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THE ADVOCATE WE CHEERFULLY PUBLISH ALL CRISP NEWS NOTES FROM ALL SECTIONS. One-Tenth Population OF THE UNITED STATES NEGROES ACCORDING TO FIGURES OF LAST CENSUS. Aided By Immigrants Aro Whites Whose Percentage of Increase is Much Greater Than That of Colored People. West Virginia Has Higher Rate. Washington, D. C., Nov. 11. According to the returns of the thirteenth census, the population of continental United States, excluding Alaska, Porto Rico and other outlaying possessions, which was 91,972,266 in 1910, is subdivided as to color, as follows: White 71,327,683, or 88.9 per cent; Negro, 9,182,294, or 10.7 per cent; all other persons, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, etc., 411,285, or 0.4 per cent. The white population has constituted a somewhat larger percentage of the total population, with corresponding decrease in the percentage for the Negro population. The whites now constitute 88.9 per cent of the total population, as compared with 86.5 per cent in 1880, whereas, the Negroes now constitute only 10.7 per cent of the total population, as compared with 13.1 per cent in 1880. There has been an increase in white population since 1900 of 14,923,491, or 22.3 per cent, as compared with an increase in Negro population of 994,300, or 11.3 per cent. The excess in the percentage of increase for the whites is, of course, due in part to the large immigration of foreign-born whites during the decade. There is practically no immigration of negroes. Of the entire number of foreign-born white persons who were enumerated at the thirteenth census, about 5,000,-000, or 37 per cent, were reported as having come to this country since 1900. If this number is deducted from the increase in the white population, the latter then becomes less than 10,000,-000, instead of 14,923,491, while the percentage of increase is not quite 15 per cent, instead of 22.3 per cent. This figure, 15 per cent, is fairly comparable with the 11.3 per cent, by which the Negroes increased, since each percentage may be accepted as representing approximately the natural rate of increase—that is, the increase resulting from the excess of births over deaths. In making these computations, however, no allowance has been made for native white persons who may have emigrated from the United States. But, as against this, no allowance either has been made for the children born in this country whose perents have come to this country since 1900, and who almost certainly exceed the number of emigrants. As against these changes in the percentage increase for the white population, the census shows for the Negro population an increase of 11.3 per cent from 1900 to 1910, as compared with an increase, on the face of the returns, of 18 per cent from 1890 to 1900, and of 13.5 per cent from 1880 to 1890. That the rate for 1890 to 1900 should greatly exceed that for the preceding decade and also that for the following decade seems improbable on general principles, and it has been contended by certain statistical writers that it is indicative of a deficient enumeration of the Negro population in 1892. These computations show conclusively that the higher rate of increase for the white population, as compared with the Negro during the period under review, is not wholly due to the effects of immigration. The natural increase of the white population is on the whole notically greater than that of the Negro. Of the total population of the South in 1910, the whites constitute 68.9 per cent and the Negroes 29.8 per cent, as compared with the 67.4 and 32.3 per cent, respectively in 1900, and with 63.9 and 36 per cent, respectively in 1880. Outside of the South there has been an increase of white population during the decades from 50,287,226 to 61,185,114, the growth thus being 10,897,888, or 21.7 per cent. The Negro population outside the South has grown 1 or 911,025 to 1,078,904, or by 167,828 equal to 18.4 per cent. The increase of the white population in the North and West is largely influenced by foreign immigration, while the increase of the Negro population in those sections is in part the result of the migration of Negroes from the South. In South Carolina and Mississippi the Negroes exceed the whites. In Wes Virginia, Arkansas, and Oklahoma the Negroes constitute a slightly larger proportion of the total population, principally as the result of the migration of Negroes from other States. In every Southern State, with the exception of West Virginia, Arkansas and Oklahoma, the whites had a higher rate of inverse than the Negroes. THE Openly Endorsed BY SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR, WHO SAYS HE WOULD HAVE LYNCHED THE NEGRO IF THE MOB FAILED TO DO ITS PUTY. Columbia, S. C., November 12.—Great indignation has been aroused throughout the State by a speech which Governor Cole Blease delivered at Anderson yesterday, in which he lauded the mob that recently lynched a Negro at Honeapath, S. C., for alleged attack on a white girl. Governor Blease was addressing a gathering of about a thousand farmers, and it is said they were shocked by his open avowal in sympathy with the mob. The mob was lead by Joshur Ashley, who is a member of the Legis. lature. Governor Blease said that the mob did exactly what he expected, and if it had not done as it did he would have been greatly disappointed. The Governor went on to say that rather than use the power of his office in deterring white men from "punishing that nigger brute" he would have "resigned the office and gone to Honepath and led the mob." Governor Blease's open avowal of sympathy with lynch law has given impetus to the movement, already on foot, to attempt to impeach him. It has been openly stated that when the Legislure meets impeachment proceedings would be begun against the Governor because of his alleged connection with the "whiskey ring" when he was State Seater in the dispensary days. A MULATTO GIRL IS FOUND DEAD AND MUTILATED, LIKE THE OTHERS, IN A BLIND ALLEY AND NO CLUE OF PERPETRA-TOR IS LEFT. Atlanta, Ga., November 11.—Jack the Ripper" claimed his twelfth victim in Atlanta some time after midnight, when he cut the throat of a comely mulatto girl and afterwards mutilated the body. The girl, who has not been identified, was found this morning in a blind alley which leads off one of the principal streets. The victim was murdered just as 11 other mulatto girls have been slain in the last three months and the bodies mutilated in identical fashion. As in the case of the other 11 girls, the index finger on the right hand of the latest victim was severed at the middle joint and the part cut off taken away. Despite the fact that "Jack the Ripper" has been murdering yellow girls for three months the detectives are without a clew. The murderer has always selected a mulatto girl for his victim and the Negroes are in a state of terror. Chief of Police Beavers is satisfied the murders have all been committed by the same person. "The many crimes or this murderer and their remarkable similarity convinces me that he is a murder-mantle," said Chief Beavers. "He may be perfectly sane on all other subjects, but insane on the question of taking human life—the jives of women. If we ever catch this murderer I am satisfied we will find a remarkable criminal, whoever he may be." COLORED COLONISTS TO MAKE HOME IN LIBERIA. Muskagee, Okla., Nov. 11.—With the intention of joining the American colony in Liberia, ten colored families left here yesterday. Each family had $400 in cash, as the Liberian authorities require that amount before a family can clear from Liverpool for Liberia. They all expect to farm in Liberia. If they find conditions satisfactory there are more than one hundred additional families here ready to join the colony. It is said that curtishment of political power in Oklahoma has been a potent factor in inducing them to leave. REPARTITION OF AFRICA. By the Great Powers is Said to be Under Consideration. Brussels, Nov. 12.—Reports have been current for some months past that a grand repartition of Africa was under consideration by interested powers, to high some color has been lent by certain observations by the French Premier, in the course of a recent speech. These have taken more definite form, and it is reported on good authority that the proposed scheme provides for the withdrawal of Belgium from the Congo, which will be divided between Great Britain, France and Germany. In compensation, according to the report, Belgium is to receive the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg and territory along the left bank of the Schelds, Holland to receive counterbalancing colonial possessions. These reports will form the subject of an interpollation in Parliament, which will reassemble on Tuesday. COLORED COLONISTS TO CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA, THURSDAY, NOV. 16, 1911 Kentucky Defeated Kentucky Defeated W. VA. INSTITUTE TEAM WINS CLOSE CONTEST FROM BLUE GRASS SCHOOL. Fumbling a Feature Both Teams Lose Chances to Score by Inability to Hold the Ball and Gridiron Battle Results in Several Minor Injuries to Players. Frankfort, Kentucky, Nov. 11.—The football team of the West Virginia Colored Institute won from Kentucky Normal and Industrial Institute here yesterday. Victory came to Institute one and one-half minutes before the close of the game. The Kentucky boys outweighed Institute but were found wanting when it came to speed and knowledge of the game. Kentucky won the toss and received the ball on her own ten-yard line. Frazier raced back fifteen yards before he was brought to the ground. Kentucky, playing straight football landed on Institute's ten-yard line. Here Institute rallied and held for downs. The ball was carried back to mid-field where Kentucky braced and held for downs. Again Kentucky marched down to Institute's five-yard line and lost the ball on downs. Institute was pushed over the line for a touchback. The period ended with the ball in institutes territory. The second period opened with a long kick by Institute. Kentucky made several successful forward passes that netted considerable gains. Harris received a hard blow on the collar bone and was forced to retire. Charles Davis was sent in and Burke became quarter-back. It was Institute's ball on Kentucky's ten-yard line. Institute carried the ball to Kentucky's one-yard line and was held for downs. A wild pass from center caused Kentucky to fumble, which ended in a touchback. The period ended with the ball in Kentucky's territory. The third period was characterized by much hunting and many incomplete forward passes. Goodloe was carried from the field with an injured arm. Frazier received a beautiful forward pass and raced for Institute's territory. He was followed by Hunter, who nailed him as he crossed Institute's five-yard line. A fumble gave Institute the ball on her own seven-yard line. Hunter used his boot and relieved Institute of her misery. Jones was carried from the field and replaced by Kincaid. With Jones and Harris out of the game Institute was at a loss, while Kentucky felt the loss of Goodloe and others. The quarter closed with the odds slightly in Institute's favor. During the fourth period Kentucky toyed with the ball in Institute's territory and exhausted her effective plays. Five minutes before the close of the period Harris was recalled by Institute and Goodloe by Kentucky. The advent of Harris gave Institute new spirit. Hunter punted out of danger, Kentucky fumbled and five players pulled and contended for ownership. It was Institute's ball on her own thirty-yard line. A fumble gave Kentucky the ball. Both teams were about exhausted and the handling of the ball became very slow and inaccurate. The grandstand enjoyed the display of punts, fumbles and incomplete forward passes. Kincardie intercepted Goodloe's forward pass and landed on Kentucky's thirty-yard line. Kentucky held for downs and received the ball on her eleven-yard line. Kentucky kicked and Hunter received the ball on her thirty-five yard line. Charles ran to his assistance and piloted him across Kentucky's goal line for a touchdown. Harris kicked a goal and closed the game. The line up. Institute 6. Kentucky 0. Jones. L. E. Brooks Clark. L. T. Duncan Marshall. L. G. Scott Noel. C. Langford Hill. R. E. J. Frazier Locket. R. T. Roe Patterson. R. G. Beatty Harris. Q. B. Goodloe Burke-C. Davis. L. H. Taylor H. Davis. R. H. Rankin Hunter. F. B. Frazier Referee, Reed, of Kentucky. Umpire, Brown, of Howard. Time, 15 minute quarters. SEKS TO SELL CHURCH SERKS TO SELL CHURCH. Springfield, Ohio, Nov. 13.—Rev. John Grayson, Negro pastor of the Third Baptist Church, who refused to recognize the Board of Trustees, was advertised the encuren property are for sale. A few weeks ago the trustees barred the doors on him because he married a divorced woman. The preacher was exonerated by the synod and now he wants to dispose of the church to recover salary alleged to be due him. ADVOCATE. Stronger Position WILL BE SOUGHT BY REPUBLI CANS IN MARYLAND SINCE THEIR VICTORY. Stone's Overthrow As Boss of the Party and Halt on Disfranchising Schemes Seen in the Elevation of Goldsborough to the Gubernatorial Chair. Baltimore, Md., Nov. 15.—The republicans of Maryland have begun to consider ways and means for the placing of their party in a decidedly stronger position. With the election as governor of Phillips Lee Goldsborough, a halt will be called for the next two years at least on Democratic attempts at disfranchising the colored votes and of building up an invincible machine. The next legislature, though it will be democratic, will lack the necessary three-fifth's majority to pass a disfranchising amendment or to pass a measure over the veto of the Governor. Some protest to see in the result a curtailing of the power of William F. Stone, as boss of the party in this state. Stone has been collector of customs here for the past 12 years, and first attained to the position of city leader. His sway in state politics was disputed by the late Congressman Wachter and former Congressman Jackson, the latter representing the Eastern Shore, and is regarded as a protege of the Jacksons, William P., the son of the former congressman being the republican national committeeman for Maryland. Stone has been regarded as the real state leader only within the past year. He has been sergeant-at-arms of the republican national committee since 1904. Since the Stoneites helped to defeat the late William Malster for mayor in 1899, not a single complete victory has been won by the republicans in this state. Stone men have usually been given the prominent federal appointments, with the exception of the present postmaster, who happens to be a relative of Charles J. Bonaparte, Attorney General in the Roosevelt Cabinet Minority appointments on the various state boards, the election of a clerk of the court, a sheriff or two and a few city councilmen have been about the only things the present regime has been able to deliver in this city. The Stone regime has meant the gradual decline of the influence of colored voters in loyal party councils, and the starting of the republican auxiliary committee in the last week of the recent campaign plucked the last dying embers of race influence from the fire. Dr. Ernest Lyon, Rev. W. A. C. Hughes and Rev. A. L. Gaines, president, secretary and treasurer, respectively, of the auxiliary, have been praised on all sides for their great work in arousing the colored voters and helping to bury the Digges disfranchising bills. In no small degree was their work responsible for the defeat of Arthur Pue Gorman, the democratic gubernatorial candidate who declared he would disfranchise every colored voter in Maryland, if elected. Through the appointment of men of probity as election supervisors in the various counties, Mr. Goldsborough can save to the republicans hundreds of votes which have been lost by unfair manipulations of ballots within the Wilson law counties in the past eight or nine years. Mr. Goldsborough will have the appointment of the members of the various state, boards, and through the appointments can make the party appeal to the fair-minded intelligence of the state. Democratic politicians have since the election spoken of the possibility of having the outgoing legislature called in special session in order that Governor Goldsborough will have his hands tied when he assumes reins in January, but Governor Crothers has not lent a willing ear to the project as yet. Baltimore, Nov. 15.