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THE RICHMOND PLANET VOLUME XXVII. NO. 25 RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1911. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. The True Reformers The Receivers Have Not Made Their Report. The receivers of the Savings Bank of the Grand Fountain, United Order of True Reformers have not at this writing filed their report, and the public will not be informed as to the inner workings of this department until this is done. The report will no doubt be voluminous and interesting. 'The True Reformers' Hall at Portsmouth, Va., was sold last week, but was taken in by the Grand Fountain. Money is again finding its way to the general offices here, and settlements in part are being made with some of those holding claims against the Order. STATE OFFICIALS INTERESTED. The Bureau of Insurance continues to take an active interest in the affairs of the Order, and Speaker R. E. Byrd, the very able and legal adviser of that department entertains the hope that he may assist materially in straightening out the tangled situation. Attorney J. Thomas Newsome, has met with much trouble in his efforts to obey the commands of the Board of Directors, and it is understood that his attempts to institute other suits against members of the Order have been halted. He will probably be forced to have a subpoena tocum duces issuod to secure certain important papers in order for him to proceed further in the prosecution of the suits. STILL MISSING. Cashier R. T. Hill has disappeared just as absolutely as though the earth had opened and swallowed him up. The opinion of the detectives seems to be that some of his friends have him in hiding. They believe, too, that he will be apprehended and returned here for trial. Virginia Union University Closes. The commencement exercises of the Virginia Union University took place last Tuesday night in the college chapel. The edifice was wended with an expectant audience. The scene was a brilliant one, and President George Rice Hovey never appeared to better advantage. The crowning feature was the address by Governor Wm Hpidgeen Mann, who seems to have no opportunity of making himself the people's Governor and of going wherever he can in an effort as he expresses it to do some good. The addresses by the graduates were very fine. The graduates are James A Baten, of South Carolina; Percy W Cook, Michigan; James C. Graves, Virginia; Thomas Arnold Hill, Virginia; George L. Migkins, Connecticut, and Alexander Boykin, Virginia. Feature was the conferring of the degree of Master of Arts upon O. C. Thomas, of Mississippi. The degree of D. D. was conferred upon Rev. Thomas L. Grifin, of Des Molines, I. and, upon Rev. Willis Brown, of Princess Anno County, Va. J. A. Baten was awarded the first prize for the best essay, and T. A. Hill received the second prize. President Finley on Agricultural Outlook in the South. Washington, D. C., May 10.—President W. W. Finley, of the Southern Railway公司, who has recently returned from an inspection trip, on which he was accompanied by members of the Board of Directors, in speaking today of business conditions in the Southern States, said: "The agricultural outlook throughout the entire Southern section seems to be very favorable. While in some localities in the southwestern part of the territory rains have somewhat retarded cotton planting, and while re-planting will be necessary in some small areas, it will be the very much smaller extent than was necessary last year. Notwithstanding the increased attention being given by Southern farmers to corn and other crops, the aggregate acreage devoted to cotton will be somewhat greater this year than last. The average preparation of the soil for planting this year has been unusually good. Farmers are using fertilizers more scientifically, and better farming is being practiced very generally throughout the South, which may be expected to result in an increase in the average yield per acre. As a result of their prosperous season in 1910, Southern farmers, to a larger extent than usual, are able to finance this year's operations themselves without the assistance of local merchants and banks. "Conditionings in the cotton manufacturing industry are not wholly favorable, but, as the season progresses, more definite ideas as to the size of this year's cotton crop should bring about a more favorable relative adjustment of the prices of the raw material and the finished products of the mills. The lumber business is still feeling the effects of restricted purchases on the part of the railways, but a slight improvement is noticeable in some of the lumber producing localities. The condition of the iron and steel industry in the South is substantially the same as in other parts of the country. With underlying financial and agricultural conditions favorable and with a fair business in some industrial fields some prospect for improvement. In other lines, there is a reasonable basis for the expectation of all active business as the season progresses. "The management of the Southern Raftway Co. is not unmindful of the requirements placed upon it by the increasing volume of traffic throughout its territory. It is, therefore, continuing its policy of improving its facilities for the development of business and for the movement of traffic. It has recently taken steps to add substantially its motive power for passenger and freight trains and to improve train equipment. Its carrying capacity is comfortably ahead of its present capacity. Looking forward to the progressive development of its those parts of its lines where the territory, the carrying capacity of traffic is not sufficiently heavy to require double tracking, is being increased by the construction of a modern system of jambdings and those jambdings are being constructed so that its business shall come sufficiently heavy for double-track lines, they can be fitted in a double-track system. In all of these matters the company is being governed by practical, and not academic, consideration and, in pursuance of this position, the management now contemplates increasing its mainline volume-trackage at a point where volume of traffic is heavy, and expects to be able to keep fully abreast of traffic requirements without going beyond or straining its present financial resources." True Reformers Pay $6,750 for Real Estate. Portsmouth, Va, May 11.—True Reformers' Hall, located on the south side of High street, near Chestnut street, was sold at auction this week by F Nash Billyso in front of the courthouse door. The property brought $6,750 and was purchased by the Grand Fountain, United Order of True Reformers, a Negro organization It was a trustee sale and J C Robertson was named trustee. The property consists of two lots, with a frontage of sixty feet in High street, a depth of 113 feet. It has two store buildings thereon with a ball above. The structure is now used for school purposes by the city school board, which pays a rental of $60 a month for its use. Major Bly's Funeral. The funeral of Major John J. Bly, who died Thursday, May 11, 1911, at the Memorial Hospital, took place last Sunday afternoon at the Sharon Baptist Church, Rev. A. S. Thomas, D. D., pastor. The romanns were carried to Prices' undertaking establishment and then they went to the office of Mr. and Mrs. V. Carroll, Rev. Dr. Thomas delivered a short, but impressive, funeral discourse. The church was packed. The singing of the solo and the anthems of the choir were gratifying features. Mr. Willis, by whom Major Bly had been employed for a generation, was on hand and spared neither time nor expense, to pay the last tribute to his faithful servant. The floral designs were numerous and costly. John J. Bly was a bar of Old Pompeii. No. B. Knight of Pompeii, and was Aide-de-camp on the Brigadier General's staff. He was also a member of Capital City Lodge; B. P. O. E. The uniform Rank of the Knights of Pythias, N. A., B. A., E. A., A. and A. was out to do him honor and took the long march with the remains to Evergreen Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Levius T. Johnson wish to thank their friends in and out of town for their humorous and handsome presents 'given them on the occasion of their marriage. A FINE SESSION. The Virginia Baptist State Convention Adjourns. The Question of Liquor. The Fifth Street Baptist Church was crowded Wednesday to hear the annual sermon. Dr. Bowling presided. The Rev. Dr. J. H. Burks made the opening prayer. Special music was rendered by the church choir. Rev. L. F. Sharper was presented and preached the annual sermon, using as his text: "And We Shall Receive Power After the Holy Ghost Is Come Upon You and To Shall Be Necesses Valide Me." Acts 1:18 "Witnessing for Christ." It was a masterly effort and full of good advice. Following the sermon Prof. Jos. Matthews rendered a solo, and W. B. Reed offered prayer. Prof. J. R. L. Diggs, president of the Virginia Theological Seminary and College, was introduced, and delivered an able address, taking up the school and asking the Baptists to do for themselves. "The Union University represents the work of the white regn and what he is doing, but the school at Lynchburg shows what you are doing. Dr. Diggs showed the Negro how he should help himself. He was given an ovation. A collection fol THURSDAY. "Go back fifty years ago, and step by step come to this day, and you will see the wonderful progress we have made, as a race, and we continue to improve in the face of opposition and seemingly oppression." the words of Dr R. H. Bowling at the opening of the second day's session of the Virginia Baptist State Convention this morning in the Fifth-Street Baptist Church. The Rev. Dr. C. E. Woolley of Newport News, presided during the morning session, and the song and prayer service was conducted by Revs. J. A. Carter, of Seth Boston, W. H. Johnson, of Alexandria, and J. J. Jefferson, of Renooke. There were many short offers offered for the success of the work, and the journal was read by Rev. C. E. Miller, the recording secretary. "The Negroes of this country are getting together," said Dr Jones, "and we may we, he criticized and the like, yet we are furnishing to the world men and women of thought—meh and women who believe in progress, and they are reaching out after their less fortunate brothers and sisters, and in this way we hope to lift our people up. We have many things outlined today. It makes me feel proud when I see in this convention so many young men graduates from the Virginia Theological Seminary and college at Lynchburg, the school which our fathers planted and many of them died without seeing this day." The Rev. Dr. S. W. Bacote, of Kansas City, M. statistician of the Negro Baptists in the United States, was introduced and addressed the convention. Dr. Bacote referred to his early life spent in the Richmond Theological Seminary, under Dr. Corey and after many years he was glad of the opportunity to return to Richmond and note the wonderful progress made by the members of his race. "You are doing a great work," he said, "and I am real proud of you." Dr. Bacote told of the work of the Negro Baptists throughout the country, showing their progress. "I thank God that the Negro has reached the place in his history where he learns that he must do more work and less talk. This is the way that he is solving his problem. In almost every state in the Union where we are in large numbers we not only have churches, but we have schools, especially is this true in the South, and these schools while at times are struggling, yet they are accomplishing something. We work his way up. The fellow who has given to him will not abstain to much as a rule; but the man who is being felt is the man who goes down and gets it by toil. I have mother love not respect for an educated looter, I care not what the color of his skin may be." The Rev. T. P. Smith, of Bandana, Kr., the noted negro erangolist, was presented to the convention and made a few remarks. "I am not a stranger here," he said. "because I have been associated with you for so many years." Dr. Samuel Brown, moderator of the Malponia Baptist Association, (Continued on Page Number) FIVE. Dr. Morris Conducts 'Great Revival in Norfolk, Va. Dr. Charles of Morris, the pastor of the Bank-Great Baptist Church, Norfolk, Va., which has been the center of the great revival in Norfolk, during which time about four thousand persons were converted and nearly three thousand in his own church is in attendance of the convention. There is perhaps no record of any guest meeting since the Day of Pentecost than swent through his church for the last few weeks. On one night 291 were converted; another night 295 and another night 296. In one week there were 295 conversions. One of the strange features of the revival was the great preponderance of men. Of the nearly three thousand converted in his church, two thousand of them are men. Many of them of the vilest character; out of the pool room, from the crap table, bars of Norfolk. Big House, whose proper name is Jack Johnson, called the Father of the crap shooters, one who introduced the crap game in Norfolk, was converted on Saturday night and made so much noise printing God on his way home that he was arrested and Dr. Morris had to bail him out. Old "Pitchfork Ben" Back on Farm to End His Days in Peace. Trenton, S. C, May 6. The pitchfork has been laid to rest and Sonator Bone Tillman, vigorous up to a few months ago, is back on his paragon farm near Trenton to die. He was up at Columbia the other day visiting old scenes and friends. A newspaper man asked him about his health. "I look in the glass and see the old Ben," he said. Then I try to荷 as I used to, and I find I'm not worth a damn." And the old man was not far wrong. The rugged form and face are apparently the same as ever. There is still a flickering of the old in his single eye. But his physique is a hollow shell. None of his family refers to his failing health, nor do visitors mention it, of course. But the senator is continually talking about his ap proaching end, usually in a jokin' way. At times these people all joined people clamoring around the church to get fh, and the authorities had to station police to keep both white and black away after the church was packed. Two hundred fallen women were reported to have been saved. Major Roddick came to the meeting and was so impressed with the evident sincerity of the people that he is reported to have said that he would take the button off any policemen who arrested any convert. The saloon business was almost broken up for a time in many of the Negro localities. Many of the keepers of bad houses lost all of their girls. One woman said to the policeman "All of my girls are converted, what shall I do?" I guess you will have to go to work, was the loco answer of the officer. In some cases the tobacco factories and cooper shops employ hundreds of men were compelled to close because nearly all of their hands were mourners or converts and unit to work. One school closed its session for two days to the revival, and eighty children were converted. One of the remarkable features of the meeting was the parade spontaneously organized by young converts under the leadership of Dr. Bowling who paraded through some of the lowest districts of the city and halted here and there to conduct impromptu revivals on the street, at which many were saved. Dr. Morris has already baptized about 350, and there are 300 yet to be baptized, mostly men, and every night, others are joining the church. Dr. Morris comes from New York city where he was formerly pastor of the richest colored Baptist church in the world. The church that owns $300,000 worth of property in the heart of the city and has recently bought $13,600 more all of which was purchased by him during his pastorate there. Bay Shore Hotel Opens May 22. Bay Shore Hotel, Hampton, Va. will open for the season May 22 with Mr. John Henry Robinson manager, who has been in charge of the hotel for two years. No pain will be spared to make this the best season we have ever had. Excursive repairs are now being made, and many amusements will be added to the place. We are ready now to book excursions for the season Many are being arranged for, since White City is closed, and no other sea shore resort is open to our people. W. T. ANDERSON, Secy. Odd Fellows Celebrate. The Grand United Order of Odd Follies observed its anniversary-last Sunday afternoon by a parade and annual sermon at the Fourth Baptist Church, where Rev. R. O. Johnson, pastor of the Mobile-Street Baptist Church, preached the anniversary sermon. The edifice was packed and the parade was highly creditable to the Order. Old "Pitchfork Bee" Back on Farm To End His Days in Peace. --- Trenton, S. C, May S.—The pitchfork has been laid to rest and Senator Ben Tillman, vigorous up to a few months ago, is back on his asparagus farm near Trenton to die. He was up at Columbia the other day visiting old scenes and friends. A newspaper man asked him about his health. "I look in the glass and see the old Ben," he said. Then I try to hop around as I used to, and I find I'm not worth a damn." And the old man was not far wrong. The rugged form and face are apparently the same as ever. There is still a flickering of the old fire in his single eye. But his physique is a hollow shell. None of his family refers to his falling health, nor do visitors mention it, of course. But the senator is continually talking about his approaching end, usually in a joking way. The people of the State understand that if Tillman's health permits he will try for re-election to the Senate. And if he is a candidate he will be elected. No man in the State has his political strength. But he knows his future work will be raising asparagus and not something warmer. He showed a group of visitors over his asparagus beds, which are in full bearing now. The Tillman asparagus is famous and demands big prices in the Northern markets JUST LEARNING HOW TO LIVE "Just when I'm getting ready to live, I've got to die" he grumbled. "I've just found out how to make shingles that You dip 'em in crude oil—Standard Oil crude petroleum. If I'd known that forty years ago I could have saved a lot of money. "But that's the way it goes. When I put in a water system a dozen years ago I used part galvanized iron pipes and part black pipes. The black pipes are all cooked with rust now, but the galvanized pipes are as good as ever I'm just getting so I know how to live, and I've got to die." In the afternoon the senator directed the setting out of a new vineyard, about an acre in extent. The vineyard acre adjoins the kitchen garden, in which Mrs. Tillman, in sunnethorn and apron, was at work with a weeding hoe. She is a fine, motherly woman, and the plain truth is that she'd a good deal rather work among her flowers and vegetables than he holding up her social end in Washington. The big house sets back behind a perfect jungle of japonicas and myrtles, cape jasmines, magnolias, palmetto, purple and yellow aisles of iris and daffodils, all of her setting out. "What a blanked fool I am, just ready to die and planting a vineyard," said the senator. The old man is a keen lover of the small creatures of nature, though he usually addresses them in the most charming profuity. He found an anat's nest and watched it long. A mocking bird was perched on the top of a pecan tree, singing shrilly. "That _____ does that every evening (afternoon), and I never heard him repent himself yet," said Tillman. His'e's at go to as he says. And he's ready. The two girls are soon to marry fine young chaps, and the oldest son is now the active manager of the farm. Memorial Exercises of Good Prospect Benedicual Club. The memorial exercises of Good Prospect Benedictal Club will be held at the Ebonezer Baptist Church Sunday evening, May 28, 1911, at 3:10 o'clock. An excellent program has been arranged, and the exercises on a who's bldg fair to be very interesting. Rev. Dr. W. H. Stokes will address the club, this being rally day of the church, in interest of the new organ and repairs incident to same. . The public is invited to be present. W. E. EVANE, President. W. R. Minor, Secretary. Riddled With Bullets After Desperate Stand. Montgomery, Ala., May 14.—Two negroes are dead and one mortally wounded and four deputy sheriffs are wounded, one fatally, as the result of a murder committed by one of the negroes this morning on the Williams place. 