, the Wheeling Intelligence, the leading Republican organ in this State, in its issue of December 2nd inst came out in an editorial asserting that on account of the Negro it is "absolutely unsafe for a white woman unattended to travel on a railroad train" and calling upon the Republicans to pass a Jim Crow law; and Whereas, The same editorial also asserts that "a large majority of the more thoughtful colored men who have traveled in the Southern counties will favor such legislation"; and Whereas, Both this question and the question of disfranchisement were made the leading issues in the recent campaign by the Democratic party and were overwhelmingly defeated by the people at the polls and Whereas, The Republican party not only declared in its platform that the Negro "had earned the respect of the State and the Nation but promised to "guarantee to the colored citizens of our State a continuance of full and free enjoyment of citizenship under the Constitution" therefore be it. Resolved (first) That we, the colored citizens of the city of Huntington in mass meeting assembled, solemnly protest against the passage of a law as an abridgment of our civil rights as citizens of the United States. Resolved (second) That we denounce the Intelligence's editorial as unmanly, unwarranted and untruthful. Resolved (Third) That while we admit that there is an element of loud, ill-mannered, unclean Negroes among us which we condemn, we nevertheless challenge the Intelligencer to point to a case on record where a white woman has been molested by them as charged. Resolved (fourth) That we regard a Jim Crow car as class legislation and therefore, vicious and we call upon our county members to the legislature not to be misled as to the Negro's position, nor as honorable Republicans whom we loyalty supported, to be guilty of such an act of perfidy. Resolved (fifth) That copies of these resolutions be sent to the Intelligencer, the city Herald, our own State papers, and to each, of our representatives in the legislature. FEDEDATION FORAKER ON BROWNSV Several Questions of General Interest to Be Discussed at the Hugheson Meeting During the Holidays—The Program. Two weeks more before the meeting of the State Federation of Women's Clubs at Hugheston. The women from all parts of the State are manifesting a great deal of interest. Many clubs have elected delegates, others will elect this week. Some clubs that have not been meeting regularly for some time have met in the last few days and will be represented at the Federation. Let all strive to make this meeting full of life and interest and productive of much good. PROGRAM. MORNING SESSION—10 A. M. Devotional Exercises. Welcome Address, Mrs. Sarah Brown, Hughston. Response, Mrs. M. E. Parker, Charleston. Enrollment. Report of Clubs. Appointment of Committees. AFTERNOON SESSION—2:00 P. M. Roll Call. Responding with quotations on "Woman." Discussion, "Our Children" led by Miss Fannie Cobb, Charleston, Mrs. Mary S. Reade, Kimball. Discussion, "Cleanliness in the Home" led by Mrs. Mary M. Clark, Charleston, Mrs. Jenks Gillard, Huntington. Solo, Miss Mary Jones, Malden. Paper, "How Womens' Clubs Aid the Church", Mrs. Warner Brown, Montgomery. Music. Address, "The Need of the West Virginia Federation" Miss M. Blanche Jeffries, Charleston. Discussion by Federation. Election of Office. Report of Committees. Federation Song. For the Slayer of Three Memphis Negroes Demanded By the Press of the City. Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 12.—Following editorials in the local press condemning the slaughter of three Negroes and wounding of three others in a Beale street dive by William Lature, a white gambler and cousin of present Sheriff Monteverde, the Negroes have started a fund for attorneys to assist the prosecution. Press criticisms demand indictment of the white man and charge deliberate murder. The "hangmans" noose before New Year's day is suggested. A petition circulated by the better set of Negroes, which may be presented to legislators, and which has also attracted signatures from whites and blacks, suggests "a closed season for the killing of Negroes, Christmas week preferred. "We have excellent game laws, with wardens to see that they are enforced." reads the petition, "and protection for Negroes will be appreciated." In conversation with a friend, Sheriff Monteverde says he will resign before he would pull the trigger to hang a relative. WEALTHY NEGROES Will Test the Oklahoma Jim Crow Law in the Highest Courts. Muskogee, Okla., Dec. 10.—Three wealthy Negroes were arrested here to-day for violation of the Jim Crow street car law. Their arrest was followed by a nass meeting of colored citizens, who declare they will carry the case to the Supreme Court of the United States, if necessary, to prove the law as applied to street cars is unconstitutional. The traction company here ordered the arrests. SEPARATE SCHOOLS IN KANSAS Topeka, Kan., Dec. 12.—Cities of Kansas may provide separate schools for white and Negro children in the grades below high school, but schools for Negroes must have equal facilities, according to a decision of the State Supreme Court rendered today, Getting Funny (From Gratton Republican.) West Virginia's correspondent to the Sunday Pittsburgh Dispatch got awfully funny yesterday and sprung some jokes on state politicians that would make a horse laugh. Wonder what particular brand Judge Charles Brooks Smith was using when he penned it? Won't he let the press into the secret? F. D. Cambric has been confined to his room several days this week by illness. TO CONVICT NEGRO Troops IN THE DARK—MY IDENT HOUSEEVT ON BROWNSVILLE AF ORDERED SIDERS WHO ENCOURAGE BLACKS, AROUS, ORAUGHT DENUNCIAION OF METHODS—WANT COMMISSION TO SOLDIERS, ONE OF WHOM IS REPORTED TO HAVE CONSEED, BUT IT IS CLAIMED TO HAVE BEEN SECURED IN FALL PRETENSE. Washington, Dec. 14. "Oh, shame upon a Government that would employ all its power, every power that it commands, not for the purpose of the protection of men in their right to be presumed innocent until they are proved guilty, but to prove men who claim they are innocent to be guilty of a heinous crime, and to do it behind this door and in the dark." That was one of the closing paragraphs of an extemporaneous speech made in the Senate this afternoon by Mr. Foraker, of Ohio, apropos of the Brownsville shooting in August, 1906. The Senator did not expect to make a speech at this time, but he was moved to making some observations which he regarded as pertinent by the transmission by the President of a special message dealing with the rlotous proceeding in the Texas town and tending to show that the Administration had got on the track of the Negro soldiers who were implicated in the affray. He had hastily analyzed the afflavits of the detectives who were specially employed in ferring out evidence to establish the act that some of the members of the colored battalion that was dismissed without honor from the army were guilty. He had just read a number of letters from Boyd Conyers, one of the ex-soldiers, upon whose alleged admissions the conclusions of the Government sleuth had been based; and in those letters Conyers related an altogether different story than those him reported to the War Department. The Brownsville case was unexpectedly projected into the Senate proceedings by the President's message, which was accompanied by a report from the Secretary of War, containing the affidavits and statements of the men who had been employed to collect evidence sustaining the claim that the 'Negroes were guilty of the shooting. Wants Each Soldier Heard. The Brownsville case proper becomes the regular order of the Senate on Wednesday of this week, and in anticipation of the discussion which will then arise, Senator Foraker had prepared an amendment to the bill to be introduced at the last session, providing for the restatement of the discharged soldiers and the restoration of the civil right of which they had been deprived on the theory, that they are innocent. This amendment provides for the creation of a commission consisting of Lieutenant General A. R. Chaffee, Lieutenant General John C. Bates, Major General George W. Davis, Major General Jesse M. Lee and Brigadier General A. S. Daggett. All retired, to hear and determine all charges tending to identify the noncommissioned officers and men of the Negro battalion who may have participated in the affray or withheld knowledge concerning it. This commission, it is proposed, shall examine into any charges that may be preferred against an accused soldier, and if he is not found gullity, he shall be reinstated. It will be observed that this would put it up to the Administration to pick out the men who, it alleges, took part in the shooting. In other words, the Senator adroitly suggests that some one acting for the President become the prosecutor of the Negro troops. It may have been a more coincidence that he was explaining his amendment, when tae President's message was delivered, or vice versa. At any rate the two things innocently conspired to produce a sudden and unexpected climax. The Ohio Senator always commands the attention and interest of his colleagues when he arises to speak, especially on Brownville, and as soon as he took the floor today there was an immediate inpouring of Senators from the committee and cloak rooms, and they sat in rapt attention until he concluded. Indictment Against Detectives. Some of them, who have learned to eat out of the President's hand, and would probably swallow nux vomica, if it were suggested for them to do, seemed frightened at the vile character of some of the remarks which Mr. Foraker directed at the President. In his explanation of his proposed amendment he led up to his indictment against the detectives who made the investigation in behalf of the Government during the congressional recess and gave his audience a foretaste of his persecution. "It is an elementary proposition in American law, and in connection with the spirit of American institutions," he said, "that the accused shall always have an opportunity to confront the accuser, and to answer testimony with testimony. "I did not suppose, when the bill was framed and introduced by my last session, that it would be necessary to have any further hearing of this character, but during the months of the vacation, there have been coming to me letters written by one of the discharged soldiers informing me how men claiming to be detectives representing the United States Government—of course not Secret Service men, for they could not lawfully be so employed—visited them, engaged them in conversation, dwelling and abiding with them, telling them what different members of the battalion had already stated in the nature of confessions, and appealing to them, if they would save themselves from prosecution, to make a like confession." The Senator then produced letters written to him by Boyd Conyers, in which conspicuous reference is made in the sworn statements account, saying the President's message. Results of the Methods. Conyers lives in Monroe, Ga., and is one of the men who testified before the Senate Committee on Military Affairs at the last session to an effect that he had absolutely knowledge as to who did the shouting or that any of the shouting or the battalion were implicated. Conyers wrote as his last letter to the Senator last June, after he had been visited by William Lawson, another Negro, who was employed by the Baldwin Detective Agency, of Roscoe, and who put his mark to a fairly worded and avid which is included in Secretary Wright's report, for Lawson can neither read nor write. In his first letter Conery described the efforts of one of the detectives to invigile him into incriminating admissions. He related the text of the conversation as he remembered it, and among other things wrote: "Then he began to ask me about my family, and said it would be bad for me to have to leave a young family and be turned over to the state of Texas. I told him that before I would be willing to swear a lie on anybody I would be willing to go to Texas or anywhere else, because the truth stands in its place. He said: 'You know if you go to Texas nobody knows the result. You will get there and may never return here any more.' I said, 'God's will must be done; if it is His will for me to go I suffer His will must be done.' Conyers also wrote: "I had the High Sheriff to arrest him and told the Sheriff lies, and goes on to say that I have been drunk with him since he has been here, but I can prove that I don't drink enough whiskey to get intoxicated. I have been receiving letters from Roanoke, Va., where the Baldwin Detective Agency is located. In one first one the man told me he would give me a position at $60 to $75 a month, and I answered I couldn't accept them, as my wife was sick and I could not leave her. In the next one he said he wanted me to serve in Cuba. I want to tell you from my heart that the statement I made in Washington is the truth, so help me God." The Senator Answered. The Senator was not in Cincinnati when Conyers's letter arrived, but upon his return on August 26 he replied to him as follows: "Dear Sir: On my return here I found awaiting my letter of July 24. I hardly know from what you state just what it is that has happened, nor do I know just what I should do to get the character of information to which you refer. If you will write me again at your convenience, giving me a clearer account, I will be glad to avail myself of it to the extent it may be useful. "I remember you well as a witness before the committee, and I am sure you did not there testify to anything except only the truth. Very truly yours, &c." * "J. B. FORAKER"* In his statement Herbert A. Browne, as quoted in Secretary Wright's report, said he found the effect of the Senator's letter "extremely obstructive, and that similar influences were encountered at CORRESPONDENCE MONTGOMERY. Rev. and Mrs. S. E. Williams, of Mt. Carbon, were shopping here Wednesday. Miss Cornelic Spears, of Perth, was a *business* visitor here Wednesday. Mrs. M. J. Books, of Handley, was shopping here Thursday. Geo. Jackson was in Charleston several days at week. Mrs. M. A. V. Thompson, of Wilfred, was here Saturday on business. Rev. E. C. Page filled his regular appointment at Sowell Sunday. Mrs. E. L. Lewis was shopping in Charleston Monday. H. H. Ralley was visiting his cousin at Ward, Sunday. R. L. Brown, of Institute, stopped over in Montgomery, Monday night, en route to Sylvia. Flavilla D., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Prillerman, of Sissouville, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Ralley. Dr. B. F. White was called to Charleston Saturday in consultation with Dr. H. F. Gamble, with Mrs. Nellie White, who is quite sick. Dr. S. A. Washington, of Hill Top, was here Thursday on professional business. Robt, Lee, Jas, Jackson, Debbier Wilson, Norval Wiggins, Vassar Nelson, Herbert Robinson, Wim, Holmes and Elbert Farrish, entertained Friday evening with a Batch lunch at the Perry House. The following ladies were present Misses Nettie Wiggins, Lucinda Williams, Leila and Lena Bibbs, Ada Wright, and Maggie Holmes. Miss Williams presided at the punch bowl. The menu: The evening was spent in playing games. Miss Maggie Lavender has gone to Glen Jean to assist Mrs. Mary Early in sewing. FAIRMONT. Prof. Charles Florence, of Monangah, was calling on friends, Sunday. F. H. Jackson was in Morgantown, Sunday, where he went to see his brother Alf, who was very seriously burned some time ago. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wilson, a fine son, Friday, Dec. 11. Clark Harris, enroute from Bluefield to Morgantown, passed through our city last week. Chas. Williams, our genial barber, was in Clarksburg a day or two last week. Mrs. W. B. Crenshaw was hostess to the Four O'clock Needle Club last week, and Miss Fanny Johnson entertained the Swastikas. Rev. L. B. Coleman has moved to Chicago. Mrs. William Weathers, who has been the guest of Mrs. Norval Jackson for the past week, left for Buckhannon, where she will spend the holidays. INSTITUTE. Miss Mae Giles was called to her home in Parkersburg because of the serious illness and death of her father. Hons. J. M. Hazlewood and Howard Harper, members of the Board of Regents of te West Virginia Colored Institute, were here attending the session of the Regents. R. L. Brown made a business trip, Monday, to Charleston. Miss Hassie Brown and Mrs. Nichols, of Boomer, were Institute callers Sunday. Prof. A. W. Curtis was confined to his room several days last week, because of illness. Mrs. Lucy Lowry, of Clarksburg, is visiting her mother, Mrs. T. C. Friend. Matthew Obey and Wesley Tuck were among their Institute friends Sunday. The Woman's Improve nent League will meet with Mrs. M. E. Graves Thursday. Miss Mollie Anderson was shopping in Montgomery, Monday. Miss Ethel Smith and Miss Ardolla Price, of Charleston were guests of Miss Mary E. Anderson last week. Mrs. Jane Smith and Mrs. John Murray spent the day with friends in Handley, Friday. Miss Julia Brown was suddenly called to Charleston, Thursday, by the illness of her mother. G. T. Massey was calling on friends at Smithers Sunday. Mrs. M. A. W. Thompson was in our town Saturday and Sunday the guest of Mrs. Pearl Smith-Woods. The banquet given by Hugheson Ideal Band was a complete success. The following persons received prizes: Mrs. Neolia Preston, a handsome bowl and pitcher for largest number of tickets sold; D. E. Loveitt, had the lucky number for the gold watch. The prizes were presented Saturday night at the super given for the benefit of the church. The presentation speech was made by Ed Carter. Rev. D. D. Davis filled his regular appointment Sunday and preached two good sermons. Mrs. James Brown was shopping in Montgomery Wednesday. Robert Authors and Jas. Coles were business visitors in Charleston, PARKERSBURG. Mr. Sydney Giles was stricken with anorexia last Monday week and died last Wednesday night. Mr. Giles was a popular and industrious citizen and leaves a host of friends who join in mourning his loss. His family has the sincere sympathy of all in this their sad hour of bereavement. Venetia Court No. 5. O. O. C. hold an interesting and instructive meeting last Thursday evening. The first Sabbath School Teachers' meeting of Logan M. E. church was held with Miss Bernadine Peyton on 18th street, last Friday evening. It though will be held from place to place Friday evening hereafter. Don't forget the Musical Concert to be given by the pupils of the various grades of Summer School at Westley church Friday the 18th of this month at 8 p. m. The proceeds will go to the piano fund and we hope the parents will give us their hearty support. Admission 10 cents. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Peters gave a reception Thursday evening, Dec. 3rd in honor of Mrs. Peters' sister, Mrs. Odessa Barnes, of Chicago, Ill. The following were present: Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter, Mr. and Mrs. Garner, Mr. and Mrs. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Slash, Mr. and Mrs. Laws, Mr. and Mrs. Banks, Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson, Miss Sallie Slash, Miss Nettle Slash, Miss Jeanette Layne, Miss Hazel Brock, Miss Annie Jackson, Miss Grace Brent, Miss Lavella Brennock, Mr. Shively, Mr. Moss, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Comedy. The guests were royally entertained by an orchestra and a very dainty collation was served at eleven o'clock. The guests departed saying that they all had a delightful evening. Elmer Giles, of Pittsburg, Mrs. Chas. Woods, of Pittsburg, Dr. Algy Giles, of Chicago, and Miss May Giles, of Institute, are all in the city, having been called on account of the serious illness and death of their father, Mr. Sidney Giles. The funeral of Mr. Giles occurred Saturday afternoon from Baptist church. The Needle Work Club met last Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Andrew Burton in Beirne, Ohio. A very pleasant and profitable session was held. Misses Ethel Colson and Clora D. Butler were invited guests. Rev. Frederick D. Taylor, P. E., of the A. M. E. connection of West Virginia, was in the city last Sunday holding quarterly meeting at Bethel A. M. E. church. He preached two able sermons, one Sunday morning and one Sunday night. Rev. Simon P. Huskins, of the Logan M. E. church, delivered an excellent sermon at the A. M. E. church Sunday evening on the occasion of their Quarterly meeting. Rev. S. A. Lewis, pastor of Bethel A. M. E. church, has begun housekeeping on 13th street. The Sabbath School Teachers' Meeting will convene with Mrs. E. V. Scams, 1207 Latrobe street next Friday evening at 7:30. Schools close for the Xmas holidays, Dec. 22nd and commence Jan. 4th. Mrs. Mary Lee, one of the oldest and most respected colored citizens of this city died Monday morning at 8 o'clock, at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Alice Fountaine, on 19th street. The following taken from the Principal's report gives the showing of Summer School for the 3rd month ending Nov. 27; enrollment, 188; average daily attendance, 165; per cent of daily attendance, 96; neither absent nor tardy, 83; cases of tardiness, 9. MT. HOPE. Rev. N. A. Smith, of Virginia, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Williams Saturday. Dr. albrnett and Thomas Tarrar, of Huntington, instituted a lodge of Elks here Wednesday night. 44 were initiated into the mysteries of the order. J. Scoul, of Winona, was here Saturday. Wirt Agee, of Boone, was a business visitor to our town last week Miss Luh Nichols, of Lanark, spent last week here the guest of Miss H. J. Roberts. Miss Rosa Winston, of Huntington, visited our town last week. M. S. Price, of Herberton, is here to spend the winter. Mrs. A. J. Jones is on the sick list. Mr. V. A. Carter was here last week on business. Little Gladys Lewis died Wednesday of pneumonia and was buried Thursday. The Japanese tea party last Tuesday evening, given by the Ladies' Aid of St. Paul's A. M. E. church, was a success in every way. One of the main features of the evening was the manner in which little Gladys Adkins performed upon the piano. The Aid met with Mrs. George Titus Tuesday afternoon. After a very interesting session, Juncheon was served. With James Titus at the piano and J. R. Mackey with his violin, some very good music was rendered while a party of Canton's bakers was en- joying the dainties served to them at the McKinley Hotel Saturday evening. Mrs. Grace Allen, financial agent for the Eckstein Norton Institute at Louisville, Ky. was in the city over Sunday, she stopped with Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Smallwood. She visited St. Paul's A. M. E. church Sunday morning and impressed her hearers with the object and achievements of the school she represented. She visited the white Baptist and Christian churches in the afternoon and evening. RONCEVERTE. The corner stone for the new Baptist church was laid last Saturday. The ceremony was performed by the Phoenix Lodge No. 6470 G. U. O. F. G. B. Cousins, master of ceremonies. An able address was delivered by Prof. Belling, of Brush Ridge and select reading by members of the lodge. On Sunday preaching was conducted by Rev. Robinson, assisted by Rev. White. An excellent musical program was rendered by Mrs. H. T. Moore, assisted by the church choir. Jas. Hargrove, of Alderson, spent Saturday and Sunday here. Misses Ruth Easley, of Ft. Spring, and Azell Snott, of Brush Ridge, were in town shopping Monday. A. J. Haynes, of Nickell Mill, was a visitor Sunday. Mrs. D. D. Hiekman has returned here after a week's stay at Frankfort. Mrs. N. B. Rose gave a dinner to a number of her friends last Sunday. The party entertained was Prof. Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. Early, Mrs. Etta Green and Miss Martha Peterson. Chas. Peterson is home from Pocahontas. Herbert Jackson left Sunday for Raleigh county on business. Ruffner Poindexter, who has been working at Alderson for the last month, spent Sunday with friends and relatives. CEDAR GROVE. Prof. H. H. Railey passed through Sunday enroute to Ward. Miss Amelia McDaniel was in town a fe whours, Saturday, on business. A number of people from here attended services at Ward Sunday. J. H. Dingess and Bartley Dingess are visiting relatives and friends at Madison. Mrs. Chas. Jones and children spent Saturday and Sunday with her mother at Eagle. Mrs. John Anderson has been ill for several days with la gripe. The marriage of Henry Smith and Mrs. E. Strudwick was quite a surprise to their friends. The members of the First Baptist Church are conducting a series of meetings. Winston Coles spent Sunday at Bancroft, the guest of his daughter. Mrs. Emma Dickerson. Walter Pierson is able to be out again. There are several cases of fever in our town. Henry Nixon is somewhat indisposed at this writing. Mrs. Rebecca Somerville was a business visitor to Charleston, Monday. Mrs. Lottie Tibbs continues very ill. Arthur Pierson was a business visitor to Charleston, Saturday. Mrs. Cornelia Coles has returned from a business trip to Jeffersonville Indiana. SEWELL Dr. H. C. Hargrove was called to Fayetteville, Saturday and Monday on professional business. Misses Fanny Cary, Bell James and Mrs. A. Cary were business visitors to Thurmond, Sunday. R. O. Cary, of Fayetteville, came over Friday to be initiated in the Masonic Lodge. Mrs. C. E. Bennett, W. A. Free and P. B. Jasper and Dr. H. E. Hargrove were Sunday visitors at McKendree to see G. L. Jackson. Mrs. Ida Freeland was shopping in Thurmond Thursday. Mrs. Mary Williams and Miss Jennie Paterson were calling on friends here Tuesday. Mrs. J. E. Clemons of Hill Top came down Sunday to take charge of the school. The Masons instituted a Lodge here Friday night with thirty members. The officers are: P. B. Jasper, W. M. R. L. Waddy, S. W. Harvey Fountain, S. D. Rufus Bowman, J. D. M. W. Williams, Prelate. The following visitors here to help in the initiation: Rev. R. D. Robinson, G. M.; H. B. Hundley, D. D. G. M. Macdonald; Jacob Miller; Sylvester Jones; T. M. Haskins; Lee Watkins, Nuttall; Creed Canada, Dunloop; William Brown, Claremont; Dr. R. L. Gordon, G. L. Johnson, of McKendree and Rev. P. A. Harris, of South Fayette. Miss M. E. Carrington and Dr. H. C. Hargrove were visitors to Thurmond, Thursday. Rev. E. E. Page filled his regular appointment here Sunday. He preached two interesting and instructive sermons. Miss Arletha Brown and Charles McGnee were quietly married, Sunday evening. Rev. E. C. Page officiating. THE ADVOCATE. The Elk Lodge is preparing for a banquet December 29th. Miss W. A. Freeland was a business visitor to Hawk's Nest, Tuesday. BUCKHANNON. Miss Jeanette Powell spent several days in Clarksville, last week. Mrs. O. T. Davis came home Friday, after a long visit with friends in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Annie Walker entertained the Silver Leaf Club, Friday evening. Mrs. Estle Martin was sick several days last week. A family by the name of Stevenson have moved here from Kingwood. The Sunday School scholars of both, chapelers are busy practicing for Christmas entertainments. Master Arthur Wade has the Advocate for site every Saturday. Rev. J. L. Griffith hold services at Buckhannon recently. He was at Sutton also, a few days last week, looking after church affairs. Rev Reed, of Buckhannon, filled his regular appointments here last Sunday. * The revival is still in progress. An excellent program is being prepared for rendition during the holidays at the A. M. E. Church. HUNTINGTON. Rev. R. D. W. Meadows. State Missionary, delivered an interesting sermon at First Baptist Church, Sunday morning. Misses Rosa Winston and Blanche Miller returned home last Friday from a brief visit to Hill Top. James Justice, teacher at Winona, was a business visitor to our city, Saturday. Mrs. William McTeer and little Saughter Ruble joined Mr. McTeer here Thursday where they will reside for a while. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mead is quite ill with pneumonia at their home on 8th avenue. Attorney Blackburn, of Northfork, visited friends for a few hours last week, enroute home from Parkersburg. Dr. C. C. Barnett was a business visitor to Mt. Hope last Wednesday and Thursday. The "old folks" concert given at the 16th Street Baptist Church, last Thursday evening was an unique affair and was well attended. The following program was rendered by the Dunbar Literary Society of Donglans School, last Fri Solo, Osia McGhee, Trio, Lucy McGhee, Osia McGhee and Minnie Brown. Essay, Lucy McGhee. Recitation, Ruth Meadows. Recitation, Bessie Phillips. Select Reading, Henry Palmer. In connection with the Y. M. C. A. meeting at the 16th street Baptist church Sunday afternoon, a mass meeting was held to protest against the passage of a separate car law by the coming legislature. Several addresses were made in support of some very strong resolutions introduced at the meeting. The meeting was very enthusiastic and showed the deep feeling of the colored people heep against such among the speakers were Rev. I. V. Bryant, Pres. of the State Baptist Convention, Dr. C. C. Barnett, J. A. Williamson, W. H. Harris, Rev. S. A. Thurston, pastor of the 16th St. Baptist Church, Rev. G. W. Williams pastor of the Methodist Church' Rev. D. W. Meadows, State Missionary, I. W. Winston and others. The resolutions were unanimiously adopted. Thomas Tarrar visited relatives at I. Hope last Thursday, where he had Dr. Barnett mad a lodge of Elks. PAGE. Mrs. H. H. Washington is on the sick list. Messrs. Bane and Martin left last week for Ashland, where they have employment. Mr. Snyder has moved his family to this place. Mrs. Hattie Wysor is quite ill at this writing. Mrs. Ida Snyder and sister, Virginia Boling, were in Montgomery Saturday. Mr. Branch was a business visitor to Montgomery. Joseph Hunter, who has been quite ill, is able to be out. Miss G. E. Banks spent Saturday and Sunday at Kincaid Visiting Mrs. Bane and Martin. The Missionary Society meets with Mrs. Annie Anderson. Mrs. Mary Melton is quite ill at this writing. Mrs. Alice Boling was in Montgomery last week. Will Brown, who was badly hurt, is improving. Roy Hunter left last week for his home in Lynchburg. CARBON. Born to C. H. Martin and wife the 7th, a fine boy. Austin Barlock, while walking in the mines, last Monday, was kicked very badly by a mule. He is better at this writing. Clarence Martin, while working in the mine last Monday, had his foot badly mashed by the motor running over it. One too was out off. Miss Lella Young arrived last Thursday from an extended visit to her sister, Mrs. Perry, at Red Warrior. F. M. Faulkerson, of Red Warrior, was calling on friends a short while here last Thursday. T. T. Alston was in Charleston and Montgomery last week on business. Rev. C. H. Carter and wife visited our Sunday school, Sunday. Peter Wilson and wife were calling on C. H. Martin and wife Sunday evening. WINIFREDE Mrs. M. A. W. Thompson spent Saturday and Sunday in Charleston and Montgomery on business. spent Friday in Charleston. Mrs. Joe Hubbard's condition is about the same. H. E. Harris spent a few days last week on Cabin Creek and Charleston. A. Slater passed here Sunday on route to Holden, where he has employment. The Sunday school gave an entertainment Saturday night, to raise money to give a Xmas tree for the children. There was a jolly crowd present and had a general good time. Music was furnished by the W. C. Eand. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wardling. Jas. J. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Wiseman and Mrs. G. W. Perkins, were the committee of arrangements. J. H. Watt and wife left Monday for Ethel, where he has employment. CLARKSBURG. Miss Edith Washington, of Columbus, Ohio, who has been visiting relatives here left Sunday morning for her home. Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Lowry are now housekeeping on Mechanic street. Howard Meade, of Fairmont., was a business visitor here Monday. Mrs. David Scott and Mrs. Hatcher are on the sick list Rev. S. P. West spent Sunday at Morgantown assisting Rev. Christian in his rally. Rev. West's pulpit was most acceptably filled by Rev. Koblinson in the morning and Rev. Kick at night. Responding to a call issued by Rev. Watson, representatives from the Epworth League of Trinity M. E. church and Allen Christian Endeavor Society of the A. M. E. church met and formulated plans for union services of the Young People's Societies of the various churches once a month. The meetings promise to be very interesting and it is hoped they will stimulate our young people to earnest Bible study and greater religious zeal. The concert given at Mt. Zion Baptist church by the Blue Ribbon Club was well attended and proved a decided success Monday night. The second social by the Missionary Society of the A. M. E. church will be held Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. M. W. Grayson. A splendid program is to be rendered. A free lunch will be served. Allen, the eleven-year-old son of John Nelson, while looking down into the shaft, was caught in the cellar elevator in the sidewalk 'in frant of the Trader's Hotel, and crushed to death. Allen was a bright little lad in the fifth grade and his untimely end is deeply deplored. His mother and grandmother are prostrated over the sad affair. They have the deepest sympathy of the entire community. Allen Johnson, of Chicago, was called home by the death of his little nephew. Allen Nelson. Mrs. O. T. Davis, of Buckhannon, spent a few days here with friends. She was enroute home from Washington, Pa., where she has been visiting. G. W. Broston and Mrs. Sarah Cotton were married Thursday afternoon at the A. M. E. parsonage. Miss Maud Davis passed through last week enroute home from Belfire, O., where she had been visiting. Miss Hannah Meade was shopping here Saturday. C. W. Florence, of Monongah, was calling on friends here Saturday. FIND HUMAN FOOTPRINTS IN PREHISTORIC FORMATION Toronto, Dec. 16. Thirty-seven feet down in the blue clay under Toronto Bay workmen in the waterworks tunnel have found human footprints. This find was made in inter-glacial clay supposed to have been deposited from 50,000 to 100,000 years ago. Remains of burnt wood have been discovered in inter-glacial clay in the Don Valley, but nowhere in America have traces of human beings been found of such apparent antiquity. W. H. Cross described the discovery as follows: "It looked like a trail. There were over a hundred footprints. You could follow one man the whole way. There was a single print of a child's foot three and a half inches long. All the footprints toed in. You could see the hollow between the ball and the heel in many of them, and they were all made with moccasined feet. "We tried to get a piece of the blue clay up, but it was very soft and always broke." THE BAUER MEAT & FISH COMPATY 28 AND 30 CAPITOL ST. Beef, Veal, Mutton, Pork, Fresh Pork Sausage OUR OWN MAKE. 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Our suits are all late purchases and were bought away below normal market price, hence in this CLOSING OUT SALE we can offer you Come while our stock is unbroken and selection is good. Sahley, George & Bsharah Entrances: Capitol Street & Kanawha Street STORER COLLEGE Courses Academic, State Normal, Biblical, Vocal and Instrumental Music, Carpentry, Blacksmithing, Practical Gardening and Husbandry, Cookery, Serving and Dressmaking. Equipment Ample Buildings, Beautiful Campus, Laboratory, Telescope, Libraries of over 6000 volumes, Commissional Barn, Piggery, Henney, Dairy, several acres of gardens, Cold Frames and Hot Beds. Expenses Books, Room Rent and Tuition free to West Virginians. Noeessary Expense not over $6.50 per month to State students. Special Features Eight valuable scholarships and Athletics, Band, Literary Society entertainments, Musical Clubs, Y. Storer is a Non-Sectarian, Cf For Illustrated Catalogue, ser uable scholarships and six prizes awarded Band, Literary Societies, frequent Lectures, Musical Clubs, Y. M. C. A. Is a Non-Sectarian, Christian Institution. Distributed Catalogue send to Eight valuable scholarships and six prizes awarded annually. Athletics, Band, Literary Societies, frequent Lectures and Entertainments, Musical Clubs, Y. M. C. A. Storer is a Non-Sectartan, Christian Institution. For Illustrated Catalogue send to HENRY T. McDONALD, Pres. DANGLING IT AROUND. Berea President New Holds Negro College Before Lexington. Lexington, Ky., Dec. 14.—At a banquet to be given in the Phoenix Hotel tomorrow evening the Lexing- --- Misses' Suits ded hundreds of NEW SUITS to grades and sizes are broken. Up to the last moment, but now and were bought away below CLOSING OUT SALE we can of- F REDUCTIONS the DATE GOODS ken and selection is good. ge & Bsharah Street & Kanawha Street COLLEGE : West Va. ses al, Vocal and Instrumental Practical Gardening and Dressmaking. Lupus, Laboratory, Telescope, Li- Committious Barn, Piggery, of gardens, Cold Frames and nses free to West Virginians. Nec- per month to State students features ix prizes awarded annually. less frequent Lectures and En- M. C. A. Christian Institution. 1 to ton Commercial Club will discuss with a committee, of which President William Goodnall Frost, of Berea College, is Chairman, the question of a site for the Negro industrial training school soon to be established here or elsewhere in Kentucky. ```markdown ``` Will ship goods with those of any Wholesale Grocery House in the city. Special prices to Saloons and Drug Stores. Goods not satisfactory will refund money. Goods shipped C. O. D. PAGE Four. : ‘hu, ADVOCATE ‘PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY OO FER, ADVOCATE PUBLISHINGCO,, ‘@moopieythian Building, Cnarleston, Syne W. Va. . Home Phone 923. The Advocate is entered in the Post-office at Charleston, W. Va., as ‘Second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Three months -«........++. $0.50 Bixe months .\..... 2.2220. 1.00) OMe YOAT werccccccccvcevens 1.60 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1908. =——Thcr NaltorL In assembling and passing resolu- tions condemning the Wheeling In- . telligencer for its advocacy of a Jim Crow measure, the pedple of Hunt- ington took a step which The Advo- cate recommends to other communi- tes. Some of our readers have intima. ted that we are unduly alarmed, that we have made a mountain out of a mole hill, but these have neither had the benefit of The Advocate’s source of information, nor do they suspect the Negroes who are largely respon- sible for this agitation, The writer had an opportunity, last week, to read a letter from ane of our senators, in which he promised to exert his influence against the passage of any measure discrimina- tory to the Negro, Continuing, he said that a certain very prominent Negro of West Virginia, whose name is withheld for the present, had call- ed his attention to the disinclination of the young Negro to surrender his seat to ladies, Reading between the lines, it is very evident to the aver- age mind that our colored friend had been offering up his race as a sacri- fice for his own salvation or, promo- tion. ‘There are but few who would sus- pect this man of such perfidy, so high has he been held in the estima- tion of his fellows, so loud has been his condemnation of the very course which he himself is now pursuing. Then, there are a few other syco- phants of lesser note, who either through ignorance or for the sake of notcriety, are forwarding the Jim Crow movement by their inconsider- ate remarks. They, like the gentleman from Wheeling, and the unnamed, are thought to voice the wishes of the race. It is to counteract the false impression that our people must be outspoken, must meet in assemblies and protest its unequivocal terms “REMAN Beridgement of-thetr civ- fe pride. smn TAK OPERATORS AND MINERS. AM wage-carners Must sympathize with the miners of the Kanawha coal field in their opposition to any re- duction in the present wage scale. ‘The highest wage scale is too lit- tle compensation for the hazardons work they do. Too much can not be paid them for their daily risk of life and limb, loss of sunshine, while at work and the undesirable surround- ings of their leisure hours. Bvt it would be well for them to consider carefully before they strike; to bear in mind the number of months they have been idle and their whpreparedness to wage a long con- test. : ‘Then, too, the claims ot tne opera- ‘tors’ are deserving of consideration, If, as they hold, they aren ot able to compete with the non-union opera- tors and are operating at a loss, they must eventually close, unless the miners accept a reduction. Kven then tlie‘loss to the miners would be inconsiderable as compared with a strike of any duration. As a case im point, take the con- troversy, on Paint Creek, where 17 mines employ about 1,500 men. ‘The reduction will be less than 5 cents on the ton, or 5.55 cents more, it is said, than is being paid on Cabin Creek, where the mines are not or- ganized.’ This would make the price for coal mining 40.55 cents a ton, in- stead’ of 45 cents. All things considered, it would ap: pear as the wiser course for the mine ers to accept a reduction rather than to suffer a shut down with the at- tendant ills which must arise from a cessation of work followmg so close upon a long period of idleness. A TAY SERMON. ‘The formation of a law and order league. at Cincinnati, to protect col ored BoRs'and girls, calls to mind the necessity of some such organization here, where conditions are but little better and are growing worse. Fortunately there is no frequent ing of gambling houses or saloons on the part of our young people, dat the same éan not be said of tin houses of ill-repute in the red-light district. At one of these, the loit ering of; young boys has become so (mmeb iat a nvisance as to cail for pro- toate even from the woman who con- ducts {t, and she, as do all who have the future’ of the race at heart, re gretd that there is not some place for their harmless amusement Neither the church nor the schoo fills the void. (ome of/them, young enough tc ome withta the scope of the com pulsory attendance law, escape by Its nonsenforcement. The church, "by its very nature, seems to repel them; consequently, they are growing up in‘ ignorance and sin—terrible men- aces td society. ” What are we going to do about it? The ‘penitentiary will finally _ get those who do not sooner enter the reform school, which, by the way, does ‘not reform. ‘There are insthis city three churches, three schools, three hospital gssociations, two wo- men’s clubs, and innumerable secret socleties and social and rell@ioug gi ganizations, but not one of these concerns itself with the boys” and girls, standing ‘on the *pecipices above sin and degradatiohy s Wi you put out a hand to save them or shall they be allowed . to roam the streets at unseemly hess) to congregate in questionable places and to go to the devil without so lit- tle as a word of admonition? THE’ BROWNSVILLE INCIDENT. | {from Charieston 3 wets The New York World is rhther se. vere in its conclusions: on the Presi- dent's final message about the Brownsville incident, but the evi- dence would seem to indicate that the World is not far from wrong in the following: After two years of investigation, backed by all the Executive power and resources of the National Gov- ernment, all the direct evidence ob- tained by Mr. Roosevelt’ in’ tlie Brownsville case is based oa the al- leged confession of a private in Com- pany B, which was obtained by a de- tective who “tis illiterate and had to depend on wis memory for détails.” Thereupon Mr. Roosevelt sends a message to the Senate declaring: “It appears that almost all. the members of Company B must have been actively concerned in, the:shoot- ing, either to the ectent of being participants or to the extent of vir- tually encouraging those who were participants. As to Compamias G and D, there can be no question that practically every man of them must have had knowledge that the shogt- ing was done by some of the soldiers of B. Troop, and possibly by*one or two others’ in one of the other troops.”” The World doubts if the average Southern jury would convict an ordi- nary reputable negro of chicken stealing on the kind of evidence that Mr. Roosevelt presents as conclusive, But even accepting Conyers’s alleged confession as truthful in every. detail, it is plain that the President of the United States has been guilty of a most hideous injustice in punishing innocent and guilty alike. No criminal proceedings have been instituted against any of the men who, are alleged tf have been guilty, and the only reparation Mr. Roose- velt offers io the innocent is that they shall be reinstated provided they prove their innocenge and. help, fkl" the résponsibility upon "those" who did-the shooting: ©: restr Certainly the United States Sen- ate, if it has any regard for law and justice, cannot let this case rest where ‘Mr. Roosevelt leaves it. REPORT Continued from page one. Winifrede Sunday School—Supt. Jas. J. Thomas 25c, Secy. Lee John- son 25¢, Treas. J. &. Randolph 2%e, ‘Teachers: G. R. Coveness 25c, Maggie Perkins 25c, L. BE. Wiseman 25¢, S. A. Thomas 25¢, Class Collections Ste. Total $2.29. Longacre Sunday School—-Supt. J. A. Keaton 25¢, Secy Clarence James 25e, Treas. Geo. Keaton 25c, Teaeh- ers: B. B. Daulton 25e, Larned Daul- ton 25¢e, Lenna Jackson 25c, Class Collections 98¢. “Total $2.48. Raymond, City Sunday School— Supt. H. Coles 25e, Se¢y. Shirley M. Anderson 25¢, Treas. I. C, McKen- ney 25¢, Teachers: Rhoda Desper 25c, M. C. Wilson 25¢, J. W. Smith 2c, Class Collections 86e. Total $2.36, Hill Top Sunday School—supt. J. J. 1. James 25¢, Secy. Mrs. E,W. James 25c, ‘Teacher Rev. M. S. Ma- lone 25¢, Class Collections $1.25. To- tal $2.00." Second Charleston Sunday School Set. Rev. H. K. Johnson dic, Asst: Rev. J. W. Coleman 25c, Treas. Rev. R. M. Mayhew 25, ‘Teachers: Rev. J. W. Coleman 25, Katie Wake- field 25e, Alice V. Coleman 25¢, Class Collections Gle. Total 32.11 Elkridge Sunday School—Supt. Ed. Jones 25¢, Asst. Geo. Williams Bie, Seey, C, C. Branham 25c, ‘Treas. M. G. Marshall 25¢, Teachers: R. J. Wormley 25¢, W. R. Kenney 250, Bd. Coles 25¢, Mrs. Mary Jones 25e, Smith Freeman 25¢. Glass Collections. the, Public Collection $1.50, ‘Total $4.25. St. Albans Sunday School—Supt Prof. J. A. Shields 250, Asst. J. E. Norris 25¢, Secy. Miss Gertrude Par: rish 25¢, Treas, Mrs. M. M. Stratton 24e, Teachers: Edward Norris 25¢ Miss Gertrude Parrish 25¢, Wm. Er. skins 2c, Joel Taylor 25e, Lawsor