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THE RICHMOND PLANET VOLUME XXVIII, NO. 27. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1911. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. TRUE REFORMERS FIGHTING FOR LIFE. Withering Effect of Report of Bank Receivers. Hon. R. Evelyn Byrd and Hon. A. J. Montague Ask for Injunction Judge John H. Ingram Hears Argument. He Declines to Grant Request. Receivers Declare Order Insolvent. Grand Worthy Master Holmes Rallies Members. Can Win If All Will Stand Together. Long Litigation Ahead. The report of the receivers of the Savings Bank of the Grand Fountain, United Order of True Reformers, has created a profound sensation. It is now recognized as a fact that if the facts set forth in this report are correct of the True Reformer organization is at hand. The Bureau of Insurance makes no secret of the fact that its approval by Judge Daniel Grinnan will make it impossible for the Order to continue business. To this end a desperate effort is now being made to prevent its approval and to refute many of its statements. Reformer Savings Bank case is the amount of overdraft by the First Baptist Church, R. T. Hill, Treasurer. He left an indebtedness against the First Baptist Church of $2,557.09. As a matter of fact, the First Baptist Church did not owe the True Reformer Bank any money what ever. The present aspect of the case makes it all a very embarrassing proposition, especially in view of the following emphatic statement of the receivers: THAT OFFICIAL ADMISSION. In connection with the real estate. They were headed by the Rose of Sharon Band. The First Regiment assembled at Pythian Castle and was under the direct command of Colonel Thomas M. Crump. Brigadier General John Mitchell, Jr., and his staff led the command. The Municipal Band, which now is an adjunct of the First Brigade, never appeared to butter effect, under the leadership of Capt. Moses Johnson. Milton Threats, the tall, erect soldierly drum major, always elicits favorable comment. The band had its full quota of men out. With Gen. Mitchell were Col. John R. Chiles, chief of staff. Col. Roscoe C. Mitchell, for cost and wood for the City School Board meets—Encouraging Conditions—Superintendent Chaguiser's Report. Superintendent J. A. C. Chandler reported to the City School Board last night a total enrolment in the public school on May 1 of 17,877, a gallerie over the same date in 1910 of 545 pupils 376 north of the river and 372 in South Richmond. A COLORED MAN IN TROUBLE. Claimed to be a Pythian—Defrauded Hotel Keepers—Gets Six Months In Jail. On Wednesday, May 24th, a color man came to the Mechanics' Bank looking for President John Mitchell, Jr. Mr Mitchell came up at the time and the man, introduced himself as Arthur Thompson of Baton Rouge. He was accompanied by Mr. White of the White Front Anction House and White Land Co. (Inc.), Mr. White to hear the conversation. A D. Price Elected President Capitol Shoe & Supply Co. At a meeting of the directors of the Capitol Shoe & Supply Company held on the 25th instant, A. D. Price was elected president of the corporation. A. D. Price is a man of considerable financial strength, being the owner of one of the largest livery and undertaking business enterprises conducted in the South. He is president of the leading Negro Insurance Company, the Southern Aid Society of Virginia (Inc.), director of the leading bank, the Mechanics' Savings Bank, and many other Negro enterprises. This organization has held its sessions at the Virginia Normal and Agricultural Institute for the past 23 years, but in order to make its influence more widely felt it has been SMILE BLANDLY. no receivers, when questioned until blandly and intimate that the worst has not as yet been told. Hon. R. Evolyn Byrd and ex-Governor A. J. Montague, representing the Grand Fountain in an associate capacity, appeared before Judge John H. Ingram of the law and Equity Court, and asked for an injunction to prevent the receivers, Messara, Wm. A. Moncure and Edwin M. Plicer, from selling the True Reformer Hall at Lynchburg, which property was sold before, and was bought in by the Order, but which was again to be put at Auction at Lynchburg. PREPARED THE ANSWER. Both of the receivers were in court and arguments on the motion were heard. At the conclusion, Judge Ingram promptly refused to grant the request, and the receivers were given until 11 o'clock to prepare their answer, which papers were duly attested and taken on an appeal to the Supremo Court at Wytheville, Va. Judge Ingram declared that he did not intend to have the True Reformer case brought in his court. The proceedings are now in the Chancery Court, which is a tribunal of co-ordinate jurisdiction, and he was of the opinion that Judge Grimley did the work that he did. Mr. Moncure stated to the court that when the facts were known it would be found that the Order of True Reformers, known as the Grand Fountain, was just as insolvent as the True Reformers' Bank. GENERAL COUNSEL - NEWSOME READY. TOO. General Counsel J. Thomas Newsome, was at Newport News this week preparing to sue out an injunction at this point in order to check the sale of all of the property of the Grand Fountain. The admissions of the officers of the Grand Fountain seems to have heavily handicapped him in his efforts to save the Order. At every point he is confronted with something which they have said or done which bars him from proceeding along a given line of argument. He assures that if he has the report of the receivers with agreement to the omission of Order and their responsibility for the deplorable condition of affairs is correct, he will sue every one of them, even if he has to relishish his office to do it. LAWYER JACKSON'S ENTERPRISES The connecting of Lawyer Giles B. Jackson with the R. T. Hill defalication caused much comment and necessitated a statement by that attorney. It will be interesting to note that the overdraft by the Colored State Fay was $2.80, and the notes of the Negro Development and Exposition Company were $3,305.53 in one instance and $3,208.53 in the other, which together with the $6,757.52 including the attorney's fee, total the amount gotten out of the True Reformers' Bank $18,757.04. THAT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OVERDRAFT. An interesting phase of this True Reformor Savings Bank case is the amount of over-draft by the First Baptist Church, R. T. Hill, Treasurer. He left an indebtedness against the First Baptist Church of $2,557.99. As a matter of fact, the First Baptist Church did not owe the True Reformer. Bank any money whatever. The present case of the case makes it all a very embarrassing proposition, especially in view of the following emphatic statement of the receivers: THAT OFFICIAL ADMISSION. "In connection with the real estate inventory returned with this report, it is proper here to say that the officers of the Grand Fountain of the United Order of Talmud Reformers (who as Beretofeo shown were officers of the bank) voluntarily told the receivers that all of the real estate shown in the above inventory was the property of the bank, whether the legal title thereof showed on the bank or in the name of the bank or in the name of the Reformer Mercantile and Industrial Association or in the trustees of the Grand Fountain of the United Order of True Reformers as the same had been paid for with the money of the Grand Fountain." NOT AMONG THE ASSETS NOW. Still these same officials or some of them gave out a statement to the public and Grand Worthy Master A. W. Holmes signed again, denying that the Order owed the bank and declaring that it was impossible for it to do. In this instance Mr. W. P. Burrell proceeds to sign. This then removes all of this property from the assets of the Grand Fountain. It is the sale of this property which the officers of the (Continued on Page Number) FOUR Mechanica' Savings Bank Roof Gar den. The roof garden of the Mechanical Savings Brink will be opened to the public on Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights. The Municipal Band and Friday concerts there. The floor capacity has been doubled. The public is invited. Shepherds of Bothelem to Have An nual Sermon. The Improved Order Shaplehorn and Daughters of Bethlehem will hold their anniversary exercises on Sunday, June 4th, in the afternoon at 3 o'clock at Ebenezer Baptist Church. Rev. W. H. Stokes, Ph.D., will presach the annual sermon. The male members will meet at Navy Headquarters, and the body to the church. The ladies will meet in the basement of the church. The public is cordially invited to attend this meeting. MEMORIAL DAY. Grand Army Men Visit National Cemetery.—Knights of Pythias Parade, Spanish-American War Veterans There, Too. Memorial Day was observed here last Tuesday by both the white and colored people. The committee of the Corps of A. Custer For No. Grand Army of the Republic, arranged to observe the day at the National Cemetery near this city and to that end they assembled at Third and Leigh streets, accompanied by the Wm. A. Hankins' Camp, Spanish-American War Veterans, under the command of Captain J. C. Smith. The First Regiment assembled at Python Castle and was under the direct command of Colonel Thomas M. Crump. Brigadier General John Mitchell, Jr., and his staff led the command. The Municipal Band, which now is an adjunct of the First Brigade, never appeared to butter effect, under the leadership of Capt. Moses Johnson. Milton Threats, the tall, erect soldierly drum major, always elicits favorable comment. The band had its full quota of men out. With Gen. Mitchell were Col. John R. Chiles, chief of staff; Col. Roscos C. Mitchell, assistant adjutant general; Col. Thomas Smith, assistant commissary general; Major J. J. Carter, chaplain. There were also Colonel Thomas W. Wytt, Willis Wytt, Capt. W. Henry Johns, Lieutenant J. A. Capon, Capt. Allen. Adjutant H. Hepen Major W. A. Robinson (retreat), Lt. R. H. Faunleyer, Lieutenant Fred Gardner, Lieut. Robt Kenney, Bureka Co No 1, under Capt W F Weaver, Plan Co No 6, under Major Adol phus Jackson, Blooming, Lilly Co No 1, under Capt V M Gwathney (Python Cadet Company, in two companies, so to speak, with the following officers) Capt. James Ammons, Commander, Adjutant James Coleman, Sengt Maj. Minor Bolling, Captain Jerome Davis, Robert Green, Lieut Jesse Tompkins. Then followed the carringles containing the officers. Commander Cosby Washington had charged of the Grand Army men Chief Marshal, James Sheppard and his Assistant Marshal, Edward Wyatt headed the parade. What threatened to be a serious affair was narrowly averted. The Chief Marshal rode up and his horse knocked down a small boy The crowd was horror-striken for a few moments, as the animal lifted up its feet, and it was thought it had trampled the little fellow Men rush forward for the dog him from the animal's back. The was found to be unhurt. The incident occurred on Third street opposite the Mechanics' Savings Bank building. The parade was a fine affair. Reaching the cemetery both bends played a funeral rank and then the Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias broke ranks. Rev. R. Beecher Taylor was master of ceremonies, and after making an address introduced Mrs. Ora B. Slokes, who read Abraham Lincoln's famous address at Gettysburg. Commander Cosby Washington spoke in an enthusiastic strain, after which Rev. W. T. Johnnao, D. D., delivered the oration in a manner that pleased all. He was frequently interrupted by applause. His remarks were brief. But appropriate. Briefly, Mr. Bell, Jr. was leaving the stand, Rev. Taylor introduced him to the audience and insisted that he should speak. He did so in short order, and then work of decorating the graves was concluded and the line took up its return march to the city. There was no halting on the way back. When Sixth and Broad streets was reached, however, the Richmond Light Infantry Blues passed going towards Marshall street, and the command was given to mark time. The sight was inspiring as the white troops passed in perfect formation and the colored ones marked time, while the Municipal Band played and the Blues Band played, one rivalling the other. As the last one passed the command to go forward-was given and the parade was continued up to Brook Avenue, thence to Leigh street, to Third street; to the Pythian Castle. Wanted—A position as Matron in a School or Asylum. Address "Hill's cars Planet Office, Richmond, Va. City Select Board Selects—Encouraging Conditions Superintendent Chappler's Report Superintendent J. A. C. Chandler reported to the City School Board last night a total enrollment in the public schools on May 1 of 17,877, a gain over the same date in 1910 of 648 pupils—776 north of the river and 172 in South Richmond. Bids for coal and wood for the city schools were opened and awarded made for anthracite coal to E. P. Murphy & Sons at $49; for steam coal to the White Oak Coal Company, and for coal, wood, to E. P. Murphy & Sons or $5.8. The following assistant superintendent and principals for city schools were elected: Assistant Superintendent--A H Hill, K J Hoke, South Richmond Ada Van Stone Harris, primary and kindergarten Principals--Wm M. Adams, W C Blakey, W Asn Crenshaw, H F Cox W H. Cooke, H G Carlton, C H Dunaway, S P Duke, Helen Dickson, A James C. Harwood, William G Jones E Morrisette, D H Rucker, Joseph H Saunders Charles A Taylor Jr, S D Turner, Algar Woolf The following colored teachers were elected for the session of 1911 and 1912. Miss Annie L. Augustus and Miss Peachy J. Allen Miss Willie L. Brock, Mrs. Rose D Misserole, Miss Gertrude V Bochus, Carrie L Barrett, Ella F Bolling, Corn L. L bright, Lucy V Bolling, Mr J Andrew Bowler, Misses Sarah E Brown, Marla B Beverley, Ethel G Bowler, Florence B Brown, Mamie E Brown, Coca L Brown, Mr J H. Blackwell and Miss Florence E Baker Misses Ida M Crump, Mollie R Cephas Martin R Crump, Kate J Coke, Emily P Cooke, Elsie B Carter, Marletta L Chiles, Susie B Crump Miss Lucy M. Deane, Mr D Webster Davide and Miss M Susie Dahney Miss Elizabeth C Evans and Mr Wallace E Pppa Misses Jeanette L. Forrester and Alma R M. Farrar, Misses Mabel Harris, Mary B Holmes, Alberta E. Hughes and Maude S. Hilton Misses Susie A Jordann, Mary L. Jasper and R Lavinia Johnson Miss Annie B. Knight. H G. Lewis and Miss Gertrude D Lawrence. Misses May E Mayo, Muado E Bendall and J Mundin, Mr. Abram L. Moorin; Muado Tillian Moore, Mary E Morris, Susie A, Monroe and Rubble D Moon. Mr. Albert V Norrell, Miss Coralase V. Norrell. Misses Deborah A. Patterson, Octavia L. Patterson, Lucy A. Peters, Margaret B. Phillips and Rosa O Parker. Misses Kate G Robinson, Victoria D. Ross, Mosele C. Robinson, Hallie B. Robinson, Kate G. Randolph and Lillie B. Riley. Misses Bertha L. Sweete, Jellia L. Stephens, Maria L. Smith, Willinette C. Smith, Rosa B. Butlin, Albuna Steward and Alice E. Smith. Misses Cornelia W. Taylor, Armenia H. Tilghman, Nannie B. Taylor, Margaret L. Tinsor, Frederick Tyler, Mary E. Tyler. Misses Kate C. Watkins, Lucy J. Woodson C. M. Willett, Bessie L. Fannie M. Willett, Williams, Maria E. White, Lula A. Willis, Annie L. Wilson, Mr. Nelson Williams, Jr. J. Jesse Jessie Williams: A. Elizabeth Williams, Estelle D. Ward, Mary E. Washington, Mary L. Walker and Mr. Clifford E. Wintree. Mika. Lizslo. G. Yancey and Misa Rosh B. Yancey. A COLORED MAN IN TROUBLE. Claimed to Be a Pythian—Defrauded Hotel Keepers—Gets Six Months in Jail. On Wednesday, May 24th, a colored man came to the Mechanics' Bank looking for President John Mitchell, Jr. Mr Mitchell came up at the time and the man, introduced himself as Arthur Thompson of Baton Rouge, La. He was accompanied by Mr. White, of the White Front Auction House and White Land Co. (Inc.), of Hampton, Va. He did not wish Mr White to hear the conversation. He gave the Pythian grip and password. He said that he had got into trouble with a white man in Baton Rouge about his sister, who was now in Pittsburgh, Pa. As a result he had shot the white man and escaped. HAD SHOT WHITE MAN He owned, in conjunction with his sister, 1,300 acres of land valued at about $25 per acre. He wanted President Mitchell to write to J. Madison Vance of New Orleans and arrange to sell it for what he could get. He would send the needs as soon as he received them from his sister. He wanted to know if Mr. Mitchell desired any money. He told him he did not. He would have to find out what it would cost. He would have to see the land $250 in Brown's Savings Bank at Norfolk, Va. He knew S. W. Green and had worked for him in his business. He expected to see him in Washington, when he came there to set up the Grand Lodge. WAITING FOR A DEED Later he came to know if Mr. Mitchell had written. He told him that he was waiting for the deed. Thompson said that he was stopping at Miller's Hotel, but as the rates were high he intended to stop with Paul L. Donaldson. He drew a check on L. Savings' Savings Bank for $150 00. He showed a receipt for $100, which he had paid for stock in the White Front Auction House and White Land Co. (Inc). He stated that he had been assured that he could get his money back when he wanted it. In the meantime he had gotten $10 00 from Mr Wm Miller and $13 50 from Mr Wm L. Donaldson. Cashier Wyatt telegraphed to him that he had received a check that he was borrowing money President Mitchell, at the suggestion of Mr Miller, decided to telephone to Norfolk. The answer came that he had deposited a draft for $250 00 in the National Bank of Helena, Arkansas, and that it had been returned, with the information that no such person was known to the bank there. BEAT NORFOLK FOLK8. TOO. Mr. M. Isbell sent a letter to Mr. Mitchell, stating that he had hunched several persons there. Chief Detective McMahon was notified and Mr. Miller 'phoned the Second Police Station. Thompson was arrested and after a hearing he was given three months in jail in each case and six months in all. Any mail sent to him in care of the City Jail will reach him during that length of time. Whether or not his name is Arthur Thompson is a question. A man answering his description has been operating in Alabama, Georgia and Pennsylvania. Press Feeders 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, Nortok, Va. A. D. Price Elected President Capital Shoe & Supply Co. At a meeting of the directors of the Capitol Shoe & Supply Company held on the 25th instant, A. D. Price was elected president of the corporation. A. D. Price is a man of considerable financial strength, being the owner of one of the largest livery and undertaking business enterprises conducted in the South. He is president of the leading Negro Insurance Company, the Southern Aid Society of Virginia (Inc.), director of the leading bank, the Mechanics' Savings Bank, and many other Negro enterprises. The store will continue its business at No. 210 East Broad street, where it has been located for five years, and is prepared to sell the best shoes, foot-wear for each member of the family, at the lowest cost. Shoes for men and women from 75c. to $5.00, for children, from 25c. to $3.50. CAPITOL SHOE & SUPPLY CO. (INC) WINES—HAYNIE Mrs Emily Haynie announces the marriage of her daughter, C Blanche to Mr James A Wines Wednesday evening, June 14, 1911 at S P M at 20 West Leigh street Friends are invited No cards MEADE-MARTIN. The wedding reception of Miss Virginia A Martin and Mr Leroy J Meade will take place on Wednesday evening, June 7th, at 6:30 P.M. at the residence of Mrs R F Martin 1235 W Lelgh street. No cards All friends are invited. The marriage will be announced at the reception Mr and Mrs Meade will leave for Atlantic City directly after the reception where they expect to remain for an indefinite length of time. Baptist Sunday School Union. The Baptist Sunday School Union will meet at the First Baptist Church Sunday, June 4, 1911, at 3:30 P M. Instead of Fifth Baptist Sydney) the union contest will be held, and each school will be expected to take part. PERSONALS AND BRIEF Lawyer John H Kinchle, of Saganah, Ga. was in the city this week, and called on us —Miss Florence Clarke and Miss Sue Willa of Washington, D. C. have been visiting the Misses Yancey, 213 East Clay Street Rev. R C Woods, pastor of the Mt Zion Baptist Church of Staunton, Va., called on us. He was enroute some from Franklin, Va. B. A Cephas, Real Estate Agent, reports the sale of a piece of property at the corner of St. John and Charity stores. The purchaser is Mrs. Bottle Martin of Glendridge, N. J. Mr. Irwin East selected the property for her. Mrs. Adline Banks, of 1219 North Twenty-fifth street, has returned to the city, after spending a few weeks in the North visiting her friends and relatives, in Harrisonburg, Pa., Philadelphia, Pa., New Jersey. On her return