Richmond Planet

THE RICHMOND PLANET KISS ME. (By Pound Weight—L. B. W.) Kiss me! And let my panting soul take up thine own As answering echo meets its mates of kindred tone. Our clinging lips shall be a seal of sacred sign To sanctify this yield of Life to Life Divine. Kiss me! And let the winging world of worries go by We shall not hear or heed a sorrow or a sigh: Our blended wills shall be our pledge of Holy Rite; United Thought shall be our sun of living light. Kiss me! And let this magic touch vibrate above The hallowed strings of heaven's harp attuned with Love; Yeah! Let this be our passport to the realm supreme Of ever sweetest joy of joy and dream of dream. Allen—Hayes Wedding. A brilliant wedding of far-reaching interest took place in the chapel of Virginia Theological Seminary and College, Lynchburg, Va., Wednesday afternoon at 6 o'clock, Sept. 20, 1911, when Mrs. Mary Rice Hayes, of Lynchburg, became the bride of Lawor Wm. P. Allen, of Danville, Va. Rev. Dr. W. T. Hall, pastor of High-Street Baptist Church, Danville, Va., performed the coronary. It was balmy and the man's face was regilent with the fragrance from potted plplants, stately palms, azellas banked about a towering arch, entwined with Southern smilax and ivy. Promptly at . . . h. of clock the bridal party emerged from Mr. Warwick Spencer's and Mr. Jones' two handsome automobiles at the main entrance to the college building. As Miss Minkle Hayes rendered on the piano Mendelssohn's wedding march, the groomsmann, Dr Albert L. Winslow, of Danville, Va., and Prof Thomas A. Long, Ph.D., of Biddle University, Charlotte, N. C. entered the chapel, followed by little Miss Malinuda Hayes in white lingerie, bearing the license Mrs. S. A Moses, of Harrisonburg, Va. In white lansdowne, with black picture hat, and an armuff of carnations, was matron of honor. The bride warmer away by Roy S. Moses of Harrisonburg, Prof J. W. Taylor, of Danville, Va., attended the groom as best man. The bride was becoming attired in a traveling suit of brown ladies' cloth, with hat and gloves of same shade. She carried a large bunch of bride's roses. All the gentlemen wore frock coats gray trousers and carried silk hats. Immediately after the ceremony an informal reception was held on the beautiful west lawn of the Hayes villa, Dermid Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Allen left for New York, Boston and Newport, R. I. and will be at home in Danville, Va., after Oct. 1. Mrs. Allen, now secretary and Treasurer of Virginia Seminary and College, was formerly the widow of the late Gregory W. Hayes, former president of Virginia Seminary and College, Lynchburg. She enjoys the estate of a large circle of friends, in that she possesses a unique personality—congenial, foxable. Mr. Allen is a lawyer by profession and has a large practice in his home town, Danville. There were many valuable presents. Among the out-of-town and other guests present were: guests present wore: *Miss Maggie L. Allen, sister of the groom; Mrs. A. L. Winslow-and little daughter Kathryn, Mrs. J. L. W. Stuples, Mrs. W. T. Hall, Prof. J. T. Page, all of Danville; Mr. and Mrs. Rice, of Harrisonburg, Va.; Mrs. E. P. Fox, of Salem, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Warrick Spencer, Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Pinkney, Mrs. Ed. Spencer, Mrs. Charles Spencer, Rev. R. C. Woods, Dr. Bugge and Miss Buggs, Rev. L. O. Lowls, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. M. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. X. Bolesau, Mrs. Minnie, Mrs. Emma Pride, Mrs. U. G. C. Patterson, Mrs. Edna Stephons and brothers, Mr. and Mrs J. Averett, Dr. Charles Morris, Mrs. Doan, Mrs. White, Miss Virginia Cabell, Mrs. Maggie Willis, all of Lynchburg; Rev. T. H. White, Clinton Forge; Rev. Philip, Roanoke, Va.; Dr. and Mrs. Faecult, Lynchburg; Mrs. Stephons, Lynchburg. FAIRRAR—HILL The marriage of Miss Lavinia Hill to Mr. Pory B. Farrar took place Wednesday, September 30, 1911, at the residence of Rev. W. H. Blokes, Ph.D. 1819 St. John's street. Mr. and Mrs. Farrar left immediately after the ceremony on a bridal trip to West Point, Va., the home of the bride. Personals and Briefs. Rev J H. Scott, of Miller's Tavern, Va. called on us. Dr J H. Blackwell, Jr. of South Richmond is out again after a brief illness. Miss Mamie Pierce has returned to the city after having visited Atlantic City, N. J. Miss Marina Boverly, one of our popular public school teachers, lies dangerously ill at her home, No 3316 East N street. Mr Daniel Cole passed through the city last Thursday onroute to his home in Christieville, Va. While here he was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. R T. Cogbill of South Richmond. Capt. C. E. Steward, with his family, has returned to the city, after a pleasant visit to the old homestead of his wife's father in Buckingham county. Mrs. Rosa Hatcher, formerly of Richmond, but now of Cleveland, O., is still in the city. She has spent a pleasant time visiting relatives and friends. She is stopping with Sir Abalom Randolph, of 1009 North 30th street. Miss Virginia Hardy, daughter of Rv. B. Hardy, of Charlotteville, Va., and granddaughter of Rev. Dr. Evans Payne, of this city, matriculated at the Hartshorn College for women this week. Miss Virginia is a bright and charming young lady, and her friends bespeak a brilliant career for her. Miss Hetheray Flumming, son of Sir Granville Flumming, of 2800 East Lough street, who has been spending his summer vacation with his father's kinswomen, Mrs. Henry, of New York city, is expected to return to his home in this city this week. Rev. George Terry the boy preacher, spoke to a large and appreciative congregation last Sunday morning at Leigh-Street Methodist Church. Rev. Waters, a widowed at from the time "There was no No Room for Him in the Inn." He will preach tomorrow morning on the subject: "The Lord's Supern." the subject of the Bible's Suppl. And the Holy Communion will be administered at night. The friends of Sir Lee Jackson, of 1216 North 33d street, will sympathize with him in the loss of his mother, who died last Monday night. She was a member of Blooming Lily Court of Calanthe. Mr W E. Whitfield representing the Virginia Beneficial Insurance Company, will look at the cell booking after the interests of the company. He has engaged a suite of offices in the Mechanics' Savings Bank Building. Badly Beaten. From the vicinity of Prentis and Leigh streets last Sunday night there came into the Second Police Station a report that a colored man had been nearly killed and would be dead by the time the police arrived. Sergeant Otter dispatched Bicycle Policeman Tiller to the scene, and within twenty-minutes he returned with the "dead" man. The latter presented a badly maudled appearance. First, according to his story and numerous women witnesses who followed him to the station to see that justice was done, he was knocked in the head with a fence palling. Then some one slammed a brick into his enput, and he dropped to his knees, with all the luminaries of heaven shining for the moment bright above him. Then for a few moments he went to sleep, his last conscious feeling being one of intense pain in all portions of his body. That was when several other negroes, all brothers in the Brook Avenue gang, proceeded to show their right to live and kill, and poured on him together and cut, slashed and mauled him nearly into eternal sleep. But several negro women saw the gang and set up a shriek and a howl. The assailants, brave men as they were, became alarmed at the female shrieks and the men. Then George slowly awoke to consciousness. There was a dull ache in his head, and no saw a red stream down his white shirt front. As he stagged to his feet front and beaked blindly around the women came to his rescue and supported him until the arrival of Officer Tiller. He was attended in the Second Station by Dr. Hutcher, of the city ambulance, and somesemblance to his former self was restored. He said that he did not know the names of his assailants. The first attack came from behind, and then he went to sleep. CORNER STREET THE VAN DE VYVER COLLEGE, N. 1st St., Between Duval and Jackson Sts. Richmond, Va. Opens Monday, October 2nd, 1911. Van de Vyren College. The object of this institution is to afford young colored men and women the opportunity to acquire a literary, commercial and industrial education. Though instruction on the automobile is also given to young men. A complete course in domestic science and domestic art, under competent instructors, will be imparted to the girls. The administration is under the Josephite Fathers, a society of priests especially devoted to the work of education among the colored people. The college, while offering unusual opportunities for the training of the hand, will also emphasize the training of heart and mind, to form men and women, who by their virtue and noble aspirations, as well as by their thrifty and industrious habits will exert a widespread influence upon their families and people. The effective, though unobtrusive supervision of the clergy, aided by the constant presence of the lay faculty, secures the peaceful reign of good order. Industrial application to study and obliquity to the laws of morality and social propriety. Gentle reproof, kindly correction, the instinct of honor—and, above all moral and religious influences are generally found to be effective in the maintenance of college rules, discipline and study. The college is situated in the most salubrious and attractive thoroughfares of North Richmond, the city distinguished as the historic metropolis of the South. It stands unassurped for healthfulness, accessibility, beauty, growth and beauty location. The college buildings are massive and imposing structures of reinforced concrete and brick, lighted by electricity, heated by steam and equipped with every modern convenience. The sanitary system is modern and complete in every detail. A plentiful supply of water is available for all parts of the college. The course of studies embraces First The. academic department teaching English, in which is em Dr. Payne's Recovery. The friends and admirers of Rev Doctor Payne, pastor of Fourth Baptist Church, will he glad to learn that, consistently with the bulletins which have appeared from time to time in The Planet in regard to his health, he has so far recovered from his late Illinois that he was able to make a flying trip from Charlestonville to this city on last Tuesday. He was accompanied by his son-in-law, Rev R. B. hardly, pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Charlestonville. Dr Payne was looking remarkably well, although he has not yet fully recovered from his long spell of severe skiness. Several of his old friends saw him and relapsed at the unexpected opportunity of grasping his hand once more. While not yet fully restored to his pristine health, Dr Payne hopes at no very distant day to he himself again. His stay in the city was very brief, he having come on last Tuesday and left again for Charlestonville on Thursday. Seaboard Raisey Par of Negro Employe. Raleigh, N. C., Sept. 27 — An agreement having been reached, the negro truckers in the employ of the Senboard Air Line Railway, In the Raleigh freight depot, went back to work yesterday. They asked for $1.25 a day. The concession would not grant this concession, but made the daily wages of each $1.20, a raise of ten cents a day. bodied a thorough knowledge of the classic authors' composition and rhetoric. Latin and French are obligatory studies. German is elective. The course of history embraces a complete study of universal history, with special emphasis laid in the great issues which have led up to the ascendance of democracy in Europe and America. Civic government embraces the four stages of society: the four groups of rights—political rights in England; political rights in America. Mathomatics. Here the student makes a thorough review of past matter. He is taught practical application of arithmetic—the problems illustrative of all subjects. Geography takes in a general review and is succeeded by a comparative study. The physical geography course embraces a consideration of these subjects, taught by the most approved and complete authors. Psychology embraces problems and methods, the physical geography organism, the geographical organism general actions of consciousness general action, attention, discrimination, effort and devise, the character and will the self. The course of penmanship is naturally practical. Orate handwriting is not taught, but a firm simpler and legible hand easily and rapidly transcribed—the style universally preferred by business man. The music department is under the direction of a master who is thorough and painstaking. The course embraces harmony, counterpoint and composition double counterpart, musical forms and free composition or orchestration and the history of music. Grand pianos and a pipe organ of excellent quality have been in stalled in the music room to afford the student every opportunity for practice and development. The department of domestic art offers an unusual course in dress making, cutting, fitting and designing dresses, costumes and other garments. A standard system of cutting by chart is followed. REMOVAL. W I Johnson the undertaker has moved to his large and spacious new building, 10 W Leitch street, between St James and Adams streets. This, is said to be the largest and handsomest building devoted to the undertaking business of any individual member of the race. It is a pride to the city of Richmond, being three stories high, of dark brown brick front, with stone trimming, giving it a very imposing effect. The building will be illuminated with electric lights and heated throughout by steam. His residence will be in the brick building adjoining, heated and lighted in the same manner. The building contains the largest auditorium in the city, together with nine large and alley-lodge rooms for rent. The first floor will be used entirely by W I Johnson & Sons as office, show-room, stock-room and morgue. Their livery stable, constructed two years ago, at 711 Brook Avenue, will be continued, and everything will be strictly first class and up to date. FOR 8ALE A house with seven or eight rooms on North Third Street. Will make a nice home, or will pay 12 per cent, as an investment For a quick sale, I am offering a seven-room brick house on North Sixth Street at a price that is, far below the market value. Apply to B. A. CEPHAG, Real Estate Agent, 602 North Second Street. The domestic