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abVooa < * WE CHEERFULLY PU*IiI8H A IX] CK18P NKVV8 NOTES F1U)M ALL' SECTIONS. >oooooocxxxxxxxxx>oooooooooo VOLUME X. CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1910. NUMBER m At the Nation's Capital NATIONAL tiRANl) COUNCIL OF THE INDEPENDENT OKDKK OF GOOD SAMARITANS IN ANNUAL SESSION AT WASHINGTON. Forukei* predicts victory for the Republican party in Ohio. ? Congres sional campaign to he opened after conference of leaders on part Net grocs are to play. ? Armstrong IVfaniial Training School to teach avia tion. ? Slatter expresses great faith in Shepard's school at Durham, N. C, Thompson's National News Bureau Washington, D. C., Sept. 21. ? The National Grand Council of the Inde pendent Order of Good Samaritans opened its annual session yesterday morning at tho Third Baptist Church in Alexandria. The attendance was large and represented nearly every state in the Union. National Grand Chief, Rev. J. E. Wood, of Oanville, Ky , presided, and Mrs. Mary 15. Washington, of New Albany, ^Na tional Grand Secretary, filled her al lotted position. The meeting prom ises to l>e very interesting and many problems looking to the good of the order will be worked out. Mrs. E. P. Diggs, of Leesburg, Va., is tho treasurer, and reported the finances to be in a healthy condition. Mrs. Susie Roselle, of 1205 Cameron St., Alexandria, had charge of tho hous ing of the delegates and right roy ally did she perform her duty. The The Good Samaritans are loud in their praise of the openhanded hospi tality of the citizens of the ancient town in which George Washington was wont to hibernate. Miss Mae Irwin, of Chicago, is making a splendid record as assist ant. superintendent, of nurses ar. ? Freedinen'a Hospital. She is a grad uate of one of the best, schools for trained nurses in the country and has experience in the work that ad mirably fits her for the exacting du ties at this great institution. Miss liwin has tact, patience and execu tive ability, and her courteous treat ment of every one with whom she comes into contact, has earned for her a popularity that guarantees suc cess to her administration. Dr. W. A. Warfleld, Surgeon-in-Ohief, .is for tunate in having in charge of this important branch an assistant so ca pable and efficient as Miss Irwin is proving herself to be. Former Senator Joseph Benson Foraker passed through the city one day last week, en route from a sum mer resort in Maine to his home in Cincinnati. He was the picture or rugged health, the result of three months of outdoor life on the sea shore, and his friends were gratl iicd to note that the care-worn look upon his countenance, which gave them no little concern, a year or two ago, has disappeared and in his eye there is the merry twinkle of yore. Senator Foraker did not talk poli tics, as such, but, on the subject of current conditions, remarked: "I fancy it is somewhat difficult for any republican to -keep his bear ingsN fhfcfce Ndays, And 1 confess it is so with me.' He stated that it was his Ccpec* tat ion to lake part in the campaign in the State of Ohio, and his view of the situation there was highly optim istic. "f bave kept in touch with Ohio affairs uniy by correspondence," Raid ho, "but my advices from republican friends are all reassuring. We have an exceptionally good candidate in Mr. Harding. He is clean, capable and strong, and an ideal campaign er. The people know him, and have confidence in him, and on local is sues I should say that conditions are decidedly favorable to bis success. One would be rash, indeed, to make any sort of prediction, politically, with matters so abnormally mixed as th^v are today, but T believe that the Ohio republican ticket will be elected. Certainly It r.hall have my best support, as every other repub lican ticket lias always had." Senator Koraker gave as bis ouinion that, the country's material conditions were never better or more conducive of wholesome, heaithy prosperity. Ail now required, was to give business a chance, and not hamper it by mischievous agitation or disturb it by ill-considered and unwise agitation. There are those ? who believe that there is "another run" in the energetic. Senator and expect him to "come back." The congressional campaign is to bp started soon. The leaders are in conference this week on matters re lating to the Negro's participation in the significant contest, and the outcome will be given in a few days. The old-tine republicans favor a vig \ orous campaign on the liberal plat ' "? ? . I, - ^ \ ' -*w form of human rights and equality of citlzenslioip, pointing to the splen did record of the party on all of the questions that had to do with the larger life of the Negro. It is con tended that if the republicans