21 miles south of here, on the Mobile road, and a spectacular battle that followed to effect the capture of the murderer. THE DEAD. Tom Benson and Peter Foils, both negroes. INJURED. Ike Primers, colored. Eugene Naftel, deputy, shot in the shoulder. Harry Cord, deputy, shot in ab domen, and will probably die Owen Ellis, deputy, shot in the eye. Alfred, chaffeur, shot in the shoulder, hand and face. About 9 o'clock this morning the Benson negro murdered the Folis negro, and shot the Primers negro down, inflicting a mortal wound on him. What the trouble between them was could not be ascertained DARRIGADED IN CABIN. Sherif Hood was telephoned for, and he sent Deputy Sherif Rives, Nafelt and Ellis to the scene in an automobile. They arrived about 10 30 o'clock, and found Benson barricaded in his cabin. He refused to surrender, and told Deputy Rives, who talked to him for three hours through a window in the cabin, that he would die before he would submit to arrest. The officers then opened fire on him, and he returned it, wounding Nafelt. The officers, falling in their purpose, then telephoned for Sherif Hood, and he went out this afternoon with Deputies McCord and Bridges. After holding a conference and sending Benson's brother and other relatives to the cabin with a view to persuading him to surrender, the pose again opened fire, and a battle lasting an hour or longer ensued Ellis and Afford were wounded in this fight. TORCH APPLIED TO CARIN. Falling to dislodge Benson by their continuous fire from pistols, Krag rifles and repeating rifles, the posse determined to set fire to the cabin and instantly applied the torch. When the cabin was filled with spoke so thick that the negro could hardly breathe, he made a dash for the open, and stumbled through the door. As he did so the officers shot him down. He picked himself up and returned the fire, hitting Deputy McRecord in the stomach and tumbling him over. The deputies pressed hard on him, and Benson ran, taking refuge behold a picket fence which surrounded his garden. Here he took his final stand. Deputies Bridges and Rives killing him after the exchange of many shots. Bridges put seven bullets from a 38-calibre revolver into the negro, and Rives shot him at most to pieces with his Krag rifle. The wounded men were hurriedly brought to Montgomery and taken to the hospital, where nearly every afighter in the city was summoned to attend to their wounds. All of them are resting quietly with McCord suffering most. He has not lost consciousness, but discussed the whole affair with newspaper men late this afternoon. After the deputies had killed Benson they tried to burn his body, but Sheriff Hood stepped in among them and prevented it. Mr. Thomas Ronne Passes Away. Mr Thomas Roane died early Friday morning at his home on Bowling Green Road, Hemerlo county He was a retired officer of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, Company A of the U. S.A. He is survived by his wife, two sisters and two brothers. The interment was in the National Cemetery, this city. His wife sends many thanks to her friends for their abundant tokens of sympathy. ST. LUKE FLATS. Wait for those elegant fats in the St. Luke Bank Building, First and Marshall Streets. Make application early. Reference required. —Put your ads. in.The PLANET Uncle John Gone. Uncle John is no more. Mr. John Morton, the beloved uncle of Miss Marietin L. Chiles, died at her residence, 114 W. Leigh Street, Sunday, May 7, 1911. He was one of the oldest and best known citizens of Richmond, having lived here from boyhood and died at the ripe old age of 93 years. He was a fine pastry baker, and had filled the position in the Exchange and Ballard House, American, Spotswood, Hygela Hotel, Old Sweet, Warm, Hot, Bath Alum, Healing Springs of Virginia, Slater House New York, Fall River and Old Dominion Steamship Lines until twenty three years ago, from falling health, he had to give up work. He always made Ms home with his sister, Mrs. Martha A. Chiles, who preceded him to the grave, eight years ago. He had been a faithful member of the First Baptist Church since Dr. Ryland's time. He was also a charter member of "Lone Star," the oldest lodge of Odd Fellows in the city. He was a peaceful, quiet Christian gentleman, known to everybody as "Uncle John," and his memory will be cherished. The funeral took place from the First Baptist Church Tuesday, May 9, at 2 30 P M. Rev W. H. White officiated, assisted by Rev S C. Burrell. The text was two-fold: "He Was a Good Man," and "Cast Me Not Off When I Am Old Whon My Strength Faileth Mo." Rev W beautifully portrayed the virtues of the deceased and also pathotically referred to the sincere devotion and faithfulness of Miss Chiles to her uncle through all the years of his declining health. The floral offerings were numerous and costly. The choir sang "Loud, Kindly Light." Madamo F. P. Clark sweetly sang "Sleep On, Beloved." The pallbearers were Mr. John Mochol, Sr., Mr. Miles C. Debbress, Mr. Samuel Winn, Mr. James Turner, Mr. Winn, Tomlin, Mr. P. Sally, Mr. Lewis Hurris, Mr. Benj Jackson, Mr. Wm. Hill A precious one from his gone. A voice we loved is still. A place is vacant in our home Which never can be filled God In His wisdom hath removed Theoon His love had given And though his body slumbers hero His soul is safe in Heaven. THE FAMILY Miss M. L. Chiles thanks her many friends for the kindness and great sympathy shown her during the illness and death of her uncle and wishes for them God's richest blessings and comforts to them in time of sorrow. Increase In Value Mr W Isaac Johnson sold his Poussie Street establishment to the Eagles (white) for twenty-five thousand dollars. This was considered a good price. They state that two days afterward they were offered $30,000 for the place, and that they are now offered $32,000. Mr John Lewis to teach a fine structure at 10 W Street and promises to place there one of the finest and deranking establishments in the South. Press Foolers Wanted. Man or woman with experience in feeding cylinder and platen presses can get permanent employment at good wages by applying to the Guide Publishing Co., 612 Church Street, Norfolk, Va. Mrs. Nannie Johnson is seriously ill. Rev. R. P. Dawson, of Middleburg, Vn., called on us. —Mrs. Nolla G. Bowyer left the city Monday morning to visit relatives and friends in Orange, N. J. and New York. Rev. J Franklin Walker, D. D. pastor of Zion Baptist Church, Cincinnati, O., was in the city last week attending the National Baptist State Convention. Mr. James E. Chick, of Mangohick, Va., was in the city last week, attending the Virginia Baptist State Convention. Mr. B. A. Cophas, Real Estate Agent, reports the sale of splendid investment property on Baker Street near Fourth Street. Mrs. Octavia P. Ferguson, in the purchaser. Attorney S. A. T. Watkins has been appointed to the position of Assistant Corporation Counsel of Chicago by Mayor Carter Harrison, Democrat. This looks as if colored folks will get recognition on the other side of the line in Northern States at least | + The Honorable (J) &) Senator Al Sasehrush of ate“ FRANCIS. LYNDE TWO Sa BY Ba Fxan Blount. son of “Soss” David Blount ( senntor Regenrush has torr Pefected by Mairicin, Annee. 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Tallying paint by sivalt political hangers Suet the rent Evan fas a hragreement with Gantry about the rons mnising tn pulitles I father pulls wirey, unknown to. him te have hin Invited to speak in dininn mining (own Inthaway, who hay bren Uping to do business with the fmt and wrth enater ittounts to havea (lk Mith ales out ThetTuiway wants a rebate from tha road snvconrigeratton ot peiiieal favors Hie t Rorerred tor evan nfa tn adeised by Mrs isant tayo otetne dana si tat of ntorkbondern yens imersivw wun Sothaway real the foul minds n'y re Foaigna, “Gantry hulds up the raganation Svan inatvte that it ye throug to Be vie CHALTER XIV TUK DYNauiren. ‘T was about the thne that Eran Rlount was finishing bis fourt! week of the campaign of edbica tion that the Kenator’s wife be gan to detect signs of country went neas in the eyes“of Misa Putricin” An ners. During the lost week Ur twe foine finpulke which she did not take the trouble to analyz0 xcemed to be Grawing the girl toward the city ‘The roads nround Wartracs were jut ns rood an erer, and the free pleasures of motoring In a country sthere apevd reatrictions were conaplenous by thelr absence were Just ax keen But now Patricla confevked freely to a longlog for the aight of city strgets “Only you musth't consider us or me so much as you do, Mrs Blount,” ade protested. “I havo a dreadful aus picton that we have already snterfered shamefully with your autumn plans You ary merely tov kind and hospitn- ble to admit 1” : You have Intertered with nothing,” was the read asaurancs “No induce mont that was crer deviecd would take the xenitor’away frou hia own stote during n politient cnmpaxn. und your comuy haw been a blesxtug Isnt for the juod excuse to bring your fit ther out bere to the forall Uedy wo abould bate been mewed up tn the Jn- ter-Mountnin hotet from the fring uf tho opening gun to the day after clee tion tut that fs neither here nor there | You are tired of the country. Shall {telephone the aenator tant we ane going in thi afteruoon to stay awbsie?" “1 shall be delighted,” anid Patricia, and the eyes which were sv apt to tell tales contirmed It ‘Then whe adil ¢d, “Now that fatter tne his bor of booka from the university Mbrary he ‘will never miss un On wielr first day in the capital Evan wae away, but he returned the following morning. and Mra. Mount captured hhin far a theater box party At proved to be a rather more for- midable affair than Evan had anttel- pated. ‘There was a wuMctent nun ber of, euexts to All two af the open Areas circle boxes. Gantry wae of the Bamber, and eo were the Weatherforos father, mother, daughters and son Blount bad been counting wpoo a moasurably undisturbed evening, with ‘Patricia, but fate ot x deslsting host- 13 Intorvened, and bo found bimsclt cornered between Mrs. Weatherford and bet younger daughter, with the square shouldered reform candidate for governor strengtheaing the bar- xlor which separated him from Ta tricia. Blount bad met Gordon socially & number of times, and in tbo intervals allowed, him by Mra, Weatherford be wag altently atudylrig the faco of tbe Dig man, who, {f the gods ahowld #0 Glrect, might bo tho leader and chiet polltical gure to" the stato for the suc cveding two yearn, Ie wns # good faco and, a Dlount's estimate, aa exceedingly strong ond. ‘Almost unconsclously he fell to con: trating It with that of Reynolds, tho cshdldate for whom the, corporation interest wor working. - Dimxelt that Resnelds’ face was the face of a thueserver . Welgbing the two inen one against the other=Keynolds way sitting dn ar adjacent tox with a party uf rallrond olicinin—Blount was conscious of twinge of regret that chance or his convictions had made btm a partinay of tho weaker man, Throughout the play and the inter missions the Weatherfords - inothe and daughter kept lm from exehavg ing Fo inuch as a word with Mins An ners, whom Gantry wax shaniclesst monopofizing Mut on the short re tura walk t0 the hotel after the pli Tlount reselutely pushed his frien aside and gave Patricia hiv arm “L think you dwe mo a very abject apology.” wax tho way kho began on him When they Ind such privacy a: the crowded sidewalks cunterred. “Consides tue made and then tel me what for," he countered “Conatder a tnutent. You como te mo with a really harrowing story o: Four new experionces, mad Juet ne | am beginning to get tnterested there Js an interruption, und in the morning At some perfectly Ainpossible hour? of SOU £0, And We hear no more of you for weeks and weeks What have you been dots?" "IL have heen doing precisely what You told ine to do- preachlug he gos pol of’ honesty and fale deating und tryfig ary level best to make othe People prneticn It." "Yon have been successful she asked quickly “Kensenably 0 fn thie presehing. since that depended sulely upon me As fo the oftier, Tdon (know | Sanettues T think the houseslenners are honestly at work, atid at other times fam afrutl they are putting up a front only to Gecelve ine, Some time perhaps 1 may tell you how far 1 have hid to go Into the ‘practieal pollues’ armors to get my wenpons | “And your father, Evan=are you comivg to understand thin any bee ter?" [Be shook le vad dospanitanty No, or, tattier, yes 1 am afeald | am cutilng to undeottand hin or hts Anethods only too well ‘The anly way We can keep from quarreling now 1s fo banish polities when wo ure to: gether" “Lam sorry.” she said, aud the sor row was emplutie In ber tows “An I have sald before, you don't understand bin You ure Judgidis Met hy stand: ards which, howes ¢r just und true they may be, are perulintly yourown stand ards. T kuow yon enn be broad for othe when you try Cau't you be Urond for tint Tt was good te hear her defend hls father IU waseshut he wood Inve wisbed his wif to de Suddenly there frose Within lin a huxe reluctance te Jessen or te Renken im any way ber trust In Davtd Hdesint “Let ws say that the fault Is mine” he and hastuy “God forbid that J should Le the menue of mating ot Unk tess af tit ty any respect” “He 8 simply a grind old man the Gest Fave ever known fue whom the hackneyed phrase seomvl to have bee made" she usserted warns “Ef by bas fants 1am sure they are putting Ayoty thin gleuntle vtetnes, the fants Of w ann Who As tw strung {0 be iittto sm guy Kay* With Parthia in town, the “silver tongued kpellbinder of Queretaro Mesa ps the Datly Capital called the pow division connxel, would have been glad to evnde House 6f the xpeaking up: Polutiuents, but as hie engagements Dad been imide for wome dusy Jn al: Yauce he was obliged to Ko On he returu to the capital he way Aelighton te tind the party of three stl occupying the private dining rout sult fa the Inter Menatain Arriving on the morning train, be was perailtted t make the party of three n purty of four At the breakfast title Later bowerer. when he went to hls otiices In the ‘Temple court daullding the Aconuodting muerieg themnelves again with xomeWhint starting empha sis ‘Though We found his desk closed and was reasopably xuto that be had in his own posswaston the valy key that would unlock It, ho found bis pa- pers reattered In confusion under the Foll tup and the lettars and telecramn whieh hat come during bie abreace opened. A touch of the electete Imtten Drought the atenugrapher from the anterooin : “Who's Neen In my desk, Coltinnt® ho demanded, pointing to the contusion and scrutinizing the face of the squng man for nian of guilt, “Gowtness gracioual 1 don’t know," was the snrtant reply, and Mount con- claded that the recretary wan either tp- nocept oF an astonishingty good actor. “U'hate been patting the maif and tele. grams throngh the lettor allt, ap you Aiferted, dnd I've kept the private of- fice locked.’ "Nevertheless," sald Blount, ‘It is very ovident that suinebody has been bere.” Then he had « acddes shock. s ~~ mes antiewe ‘Mesubabsiaes aston waned - THE RICHMOND PLANET,. RICHMOND; ‘VIRGINIA, LS EIS IL SR CT tard x Z o, cih sR ° re . ‘Yatd you 16 put fo the enter BNE a fully equ{pped polttical maz] Hate boen carried out. [did Just what you told oe to—put] chine Dn the Kroynd the inference ia ulde of the diepatcher's Mt tp the casb box and put tho key off pretty plain, feo't jt?” few men fo the yard fr the cash box on your desk. Didn't] “I suppose ko,” abo admitted. “Yet | you are bere” you ket are you eny the frauds are on botly sides. Mr. MeVickar pat bac Blount fe%t to his pockets and found] “That docen'y make any Wittarence," | took ove of the larg the key. ho ‘celared. te is a fight for men| from the open box on MGot-the packet and briag It to me,"| and not for parttes, Go far as 1 can| passcd: tho box across ( ho directed, giving the stenographer} see. the machine picks its men’ quite, Mterns, the Ley to the inner compartment off Irrespective of party. ‘There ts al-| “Light op.” bo said t the safe. ready reanon to believe that somo of @ue in Twin Canyon | Te was nat more than a mninote triter,{ the candidures who brave the moat to! morning, and wo've got qrblle he was atteniptlog to brlug or-| #87 now about the ‘freq ballot and “thing out io a hurry. Ger ont of the contusion on hin deak,| Will of the people’ are themselves tho | the altuation sinco your that a yudden prompting let him tw] Sworn benéhmien of the machine,| Gantry shook bis he go quickly to the door of the outer| feady when the time whall come to’ Yery iuportant. Bloun Saice, Snapping It open sith n ferk,| Volo yea or pay, ax my father shall dl- fees were broken tnto ho caught the clerk tn the act of un: | Feet” [ds safe was ripped of tying the string which boumt the thick | “I cua't Dellere It" she protested. pifte, ‘Shot's all” packet of papore together, . with generous warwth—“of your fa. “Well.” sald the big | “What ure you doing? Why don't] ther, 1 mivun, Tam sure be has néver ble, “what camo of 17" you bring it to mei" he culled angrily { authorized anything so deapteabte.” | “Nothing so far a9 ap ar 2 7G OL ap aw =. )\ 7 ‘ \. & J 4 » 7 GPA g SS By 4 we a YOU INO IT TOME CT There wore stil) no signs of gulit tn Calitns’ face “Twas Just golng to make eure that $e wary the sani pas kage” be sald tw aocontls, handing Iuser at onee With the pur het 18 an towide porket of bis cont Mount put on bis hat bad Dinself whet dawn the elevator and a few intuutes afterward wan renting q Private tex in the dopesit vaults of a Tank m the uve street When he ce: turned ty tis olllee another touch of the Geeteke button resummoned Cel Hues 7 “St down + sand Mount, tndleating eit “base been reasonably kind te yeu havent) Bred tYeu Mir Gry hind fndesd "was the ceri dar isch, Yet ven have Tet autne one bribe Fonte te dishaad tre. was the de Teteharse Whee was it, Coline?" “Pabst hea anything about ft, Me Weune 161 was going to die the next hithote Tcoulda ( xay anything dltter- ent? “Yeu ve got to say something differ: ent yeu wast te stay with ane.” asd the master decisively | “Did you know what was In that package you put f» she wate?" . so" i “Yet yeu sald you were untying tt to Kew EF It were the enine package L Fate yeu Inst Monday, You are lying te me Collinge You apencd iy desk to hunt for the key of the eash box Sit ght In the bent Tin not going to fire sou T mertiy want ty know who Ilged yon ts de this i “Ht Eid tt 1 must have done tt Jn: my sloop." wan all the reply the sous, man wend make, und after trytog a throat +f two Tount dismisaed bin, This way the first of n werled of inet dents all potting toward the sume conelivien that rome one was ovtdent Iy determined to tet him have no pel Yacy fn hiv correspondence Unies he Bapypened to be present when the mall wen brousht In tt wax protty: ure to show etpuiy platuly tudfeating that tt Jind beets tamperis} with Blount could think of only one ox Pinnutlon aud he areefited It without questhen Lhe guachine wf whieh bly father wy the dictator had no con Brtence Sine of Sts xplies, deybtlexs working under Instru tint given hy his father, were henping tab en han ant the poe Bese of the esphat waw ensliy sessed Ils statement made tw his. father nerows the loner: table In dhe Inter Mountain ef bad not been an empty Benst ‘The par het sufely put away tn the honk + depot vault coutatned aft davite vue sturonentr ex tden es uf fraud nud there were ensiugh of them fully to substantiate pverything he hud sald That weentng there wax a reception given by Mra Irving Gordon, wife of the reform candilate for governor, snd Tlount went, hoplug that) Patricia would he there She wag there, and the young nan, In nee! of n contidunt wasted two good hours trying to get private apeech with ber | When hi chance came It was only a half chance, since there was little privacy to be bad in the crowded rooins, “It I a question of conscience this time," he told her when she liad agrved to alt out a dow e,with hin In one vor- ner of the eanvad carpeted! nasembly roain, “1 have discovered positive evi Aeace of frauds to be perpetrated In the election next ‘Pucsdus. Mow far fam T justified In suppresaing this ext dence?” s - "Merry!" ahe exclaimed. “Flow you can bring a thunderbolt down upon ono out of a pertretly clear aky! Ja It ever right to ableld criminals or erin fnaltey 7” “That i just wint T should like to know," ho persisted, “At tbe present moment [am shielding not one crim toal, but a good many,” “May I know the circumstances?” sho noked after a inoment's considera- tion. “Yes, There bas been frandutent treintration in a number of the stato loglalative districts, ond T have eo cured poritive evidence af tt.” “On which side?" abe axked point’ edly. ' "On both aldes, 1am sorry to say,” he roturned gravely. “Whoin docs it implicate?” : “Phat fa forther thus my Informa. tion goer," he admitted “I know only the tact of the false tegisteation, But WE a fully equfpped political me chine Dn the ground the inference i protty plain, fore jt? “I suppose ko, abo admitted. “Yet you say the frauds are on both sides." “That ‘Gnean's, make any Uiference,” ho Ucclared. “It is a fight for men and not for parties, So far as I can see, the machine picks its men’ quite Irrespective of party. ‘There ia al- ready reason to believe that somo of tbo candidutes who have the moat to aay now about the ‘froq ballot and will af the people’ are themselves the sworn benchmen of the machine rendy when the time shall come to vote yea or nay, as my father shall d- cert “L cun't bellere It.” she protested, with generous warnth—"ot sour fi ther, Lnivua, Tam mure be bas néver authorized anything so deapteable.” Hount shragged | “Shall 1 publish this evidence that has come’ inte my hands, or shal. 1 continue to suppres we Te was the "Art time she had ever fidlod him “Give ame a Mette: the * rhe pleaded. “Tormyrrowe— ome to se me tomorrow Ita am dreadful thins for you to have to do, Evan—the most Areadtul thing that could be lungined. nr TA here young Gordon, to whom the next dance bad been promised. cams to cinta ber, nnd Isotnt's hard won interview was nt an ead When he left the Gordon house, which wae rather fur out in the south, eastern auburb tie meant (0 co direct to the hotel ayd to hed He had been Josing much sivep In the strenuous ac tivities of tbe campaign and Mt was vegioning % (oll vpon Bim An the trolley ear wax paxsing the Perple court bollding he saw oa dim Nzht Miuminating bla upper floor office win dows. With all bie suspfeions rearoused. ho Aropped frond the ear and took the all night elevator to his office lor The sleepy elevator man let him out in the upper corridor, nod almont im- mediately the car rank away out of steht Refore Moum had taken two ateps towurd his office door there came the dull crash of n mutlfed