science department offers the following courses in household economics: 1. -- Home nursing 5. — Practical housekeeping The commercial department is in charge of instructors who come to us highly recommended by the faculty of one of our leading American business colleges. The course embraces the following: Arithmetic letter-writing, spelling single-entry bookkeeping, penmanship, double-entry bookkeeping, German, commercial law, composition, punctuation and capitalization, elements of list accounting, banking laws, stenography typewriting. The automobile school, under the direction of a well-known expert and a graduate of a college highly esteemed in this community, offers a complete course of instruction, enabling any young colored man to become not mere drivers only but thorough mechanics. Subjects taught: Gasoline automobiles Gasoline automobile engines Automobile engine auxiliaries Automobile carburators Electric ignition. Transmission and control mechanism Bearings and lubrication Automobile tires. Autobiologic operation Troubles and remedies Overhauling and repairs Several of the departments are now showing a roster almost filled. It is the determination of the faculty not to overrowd any department so that the full justice can be done to the individual needs of the student body. In order to avoid being placed on the waiting list it is necessary that students intending to take advantage of the opportunities afforded them to improve their conditions apply Sa once to the secretary 709 North 1st Street Richmond, Va. The college opens October 24 1 No "Ju Crow" Fur Booker T Austin Tex Sept 26 The "Jim Crow law of this state seems to embarrass Dr Booker T Washington at the moment The champion of his race let it be known that he intends to travel from Austin to Temple, Tex next Saturday. The officials of the railroad over which he must travel positively asked Dr Washington if he would prefer a "Jim Crow" car or a special car. Dr. Washington unworried by engaging a special car—a Pullman car. It is understood now that no one will accompany Dr Washington on the 200-mile trip, so he and the negro porter will be the only persons in the car --- Services at FifthStreet Baptist Church. Rev W A Taylor pastor of Fira Baptist Church of Newport - News prairie church Fifth-Street Imp that Church Sunday October 1 in morning and night New York, New York, Tuesday, 11:30 Special to the PLANET Mrs J. J. Hill of 1010 St John's Avenue is visiting her friends in Northern Michigan. Mr. Harry Coleman met with a serious accident, losing one thumb and three fingers, by a pulley connected with an engine. He was employed by W. E. Woods, contractor of Detroit. He came to Toledo several months ago from Norfolk, Virginia and was working at the Overland Automobile Works. He was a faithful workman and was sent to the Toledo Hospital for treatment. GRAND WORTHY MASTER GRIFINN RETURNS. Outlook Bright—Will Press Prosecution Grand Worthy Master W. R. Griffin has returned to the city from an extended trip. He visited Pittsburgh Pa., and Indianapolis, Indiana, and found encouragement over the field. The general' demand is that the wreckers of the Order shall be punished. Commonwealth's Attorney has agreed to permit other attorneys to assemble with him in the process of the alleged guilty officials it may be that either Attorney I. O. Wendenburg or Attorney Charles M. Meredith will be retained for this purpose. RECEIPTS INCREASE The increase in the receipts at the general office is said to be graftifying to the management. The cases against the indicted officials will be called October 5, 1911 Grand Master Griffin has made a demand upon the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company for the payment of the amount of the shortage of Cashier R. T. Hill 'Should the company decide that it is liable, there is no doubt but what its corp of detectives will hunt down Mr Hill in short order and bring him to Rhumbon. HE STIRS TEACHERS. Dr Wm E Davidson superintendent of the Washington schools, in an address yesterday before several hundred teachers at the Central High School, stirred his hearers by praising former Superintendent of Schools Chancellor who, during his brief tenure of office as head of the Washington schools, was charged practically with disrupting the school system. Finally, condemned by the board of education he was ousted after one of the most bitter contests ever waged by Washington school authorities. He called Dr Chancellor a brilliant educator and a capable school director. Praise of Chancellor by Dr Davidson created a sensation and in view of the action of the board on Tuesday night in referring to him for adjudication the case of Rochelle Conkling. Bruce assisting superintendent of schools whom the colored numbers of the board are shaking to oust there is likely to develop a situation unattainable in the school system. COLORED MEMBERS ANGERED The colored members are angered because the board did not dismiss Bruce at the meeting Tuesday. They now insist that Dr Davidson dismiss the colored assistant. Should Dr Davidson in view of his praise of Dr Chancellor permit Bruce to remain in office in consequence of the demand for the latter's scalp, he will find himself in a delicate position. Should he dismiss Bruce, the white members of the board, it is asserted, will not accept the situation gracefully as many of them are of the opinion that Bruce is an able educator and should not be removed. The colored members of the board say they will accept no compromise. They declare that Dr Davidson's decision in the matter will be an indication of his future attitude on matters of vital importance to the colored part of the school system, and that should he slide with Bruce his action will be construed as unfriendly. HORNER MAKES STATEMENT It is a question of public duty," said Richard R Horner, who is leading the opposition to Bruce. "We are fighting in a just cause, and our fight will appeal to just people. How the white members of the board of education may act upon it I am unable to state. There is more behind the present case than appears on the surface. If Dr Davidson rules against the colored members in this matter we will regard his action as an open declaration of war against the interests of the colored" people of Washington. "The first big official action of a new superintendent is always significant and cannot help but strike a keynote which will be in accord with his future actions. We were ready and willing last night to allow Dr. Davidson please to answer his question in the Bruce. In the Bruce we believe that the deeper he delivers the more convinced he will become that Bruce is not fit to "fill the duties of assistant superintendent." "It has been intimated that Dr. Davidson will delay his report uncerer. Right here I want to say the tail the attair has had time to "blow colored members of the board, intend to wait a reasonable length of time for the report, and after that if it is not forthcoming, to force action. We cannot be pacified by any unnecessary delay, and we cannot forget, be the time intervening ever so long." While every white member of the board displays the greatest reticence in discussing (the Bruce case, it seems to be the predominant opinion that just what Mr. Horner anticipates will be the result of the affair, namely, that the batchet will be buried before the report is made. However, not the slightest intimation is made that Dr. Davidson will allow the batchet the making of the report. All the members agree that he will do his duty *A rumor to the effect that petitions asking for the resignation of the three colored members of the board will be circulated among the supporters of the Bruce faction gained credence yesterday. HIGH PLACE FOR MR STUART At the meeting held at the Central High School yesterday, Dr. Davidson, guide from commending Dr. Chancellor, said that Alexander E. Stuart was a great superintendent, and that to him was duo the greatest credit for the present highly developed public school system now in operation in Washington. Mr. Davidson said that such was the exalted perfection of the Washington system that it might fearlessly challenge comparison with any school system in the world. The statement made before the colored school teachers at a meeting held at the M Street High School last week, Dr Davidson denounced in the strongest terms the practice of currying favor with board members to gain preferment in the school system. Dr. Davidson said that the greatest asset of the Washington schools is the high ideals entertained by the teachers, and that the installing of these ideals into the hearts of the children was far more important than the daily grind and drudgery of the three "It's." Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, vice-president of the board of education opened yesterday a meeting by introducing Mr. Stuart, who, in turn introduced Dr. Davidson. At the conclusion of the meeting, each attended over one hour, the new superintendent held an informal reception on the platform of the assembly hall during which he choked the hand of every teacher present. The meeting was the best attended and the most enthusiastic held in years. (Washington D.C. Post Sept 21 1911) Very Near a 'Place Plot. Two white boys met two colored boys coming from school the other day. The white boys said to the colored boys: "Where did you get those nice-fitting suits you have on?" The colored boys said: "We bought them from 314 East Broad street." The white boys said: "We don't believe it they fit too good to come from a colored man's store. The boys pass and a fight was on. The diner was $500 or 30 days in jail." Please don't forget that we have more of those nice school suits left that caused the fight. You can get your little boy a nice school suits, all-wool, knickerbocker style, for $20, $20, to $400. We are head-quarters for school shoes and caps. Please give us a call before spending your money elsewhere. We guarantee fit and quality, or money refunded. Don't forget the place, 314 East Broad street. I J MILLER. Proprietor Night School For Men. Dr Win H. Stoksen' night school for men will open Monday, October 2, 1911, at S P M., at his residence, 1019 St John street The courses are arranged for those who need a good English training, and those who are called to the work of the gospel ministry and find it impracticable to attend such institutions during the day. Two teachers, graduates of reputable institutions, give their time to the work Make application at once, as only a very limited number can be accommodated this term WANTED—A Waitress for dining room. One well experienced and with city references. Apply 416 East Franklin Street. WANTED—Ladies and gentlemen to join our Post Card and correspondence Club. Particulars for 15 cents. 'Ladies' sond photo. Write Daniel Braxton, Hinton, W. Va. WANTED—International Bricklayers. Long job for good mechanics at the Ford Plate Glass Co.'s Plant. Toledo, O., by the Hienah King Co. No objection to color. THAT HORRIBLE TRAGEDY IN CHESTERFIELD CO. Arguments by Counsel for Both Sides. Mr. Smith Asks Acquittal. Mr. Wendenburg Brands Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., as Slayer of His Wife. the get a good look at him, good job done nicely? refocused mind. SMITH PLEADS FOR ACQUITTAL VERDICT Skillfully piecing together the doubtful or beclouded issues of the case of the Commonwealth, and throwing into the shade the more prominent features, the opposing an objection and well-developed plea for the life of his client, Henry Clay Bentz, Jr. at the hands of a jury in the Chateheld Circuit Court It was a miraculous presentation of a poor case. Ably he used what points the defense had been able to pick up from day to day in an argument, not of the innocence of his client, that was never once claimed, but that a reasonable doubt had been raised as to his guilt under the evidence which doubt, under the courts' strictures, would subdue to secure an acquittal. Much time was devoted by Mr. Smith in denunciation of the methods of paid detectives in issuing evidence. In interviewing and coaching witnesses and in presenting evidence not only as it fit their case MIGHT HAVE SHOWN MUCH But at the height of the denomination of their methods Mr Smith admitted that had he had at his disposal a corps of men as well trained and as vigilant he could have brought before the jury vastly more evidence than he had and have further to advance his plea of a reasonable doubt. The poor weakling Paul Bentle was held up to derision and a jury dared to send any man to the chair on his word alone. The motive for the crime a mere girl for whom no man could have more than passivity, regard was rallied and the work points in the armor were found one after another. It was his especial knowledge that the boys from the Bon Air dance-rammy, clean-minded boys as he was glad to admit had been coached and trained into giving evidence which all but convicted it not been for the accidental finding of Kastelberg the unwilling witness whom the attorney for the defense admitted had told Mr. Smith said frankly that he did not believe that Kastelberg did not know this woman companion. He boldly charged that the lie was told because Kastelberg feared the husband and the brother of that woman. Final Bentleh he essentially exorcated Efforts were made to show big venom and animus against his more successful relatives and to show that no man of the evident intelligence and manner of Henry Bentleh have been such an idiot as use so weak an instrument to work his ends. Earnestly asserting his belief in the unreca- onableness, the unbelievable qualities of the cases the Com- munalish presented, Mr. Smith yet paused long enough to be shocked to see that he had been charged painted. Asserting that it staggered human belief that a man such as his client could have done such a deed, he asserted boldly that hell heil no flend more brutal than one who would stay the wife of his bosom and the mother of the child to deliberate proclimation after nights of planning and days of preparation MR SMITH'S ADDRESS "When court opened at 9:20 A M H M Smith, Jr of counsel for the defense, began at once his closing argument, which occupied about four hours. When he concluded at 1 15 o'clock, he said, "I congratulate you, gentlemen of the jury," he began, "that your arduous labors are nearly over. I thank you for the manifest patience with which you have conducted yourselves--for the fair and diligent attention that you have given to the evil counselor," he said, "he a fair and conscientious