she stopped in Baltimore, visiting her brother, the Rev. George West. Teachers' Association to Meet At Christingsburg. The Virginia Colored Teachers Association which has recently changed its name to the Virginia Teachers and School Improvement League, will Hold its 24th annual session at the Christiansburg Industrial Institute, Christiansburg, Va. July 14th and 15th, during the session of the Summer School that is to be held During the month of July at that institution. This organization has held its sessions at the Virginia Normal and Agricultural Institute for the past 23 years, in order to make its influence more widely felt it has been decided to move it around to the various sections of the State, and upon the invitation of Principal E. A. Long, the Christiansburg Industrial Institute was chosen as the next place of meeting. The president of the Lenga, Prof. James T. Phillips, of Petersburg, and Major R. R. Moton, of the Hampton Institute, are arranging to bring up a special car with the delegates from the State. Those wishing to accommodate in this special car will write to either of the above named gentlemen for particulars. The meeting promises to be a most interesting one, as an excellent program is out containing some of the most prominent educators and noted men in other walks of life, and a representative of the Department of Public Instruction in the person of Prof E. W. Morrell, examiner of the Fourth Circuit. Teachers from every section of the State will be in attendance. The Capitol Shoe & Supply (o. Inc.) Employm Mr. Jos, M. Jackson. This is to certify that Mr Joseph M Jackson, the former teller of the Reformers' Bank, who is a man with a family and who bears a splendid reputation in this community, having in his possession a testimonial of merit and honesty from the expert accountant and the receivers of the Reformers' Bank, has been engaged to solitary orders for the Capitol Shoe & Supply Co. No 210 East Broad street, Richmond, Va. This is the only colored shoe store in Richmond, and earnestly solicits your patronage through this medium. Mr. Jackson will be in the store after 3 P. daily, and all day Saturday. CAPITOL SHOE & SUPPLY CO. (INC) Referring to the above statement, I wish to say to my friends and the public generally that I am now em- ployed by the Capitol Shoe & Supply Co. (Inc.) No 210 East Broad street Richmond, Va. the only colored shoe store in the city: that I will take orders to 3 P M daily for shoes and sundries to be delivered, after which time, and all day Saturday. I will be at the store, where I shall be pleased to come in and to serve you in any thing in our line of shoes and wear for the whole family—shoes for ladies and gentlemen from 756. to $6.00, for children from 256. to $3.50. Respectfully, JOEPHEM M. JACKSON Third Street A. M. E. Church Notes. The annual sermon to the I. O. St. Luke, will be preached at the Third-Street A. M. E. Church Sunday afternoon at 3 P. M. by Rev. S. S. Morris. A series of sermons from the Lord's Prayer will be introduced Sunday morning at the Third-Street A. M. E. Church by the pastor and continued during the month. Strangers and visitors, are cordially welcomed. The SYNOPSIS Evan Blount, son of "Boss" David Blount ("Senator Sagebrush"), has been rejected by Patricia Anners Dick Gentry offers him a position with the Transcontinental Railroad, lighting his father McVicker, head of the railroad, and "Boss" Blount quarrel. The boss demands that the railroad stop the use of crooked methods. Going west to meet his father Evan meets a man who takes him for a forestry employee. Evan is kidnapped by a band of men, evidently land corporation agents, and is the victim of an invasion seemingly premeditated over a woman. The house is Wartrace Hall, Senator Blount's home and the woman is Evan's stepmother whom he had never met. The senator purposes running Evan for attorney general despite the young man's recent arrival in the state. Evan owes he bears his father called a political trial. McVicker denies Senator Blount to nominate Evan Patricia and her geologist arrive at the Pagebrush capital. At McVicker's request, Evan joins the railroad's forces as division counsel and political worker. He favors clean politics, but finds that his office is made a malicious point by small political hangeries of the county. Evan has a disagreement with Gantry about the road's mixing in politics. His father pulls wires unknown to him to have him invited to speak in a distant mining town. Lathaway who has been trying to do business with the road and with Senator Blount, is to have a talk with him. Lathaway wants a辙 from the road in consideration of political favors. He is referred to Evan and is advised by Mrs. Blount to put Professor Anners name on his list of stockholders. Evan a interview with Hathaway reveals the road's misdings. In a rage he Gantry holds up the resignation. Evan insists that it go through to McVicker. Patricia refuses Evan again. She advises him to stick to the road and work for clean politics. He withdraws his resignation and is sent into the field on a speaking tour. The railroad is threatened by Evan to Gantry unless rebating and other unlawful practices are stopped. Evan suspects his secretary, Collins, of tampering with his desk. The desk is blown up by a burglar evidently after Evan's papers. Gantry tells him that Evan hasn't getting to be too much for him to handle. Gantry has hard work to keep Evan from publicly pledging the railroad to the suppression of rebates. Sunday before election Evan takes Patricia for an auto ride. On Monday Gryson ward boss, brings to Evan what he calls proof of crooked dealings by the senator. Luttr Brookinskip is to print evidence of the machine a crooked negra. WING the sacrificial thing to do. Exan Blount was not of those who make a painful task more painful, by necissarily HAVING the sarcificial thing to do, Eran Blount was not of those who make a painful task more painful by no needlessly postponing it. Judge Hemingway was sitting in chambers. This Blount had learned when he was returning from his call upon Blenkinsop. With the way open before him there was nothing to do but to walk in it. The courthouse was only two squares east and one south from his offices in the Temple court building and on one of the intervening corners stood the towerlike building of the Daily Capital It was on the Capital corner that Blount halted, asking himself how far he would be justified in withholding Gryson's statement from the editor until after the senal had been public property through its appearance on the court records. Open publicity had been his watchword from the beginning, and was he to hesitate now because the ties of kinsman were holding him back? While he was hesitating before the door of the newspaper office a small red touring car dropped out of the stream of vehicles in the street and stopped at the curb. A moment later he became conscious that the single occupant of the car was calling to him. It was Intriein, and her mood was reproachful. "I like the way you treat your friends," she said when he had crossed quickly to her. "What have I done that you should send word to me that you couldn't or wouldn't see me?" "You have done nothing—nothing at all," he made haste to say. "I have been overrun all day with callers—people who had much to ask and nothing to give in return. I had no idea that you would come so early when I told Collins to deny me to everybody. And there was another thing. If you could know—" "I am very willing to know," she interrupted. The newspaper corner was one of the busiest in the city, and its curb was no place for confidence. Blount stepped quickly around the front end of the red car and swung himself into the seat beside its driver. "Drive into one of the quieter streets," he said, "and I share the miserable burden with you, as I have shared all the others." And when the little car was creeping on the low gear out one of the brand Honorable Senator Sagebrush By FRANCIS LYNDE Copyright, 1910, by Street @ Smith Indifference avenues he told her all, exaggerating nothing and palpating nothing. "I can't reason against the facts, Evan. You know what you are saying and why you are warranted in saying it," she began. "But I still believe absolutely in your father. What are you going to do? "The only thing there is to do," he returned, with a note of hardiness in his voice which was only a measure of his suffering. "When you picked me up on the Capital corner I was on my way to Judge Hemingway's chambers with the allidavits. I have taken a solemn oath, Patricia, and the law which I have sworn to uphold is greater than"— He was going to say "is greater than any man's immunity," but she finished the sentence otherwise for him "Is greater than your love for your father I suppose I ought to be able to understand that, but I am not Evan, you must not do it. Every drop of that father's blood in your veins ought to cry out against it." "Ah," he said, with a quick indrawing of his breath, "you don't know what it is costing me" "Truly, I don't 'Evan, your father is a great and good man. If he had a daughter instead of a son she would know it. I wish I were his daughter I should try to show him that blood is thicker than water" "You wish you were his daughter? Do you realize what you are saying?" Then, brokenly "Don't, Patricia! Don't make me do evil that good may come. Can't you understand how I am driven to do this thing, how every fiber of me is rebelling against the savage necessity? God knows I give my life and all my hopes of happiness if the necessity could be wiped out" Instantly she changed her attack "If I can't brute you I must and will continue you" she persisted "You are a brave man, Evan I know, because I have seen you tried. You mustn't turn cowardly now" "Nor shall I," he countered quickly "But I don't understand" "Don't you? Isn't it cowardly to strike this cruel blow in the dark?" You know your father isn't here to defend himself. You can't do such a thing without at least giving blim the warning that you would give your bitter enemies "His absence is merely an added twist of the thumbscrews." he said in fresh wrathfulness "He is not here, and the time is too short to get him here. What is done must be done today - this afternoon. Otherwise it will be too late to stop this last and most shameless attack upon the liberties of every honest voter in this commonwealth. Don't make it harder for me, Patricia. Surely you can see how hard it is as it stands." "I can see that you are about to do something for which in all the years to come you will never be able to get your own forgiveness Dan" <she said> Then with a sudden skitful fill of the speed he hered she sent the little car ahead with a burch steering it in the sharpest of nerves into the nearest cross street affording an outlet to the northern road. "Stop, Patricia" he cried "What are you doing? I must go back to the courthouse." "I'll take you back to the court house," she promised, deeply slipping in the third step, "and you shall be there before Judge Heming way goes home. But, in common justice, you must and shall first tell your father what you are going to do! Don't try to stop me! If you do I'll run into something and smash the car." WILL JOKE With the switch plug on the dash within easy reach. It would have been a simple matter "DON'T TAY TO STOP would have been ME, a simple matter for him to stop the car. But her single hearted devotion was not to be so easily thwarted. It had not occurred to him that he might drive to Wartrace Hall and return in time to set the legal machinery in motion to stop the frudges. So when he leaned forward it was not to throw the electric switch, as she feared; it was merely to adjust the wind shield so that the blast of the speed rush would not blow them both breathless. For fifteen miles north of the capital the Quarriero road is a straight away race track, and Miss Anners proved herself a fearless driver. Almost before Blount realized it the red car was among the hills and climbing to the mean levels. At Sibonho canyon they passed a horseman coming down the canyon road. The man's horse shied at sight of the car and threatened to holt, but Patricia was looking straight ahead and made no movement to slacken speed. In the passing glimpse Blount thought be recognized the rider. It was the man Barto or his double. By the time the little car was grown up the cottonwood sentinel avenue as Wartrace Hall Patricia had broken a record. The thirty miles from the capital had been covered in forty-two minutes. When she brought the car to a stand at the carriage entrance the young woman spoke for the first time since she had given David Blount's son her ultimatum. "Find your father quickly and say what it is right to say. When you are ready to go back I will keep my promise and drive you." It was old Barnabas who admitted the bearer of evil titlings. "Yas, sah; Mar仕瑪 Majah's in de library," was the answer to Blount's question. And, throwing cont and hat aside, the bearer of burdens not his own walked quickly across the hall and let himself into the room of trial. "Well, son, you made out to get here, didn't you?" said the father quietly, pushing a book aside. "Draw up a chair. Where is the little girl?" Blount saw instantly that he must be brief and pitiless. "Miss Anners is at the carriage entrance in the car, waiting to take me back to town," he said, constraining himself to speak calmly. "I have an appointment with Judge Hemingway which must be kept, and he leaves his chambers at 4 o'clock. Do you know why I have made that appointment? The senator shook his head slowly "How should I know, son?" "It's not a pleasant thing to have to tell you," the younger man went on, ignoring the chair to which the long stemmed pipe was pointing. "But Patricia says I must. A little pager an hour ago evidence—legal evidence—of corruption and false registration, in four of the city wards was put into my hands. You know what I've got to do with it father." The older man nodded. "Yes, I know what you think you've got to do with it. But I wouldn't do it if I were you, son. Haven't you learned that one of the first rules in the book of politics is not to hang the dirty clothes out where everybody can see them?" Evans heart sank within him. It was evident that his father was still unusualing still unconscious of the impending blow. Only utter frankness could await new "I can't discuss expediency with you," he said hastily. "This evidence I speak of invites you personally. There is trouble ahead, serious trouble and you don't seem to realize it. The city papers will be out in the morning publishing a evidence of other crooked political work evidence which I have been gathering here and there all over the state and which was stolen when my safe was blown up last week. I did not intend to publish it. If I could help it, I was holding it over my own people as a club to make them decent and to keep them decent. But I have reason to believe that it has been edited so that it will accuse only you and the machine, and by tomorrow morning the entire state will know. I don't have to tell you what the effect of this added exposure of wholesale corruption in the capital is going to be." The senator had told the pipe aside and was starting solderly at the fire. "You're a man unqong a thousand, son," he said quietly. "When it comes to a pure question of right and wrong you don't hesitate a minute, do you? You haven't said it in so many words so I'll say it for you. You've got me right where you can send me to the postmortem? That's about what you're trying to tell me, isn't it?" "Don't put it that way father," protested the son. I gave you fair warning. "I've got to light for the right as I see it. If I don't I shall be less than a man less than your son. Can't you see that it is breaking my heart?" A silence electrically surcharged with possibilities settled down over the quiet room for a little while. At the end of the pause the senator rose and put his hand on his son's shoulder. I have a word to say, 'he said slowly. As you told me that first day out here was, It is your job to hew to the line and let the clips fall where they may. Go ahead and do what seems right and law abiding to you. I'd rather go to jail twice over than have 'you do anything else. Is that what you wanted me to say?' Blount dropped into a chair as if the hand on his shoulder had crushed him and covered his face with his hands. It was hard–harder than even his own preurgings and forecast it. It was a long minute before he staggered to his feet and groped his way to the door, leaving his father standing before the fire, still with the hand outstretched which had been laid in fatherly affection upon his shoulder. When old Barbarians had helped him into his coat and had given him his hat he sought Patricia. "Must you go back?" she queried when he had descended the steps to climb stillly into the seat beside her. He nodded. "Your duty is clear?" He nodded again "And the consequences?" she asked. "I don't know," he muttered. "It ruin and disgrace for all of us. I suppose. Of course I shall resign from the railroad service and stand with my father when—when the thing is done." "Don't do it. Evan; don't do it!" I have no more than a woman's reason to give you, but I am sure you are opening the door to a lifelong sorrow for yourself—and—for me." It was the last two words that steeled him to his purpose. Not even for her dear ake would he turn aside from the plain path of the oath bound obligation. It struck him like a blow that the turning aside would make him forever unworthy of her love. "Take me back to the city as quickly as you can, Patricia," he said, "or, better still, stay here and let me have the car. That is my last word." For answer she threw the speed lever into the high gear and snapped home the clutch. Like a projectile hurled from a catapult the little touring car shot away down the cottonwood avenue, and the second race against time was begun. For the first few miles Patricia Amor single passenger had all he could do to keep his seat. More than once THUNK. Found himself mechanically reaching for the steering wheel, but as often he caught himself. In time. As on the outward race, Patricia was looking straight ahead and giving the little car every throb of speed there was in it. None the less, he could see that she had it under perfect control. What happened came with the suddenness of the thunderclap following the bolt that strikes near at band. CIL JORN "DON'T DO IT, EVAN; DON'T DO IT!" The approach to the mouth of Shonoho canyon was down a long incline with a gentle curve near the bottom to blade the canyon entrance until they were within a hundred yards of it. Blount had a momentary glimpse of some barrier—a tree, he took it to be bypassing across the main road. Seeing it, he realized in the same instant that Patricia was neither releasing the clutch nor applying the brakes. After that there was barely time to snap the switch and to throw the heavy glass wind shield down before the devastating crash came. CHAPTER XIX. It was only the car that was dis- abled. Beyond a severe shaking up neither Patricia nor Blount was seriously hurt. Recovering from the shock and being assured of Patricia's wholeness and his own. Blount sprung out to see what the collision had done to the car. The inspection was brief. With the front axle bent, the radiator crushed and one cylinder of the engine broken, the little car was safely out of commission "We're done for," he said shortly, helping his companion down from the driving seat Patricia was still trembling and pale, and he thought that the accident was accountable. "Do you mean that we can't-go on to the city?" she quivered. "Not unless we walk, and it is ex- actly fifteen miles. I happened to notice the stopometer record on the roadster when we turned around here last Sunday. "What shall we do?" she asked when the improbability of any timely rescue made just apparent. Point looked at his watch. It was already a few minutes past 3 o'clock. "We'll sit down and wait for somebody to come along and rescue us, he said striving to say it lightly. "I'm sure we ought to be glad and thankful that he is no worse. We stood a good chance of being killed both of us." She shuddered and said "I might have stopped sooner. There there was time, don't you think?" Egan had thought so, and he was regarding her curiously. There had been many motoring experiences in their acquaintance of a year and not a few hazards and he had more than once rejoiced in her cool presence of mind in the face of sudden danger. "I wondered a little that you didn't," he ventured to say. "I never saw you hesitate before." The took that she gave him was pa-thetically pleading. "I stopped just one little instant to think of your father—and those terrible papers in your pocket and what was going to happen if you should reach Judge Hemingway in time Evan," she confessed brokenly "Can you ever forgive me?" It was a moment for the brushing aside of obstacle once and for all and he took her in his arms—Would have done it if the lonely Quarretroad had been the busiest street in the capital. "You are my brave, loyal darling," he said. And he nausee she let him say it, and hid the face, from which the cold pallor had suddenly fled, on his shoulder the political struggle and everything pertaining to it became as things of nought and the lonely road the way to paradise The silence of the immensities hold them for a moment—a golden silence for the lover, but a moment of keen self reproachings for the maiden sobbing on his shoulder "Oh. I don't know how I could have done it—but I did." she wept. "I—I was not actually glad when I saw the tree. I didn't have the courage to—to upset the car in the ditch." Again he comforted her, and the political renallities withdrew into a still remote region. "It was to be," he said. "That is what the tree was put here for—to stop us." She looked up at that. "Why, that is so, isn't it? There are no trees growing around here—none at all. Who did it, Even?" Blount shook his head sadly. "There is only one person in the world who could have any strong reason for stopping us," he asserted. "I can't imagine how my father managed it in the short time at his despot. That tree has been dragged down out of the little canyon slice we passed going north. You can see the trail of it in the road." "Please, Evan," she pleaded, "don't eak me to believe that your father planned it. Why, we might have been killed outright, both of us" "I know," he returned gloomily, "but -hello, harge comes our raucier!" It was rather a figure of speech then an assurance: Around a turn in the basket. JOIN THE Solid Rock Union (20th Century Secret System) THAT BENEFITS IN LIFE, HEALTH & DEATH Salary and Commission to Deputies Write Right Now for Full Partioulars to the SOLID ROCK UNION, 1920 Dickinson St.. PHILADELPHIA, PA. JOHN OLINTON, JR., President. 