—The new building of St. Katherine's Episcopal church was dedicated here Sunday. The Baltimore Literary and Historical association was organized at Bethel A. M. E. church. Meetings will be held fortnightly. Mr. J. H. Murphy, editor of the Afro-American Ledger, was elected president. J. S. Gilmer is seriously ill at the home of his sister, Mrs. Annie F. Davis, Jacob St. Progressive Bee Stinger Progressive Bee Stinger IS INSERTED IN POLITICIANS AND CANDIDATES MUST DECLARE THEMSELVES. sentiment Grows For Sending an Uninstructed Delegation to Republican National Convention, Though Taft's Candidacy Meets With Favor. While both Democratic and Republican leaders in West Virginia, and even the socialists, received some comfort and encouragement from the results of the elections held in several of the states during the week, no opportunity was afforded the voters of the Panhandle State to show whether they are drifting for the campaign of 1912. While neighboring states were voting last Tuesday not even a municipal election was held in West Virginia. It was an off year in reality in West Virginia so far as voting is concerned, but the omniscient politician is ever busy preparing the trap for his opponent, and the results in other states are eager digested to show the drift of public opinion. So extensive and complete were the progressive victories during the week that the politicians of both parties ar insistent that the candidates of the two dominant parties next year must be progressive in thought and in action. West Virginia has never been prone to rush in and adopt the new experiments. Probably a majority of the leaders in both the dominant parties have been conservative, some to the extent of being reactionary, but next year the candidates are going to be forced to make ironclad oaths and promises that progressive legislation, embracing a direct primary law, a public service commission and the adoption of the income tax amendment will receive their support. Some will go still further and declare unequivocally for the submission of an amendment to the constitution proposing the initiative and referendum. And if the Ohio Constitutional Convention is a success West Virginia may follow in that direction, for the present instrument is in sad need of revision and is about past the patching period. The Democratic leaders in West Virginia were jubilant over the elections in Kentucky and the Republicans were correspondingly elated over the results in the Eastern states, where New York and New Jersey were swayed back into the Republican column. The supporters of Woodrow Wilson for the Presidential nomination were not pleased with the action of the Jersey voters, and while they insist that their candidate is still potential it is admitted that the election of a Republican Legislature in that state has not had a salutary effect on the Wilson boom. On the other hand, the Wilson men say that while, the larger Ohio municipalities elected Democratic Mayors the result in New York, where Murphy was in complete control, was not calculated to put Harmon stock in demand. Considering the short-arm joys received by Wilson in New Jersey and Harmon in New York, where his forces were routed, if any advantage accrues to any of the Democratic prospective Presidential candidates, the scales will be tilted in the direction of Speaker Champ Clark or Oscar W. Underwood, the Alabama Congressman. While some of the Republican brotherhood assert that the elections in the Eastern states indicate that there is a return of confidence to the Republican party among the business interests, more anti-Taft talk has been indulged in this week among the Republicans than at any time since the President indicated that he would like to succeed himself in the White House. Individually there is no personal opposition to the President among his party men for a renomination. Some of the leaders are careful to point out that he has been responsible for more constructive legislation than any President for 25 years, and that they are in entire and sympathetic accord with his official acts. But they quietly insist that he is not yet understood by the voters sufficient to arouse that enthusiasm which has accompanied other campaigns. There is no doubt that sentiment is growing among Republicans for sending an uninstructed delegation from West Virginia to the next national convention. While the chances are heavily in favor of President Taft receiving the indorsement of the Pan-handle delegation, some of the leaders argue that the delegation should be free to act in an emergency. So far as the candidates CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR DECISION OF GEORGIA SUPREME COURT UPHOLDING CONTENTIONS OF WHITES LIKELY TO MAKE TROUBLE FOR COLORED ORDER HERE. Parkersburg, Nov. 13.—Since the Supreme court of Georgia has decided that Negro organizations cannot bear the name nor wear any of the emblems of the Knights of Pythias, local members of the white Knights of Pythias, have considered taking the matter up in this vicinity. The grand lodge, of Knights of Pythias of Georgia, contended that Negro organizations could not hold the title and emblems and went to court with the matter to reach a decision with the result that the court ruled in their favor. Since the news was received here, local white knights have taken the matter up and while nothing has been given to the public, as to whether the matter will be looked into here and probably taken into court, it is understood that all members of the order are bitter against the actions of the Negro organizations carrying the ame. Georgia is not the only State where the matter has been brought up, but it is the only State in which the order has gone so far as to carry the matter to the supreme court and the findings of this body have been received with joy by members throughout the country. In every city where the Negroes have had an organization, they have fought to retain the name of Knights of Pythias and for this reason the white Knights of Pythias have fought them, as the order was organized for white persons only. Congress Goes To Tuskegee, Ala SEVENTH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE SUNDAY SCHOOL CONGRESS ACCEPTS DR. WASHINGTON TONE INVITATION TO MEET AT HIS INSTITUTION. Nashville, Tenn. Nov. 14. At a regular meeting of the Boards, which have direct charge of the Sunday school and young people's work of the National Baptist Convention, held in this city, it was decided that the seventh annual session of the SundaySchool Congress should meet at Tuskegee Institute, Ala., thereby accepting from a vast number of invitations offered by some of the leading convention cities of the United States the one extended by Dr. Booker T. Washington, principal of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. At this meeting, which was held in the office of the secretary of the National Baptist Publishing Board and which was presided over by Rev. J. P. Robinson, D. D., of Little Rock, Ark., full expressions were made concerning the great success that has crowned every meeting of this Congress Movement. Among the places that have entertained the Sunday-School Congress during the past six years have been New Orleans, Nashville, twice, Jacksonville, Fla., Atlanta, Ga., and Meridian, Miss., but the indications are that the Tuskegee entertainment will be more elaborate and that the meeting will be more largely attended than heretofore. The time of the meeting has been fixed by the Boards as the first week in June. The meeting is to open on the first Wednesday in June, remaining in session for six days, which will include Monday of the following week. Letters and communications were presented at the Board's meeting, showing the deep interest manifested throughout every section of the country in the Congress Movement. The Secretary of the Sunday-School Congress, Henry A. Boyd, presented a report, showing that nine hundred and eighty-one schools were represented at the Meridian meeting. Some of these schools were very small, but the interest was as great with them as it was with the large schools. Tuskegee Institute will be a bee-hive of Congress workers, as they will go to Tuskegee from every portion of the United States. NERVY NEGRO BUTLER. Tackles Armed Burglar and Savee. Rear Admiral Ramsey's Silverware. Washington, Nov. 11.—Attacking an armed burglar with no better weapon than his hands William Newman, a Negro butler, saved the contents of the silver cabinet in the home of Rear Admiral F. M. Ramsey, U. S. N., on New Hampshire avenue early this morning. Newman was stabbed in the arm and slashed across the face by the burglar's knife, but fought gamely and the intruder finally made off without the valuables he was in the act of bagging. The Negro's shouts for help aroused Admiral Ramsey's daughter who leaped out of bed and rushed to the scene just as the robber fled. THE ADVOCATE ADVERTISMENTS PLACE OUR COLUMNS BEING SULTS. TRY IT. NUMBER XI AT DEDICATION OF MEMORIAL HALL ON SITE OF EMANCI- PATOR'S BIRTH-PLACE. In the Presence of Throngs From All Parts of the Country Who Witness Consummation of Nation-wide Movement to Preserve Cabin. Hodgenville, Ky., Nov. 10—Esprining the log cabin in which Abraham Lincoln first saw light, an imposing granite memorial to the war president was dedicated here yesterday and accepted for the nation by President Taft. The memorial stands where the cabin it shields was originally built by Lincoln's parents. It is on the farm on which Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks settled after their long journeys from Virginia. The exercises were, in a measure, a continuation of those begun day before yesterday at Frankfort, when a statute of Lincoln was unveiled in the state capitol. The ceremony here, however, marked the consummation of a nation-wide movement to convert the Lincoln birthplace into a national reserve. Throngs from all parts of the United States witnessed the acceptance of the memorial and farm for the nation by President Taft. Former Governor Folk, of Missouri, who is president of the Lincoln Farm Association, began laudation of Lincoln, and to this was added tribute by President Taft, Governor Wilson, Senator Borah and Major General Black, former commander of the Grand Army of the Republic. The great granite building occupies the site of the cabin in which Lincoln was born 102 years ago, near the center of the farm. Cut into one wall of the memorial hall are these words: "Here, over the log cabin where Abraham Lincoln was born, destined to preserve the Union and free the slaves, a grateful people have dedicated this memorial to unity, peace and brotherhood among the states. Address of President Taft. "There is nothing so fascinating on the one hand and nothing so difficult on the other, as the tracing by heredity of the development of genius and real greatness," said President Taft, beginning his address. He continued: Perhaps this is because there are so few instances in history that prompt the search. The explanation of Lincoln and his wonderful character from his origin and environment is almost as difficult as the explanation of Shakespeare; but the passion of the world grows for more intimate knowledge of his personality and a deeper inquiry into the circumstances of his wonderful life. Few men have come into public prominence who came absolutely from the soil, as did Abrissim Lincoln. It is difficult to imagine the lack of comfort, accommodation, and the necessities of life that there were in the cabin in which he was born. With an illiterate and shiftless father, and a mother who, though of education and force, died before he reached youth, his future was dark indeed. In the stepmother that his father found for him, however, he had a woman of strength of character and of education enough to assist him. Knew Plain People's Woes. The almost squallor in which he passed his early life made him familiar with the sufferings, thoughts and sympathies of the plain people and, when he came to great power, his understanding of their reasoning and of their views gave him an advantage in interpreting their attitude which cannot be overestimated. His evident sympathy for the colored race, his roused sense of justice in their behalf, his earnest passions to secure them freedom and equality of opportunity had their inspiration in the sufferings and limitations of his own early life. He was not slow, but he was cautious, deliberate, attentive as befitted one who insisted on establishing every proposition that he adhered to by original reasoning from fundamental postulates. The lucidity and clearness of his thought manifested itself in the simplicity, directness and clearness of his style. He had imagination and he loved poetry. He had the rhythm of language, and though purely self-educated these circumstances developed a power of literary expression (CONTINUE ON PAGE FOUR) CORRESPONDENCE BUCKHANNON. Ceel Washington, of Grafton, is working here at the New Valley Hotel. Born to Mr. and Mrs. George Lewis, a daughter. Miss Dime Taylor, of Severly, is visiting her cousin, Miss Ingle Taylor, of Bedgewick street. The scholars of Victoria Street School gave an entertainment at the A. M. E. Church, Friday night. After the program was rendered the young ladies served refreshments. Mr. Hashbrooke, who has been visiting Mrs. Malinda Green for several weeks, left Monday for her home in New York. Rev. F. L. Brown arrived here last week, having been assigned to this place by the West Virginia Annual Conference of the A. M. E. Church. Rev. Brown is at present staying at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jae Wade. Thomas Taylor, principal of Victoria School, was at Clarksburg Saturday. Jas. A Davis is laying a cement walk in front of his property on Main street. Isaiah Taylor is also preparing to lay a cement walk in front of his property. Presiding Elder Rev. R. R. Downa held Quarterly Conference at the A. M. K. Church Monday night. William Coatman, of Shinaton, is the guest of his aunt, Mrs. Ellen Lowey. Mr. Coatman has been sick for the past month, and came here hoping the change would be beneficial. Rev. A. J. Smith was at Nikina Saturday and Sunday. ```markdown ``` Kimberly Saunders, teacher at Paint Creek was staffing his mother Mrs Phuma Tacone Saturday Mrs. Chase Dunnell of Worcester city was staffing Mrs. Tacone sunday. Mrs. Chase Dunnell of Worcester in Worcester last week Mrs. Phuma Tacone attended videos in Worcester Sunday Mrs. Phuma Tacone attended home after attending a show in Chaghamon with friends Mrs. Bunner of Waltham was trying Mrs. and Mrs. Phuma Tacone day $ W Work was in Charleston has work on businesses Mrs. White Whiting was shopping in Worcester, Sunday Mrs. Phuma Tacone entertained friends on Sunday Brown Mountain Wales & Bristol to Montgomery Thursday of best week. Withie O'Malley, who had his arm broken on the stump Wednesday, is at the Shoreview Area hospital and is improving rapidly. Miss Stella Robert, of Omaha, White, is here visiting Miss Dora Smith. From Omaha, of Cedar Creek, was here visiting in Durham. Miss Martha Minshell and Mrs. Martha Smith of Pensburg, Pa., are here visiting relatives. Mrs. P. S. Woods, of Wind was here Sunday, in the interest of the Mission work. Withie here she was the mother of Mrs. B. B. Durham. Miss Biller Jones, of Brule, was here visiting Mrs. Wain Smith, Monday. ```markdown ``` Newburgh National Training School of Washington, in Omaha, and Storrs had their football game on Saturday on Storrs's ground. The score was 7-6. The teams were well matched. Saturday evening the recognition and award given by the College won by honor of the visiting team was in good success. The honor was given to the following: President: William H. McCormick The President: New York State University The recognition and award given by the Storrs School was: Western State University awarded a whiff of about four months with honors to Storrs. ```markdown ``` X Wes. bequeathed to us in lieu of some of our money here, the grant of our money, William Thomas. You will be given a goodly reward were in the ordinary change of the workmen the success were not was attended. Wes. bequeathed to us in lieu of some of our money here, the grant of our money, William Thomas. You will be given a goodly reward were in the ordinary change of the workmen the success were not was attended. The blessing blood (the blood) an immortal companion of the The original Covenant of the promise was the jubilee. Joseph Buss has received from Vladimir where he went on a walk. Georg Jeffery was called home by Born to Twin and Wife, Willie Born on the 27th of October, at the age of Wife, Sarah, Born of Columbia, has moved home for permanent residence. Mrs. Frank Perkina, of Lowlsburg, to visit Mrs. Ellen Smith. Will Hill, of Washington, D. C., was here last week on a hunting trip. Miss Pannie Hopkins, who has been visiting her brother in Bena Vista for some weeks, has returned. Mrs. Josephine Pontick is able to up again after a few weeks illness. up again after a few weeks illness. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hanka, of Talcott, are visiting relatives here, this week. Harvey Pore, of Mt. Hope, was here last week visiting his father, Preston Pore. Garfield Crawford made a business trip to Hinton, Tuesday. At a common spent Sunday here with his family. Rev. Reed filled his appointment at the M. K. Church, Sunday, and prescheed two able seminars. The Ladies' Aid met with Mrs. Rosa Patterson. The next meeting will be entertained by Miss Gracie Wilson. Mrs. Mary Robertson has moved to her new residence on Railroad avenue. MONTGOMRY. Mrs. Woodson Jones, who had her ankle fractured in a fall several weeks ago, will soon be out. W. A. Brown, drummer for James wholesale house in Charleston, was a business visitor here Monday. Miss Katharine Brown, teacher at Elk Ridge, spent the week-end here with her parents. The Montgomery Teachers Reading Circle, composed of the following persons: Principal H. H. Rattley, Rev. D. C. Deans, Miss Kita Hall, Mrs. Warner Brown, Miss Mary Noek, Rev. and Mrs. E. C. Page, Miss H. M. James, Rev. J. C. Jones, Miss Mayne Taylor, Miss Ketel Brown, and Mrs. H. H. Rattley met with Rev. and Mrs. E. C. Page, Friday evening. Mrs. Mary F. Scott, of Washington, D. C. spent the first of the week here the guest of relatives. Rev. D. C. Deans was a business visitor to Hill Top, Saturday. Edward Shepherd, of Institute, is home for a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Shepherd. N. N. Howard, of the Railway and Shepherd Grocery Store, spent Sunday at taunay, the guest of Miss Mary Gordon. Shumie Sauniders, teacher at Glen White, was a business visitor here Saturday. Mrs. L. D. Hodge is expected home this week with her son, Dr. Hodge, who is sick in Chicago. Join the Teachers Reading Circle, Friday evening, at the house of Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Morgan. J. C. Martin agents Sunday in Charleston. ```markdown ``` Washington Freeman both the Stover College has been, where he will continue his studies. Miss Queen Melissa was calling on friends at Sugar Creek, Sunday. Miss Lena Nice, daughter of Owen Jackson school, visited friends in Warrentown, last Saturday. Miss Joachim of Benton, L. Balth, the daughter of Miss Polly Benson, of Sugar Creek. The members of the benefactored family have the sympathy of the entire community. Mrs. and Mrs. Jack Cooper of Sugar Creek, are the happy parents of a baby girl. Miss Gordon, of Shiloh Park, was shopping in Mountains, Saturday. Miss Blake Green has purchased a hardwood piano. All the coaches of this district are expected to be present at the Kensington Cup, which will convene at Big Top on the 10th day. M.E. CARRION K. kelling there was organized Young practicing in the study of Key J. J. Church. It will meet every Thursday practicing at the hours of the members to the city. Key J. Church was chosen president, Whis Bish Brunts, Secre- tary and Wes. Josephine B. Church president. Key J. Church, who was called to Cov- ington, Secretary on account of the success. Illness of his mother, has returned, reporting but as in- terviving. Key J. C. k. Bryne, of Bristol, O. is shaking hands with Quinn here his work. Key J. S. Williams was a Kill Op, Ministry attending a meeting of the Pennsylvania Board of the West, Yinghui Summites and College. Key J. C. Blyne, whose husband and not void, has gone to Bristol to be with her daughter. Wes. Puer- ner Stories. ```markdown ``` No Change Announced Yet.—No change has been announced as yet for the date set for the unveiling of the Starks monument and the indications are that the ceremony will be held, weather permitting, on the date appointed, November 20th. The sudden changes in the weather the past few days have demonstrated the wisdom of those who have requested that the unveiling be postponed till next Spring or Summer, but those in charge are standing put. Majestic opening—Postponed.—The opposition of residents in the community expressed in a petition to the Board of Affairs asking that license be not granted, is responsible for the suspension of work on the Majestic theatre. The habit of the race to congregate around the entrances of their places of meeting and the holaterous conduct of the younger element, are assigned as reasons for opposing the location of the theatre in the Virginia Hotel. Khenezer Baptist Church.—The first meeting of the Willing Workers of Khenezer Baptist church, West Charleston, was held at the home of Mrs. Croster, who was assisted in entertaining the club by Mr. Allen. Mrs. Peden will entertain the Shiloh club Monday evening at her home on Second Ave. Sunday evening at 8:00 o'clock. Rev. J. W. Coleman will preach a special sermon to the two clubs, and Thanksgiving services will be held Thursday morning the 30th inst. at 11:00. The public is invited to all these meetings. St. Paul A. M. K. Church.—The trustees of St. Paul A. M. K. Church are making special efforts to raise $35.00 with which to move the pastor's household effects to this city. For that reason they are very desirable of having a full attendance of the members and friends of the church at the services Sunday. The subject for the morning discourse will be "Come with us and we will to those good," and at night, "Come over and help us." Burial Brown Ghosts —The follow- ing ghosts were registered at Hotel Brown this week: Issue and P. A. Sadler, Clifton House, Va.; Thos- Patterson, Buchanan, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Lattice, Gallatinus, O.; Rev. N. M. Pins, Nashville, Penn.; N. Wille Montgomery, Mrs. Mary Bracken, Joese, A. Ernest, Ward; Robe and Rufus Johnson, Clover, B. R. Clover, K. William Beaver, Vidal Grove, Mrs. Martin Smith, Mattie Mitchell, Malbonda, Pa. Nicklaus, Clarkshire, L. Peoples, M. Duckerson, Hinton, L. Green, J. Jackson, R. Williams, A. Cooper, Oswain, O. P. D. Hester, Hunting- s, N. Dresses, Goo Dingess, O. Owens, P. S. Waddy, Cedar Grove. Powell Hall Game Saturday.—Harris defeated the heavy team of Kentucky, Normal and Industrial School at Frankfort, Ky., last Saturday, by a score of 6 to 0. The injured boys also condemned that they will be able to give a good account of themselves in the contest with Wilberforce Saturday. The injuries received by Harris, the mainstay of the team as Frankfort will not prevent his participation in the game; consequently the boys down the river, while they do not expect to defeat Wilberforce, are confident that they will be in the running. For this session, the K. & M. 12, 43, B. M. team will stop as instructed. W. A. M. Chapter Reconstituted Blesses C. Chapter; No. 23. Royal Arch Masons was reconstituted here Sunday in the K of P Hall by Grand High, Priest of Ohio; B. C. Holland; The officers are C. C. Campbell; High Priest; J. A. Campbell; King William Chardonson; Scribe; S. H. Criss; Capt. of the Host; J. H. J. Clark; Principal Superintendent; W. H. Lowry; Royal Arch Capt.; B. P. Portendell; Master of the Third Vell.; C. H. Wilhelm; Master of the Second Vell.; W. H. Pauker; Master of the Third Vell.; George Willis; Surmiser; J. M. Carter; Ses. Robert Hamilton; master of the memorial numbers frighten. Simmons Church Notes—New York Miss. in attendance of the National Brown Pinehurst Brewing Sess- tion, with headquarters at Nashville, Penn., preached a very able sermon at Simpson M. S. Church, Simpson Brewing, Mrs. Edward Lewis and Miss Leanne Williams were added to the choir by the committee on music. Wendover, N.J. The official meetings continue at Simmons Church, Wendover, N.J. Suffolk, N.J. and work on the collection of this hope Lewis, level ```markdown ``` W. S. Brown and I. F. H. Hustings were in Chickashaw, Wednesday afternoon, and were Burt Williams in "The Folks." Key Pipe spoke on his work, Sunday afternoon, at the First Baptist Church. Key W. S. Downs, grandfather of the former of the A. W. B. con- cession, is whiting the churches in the northern part of the State. W. S. Brown dinner served Wor- ley in Spotted Brown, by W. and W. F. Brown owens were held for W. S. B. and W. S. Curry, Rev. and W. S. Good, and W. S. Frost. Q. Adams is indisposed this week. Wisconsin Burlington entertained in Prairie, Saturday, for Rev. and W. S. Curry. W. and W. S. Jas. Brouder were also to Rev. and W. S. Curry. having them at breakfast Wednesday. Mrs. Rachel Lamb, of Paris, Ky., is visiting her son, Dan Uttler, Senta St. Mrs. Rebecca Preston, Mrs. Minnie Harris and Mrs. Mary Preston had as their guests Monday at dinner at the home of Mrs. Rebecca Preston Rev. and Mrs. Curry. Mrs. Thomas Johnhings spent last week visiting friends in Columbus, Ohio. Missca Sarah and Della Williams entertained a number of friends Wednesday at their home on the South Side with a Dutch lunch. Mrs. J. 11. Taylor has been seriously ill for several weeks at her home on Bradford St. A slight improvement is reported in the condition of Mrs. Mary J. Brooks, Jacobs St. Miss Rosalynde Friend, of Institute, was the guest of Mrs. T. R. Bush several days this week. Mrs. Anna Gilmore and Mr. Allison Neal, late of Cuba, were quietly married, Tuesday evening, at the home of the bride. Rev. R. M. Mayhew officiated. They will make their home with the bride's father, Colenan Hammond, 1441 Fifth Ave. West Side. Mrs. Nan Brown is seriously ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Hill. Mrs. I. M. Carper, who has been very ill, is able to leave her bed. Mrs. Annie Brownley, who has been visiting her son, Dr. R. P. Brownley, for several weeks, returned to her home at Princeton, N. J., Sunday. For home-cooked meals call on Miss L. J. Smith, Hotel Brown Cafe, Oysters served in every style. Adr. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Boyd gave a reception Friday evening of last week, in honor of Dr. N. H. Plus, of Nashville, Tennessee, at their home on Morris St. Miss Maude Wanter entertained the Junior Class of the Garnet High School, Monday evening, at her home on Donnally St. C. E. Mitchell, S. H. Guss and W. H. Lowry, of institute, were in the city Sunday. Miss L. O. Hopkins spent the weekend at institute. Miss Maude Viney is expecting the following young ladies to be her guests the first of next week: Miss Mary Gordon, of Veneto; May Giles, of institute; Grace Washington and Nettle Shaw. Parkersburg. Miss Moss Clay is making her home with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Burke, Bradford Sr. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Jenkins, of Hamilton, are expected in the city Saturday to be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Viney. Mrs. M. J. Hardwood will be hostess to the improvement League Friday evening, at the home of Mrs. W. O. Terry, Lewis Sr. M. L. Fairhax and Miss Frances Grey were quietly married Thursday evening. Chas. Burke and Miss Dessie Coleman were married Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Page, Bradford street. Mrs. Maude Chapell is ill at her home on Quarrier street. Record of Crime For Month Appals EVENING GATHERER BY THE CRISIS SHOWS RELATIONS BETWEEN THE RACES FOR FROM BEING AS AMICABLE AS IS DESIRABLE. "The monthly record of crime and bombings, it carefully scrutinized," says the Crisis for November. "Turbished a curious commentary on the whole question of the commission and punishment of crime among colossal poorest America." It presents the following record: All the prisoners arrested on the contemptuous bombings have been The killing of Negroes by white men in the South is a very common occurrence. There is a record of fourteen such cases this month. Usually the cause is "not learned" or arises from a slime quamnel, or because the Negro would not obey orders. There are few records of convictions for such murders. Closely connected with this is the killing of white men by Negroes. In some cases this is unprovoked; in most cases it is apparently the result of a quamnel. There are not much murders reported this month. A great deal of trouble arises from the action of policemen. In Jacksonville, ill., a Negro is often because he would not obey the command to train. In Penanghuaan an officer shoots a Negro stealing a nike on a train. In Texas a Negro who is recruited to stand when ordered to站. In Georgia a policeman hosts a Negro monthly to death. There are perhaps a handful other cases of this sort happening the month. The opposite case, the slaying of officers by Negroes, has happened in five cases. The second for laughings and assault at laughing is very diffusing for the month. Fifteen Sigma members seem to have been united. In Arkansas mostly the white family of a white man who had a colored family was killed because the sons resisted amnest. Six persons, including two offenders, are dead in this case. In Georgia there is a very curious This fine Ring or Sterling Silver Chased Lock and Key Bracelet for silvery one Dozen Childs Red Cross Salve (at 25c per box). Send no money. We trust you until goods are sold. Your name on a postal will do, and goods will be promptly sent. Write today as you may not see this ad again. CHILDS & CO. CRANFORD, - NEW JERSEY, Department A. case of a lynching of a Negro chauffeur. Several stories are told as to the reason of this, none of which sound probable. At Pineville, Ia., two Negroes were killed and four wounded in a race war. In Greenville, S. C., a seventeen-year-old, boy was hanged for alleged assault on an unknown girl. In Georgia a Negro was hanged for an alleged assault on a woman. The accusations of assaults upon women by colored men have been very frequent. When they are carefully investigated it is very difficult to draw the line between racial insult and real crime. At Shelbyville, Ky., for instance, a Negro was nearly killed for asking permission to call on a young white woman. At Harrodsburg, Ky., a ten-year-old boy was accused of assault. He said he and the twelve-year-old white girl were playing. In Baltimore a colored man put his hand on a girl's shoulder "murdering." He was arrested and charged with assault. In Elizabeth, N. J., a colored man, in getting off the car, pushed a white woman off. This resulted in a small-sized riot. All of the above cases are probably matters of race prejudice, pure and simple. There follow cases of deliberate crime, as a murder and assault in Florida, but here it is not at all certain that the perpetrator was a colored man. All that can be said is that he looked black in the night. Near Coatesville, Pa., a girl was attacked by a colored man. Lynching was threatened, but the girl herself pleaded with the mob to let the regular course of the law be followed. The crime of white men against colored women is less often reported in the paper. Indirectly one sees this in the crimes which arise in homes of all flame. Three cases of this sort, involving white men, are reported this month. From Griffin, Ark., comes a case where a colored mother of two children was set upon by the wife of the white farmer. The colored woman thrashed the white woman and the mob immediately appeared. Just then the lightning killed fifteen of the mob and the writer adds "this country is in the worst uprorm that it has ever been." Another case of crime arises from the attempt of colored laborers to collect their wages. A white man hired two Negro boys near Charleston, S. C., to work for him. The boys did the work, and were refused their pay, and in addition their mother was beaten into insensibility. The Negroes gathered and run the white man out of town. In Louisiana a Negro was severely whipped for being insolent to a thief. In Texas a Negro was beaten because he would not pay an allied debt to a storekeeper. At Lake Charles, la., the village officers arrested some laborers and their employers proceeded to release them. The papers of Georgia and other places continue to urge the summary amount of magnums. Much trouble afflicts between Negroes and conductors on trains and smith cars. Three conductors were killed this month in south quarters. There are several smashing cases of injustice in the courts: One Negro in North Carolina was sentenced to death in fifteen minutes and one in Mississippi in seven minutes. "The immense penalty of the law" is continually imposed on Negro criminals. The Brook Hawen (Miss.) Loudon case: "The Negro accused a plea of guilty and accepted a life sentence in order to save himself from the duty of the mob. The law was imprisoned and everything done separately than the people might be held way (on behalf) satisfied and the laughing averred." In Louisiana a Negro, who was given a life sentence for killing a native ambassador, has all last been punished. The Discubita ("Muskratman") Despatch, has this report: "Will Bunklinworthy, a Negro box who drives the beet wagon in this city, was arrested. Wendy for carrying concealed wagons and after a usual before Negro Tompkins, was fined $100 and costs, which amounted to about $k, and given sixty days on the street. It seems the Negro engaged in an altercation with a white boy, and after the Negro cursed him, the beet immortised him in the head several & FISH CO. 28 AND 30 Beef, Veal, Fresh Port OUR OWN Try our ma Hams an OYSTERS, FI The best qualities kind Che We want your pat complete stock in an get it when 28 AND 30 CAPITOL ST. Beef, Veal, Mutton, Pork, Fresh Pork Sausage OUR OWN MAKE. Try our machine sliced The best qualities in all the popular kinds of We want your patronage for we have complete stock in our lines and you an get it when you want more. times. The Negro went off and returned with a pistol, but upon seeing an officer approaching, throw the weapons into a barrel nearby. It was detected in this, however, and arrested with the above result. SAVED MANY FROM DEATH. W. L. Mock, of Mock, Ark., believes he has saved many lives in his 25 years of experience in the drug business. "What I always like to do," he writes, "is to recommend Dr. King's New Discovery for weak, some lungs, hard colds, boutsiness, obstinate coughs, la grippy group, asthma or other bronchial affection, for I feel sure that a number of my neighbors are alive and well today because they took my advice to use it. I honestly believe its the best throat and lung medicine that's made." Easy to prove he's right. Get a trial bottle I use, or register 50¢ or $1.00 bottle. Guaranteed by all druggists. 