verdict. No one in this county doubts that." "I congratulate Mr. Carter and myself that the admissible duties which have for so many weary days rested on our shoulders, are now about to be transferred to yours. His masterly argument has made it unnecessary for me to detain you. I don't think in all my life I ever before heard him speak more than an hour and a half. Imagine my embarrassment when I come before you in a case to which Mr. Carter has finally agreed. If you worry hardy and conscientiously efforting to throw light on this case, pot appalling too passion or prejudice, but to intellect and conscience he pointed out to you the path and duty and the path of reason. NO APPEAL TO PASSION "I shall not appeal to improper passion or prejudice. This is a case filled with meat—with food for reflection. We know that upright, intelligent conscious men may well differ as to certain features of the evidence. "We do not anticipate what we fear to prove. What we fear is a hung jury. Those of you who may hesitate may feel that you cannot give your assoct to a vordict of not guilty. It shall be my effort to convince you that we are entitled under the instructions and your oaths to such a verdict. It is not for us to point out the guilty man. We are convinced that this young man" laying his hand on Henry, Beatty's shoulder. "If you after reviewing all the evidence are not convinced beyond adventure of the guilt of the accused the verdict under the instructions must be not guilty. How must you have felt when you heard the evidence of the defense? It shows the evidence of the murder by hurting full of making up their minds about the case without hearing all the evidence. Two car loads of boys were coming from Bom Air Dutryman's调训 of meeting a young man in an automobile with a yellow top - He described the actions of that young man, and he added to present reminded you of a chicken with a broken wing leading an enemy from its nest. Mr Sydnor said he met that auto shop after sunset going as slow as it could go. We are left to imagine their theory for the counsel for the Commander has not given us the benign of their case, we have not had the advantage but are left to shoot in the dark. DOESN'T KNOW STATES THEORY A though this young man is on trial for his life we do not yet know the theory of the Commonwealth as to the exact manner of the crime or the relative importance of the evi- dence of the crime losing counsel a great advantage. I take it for granted that it is the purpose of Mr. Sydnor's evidence to show that this young man went out and hid a gun behind a stump. I cannot imagine, why the stump and the tracks, leading to the stump have not been put in evidence. This young man has been proved to have been the victim of a good education. He is a graduate of McGill's University School than which there is no better, and certainly none stands higher. At his early age, he has taken charge of and control of the men's formatting and show departments two of the largest departments of his father's store. He has seen the buyer and manager and has conducted the sales. You saw him on the witness stand to look every detail of this case under a rigid mercurial and I may say he hurtless cross-examination. He stood it all. He must have impressed you as a man of great intelligence. Yet the theory of the Commonwealth would make this young man out a shame and idiot in his preparations for the murder. It would make him the greatest brute that has ever displayed the annals of history. NO FOLIER FIEND IN HELL. If the charge he true that he did this thing no fouler lend calis in hell. They want you to believe that this kind-hearted, intelligent, tortuose young man conceived so disastrally a murder it staggers him man belief in the challenged an investigation of his character along these lines. We throw down the guillemot so to speak when we put his chilacter in issue. We told them to bring any man of Chesterfield county here to say what manner of man he is. With all the array of detectives at their disposal no attack could be made on the character and integrity of Henry Beattle. What manner of man is it that is charged with this crime? The punishment good character may in itself raise a reasonable doubt of guilt. We claim a nuisance on that instruction: This crime was not done in anger. Many good men have lost their tempers. Many men who have proved good reputations have done some act in waste which they have lived to regret. They charge that Henry Beattie a successful and intelligent man, affectionate son and loyal brother, has conceived and executed a crime that outclasses all the Borgus of ancient Rome, that he slept over it, thought over it, kissed his sister embraced his father with that thought in his brain; that with a determination to carry out that daser-hardly crime, he for three days or maybe a week, lived in that God-fearing home with that crime in his brain. It is inconceivable, absolutely inconceivable, and you know it. We brought out his home life, his character, his disposition here. Can you believe he planned with endless deliberation and executed with brutality worthy only of an American Indian? From all the facts you can't fasten this crime on this boy, faced to face with your God, unless you are convinced to a moral certainty that he both conceived and executed this crime—if not so fully confined your verdict must be not guilty. ONLY BY AN IDIOT. "No one but an idiot could have conceived this crime. He goes out here at sunset and hides a gun behind a stump on the Midlothian road the most popular drive out of South Bend, man who concocted the crime they popped up more nor less than an idiot. "Leading from this turpike are many lonely and unfrequented roads; roads not traveled and running through an uninhabited section, accessible and convenient for the purposes of a dehumanizing Yoyo. You believe that he picked out this popular, much-travelled pike at the scene of his crime—that he courted spectators, planned to have witnesses: "According to the theory they will present, he goes out to plan the crime. He goes out to the dalryman Sydner, lets Mr. Sydner get a good look at him, goes beyond him, turns around and comes back by him and gives Mr. Sydnor three good looks at him. He hides a gun behind a stump. If he had conceived this plan—thought it over for a week—why should he have used a shotgun when a platoal could have procured and more easily concealed? Is it the part of common sense to put yourself in the power of another man and not even ask him to say anything about it? There seems to have been a sort of feud on Paul's part against the Bottle family. He is a weakling, easily led, easily frightened. In a room with a set of detectives he would probably sign a statement you wanted. It is absurd that Henry Bottle should have conceived this crime and then put himself in the power of a man with whom he had no relations except that second cousin. There was a feeling of superiority on Henry's part. Paul was poor. There has been something wrong in him. He puts himself in the power of another man when there was no need for it. RIDICULES THOUGHT OF IT Henry if he planned this crime, is responsible for having paved the way for the police to follow. Think of lying a gun in a pawnshop and leaving it there half a day with the name on it - an old second-hand gun usually identified. He goes out on this popular thoroughfare and hid it behind a stump. The chances are that he told you about, and found that they are not Henry Beattie's. That's the danger of private detectives, not under the responsibilities of official life. It it took one track to get to the stump and put the gun there and another to get back to the road. It seems to me there should be two more traces when he got the gun again later. He said the proof that he didn't leave his home that night until after No clock. It was never depleted until in the closing hours, of the case. That Sydnor could not identify him or his machine is positive and conclusive proof that this isn't the man. If it had been the identification would have been certain, as Sydnor saw him two or three days later at the inquest. They are not at the inquest. They are not at the inquest. We are. Was that Henry Bouton out on the plane that night at sunset? With that mass of doubt, we ask what we have a right to, and that you give us the benefit of the doubt. They throw a doubt on his being late in getting to Tom Owen's place the night of the murder. The fairest stand was Tom Owen the uncle of this girl. We are willing to rest this case on his testimony. He was the first man to whom Henry told his tale, and Tom Owen says that Henry mentioned then that he had had a busted tire. The first three to whom he told his tale of the hold-up were to have told the police. We have Wren and they all three agree as to what he said. All the discrepancies were discovered in what he alleged to have told others afterward. Men came here—doubless honest in fact the great majority of the witnesses in this case have told the truth as they thought it was true. If the prosecution had had confidence in the case it had worked up. It would not dwell on these lesser details. They tell us that the fact that he didn't take any others with him that night was a suspicious circumstance. There was no one to go. Mrs Owen was sick. Tom was not charged by the charge of the baby. Is there anything remarkable in that? They might have carried the baby, as they had done before, but the hour-was late. CANDY-BUYING INCIDENT "They go down to have the prescription filled—this murderer, they have pictured with his head filled with brutal instincts. He stands outside on the running board talking to his wife. One would have thought that he would have been stealing himself for that dreadful crime. This murderer—whose victim would be alive only a few minutes—for her missing husband. That is how unnatural yet it is paraded here as a damming circumstance. They left the drug store at 10:27 o'clock. Henry Fleattle has said from the beginning that he met three automobiles coming toward town. They were the two Bon Air boys and Kastellborg. They are a very good set of boys, from what I know of them, young and easily influenced, and they have been involved in the things they did. If they had been left alone on conclusions, they would not have seen. It is very easy to lead a witch. "Here was the most damning circumstance in this case. When those boys told of seeing a car by the road with a man standing down in front and a woman on the running board — boys whose fathers I had known — they were telling the truth—the case looked ugly; it looked very black. Mr. Carter and myself were worried, while we didn't believe this testimony. Henry has said that his wife was not on the running board. He knew there would be ten or a dozen close-looking boys whose appearance gave you confidence in their testimony; it looked black. KASTELBERG'S BIG PART. "But God moves in a mysterious way. Like a lightning flash from a clear sky came the message that it had been discovered who was on that road that night. Men who knew the secret of that ride, when a human life was at stake, came and told it: 'You have been discovered the happiness of a home. Kastelberg came here with reluctance. He deserves no credit for coming. He was forced on the witness stand. Richmond would have been too hot for him in after years if he had been silent when a life was at stake. He was out there in a Know car. No, from a pump bake a store when those two carloads of boys passed by. I am frank to say I don't believe a word of Kastelberg's story about that woman. I believe he knows who that woman was, who her husband is, and who her brother is. He knows too much to do was to tell you that he picked her up on the street. But I do believe and know that it was Kastelberg's car those boys passed with the woman on the board. These boys passed but one car. There's the danger of circumstantial evidence. This man might have paid the penny for testimony alone if Kastelberg had not been forced to come here. That evidence was damning almost conclusive. How would you have felt, after this chair, if six months from some compunction of conscience had made that man or that woman compounded the circumstantial index in that it shows the dangers of a circumstantial evidence. CERTAIN HE KNOWS WOMAN All that about his picking up a woman about 'his being drunk about his not showing the time that was all done to get peace at home' at his own home and at some one else's home I don't believe a ward he said about that woman 'and I don't ask you to believe it. John D. H. Bair Jr came here and said he had said that night it was a Knox ar D-11, that he had seen in Smith's garage. They did not know Kostelberg Passall recognized it. He was in the second car. He saw the number. D-11, and so told M. scherer the next morning that nothing in it that the number of the Beattie car was 820. It was a mere accident that we got hold of that testimony. You have been given a terrible mistake. The responsibility would not have been upon you, but on those objectives. But you would have had to undergo the suffering consequent on that mistake. Some great and good men have the taking of human life for any cruelty we cannot take it on circumstantial evidence and they point to sage experience for this. Our mail has been flooded with clippings giving accounts of wrong convictions on circumstantial evidence. The responsibility rests on you for yourself, individually, not collectively the mistakes you make by twelve you answer one by one. What we fear is a hung jury. It is better to have a defense than to doubt, we have right to demand that doubt. Better that ninety and nine guilty men suffer than that one innocent man suffer STRONG CIRCUMSTANTIAL CASE We have already admitted that there was a strong case of circumstantial evidence. Mr Wendenburg will undoubtedly make a strong picture in closing this case. If you believe that Henry Beattie committed this crime, there can be but one murder in the first degree; there can be no intermediate ground. We need not discuss instructions on other than premeditated murder. "The evidence falls to show a motive. The hew want to kill his wife for that woman they have had in jail and were afraid to trust on the witness stand." We are asked to be before the judge. We are asked to show you that he employed Paul Beattie to buy him a second-hand gun. I have asked you to consider whether it is reasonable. The evidence appears to contradict Henry and corroborate Paul as to that Thursday night meeting. The night is immaterial, and