carry the House this fall, the 4ia.L\ty must look to the Negro vote in the pivotal states of the North and Wset to save the day. There is no use mincing matters, claim the stalwarts. The party must win and if a more gen erous policy must be inaugurated in order to arouse the colored voters, this old-fashioned republican believes there should be no hesitation about starting out on it at once. It is said that President Taft is getting some expert advice oil the subject and it would not surprise the initiated if he should, at an early date, give the "lie direct" to those schcmers and marplots who have been putting out the report, that he is in sympathy with a plan to eliminate the Negroes of thV) South from the political equa tion, root and branch, and build up a strictly 4>vhit.o man's party." The atmosphere is growing warm and in a fortnight there will be "something doing." The warriors have returned from ,the I?. M. 0. at Baltimore. Grand Master VV. L. Houston, who piloted fhe "steam-roller," is monarch oi* all h( surveys, and is taking a much needed rest from his arduous labors. The administration ticket won out by a big margin, electing all of its candidates. Edward H. Morris is grand master, Henry Lincoln John son, deputy grand master; James l'\ Needham, grand secretary; and Ju lius C. Johnson, of Baltimore, grand treasurer. Henry P. Slaughter, of the Government Printing Ofifce, I? elected editor and manager of the Odd Fellows' Journal. He will lo cate in Philadelphia and establish the office and printing plant, in the Odd Fellows' building in the Qua ker City. Ife will not take hold un til January 1st. In the meantime, Editor J. C. Asbury continues in office, and will arrange to transfer the property to his successor at the time stated. Mr. Asburw has been editor and manager for the past, thir teen years, and has developed the business from nothing to a paying department of the order. He goes out of ofTice with the confidence and respect of his brethren and co-work ers. The administration of Grand Master Houston was a success, and under him the Order has reached the high-water mark of its history in membership, the total reaching fully a half-million. The next meeting of the B. M. C. will be held in 19^2 in Atlanta. After the few sore spots are healed, the ranks of the G. IT. O. of O. F. will close up as usual, and all will march abreast to increased prosperity in accord with the sacred shibboleth. "Friendship, Love and Truth." Horace D. Slatter, the well-known traveling correspondent, lias been in the city this week, circulating among old friends. He had been to the Hai ti more meeting of the B. M. C., and had some tough experience with tile medicine "steam-roller," but took his medicine good-naturdely, as becomes a first-class newspaper man. Mr. Slatter says Dr. J. E. Shepard has in a magnificent school at Dur ham, where he had been spending some time, and i3 of the opinion that he has laid the foundation of an en terprise that will fulfill its mission as faithfully as Tuskegee is doing along its own individual lines. The names of Shepard and Washington will be linked as joint benefactors of their race in the Sunny Southland. Mr. Slatter is recording secretary of the National Negro Press Associa tion, having been elected at New York in August. He has great faith in I he possibilities of the Associa tion, and will deliver a number of addresses in its behalf at the various points he will visit during the cur rent year. The press will be kept in formed of the progress of the work through Mr. Slatter and the cones* ponding secretary here. The Asso ciation Is solidly behind President M? M. Lewey, and will sustain the policies Ite will soon announce. The next international conference Continued on Page Fivw, ' . '*? '? r \ - ? Stormy Session MARK 101) THK GATHERING OF THE GRAND UNITED ORDER ODD FEL/IjOWS. Used Steam Roller Dili Grit nd Master Houston and as sured tile election of his law part ner and predecessor in ollice. Baltimore, Idd.j Sept. 18. ? Alter one of the stormiest sessions in the history of the Order, the fifteenth session of the biennial movable com mittee of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, ended Saturday morn ing after having taken all night to idect officers. Edward H. Morris and (he rest, of the administration ticket were elect ed by safe majorities. The last session began Friday at 12: HO P. M.f and continued without interruption until 0:30 o'clock Sat urday. The election was conducted | in accordance with the provisions of the temporal y injunction which was secured in Circuit Court No. 2 Fri day, by some of the insurgents. Among other things, the administra tion leaders were enjoined from con ducting an election until the com mittee on credentials had reported and the roll called, if demanded by five delegates. There were/ over 1,r>00 delegates in the convention and the reading and recording clerks were a tired lot when adjournment finally took * ? 