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THE RICHMOND PLANET TRUE REFORMERS' OLD FOLKS' HOME DISCLOSURES. $27,404.25 of the Purchase Money Voted for Back Salaries--Ex-Grand Worthy Master Taylor's Explanation--The Department Lost. Claims Officials Did Not Receive the Money--Detailed Information. General Counsel Newsome Issues Statement--Suit Against Directors Probable. BANK'S RECEIVERS STILL SILENT—HAVE NOT RAISED THE $37,000. VOLUME XXVIII, NO. 21. TRUE OL $27,404.25 Salaries Expl Claims Officials General BANK'S J. C. ROBERTSON... $2,200.00 EDWARD ELLIS, JR. $3,300.00 WM. L. TAYLOR... $0,600.00 WM. P. DURRELL... $6,600.00 R. T. HILL... $8,704.25 The communication of Committee man J. Henry Crutchfield, published in our last issue, has led to no end of speculation as to why no report of the condition of affairs at the Old Folks' Home of the True Reformers was made to the last Grand Fountain. It has also led to an investigation of the many reports and rumors which have been flying thick and fast re- tative to the accounts of ex-Superintend- ent Thomas W. Taylor. It has been alleged that Mr. Taylor declared that if he was required to pay the eighteen hundred dollars charged against him by the committee appointed by Grand Worthy Master to examine the accounts of the ex-Superintendent, he would tell all he knew. DID NOT MAKE THE STATEMENT. It may be well to state that Mr. Taylor denies this. He denies also the report that he made a threat in the True Reformers' Hall that five of the leaders got five thousand dollars aplice of the money secured by the sale of the Old Folks' Home and that they did not give him but two thousand, and if he had to pay this amount brought against him, figured anywhere from eighteen hundred dollars to twenty-five hundred dollars, he would expose the whole affair. There is no evidence at hand now to substantiate this rumor. It is a fact, though, that there has been some financial movements in this department of the Order of True Reformers which have not up to this time been thoroughly understood. W. W. BROWNE'S PURCHASE It seems that Weatham was purchased by the late Wm. W. Browne, Grand Worthy Master, for the members of the Order over ten years ago at about $16,000.00, nineteen thousand dollars. It was attended to be the retreat for indigent True Reformers when the rigors of old age would come upon them, and money was collected at periodic times for this purpose. This came in the form of a tree will donation and it was placed to the credit of the Old Folke' Home. These collections have been going on for years. Out of a total membership aggregating sixty thousand people, not twenty-five people ever have been in the Home at one time. Mr. Thomas W. Taylor was placed in charge of the Home as 'superintendent, at a salary of $1,200.00 per year. Farming was conducted there.' NEARLY ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND. Then, too, the speculative fever provailed and Iola were sold to members of the Order. Many purchased them. The Old Folks' Home property, being located west of this city, and the movement being in that direction, the value arose steadily until a white syndicate established a council club in the neighborhood and the New York rangelands, and rangelands were made to purchase some of the property. Finally an offer was made for the entire tract, and the Board decided to accept the offer. As a result (623), six hundred and twenty two acres of land were sold for (693,413.50); ninety three thousand, four hundred twelve dollars and fifty cents FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS PAID. The conditions were that ($560,000.00), fifty thousand dollars, were to be paid in cash and that a conditional bond for the remainder, which amounted to ($43,412.60), forty-three thousand four hundred and twelve dollars and fifty cents, should be given. This arrangement was made necessary from the fact that some of the lots had passed out of the hands of the Old Folks' Home corporation and terms had to be made to owners. Some of this property, though, was tied up, in way that immediate delivery could not be made so that the purchasers retained this amount of the purchase price until a clean title thereo could be secured. VOTED THEM BACK SALARIES. The Board of Managers of the Old Folks' Home or more, properly speaking, the Executive Committee in charge of the Home, came into possession of fifty thousand dollars. At a meeting held by the committee it was brought out that the Executive Committee had never received any salary or rather not received any compensation, and it was thought right and roper that the members of the Executive Committee should be voted back salary as it was called. In keeping with this, it was decided that this should be done at once. All were voted back salaries, with the exception of Thomas W. Taylor, who being superintendent of the Old Folks' Home, was already receiving a salary, and it directly connected with the Home, al though a member of the Executive Committee. DISTRIBUTION OF THE MONEY. In keeping with this action, the following amounts were voted and checks made out for the amount, so it is said: J. C. Robertson ($2,200.00), two thousand, two hundred dollars; Edward Ellis, Jr. ($3,300.00), three thousand, three hundred dollars; W. L. Taylor ($6,600.00), six thousand, six hundred dollars; Wm. P. Burrell ($6,600.00), six thousand, six hundred dollars; R. T. Hill ($7,804.25), eight thousand, seven hundred and four dollars and twenty-five cents, makes twenty amount of ($7,404.25), twenty-seven hundred and four hundred and four dollars and twenty-five cents. This left only ($2,259.75), twenty-two thousand, five hundred and ninety-five dollars and seventy-five cents out of the fifty thousand dollars to the credit of the Old Folks' Home. SHOULD HAVE GONE TO THE BANK. This was a trust fund. The checks were made out and after being signed, or rather endorsed by the five persons Hamed, it was understood that this money would be turned over to the Reformer Mercantile and Industrial Association, of which these gentlemen were the principal officers. It was understood that this money would be turned over to the Savings Bank of the Grand Fountain, United Order of True Reformers, as the Reformer Mercantile and Industrial Association was then in debt to the bank to the amount of over two hundred thousand dollars. Messrs. Robertson, Ellis, Taylor, Burrell and Hill claimed that they did not profit one cent by the transaction—that this was a method adopted to help the bank. EX-GRAND MASTERY STATEMENT Ex-Grand Worthy Master Wm. L. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1911. Taylor, when asked about the matter last Tuesday morning, stated as follows: "You see, the Old Folks' Home did not have any money to reimburse the Grand Fountain or its officers for the money and time expended upon it. We had served it from the time of its establishment with no compensation. It was thought that now that the Old Folks' Home had money that it was but right that it should reimburse the Grand Fountain through its officers for its services to the Old Folks' Home. I do not remember the exact amount, but it was about twenty-son thousand dollars. I did not get one penny of the money. The understaff of the money may be turned over to the Reformer Mercantile Industrial Association, and then to the bank. DIDN'T KNOW THAT IT REACHED THERE. "But" we added, "we are informed that there is no record that this money was ever placed to the credit of the bank." "I do not know whether this was done or not." he replied, "I do know that Mr Hill was instructed to do it." It seems, then, that one thing alone is certain—that the Old Folks' Home of the Grand Fountain, United Order of True Reformers, lost the money by transaction, and it has not been deemmed maintained which department of the Order profited by this salary arrangement. It also raises a question as to whether a body can vote itself a salary without having this action confirmed by a higher body. It can vote a salary to others, but not to itself. COMMITTEEMEN NOT SATISFIED This has been the cause of much talk and of many rumors, and it has been these facts which has caused the mystery surrounding the Old Folke' Home accounts. It has been only after the most skillful and persistent efforts that we have been able to lay the facts before the public and we have endeavored to deal fairly with all parties to the controversy. Committeemoon J. Henry Crutchfield and S. W. Johnson still hold to the fact that their findings are correct. The attribution of the record books in the Office of the Reformer, where the amounts received for the Old Folke' Home were kept, attains a mystery. - Couple this with the statement of Mr. T. W. Taylor's accountant (white), Mr. Cooke that the records of the amount of money received had been destroyed in Mr. Taylor's records, and it seems that further investigation will yet be under way. CLAIMS: HEAVY SHORTAGE The attempt, too, to bring up the minutes of the Grand Fountain which Committeeman Crutchfield claims that if they are properly examined will develop a shortage in Mr. Thos. W. Taylor's accounts aggregating $5,000.00 will possess special interest. Ex-Superintendent Thomas W. Taylor is not worried, for he has been given a "oblen bit" by Grand Worthy Master A. W. Holmes, and he claims that he cannot go "behind the return." This has made the Feeling against the Grand Worthy Master quite bitter in some quarters. It is now claimed that the Executive. Committee of the Grand Fountain has never accepted the mantle of Mr. Thos. Holmes, and that the matter was laid over; that during the interim, Grand Worthy Holmes accepted Mr. Taylor's money and closed the transaction; that he prevented the Grand Fountain from delving into the facts in connection with the Home and that his action; continues to cause much ill-feeling in some quarters. SMALL PLACE PURCHASED. It may be well to state, too, that after the sale of the Old Folks' Home property at Westham to the white syndicate it was necessary to secure another site for the Home, and that after selling $22 acres of ground that five acres were purchased on the outskirts of the city for $5,000.00, and this property had a mortgage on it of $3,500.00. Only fifteen hundred dollars were paid in cash, and the other remains unpaid, it being said that some of the notes were at one time to go by in default of payment. It may be well to state, too, in recollection that the Dolken Home site sold for ninety-three thousand, four hundred and twelve dollars and fifty cents, that $2,740.42 was voted for back salaries, leaving $2,596.75, that of this amount some went to pay death claims of the Order, and the remainder was lost in the crash which overtook the True Reformer Bank. The only amount saved to the Home is the money retained by the purchasers under the terms of the conditional bond, and this totals $43,412.50, which may yet become available, when the terms of the agreement have been carried out. There has been no investigation and report to the Grund Fountain upon these conditions and every effort made to have the Dolken be balked by some unseen power. It will be seen, too that all trace of this money is lost in the Reformer Mercantile Industrial Association Whenever further information is brought it ends there. MRS REESE CASE TO THE GRAND JURY. The case of Mrs Agnes Reese, the bookkeeper of the Savings Bank of the Grand Fountain, United Order of True Reformers, was allied in the Police Court last Saturday. She was charged with aiding and abetting Mr R. T. Hill in falsifying the records of that institution and thereby defrauding the bank Mr. H. M. Smith Jr., appeared as her counsel, examination was waived and the case certified to the Grand Jury of the Hustings Court. She will be indicted at the May term. Mr. A D Price and Rev W. P. Graham, D. D., went on her bond. DEAD BODY FOUND. The body of a colored man was found in the dock. In this city last Saturday, and it was thought to be that of the missing caubier, but a closer examination disproved the theory. Lawyer Gilles B. Jackson insists upon his belief that Mr. Hill has destroyed himself, but there are few people who accept this view of the situation. It is now known that Mr. R. T. Hill was under a bond in a large company to the amount of thirty dollars, but the bond has been made by the Receivers for the amount of Hill's shortage. If this amount is realized, it will materially increase the amount to be received by the depositors of the doctest institution. SUBORDINATE FOUNTAINS REC. OGNIZED. It has been further ascertained that, while the claim of the Grand Fountain as such for money on deposit will not be allowed, the subordinate fountains, that had money there will stand on the same footing as outside depositors and will receive a small percentage of the amount in (Continued on Page Number) FIVE. PCLICE DEPARTMENT, BICHMOND, VA. Wanted For Embezzlement. This department holds Grand Larceny Warrants for R. T Hill (colored) for the embezzlement of funds of the True Reformers. Bank (colored) of this city, of which he was cashier. Description: Age, 8G; brown skin; height, 5 feet; 2 inches; weight, 10 pounds; height, 11 inches; gold spectraion, a very short man, short legs, very stout. This man disappeared from his home in this city March 24, 1911, while the bank was in the hands of receivers, and on April 11, 1911, the receivers furnished information for the issuance of warrants for the larceny of $2.40 which are and which the bank did not expect when the examiners made their report that the shortage will be much greater. This bank contained the savings of a great number of colored people in this section, and its collage has evidently left some of them in destitute circumstances. It is requested that special efforts be made to bring about the arrest of this man, on account of his great influence the colored people had in him. In addition to being causer of the True Reformer' Bank, he was also cashier of the Colored Exhibit of the Jamestown Exposition, and was the head of church and several colored enterprises in this city, and is well known to prominent colored people all over the United States, and in arresting this man, or obtaining an action as to his wherenbouts, advise at my expense and I will send officer with papers for him. LOUIS WERNER. Chief of Polices Richmond, Va. BOOKERS LONG ISLAND HOME (Richmond, Va. Times-Dispatch, April 18, 1911) Booker T. Washington recently bought a fine tract at at Fort Salonga, near Northport, Long Island, with a frontage on the Sound, with the expectation of making his summer home at that point. It is said that wealthy residents of the neighborhood have formed a syndicate for the purpose of buying the land, with the solicitor said, $1,500 more for his land than he paid for it. They do not object to his living there, but have been disturbed by the report that he intends to establish on Long Island an institution modelled after Tuskegee for the education of the negroes of the North. That, it seems to us, is a worthy enterprise, and should be encouraged by his rich Northern sympathizers. The negroes of the North sadly need some place of this sort where they can send their children. The negroes down South can take care of