explosion, and two or three of the glass doors 1p the kult werg ahinttered Rloun@yatekenyd his pace to a run, Jot himvelf sflentls with bln tatehkes through the door of his private roum, fung open bia desk nod groped fn an juner drawer for the revelver whlel was part of i furnivhiogs With the weapon ty hiv hpnd, he parsed on thronch the swings door {nto Collins’ room, ‘There frag acrid odor of tizh explosives tn the ale, and when he huerled thfeush te the room besend Une fatyfos were etifing : ily teat act was fo press the elvetele button which turned on the Hyhoe The workreaw Meyond — Coltinn’ vice won a wreek Derka were Df Ren open, the gate door had been own from ita hinges. and a man with an cleeteie pocket lamp tn tits nase was erouctitng tn front of the wierked ca wh dew AN oes ilk bs Fgrey A is ores Ino 1x YRONT we On the blazing Tie WKEEKLDY up of the Ugbt CARE NOX “tue mun apraug to his foot und dashed wut paxt Islount snapping the Hebe switeh, to leave the rooms tn total darkoess, an he phased With n savage exetnenatton, directed at bis own lack of presence of mind, Blount cirned ty follow, fell over a chair, picked bimself up.ard, groping fur the tats) ae-CuMis’ door, let fm weft out 10 the’ corrtdoe There were no signy of the excaping safe blower and Blount ran hwatlly: to the elevator avd rung the Yell unt the shepy epermtor set the machinery th motion and Itted himself to the oor of baypentogs Here the tnetden! caine te uu abrupt end Therele ator inan bad heard no one des ending the tale vi ty elreled down the eter ater well frow oor ty Hor to the Kirt lover « Mount went back to bis ofller, turn ed In a pote aterm and watted ant aan edleer same frum headquarters Leaving the wan ly charge of the wrecked workroom, he went to reper the safe blowing In person te the exp tain on duty at police beadquarters aficr which be careled out hts origi Intention of going to the hutel and to bed. But for a long time after the post midnight quiet had settint dawn upon the hoetelrs be Ing whle awake, wren ting with this newest problem whieh bad riven up to confront him, for: now there was no longer any doubt 1m hi ming that the tong arm of the ime: ching war reaching out for him per renally and thit ooner or later I / mmust come to a Ute and death grapple CHAPTER XV. ON Snr KATES OF THE MIaM GoDR, ‘YT waa on tho evening of the dny following tho safo blowing in Bioust's ofices tn ‘tho Temple court bullding that a onc car wpcelni train alipped unostentationsly fato the Eapital from the east, running as accond nection of the overland. Coincident. with Ite sidotracking. O'Brian, tho Vico prosidnat's aceretary, Aropped trom tho atep of the car and ‘made his way.ncross tho trackn in the yard to the nearest ralirond telephone, ‘Which chanced to be in the sardmna- ‘ter‘a office. Fifteen minutes tater the result of O'Brinn’s telephoning became evident, Gantry and Kittvedge, tho division pi perintondent, left thelr rospeetive of- ficea {n the rafirond bullding, met fo the echoing train shed and walked to- other down the yards, ‘Fho vica president, allting. at tho great (able tn the oper compartment whieh rorved bint ass desk in work- tag hours, looked up and uodded when his two subordinates entered. “Yoru got my: meneage?” ho queried. Gantry answered for bath. “Yon, ‘nul to wore qalting. Your ordera Solid Rock Union| Oil OCcK Union ; (20th Century Secret Systam) + i THAT BENEFITS IN EIFE, HEALTH & DEATH. ¢ a ee es : 427Solary énd Commission to Deputies . + Write Right Now for Full Particulars to the a4 SOLID ROOK UNION, 1020 Dickinson St. { :. “PHILADELPHIA, PA. ! : JOHN CLINTON, JR., President, i . (DBPOSITORY—FEDERAL TRUST COMPANY.? y 409990046 5690609-4066000060066666600050888600050056 Be ae ego ee ee few men to the yard Erew knows tha you are bers” . | Mr. MeVichar pat back in bis chalr took ove of the large black cigar ‘from the open box on the table and passed: tho box across to bis two sub terns, | “Light op." be sald tersely, *T am due in Twin Canyon City tomorrow morntpg, and wo've got to thrash thi thing out tp 9 hurry, Any chango fr the altustion slnco your Inst report 7” Gantry shook bis head. “Nothing vers iuiportant, Blount's uptown: of fees were broken {nto last aight, an¢ his cafe was ripped open with dynn mite, ‘Shot's all” : “Well.” sald the big nan at the ts ble, “what camo of ft? ‘ “Nothing #0 far a3 apy one enn fad out." (Foo disinterested observer It mlgb nkve xcemed a Ittlo curious that the tice president made no further Inqulry Into tbe safo blowing As a iotter of fret, hls next queation completely I nored It. = : “What hax Blount been doing this weele?” he unked. “Ite tits spdken tele, otco at Art quipa and once nt Hellersville, Col Hing anys ho has engageneuts enougt to keep hilm out of town Fight up to election day” “That's good," waa the nodded ap Proval “Hod only be ln the way bere at the capital" “Phat young man has been pretty neatly a frost." remarked Kittredge casually “If be Wyn't a wild eyed fanatic, a8 Gantry here insists be Is, ho ty deeper thaa the deep blue aca. I've been keeping tab on bir, os you directed, and ho Bas wort out three of my best office men trying to keep cases on hl." “You are prejudiced, Kittredge." sras the vice president's cominent, “It was tho Deut more in the entire cam: paigo puiting bim in the deld. I don't suppose die has accomplished mach in a practical way, but we havo kept tho Honorable Dave from using him, us be mieang to.” “dont know about the accomplish ment," put in Gantry “There ts a four ply myatery linked op in this epeechmaking business,, At firat 1 thopght Evan Blount’s sudden popo- lnrily dated back to some word seat out frown your Chleago oflee, but jpbo0 Fou told we It dkta't 1 began to do a Ittle wondering on my own account. Tcan't make up ty mind yet whether it ty pure popularity growing out of hin speeches or whether i'l tho as- sisted hind” . “Asalated ?* aad te vice president with a Iigtng of the heavy peatbouse eyebrows, * ‘Yes Gantry weut on "It bas deen to unaniniaus Collins has Kept mie posted, and be says dhe Invitations hase fluttered 1a Wicker than the au- tumn leaves In, Vallombrosa, and Kittredge’s men teil us that the young cratyr bins been making what figured as a trumphal progress all over tho state—bands, receptions, committees, banqueting ood all (has everywhere hbo has gone." “But his speeches bave been straight to tho point, our point.” tuterrupted the vice presidéut, “I're been reading them" Kittredge shook bis head, “Gantry says ‘Yes,’ but I say ‘No. " he couteuded. "hero fs such a thing ns putting too much sugar in the cof: fee, Rlount’s been overdolng It. e's been putting the whltewanh on s0 thick that any Metlo handful ot, mud thot happens to Le thrown wil ‘stick and look bad" “We must take chances on that," was Mr MeVickar's ilecision “Young Blount’s god work has undéubtedly bad tte eect upon public sentiment There ta n distinctly better feeling to- ward us, and It ts fatrly state wide We snust be exceedingly careful not te let the opposition newspapers get hold of anstuing that can be used against ua” * "They are moving heaven and carth to do It." eald the auperintenent. “And T bellere that old David te help Ing them ‘That i the explanation of the anfe blowing Incident, ax 1 put tt up. Again the vice president refused to comment on the oftee breaking “What I ain most afraid of now tn that our young man will be overzeal: nk." he satd tausiogly “He ts nome. thing’ of a fanatic, an you have Intl mated, Gantry " “Ho's more than that." 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Ranlett had tried ineffectually to get to the private car, having for his object the interviewing of the vice president. Mustard thought it a little singular that the vice president should come to the capital secretly, but he did not stop to speculate upon this. Having something more than a sus picion that Gantry was not passing his threat of exposure up to McVlekar, he determined at once to seek an intervie w with the vice president. Walking rapidly down to the Sierra agenue station, he saw a light in Gantry's office, and, meaning to be fair first and severe afterward, if needful, he ran up the stair and tried the door of the traffic manager's office. It opened under his hand. Gantry was at his desk. "Ranlett tells me that McVlekar is in town," he began abruptly. "Where is he?" "Ranlett is mistaken—about twenty minutes mistaken," was Gantry's reply. "Mr. McVlekar passed through here a few minutes ago on his way to Twain Canyon City. His special has been gone some little time." "When is he coming back?" "I don't know." "Did you see him?" "I did." "Did you take up with him the matter of issuing new tariffs—to do away with the preferentials or to level the public rates down to them?" Gantry shifted uneasily in his chair and tried to erase. "There was very little time," he said. "Mr McVickar was in a great hurry, and his special was held only a few minutes." Blount crossed the room and sat down. "Dick, we come to the last round-up," he said gravely. "In the nature of things I can't give you any more time. You've got to do something and do it quickly. Let's go up and see the editor of the Capital." "I want you to give him an interview to the effect that a revision of the freight rates is in process and that shippers having grievances should present themselves at once. That will it beat start the ball to roll in the right direction." "I should think it would," scoffed the traffic manager. "What you don't know about the making of freight tariffs would shift a ship. Eran. These things can't be done while you wait." "But they've got to be in this stance." Blount insisted. "If you don't withdraw the preferentials given to the corporations you must do the other thing. Post your legal notice of a reduction of the rates on the commodities upon which you are now allowing rebates, and I'll fight straight through on the line I've been taking." "And if we don't?" querted Gentry. "If you don't do one or the other there will be an explosion, just as I've told you. Of course you know that my safe was broken open last night-wrecked with dynamite?" "Well, unluckily for you, the packer of papers which might otherwise have been taken or destroyed didn't happen to be in the safe. The documents are still, where they can be used at a moment's notice. And, Dick, I'll use my ammunition if you don't piny fair." Gantry, long suffering and patient to a fault in a business affair, was not altogether superhuman. "Evan, you are a frost—a black frost. You stand up so straight that you lean over backward. Don't you know that the Transcontinental is big enough and strong enough to chivvy you from one end of this country to the other if you turn traitor? I love a fighting man, but I haven't any use for a fool." Blunt laughed. "If I have succeeded in making you angry perhaps there is a chance that you will do something. You may curse me out all you want to, but the fact remains, I'm going to explode the bomb, and it will be touched off far enough before election to do the work if you keep on refusing to make my word to the people good. That is all—all the all. Now, you will go up to the Capital office with me and dictate that bit of information that I mentioned!" "Not in a thousand years" raged Gentry. "Not in a thousand years" Nevertheless he rose, closed his desk and prepared to accompany the important political manager. Half-way along the first block, he said: "There is no use in our going to the Capital office at this time of night. Blinkenius doesn't get around to his desk much before 11. Let's go up to the club." At the railway club the traffic manager developed a keen desire to kill the intervening time in a game of billiards. Blount indulged him, beat him three games in succession and consistently refused to drink with him. At the end of the third game Gantry gave a tense definition of a man who would force his friend to go and drink alone and avent to the bar. Ten minutes later when Blount went after him he had disappeared, and the visit to the newspaper office was postponed performe. [TO BE CONTINUED.] Her Money Backed Looters of Sacred Mosque. THE QUEEN King Solomon's Ring and Crown Loot. The operations of the Anglo-Ameri can syndicate, of excavators at derusalem threaten an interesting diplomatic affair. According to Constantinople dispatches, the Turkish government takes a serious view of the incident and has sent high officials to Jerusalem to investigate charges that the foreigners carried away sacred relics hidden in the Mosque of Omar from the Romans in A.D. 70, when the cis was seacked by Titus. Meantime the whereabouts of the archaeologist and the nature of their spoils is a mystery. The expedition with the prizes embarked at Jaffa, fifty four miles northwest of Jerusalem, on April 19, boarding Captain Parker's yacht, which had been awaiting them, and getting sail before the people of Jerusalem learned what they had done it is probable the yacht is now headed for England. There is no doubt that the excavators hoped to discover the Ark of the Covenant and the Seven Branched Candlestick, but a dispatch says it is believed the explorers found Solomon's crown, his sword and his ring, and an ancient manuscript of the Bible. The Duchess of Marlborough and members of the Armour family of Chicago are reputed to be among the backers of the expedition. Forest Fire Swep Village. Forest fires are raging with unparalleled turf in the vicinity of Willhamspart, Pa. Hundreds of fire fighters are combating the flames, and the outcome is doubtful unless rainy falls soon. Sonestown was swept by flames and sparks from forest fires started the conflagration. The village to the north of this city is the center of State Senator Sones lumber operations and his loss will be heavy. In the absence of the male population of Sonestown, who were fighting forest fires nearby, the women fought the flames that were devouring their homes. When the men arrived the fire had destroyed several residences and a dozen barns. Help was summoned from Muncy and Nordmont, and a portion of the village was saved TAFT'S POLICY UNCHANGED Army at Border Will Enforce the Neutrality Laws. President Taft made known his determination to continue his policy of non interference in the Mexican revolution so long as there remains any hope of a settlement of affairs there and protection of American life and property through other moans than by armed intervention. Though the renewal of hostilities at Juarez has troubled the president a great deal, he is still far from the end of his patience and has no intention as yet of abandoning his efforts to keep the fighting away from the border line and to keep American residents of border towns away from the danger zone when fighting is in progress. The confidential reports of the war department state that revolution exists in all but two of the states in Mexico and that only a few of them seem to have any connection with the Madero revolution. This situation increases the difficulty in handling the question, as there is no reliable head that can be dealt with. The president went over the situation with the cabinet. The reports received by the war department were submitted by Secretary Dickinson, but no statement, was made to any decision made. 21 NATIONS GIVE CARNEGIE MEDAL Representatives of 100,000,000 People Present Gold Medal to Great Philanthropist For His Efforts For Peace. Andrew Carnegie received in Washington what he called his greatest mark of honor, when twenty-one American republics bestowed on him a gold medal, bearing on one side the words "Benefactor of Humanity" and on the other "The American Republics to Andrew Carnegie." According to John Barrett, director general of the Pan American Union, it was the first time in history that such a tribute from so many nations had been paid to an individual Senior De Zamacona, the Mexican ambassador, made the speech of presentation, Secretary of State Knox presided, and President Taft spoke in eulogy of the gifts which Mr Carnegie has made for the cause of peace on this hemisphere and throughout the world. Members of the diplomatic corps and men high in official life filled the hall of the Pan American Union building where the ceremonies were held, and for the erection of which Mr Carnegie gave almost a million dollars. In accepting the medal Mr Carnegie told of his feelings on being informed of the honor conferred upon him by the Pan American conference at Buenos Ayres. "I was sitting at my desk in the Highlands' of Scotland last autumn, he said, when a telegram was handed to me, which I opened and read with out seeming quilty to grasp the meaning of the words. I was stunned! Was I dreaming? 'Could such things be and overcome us like a summer's cloud without our special wonder?' "My hand, went to my forehead and I bent my head to my desk. Slowly the truth developed and established itself and I began to realize what it all meant. Truth, my friends, I never before felt so completely overwhelmed and crushed as it dawned upon me that the honor which the conference had voted to counter was without parallel. 160,000,000 people forming twenty-one sovereign nations, bestowing upon poor me an honor the like of which had never before been bestowed upon a human being." Referring to President Taft's address a year ago when he voiced a sentiment for a reign of peace among the Pan American republics, Mr Carnegie said "Thus the president's first invitation to establish a reign of peace was properly made to you, much has taken place since then. He recently held out the olive branch of peace, and it instantly was accepted by the other branch of our English speaking race wilt hush enthusiasm, not by one but by all parties, that today we have every reason to believe that war as a means of settling disputes between the two branches of our race will soon become a crime of the past." In offering thanks to the nations, through their diplomats present for the honor bestowed upon him, Mr Carnegie asked them to accompany the expression with the ardent wish on his part that prompt action should be taken by the twenty one republics to establish a reign of peace by adopting President Taft a policy of submitting all disputes to arbitration Father Accused by Son of Murder. John W Poole, a wealthy farmer residing near Fowler, Ind, who was accused by his son Emory of the murder of Joseph Kemper, a German employed on the farm, a year ago last December, admitted to Sheriff Frank Shackleton and Marshal John Bowman that he had killed Kemper, but that the killing was accidental. Poole's statement caused great oxtreatment in Fowler, which was secondary only to the stiff produced by the finding of Kemper's body on the Poole farm. Poole was arrested at one of his farms north of Renosolaar, where he had been for two weeks. On the way over from Renosolaar Poole was greatly excited and feared he would be mobbed when he arrived at Fowler he lay in the corner of the automobile and concealed himself with a rug It was just before they arrived that Poole first told the sheriff and marshal that he was responsible for Kemper's death. He said that on the Sunday of the killing he was climbing over the fence at the back of his house with a shotgun in hand, being in pursuit of a rabbit running across the yard Kemper, he says, was standing near Poole declared that in getting over the fence the gun was discharged and the full charge from the gun blow off Kemper's head. Wealthy Man's Son Has Leprosy. During a period of four years a sufferer from leprosy, you in daily attendance at a public school during all of that time, Harry Sheridan, the fifteen-year-old Pawtucket, R. J., schoolboy, whose examination by experts at the Massachusetts General Hospital revealed the true nature of his dread disease, faces the fate of his kind. Virtually a prisoner in the home of his wealthy parents, about which poilmen detailed from the Pawtucket force stand guard, the fact of his having been allowed to return to that city at all has aroused the fire of Dr. Bryon Urls Richards, Pawtucket's city physician, who is at a loss what to do. As a matter of fact the boy was taken home by his father, Edward P. Sheridan, superintendent of the Lumb knitting mills and a man of considerable prominence in that city. Either Ponkles, the island of the living dead in Buzzards bay, on which Massachusetts maintains a camp for paper 'aviles, or 'Munilla, where the government camp is, will be the boy's future home. At present he is with his parents and his brothers, unwitting of that utter dereliation from his kind which rate holds in store for him. York Girls Want Western Husbands. From information received in York, Pa. from the matrimonial editor of an Oklahoma paper, four pretty young girls o that city, rangin in age from eighteen to twenty-two years, have asked that the editor provide them with husbands in the far west. The young girls prefer wealthy farmers. Their names are Mary Horner, Martha Walker, Mamie Ridlak and Rebecca Doyle. Miss Horner is nineteen and says she is considered pretty. Miss 'Walker is eighteen and says she is affectionate and pretty. Mamie Ridlak says she is nineteen, has brown hair, is pretty and weighs 122 pounds. She says "I am considered pretty." Rebecca Doyle, the last of the quartet, is eighteen, weighs 125 pounds and is five feet tall. The girls are all young and apparently anxious. They seem to have taken a novel method in getting away from York. R. R. TRAINMEN IN SESSION Only Questions of General Interest to Trainmen Will Be Considered—Paid Out $2,000,000 in Accident Claims Last Year. Harrisburg, Pa., May 10—The Fourth biennial convention