1 nr?A l/i ai-c. The administration forces were es pecially bitter in their criticism or those responsible for the issuance of the restraining order, and they were joined in their criticism by some of tne insurgents. It was pointed out that rules had been adopted early Friday, the provisions of which vwere similar to the demands of the in junction. ? V Things got "to fever heat last night, when Rev. Dr. W. Decker Johnson, one of the secretaries, declared it was beyond reason and human en durance to keen men in continuous session because of the differences among aspirants for office, and many of the delegates jumped to their feet* to speak in the same stiain. City Councilman Harry S. Cummings fi nally quieted the delegates by ex plaining the provisions of the injunc tion, and then the calling of the roll began. Rev. E. P. Jones, the defeated can didate for grand master, took his defeat in good grace. The list, of officers elected follows; Edward H. Morris, Chicago, grand master; Hen ry Lincoln Johnson, Atlanta, deputy grand master; Julius C. Johnson, this city, grand treasurer; James F. Needham, Philadelphia, grand sec retary; W. David Brown, New York; George W. Hayes, Ohio; John S. Noel, West Virginia; C. A. Shehey, Florida, grand directors, and W. W. Lawrence, North Carolina; T. P. Turner, Tennessee; L. N. Porter, Ar kansas, .grand auditors. The administration rushed through tlic election of an editor and inan ager of the Odd Fellows' Journal Thursday declaring Henry P. Slaugh ter, of Washington, elected over ,T. C. Aflbury, the present incumbent on a viva voce vote. The new grand master is about ?" 0 years of age. He is said to be one of the most, succesful colored lawyers in the country and has served as a [member of the Illinois legislature. The retiring grand master, W. Houston, is associated wiih him in the practice of law. The next ses sion will be held at Atlanta, Ga. DEMOCRATS FXPIUOSS FRIEND SHIP FOR Nli(ilM), Jefferson City, Mo., Sept. 14 ? In the platform of the Democratic ?>arty of this state filed here today was a plank proclaiming their friend ship for the black race, and declar ing that they never will discrimin ate against the Negro either by crim inal laws or by attempting to deprive him of his right of suffrage. This recalls past moves to dis franchise the Negro. In the last. | campaign former Congressman Cow herd, Democratic candidate for gov- ! ernor, in an address in St. T/oniar practically advocated disfranchise ment of the Negroes. This was fol lowed by Cowherd's defeat at the general election. The State administration of Mis souri is now in the hands of the Re publicans. v Washington Interviewed 15V LONDON PAPfclt CONTRASTS CONDITIONS IN SOI TH WITH KN(? LAND'S POLICY. Negroes Progressing And seem to be too well satisfied Ut consider seriously any movement looking to their return to the ~ Dark Continent. ? (From the Manchester, England Guardian August 2 9 ) Dr. Booker T. Washington, the American Negro bojn a slave, who ? founded and conducted t lie famous Negro institute of T^sukegee, in Ala bama, was made an honorary grad uate of Harvard and Doctor of Laws of Dartmouth, and Is now known in America as the spokesman of the American Negro, yesterday arrived in London. In appearance he is a strongly built man of medium height with a very faint touch of grey be ginning to show i?i his hair. His expression is the friendly and animated one more; common to his race than ours, but {there is nothing that obviously marks him out as a leader of men. In his age, hands, figures, expression, and voice, every thing is moderate ahout the man, and through a somewhat lengthy cross-examination by journalists at his room in a London hotel yester day the feature that struck one most was the great moderation of his re marks. The Two K*?*cs in America. "The worst things," ho said, "that happen to the Negro ?the lynchings and so on ? are all over the world the next morning. You don't hear of the best. There is a good deal of wrong that ought to be corrected ? will be corrected. But there is a big lot of progress too. You don't understand here what the situation crin be, with its mighty con tradictions. Usten to this. When you go really into the community in the South you find that every Negro has a white friend and nearly every white man lias a Negro friend. That is different from anything you have in South Africa, I think. In Amer ica the races are side by side and the relationship is very close. In every community there is a white man whose family owned Negroes, : and down to today there's a