themselves; but it is quite different up North where they live in distinctly unfriendly atmosphere. If the school shall be established, it would not be a bad idea for Booker to employ Ulrich as janitor of the new establishment. He would keep a sharp lookout on the premises and drive the Yankees off. A FINE PLAY TO BE PRESENTED. Perhaps the most interesting play ever pulled off before a Richmond audience will be given at the Globe Theatre, north first street, Tuesday night, April 26, 1911, by the Richmond Operatic and Literary Association. The play will be entitled "Saul," rendered in six acts, the first two of which will be on the grand opera plan and the others a combination of opera and drama. The battles between the contending forces on each side will be a feature as well as the ghost scene, the coming forth of Samuel from the dead to the witches' camp will be rendered to the entire satisfaction of the most significant play. The play will be a complete reproduction of the acts of Saul, Jonathan and David as portrayed in ancient times. The costumes will be brilliant and gorgeous, supported by a thorough trained chorus and a first-class orchestra. General admission: 15 cents. Reserved seats on sale at Mechanics' Savings Bank: 25 cents. I rent and sell anything from a stable to a mansion. No business is too small—none too large. Give me a trial. B. A. CEPHAS, Agent, 602 North Second Street. Phone, Monroe, 588. FROM LOS ANGELES. A procession of fifty men in a line of march started from the Y. M. C. A. building at 2:20 o'clock Sunday afternoon and marched through the rural district, stopping at two of the largest pool-rooms, where a large number of our young men frequent and spend their time. Mr. M. Hall, one of the ablest bass singers on the coast, led in the hymn: "Throw Out the Life-Line" and other gospel songs. The large crowd of promising young men welcomed their unexpected guests, at the doors, of the pool-room balls, while, they, waited, patiently, enjoining the familiar hymns that were sung to them. Secretary T. A. Green made short talks to them and extended them a cordial invitation to visit the branch. The afternoon meeting was held at the A. M. K. Church at 4 o'clock. Rev. Dr. Holderman addressed the meeting: He expressed the deepest interest in the movement, and plaged himself as a life-long member, and affronted of the association. The doctor's address and work, and as a pastor in our city. We also had an interesting talk from Dr. Carrett, one of our dentists and a member of the Advisory Board. Another of our board members, in the person of Mr. A. J. Jackson, also gave a short talk. The result of the ten-day campaign resulted in adding 75 new members, and it was decided to continue the campaign until Easter Sunday, by which time we hope to secure at least two hundred. They are here, and we want them—they are Chicago boys, we have them. Chicago boys, we have you! New York boys, we are coming! Louisville, Kentucky, boys, we are marching! A. D. LACY. FULTON PARK Seven Miles from Richmond, on the Seven Pines Car Line. The largest and best resort for colored people in Virginia. Better than over. Season 1911, opens May 15th. A most delightful place for a day's outing. New attractions and amusements. Large dancing pavilion. Scenic railway Merry-go-round. Shooting gallery. Fortune teller. Swings. Baoball field. Ministrel shows. Bowling alley, and various other amusements. It only costs 6 cents car fare from Richmond to this park. Special offer to churches, Sunday schools, societies, clubs and clubs. Arrange your dates now. Call or write MANAGER, 510 North Second Street. Richmond, Va. WANTS TO LOCATE HER MOTHER I would like to know the whore abouts of my mother, Beadle Allena. She went away in 1892 from Oberlau. N. C. two miles from Raleigh, N. C. She was last heard from last October. That was the first time since she went away. She has five children, and I am the daughter that is trying to locate her. My name is SUSIE ALLEN, 913 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. TOLEDO NOTES Charles Eubank shot John Eubank April 9, 1911. He died April 16, 1911. They were engaged in an ar- guement about a woman by the ar- guement of Agnes Johnson, who is a half- breed. Miss Josephine Ran, of 306 Balm- mont Avenue, continues guilt to BALL GAME AT THE VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY GROUND APRIL 17, 1911. The home team was defeated by a score of eleven to eight. Many were out to witness the out- door sport that is generally the phys- ical and athletic test of students. To the fourth inning the law and medicine students of the Howard University were doubt as to the ability of the Union University boys to take the honors. --- Mr. Samuel Barrett, of Philadelphia, Pa., was in the city this week on a tour through the South. Mr. C. H. Green, of Newport News, Va., called on us. Mr. C. W. Jordan, of Buffolk, Va., was in the city and called on us. Rev. R. G. Adams, B. D., of Farmville, Va., called on us. CITY COLLECTIONS ACCOUNTS CITY MAYOR NOTIFIED City Collection Frank W. Cunningham was reported to Mayor Richardson yesterday as being short $1453.85贝利/accounts. The Mayor has taken no action, as yet, pending report from Special accountant George H. Crenahaw, who is making an examination of the books of the office and which will be completed today. the shortage was reported to the Committee, on Finance last night by the Spenal. Accountant-. The report was read, in executive session, and its text was not made public, though the committee latter authorized the statement that the matter had been formally reported by Chairman Pollard to Mayor Richardson; and that the committee had suspended action ponding action by the Mayor. The committee has admitted the shortage in the presence of Appointant Cressham, Collector of Dolphinulent Taxes Waford, and Deputy Hutles. Failure to get weekly subjects, the Collector, under the terms of the city charter, to immediate removal from office. MAY LEAD TO PROSECUTION. Further investigation is to be made of the manner of the shortage, and members of the committee, last night expressed the view that it could not be explained by negligence, and may subject the official to criminal prosecution. The statements made by members of the Finance Committee, it seems that certain taxpayers who had settled at the office of Collector Cunningham within the past week had reported that their payments had not been turned in to the City. Treasurer as required by law, the Collector not having entered on his cash book he himself had私人保管, and intended rembringing the city at some future time. The Finance Committee declined to make public the names of tax-payers who calling attention to the irregularities, on the wound that the Accountant examined and that not yet reported, $6,653.45, only indicated such amounts as had been checked up to this time. Mayor Richardson insightfully declined to discuss the charges against Collector Cunningham, or to indicate what steps he would take. He admitted having received a verbal report from the chairman of the Committee on Finance, and indicated that he would take the matter up officially with the receipt of a written report from the Secretary of State. The report was reported to Chairman Pollard on Monday afternoon, and he caused such examination to be made as would verify the substantial correctness of the facts alleged, and on being presented with a statement by the Accountant, Collector Cunningham admitted the shortage. Session 50 of the city charter says that the City Collector "is expressly prohibited from keeping the money of the city in his hands, or in the person or corporation to his nee, hey, or his wife, for the payment of the same into the city treasury, and any violation of this provision shall subject him to immediate removal from office." MR. W. ISAAC JOHNSON BELLS, Got $25,000.00. Mr W Iane Johnson, the funeral director and liveryman has sold his property at 207 Fousheen St. for $25, 000 to the Eagles (white) He has purchased the three hours at 10, 12 and 14 W. Leigh St. with a frontage of 60 feet. The three story brick building will be pulled down and a spacious three story building erected. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Having been appointed executor of the estate of the late Nicholas N. Norman, notice is hereby given to all persons who have claims against his estate to present the same to the mo for payment, at No. 1 North Third Street, by the mo who the estate anything will also make payment to mo at the same address. THORNTON R. SCOTT. Executor. Mr. and Mrs. J. I. L. Lovings, Sr., request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Jane, of the same names, III, Thursday evening, April 27th, 7:30 o'clock at their residence, 207 East Lolgh Street. Friends are invited. No cards. The BLOUNT had been halting between two opinions. The fighting blood in him prompted him to stay and set up the stand of honesty and fair dealing in the Blount name, to gather a few men like convictions ground him and to enter the political conflict at the head of a movement designed at once and forever to abolish machine dictatorship in his native state. But, on the other hand the claims of blood could not be altogether ignored. The campaign for political cleanliness would inevitably involve his father would if successful, defeat and discipline him. Clearly it was the part of final duty to hesitate before he should set his hand to this particular plow of reform. Would it not be better for him to drop out quietly, leaving the political housecleaning for some one who would not have to pay such a costly price for the leadership. Thus the two promptings clamored each for its hearing. But after all I was chance and the swift current of the occasion that decided for him and swept him along into the vortex of action. Before he had gone ten steps toward Gantry's office some one in the throne of debarking overland passengers called his name. When he turned he was facing a white haired old gentleman with a scholarly face and an frasible twist to his thin lips, a man and a straight figured malden with level eyes and a face in which the inherited traits were softened into lines of thoughtful firmness and serenity BILL JONES "Why, bless my soul, of all the lurky things?" I ejaculated the young man, who but an instant before had been hating between two opinions "You don't mean to tell me that this is the west to which you said you were." "WHY, HELLS, MY west to which you SOUL, OF ALL THE said you were LUCKY THINGS" coming, Patricia? "It is, and you're to blame, young man," snapped the father of the peekless maid. "If you've been telling me fibs about those megalauridae which you said could be dig out of your sugar brush hills you'll pay our fare back home again-understand? Now show us to the best hotel in this mushroom city of yours, and do it quickly." Having a definite thing to do, Blunt forgot his problem and beatirred him self hospitally. Though it was only three squares to the Inter-Mountain, he chartered the best looking he could find in the back rank, put his charges into it and went with them to do the honors at the hotel, thereby missing two things which might have had an important bearing on the temporarily forgotten problem. If he had gone directly to the office of the traffic manager on the second floor of the station building he could hardly have missed meeting a tall, full faced man coming out of Gantry's private room, and he might have overheard the visitor's parting word to Gantry "Oh, yes; he fell for it all right. If you'd seen his face when Lackner and I came away you'd have said there were battle, murder and sudden death in it for somebody." "But, see here, Bradbury." Gantry held his visitor to say, "It wasn't in the game that you were to fill him up with a lot of liles. I won't stand for that, you know. He is too good a follow and too good a friend of mine." It was at this conjuncture that Blount, if he had been present and invisible, would have seen a sour smile wrinkle upon the full face of the club gossip. "It wasn't necessary. If he or the senator wanted to sue us for libel we could prove every word that was said. And it got him got him right in the solar plexus. If you don't see some fireworks within the next few days I miss my guess and lose my ante." On the other hand, if Evan had lingered a few minutes longer on the station platform he would have marked Vice President McVicker crossing to the carriage stand, followed by the private car pterter bearing impediments. At the carriage rank, the vice president climbed heavily into the senator's roodater, which seemed to have been arranged for in advance, and was whiffled stormily up to the Inter-Mountain, where he traced his illegible name in the great guest book two minutes after Blount, still anxious for the comfort of Professor. Anners and the serene eyes maid, had gone up in the elevator with them to Honorable Senator Sagebrush Copyright, 1910, by Street A Smith see that the rooms to which they had been assigned were all that they should be. Coming down a few minutes later to give the several luggage checks to the hotel porters Blount missed another incident which might have sent him back suddenly to his problem and its unsettled condition. When Mr McVickar turned away from the clerk's desk it was to shake hands perfunctory with the owner of the fast roadster "Well, senator," he said, with a certain dogged emphasis, "I'm here. Let's find a place where we can fall it out." And together they entered an elevator, which, as chance would have it, passed, in ascending, the car in which the younger Blount was coming down It was to the senator's suit that the two opposing field commanders made their way when their car reached the fourth floor. "In the senator's sitting room McVekar dragged a chair over to one of the windows which commanded a view of the Lost River mountains and dropped into it passively. "I suppose we may cut out the preliminaries and come to the point at once" he began. "Ackerton wired me that you had definitely announced your son as a candidate for the attorney generalship. Have you?" The senator was opening a box of cigars, and his reply savored of good natured irony. "The primaries do the nominating in this state. Hardwick. Didn't you know that?" he asked mildly. "See here I count I've come 3,000 miles to thrash this thing out with you, and I am not in the humor to spar for an opening. Do you mean to run your son or not? That is a plain question, and I like a plain answer." "I told you two weeks ago what I meant to do. McVeykar, but you wouldn't believe me. I'll say it again if you want to hear it." "And I told you two weeks ago that we couldn't stand for it, that you might name your own price for an alternative." "Yes, and I told you my price, if you happen to remember." "I know You add you wanted us to turn everything over to the reformers and make our chances on a clean administration. Naturally we are not going to do any such utopian thing. What I want to know now is what it is going to cost us to get your consent to do the practical and possible thing." "Want to buy me outright this time, do you?" said the boss, still smiling gently "We"—McVickar was going to say, "we bought you before," but