Dowd 25¢, Mrs. M. M. Stratton 25¢, Collections 31.50. ‘Total $4.00. Holden Sunday School—Superin. (ondent Wm. Smith 25¢, Asst. H. M. Newell 25, Scey. Eubil Fortier 26¢ Treas. Geo. W. Watson 250, ‘Teachers: James Webb 250. G. H. Barnett 256 | Henry White 25, Helen Mons. 25¢ [Class Collections $1.09, Public Col Iection $3.00, James Webb 25¢, Geo. 1. Barnett 250, Robt. Smith 25e, Win Smith 25e, Virginia Newell 25e, Hen [ty Newell 25¢, 1. A. Knowles 2he Total game. Macdonald Sunday School—Supt H.R. Hundley 25, Seey Hestor Fer ‘|Suson 25e, ‘Treas. ‘Tom Ash Zhe ‘Teachers: R. D. Robinson 25e, Wal |ter Lewis 25e, Mrs, J. V. Wilkerson Ze, Mary Jones 25¢, Class Collec [tions $3.25. Total $5.00. Kimberly Sunday School—supt. R D. Reid 25¢, Asst. P. P. Ferrell 25¢ '|Sety. Helen Banks 25¢, ‘Treas. Jno {Cash 25c, Teachers: Mra, Mary § | Joe ss Sunday School—Supt. R, ‘B. 260, Asst. Emma Cox 260, “Reachers: Jas. Austin 25c, Miss _B. SOX 25e, Class Collections $2.64, To. Wel 99.64. j. Powetlton Sunday School—Supt. J. S. Harvey 26¢, Secy. Eldridge Har- j vey 250, Teachers: Robert Ward 26¢, lA D. Fairfax 25c, class collection 63¢ j Total $1.63. Morris Creek Sunday — School— Supt. Wm. Weeks 25c, Asst. S. P. ‘Young 25¢, Secy 8. H. Clark 260, | Peachors: Hattie Trent 26c, J.P. MJumper 25c, Class Collections 76e. Total $2.00. | Montgomery Sunday School—Supt. P. W. Wright 25c, Asst. S. E. Chiles ‘5c, Teachers: J. A. Brown 26, Prof. H. H. Ralley 25, Miss Ethel Brown 25, Sam ——— 26c, J. Wt Morgan 250, Pastor Rov. Warner Brown 25¢. Class Collection $4.25. Guyandotte Sunday School—Supt. Grant Hunter 25c, Asst. Albert Wells 25e, Treas. Patsey Agnew 26c, Class collections 25. Total $1.00. _ West Charleston Sunday School— Suet Walter Davis 25c, Treas. Rev. ‘tho. Wagner 25c, Teachers: Adelaide Backey 25c, Rev. Nelson Dorsey 25¢, Class Collections 31c. Total $1.31. Scarbro Sunday —_School-—Supt. Mrs. J. V. Dandridge 25¢, Asst. Geo. Greory 25¢, Treas. Beulah Dandridge 5c, Teachers: G. W. Curtis 26¢, Bes- sie Gray 25¢, Bettie Strain 25c, Class Collections 51°. ‘Total $2.01. Page Sanday School—Supt. R. W. Sneed 25c, Asst. H. H. WaShington 25e, Teachers: J. W. Dandridge 26c, Joseph Branch 25c, Miss Alice Cur- tice 25¢, Good Board 25¢, Class Col- Tection 39¢, Public Collection $2.16. Total $4.06. . . Gauley Bridge Sunday School— Supte-J. W. Cain 25c, Asst. C. M. Farley 25¢, Secy. Mrs. C. M. Wilt 25c, ‘Treas. Geneva Payton 25c, Teachers: Rev. E. D. Wallace 2c, Monroe Pay- ton 25c, James Farley 25¢, Class Col- lections 60c. “Total $2.35. Institute Sunday School—Supt. Mrs. Eunice Brown 25c, Secy. Miss ‘Maud Robinson 25c, ‘Teachers: Prof. B. Prillerman 25c, Mrs. Mattie Pril- lerman 25¢, Prof. W. A. Spriggs 25c, Prof. B. M. Burgess 25¢, Miss Hassie Brown 25c Class Collections 43c. To- tal $2.43. Standard Sunday School—Supt. A. R. Johnson 25c, Asst. Spencer Tur- ner 25¢, Secy. Mrs. Courtney Harris Ye, Teachers: Mrs. Lewellen Turner 2c, Seream Parker 25¢, Jesse Arm-| strong 25c. Mrs. Alice Franklin 25¢, A.D. Austin 25c. Total $2.00, i Mt. Olivet Association—Rey. R. D! W. Meadows 25c, Prof. J. McHenry Jones 25e, Rev. L. N. Harris 25¢, Rev. N. Barnett 25¢, 'T. Brown 25¢, P. Rob- inson 25¢, Prof. W. H. Lowry 25¢, Mites $1.42. Total $3.17. New River Valicy Association, $10.77. Blue Stone Sunday School Union, 86.25. f . Women’s Baptist Conyention..Mrs. M. A. W. Thompson 25c, Miss Fannie C. Cobh 25e, Prof. J. McHenry Jones 0c, Mites $5.10. Total 36.15. Stone Cliff Sunday School, $1.75. Mt. Carbon SuAday School, $4.25. Mab. Scott Sunday School, $1.50. Mt. Zion S. %, Bluefield, $2.00. Harewood Sunday School, $3.81. W. Va. Baptist State Convention, $5.50. Lester Sunday School (New), 50c. Slab Fork Sunday S¢hool (New), 50e. Springton Sunday School (New), 50¢. Coal dale Sunday School, $1.05. Pagetown Sunday School, 85c. Herberton Sunday School (New), 60c. Monitor Sunday School (New), 55¢. Sun Sunday School, 35¢. Lewisbury Sunday School, $2.25, London Sunday School, $2.50, Handly S. 8. (Per. Mrs. M. J. Banks, $2.00. Fire Creek Sunday School, $2.30, Carbondale Sunday School, $1.00. Thayer Sunday School, $1.00. Wake Forest, $2.00. Huntington 16th Street S. $., $2.00. Hinton, 2nd Baptist S. S., $8.67 Geo. Williams and avite, $1.00. Samuel Steward, 5de. Total $142.35, Yours truly, J. J. TURNER, Superintendent of Missions, FEAGT OF LIGHTS TO BEGIN SOON Millions of little tapers will shed thetr light in the Jewish homes and synagogues the world over at the celebration of the Feast of Lights, which will begin December 19, and last for eight days. The Feast of Lights, also known as Hanukah and the Feast of the Maccabees, commem- orates the emancipation of the Jews by the Maccabees after a struggle of 14 years against the Seleucid kings of Syria In 168 B. C.. three years before the institution of Hanukah, Aritioch- us Epiphanes set up an idol in the temple and commanded the Jews to worship it. ‘The Jews looked upon the momentary triumph of the Syrian faith as a degradation and a failure of their people in their: religious ide- al The present-day celebration con- sists of the kindling of tapers—one on the first day, two on the second, and so on up to eight on the last day. ‘The lights are generally kindled by the elders of the house with appro- priate benedictions, In the syna- kognes “Hallel," a song of praise and rejoicing, is sung ‘and a prayer ts re- cited, telling the-historic basis of th fooat. STAR TAILORING CO. A definite proposition that: is fair, equitable and generoys. In or- der to advertise our Ladies’ Tailor-made Suite, we are going to give away dbediniety free a Ladies’ $25.00 Tailor-made Sult. To the lady sending in the best piece of Fancy Work with the name Star Tailoring Co., worked upon it. This offer holds good to any lady in the city or vicinity, who would Ike to enter thelr names, ‘Send or bring work to shop on or before the 23rd day of Dec. The work will be inspect ed by three competent judges. Alldesiring to enter contest, please send in names before the ‘10th day’ ofPecember to Star Talloring Co. or Haywood & Ware. . "£08 1-2 Capitol Street » ‘ \ xe a ADVOCATR. | 3 (asmbe-roik Mave Udiisual memories a Qf the most, peculiar features vt" inganity is that’ occasionally one faculty, either sight, hearing, smell, taste,or touch, is extraordinarily acute. Certain insane persons, insen- sible to every other impression, have 4 pronounced taste for music, and ean repeat with accuracy an air which they may have heard but once. Others have a reéollection of form and jeolor, and display an aptitude tor @rawing, while more frequently one may meet with, an inmate of an asylam who has @. spocla) memory for figures, dates, proper names, and words generally. There is a case on record, for in- stance, of an imbecile who, at 27, had such an extraordinary memory that he could solve'the most difficult problems in arithmetic and algebra, and repeat word for word long poems after one hearing or reading them. In’ another case a boy of 14, with a defective brain, who had the great- est difficulty in learning to read, could, jf-allowed two or three min- utes té‘ruim over a page printed In a foreign language, or treating of ques- tlons of swhich he was ignorant, re- peat the words from memory as éor- reetly as if the book haé been lying ‘netore' him. Recalls Burials. Very curious was the cause of an- other man, a devout caurehgoer, who could remember the day when every persomhad been buried in the parish for 5Jyears, and could repeat, with unvarying accuracy, the name and age of the deceased and mourners at the funeral. And yet he was a com- plete fool, and outside the line of burials he had not one idea, and could not give an intelligent reply to a single question, or even be trusted to feed himself. .. @t Earlswood Asylum, England, they, hdve records of imbeciles who cs nop only repeat accurately a page or more of any book which had ‘been read years before, even though it was a book they did not ugder- stand in ‘the least, but also of an in- sane person who could repeat back- wards what he had jugt read. Anotner curious case is that of an imebcile who, in the first place, nev- er faijgd to go to church, and who on redifidng Keine could repent ‘the sermon word by word, saying, “Here tha, minsietroruc = the minist&r coughed ;here he stop- Pesto gen his. nose,’ ‘ang so on.” s. Gi, Knows the Bible. im another case ait imbecile knew the Bible so perfectly that, if you asked him where such and such a verse was to be found, he.could tell withoygf hesitation and repeat the chapter. 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And just as there Is one sense which 4s sometimes wonderfully acute in per- sons of weak Intellect, so, in the case of blind people,” the'sétige of smell or hearing is orten very keen, One of the most remarkable cases on record was that of Julia Brace, a female deaf and Blind mute, who could distinguish brothers and sisters by smell, and who recognized any- body she had met before by the same means.—Philadelphia Inquirer. 80 Horses Are . Burned io Death Indianapolis, Dec. 16,—In a fire at the stock yards eighty horses were cremated, two ‘large barns were burned and other property was des- troyed. The loss is fifty thousand dollars. vet fonets'ovory aay pours hunny pproment of the bowels ‘open, and ho woll, oreo, in the shape of Tiolent Rule or pi" poaome resis at ana ot Imoothoet, eualent, mace portoet eases Wionhne Hobowels cacandeieee ies tate CANDY : (@ CATHARTIC 1G fd edd ED ies CAN R 3 — fi ns Ba kia EAT ’EM LIKE CANDY Pleagont, Falstabloy Potent. fete food, Do Good, Novor. Sicken, Woakon or Gripes 10, 25 nna Heats pur bon Write Or Ras pane! deans fecon Wonttiee aaa ot e009 KEEP Ye Company, Chicago or New York. THURSDAN)) DRONMBER 17, 1008, \Cea Show Your Colors a Cow “Let It Be Known ‘eS, Which Road You Travel” ce We now have an ex- . ceptional large assort- ment of Emblem Jewelry most suitable for Christmas Gifts. Buttons, Pins, Rings, Charms We are always glad to show them. C. G. BERFMAN CO, Diamond and Gem Merchants 321 Capitol St: At the Sign of the BigStreet Clock Good Book declares that hé who provides not for his own “is worse than an infidel.” . ° ‘ Get Right | by opening an account in the Savings Department of the _- Kanawha Banking & Trost, : of Charleston, W. Va.” $1.00 starts you off and a little each pay day, together with the Conipound Semi-Annual Interest paid by us, keeps it growing. : “The Bank That-You Can Depend Upon” has $250,000 Capital and $150,000 Surplus. . Headaches. Headaches. Headaches, Biliousness. Biliousness. Biliousness. (OA t Constipation. Constipation, 4 Constipation, Syers Pills. wei Pills. Ayer’s Pills. igar-coated. ugar-coated.. Sugar-coated. Le tial Easy to take. Easy to take. Easy to take. over and over gain, Don't forgot. Don’t forget. 2.8. Aver 00.5 Charleston For Rent - A cottage, in Washington Court, Apply to J. M. Hazlewood. The Loyal Union met, Monday evening, with Mrs. G. P. Porter, who served an appetizing lunch after the business meeting had been transacted. Mrs. Matilda Parker and Mrs. H. H. Rice were elected delegates to the Federation and a small sum was allowed to purchase Christmas presents for colored girls at the Girls Industrial School at Salem. Miss M. B. Jerries was among the visitors to the meeting. The next meeting will be held with Mrs. Mary Robinson, on Quarrier street. Misses M. Butler and Malinda Carrington, of Hinton, were in the city shopping this week. Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Stewart, of Washington, are at Hotel Brown for an indefinite stay. Mrs. D. Hedd is recovering from a recent illness. Mrs. Ida Howard left last week for Lincolnail. Mrs. Maria Snyder is at the General Hospital for treatment. Mrs. Lillian Reynolds died, Wednesday morning, of tuberculosis, after several months' illness. Funeral services were held, Friday afternoon. Wm. Hall, of Eagle, was in the city, Friday and Saturday of last week, attending the Miners' Convention. Mrs. S. R. Bullock was ill a few days last week. Mississ Snyder and Campbell, of Institute, were in the city shopping, Saturday. Mrs. J. F. J. Clark continues' to be seriously ill at her home, on Elizabeth street. Mrs. Eugene Goff was ill a few days last week. Wm. Dickerson was called home from Phillipi, because of the death of his sister, Mrs. Lillian Reynolds. Little Anna Kelsor Campbell was quite ill last week at her home, on Sentz street. The Improvement League was entertained by Miss F. C. Cobb, Friday. Mrs. Virginia Wade was a business visitor to Institute, Tuesday. C. H. James is able to be out, after days' illness. Mrs. Susan Ragland has returned to the city after a long absence. The Ladies Aid of St. Paul A. M. E. church will be estertained by Miss A. M. Pogue and Miss Emma Cuff at Mrs. Martha Washington's, on Sentz street, tonight. Rev. W. E. Walker, pastor of St. Paul A. M. E. church, will preach a special Christmas sermon, Sunday morning, December 20th. Miss Mary Yancey and Mrs. Lizzie Smith will leave, Wednesday, for Winstin-Salem, N. C., to spend the Christmas holidays. Miss C. L. Halrston, of Columbus, Ohio, will spend Christmas with her mother. The Ladies Aid of St. Paul A. M. E. church will give a Christmas tree for the benefit of the members and friends, Christmas. Rev. W. E. Walker received the intelligence that his father is quite ill at Boone's Mill, Va. John S. Noel, accompanied by his wife and daughter, registered at the Virginia Hotel, Friday. Miss Della Brown, teacher at Raymond City, spent several days in the city with relatives, and returned to her school, Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Canty, of the West Virginia Institute, were in the city this week, guests of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Clair, on Elizabeth street. Mrs. Oliver Twist, of Union, is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Ben Anderson, on South Side. Mrs. J. F. J. Clark is fl at her home, on Elizabeth street. C. H. James is confined to his home by an atack of gripe. W. W. Hall, of Eagle, is in the city attending the convention of the United Mine Workers. Mrs. M. A. Plerson was called to Raymond City, because of the illness of her son, Walker. Rev. J. W. Waters and Dr. Holmes, of Baltimore, spent Tuesday visiting the West Virginia Institute. We have a new line of GAS STAND LAMPS Come in and look them over COFFEY Plumbing Co. uarrier St., near Capitol Mrs. Margaret Brown left this week for Boston, where she will make her future home with her daughter, Mrs. Maria Brown-Woods. Mrs. Annie Fulks Davis wishes to thank the ladies who assisted and contributed to the reception given last Monday evening at the Brown's Hotel, on Capitol street. Mrs. Maud Jackson, of the West Virginia Institute, was in the city this week, the guest of Mrs. J. M. Hazlewood, on Washington street. I. M. Carper is able to be out, after being confined to his room six weeks with sclatica rheumatism. The Charleston Woman's Improvement League held an interesting meeting, Friday afternoon, at the home of Miss Fannie C. Cobb. Among other business of importance was the report Mrs. Annie Fulks-Davis made concerning her work in the interest of the Woman's Hospital Association. Mrs. Davis thanked the league for a donation of $5 for the hospital fund. Arrangements were, made to send Miss M. B. Jeffries to visit the Industrial Home for Colored Girls at Salem. The purpose of this visit is to get a better understanding of the work of the school in order to interest parents who have girls who would be benefitted by it. Many parents have inquired about the school and expressed