friend-' ly relationship. The white man takes an interest in the descendants of his family's slaves, and they go to him when they're in trouble. Alex I ander Stevens, the great Confederate leader, helped the son of one of his former slaves through a college course, and similar -cases have hap pened many times." Social Conditions in Euro|>e. He spoke of the object of his visit. In America the Negro was the man who was the farth down. Mr. Washington has come to Europe to study the lot of the "white man who is farthest down." He intends to see something of the poor quarters of London, Liverpool, Copenhagen, Berlin, and Paris, to study the life of the field workers, and the miner, and to compare them with the mass of the Negro population in America. Besides the places mentioned, he will visit the Balkan States, South ern Italy, and Austria. He will also spend a few days with Mr. Carnegie at Ski bo C astle. As he intends to do this and return to New York by the 1st of October it will be seen that his studies i* to the social pro blems will not bo very exhaustive, but he hopes to gain some general impressions for republication in Mr. Roosevelt's journal "The Outlook.' The hand of that great, admirer of movement may perhaps be discerned in the planning of this tour. Dr. Washington believes that when America comes to a more accurate I conception of ihe difficulties that the masses of working people it) other parts of t ho world have to struggle against it will do much to solve the problem of the N'egro in America. The Negro's Progress. Speaking of the general position of the Negro. t>r. Washington said that. f here were about ten millions of Neero population, nine millions of which wre in the Southern States, it was 'difficult to disentan gle the figures, as only two States keep separate Accounts of the prop-, ertv according to races, but Vir-j ginia showed that the Negro j>opu- , lation owned f>2.000 acres, and Georgia between 40,000 and 50,000 COMTJNf'KD ON PAOK FOVR. \ / Harmony Meeting or iturmiiiOAN i,i:ai>i:ks is HUM) ON THK CAIili Ol^ <?OV HUNOK GI/ASSOOCK. Plans are Adopted liy which (lie success of the party at the polls next November is to lie aspired. ? Governor speaks his mind and reads rtot act. That harmony in a necessary ad junct to successfully fulfilling the principles of the republican party in West Virginia was a pronouncement following a meeting at the White Sulphur Springs Monday of leading factors of the party in this State. The meeting was one that will be featured in the annal of politics of West Virginia, for there were heart to heart talks and lung to lung talks during which things were said that made every off-colored party man prick up his cars and wonder why he had not already been busy at puncturing the possibilities of dem ocratic success in West. Virginia this fall. When the wheel horses got to gether at the White, Governor Glass cock was essentially the dominant individual and he evidently took upon himself the prerogative to say what he thought, for he said things that were naturally conducive to a question of his authority. it was determined at the meeting, and nearly every part of the State was represented, that from this time the recognized head of the party workings of West Virginia is to be the governor. The harness was plac ed on Mr. Glasscock's back and he has begun the task of preparing a public statement addressed to all the republicans in West Virginia in which will be incorporated an idea as to the party intentions from this time on and of the platform on which the candidates of the party may safely stand and be elected this fall. By those who were present at the meeting it has been said that the governor had more than usual to say and he pictured the situation in a manner that made everyone present *it up and take notice. He assumed the position of a dictator just as soon as the power to do so was plac ed within his reach and then he be gan to show the factions that have been disturbing conditions of har mony wherein they are not only do ing themselves but the entire party an injustice. It was shown to be the sense of the meeting that all present were unanimous in expressing favor for the conduct of the present national administration, and also that it is necessary for committees to be ap pointed to further look into the dif ferences that have arisen in different parts of the State between factions of the republican party. It was shown to be the sentiment of all present that instead of the United States senators of West Vir ginia being the actual head of the party in the State, that the governor should be recognized as the party leader and that he is entitled to the consideration that in great part have been shown to the senators... Mr. Glasscock announced that