11-2-57 A CORNER STONE LAYING. On Sunday, the 29th of November, the Corner Stone will be laid for the new building at the National Training School for Women and Girls on Lincoln Heights, Washington, D.C. Miss N. H. Burroughs, A. M., who is an heir of this Institution, claims to be the President of the only school owned and operated by the National Baptist Convention, composed of two and a half million people. The Baptists, in many states, own and operate one or more schools, the property of the various State Conventions; but the National Training School for Women and Girls, consisting of six acres of ground, and this new building, now being erected at the cost of 7,049, will make the third building. WHAT IS IT? Ten and twenty your combination distribution certificate of membership as devised by the American Worthman Professional Insurance Company, of Washington, D.C., one of the most liberal, strongest and reliable financial institutions in the field. For further information, see: D. E. V. 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Liberal commission allowed. Work pleasant and profitable. For information write Mr. A. R. Shewart. Tribune institute. Alabama SHIRLEY PRESIDENT SUSPENDERS The kind that most men wear. Notice the cord back and the front ends. They slide in frictionless tubes and move as you move. You will quickly see why. Shirley President Suspenders are comfortable and commercial for the working man or business man. Light, Medium or Extra Flatty Weights — Extra Length for Trail Men. Price 50 Cent from your local dealer by mail from the factory. Signed Guarantee on every pair THE C. R. EGARBOR WFC. SQ. 222 NEWPORT ROAD, SHIRLEY, MAOR. ```markdown ``` --- IS SOUGHT BY TRUSTEES OF NATIONAL RELIGIOUS TRAINING SCHOOL. Necessity Discussed Necessity Discussed By Judge Jeter Prichard Who Is Among Contributors of $3,000—Progress of Institution Very Gratifying to Board Members. (Special to The Advocate.) Durham, N. C., Nov. 14.—The recent meeting of the advisory board of the National Religious Training school was quite an event in this city. In the afternoon before the board meeting an enthusiastic public meeting was held at which time such prominent characters as Judge Jeter C. Pritchard, United States circuit court, Gen. Julian S. Carr, Hon. E. M. Broughton, Rev. Walter Liggitt, pastor of First United Presbyterian church, Stubenville, Ohio, and Col. Jas. H. Young, of Raleigh, made short but inspiring addresses. These addresses were full of optimism and clearly demonstrated the fact that this unique institution is a great factor in bringing together the leading forces of both races from all sections of the country to work for the reaching of the masses of Negroes and make this remarkable educational propaganda so effective that the Negro in Africa will be greatly helped by his American brother. Judge Pritchard had just returned from a tour in the west in the interest of the school when he attended the meeting of the board. In addressing the student body and citizens of Durham he emphasized the statement made by him during his recent tour of the north in the interest of the school, that "the colored people in North Carolina who have been upright in their dealings circumstances in their daily life, avoided the bar room and other places of dissipation, are accorded all the rights to whom they are entitled under the law and possess in the highest degree the confidence of the white people of that state." In recalling the absolute necessity for such an institution as the National Religious Training school, he in part, exclaimed: "No education adds to the permanent progress of the race unless it changes the viewpoint of the man from a low to a higher plane, hence such an education must be founded upon truth and morality. The religious education of the Negro is intended to change his viewpoint of life, to give him higher ideals and to make him a better citizen. There is no conflict between the religious education of the Negro and the industrial education, but I believe that a blacksmith who has been given a religious education at the same time he has been given the industrial, will add greatly to the safety and to the happiness of the community to a greater degree than if he had been educated solely for his trade. On the one hand, you have people who are conscious that they have been trained to make the world better. They begin it by making their homes better and they realize that they owe a debt to the community, and they must help in making of good citizens because they realize that God created them for the purpose that they can serve Him when W.B. NUFORM CORSETS THE Nuform is a popular priced corset, modeled on lines that per- fect your figure. 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Sold At All Stores WEINGARTEN BROS., Makers, 34th St. & Broadway, New York --- --- N. the other hand, the man who has simply not been trained. In the walk of life, but trained to work, is little higher than a brute, and after the work is over, he adds nothing to the growth of the community, nothing to the peace of the home, nor to the prosperity of the country." The members of the board were surprised at the substantial progress that the institution is making and highly commended Dr. Shepard for the work that he is doing. A concrete manner of showing their appreciation of the great work being done by President Shepard is exhibited by the board unanimously voting that a campaign begin at once for an endowment fund of $100,000, and the members attending the meeting of the board led by the generous Gen. Carr suscribling $500, raised by their personal subscriptions $5,000. The other subscribers on the board are: Judge Jeter C. Pritchard, Hon. N. B. Broughton, Rev. Dr. Walter Liggitt, Col. Jas. H. Young led the colored contingent of the board by subscribing $300 and was followed by Messrs. John Merrick, C. C. Spaulding, Drs. A. M. Moore, J. F. DelHinger, S. F. Warren, Chas. M. Shepard and Prof. Pearson. The board authorized President Shepard to make a tour of the southern colleges in January relative to getting facts at first hand for his extension work. In a few days the institution will send north a mixed quartette of well trained voices. These are cultured singers and will undoubtedly bring prestige to the college and the race. The ministers conference, which is to meet at the institution for one week, July 6-13, inclusive, without expense to the ministers while in Durham, from present indications will be a great event. This is an interdenominational affair and seems to meet the approbation of the Negro ministers throughout the country. THE WASHINGTON CASE. (Lortetville, Ga.) If the trial and acquittal of Henry A. Ulrich for assaulting Booker T. Washington had occurred anywhere south of the Ohio river, the verdict would have been an international scandal. The press and pulpit of the North would have made it so. It would have been thundered from editorial columns that even Booker T. Washington, educator, philosopher, philanthropist, was not safe from violence at the hands of the Southern white man, and that he could get no redress in Southern courts of law. It would have been insisted that the jury was influenced wholly by race prejudice and that the charge laid against Dr. Washington by his assailant was too fantastic to be considered seriously by any one conversant with the life work of Dr. Washington, with his character and mental caliber. It would have been branded as grotesque by every one personally acquainted with Dr. Washington. In the view of the Courier-Journal the charge made by the defendant in the case just settled was as fantastic as it would have been if it had been lald against any equally noted white educator and philanthropist in America. To believe that Booker T. Washington would descend to peeping through keyholes it would be necessary to believe that he is mentally defective, and he has been the sanest agitator of the Negro question, white or black, who has achieved prominence as a specialist upon the race question since the abolition of slavery. That Mr. Ulrich believed that the man he assaulted was peeping at a keyhole is wholly probable. Race prejudice is peculiarly violent and manual in New York, and an exclad individual might believe almost anything of almost any man with a brown skin, and commit an assault without pausing to investigate. The testimony indicates that the assaulter was mistaken, and that he realized his error after the assault. The case against Mr. Ulrich seemed a good deal stronger than the case he had against the man he assaulted. The story told by the victim is much more reasonable and consistent than that told by Mr. Ulrich. Had the victim of the assault been a white man, let us say the president of a university in the North, against whose character there had never been a charge of any kind, the probabilities would have been in favor of an apology by Mr. Ulrich and a dismissal of the prosecution. Had a "fire-eating Southerner" figured in the Ulrich role, and Louisville, Memphis, Macon, or New Orleans, been the scene of the assault and trial, we should not have heard the end of it in a decade. Every book written by a Northern wrestler with the Negro problem would have made a chapter of the incident. It is to be hoped that as matters stand the press of the North will have a word to say upon the subject. Is Booker T. Washington a low grade brute, who peeps at keyholes and accosts women? Or was he shamefully mistreated and denied redress in court? There can be no middle ground. Persons who consider the case must either abandon all of their long-held ideas of Washington as a man of serious and high purposes or take the position that the man who assaulted him should have appologized for having acted hastily and under a mistaken impression. They must brand a cultured and distinguished man whose domestic life has been blameless as a "masher" and a sneak or regard the Ulrich impression as having been wholly erroneous. The Courier-Journal, which has long observed the work of Dr. Washington, and is acquainted with the man as well as with his record, does not hesitate to express the opinion that Mr. Ulrich was greatly mistaken, that Mrs. Alvarez was equally mistaken, and that the story told by the prosecuting witness was the truth. To be convinced to the contrary would involve the destruction or a firmly-grounded belief in the high character of a man who has devoted his life to good work and whose work has been well done.—Louisville Courier-Journal. Prominent Mason's Illness Is Fatal SCVEREIGN GRAND COMMANDER OF SCOTTISH RITE MASONS SUCCUMBES TO INSIDIOUS DISSE EASE AND IS BURied WITH HIGH HONORS. Baltimore, Md., Nov. 15.—Joseph L. H. Smith, sovereign grand commander of the southern jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite Masons, and one of the best known thirty-third degree masons in the country, died here Saturday after a lingering illness from diabetis. His death was a distinct shock to the members of the order in this state as he had served the Maryland Grand Lodge as most worshipful grand master and also filled the position of grand secretary for a number of years. It was just a few weeks ago that the news was brought to his bedside of the death of Robert H. Hucles of New York, head of the northern jurisdiction. An annual session of the southern jurisdiction of Scottish Rite Masons was held here a few weeks ago, having been transferred from New York on account of the illness of Mr. Smith. The session here was presided over by Robert L. Pendleton, of Washington, the deceased head being too ill to attend. Much sympathy was expressed for him as well as fervent expressions for his recovery. The deceased was born in this city 55 years ago. He was educated in the public schools and the old Baltimore Normal School. For the past 25 years he has served as a clerk in the local postoffice. He was regarded as one of the best speakers in the city, and was one of those to deliver an address when the business league met here several years ago. He is survived by his wife and one son. Prof. Harry T. Pratt, president of the local business league , is a nephew of the deceased. Funeral services were held at St. Mary's P. E. church Monday afternoon, a solemn high mass being celebrated. Services were conducted by the various departments of the Masonic fraternity at the grave in Laurel cemetery. Coal Operators Are Committed to Betterment (From that Black Diamond) At the closing session of the American Mining Congress, which was held last Friday two matters which were of utmost importance to members of the coal trade were taken up and finally decided. In the first place a meeting of all the operators come from every coal producing section including: Representatives from the anthracite field from the bituminous operators of central and western Pennsylvania; and from West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Indiana, Illinois and the southwest. In such a representative gathering it was finally decided that the best interest of the coal trade lay in affiliating itself with the American Mining Congress. This is to be done in two different ways. First, the operating associations as such are to affiliate themselves with the Congress, paying a certain amount per ton of coal produced, that amount to be decided upon later. It is now considered that one-tenth of a mill per ton of coal output for this representation in the association shall be assessed and paid into the American Mining Congress. This would give approximately $25,000 a year to the American Mining Congress as a working capital. Second, the individuals, or members insofar as they are inclined, shall pay the regular dues, without, however, any initiation fee. It is the understanding that all of this money is to be devoted to a campaign to carry out the wishes of the coal trade with regard to legislation. The major portion of it is to be devoted to publicity work which small carry to the people of the United States the exact information about coal and the need for some remedial measures. The remainder will be used to defray the necessary expenses of the organization and of maintaining headquarters at Washington where officials of the American Mining Congress may be kept in touch with legislators. In order that the best interests of the trade shall always be served it is provided that only enough money is to be paid into the Congress—on third of the total—as will keep the organization in operation. The remainder, or two-thirds, shall be collected in a fund which shall be administered by a representative chosen by each operating association, this fund to be spent only on a warrant of the directors of this fund. It is designed that al of the money collected shall be devoted exclusively to the purpose of carrying on the propaganda which the coal trade has in mind. In view of the importance of the work and the tremendous difficulties that are in the way it is considered that this is the minimum which will do any good whatever and the minimum which the trade should be willing to spend on such an important propaganda. The next most important matter to this alliance between the coal trade and the American Mining Congress was the election of S. T. Taylor of Pittsburg as president of that organization. Early in the session the members had elected a new board of directors, the new names in the directorate being John Mayer of Kansas City, and H. N. Taylor of Chicago. Mr. Taylor is president of the Illinois Coal Operators' Association and president of the Monon Coal Company. He takes the place of Colonel Dorsey, deceased, Mr. Myer taking the place of B. F. Bush, who resigned because he has changed his vocation. Carl Scholz, who was last year elected a director for one year, was re-elected for the long term. The officers of the Congress as elected are: S. A. Taylor of Pittsburg, president; D. W. Brunton, Denver, first vice-president; E. A. Montgomery, Los Angeles, second vice-president; Carl Scholz, Chicago, third vice-president, and James F. Callbreak, Jr., Denver, secretary. S. A. Taylor, who become the new president, is one of the influential factors in coal affairs in Pennsylvania. He is at present secretary of the Pittsburg Coal Operators' Association, and is extensively depended upon by western Pennsylvania to carry out Propagandas of this character. His father was a coal operator in a small way. Mr. Taylor, after being graduated from a technical school, went into the coal business, both as an operator on a small scale and as a mining engineer. He very soon developed a faculty for public work and was all too