he changed it to a less offensive form—"We have had no difficulty in arriving at some sensible and practical conclusions in the past. Blount, and we shouldn't have now. We can't let you have your son for attorney general. That is out of the question. If you put your son in an public prosecutor you can have but one object in view—you mean to squeeze us till the blood runs. We're willing to discount that object before the fact." "So you have said before a number of times and in a number of different ways," was the mild counter suggestion. "I shan't say 'it many more times. David. You're pushing me too far'" "What will you say then?" "Just this—if you won't meet me halfway, if you insist upon a fight, I'll fight you with any weapons I can get hold of." "You've said that in other campaigns, Hardwlek, and in the end you've always been like the posum that offered to come down out of the tree if the man wouldn't shoot." "I'll hand you another proverb to go with that one," snapped the man in the chair by the window. "The pitch er that goes often to the well is sure to be broken at last. You've got a jount in your armor now. Bount You've always been able to laugh at publicity before. Can you stand it now?" "I rockon I'll have to stand it if you buy up a few newspapers, as you usually do," was the half quizzical reply, then for an added flick of the whip, "You and your folks can't paint me much blacker than you have all painted me. Hardwick." "Maybe not, but this time we're going to give you a chance to stark a few libel suals—if you think you can afford to appear in the courts. We've got all the evidence in black and white. We might possibly make your own state too hot to hold you. Have you thought of that?" "Go ahead and try it," was the inconic response. "But that isn't all," the man in the window chair went on remorselessly. "Your fellow citizens here know you for exactly what you are. Blount. You rule them with a rod of iron, but that rule can be broken. When it is broken you'll be looked upon as a criminal. In our last talk together you had something to say to me about our not keeping up with the change in public sentiment. It has changed—changed so far that it is coming to demand the punishment of the great offenders, as well as the failing of the little ones. If we want to push this fight hard THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. though it is not impossible that you may, find yourself a broken man at the end of it. David." "I'm taking all the chances," was the even toned violinist. even toned rejolder. "But there is one chance I am sure you haven't considered—this son of yours!" I know as much about him as you do—more, perhaps, for I have taken more pain to keep tab on him for the past few years than you have. He is clean and straight. Blount—a son for any man to be proud of. If that is the real reason why we are afraid to have him instructing the grand furies of this state it is also your best reason for keeping the past decently under cover. What will you say to him when the newspapers open up on you? And what will he say to you? And you thought of that?" For the first time since the beginning of the one sided conference the senator had his eigar aside and ant thoughtfully tugging at the drooping mustaches. "You'd set the house afire over my head, would you, Hardwick?" he queried, with the gray eyes lighting threateningly, then "The last time we talked you posted your deft; now I'll post mine. You go ahead and do your worst. The boy and I will try to see that you don't have all the fun. I won't say that you mightn't turn him if you went at it right. But you won't go at it right, and as matters stand now-well, blood is thicker than water, and if you hit me you hit him. And I reckon between us we'll manage to give you as good as you send. That's all," rising to lean heavily upon the table, "all but one thing You fight fair, Hardwick" say anything WILL BROOKES "YOU'D SET THE HOME APPEAR OVER MY HEAD, WOULD YOU, HARDWICK?" you like about me, but if that boy has anything in his past that I don't know about, that he wouldn't want to see published you let it alone and keep your newspaper reporters off it." The vice president laughed. He was of those who regain equanimity in exact proportion as an opponent loses it. "You needn't let the boy's record trouble you," he averred "It's as clean as a hound's tooth. That is one of the things I'm banking on. David. I'm going to have that young fellow fighting on our side before we're through." At this the gray eyes under the penthouse brows damed fiercely, and the senator took the two strides needful to place him before the man in the chair. "Don't you do that, McVickar. I give you fair warming!" he said, his deep toned voice rumbling like the bur of grinding wheels. "There's only one way you could do it"— The vice president stood up and put on his hat. "And you'll take precious good care that I don't get a chance to try that way, you were going to say. All right. David. You tell me to do my worst, and I'll hand that back to you too. You do the same, and we'll see who comes out ahead." It was some five minutes later when the vice president had made his leisurely way down to the lobby. The electric lights blazed out, and the great gathering pace was beginning to take on its evening air of stir, and activity. Mr. McVickar plushed his way to the desk, and a row of lately arrived guests waited when he asked his question "Where will I be most likely to find Mr Evan Bloom at this time of day?" was the question he wished to have an answered, and the obliging clerk made the line wait still longer while he summoned a bellboy and sent him scurrying across to one of the writing tables. "This is Mr. Evan Blount," he said to the railroad magnate, indicating the young man who came up with the bell boy. "Mr. Blount, this is Mr. Hardwick McVickar, first vice president of the Transcontinental Railway company." There was no trace of the recent but the ill Mr McVickar's voice or manner when he turned and shook hands curdily with the son of the man who had defied him. "Your father and I were just holding a little conference over your future prospects. Mr. Blount," he said, going straight to his point. "Suppose you come down to the car with me for a little private talk on the legal situation. I'm not sure but we shall wish to retain you in a cause that is coming up in September. Gantry tells me that you are pretty well up in corporation law. Can you spare me a half hour or not?" Evan. Blount glanced at his watch Patricia had told him that she and her father would dine in the cafe at 7 and that there would be room at their table for him and for his father, if the ex-senator would so far honor a poor college professor. There was an hour to spare, and if the vice president of the Transcontinental company were not the king he was at least a great man whose invitation was in some sense a command. It was at the precise moment when the butterfly doors of the lobby entrance were winging to their closing behind Mr. McVickar and his quarry that the house telephone called the registry clerk. A faced tourist who was waiting, pen in hand, for his room assignment heard only the answer to the question which came over the wires from one of the upper floors. No senator, the clerk was sayful. "he has just left this moment, gone out with Mr. McVickard. Could I overtake him, I'll try. But I don't know where they were going. I'll send a boy right away, though." [TO BE CONTINUED.] MINES PROVED TOMB FOR 201 Death Roll at Pancoast Col- lery is 73. Nearly All the Victims In Southern Explosion Were Conflicts — Only Porty-five Escaped Death Blast. Seventy-three mine workers, a few of them boys, lost their lives in the Dunmore, also called China, vein of the Panconast colliery at Throop, near Scranton, Pa. The Dunmore vein of the mine is 750 foot below the surface, making fire fighting difficult. The colliery is owned by the Scranton Coal company, affiliated with the New York, Ontario & Western company. The fire which caused the mine horror broke out from some unknown and mysterious cause in the engine house at the foot of the shaft. Many persons attribute it to spontaneous combustion. At the time there were 300 men and boys in the various veins and chambers of the mine. The fames set off accumulations of gas, which increased the difficulty and doubtless increased the loss of life. The vicinity of the mine seethed with excitement it was difficult to obtain a coherent statement from any one. About the head of the shaft were gathered thousands of people, including the relatives and friends of the men entombed Ropes had to be stretched to keep back the crowd and to present a stampede when the bodies were brought out. The company officials acted with the greatest promptness when they learned the extent of the disaster, but once started the fire spread with remarkable rapidity it caught on the timbering of the shaft and spread along the gangway. It seized upon everything that it could devour and with a wall of flame separated from safety the men who were in distant chambers of the blammere vein. As soon as it was seen that the first was battling the efforts to subdue it word was sent for the government rescue car at Kingston, and this responded, bringing four men equipped with apparatus including helmets resembling those of divers, for penetrating into smoke and the dreaded fire damp. This was the first test of the rescue car and its crew. The helmated men were the only ones that could penetrate into the affected gangway, and they recovered the bodies found. Jevans Evans, head of the United States mine rescue car, died. A defective rescue helmet caused him to suffocate while working in the burning mine. The only man brought out alive from the zone of the fire was Joseph Vickers, a fire boss Vickers finding the fire was becoming dangerous, accompanied by a companion, ran down the gangway to give the alarm. Before they had gone far their lights went out Vickers realized his danger and started back. He missed his companion. He managed to get by the worst place on his return, but had gone only a little way beyond it when he was overcome by smoke. Hours later he was found by the fire fighters. 128 DEAD IN ALABAMA MINE 123 Convicts Are Among Victims of Explosion. The work of recovering bodies from the banner mines, at Banner, Ala., as the result of the explosion, is slow. Twenty-three bodies have been taken from the mines, bodies four dead mules. The definito casualty figures show 128 men in all killed, two white and three colored free men; 111 colored and twelve white convicts; soventeen mules and one horse. Dr. J. J Rutledge, government export in charge of the bureau of mines rescue car No. 6, almost lost his life, as well as Dr. L. S. Roundtree, of Wylam, Ala., and two other members of his party, in searching an entry in which it was reported a number of entombed men had crawled, expecting safety. The fan stopped a few seconds and the accumulated afterdamp caused Dr. Rutledge to drop. When taken from the mines it was at first thought that he was dead. He recovered several hours later. Twenty convicts dug an extensive ditch, which will serve as a burial place for the convicts whose bodies are not claimed by relatives. While no official statement has been made, it is believed the explosion was caused by safety powder being ignited by a lamp and followed by dust. When the night crew left the mines, shortly before the explosion happened, Night Fire Boss Sparks reported the condition of the mines as good, and the day shift was sent to work. There were 173 men-in-all, only five of whom were free laborers. The others were convicts, mostly negroes sent up from the surrounding counties to serve schitences ranging from ten days to two years. Immediately following the explosion several of the convicts, with mining experience, discovered that black damp was forming. They at once spread the alarm to those who were not instantly killed by the blast, and many started a race with death to the entrance. READ What The PLANET'S AD wellers say and profit thereby. Please mention us when answering them. REV, R. C. WOODS SPEAKS Staunton, Va., April 11, 1811. To The Brotherhood of The Virginia Baptist State Convention: Dear co-workers, I am reminded as I write this week that but four more weeks yet remain before the meeting of the convention. Wednesday morning, May 10, at 9 A. M., our distinguished president, Dr. R. H. Bowling, will call the opening session to business in the great Fifth Street Baptist Church of Richmond, Rev. Dr. W. F. Graham, the noble pastor and the local committee have made elaborate arrangements for a grand entertainment of the convention. We pray that these remaining weeks be weeks of earnest endeavor on the part of the pastors and workers of the convention. We trust that the enthusiasm of yore will burn in the breast of the workers. RETROSPECT. Brechtren, forty-four years of the life of this great convention look now back upon us. Years, too, of untiring effort, of great zonl, of many courage and real accomplishment. Years, they were, of history making, when stalwart men sounded the bugle call and the mighty Baptist host marched in battle array to this great body. They were not years of anpathy nor can this one be. They were days when men cried out to the world in no uncertain tones their position. They might well be styled the days of crusade in Nogro Baptist history. THE MEN. When we think of the men, the sad thought comes to us that some have passed over the great divide, but their names and work are imperishable, such as Hayes, Fox, Lee, Williams, Robert Johnson and others. But there are loft today many who stood shoulder to shoulder with them, contending for the great principles that made us what we are as Negro Baptist. Such as the great leaders of today—Graham, Bowling, Howard, Tyrell, Humbles, Evarotte, Mitchell and Smith, of Virginia; Harvey Johnson, of Maryland, Bishop Johnson, Brooks, Norman and Anderson Taylor, of the District. And to them have been added byv Father Time other noble characters who stand loyalty with them, such as Burks, Brown, W. D. Woods, White, Galvin, Ashburn, Moses, White, Winston, of Baltimore; Reed, of Rhode Island, Wilbanks, Lawrence, Vaughn, Watkins, Granville Hunt, Tallafero, E. W. Moore, Brown, of Flushing, Booker, Metz, Shorts, Jones, Tartt. Johnson, Brown, of Pittsburg, and many others that have proved true to the trust. Men of valor, we cannot afford to shack! Our cause is as great. The demand is equally so, if not greater. You that have formed the famous Tenth Legion in the convention, stand by your guns. Shall we forget the pride of our hearts the great educational plant. The Virginia Theological Seminary and College, the center of our effort of all these years? Is that not to us what Jerusalem was to the Jews in the days of dispersion? Let us rise in our might and we will accomplish. RATES. In our next letter we will state the rates granted to all delegates attending the convention from Virginia, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. We append the following list from President Diggs, giving the names of those who responded in the emergency call of February. archs and Friends who sent special Emergency Contributions to Virginia Seminary in February 1911. Va., Dr. W. R Brown, pastorPP First Baptist Church, Roanoke, Va. Dr. W. R Brown, pastor, $6.26 Fountain Baptist Church, Richmond, Va. Rev. H R Williams, $5.00. Eighth-Street Baptist, Church Lynchburg, Va., Rev. L. O Lewis. $13.20. Washington-Street Baptist Church, Bedford City, Va., Rev. J. H. Hubbard, $8.25. Triumph Baptist Church, Prince Edward Co, Va., Rev. N. Jordan, $5.48. Cool Spring Baptist Church, Franklin, Va., Dr. W. 