of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, an organization that represents 300,000 men in the United States and Canada, was opened here in the Casino theater, with W G Lee, of Detroit, the grand master, in the chair. Only delegates from the $47 lodges were admitted. They will meet morning, afternoon and evening during the next two weeks. Their sole object is a betterment of the conditions of their employment, which they hope to accomplish through the enactment of national legislation. The question of wage is not to be discussed Only issues that are of general interest to the brahman condi- tors, bargagements, swiftmen, yardmen and flagmen in the employ of the railroads of the United States and Canada will be under consideration. One of the chief topics will be the suggestion of federal legislation defini- ing the employers' liability and workmen's compensation for death and injury. The trainmen take the position that the railroads should be held responsible for personal missteps to the men in their employ, or broadly, that the industry should hear the brunt of misfortune in service instead of the man. In turn, if the cost of such re sponsibility is to add to the expenses of the railroads, then the public should be willing to share. The Brotherhood paid out more than $2,000,000 last year in death and disability claims. The records show that an employee was killed or disabled in every five and a half hours during the year. Fifteen were killed or totally disabled among each 1000 policy holders. Since the organization was formed twenty years ago more than $22,000,000 has been paid to widows and orphans of the members. The interstate commerce commission's report for the year ending June 30, 1910, shows that one railroad employee was killed every two hours and fifteen minutes. One was injured every six minutes during the fiscal year recorded. Much of this misapparition is blamed on the cars that are not classed as standard equipment. The convention is likely to pass a resolution aimed at costumer betrayment. The various reports to be read before the convention will be most gratifying to the members. The active membership in good standing will be shown to total more than 117,000. More than 42,225,000 in the treasury. The increase in the membership since the convention two years ago is more than 15,000. On August 1, 1905 the Brotherhood had fewer than 17,000 members, having lost more than 10,000 during the previous years as a result of the American Railway union, the Debt strike and the financial condition of the country in 1903-1005. President Taft sent to the senate the nomination of Captain Austin M Knight to be a rear admiral Over the protest of Secretary of the Navy Meyer Captain Knight was acquitted by court martial of responsibility for the sinking of the monitor Puritan in Hampton Roads during the tests of high explosives Ousted For Urging a Trade Union. Second Assistant Postmaster General Stewart admitted before the house committee on the civil service that clerks had been discharged from the government service for activity in promoting the organization of a trade union. The clerks were removed from the St Paul office. They wor good clerks, Mr. Stewart said, but their "pernicious activity" amounted to insubordination. Bill to Pension Widows of Presidents. 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Colored folks should not be down hearted Conditions for them are improving, although it doesn't look that way It seems to us that the colored folks should take some steps towards the reformation of the army of boys and girls now roaming the streets of the cities and the roads of the country Senator B R. Tillman. Colonel Theodore Robbevelt and President Wm. H. Taft have done more to discredit the colored people in the eyes of the nation than any other individuals in public life. We have received a handsome and expensive booklet from the Hannibal Forum, of which Mr. Rufus L. Perry, A. B. LL.B, is the honored president. It deals with "Socialism and its Ethical Basis." Rector Goo Frazier Miller, A. M., discusses this subject briefly, but he discloses a knowledge of the subject which will place him in the front rank of the leading thinkers of the day. Dr. Booker T. Washington is not paying any attention to his enemies and the Ulrich case those days. He is writing about the condition of the white folks in Europe and thus affording consolation to his own people by assuring them that there are some other folks lower down in the pit of poverty than themselves. He remembers that misery likes company, even if that company is about a thousand feet lower down. The segregation law has not been as yet forced to an issue in this city. The white folks are already very tired of it, and their curses are loud and deep. Much property is becoming vacant, and as the white people are steadily moving for the West End and outlying districts, the loss upon white property owners will be heavy. If the cofeded people of moans would suspend all purchasing arrangements and let this property remain upon the hands of their owners, the outlook for a settlement of this question would be hastened. We do not see that the issue can be much longer avoided, inasmuch as the September moving day will have a tendency to well nigh break the hearts of the white property-owners. --- Consulting Engineer Trafford has made the statement that in the erection of electric light poles the colored laborers are most efficient. White men of the anto-bellium type have known this all the time. It seems strange that a class of people comprising one-third of the city's population should be discriminated against in the city government. This discrimination is based wholly upon their race and their color. It is a reflection upon our form of government. The street committee avoided the issue by directing that the erection of these poles be given out by contact The white contractors will get the cheapest satisfactory labor and thus the results will be accomplished by indirect methods. We do not know how long this situation will continue. We hope that public sentiment will ultimately be raised in our favor and enable us to get that proportion of recognition in the city government to which we are entitled --- MORE TROUBLE ON STREET CARS When the unconstitutional "constitutional" segregation law was under discussion its advocates cited the present "Jim Crow" street car law as an example of the highly beneficial effect of segregation. Why they should have done this is surprising as when a colored family lives in one house to itself and the white family lives in another house to itself, even though they are next door neighbors they are already segregated. The likening of public rights to private ones was also out of order, still there are some instances of the beneficial effects of segregation the parties concerned being white. J. T. Hancock, living on South Pine street, was arrested yesterday afternoon, charged with being disorderly on a street car and refusing to pay his fare. He said that he boarded a Main street car in Fulton, asking for a transfer to an Oakwood and Broad street car south He was given the transfer and directed to get off at Eighteenth street When he boarded a west bound Oakwood car there the transfer was not honored. There were some words with the conductor which led to his arrest. "The confusion arose probably because there are two transfer points to Oakwood car that at Eighteenth street being for north bound cars Mr Hancock wanted one that would transfer him to the First street line, but the paper that he showed was punched for Eighteenth street Whether or not he or the Main street conductor is right is a question that will come out in the Police Court this morning — Times Dispatch. May 12 1911. It seems that Police Justice Crutchfield is having much trouble brought to his attention and that the street car company will continue to have strenuous times for many years to come. We advise the white folks to take their medicine, do what their own railway, conductors tell them to, or stay off the street cars. EDITOR CLIFFORD'S OPINION. The Martinsburg (W. Va.) Pioneer Press has this to say: Clifford is free, though he lives in a political slave country. He has rights, though they are denied, and he enjoys them. It is cowardice in Negroes that makes them subject to so many injustices. If not so, how came the white Virginia law markers to rescind the Jim crow law passed that included Indians? Because they want up in a body to demand their rights; to get them or to die. They got them, and that's the determination that the rage must hitch to and die by before they can get their rights. The facts stated above square with the truths of history. People who do not contend for rights denied can not expect to get them, or if it ten cannot expect to retain them. This is a life of constant struggle, the strong trampling upon the weak. Those of the weak who are strongest must contend for all to which they are entitled, and if they cannot do more they should die tearing the feet of their oppressors as they tread upon them. If the distance is great this agony will make a strong race pause before it goes further—and, in order to avoid much more trouble, may make poace with the very people whom they have conquered. Supine submission only affords temporary relief, which is followed by even more vicious tortures. Editor Clifford is right in this, and the agitators are in a way doing the colored people of the country a service. White men respect manhood and they bow down at the shrine of valor. Heaven, in our judgment, if the better resting place when entered through the gates of manhood than when it is approached by the back gate of racial cowardice. The William Tell of West Virginia is all right in the position taken and in the attitude he has assumed. We have received the following letter, which portrays surprising conditions in New York city: New York City, May 5, 1911. 43 East 133d Street. Mr. John Mitchell, Jr. Editor The Richmond Planet, Richmond, Va. Dear Sir..Through the advice of Mr Jasr Johnson, of 189 West Thirteenth street, this city, I am writing you this letter. As a stranger in your great country, which I yearned to see for many years and practice my trade-to-wit, blacksmithing, it seems to me that I have unfortunately struck the wrong part. I succeeded in obtaining employment in one of the workshops here for about four months after which time the other workmen, who are whites objected to continue to work with a colored fellow worker, meaning me. The boss a fair minded man, regretfully told me that the only alternative was for me to leave as he couldn't close his shop through me. Everywhere else I went to here, the same feelings existed. Now, sir, as a gentleman of wide experience of things and conditions generally, I shall be glad if you would favor me with your opinion as to my chance of employment at my trade in your State. We do not know from what part of the world the colored workman halls, but we wrote to him that he can get work in the Southland as a blacksmith. If there are not enough white folks to employ him, then he will find enough colored ones to render ready service. Conditions in the north are getting worse, according to his statement, and it is about time for the colorgolls in the South to know it. --- THE QUESTION OF LEADERSHIP our esteemed contemporary, the Mound Bayou (Miss.) Demonstrator says Editor John Mitchell, Jr. of the Richmond (Va.) Planet has been writing recently an unusually strong series of articles on the question of Negro leadership. There is a disposition in some quarters to throw the mantle of leadership on the strong shoulders of Editor Mitchell, himself We have noted the tendency of some of our admiring contributors to do this very thing, but under the "rules of the game" we are not "in the running." We have read with interest, though, the comment upon this all important subject, and we note from time to time the disposition of some of our readers to continue the discussion. As a matter of fact, we are too insensely jealous of each other and education seems to intensify this feeling instead of lessening it. It is notable even in the professions, and it is a racial weakness, chargeable direct to the wilting effects of slavery. We cannot hope to make the progress so essential to our final success until we evolve some scheme of leadership in order to meet the alarming conditions now confronting us. Some of us are too free and some of us are too independent, going to the extent of acknowledging no superior in any of the many lines of endeavor and submitting to no restraint at the hands of any of their own leaders. It makes them feel good as individuals no doubt, but it is death to the aspirations of a faithful and confiding noodle. Leaders, or rather great leaders are born and not made. It may be that God in His divine wisdom, will raise up such a leader or cause the latent energies in some one of them now upon the field of action, to be developed in such a way as to enable him to take his place at the head of a much troubled people. The trouble with us now is that we have leaders, coming from two schools of thought and one bitterly opposed to the teachings of the other. Our own Dr. Bocker T. W.ington bows at the shrine of expiency, and there is no question but what his mind and his policies have been warped by his contact with certain influential white men in this country. He possesses wisdom to a remarkable degree, and until recently has been able to scent trouble from 'away off' and keep out of danger. Prof. W. E. Bu Bots is of the other type and he wades in, regardless of his color or of impending danger. He is guild- 1000 Samples At One-third the Original Price! ed by the standards set by great man of past centuries, and he leaves the results to the Almighty Ho "hews to the line, letting the chips fall where they may" and in this he is being loyalty supported by that drastic leader. Wm Monroe Trotter, who sees nothing but had in an enemy and nothing but good in a friend—the latter must be a devotee of his policies, though. opinion of the majority of the court. tracts. Counsel in this court has in effect been required to take their passed when this country was facing a crisis. There were great accumulations of capital in a few hands and great combinations had their hands upon the throat of this country, even threatening with extinction many forms of commercial life. The question before Congress was. What shall we do? Finally after deliberation the anti-trust act of 1890 was enacted. If we will examine the debates The anti-trust act of 1890 was effect been required to take their seats for arguing in support of this contention. Since the law was enacted attempts have been made practically at every session of Congress since then to have the law amended so as to give a legislative interpretation in support of this contention. This is the most crashing review of the whole analysis of the case. There is no limit to the number of times the question can come before this court. Out of this surprising condition we had hoped to be able to bring about a change which would have caused some of these gentlemen to sink petty differences and subordinate personal feelings to the good of the cause. If we have done some good we are gratified if we have failed in our mission—it was not our fault. JUSTICE HARLAN DISSENTS. The Supreme Court of the United States has handed down an opinion in the suits of the government against the Standard Oil Company. This opinion is now being unmercifully criticized from all sections of the country. Even President Taft is being quoted as being woefully disappointed, for it carries with it a construction and interpretation of the law, which is not only inconsistent with previous decisions, but absolutely revolutionary, encroaching as it does upon the legislative department of the government, which is admittedly co-ordinate We regard it as the direct result of the decisions rendered in the cases affecting the colored people in this country and human rights. It has set aside all precedents and even the law in its rulings and now the result is seen in an opinion which will vitally affect not only the rights of labor, but those of the corporations as well. We regard it as the beginning of the end. The Supreme Court has followed faithfully the recommendations of Hon Theodore Roosevelt, who has more than once contended for this very thing. The trusts while apparently beaten, have nevertheless won a most important victory. It should also be noted that this opinion was rendered by Mr. Justice White, the Southerner, whom President Taft elevated to the highest position in this tribunal. That great jurist, Mr. Justice Harlan, "rung true" in his dissenting opinion. It roads very much like a man qualified for the position of Chief Justice. Still, President Taft saw fit to supplant him with a southern Dorbocrat, who now hands down an opinion, which shows that he championed the cause of the opportunists, the straddlers, the apologists and that he does not measure up to that high standard set by the Fathers or conform his ideas to the greatest jurists that England ever produced or this country ever saw. Mr. Justice Harlan in his dissenting opinion, agrees with the majority of his colleagues in its findings yet disagrees with them in modifying and nullifying the full effect of the decision. He says: "I feel it my duty to file my dis- sent to the views expressed in the opposition of the majority of the court. "The ant-trust act of 1890 was passed when this country was facing a crisis. There were great accumulations of capital in a few hands and great combinations had their hands upon the throat of this country, even threatening with extinction many forms of commercial life. The question before Congress was, What shall we do? Finally after delibration the ant-trust act of 1890 was enacted. 'If we will examine the Debates in the Congressional Records of that time we will be forced to the conclusion that great men then in Congress had a well defined idea of the conditions prevailing which made the legislation imperative and also the meaning of the language used in the law enacted to meet those conditions. Congress declared every contract in restraint of trade between the States illegal. The first section of the act of 1890 rends 'Every contract'; it does not declare that certain contracts, but that every contract, combination in the form of trust or otherwise, or comprimary, in restraint of trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations, is hereby declared to be illegal' Nothing could be plainer. Every contract in restraint of trade. The lawyers in Congress when that prohibition was framed understood the meaning of the language they employed Is there a person in the world who could deny the truth of Mr. Justice Marlan's contention? Yet a body of honorable jurists set aside the law, so to speak, by construing into it modifying clauses, which did not exist and which will make it necessary for the Congress of the United States to amend the Sherman Anti-Trust Law specifically for forbidding such a construction Mr Justice Marlan did not stop there. He says further: "There are many things in this opinion which may well alarm the country. I, 1896 this court rendered its opinion in the so-called Trans Missouri case. This litigation commenced within fifteen years of the enactment of the law. Who were the men then moving about in darkness and who should have the light of reason? Not the men then living who participated in the framing of the law and who knew what was the intention of Congress in enacting it. This then is a note of warning to all men. We have noted these alarming conditions, which will ultimately place us on a par with some of the Central American Republics. He says further, but diplomatically gives the Chief Justice credit for at least being consistent, although he is gravely wrong in his conclusion. He says: "This court in that opinion did not attempt to differentiate between reasonable and unreasonable contracts or combinations, in restraint of trade. The learned Chief Justice who has delivered the opinion of the court in the present case has been among those dissenting in cases disposed of by this court under the act of 1890. He continues: "If we will stop to examine the names of great lawyers signed to briefs submitted in cases decided uneasily the act of 1890 it cannot be asserted that we have been grapping in darkness. It is true that there has been raised for years the contention that the act of Congress did not restrain reasonable contracts in restraint of trade, but only unreasonable con- Linen Skirts, $3.00 Value.....