frequently called upon to do those things which require a man of public spirit. He decided ultimately that his resources were sufficient to enable him to devote most of his time to public action and as a consequence was made secretary of the Pittsburg Coal Operators' Association. Since that time he has been a leading spirit in all public activities and is so infinitely associated with western Pennsylvania affairs that what he says is the voice of western Pennsylvania. For these various reasons and especially because western Pennsylvania is the largest coal producing section of the United States, Mr. Taylor, as president of the American Mining Congress, is a most fortunate circumstance. With Mr. Taylor at the head of the organization, with the coal operators lined up behind the Congress and with the Government itself committed to a considerate policy as concerns the coal business, the next year or so should be of immeasurable benefit to the coal trade, especially considering some plans which are now in contemplation. LEGISLATURE At times, in his opinion in the case of Tax Commissioner Fred O. Blue against Tetrick, Judge Henry Brannon waxes eloquent after epitomizing the case by referring to legislative acts such as chapter 4, acts of 1904, extra session, and finds in the code of the edition of 1906 that it is not unconstitutional in providing the creation of the office of tax commissioner, and further that that official is a lawful state executive o officer. Judge Brannon says that the legislature has power under the constitution to create subordinate executive state officers in addition to those specified in article seven, of the constitution. The same judge cites further that Chapter 33, acts of 1908, extra session, is not unconstitutional in its provinces requiring public officers in keeping accounts of public moneys, to conform to the system and forms prescribed by the state tax commissioner and board of public works. The finding of the court in the case against Tetrick, in the opinion by Judge Brannon, is almost similar to that of Judge Williams in the case cited in yesterday's paper in the opinion against S. P. Smith in which the state tax commissioner was also the plaintiff. In the Harrison county case, as in that from Kanawha county, it was shown that the county official in question had failed to keep his accounts conformably with the system of accounting as prescribed by the superintendent of public accounts who is the state tax commissioner whose office was in question according to the assertions of the attorneys who represented the opposition. Judge Brannon cites all the questions that have been raised both for and against the d defense, and directs attention to the claim or the defense that "creating the office of tax commissioner is unconstitutional, and that in law there is no such office as the state tax commissionership and that the plaintiff is no officer at all and consequently has no power as such". The Judge rules that this position rests on the theory that the act establishes another executive officer in addition to those specified in the constitution and says that the provision of the constitution relied upon for this contention is the one which reads as follows, being section one, article seven: "The executive department shall consist of a governor, secretary of state, state superintendent of schools auditor, treasurer and attorney general." The claim is that the tax commissioner is a state officer of the same nature and character as the governor and other officers named in the clause of the constitution just quoted, and that that clause contains all the executive officers to fill and execute the duties of the state executive department, and no more can be added. SEE THE LINK? "We cannot concur in that contention. We must remember the well known rule that as the legislature is the supreme law making power, it can enact any law where it is not prohibited by state or federal constitution", says Judge Brannon. The opinion continues by saying "we cannot think that it was the intention of the framers of the constitution to limit the power of the legislature so as to prohibit it from creating new offices to hold in state executive administration." In further visting in the legislature the law making power referred to in the foregoing, reference is made to the increase in population and in business and suggests that no unintentional constitutions should be placed upon the constitution as would militate against the public welfare and necessity. Provisions of the constitution of the United States are shown in this opinion in just such connections as the one in question and the opinion says that it cannot be possible that it was intended that all the multifarious executive duties should rest on the president alone, without power in Congress to create offices and officers of great power, to carry on executive administrations Judge Brannon says further, that "we cannot think that the statutes establishing state board of health, commissioner of banking, chief inspector of mines, state board of control, state archivist, board of pharmacy and state game and fish warden, besides others, are unconstitutional and void. He says further that all along the road during the life of this state and the life of Virginia the legislature has provided additional offices and officers to p perform executive functions." The judge calls attention to the fact that the constitution of the United States says the executive power of the nation shall be vested in the president, but it will certainly not be contended that it was intended that the president was to be the sole and exclusive officer of the nation. Not Coequal With Governor. In instance to the case at hand Judge Brannon says in his opinion "it cannot be said that chapter 23 acts of 1908, extra session, makes the tax commissioner coequal to the governor, since it provides that the governor shall appoint him and may remove him, and the tax commissioner is not the coequal of the governor, but is a subordinate in the executive department. 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The Negroes, however, can not view the increase of their number with as little concern, for the reason that it has come about very largely through migration from other states of a type of undesirables, of men brought here to labor in the industrial centers, who too frequently mistake license for liberty. Coming as they mostly do from Virginia, North Carolina and Kentucky where wages are lower, school terms are shorter and the attitude of the whites toward them is more hostile than in this State, they are endangering the civil and political privileges not only of themselves but of the entire race in West Virginia. This state of affairs has come about through the development of coal mining and the consequent demand for labor. In but few instances have the law-abiding, property-owning Negroes of other States responded. Those who have heeded the call are, for the most part, the unattached, ignorant, happy-go-lucky element who are the best patrons of the saloon-keeper and form the reserve force from which the population of the penitentiary is recruited. This being the situation those Negroes in the State who have any regard for their civil and political status must "view with alarm" this influx and hope that it will either be diverted or that those who come Lereafter may be of a higher type; otherwise, the movement for Jim Crow cars and disfranchisement will grow apace. PYTHIANS REWARE! THE intelligence comes from Parkersburg that the white Knights of Pythias, having been but lately advised of the Georgia Supreme Court opinion against the Negro order of the same name, are seriously considering a movement for similar legislation in this State. Let the Negro Pythians beware. The fact that a bill having their elimination as its object failed of passage in the last Legislature does not immunize them against future molestation. The Carr bill would have been written in the statutes now if the Democrats had controlled the legislative and executive machinery. In fact, no such control was necessary. The bill would have become a law with the aid of Republican votes, had The Advocate not aroused the Negro lodge executives to the danger and aided them to open the eyes of the Republican senators to the true import of the measure. If the Democrats gain control of the State government next term, not only the Pythians but other Negro fraternal societies will suffer the wrath of the great god Prejudice. It will matter not how much nor how ably they argue for their constitutional rights; it will not avail them to cite how much money they have paid out for caring for the sick and burying the dead, nor yet how many thousands of dollars have been given to widows and orphans, thus preventing many of them from becoming public charges; it will not avail to point out the rank injustice of such legislation, its infringement upon manhood and property rights. The measure will be passed and it will be up to the Negro fraternities to fight it through the courts. DISPERSE THE LOUNGERS. The Advocate is not of those ready to throw connionption fits because the white residents in the neighborhood of the proposed Majestic theatre protested against its establishment. True, at first sight the opposition seems to have been inspired solely by prejudice, but such was not the ease. The Negro people themselves are responsible for the agitation. They must, if they would give the same square deal they demand for themselves, charge the movement to their own confirmed habit of gathering in front of their houses of assembly and obstructing the sidewalks. No lady, colored or white wants to force her way through a crowd of jostling men and boys such as is wont to congregate before Negro places of amusement or worship. This and this alone is the consideration, we believe, actuating the white residents to object to license being granted the theatre in that neighborhood. All of which reminds us to call he attention of the churches again to the men standing outside every time their doors are open. They are actually maintaining the nuisance the fear of which prevented the re-opening of the Majestic on the site can be, it seems, but ignorant the church authorities can not see of this long-standing abuse. They must know that passersby are frequently forced to cross the street to avoid the crowd of loungers, particularly on Sunday nights, yet no effective method has been pursued to break up the practice. Is it a subject for amazement or resentment that a theatre is opposed in the residential section when the churches tolerate the cause? POPULARIZING THE SCHOOLS. It is too much, perhaps, to expect from the session of either or both of the State teachers' associations any plan by which the public school may offer more practical education to a larger number of those for whose benefit they are supposed to be maintained. Each will, it is true, listen to talks on vocational training, but discussions on the best methods of educating the head will consume all but about ten minutes of the two days' sessions. And as it is in these gatherings of teachers, so it is in their school rooms. All boys, though eight of every ten of them must earn their living with their hands, must devote their time to learning that "all Gaul is divided into three parts", the capital of Afghanistan is Cabul, or crowd their head with some other similar information about as useful to those whose school life must be limited as a fifth wheel to a wagon. This is the course laid down by the school board, you say, teacher. True and 'tis a pity. It is a pity that a plant in which so many millions of dollars are being invested yearly should turn out so little of the desired product; that a system designed for the greater good of the whole, should in reality tend toward a goal which only one-fifth of one per cent who enter the race ever reach. Statistics show that forty-five per cent of those entering the first grades or our public schools' drop out before they reach the sixth grade, and only one-fifth of one per cent, of the first grade entrants get to college. And yet the public school courses, with but few exceptions, lead only to the college. The ninety-nine and four-fifths per cent, are left to fit themselves as best they may for lifes' struggle. This is why the higher the grade the fewer the scholars. The white boy or girl whom necessity, compels or inclination leads toward vocational training must seek instruction in shops or special institutions. The colored youth, aware that a few additional years in the public school will not command higher wages as a porter or domestic servant, plunges into the wage-earner ranks at the first opportunity. As leaders of thought and moulders of opinion, the teachers can do much toward making the system of public education productive of larger returns; they can forward the movement to popularize the public school by paying more attention to the education of the hand. The pursuit of such a course is not along the beaten path, but experience has shown that education for education's sake alone does not appeal to the masses. They think the four years spent in high school could be better devoted to learning a trade. To this opinion the average man will subscribe. THE PRIMARY PLAN The Advocate is late this week, but its clientele, we feel certain, will pardon the delay when they are informed of the reason. In keeping with our platform of supplying our readers with all the real, live news that can be crowded into these columns, we are publishing the plan in full adopted by the Republican State Committee for the primary election of state officers. The manuscript was late in reaching us; hence the delay. In no other Negro paper and in but few white ones will the primary plan be found in full. Advocate readers are urged to study it carefully and acquaint themselves with its contents, because its adoption means much to the future success of the political party with which they are affiliated, and its general acceptance will largely affect their political future. WAS IT AN OVERSIGHT? Advices received at this office this week from the Pythian Supreme Lodge headquarters at New Orleans are to the effect that, not having been invited to be present, the Supreme Lodge will not be officially represented at the unveiling of the Starkis monument, Monday; if it is unveiled. If the failure to invite the officers to witness the unveiling of the monument to him who rehabilitated the Knights of Pythias and made the Order what it is, was an oversight it is an inexcusable one, and, unfortunately, of a class with the shortsightedness which has characterized all the plans for the ceremony. First, a season of the year when inclement weather is the rule rather than the exception, is decided upon; then, the Pythians outside the state are ignored. There could hardly be a worse exhibition of lack of judgment, or is it exaggerated ego? Probably a combination of both. Some of those who have heard how the Supreme Lodge was ignored, advance as an excuse for the action the failure of the Supreme Lodge to contribute to the erection of the monument. How childish! A MAN would not have stooped to a revenge so puerile. The true reason, very likely, and --- in the reversal by the Supreme Lodge of the family of the ordained Oncolocer on the withholding of Mr. preprocessor to the First Grand Oncolocership. That he had that in mind when he overlooked the Supreme Lodge officers, it would be more reasonable to suppose, as such a selfish motive is more in line with previous emanations from the same source. Howard University WASHINGTON, D. C. Wilbur P. Thirkield, L. L. D., Press. 