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"I don't believe we care to go and look for your shack hotel," he said to the road blocker Barto swung straight in his saddle and fell into the attitude of one listening. Then the grin became a menace, and he spoke sharply. "Gimme them papers you gbt in your pocket and do it sudden" he com-manded. "Then you can stay here till the cows come home if you want to. Quick, I say" "No," Blunt said crisply. ```markdown ``` Instantly Harto's pistol was out. "Give 'em upr" he shouted. "Shell 'em out or"— The diversion came stormily. Around the curve from the north—the curve that had so late- ly been Patricia's undoing—came a huge touring car, with a big man at the wheel, a velled woman in the mechanician's seat and the tonneau crammed with armed men. WILL JOES Horto snapped his pistol at the oncoming car, and when the weapon missed fire he wheeled his horse to the canyon road, up which his two companions were all ready urging their mounts. 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"No," he interrupted, still in the same gentle tone: "don't let's jump at any more conclusions, Evan. Watt just a little while. There's more to come—and I shouldn't be surprised if it came before dinner time." It did come before dinner time—came when a dust covered car driven atreckless speed tore in over the northern road and was pushed up with a jerk at the Inter-Mountain entrance to let Mr. Hardwick McVickar debark and hurry to the clerk's desk. "Senator Blount? Yes, he's in his podnik; he said you were to come right continued on 3rd Page. --- 15 The Honorable Senator Sagebrush By FRANCIS LYNDE Copyright, 1910, by Street & Smith Continued from 2nd Paseo. up," said the clerk, and, without stopping to strip off his dust coat, the vice president hastened to an elevator. What took place behind the closed door of the sitting room, in the Blount suit is not a matter of record, and Evan Blount, sitting beside Patricia in Mrs. Blount's private sitting room and concluding a lasting peace with his father's wife, was too happy to care very much. But after a time the summons for which he had been waiting came, and he went—almost reluctantly—to join his father in the room of conference. "Has Mr. McVickar gone?" he asked, finding his father sitting alone. "Yes; he's gone—gone to order out his car and go back to Chicago," was the slow spoken reply. Then, with the quizzical smile wrinkling at the eye corners, "How does the political wrestle strike you by this time, son?" "It strikes me that I haven't been in it—not even in the outer edges of it, dad. Isn't that about the size of it?" "Oh, no; you're been doing good work—mighty good work, for your company. McVickar recognizes it. You've helped out in the only way that help could come in this campaign. You've worked up a good, healthy public sentiment in favor of a square deal for everybody. McVickar was fixing to lose it all; cooking the registration lists and buying votes and making deals right and left, the same as usual. But it's all off now, and he's gone, and we're going to have one clean, straight up and down election, son. The 'machine' says so." "The machine?" queried the younger man. "Tee; you didn't know that a machine organization could be put to any really righteous use, did you, boy? But this is one time when it has gone in to knock out the crookedness, big and little. Listen, son. When you wired me that you were coming out here I lay awake nights thinking how I'd put you in training and then when the time came I'd help you up into the saddle and make you the boss of the roundup, as I'd been. Want to hear the rest of it?" Blount.modded. "Then it came over me all of a and den that I'd been as crooked as a dog's hind leg; that we'd all been crooked. Not that I'd ever taken a dollar for my personal pocket, for I haven't, but I've bought and sold and dickered and schemed with the best of 'em and the worst of 'em, just as McVickar's been doing for the past two months. Then I asked myself if I'd like to see you wallowing in the same mudhole, and—well, Evan, you may have a son of your own some day, and then you'll know. I thought I'd try you a little at first, and I did—that first day out at Wartrace. When you ripped out at me that day I made up my mind right then and there that I'd put the whole power of the 'machina' as you call it, into one campaign for a clean election and a square deal!" "My heaven!" ejaculated the son. "And I've been fighting you and your organization at every turn!" "No, you haven't," was, the quick reponder. "You've been fighting graft, and that was what you thought you were bired to do. McVickar wasn't playing just fair with you. He gave you your job in the first place to take you away from me, but you've been in the hands of your friends right from the start, Evan. It was the organization that gave you all these chances to preach the new gospel of the square deal. It was the organization that pushed Hathway up against you, so that you'd know that the railroad people were running around in the same old circles, hollowing for justice and doing everything they could to defeat the ends of justice—muddying the spring because, they say, they don't know what else to do. "Lastly, it's the organization that's going to see do it that your word to the people of this state is made good, son. Maybe we'll never be able to do it again, but this one time we shall do it. Gordon is going in by the biggest majority ever given to a governor of old Sagebrush, and the legislature will be give to one in favor of the square deal." The younger man left his chair and walked to one of the windows to stand, looking down upon the lights of the busy street. When he turned again it was to say, "I don't see where I am to break in, dad." "You have already broken in. White the legislature is going to be anti-corporation, it is also going to be fair when it finds out that all the railroad deals have been called off and canceled. You're the man to show the lawmakers that this has actually been done. McFickar made a hard and fast point of that when he consented to wipe the state clean and go away and let us run our, politics to suit ourselves. He made me promise to put it up to you fair and square, with a hand-some increase in salary and an pronunciation agreement to back up every claim you should make when you assert that the railroad company will fire the first man that is caught evading the laws. That's what I've been fighting for in this campaign, Evan, and it's what you must fight for." The son took the two steps necessary to reach the father's chair and bold out his hand. "I'm with you, dad," he said heartily. "I'll stay, and I'll make Mr. McVickar respect me and my principles before I'm through with it. But I'm still a little bit afraid that you and your kind are a menace to civilization and a free government. You won't mind my saving that will you." "Lawese gracious, nal, say anything you like, son, or, rather, let me say something also first. How about this 'career' business of Patricia's? Have you fixed that up yet?" Evan shook his head despondently. "She's going home with her father in October," he said, then: "Do you know what she did today, dad? She ran the little car into that tree intentionally so I couldn't get back here in time to use those affidavits which she and I both supposed would incriminate you." "God bleas her loyal little soul!" said the senator. "I hadn't told her what I was trying to do; but, Lord love you, she they—you trust a woman for knowing, every time, son. And now one more thing. Have you come to know Honoria any better in these last few days?" "Yes; much better within the last hour, dad." "Good. That does my old heart a heap of good, son. Let's go and get those two good women and take 'em down to dinner, then we'll drive back to Wartrace and get ready to touch off the fireworks when the returns come in. I tell you, son, tomorrow's election is going to be a regular old fashioned, heave 'em up and keep 'em a-going landside!" Evan Blount was turning to go-back to the inner sitting rooft, where Patricia was—when he suddenly remembered little Blenklansp. "Don't let that worry you for a minute, son," said the man who seemed to be at the heart of everything what was happening. "Half an hour after you left Blenklansp this morning that stuff that they had stolen from your safe and then garbled up to suit them selves was all killed. When I told Blenklansp over the phone that there wouldn't be any crooked lists used tomorrow—that he was merely fixing to put himself on record as the biggest on two continents—he came down CHAPTER XX THE LANDBLADE CONTRARY to all expectation, the election proved to be one of the quietest ever known in the Sagebrush State. A few editors there were, like Blenkopsof the Daily Capital, who later on maintained that it was merely another trumpf for the machine, but there was no gallagging the result. The reform ticket, with or without the help of the machine, was elected by sweeping majorities everywhere, and Gantry, sitting in his office and reading the wire returns as they came in, gasped for breath and sword desperately over each fresh batch of messages. At Wartrace Hall the Hon. David turned to his son "Well, Evan, are the tangles all straightened out for you now?" he asked gently "Just about all of them," laughed Blount. He had spent a very happy evening, chiefly because Patricia had been occupying the other half of the small divan he had dragged out to face the fire. "But I'm still unalterably opposed to the machine in politics," he added. 4 The senator laughed silently "Call it 'organization' instead of 'machine', son, and you've got the power that moves the civilized world today. You've heard me called the 'boss' from the time Gantry had his first talk with you back yonder in Massachusetts. Call me a man with friends enough to make me a sort of leader in the old home state and you've got it about right. I don't say that I've always used the 'power justly'. The Lord knows I'm no more infallible than other people. But, as I said to you yesterday, son, no matter what you've heard or who said it, I've never used the power to fatten my own pocketbook. I've bought and trafficked and bargained—I don't deny it—but only when it seemed as though the end justified the means." "But the end never justifies evil means, dad," was the son's steadfast rejoinder. Then he looked up quickly from his place beside Patricia. "Is that the secret of all the invitations I've been getting?" The humorous crow's feet were wrilling at the corners of David Bloum's eyes. "I reckon so, son," he admitted. "You have been in the hands of your friends—and they're my friends—right from the start. Mighty near everything you have done has been scheduled for you." It was just here that the professor excused himself and stumped off to bed. Mrs. Honoria signaled to her husband and vanished in her turn. A few minutes after abe had gone the senator rose and threw a fresh attack on the fire. Then he came to stand before the two on the little divan. "Son," he said gravely, "you've got your work cut out for you, and it's a good sized job. When the legislature meets you've got to go in single handed and alone and get a handful of reasonable laws passed for your railroad. You're going to have a hard fight, and there'll be times when you'll, long with all your soul for some good, clean hearied little woman to go to for com fort and counsel. Of course I know that Patricia here has got another job, but. The senator had been out of sight and hearing for five full minutes when the young man watched over and took the hand that was lying nearest him. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. The Heroine of a Detective Story JOHN Death stalks in the dead of night, suspicion dogs the footsteps of the innocent, and love, crime and mystery mingle in The House of the Whispering Pines By ANNA KATHARINE GREEN, Author of "The Leavenworth Case" Read One of America's Greatest Detective Stories Patrons of this paper are given an opportunity to enjoy a serial that has won the unstinted approval of the public and the leading critics Yesterday afternoon, Patricia, when I had right and reason and logic on my side, your woman's intuition found the truer path. I know I am only one and your poor people are many, but I am still selfish enough to'- ```markdown ``` She looked up quickly, and the beautiful eyes were shining. "We can't learn everything all at once, Evan." she said, breaking in upon his plead. "WE MUST LIVE OR LING "There was DIE FOR EACH OTHER- one moment yee- ll." tenny when I learned the greatest thing of all. It was the moment when I saw the tree lying across the road. I knew then that I—that I— "I know," he said gently. "You knew that we must live or die for each other. You have heard what my father has said. I can't walk in the way he has marked out for me without you, Patricia." With a swift little love impulse she lifted his hand and pressed it to her cheek. "You needn't, Evan, dear," she said simply. THE END. FOUR MEN LYNCHED Pearl Hunters, Robbed and Stripped, Found Hanging to a Tree. Swinging in the branches of a big tree in the deserted portion of Letch- er county, near Compton, Ky., the nude bodies of four pearl hunters who, it is said, have found many valuable pearls within the last week, were found by a passby. It is believed that the men were lynched by thieves and their bodies awing from the tree. One of the bodies was identified by Dr. F. H. Lewis as that of J. W. King, a pearl hunter, who found a pearl a few days ago valued at $1000. The other three were not identified. The motive for the hanging has not been fathomed and feeling is at a high pitch. The other three men are said to be from Oregon, who attracted by The large finds along the Kentucky river at this point came to seek pearls. The bodies had been hanging in the open air for probably a day or two. No clothing or anything about the four men was to be found which would lead to their identification. There has been no trace of the guilty parties found. There has been no robberies in Dutcher county in many months, and as there were no strangers in the neighborhood the crime is shrouded in mystery. KIDNAPPERS SENTENCED Sent Up For Burglary Because There Was No Law Against Child Stealing. Judge J. C Roberts, of the district court in Las Vegas, N M pronounced sentence on Will Rogers and Joe Wiggins, the confessed kidnappers of little Waldo Rogers, on March 29 last. 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Clearly do not order their paper discontinued at the expiration of time for which it has been paid, hold liable for the payment of the subscription up to date when they order the paper discontinued COMMUNICATIONS—When writing to us to renew your subscription you must write your name and address in full, otherwise we cannot find your name on our books. CHANGE OF ADDRESS—In order to change the address of a subscriber we must be sent the form as well as the present address. Entered at the Post Office at Richmond, Va. as second class matter SATURDAY., JUNE 3, 1911. OUR REASONS GIVEN. We have received the following communication which explains itself. May 23, 1911. Mr. John Mitchell, Jr., 311 North Richmond, Va. Fourth Street Richmond, VA. Dear Sir., As a reader and a well wisher of your paper, I would like to call your attention to the cops dated May 20th on page four, in regard to discrediting of the colored people. In the eyes of the nation, as I am a colored man myself and a well wisher of my race, I will agree with you that Senator B. R. Tillman has done more to discredit the colored people in the eyes of the nation than any other individual. In public Iff, but as one remembers the past and thinking of the future, I would like to ask why should Col. Theodore Roosvelt and President Wm. H. Taft be placed before the eyes of the colored people of the United States or elsewhere as being in a class with Senator B. R. Tillman. I sincerely hope that you may see the mistake and correct the same in your next issue. I remain a reader and a well wisher of your paper R L SCOTT We made the statement that Senator B. R. Tillman, Col Theodore Roosevelt and President William H Taft had done more to discredit the colored people in the eyes of the nation than any other individuals in public life. Let us see. No one will hardly question the statement with reference to Senator Tillman. He would in all probability regard our statement more as a compliment than he would as a criticism. With ex-President Roosevelt and President Taft, it would be a different matter however in view of the friendly attitude assumed by both in speaking to the colored people and in fostering projects which are presumed to better their condition. We do not mean to infer that both of them do not mean well, but they have pursued a policy which has tended to lower the race in the scale of American manhood and which has placed an entire race in the category of wards of the nation, to be treated not as citizens, but as aliens, not as equals, but as inferiorors. To go back to Col. Roosevelt, he "booted" out of the United States Army a whole battalion of colored soldiers, the innocent with the guilty and thereby gave the impression to the country that colored men were not capable of wearing the service stripes of the United States Army. In this he placed these colored men on a par with the traitors of the nation and enabled the Negro-haters to make capital of this condition of affairs to the extent of intensifying race prejudice against us from one section of the country to the other. President Taft as Secretary of War supported Mr. Roosevelt in this, and when he became President emphasized it by approving the findings of a court which forever disgrazed colored men, confessedly innocent and which barred them from any consideration at the hands of the government, although some of them, noticeably Mingo Sanders, wore medals of honor obtained as a result of bravery upon many battalions. In addition to this, President Roosevelt announced to the Negrohating Southern oligarchy that he had appointed fewer Negroes, better known as colored men, to office than any of his predecessors, and he proceeded to reduce the number to a skeleton brigade. As President Roosevelt had removed the flesh, when President Taft succeeded him, he proceeded to remove the hones, one by one, until at the present time presidential appointments south of the Mason and Dixon line is becoming about as source as hen teeth The lines of demarcation have been drawn so fine that race