$1.25 Lawn Dresses, $2.50 Value.....950. Silk Plaid, All Colors, $4 Value-$1.75 tracts. Counsel in this court has in effect been required to take their seats for arguing in support of this contention. Since the law was enacted attempts have been made practically at every session of Congress since then to have the law amended so as to give a legislative interpretation in support of this contention. This is the most crushing review of the whole analysis of the case. The Supreme Court, after being reinforced from the outside by new judicial material, makes a complete reversal of itself and leads to the oft-expressed opinion, that it has been packed to accomplish this very purpose. We are free to say that the President of the United States must have been victimized. It cannot be presumed that he willfully and knowingly placed these jurists on the bench for the purpose aforesaid. Mr. Justice Harlan continues: "But the fact remains that up until this day Congress has been satisfied with the law as written in this respect and today the law stands that every contract in restraint of trade is illegal. To the law, mind, it would seem that the only thing that the Supreme Court could have done was to rule that every contract in restraint of trade is illegal or to declare the Sherman Act unconstitutional. The great jurist is unmerciful in his criticism and consistent to the point of bluntness. He makes the following astounding declaration of truth and facts and leaves his colleagues in a most embarrassing position before the great legal tribunals of the world here is what he says: We hear a good deal about the common law, and the argument has frequently been Advanced that the act of 1890 should be interpreted in connection with the common law and that intent should be considered. This court has handed down three important opinions construing the anti trust law, and has consistently held that the law covered all contracts in restraint of trade and allowed no exceptions. No makes the following positive declaration of facts: If the law, as written is to be amended Congress is the only constitutional co-ordinate branch of the Government with power to amend it. It does not rest with this court by a process of judicial legislation, wholly unjustifiable, to read into the law words not written there by the legislative branch of the Government. This is a well known principle of law which has been generally recognized by great judicial bodies for an hundred years or more. He then cites one of the greatest constitutional lawyers this country has ever produced, when he says: In 1897 that great lawyer George F. Edmunds, who had sat in the Senate when the law was framed, was called as counsel to bring the light of reason into the court. In this case arguments which have been repeatedly advanced were employed, and again a great man asked this court to decide the same question in direct opposition to the conclusions reached in the Trans-Missouri case. Certainly there has been no season of Congress since 1896 that somebody in the interests of the opposition to the views of this spirit, has been able to get the law in the Trans-Missouri case, has not come to Congress to get the law amended. The important fact is that it has never been amended. There is no man in this country today who doesn't know it would not be amended. These people do not give up as long as they can fight. Every time they get a chance they raise the question before us and ask the court for a construction of the act of 1890. There is no limit to the number of times the question can come before this court. He tears the Roosevelt theory of judicial construction to pieces, when he says: The most alarming tendency of this day, in my judgment, so far as our institutions are concerned, is the tendency of judicial delay. When men of vast interests are concerned and they cannot get lawmakers to enact amendments to construe the law as they desire, they spare no effort to get some case before the courts in an effort to have the courts construe the Constitution and the statute to mean what they want them to mean. The courts are full of cases which attempt to have laws reconstrued. We have announced our view upon the law of 1890 and it has been accepted and acted upon. I suppose millions of property has changed hands under the decisions of 1896 and 1898. Prosecutions have been instituted and people have been sent to jail under the act of 1890 as construed by this court. Now the court in the opinion in this case says that this act of Congress applies only to unreasonable restraint. That is what the great combination fifteen years ago said Congress intended. Now we are to change the rule that has so long been laid down and say that an agreement may be made in restraint of interstate trade provided it is lawful restraint." In a decision today this court has construed the safety appliance law. It has previously construed the same act. the question at issue being the lives of men. The court was asked to write into the law words not found there; it has refused, and has declared that the law must stand as enacted until amended by Congress. In the case of men's lives those interested must go to Congress for relief. In the case of overshadowing.combinations of vast wealth and power which may be a menace to the general business of the country, a law which has bestowed a wholesome rule, it is to be interpreted in such a way that it will not be necessary for those, who have appeared here as defendants to go to Congress to have it amended. There are those who would undermine all law if the court be willing and who would undo the work of the fathers. There is in our government a feature new in the history of the nations of the world. It is the subdivision of the government into three co-ordinate branches—the legislative, judicial and executive, and under our Constitution neither branch has the right to enforce upon the domain of the other. The opinion today means that the courts may by mere judicial construction amend the Constitution of the United States and amend the statutory laws. We do not think that further argument is necessary. The great Kentucky jurist has driven his colleagues in a corner, so to speak, from which they cannot escape, and which will be all the more uncomfortable as the years go by. We are glad that he is left with this tribunal to point out to them the true way and to bring into the calcium light of disapproval that class of legal lights who would bow down to the fallacies of the age and who should great principles upon the altar of errection. Sit aan Coa cH ea tice mathe y 3 lee se See oe a’ “ Pe ae. ae 7 Ree 1M SS “ae * Se SATURDAY, ......,-BIAY 20, 1011 deterioration of our material out of which great men are to be maio fa unfortunate and really threatens the safety of the republic, It ts due to the polsoning of our cduentionhl Inetitutions, both — re- Ugious, legal and secular, and {t shows that tho youthe are not belog polnted up to those bigh ideals which have been tho glory of nations and the pride of.all truly great people. It 1s time, now that a Diogones should come forth and with bis tantorn sook 4m all this land for not only an bon: eat man, but for a groat one. The Suprpmo Court of tho United States has again lowered its standard and caused this tribusal to bo the sub: Jeet’ of ridicule and caustic criticism by alt of the truly grove men of the country. A Fine Session. (Continnea From. Pace Number) was Introductd and mado a short ‘address, After being atisont from the con- vention for n fow years the Rev. D. ‘M, Lockett, of Charlottesviile, | re turned and ‘asked that his church be Testored to memborship. This was done by usanimous vote, Than fol lowed tho Rev. Dr. Walter H. Brooke pastor of tho Nineteonth-Street Church, Washington, D. C., who asked for the admisalon of his church {ato the conventfon. and to show the {nterost §p the work the church saat along $160 for the objects for which the conventgon was laboring. Dr. Brooks started his work {0 tho wfnistry {n the First Baptlet Church Jo this clty many years ago, and has developed into ono of the most noted - Negto preachers in this country. He 18 pastor of one of the largest and most {ntelligont Negro churches - in “tho United States and bas been active in tho things for tho uplift and Wever ‘opment of the Negro. Ja his ad: dross he spoke ot tho early work of the church, giting some valuable bis: toric information. Rev. Harvey Johnron, D* D.. of Baltimore, Md, ono of the oldest and most intolligent negro” proachors in the country, was Introduced and delivered a strong address. Dr. Johnson Is tho author of soveral Books. Rey. Thomas Gregory, who bas recently celebrated his’ Sist annt- yorsary, was introduced and delivered an addrese. Ho was the only mints: ter who was present and took part 4 the organization of the convention 44 years ago. Dr. George M. P. King, of tho Yaion University, was introduced to the convention afid delivered a short address. During the morning tho Board of ‘Truntoes of the Virginia Theological Seminary and Colloge, hold @ meet- tng in the Pythian bullding, on in- sitation by John Mitchell, Jr. Afr. Mitchell In editor of theo Richmond Planet and president of the Mechan- tea’ Savings Bank; fo Grand Chon. cellor of tho Negro Pythians, He ts netlve In the things for the advance- ment of the Negro. - “any man koing over this coun: try stirring up race hatred and race atrife is an ungafo man ond should not be encouraged by any class of people,” Weclared Dr. R. H. Bowling fn addrossing the Virginia Baptiet State Cohvention in tho s8éond-day's session yesterday. He called upon the members of his race to do tetr part In bringing about peace and or: der undor all circumstances. “Wo have now Toached tho place in the hfftory of our country wher the bottor class of white men and the better clas of negroes must got together in an effort to put down crime and criminals and make life and property safe in all parts of thie country. The two Tacos are hero and are horo to stay, and I can seo no fearon why they cannot romain in peace and harmony. f know there are 2 fow politicians who havo Uiscover- ed that by atirring up race prejudice and race hatred they could tio into position, but such mon aro tot states: fren, Thoy aro often murdorers anit should be to the penitentiary, = 7 Bo not say this tn tho spirit of hat- SSe Gr T ant-simply etating what te tend. Tam opporad to orime, aif want ovéry criminal fuatahed. ¥ care ot what the color Ogfbis skin may be. The Virginia Babtist Convon- tlon, of whieb Tam president, stands for inw and order, and’ I want the wqrhd to know this, "Go back fitty yours ago and sco our condition thon, and then seo where we ard today, and you will agteo ‘that wo havo ‘maile pros: reas.”” _ =) .ALL DOING GOO} WORK. v. ©. B. Jones, D. Du of Newport Nows, a graduate trom’ the Virginia Theological Sominary and College, presided during the morn thg session, and in taking the gavel, sald that ft was a pleasure to bit fe preaide over the Targest Noro Obristian organteation in Virginia, "T tael inspired today, and I want to work as naver before to urge our doye to prepite for the duties of manhood,” he anid, . Rov, Sanivel W. Dacoto, D. Du-of Fansas Gly, who fa the statistician of tho Nogro Baptists of the United Stites, and.s .raduate of the old ‘Richmgnd Theological, Seminary, na- Mer Pr..Corey, said that he found ‘much pleasure in returning to his al: /Mrosues were delivered by Reva. T. Pi Bmith, of Tandenet Ky ‘& noted ‘negro evaligellat; Samuel W. Brown, ‘mouleratorTor the Mapobl Baptist As: snoclatjon: D. M, Lockett, of ONar lotteaville, Va., and ‘Thomas Gro; ‘Oy ,of Franklin, Va. ho ealebrat. ‘hin eightf-Arst anniversary . re- cently, . - Dr. Goorge M. P. King, of the Unton University, was introducsd to the convention and dolivered an au- drew, He. brought greetings from the unlvoraity. Dr. King bas been directly “connected. with the educa- tonal work among negroes for 4 number of yeara-and was president ot Wayland Seminary, Washington, D. C., until {€ was mérged into the Union University, Ho touchMnglt re forred to his work in Washington, and was sorry when the American Baptist Home Mission S8éclety de- elded to closo the school, He was given an pvation, betng the first white mao (o' address the conven- tion. SEVEN BUNDRED AT DINNER. ‘The convention ffien took ore: ‘cess for dinuer, which was served In the lecture room of tho cfurthi. | Soven hundred men ‘and women pre served dinner by a committee oF. Fitth-Streot Church, though thoro wore many women from other Jchurchea who assisted. ‘The afternoon session was Tull ot tntereat, Mrs, W..P. Burroll spoke to the convention in the {ntorest of federated women clubs. Rev. H. R. Willams, of the Fountain Baptist Church, was presented ind spoke. He jald that the convention would hear from him later. He wes to have gone to Bristol, but did not get off, honce he would attend the conven- ton. W. T. B. Willams, A. M., flotd secretary of tho Slater Educational Fund, addressed the convention. Rova. J. H Sims, New York city: T. J. Ktng, Yonkers: K. Raynor Witl- Hams, Norfolk, were presented to the convention. “The Relation of the, Negro Bap ‘tlsts to the Virginia Theological Som. inary and College.” was the themo which caused much discussion. Dr. Alexander Gordon, of Philadelphia. opened the discuitsion. He declared ‘that tho negro Baptists owed It to ‘the school to seo’that it was ‘cept alive, and to do go they should go to the men who bad money and havo then: eontribute to the worthy cause. Go to Rockofeller, Carnegie and lothers who have the money,” be said “Then you neod to get ac- quainted with theso med while on earth, so you will not have to do It when’ you got to heaven.” MUST HELP HIMSELF. : “T believe the negro should do something for himself,” declared the Rev, Walter H. Brooks, of Washing: ton, D C, “and this should be done before he goes to others. Tho white man has been kind to us. Tho Shite man of the South has been willing to help us to do our work. The ‘Northern white man has Dea telling us that wo did not have the experience, but get something, bring ft to. them and thoy would carry it on.for us. . This is the caso with tho Union University. It is owned by the white men of the North, and thoy invite vs to help thom to run ft, but the Virginia Theological Sem{- nary and College !s owned by the no- gro Baptists of Virginia, and the White men of the South aro willing to heip us do our work. We bellove in getting something. “We baye had to learn ta do by doing When we came out of slavery we did not own any churches, nor had we sny exporienco {n building churches, but we erected the log chur¢h, then our brick churches, and even stone fronts, and we must do the same thing with our schools.” “T do not agree with any of thom,” sald the Rev. Harvey John- son, D. D. of Balttmore, “but I bo leve that the colored man should do absolutely for himeatf. When you ask white men to come anil holp you do your work then you confess your inability to do things. Bulld your own school, educate your children and don’t be beggars.” \ The Rev, R. H. Boyd, D. D, of Nashville, dellvered an address to the convention, 4 Ho in a graduate from “Swamp University,” the practical school of experience. We spent his early lito ax a slave. and In now at the head of the largest publishing houso in the country owned by negroes, the National Baptist Publishing Board, Nashville, in which tho Storadure, tor negro Baptist Sundayschools Ye pub- shed and many booxr that have heen written by negroes. “I believe in encouraging the young negro. not by talk, but by giving him something to do.” I Jd Milla, of Richmond, stenog- raphor to Dr. W. F. Graham, who fs roporting thé speeches inade In the convention, was introduced ag fn ox: pert stenographer. BXPECT TO-HEAR GOVERNOR, ‘Tho church was crowded last night. many being unable to get In- ‘The church was crowded last night, many being unable to. got in- ‘aide. “Rey. J. Andorson Taylor, of Washington, D. C., preached tho an- nual missionary sormon. Dr. Taylor started In tho mintatry In Richmond many years ago. and wAk a pastor In this city before his call to Wasting: ton. He bas made'n name as 0 pulpit lorgtor and pastor, and {8 ono of the recognized lenltere of the negto Bay- tlets In the United States. Following the sermon, Rev, G. B. Howard. D. D., of Potersbutg, de Hivered a short address. ‘Ho {is cob- nected «with the Foretga ‘Missjon Board of the copvontion and ts pas- itor of tho Gilfeld Baptist Church, which fs one of the largeat negro eburches In the State. | NRanO BAPTIATS AGAINST CONVENTION . \ Convention, Gpeakera thee ‘That: 14- quor TraMc.Bo Driven Out of Virgina. wo With a Wetorminatidn to rated $10,000 with. which to pay ‘off the “THE RICHMOND: PLANEE: RICHMOND: VIRGINIA, ee Ree ene ee bee eee indebtedness Of the ‘Virginia ‘Thoo- logical Beminary-and Colloge‘the Vin snl Hapilat Btate Ooprention clove Its business session turday after noonaud adjourned:to meet with the toh Baptist Church, of which the tov. ©. B, Miller, D. D., te pastor. “"Thle has doen a auccesstul eee ston," sald’ the Rov, Bowling, D. D. “and I feek'that our boys and girls have boen' Helped to a large extont. We have had hore some of our strongest men and womon, and while our speeches have all beon conser: vativo we have Held up tao bfghort possible. manhood for our boys and Birls, and this ts what we should Uave done, “I have never spent much time ‘an the color question, because it Aever yot-made a man and never will; You must Dush bard, work hard. The men who hive mado thelr way to the front havo not been the men who waited on otbers to do“tor them, but have worked. God Intend- ed that man should work his way up" : ‘The Roy, C. 8. Morris, D D., of Norfolk, the noted ovangelist and preacher, spoke pf the worth and work of Dr. Bowling in Norfolk, es- pecially during tho great rovival, aod said that the Bank Street Baptist Church desired through its pastor to show sonie appreciation to Dr. Bow- Uog, and presented him a $5 gold plece At thls point L. A. Taylor, of Newport News, obtained the Goor and sald that by an expression of the convention, there was o desire to show appreciation for the twenty-five years of sorvice Dr Bowling bad ren- dered in the Christing ministry, and presented him with a Douguel of carnations interwoven In which were twenty fivedollar bills Resolutions were passed thanking the press, the citizens and the ratl- roads for courtesies extanded tho convention. Special montion was made of Dr Graham and the mom- ‘bers of the Fifth Street Baptiat Church, expressing thanks for thé many courteslos extended, OPPOSED TO SALOONS | The report of the committee on temperance brought forth — many speeches. The report An strong lan: guage condemned whlekey, — beor, wine and other sntoxicante. | Dr. Harvey Johnegp made a strong speech against It and would do all Jn ble power to wipe it out He believes in the complete abolition. “T will go with you -any timo to the Governor of this State and ask hii to recommend State-wide prohibition in Virginia This 18 the thing that is needed.’ Rev. Walter H. Brooks, of Was: ington, D. C., anoke of his connec tion with the convention. dating back from 1871, but at no tine dtd he foel more like talking. “We are nevor going #0 be able to do much until the lquor trac 1s wiped out, doth of the State and national govern. mont. We protest againat crime and criminals, and Iet us atthe same time unite in a protest against tho thing which produces them The question ts sure to come, and let us Dropate to help to fight it “The ballot {a the hands of, the negro will do much good.” declared Rey. € 8. Morris, D. D “A man without a ballot, It matters not whether he Is in favor or ngalnst whiskoy in the State, because be Is not {a a position to protect himself, nor can he do anything to bring about 2 roform. The ballot {8 placed in the hands of an American for tho purpore of protecting himself. Strong drink has done ‘much against our people. and I helleve that {t will be an twstie In this State yet, and T want the negra to be prepared to help vote it out ‘Thi in not n qutertion of religion. nor a question of poll tics, but i fs to save onr young boys from the awful curse 1 be- Neve In saving all young men and voyn I care not what thelr race or colok aay: bes!” | WANTS IT WIPED OUT Rev GB Howard, of Petersburs spoke on the question. Ie was wil ing to Join with hin brothers fn wining (tout, He declared that _o! Ai the races“ tn thle ‘country th negro could lena dHord to wrink “A man can tnke $2.50 and make 1 Darrel qt something which would make every negro In the town drunk, and with such a State many Uninge were Inble to happen.” he ald. Rov CH. Phillips, National Bap Ust evangelist, and one of the mont noted prenehers of hix race in the country, anid he wax proud that he was a niember of the convention and sind that he was a nogro ‘fam Hrowd of my race," he said, and would not get away from It for my life" Ha presented the convention with a check for $10 trom Magale 1, Walker, of the St. Luke Order. ‘The board of trustees of the Vir ginin ‘Theofogical Seminary and Col lege reported that the dexrco of doc tor of divinity had been conferred on Kev. Hugh R. WYllams, of tho Fountain Baptist Church, Richmond. JThe Mechantes' Savings Bank, Oartinaburg, W.Va. Ploneer Proaa) Tho State Banking Examinor of Virginia called at the Mochantce Savings Dank, Richmond, Va., the other day and asked for tho cashior. Inatend of meeting that ometal, he was grooted by President Jobn tit chall, Jf, who made bim wolcome, and told bim tho cashler would ba in shortly. When Mr. Wyatt, the cashlor, camo Sntroductions were fn order, and tho business bogan. I consitted of » minute examination fjato all of the various affairs and departments of tho bank, and overr: thing wan found in Srat class ebape After finishing his work the examla: er complimented the bank, and Ite omeers, atter which ft was siron, a the. bankers say, “a clean bill of henith.” Contrast the coniiitioné at the Mecfsnice’ Savings Bank and those at the True Reformers’ Bank, and you will feo tho ditference be tween- having men Itke Mitoholl, Wyatt aud Ohqvers at the head of s bank, indtend of-sien tke theee whe aro Yeaponsible for the, wrecking .of the Reformers' Bank.': oe ‘ABA diay tte cha ak es th ots) in ‘ela ie ea on ein tn SOSAAS TEA OR AA ARRARARAR Kannan Paiama ‘batters. é 2 a . _———————SS—= § BANAMA AND STRAW. HATS CLEANED, BLEACHED, BLOCK, ® was, i ” RETRINMHED, 2 AMERICAN -HAT ©O., HATTERS, FIKYH AND MARSHALL STs. 2 Soe RG Mer pe ge ge i ee ta ere eee eee ter ur ee er ee POP EVO OP OOS SOOO OOS OT EOD OD OSS OOD PSO D ODO SOOO OSTEO 999: W. 