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Tuesday morning the Constitution, our morning contemporary, and other dolls, carried the dispatch purporting to come from Philadelphia alleging that Dr Washington had announced the justification of Ulrich's unwarranted and brutal attack upon his body in New York, that Dr Washington stated in an interview that Ulrich was justifiable and did no more under, the circumstances than any other man would have done, that if Ulrich had reasons to believe that some Negro had been bribed to kidnap his daughter, he had a right to assault him without notice or warrant, and that so far as he was concerned, there would be no prosecution. Now these statements in the daily papers were so inconsistent with every sense of decoy and honor that the Independent at once wrote Mr. Washington asking him to confirm or deny the truthfulness of the interview. We publish below the correspondence We could not believe for a moment that Dr. Washington, in the teeth of the support of his friends and the press who believe so firmly in his innocence and who so universally condemned the assault, could so far forget the allegiance of his friends as to pardon an assassin or an attempt to take his life in cold blood. The correspondence explains itself and exonerates Dr. Washington and the confidence of his friends is still firm and explicit in his integrity. Atlanta, Ga., Mar. 28, 1911. Dr. Booker T. Washington, Tuskegee Institute, Ala. My Dear Brother,—I notice a dispatch in the Constitution from Philadelphia, March 27th, to the effect that you had justified Ulrich in attacking you, and that you had stated that he had not done any more than any other man would have done under similar circumstances; that he had a right to attack you if he believed his daughter was about to be kidnapped. I want to know did you authorize this interview or is there any truth in it whatever, so far as you are concerned. Faithfully, B. J. DAVIS Tuskegee Institute Albama. March 29, 1911. Mr B. J. Davis, 16 12 N. Broad St. Atlanta, Ga.: My Dear Mr. Davis.—There is not the slightest truth in the dispatch in the Constitution referred to in your letter of March 28th. I am sending you here with copy of telegram which I immediately forwarded to Mr. John S. Durham as soon as I saw the dispatch to which you call attention. There is not the slightest truth in the statement either that I justified the attack made upon me by Ulrich; or that I intimated that he would not be Yours very truly, BOOKER T. WASHINGTON (Telegram) (Telegram) Mr John B. Dana 4116 Florence Axe. Philadelphia, PA Axge. Philadelphia, PA Please see or telephone Dr Talcott Williams editor of the Philadelphia Press, tonight that his paper has done me a serious injustice in印 打印 the interview which I am inform appears in Monday's paper I have not intimated to any one that Urich was justified in attacking me, or that the prosecution of the case would be dropped. (Signed) BOOKER T WASHINGTON Tuskegee, Ala., March 20, 1911. The Atlanta Independent; Doctor Booker T. Washington emphatically repudiates the dispatches sent out from Philadelphia early this week intimating that the prosecution of Ulrich, the man who assaulted him a week ago in New York city, would be dropped Dr Washington also brands as a misstatement the intimation that he has in any way justified the unprovoked attack upon him. 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ATLANTIC COAST LINE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 9, 1911 TRANS LEAVE RICHARD DAILY For Flint and South 1 00 A M, 6 15 A M and 7 35 A M, 10 30 P M For Norfolk 9 00 A M, 3 00 P M, 4 10 P M For N & W by West 6 15 A M, 9 00 A M For 5 00 P M, and 9 00 P M For Petersburg 1 00 A M, 6 15 A M, 9 10 A M, 9 00 A M, 12 10 P M, 3 00 P M 6 00 P M, 7 35 P M, 9 20 P M, 11 45 P M For Goldberg and Payettville: *10 P M Trains arrive Richmond daily 4 40 P M 3 10 A M, 6 14 O M, **** 05 A M, *8 37 A. 3 10 A M, 11 40 A M, *2 00 P M *15 A M, 6 00 P M, 0 35 P M, 8 00 P M 9 00 P M, 11 30 P M *Except Sunday *Except Monday *Bun- day only Time of arrival and departure and con- nections not guaranteed C. CAMPBELL D. P. Southern Rv TRAINS LEAF N B—Following ect. information and not g 4 10 A M. Jolly Lo Durham and Ri 10 48 M M—Daily South Drawing Car to Memphis tannoga. 8 00 P M—Fx Bound intermediate stat 6 00 P M Ex Bound 11 46 P M—M Bound South Pullman. YORK RI 4:30 P M—Fx Bound netting for Bale 6:00 A M Ex Sun Weel and Fri TRAINS ARRIV N B - Following schedule figures puffish as 4.10 A M, 1.10 B, Level for Danielle Charlotte 110 A. M. Tully Local for Danielle Charlotte Durham and Haleigh. 10 48 A M - Daily Limited. For all potam- South. Drawing Room. Buffet Sleeping Our to Memphis, via Asheville and Chas- tanga. 1000 M - K - Ey Sunday Local for Durham and Intermediate stations. 8 00 P. M. Kx Sunday Keysville Local. 11 46 P. M - Hill Limited, for all pots. South Pullman ready # 80 P. M YORK RIVER LINE. 4:30 P. M - Kx Sunday To West Point, sus meeting at Halton Mon., Wet & Prt. 6:00 A. M H x Sun Mon., Wet & Prt. Wet and Prt Local to West Point. From the South 8 50 A M. 8 05 P M. dally E. Ex Burkley. 12.50 P M. Ex Burkley. 2 P M. From West Point, 9:30 A. M., daily; 11:35 A. M., Wed and Fr. 4:25 P. M., Ez. Sunday B E BURGESS, D P A. 9:00 East Main Street. 'Phone, Madison. C. & O. 9:00 A Daily—Fast trains to Old Point 4:00 P Newport News and Northport 7:10 A Daily Local to Newport News P Daily Local to Old Point 2:00 P Daily-Louisville and Cincinnati 11:00 P Pullman 6:45 P Daily-St. Louis Chicago Special" Pullman 3:30 A—Daily-Charlotteville. Week days— Hinton 10 A 10 A - Work days. Local to Conplontille 10 A 10 A - Work days. Local to Grande 15 P 15 P - Week days. To Lynchburg TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND Local from East- -8:25 A M, 7:00 P M Through from East- -8:30 A M, 6:30 P M Local from West- -8:30 A M, 9:40 P M 7:20 P M. Thutbaugh - 7 00 A. M. 7 45 P M James River (Litt. '85) - 35 A. M. 6 18 P M SEABOARD AIR LINE. Bottlethorn trains scheduled to leave Blichom monday daily: 9:10 A. M. - Local to Nolina; 11:30 A. M. - Local to Blingham, Blingham, Bavannah, Jacksonville and Nolina; 15:12 P. M. - Florida Limited, daily, except Sunday; 11:35 P. M. - Blesperse and coachee, Bavannah; 11:35 P. M. - Blesperse and coachee, Bavannah and Mphala, Northbound trains to be scheduled to arrive Richmond daily 5:23 A. M. - 6:15 P. M. - A. M. except Monday, 5:20 P. M. - 5:15 P. M. The Cars W. B. REVILL, D. P. A. Richmond, Va. G. P. A. Roscoe, Va. The PLANET is read all over this country and in foreign lands. --- --- RAILROADS. ACCOMMODATION TRAINS - WEEKDAYS Leave Bryd Ha Nr. Na., 1.30 P. M. for Prudentialburg. Leave Bryd Ha Nr. Na., 1.30 P. M. for Ankland. Arrive Bryd Ha Nr. Sa., 2.48 A. M. for Ankland. Arrive Bryd Ha Nr. Sa., 2.48 A. M. for Ankland. Arrive Bryd Ha Nr. Sa., 6.00 A. M., 6.30 P. M. from Ankland. *Daily*, *1 weekdays*, *Sundays only*. All inlays to be from *Byrd From Stations* (inland) or *4:50 a.m. and arriving* is 5:00 night) stop at *Eli* and departures are not guaranteed. Read the pilgrimage ONLY ALL-RAIL LINE TO NORPOLK Schedule in Effect January 10, 1911. Leave Bird Street Station, Richmond, FOR NORPOLK: *8:00 A.M.*, *8:00 P.M.*, *8:10 A.M.* FOR LYNCHBURG AND THE WEST: *8:11 A.M.* A. M., *8:00 A.M.*, *8:00 P.M.*, *8:00 P.M.* Artive Richmond from Norfolk: *8:10 A.M.* A. M., *8:35 P.M.*, *11:15 P.M.*, *M. From the West* *8:20 A.M.*, *8:20 P.M.*, *8:25 P.M.*, *8:08 P.* A. M., *8:00 P.M.*, *8:00 P.M.* Daily. Daily. ex. Sunday. Sunday only. Pollman, Pardon and Sleeping Bears. Ola, Dale- dale. Q. IL BOLKET, Q. IL BOLKET, W. B. RYVILLE, D. P. A. Richmond, Fn., Q. P. A. Richmond, Fn. TRAINS LEAVE·RICHMOND YORK RIVER LINE TRAINE ARRIVE RICHMOND Re _ oh Raa ae Deas Col Vic aE aie we, a SRB ETT ‘essere ane Wy Es Ce RNC CE es - TREES a ion og Bak a enamel INET FRE er sev Ya” — JOUN MITCHELL, JR. 7. 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MARIOS MOSTLY ODES con be aloe at any omy at the American Paperns (0 2 the Uinta Statre Taytees Go ant the Welle) Pan HEL Tinea Coane, We tl be: reien Bite etme sent iy aie of thee cantanion The vegerse Monee Celene a asie ab eta 6 fat ay Tee foreanhog: aenes NeISTEMED LETTER Ca Monee Or tor font Viger oe ase hapten tee erat Antti Sin teach Scott Poster ter wit Megter the Ce eT ae aivent at en NONE Taee i thie Teter ae bat or atolea cin te Remnnt “Yy ean, ed stey an tboe Muppet st eur tak Be canince be ersiemtle fae manes sent tn wate Tn any other wae than one ot the four Seen atone Te tear wed Jour totes SEU Tihee wap pose amt wie we AL pour om 8 RESENER BTC A sont oh ant gant THF ERE cntentet Cor anatter sear ater s0ur Pho Niteci nee pon seat pou Ucn moka abe Fe WE anlanttine ot The "evurta base evict Guat te tactitera t9 newepainre ate do eee thee pater tee snbooedy at Die re Mtns Wire fa aborts a hay Tan, pant are BONUS tat ea” het at te wager to a aie ‘Chae thepanier the qater 19 STMUE SI VITNR When ante te wt te ; Sata oe La a OTS oe eat eon UEC Se eta Tee Peteues at tie tant eetve at Machi und Ve, a Gta than ater SATURDAY apnn 22108 hae bak beets tee tawpennng 0 fifty years that bas se shaken the conttidence of the sored people of tho ty ti eliiead as tas the passage Othe wegtesanior ontttiagee ss bieh eneteccies upon the Gey ate Hight of the Gti ‘This feehng tas been Mimphanteed ty the aqucsent willing, hers of Oe white vartrens to ylehL up herteted rights and gernsstoxes, whtch have teen handed down by the Stevo- Inuonary Fathers ax a heritage te them and for, which they xnffered miveh upen many a bloody battle Weld We refer to the ebssht Ga tas ful and peacalle possexsion of prop erty by a eftizen uphampere) ty re strietive legistatton Colored men of preminenre bad boon frequewtly heard ta cultcule the Habits of any ant) Segre Teghilatten fon the part of the liberal minded white men Of Uf community — They were cruelly deeelued when they noted Ihe yotex of cert un white Ren Aawen who bad all alone been ar credited with Mberal Ider concern Ing Ue colored people ef this ro mantis The ordinance will prove to hw a (so edged sword, and t may be well for Ite provialons to be put {nto operation for a brief reason in order that xome of these people hereabouts may be conrineed of itH folly ——0--— THE NEWS LEADER ACTION. The Richmond (Va) News Leader. which now seems to oreupy the porl- tion of Uletating to the Richmond City Council and the Mayor and pos- nortex a kind of aubitle Influence which results in having Ma sugges Lone carried out now comen forward with the ataement that It would,bo a manifest Injustice not to have a com mittoe ree to securing additional ter- rltry for the colored people who aro restricted to narrow afeas by virtue of the pasrage of the nerreration oF- dinance. It ts now In the bustnoss of alding real catate promoters at thi oxpenac of the colored yéople arid the city ol Richmond by purcHiasing an ares of land In the nelghborfiood of the Vir- ginja Union University ahd Improve {t. Under what soctton of aw this could be tone, deponont nayeth not. {tla a wall-Known fact that culverts, paving and road-beds are oxpensive necesslties: that ve millton dollars Would disappear under such a dratl almost Ifke frost before tho un. But the News Lender was rfot inlnking of that patticuterly, it Was after having its way, and it hes had. its way. . We have vast areas of strogte 1 old Jackson Ward without paring and without culvert! connéctions. Theuo property, owners and renters have been waiting fot theao improve- monts for more than Sfty yoars, aud appeals to the” Street Committee 50 unheeded, upon the ples that funds are lacking, How any sane person could tmagine that the colored poople or anybody olse would get improve- ments in an old eld adjoining: the city and over which the city has no Jurisdiction and to which tbe city pos: uossce no right of ownérabtp, Is & mystery to every one But the News ‘Leader and {ts corp of writers kuew then and they know now, that the Idea ts impracticable 1t was a vase of feeding the white Counch wlth the soft corn and chok- ing the Negroes with the buske. bts did not decelve the colored folic. They were unanimously opposed to the measure, anu they are still op: posed to ft. It was a brutal exercise of power, and it wii} lesve a scar that “time will not effect or eternity anh away” Wo wore slaughtered In the house of our supposed friends, and with this butchery wont some of the cherished rights of white men. who vought to bring about our un doing We had trusted the white representatives of this community We brlleved in them We were of the opinion that the cry of “Negro” wan no longer a bugaboo to frighten white men from conservative contom plation of the subject ‘That we were sad@)y deceived goes without saying for the most Itveral Demorratic newspaper in the elty, one that had been read by moro colored poayte than any other, turned upon us at the eritical monrent and adver’ Used un over Wie country as ‘unde sirable citizens who whould ve quar antined and restricted to Stimite avt up by the arbitrary “lyst dizit' of the Negro-naters Oh the pity of tt THE JIM CROW STRERT CU ‘There has been much talk on the part of the Richmond (Vay News Leader ant tts supporters relative ta the beneficent effert of the dit Crow ' street ear arrangement It this cry. umd very little has been sald rektttve to its inconventences 11 tnowt Inetanees where“trouble has re sulted white peapte have been the ax krexsore and Fulored people have made bat ltée complaint of trouble The following extract from the Rick mon! Vay Thhes Dispatch of Aortl Ts 1411 WIM explaln Itself | Angerod becauae they were asked to change thelr seats to ninke room for white passongers, three negroes aboard a Westhampton car of the Nirginia Rallway and Power Co last night whortly after 7 o clock attacked Conductor KB Melvin and for a shore while there waa a Cast and Ca tlous Abt Motorman HB Ploch tara came to the ald ef bis fellow tarman and some of (he passengers were dhont to Jon tn the fracan tat ‘the ear etew Nad made Mt too lsely for the rowdles, and cach attempted forma Two af them wnecended tn KetynE away, but Weatherford Jack san whe he abont twenty sears old, Say overpowered broughe Into the city and placed in the custody of OF Acer Goldnby Ie wax taken to the Sond Palice Station but as the Aght occurred in the county — the priconer was Inter Ineked tn the Ion, reo Jail \ vixorous-search tx being made for the eseaped combatants one of whom «IH be easily tdentiqed by a war tailleted hon atruck-by the con ductor Good descriptions of both have heen furnished the county and city pollo Tusengers on the car were much aroused Over the affair Julien Gunn, Conmoune nine (trornmy of Hearien fous Rax uboaTT the trolley and aitvessed he engumter He will Thels testify against the negroes whet the cue he cated for a hearing before a mughstrate: fr will be seon bhat {has been a Souree of trouble just us Uns gegregas Hon ordinance will be It should be remembered thit Hon James R Gor don president of the Richmond Chamber of Commeren wax arrested under ite provisions ant after a lengthy tla and a long litigation wax discharged upon a technicality The point hia counsel mado, If preaw ed to a Anal decision, would have nullified the law. even under the Virginla atatutes ‘The Nogro-baters are temporarily In the saddle, but the Wetter class of white aril colored peo- ple will sot have n hearing THE TRVE REPORMER SITEA TION. ‘The oMiciais of the Grand Foun tain United Order of True Retornt. ora should underatand and realize that ‘the ald accorded to them and to the Order bas been upon the Round that a now regime wan 1 charge that wan making an bones! effort to rotieom the organtzation, tc put a premium upon correct eines! methods and square Wenling and -t frown upon and prosecute dishonest) in all of tte forma It wa nover-in tended that any of these gantleror should ure tholr officis! positions to shield guitty persons or to covbr up dishonesty and corruption In any of ita forma, : ‘To take any other porition wuld be to hold the colored people of wus community up to ridtenle and to abb- OTHE: RICHMOND: PLANET.” RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. 