a desire to enter girls, but have hesitated because they were not familiar with the work of the school. The matter of assisting the young men in the reorganization of the Y. M. C. A. work in this city was discussed with considerable interest, and a meeting with the young men, ministers, business and professional men will be called next Friday evening. Much interest was shown in the 60th anniversary number of the "Independent." A number of the ladies present subscribed for the magazine and others renewed their subscription. Dr. Booker T. Washington, in his words of appreciation for the serte country when he says: "The people of my race have had the support and sympathy of the Independent in every effort they have made vice the Independent has rendered the Negro, very aptly expresses the sentiment of the Negroes throughout in the direction of progress. The Negro people of America owe a great debt of gratitude to the editors of the Independent." AT NATION'S CAPITAL (Continued from Page One.) Mr. Taft was particularly gratifying, and Dr. Washington and his associates on the board are elated, over the distinction of having the hearty co-operation of the next President of the United States in this very important and, far-reaching work. Upon his arrival, Mr. Taft was the cynosure of all eyes, of course, and the exceedingly warm greeting he gave Dr. Washington, Bishop Grant and Governor Blanchback immediately, was an earnest of the deep appreciation he feels for the great service they are rendering humanity and the natifin. He was engaged in close conversation with each for some time before the opening of the business session. The committee included, besides Dr. Washington, Bishop Grant, Mr. Taft and Mr. Page, already mentioned, Major R. R. Molten, commandant at Hampton Institute; Dr. H. S. Frissell, principal of Hampton Institute; J. C. Napier, of Nashville, Tenn.; R. L. Smith, Paris, Texas; Robert C. Ogden, Andrew Carnegie and George A. McAneny, of New York. Dr. J. H. Dillard, of New Orleans, is president of the body. The meeting was called to discuss plans for the work of administering the fund for the current year. The payment of the salaries of 36 industrial teachers, who already are in the field, was approved, and the president and executive committee were authorized to extend this list. It is understood that the list of teachers will be increased about the first of the new year. The board also appropriated $1,680 to be distributed among eighteen schools for buildings and equipment. In addition to this, $17,500 was appropriated to be used at the discretion of the president, with the approval of the executive committee. The Jeanes fund is the first organization composed of northern white men, southern white men and Negroes, organized for the education and development of the colored race. It will be remembered that Miss Anna T. Jeanes, a philanthropic Quaker lady of Philadelphia, made the gift, of $1,000,000 for the benefit of the Negro rural schools of the South, largely upon the suggestion of Dr. Booker T. Washington; who had pointed out to her the pressing need of these schools for longer terms, better teachers and improved facilities, refusing to have Tuskegee Institute included in the benefaction. Only the interest, from this fund, however, is available. The meeting was altogether successful and the work is reported to be in a prosperous condition. At the close of the Wednesday session, the colored members of the committee were entertained at lunch-on by Bishop W. J. Gaines at the financial headquarters of the A. M. E. church. Besides Dr. Washington, Major Moton, J. C. Napier and R. L. Smith and the host, the company embraced Bishop W. B. Derrick, Rev. Dr. John F. Hurst, financial secretary of the A. M. E. church, Prof. H. T. Kealing, editor of the A. M. E. church-Review, Dr. W. T. Vernon, Register of the Treasury, and Emmett J. Scott, secretary to Dr. Washington. Following this enjoyable function, Dr. Washington. In company with Mr. Scott, called on Secretary of State Elihu Root, and late in the afternoon, they were the guests of Ambassador James Bryce af. the British, Embassy. In the evening the trustees were tenedored an elaborate banquet at Grays. The diners included those at the afternoon luncheon, together with Gov. P. B. S. Pinchbock W. Sidney Pittman, Rev. B. F. Watson, secretary of Church Excursion Board of A. M. E. Church. The hosts were Ralph W. Tyler, Auditor for Navy Department, John C. Dancy, Recorder of Deeds for District of Columbia; W. T. Vernon. Register of the Treasury; James A. Cobb, Assistant District Attorney, Judge Robert H. Terrell of Dr. Monahan Court, Dr. A. M. Curtis, Dr. D' D Wilson, Dr. Joh. R. Francis, Wyatt Archer, Cyrus Fied Adams, Assistant Register of the Treasury and Whitfield McKinlay. Dr. Washington, while in the city, was the house guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. Sidney Pittman, and Mr. Scott stopped at the home of Auditor and Mrs. Ralph W. Tyler. Bishop Grant was the guest of Register and Mrs. Vernon. President Roosevelt's remarkable address at the corner-stone laying of the colored branch of the Y. M. C. A. is echoling throughout Washington and has been widely commented upon by the press of the country. A few days ago a committee, representing the Association called on the President to express their gratitude for the extraordinary courtesy he had extended the organization in performing the important function on Thanksgiving Day. The gentlemen speaking for the Y. M. C. A. were Dr. J. E. Moorland, international secretary of the Colored Branch Y. M. C. A., Lewis E. Johnson, secretary of the Washington branch; and Mr. Ralph W. Tyler, auditor for the Navy Department. The President gave them a cordial reception and for nearly an hour talked earnestly with them, highly complimenting the race upon the splendid showing it has made in connection with the magnificent $100,000 home now in course of erection, and praised the work of a similar character our people are doing elsewhere. The President declared that the moral uplift of the Negro through the Y. M. C. A. and work of a like type would eventually prove the solution of the Negro problem and he did not know of any greater factor in that work than the Colored Y. M. C. A. He especially recommended to Secretary Johnson the cultivation of athletic exercises in the Washington institution, saying that pleasure and crime are not synonomous things and that boys engaged in athletic sport were not likely to be getting into mischief or trouble. President Roosevelt evinced satisfaction when told of the hearty approval with which his speech had met at the hands of the colored people all over the country, and of the inspiration his encouraging words had engendered in the hearts of the masses. THE TREND OF TRADE New York, Dec. 15.—Dun's Weekly Review of Trade says: Retail trade is active in holiday goods and winter wearing apparel, while wholesale and jobbing departments are seasonally quiet as to new business, but there is a good movement on old orders, and manufacturing operations are not curtailed. Inventories are in progress, and those completed indicate no excessive stocks. Ample rain in many sections has started much idle machinery, while statements of building permits continue to show gratifying gains although operations in the Northwest are interrupted by severe weather. Mercantile collections are more prompt, and the steady gain in production of pig iron is a most encouraging indication of confidence in the leading industry. Foreign commerce at this port alone for the last week showed gains of $386,449 in exports and $392,069 in imports as compared with the same week last year. Preliminary official figures for the entire country showed a decrease of $25,000,000 in value of farm staples exported last month as compared with November, 1907, but this was due to the decline in price of cotton this year, and special efforts to ship all products a year ago in order to draw much needed gold from abroad. The event of this week in commodity prices was the sharp fluctuations in wheat at Chicago. Railway earnings in November, were 30 per cent. less than in the same month last year. Demand for remittance on annual settlements abroad advanced foreign exchange rates to the point where more engagements of gold were made for export, and the money market rose somewhat, but these influences did not prevent the security market from attaining new high record prices for the year at over $104 as the average for the sixty most active railway stocks. Bank exchanges at New York were 50.6 per cent. higher than in the same week last year, and at other leading cities the advance was 19.5 per cent. Iron furnaces and steel mills are well occupied on old contracts and there is confidence in a much broader demand after the end of the year. Pig iron production continues to expand steadily at the rate of about 4 per cent. monthly, while the finishing mills have good orders on hand and many substantial contracts under negotiation. According to the Iron Age, output of iron furnaces in November was 1,577,854 tons, an increase of 350,000 tons as compared with July without allowance for the number of days, while December starts with a weekly production of 381,102 tons, against 362,685 tons South Charlesto Factories Employing Over 400 Men. Dunkirk Window Glass Co. Banner Window Glass Kanawha Chemical Engine Mfg Co. Terms: 1-10 cash, balance in monthly payments to suit. Discount for all cash. TESTING ANTI-RACE LAW ON THE NEW ORLEANS TRACK New Orleans, Dec. 16.—Racing will be held at the City, Park race track today for the purpose of testing in the courts the so-called Loke anti-racing law, which prohibits book-making. Probably the first and last race will be run early in the afternoon. The New Orleans police have been invited to attend. It is understood that a book-maker will allow himself to be arrested and the meet will come to at least a temporary close while the matter is taken to the courts. BEECH HARGIS' TRIAL IS BEGUN Irving, Ky., Dec. 16. The trial of Beach Hargis, who is charged with the murder of his father, was called here today. Two Men Cremated Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 16.—Gilbert White and George Foster, colored, were burned to death in a fire which destroyed the home of Mattie Crosby, colored, at South Oakley avenue. They were boarders. Ohio Bank Assigns Napoleon, Ohio, Dec. 16.—The Citizens State Bank assigned last night. The failure is said to have been brought about by the Ohio German Insurance Company's failure. on November 1st and a steady gain each month since June 1, when the weekly output was 259,284 tons. Several small contracts have been placed for steel rails, and the Pennsylvania Railroad has about completed arrangements with the mills for requirements in 1909, probably 160,000 tons. While structural mills report some decrease in new business there is much work on hand, and pending contracts promise large orders in January. Coke is strong and active, with liberal inquiries for delivery during the first half of 1909. PEOPLE IN SOUTH CHARLESTON NOW. THERE APRIL 1, 1907. EMPTIES IN LOWER RIVER COMING UP While the recent rise in the Ohio river, occasioned by the rise in New river, was insufficient to allow the shipment of all the coal stored in barges near the mouth of the Kanawha, it has served to allow the return of empty barges from different points along the river and several strings of empties will be returned to the mines in the Kanawha valley. The stages reported today are as follows: Pittsburg, 6.2; rising. Parkersburg, 1.5; falling. Radford, 1.8; falling. Hinton, 2.9; partly cloudy; falling. Kanawha Falls, 3.7; falling. CHARLESTON, 7.6; pool stage. His Defalcation Sum of $85,000 Somersworth, N. J., Dec. 16. Fred M. Varney, cashier of the First National Bank of Somersworth, has been arrested charged with embezzlement. It is said his defalcation amounts to eighty-five thousand dollars. The bank examiner has taken possession of the institution. Poker Playing Not Bar, Says. Senate Washington, Dec. 16. After long delay, the Senate Judiciary Committee today voted to make a favorable report to the Senate on the nomination of Oscar R. Hundley, of Alabama, to be Federal judge for the northern district of his state. Huntley's confirmation was held up all last session on a number of alleged grounds. One of the objections made against him originally was that he played poker. This allegation was founded on a conviction against him for this offense about a quarter of a century ago. Senator Johnston of Alabama advised some of his colleagues that he opined there were to be found one or two statesmen about the Capitol who had played poker at a less remote period than twenty-five years ago. Not alone poker, but several com- OUR DISPLY OF Ladies' Misses' and Wear garments, M Is the largest in the City and our P can be made up-to-date Merchandise GIVE US A CALL The People's JO EPH SCHW 602 Kanawha, cor. Alderson St., B. EN "The Dependance 17 CAPITOL. 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This quality usually sells for 38c and So long as the lot lasts, for only 25c each Satin Damask Towels Extra weight, hemstitched, in a variety of new designs. P Linen and Grass Bleached. These towels always sell for and 75c, for only Damask Tached, in a variety Tached. These towers Satin Damask Towels Extra weight, hemstitched, in a variety of new designs. P Linen and Grass Bleached. These towels always sell for and 75c, for only 50c. each. plaints were made against Hundley. Senator Pettus got his nomination held up in the first place. Senator Foraker last winter objected to confirmation on grounds personal to himself, and alleged in some quarters to be connected with the Foraker Presidential campaign. Whether any further opposition to Hundley will tee able fus Colu as j in C ```markdown ``` ask Towels a variety of new designs. These towels always sell for will be made, now that the committee has reported, is not certain. The committee ordered a favorable report on the nomination of Bufus H. Thayer, of the District of Columbia, to succeed Judge Wilson as judge of the United States Court in China. FRUITS, CANDIES ICE CREAM Families Furnished with Ice Cream. Orders for shipment solicited. We make prompt delivery of Cream and Ices for Sunders. E. Nichols. Mr. Foraker referred contemptu- ly to Browne, and remarked that would have more to say about him sood. He was a letter received by the Senator in October Convers said that he he been visited by Wallace L. Gray, man who had offered him the pos- ition he referred to, but he proved to be A. G. Baldwin, the Captain of detective agency at Roanoke. In letter he repeated a long con- tention Baldwin had with him for purpose of ascertaining whether Negro detective, Lawson, had made an accurate report in the sum- "I told him he was sleeping when he shooted occurred," he wrote, and that it couldn't be true that I told anything else to Lawson, he told me he did not know anything about Lawson; said his brother sent him to him and that he had caught him in several lies." Kopt Foraker Informed. The next time the Senator heard from Conyers was late in October, and in the letter he told of the visit Browne. He said that Brown assasinated him that he would be protected. If he told what he knew, but he insulated that he had nothing to reel at, and that his testimony before the Senate Committee was correct, he practically denied every assertion implicating him or statement attributed to him by the detective and incorporated in the latter's