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May, and is now rounding out a full term to which he was elected three years ago, has been one of the most popular of the state officials. He has given his full time and attention to the duties of the office, which has been chucked full of important litigation like the Virginia debt controversy, the Maryland boundary suit and the two-cent fare case, all of them pending in the United States Supreme Court. The latter two cases will probably be settled before General Conley retires from office. The reason for the action of Conley in declining to be a candidate again when it is certain he could receive the nomination without a contest, was not given, although his friends assert that he will be a candidate for Congress in the Second District in an effort to redeem the district from Congressman William G. Brown. Conley will not say that he will be a candidate, but he and Brown live in Preston County, and the boosters of Conley say that he is the only Republican in the district who can prevent the strong Republican county of Preston from giving Congressman Brown another majority. General Conley has never been beaten for public office. He Republican minority leader in the last session of the legislature, is one of the few of those fellows who can look a political job in the face and turn it down. He has been in the last two sessions of the Legislature from Marshall County and during the week refused a Cuban Consulate to form a partnership with J. B. Handl, the Ohio County Prosecuting Attorney. Moore made good in the Legislature, and both former Senator N. B. Scott and United States Senator William E. Chilton insisted that he take the Cuban Consulate, but he desired to remain on West Virginia soil. His new partner, Bearle Handl, is one of the most popular Democrats in the Panhandle having been elected in a strong Republican county. Wyoming County has another courthouse fight. A few years ago the historic Oceana reluctantly parted with the temple of justice when a majority of the voters insisted that it should go to classic Pineville. Mullens is a new town in Wyoming County, but it has put on metropolitan airs since it has a railroad and a bank, and it is making the same demand of Pineville that the latter made of Oceana. The County Court of Wyoming was not disposed to hear the petitioners who desired a relocation of the county seat and this week an appeal was made by the supporters of Mullens in the Supreme Court of Appeals for a writ of mandamus to compel the County Court to face the music. Following Mullens the unlocated town of Lusk will take a whirl at the county seat. If some of the Democratic brethern, who would like to sit in the executive offices of the state government, do not take a hunch Wylie W. Deall, the Wellsburg banker, is going to canter away with the gubernatorial nomination. During the week George I. Neal, Vice Chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee, entertained for the Brooke County statesman at Huntington, and to the dinner a number of the representative Democrats of Cabell County were invited. The ambition of Beall was referred to several times and Beall, as the guest of honor, would not deny that he had been stung by the bug. Quietly the friends of Beall are forming the nucleus of an organization which may grow to such proportions that will impress the Democratic leaders, who are as yet non-committal so far as the candidacy of any individual is concerned. The only out-spoken opposition to Beall has come from State Senator George W. Bland, of Doddridge County, who is prone to believe that Beall is a corpulent plutocrat, because he was one of the first Democratic leaders to sing the praises of Clarence W. Watson when the latter was a candidate for the United States Senate. The opposition of Senator Bland to Beall ought not hurt the Wellsburg banker much with the Fairmor Senator. Lincoln Was Taft's Theme (Continued From Page One.) that the world, and especially the literary world, has come fully to recognize and enjoy. "Mind Luminous With Truth." He was a lawyer and a good one. He studied his cases hard, and he prepared his argument with the force and clearness that might have been expected from one of his mental make-up. His mind was luminous with truth. His conscience was governed by devotion to right, and the tenderness of his heart was only restrained by his intellect and his conscience. The story of his dealings with McClellan, with the members of his cabinet and with others unconscious of the great genius and heart with whom they were in personal touch exasperates the sympathetic reader and arouses a protest that vents itself in contempt toward many of those who surrounded him and yet did not measure the great nature they were privileged to know. The diary of his cabinet officers shows how, under the very nose, and generally with his clear perception of it, political combinations were formed, only to be dissolved and fall harmless through the patient tact of this master of men, this greatest of diplomats. When he came to the presidency he had only the experience of two terms in the legislature, of one term in congress, of the political discussions and debates in an interior district and of the great debate with Douglass. He had no training at all in administrative matters, and when there was presented to him the awful task which the threatened secession of the southern states presented, he had to feel his way. Trial's Met in His Cabinet. Seward, having been beaten by Lincoln by accident as he conceived and feeling himself much better qualified for the presidency, did not hesitate to attempt to usurp Lincoln's functions as President, by distributing patronage in various departments until in that quiet, masterly but humorous way, Lincoln took the reins and held them to the end. With Seward, with Stanton, with Chase, he had his trials. With no knowledge of military strategy, he developed out of his own study a clearness of perception ```markdown ``` and a common-sense view of the needs of the army which makes his letters models of strategic suggestion. In the outset Mr. Lincoln encountered the difficulties that fall to the lot of any responsible head of government, difficulties which are intensified by the greatness of the issues at hand, but which all have the same characteristics when they arise from the overzeal of moral reformers. Those who had wished slavery abolished felt toward Mr. Lincoln a greater degree of hatred and contempt during the two years of his administration than even the rebels themselves. Brooking no delay, accepting every excuse as a mere pretext, they pounced upon Mr. Lincoln with emphatic denunciation and bitter attack but he knew better than they what was necessary before he took the step of emancipation they were suppressing. He knew better than they the loss of support he would suffer in the border states. He knew better than they that he must delay until the emancipation proclamation could be issued, not to break up slavery, but to effect a constitutional amendment, but only for military reasons, and with military purpose, and so he bared his breast to the shafts of criticism from the most important element of the republican party and waited. No man in public life was ever so much abused as Lincoln. The contrast between his position in history today and the description of him by his friendly critics during the civil war can hardly be credited. The great reason for the present memorial is the constant reminder it furnishes of the unexplained and unexplainable growth and development, from the humblest and homilest soil, of Lincoln's genius, intellect, heart and character that have commanded the gratitude of his countrymen for the good he worked with them and awakened the love and devoted admiration of the world. Veterans of both Union and Confederate armies, notables of states and nation, representatives of the army and other government departments were here in numbers and twenty special trains brought people who had assembled in Louisville. LITERARY NOTES Mrs. Wharton will contribute to the Christmas number of Scribner's a satiric story filled with humor, entitled "Xingu," in which one type of the modern woman's club is ridiculed. Richard Harding Davis in the Christmas Scribner's, under the title "The Invasion of England," describes the amusing features of a great war scare in which two Oxford undergraduates play an important part. A. E. W. Mason, whose serial "The Turnstile" is a feature of Scribner's Magazine will have two plays in America this season—"Green Stockings," now being played by Margaret Anglin, and "The Witness for the Defense" which will appear later in the winter. Mr. Mason was a member of the last parliament and he has used his experiences in some chapters in "The Turnstile." Four groups of "Dickens's Children," painted by Jessie Wileo Smith, will be reproduced in color for the Christmas number of Scribner's Magazine. J. E. Johnson Co., Funeral Directors and Embalmers. ALL CALLS PROMPTLY ATTENDED. OUR PRICES ARE THE MOST REASONABLE. For Promptness and Care Try Our Ambulance Service. Open day and night. Phone 2472 609 SUMMERS STREET. CHARLESTON, W. VA. Special Attention Given Out of Town Calls. Henry Van Dyke, in the Christmas Number of Scribner's Magazine, has a new form of short story, a sort of modern fable, which he calls "Half-Told Tales." These have a pertinent application to present conditions. The construction line of the Granid Trunk Pacific has furnished Mary Synon with a new setting for a number of short stories that are to appear in Scribner's Magazine. The Christmas number will contain "Allemande Left!" with its amusing group of young engineers. Barry Benefield is the name of a new writer who will appear in the Christmas Scribner with a story of New York entitled "Old Johnnie." He has written also stories of the Louisiana bayous which will appear in later numbers. G. E. Woodberry, who has spent most of the year in North Africa, has returned to this country. One of his most striking poems entitled "The Flight," will appear in the Christmas Scribner. Kenyon Cox, in The Field of Art of the Christmas Scribner, discusses the question: "Has our production in painting sufficient homogeneity and sufficient national and local accent to entitle it to the name of which there is, undoubtedly, a French school and an English school?" THREE VESSELS DISPLAY SIGNS OF DISTRESS Chatham, Mass., Nov. 17.—Three vessels flying the signals of distress were sighted off Monotony Point today. Two men were lashed to the rigging of one of them. 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For sale by all dealers. a : wechecveds om cee me Seren g : I Oe aN Te eee OTT iP ee nae NU aioe NS Spence Ee L ADT (eam Nee eRe pa a i tr gh dist aie eee ‘ r Hee ae F pen Foe Gee : Ya ee Ff ee) FR te ee s Ae Tene LA Ta £ | i] ¥) 4 i + Aa i 4 Tw See see eee ee a es eee tate ‘gnd_ the various. pub-Atvisions | y theteot. eu ARELO WE [2 Wor the purpose. of » raléing money to defray the actual cost of P JHE cqndugting the primary eléction; as- a z z ‘nehoments-ahall te—made-againat at ‘ peraphy desiring to- participate, 2in REPUBLI N VOTER auld! primary, tor tho purpose of no- ale Giling '& nomitiation for “ahy attice, aes |Accosouonte against all candidates {tor the’wame office, in the state, or i jany district, circuit, or county o1 Fallest Opportunity! gry leet, strate or county to Give Expression | dates tor state offices, or for dMces |to be filled by all-of:the voters :of to Preference the state, and for membership ‘of ‘ the republican state central commit eee tee, shall be assessed, and pay, the followlig amounts: IN NAMING Governor of the state, $1,000.00, : Beeretary of state, $800.00. CANDIDATES Superintendent of free- schools, $800.00. text of the state-wide primary pian that was adopted at the meoting of the Republican State Central Com- mitteo at Parkersburg the first of the week. Be it Resolved: That a primary élection be held throughout the sev- eral counties in the state of Wea Virginia, on’ the 4th diy of June, A. D., 1912, by the members of the re dublicun party in sata state, for the purpose of nominating candidates for the following. gftices: Governor of the*atare, Secretary of tate. Superintendent of tree schools. ‘Auditor of the state. ‘Treasurer of the stare. Attorney general. Commissioner of agriculture, and Member of the houge of represen- tatives of the U. S., to represent the State of West Virginia at large. At sald primary election the vot- ‘or of the republican, party in each senatorial district, “shat lect one member of the repitbiiean’ state ex- ecutive committeo, and the voters of the entire state shall elect two mem- bers of the safa committee at largo, the two members at large to bu chosen from the colored race; and all the members of eald committeo to hold thetr respective offices for a Portod of four years, ald unlll their successors are electod and qualify. Sald primary election shall be held in accordance with tho provis- tons of chapter 67, of the Acts of the West Virginia legislature scosion A D, 1891, and the provisions of sald act shall apply to the holding and conducting of said election, and alt the pains and penalties therein pre- ifribed shall be enforced against any: Person violating any of the provis- fons of sald act, in conducting or partietpating In guch primary elec- tion, Said primary election shalt ulso be held tn accordance with all \ of the provisions of chapter 3, of the code of West Virginia, except as hereinafter provided. Any call for primary election, by any congres- sfonal committes, Judicial circuit committee, senatorial district com- mittee, and county executive commit- teo, shall expressly provide that the primary so called shall be held un- der the provision’, and in accord- ance with tho terms, of chapter 61, of the acts of the legislature of West Virginia, Session A. D. 1891, and of chapter 3, of the code ot ‘West Virginia, and the rules and rogulations prescribed by the repub- Mean state central committee. ‘The republican state central com- mittee respectfully requests the soveral congressional committees, judiclal circuit committees, senato- rial district committees, and county executive committees, for the repub- “ican varty throughout the several subdivisions of the atate, to partict- pate In the primary election called by the republican state central com- mittee, to be held on the date above stated, and to provide for the nom- ination, at sald primary election of candidates for the house of represen- tatives In congtess from the eeveral congressional districts, for judges of the several judicial circuits, for members of the state senate In the several sonatotial districts, candi- dates for the county offices, or of- fices to be filled by the voters of the entire county, and candidates for magisterial district offices in the several counties. Bach of sa{d com- mittees are requested to meet in their several districts, etreuits, and counties, at least ninety days before June 4th, A. DP. 1912, and after notice of such meeting’ shall have boon published for at least ten days prior to the date of holding — the same, and to make provisiens for nominating officers and electing m Members of sald committees, at the primary election now esiled by the republican state central committee. Rules for Conducting the Primary Blection. 1, ‘The actual expensed incurred in conducting the primary olection to be held June 4th, 1912, shail be defrayed by the several’ persona seking nominations at sald conven- tlon, and the expenses shall bo equitably apportioned among the candidates for state, congressional, judiéial, senatorial, county and dis- (Continned om pase ren.) trict offices, and membership ot committees, throughout the entire state and the various. aub-divisions Sqnducting the primary eléction; as- sehoments-#hall-be-made-pgeinnt au porsdhs desiring to - participate; in sald’ primary, for the purpose of se- Giling '& nomination for ‘hy attice, Avsessiionts against all candidates for the'aame office, in tho state, or Jdny distrtet, circuit, or county” 1 the state, shall be uniform. Candl- dates for state offlees, or for bMces to de filled by all-of the voters :of the state, and for membership ‘of the republican state central committ- tee, shall be assessed, and pay, the followhig amounts: Governor of the state, $1,000.00. Becretary of state, $800.00, Superintendent of froa~ schools, $800.00. Auditor. of tle atate, $800.00, Attorney general, $800, Commissionor ‘pf agriculture, $800.00. State Treasurer, $500.00. Congressman at large, $600.00. Members of the republican state executive committee, $26.00, ‘Assensments against candidates tor members of congrabs trom the congresslonal diatricts, for judgns of the elrelut court, in the various Judicial ctreults, and members of tho state senate, from the various Senatorial districts shall be levied by the respective republican con- gressional committees, judictal ctr- cuitt committees, and state senatorial committees, but they shall ‘not, In any case, exceed the following amounte: Candidates for member of cong- ress, fifty dollars for each county in the district, , | Candidates for judge of the’ elr- cult court, fitty dollars for each county In ‘the elreuit, Candidates for! state senator, ton dollars for each county in the dfs- triet, - Assessments against candidates for membership of any of said com- mittees shall be fixed and deter. mined by the respective committees. JAssonements against. candidates fo county offices, or for any sub-divie- jon of the county, shall be fixed by ‘the respective republican county ex- ecutive committees, and shall be lev- ied and collected in the manner pre- scribed by said committees. | 3. “Each candidate for any state office, and for Congressman at targe and member of the republican state executive committee, shall, on or be- fore May 4th, 1912, signify the fact of his candidacy by a written atate- ‘ment thereof, which he shall file with the secretary of the republican state central committee, and pay to the’ Treaftrer ofthe’ Republican State Central Committeo, the amount assessed againet the candidate for such office, and the name of such candidate shall be printed In its al- phabetical order upon the ballots to be voted at the primary election, under the heading of the office for which he is a candidate. 