prejudice and racial discrimination is in evidence at the National Capital recognized by the President of the United States who openly enquires as to the race of an appointee to offices in the national government, although he sworn to recognize no man according to his race, color or previous condition of servitude. The innumerable number of white lackies, observing this, have taken the cure, and they are making colored folks' lives miserable not only in Washington, but in every public building in the United States where the race lines are as rigidly drawn in the Post offices and Custom Houses and other government buildings as they are in the State capital. All of these actions have tended to discredit the colored people in the eyes of the nation. As a result where race prejudice was unknown, it has become in evidence. The underlings at Washington have taken the cue from their chief. Where we had a manifestation of the despised color line only in one party, we find it now in both great political parties. Colored men are as uncomfortable in a Republican meeting as they have been in a Democratic meeting. The only radical difference is that Southern white men have recognized the color line from time immemorial, and while it is no less galling, a colored man knows just what to expect. In the case of a Republican white man, though, where he expects equality of recognition, he is elbowed and snubbed out into the hallways. President Roosevelt started out with manhood recognition, regardless of race, color or creed, at luncheon with a colored man in the White House and then ended the whole business, by practicing the same kind of injustices upon colored men as had been practiced by the Southerners upon the same kind of people There is no record, though, where any Southern State has ever adopted a policy so drastic as the one which he adopted in dealing with the colored soldiers, who were alleged to have shot up Brownville, Texas. He permitted his subordinates to go to the extent of using the entire machinery of the government against the accused men, when this machinery should have been used in their favor. It was for this reason that we made the remark, and any one who will travel over the United States now and come in contact with the people will note the wilting effect upon the race of the attitude of these two great statesmen, who nestled with Senator Bon Tillman in his attitude and who corroborated much that he was unkind enough to say in his lectures. It may be said in Ben Tillman's favor that he did not wholly approve of President Roosevelt's policy in this matter, and there were rumors that if he had it in his power he would have endorsed an application for the restoration of Mingo Sanders of South Carolina, if he had believed such action would have ensured his reinstitution to the army. Senator Tillman is now within the shadow of the grave, and in a few more months or years, the Devil will kiss him heartily. In the internal regions below; but it is nevertheless right and proper that we should give the devil his due and accord to him that credit to wifch he is justly entitled. These Republicans who process love for us as wards of the nation and contempt for us as citizens must be made to understand that we insist upon all of our rights and privileges as Republicans and decline to be satisfied with that discrimination which keeps us from occupying the position of honor and profit to which our abilities entitle us. True Reformers Fighting For Life True Reformers Fighting For Life (Continued From Page Number) ONE. Grand Fountain declared to belong to the True Reformers' Bank that the able lawyers are trying to stop the sale. MAY LAST FIVE YEARS. The indications are that the long illitization has jug begun, and that the funds of the Order will be sapposed by expensive law suite, which would weaken a solvent Order, much less a financially weak one. It may be two years, and it may be five years before the end will be in sight. Grand Worthy Master Holmes, before he is through, will find himself testifying as A W. Holmes, president, against A. W. Holmes, Grand Worthy Master, and Wm. P. Burrell, secretary, will be found testifying against Wm. P. Burrell, True Reformer Bank director. MR HOLMES' PREDICAMENT As the matter now stands, Grand Worthy Master Holmes is in the predicament of having made a sword statement that the True Reformers' Bank, of which A. W. Holmes was president, owed the Grand Fountain, of which A. W. Holmes is Grand Worthy Master, $150,000, or there abouts, and he secured a receiver to take charge to wind up the affairs of the True Reformers' Savings Bank, of which A. W. Holmes was president, and pay over the assets or the proper proportion thereof, to A W. Holmes, Grand Worthy Master of the Grand Fountain. ESTOPPED BY RECEIVER Upon this amount allotted to be he due laid claim to assets to the Bureau of Insurance, in order to secure a renewal of the Order's license now the receiver, in conjunction with Edwin M Pilcher, Esq, report that instead of the bank owing the Grand Fountain $150,000, the Order of True Reformers, known as the Grand Fountain, owes the Savings Bank of the Grand Fountain of the United Order of True Reformers over $200,000. It is not to be wondered then that the officials are active. This report, if approved, will force a revocation of the license again, the retirement of Grand Worthy Master A W Holmes and the appointment of a receiver to take charge of the Order of True Reformers. MUCH MONEY EXPENDED. Money that should be paid to the creditors is now being expended in expensive litigation, and the end is not yet. The following is a copy of the report of the receivers and the rule issued against the First National Bank THE RECEIVER'S COMPLAINT. In the Chancery Court of the City of Richmond The Grand Fountain, United Order of True Reformers, which uses, etc. The Savings Bank of the Grand Fountain, United Order of True Reformers of Virginia To Hon Daniel Grinnan, Judge The understressed receivers of the court in this cause respectfully report to the court that, upon entry of the Order, in the above cause on October 26, 1910, appointing Wm. A Moncree receiver, he immediately gave bond as required by the said certificate after obtaining a certified copy of the decree appointing him receiver that he received once to the banking rooms of the defendant bank and reached said banking rooms at 15 minutes past 1 P.M. October 26, 1910, and took possession and charge of the books and property of the bank at that hour. NO OFFICER PRESENT At the time of the arrival of the receiver and his taking charge of the assets and property of the insolvent defendant bank, no bank officer was present, the affairs of the bank being in charge of the teller and other bank clerks. Your receiver. Wm. A Moncure, heard in the afternoon of a receiver for the defendant bank, that R T Hill, its cashier, and two other officers of the defendant bank had in their possession the sum of six thousand, two hundred and four dollars and seventy-three cents, all rightfully the moneye of the said bank, and then in the possession of its cashier, or the other two officers present with the cashier, and which sum the said R T Hill, cashier, was endowing to deposit in the Broad Street Bank, Richmond, Va., as a special fund, but nonetheless the property of the insolvent defendant bank CASHIER INTERCEPTED The undersigned are informed and therefore report that the said R. T. Hill, cashier of the defended bank, was intercepted by the First National Bank, Richmond, Va. through its officers, or officer, and prevented from making deposit of the said sum of money, as he was endeavoring so to that that not earlier than 2 o'clock P. M., Oct. 26, 1916, the said First National Bank of Richmond, Va., its officers, agents and attorneys without lawful authority of any kind whatever, received of from the said R. T. Hill, cashier of the defendant bank, out of and from the said sum of six thousand, two hundred and four dollars and seventy-three cents, moneyes properly belonging to the insolvent bank, the sum of one thousand, six hundred and thirty-one dollars and forty-six cents, and that the First National Bank of Richmond, Va., now, and at all times since the receipt of the said sum of one thousand, six hundred and thirty-one dollars and forty-six cents as aforesaid, withholds the same, and has refused, and still refuses, to turn the same over to the receivers of this court in this cause, although the First National Bank, Richmond, Va., has been requested by one of your receivers go to do. MR. MONCURINGAVE NOTICE. The undergird further, report that, at least one half an hour before the receipt aforreid of the sum of one thousand, six hundred and thirty-one dollars and forty-six cents by the First National Bank of Richmond, Va., from R. T. Hill, cashier, to-wit, at 1:30 P. M., on October 28, 1910, the First National Bank of Richmond, Va., had been informed by Wm. A. Moncure, receiver, that the insolvent defendant bank was in the hands of him as receiver by order of Your Honor's court. The undersigned report to the court the above facts, and ask that a rule be issued against the First National Bank, Richmond, Va., to show cause why it should not now turn over to the receivers of this court the sum of one thousand, six hundred and thirty-one dollars and forty-six cents, with interest thereon since October 26, 1910, and to that and the undersigned asks that this report be treated as a petition and asks that it is not proper to issue a rule against the First National Bank as herein ford: it is asked that the said receivers be authorized and instructed to bring suit at law against the First National Bank of Richmond, Va., for the recovery of the sum of one thousand, six hundred and thirty-one dollars and forty-six cents, with interest thereon from October 26, 1910. Respectfully submitted. Addendum Your receivers deem it proper to add that on October 27, 1910, the said First National Bank of Richmond, Va, upon being approached by Receiver Wm. A Monure, gave to him all the information regarding the said transaction for which he asked but declined to pay over to him the said sum of $1.631 46 EDWIN M PILCHER. WILLIAM A MONCURE. Receivers. THE COURT'S ORDER Virginia R. In the Chancery Court of the City of Richmond The Grand Fountain United Order of True Reformers which sues etc. vs. The Savings Bank of the Grand Fountain, United Order of True Reformers of Virginia This day came Edwin M. Pitcher and Wm. A. Monroe, receivers in this cause, and by leave of the court filed their two reports dated May 23, 1911, and numbered respectively Report No 8" and Report No 9, and along with 'Report No. 8" is returned the inventory of the assets of the defendant bank, and then this cause came on to be further heard in the papers formerly heard, together with the said reports and inventory this day filed and was argued by counsel. On consideration whereof it appear in passing said Report No 97 that the First National Bank of Richmond, Va., received of the cashier and other officers of the insolvent defendant bank the sum of one thousand, six hundred and thirty-nine dollars and forty-six cents on the 26th day of October, 1910, after the appointment and qualification of a receiver for the said defendant bank and it further appearing from said report that the said sum of one thousand, six hundred and thirty-one dollars and forty-six cents so received by the first National Bank of Richmond, Va., was the said defendant bank and should have been delivered over to the receiver of this Court, along with all monies of the insolvent defendant bank in possession of its officers, and it further appearing that the said First National Bank of Richmond, Va., has refused, and still refuses, to turn over or deliver to the receivers of the court in this cause the said sum of one thousand, six hundred and thirty-one dollars and forty-six cents, so reported to have been received by it if it is ordered that a rule be issued against the First National Bank of Richmond, Va., directing it to appear at the bar of this court at 10 o'clock A.M on the 5th day of June, 1911, to show the case, can they should not pay to the receivers of this case in this cause the said sum of one thousand, six hundred and thirty-one dollars and forty-six cents, with interest thereon from October 26, 1910. It is further ordered that a copy of the last paragraph of this order be served upon the said bank by the sheriff of the city of Richmond SOCIETY LEPGER, NO. 3 OVER DRAFTS Metropolitan Steam Laundry, Edward Ellis, Jr. proprietor, $607.39, W. W. Willison, treasurer, 19 centa Jonesboro Academy, $140.02, Jonesboro Academy, 13 centa First Baptist Sunday-School, R T Hill, treasurer, $129.80. SundaySchool Publishing Company, Nelson Williams, Jr., secret- rant, treasurer, $3.02. R. T. Hill, executor of John Blunt, $490.28. Amanda Bunk $1,264.00. R. Kolser, secretary Negro, Devel opment and Exposition Company $3,804.69. Virginia Baptist State Sunday School Convention R. T. Hill, presi deut, $117.83. Equipment and Exposition Company, W. I. Johnson, presi dents Giles B. Jackson, director general $3,206.00. Agnes B. Rocco $200.53. R. T. Hill. $1,002.16. The amount of the notes held to tailed $26,717.84. PROPERTY AND ITS VALUE. The property standing in the name of the Savings Bank of the Grand Pountain, United Order of True Re- formers, is located as follows: Davantville, Va., cost $12,500. There is a deed of trust on it to secure a debt on which there is a balance due of about $3,000. The property in Richmond, Va. 17 and 1-2 feet on Thirtieth Street, between O and P streets. It cost $425.00, and is valued at $1,600. The property standing in the name of the Reformers' Mercantile and Industrial Association, and which belongs to the Savings Bank, is in Staunton, in Augusta Street, with a frontage of $1,600. It cost $1,600. The property Cincinnati O., being on Sixth Street—the cost of the property does not appear in the face of the deed. It is valued at $18,000. The property at Claremont, Surry county, Va. It cost $378.00. The property in Washington, D. C. on U Street. The cost was $10,000. The valuation placed upon it by the True Reformer officials is $80,000. There is a first mortgage, on it of $25,000, and a second mortgage on it of $44,484.00. The property at Louisville, Kentucky, 60 feet on Walnut Street. The price paid for it is not stated in the deed. The value placed on it by the True Reformer officials is $7. 8T. LOUIS VALUES The property in St. Louis, Mo., on Pine Street, the price of which is not stated. The value placed upon it by the True Reformer officials is $38,000. There is a deed of trust on this property for $10,200.00. The property in St. Louis, Mo., on Eastern Avenue, the purchase price of which is not stated, but which is valued by the True Reformer officials at $6,000. The property in Hampton, Va., on Wine Street, the purchase price of which is not stated in the deed, but which is valued by the True Reformer officials at $1,500. The following property stands in the name of the trustees of the Grand Fountain of the United Order of True Reformers: True Reformers' Hall, 100 ft. street, between Jackson and Polk Streets. It is valued at $14,500. There is a deed of trust on it for $9,000. The property in Portsmouth Va., on High Street, fronting 60 feet, the value of it is not stated. 1. The property in Alexandrin, Va. on Prince Street, fronting 40 feet, the land cost $2,500 VIRGINIA REAL ESTATE The property in Norfolk, Va. on Queen Street. It cost $2,850 The property on Jackson Street. 60 feet, in Richmond, Va. and also the property at Sixth and Clay streets. The value is not definitely known The property in Ashland, which cost $7,500. It is valued by the True Reformer officials at $2,500. The property on the northwest corner of Graham and Gilliam streets which cost $360 00 It is valued at $2,500 The property in Manchester, on the southeast corner of Hull and Fourteenth streets, with a frontage of 30 feet The purchase price was $2,800 The property in Petersburg, Vau. on Oak and Halifax streets The purchase price was $750.00 It is valued by the True Reformer officials at $1,700 The property in Portsmouth Vau. on Glasgow Street, between Green and Washington streets The purchase price was $2,500 The property in Henrico county, which cost $350 00 It is valued at $1,200 BALTIMORE PROPERTY, TOO. The property in Baltimore, Maryland on St Paul Street, the value of which is $15,000. There are two mortgages on it, agreeing $10,000. The property at Roanoke Va., on Lee Street it cost $2,000. The True Reformers value it at $6,000. There was no building on it at the time it was purchased. The property in Bermuda District, in Chesterfield county, Va. It is valued at $1,200. The property at Newport News, Va. The purchase price was $13,175.00 There is a deed of trust on it of $1,000.00. The Savings Bank owns all of the stock of the Reformers' Mercantile and Industrial Association, as follows: Certificate No. 1, 50 shares of stock, issued April 12, 1900, par value $5,000. Certificate No. 2, 30 shares, issued August 1, 1901, $3,000. Certificate No. 3, 20 shares of stock issued November 1, 1901, $2,000. Total $10,000. The above mentioned certificates were issued to the Grand Pountain Unit Order of True Reworkers and were won by the Saving Bank in January, 1905. --- The report of the receivers for the True Reformers' bank is, of course, an on-sided statement and made by the representatives of the defunct bank. It is not judicial in any sense and the real relation of the Grand Fountain to the bank must be ascertained by the court. "We claim that instead of the Grand Fountain being indebted to the bank, the bank is indebted to the Grand Fountain. In October, 1910 the Grand Fountain, acting under the advice of counsel, filed a bill in the chancery court of Richmond, setting up that the bank was insolvent and owed the Grand Fountain upwards of $150,000. The bank answered and admitted an indebtedness to the Grand Fountain. Wherefore, the court, upon the claim of the Grand Fountain and the admission of the bank, appointed receivers for the bank. This was done on October 28, 1910. When some months afterwards, the receivers of the bank indicated that they, would claim an indebtedness from the Grand Fountain to the bank, which was the first intimation we had that the receivers would make any such claim, thus reversing the situation upon which the receivership was granted, the Grand Fountain, employing Hon. R. E. Bryd, and the firm of Montague & Montague to look after its interests. "We have not yet been able to get the report from the clerk's office to make an examination of it. Nevertheless, we claim that it is impossible that the Grand Fountain can owe the bank anything. The bank made no money. Its only source of revenue was its individual depositors, its auxiliary depositors and the Grand Fountain. The Grand Fountain deposited constantly large sums of money in the bank. The bank admitted the liability to the Grand Fountain. The stock of the Reformers' Industrial Association was owned by the bank and not by the Grand Fountain. The Industrial Association is indebted to the bank, but not the Grand Fountain. "The stock of the bank was owned by a number of individuals. The officials of the Grand Fountain, with one exception, are different from those under whom the mismanagement is allied to have occurred. "The Grand Fountain is now getting on its feet, doing a strictly insurance business, and will fight to the bitter end any attempt to bring it in debt to the bank. "We sincerely hope that the friends of the Order and the public generally will suspend judgment until the side of the Grand Fountain can be set forth. GRAND WORTHY MASTER HOLMES PLEA. Richmond, Va. May 29, 1911. Office of the Grand Fountain, United Order of True Reformers. To the Officers and Members of the Grand Fountain and Friends in General. Generally, in view of the fact that the receivers of the Savings Bank of the Grand Fountain, U. O. T. R., made their report to the Chancery Court Wednesday, May 24, 1911, a state man of which you have doublell real in the "Reformer" and other newspapers, which report has no doubt caused much comment, both throughout the Brotherhood as well as with the public, we feel at this particular time that a word from us is due the Brotherhood and the public at large, especially so when we are reminded of the splendid loyalty of the Brotherhood and the great help we have received at the hubs of the generous public in the restoration of the license of the organization. CAUSED UNFAVDRABLE COM MENT We would say that while the report of the receivers has caused much unfavorable comment, it nevertheless holds out considerable hope to the depositors, on the other hand, it