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W Barco (teacher) made somo vory en couraging remarks and sald that he WAR much lensed with tho faterest which has boen manifested during thin term The clark presonted to tho professor a token of thelr appre clatton for hia most valuable help. Tke committee served refroshments and all left happy and hoping to meet again The class will open Saturday, September tb, at 6 P. ‘Last Sunday was crowded with service. ‘The workors’ meeting was Well at tended at 9:80 A. Mat the ¥. M6. . A ‘The City Momo Committes at 10 A.M. conducted five moctings In tho City Home, ant the inmates were happy. : At 10 A. M. the Jatt Commtttes was hard at work In the Clty Jatl. Ninetoen prieoners wero led to accopt Josus Christ os thelr personal aa- viowr, s “At4 P.M. a apectal mooting was held by tho boys In honor of our mo- thers. Tho boys are. right. Keap at it. ] ‘Tho mon wero hetped-mlich by the apocial addross which wax dollvored to thom at 3:30 2. M at the True Roformors' Yall by Rov. J. W. Wa- ters, pastor of tho Leigh-Btroet Bethodiat Church. Subject: "Men Nogded.”” Mfr. Lorensa Johnsba sans spdelat solos, which alded mucit to thé hour. * ‘Mon, be on timo Sunday rondy Tor hard "work, and’ Tring the otfér man. 9:20 ADM, at tho building work. ora’ moeting. 4 P.M. a spoctal meeting tor boYe, | Mothers song, your bors, A great meoting tor mon Will be held tn gouth Richmond (Manchee tor) Gupday et 8:20 P.M: at tho Second Baptiat. Church, Dr. D. Webr- tor Davis, pastor of the churoh wants to mieot all meri faco to faces and put a atralght question to them Subject: ‘Where Art Thou?” By spécial re- quest, Cofone) Thomas M -Crump ‘wil sing A quartette of tho etiureh will render special muste Bo a committee. Tell every man to take ‘the Hultetreet car. Ben be on time and bring the other man. "Women and men are {nvited to tho closing of tho night school Friday May 26th, at 8 P.M. sharp at tho Sharon Baptist Chiirch, A _ spectat program witl bo readorod by the students Dr. J. A. C. 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ASE, eh St fap UPLB e nck, EE TB he Nee atte oN Patt Tie ete s eee Rk 5 , BRL HNL Ge acy a le SS PM EEL a fot Vi btatis tuted! SOR iO REGS Seo Re eH gs AE ITNT TG aa te any fa UE EIN YM a 2 Uo tae tied, Sanh theta let mlb, ‘wo’ F STDS RNASE SESS Ey CN AMA DAT EET aR OLA eh Rapiisaae Si a ath tal yen AE MET TT ce pitt ates DANO Rey ite itegtik ated TER Tae Sate Rae Te OTe. hearsay Rania Giad nue A Rin ene tay Ra tose Rea nel ani etiaie antec tak Aunty nai GF an nen chara hal malate Marea Quin eine eae te sya BO ces epee ese gr emanate er eK eT nS Rh tree a asian ee iS Aa ea neon SN See NS i r pChe Convict i ° Tease System $ ee elo) ¥ Deploratle ConditionsA White Lady's Plea--Mica. ; Clarissa O. Keeler Makes Startling Disclosures. seoceseresesereeeseeosecsesesotsoscssesssesoesoes (Continued From Last Week) | The guards atury of cruelty 1 Se eee er ae eee eee Toe: eu te aces a number of tie boys who had tes: Tied before the committee and ark ed them what they said” ‘Tho vt dence of dixplensure wax tirat vented upon the Negro convicts Que of the Negroes who was unable to kev uy Nix row of hoeing In the Meld wax whipped over the tend with the tat fn Oi hands of « guard who was TullWR He horse Me fontened als hands Cogether on the horn of hts saildie mr that every thine he xtruck the follow the horse feared up cand Jethed the Nexto tute the wie M8 ihe piled the Nek ta the fellow he would holler out Dati the com mittee! They are not prot ting: yon Tam running thix place, and you've Rot to work” He then went over to the Mexifans rode along among them and pounded them over the stead with his doubled quirt " After further dearription showing evidences of almost uifbelieyable cruelty "and the penalty pald for tho slightest complaint made to on {uspector the withest says of an of ilicer on whom he amelt whiskey sory attongly + He Kot one of the Negroes down and 1 never heard such Lashes as he cave that Negro He Mould hit him and say Committee’ You G a tn of ab Lwoktug for a comuilttee am you? Those dd educated ans of a bo cant ron It over me" Ag he hewt off whipping he would tase a few strokes at the men holding hint and they woukl run away 2 Af ter he had tintshal with the Sexroce and Mevicans le went over to the white boys There has won abundant estlence te show that conviets almese nanaiy Hered hase lwo whipped tw death others shot to death @ MOST APPALLING TALES” At the fomate colony on the East nan farm * ©? the committee heard tle most appalting testimony Four or five of the negre women whe toi Used testified to most unyrintable things nner foriter —sadwuistra lions" (whieh were tn existence un tl tho suonths preview! The wo men gave the namen of the guards Involved THU were stil a the ser vies. The majority of the offennus were commiting in the bmildinss © The lentithony was corroborated ©The fomate conviit colony ts lo cated 29 miles from Huntavilte at ay remate potnt in the Trinity buttome | 16 miles from a rallroad ant the wo | men are wader the exclusive contrat of men "No matron is provided “Children have been vorn In prixon to Wonien Whose commitments ante dute by Keveral yeare the date of their children's birth” Dr Hodes (oxtified that be Tad geen mulatto chittten who lad been begotten ant horn in the eamnp One child was horn in the fled where the wether with the ather women bad heen xent | la work ‘The prisoners antbered | tout TO including — three whites |) They were the lame hut blind | und deaperadecs The women are worked In the dew and. sometimes! lien the ground i wet Irrespective || nt thelr condition’ — ‘The — drekses |’ worn by the women were innde of |! Foatse atriped snatert sl and thed rkirty ended at the knee the sieht}! of which mronxed the indignation of |} phe committer In winter Whey were!) furnished with coarse — xtockinics |’ which reached have the ankle Jeay |! ink A wide space between the tops | and the bottem of the dress salt Ad guard snide ; ‘When a woman fa whtpped her] ckirtx are thrown over hor head, but | rhe Is not disrobed " ' ‘There was abundant estdence to prove that the asxistuot xuperinten | Jont of the penitenttariea then tn hares of Rug nrixon and who had jarmerit been In control of con |! it foree on a convict farm had been! ot only Inhutmanely eruiel, but that) ie “habitunily rank Iyuor ™ When! inder {ts Influence he used tho,” weather” with auch severity that |¢ jeath woretimes reautted "The re | wrlty of hin punishment wan descrily iby references to brutned and iieoil | ne hovdies Ineorated hy the lash from howlder blade to leg cenit. upon, nich wounds an Dik na a man'a'd and were formed that adhered to, ne convict's clothing fo tenaciously |° hat when the garmonte were lone | ned the seaba wonld be torn from | he sores Thene things were secon |! y totlay'n (Nov, 22, 1909) witnennes {° uring thelr rervice on the Nurlevan jt nd Johne farm under Mr PD - m| ror. to hie transference © 9 ¢ Af emer guard textifed that he hud () ren Mredy ‘ny mtrike. convict Lem [4 nn aixtyone blowe * * * the bland |* Wn HrofuRely ans formed puddteny!! nthe Joor D—m anid *Yous lt re that G@— dd--~ ‘educated a [i fa b—-, ain't yous" The Nogro| te ny, when naked “how niuch In twice and 12," failed to anawer correct | 2 and then the bat was applied [1 ne teatimony wan corrovorated A guard corroborated the tentl:|¢ ony of othor witnesson in rerard to 4 e drunkenness of Sargoant D——n |*t 6 raid: D——m drank constantly |v! the Burleson and Jobna farm, |b wally about ono quart of liquor ot! 7-1 wan hia dasistant and ho of-|fe D asked mo to drink ‘with? dim, |f"< Ten ho waa @rinking he was ape-|!0 ally brutal. * © © to "Hla common word at the buttd:|¢ wal the © °° tac wea "You G....| 06 The guard x story of eruelty wai corroborated by another guant, wh ulno war an eye withese aud ‘RIVE [Instance after fustunce of the mow horrible luebtngy by, SerKeunt D-—m Ne told of-eeetne the consiet Ethe Jones after the punishment "Th soustet for a number of days Juriny the ork hours [ny in hOgteld 01 MMe stomach, wo ore and tarerute that he contd not works Hix clothes stuck to him, amt when he woul undertike (0 et Chem wove the bide would come of wil) the xurments * A withers told uf ane convict being Whipped because hy hai gore eyes After the third whipping — Lively body froas the whoulder Iluten to the salves of bis less was lteerated some of the wounds betng an large ay a mans tial He was never Taken to thy hostital ant subse auently beeatue stone blind Another story was told of a white convict who war whipped ane Sunday evening and dled shortly afterward “The cause of hiv death wan sup bored ty have been blood polaoning Which sot up in his wounds * The witness xua Sergeant Dn inkl a Meviean who was afterware Obie tO le Ite the hospital ce tants its skin was broken from hi shoubters tachis Beek The witness saw pools of Wood on the floor while Dom wax pan ishing consieGe a foot in diameter The witness declared Doom drank al: the tine and 1 saw him Under the fntluence of Iquor atmos all the me When drinking be Was as brat As A tut could be Dritinennoss war found to be one fteat camsn of the erueltien pra teed B the Caneiel eam AU STORY AF PRISOY Cln TTY Amone the namerone * vrresine accounts of eenelties th TrXuis von Mec canis a ction gives ne be! Hent in a State paper whieh cane under his own obsgvation — {rein hth [take watractes We aya ‘The only evidence of the tne! dont at the present time Isa krase that Mes nn the hanks ofa creck a wile south of te town af Neco dovhes A nderneath the ditt now level with the ground he otting fF 8 the tunes wot a than wha wae eee a ronviet and whe in his 1st, hetits WIth the thowehte of hoger and foved ones In bis heart begged for ag oepertinnity te live Fat opportunity was dented hin amd one het nicht In July while crowded ta! Wobew uit Phe Tats with other con | Hts Chis convict’ dled at Saco dorting, cad was Burted in a ple vox ow Che rich of way Tie name} was Jim, Palmore “In thirty Ie written In letters of blood man’s Infuste to man the farce and crnelty of eunrte when nix gutded. and thosupkness ax well as riety of the penitentiary Inase sve tem as practised by the State wf Teas Fatmore bel a wie and two small children * ‘The writer aflor HIN a patheyls fieconnt af bts eon vietiun Which was geally unjust, cays ‘ Wirt a number af other eonvivts Ne was Iewed by the State th the Hoaiston Fast and West Tons Rail sas in July ** © and put to wank niting down the eride 8 © \hout he middie of Juis and on one. of he hottest dave in the year, while hurking this cnt Palmoe was taken ith a fever He begged the man 1h “harge of the canvlete to allow. htt oko te thie shade and reat Wut the wan would not da go Finally he falwtod and fell in a heap on. the pol nam Hr Aak taken aut oP the way and placed under a small bush mothe Maite and ny there ti the ‘anviet train was taken to Snetk luches late In the evening That night! ie dled * i Panera for hs pardon were before he Gavernor and hai the prisoner Ived uw few dayx longer would have ween a free man : The writer adds that this cna ta mt one out of many where necloct | F eruelty hax resulted tn the death) f the convict : SREAUTY IN CHAINS. ' |} Newspapers once told the story ot ‘falr delicate btus-eved and. got ‘den hdred™ German. girl ving fr Texas who had Ignarantly takhn “an eany way to get a Ite money" She was a virtuous girl and nf n gaa famity, but utterly inexperienced al though naturally bright She wne convicted of forgery and sentenced to the penitentiary for twa yearn | When she was taken ta the pent Hentiary he ‘had a chain put about her neck” and then “yoked to an earreianie Rata conn tm who went up for a term of yonre” Tn this way + he was driven through the streets to the dipat and probably made the long trip In that rondition to Tuntaviie * The Austin Statesman taened Oct 23, told of the committee's report on the Calvert minor: “decing the State convicts in the coat minca near Calvert forced to dig soven tons of coal w day while Atanding in water half-knao dcop, viowing the feot of tho mon na they had been warped and cracked by con- tinval standing In water, * © * young follows not yet out of thoir teons flogend with the leather bat for thelr Inability to moet tho tasks of sovon tona a day, the memhere of the sub- romtnittes Investizating the State penitentiary, aystom denounced thin mino an an old timo holl holo. “The mien ato cdmpeligd to wear thelr wot aboos outside the mine as well an in it, and although, thoy discard thotr ‘wot nults as ROOD AK they come out of the mince * * ¢ don them again When thoy go back (o work. Generally tha clothes aro ntilt wot when put’ on again, except In winter mopths, when thoy are fro- ron, “Men axé troquently compeftet to put on frosen clothes when thay tart out fn the wintor mornings., ° 9%. Ail bave to go through mu jand water golug to ang from th jmtton. “Many of the fellows who afd Sh ado to makg thelr daity task havi been severly’ flogged. * * * “Ong convict a few months ngo after buving been’ fdgged for. failure to dig the required amount, stole away Into the deserted tunnels ¢ * and war killed there by coal caving inion him, — “One of the nfen bad heen driven dack to work after he oe been Iatd up with o broken Imb only three days” One witness testified “that — he had seen a fourpound strap made wet with water and dragged through sand and applied to the naked body of & convict held dows by four or five men” Id this way convicts were flogged for being unable to ac: complieh an tmporsible task ‘The shits on some of the men look au if they nicht have been washed two yearn ago There are no buttous on them, they are black and greaxy in appearance, all the tri ore obscured In the dirt, Kreuse and grime Thostrouacrs ure Keeusy. dirty muddy end black in appearance, xome of them do nat Nt the men, and they are held up around thé waist by horse whoe nalls and other contrivances No belt or HUNpenders ure furnixbed * The veds were Mthy with bed hugs eo had the men couldn't, Ket much slew The atraw in the mat ressex IM changed once a year “There are 105 convicts at this ramp all white men many of them younk "Two towels only were fur ished for the men and these wero made of old sheets and changed twice \ week ‘Thera were no religions. erviies and no schools An intelligent ex-convict tn tell Ing of hin eaperience In the mines sayx The Calvert mines were xcenes of horror * * * The convict vollera far beneath the surface were akon down the shaft tefore lay break ant vot browght up until after «un tT = One ciation were SeAnty und ovr eattous poor If aw tint aed Ih lane task he kale Mbt " siit MERE SEGA FARMS The Cunningham plice ts Uke praperts af Uhe Texas Shgariand Co canipesed Of St Tonts e upltalints 4 Mtn sn cai ete Pane) are bn sa eine aid Mets ate three convlet Gates tla reetin he pela tuellitouse are old mtcafe ant wnsanitary The Mandi: Taal been repeatedly con det yed bat Gu can ane woah mot Improve the quarters provided for the rouvite Vt rau Te Rnown as Hulthadd there were seventy nine Inegro convicts The prion bulld Tye fad rotten and uneatatary PPh site Iw low and midds" near aefes wif Magnant water * Foul min Hing tose xtand with ne few Teetat the elo pine banks whiten ake ane preteaiiy all ef the inte ner towne Wh IP ans atallable anm fer cireotationn The hathing fuititios rousist of a fox tubs and old sidatr kettles kept Ina eorner of the gard * © * The convicts at This camp reflect the coud Hone wn dee whieh they live OTxXt another eainy ‘repellant con Aitions’ were reported ‘The stench arining from “wooden tollete nd receiving faba" wan unendarable The kitehon was dirty and alive with tes The car brend whieh was ready tu lw served to convitts war heath three ibes thick and was Hetor of trust Tosank, he top It was norh'ng but dough? AY another camp. the committec found 4S Nogro and 97 Meccan ean Mets" Uhout taf the cons tte showed the Cruel effects af the ata ane hatjng a sine els bs ten ine hee” annther was two Inches rquare ete X guard who bad served over ten Sours testified that ranvits on the State angar farme worked in the fics no juattor how hard It ratned often Th the rain sivet snow and water On one night Chaplain Hodges wax down there to preuch to the conviete The next dav the con Mets were mary hed through water up to thelr watts though it wax nearly frecrine He sald the eanvlits wore furnivied with sllexers bat they are short and do wht protect them at all from the water in which they are at timex compelled to wade He wail Yexrors received more Mhipplnss aud Fecefved works treat ment than whites although Noxroes were easter to control The Way's program was Invariably thik Vy at fn otlack In the morn Ink {rot twa to five miles to the rane flelds work there In xquads nn HI noon, when fifteen to wenty min iter would be allowed for the eating fw cold dinner driven Dard during he nfternaon and Wrought back Wy tarlicht ot night In the same dog rot they went out in the morning Phe weak tnuet keen up with the trong: in hilx work Or lie puninhe? Convicts wept In thelr umlercioth sor naked, ax tt haipened to rain oF ching during the day Tf Mt rain i they hung up thelr clothes to dry nil slept without One convict tow Med that hé had frequently taken x clothes from the nail frozen tr 1 One man was ona farm a year and uring that time the bed clothes were jot washed and were aunned but wiee The Waro (Texon) Timer Herald | f Nov 2 1909, giver the following tory told by dion JR Bowman a | epresentative and member of the | nveatixating prison committes and ho confirmed all that hat been | rintad concorning the treatment of | onvicts. Ha told of convicts work: | ng in a coftain mine who were com: | sled to work in water almost to tho | nee "An abrasion of the akin | ould ronw}t 1p @ running sore that | ould not heal and convicts wero mmined whose feot nnd ankle> | ere covered with ulcorated sores, ! t another camp ho aald-thore woro | bur towelx x weok for one hundred ‘ en, and these mon wore pormitted ! > bathe onre A weok jn narrow rourha. Atl the men bathed in thin ‘ Hlownnce of water, and the four ! aweIn Were pasted arongd, In the ! ink from which tho water mipply ° ‘oa tirawn Mr, Rowman anw with bie ° wn eyes oleven hogs,” f “In anatiter camp sixty or revonty ° jen tere compelled to hathe In halt ¢ Arrols with no chango of wator un- * | tho Inst man had mado the dash, hie bathing Was all in tho open, © infer and summor {t was the anmo, 2 ho Intense host and the bitstering © v8 of a Texas summor sun, ami 'o ao tisarana waste af & octane fe UO EPUN EEA RAW EATS aaa Sr eran norther wade no difference so far a the convict tg.concerned,”" At anott er camp My, Bowman says, “ou third of a squad of alxty or sevent: men woro the victims of a lothsom: discase, * * * these convicts wor fcompolled to bathe in the sam trough, in the eamq water and to us the same towéls--towel would com: nekrer covering tho case.” Mr. Bowman told of an old whit ‘mail who had beon,sont to the pont tentiery, though Innorent for a teru of ton years for the alleged erim of rape, There were 162 ridges or his boy made by 6 thsue-cutting Jah of a bull whip in the hands o} @ guard. ify hood bore evidence o} brutality and intiumanity. Two dent: wore exhibited (o tho prison prob ors. Tho prisoner sald he could no perform thd work allotted to bin by bis taskmastors. * * * The gir afterward made aMddvit that she had given falge textinuny at the trlal" The. ah was pardoned ot Mr Howman’s request) but ‘wes practi vatiy beset of MS reuton™ PREBS COMMENT Houston (Tex) Post “A sense of shame and ‘timintton uve tuvor untary oppress the right thinking citizenship of Texan because of the deplorable conditions In the lignite niines in Robertson cougty operat ed by Statq convicts undWeisvse * * * Of the Brute of Tex ennnot make the prison system sel¥-sustain ing without eubseting (ho convicts ta such unspeakable brutality then tt Is the duty of the taapuyers " to pay the bill ‘Ennis (Tex) iuriy Post * * ©The Gndings of the committee reveal cruelty, graft, barBarity ertminal carelenanens, inhinman files nd. it reusonable demand» death trapa in which men are worked brutal whip- DIngM nd almost wer) chutteter et cruelty. The men ronponing the in Vestixating committee cannot be seared or cajoleds but are reportthx conditions ag they find them * © © axenta who ‘havp gono thoro mul. wiiitewash reports “and the author! Mes have allowed the subject to puss almost unnoticed ” Sinte-Sonator ‘Thomas W. Perafna In MeKinney Courlersigaette 2s The fart of 3 stent rommonwenith the xroatest 19 the Taifon— leasing mut huthan bednsy to private corpore fous and tniividvats, aint allowing Het to be treated wore than done a bnrniny, ehatne The neon oe he wealtenttars investigating. cam, mitten x0 Car ie snaste porte Teveaha V condition of uttuirs ‘in allfesent amps that tx almnly apatite Ses ne could ave. hwtlevel that such condition tania. fave. wt sted in hin enlightened state tv thin. the wentieth century the ete at alt he ages and foreanest oq the fen of ablisheal © * * bvond the shadow of doukt By meh aM wugteme the fortunate inmates uf ear pelsnne re it i direst symperition ait row Inbor, and thes’ are, wet kea. e he Hmit of human vndurance heed | @ ike cattle wregied. with poor ad inminMletent foot dirty bunks in! hich to shee and wearcely no a‘d De tthe Alek nod weak “The Krone tate of Toxun tin no right in jun ve Taw of tutats to wring. blood noney from those wile re pasting enalty for violated Inwa * * * they houtd be troktod ike human belni nd not Ike. beasts = Dallas Chex Thwes Herald “Tt stom that te to blame Therw te © wort of a system that would jux fy Rambling, the. inshareatw henttie (convict * + * and the tlex late child industry that hae. ten Nown to extn Hilishorn Tox) Record #8 + Iniler the tnw ax it te written, the onteol_of que tenttenthiry. and te waviets are absolutely: in the hands. fe Gwen ie nat oad a vints the penitentinry eomuthaton read citteers. from untde toe ertntendont, Int all the proceedtinen oe inuat be appeaved By tien Austin TBE ee eee a ne * ** would for n moment rom ‘aol that comnierstalinny stiouht Foe ve aonarte and that the. verde | ph go 19 the man with the tnt est pire” Yet thie Ia. preeiguly. w theory which controls in the pen | entiary With his sweat and by his | lomt the convict rendered so by) me Infringement of the atatutes, ix! ade to yield profit 8 8 to ie Witaliat hig or Uttle. whe user» im at work scorned or shunned by to Invor * Therw ts pothing corrective about { is The man who pavsow through | veral yeurg of this hell on earth ; ‘neath Insh and goad js all but r stifled In taking revenge upon ciety hich permitted tt "Come | red to this Rfrican slavery wap.!, far nn the, Individual ronverned. 