3 thinking men, rogardigss OF Fave ©. color everywhere., The man or’mei whd have looted this institution have brought the bluab of shame to. the checks of officars of every reputable colored enterprise, ‘whose chiof assct haw heon the sterling honesty Of fts oMcials, ‘There is how a hue and cry in spme quarters against the expos ure of these deplorable conditions, but this can po roadily traced to the bonds of friendsity oF to the parties who have profited by thix species ‘of thlovery. ‘The tausen of the colored people are all right. They, have always placed & premium upon honesty and upright Ilving, und wilt continae 80 to do, Thore‘aro hundreds of aged people, whose all ts goné, nd who looked to this Order as the last ro- fuge In times of storm. Thero are people who expected to spend thelr Inat days within the friendly portals Gt the True Reformers’ Old Folks’ Homie, aod who went in their money with that blind faith which {8 20 of- ton spoken of in tho Scriptures, These are the poople with whom wo vyni- vathize. . Colored loaders must wtand up for common honesty aud square dea}iog and for the apprebension “aud pun fuhuost of people who violate the confidence of tho people, If they do not do thls, low can they hope to thrive? People who have agney are not going to trust this money in (he hands of thieves If they «now {t, oF in the hands of officinis who condone thlevery Some of the rabble may advocate this poltey, but no wane & nuncler will think of doing anything of the sort We regret the outcome Around ou Second street We dad been advived of the conditions extat- ing thore for some time, aad we did ai} that we could In our humble way to avert the catustropbe Many people -preferred to Nuten to false prophets, to those who were profiting by the questionable prac tes in operation there, and they have pald for their folly In the fall- uro of this concern we shall all auf fer In the eyey of the outside world We shall suffer more If wo pormtt ‘maudlin sentiment to Induce us to hide thix spectes of robbery and to stop short of a complete and draatic investigation, which shail romoye the shadow of suspicion from the inno cont and Dring into the Itmeltght the guilty If there be any to come un- der the glure of publle condemns thon For our part we shall do our duty The task In disagreeable to un, but we shall remind again the ofelats of the Grand Fountain that they tuast purify the Order from within, or the strong arm of the Inw shalt step In and purity it from without Every one, reKardiess of race oF color has shown # disnositien to hetn ‘the Order of True Reformers to help the members connected therewith but not to contribute one penny to hele these who had a part in be ng Ine about the dingrareful condition of attairs x part of whieh hax been dtw te sed tn these solymns Those of ale who now labor under the nnprswen that when an expor ure of any of the oMelals and their methods a attacking the Order of True Reformers had ux well unde ‘else themerlves ‘The parasites are now tw be separated from the ound floxh and the guilty are now to be exposed to the eatclun Ugnt of an Impartial Investigation The yoo of money cannot stoy thie, and tn in dlxnant race of people are standing In the breach demanding that those who have wo cruelly decelved thom and thelrs and who have carried aor- row to the hearle of « memborship of alxty thousand shall otand up and he Judged by the proceares provitied therefor 1n every modern Republic. Caxhler ROT HIN's Might fs taken ax a conteanion of-gullt War he alone in Dix, speculations? Was he alone in hin wild eat investmenta? Did he alone proft In tho squandor- Ing of the money charged sRatnat him? A careful Investigation” by competent people will give the ans- wer Grand Worthy Master AW. Holmes occupter an unoviable post- tlon, belng beret by one faction which demands that the public shall not know the truth, nnd by the pther clement. which inaista that tle peo: ple shall havo tho facts. Ono claime that an opef polley will wreck the Order, and the other alde claims that an open policy will anve {t $3:50 Reolne Freer. - <For Weak Men: Send Namo gral dodheen Focaay You Oan Have It Free'aud De aaah, 5 have-la-aiy t's. presario tlop tor neregua debit lack of vis or, weakens manhoo , failing mom ory sud idme back, brought on by excorada, unnatural drains, or the folltes ot youth, that has cured sc many woro and nervous men right {r thelr own homes—without any addi tional belp or medicine—that f think every man who ‘wiabes to regain bis manly power and virility, quiekly and quietly, should have ® copy. 80 1 have Wetermined to sond a copy o| tne prescription tye at charge, io 8 plain ordinary sodled onvelope to any moo who will write mo for It, ‘This prescription- comes from s physician whg bas made a spocta study of mon and | am convinced f {e the surest-acting combination fo! the cure of doficiont manhood and vigor failure evor put together. | T think T owe It to my follow ma to send them a copy In confidence sc Itwat any man anywhere who Is weal ‘god Ulscouraged with repeated fall ures may stop dragging himeolt wit harmful patent medicines, secure bat Mbellove ts te quickost-actia fosorative, upbuilding, SPOT-TOUCE ING Remedy ever devised and « curo himself “at home quietly ent quickly. Just drop me a line Wk this: QDR. A, BE. ROBINSON, 3891 Luck Building, Detroit Mich. and will eond you & copy of this aplendl recipe In a plain ordinary envelope {ree of charge. A great many doc tora would charge $3.00 to $6 90 fo’ nierely writlog ont a prescription Ik: this—but I send It entirely free, SEGREGATION LAW FINALLY SIGNED. iF é. (Richmond Times-Dispateb, April 20) Beparatian of the white and colored races, a8 proposed in the Vonderloht ordinance, was apnroved by Mayor Richardson —_yosterday _attornoon [thorely atter § o'clock, when he af: fixed bia signature to the ordinance, which takes effect from its passage Tho act alme to problblt any colored familly hereatter from moving Into a block the majority of the residents of which are white, and any while famfly from moving {oto a block the majority of the residents of which are colored. : The Mayor's action followed near ly two hours of argument for ant since {t wax concurred In by the [Roard?of Aldermen the Mayor's of Mice has hoen bealéxed by thowe fa vorink or opposing tt ‘After hearing from all parties at Jength Mayor Richardson made a public gtatement to those assembled pointing out that there wore but wo anain points Involvet ‘The first wax ng to the validity of the ordinance ‘On that score, he vxld the chartér provided that the City Attorney shall ‘bo the legal adviser of the Mayor, and while the plan wax now legislation Dot yet passed upon iby the courts, the City Attorney bad advised that in his judgment * the ordinance, war Jentid” and would stand the ten of court procedure SERVES GREATEST GooD the rommunity as a whole - or, as the charter haw it. would promote the welfare of the etty The Mayor admitted that in the argument advanced tt had been shown that the ordinance might tn nome raves work an actual hardship “in fat very few new Inwe are Adopted that do not work a hardahty ‘on nome one ~yet tho concensus of opinion seemed to be that the niens- ure would work to the kratest xood to the greatest number, ani would bromote the general welfare of the city at large and therefore he would sign it Attnrney Harvey L Willron pre- sented x fountain pen and. in the Presence of Itw patron, Cobneitman AL Vonderlehr. of Henry. Ward. the Mayor # signature wan aifived. and the measure herame the Taw of the city A: Several colored effieene present In abated thelr purpore of at once Falalug a fund for the purpose af feat'ng the validity of the law i xlep whieh both the Mayor and the hutron ald they would welcome nn Ht was easontial to ste enforcement that It he Mlotermined at oner wheth er such a mennure would stand the teat of the cousin The Mayor. nd- Areeaing himself to the colored men who bad appeared In opposition, anid he could anattre thom of the justier nnd fatrnesn of the City Connell to amend the Taw ff in any partlontar ft wan rhown that ome hardship vould be removed, the measure ux drawn bemy experiment at nest ASKS AID OF ALI. Mr Vonderlehr sald that he ex- nected to be made chairman of a spe- cin} committee recently authorized. appotnted to study methods of pro- moting tho domfclitary sogrogation of the races, and ho Invited the an: alatanco of colored and white citizens In working out tho probloms. A numbor of wolldnown londors of tho colored raco wero present at the final boaring before the Mayor, thelr argumonta boing along the line horetofore advanced before the Coun- cll Committso on Ordinance Charter and Rofofm, the principal ones being that the measure would incron#o the congestion of the negro quarter. tend to unhealthy conditions, and stop tho Incentive to better "living Among tho better oloment of the race. Sevoral Clay #lrost proporty owners and others were heard In favor of the ordinanco.on the _{rn- portance of separation of the races for the prosorvation of peace ant matntonance of property values, n- stances boing quoted to show ‘that there had been great depreciation In values on blocks Into which on6 or more nexro families had: moved, __—We will send The PLANET to| your triends for $1.60 ner year. Ae slg? eel Sieg alle eee ee a ee -e @ @: 9! e099 's 6 9 6\"0) 4 0 ee 6 oe og) ee ee et ee 0 TT EL GaSe heckicks gackehecks Ga decke haskashectucks shache hechachochicteckichechectectechecpechichesbeSthadaacascd WS sdechichechectects hacks thickectactahechecheshics PEE gd atk. be closhertertuchecheepucherbicgeopequchicpops eA a2 ce ms Nee : 4 # ‘WHAT THEY THINK OF 2 oo be 8 : © % RE wh a cone MUA ee werMBaaED Aan. il ORS | SOUTHERN AID. SOCIETY -. Le + - in South-west Mirgingg. ! The Original Autograph Letter on Fite In Home Offic » : 527'N. 2nd St., Richmond, Va. - $4 mp DR. EDWARD B. HARRIS, : ; 2 > Nottoway, Virginia. 3 ‘OFFICE HOURS: 7 109 A. M.; 6 to8 P.M t : SUNDAYS BY APPOINTMENT. . * ‘Phone, 108. : on March 23, 1911. ae Southern Aid Society of Va., Ino., Richmond, Va. : ; Gentlemen: - I write you in appreoiation of your prompt- * ‘ ness in the payment of my father's death-claim. One could not expeot of any insurance company : ; more promptness or fairness than was exhibited by . f you in settlement of thie claim. if. My very pleasant relation with you has as- ‘ sured me that The Southern Aid Society of Va., is 4 3 _in every respect Worthy of the utmost confidence ; : and the hearty support of the general public. _ With best wishes for your continued success, if oo Yours respectfully, ; EDWARD B. HARRIS. £ byinjnieiegapntiiabebeieietrie secuccuenaecsteasnanlt ops peatofetatob ah tat ebh ota i : efosont-edicboeforbos TRUER REFORMERS’ FAILURE. I "April £4, 1901) The most disastrous thing that ever happened in the material at- falrs of the negroes of Richmond was the fatlure of the True Reformers Bank It 1s being developed from day today how muny ramifications the influence of the bank had fn the bus- Inese wocial and religious life of the Inegroes In thie city und what a sed Wow It beromen to thelr welfare and thelr pride “Slaves in 1865, bank ers in 1895 * wan the proud | motto that stood at the head of the bank's Jntter prints Itt offers were lead- era In business, religions ond octal lite among’ the negroes nd after nearly a half contury of freedom their followers are beginning to reallze to (the full Sts responsibiities "The Roanoke Timex, whose editor {4 familiar with conditions among the negroes here, sys Valoubtedly the most grievous re sult of the amash of the True itr formers’ Bank, the colored institu- tlon In Richmond, and the defateatton and Might of wuben ILI, the caxh- sur, Will be the tendency to destroy the confidence of the negroca In temvelves und thelr own men The people of that race in Kiehmond and Ii inany parts of the Stato were very proud of the True Reformer enter prises, the bank and hotel and stores | ‘They were prond ulko of the nexrs Inaurance organizations, apparently well managed und successful * All thexe seemed to prove the ability uf the negro ag a financier and business man. amd ilk rhetit to be trusted with the management of Inege affair and monty belonging to othera The Rich- tond white people rather glorfed ii the achfevomientt af thelr negro neighbors The Trup Refortiers’ Bank: the negro, bape with ite nine (yodd stenographend and clerks, war hecoming one of the ehow places to which tourlxts were taken, and the niigro hack drivers- poor fellons probably with soine of thelr own money In the tnxtitution used to grin With conscious ploamre and pride when they potnted it ont Now there bea smash Mane har! working, thrifty trusting negroes have lst thelr naviugs Wore than that they are tn danger of loxing confidence and bone tn thelr own people It ix known now that the ‘True Reformers’ bnainest has been muddied and juggled through years and that rome of the off\rinin not only have been qullty of the wMdest kind of fininilering. but have been dlp Wing Into the money Yet this tn no Teason why the negroes should be Gincouraged The blow Ia cruelly hard on“tiom becauso they have so little But there should be some’ comfort for them In the recollection that white people. with all their In- tellect, kt, axperienco and trad! tions, conatantly are doing things Jnst ag bad. 