places the Order in an unfavorable light, in that it states that the organization is largely indebted to the bank. This we cannot conceive to be true, and we believe when the accounting that is asked for by the receivers themselves is had, that the Grand Fountain will appear in an entirely different light. We would, therefore, ask that the members of the Order stand firm (for together we stand and divided we fall) and the public suspend judgment until the Grand Fountain has a chance to have her side of the question heard, at which time we believe that conditions will warrant your continued loyalty and confidence. A PERSONAL REFERENCE In view of the fact that the Richmond Planet saw fit in its last issue to use my name as one responsible for the condition of the organization, a word of personal reference here will be pardoned. I desire to state (as most of the members of the 'organization know) that I have been connected with the Grand Fountain, United Order of True Reformers for twenty-four years—twenty-one years of which time have been given to spreading the work of the organization throughout the various parts of the field. In which it has been my privilege to work. First, as State deputy, with head quarters at Charlotteville, Va., which place I remained about eighteen months, after which I was called by the late Rev W W. Browne, founder of the Order, to take charge of the work at headquarters as chief of Richmond Division, consisting of Richmond city and the following counties: THE FIELD COVERED Henrie, Hanover, Charles City, New Kent, King William, King and Queen, Caroline, Easex, Lousin, Fluvanna, Orange, Goochland, Powhatan and Cumberland, as well as other sections in this State and other States This position it was my pleasure to fill to the best of my ability for fourteen years. During this time it was my privilege as well as a tenure to hold from time to time trained in which a great number of chilfs and deputies were trained, some of whom are the following: Penn, chief of Durham, (N. C.) Division; W. G. L. Wyatt, chief of Wil- mington, N. C. Division, W. B. Woodson, former chief of Washington, D. C.; B. E. Williams, chief of Bayan- nah, Ga. Division, st. Jones, chief of Bittanum Division, and many others, whose names are too numerous to mention. Five years ago I was appointed deputy general of the, Southern Grand Division, taking in the States from West Virginia to Florida, which position I held until September 15, 1910, at which time I was elected as Grand Worthy Master to succeed Rev. W. L. Taylor, who had held that position from the time of the disability of the founder, Rev. W. W. Browne, until the last annual session At the time of the closing of the bank and the subsequent suspension of the license of the Grand Fountain, October 25, 1910, I had been in charge of the organization as its executive head, one month and ten days. In these twenty-one years and the various positions that it has been my privilege to fill; the thousands of places I have visited in the interest of the Order; the thousands of members that I have had the pleasure of initiating into the Order and more than $200,000 that has been sent into the general office by me—and in fact that my entire connection with the Order, I invite the most thorough investigation as to my record. DISCLAIMS ALL RESPONSIBILITY So far as the failure of the bank is concerned, and the consequent troubles of the Order, I disclaim any responsibility for the condition of affairs. I regret more than Lam able to express the great calamity that befall our beloved organization, and our effort has been for its restoration. It fell to my lot in September 1910 to champion the cause of the Grand Fountain. I told the Brotherhood then and there that I would live or die on board the ship. I was anxious to expose the wrong, and did do so. I had started investigations to find out the real conditions, when lo, the crash came, and while I was then, and am now, ready to give my life for the cause. I think I would have hesitated before taking hold of the reins of government had I known that conditions were as deplorable as I found them to be; however, for eight months I have struggled zeenously to push forward the cause of reformism. HAS DONE HIS BEST. I may not have been able to please all, but I have striven to do my beat. I have not had, nor will I in the future have, the time to enter into newspaper-controversies, and trust that I have written sufficiently full to let you know my whole position in the matter. I would, however, leave this one thought with you—that it will be my greatest aim to look out for the best interest of the Grand Fountain; to protect all who are worthy and to shield none who are unworthy. Yours for the onward progress of the Grand Fountain in U. T. and C., LAWYER GILES B JACKSON DISSENTS. Referring to my business relations with R. T. Hill, former cashier of the Grand Fountain, United Order of True Reformers, I will say that on the 13th day of August, 1903, the Nogro Development and Exposition Company of the United States of America was incorporated with an authorized capital stock of $800,000, divided into shares of $100 each. John H. Smyth was elected president, Robert Kelser secretary, R. T. Hill treasurer, and Giles B. Jackson Director general. This company was chartered for the purpose of promoting the Negro department of the Jamestown Exposition, with the aid and support of the Jamestown Exposition Company, of which General Fitzhugh Lee was president. I was named for director general by the promoters at the request of General Fitzhugh Lee, and took charge of the executive management of the Negro department. Thousands of dollars worth of stock was sold during the four years of the promoting of this department. ENORMOUS COST. It cost an enormous amount of money to pay the field agents operating under me in nearly all of the States, together with their traveling expenses, which necessitated me drawing on the treasurer, R. T. Hill for various amounts. It was indeed a gigantic undertaking, but it was a success as will be testified to by the tens of thousands of people, white and colored, who visited the Negro end of the Jamestown Exposition. It was soon found out that this success could not be attained without the aid of the national government, and I went to Congress single handed and asked for an anpresentation of $100,000 which was made to aid the said Negro Development and Exposition Company to make this exhibit in 1906. This money was handled by a commission created by the Tor-Centennial Commission, consisting of President Taft, Secretary Shaw, and Secretary Metcalf of the Treasury and Navy departments. TREASURER HILL GOT THE MONEY. All the money that was repaid to the Negro Development and Exposition Company for reimbursement for money expended prior to the appointment of the commission was paid over to R. T. Hill, our treasurer, by the authority of the commission of the Negro Development and Exposition Company. The Jamestown Exposition Company allowed 25 per cent of the gate receipts derived from the colored attendance, which was also collected by our treasurer, R. T. Hill. I had general supervision over the construction of all the buildings and other work done in promoting the Negro department, and would make out (Continued on Page Number.) RIGHT. The Convict : ease System Deplorable Conditions--A White Lady’s Plea--Mrs.: Clarissa O. Keeler Makes Startling Disclosures. SIX (Continued From Last Week) ' “Tho Georgian has determined tc tld the Stato of tho vilest disgrace that ever curved the poople” In bly appeal to gonpel miniater: he pays “If you love mankind, {i you have boys of your own, pieiure the degradation that 38 being perpe trated under the great State of Georgia, and see if you can rest un Ul you havo demanded that your peojile write your representatives tn the legivlature und you preach It on Sunday ” In bis Iuvue of August Zigpe says: eThte fight wan taken up with the determination {0 £0 oMly sd far ax sas wlsolutely necessary to. brins about tho needed roform We have irted to #ave Georgia the odinm of {elling the workt of the Interest rome of the lawmakers have in this mo mentons disgrace * © "* “The people do nat know there are memobrx of our legislature sitting fa the Capitol to make this law - pald by the State for their services - who are conviet leases In thelr owr name They do not know that nian more of the men who are sitting or this matter wre directly or indiredth Interectod tn the constt leasing bus inesa The committer appotuted by the Georgia legislature to Invest iant Into the charges mady by the Gear xian (one of Atlanta ® leading pa pers) of the cruelty and Inhumanity tn the State conviet syxtem made tt Foport ta that bay August 25, 1908 and uphett every charee thade by that paper The prison commission In wht had been vested by law the ola sive management of the prisen ays tem wat censured ty the strong est language for neetigence In the Uischarge of Its duty" * ‘ The commission had one employeo whose tite was State Warden and who used bik position fur private gain in the Megal and Inhuman traMe of helpléas convicts For many yeare he had received a salaty of 3140 per month While being pat by the State he reeclved from con viet lessees for his dixhorest deals during his ten spars’ aorvive feos which aggregated $2,700 Deputy wardens, and Sn seme In stances, phySiiana and guards re celved compensation from lessees These State officials, whose Wuty was to the State only, wero entrusted with tho care of the State's convicts whose labor alone had Leen h red by lessees. These watchmen for the State who were hirod by the Stato fod Gpld for seeing that, convicts were humanoly treated. warked with in fixed hours, fed. clothed, housod and cared for In alckness were falae to the trust reposed In them, and they too, rerelved from lessor’ com pensation CONVICT FARM AT MITLEGE VILLE The 2400 oF there consi ts con Aned in State catmpe at the State prison fatm at Millegerille dif) net comprige the great number of mils Memeanor couvirt contined In coun ty camps srattered through the State and whoxe cond Gon many of them has been deseribed by prison ins}ec tors as deplorable in the extreme The prison farm at Millogevitie fame in for « xhare of attention dur ing the Inspection of 1908. but not the county cainm Broken down men and convict wowien composo tho class confined at the furm ‘Tho At Janta Georgian of July 18 anys “While the various conviet camps of the State will be furnishing tales of horror * * * the State farm at Millegevie will show a condition wf apie * © © oqually ad sensational There are at the farm on avorage of 135 men and between 80 and J00 women. . “Guards at the farm recelve $25 miaath aud u house to live ia The Georgian tells of the wife of one guard who bad to take her children and move away "Sho could not al low her children to be reared * * * where tho sound of the cruel Insh on the backs of convicts and the xcreams could be hoard Tho children would run’ Into tho house and tell mother how many licks they counted “On one occanion it fs recounted that sho heard the screams of a con viet being beaten, and during the beating sho counted sevonty two Hck» of the lash, and thero wore somo bie fore and after she counted She berk ou her buaband to go and seo ff the sudden stopping of the screams meant tho death of the convirt, but the hurband = knew that Inquiry meant the poasible losa of hia Job" Some of tho mont revolting ac: ¢otnts of cruelty toward oonyicta, auch as whipping a aick convict to death because ho was unable lo work, giving tho convicts rotten food, wormy meat, ete, cte, wero told by the witneases from the prison farm. Convict women had borne children; and somo had been flogged upmercifully again and agnin. I bavo given but a little of the committoe’s report ofthe Invostiga- tion in the summer of 1908. Some of the stories are too rovoiting to repeat—too nauscating, too horrible. GEORGIA'S STATE PRISON FARM IN 1903. ,The investiBation of tho tohuman whipping of a young white woman by the warden at the prison farm in 1903 revealed cruclties of a most abockiifg character. + “=A roprosontative, of tho Atlanta Constitution gained ‘admittance to the farm, ant after investigating, told the atory of what some termed “Goorgia’s Heil Upon Barth.” Tho! following are extracts from the Con- atitution: : “Today anything about Goorgia’s coneicts ia an absorbing thenie, whereas W miouth ago Yew, know, and fewer cared, about the’ wearers ‘of the zebra: sitipes who atone for in- rO9060606409004600000006004 Hiractions of tho law constayfy unde |the muzzle of u repeating ade In th hands of some guard whose heart I as bard as the steel of which th [Perret of his gun le made “WOMEN IN MEN'S CLOTHING " “At the main entrance to the wo men's quarters I was met by # wo mag attired $n mon's Tlothing | “She is my Dluekamith. said the turden “it ie the lash whteh beinew the conviet under subjection. * © * Tha rules are hard and. Inflesthle, and are carried ont with « severity 40 harsh that driven Ghat ithe spark of hope a felon cartivs inty the easnp aus within an tuerediile shart pe Hod There te not at hour of mniishine dhe conviet can call his own. From the dawn he Js under the constant Gatenfutness of n gnurd armed aetth 4 repeat ng rile and ready to sheot Mm down ike seme wild antial should he make the sightest atten to Ieaveglve emmy) oe ee ee ‘sonviets ko Jong that the last semb ey or tier naa ieae ano at out and ty them the conviet by thon Josen less of Chan the mule the con Att ts delving “te ts from dawn to dark the con Met tnile and during that werk there It never a minute of Test ey Cont the tv bouts at neon = 4+ Atter Wark oaly can the convht val hamsolt free Crom the watehfil cbt Jot the guard ! REL ARE ORT EL Here as one An even dozen flaws ace aunk into a‘iiehd olde. by rhe 8 * © Before each plow fs the uate ont behind te the consiet to hotd the paint well In the round Two guarda are assigned to t's xquad of Ceelve, one an elther side with rephating rifles and both realy If not cities to draw a head upon avonviet who may the a chaner to getaway At the word the plows move forward ¢ 1 © It matters not If Whe fart mon be the weakest one of the Int no meres fe whown bhi #88 And many Is the hard Ih sone Iucklone ranctet bee reelved from the hate end of a rife In arder te nuke Jin Close up ¢ * * They are consieis and sant merey a shown them é “This rare ‘ierosa the cottorr fleld or the vorn field Is a task few can keep up So hard is {t that when a strong convict has an onemy tn hin aquad who banpena to bn weaker than himaclt he retorts to fast work. to even up with him * * * The weaker one will follow until he dropa over exhausted and may be dead "A rule prevents convicts sueaking to any one without perniiasion of the guards Convieta are taucht (0 sicak to no one until they aro spo: ken to and that rule has heen re. simnalive for a xreat deal of suffer Ink A cane [a potnt Some years aco a strong “henithy youns negra was given a long term tn the peniten Hurst * Ho was finally kent a ripple to the State farm He * ** appeared to be walking with exeru Hating pals He finally asked tho doc jor it he wight have a word with, hin * © * Tho dBctor examined hie ioe und disavered that the hones of the Minh were broken In two Just low the hips and that * + * every me the convict stepped upon that foot the hone wax puRned agatiet the fleas with nm foree equal tothe weigh? of the convieta body” And the comsiet had bean comnpolied to work The limp had been broken Int mine whll® warking for the convict lentew and ever recetved any siirgteal attention ° The ronvieta at the State farm are not worked by lexmeos, bit by the State Neverthelosa the worst 1p8 site erael treatment bas been ae- ~orded the convicts, ak was shown i the investigation in 19as Tt wae hown that even dying wen were nat rren from the lash What rome of Atlanta’n clorgsinen ny Dr Len G Broughton, of ie Bap Ist. Tabernacle, In a rerman In hich he diseusied the couviet tense iyatem, ald “I have never felt our State #0 Hingraced ax at the present moment | Any man who reads tho harrowing orion that ace being brought out Tn he fuveatigation {s hound to feet tho Mazruce to our State “It 1 were In the position of x prison commisnioner in Geargla nt he present tle J should fect ao Als cFaced ax not to he able to ft up my head tn the prenance of decent reonle . “Think oft * * * flere we havo yeen going an In thin thing for yearn ind bragging about our demacracy "It han heen yerpotually In powsr n thin State since the days of re: onstruction, and Reo what It haw Jono! Tt has heaped a disgrace upon 18 tn thi prison business. that will py Rice ell hla salle picasa bn! aaah THE’ RICHMOND PLANET; RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. this condition the result of careless ness, and he will do himself and Bt State honor if be will wipe It out." Dr. Jamoi Wi Lee, pastor of Trin ity Methodist Church, when preach ing a sermon on the evils of the?oon viet lonse systom roterret to an edi torial tn a tate Issue of the Atlants Constitution, and sald: $ | “It was enough to make the rocks ery out. H was enough to make the bila wee Chriet never ratsod Hi: voice In devunctation and scathing rebuke except agalost those who op pressed the poor, who neglected tho Inmate of the prison, * * * — And now He Is saying through all our sor rowing souls this: | "Ye tine worvers, ye hardened, palpltating, human spocifens of de- lustons and derelt. ye lovers of tho woman that damus more than of the God who saves, ye shackle-bindgrs, ‘and ball and chalo riveters on hu: mun flewh, how shall yo escape dis. xruce and with which by your yolce und vote, ye are seeking for three more yeurs to iackea tho cbWracter pt 4 Kreat State * * * The State fs too poor, it Is vald, to get along with out the money tha poor convicts bring to the trenury, Just now. It Ix (rue that a terrible state of things has been unearthed by the invest gation—death by the lash, and other forme of treatment ay mean wy mur- der. but still @ imuat not Ret ex cited, Think of On the altle of auto- modjles bank rerounty, Kod housen und fine clothes nnd every other sort of plonty teorgla In ret, but on the Me neat (0 the convicts, Ohe {impris oned, we are too [oor to sind alone +94 As Georgtans we hive been brought up to hate the devil. ¢ * ¢ No metaphysical devil over wax Ko Bho k and malignant and oulde: vouring as the one hoarded and lodged on the Industry of Georgia * * One might seursh hell a million years and never tind a meanor, fre-en Yeloped devil than we have gt Chis time tn our Stite converting the heart x blood of poor eriminals Into fortunes fr a tow, and Into money to educate the children of the many It fs enargh to nuthe the heart stop beatin ant the bale to turn white Now. what Christ dolag to Hay Ue te trying to find as anany persons aa will lend themselves to Ulin in order that He may lay down His Ifo to receive {t again In the utter obliteration of Chie lurld, whe & ed. Mood sucking devil that has fa ened Itself on the body of our State * ‘There were very many heartread Ing accounts of cruelty toward con vies vietins xometiines of drunken wardens brought ta light during the investigution in 1908, such as mon| dying directly undor the Insh, spikes riveted on a convicts shuckles, con. viet natled up In a coffin, ete. ote.. ut the stories are too harrowing to present here | Hon Mr Alexander said in a peweh befare the House ‘These jessees have ono along with the: uecumulation of miasalve fortunes: made from the very blood of Geor- cIa’s convicts ‘The Work all, along hax heen steeped in blood * * + Even senterdasa n & corner of this capital pusiding. storie wero told by mon under oath of helpless criminals be- ing beaten, by heartleax whipping bonses. unto death Sinco the investigation the 1.200 felony convicts have bern transéerr- ed from the private _atokades. hronghout the State to the countler in ehichethelr crimes were commit ed and With the 7.000 misdemeanor anviets throuxhout the State * * °, she men are to he worked on the pub We spade But the unfortnnates are av'tat the merey of guards, and an sce has truly sald. the reform should erin also with them | ‘Ihe following few extracts are ta- ken from the Atlanta Georgian gle nz the report of the ofial inves: Hatton of AUanta’s city prigon atockade the Inttnr part of December is COMMITTEE VISITED, STOCK ADE | “Accordingly a apecial committee of the Jury, consisting of LH Tees. | joseph T ‘Orme Darwin G Janes.