that Henry met him for such purpose is imminent on the sole testimony of Paul Beattie. "Nobody says there was any: incriminating circumstance in the meeting with Paul on Thursday night even if they did meet. The story of Mrs. Houchons and Mrs. Paul Beattie of hearing a telephone conversation, 'meet me at Short and Main streets,' is unnatural and improbable. There are many unusual circumstances. Haven't these women got some motive for their statements? They have no fault. Paul Beattie was the top of the car was yellow, Nobody doubles but that Mrs. Paul Beattie would have corroborated her. The detectives know she would fall into the same error, and she admitted having 'talked with Schorer during the dinner hour. Don't these things make you a little doubtful? AS TO THURSDAY NIGHT. "I say that all that Thursday night is 'immaterial' testimony. We don't." adult it, but even if they met that night there is nothing incriminating in it, and on its face it is unbelievable. It doesn't cut any real figure after all. You have only the testimony of Paul Beattie, and if the testimony of Paul Beattie, you wouldn't hold Paul Beattie's testimony as sufficient to convict on. You cannot convict in this case unless you believe Paul Beattie. Are you going to take a human life on the testimony of Paul Beattie? Henry knew when he went on to be convicted, yet a forty-mule team couldn't have kept him from that witness chair. You may call it nerve it was a consciousness of innocence that sustained him through that ordeal. He couldn't have been contradicted if he hadn't taken the stand. It is consistent with innocence and is absolutely inconsistent with guilt. "When they undertook to prove Paul Beatie's character Mr. Carter has shown you how they have been contradicted. We boldly challenged his reputation for truth and veracity, and proved by his old granddaughter that he was Paul's testimony has grown. He didn't say at the inquest that the gun was taken in three pieces. Now he says. Henry got in the back of the machine with the gun, as though to hide it. He told them at Weinstein's pawnshop that he was buying the gun as a watchman on Mayo's Bridge. The. Weinstein boy who knew the gun pieces didn't know the stand how to take it apart. How are you going to take a human life on such testimony, when it is changing all the time?" After the gun was put in the car according to Paul Beatie, the first man they met was Policeman Green the officer who refused information from the attorney under instructions from the attorney. He fitted his evidence as to the time to fit the case. That's the way this case has been worked up STATE AFRAID OF BECLAI It is very remarkable, isn't it, that Boulthin Hinford has been loaked up for a month. She was in the car that Saturday night. She ought to have known whether there was a gun in the back of the car that night, yet they haven't gotten any testimony, and she didn't know why they visited her two times and get statements from her. If the gun was in the back part of the car, why was Police Officer Green invited to get in and ride with them? Hilly Sampson started to get in the back that night, and he didn't see any gun. No living human being has ever seen that gun in Henry Beattie's possession. We don't even know that she said that. "We do not say that Paul Beattie is guilty of this crime. It is dangerous to advance theories in a case of this sort. We are under no obligation to do it. The failure of the evidence to disclose any other criminal agent that the accused does not affect us according to the instructions. We are not called on to vengeance in innocence by naming the guilty person. It isn't a burden that rests on us. "Suppose Paul Beattie did buy that gun to use on Mayo's Bridge?" Suppose Neblett is telling the truth that Paul did have that gun on Sunday morning. Suppose some one stole that gun from the cement-house, and it got into the hands of some tramp and that person killed Mrs. Beattie wouldn't Paul fear to tell that tale for fear he would not be believed? Suppose he was lost in On Henry and threw the weight of an influence in that direction. Suppose that swarm of human bloodhounds had taken a trail against Paul instead of Henry, just imagine the case they would have had against him. BANKS ON NEBLETT. He certainly bought the gun on Saturday night at Wetnstein's. He told them he wanted it to use on Mayo's island. He cannot say now he wanted it for his Consin Henry. On Sunday morning he is seen with a single barreled gun. He denies it, of course, but Ernest Nebelt comes forward and says, "I saw him." He fails absolutely to account for himself on Tuesday night of the crime. There. He is not alone. He except that Rafter said he saw him coming from the river on Monday on Tuesday night. There is a chain of circumstantial evidence even without the roleness pursuit. What is his defense? He says he bought the gun for Henry. The first statement is the one he is bound by—that he bought it for his own use. "Suppose Henry were to change his statement and say now. I did go over to Richmond to see Paul on the train to Beulah I didn't want made public, that we did like a drink at MeEvoy." "Let it be your rallying cry that you are not satisfied that Henry had the gun in his possession, Paul had there. There is no evidence that Henry had the gun in his possession, Paul and he has made unreasonable and conflicting statements. THE 80-CALLED CONFESSION. "We come to the confession. 'So far from hurting Henry Beatle, I think it the best thing that has happened or that could have happened. It shows Paul's unreliability; the way in which he is going about this whole case. If this confession was made on Thursday night, as he says, and he on the Saturday following went on the stand and swore to tell all he knew, what is his position? He told his wife on Thursday night about the purchase of the gun, but didn't even tell his wife about the confessions he had to teach him to tell he didn't like to tell on his flesh and blood. Thea he told it as his duty to the public. Does that sound like Paul Beattie—'his duty to the public?' "Remember what Gentry and Bolton said Paul told them on Friday; think of a confession made under those circumstances when he had just referred to his blood kin. As he told them, he said, 'I'd identify it put this thing on him, it is a doubtful species of evidence, as the court well says.' 'When his wife' and mother-in-law said that things looked black for him why didn't he tell them Henry had congruded to him? A man who would come into a courtroom and manufacture a confession is just as bad as one who would commit a crime. And then the temple of justice. The other only shows the degradation of the human kind under certain conditions SMITH'S FINAL WORDS I have endeavored to impress you that you where there is any doubt we should have the benefit, that the instructions should be carefully read. The greatest weakness of the Commonwealth case is that of no father and no son where the bond of question was closer. You have been told how the door of hope opened to that old father's heart at the birth of his grandchild. He says it made the world look young and fresh again. This boy has testified that here he was born, that between his self and his wife. That is his home life. Now what is the motive? Is it this girl Beulah Blinford? I do not, and Mr Carter does not undertake to justify this young man's conduct with Beulah Blinford. He shall have no apology at my face. But admitting every word of it that doesn't account for this murder. "The death of this boy at your hands not only means degradation and disgrace to that white-haired father to that stalwart brother, that gentle little sister, but remember that little baby too young to lisp his prayers. Its mother gone now, you are asked to brand his father as the secondborn child of the twentieth century. May God aid you in your deliberations and give you wisdom and strength to do your duty." In the most masterful argument ever presented to a Virginia jury, L. O Wendenburg, assistant prosecutor, by the express wish of relatives of the dead woman, yesterday convinced twelve men that Henry Clay Beatle巾 months-old bride, and fifty-eight minutes after his final word was spoken the jury so rendered its verdict. In the opinion of all that crowded courtroom—a courtroom packed and jammed as it had never been before and as it probably never will be again—Mr. Wendenburg made the effort to Toughshod. he code over the objection, the number of his opponents, and clearly and convincingly argued from the evidence that none other than the prisoner at the bar could have been on the Midlothian Turnpike at that exact spot and at that exact hour on the night of July 18, when Mrs. Beatle巾 another could have had that gun than the young man who sat, cold and silent, listening to the lawyer's grumbling words. BROKEN. BIT BY BIT Hit by hit he broke down the barrier—that barrier of "reasonable doubt"—which counsel for the defense erected around their client, and showed, without fear of contradiction, the importance of their opportunity, that Henry Bontle alone had the desire, that he alone had a motive to stay the unprotected woman. The assistant prosecutor laughed to scorn the attempt of the defense to bring · in other · shaggy, but not a perpetual, perpetual perversity of the awful deed. ] "Why did not the defense bring them on the scene at the right time?" he cried; and then, with a finger that did not waver, he pointed at the defendant and said: "There is the man who committed the crime. There is the man who must pay the penalty with his blood." Through all the history of crime Mr. Wendonburg ranged, comparing this deed with others of its kind, and said that therb was none other, even in the dark ages of the past, which could equal it in all its hilarious features and cold-blooded brutality. In which therb was none other, milita as a merd abred of a child thirteen years old, the attorney found the motive—the motive which the State declared it was not forced to prove. DEAD GIRL'S MOTHER He pointed out that the dead woman's lonely mother had stated on the stand that her daughter's married life was not as happy as it had been pictured by the witnesses for the defame, and here told, with bitterness, that she had been upon the witness stand. It was a daughter's confidence in her mother that he told—a story, that could not be denied. And Henry Beattie, Mr. Wendenburg argued, had to rid himself of his wife, and there appeared rid himself of one woman that he might warm himself in the glow of another fireside. And that way was by the assassin's hand, and it was Henry Beattie, the lawyer shrieked, who took his unsuspecting wife out on that ride which ended in her death. And how could it have happened, he asked, that the "bearded high-warrior" knew that Henry Benttle and his wife were to drive along that road that night, when the prisoner at the gate that it was at the prisoner on the stand that it was at his wife that they took the spin? And how was it, he asked again, that the same gun which Paul Benttle swore that he bought for his cousin, could have been the same weapon which was found on the Boll Line crossing, and Benttle himself at first acknowledged gun with which his wife was slain. NOT KASTELBERG'S CAR Beyond fear of contradiction, Mr Wendenburg showed that it was not Charles Kastolberg's car which those boys coming home from a dance at Bon Air saw standing on the road, but he asked, given a description of the man and woman they saw, which did not tally with the description of Kastolberg and that nameless woman he took with him on a joy ride! Then, too, Kastolberg's car was seen more than once, and the murder was committed, while that other automobile was seen almost on the very spot. Almost with a gesture he broke down that part of the fabric of the defense which lay in the story admitted and told by Kgs. With a record of the testimony before him, Mr. Wendenburg argued before the jury, displaying the strong points brought out by the prosecution and-showing the pitiful weakness of those points on which the client was accused. The jury sat cold and silent. JURY MOVED TO TEARS At one time he moved them to tears. His own voice broke, and the vast crowd inside the small courtroom and all those who could hear him from the courthouse green weep with him. It was when he referred in a broken voice, to the babe left motherless by the slaying of the wounded father of her hand. He pictured the double face of an emerald infant, and in words painted a picture of that baby holding out its arms for the hands that never more would fondle it, reaching for the breast on which it can never lie again. And under the storm or words and tears young Beatle covered. He bowed his head, and for words he bowed in all the days he has been on trial, bowed that somewhere beneath his ankle his soul could be reached. "And, ahi!" said Mr. Wendeburg, "they speak of his old, gray-haired father. My sympathy goes out to him. But what of that young woman? think of her on that dark and snowy day. She saw the assassin's gun. in the hands of the man who had sworn at the nitar to love and protect her. Think of the agony of that moment." By some grace of feeling the lawyer spared his hearers a further penalty of that young woman's last night, the crowd sighed with approval as he drew the curtain over that hour. FAIR EVEN TO MURDERER Even in the most heated moments of his argument Mr. Wendensburg was fair to the prisoner. He read from the instructions of the court to the jury that part of them which gave the prisoner the benefit of the "reasonable doubt" to which the defense clung from beginning to end. But he asked the twelve men before him how to prove he any reason to the jury to the prisoner. He shouted them and flaunted before their faces the bloody garments in which Henry Boatte died, himself for that errand of death. "These mute witnesses," he shouted, "cannot perforate themselves. This shirt shows that Henry Boatte Jr., did not place his left arm around his dead wife's waist when he took her home. This coat also shows that he supported an effort when he took her home to her mother dead." And the inference he drowns is what the state has charged—that Boatte sat on his wife's lifeless form when he returned with her to Tom Owen's home. LINES BATTERED DOWN Advertising to the fact that Beattie had said that he did not know at first that his wife was dead, and that he hurried home, because there, was a physician, he asked why it was that his wife was dead. He said he stopped, to fix his lights, and yet when they