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Sho wants to hear from all that are Ii trouble or distress Address MADAM MeNAIRDEE, 1103 N Renate Ave, Indlanapoli cioaoh enrol no attention paid to letters without one dollar in themselvds or tholr race, and to try to (urn the fallure of the True Ro- formera Into advantage to omaslves Tho failure of tho Truo feformers was 0 very bord lick, and it is not to be wondered at that it should hare discouraged =imany of +the negroon, and thelr white fronds and sympath- izers as woH; but, as or Roanoke contomporsry says, failures of this sort aro not Y. any moans poculiar to institutions of a fiduciary charactor operated by negroes. There was the Froodmen's Bank years.ago thet was undor the managoment of mon sup- posed to havo been trained in the art of financd, and white men at that, and thore was novor 8 more Uishonest concorn in the bistory of the coun- try, Only a fow woake ngo the Car- negio Trust Company in Now York cloned its Yoors, and on Wodnenday tt Was roportod that ite, ifabilities amounted to $11,600,000, and its as- sets to-only abdut $1,000,000. That was worse than the True Reformers, High finance {8 not confined to the colored poople, . . 7 tenn § aca shila, Nel RNS 8100.00. ENDOWMENT PAID, - Norfolk, Va, April 3, 1911. This Is to certify that wo havo re celved from John Mitcholl, Jr., Grand Worthy Counsollor of the Grand Court of Virginia, Order of Calanthe ($100.00), Ono Hundred Dollara, tn payinent of the death claim of Slater Litslo Stallings, who was « momber of Norfoik Court No, 68, of Nor- folk, Va. Ss PRULINE exauLaNas, INE BT, a OLARA STALLINGS, WILLIB STALLINGS, Benoticlaries, ALEX, LAGGHTON, . Guarding. Witness; — Loulse Shiokts, W.c.« Busle M. Ballanl, P. W. C, + Jennte Keeling, W. 1, 8.7, - Fannle Cooke, 'D. D.’- AsF Stars OaiNaTE, ```markdown ``` True Reformers' Old Folks' Home Disclosures. (Continued From Page Number) the defunct institution. There are whisperings, too, that audit will be instituted against the members of the Board of Directors of the Grand Pountain, United Order of True Reformers, for the recovery of the money lost. It is also being ascertained as to how much money Cashier Hill lost in his speculative ventures and in the various enterprises with which he was connected and on which he had hoped to realize large sums of money. It is known that he advanced much of the bank's money to his personal friends and business associates, and some people are charitable enough to believe that these ventures were largely responsible for his undoing. THE DISCOVERY OF IRREGULARITIES. It is now being developed, too, that the examiners at first overlooked the shortages in his accounts, so skillfully were the books manipulated. The cash in hand though did not tally with the amount called for by the books, and a closer investigation led to the disclosure of irregularities, which subsequently resulted in his undoing. Further information concerning the True Reformer 'Old Folks' Home elicits the information that the new Old Folks' Home cost $5,000, and that only $900.00 was paid originally on the purchase price. It is further stated that either a strip of land of the Old Folks' Home property or the right of way thereto had been previously sold to the railroad company. WILL MAKE PARTIAL REPORT. The Receivers are promising to make a partial report, but it will be some time before the report will be submitted in its entirety. It is now in its third week, when it is submitted, will be subjected to rigid scrutiny by able attorneys. MR. BURRELL'S DENIALS. Mr. William P. Burrell, Grand Worthy Secretary of the Grand Fountain, United Order of the True Reformers, when asked about the $6,600.00 accredited to him, stated that he know, absolutely nothing about it. He wanted information. All inquiries were met by that general dental of information He couldn't tell anything about anything, because he did not know anything to tell. He had not received any money from the Old Folks' Home, and he did not call for BMW to be charged against him. "The dentist I heard about it," said he. "Was about two months ago." Even after this statement he stopped talking and said that he would see us later. He hoped the matter would not be taken up in The Planet. --- INFORMATION FURNISHED He was told that the records were such as to show that this amount of money had been accredited to him, but he took it as information furnished and insisted that he knew nothing about it. The inference was that he did not intend to know any thing about it. He did not deny that the records would show that he was accredited with this amount of money, however, and it was explained to him that the money is alleged to have gone into the coffers of the Refoformer Mercantile Industrial Association, which concern operated the chain of grocery stores. One of thed stores in Richmond is said to have lost $8,000 in one year. The records of that concern will show, too, the amount of money owed by some prominent persons and which amount was never paid DESIRE TO CONCEAL There is still much pressure being brought to bear in order to conceal the true condition of affairs with reference to the great True Reformer organization, and these tactics were successfully operated, even upon the floor of the Orland Fountain for the diocese of Chicago, and the true condition of affairs, and save for the disloquies now being made, are still ignorant. MR. ELLIS' STATEMENT Mr Edward Ellis, Jr., when questioned about the back salary arrangement, said, "It was this way. We had sold the Old Folks' Home property and some two or three of the Executive Committee suggested that as the Grand Fountain had put up the money for the Old Folks' Home and that as we had never received any compensation for our services, that a proportionate amount should be set apart for this purpose. The president's salary was fixed at $60.00 per month, and the treasurer's (Mr. R. T. Hill) salary fixed at two per cent of the amount handled--I believe—and so on. -DID NOT RECEIVE ANY MONEY. It was understood that we were not to receive this money ourselves, but that the money should be placed to the credit of the Reformer Mercantile Association, Association he deposited to its credit in the True Reformers' Bank." "Did the Reforcher Mercantile and Industrial Association' own the bank over two hundred thousand dollars?" we asked. "No, my recollection is that it was about $85,000. The bank needed the money, and it was thought by this arrangement that it could be helped. I never received a penny of the money." DID NOT KNOW IT. "Do you know that this money reached the bank?" we asked. "I am sure it did. I think the records will show it. I know Mr. Hill was instructed to put it there, and I know that $27,000 was taken from the Old. Folks' Home account. I am sure it went to the bank. I do not know that it did of my personal knowledge." "Who was treasurer of the Old Folke Home?" "Mr. R. T. Hill" was the reply. "Was Mr. Jr. P. Burrell in the meaning?" we asked. "Of course, he was," was the reply. "Wha a check made out for him?" "Yes, these checks were endorsed and appointed to the credit of the Reformant cantile and Industrial Association." MR. BURRELL REMEMBERS We saw Mr. W. P. Burrell later and after some parleying, he was able to cast aside that non-talkative attitude. Finally he said: "Yes, the Executive Committee did decide to vote this back salary in order to relieve the bank. The Grand Fountain had advanced money to the Old Folks Home, and it was decided that Bank was unable to pay checks presented by my department, sometimes amounting to as much as $30,000 at a time. It would be no more than fair to reimburse it in this manner. DIDN'T WRITE THE CHECKS. "I never received one penny of the amount. I did not write the checks. I never signed any checks and never endorsed any. I was working under a hostile administration, and had to do what it say do. I did not know of these checks until about two months ago. The Reformer Mercantile and Industrial Association owed the bank." "Was it over $200,000?" "No, not as much as that." "It was it $95,000?" "It was about that amount," he replied. There was an overdraft in the True Reformers' Bank to that amount. When this money was deposited to the credit of the Reformer Mercantile and Industrial Association it wont to the bank, just as it would, as you know in the case of any other overdraft." COULDN'T TRACE IT FURTHER. "Mr. Burroll, do you know of your own knowledge that this $27,000 went to the bank?" "I do not hot; but I am sure that it did, and I believe that the records will show that it did. I did not endorse any checks." Mr. Burroll stated that he did not know how the money was Drawn without his endoration. When asked where the checks wore, he said that they were in his possession. The came to him when the counterfeiters came and books were turned over to him. It appears that ex-Grand Worthy Master Wm. I. Taylor did not endorse his checks either, although the money was paid over there. LAWYER NEWSOME SPEAKS Editor The Planet Dear Sir,—At the extraordinary session of the Grand Fontain, United Order of True Reformers, held a little over two months ago, after I had asked a few questions as to the disposition of certain properties the delegates elected me, much to my surprise, general counsel for the great Order. I have intended since that time to make a statement to the public, giving my opinion as to the real status of the brotherhood in fatherhood. Unlike some of my friends, we are not interested in the success of the Order feel that the surst way to reach that end in by withholding nothing from the people. The people, and not the few of us who happen to be temporarily in office, own this society and I, for one, during my incumbency, shall keep them properly advised. THE COURTS WILL DECIDE First of all, I am certain as I am of anything, that as soon as the courts get an opportunity to pass upon all of the facts and the law applicable thereto, they will decide that the Grand Fountain was, and is, the owner of all the allied corporations which grew out of and have been sustained by it. Such indoed seems to have been the idea of the officers of the Grand Fountain when they asked for recoverers for the bank. Then the Grand Fountain was the plaintiff, because the principal and largest depositors of the bank Since then the parties have changed places and we are now told that the Grand Fountain is very much in debt to the bank. This I deny, because it is not true. THE BANK THE TREASURY. The bank was more the treasurer of the Grand Fountain than anything else. But the great trouble was that when she was prosperous the directors, under the guidance and dictation of the president, began to create how corporations for speculative purposes and to pay the enormous dividends promised certain depositors. The legality of a number of steps in connection with these acts will be questioned. In fact, the several corporations we have so closely allied to be under the same board of directors. What was done by one board was naturally corrupted if by the others, for a house divided against itself—soon splits asunder. These corporations engaged in lines of business which totally diverted the funds of the Grand Fountain to channels never contemplated by its founder. Inexperienced men were in charge of business requiring special training, and the result was disastrous. There is record evidence that W. P. Burrell, who has been the Grand Worthy Secretary for a long number of years, FREE. HAIR REMEDY: Let Me Send You A Free $1.00 Outfit. Nothing Quite So Nice as a Beautiful Head of Hair. Foo grows hair, thickens eyebrows, lengthens eyelashes, changes gray hair, removes dandruff, removes remove dandruff, and makes the hair of man, woman or child be beautifully glossy MAIL FREE COUPON DQ. Free $1.00 Outfit Coupon. Fill in your name and address on the blank lines below, cut out the coupon and mail to The Foose Company, 1922 Foose Blvd., Glencoe, CO 80630. 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Now, my own investigations, supplemented by some of the best legal talent in this State, convince me' that the True Reformers are the owners of all of the properties and equities, legal title to which are in some of the other corporations which sprang from the Reformers; that the bank which furnished the finance to the said corporations was simply advancing the money of the members of the Grand Fountain; that the Grand Fountain as the parent organization, should take possession of all properties belonging to the various corporations and assume all obligations against these corporations. By these means the Grand Fountain will come into possession of considerable property, when it be once put in position to resume business and will insure to every depositor of the defunct bank a large percentage, if not all, of the money deposited therein. HEAVILY HANDICAPPED It is proper that the people should know that in my search for facts and evidence in this case I have, been greatly handicapped by reason of the fact that even members of the Executive Committee differ from the views expressed above because some of them were large depositors in the defunct bank, and therefore have conflicting interest to preserve. At my own expense and to the neglect of my individual practice I have gone up and down the country in search of the truth in this matter, until I am now in position to say to the people confidently that the clouds are disappearing and very soon the Grand Fountain be restored to its place of power and influence which it once occupied in this country. Very truly. J THOMAS NEWSOME, General Counsel for Grand Fountain. United Order of True Reformers THE ATTORNEY IS WAITING General Counsel J Thomas, Newsome is of the opinion that his actions are being watched by certain parties interested in protecting the directors of the defunct True Reformer' Bank, and he is waiting a move on the part of such parties before he files suits. Meanwhile he says that the directors are finding it difficult to put on additional mortgages, and he feels happy Ex-Governor A J Montague is not associated in the case in conjunction with himself and ex-Speaker R E Byrd HELPED HIM Attorney J Thomas Newswise, general counsel for the Grand Fountain, United Order of True Reformers, found it necessary to call on Mosara Braxton & Eggleston, and then carefully gave him access to their private records in preparing his papers in the True Reformers' litigation MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT The Blount county school teachers at the Second Baptist Church, rendered a very interesting program in vocal and instrumental music April 17, 1911. 