affidavit letter on Conyers sent another letter to the Senator in November relating how other detectives had undertaken to extract information from him which he had repeatedly avowed he did not possess. After Conyers's letters had been read o the Senate Mr. oraker, who is most eloquent when aroused, exclaimed with dramatic effect: "Is there anything more atrocious than the way proceedings have been conducted against these men? This is the sixth time they have been on trial, and five times have been acquitted, in my judgment; and when the investigation of these charges now preferred is completed, it will again acquit. . . . "Is there anything more atrocious than the conviction of men of a crime upon mere ex-parte testimony? What is the necessity for such testimony? It may be the Negro soldiers did the shooting; I do not know. There has been no testimony not offered that satisfies me that they did it. I do not mean that there is no testimony tending to show that they did not do it. It is to my mind overwhelmingly stronger than that which shows they did it. "I do not want to go over all of the evidence again, but now after the testimony is all taken men are hired to pursue these men to ferret the matter out if they can, in any way described by this poor helpless man." Is Not Seeking Revenge. It was at this point that the Senator cried: "Shame upon the Government that employs such methods," and then he proceeded: "I did not know, when I arose to offer my amendment, of the President's message. That did not cause me to offer it. I had already brought it here to offer. In fact I expected to offer it last week. Neither did it deter me from offering it. "Let it once and for all be understood that I have no desire and no purpose except only to do my duty as I understand it. I have no embarrassments to work out for anybody as against anybody. I have no feeling of spitefulness or revenge as against anybody in connection with this matter. "All I have known from the beginning is that here are 167 men, every one of whom says that he had nothing whatever to do with it. So completely did they acquit themselves that the President himself has sent us a message asking us to authorize him by appropriate legislation to re-enlist them. That is all my bill does. "Whether his bill or any bill shall be adopted, let us not drift into a controversy over inconsequential matters, but let us do justice to these men by enacting some kind of law under which they can be heard in their own defense before an independent and just tribunal against such serious enquiries as we listened to here today and against such espionage as we are told by the President's message is to be continued pending our action. "I do not, object to any fair method being continued to ascertain the truth. Let the guilty suffer the penalty, but if not guilty, let him go as quiet. Let us give to the humblest what we would not hesitate to give to the highest—a fair chance to be heard, to present his own defense and to support his defense with appropriate testimony." On the conclusion of Mr. Foraker's remarks Mr. Cutherson asked that the President's message be read, and Vice President Fairbanks directed that that be done, all the Senators present remaining in their seats and listening attentively to the reading. After the reading had been concluded the Clerk read all the statements and other evidence submitted by the War Department, for which the President's message was merely a letter of transmittal. This is contrary to the usual custom. Ordinarily the general reports are sent to the committee without the formality of reading. Special Message. I inclose herewith a letter from the Secretary of War transmitting a report of the investigation made by Mr. Herbert J. Browne, employed by the department in conjunction with Capt. W. G. Baldwin to investigate as far as possible what happened at Brownsville on the 13th and 14th of August, 1906. The report and documents contain some information of great value and some statements that are obviously worthless, but I submit them in their entirety. This report enables us to fix with tolerable definiteness at least some of the criminals who took the lead in the murderous shooting of private citizens at Brownville. It establishes clearly the fact that the colored soldiers did the shooting; but upon this point further record was unnecessary, as the fact that the colored soldiers did the shooting has already been established beyond all possibility of doubt. The investigation has not gone far enough to enable us to determine all the facts, and we will proceed with it; but it has gone far enough to determine with sufficient accuracy certain facts of enough importance to make it advisable that I place the report before you. It appears that almost all the members of Company B must have been actively concerned in the shooting, either to the extent of being participants or to the extent of virtually encouraging those who were participants. As to Companies C and D, there can be no question that practically every man in them must have had knowledge that the shooting was done by some of the soldiers of B Troop, and possibly by one or two others in one of the other troops. This concealment was itself a grave offense, which was gravely aggravated by their testifying before the Senate committee that they were ignorant of what they must have known. Nevertheless, it is to be said in partial extenuation that they were probably cowed by threats, made by the more desperate of the men who had actually been engaged in the shooting, as to what would happen to any man who failed to protect the wrongdoers. Moreover, there are circumstances tending to show that these misguided men were encouraged by outsiders to persist in their course of concealment and denial. I feel, therefore, that the guilt of the men who, after the event, thus shielded the perpetrators of the wrong by refusing to tell the truth about them, though serious, was in part due to the unwise and improper attitude of others, and that some measure of allowance should be made for the misconduct. In other words, I believe we can afford to reinstate any of these men who now truthfully tell what has happened, give all the aid they can to fix the responsibility upon those who are really guilty, and show that they themselves had no guilty knowledge beforehand and were in no way implicated in the affair, save by having knowledge of it afterwards and failing and refusing to divulge it. Under the circumstances, in view of the length of time they have been out of the service, and their loss of the benefit that would have accrued to them by continuous long-time service, we can afford to treat the men who meet the requirements given above as having been sufficiently punished by the consequences they brought upon themselves when they rendered necessary the exercise of the disciplinary power. I recommend that a law be passed allowing the Secretary of War, within a fixed period of time, say a year, to reinstate any of these soldiers whom he, after careful examination, finds to have been innocent and whom he finds to have done all in his power to bring to justice the guilty. Meanwhile the investigation will be continued. The results have made it obvious that only by carrying out the investigation as the War Department has actually carried it on is IES ICE CREAM urnished with orders for ship ery of Cream and Ices for Sun- BLUEFIELD COLORED INSTITUTE A College and Normal Institute for colored students, located at Bluefield, the leading commercial town of the southern part of West Virginia on the Norfolk and Western railroad,205 miles east of Kenova BLUEFIELD COLORED INSTITUTE Splendid College Buildings, Beautiful Play Grounds, Dormitories for male and female students; furnished rooms, a reading room supplied with the best current literature; a good library, and a physical and chemical laboratory. Healthful location and wholesome surroundings. Board $8.00 per month. Tuition free to state students, rates very low to non-resident students. The Bluefield School offers an unqualified opportunity for young men to secure an education, for they can always find profitable employment when at school, during vacation, holidays and on Saturdays. For catalogue and other information, write the Principal. the most important thing about our Furniture is the quality. We spare no pains when making our purchases to secure the best goods that money will buy. Our customers not only get good quality but low prices as well. Grand Rapids Furniture Co. LEAGUE ORGANIZED In This City To Protect Colored Boys and Girls. Cincinnati, O., Dec. 14.—The Cincinnati Colored Law and Order League has been organized to protect the colored boys and girls of the city. Circulars have been issued asking every colored minister in the city to preach on the importance of the work and to call upon members of their congregation to attend a mass meeting to be held in the Park St. M. E. Church on the evening of December 17. At this meeting a committee will be named to hold a conference with Mayor Markbreit and Chief of Police Millikin, in an effort to have the laws enforced governing gambling and houses of bad repute and places where liquor is sold to minors. The circular sent out by the league points out alleged conditions among certain coloured people of the city, and adds: "We are convinced that some steps must be taken to protect our wives, daughters and sons who are trying to live right, but consid- there the slightest chance of bringing the offenders to justice or of separating not the innocent, for there were doubtless hardly any innocent, but the less guilty from those whose guilt was heinous. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. The White House, December 14, 1908. The report takes up 31 pages. Fig. 116 something in our Couches, Fancy Desks, Music Co to $20.00. Br Come and se GRAND S Co. 214 something in our line for your friend. Davenports Couches, Fancy Leather Chairs, Ladies Writing Desks, Music Cabinets, &c. Iron Beds from $3.50 to $20.00. Brass Beds from $25.00 to $50.00. Come and see them. ering the circumstances and surroundings we find ... is a serious problem." Lewis Thomas is President of the league. Other officers are: Chas P. Frazer, Vice president; Charles M. Williams, secretary; R. E. Frazer, Treasurer; Revs. Usher, Coleman, Douglass, Hendricks, Walker and Ferguson, Directors. Other members of the league are: Daniel Stokes; G. Shotwell, R. Trent, R. J. Blackstone, John Monroe, J. C. Butler, Frank Gaither, W. M. Clark, E. Duncan, Rev. W. T. Hayes, Mrs. Charles M. Williams, Mrs. Phoebe Allen, Mrs. W. J. Langton, Miss Luu Gains and Mrs. M. A. Hayes. Cures Drunkards By Means of Hypnotism Chicago, Dec. 15 Prof. Hugo Munsterburg, physiological expert of Harvard, told the Commercial Club here that psychology was developing every day in connection with law, medicine and teaching. "I have hypnotized 200 persons in my life and never worked with two men in the same way," he said. "A variety of mental diseases are removed in this way. I have cured scores of drunkards. It is a tool which no physician should be without. "Christian science cannot cure diseases of the organic class, only those arising in the mind. Sometimes even the pains disappear, but disease remains. Psychology can cure the ills which arise from a functional dis- COLORED uefield, W. our line for your friend y Leather Chairs, Labinets, &c. Iron B ass Beds from $25 see them. RAPIDS FURNITU 4 and 216 Capitol St case, but when it gets to the disease it has to stop. Clergymen are not able to enter the real psychology of a case. The only way out is for every regular physician to become versed fully in the laws of this science. "Advertisers deal with the psychology of the public mind when they put up signs that they know will produce the desired effect. Salesmen have to hynotize their customers Even in our pleasures and our social life we could avoid a great many bores if we knew how to approach and argue things in the proper attitude of mind." "Psychology enters into the great problems of the day, such as the prohibition movement. I have made many experiments in that and I have not found one demonstration showing that the moderate use of alcohol was injurious to the normal man. The tests given recently show that only when a man knows that he has been drinking is his work impaired It is for the psychologist to decide. "We cannot complain of the lack of attention to psychology in the medical field. Irmanuel Church, in New York, and the Christian Science movement bear witness. Every physician from morning to night has to deal with mental factors. Ignorance only gives rise to the wonder of the so-called "faith cures." We cannot deny that the clergymen, in working these cures, have grasped the right principles, but sometimes they have missed the great principle." TO-NIGHT Cascarets THEY WORK WHILE YOU SLEEP 25c. 50c. Dramatists INSTITUTE Va. GOOD BOOK NEWS Book buyers will be interested in knowing that we have just received a large consignment of high class books formerly popular at $1.50 per volume, but which we now purpose selling at the unprecedentedly low price of 50. Cts per Co Cts per Co 50 Cts per Copy Our space permits mentioning only a few of the many desirable things. In print of text, binding, and illustration these books are the hand someest we have ever, offered and are suitable for Christmas gifts—thus affording an exceptional opportunity to secure your presents early and economically. Come to the Store, and look them over. Come today, you will be just as enthusiastic as we are. Satan Sanderson, by Hallie Erminie Rives. Rosalind at Red Gate, by the author of "The House of a Thousand Candles." A Daughter of the South, by George Cary Eggleston. Haunters of the Silences, by Chas. G. D. Roberts. The Golden Horseshoe, by Robert Aitkin. The Fifth String, by John Philip Sousa. A Six Cylinder Courtship, by Edward S. Field. Emmy Loh, by George Madden Martin. Lavender and Old Lace, by Myrtle Reed. The Battle of the Strong, by Gilbert Parker. Little Citizens, by Myra Kelly. The Lion's Share, by Octave Thanet. And 250 others, all thoroughly good and enjoyable. S. Spence Moor 118 Capit Spencer Moore & 118 Capitol Street. Put on your list a pair o "Walk-Overs" for brother son or husband. New styles at Palmer & Thomas BC YEARS EXPERIENCE PATENTS TRADE MARKS DESIGNS Copyrights &c. Anyone sending a sketch and description may quickly ascertain our opinion free whether as innovation or proprietary to public companies, inconsistently conditional, HAMBURG on Patent sent free, Olden agency, producing patents. Patents taken through Munro &c. possess special notice, without charge, in the Scientific American. A biochemist illustrated work. Larose, innovation or proprietary to public companies, refer months. Bld. Bold by newwoolery. MUNN & Co. 381 Broadway, New York Brampton Office, 65 W. St., Washington, D.C. er Copy e & Co. l Street. Hotel Brown American, and European. A Popular Hotel for Colored People. 35 Rooms. 50c, 75c, and $1 per day. Lodging, 35c and 50c. Special Rates by Week or Month. We cater to Weddings, Suppers and Society Functions. One Block from State Capitol. New Phone 1098 500 Capitol St F. C. BROWN, Prop. We are prepared to satisfy the desires of every gift-seeker, with the biggest variety and choicest selection of high class holiday things ever brought to this town. Bright and beautiful Christmas goods have been pouring in by every recent freight and express, and now the whole resplendent array is assembled ready for you to see and buy. ```markdown ``` Magnificent Wash Goods and Boxed Waist Patterns Hold Special Interests This Year. . . MAGNIFICENT WASH GOODS. A dainty gait or dress pattern may be chosen from our beautiful showing of cotton fabrics which will give pleasure far in excess of its cost: Fancy Batiste Dress Pat's BATISTE WITH EMBROIDERED BANDS in contrasting colors, old rose and white. blue and white 12 yds to pattern, special price..... 