were looking for the gun he said, "To h—I will with the lights," as they went out. Morcellessly Mr. Wendensburg went about his SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, '11. task, and when he had finished the lines of the defense wore battered down, and that secret hope on which Henry Beattie has nursed himself had disappeared as the mists before the dawn. Yet, under it all, except for the time when he powered under the accusing finger directed at him, the prison manifested little concern. On whatever his faith rejoices, it is, it would seem, an abiding trust. "I am innocent," he has declared, and on this unsupported plea he has his hope of walking forth some day a free man, from the Chesterfield county fall. But if he be innocent, the prosecution asks, where is the guilty man? And no voice riles save that voice which Mr. Wendon burg says cries for justice from that blood spot on the Midlothian Pike WENDENBURG BEGINS. When the rolling of the jury was finished and the lawyers had taken their seats, Judge Watson announced that he was ready to hear from Mr. Wendenburg, who was to close the argument in the noted case. "I may please the court and jury," Mr. Wendenburg said, rising, "I wish to congratulate the gentlemen of the jury that the obvious task before them is about to come to an end, and I congratulate the people of Virginia that this case, which was horrific, was a trail of alime throughout this fair county, is about to be ended. I hope that the book will soon be closed and that the fair women of our land will greet its close with an 'Amen.' But I do not mean women of the class to which some concerned in this case are members of our ones of whom we speak and whom we know in our daily walk of life. "Gentlemen, this is one of the most important cases which ever attracted the attention of a jury. The final decision in regard to it, whether from the standpoint of the defendant or of Virginia, hangs upon you, gentlemen of the jury. Upon you hang the surrendered of the human life, it is impossible to exaggerate the importance of this case. "Our people are law-abiding, and theirs is a land of law. Our laws are everywhere as pure as the atmosphere which we breathe. God has declared, 'Thou shalt not kill,' and for the violation of that commandment He has said, 'Finance is Mist.' You must adict the law you, become the agent for the just rebellion of that crime which has been committed in our midst. GOD FROWNED UPON HIM. "When the silence of that fatal night was broken by the screams of that poor, defenseless woman, as she realized that the man who had sworn to protect her was in fact a dreadful scream with the report of that death-dealing gun. God frowned and the law shuddered. This man was left alone on the scene of the crime, left alone by that pool of blood, with the smoking weapon still in his hands. He threw the gun and the body, and the wife after it, like the body of a slaughtered beast. The learned and brilliant counsel for the accused have asked you on principles of sophistry how this man could have committed that crime." I say that a man who murdered a fool, it is an act of folly to commit such deed. DEFENDS LAW'S OFFICERS. "Whenever an atrocious crime is committed in our midst, probably the first thing is that the community receives a shock. But once the machinery of the law is set in motion by officers of the Commonwealth—your officers, gentlemen, and midsome hounds by the defense—the community awakens to the foulness of the deed, and asks that the perpetrator be found. It would not be proper for me to criticize my adversaries, for when I have had a weak case to defend I have done the same thing myself in order to divert the minds of the people. "But you people owe these officers of the law a debt of gratitude in ferreting out the criminal. You owe a debt of gratitude to Mr. Sydnor, deputy sheriff of Henrico county, and to George Jarrrell, an officer in your own county. And you owe such a debt of gratitude to the interested themselves and worked on this case to find the culprit. "There are two theories in this case. One has been put forward by the defense, that is that the man who has been described as a shaggy, gray-bounded man was the perpetrator of this deed, and the other is that the defendant was the author of the crime. The court instructs you that such a presupponance as to leave no doubt in your mind. The evidence must be of such a nature, as to be incompatible with any reasonable hypothesis other than that of the guilt of the accused. If there be any reasonable doubt, it is your duty to acquit the defendant. He starts out with the presumption of innocence, and these are the principles of law. THE CRIME ITSELF IS THERE; "They have drawn into this case the question as to whether the gun was thrown out of the machine or whether it bounced out. That makes no difference," he languaged. "The crime had been committed, and this has been the case. That what difference does it make, as to whether the gun was thrown out or whether it fell out." He diverged a few moments to take up and explain those sections of the instructions which relate particularly to reasonable doubt as they bore upon the case. 'Aw, now he asked, what difference does it make whether Paul believed that Henry was guilty or innocent?' I must contess, that I was amused when my learned friend, Mr. Carter, suggested the question, aa to by the prosecution did not look for it. But the detective did, der if, Mr. Batheil had placed $10,000 in his hands, and asked him to get the best detective he could find to find that stranger. If he wouldn't have said, 'What, do you take me for a fool?' I wouldn't spend ten cents to look for such a man.' "And how does the defendant account for the crime, but by baking up a story to fit the details? Now let us see what he has done. Let's see what Wren, that old war-horse, who has been in the business for thirty years, has testified." Mr. Wren's speech testimony as to Battie folling the detectives that he stopped his machine in order not to run over the man who jumped at him, he chained, from the bushes. WHERE FOOL PART CAME IN. "Why, gentlemen of the jury," Mr. Wendenburg exclaimed, "he forgot the glass in front of his machine. He forgot that the mind could not have fired the shot as to inflict such a wound as has been described to you. That is where the fool part came in." Mr. Wendenburg then went over, in brief, the testimony of the man who was killed in the story as told by Beatte was not fixed in his own mind because he was fabricating a story. "And what does Deputy Sherif Sydnor say? That Battle told him the man fired right over his shoulder and struck his wife full in the face. Mr. Sydnor didn't know then where she had been struck, and attacked him. He said the right; that the man was to the right of the machine and over his shoulder. Later on what happens? He describes the attack to Squire Jacobs, a man who has almost as much authority as a judge, and he tells him that when the man struck, the statements were made to different people at different times. Then what of them? Which shall you believe? SHOWED IT WAS FALSE. "When we examined the car some one got in the left heat, and I got in front. In the position occupied by the boarded stranger, and I said, 'Mr. Beatty, don't you see that your wife could not have been shot in this way.' And he agreed with me. Gen. McCormick said, 'I have evidence than that?' His statement alone was sufficient, to demonstrate that his fabrication was false. "I wonder, sometimes, whether my good friend, Mr. Carter, wears magnifying glasses. If he does, I bet they magnify to 500 times the diameter. He has illustrated to you how Bentle lensed over and focused the screen and showed how the car plunged forward. Beatty said that the man never intended shooting his wife. Why, her head was eighteen inches higher than her husband's, and the shot, fired from such a position by a man stalling on the ground, would have entered her body, not her head. But the fabrication he has told you was built on sand, and has no foundation. LIKE SWORD OF NEMESIS. "Every piece of evidence in this case leads to one destination. The fingers all point to but one point—that Henry Clay Beatle, Jr., was the murderer of his wife. The gun he can拿, he can and get away from it, and it hings over like the award of Namesis. All that is required of us is to prove that Henry Clay Beatle, Jr., murdered his wife, but we have gone further and held all the facts in the case before you. His story about the day he murdered his wife, ing off is necessarily false. And what have we? We have the deed body of his wife and the gun, the gun which he can't get away from. He had to account for that gun, and he tells you of a big, bearded high-horned man who fired the shot, and of him he has up and wreats that gun away from the giant, not knowing whether he had a double-barreled shotgun and whether he would have given him the other, load. And he tells you that in the struggle he falls down and he wants you to believe that, the man this big giant stands there and looks at him and then walks away. "Some philosopher has said that 'unbounded credulity is evidence of a weak mind.' And so I say, give him a hand. And show you a weak mind. Can you believe his story? He shows n scratch on his nose, and wouldn't any man have taken out his handkerchief and have wiped it off? But he, lets it re-scratch — but he lost out his story that he was strung with the gibn. .MUTE BITS IN COURT. Mr. Sheriff, will you bring me those clothes, those mute bits of testimony which the defense did not dare bring before the jury? The sheriff brought in the bloody garments. Mr. Wendenburg slowly drew a soiled and bloody shirt from the cardboard box. "These show you," he said, flaunting the shirt before the jury, "that he pitched his wife in the car and laid her across the seats. When he was near home the body slipped down into the bottom of the car and he brought her home." He read from Detective Wiltsibre's timetable which he memorized. Officer that he placed his arm around, his wife's waist and ran the car in with his right hand. This the lawyer showed to have been impossible, because thorn was no blood on the loft sleeves of the shirt. And in like manner he went over the testimony of George Jarrell, ) WITNESS AGAINST HIM. . . "Is his story a fact or not?" he anked the jury, "If the shot was fired as he described, he would have held her, as he, said, as any man would have supported the body of his wife after course." He a half of teeth had entered her head. But that never happened. He never, had his coat on. When he stopped to fix, the lights on, his car he went back to the rear, and got matches out of his coat. And here is a witness—this shirt! And he held it up high so that all could see—that can now commit perjury. Shoot this woman, who is a woman's waist. And here is the coat. This sleeve never won't around her wrist. No bloody woman's bloody head rested upon that shoulder. It is but a story, a part of the fabrication he has built up to tell you. Do you want any more avidonqc than "And yet Mr. Carter wants you to look for a bearded stranger. Why, when the people read the papers the next morning ovory farmer in Chesterton ran for his razor to shave off his beard. People laughed, and again Judge Watson warned, and again Judge Shore showed up either or this approval he would to clean the courtroom. "This shift, wont on the attorney, sober-minded now." "shows that this man sat upon that dead body in order to keep it from falling out and to hold it in place, and some other might along and catch him with the body." CHEAPEST MURDER YET. "And they ask you why. If he be the guilty man, he did not get Douglas Boatte's plaster. He dared not tell his brother that he contemplated his wife's murder. He dared not tell his brother that he had murdered his wife. He could not know to know it, nor his family to know it. He wouldn't have used a revolver, because he knew he couldn't tell with reason that he wrested a pistol with five other cartridges in it from a boarded highwayman, and that is why he got a single barreled shotgun. This is the cheapest murder I ever have heard of. It has an element of cheapness about it. They tell you that he bought a pound of his wife for his wife before the slaughter, and the evidence is that he bought only 15 cents' worth. But he gives haul $4 with which to buy a knife, and he buys 5 cents' worth of cartridges. "And the evidence of Oira. Owen, that poor girl's mother, is that when he took them out riding he was always neatly Jressed. But this time he wore a shabby suit. Look at it date, gentleman," and he held it up and looked at the date of manufacture. It was made in 1906. It was wore this shabby suit except that he knew he was going through a bloody transaction to send a woman to eternity rejoicing. QUOTES STORY TO JURY. "Counsel for the defense told you two stories, and I will tell you one. There was a man who wont below, and after awhile his friend went below and saw him hobbling around on one foot. He said, John, why are you so afraid of him? And that when I saw you last you had both feet," And John said that he had tried to get into Heaven and that they asked him what good he had done here on earth. He told them that he met a woman in the woods one day and that she was ill. He told her that he was sick, and he a cup of water, but he told her that he was in too big a hurry, and didn't have time. And then this poor, fever-streaked woman asked him to give her a loft of bread nearby, because she was too weak to reach and get it. And John said that he told her to his right foot, and so he sent his right foot to heaven. "I wonder how much of this man will go to Heaven, and how much of him will go below. Isn't that enough to destroy his story. God has given us means to procure evidence. That great power which moves all appealed to the conscience of Paul, and made him reveal all he knew. PUDDLE OF BLOOD "In circumstantial evidence there is always one fact that convicts the perpetrator of the crime. In the road there was that puddle of blood, and from his silence was revealed by God the secret of this horrible crime. And now Heaven, by slow and solemn steps, learnt about to bring the blood to him. He took the taking of the life of that unprotected wife. God asked Café after he murdered Abel where his brother was, and he answered, 'Am I my brother's keeper?' And God said to him that his brother's blood cried out to Him from the ground, 'and now thou art vanished from the earth.' And now He says to Henry "The wife's blood cries to Me from the ground, and now thou are vanished from the earth which has drunk in the wife's blood." "Gentlemen, 'hat blood was made by a human beak. That car never bled. And she was never killed in the automobile. If she had been killed in the automobile, there would have been a stream of blood along the road, but there was not a spot outside of that big puddle. If she was killed in the road then he has told you a falsehood. It has been in evidence that the blood could have run down the gasoline tank. But in the car there was no blood. The wheel and it has a hand that it. And you remember that the streaks of blood went down the wheel, that they did not go down the tank. There was no blood in the dustpan. Blood went only down that band. BEARD STILL GROWING. "He tells you, that he didn't know that his wife was dead; that he thought her back was broken, and he hurried home to get a doctor. And he yets on the road to fix his lights. But when he goes looking for the gun and the lights go out, he says, "to h-e-l with the lights." Do you want any more evidence than that he says that the burden of the gun on Paul is too heavy to think so! Thank God, no acerbity farmer come along and picked up that gun. He throw it out in the highway of framers, hoping that some tramp would pick it up. At first he told of a rough-looking man, and when Tom Owen said that if he had a beard he must have been a white man, Henry said, "Oh I didn't think of that. And then the beard began to appear, and * **Building a school is my responsibility, and it is important, as it is in your life, to work prudently** * **at great breadth and deep depth, being in the school of a boy or young man would all the** * **young people be thankful for.