4 vin} thing. for the slave reprarent | n large sum of money * © © 1 “In thin twentieth century stay | ¥ the slave ta nothing and his Inbor, erything He must work in all ' ielsdihetarietne atientanales ambien haar ce ena nec NYRR PARE OE be ARE tte bie "in my’ heart to éndofes tte Uso;of a pnstruqiont by which:death, tins bed Joflcted vpon puman'boingss © ¢ would as soon lend iny-offclat sanc ‘tion © ¢ © whoreby a sergeant migh be pormitted to punish a convict by shooting bim * * * with a 46-cali ‘bre pistol. and take ckancos on sain Fesulting in death” | “in making this minbrity roport,’ wald Genstor Hudspeth, “I do no wish to convey the idea * * © that ‘there aro not sqme hutiine officers connected with ‘tho system, * * * Their hands aro tied by an anti quated and viclous systom, the fou! odeps from which have permoated ‘this State for Mfty years, * * * but the nodple have becn lulled to aleop by tho siren song of mon of avarice apd groed ang toe professional poll- tetan * * © trust that this report will suMciontly arouse the people of Toxas to the atfocitles daily heaped upon tho mass of 3,600 breathing hynian souls, wards of tha State, to ath an extent that the people wil! rine und domand a called session of the legislature * ¢ * whoreby this organized boll aud ‘biaca hole of Calcutta’ will be * © * a ghastly memory Jn the tilnds of the peo- ple.” . STATE RAILROAD CAMP. “Nowhere in our fingings ta ther any report of the State rallroad camp. * * * Tho evidence will show that the vrutallty of the guards and ergeanta in this camp exceed “that of any visited by this committec, that the convicts were poorly’ fol. half clothed and that they were driv. en to their work with the lash, like galley slaves from earty dawn until the Komber shadows of evoning put an end to tholr wifforings and gave them relief from the bull whip, From preponderance of evidence before the commilttee, I bellove that every eplke upon this road was driver In human blood, every tle and rail was put there at tho barter of the bones | nnd muscle of these poor unfortu | nates by men in high power in this reat commonwealth ' “In our State prinons are men! + * + oftin superior to the gunrds whe lash them What .hope ta there: for the repagation of ‘auch conviets | * * * to be beaten like « dog during the week and then Co Hsten on the Sabbath day to a lecture on churity. hrotserly loye nfid mercy, It would be a ghastly mockery on thelr mis fortunes, Im giving a’ summary of the con Hittone Mr Hadspeth sald in part ‘The history of our ponttenttirtos for the Tast thirty yeare showa a, errible trestment of the convicts luring all that time —‘Twenty-lx ‘eurs ago a legislative —eomiittees uw forty convicts * housed In one Joard room on the Wynn farm, some fF then sick with pneumonia, and cith But one Ktove In the. coldert veuther over felt It Texas until thea Ve aw thet farm and it ie still a aid ploe Xt that time, In midaum: her men were confined in box cars t might and some pulled out dead ext morning from that Calcutta jenth box A State Genutor (Mr iWbhs of Dalinwd described the me, hud of houxtrig convicte awhile work | nf on railroad A few kreen loRR eros a ra¥rond diteh, under whieh ho men enterud by a hole, and over vhich the sergeant wateWed, gun In and, until next morning,” ns one vould watch a den of snakes. Men rere lashed foto Insonatbility then 8 they are still by brital sergogots. | nd yet the system went on Seven’ eure RRO M committee sent by the egislature revealed a condition of ickentms barneily They reported aving seen many whore backs wore neerated by the Insh Men were of en chalned up by tho baad and shed Intu unconsciousness Others led understhe Insh whore backs they ould not see Still the xystem wont n. and the legiviators who reported hone conditions were culled ‘the melling committee’ and thelr re. ‘ ort kicked about the leginlatjve alls na though It had been a foot all The whole rystom Is tlevilish ! nd corrupt which permite trutal uurds to Iacerate the backs and ‘tll * en under tho lash and to recetve ries from planters to do It." ' George Waverly Briggs sayn “Tex e returnn 21 per cent of Its crimin Into priton New York percentage f repeaters fs lost than half that. gure." ‘ Mr Uriggs says The ultimate >naegtionce of corporal punishment ‘Fovanled by one of twa conditione he victint te either broken in spirit 4 nd pride or petrified in criminal in- fnations If the former, his man- pol and aelt reapoct Are lost. It | 1e Jatter he is ovontually graduated y the penal system with a master's rKree of crime. Returned to 90: } sty broken in aptrit and without § ride, he becomes a burden and a at, Mbernted with vengeance upon we system that hueiiiated htm nawing at Nis heart atrings, ho ‘omen A conatnnt menace to #0 ety anid Inatitntions, ‘These are fr." futable trutha which have boon vealed by cold unsentimental atn- Kea compiled by experts who hy vo oted liven and energies to. 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If our prices thing in the Printing Line. * are lower, we stand ready to accept the business. JOHN Mi iTCH a88 J FR 311 North Fourth Street, Richmond, Va. 2g Bg Long Distance Telephone, Monroe-2213, —waarm RUNDREDS HAVE BEEN KILLED Many Americans Slain In Flerce Stree! Fight and Bullets Slay and Wound ‘Non-Combatants In Center of E! Paso. Tho third day's Gghting In Juarez opened with a desporate onslaught by Marero’s Inuurrectos in thé strong Dolds in the center of tho city held by Gevoral Navarro’s garrison. It 1 eald hundreds bavo been killed and wound ed in tho fighting. Bupported by superior artillery, the Joyal troops held the robals in check most of the day, but the Satter, pour. ing Into the city from tho foothills ‘and from every direction and advance ing by rushes, occupying houres tn tholr qdvance, nally gained the con ter of the rity. Many Americans enrolled {n the rebel ranks wero killed and a number wero abot In El Paso, despite efforts of the United States troops to keer the crowds of spectators back from the banks of the Rio Grande, the nat ural international border. Throughout tho day tho Oghting did not ccase for a minute Thousands of cartridges were expended, hundreds of sbrapnet shells were orploded be tycen tho Mexican brothers In an en: deavor ench to exterminate tho othor. Back and forth they fought, first tho ipsurroctos gaining and carrying & treneb, then falling back undor the heavy fire of tho rallying fedorals. The insurrectos fought thelr way into tho heart of the town, captured the bull ring sind Cowboy park..Then thoy ad- ‘vanced slowly against tho matthatrong- hold of tho fodetals in tho old churetl tho postofiice, tho jail and tho mupicl- pal balldings, all grouped around the Hidatgo plaza, Every Inch of the routo was con- toated, and It waa a alow, steady fight. Darting from behind ono adobo wall to tho other, the Insurrectos advanced, Falling back from ono roof to anothor, tho * fedorals rotreated into tho big buildings that gavo thom safety. Rebgis Fire Buildings. The inaurroctos used thoir two homeinadd cannon with- splendid ef- fect, oxcopt that they bad black pow- dor ‘and tholr-emuko oasily drow tho fire of the fedorils. The Insurroctos wero ablo to all. 1co tha fodoral big guns in most Instancos, after they got into tho city, nd for a timo the fod- erala had nothing more than thelr rifes and hand gronades for the do- fonso of tho town. In tho midis of the afternoon the‘Yederals got a field gun onto tho roof of tho ald church and Aroro tho {nsurrectos back from tho old plaza to the trenches ndar the river, firing ahrapnol at them as thoy fled. Two of the sbrapndt shells Yolt dato E} Paso, ono In tho yard of tho E1..Paso, laundry and, ono into the Banta ‘FO stock yards The bursting shrapnel scattered the insurroctos ‘and killed and wounded many of then, “Ae. the. lnsurrectos fell Hack they” be- cx0' to ‘sot Sie to {ho buildings about fhe plaza..Tho torch was applied to the postofice The fire append rapkdl and soon started Im another part of the ctty. Throughout the fighting tho casual tles were heavy on both aldes, and the wounded and dying wore {eft tn tho hot sun, without food, wator or modt cal attention Thero wero two doctors with elther command, and as the ight ing was at close quarters tho wound ed fell thick. ) On an arrangement between Colonel Steever, of the United States army, commanding the border guard, and Senot Torres, Mexican conaul in El | Paso, many of tho wounded, who had managed to reach tho tnternatlonal [bridges .and bad been held back by tha United States troops, were allowed to come to El Paso honpitals These Included several Americans The contending forees tn Juarez have no hospital argantzation or niedt cal corps, ro that the wounded are for the most part loft without any moro attention than can he had from tholr unskilled comrades Dead and Wounded Lie In Streets. | Lying In the streeta, under the broiling yim, bezeing for water, gap. ing wounds draining thelr lif blood and stalping the ground erimpon, scores of fighting men of both armies Rivo tragic evidence of devotion to a cure and loyalty to a purpose— the last and highest devotign of which hu man kind 19 capable. Death han already claimed several hundred, {t 1s doclared Literally shot to pleces, braina scattered, organs blown out, the dead He whero they have fgallen Bo flerce In the Nghting that neither aida will permit a moment's truce for a hospital corps winder a white fing to Tomove the wounded and dend bodtes from the zona of fire. The city’ of Juarez ts practically de- sorted except for tho fodorals and tho rebels, The American patrol on the EI Paso sido’ of tho river permits wo men and childron to como acrons ‘at any timo In any numbora soeking safety ‘Tho Jnarez nausage factory, 2 now industry, was: burned, os was a big building onat of Junroz, ‘Thoso word followed by tho burning of the post effice and: othor bulldingn. Bullets havo boon failing in Bl Paso all day and attother El Pasoar wns Killed. Vincnt Pascdes, ninoteen yoare old, a barber, standing fn tho door of his homo in tho International rooming house, was shot through tho heart and killed immediately by & ball from tho Mexican sido of tho rivor, Hig later was standing noar him when he was shot. Birs, Maccdonta Garcia, while stand- ing in 8 room at her homo on Ninth atroct, was struck in tho shoulder by, & stray bullet from the Mexican elde. It came out of her neck. i White.on “her way to cbureb, Ynez Morola, aged elgbtydour years, wens! atruck I tho head by.a gtray bullet and acvorely: Injured. : Dolmonicd Alarcon, who livos noat| Seshington Park, was struck to the GENERAL NAVARRO. > Mexican Officer In Command of Federal Troepe at Juares. EEE Gy ey ce ete CE aa eae Neer moa Be ee ae oo aie ae [ad bass seg et es (eh eee it Coan nueermaea Qa eee ‘back while standing in an alloy. Ho may not recover. ° Jesun Varela, a girl, eloven years of ‘age, was trick by a stray hatlet while fn bed ft ker homo on Seventh street. She Is not seriously Injured. REBELS CAPTURE TIA JUANA One |e wees ‘Tia Juana, lower California, near the California line, was captured by tho Innurrecton after a fight whieh Tasted a day and a night. BMany are dead and wounded on Doth sider. It Is Imporsivie to learn dofinttoly how many"have beon killed, as tho United States troopx at the Ine refuse to allow any ono to-cross {nto tho Mexfran town ‘ Tho attack wan a complete nurpriso to the federal forces. Confident that tho flanking party of forty mon sont out of Tin Junna had foreod tho rob- ols to retire, the defendera wero test: fog In supposed security wbon the as sault came All but ono or two of tho federal fonking party aro thought to have heen killed ar wounded. The federal forco pressed on and was drawn {nto a trap and practically ex- torminated, Refuse Ball For MoNanars, Tho application of Jobn J, MeNo mara for the fixing of ball on tho charge of dynam{ting was, disallowed by Superior Judgo Bordwall tn 1,08 Angeles, without prejudice and, with loayo td renow {t at any time. PUBLIC 10 GET BIG PANAMA BOND ISSUE MacVeagh Will Make Loan a Popular One, It was Indicated that Secretary of tho Treasury MacVosgi will call for Popular bids on an tyste of $50,000,400 of Panamu bonds witb'asthe next few aap: a ‘The seenrities will be dated Juno 1, and if the treasury 1s unable to de. Hver them hy that time they will carry accrued interest The Interest rato fixed bv law will be 3 per cent As they wil not be avaflable to na tlonal hanks for the basis of ctreula- tion, the treasury expectsthat the en- Ure offer will be subsefibed by In- vestors Secretary Mac\ench ag far ag Is known, has not chunys U At tnteation of making the loan a tapular one and giving preference to the gtualier sub scriptions Much titers st attaches to the price the treasary sill accept ‘The new bonde could sil as high ay 10M and retuin to the be ter the highest Ret proceeds af any 4 -serniment bowd now outstanding Found Drowned After 17 Days.‘ The bay of Eugene Gould, of East Bulllwater, was found In Swartawaod Inke, near Newton, N J, after n hunt of seventeen ays It was believed that he hat been drowned with a com panian, but no trace «* the bodies of elther was diseoverel until Squire Unanget discovered Geuld 4 body Thirty-alx More Postal Savings Banks. Postmaater General Hitehcock han designated thirty ait additional post offices as postal savings depositories, whieh, including tho ones previously solected, wilt wake a total of 129 de- ponitorien established sinca Jan 1, Among the oMicen Just designated wero Bteelton, Ha., and Stauuton, Va - Rather Disconcerting. “Mamma,” sald Witte Ethel, wih a discournged took on ber face, “1 aln't going to acboo! any mura” “Why, my dearie, what's the mab ter?’ the mother gently toquired. "Cause it ain't no uso at all. | cam never learn to spell. The teacher keeps changing the words on me all the time”"—Success Magazine. ‘That Chinese Trait. Patrico—1 understand that even among (he poorest clasnce a consider. able portion of éach day is devated by the Chinese child to the atudy of otiquetie, " abi Patrice—At just what are floor the child become tmbued with the ides Chat be of abe must eplt on the clothes? —Yehkers Btatesman, ERRARABTACEDS ERE SERAEEAERERSERERGREEARAERERAARHILHARE SAREE LARA ERAK ERRRELERTD SHEEGREREE SKRER AREAS TREREESD EA ORREOTRARERARRIRERS EASA EMHD TEENS KE ETERS A VERY MOURNFUL BALLAD. WA EWAREL sald the vied with Beers rear” Me As be wept by the willow tree ‘That. inary “ahd oar, by the ‘utaine snore nO? | Looks sadiy out to sea, “For false to hia peart as the aupple toe "Thal sides ocr the taging, main And ripe at the talle of the slimy ana ‘That allther and aheiex In pain “For naver again, thoveh ralliczome rock cap high in the rounding wurt sail you twist the eck of the key that ack ‘Tay love In the sheeted turt “Tar better to trust to the ample dust "That amiris o'r the murky macan ‘Than to serk at noon by the jow red ‘moon For’ love ao ertm and baran.” Bo the lady heard the dolnrous bird “rhat wooded by Ihe paling vem. And" ahe leahen’ the rockn with Ber 1008 Bae tock Trin the billows foamed ke tem ‘While the golden tratd of the tortured matt Rtood up in tte wild denpatr Az ane tried in vain to nemunnn Ret pain Diy'cating ner own nce uate AX the pain cokt dan of the summer morn : “The fnmermen came and found Doth ara and shoe where they mere Dee ora And ber haitotnn strewn around oy th Van uren in Kew york Bun. To Go With Weter “7 kyesm we te discovered, ps “What do yor mena?” “The tometer Fad tutay that some more Sens milaging from the biacudost’ dpa then anked If any inte boy's father qus_& iniikinag.”"—New York Press, SP ‘And No Wonder. “Why are you aud sour wife quar reling?" . “Ob, T acknowledged that I'd mado a fool of myscif in my Intent deal, aod she's mad becnuse she bas no vhance to argue with ine aboot It."—Clevela id aadae ei 1 ‘The Crusher. “S me wuz Cp ‘ aye Crem [bb et ee Oe Ye Fx fs \ OL Agee Ara eA ( He | AN ‘ reine J Pa a HAGA ‘The Elder—Migs Rambo, will you please to: remiore dat bencoop what you dene got on yo" bead wo dat 1 can obearre de proxcher? Misa Rambo—Qoop,*Mintab Bpooner! TY dat.strices’ yuu a8 being a henvoop. den { sartiniy will remove it, for wid yeu tp de rictmity dey iyn't a bird cafe what's on it. . 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Marry ‘Taylor 3 | OKLAHOMA é Jos A Jones, 966 9 Kobinsou St. | WINSTON.N Ce Lemuel Ranks, 3267 1.2 St DALLAS, TEXAR Gilmare & Haltimore, - TT Fairmount Street CINCINNATI, 0. HD Brooks, 810 ¥. 6th St), MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. MG. Ritiedge, Sr. 214 8. $d Bt WASHINGTON, D.C. Thomas L, Losthorwood,, 1646-4 4ttt Btreet. Columbia News Agency, 021-D St, oNLW. 90, BMPORIA, VA. 1 W. HM. Weaver, Bor 46. oo LIFE Allen's News Bureau, New York City, May 16, 1921. Rev Dr. W. P. Hayes, a noted Richmond divino, and a former in structur in Virginia Union University, has been called as supply pastor of Mt Olivet Baptist Church, the largest Negro church in the North. Although Dr. Hayes has been called as supply, all indications point that he will be permanently called, Dr. Hayes succeeds Rev. Dr. M. W. Gilbert, who resigned to engage in educational work in the South. Dr Hayes was called to Mt Olivet by the Board of Deacons of the church in a recent session, after realizing the necessity of having a strong and influential pastor of the church. Dr. Hayes comes well recommended to his new field. He is a North Carolinian by birth and was educated at Bennett College, in Greensboro. N.C. He afterwards took the theological course at Virginia Union University in Richmond, Va. Instead of taking up active pastorate work he became an instructor at the university holding the Chair of Public Speaking. He was an instructor at the university when called to Mit Oliver²². Dr Hayes is well known in Richmond and stands in clergy circles there. He has preached before large congregations in Richmond and the South Dr Hayes has already found friend in the Metropolis, who are wishing him success in his new field. The announcement of the coming of Dr Hayes to the Metropolis has created considerable interest here. Last Sunday the largest crowds seen at the church since the famous Dr Walker was pastor attended the services Dr. Hayes took his text from the second chapter of Peter, 3:16 verses. His subject was "Christian Growth." He began by saying that all growth is dependent upon life, and that growth is simply a manifestation of life. One candidate joined the church At the vesper service Dr Hayes' subject was, "The Strength of the Church" Dr. Hayes made reference to the thought "That what the world needed was not the soup and soap program of reform, but the teaching and preaching of the gospel, as emphasized by the primitive church Communion was administered In the afternoon Dr Hayes spoke at the Y. M. C. A. THE CLEFF CLUB. The Cleff Club, an incorporated musical organization composed of famous colored composers and musicians, gave their third semi-annual society and musical event last Thursday evening at Manhattan Casino. This event is looked upon as the crowning social and musical event of the season in the Metropolis and brings out a large and spectacular gathering of representative people. Fully ten thousand people crowded the big casino to witness the event and not a more picturesque gathering ever assembled to do an organization homage. They came from as far away as Balti- more Washington, Chicago and Boston. Well known men and women of national reputation looked down upon the assemblage from boxes. The Cleff Club put on a specially elaborate program for the occasion, which consisted of a minstrel me lange and classical number, in which 150 well trained stage artists appeared, assisted by the famous Cleff Club Symphony Orchestra of 128 members, under the direction of Jas Reese Europe. The assistant conductors were Wm. Tyers and Will Marlon Cooke. The Cleff Club Orchestra presented 50 mandolins, 10 violins, 10 'cellos', 25 harp guitars, 10 banjos, 2 flutes, 10 organs, 5 bass violins, 2 clarinets, 3 tympans and drums and 10 planos. Special music was composed for the occasion by James Reese Europe. Will Marlon Cooke. Will Tyers and other members of the company. The program lasted for three hours, and so thrilling was the rendition until not a dull number was allowed to intervene. The Clef Club is one of the most popular musical clubs of the country. Its members are well trained composers and musicians, who have made a high reputation in their profession The club has as some of its members well known musicians like Harry T. Burleigh, Will Dixon, James Reese Europe