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Special Attention Paid to the Taking of Contracts for Building of Any Style of Architecture. Job Work a Specialty. ADAMS AND BROAD STREETS THE HUNTER Mr. Ellis Postrayal of Conditions—Foreign Nations Gobble Up Much Land. Mr George W. Ellis, K C F R G, S, at one time Secretary of the American Legation at Monrovia, Africa has sent us a pamphlet containing an address delivered by him upon the "Dynamite Factors in the Labor Situation. It will be of special interest in view of conditions now existing in that remarkable republic it is as follows (Continued From Last Week) COULD NOT ENFORCE LAWS So when the Liberian colonists attempted in 1871 to enforce its revenue laws against Ceylon Davidson a British subject who openly defiled their the British government sent an English gibbon into Grand Bassarbor and seized a Liberian vessel as compensation for a British ship seized by Liberian authorities, and belonging to Davidson because he had refused to pay harbor dues. The American government intervened but when it asserted the position of Great Britain it disclosed the timidity of its own attitude by stating that it was not presuming to settle differences arising between Liberian and British subjects the Liberians being responsible for their own acts. Unable to obtain the necessary protection from the United States government or to abandon the on-mentation of its revenue laws, the only support of its civil administration Liberia was forced to try to meet the situation in some way and so long before it was determined it could be treated with great compassion to be treated it independent once. STILL FOURISHED The slave trade still flourished in the territory generally known as the Gallinha territory between Liberia and the colony of Sierra Leone, in 1847. Soon after the declaration of Liberian independence President Roberts went to Europe to secure for Liberia international recognition among the powers. While in England a British philanthropist Lord Ashley arranged to raise for President Roberts two pounds to purchase the Gallinha territory in order to suppress the slave trade in this region President Roberts returned to Liberia and by 1856 had secured by purchase from the native owners the title and deeds to all the Gallinha territory from the Mafa River to the Sherro island and had exterminated the trade in slave in this section. To this territorial acquisition of Liberia no objection was made at the time by the government of Great Britain, although President Roberts in another trip to Europe in 1852 may informed the British government of his having completed the extension of Liberian sovereignty over the Galápagos territory as far as Sierra Leone. EVADED CUSTOM DUTIES Following the destruction of the slave trade there spring up in this section a flourishing trade in palm oil and numerous British merchants from Sierra Leone settled on the upper Liberian coast in the Gallinhas territory. It was the fashion of these British traders to settle at points remote from civilized Liberian settlements where they might the more easily as cape the payment of customs duties to the Liberian government. John M Karris, a British merchant stationed himself in this region between the Solimana and Mano rivers. He not only refused to acknowledge and obey the customs regulations, but in every respect openly defied the authority of the Liberian government. He was so bold in his infringement of the customs laws that the Liberian government felt it absolutely necessary to take some action against him to prevent the demoralization of its customs administration. BRITISH GOVERNMENT ACTED QUICKLY So in 1860 the Liberian government sent a coastguard and captured two schooners belonging to Harris between Cape Mount and Mano Point while they were engaged in the confrontation of Liberian revenue laws. The Sierra Leone government sent two schooners to rovita and took suddenly from the Liberian government by force the two offending Harris schooners Thon for the first time Great Britain began to dispute Liberia's title to any portion of the Gallinha territory. It was while President Begson was in England on this question, in 1862, that Earl Russell first introduced the British government recognized the British claim of Liberia only to extend east of Turner's Penhailua to the River San Pedro. DEFIED LIBERIANS. Urgent on by the Sierra Leone government and supported by the British government, Harris continued to defy the Liberian authorities and went so far as to ally himself with native chiefs and sent a war upon the Vals in the vicinity of Grand Cape Mount. The Liberian government at different times sent expeditions in defense. In one of them the Gallinan has attack was repelled and some of the Harris forces, smarting under defeat, returned and destroyed some of the Harris factories. The British government demanded an indemnity of 8,878.9.3 pounds for the Harris losses, and extended her disputation to all the territory from Sherbro Island and to Cape Mount. Liberia appealed to the United States and the questions were discussed without conclusion for nearly twenty years, in two commissions and in the diplomatic correspondence of Liberia, Great Britain, and the United States during which British claims were run up to 17,899.5.3 pounds. DID NOT KEEP PROMISE Great Britain promised to submit this boundary question to the arbitration of the United States, but when the time arrived at the meeting one of the commissions at Sierra Leone she firmly declined to do so. A careful study of the facts in this question warrants the conclusion that these British subjects were encouraged and sustained by the Sierra Leone government to violate Liberian customs laws and to openly defy Liberian authority in order to keep up trouble and to lay the foundation for just such a British demand as was presented in "the Harris and Manna River Claims" as a kind of show of justification for taking Liberian territory. And when Great Britain was ready to take the territory she abandoned the British claims Finally in 1852, over the warmest diplomatic advocacy of Liberian rights by the United States, Great Britain sent Sir Arthur Havelock governor of Sierra Leone and consul Liberia armed with four gun boats to Monrovia and secured under dues from the Liberian president a treaty giving up all Liberian rights to the Gallinas territory from Sherbro island to the Mafa River, in exchange for the sum of 1750 pounds and the abandonment of British claims TEMPORARILY SETTLED Later through the influence of the United States this boundary was fixed in the Anglo-Liberian treaty of 1885 at the Mano River, and thus a contest for Liberian territory was temporarily closed while a larger one was opened, which, with comparative success, has continued to the present day. The national and international effect of this for the annexation of Liberian northwest territory by Great Britain was not only distressing but far reaching. Liberia was deeply wounded and permanently injured. The hope of effective protection from the United States when in the right so widely entertained by the Liberian people was most sectionally impaired and the spirit which has sustained the great work of Liberian civilization was most vitally depressed. European powers and especially France, were now impressed that the United States would hardly more than accept as her diplomatic good offices. An Anglo-French sentiment coineded the attitude of Great Britain in the matter of the Anglo Liberian boundary. France began to think how she might follow British example. TITLE PURCHASED For centuries France and England had been rivals. France entered the cradle for the abolition of the slave trade in West Africa to share with Great Britain any advantages to be obtained. She now turned her attention to the Liberian situation. The Maryland State Colonization Society with funds raised. In the United states, purchased the title to the lands of the Ivory Coast east of Cape Felix or far as the San Pedro River in 1846. These lands were transferred to the State of Maryland in Liberia in 1854, and to Liberin in 1877, and aside from receiving no protest from any of the powers at the time this territory was in the unidentified possession of Liberia for nearly forty years. In addition to making claims to Cape Mount Grand Basa Great and Little Butu and Carrawe points on the main Liberian coast France claimed in 1891 the Ivory Coast based on title deeds obtained by French Naval commanders who visited the Liberian coast about 1890 Upon the French announcement of the acquisition of the Ivory Coast to the Powers Great Britain and the United States formally objected and Liberia appointed Baron de Stein a Belgian subject as her representative at Paris to ad) sit this boundary dispute TERRITORY SURRENDERED. During the Paris negotiations France proposed to wate her other claims on the Liberian coast and give 25,000 francs in addition. If Librina would relinquish her claim to the territory east of the Cavalla River Discouraged by the experience of the northwest boundary dispute, Baron de Sain was instructed by the Liberian executive government to sign a treaty to this effect. Upon interest taken by the United States in the controversy the Liberian senate hesitated to ratify this treaty of 1892, in favour of influence of information of French and influence of the Palms and telegrams from Paris, nouncing French thrones the Liberian government felt it useless to contend further and surrender to France its Ivory Coast on the East In 1903 the Anglo-Liberian boundary was dolled. The line threw the Kaure-Lahun Section of the republic of Liberia, where the Liberian flag was raised without protest or opposition. At the time of the dollimitation the town of Kaure-Lahun was occupied by a detachment from the Sierra Leone frontier force, and although that 'town was admitted to belong to Liberia, the British force did not evacuate it WOULD NOT RETIRE In 1904 the British government asked permission for the further advance of British troops into Liberian territory to suppress a reported native war between Fabunda of Kauire-Laban and Kafura of the Gisal Country, which war was said to threaten British interest by raids into British territory. The permission was granted, and Kafura was defeated The Independent A STAUNCH FRIEND OF THE NEGRO THE INDEPENDENT was founded in 1848 as a Weekly Magazine to secure the freedom of American slaves. In the sixty-two years that have followed, it has always been the friend and champion of the Negro Race. We have printed frequent articles from prominent Negroes and have closely followed their activities and successes. This attitude has cost us many thousand subscribers, but we have the courage of our own convictions. We feel we are publishing a Magazine that every Negro should read SEND $1.00 FOR SIX MONTHS To acquaint you with the character and policy of THE INDEPENDENT we shall be glad to accept a six months subscription for one dollar. Our regular price is $3 a year. We believe that by reading THE INDEPENDENT you will realize our fair attitude and position Remember, THE INDEPENDENT is an Illus trated Weekly Magazine, and that you will therefore receive 20 copies for about four cents each. Use this blank. Unlocked find One Dollar for which please send me THE IMPERFECT every week for Six Months and driven from his country. Improving the advantage, occasion the British later extended his cupation to the whole of what is now called the Kaurie-Lahun Section and swines no disposition to ever give it up, under the protection of the British government. In this process of expansion, assisted by the Sierra de Oro frontier force, Fabunda began and waged a cruel campaign against native life in this section who would throw off their allegiance to the Liberian republic. Liberia from near this section reported the burning of towns, the slaughter of men and the capture and carrying off of women and children. A CHARGE AGAINST LIBERIA Although the Liberian government has sent two frontier forces to police this section Great Britain still refuses to withdraw from Liberian territory on the pless that Liberia has not shown her ability to effectively control this territory, for whose occupation and government Sherri Leone is said to have spent large sums of money Liberian customs officials were frightened by the Sherri Leone frontier force and compelled to withdraw from the line, a military zone was established and a new boundary indicated, beyond which the Liberian government is not permitted to exercise administrative jurisdiction. The Kauri-Lahun zone is a rich and valuable section, lying in the gateway to the Sierra Leone Railway and through which much trade is diverted from Liberian hinterlands be fore it reaches the Liberian coast. Through interior supervision Liberia is now seeking an increase, her own foreign exportations by getting control of her own great hinterland trade, most of which now goes to Sierra Leone on the west and French on the east, and it would be another effort to the Liberian republic if France her possession Great Britain should ultimately be permitted to take under any pretext whatever 'another valuable section of Liberian territory. (To be Continued) THE RICHMOND PLANET is the heading weekly journal in the State Send in your subscription today. It costs only $1.50 Per Year in advance The Independent A STAUNCH FRIEND THE INDEPENDENT was founded in zune to secure the freedom of Ameri- years that have followed, it has a champion of the Negro Race. 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However, Robinson asked Mr. Gunnell to bring the bill down to his office, where it would be corrected, but Mr. Gunnell persisted in taking the matter up then and there. Mr Robinson wanted to talk on the matter which had been requested in the hall. The Advance also was informed that the report in the Globe-Domocrat is not correct; that Mr Robinson did not call to see about collecting for the printing bill, but, according to request, to confer on the Pythian Hall matter. The bill of the printing company had been sent to Grand Chancellor Lloyd several days before, and Mr. Lloyd had turned it over to the Grand Keeper of Records and Seal and ordered it paid. However, we all regret the occurrence, and we all honor either one of the men. C. R. Robinson has an exemplary character. For years he has stood forth among us, relentless and thorough-goaling moral and business man. By close attention and faithful discharge of his obligations, he has established a flourishing business and risen to be one of the principal and most responsible officers in the powerful organization known as the Knights of Pritha. The prominence of these men among the Pyhlians has brought together the wise ones, and no doubt, some amicable conclusion may be reached, satisfactory to all parties concerned.