** * **The world would be poor, your physician, he save a few cents when health is in danger.** * **And who would choose an inferior school to save a few dollars when a better school will** * **become available and would prepare one for a higher** * **investment.** ```markdown ``` Va. Union University Offers the Best Higher Education to COLORED YOUNG MEN ITS COLLEGE COURSE is broad and complete, its requirements and standing are as high as those of any college for white youth in the State, according to the rating of the University. Its THEOLOGICAL COURSE has for many years the standard course for colored Baptist Schools. Hebrew, Greek and all the regular subjects given in Northern Societies are given here. One hundred students for the ministry are enrolled in different departments of the school. ITS NINE GRANITE BUILDINGS, its fully equipped science laboratories, its library of 12,000 volumes, its able faculty and its full sources of study enable Virginia Ut's children to be colored young men an education equal to that enjoyed by the favored of other races. For further information, address the President, VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. It has been growing ever since. And blood get there? My good friend, Mr. when the hat was found Henry said Smith, said that Henry had blood on that he hoped to God it had a name his nose, and yet Tom Owen tells you in it that he hoped to find a sufficient trickle down his cheeks. But any thing to get that damnaging blood of "Gentlemen, the physical facts in this case show that his story is untrue. He hired his wife out on that lonely road and murdered her. Can you doubt Dr. Mann, who shot the Jacobson who saw grit in her hair?" When he knocked her down, she fell and wgs shun in the road. All the physical facts demonstrate that his story is untrue, and Mr Wendenburg showed by illustration with the gun how Mrs. Jacobson shot the manner she was shot unless the gun had been on a level with her head. He took the gun apart into three pieces easily, and said, "Poor little Jakey couldn't take it apart. And yet I reckon he has handled more guns than all of us put together. GUN THE REAL CLPE "The hottest part of the case is the gun, and you remember how the defense dropped it. It was too hot for them to hold. How did the gun get there? Henry says that the saussain intended to kill him. Do you believe that this man would have stopped after killing the wrong person? How? Henry says that he knew there that Henry would be out there that night in a shabby suit of clothes. He says he didn't know himself, that it was on the suggestion of his wife that he took the spin. But how did the gun get there? How did this shaggy stranger get there? "Hydron says that between sunset and daylight dawn he saw a machine like this one of Henry Beatle's standing on the deck and on tan shoes young man in it. He said the young man was without a mustache, and that he looked like this man," pointing at the prisoner. "Now, some young man did a peculiar thing. He was afraid to go past that store. Then he came back and stopped at the very scene of the crime. Have you, gentleman, any doubt that it was the prison there with some shiister poison?" And he pointed at the cowering Henry "And yet the prisoner tells you that he was somewhere on the road thing a puncture. According to his own testimony, he was on the bike at that time. Why do they try to move the time up always? What is the reason for it? Sydnor says that he saw no other car on the pike that time, and no other car on the bike at that time. The natural conclusion is that it was Henry C. Bentle Jr., there and then "Now, there is some other evidence that is in some confusion. Either those boys coming back from Bon Air made a great mistake, or Paschall made a great mistake. Charlie Kastelberg's car was on the pike that evening, and it is shown that his car was not on the pike, and evidently read it. He the papar and got it fixed in his mind. This crime occurred about a quarter of 11, and these boys say that this is the kind of car they saw. Some say that the car was a quarter of a mile from the store described, but Kastelberg's car was more than a mile away. They saw a woman who did not have a hat on and Mrs. Beattie did not have a coat and Charlie Kastelberg's friend had on a white dress and a mushroom hat. And they say it was a Buick car. And then they saw her she was on the running board, in the act of stopping down to her death. NOTHING TO EQUAL THIS CRIME "This is the greatest crime and the worst under the roof of heaven. This young man, gentleman, has bound a hand of blood around his name so that generations will slowly go by it until it ends. The dark and bloody annals of the past have nothing to equal this crime. "But let us hurry on. Can there be any doubt that this is the gun? Jacob and Jarrrell said that they saw blood on the gun; and the defense took the position at first that there was no blood at all on the gun. But they saw that that wouldn't do, and they asked. If blood was not on the steering wheel, and if it were not possible for the blood to have come from the steering wheel on Douglas Beatty's hands. Well: how did the blood get there? My good friend, Mr. Smith, said that Henry had blood on his nose, and yet Tom Owen tells you that the blood was not sufficient to trickle down his cheeks. But anything to get that damaging blood off the gun! It could not have come from the bearded highwyman. "I believe in a God above us, in God who controls us all. It was but natural that Paul Boatte should have tried to hide the dread secret in his breast. But the whips and his arm were a knocked him, and he unbosomed himself to his wife, and he told her that he had bought Henry a gun, and that he believed it was the same gun which had killed Henry - wife. PAUL'S FATEFUL WORDS "And it nearly set him crazy. What did he do?" He had been taught when a little fellow at school that he must not tell on the boys, but now he must unburden himself. He told him that he must not tell his wife who sold her husband, and he gave the information to the police. Even then Paul did not want to tell more. But there is an invisible power somewhere, and that same power made Paul tell the balance of that secret to him. He knew he was an innocent agent. But here he has been vilified and the worst character has been attributed to him. But I tell Paul Bentleth that the God who made him dislike that dreadful secret will after him. He has nothing to fear. "And then they laid in Neblett to swear that Paul had a gun that Sunday morning on Mayo's Bridge and so fearful are they of his story that, before he was attacked, they summoned witnesses to prove his innocence for persecution. And mek why we didn't put that negro Walter on the stand We couldn't put on all we summoned. And now I ask them why they didn't put him on." Mr. Wendonburg then went over the instructions as to what the jury must provide, and called for the court and called for the letters which had passed from Henry to Beulah Dinford HIS FIRST GLIMPSE OF MER. 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A colored man calling himself, "Captain John E. Simpson" and at times sailing under other names has been persistently swimming both white and colored people in Norfolk Portsmouth, Newport News and Phobus. His plan has been to represent that he has money in a colored bank in this city. He gets his wife to write to John Mitchell, Jr., President and tells him to send him six hundred and fifty to the person or some like amount at once to the person who is writing the letter or advancing him a small sum of money until he has gotten his money from Richmond. He alleges that he is captain of a sailing vessel, which according to his letters has been lost near Tumble Light off Buckroe Beach and as he has been carrying on this kind of business, he says the bont in presumably wrecked every two or three weeks. - He asks that the letter he sent to him in care of the person who advances the money. He never comes back to see if the money 'comes as he directs. We have written continuously to the bont, and we have had quite a time to keep up with him. Keep clear of Captain John M. Empson or anybody who looks like him. Published every Saturday by JOHN MITCHELL JR. at ELL N. Fourth Street, Richmond, Va. JOHN MITCHELL, JR., ... EDITOR All communications intended for publication should be sent so as to reach us by Weinstal. at any office of the American Express Co., the United States Express Co. and the Wells Fargo BANK. BEGINNING LETTER—If a Money Order, Post Office or an Express Office is not within your reach, your Postmaster will register the credit card number and issue a credit crenta. Then if the Letter is lost or stolen, it can be travel. You can send money in this way. We cannot be responsible for money sent in letters in any other way than one of the four ways mentioned above. If you send your money in the wrong way, you will be fined. KENNWALS, TPC-All, you do not want THIS PLANET continual for another year after your apprehension has run out, you then notify us by Postal Card to discontinue it. The courts have determined that you must not order their paper discontinued at the expiration of time for which it has been paid and up to date when they alter the paper discontinued. COMMUNICATIONS. When writing to us to remove your subscription or to discontinue your paper, you should give your name and address to us. We cannot fail to change your name in our books. CHANGE OF ADDRESS. In order to change Entered at the Post Office at Richmond, Va. as second-class matter. SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 30, '11. Rev Wm J White the veteran editor of the Augusta Georgia Baptist, announces that he is ready and anxious to sell the right, title and interest of the journal, which he has so long edited, and owned, and the job printing plant which has to a great extent furnished him a livelihood. We hope that Rev. White may succeed in ridding himself of his responsibilities in order that he may spend the remainder of his days in justice. Colored people are the victims of misrepresentations and the creatures of ridicule. This is supplemented by acts of folly on their own part, caused by lack of information and a lack of confidence in each other. It requires united effort on the part of the conservative, educated, well-to-colored leaders, but most of these are permeated with egotism and impregnated with jealousy of each other. As a result, the race is not making the progress that it should make and is losing vital fundamental rights and privileges which are necessary to the final success of any people. Under the above caption, John Mitchell, Jr., has written a lengthy article, urging Clifford and Trotter to editorial combat and intimidating that Clifford defeated Trotter for the presidency of the Independent Political League to teach Trotter a lesson. Brother Mitchell, let, the men live in peace. Each member of the race can pull a little, and these men may do some good --Omaha (Neb) Enterprise. On your suggestion, we shall "let the men live in peace," with the hope and belief that "these men may do some good." MR. STEWART AND HIS CRITICS Prof. M. S. Stewart, recording secondary to the District Grand Lodge of G. U. of Odd Follows of Mississippi, undertakes to refute the statements of Mr. Charles Stewart, the well-known correspondent, and imputes to him mercenary motives as the basis of his attack upon the Odd Follows of that State. Let us hope that Mr. Charles Stewart is mistaken relative to conditions existing in Mississippi. If he mistaken relative to the distressing situation among our fraternal organisations in other States, and in the United States of America? Prof. M. S. Stewart is merciless in his attacks upon Correspondent Stewart. Conservative citizens who seek after the truth will hardly permit this kind of argument or vituperation to enter into the equation. They are searchers after truth. As to whether Mr. Charles Stewart received fifty or one hundred dollars at a session or was donned any consideration whatever, will hardly answer the various charges which he has brought and which charges are certainly borne out by some of the happenings which we, ourselves, have noted in certain prominent colored organizations. It is far better to call a halt now than to risk disaster hereafter. We do not know that Mississippi is any better than Louisiana, Alabama. "Georgia or even Virginia, but is it not time to call a halt and begin the work of purification from within?" We noted the manner and methods of one great organization in this city a few years ago, and we have no hesitation in saying that its proceedings were a disgrace to Christendom. We noted since, the displays made in another great organization, and "it made the heart sick." The disregard of the plain rules of parliamentary