5.48 SATIN STRIPE POPLIN—27 in. blue colors, white lavender light blue color, white tan, ideal materials for gifts, per yd. 15c PLAIN 27 in. POPLIN selling briskly, better see those at once for they may be gone if you shop later. Wonderfully pretty and cheap at per yd. 59c CREPE CLOTH in - fancy Japanese patterns or plain colors for making holiday gifts, very pretty materials and modestly price, per yd, at. 16$^2$c FANCY BORDERED GRECIAN Pattern Silks, most strikingly pretty materials we have ever shown for the price, if you wish to make a special gift, we recommend this pretty silk at per yd. 50c FANCY MADRAS SHIRTINGS and and imported white goods, in mercerized satin stripes and fancy colored effects, boxed, ready for Christmas at 45 and LADIES NECKWEAR. New fancies in profusion. Charming pieces taded for any and every woman. Easy to buy! NECKWEAR. Very lovely and special shopping of all the latest effects, high ruching effects, jabots, bows, and scores of dainty trills to thrill the feminine hearts. Your every want can be found here at prices from 25c to $1.25 RUCHING IN PLAIN WHITE boxes six pieces of all white or choice of combination of pink, white and blue, a handy gift, 40c value for ... 25c WRITING PAPER IN FANCY BOXES, consisting of graded sizes, not up to suggestive boxes of holly and dainty flowered patterns, some boxes have 3 sizes of paper, others 2 sizes and others still but the one size, prices vary from 50c to 85c at you wish. EGYPTIAN SCARFS for much less than you would judge, beautiful pompadour effects, striped satin effects or plain in a range of prclty coolre. choice of these $3 values ... 2.48 RIBBONS for the tying of HOLIDAY GIFTS. Plain Red or Green or Holly effects. 50 yd. spoons at 25c, 50c, 75c, depends on quality you wish. sold by spool only. Give linens that symbolize strength, service, reliability, charm, all you value in a friend or would have a friend value in you. Opportunities are great in the store just now whether you wish, good serviceable towels, table cloths that will make your friendship more valued, or fancy linens, a dream of dainty, a thing of beauty, a joy forever! 64 in. Silver Bleach Satin Damask. 75c values, very special per yard 48c 72 in. Silver Bleach Satin Damask. $1.00 values, very special, per yard 60c 72 in. Silver Bleach Satin Damask. $1.25 values, very special, per yard 98c 72 in. Silver Bleach Satin Damask. $1.50 values, very special, per yd. $1.10 Mexican Drawn work, including Tea Squares, dresser scapes, table squares and a choice of all descriptions, worth from $1.25 to $1.69 for choice. $1.10 Cluny Squares and Scarfs, $6.50 and $7.50 values, now choice..... $5.20 Thousands of Christmas Handkerchiefs--Six Aisle Tables Loaded Down With Em For a long time we have been gathering these handkerchiefs from Switzerland, Germany, Ireland and France, of the most worthy, practical and finest sorts. The variety is unequalled anywhere else, you might wish to shop. Even those who remember our splendid Holiday Handkerchief stocks of seasons past will be surprised by the breadth and beauty of this new 'Kerchief' showing. ANY LADY--young or old--would appreciate a nice Xmas box containing three, six or a dozen pairs of Plain or Fancy Hosiery. Scan this list. No better qualities sold than are found here. SILK HOSE, with double sole, heel and toe, in black and embroidered desirable colors, 2 pairs for $4.50. A pair $1.50 MOVES, black, and brown, very dresy, in best make only, each pair perfect, and all sizes to choose from at per pair $1.50 NURSES' APRONS large size, some hemstitched, some with cluster tucks. . . 50c, 75c and $1.00 "S. A. V." Warwick, Barrett & Shipley Co. "S. A. V." IN EVERY DETAIL CHARLESTON'S LEADING DEPT. STORE Brisk Demand for Xmas Baskets MORE BASKETS SOLD THAN AT THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR IS OUR REPORT. Every year this store is more widely known as headquarters for CHRISTMAS BASKETS. Here this year is a pretty showing of baskets from all parts of the world. Big sewing baskets, of conventional shapes and novel designs, covers, and silk or satin lined. ONE SPECIAL JAPANESE SEWING BLSKET:25 to 30c values, special in square or oval shape at each What Shall I Give The Linen Store Give linens that symbolize strength, service, value in a friend or would have a friend v are great in the store just now whether y towels, table cloths that will make your fancy linens, such a dream of dainties, a th 64 in. Silver Bleach Satin Damask, 75c values 72 in. Silver Bleach Satin Damask, $1.00 values 72 in. Silver Bleach Satin Damask, $1.25 values 72 in. Silver Bleach Satin Damask, $1.50 values Mexican Drawn work, including Tea Squares, o and a choice of all descriptions, worth fr choice Mexican Drawn Work or Linen Pieces of mo Pieces for the Library Table and for show $4.00 values for Cluny Squares and Scarfs, $6.50 and $7.50 val Thousands of Christmas A VERY ATTRACTIVE INITIAL HANDKERCHIEF for men comes half a dozen in a fancy box. The linen in these men's.handkerchiefs is extra fine quality. The regular value of these 'Kerchiefs are $1.25 very special Christmas price per half dozen boxed. . . . 89c FINE CHRISTMAS HOSIERY ANY LADY -young or old -would appreciate nice Xmas box containing three, six or a doze pairs of Plain or Fancy Hosiery. Scan this lis No better qualities sold than are found here. BLACK COTTON HOSI -Light and medium weights. Wear guaranteed, three pairs of box. FINE BLACK LISLE HOSI, neatly embroidered, colored silk, 3 pairs $2.25, a pair.....77 BLACK COTTON or LISLE HOSI, with double sole, heel and toe; light, medium or heave ```markdown ``` Here--This Store is Ready A wonderful wealth of Toys and Dolls anc playthings for the children--holiday novelties in variety past description--great assortments of decorative, artistic and practical gifts for folks of all ages and tastes, have been carefully guarded, and you will find that this is the best "Christmas Gift" store of all. Right here you can make nine-tenths of your purchases for holiday present giving and do it for less money and get better satisfaction all around than any other store in Charleston can accord you. We always enjoy the lion's share of the gift of love trade. That's because people are especially careful that the gifts they buy to give should be the best. They know the store is sure to have that kind only. Maroubout Sets Paris Sends Them to You NO, ONE CAN GO TO THE OPERA this season without noting the evi- dence of fashions set by Paris and women can find nothing that better sets off their beauty by eve- ning light than the luxurious boas and muffs, the kind we are showing. PINK, BLUE, BLACK or WHITE BOW with MUFFS to MATCH $7.50 each or per set $15.00. Other values at $5.50 to $5.00 a piece. GENUINE MAROUREAU SETS. in White, Light Blue and Pink, per set. $25 live? store Answers service, reliability, charm, all you friend value in you. Opportunities other you wish, good serviceable your friendship more valued, or a thing of beauty, a joy forever! vale values, very special, per yard 48c vale values, very special, per yard 60c vale values, very special, per yard 98c vale values, very special, per yd. $1.19 squares, dresser scarfs, table squares worth from $1.25 to $1.69 for $1.19 of more than elaborate order. or showing occasions. $3.50 to $1.98 .50 values, now choice. $5.20 mas Handkerchiefs-- have been gathering these handkerchiefs nest sorts. The variety is unequaled Holiday Handkerchief stocks of seasons p MEN'S HANDKERCHIEFS PLAIN OR INITIALED in linen only, we carry nothing else, 1-8—1-4 in. hems in the best wearing and best laundrying linen handkerchiefs money will buy. If you are go- ing to give a man a handkerchief be sure and see our values at 10 to 50c each either plaid or initial. ERY Associate a a dozen this list. are medium airs in GIFT GLOVE We always enjoy the lice trade. That's because careful that the Glove be the best. They k have that kind only. WOMEN'S KID GLOVE black Make the Rug and Certain Question Here Most married are old enough to understand that the and rugs is the store in which they have to pay the absolute certainty of getting goods of standard the saving by buying the best qualities is economy when you pay more elsewhere for less desirable the best. 1. Brussels of best domestic manufacture. Beauti- tal for $9.08 2. Axminster rugs oriental and conventional pat- special for $25.00 3. Wilton Velvet. Handsome qualities, finest of special for $37.50 4. BURTAINS, handsome patterns, two and three pairs 12. $13.50 values, special for $8.40 5. BURTAINS, 3 yards long, pretty new effects, $2.50 patterns to choose from at $1.49 6. Mental patterns, full sizes, handsome colors, nicely every special at $1.60 Loaded Down With 'Em Ireland and France, of the most to shop. Even those who re- alth and beauty of this new Best Settle the Rug and Curtain Question Here People old enough to get married are old enough to understand that the place to buy carpets and rugs is the store in which they have to pay nothing extra for the absolute certainty of getting good standard quality. Also that the saving by buying the best qualities is economy in the end, specially when you pay more elsewhere for less desirable goods than we ask for the best. AXMINSTER SIZE RUGS, Brussels of best domestic manufacture. Beautiful $15 values, special for $9.08 9x12 ROOM SIZE RUGS, Axminster rugs oriental and conventional patterns, $28.50 values, special for $25.00 9x12 ROOM SIZE RUGS, Wilson Velvets. Handsome qualities, finest of patterns, $40 values special for $37.50 IRISH POINT LACE CURTAINS, handsome patterns, two and three pairs of a kind, $8, $10, $12, $13.50 values, special for $5.80 NOTTINGHAM LACE CURTAINS, 3 yards long, pretty new effects, $2.50 values, many good patterns to choose from at $1.49 COUCH COVERS in Oriental patterns, full sizes, handsome colors, nicely fringed $2.50 values very special at $1.69 GIVE "HER" AN APRON SECOND FLOOR—Dainty White Aprons always make acceptable Christmas presents—because no woman ever has too many of them. It will pay you to see these pretty ones. DAINTY LAWN APRONS—Dainty Round Aprons with ruffles edged with val. Iace, or square Aprons with clusters of tucks, embroidery or plain hermitched .....25c, 75c and $1.00 MAID'S APRONS with bibs and bretelles. Plain SECOND FLOOR—Dainty White Aprons always make acceptable Christmas presents—because no woman ever has too many of them. It will pay you to see these pretty ones. DAINTY LAWN APRONS—Dainty Round Aprons with ruffles edged with val. lace, or square Aprons with clusters of tucks, embroidery or plain hemsstitched . . . 25c, 75c and $1.00 MAID'S APRONS with bibs and bretelles. Plain hemstitched, 25c, 50c. Embroidery trimmed, 75c, $1. FANCY WHITE APRONS in the large or small sizes, either round or square patterns, some lace trimmed, others with embroidery. .75c and $1 NURSES' APRONS large size, some hemstitched, some with cluster tucks. .50c, 75c and $1.00 A Christmas Umbrella Sale ON OUR MAIN FLOOR, just as you enter our main entrance you will find a beautiful and carefully selected stock of MEN'S and WOMEN'S UMBRELLAS. Your choice may be plain natural hangings, may be GOLD MOUNTINGS ON OPEN PLATES OR EBONY STERLING DESIGNS of various question, no matter what it is, you can find it here, and about the cover, we could find none better. WOMEN'S UMBRELLAS FROM $5.00 to $13.50. MEN'S UMBRELLAS FROM 98c to $10.00. Best Settle the Curtain People old enough to get married place to buy carpets and rugs nothing extra for the absolute quality. Also that the saving in the end, specially when you goods than we ask for the best x12 ROOM SIZE RUGS, Brussels ful $15 values, special for x12 ROOM SIZE RUGS, Amiens terns, $28.50 values, special for x12 ROOM SIZE RUGS, Wilson patterns, $40 values special for IHISH POINT LACE CURTAINS, of a Kind, $8, $10, $12, $12.50 NOTTENGHAM LACE CURTAINS, values, many good patterns to COUCH COVERS in Oriental patt fringed $2.50 values very special Six Aisle Tables Load From Switzerland, Germany, Ireland and anywhere else, you might wish to shop. It will be surprised by the breadth and l MEMS BARRED INITIAL LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS, an entire table devoted to them. They are warranted all pure linen, they have narrow hems, and the barred effect is very dainty. This same quality has sold for 50c but a special hicky purchase brings them to you for each.....25c ARE READY its share of the gift-glove people are especially they buy to give should now this, store is surest to 2 Clasp best quality in holiday boxes ready GIVEN SECOND make no poor pay you DAINTY with ru Royal Cuticle Doctor Soap See the beautiful reproduction of the NATIONAL CAPITOL in our show window. 80,000 CAKES of ROYAL CUTICLE SOAP make this display. ROYAL CUTICLE DOCTOR SOAP is regularly 15c a cake 45c per box. In order to introduce it in Charleston it will be 5c per cake or 15c per box. ROYAL CUTICLE SOAP in GUAR ANTERD under the Food and Drug Act of June 30, 1906, Series No. 4136. LADIES' FANCY EMBROIDERED HANDKERCHIEF, imported from the linen centers of the world, we are sole agents for the finest to be had in linen handkerchiefs and our showing will be found so, at from 1-3 to 1-4 less than like values elsewhere. Our price range is 25, 50c, 75c, $1.00, $1.25 to $3.50. Infant's Wear and Novelties Occupies as an Importans Part in This Page as it Does on Your Xmas List. Baby will "goo" his thanks on Christmas morn, if in addition to his playthings, he is presented with one coat, and charming little coats or a handmade present such as may be found among the many elites we show. BABY DRESSES, white, Swiss, French Nainaooks, Persian Lawns, Hand embroidered and lace trimmed. Sizes 6 months to 4 yrs old at 65c to 6.50 INFANTS' LONG DRESSES AND SLIPS. 50c to 5.00 CROCHET BABY SACQUES, white with pink or blue trimming 65c to 3.50 INFANTS' COATS made of Cushmere or Bedford Cord, hand embroidered, braid trimmed, silk lined, at kint at 25c to $1.75 BABY SHOES all colors, soft or with soles, bear skin and fancy kid tops, at 35c to 75c INFANTS' TOILET BASKETS tufted in pink or blue at $1.19, $1.25, $1.69 and $1.75. INFANT DOLLS, novelty, non-breakable at 40 or 50c each. INFANTS' COMB BRUSH, and rattle bets in pretty box $2.75 and $2.25. INFANTS' PEARL, TEETHING RING, pink or blue ribboned at 75c. INFANTS' CELLULOID rings and rattles, ribboned and hand-painted. INFANTS' BODKIN AND BOX, hand painted and ribboned. box, very pretty for .25c INFANTS' RIBBON BOXES white, pink or blue, hand painted at $1.25 INFANTS' HOT WATER BOTTLES, pink or blue, hand painte- ed INFANTS' COMBS, fine cash, hand painted, ink, blue for INFANTS' SAFETY PIN and ribbon ring holder INFANTS' BIRTHDAY BOOK, white with pink or blue hand painting INFANTS' TOX AND MATS in box looks like cage at 1.50 35c 50c 50 or 75c 50c BOOK, white with pink or painting blue hand 50 or 15c INFANTS' TOY ANP MAIS fin box looks like cage at 50c ARNOLD KNIT GOODS FOR IN- VANTS AND CHILDREN KNIT NIGHT DRAWERS, 2 to 8 yrs. sizes. 35 to 850 KNIT DRAWERS, Knickerbocker style, embroidered trimmed, 4 to 8 yrs. sizes. 