he wished for an immediate harmoniz ing between the factions and it wa$, shown at the meeting that there is an inclination on the part of all of them to bring about the result just as soon as possible. One of tbe committees selected will have that work of harmonizing factions in hand and assurance was given at the meeting that there will be but i little difficulty in bringing about that condition, so long as things arc worked along the same lines as those now being adhered to. It was unanimously decided that hoari<|ua if ers will at owe be estab lished in this city. From this head quarters campaign literature of every description will Ik; circulated from this point. It was announced by the governor that he will at once busy himself in furthering the interests of the party in West Virginia and will assume the res|H)tisi hi I it ies that have been im posed on him bv the leaders other than himself. He will remain at |White Siilnhur Springs for some time in going over business connected with his office and those concerning the party work for the campaign now in progress. i Continued on Paok Fiv*. True Reformers i GHA\I> MASTER TAYIjOR'S REM OVAIi VIK'k INSURANCE COMMISSIONER A NI> HOIjME ?>cr will be . ^ t ot defo Kfttes who vote to throw Taylordown when jjiv, information us to deplorable condition of order's finauces. ? bunk in sound coii- ? d i t ion. - ^ ?' Order was so heavily involved that a tax of Jjii.00 01. levied.? Session notable for bitterness of express ? :>VV4.. 'i ^iandbd by \5DS Hiw;-ry oi ^ 3 & J ?* * <y J Richmond, Va., Sept. 15 ? Yielding i to repeated demands made by State \ Insurance Commissioner Joseph Button for a complete change in management, the Grand Fountain of the United Order of True Reformers, in biennial session In Richmond, yes terday chose A. W. Holmes, of this city, as grand worthy master, in place of W. L. Taylor. W. P. Bur rell, whose administration has been entirely satisfactory to t.he Bureau of Insurance, will beVe-elected grand secretary. The officers have been selected by what is known as nom ination, and will be formally elected today. Probably the entire future of this order, the largest, most successful and most prominent among all col ored secret societies in the world, was involved in the choice of the Grand Fountain of its president. Rec ent troubles have brought * the or ganization to a critical stage, due mostly, it is believed, to ignorance of business methods and partly, per haps, to the machinations of more intelligent Negroes who found in the members of their race easy dupes to their plans. Remarkable indeed is tho history of the True Reformers, which for nearly thirty years has held first place in the respect and admiration of the colored population of America. Its home office and central building are located in Richmond, on Second Street, near Leigh, where yesterday's sessions were held. The body, which is composed of delegates, mot on Tuesday and will be in session the remainder of the week. 1 ? ----- uii one occasion tills Grand Foun- ' tain, elected to represent the inter ests of t^e members. s^r^ely and pol- ! emnly bought its own ritual, its own charter and its own constitution and J by-laws from its grand master for the sum of $50,000, nearly $40,000 of which was actually paid. This offi cial, who is now dead, was the found- * er of the True Reformers, was a sal- ( aried officer, and actually had the J ritual copyrighted in order to 1 secure the consummation of his ( plans. To add to his gains, his wife 1 for nine years had the exclusive j right to manufacture regalia for the!1 members and at last this right was 1 "sold" back to the order for $13, 000. I I This founder, W. VV. Browne, it is stated, presided in the meetings of the Grand Fountain in flowing robes,)1 to aid him in impressing supersti- , tious reverence upon those who had ( united with the organization. In fact, if rumors be correct, vague ceremo nies of this sort were practiced up to a very recent time. When an income of nearly $3000,- 1 000 a year, hosts of claims amount-. 