4. Each candidate for nomina- tion for representative in congress, shall, on or before May 4th, 1912, notify the secretary of the congres- sional committee for his congres- sional district, of his candidacy, and pay to the treasurer of said com- ‘mittee the amount agsessed against ‘the condidates for nomination. for ‘representative In congress, and his ‘name shall be printed upon the bal- lots to be voted at such primary [election in its alphabetical order, under the proper heading. 5. Each candidate for nomina. tion for judge of the cirentt court shall, on or before May 4th, 1912, notify the secretary of the judicial cirenit committee for his judicial cireult of candidacy and pay” tc the treasurer of said committer the amount assessed against a can: didate for nomination for judge of a circuit court, and his name shall be printed upon the ballots, to be voted at the primary election, in ite alphabetical order, under the’ proper heading. 6. Each candidate’ for_nomina tion for state senator, shall, on o1 before May 4th, 1912, notify the secretary of tho senatorial commit tee for his senatorial district, of his candidacy, and pay to the treasurer of sald committee the amount as [sessed against a candidate for nom: [nation for state senator, and hi [name shall be printed upon the bal lots to be voted at the primary elec- ition, in ita alphabetical order, uw. der the proper headtrig. 7. Each candidate for any coun. ty office, or office to be filled by the voters of the entire county, 1 Lany sub-division thereof, shall, on or before May 4th, 1912, notity the secretary of the county executive committee, of his candidacy, and pay Rete oe Pere SP tke ain gts eabtiibon of tae sate HERE te amines A he wake OF no yeraon shall ve“ pritited upon ‘the ballots to “be Yoted’ gt the? primaty Scio, as candidate for. any of the igloos re- reed to Im the preceding ~ para- Srapbs, “unldss such perdon shail, [itt the’ tlme hereinbptore pre. ioribed, ‘give notice of his eandtdacy And pay the assessment, as above Brovided. : “40: —‘The~batlots~to— ve voted=nt the primary’ élections — throughont (the several ‘dilndtvietons’ of” the state, shall be ‘prepared and printed by the weveral republican county executive committoes; under the su- petviblon of the secretary of the re publican state. central committer, the secretary of the. congressional idistrict cominittee, the secretary: of the Judictat ctreuit committes, and the secretary of the state senatorial committee for the state, district, and clreuit in which the county 1s included. The naime of all ~ candi. dates for all offices, and —_member- ship of all committees, who qualify under the provisions of this call fo: a printary election shall be prTated upon said ballots, in a aligle column under the propor heading of the of- fice for which he is a candfate and in alphabetical order. Ballots shall be printed to the number of at least two for each qualified voter who 1s a member of the repudlican party for ‘the voting precitict, and delivered to the offlebra appointed to conduct the primary election — not later than the day preceding the holding of such election, On the back of cach. ballot stiali be printed the words, “Oficial Ballot,” with two lines on which the élerks of the election, at each voting precinct, shall sign’ thelr nantes, before de. livering the ballot to ' tie voter. Booths, proper poll books, tally sheets, and stationery shall be fur- nished by the county committee, to the election officors for each voting precinct, with ballots, and also. ballot box in which to recelve the votes “11, Notice of the holding of the primary election shall be published in at least one republican newspaper in each county, in tre state, once a Week, for a period of four weeks be- fore the date fixed for holding the election, in all the counties in which the said publication can be secured without coat or experise, or for a reasonable sum. In any county: tn whch such publication cannot be secured without unnecessary — cost and expense, printed notice of such election shall be posted in each election precinct in the county for a like period, in some conspicu: ous place near the voting place in the precinct. ‘The official ballot, as finally made up and printed, shall Mkewise be published In at least om republican newspaper, in ~ench county In the state, once a week. for two weeks ptlor to Jeno 4th 1912, In case such publications car be secured without any, or at # res: sonable expense. In any county: in which it cannot be 80 secured, said of ficlal ballot shall be posted inn manner prescribed for posting — the notice of the primary election. ‘The republican county executive commit- tee of the several counties shall at- tend to tho publication of the no- Uce and the ballots herein provided for. ‘The secretary of each county committee shall cortity, under his hand, that the official’ ballot 80 published is the true ballot, so made up and printed, to be used at the primary election 12, ‘The election shall be con- ducted at each voting place by three commissioners and two clorks the same .to be appointed for the voting places In each county by the republican executive committee for the county; and the notice of the holding of ‘such election shall con: tain the names of the persons ap- pointed at’ each voting place to con- duct the same, and shall designate the place where the election for the voting precinct Is to be held. In ease any county executive com- mittee shall fail to appoint officer to conduct such election, then, and in that event, the republican ‘state central committee shall designate three reputable republicans residing in the county; who shall appoint the officers to conduct the primary election in_the county. wach lee: tion clerk, commissioner, and chal lenger, before entering “upon — the discharge of his duties as such shall take and subscribe the oath Prescribed by law for Ike ofleer: conducting a general election. ‘The Ho", 3 Aa Pnaitonete the Seana petra! cde “ediite.of the vapublican- voters of ay a jolton” yretlact, but not fower thin fifty Gotets in any chee. On such appeal the Fepaditcan state central committeo will examiné ito the fitness and qualifications of the officers appointed to conduct, the election, of -whom complaint 1s ihdde, and shall make such changes in” the’ appointments,-y ‘subatitne. ing other persons, a will, in. the o&inton of the -comubittee; ‘promote Auatice, and —seouré honesty and fétrness in conducting the election, All such’ appeals shall be made not Inter than May 15, 1912, and shall Be decided within 15 days of the date made. : Provided, also, in all countios in whfch there were two rival cotnmit teob at'the time of thé last election claiming to represent! the republicat party: of thé'¢otnity, eth committe shall seléct oné-* election -committ- sltier“aha' oie clerk’'for-each vottits precinct} and the céimmittee ‘here. tofore “recognized by "the republican stats! contrat commilttee to be law. filly chosen and constituted com. mittee for thé 'ourity, shall getec a third ‘comnitesioner. 48. To securd~ economy, an} county “execittive cominittes may consdliddte two or mire voting pre: cincts, inthe same” thagistorial ’ diy: trict, ti the coiinty,"tiotice’ of stich consolidation, “and: of the place where the Yeslderits of the ditterent weeincts aré-to cast thelr yotds,. to Ye’ cbhitattied in the published tiotict of the primary election; but in at cases where two ‘ot *nidre precincts are consolidated, the-place of voting must ‘bo conventetit and accessible to oll “the” voters’'of the precinetd and a full avd’ fair opportunity given to all voters to cast thelr bal- ota, “ 14. In each voting — preciiie throughout the state, the polls shali be open at 7 o'clock a. m. in the morning of the lection, and — be kept open until sundown of ths! day. 15. -If any peréon appointed tc conduct a- primary election at, ans voting place, ills'to eppear and act his place shall be tilled by the re maining commissioner “or commis sioners for the yotIng precinct... iv case all of the pergons appointted to conduct a primary lection at any votliig place fall’ to appear anc act, thelr places shall be filled by the voters of the élection precine, present at the votiig place, at the hour fixed for the opening of the polls. : 16. The respective’ county ox: ecutive ‘committees shall procure suita"s room, at each votii — pre. cine’, In which to hold the election “ch shall be located as nearly a: ssatble to the usual place“of votitie in the election procinet, and shall provided and gnstall ‘hot tess thar Wo, nor more than five, ‘booths for the voters to enter in ‘Axing thot ballots. 17. If one or more of the can Aidates to be voted for at the pri mary election desire to have chal lengers appointed in any or all of the precincts of any county, there shall be a meeting of all of the can @idates for the various offices in the state and tho stib-divisions thereof, Whose names appear on the officta ballot, held at the county seat of yach county, at ten o'clock a. m., nthe third Tuesday In May. ‘The Meeting shall organize py electing a chairman and secretary of — the candidates meeting. If the candi dates can unanimously agree por challengers for the various voting precincts where they are desired they shall select two for each pro cinet, by agreement, In all cases in which’ the candidates eanno: unanimously agree upon the cha} lengers for the precinet they shal Proceed, by a majority vote, to elec one challengor for each ‘precinct The persons voting in favor of thc one challenger shall then retire from the meeting, and the romain. ing candidates shall, by a maforits vote of those remaining, select i second challenger. ‘The names 0: the persons selected as challenger: at each precinct shall be certified t the chairman of the county commit teo by the chairman and. secretary of the candidates meeting, and the chairman of the county committer shatltherenpon appoint — stich per sons challengers at the several elec tion precincts. Any candidate may be represented at the candidates meeting by a proxy, and a lette: from the candidate requesting an; javsia ta anhes* kaa cee ated bi paratiel ft v ths preparatlel ols of chapter 8; code of Wet -Viratnia, being what t# commotly understood as the Australian Ballot Law; pro- vided, however, that in order to ex- pediaté the voting, the election com- missioners, as well as the clerks, nay, on the request of any voter, enter a booth, and assist the voter in preparing his ballot. The voter shall’ indicate his choice of candi- dates by drawing a line, with a pen- ¢H-or pen, througir the names of the candidates on the ballot for whom he docs not’ désire to voté, or ‘by making a cross mark opposite the candidate or candidates for “whom hé desires to vote. He shall have the right to vote for as many can. Aidatos for any owe office as thers Are persons to be electéd td’ the’ of. fice. All ballots shall. be counted however no matter how marked. by the voter if the tntention of the: vot: ‘er as to his cholce of candidates cai be reasonably’ ascertained ‘trom the ballot. The poll books; tally sheets certificates for making out and certi- fying the result of the élection shal be of the form of, and similar to, those used in conducting a gon- eral elections. The election ¢om- missioners for each voting ‘precine: shall be appointed not ‘Iater® thai the last Tuesday “in Ail, A. D 1912. If any voter shall spoil a bal lot delivered to tlm, ‘he shall be fur. nished a second badlot, upon the pér formance’ of the acts and things re Quired by law, ata general — elée- tion, In order to secure a second bal: lot. 4 19. No commissioner or clerk shall furnish ‘to ‘any voter, or re celvo front any voter, and deposit tt the ballot ‘box, any ballot except one of the official ballots ‘furnished a hereinbefore proviiled, to be voted At the primary, nor until, and unilest the election clerk shall have written their nanies upon the back of tht ballot. When the polls are tlosed. the clerks: shall exter upon’ the poll-books, in words, the total nut. ver of ‘ballots cast at the electiot orecinets, And the clerks and com oissioners shall all write thot james“tipon the poll books, under aid entry. 20f Immediately upon closing the rolls, the commissioners and clerks tn the presence of the challengers, if any, in each proctnet, ‘shall pro seed to count the Vallots ‘cast for och candidate, and shall make ou v certificate showing the condidate’s name, the office for which he was ¢ candidate, and the number of votes received and also the name of th« Persons voted for as members oi the ‘state central “committee, or member-of a committee for- an} sub-division of ‘the state, and thi aumber of votes recelved by. such candidate. ‘The returns shall be made out in triplicate, and be signed by the election commissioners and clerks of the voting precinct, ant ‘ue copy thereof, together With the ballots’ cast at the election, — pol 200k8, and, tally sheet, shall, b orthwith delivered to tie "secretirs ot the republican county executive zommittee of the county, one cop) shall, as soon,as made out, be post ed on the front door of the room in which the election is held, and the ather copy of the certificate shall be nailed by the election commission ers to the secretary of the repub. dean state contral committee. Within three days from June 4 1912, the election commissioners ind clerks who conducted the pri mary at each precinet in evers county, shall make and subseribe t¢ che following oath and file the same with the secretary of the county committee: “We, the election commisstoner: ind clerks who conducted the pri nary elegtion in precinct No, —— rounty 6f each and AML solemnly swoar, that In conduct ng said election we did not perm ‘ny person’ to vote whom we did not relleve to be a legal qualified voter ind a republican and did not perm \ny person to ¢ast more than on vallot, and In all cases where we issisted any yoter In the prepara fon of his ballot, we carried ow he expressed wish of the voter That we counted correctly and trul che ballots as cast by the voters, an¢ he result of sald election as cert fed by us, contains a true and cor ecl return of the votes cast al aid, precinet. Commissioners Clerks. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this——day ofJune,1912. Justice or Notary Pubic. Blank forms of the foregoing af- ‘ldavit_ shall be furnished the elec- ‘lon officers of each precinct by the respective republican county com- nittees. ‘The affidavits so filed with the secretary of the county committer shall be preserved by him until. ti allots are destroyed .at which time sald affidavits shall be destroyed. 121. The Republican county ex: cutive committee of each county Hall meet within three daya after lute 4th, 1912, and canvass the olen east for candidates for office: to be voted for by the entire state. ind make out returns fn duplicate, and shall mail the same to the se retary of the republican state cen- tral committee, retaining a copy thereof, togetiier with ithe ballots east at the election, poll books, tally sheets, and certifieates made by the persons conducting the election at ee, -court, and = cbitdidates’ <S%r [Mtato senator, and tail “A. copy thereof to the state, secretary of tlic respective congressional ‘ districts, Judicial circuit, and - senatorisl:re+ publican executive committee: re- talning a copy of each. certiffoate with the ballots, et. The certii- cates provided for in this pata- Eraph shall %e slgned by the chatr- man-aid secretary -of— the —ovunty committee of each county, and verl- fled “by the affidavit’ of one of such Dersens, ‘They shall’ Ukewige matl to the secretary of the state central conimittes a certificate showing’ the number ‘of votes ‘ast for etch can- aldate for methber of the republican state contral committee, in tho coufty, the same to be sighed and verified as above provided, in the case of candidates for offices. They shall likewise make out and mail to the secretary of ‘tho congressional committee, the ‘secretary of the ju- dicial cireult committee, and thé sec- retary of tho sefatorial comiittee, in whieh the county is included, ‘a return showing the number of yotes cust for each candidate tor meaiber- ship of stich of © wild ‘committees. ‘The feoult of the primary stection for county and” magistertal district offices, ahd membérs of the cdunty committee, shall bé made out’ aud declared’ in any manner required by the republican coynty “executive committee, for the county. 22. The’ poll books, tally sheets, and ballots used at the primary, and the copies of the certificates of the result thereot, shall be re-teltv- ered to the secrétary of the county committee of. each county, who sill safely keep thesamio for a periol of thirty days after the date of the primary election; and if no recount has been demanded, and no contest be pending involving the voté cpt in auch county, thé said ‘ballots an tally sheets: shall be destroved ‘by the secretary of the committee. 