| WS fiyck WH Dishro and F 1. Seely minds 9 visit of Inspection to. he etorkade Tt was the report of bie committer that was adopted by he zrand Jury and read by Mr Seely: tore Judge Ellin | “The committee prétaced thelr re nort hy waying that they wero aur rive dingusted and mortified by he conditions as they found them — | “The prisoners are compelled to ive 1 beast Ike exintence, tt ts charg “1 and thoir quarters are much woreo han the mule stable which the elty naintwing adjoining the rtockade ‘th end brutal cruelty are in ovl- lence everywhere, it In allegod. — | Here are some of tho apactfie harges againat tho Institution: ' “An unaponknbly filthy cating cam, where 160 men are crowded ogether In a'room slaty foot aquaro. rho entire place tk a breeder of dle:; nae | “The sfeeping apartmentn of Woth “hito and colored prinonera are {n- rodibly dirty and the bed clothr em never to have beon wanhed “No sleeping clothes aro supplic’, aah sind Ut the Otleenate. aaver NO BATHING FACILITIES. “There aro practically no bathing facilities, no vontilation at all, and no discipline, the prisoners oing protty much as thoy pleaso white in quarters. Tho ntonch in the ontiro placo {s unbearable, somo of the com: mittos having to hold thoir noses os thoy passed through. “The food is inadequate and filthy, and tho alck Wo about, spreading thoir diseases, until they get ao sick Chat they have to bo taken to Grady Hospital. "The ‘bucking machine,’ In which prisoners aro whipped, ts barbarously cruet, Photographs of the machine accompanied the report as an or- hibit. “Prisonera wore sometimes chain od, faco forward, to the wall, and thoir hanifs fastenod to rings {n the wall, whoto they wore kopt for thir ty br forty minntes. “It waa alag charged that OMcor Cornett confessed to drinking, anti that the records of the police com- mission, showed that he had te- signed from the city police force whon: chatkes of drunkenness. wer pending agalist him {n 1806. ° | “Floyd Pritchard, a negro, was Joperated on‘at the hospttal last wook for gangrene in'the leg. His lox was cut off and ho is now in the hospital aufforing from general blood polson, According to the statement of one of the physicians of the hospital, the jnegro informed the surgeons thet the [tateetton was causod by abrasions (mado on his leg by shackles placed on him at the stockade.” | A few saya Inter doath endod bis sufferings. ¢ CONDITIONS OF UNSPEAKABLE FILTH SEEN AT STOCKADE BY COMMITTEE, * “While the members of the com mittee were in the midst of their tn- apection the miserable horde inbab- dting the stockade returned from the day's work * “Aqold the clanking of chains, fl- thy and in an atmosphere todolent of Indescribable atenchas, these pric onora ate thelr evening pittance. COMMITTEE NAUSEATED “The negro prisoners —abont 150 men—ate In & room with a dirt for, ‘and in the corner of which was an ‘alleged closot which nauseated the members of tho committes, The white men ate under conditions but Uttle better They had . a concrete floor, but they also-hnd a closet th ho adjoining pen with an open woor “And the moal thexe men sat down tg after a day in chatna with pick and shovel on tho atrects’ "You who read tn cony quarters after & good meal and with thoughts of the Christmas an tte way, think If you can tho piizht of thes white men out at the stocknde' These mon are not cut throats or murderors or ‘rapists They are men sent to remain amid such conditions for potty of- Tenses, and If they bad only bad thines most of them would not have been there ‘That s It * Money" | ethos are pasine the price of be: Inge poor’ / "Superintendent Vining had the committee In clare but he didn't have a Georglan reporter And 80 theso miserable prisoners could tell thelr troubles without being over heard and without four of the ‘buck {ng chatr’ In the hallway outside, “Taste this, old man.’ xald one prisoner ‘Ia {ton the’level to lve men such stuft as this ufter a day's work 40 the cold with a phk and shovel" “He polated to a chunk of corn bread, another chunk of pork fat and to a pall of black stuff said to be molasses A taste was enough “Remember, to whit these men were in for and why One way a chauffanr who tirned the corner the wrong ®ny Another war n man who got drunk and into a fight Still another had escaped from this hole| once, had voluntarily given himself up and sold bo wanted to make 9 magn of himself Instead of having a chance to gerve out the time he should have served and then having a chance to turn over n new Iéaf be nat anather geutence ‘THE BUCKING CILAIR |The committee saw tho "bucking chair’, too. Superintendent Vining had the chalr built, and cloquently explained Its excollent features to the six -busy businesn men Rut they did not enthuse over ft He play- fully ordered a trusty to get in this instrument of torture and show the gentlemen how victims are held while o brawny guard flayr them with a strap “The negro Nomen prisoners were seen ng they trudged in from the fiokis and took from waiting attend Ants thelr pittance ‘of foot in vilo- Jooking pana Tho members of the committee heard the superintendent admit he had gut the shackles from the women the day hefore nnd tho Inme explanatton of why thin had been done “It was also noticed whitewash drippings were on the fiithy nist: tresses and blankets, aa if thore had nat heen time to remove thém The white men anid there had been a hurried attempt to clean up the day before * * * “They asked tho supecintendont to remain down staira while tnoy went to the slapping quarters of tho white men and®talked with them. They wanted a hearttoheart talk with these wrotebes who wero paying the penalty of not having money with which to pay fines. “*Don't came in hore, gentlemen," nald bno man of ovident educatton ‘You'll got lousy if you do, We are full of vermin,’ ¢ * * “They heard ‘inen tel! of wearing tho same clothing for 0 month and mora at a time; of having boen un- nhle to proporly bathe becanso thoy had no monoy.rith which to-bny noap or toweln, of how they romatimes got a shave whon thero was a nickel to pay the night watchman for tho uno of his razor, and they saw Under clothing and outer clothing which hacked un the asnertion of tho men. “Men thore woro with horrible nores on their Tega and living in this filth. Ono man bad a gunshot wound in his breast, and ovor this was un- Jerclothing which would tptect 9 well man, Blankets and mattrosses there wore which bore evidence of nover having been washed. Windows wore fastoned end the alr rookod with atonchea. es | A SICK MAN “Gome were fortunate in not bo ing shackled, and oven thoso could pot protect themsolves from the filth and vermin infecting the place. In with these- white prisoners was ‘one man sick,» He couldn't ent tho stuft provided, Its comrades in mis- ory bad chipped In penties and nick- off and had bought dim light broad #0 ho could oat. | “In strong coptrast with — thoso soomingly trnonelble conditions wore the quarters wheré the mules _ wore kept. = "Byorythlog wes clenn, tho alr was fresh and tho only odor whs that of baled hay. Quite frankly dh motn: bors of tho committee tell the super. intonient that the moles had better quarters than the mon. “ “Another. opntrast ~ was provided the commiltos fant ax the, members wore leaving. As.thoss Atlante. but ines men’ weit out the side door, the wagon {ram police headquarter arrived with three naw icine. ‘Ther ware negrocessent, up for three dit. Forent ofemea, One: bad separated from bie wife; and wad gent-out be CAUSED HO CIG- BOF COIN BHO WAS 0: titled tovany money from him, Ano thér sald he had abot -of a plato while another" sald the man for whom he was working bad sold whla Key. He huppenod:to be the goat, .“Al soon aa they entered thoy stepped to an anvil-lko contrivance, ‘whore a guard riveted sbacklos on thoir ankles, over tholr trousers. ‘This operation scald thelr clothes upon them until thelr sentence expired. zat ‘An examination by the commit: teo showmd these nogroce were fair- ty woll drossed and woro clean ub- dorclothing. No white victims were in this crowd. “Those business mon saw all thoso things and more, They smelled the awful stenchos. They saw all the misery sufferod because of a lack of monoy with which to pay flues; they saw tho filth; and some of them held handkerchiefs over their noses, And they orclatimed ono to the other upon the existing conditions, and they Wida't hesitate to exprevs thelr opta- fons." THE UNMERCIFUL BRATING OF A. CHILD, “A witness catled by‘ the city of Atlanta, in thg,Snvostigation Into the charges made by the Georgian in reference to cruelty and mismanage- nent at the city stockade, # gfaduate physician in fact, testified to and described the moxt horrible details of inhuman barbarism that the people of this community havo, or over Will have, to ston to. He told of *& Ift- Ue thirteen-year-old negro girl being plated In the whipping chalr tnvent ed by Suyportntendent Vining. She was brought down stairs with only two thin untlergarmenjs on and pinged in the chair, Tho front was fastened and it was turned over on ith faco. . “A White man then whipped her with a ‘strap, about which the Geor gian has told, until when she was re- leaved from the chalr she waa hys tertca} She sald something in this hysterical condition, whe knvw not whnt, and tho superintendent order- ed her placed back’ In the chalr and again whipped 4 & “Whilo being beaten eho allpped her arnis down through the, box alongside her body, being so amall that she Wid not Mil the box of heavy plank which tightly (ncases the body of, an adult prisoner. She wlaced her hands over the parte of her body that were being beaten, irying to take some vf the blows on her hinds aoe? wero soon bloeding (rom the blows. and the doctor test!- Ned that as she wont away to work. that morning the blood showed through her clothing where the cuts ind been made with the whipping trap “What will the eltizens of a city lke Atlanta, of a State Ike Geurxta. Jo to bring justice to men who are 10 free from human Inetincts an to udminiater such cruelty, such dia- grace, such shame” ~ | “Are We men, or are we brutes and animals? 1 “The Goorgian fs making this Aght in the name of humanity, In. he name of civilization cursed by the men who are responsible for those itrocities. x “even the attorney who fh defent- ing there men in his very opening words ridiculed what we are doing. and tated to the committee that a mountain was being made out of a mole hill * “What do you say now Mr Attor- ney” { WOMAN GETS 110 LASHES IN GEORGIA PRISON CAMP. A dispatch from Atlanta, Ga. dat ed September 14, 1910, glves the fol lowing “Anno Clare, a young white woman, It In A critica? condition to any ns the renault of 110 Inshes ad ministered to her at tho Fulton conn ty woman convict camp by orders of Superintendont Fanning, and, the greatest indignation provaile hero. “Women’s clubs and q number of civic organizations of Atlanta arc proparing vigorously to proxecute Fanning, who today was summoned before the prison commission. Fanning admits ho adminiaterei 110 Inshes with a heavy strap bé causo ho mays, that was tho only way he could sllence tho woman Later acetunts show that Fanning was Jet off with a “reprimani!” from the commission : In the Atlanta Georgian of Docem ver 30, 1909, the editor, Mr. Seely, who wan ono of tho atockade inapoc tors. tells of a white woman at the ntockndo being suspended from the rings. an shown In the {lustration until sho fainted "The wit: neas atnted that the woman camo to consciousness by having — water thrown in her face" Witpens also rald “That on tho same day ho had chained up another white wo man” Mr Seoly considered that punish: ment. “cruel, Inhuman and barber: oun, that tho pain resulted from alretehing of the mureles of the arms whon suspended ahovo tho head. “An to filth.” anid Mr Seoly, “T do not beliave thore in a prison In tho world that can compare to the city ntockade.”” “Four mon wero found in tho ntockado whono legn had Rroat sores on thom." One man told Mr. Beoly he had beon thoro forty-four days and had not takon Dis clothes off ta that time. It was-imponniblo to do wo on account of tho shacklos, WEST VIRGINIA PHNITENTIARY, | The Wheeling (W, Va) Toriater ‘of Feb. TR, 1999, in an editorial ‘says: "Tho condition of Wort, Vir rina public institutions, as shown in the roport of the logisiative inves tigiting committee, 1s the most shameful and disgracoful in tho bis tory of the Btate.” see ~ ea |. (re be Continued) Michigan For Taft In 1912. 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Richmond, Va., May 15, 1911: To the Subordinate Lodges of the Grand Jurisdiction of Virginia—Greeting: In accordance with Article II, Section 14, which provides that the Grand Lodge shall be a migratory body and shall meet on the third Tuesday in June (as amended) and the Grand Lodge at Bristol having chosen Petersburg, Va., as the next place of the meeting of that body. I hereby notify this Grand Jurisdiction that the next session will be held Tuesday, June 20, 1911, in the city of Petersburg and continue in session four days. Each subordinate lodge is entitled to one grand representative for each fifty members or part thereof. All past chancellors better known as masters of work, are entitled to membership. All officers of new lodges who have served twelve months lodge, with the exception of master at arms, inner and outer guard and trustees, are entitled to past chancellor degree. The Supreme Lodge law is as follows: "The Vice-Chancellor, Master of Exchequer, Master of Finance, Keeper of Records and Seal and Prelate of new lodges serving one year shall be, by virtue of their office Past Chancellors." It will be necessary, though, for them to furnish a certificate to this effect under seal of the lodge and duly attested by the officers of the lodge of which they are members. The Grand Lodge degree will be Gift by the member receiving the degree. The wounding up Grand representatives who have not attended the Grand Lodge and received the degree must pay $2.00 for each and every representative sent. All subordinate lodges, in order to be entitled to representation must have paid the semi-annual tax ending December 31, 1910, and the endowment tax for June 30, 1911 The emergency tax must be paid to the Grand Keeper of Records and Seal All chancellor commanders will have the roll of the lodge called and collections for the Pythian Relief Fund lifted When the amount of $3,000 is raised this department of the Order will be put in operation, and that have not lodge onto stock in the Pythian Calahante Industrial Association should do so at once A statement of the condition of this department of the Order is rendered at the session of every Grand Lodge Grand Representatives will address Sr Ed Wood, No. 321 West St. Petersburg, Va, and secure lodging places in advance. Assignment cards have been printed and Grand Representatives and visitors will be assigned in advance. The rates are very reasonable, being only $1.00 per day. The Improved Dramatic Order of the Knights of Khramesh will con- fer the degrees at this session and all Grand Representatives should come prepared to take the same. It is only $2.00, and the annual dues are $1.20. This department is suf- ficient to make all fun-lovers hanny The Uniform Rank will go into camp at Petersburg and remain four days, getting the benefit of the military experience incident to such outings. Sir Knights can avail themselves of the advantages of camp life at 76 cents per day, with everything furnished. Companies expecting to take advantage of this arrangement will communicate at once to Col. R. C. Mitchell, Assistant Adjutant General, No. 311 North Fourth Street, Richmond, Va. Credentials of the Grand Representatives should be sent to Colonel Thomas M. Crump, Grand Keeper of Records and Seal, No. 511 North Third Street, Richmond, Va. One sof should be given to the Grand Representative. Given under our hands and the seal of the Grand Lodge of Virginia, in the city of Richmond, May 16, 1911. Signed: JOHN MITCHELL, JR. Grand Chancellor, Thomas M. Crump. Grand Keeper of Records and Seal. P. S.—Grand Parado Wednesday, June 21, 1911. ATTENTION! COURTS OF CALANTHE. Richmond, Va., May 15, 1911. To the Subordinate Courts of the Grand Court of Virginia— Greeting: Pursuant to the provisions of Article II of the Constitution that the Grand Court shall meet at such time and place as the Grand Lodge. Knights of Pythias, and that body having decided to meet Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, June 20, 21, 22 and 23, 1911, in the city of Petersburg, Va., I therefore announce the conventing of that body at that time and place at 10 o'clock. Each subordinate court is entitled to one Grand Representative for each fifty members or part thereof. All courts must have paid the semiannual tax for December 31, 1910, and the endowment tax for June 20, 1911, in order to be entitled to 760- tresentation. The emergency tax should be sent in if this order of the Grand Court has not been already obeyed. Courts sending up Grand Representatives, who have not before attended the Grand Court and, who have not received the Grand Court Degree must pay $1.50 therefor. All Grand Court Representatives must wear Grand Court badges, which can be obtained from Mrs. Harriet E. Thompson; No. 104 W. Jackman St., Richmond Va., for $1.25 each. All Past Worsty Counselors are entitled to wear this Judge. Board and lodging can be obtained by addressing Sir Edward Wood, Chairman, No. 321 West Street, Petersburg, Va., and assignments should be obtained beforehand, in order to avoid trouble and annoyance. The rates are $1.00 per day. All Past Worthy Counselors are eligible to the Grand Court Degree, and may obtain the same for $1.50. The Calanthe Relief Fund will be collected from the members and forwarded. The Calanthe Relief Fund tax is 25 cents on each member. This tax is compulsory. A grand time is promised. The banquet will be a grand affair, and the exercises highly gratifying to all the devotees of the Order. For further information, address Miss M. L. Chiles, Grand Worthy Register of Deeds, No. 114 West Leight Street, Richmond, Va. Given under our hands and the seal of the Grand Court, this fifteenth day of May, 1911, in the city of Richmond. JOHN MITCHELL, JR. Grand Worthy Counsellor. (Miss) M. L. Chiles. Grand Worthy Register of Deeds. RESIDENTIAL COLOR LINE. An ordinance providing for the further segregation of the races in Richmond has been prepared by Councilman A L. Vonderlehr, of Henry Ward, and will be introduced in the Common Council next Monday night. The measure is designed to preserve orders, protect property values and draw the line between residence sections for white and colored people. The full text of the measure is as follows: Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Richmond 1. That it shall be unlawful for any white person to occupy as a residence or to establish and maintain as a place of public assembly, any house upon any street or alley between two adjacent streets on which a greater number of houses are occupied as residences by colored people than are occupied as residences by white people. 2. That it shall be unlawful for any colored person to occupy as a residence or to establish and maintain as a place of public assembly, any house upon any street or alley between two adjacent streets on which a greater number of houses are occupied as residences by white people than are occupied as residences by colored people. 3. That no person shall construct or locate on any block or square on which there is at least time no residence, any house or other building intended to be used as a residence, without declaring in his application for a permit to build, whether the house or building so to be constructed is designed to be occupied by white or colored people, and the building inspector of the city of Richmond shall not issue any permit in such case unless the applicant complies with the provisions of this section. 4. That nothing in this ordinance shall affect the location of residences made previous to the approval of this ordinance, and nothing herein shall be so construed as to prevent the occupation of residences by white or colored servants or employees, on the square or block on which they are so employed. 5. Every person, either, by himself or through his agent, violating, or any agent for another violating, any one or more of the provisions of this ordinance shall be liable to a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than two hundred dollars, recoverable before the police justice of the city of Richmond, and, in the discretion of the police justice, such person may, in addition thereto, be confined in the city fall not less than thirty nor more than ninety days. 6. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage. City Attorney Pollard has reviewed the proposed ordinance and pronounces it constitutional and legal in every way. (Richmond, Va., News Leader, Feb. 4, 1911) Prew. Finley Explains the Position Taken by the Southern in the Firemen Controversy. Washington, D. C., May 17, 1911. Mr. Finley, president of the Southern Railway Co., today gives out the following sationment: A difference having arisen between the Southern Railway Company and the fremen employed by it, I deem fit-proper as president of the company to make the following explanation: The representatives of the firemen sometime since took up with the vice-president and general manager of the company, Mr. Coapman, the question of their relations with the company, involving the question of wages, and the question of rules the question of wages was first taken up and considered. The demands of the men wore for an increase in wages approximating twenty-seven and eight tenths (27.8) percent over the wages of last year, involving an increase amounting to approximately $400,000 per annum. The vice-president and general manager, not feeling that conditions were appropriate for considering an increase declined it, and thereupon, as usual, an appeal was taken by this committee representing the men to me, as president of the company. When the appeal was presented to me only the question of the demand for an increase in wages was considered, no question as to the rules THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. then in any way involved, or passed upon, it being stated by me to the committee that the question must first be considered by the operating officers of the company, being convinced in respect to the demand for increased wages that there was nothing in general business conditions, or in respect to the earnings of the company, or the immediate outlook for trade to justify an increase in expenses, and I frankly so stated to the committee, explaining in some detail the surrounding conditions. I asked them to consider what reasonable basis there was for such a demand at this time, and pointed out the fact that they had received from us as much as forty-six (46) per cent. increase in wages since nineteen hundred (1900), including a substantial increase a year ago, based last year upon the contention that there had been a substantial increase in the cost of living, whereas since then the cost of living has not increased, but has on the contrary declined; that the scale of wages in excess of, the scale of wages paid by our principal competitors; and, in view of existing business conditions and of the fact that the earnings of the company were showing a tendency to decline, and in view of the uncertainty as to earnings during the summer months, I could not now consent to any increase of wages. I explained to them that I did not desire to assume any arbitrary stand and would accordingly be willing to take the question up with them. In the year before the year when we would have further life respect to earnings and business conditions after the summer months and would then consider it with them with an open mind and on the merits of the situation as then existing. If they are unwilling to accept this suggestion I offered as an alternative to mediate or arbitrate the question with them. I trust very sincerely that our men will see the justice and equity of the position of the company, will realize that the management is controlled by the purpose of being entirely fair to them, and that the way representatives or for full and just consideration in conference of all questions of difference that may arise. $150.00 ENDOWMENT PAID Richmond, Va. May 19, 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 ($150,000). 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THIS IS ONE AND CONVENIENT STRUCTURES IN VICE RENDERED IS FIRST-CLASS. RENTS, or to CS' SAVINGS BANK, Street, Richmond, Virginia. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. Mann Co. DECTOR, EMBALMER AND LIVERYMAN. Hacks and Hearses, First Class Service. MARKETS AT THE LOWEST PRICES. Only Attended—Either Day or Night. Settings and Entertainment. ST DUVAL STREET. CE—118 East Leigh Street. AIR-VIM TRADE MARK. CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. Chemical Company, of Newport News, Va.) IMM, HAIR-VIM SOAP, LIQUID HAIR- CREAM AND OWL CORN SALVE. Imposters Advertising the Goods from Old Home Office. Moral Commissions Paid. Write to-day. MAN, Phar. D., President-Manager. Que, N. W., Washington, D. C. Finance Phone, North 8250-m. A Fortune Ask for Particulars. B. A. CEPHAS, Richmond's Real Estate Agent, 602 N. 2d Street. Local and Long Distance Telephone, Monroe-588. 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. Panama Hatters PANAMA AND STRAW HATS CLEANED, BLEACHED, BLOCK RETRIMMED. AMERICAN HAT CO., HATTERS, FIFTH AND MARSHALL STS. WELL LIGHTED, WELL VENTILATED OFFICES FOR RENT IN THE NEW MECHANICS! SAVINGS BANK BUILDING. LIGHT, HEAT AND JANITOR SERVICE INCLUDED AT A RENTAL OF FROM $6.00 PER MONTH UPWARDS. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST PALATIAL AND CONVENIENT STRUCTURES IN THE CITY AND THE SERVICE RENDERED IS FIRST-CLASS. Apply to the AGENTS, or to MECHANICS' SAVINGS BANK, 214 East Clay Street, Richmond, Virginia. Fine Funeral Supplies, Fine Hacks and Hearses, First Class Service. HIGH GRADE CASKETS AT THE LOWEST PRICES. All Orders Promptly Attended—Either Day or Night. Hall for Meetings and Entertainments. NO. 9 EAST DUVAL STREET. RESIDENCE—118 East Leigh Street. HAIR-VIM TRADE MARK HAIR-VIM CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. 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It Has the Endorsement of the Virginia State Board of Education. The Industrial History of the Negro Race, a recent publication has been so largely in demand that a second edition has just been published. It is not throughout the country to both white and colored. It has been adopted by the State Board of Education of Virginia, which cognits of the Governor, Attorney General, Superintendent of Public Instruction and Professors of the leading white colleges of Virginia, as a text book for the colored schools. Other states have strongly endorsed the book and are expected to adopt it. This is sufficient evidence to prove our claim that this is the greatest book now upon the market, and every colored person should have a copy in their library. Ants are wanted in every State, County and Town to sell the subscription edition. Write or apply to the INDUSTRIAL HISTORY BUBLISHING COMPANY, 511 North Second Street, Richmond, Va. Nelson's Hair Dressing like the lady holds in her hand, Druguese and agents everywhere sit at 25 cents a box. If you can't get it, give us 30 cents and we will mail a full size postal box. Buy it and set it up, write and write. Address PENSIONS! PENSIONS!! If you ever served in any of the Wars of the U. S. You are Entitled to a Pension. If You are now Drawing a Pension of less than $12.00 per month, if You are over 62 years of age, You are Entitled to an Increase. If You are the Widow or Dependent Sister of a Deceased Soldier, Sailor, or Marine You are Entitled to a Pension of $12.00 per month. If You Want a Pension, or an Increase, Write me the Facts, and I Will File Your Claim and Secure Your Pension or Increase. HERMAN W. GRANT, Att'y., Room 609, F 84., N. W., Wash., D. C. D. J. FARRAR, CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER. ALL KINDS OF CARPENTRY. OFFICE ROOM, NO. 463, MECHANICS SAVINGS BANK BUILDING 'Phone Monroe-2037. RESIDENCE, 610 N. FIRST STREET—SHOP IN REAR. 'Phone, Monroe-2160. Special Attention Paid to the Taking of Contracts for Building of Any Style of Architecture. Job Work a Specially. Wm. G. McCard, Cornelius C. Pit- gerald, Bollictor, 327 St. Paul Street and, 215 Courtland St., Baltimore, Md. RECEIVER'S SALE OF VALUABLE CHATTELS. The machinery, furniture, appliances and fixtures used in the Gallican Fisherman Printing Office: By virtue of a decree of the Circuit Court, No. 2, of Baltimore city, the undersigned receivers will sell at public auction on the premises, rear of No. ——, Hampton, Va. on SATURDAY, the 10th DAY OF JUNE, 1911, At 10 o'clock A. M., the following: 1 six-colour Babcock Standard Printing Press, No. 6; 1 two-horse-power motor (electric); 1 one-hat medium job press; 1 safe; 1 desk; 2 tables; 1 stove; 1 23 1-4 Rollance Cutter; 1 Chandler Job Press, x1:10, 1 imposing stand, 28x44; 1 imposing stand, 24x36; 5 sets shafts and pul- OFFICES FOR WELL LIGHTED, WELL VENUE FOR RENT IN THE NEVEN SAVINGS BANK LIGHT, HEAT AND JANITOR S RENTAL OF FROM $5.00 PER MONTH OF THE MOST PALATIAL AND CON THE CITY AND THE SERVICE REND Apply to the AGENTS, or MECHANICS' SAV 214 East Clay Street, 'Phone, Monroe-2400. Isham Ma FUNERAL DIRECTOR, H LIVERY M Fine Funeral Supplies, Fine Hacks and HIGH GRADE CASKETS AT T All Orders Promptly Attended- Hall for Meetings and B NO. 9 EAST DUV RESIDENCE—118 East HAIR-VIM CHEMICAL (Successor to Columbia Chemical Con- Manufacturers of HAIR-VIM, HAIR-V VIM, BEAU-TE-VIM CREAM AX) Beware of Imitations and Imposters Newport News, Va., the Old Home Off Good Agents Wanted. Liberal Comm MRS. J. P. H. 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CEPHAS, Richmond's Real Estate Agent, 602 N. 2d Street. Local and Long Distance Telephone, Monroe-588. TERMS OF SALE: Caph. WM. C. McCARD, CORNELIUS C. FITZGERALD. Recolvers. —Nelson's Hair Dressing can be secured from the Agent, Mr. Joseph Evans. 2602 Webster Avenue, Pittsburg, Pa. —We will send the PLANET to your friends for $150 per year. of Real Estate Development and therefore withdraw my property from sale to COLORED PEOPLE John Cussons, Glen Allen, Va. PANAMA AND STRAW HATS CLEANED, BLEACHED, BLOCK RETRUMMED. AMERICAN HAT CO., HATTERS, FIFTH AND MARSHALL STS. W. I. JOHNSON, Funeral Director and Embalmer, Office & Warerooms, 207 N Foushee St. Cor. Broad. HACKS FOR HIRE. Orders by Telephone or Telegraph allied. Weddings, Suppers and Entertainments promptly attended. Telephone, 686. Residence in Building. Does it come easily without breaking? Is it straight? Does it smooth out nicely? Can you do it up in any of the charming styles, so it will stay, and make you proud of it? 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Agents are wanted in every State, County and Town to sell the subscription edition. Write or apply to the INDUSTRIAL HISTORY PUBLISHING COMPANY, 511 North Second Street, Richmond, Va. for terms and information. THE MAGIC, TWO TIMES LARGER THAN NATURE IT IS LONG STEEL MEATING BAR THE MAGIC SHAMPOO DRIER AND HAIR-STRAIGHTENER MAILED ANYWHERE IN U.S. $1.00 POSTAGE PAID SEND MONEY BY POSTER FOYER HONEY ORDER. LADIES LOOK! Every lady can have a beautiful and hurried head of hair. The Magic Drier the hair, removing the dandruff and is will stain the curlest head of hair. The Magic will keep the hair in shape, put into the flame of the alcohol or gas heater. The Aluminum Coob is easily detached from the heating bar, then, after the bar is heated, the Magic Heater is also suitable for opening irons. a cover and can be carried in a hand bar. Magic Shampoo Drier $1.00. Magic Alcohol Heater $1.00. Liberal terms to argue. Write for Literature today. Magic Shampoo Drier Co. Minneapolis, Minnesota. EIGHT REPENED A BIG FIRE. FOUR BADLY HURT IN CHURCH BLAZE Four men were seriously hurt in a fire which destroyed the Zion Baptist Church (colored), on Twenty-second street between Hull and Rainbridge. South Richmond, which was struck by lightning last night about 7 o'clock. None is fatally injured. The loss is estimated at $12,000. The injured are: Lieutenant Walter Smith of Engine Company No.13, overcome by smoke and exhaustion. John Langham colored laborer of 1915 Decatur street head badly cut by falling state and back injured. Joseph Scott (colored), 301 West Twenty-second street, cut on head by falling state. Daniel Glen (colored), Bainbridge street, severely cut in neck by flying state and bruised by bricks. DELAY IS CAUSED The hull of lightning struck the top of the church tower and went downward. When the men of Engine Company No 13 arrived the flames had already gotten good headway and were burning fiercely among the branches and woodwork of the interior of the church. Trouble was experienced at the outset, when it was discovered that the water plunged was almost choked with mud, and many valuable minutes flew by before enough pressure could be gotten up to play on the flames. A hose wagon and a squail of men from Engine Company No 7 were dispatched by Fire Chief Joynes in response to the call for aid, which Captain Coaly, of Company No 13, issued. This squail, while late on the scene, rendered excellent service in fighting the fire. The firemen began their light on the interior of the building, but the heat and dense smoke soon drove them to the outside, and the streams were played from that time on through the windows. Those who were on the scene early say that the firemen might have gotten the blaze under control had the water pressure been strong enough. TRIED TO SAVE ORGAN Lleutenant Smith was overcome during the early part of the fight in the interior of the church, but after receiving restoratives from the hands of Dr Turman, of the city ambalance, he went back to the fire. The three negroes were caught on the porch as the roof fell in, and each was struck many times by the falling slate and brick. They were in a crowd that had dashed into the blazing building in an endeavor to save the organ and any other movable articles, but the cracking of the roof sent them flying for the exit before anything could be removed. All were carried into a neighboring house and treated by Dr Turman. The pastor of the church, Rev. W. T. Anthony, and his board of trustees met last night immediately after the confession to discuss plans for rebuilding. But a small group of the loss is covered by insurance, the amount which was carried by the church building was $3,000. Zlon Baptist Church was built in 1898 and the present has a membership of about 500 members. A movement for rebuilding on a larger scale will be set on font at once. Within a few minutes after the stroke the whole building was blazing fiercely and sending a hurdle glow up into the sky that attracted attention for miles around. Thousands of people in South Richmond hurried to the scene, and a squad of police was soon busy keeping the more reckless out of the danger zone. The fire was at its hottest at 8 o'clock, and for a time threatened to set fire to the frame buildings in the neighborhood. As soon as it became evident that no hope remained to save the church, the fire-fighters turned their attention to keeping the flames from spreading to the adjoining houses, and they succeeded marvelously well. A frame dwelling house next door on the west side escaped burning by the narrowest margin, and only the constant throwing of thousands of gallons of water on it presented its catching fire. The roof fell in with a loud crash shortly after 8 o'clock, and, thus warned, the firemen reached a safe distance before the walls followed. No one was injured when the walls caved in, but there were many hair-breadth escapes. Only the shell of the church was left standing, and nothing of value was taken out. The walls are loaming dangerously, and will probably be cut down hours after the facade of engine company No. 13 was kept at their posts until after 10 o'clock, and on this their first hard die did what was pronounced most creditable service. (Richmond Va., Times-Dispatch. DRAKE'S BRANCH NEWS. Rev. S. D. Lok filled his appointment Sunday at Wheeler Prebsterian Church, preaching from James 2:26. The Good Samaritans celebrated their annual sermon at St. Louis Church Sunday. Lodges Noa. 335 and 61, together with Organ Hill choir, drove 14 miles through the open country to the church. The fine livery stables here were not able to accommodate the crowds, and resort was made to Mossigford and other places. Rev. Berryman, pastor of St. Louis Church, proached the sermon, and $125 was collected. Mrs. Panthera Hubanks had the misfortune to fall and break her arm a few days ago. She is suffering very much in spite of all that can be done. Even if he had two legs, would it be right for Rev B. B. Bailey, pastor of St Andrew's Church, to kick the "everlasting stuffings" out of Rev J. P. Corey because it is said the latter has done some political wire-pulling in St Andrew's neighborhood — und Saturday is the time to elect a pastor. Miss Anna Mosley after spending two weeks with her mother Mrs Tom Mosley has returned to New York city. LOS ANGELES NEWS. Rev E W Kinchion, of Stubenville, O. has been transferred to Los Angeles to take charge of the Wesley Chapel M·E Church, and the executive board is making due preparation to receive their new pastor. The New York House Cleaning company has recently purchased one of the largest vacuum cleaners on the market, and is now classed as the largest and best house cleaning companies in this city. Mr. Bort A. Williams was entertained on Thursday evening. May 11th at the house of Mr. Robert Owens. A large number of his old friends and schoolmates were present and a pleasant evening was spent by all. On Friday morning he was accompanied on a automobile drive to Venice, Ocean Park and San Diego California. I happened to be visiting the criminal court department 11, on Friday May 15th just as the court was trying to secure the twelfth juryman and one John Smith was called After he was sworn in he was questioned as follows Are you as resident of Los Angeles? "Yes" "How long have you lived here?" "Three years" "Where were you born?" "Texas" "Is you acquainted with the doctrine of reasonable doubt?" "Oh yes," said Mr. Smith "How do you understand it?" "I meet him in Texas," said Smith On account of the great laughter at this reply the clerk was compelled to call for order The questioning continued The questioning continued "Explain to the court Mr Smith what you know about reasonable doubt?" The juryman anxiously to give the explanation, began thus "I met Dr Doubil about fifteen years ago, we lived in the same county. He attended a trial where a nigger was charged with stealing a horse and the doctor acting as judge at this time was so just in his decision that he won the favor of the entire county "Was the defendant found guilty in this case?" "No but the darkey was sent up for life" Smith was dismissed from the jury box WIFE GETS TIRED OF LAZY HUSBAND Mrs. Della Pane wife of Mr. Wm Pane, Jeff Monday, May 1, 8911, for her home in Kansas City Mr. and Mrs. Pane were married last February 6, 1911, and at the time of their marriage Mr Pane was employed in the service of one of the millionaire families of the city A few weeks later Mr Pane disappeared from the city appearing later in San Francisco co. There he remained until his mo- ther also an employee in the afore- mentioned family, straightened matter in order that her son could return to the city. Since this time Mr. Pane has spent the greater part of his time wheting in his knowledge from the various news contenting himself in a public library, while his bride put in eight long hours at the ironing board, where she was employed at the Up-to-Date Hand board. But one day when Mr Pane came home from a day at the library he found his wife gone and a note she left for him was all of her to be seen. This was May 6th—the day Mr Pane left home. Mr Pane received so great that he broke down in tears. But the bride was on her way home. LOS ANGELES NEWS Los Angeles, Cal, May 26, 1911. Mrs Loon Mason is conducting revival meetings at the A. M. E. Church of our city. She is filling the pulpit during the absence of Rev. Peck, who is in New York attending the meeting of the Foreign Mission Board. Mr H. H. Gordon, of our city, who was employed at one of our large department stores, has been dismissed from their service. Hamburger Brothers do believe in the Labrador because of the land Mr. Gordon took in favor of the union labor it is widely believed that is the cause of his dismissal. The Hamburger Brothers employ more colored people than any one store in Los Angeles. The members of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church feel much encouraged over the large attendance and increase of membership. They are blessed with one of the ablest pastors in the Baptist denomination, a man who is well equipped to fulfill all duties as a pastor. Dr. Hill is one of the late graduates of the University of California, and aside from his passage as a pastor, he bass sings on the Pacific coast. The pastor and members are always glad to welcome strangers at their little church, on East Third street and Stephison avenue. Mr. J. L. Means, one of the popular young men of our city, was returning home from calling on a lady a few evenings ago, when he found a new street. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. True Reformers Fighting For Life. True Reformers Fighting For Life. (continued From Page Number) FOUR vouchers and draw upon R. T. Hill for money to pay these expenses. I did not know how it. T. Hill kept his accounts in the bank—sufficient to say that he paid the expenses as they accrued by checks drawn on the True Reformers' Bank. The government examined my accounts and took charge of them through the committee appointed for that purpose and commended me for what I had done, and the honest and straightforward way in which I had kept the accounts EMPLOYED MANY PEOPLE. I had employed at the headquarters, 528 E Broad Street, this city, and 194 Cumberland Street, Norfolk Va. a large number of clerks and also had twenty five or thirty employees at the exposition grounds, which made the payroll run up to three, four and five hundred dollars a week. I would make up the payroll, send me it to Mr Hill, and he would send me a check on the True Reformers' Bank which I would deposit in Richmond in the Broad Street Bank and at Norfolk in the Bank of Commerce I cannot at this time state the exact amount but it was tens of thousands of dollars. I have vouchers covering more than $5,757 92, which is mentioned by the receivers in their report, showing that the money was paid to me for The $1,000 referred to by the receivers as being properly received is the money paid me by him to be used in his interest, out of which I received nothing, as Mr Alen G Collins an attorney of this city can testify. THE NEGRO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ORGANIZED At the close of the exposition it was the universal opinion of both white and colored that this splendid exhibit of the Negros of this country should not be allowed to go to pieces but should be permitted. Offers came to curry it to Roeschler, N. Y., and to other Northern cities, as a result of which the Negro Development Corporation was organized for the purpose of removing the exhibit to Richmond, a Southern city, since the best exhibit was of Southern product. Wm Isaac Johnson was elected president, R. T Hill treasurer and Giles B Jackson director general. Strenuous efforts were made to raise this money to remove this exhibit, but the panic of 1997 overtook us and we failed to raise the money. We appealed to the Legislature of Virginia for the $12,000 that was left from the $100,000 appropriated by Virginia to entertain the visitors at the exposition COLORED SCHOOL GOT THE MONEY. The bill passed the Senate and went to the Committee on Conference. There it failed an Governor Swanson thought it best for it to go to the Colored Virginia Normal Institute at Petersburg to aid in the farming department. Having thus seen our failure to raise sufficient money to remove the exhibit, it was decided that the company would manufacture some of the articles that were exhibited at the exhibition. Mr Hill was treasurer and paid all the bills, a number of which were paid through me. In 1909, the Colored State Fair Association was organized. Mr Hill was elected treasurer of this association, and I was the director general, and had charge of the promotion of the Colored State Fair. We sold about $5,000 worth of stock and a number of friends contributed about $1,000, all of which was paid over to the treasurer. The treasurer in like manner paid the expenses through me by checks made on the True Reformers' Bank. DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT IT. As I have said before, I do not know how Mr. Hill kept his accounts in the bank, and never made any inquiry, having utmost confidence in his business judgment, as all the other officers of this and the other companies also had. He never paid me any money during these periods for my personal benefit and I have never borrowed any money from him or his bank. At times when he would say that he needed money in the treasury to meet the demands he would draw his own note, which was endorsed by Wm Isaac Johnson and myself and discounted at other banks. The money would be turned over to him to replenish the treasury. I have a number of these notes in my possession which have been paid, and will speak for themselves. If Mr Hill used any money from the True Reformer' Bank for the payment of any checks, he gave me on these accounts, it is news to me, as I have never heard or dreamed of such a thing. (Times Dispatch, May 27, 1911) Earnestly claiming that it is impossible that the Grand Fountain of True Reformers can owe the defunct True Reformers' Bank anything, the officers of the Order yesterday issued a statement asking its members and the public to suspend judgment until the Grand Fountain's side of the matter can be presented to the Chancery Court. As stated in The Times Dispatch yesterday, should the contention of the receivers of the bank that the Grand Fountain and its officers be hold responsible for the sums due the bank from the auxiliary enterprises, is sustained, the True Reformers as such would be compelled to discontinue business. However, it will be contended by the Order that the receivers cannot hold it, for these amounts, and a fight will be waged before the court against the claims of the receivers. WHITE DAUGHT FIRST. Violated Segregation Ordinance— 'Case Blamhed—Must More Real done—May Continue to Do Busi- ness. The following extract from the Richmond (Va.) Journal of the 27th ult. will explain itself: The first violation of the Vonderlehr segregation ordinance has been reported by the police, and it is probable that a test case will be made. Justice Crutchfield will give the matter a preliminary hearing early next week in Police Court. B. H. Shrigel, whose name, incidentally, does not appear in the city directory, has moved into 1001 St John street. Most of the residents in that section of the city are colored. The Vonderlehr ordinance prohibits white people from moving into a block in which the majority of residents are colored, and colored people from moving into a block in which the majority of residents are white DOUBT ITS CONSTITUTIONALITY Iver since its passage it has been the subject of discussion among lawyers, many having expressed the opinion that it is not constitutional. Others, however, have heartily endorsed it, and have declared that it would be upheld by the highest courts. The case was called in the police court last Wednesday. It was evident that all parties were embarrassed. Finally B H Shear made the plea that he was a Jew, evidently being of the opinion that this fact exempted him from the provisions of the segregation ordinance. Finally his lawyer stated that B H Shear was willing to move out. "Why did you not say go before and save all of the trouble?" City Attorney Pollard arose and asked the court to dislames the case in view of this statement or to continue it. The accused stated that he wanted only a reasonable time of from a week to ten days to move DOUBLE EXPENSE This course was taken and a sign of relief went around. The amusing situation is now presented. This white man can do business in this colored locality, but he cannot reside there. He must pay rent elsewhere and the rooms above him will be vacant until he can set some colored family to live there. Then will he presented the spectacle of the mixing of the races in the same house whereas before they lived in separate houses. It seems that there is a debate on the part of the patrols of the measure that there shall be no test case at this time. Commends the Planet's Course. Graphic Description of Existing Conditions. Hon John Mitchell My Dear Mr Mitchell, Your ap preciated letter of May luth is at hand and I thank you for it. I make it a rule never to think mealy of a busy and useful man like yourself when my letters to him are not answered promptly, as I would wish. I am a busy man myself, and I allow a good many of my letters to answer themselves. This was an old trick of the first Consul of France. I have been following your course for years and reading your editorials in The Planet your progress in journalism and as a business man, commands my unqualified admiration You are demonstrating in a practical and sensible way, what is possible of accomplishment for a Negro in the South who is in earnest and who knows what he wants, when he wants it. We are nearing the dawn now, and I firmly believe. The white man has reached the apex of his vaulting ambition, and because he sees the handwriting on the wall he is determined to make Jordan as rocky a road for the Negro as he knows how. He realizes that he is going and that the Negro is coming—coming fast. Your wise counsel to the race to be modest and humble, to be out of obscurityness, to be thrifty and ambitious are "apples of gold in pictures of silver" The Northern "nigger" ain't worth a clam. He has too much leisure and of a certain kind of freedom which he mistakes for equality. Dress balls and a good time generally is the height of the average Negro's ambition here in the North. If they had the money and the culture to back their pretensions we could not criticize them. But a man with half an eye can see the finish of these fool Negroes whose glory move intensifies the prejudices against us and lessons the respect of white people who were once want to encourage and help the worthy and deserving among us. There is now really more prejudice again than before. I see there in the South. Civilization is ready for the Negro, but all Negroes are not ready for civilization. They are not as wise as serpents and harmless as doves. sent the pamphlet descriptive of your bank to the leading lawyer on the Gold Coast, a most excellent and scholarly African gentleman—Mr. Cassley Hayford. Mr. Hayford's address is Casalp Hayford, Anona Chambers, Tanqua, Gold Coast, Africa. It won't hurt The Planet if it can have a few subscribers and readers over there. Do you exchange with the West African paper? I would advise if you do not that you exchange with the Lagos Record and Lagos Standard, at Lagos, West Coast Africa. They keep abreast with American news and print some thoughtful editorials. I asked Parergina, of Cape Town, S. A., to write to you over a year ago. He is the agent of King Lewananka of the Boraburug tribe, one of the richest tribes in the interior of South Africa, and he can do you lots of good. I'll send the story in a day of two. You'll know, what to do with it if it is fit. You have a waste basket. NOTICE TO TEACHERS! State Summer Normal at Christi- burg, Virginia. The fourth annual session of the Christiansburg Summer Normal will open June 27th at the Christiansburg Industrial Institute. Teachers wishing to measure up the advanced standards of education will find no better place than Christiansburg at which one may pursue a definite course with a definite aim, under competent instructors. Our faculty contains the names of men high up in the educational circles of the State, there being among them Prof. J. M. Gandy, A. M., of Petersburg; Prof. J. T. Phillips, A. B., L.L. B., of Petersburg; Prof. W. B. Forguson, principal of Gregory School, Roanoke and Mrs. Ida V. Woodlyn, Miss Fugenia M. Taylor and others. The courses are arranged with a view of giving special assistance to those who are trying to get certificates or trying to make a higher grade than the one they now hold. For further information: address E. A LONG, Conductor, Cambria, Va DO YOU KNOW HIM? Consul General Crum's Letter. May 1, 1911 John Mitchell, Jr., Editor of Richmond Planet, Richmond, Va. My Dear John Mitchell,—I have been trying to locate John Richmond, brother of William Richmond, a colored-American who died here about three weeks after his arrival of malignant malaria, called the black water fever out here. William Richmond registered in this office as the nearest kln John Richmond, whose postoffice address in America was given at Pembroke Store Postoffice, Campbelt county, Ya. I addressed a dispatch to the State Department, reporting the death of William Richmond, requesting that they assist me in locating the brother of the deceased. The department acknowledged the receipt of the dispatch. I wrote John Richmond, sending the letter to the above address. The letter was returned marked uncalled for. The property of the deceased, consisting of traveling, bag, clothing, money and bank book, are in my possession. I am anxious that his effects reach his brother, or if he be dead, satisfactory proof of the same must be furnished in order that I can proceed in settling the estate. I know no one better qualified than yourself to whom I can turn for assistance. Will you help me to find the heir of Wm. Richmond? I take this opportunity to con- gratulate you upon the splendid showing of the Mechanics' Bank in its achievements in the field of finance. If industry, honest endow- er, perseverance, determination and intelligent management are essen- tials of success (and they are) then your future and the success of the great financial institution of which you are the honored head is assured Many Americans, white and col- ored, come out and lead care- lover们 disregarding advice as to the care of their health, and quickly pay the penalty in an early grave. **** I am, air Your obedient servant. WM. D. CRUM, American Consul General Horses Frightened. A double team belonging to W. Jeance Johnson got frightened last Monday afternoon about 2 o'clock and dashed down Main street from Sixth to Ninth, narrowly missing street cars vehicles and pedestrians. Reaching Ninth street the horses collided with an automobile and partly sld under it. The body of the wagen to which they were hitched top plied over on top of them, and for some time they could not be extricated. Both horses were cut and bruised, and one was thought to be internally injured. The motor car was not damaged. Important Notice. RICHDIOND MILLINERY & BUTT CO. $210 N. 4th St. A. E. LONG, M'g'r. FOR RENT OR FOR SALE—Nine Room-Brick House with Large Lov Suitable for Raising Chickens or · for a Garden. Corner Carter and Jacqueline Streets. Rent only $12. 50 per Month. · For particular see BUTTON & CO., 16 North 9th Street, City. J. S. C. GOODWYN, JEWELKR A MONTVILLE LAKE, RICHMOND ST. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA The Only Colored Jewelry Store in the City. Who Desire to Secure the CHOICEST FURNITURE and to Have Unlimited Stock to Choose From Should Write Us At Once, for Blue Prints and Prices: We Personally Select Our Stock from the Mills of Grand Rapids and GUARANTEE EVERY SALE. Hard Work on Preachers. To preach the gospel during the hot summer months and keep cool, we would advise you to visit 314 E. Broad Street, where you will find a nice long Alapace or Black Serge Coat, made up especially for the pulpit. With one of these coats on you can preach on the hottest day in July or August without feeling the heat. These coats range in price from $4.50 to $5.00, $6.00, $7.00 and $8.00. They are guaranteed not to turn red or fade after using them for several seasons. We also have pants to match, made with large legs, 19 to 20 inches at the bottom. Dear brethren, please give us a call before making your purchases elsewhere. I J. MILLER, Prop. 314 E. Broad Street. Near Corner Third Street. (Wrong Side) -WILLIAMSBURG (VA.) NEWS. The members of the First Baptist Church are very jubilant over the fact that Rev J J. Nickerson has accepted the charge of their church for the months during his vacation from school, and they are now looking forward to a great spiritual uplift through his efforts Rev. Nickerson will be with the congregation every Sunday time enough to take a part in the Sunday-school, leaving Richmond at 9 A.M. The revival meeting will begin on the second Sunday in June, and Rev. Nickerson will be assisted by Dr C. H. Phillips, the noted evangelist of Richmond. FROM STAUNTON Interesting Items—Ex Police Officer In Chains Gang. We have an expollicenom; also an ex-chain gang boss with a hall and chain on working on the chain gang under the chain gang boss, all on account of looking with whiskey in this dry town of ours. Three men were tried before the police justice and were given thirty days in jail. Two of them took an appeal to the Huntings Court, and to their sorrow the jury gave them sixty days, and one of them ran away and got as far as Fishersville, seven miles. In two days, and there waited for a female to accompany him on his journey. The sharp eye of our chief saw the lady going east and decided to follow, and behold the lost one was found and brought back, and received sixty more days. Staunton's undertaker, C C Williams, who came from Hampton here a little over three years ago and opened up a undertaking establishment and who seemed to be doing a nice business, and had bought property, sold out and decided to go to Springfield, Ill. with his bride of a few months He married a lady of your city Nearly all of our girls who have been away attending school have returned home. Staunton Lodge, No. 62, K of P., on last Thursday evening, the 25th instant, had a grand entertainment The Castle, decorated with the national colors, presented a beautiful accenture. From 8 30 until 1 b'clock A. M the half was thronged with guests listening to the strains of sweet music furnished by Harris and Bady The guests all acknowledged that it was the most fashionable social that has been given in Stunton for years. It has been announced to the citi zens of Staunton by St Jones, chief of Staunton Division, United Order of True Reformers, that on Sunday, June the 18th, that Attorney J. Thomas Newsome, general attorney for the Grand Fountain, United Order of True Reformers, will address the members of the Order' and the general public at Ebonezer Baptist Church, North Augusta street, at 8 P. M. J. H. A. A Great Man Told to Rest. Rev. Israel Cross, D. D., of Nansenmond county, Va., was laid to rest in the family cemetery last Tuesday, after forty-three years of faithful and honorable service rendered his people as a minister of the gospel, and of the trust type. For several years Dr. Cross has been orally affectionately affectionately singing his churches. During his affiliation he was patient and hopeful, he was a chaste Christian, an honorable citizen and a wonderful preacher. As a Christian he was conscientious; firm in faith and doctrine. As a citizen he was honored and revered by all who knew him, white and colored. He was an exponent of truth and righteousness through the community in which he lived. As an advisor for his people, apir itually, maternally or, otherwise, he was the critical for the whole people, sq far as his people were concerned. As a minister, of the gospel, I feel sate in saying that there is not one in the State who has done more evan- F.ORD'S HAIR POMADE THE OLD RELIABLE DRESSING FOR KINNY OR CURLY HAIR. IT'S USED STUBBORN, HARSH HAIR SOFTER, MORE PLAINABLE AND GLOSSY, EASY TO USE AND PUT UP IN ANY STYLE THE LENGTH WILL PRESENT, WRITE FOR TESTIMONIES, TELLING HOW THIS REMARKABLE READY MAKES SHORT, KINNY HAIR GROW LONG AND WAY, BEST POPADE ON THE MARKET FOR DANDEWR, FITCHING OF THE SCALP AND-FALLING. 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Chrysanthemum, man and a wonderful preacher. Long may his influence live and his life be emulated by those who shall live after him. DO YOU KNOW HIM? I desire to know the whereabouts of my son, Nona Brown. He was last heard from in Newport News, Va., in 1900. He formerly lived at Epworth, King William county, Va. He was a laborer at the time heard from, and was thought to be employed by the C. & O. Company. He has the following brothers: Thomas, Malachi John Samuel, James Benjamin and Robert Andrew. His sisters are Marilam Parker and Marina Brown. Any information will be thankfully received by his parents. Specials For Saturday. Everything for everybody where to make your Saturday marketing—H G Carter, 029 North Third St. Where you can find a first-class stock of fine and fancy groceries. Look at these prices, for Saturday only. Large Jar Family Mustard 10c. Large Jar Sweet Pickle 10c. Cans Uncle Ned Tomatoes 25c. Cans Corn 25c. Dirt Cleaner 04c. 3 pounds Pure Hog's Lard 2 pounds Best Rib Pork 26c. Beets, a pound 26c. Gold Medal Flour 42c. Cerasas flour 42c. Obltek-Flour 36c. Dunlop Flour 36c. Pure Water Ground Meal, p'k 22c. Large Can Crown Brew 10c. I Can Winner Milk 10c. I Can Eagle Milk 15c. sold in small and large quantities. Give us a trial and be convinced. If goods are not satisfactory, money will be refunded. Phone, Madison 2516. SPECIAL PER. CAPITA. EXCURSION TO JACKSONVILLE AND TAMPA, FLORIDA, JUNE 6TH, 1911. Richmond, Va., May 19, 1911. Southern Railway will sell very low rate tickets to Jacksonville and Tampa, Florida, and return Juno 6, 1911, limited to return. June 18, 1911. Fare for round trip ticket from Richmond to Jacksonville $50; to Tampa $11.50. Correspondingly low rates from intermediate points. For tickets and further information, call on nearat ticket agent, or write