1 ing in the aggregate to more than $50,000, remained unpaid at about 1 the beginning of this year. Numerous complaints of the non payment of insurance claims, rang ing from small sums up to $500, 1 were made to Commissioner Button, who ordered an examination. It. was 1 speedily learned that the trouble was 1 not with the order, but with its ! depository which was known as the Savings Hank of the 1 Grand United Order of True Reform- ! ers, was holding the checks without paying them. A little deeper was the search conducted, and it waaMearned that, the officials of the bank and those of the order are the same. In fact, the bank is an affiliated insti tution. ('hecks were Held, This was the method of procedure The treasurer of the order was cash ier of the bank. The cheeks for pay ment of the insurance claims would be properly drawn by the order, and charged off on its books. This was all regular. The order had the mon ey on deposit. Then the cashier of the bank would put, these checks away in a drawer and they would not bo paid. The records of the bank did not show that the checks had been presented. The bank looked all right. Oh, tine! Immediate demand was made by Colonel Mutton for the payment of the claims. The bank made its ar rangements and paid them. But t-ho commissioner was not satisfied with the management. He gave the order until the next biennial meeting, which is now being held, to cleanse | its stables. t ? . . . For weeks past officers and mem* t bers of the True Reformers been notified that there murt bey1;!' change ^of management. Taylor, ' grand master, was told that h? ihustV' ! step out. or he was given intinifttirijiY / to that effect. The result was an immediate investigation and.'fli ,r application of the insurance laws,V'$? was Colonel Button's intention tor - form the order, not to wreck tt. H? desires to build It up for ahouldrlt v / ? s ^ ? 'A fall it would drag down with,. -.It# probably, the entire fabric of colot*4i" secret societies to which the Negro - race pins its highest hopes. ? ?' Btood to Guns. v,,m All day yesterday delegations otf ... members called on the commissioner at his office in the Capitol, some of the members undertaking to argue the points at issue with him. produced his reports and official records, and told them what he - ?? - - - tr * r*f 1 ' " '* pected. Expostulation was otf| no use. To the last delegation he dO-'. livered his ultimatum. Taylor's hei&d must fall in the basket. Yesterday's action Qf the Grand Fountain is regarded as a complete return to sanity and conservat|snJ-^ Tn now hands the order is expectetf-tO'1- -1 ^ont.inue its work safely and success--' fully. At the last unity and harmoinR^ reigned, Taylor stepping down wi(h> 3ii t protest. ; ' \'i. .> > The parent and leader of all sucifc* , associations among the colored, ~peo^/ ple of the United States, the T" Drder of True Reformers, has been* generally venerated as a model Of - what such things should be, and held up as a pattern to be emulated. Its career, however, and more especial* V ly its recent management, have re- - - suited in bringing it to the sitUfttiq&A m WTrnerr TfnrtJrand Fountain Itself when it assembled here on ' Tuesday. The association was organized in 1881 by William Washington Brown i colored minister of Richmond. A ?barter was issued on April 4, 1883. It steadily grew in membership and n importance, gathering thousands people into its lodges, scattered ' hroughout most of the Southern and ' Eastern States, ami extending into .he Middle West. The membership n Washington, D. C., if. large. - J Sold its Own Property. In the annual report of Browne, / ?? Jie grand worthy master, irk :.i894# .; " ie recommended that the association .... purchase from him in fee simple the ;>lans of each department of tba"-". arder. He had prepared himself, lor _ this coup by having the rituaf .and construction copyrighted in 1887 Obedient to his commands the Grand Fountain, at its session held in Sep tember, 1895, agreed to the - pur chase for the compensation of?$&0f 000, by a standing vo^e which, was: nearly unanimous. Subsequently, un*? iler an agreement with Browne's widow, this amount was compro* mised at $4 0,000. All of this waff paid with the exception of three or four thousand dollars, which was paid through an emergency {und created in 1906 by individual sub scriptions. Quoting from the report of Exam Iner T. M. Hobson, to the Comtp^ sioner of Insurance, made last Feb ruary: "The sale of such plans by W. W. Urowne to the order was a severe breach of trust for the reason that his service and labors had been bought by the order, and to have sold them the fruits of such services deserves the greatest condemnation. It was only the good will, and thi$ they already enjoyed." Under the laws of the order, the ? president is. or has the opportunity to be, a supreme power. The Grand Fountain, which meets only once In two years, elects a board of directors composed of the first five officers and ? ? ? nine others. During the absence of this board, however, the admintatrtV" tive duties are delegated to an exe cutive committee, which la composed of the grand master, vice-grand mas tor. grand secretary, grand treasure*, and three others appointed by ttk# grand master. - lCven should he not be able to trol the other three officers, he can with his own vote and those of IK*.; men he appoints, absolutely ecfiltjft)! the situation. , ifiAtumMmA As a further n Grand Master Rule*. Continues