23. Any candidate for any of- fice, or for membership of any com- mittee, voted for at the primary election shall have’the right to de- mand a re-count of the ballots cast in any voting precinct or county, and the ballots for such precinct shall be opened and recounted, by the republican county executive committee of the county, in the presence of the candidate or his representative. The actual cost of ‘any re-count ail be pkid by the person demaelae the same, In case bf any contest of the primary at any Precinct, the ballots, tally sheets and poll books of that precinct ‘shall be kept by the secretary of the com- mittee, to be used for all proper Purposes in sifch contest, and shall be preserved until the contest is de- termined, 24. Any candidate for a state office who believes he hag been de- frauded in any county of the’ state by another candidate for the same office, or by any other person, shalt have-tha right, tq.filé with the sec- retary of the state committee, at any time before. fifteen days next suceeding the date on which the primary election is held, a petition in writing, under oath, stating sub- stantially the grounds upon which he bases his bellof that a fraud has been committed, together with any other matter pertinent or relative thereto, and cause to be served upon the party in whose interest the al- leged fraud has been committed, « copy of said petition. The alleged beneficiary of said fraud shall there- upon, and within ten days of the time of the service of a copy of said petition, upon him, file with the sec- retary of the state committee an answer, in writing, duly — verified, under oath, to said petition, and he shall also cause to be served upon petitioner a copy of his sald answer. ‘Thereupon, and within ten days from the filing of said answer, the petitioner and respondent shall each name, in a writing to be filed with the secretary of the state commit. tee, a referee, who, together with some one selected by the republican state central committee, shall pro- ceed, without unreasonable . delay, to hear, try and determine the mat ters set up in sald petition, and answer according to the very right of the case. It shall be the duty of sald referees to hear any proper- orel-or—doenmentary— evidence that may be offered by either party, and they may adjourn ‘their proceedings from time to time, and from place to place, in order’ that every. rea- sonable ‘opportunity may be given the parties to the controyerdy to present their evidence, Within ton days from tie time the evidence nas |All been submitted, the referees ial Fle GGh tke cause ore te’ setmatnuer ea ASHE the VARA Bb tiaking.atp the: counrballoney=a Feta, Ledley ath ried diatrlets, and ted #8 Over tO the treasurer Of the cuame committee, The republican” sas Caritral “committeo shill; atter spat fhig the: okperides: toured” by fRome! providing for ‘the prihiary: eleedemd ‘Sttt-of the-moneys~patd-—tiite tee treasury of sald committee by the. candidates tor state oftite; or offee: to be voted for by the voters ofthe entire state, and members of th: republican state executive’ com#iity’ tee, apportion the remainder btithy. money in the treasury, dertved: y Aasessments,- a6 above” Indtcateay. among the several counties’ of the state, and shall pay the saiie: inty the treasury of the different edunty. executive’ committees, except that. the sald committee shall retain aid use, for the purpose of detraytig the entire cost of the primary, st: fletent funds’ to pay the same; sin the counties in which the republt- can party is 1n a hopeless minorfty, and"In which the several” counly committees. will. be tmable to rhise. funds by assessing the candidates for county offices, om 26." The several county executive committees for the different,” coun ties of the state ‘ake earnestly to- quested to use the greatest economy, in providing for, and conducting the primary election, and to ‘secure the service of election commfisibi: ers, when practicable, without, coti- pensation, amd in no ‘case to” pay greater compenaition than ts ustal- ly allowed ‘to’ the commissioner \or clerk for like services in conducting & \goneral eleetion; and to seeine Publication of notices, and of “the official ballot, without cost and ¢x- pense, Wherever the same can’ be done. 27. ‘The money raised by assess- ments levied upon the different can- @idates shail be used for no other Purpose excopt to defray the legili- mate expense of holding the gri- mary election, ana if any surplus shall remain,’ after defraying such i and expenses, the same shall be paid to tho several candidates who contributed to the fund, in pro> portion to their respective | contri- butions. 28. ‘The republican state central committee shall meet at Charleston, W. Va., on Tuesday, July 10th, 1912, at ten o'clock a. m., and tabulate and canvass the Teturns of the prl- mary election, and declare the re- sult thereof; provided, however, that no contest shall then be. pond ing. If any contest be pending the committee shall adjourn until sueh time as the contest shall be deter mined, except that In all cases the result must be ascertained and de- clared within the time —preseribeat by law for declaring and certifying pominations for eatd offices; and, therefore aay pending contest shall stand dismissed, 29. ‘The condidates for govern: or, ‘secretary of state, ‘superintend- ent of free schools, auditor, treag= urer, attorney general, commigston- er of agriculture and representative in congress for the state at large, recelving the greatest number of votes throughout the state, shall: be declared the nominee for the office, and his nomination shall be certified by the officers, and in the manner required by law. ‘The two persons recelving the greater number of votes throughout the state, as mem- bers of the state central committee at jarge, shall be elected and. bo- come membors of the committee, to serve for the period hereinbefore specified. ‘The person receiving the highest number of votes for member of the republican state executive committee from his senatorial ats= trict, shall be declared elected and become a member of said commit tee, for the term above provided. 30. The nomination of candt- dates for representatives in congress from the several congressional dig- tricts, Judges of the elreuit courts of the several judicial districts, and members of the state senata from the several senatorial districts, shall be under the jurisdiction, direction; and authority of the respective con Kressional district, judicial <iteult, aNd SeNAtorTal — district —repubITesT committees, and the result of the primary election for candidates for sald offices shall be ascertained and certified in any manner which satd Fespective committees may provide or require. . |. 31. No person not a legal, qual= jiMled voter in the precinct, or con |solidated precinct, or who’ will not There Is No Job of Printing That We Cannot Do No. 803 Kanawha Street party. Blank forms of such affidavits shall be furnished by the county committee to the election officers at each precinct; and the oath may be administered by any person authorized in the state of West Virginia to administer oaths, or by either of the election commissioners conducting the election at the voting precinct. To correct any abuse of the powers conferred upon the county committees, to be exercised in conducting the primary election, and in order to secure fairness, and promote justice, an appeal shall lie, on the part of any candidate for a state office, or office to be filled by the voters of the entire state, or candidate for member of the republican state executive committee, to the republican state central committee; and on the part of any candidate for representative in congress to his congressional district committee; and on the part of any candidate for judge of the circuit court to his judicial circuit committee; and on the part of any candidate for state senator to his state senatorial committee; and the action of the respective committees to which an appeal is herein given, on the question or questions involved in the appeal, shall be final. 34. The words "election precinct" or "voting precinct," when used herein, shall be held and understood to refer to the election or voting precinct, as constituted in the last general election. The legal voters of all election precincts which may be consolidated for purposes of economy, shall have the right to vote at the place named in the consolidated voting precinct. The words "state committee," "congressional committee", "judicial circuit committee," "senatorial committee," and "county committee", where and whenever used herein shall be held and understood to mean and refer to the committee lawfully constituted and authorized to act for the republican party in the state, congressional district, judicial circuit, senatorial district and county. The words "county officer" or "county office," shall be held to refer to candidates for officers to be elected, or offices to be filled by the voters of the entire county. 35. In order to secure uniformity throughout the state, the republican state central committee respectfully requests that the members of the committees to be chosen in the year 1912, to act for the republican party in the various subdivisions of the state be selected to hold their respective offices for the following terms: Is splendidly equipped to print everything in the Job Printing line. Special Ruling a specialty. We rule, print and bind Blank Books of all kinds. No job of ruling too difficult for our machines. COMMERCIAL PRINTING of every description, including books, pamphlets, brochures, posters, dodgers, invitations, letter heads, note heads, bill heads, shipping cards and tags. Special facilities for printing posters in one or more colors. and do satisfactorily. We are prompt with all our work. Our prices are reasonable---a little more so than those of other establishments in the city. A trial will convince you that our work and prices cannot be beaten in Charleston. Washington, D. C., Nov. 18.—J. Ogden Armour and a dozen other of the great Chicago packers are to be arraigned in the United States District Court in Chicago Monday for trial on indictments alleging violations of the criminal provisions of the Sherman anti-trust act in the alleged maintenance of an "unreasonable" conspiracy to restrain the meat industry of the country. The Federal government has spent eight years in its investigation of the alleged "beef trust" and an en endeavor to bring the principals to the bar. The so-called Steel Trust investigating Committee of the House of Representatives is to resume its hearing in Washington Monday. It is expected the first inquiry will be directed toward rates charged for the transportation of ore by the steel trust roads in Minnesota. J. Pierpont Morgan and Andrew Carnegie are cheduled to appear before the committee and their testimony is awaited with keen anticipation. Interest in the work of the Interstate Commerce Commission is expected to center in the proposed investigation into the business of the express companies. The first hearing is to be held in New York Wednesday. The express companies have shown some disposition to oppose the investigation and it is not expected that any information will be gained in the matter except as the result of a strenuous fight. The "Underwood for President" boom probably will be heard from during the week. In Birmingham a big banquet is to be given Thursday night in honor of the minority leader in the House. The affair has been arranged by the Democrats of Alabama and will be attended by prominent party leaders from all over the South. The annual football game between the elevenes of the West Point and Annapolis academies will be played in Philadelphia Saturday and will be made an occasion for the usual large and brilliant gathering of army and navy officers, public officials and society folk. Currency reform will be the all-absorbing topic of discussion at the annual convention of the American Bankers' Association, which will assemble in New Orleans Tuesday and continue in session through the greater part of the week. Office Hours 8 to 11, 1 to 4, 6 to 9 Other conventions of the week will include the National Road Congress in Richmond, Va., and the annual meeting of the Mississippi-to-Atlantic Inland Waterway Association, in Montgomery, Ala. A number of notable men and women are to observe their birthday anniversaries during the week. Sir Wilfrid Laurier's seventieth birthday on Monday, will be fittingly marked by the Liberal members of the Dominion parliament. Hetty Green, the "world's richest woman," will attain her seventy-sixth year Tuesday and four days later Andrew Carnegie, who has pust given further evidence of his desire to die poor by donating an additional $25,000,000 for educational purposes, will enter upon his seventy-fifth year. "Hill Crest Camp" for the care of consumptives closed its first season's work October 1. Thic camp was opened on July 1, under the auspices of the Anti-Tuberculosis League of Kanawa-wha county, with Dr. Irene Bullard in charge as superintendent and medical supervisor. It was primarily intended this camp should be for incipient cases of tuberculosis in children, but two adult cases almost destitute and in immediate need, being brought to the attention of those in charge the scheme was broadened to admit adult and advanced cases also. Nineteen cases were cared for at various times during the season. Some of these stayed but a short time, others until the camp closed. One death, an extremely advanced case when admitted, and two more improved among the adults. The majority showed marked improvement, steady gain in weight and good results. The record gain was one young woman who gained five pounds in five days. When the camp closed the patients were returned to their respective homes. It was considered impracticable to keep the camp open later this year. It will be opened again early in the spring and the league hopes eventually to have an open all-year-round camp. The doctors in attendance as visiting physicians and advisers to whom Office Room 5 K. of P. Building Cor. Washington & Dickinson Sts. Residence 413 Shrewsbury St. the league wishes to make grateful acknowledgement are Drs. Eugene Davis, Cannaday, Preston, Shawkey, Gordon and Capito. Especially does the league wish to thank Dr. John Davidson and Mr. Gardner L. Lumley for valuable aid, the Breece Lumber Company, and various business firms for generous donations of materials toward the construction of shacks, one of which was completed late in the season and proved a valuable addition to the tent colony. Also the Pledmont Corcle of Kings Daughters, a number of business houses and individuals who contributed to the equipment of the camp. This work carried on during the summer only supplemented that done throughout the town by Miss Slike, the visiting nurse employed by the Anti-Tuberculosis League. The residential work has been going on most successfully for more than two years. At present our nurse has 135 patients under her care, 3 being children. The fund or this branch of the work has been raised each year chiefly by the sale of the Christmas seals gotten out by the National Red Cross Society and donated by them for the furthering of the tugerculosis work. The generous response of the public for the past two years insures the success of the campaign for this sale which is soon to begin. Respectfully submitted, ETHEL M. RUFFNER, Chairman Executive Committee. MRS. MALCOM JACKSON, Chairman Finance Committee. GEO S. LAIDLEY, President A. T. L. Kanawha County. "I am pleased to recommend Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best thing I know of and safest remedy for coughs, colds and bronchial trouble." writes Mrs. L. B. Arnold of Denver, Col. "We have used it repeatedly and it has never failed to give relief." For sale by all dealers. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails to cure. E. W. GROVE'S signature is on each box. 25c. Tue. Tnurs. & Sat OB PRIN ARE YOU WORKING FOR MONEY? OR IS YOUR MONEY WORKING FOR YOU? If you are working and saving your money and putting it in a bank where you get no interest, keeping it in a trunk or hiding it some where about your house—You Are Working for Money. If you are working and saving your money and investing it in a safe way, where it will be working day and night whether you are working or not, and making you at least six per cent. Interest — Your Money is Working For You. The Pythian Mutual Investment Association was organized in order to give us an opportunity to put the money we could save together and then put it to work. The above is a picture of our building on the Capitol Square in Charleston. We have just purchased a splendid three story brick building on one of the main business streets in the city of Huntington. The first floor is occupied by the Huntington Herald, the largest daily newspaper published in that section of the state, the second floor is used for office rooms, while the third floor is a large assembly and lodge hall. This building is sure to pay us well. After the Charleston building had been occurred only eight months our stockholders were paid a dividend or six per cent. Stock is still on sale at $10.00 per share, either paid up or on the installment plan. Ask your agent in your locality about it or write to this office. WESTON, W. VA.