750 and 850 KNIT VESTS for Infants, 1 to 6 yrs. sizes, all wool, half wool and cot, ton or all cotton at 250 to 850 Our Great Showing of Substantial and Novelty Gifts for Joyous Xmas THE CHRISTMAS ATTRACTIONS Now Being Displayed at HENRY SMITH'S STORE ARE OF RARE OPPORTUNITIES We're showing a most attractive assortment of desirable and useful articles, which will surely be pleasing to Men, Boys and Children. The many Ladies who are so liberally buying from us, is very gratifying. That our goods as well as Prices MUST BE PLEASING, Our large and well arranged Store is crowded with a beautiful variety of NECKWEAR in all new shapes and patterns at 25c, 50c, 75c and $1.00. Some are put up in handsome Boxes. SILK SUSPENDERS, SILK MUFFLERS, LINEN and SILK HANDKERCHIEFS, plain and with initials, 10c, 15c, 25c, 50c and $1.00. WHITE AND FANCY SHIRTS, WHITE AND FANCY VESTS, HATS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, SILK UMBRELLAS, and many other desirable articles too numerous to mention. The Greatest Reduction Has Been Made On our entire line of MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING! and EVERYBODY OUGHT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE of such unusual occurrence at this season of the year. But we are forced to turn them into Cash ow. Many styles are reduced to one-half of their Regular Value. All are cordially invite? PAGE EIGHT. Acceptable substantial Gifts from our China Department: Dinner Ware, Chamber Ware, Table Ware, in staple or fancy; hundreds of single Dishes, Salad Bowls, Hand-Painted Pieces, Novelties, Fish Sets, Game Sets, Hand-Painted French China Cups and Saucers, all priced so low. Special low figures on Blue Ware and Gold-Band Ware. Bric-a-Brace, &c., Belts, Hand Bags, Back Combs, Toilet Sets, Smokers Setts, Shaving Setts, &c., &c. Novelties in every department. Come early each day. Open evenings. Call and see our full line of Perfumes, Soaps, Rubber Goods and Drug Sundries. After a very busy fall's business, we find a few suits of a number which we will now sell at a saving in many instances of $10 on a suit. Look them over. You will be pleased. Baby Long Cleaks, Children's Bear Skin Coats, Bear Skin Caps and Bonnets from $1.75 JP. Misses' Cleaks now ONE-HALF. Dress Goods, comprising Dress Patterns and Piece Goods, all Domestics, Table Linen, Napkins, Bed Spreads, Blankets and Comforts, any and all at QUICK FIGURES. Greenwich, Ohio, Jan. 16. An unknown man was instantly killed and Marshal F. C. Woods was seriously wounded in an encounter with five men in the railroad yards in this village. The men were acting suspiciously, and Woods attempted to arrest them, when the shooting began. The four men escaped. The dead man is about 55 years old, and was well dressed. POPULATION IN REVOLT Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 14. —The people of Caracas arose today against President Castro. An infuriated mob, unhindered by the police, swept through the city, wrecking the property of his henchmen and closest friends. The people burned the statues and pictures of Castro. Castro's rule in Venezuela is probably ended. No official act deposing Castro has yet been taken, but such a step is expected at any moment. All our line of dependable Floor Coverings in all grades, Rugs, Carpets, 4-Yard Linoleums, Lace Curtains, &c., &c., at most reasonable figures. MEN'S FURNISHINGS—Our showing of Shirts, in Corduroys, in Broadcloths; our line of Underwear, best Australian Wool or heavy fleeces, all demand your critical inspection, all placed at prices that mean b business. TO HEAR ARGUMENTS IN RALEIGH CASE NEXT SATURDAY The supreme court of appeals has set next Saturday as the date of the arguments in the Raleigh county election case, in which the Republican officials are seeking to have the canvassing board of Raleigh county count certain ballots for the Republican candidates. During the recount exceptions were taken to about 40 ballots. Attorneys Lilly and Anderson, representing the Republican candidates, will return, Saturday. "Rat" Saves the Life of a Girl Kansas City, Dec. 16.—Luckily for Miss Gertrude Brown, a stylish girl, of 2001 Linnwood Boulevard, wears her hair in the fashion. She rolls her locks over a wire "rat," and the "rat" saved her life. Miss Brown was out riding. An automobile fell her horse, she was unseated, her head struck the pavement with great force. Her physician says that only for the "rat" her skull must have been fractured. As it was she suffered a long scalp wound and was unconscious a while. Bankrupt Sale Entire Stock and Fixtures of H. M. Wertheimer must be sold in Eight Days regardles of Mfg. cost. The building has been leased to the firm of Graham, Bumgarner and Co. and must dispose of every dollars worth of goods to vacate premises. Sale Starts Wednesday, Dec. 16th, 9 A. M. COME EARLY Leprous Laundrymen A special from Paterson, N. J., says that a sase of a prominent young man being inoculated with leprosy was unearthed there today. Sores appeared on the back of his neck and later on his toes. The case puzzled physicians, and the young man thought the sores on his neck were caused by rough edges on his collars. It was found that a certain Chinaman did the patient's laundry work. An investigation revealed a Chinmaman in advanced stages of leprosy and another countryman inoculated. The laundry is the largest in Paterson, 10 Chinamen being employed. The case has aroused residents here to a state of great excitement, and they demand that the city be rid of the Chinamen. A committee of citizens is being got up to wipe out every laundry here conducted by Chinamen. (From Morgantown Post-Chronicle.) Each political party stands for certain great principles and should be represented only by men who are in sympathy with such principles. Under the conventions system, and the same is true under the present primary system, the voting of unknown members of one party at the making of nominations of another party is constantly practiced, and is unavoidable—sometimes the majority at a mass convention is composed of members of the opposite party. It is a trick practiced especially in the cities, where identification is most difficult, by members of one party in order to nominate weak candidates on the opposing ticket. This practice of voting at the convention or primary of the opposite party tends not only to get the worst men in both parties nominated, but undermines the very principles for which the parties stand. Furthermore, heelers for special interests can easily vote a large floating vote one day at a Republican convention for the special interests candidate, and, if successful, vote them again on a subsequent day for the same interests at a Democratic convention; there is no way of checking up the repeaters. The floater has thus twice as much to say in putting up nominees at the general election as a well known Republican or Democrat, and the statement of party principles is turned into a mere blind with which to deceive the public. Under the proposed primary law the nominations of all parties will be made at the same time and place, but by means of separate ballots, separate ballot boxes and before separate officers. The repeater can thus easily be detected and prevented from violating the present law against assisting at making the nominations of more than one party; all parties will be present, and their clerks will make a record of every voter and the party ballot he casts. No voter will be able by reason of the mere fact that he is generally unknown, is without political principles and is controlled by political boodlers to cast the deciding vote one day at a Republican convention or primary and a few days after to do the same at a Democratic convention or primary. The intelligent citizen who has political principles, and is well known by the community as a Republican or a Democrat would then have no less voice in naming the men to be put up at a general election than the floater and political hyper. Women on Public Boards. (From Wheeling Intelligence.) An embarrassing situation is created by the defeat of the constitutional amendment, allowing women to hold certain appointive positions. Several of the state institutions, particularly the Reform School for Girls at Salem, and the State Humane Society have had the benefit of the services of a number of noble women, who have done splendid work for the state and for humanity. The Intelligence has heretofore referred to the magnificent work done in this city and under the eyes of our own people, by the State Humane Society, in the maintenance of a home for small children. Hundreds of boys and --- STERRETT BROS. Attractive items from all departments for this week's shopping. Christmas buying commenced a week ago. Up to present time, we have sold hundreds of articles for Christmas Presents. Every department in our store is showing handsome and attractive goods, suitable for holiday buying. Rich Furs, in the new shapes and styles for this season. "Black Lynx" neck piece and muff, $18.50 to $50. "Mink" set, neck piece and muff, $12.50 to $60. "Issabella" Fox, muff and neck piece, $18.50 to $50. Misses and Children's Fur Sets, $2.75 to $12 set. TAILOR-MADE SUITS & CLOAKS— .. Our tailored Suit line is very complete. New styles being shown every few days. We have a complete line of sizes, colors and styles; $16.75 to $14 for tailored suits; $10.50 to $45 for tailored cloaks; evening and opera capes in the leading styles, $20 to $85. HANDKERCHIEFS— Holiday Handkerchief in an endless variety. Linen Handkerchiefs, 10c to $2. Lace Handkerchiefs, 25c to $5. Plain hemstitched linen Handkerchiefs, in "sheer" effects, 10c to 50c. Embroidered Handkerchiefs, 10c to $8. Silk Umbrellas for men and women in an excellent assortment of holiday styles. We call particular attention to our line of Ladles' Silk Umbrellas, with very handsome handles, in sterling silver and pearl. They were made up to sell at $5. We bought them very much under value and offer the line at $2.50 each. They cannot be duplicated. Men's Umbrellas at $2.50, $3, $3.50, $3.75, $4, and $5. Good values. FANCY ARTICLES— We show many new things in fancy articles suitable for gifts that will not be duplicated after they are sold out. Our show cases are loaded with such articles ready for your inspection. FLOOR COVERINGS, CARPETS When buying presents don't forge new Carpets, Rugs, Curtains, or Draw everything in Floor Coverings, Wine and fourth floors are devoted exclu ter selections and lower prices than STERRET FLOOR COVERINGS, CARPETS, RUGS, CURTAINS & DRAPERIES When buying presents don't forget the housekeepers. They may want a new Carpets, Rugs, Curtains, or Draperies of some description. We show everything in Floor Coverings, Win-dow and Door Hangings. Our third and fourth floors are devoted exclu-sively to this line. We can give better selections and lower prices than can be found elsewhere. STERRETT BROS. girls of tender years have, through this agency, been taken from homes of squalor, poverty and vice and placed in good families, with opportunities to acquire an education and become useful citizens. A Wheeling woman has been the inspiring and directing force of this work; and she has given freely and unselfishly of her time and talents. Another Wheeling woman, whose name stands high in the professional work, has for many years devoted herself to the Reform School for Girls, and to her energy and ability, probably more than to any other factor, has the success and good work of that institution been due. Other good women have been recognized by the state, and have been active in the humane and charitable work carried out by it. Some time before the last session of the legislature, the attorney general rendered, an opinion that under our constitution, women could not be appointed regents, directors or trustees of our state institutions. For 12 years women had held such positions without the question having been raised. An amendment to the constitution, correcting this obvious defect passed the legislature, but failed of ratification at the late general election. The fact is that amid the excitement of one of the bitterest campaigns this state has ever seen, the amendments were overlooked. They were never discussed and not one voter in ten knew what they were when they came to the polls. Under the circumstances their defeat was inevitable. The Intelligencer has not the least doubt that the amendment relating to women as public officials, will be overwhelmingly ratified if the people ever vote on it directly and knowingly. One of the first acts of the next legislature should be to arrange for the resubmission of this amendment in some form. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1908. Xmas We Bid You Come Early Toys I find Santa Claus on our second floor with ment. Everything for the baby, boy or TRAINS DRUMS TOOL CHESTS MECHANICAL TOYS WAGONS TRICYCLE'S SLEDS GAMES IRON TOYS for the Young Misses for the Boys ETT BROS. departments for this week's shopping. week ago. Up to present time, we have Christmas Presents. Every department in and attractive goods, suitable for holiday GLOVES Our "Crown" Kid Gloves, in the black, brown, tan, gold brown, gray, white, navy blue and dark green, $1 a pair. "Carlton" French Kid Gloves, black and color, $1.50 pair. "Pique" Golves, munnish effects, black, brown and tan, $1 and $1.50 pair. Misses' Kid Gloves, $1 pair. Children's Kid Gloves, $1 pair. Children's Kid Mitts, $0c pair. LADIES' SILK HOSIERY— Ladies' plain Silk Hosiery, black and all colors, $1 pair. Ladies' plain Silk Hose, black and colors, $1.50 pair. Ladies' black Silk Hose, hand-embroidered, the nearest effects, $2.50 and $3 pair. Men's Silk Half Hose, in black and colors, $1.50 pair. "LINEN PIECES"— Mexican Linen, in a variety of hand-made goods, 25c to $1 piece. Mexican Drawn Works, in all sizes, shapes and kinds, 50c to $9.50 piece. Plain hestitched linen Scarfs, Tray Cloths, Table Covers and Lunch Cloths, 50c to $2. Our offering of a big line of tailored Lace and Net Waists at $4.98, embraces an assortment made to sell at $6 to $7.50 Ladies' plain Cambric and Lawn White Waists, laundered collars and cuffs, $1 to $1.50. Linen Waists, laundered collars and cuffs, $2, $2.25, $2.50. INFANTS' GOODS— Sweaters, Leggings, Caps, Toques, Mitts, Etc. A complete line, at correct prices. LADIES' UNDERWEAR— A complete line put on sale today. 25c to $2. All new styles. PETS, RUGS, CURTAINS & DRAPERIES forgetthe housekeepers. They may want a for Draperies of some description. We show Win-dow and Door Hangings. Our third exclusively to this line. We can give bet-thancan be found elsewhere. In the meanwhile, what is to be done to fill the places now held by women on various state boards? They cannot be reappointed. Possibly their services may be continued by the simple expedient of not appointing successors. One thing is certain, the humanitarian work of such women as Dr. Harriet B. Jones, Mrs. G. R. C. Allen, Miss McWhorter and others has been of great ogod. The state needs them. RIOTING IN THE VENEZUELAN CAPITAL Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 15. The Venezuelan capital yesterday witnessed an outbreak of disorder following the warlike activities of the Dutch warships along the coast that made it necessary by nightfall to declare martial law, in order to put an end to the rioting and piaging. No actual conflict between the people and the police took place, however. 10 KILLED AND FIFTEEN HURT Limoges, France, Dec. 16. Ten persons were killed and fifteen were injured in a collision between a passenger train and a freight train near here.