and Will Marlon Cooke. The officers of the Clef Club are: President, James Reese Europe; Vice President, Daniel Kildare, Financial Secretary, Frank Price, Recording Secretary, Chandler Ford, Treasurer, Wm. C. Thomas; Sorgent-at-Arms, John Barnes, Chairman House Committee, Wm. Jordan, and Librarian, Percy Robinson. The Cloff Club has its headquarters at 134 West 53d street, where comfortable quarters are maintained. A white newspaper writer present at the event said that the Cloff Club was a credit, not only to the Negro, but to New York city. It will be a long time before society circles will forget the brilliant event of the Cloff Club. PEQUITA. Pequita is the stage name of a cultured colored young woman who is well known in the Metropolis as a classic character dance. She is constantly in demand at fashionable musicals in New York as an entertainer with classical dance poses, in which character and expression are shown. Her appearance thus far has been only before prominent white families, many of whom stand high in society circles here. *Feguita in her dances never sug- gesta the vulgar but adheres, strictly to what she terms the art. Few young colored women have worked harder to maintain a standard in her profession as Pequita. She appeared recently at a musical at which were present Caruso, the great Italian tenor, and Madame Tottarini, the world's famous prima donna. Pequita is a representative member of the race, and stands well in professional circles in New York. She comes from a good family and is a thoroughly accomplished and cultured young woman. Before taking to the stage Pequita was a school teacher in Boston. Further reference will be made of this wonderful young woman in another issue. GENERAL NOTES. Cleveland G Allen, manager of Allen's News Bureau and National Newspaper Correspondent, has been assigned to cover the New England Conference of the A. M. E. Zion Church, that meets in New Haven the week of May 24. Blahop Walters presides at the conference. Arthur A. Myers has opened a song shop at 14 W 135th street, where the latest sheet music is kept. The song shop is a credit to Harlan E. V. Taylor, a leading caterer of Baltimore, is in New York on business. He is stopping at the Marshall Hotel. Memorial services were held last Sunday afternoon at St. Marks Lyceum, in honor of Mrs. George W. Allen, who died March 21st Rev Dr. Brooks presided the audience sang "Abide With Me." Prayer by Chaplain Arthur Handy gave Bryants thanatopsis, the Barnette Quartette sang several selections, Resolutions were read by Mrs. Edith Leonard and C G Allen. Mrs. M C Lawton read a tribute to Mrs. Allen on the ideal Woman Miss Irene L. Moorman sang Thomas Bell secretary of the Y M C A. made a short eulogy, and the memorial services closed with an address by Roscoe Conkling Simmons editor of the New York Age James L. Curtis a prominent young lawyer, will be one of the speakers during anniversary week at the Y M C A. The Richmond Planet holds its own in the Metropolis From Drakes Branch Va Drg F L. Hall filled his appointment at St Michael Church Sunday preaching from Jos. 623. The occasion was the funeral of Joseph Lee who died in Lynchburg a few weeks ago. Mrs Jane Shepperson has a hen that lays twice a day. She says she is going to set all of the eggs. Miss Mildred Green and Miss Moss Brooks are here from the burg School also Miss Carrie Mitchell from the Keysville Mission School. "Show Me the Way to Go House" was heard in the park Friday night and a severe electric storm, and Miss Kate electric storm, and torn into threads and her umbrella wrested from her grasp high bulled home no more to go spooning in the moonlight. Miss Brogden doesn't know how long she was unconscious from the shock, but says she lost no time going home when she recovered There was no lion on Jackson's Branch Saturday but 17 year old Walter Spencer armed with a shotgun and some shells, turned things topsy turvy in that part of Drake's Branch for a few hours. The boy's parents went to Charlotte Courthouse to spend the day with their sister, and in their absence Walter looked too long upon the wine when it was red. The shots went wild and he one was hurt. When Mr. and Mrs. Spencer returned Walter was in the clutches of Pollenman Carter but was sober. A compromise was effected and the boy beheaded before him. Much talk is in the air about the appearance of locus. Some say seven years others say 17 years since they were here. The little things with blood in their eyes and Ws on their wings look as though they represent something. Collector for Capitol Shoe Company Richmond Ma May 17, 1911. To Whom It May Concern This is to certify that Mr. Bernard C Allen, a student of the Virginia Union University, has been engaged as collector for the Capitol Shoe & Supply Co. all parties indebted to the store will please pay Mr. Bernard C Allen or pay at the store No 200 E Park Street. Respectfully, Capitol Shoe & Supply Co. (Inc.) With reference to the above, I wish to state to my friends and the public generally, and especially to the patrons of the Capitol Shoe and Supply Co. (Inc), that I am a student at the Virginia Union University and that the Capitol Shoe and Supply Co. (Inc) is helping me through school by furnishing me with employment during vacation. You will help me by paying me promptly when I call to collect, and I shall also be glad to serve my friends and the patrons at the store, as I will be in after 3 P. M. daily, and all day Saturdays. Respectfully, BERNARD C. ALLEN. 8150.00 ENDOWMENT PAID. Lexington, Va., March 23, 1911. This is to certify that I have received from John Mitchell, Jr. Grand Chancellor of the Grand Lodge of Virginia, Knights of Pythias, N. A.; S. A., E. A., A. and A. ($160.00) One Hundred and Firty Dollars, in payment of the death claim of Brother Henry C. Holmes, who was a member of Lexington Lodge, No. 104, of Lexington, Va. BALLIE HOLMES Administratrix Witness:— Richard Gooch, C. G. Jerry B. Roane, M. W. John W. Brooks, D. D., G. G. $3.50 Recipe Free. For Weak Men. Send Name and Address To-day You Can Have It Free and Be Strong and Vigorous. I have in my possession a prescription for nervous debility, lack of vigor, weakened manhoo, falling memory and lame back, brought on by excesses, unnatural drains, or the follies of youth, that has cured so many worn and nervous men right in their own homes—without any additional help or medicine—that Fakhir every man who wishes to regain his manly power and viability, quickly and quietly, should have a copy. So I have determined to send a copy of the prescription free of charge, in a plain ordinary sealed envelope to any man who will write me for it. This prescription comes from a physician who has made a study of men and I am convinced it is the surest-acting combination for the cure of deficient manhood and vigor failure even, nut together. I think I owe it to my fellow man to send me owe it in confidence so that any man anywhere who is weak and discouraged with repeated failures may stop drugging himself with harmful patent medicines, secure what I believe is the quickest-acting restorative, upbuilding, SPOT TOUCH ING Remedy ever devised, and so cure himself at home quietly and quickly. Just drop me a line like this: DR. A. E. ROBINSON, 3896 Luck Building, Detroit Mich., and I will send you a copy of this splendid recipe in a plain ordinary envelope, free of charge. A great many doctors would charge $3.00 to $6.00 for merely writing out a prescription like this—but I send it entirely free. ORGANIZE FIGHT ON TYPHOID FEYER. State Health Officers Assigned Work in Coming Campaign. Richmond, Va. May 18, 1911.—In order that Virginia may conduct the fight on typhoid fever in the most effectual manner during the coming summer, Commissioner Will Hams has organized his fighting force and announces that every epidemic typhoid fever in the State will be investigated by his reports if prompt notice of the outbreak is reported. Dr Allen W Freeman, director of rural sanitation, will be in immediate charge of the typhoid work and will investigate special epidemics of a general character. He will be assisted in water borne epidemics by the sanitary engineer of the department Mr Richard Messer, while Dr. R K Flannagan will at once begin a general sanitary inspection of the small towns of the State where much of the typhoid fever occurs. In addition the department expects to keep an expert employed in an investigation of typhoid in ruralGetaoetaoa "Not every epidemic of typhoid fever can be stopped at once," said Health Commissioner Williams, in making his announcement today, but almost all of them can be reduced and many can be effectually stopped if prompt report is made and the investigation is begun without delay. We have no law in the State which gives us an immediate report of every suspicious outbreak of typhoid fever and are forced to rely on the physicians and on strong public sentiment. We can do nothing more than state the facts to the people and urge them to inform the department of even the epidemic as soon as possible. Of course, we cannot investigate individual cases, but we can and will study community outbreaks as soon as they are reported. It is not too much to say that we may expect a notable reduction in the number of typhoid cases in the State if work on these epidemics can be started early in their course. I cannot too strongly urge upon health officers town authorities and the public generally to keep us advised of the typhoid situation in their locality. Without cooperation, the forces of the department cannot perform their best pubi life service." --- COLORED LABOR IS MOST EFFICIENT. Engineer Trafford Aks Instruction as to Employment of Men to Exect Poles. (Times Dispatch, May 17, 1911) In his report to the Committee on Electricity that night, Consulting Engineer Trafford, discussing the erection of pole lines for the municipal plant, asked instructions from the committee as to whether or not any discrimination should be made in hiring white or colored labor for putting up the poles. He said his experience had been that colloidal labor in this class of work employed the most effectuall service for several reasons. Asked for a recommendation, he stated that he preferred to leave the matter entirely to the committee. There was some discussion of the question, in which members of the committee were non-committal, Councilman Lynch, who had some time before relinquished the chair to Sub-Chairman Don Leavy, bridged over the embarrassing situation by moving that the consulting engineer be allowed to advertise for bids on the pole lines, for which the members voted with avidity. There is no race legislation among the contractors, and such a move relieves the committee of the responsibility. WANTS TO LOCATE HER MOTHER I would like to know the where-abbuts of my mother, Beadie Allen. She went away in 1892 from Oberlan, 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 youngest daughter that is trying to locate her. My name is SUGIE ALLEN. 912 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. On and after JULY 1st, 1911 every one receiving mail will be required to have a mail box or a letter slot in their door which will facilitate the prompt delivery of mail. the only SHOE STORE in RICHMOND, owned and run by COLORED PEOPLE, has at quite some expense, designed and had made up three thousand (3,000) black enameled mall boxes, regular size, and beautifully, lettered in gold—they would cost about seventy-five cents. FREE TO OUR PATRONS. While they last each customer buying $1.50 and over for cash, will be given one free. Those owing the store will be given one free on paying their accounts. SPECIAL SALE FOR ONE WEEK: Beginning SATURDAY, MAY 20th, 1911. Ladles' Oxfords, pumps, straps and ties, in all leathers,regular $3.00 values our price $1.45 Ladles' Oxfords, pumps, straps and ties, white canvass goods value $3.00 our price, $1.35 Men's oxfords, tan, pat. leather, and gunmetal, regular $4.50 and $5.00 value, our price $2.25 Other shoes and oxfords for ladles and gentlemen from $1.50 to $5.00. See our line of slippers, barefoot sandals and oxfords for children. Capitol Shoe & Supply Co. Inc. 210 E. Broad Street Richmond, Va. --- ```markdown ``` On and after JULY in their door which will fail The Cap the only SHOE STORE we designed and had made us tered in gold—they would FREE TO customer buy one free. T paying their a SP Ladies' Oxford, pumps, s leathers, regular $3 Ladies' Oxford, pumps, s canvass goods v See our line Capito 210 Improved Service on the Chesapeake Steamship Company's York River Line Owing to the steadily increasing truce between Baltimore, York river landings and Richmond, Va., and the consequent demand for greater passenger and freight accommodations the management of the Chesapeake Steamship Co has found it necessary to place the steamship "Columbia," one of the finest vessels of its fleet, in service on this popular route between Baltimore Md., and the capital of the Old Dominion. The Columbia relieves the steamer Atlanta, and left Baltimore at 5 00 P. M yesterday for her initial trip on the York River. The steamer, Columbia is practically a new ship, having been built by the New York Shipbuilding Co. of Camden, N. J. in the spring of 1907, and turned over to the company at the time of the opening of the Jamestown Exposition. For the past four years she has been the mainstay of the company's Baltic more-Norfolk ship and was with it for that time, and for the only month in order to make way for the latest additions to the fleet, the "City of Bajulmore" and the "City of Norfolk." She is constructed of steel throughout and 1 2s 5Stee(ue ta throughout and is 285 feet in length, with a beam of 47 feet and a moulded depth of 17 12 feet Her gross tonnage is 2,582 tons. She is equipped with four cylinder triple expansion engines, furnishing 3,500 horse power, and without being pushed is capable of making a speed of 18 knots. She has 87 staterooms, 48 being located on the saloon deck forward, and will easily accommodate fifty persons at one sitting. During the interval between the time she was withdrawn from the Baltimore-Norfolk service and when she took up her new duties on the York River Line, the Columbia has undergone a thorough overhauling, and looks very fine in her new clothes. Her velvet carpet of the finest grade has replaced the old on both the saloons and in all state rooms. Handmade new bedsteads of dull brass have been placed in all of the bed rooms. The Columbia as is now the case with all of the company's steamers in active service, is equipped with United Wiredless Telegraph. Fight to Exterminate the Fly. "Richmond, Va., May 18, 1911.—"Dethic to the fly and extermination to the mosquito" is the slogan of the annual proclamation of war is issued by the State Health Department in urging the people of Virginia to take prompt steps in preventing the breeding and spread of mosquitoes, flies and like summer pests. Within the next ten days, announces the department, the number of files will increase very rapidly, and within three weeks swarms of the pests will invest every neighborhood. Those must be kept from the house, if the safety of the family is to be regarded, say the health officers, and this can best be done by preventing their breeding. Acknowledging that it is impossible to completely rid a farm of files, the department urges that all waste and manure be promptly disposed of and that every house be screened against the invader. It is likewise declared that if all stagnant water be drained and care be taken around the premises to keep water from gathering, mosquitoes can be completely graduated. "If there is no stagnant water there can be," mosquitoes," concludes the pronunciamento. The Question of Leadership. (Washington, D.C., Bee) If have a leadership? If so, when and what is it? Is the young Negro improving his condition or is he degenerating? Is the so-called educated Negro, under our so-called Negro leadership, exercising any manhood? If so, where is it? Is our government, doing anything to encourage the so-called Negro leadership? If so, what has been its development? Is not the height and ambition of our present leadership for the emolument of office? In short is not the race being deceived by the trimmers and apologists who constitute our alleged Negro leadership? Is it not the policy of the white man to advance those Negroes who can be used for their own aggran diment? If we have no leader, where can one be found? If one can be found, what shall be his duty to the race? Are not the representatives of the race being used to prevent the advancement of the race? Harrison Memorial College held its graduating exercises last Thursday. President Lyman B. Tefft presiding. The session marked the conclusion of one of the most successful terms in the history of the organization. 8100.00 ENDOWMENT PAID Petersburg, Va., May 12, 1911. This is to certify that we have received from John Mitchell, Jr. Grand Worthy Counselor of the Grand Court of Virginia, Order of Calantha ($100.00), One Hundred Dollars, in payment of the death- claim of Sister Millie Williams, who was a member of Auxiliary Court, No 46, of Petersburg, Va. Signed:— VIRGINIA SPENCER, LUCY A. SPENCER, SAMUEL SPENCER, Beneficiaries Witnesses:— Lottie E White E. W. Wood, D. D. G. C Mary A Morton Martha Harris, D. D., G. W. C. Colored Man Killed. John Thomas, colored, known as "68," on his shift, was instantly killed at 4:30 o'clock last Wednesday afternoon, when a window frame from the Chamber of Commerce building, now being dismantled, crashed down on him. Charles Harris and Jack Monroe, also colored, were working beside him in removing the frame, but escaped as if fell. News of the accident went forth quickly, and a crowd gathered about the building. The city ambulance was rushed to the scene, but did not stay. Coroner Taylor arrived and the body was turned over to Undertaker A. D. Price. The frame fell as it was being removed. In the work of demolition, from a wall on the third floor, Thomas was standing directly in front of it. Dislodgement came sooner than expected, and the frame, made heavier by numerous weights, crashed down and bore him to the flooring. Section Owners Association to Meet. An 'important public meeting of The Section Owners' Association will be held at the Third-Street A. M. E. Church, next Tuesday night, May 23d, at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of electing officers and arranging a program for memorial day at the cemetery near Barton Heights. All interested are cordially invited to attend. Men's oxfords, tan, pat. leather, and gunmetal, regular $4.50 and $5.00 value, our price $2.25 Other shoes and oxfords for ladies and gentlemen from $1.50 to $5.00. I don't wish to follow the popular Installment Plan of Real Estate Development and therefore withdraw my property from sale to COLORED PEOPLE John Cussons, Glen Allen, Va. Boys Rowdy on Car. H L. Lee, fourteen, and Robert Eubank, fifteen years of age, were arrested last night charged with being disorderly on a street car. The boys, it is alleged, have been in the habit of jumping on cars, to the great annoyance of the crowds, because they were held in the station house until their parents gave ball — Times Dispatch, May 12, 1911. FULTON PARK. Seven Miles from Richmond, on the Seven Pines Car Line. The largest and best resort for colored People in Virginia. Better than ever. Season 1911, opens May 15th. A most delightful place for a day's outing. New attractions and amusements. Large dancing pavilion. Scenic railway. Shooting gallery. Swings. Baseball field. Minstrel shows. Bowling alley and various other amusements. It only costs 5 cents car fare from Richmond to this park. Special offer to churches, Sunday schools, societies, circles and clubs. Excursions from other points in Virginia and North Carolina are welcome. No admission fee to Park. Arrange your dates now. Call or write MANAGER, 510 North Second Street. Richmond, Va. Wanta To Find His Sister. I have a sister living in the United States, just where I cannot say. She married a man by the name of Henry Wright, from the South. Her name is Anna Z. Wright. During 1878 she lived on Twenty-fourth street, between Seventh and Eighth avenue, New York city. She was a member of Rev. Spellman's Church, of New York city. Any information in regard to her whereabouts would be very satisfactory to her brother. WM. J. KELLEY, 26 Bruce Street, Port Jervis, N. Y. THE OLD RELIABLE DRESSING FOR KINNY OR CURY HAIR, ITS USE MAKES STUBBORN, HARSH HAIR SOFTER, MORE PLIABLE AND GLOSSY, EASY TO CARE AND PUT UP IN ANY STYLE THE LENGTH WILL PERMIT, WRITE FOR TEXTILES, TELLING HOW THIS REMARKABLE REMINDY MAKES SHORT, KINNY HAIR GROW LONG AND WAY, BEST POND ON THE MARKET FOR DANDRUFF, ITINING OF THE SCALP AND PALLING OUT OF THE HAIR, BEWARE OF IMITATIONS, GET THE GENERINE, PUT UP IN 25+ AND 50+ BOTTLES WITH CHARLES FORD'S NAME ON EVERY PACKAGE. SOLD BY DRUGGISTS. IF YOUR DRUGGIST CANNOT SUPPLY YOU WE WILL SEND IT TO YOU DIRECT AT THE FOLLOWING PRICES SIZED BOTTLE, 254 LARGE SIZED BOTTLE,50 THE OZONIZED OX MARROW CO. 216 LAKE ST. DEPT. 108 CHICAGO,ILL. AGENTS WANTED. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Having been appointed executor of the estate of the late Nicholas Norman, notice is hereby given to all persons who have claims against his estate to present the same to me for payment, at No. 412 North Third Street. Any one who owes the estate anything will also make payment to me at the same address. THORNTON R. SCOTT Executor. —Nelson's Hair Dressing can be secured from the Agent, Mr. Joseph Evans, 2602 Webster Aventure, Pittsburgh, Pa.