—St. Louis Advance. Regular Subscription Price $2.00 a Year The convention will meet in Dan ville, Va. June 22, 1911. All Circles should arrive to be represented, and their objects may be likely to the Girl's Dormitory Fund. In the same time remember Foreign Mission and other objects on the letter form. Each member should give at least one cent per day to this cause, if they did we would raise more than $2,000. If you cannot do this, give $2.00 per year, and we will raise then more than we did last year. Only a few averaged $3.00 per member last year. It was in Danville, Va., we raised our first $500—that was about ten years ago. We should, raise four times as much this year. The Lynchburg Quarterly Union met March 6th with the Mt. Carmel Circle. The meeting was largely attended. There are about fifteen Circles around Lynchburg, and most of them were represented. The meeting was enthusiastic. Addresses were delivered by Mrs. E. P. Fox, president of the State Convention, and others. The next meeting, June 4th, will be with the Brookville Circle. MRS. M. WALLER RICHARDSON, Corresponding Secretary. THE RICHMOND PLANET is the leading weekly journal in the State. Send in your subscription today. It costs only $1.50 For Year in advance. JOHN POINDEXTER and Company Practical House and Sign Painting. Shop, 1119 N. First Street. All Work Guaranteed. This organization is one of the most powerful progress has been phenomenal. The Grand Judiction over all of the cities and counties in are required to organize a lodge. The best of its strongest features, but the principles are else. Founded on Friendship, based on Charity, nevolence, the respectable, upright people of the worthy of their heartiest support. It pays an endowment and burial benefit of pays $4.00 per week sick dues. The badge of necessary regalia. For information concerning the office. Courts of Calantle Department of the Order. It requires a member organize a court. Its members are pledged to Harmony and prove Love one for the other. Burial benefit of $150.00. It pays $3.00 per week expense for regalia is the cost of the badge, 50 cents for funeral occasions. A concerning special rates of membership in the John Mitchell, 311 N. 4th Reliable as a human mind. If a diamond is worth polishing much more is the mind of a boy or young man worth all the man gives it. The best education is not too good for a promising poor physician to save a law firm when health is in danger. Interior school to away a few dollars what a better school will character and of mind for life and prepare ones for a larger History, Virginia Union University. Union University The Best Higher Education to OLored YOUNG MEN. Many courses including manual training for those who have objects. It is broad and complete. Its requirements and standing are more for white youth in the State, according to the rating. BRESE his for many years been the standard course for colored seek and all the regular subjects given in Northern Seminaries students for the ministry are enrolled in different departments. BUILDINGS. Its firmly equipped science laboratories. Its library faculty and its full courses of study enable Virginia Union men an education equal to that enjoyed by the favored addresses the President. This organization is one of the most powerful in the country and its progress has been phenomenal. The Grand Lodge of Virginia has jurisdiction over all of the cities and counties in this state. Thirty males are required to organize a new lodge. The benefits paid constitute one of its strongest features, but the principles are greater than anything else. Founded on Friendship, based on Charity and established on Benevolence, the respectable, upright people of the state will find it an order worthy of their heartiest support. It pays an endowment and burial benefit of of $200.00 for all ages. It pays $4.00 per week sick dues. The badge costing 75 cents each is the only absolutely necessary regalia. For information concerning the organization of lodges apply at the main office. The Courts of Calanthe Is the Female Department of the Order. It requires a membership of thirty persons to organize a court. Its members are pledged to exhibit Fidelity, exercise Harmony and prove Love one for the other. It pays an endowment and burial benefit of $150.00. It pays $3.00 per week sick dues. The only expense for regalia is the cost of the badge, 50 cents and a rosette, costing 25 cents for funeral occasions. For all information concerning special rates of membership in the lodges and courts, address John Mitchell, Jr., 311 N. 4th Street. Nothing on earth is so valuable as a human mind. If a diamond is worth polishing at great trouble and cost, much more is the mind of a boy or young man worth all the polishing that the schools can give it. The best education is not too good for a promising youth. Who would choose a poor physician to save a few cents whose health is in danger? And who would choose an inferior school to save a few dollars when a better school will increase the strength of character and of mind for life and prepare one for a larger usefulness? THE COURSE has for many years been the standard course for colored Baptist Schools. Hebrew and all the regular subjects given in Northern Seminaries are given here. One hundred students for the ministry are enrolled in different departments of the school. ITS NINE GRANITE BUILDINGS. Its finely equipped science laboratories, its library of 1,000 volumes, its able faculty and its full courses of study enable Virginia Union University to offer colored young men an education equal to that enjoyed by the favored of other races. For further information, address the President. VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY. RICHEMOND, VIRGINIA. Alpheus Scott Church Hill FUNERAL, DIRECTOR AND EM- BALMER Open Day and Night. Office and Warerooms: 8000½ P Street Office 'Phone, 2387-L Residence 'Phone, 0019; 1224 St. John Street, RICHMOND, VA. SEE S. W. ROBINSON 19 & 21 N. 18TH ST. Dalier's in Fine Wines, Liquors, Cigars, &c ALL STOCK GOLD AS GUARANTEED. PROMPT ATTENTION. Your Patronage is Respectfully Bollected. KNIGHT OF KNIVES 1234 only absolutely necessary to apply at the main office. 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It's impossible for a self-respecting colored person to be recognized as people of other races are recognized. We have done no wrong to people of any nation; but, like the preacher, because the dog barked at him, went on his way, telling everybody to look out for the mad dog. We, the colored people, have a name like household pets, that does us the same wrong. The writer has far many years appealed to the leading people of the race to drop this name. But what has been said against its use has only helped people of note to use it more with pleasure. Strange to say, this name of which the Ethiopian people are called has caused millions of our people to bow their heads in shame and disgrace, while virtue, character, manhood and womanhood goes down before the world saying we are not worthy of respect from people of other races. PECULIAR PREDICAMENT We are today before the whole world an outcast people on earth. Even the national government dares not respect our rights as citizens. Sonationaliams have done all of this, and the writer asked this question: What wrong has been done by our ancestors or by us that this humiliation should come upon us? If one God made all the people, why are we so treated? Our ancestors when first sold into slavery rendered ninety and nine of their best man and womanhood in the Southern States, and is this not enough of itself to make the Southern States the finest place on earth for our people to live in peace with all people? Now, the national leadership. It is hoped that very soon one candidate will send his views to the public on this vital question, and it is to be hoped that fifteen millions of the colored people will be ready to receive it in good faith. The writer does not agree with those who say no one man can lead all the colored people. THE TIME AT HAND. The time is at the door just now. Every intelligent person is waiting one man's voice for peace, and the writer bogs every person of note to do whatever he can to bring this peace to our people. The sooner the better, and if publishers who say they want to see us respected will assist in bringing the national leader to the front they will do fifteen millions of colored people a great favor, and I wish to impress this fact upon your minds that what we need at this hour is public respect and an able, intelligent leader will do more to bring this about in eighteen months than what has been done in 40 years. Now let us all join hands for peace the world over, and a national leader to take up our cause; and not only will we be respected by the few, but by the many. Are you ready to help? R. H BALL, Lawrence, Mass. BAKER SCHOOL. Seventh A Grade—Mary Coleman, Martha Ellis, Anna Haakins, Ada Jackson, Alta Robinson, Ella Sydnoy, Pearl West. Sixth B Grade—Emmett Scott, Belle Boyd, Bessie Jackson, Clarissa Kyles, Regina Smith, Marian Thubmus. Sixth A Grade—Louise Adams, Lottie Carey, Martian Anderson, Viola Eppa and Alynn Lewis. Fifth B Grade—Ada Cartor, Emma Daggett, Robette Lewis, Luciob Smith, Martha Smith, Eloise Willi- iams, Flossie Winn, Sarah Walker and Clarence Jones. Fourth B Grade—Charlotte Johnson (2), Bortha Jackson (2), Fannie Morton (2), Lillian Mayo (2), Marian Mayo (2) Fourth A Grade—Evelyn Robinson, Ethel Robinson and Annie Gayles. Third B Grade—Helen Cephas, Herbert Davidson and Ethel Robinson. Third A Grade—Norborne Bacchus, Mary Baker, Indiana Gibson, Mamie Holmes, Thelma Jones, Maria Chaffin, Maggie Booker, Lillian Shackleford, Elizabeth Tyreo and Ida Vaughan Second B Grade—Leola Lewis, Emily Jefferson, Mary Reeves, Mary Winton, John Johnson and Albert Vaughan Second A Grade—Colestine Banks, India Haskins, Royal Baker, Ulysses Mines, Harry Cooper, Gloria Richardson, Rosa Gayles and Oscar Woody. First B Grade—Willie Brown, Martha Payne and Bertha Royal. First B (3) Grade—Luther Anderson, Plummer Crawley, Lewis Dandridge, Allen Gaskins, Junius Jones, Anthony Walker, Andrew Winton, Inez Baller, Alice Booker, Helen Brown, Helen Everette, Irene Gray, Mattie Jones, Bessol King, Geneva Lee, Irene Parson, Bentrice Vent and Ethal Wesley. First A (2) Grade—Rebocca. Burrell, Charlotte Harris, Marie Holmes, Elinora James, Josephine Manis, Arlette Sheppard, Annie Valentine, Norwood Clalborne, Wm. Fines, Theodore Jones, Arthur Lewis, Junius Love and Chesterfield White. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. Moore School, through its principal, Mr. H. G. Carlton, has reported to the superintendent, Dr. J. A. C. Chandler, the following roll of, honor for Marclif: Sixth B Grade.—Rosetta Minos Harry Howard, Richard Wington and Andrew Walker. Fifth B Grade.—Gladys Robinson, Mildred Johnson, Louise Jackson and Lille Dabney. Fifth B (2) —Grade.—George Staves, Jesse Brown and Daisy Stokes. Fifth A (1) Grade.—George Epps and Benjamin Warner. Fifth A (2) Grade.--Katie Sony and Carrie Randolph. Fourth B Grade.—Martha Goode Fourth A (2) Grade.—Arthur Randolph. Reginaid Whitley and Powell Wilkerson. Third B Grade.—Thomas Foy (2). Esther Johnson and Katie Walker. Third A (1) Grade.—Lucretta Wells (2), Letcher Sattle (2), Harry Polindoxter (2), Sarah Johnson (2), Phoebe Reid, Irma Guyther and Mabel Taylor. Third A (2) Grade —Edna Johnson and Louise Lewis. Second B Grade —Samuel Walker Lillian Greene, John Fields, Jennie Venable and Washington Norrell. Second A Grade —Eva Bassett Williana Bradley. Blanche Smith Aretha Walter and Thomas Johnson First B Grade — Beverly Bray, Jas Cheatham, William Greene, Lorenz Hill and Jesse Herndon. First A Grade — Joseph Brandon Anderson Jackson Arthur Kenney Wm Minor, Ada Bolling, Rosa Good win Hazel Harris, Roy Pollard and Samuel Randolph DR. BOWLING SPEAKS. Norfolk, Va.. April 4. To the Baptist Brotherhood Within a few weeks the Virginia Baptist State Convention will be in session in the Fifth-Street Baptist Church of Richmond, Va. of which Dr. W F Graham, the great and good man, is pastor. It is our earnest desire and most sincere prayer that every church pastor, auxiliary and friend will do their very best to help in the great task of paying off the heavy debt now hanging over the school. Many of our churches have gotten into the habit of sending up just five dollars, barely enough to represent with the idea that they are helping the cause. What we need now is to pay off the debt of the school before it reaches a point where we cannot handle it. Such a thing would place us in a very deplorable and disgraceful state. The very thought of Hayes, Henry Williams, Fox, Wm. Dixon, Todd, Henry, Madison, B P Walkins, a host of worthles who have passed over the river, ought to stir our souls to action at this next meeting. Let the real men and women rise up to real sacrifice and service, and come with hundreds and thousands of dollars for the work. More than eleven thousand dollars are badly needed for the work. Instead of so much talk and bluster and boasting, let us come with money to serve God and the Cause. God give us men of real worth and power to carry on the work to a glorious success. Turn your attention to Richmond and the convention. Let us see the Baptist Giants of the North and East at Richmond, arriving joyfully and earnestly for the cause of education that we all love so dearly. Let the women come up to the help of the Lord as they did when they published the word in ancient days God help us all to work. Yours truly, R. H. BOWLING, President. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS Grand Turnout at Chester, Va. Chester, Va March 26, 1911 The Kingdom Lodge, No 126, met Chester Lodge No. 170 at the Pythian Hall, and marched from there to the Zion Methodist Church, under command of Captain Wm White Music by Cabel Band of Potersburg Va. Mr Thomas Burrel leader At the church grounds they were met by Golden Crown Court The display was the best ever seen here The church was handsomely decorated with holly and running cedar and cut flowers and ribbons On the roostrum were Rev T W Williamson, pastor of the church, Rev Thomas Curry and Prof J. E. Williamson. Officers of the day were as follows: M. of C. Sir John Bromley; C. C. Sir D. W. Cooley, Prolate, Sir J. H. Bolling; K of R and S., Sir Colly Burton; M. at A., Sir Walter Cheatham. The Lord's Praeger was repeated, led by M. of C. Singing by the choir, "Bleat Be the Tlo That Binds." A fine address was then delivered on Pythianism by Captain Wm. White. There were between 500 and 600 people present. Singing by the Order. "My Faith Looks Up to Thee." Scripture reading by the pastor of the church, and also prayer. A fine paper was read on the good of Calanthan by Miss Mary E. White. She was enclosed Recitation by Mrs. Taylor, a member of the church; which was also enjoyed. Solo-by Mrs. Emma Bromley, P. W. C., "Lend, Kindly Light." She was at her beet, and her voice was equal to the mocking bird. A part of the band joined in, which made it more impressive. The annual sermon was delivered by the pastor, Rev. T. W. Williamson. He kept a close track on both Orders from the beginning to the ending, after which Prof. J. E. Williamson delivered a short speech, describing a true Knight and, an untrue Knight. He stirred the entire congregation. He also said that this was one of the grandest and noblest Orders ever known in Virginia, and that it was certainly a high-bohor for Capt. Wm. White to come in among the bushes and bring out such a gathering. He said it was one of the grandest parades he had witnessed for many years, even in cities. Collections for the day amounted to $12.32. In the disposal of this property the founder of Glen Allen will have no transaction with real estate agents. After, going through instructions, all joined in singing "God Bless Our Knightly Band." Benediction by the noter. GLEN ALLEN W. H. White, 501 W. Leigh Street. Peter Thompson, 423 E. Marshall Street. R H. Sampson, 528 N. 2d St. J J. Nixon, 406 W. Leigh St. Wm H Scott, 2218 E. Main St. Miss Ruth Cary, 1618 N. 2d St. N Winston, 537 Brook Ave. J S M Singleton, 25th and 9 Mile Road. Lance Faulkner, 309 N. 1st St J T Thompson, 1409 Hull Street. Washington Ward. C D Grimes, 224 S. 2d St. Mrs Edley Green, 303 Hull Street. Washington Ward. William B Smith, 3 W. Leigh St. Tom Bird Thomas Page. R G Booker, 619 N 2nd Street. A Ferguson, 1500 N 25th St. Virgil Minnis, 532 N. 2d Street The New Afro-American Development LONG BRANCH, N. J. Jesse W. Shreaves, 86 Liberty St. HACKENSACK, N. J. D H Hassell, R. R. 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