law, the ignoring of constitutional rights and privileges of the members could lead to but one thing--rank revolution on the part of men, who are determined to secure their rights at all hazards. If Mr. Charles Stewart has taken his personal grievances as a basis for his charges against the organized bodies in Mississippi and other Southern States, then so much the worse for Mr. Charles Stewart, but we reiterate, from our personal observations he "hit the bull's eye" in speaking in general terms of Afro-American organizations in this country and the sooner the conscientious, liberty-loving constituency awakens to its sense of duty and send the "money-changers" and grafters to the rear, the better it will be for all concerned. It was said at one time the leaders or senators of Rome became so corrupt that one could not look at the other without laughing. A similar condition exists in some of those secret organizations and the sooner conditions are changed the better it will be for the race with which we are identified; LA CIAN J. WATKINS Mr Lincoln It Watkins of Fort Russell Wyoming will unquestionably take front rank, among the writers of verse and occupy the niche in the gallery of poetic fame with Paul Laurence Dunbar, who has gone on before. His recent efforts are not only popular but meritorious and his 'Ask Me Not Wry' "answers a question without answering in a manner that is as winsome as it is puzzling. What is more musical than the following? As me not why I sing in rhyme Why 'tis I woo this bliss sublime And haunt the height where Muse nest To inclobedize my brooding breast only know my soul responds To passing music, and the wands of magic beauty behone me I follow on in cattay- Ask me not why Ask me not why (I cannot tell) I am wrapped within this Eden spell I cannot say why 'tis I crave The nectar of this glory wave I only know my hungry heart Finds here the strength to hear its part Of heaven this magma hit by bit of sette, ah' for the love of it' Oh yes, that's why This then is a declaration that his writings are the result of inspiration, that he has inborn and implanted within his breast his heart of hearts, his soul the poetic fire Certain, the inspiration may be noted in these lines Kiss me! And let my panting soul take up thine own. Kine me' And let this magic touch vibrate above Of ever sweetest joy of joy and dreams of dream. These lines would do credit to Sir Thomas Moore, the Scotch poet. He deals with the serious as well as with the sentimental. "The Drink Slave" is an example of the former. Lo, burden-bound bonehead the yokk of years. And harnessed there by crush, base desire. He drags the weight of evil agen past. With him into the present, and ahead His future mirrors but the load of now. Who made this thing a burden-bear- er? Who Sealed up this brain and stiffed here all thought? Who drugged to death ambition in the brain. And siloned here the throbbing pulse of hope? Who cursed these eyes from faith! From life! From heaven! To gaze upon despair! On death! On Hell! THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. What is more impressive than the following on "Womenhood*" The burnished beauty of the years Cleaned by the sacred tide of tears A monument of moral worth. Where hangs the hope of human earth A purity of faith and prayer. A rose that sanctifies the air A glowing star of living light. A compassion of holy right. A spring of joy, the precious wine An Life—A Motherhood Dive*! An angel over the brow of pain. A song amid the falling rain The highest heaven of home—a Dove Of Peace and Rest A shrine of Love* But enough for the present These citations will serve to emphasize the fact that we have a writer of rare merit and transcendent ability, who is unintentionally no doubt, a candidate for the mantle that Dunbar wore. ( ) DR WASHINGTON AND THE PULLMAN. The Rithmund (Va.) Times-Dispatch in its dealings and its remarks commenting the colored people is one of the fairest and most impartial newspapers in the South. This makes it all the more surprising that it should attempt to take an unfair advantage of Dr Booker T. Washington by making it appear that he is attempting to get away from the race with which he is affiliated and identified. Here is what it says: Under the caption "Wouldn't Ride With Negroes" here is what it says: In Texas there is what is called the "Jim Crow" law, that is a law requiring the separation of the races Special compartments in the same coaches or special coaches, are reserved for the white people and special compartments or coaches for the colored people. Booker Washington expects to make a trip from Austin to Temple on September 30th and when he began to make his arrangements for this journey he was informed by the railway officials that he must ride either in a negro compartment or charter a special car." A dispatch from Boston, Texas to the New York Times, states that Washington decided that he wanted a sleeper, and ordered a special Pullman. A porter will be the only other occupant of the car." That was not a tactical thing for Bucker to do for it will be argued that if he of all men, the highest representative of his race in this country, should object to riding in the same car with his own people, the white folks could hardly be blamed for not allowing negroes to ride with them. If close contact with negroes is so objectionable that Bucker was Washington, the chiefed among them, the objectless to pay for a special Pullman can rather ride with them, the objectless of the white people, regarding the question even from the negro's point of view, to the same sort of association with them are well founded. One of the most important things for the negroes to learn is respect for their own race. This appeared in its issue of September 27, 1911. What are the facts? Dr. Booker T Washington never travels alone upon these trips, and is invariably accompanied by colored men of prominence. The white people of Texas have made no arrangements for separate sleeping car accommodations for colored people, and, Dr. Washington would be necessarily forced to sap his vitality and risk his health in traveling through this modern republic, designated as a State. We traveled the distance last year ourselves, and it seemed that we would never reach the "promised land" of California. We took "broken doses" on the trip by stopping over in the larger citron, and this distance was so great between them that we had to undergo night travel. We could not secure sleeping car accommodations with either a Negro or a Chinaman. We could not be accommodated even on a tourist car with his mongrel horde of white immigrants, although we had ridden from Richmond to New Orleans as an Inter-State passenger. The moment we became subject to local conditions our railway rights and privileges ceased. In justice to Dr. Washington and other race leaders, the Times-Dispatch should let these facts be known. Our contention is now, and always has been, that the accommodations provided for one citizen should be accorded to another. The editor of the Times-Dispatch, by virtue of his color, can travel through Texas for ten dollars, and Dr. Washington, by virtue of his color, must pay approximately five hundred dollars. "Bill," the editor of the Times-Dispatch is better able to stand the expense than his dark-skinned "brother." The question naturally arises, "Whither are we drifting?" The very doctrine of supine submission, results in these glaring inconsistencies and constitutional wrongs. Manhood rights cannot be yielded up by the colored people of the country without paying therefor the price for such folly. Dr. Washington will not travel in a Pullman car with only a Pullman porter as a companion. He will travel with people of his own race. The time will come we hope, when such glaring evidences of injustice and outrageous denial to a man of prominence the common rights and privileges guaranteed to every other citizen will not be tolerated in this so-called free country. We hope that gentlemen of the type of the very able editor of the Times-Dispatch will hasten that day, if not by direct appeals, then by diplomatic arguments. ```markdown ``` OUR RIGHTS AS CITIZENS. Why the News Leader should per- sist in his efforts to stir up race pre- judice, to the detriment and injury of one of the kindlest races of people on the face of the globe. The ple on the face of the globe is a mystery. The owner and editor of this paper was practically born with Negroes. He is a gentleman of the Southern type. His father was one of the courtri- gentlemen in all of this land, and his statue in Monroe Park is venerated by every colored person of intelligence who may have occasion to pass that way. Yet his son says in the Richmond (Vn.) News Leader of the 22d Inst. [News Leader Sept 23, 1911] The Eastern Shore Herald makes caustic comments on the proneness of some city nappers to facilitate the public from time to time on the fact or supposed fact that many nappers are becoming owners of these cities. These city papers say the Herald "the city papers all right for the nappers say of in the city try to gobble up the lands and drive the whites off. At the same time these same cities pass exclusion (segregation) ordinances to save-white communities from colored invasion." The Herald's comment is shrewd and its point * well taken. These city applications are clearly and adroitly hold advantages of segregation of the cities, but so far from realizing the utter ruin to white rural communities that follows the advent of a large number of land-owning nappers they actually applaud the growth of land ownership among the nappers as an evidence of "progress." The question may well be "progress" certainly not that of the land owning whose home and holdings shrink in value and desirability just in proportion to the numbers and proximity of his free-holding negro neighbors. This, then, is an attack, not upon the dissolute, Immoral, crap-shooting Negroes, but upon the intelligent, thrifty, prosperous ones. The doctrine is not socialistic, but anarchistic, and is a virtual advocacy of the concession of not only the rights and privileges of the Negroes, but of his property and money as well. By what course of reasoning can this newspaper justify its assertions? The editor evidently professes a belief in the Christian religion, and the teachings of the Saviour, yet it advocates the rape of the property of the weak by the strong. The entire management is sword to recognize the rights of the Negroes as a citizen, and to subscribe to the doctrine of the "civil and political rights of all men before the law." It continues: No observant man at all families with conditions in rural Virginia has any illusions on this subject. There is not a square on Franklin street where the advent of negro owners and residents would be more fatal to preseners of white values and the continued similar invasion of a white community in the country. If any one doubts this, let him go to some of our eastern counties and find, as he can find in many of them, some negro "settlement" composed of a number of negro families owning small plots, probably find most of the remaining land in that immediate community — no matter what their original fertility or legitimate value may have been — practically abandoned by their white owners, and for sale on any terms and at any price. Such a visit to the village will enable him to realise as before full force and meaning and descriptive power of those words of the prophet, "The abomination of desolation." Grant that this is true and what justification is this for the proposal to practically confiscate the property of the thrifty Negroes? As a matter of fact, white men have deserted their farms for the reason that they could not secure compartment labor to cultivate it at a profit, and as a result they, vacated the premises and sold out to the Ne- It would be difficult for more words to convey to those who have never actually seen them with their eyes, an adequate conception of the conditions prevailing in and about these rural "settlements" of nogro farmlands. In contemplating such a picture, one spontaneously recalls and—mutatis mutandis—applies those lines from Mazoppa: "Where the Spahi's hoof bath trod, the verduro flies the bloody sod." Just how the principle of agregation is applied by statute law in the country, the man now prepared to say. But we can fully understand the bitter indignation of the Herald against those who, recognizing the manifold advantages of race segregation, demanding its rigorous enforcement, imposing a law on their towns and cities, yet adhere to applaud the invasion and occupation of the rural district by negro landowners. This, then, is an expression of sympathy and a plain intimation that the "blight of death" inaugurated in the city for the Negroes shall be extended to the rural districts if the legal status of this freak legislation can be maintained. Speaking for ourselves, we desire to inform these gentlemen that we are Virginians, "to the manor, born." We were born here and we have under the constitution of the State of Virginia all of the rights and privileges of any other citizen, be he white or black, rich or poor. We deny the right of the News Lender and its kind to segregate us or to put us out of the way on its own motion, just as we deny its right to assassinate us according to its own ideas. We believe that it was Paul who caused a sensation among the Hebrews, when he announced "I am a Roman citizen." So we say to you, "I am a citizen of Virginia, a voter under the laws of the United States government," and all talk about segregating us or ours is more nonsense. We belong to no alien or Indian tribe, and for this reason we take issue with our esteemed contemporary and insist that its insrepresentations of us cease. Drakes Branch (Va.) News There was a good attendance Sunday at Wheeler Prosbyterian Church, Rev S. D Leak preached an interesting sermon, taking as his subject 'The Man Paul'. Agnes Thomas, the 12-year-old daughter of John Thomas, of Charlotte Courthouse, was taken into custody here Friday as she was about Richardson. She had succeeded, in getting her chaning her name. It is said the girl had been urged to leave home by some girl friends, who were leaving for Richardson at the time Agnes writes a good business hand, and forged her father's name to a well-known merchant at Charlotte Court house and received travelling money. A 'phone message describing her awaited her here. This is the third time the girl has tried to leave. She was turned over to J. J. Shoppee for safe-keeping and carried to her father the next morning, who assumed all responsibilities. Despite the dry weather, farmers are busy housing the best crops they have had for a number of years. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. Last Friday evening Editor Lorenz Johnson gave the Y M. C A literary a good paper, the Y M C A life. It was full of honey Last Sunday will not be forgotten very soon The sunrise prayer meeting was well attended and prayed that there are some young men in Richmond who are consecrated to the work of the Lord. This great meeting was beginning of the great religious campaign Thirty-one souls were won for Christ, who are a beginning towards the 3,000,000 General Seer lary Scott C Burrell spoke to the women and men of the penitentiary at 9 A M and 10 A. M. At 10 A M the inmates of the City Home enjoyed the meetings by the committee. The committee on the jail work had much success. The meetings were good. 10 A. M. and 4 P. M. at the Y. M. C. a special meeting was held for boys. Master Leroy Ragland addressed the boys. A special meeting for men at 5:30 P. M. Much interest was manifested. All onjoyed, the solos by Joseph Brown. This meeting was a great bit. Men, be on time Sunday ready for the work—and the other man. 9:30 P. M. The Y. M. C. A. meeting for workers. The season for the work of the Y. M. C. A. will open at the Third-Street Mothodist church at 3:30 P. M. Rev. S. S. Morris, pastor of the church, will promish a special sermon. Subject: "My Deposit Safe?" Special music. Women and men are invited. Bring the other woman and man. Be on time. Do not stop praying for the Y. M. C. A. Every home is requested to have special prayer. M. C. A. course course will open Monday, October 8th, at 8 P. M. at the Moore-Stress Chapel Church. Dr. D. Webster Davis will deliver his new lecture on "The Downs and the Opus." Special music under the direction of Director John H. Mabrey. Admission to all parts of the church, 10 cents. I ask the indulgence of your space to reply to an article by "J. O. Midnight"; in the Afro-American Lover, and which was copied in the Fort Gibson Lever, anent the recent Grand Lodge of Odd Follows held at Jackson, Miss. Mr. Midnight conveniently appropriated a sort of untruths effect especially upon the Odd Follows Grand Lodge and its officers and generally on all the fraternal orders doing business in the State of Mississippi. I wish to say in the beginning that I write not to engage in a newspaper controversy for it seldom availeth much; but I think Mr. Midnight's assertion be corrected, and the true source from which his animus and interest eminates should be revealed. Now our people have gotten tired of this kind of business, and we have determined to stop paying out the people's money for this kind of fraud. This is why Mr. Midnight is fascinating at the mouth—because the officers down here will not pay him the people's money in exorbitant prices for their reports. It is not because they are paying out the money in extravagance, but because they will not do so. Now as regards the meeting of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows which he of the brazen voice and corpulent build speaks of "kicking himself as only an ass can" for attending. It is true, he chime, he expected, to draw down $80 for this meeting just as he done at the proxious meeting at Medford but the grand Master Jones refused to pay more than $50, and finally informed Midnight that his services were not needed. Then it was that he felt like kicking himself. Now as to men and women of poor circumstances working hard over the washtub to pay the assessments and some of the grand lodge directors being in easy financial circumstances, irregular proof of extravagance, irregular conduct in office. We know of many and women working hard and denying themselves some of the necessities of life to keep up their insurance premiums in white insurance companies, and the officials of those white companies are millionaires, owning yachts, nautis and partaking luxury, that fancy can design, and who should be no reason for dishonesty. The Allows Benefit Association of Mississippi pays more endowment for the assessment paid than any of the insurance companies. Its officers are elected from time to time without opposition: its members are not all illiterates, and we don't need Mr. Midkidow come down here from Chicago (7) to help us how to run it. The affairs of the department of the Odd Fellows in this State are yearly checked up and audited by a white accountant appointed by the State Insurance Department and always pronounced to be in excellent condition—in fact, the insurance commissioner looks upon the Odd Fellows Benefit Association, for it has been known later order, for it has been known to report its reports have been sent out to all other fraternal orders in the State as a sample from which to make their reports. These new facts may help to enlighten some whom Mr. Midkidow would mislead. *This Mr. Midnight (well named) has travelled in luxury abroad, welt- travelling to America and other Europe, countries and plum- pies, and freely into the fast life of Past, and supports the family in splendidness. It is our of the ordinary for a woman to be a proper dependant to do business. It does not put the down as a grove of honesty. He writes further of the father, mother, and son drawing a salary in one order. This is surely a willful departure from the faction. Prof. McKissick is the only member of his family who draws a salary from the Odd Fellows. Mrs. McKissick is district Governor of the Household of Ruth, but draws no salary. Dr. McKissick is appointed as one of the medical examiners, but gets such fees as he is able to do from persons who apply to him for examination for admission to the Order. Finally, she has not been a better conducted examiner, of any order, in the State than the recent grand lodge of Odd Fellows. It is certainly much better than many heralded by Mr. Midnight as "grant meetings." Finally, we would like to say to Mr. Midnight, that the negroes of Mississippi are united now as never before, and we shall see to it that in the future that no one shall swoop down on us from Chicago (?) , draw our money in big chunks and then write us up in Northern paper as a loot of people's money. We a go along to see to that visits from such a place and grafters upon our invitation and complaint are going to be few and far between. In fact, we would like to have a Mississippi plan to do this work, any way. Mr. Midnight writes "for a long time I have been trying to see the better side of fraternal orders." "For a long time." Yes, it has been a long time. There was a reason for it, too. His eyesight has been obscured. A curtain of the "long" has caused him hot to see so well. The eyes of a great eye-experior to some people. And now, good-bye, Mr. Midnight, we hardly expect, to see you in Mississippi for a long time. M. S. STEWART. District Ranch District Grand Lodge, Old Edison. DEMENDED COUNTRYMAN WOULD FREE H. C. BHATTIE For nearly four hours Sept. 21st a colored man walked up and down in front of the city jail, mugging to himself and looking into the huge building and gasping up at the heavily burred windows. He was observed by persons passing across the prison, and by the officers in the prison, and by the needy to anyone who came near to him. Deputy Sergant A. H. Johnston, who had looked at the man for sometime, decided that the man's manner was suspicious, and he decided to make some investigation on his own account. Acosting the man Johnston asked what was the trouble the man was looking for and what he wanted. "To see a messenger from Jesus, and I have come beath to take Mony Clay Brattle from the city jail. If need be, I must take his places and go to death for him. Such is the command." "I am glad to see you," said Mr. Johnston. "Let us go right into the jail and see what the accused young man is given the liberty, and then you will be there to see that he goes away." This appealed to the man and he readily consented to walk into the prison, and when he entered the heavy door were closed and locked in the cell in the division for the colored prisoner the officer and the messenger walked in face in a cell the man stopped, and the door was fastened. "That is the funniest case of bugs" I have seen yet," said the officer, as he caught up the telephone and sent a hurry call for Justice John-W. Starke to come a-running, warmer and warranted was sworn out for the man. HeAVENET. Kilrain Lowis, said he was from King and Queen county, and that his mission was to see that Henry Boattle was given his freedom. The man has been placed in close confinement and a commission will examine him and determine what shall be done with the man. Lowis is in his appearance and talks fairly well. A crowd of some three hundred people had gathered at the prison to watch the man, who talked in a low voice of his mission, and he declared that he was sent from his home to release the accused man. The man is not disposed to be noisy, and so far there are none here who know anything about him. It is not known how long he has been in the city. The chances are that he will be sent, to the colored hospital in Petersburg. OWEN & NICKENG, Contractors. House Painting and Interior Decorating. Floor Waxing a Specialty. 308 W. Lolgh St. Richmond, Va. Phone, Madison 741—J. WONDERFUL RESULTS I have used your Pomade. It's the best thing I ever used for making curly hair loe smooth. I have not finished my first bottle, but can see wonderful results, writes Mrs. Lollee R. Hayes of Plineville, S. C. Try Ford's Hair Pomade for harsh stubborn and unruly hair and Ford's Royal White Skin Lotion for the complexion. Ask your druggist for them. Be sure and get the genuine (Ford's) manufactured by the Ozonised Ox marrow Company, Chicago, Ill. J. HENRY CRUTONFIELD. ATTN:KENNY AT LAW. Law Office, 1815 R. Broad St. Richmond, Virginia. ```markdown ``` London, Sept. 24.—If it actually takes place, the fight between Jack Johnson and "Bombardier" Wells may seem a tame affair by comparison with the stronuous encounter which has been going on for a week or more between the "stop-the-fight" champions and those who are promoting the Earl's Court engagement for the beginning of October. The Rev. F. B. Meyer, a nonconformist minister, who is well known in America, started the opposition to the match, urging a variety of troops among which color question is of the chief, and by strenuous efforts, has enlisted the support of a large number of prominent persons, including the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of London. The Home Secretary, Winston Churchill, is in Scotland, and does not seem inclined to come to London to receive a deputation, but Mr. Moyer is getting up a petition to send to him in his northern retreat. Several papers support Mr. Moyer in the argument that the Home Office should interfere to prevent the proposed "exhibition of degrading brutality," among them The Times and The Daily Telegraph, and even Lord Hondale, who is such a lover of boxing that he has a private ring fitted up in his house in Carlton House Terrace, declares that no good can be done to honest sport by an encounter between Johnson and Wells under the proposed conditions. Pending the hoped-for interference by the authorities, Mr. Meyer has attempted to persuade Mr. White the promoter of the contest, to withdraw from it, and has offered to collect enough money to recoup him for his out-of-pocket expenses. Mr. White has agreed that if he be financially reimbursed he will drop the affair at Earl's Court; but he has placed the solatium he is willing to accept at a figure which Mr. Meyer considers extravagant. This phase of the matter has boon the occasion of much verbal and optatory argument on both sides, with the result that Mr White took to his bed toward the close of the week, and Mr. Meyer confessed that he had missed a sleepless night. It is unnecessary to recite the arguments advanced for and against permitting the fight to take place in so far as they relate to public boxing matches. Still, in this particular case, great stress is laid on the fact that "Bombardier" Wells, although a promising young fighter, cannot be a match for a world's champion like Johnson, and that the encounter will consequently be nothing more than a brutal exhibition of how much pummeling on one can stand at odds with another. In its aspect as a contest between a white man and a nogre, the controversy has especial interest for America. The Archbishop of Canterbury diplomatically referred to in his letter to Mr. Meyer, in which he said: "I share to the full the indignation which found expression last year as to the brutalizing and degrading scene in an American priceing—indignation which was, of course, fully shared, if it was not chiefly felt, in the United States." Major-General Sir Alfred Turner said: "The Home Office should prevent the exhibition, which may lead to lamentable racial, disturbances, not perhaps in this country, but in the United States. I hope for the fair fame of London that the fight will not be allowed to proceed. The Rev. Dr. Jowett, who sailed this week for America, said before his departure that he did not think that a fight similar to the Johnson-Jeffries fight would ever be permitted again in America, and he hoped that the English County Councils would prohibit the cinematograph reproductions if the Home Office did not stop the fight. It is on the ground of public policy that the Home Office is chiefly urged to intervene by the most authoritative opponents of the fight. Great Britain, it is pointed out, possesses many colonies whose black populations would be affected by the knowledge of such a contest between a negro and a white man. One paper in South Africa has voiced a protest on behalf of the white population there, and both The Times and The Daily Telegraph argue that the relations existing between the whites and blacks in many parts of Africa at this moment are such that Great Britain cannot permit here at home an encounter which is bound to cause a ferment of racial ill-feeling such as was provoked in America after the Reno affair. The columns of letters which some papers, without 'editorially countenancing the match, admit to their pages, prove that there is a considerable body of the public that clings to the opinion that boxing is a noble sport and that there should be no interference with a contest properly regulated and referred. In regard to this latter point a significant statement is made by Eugene Corri, to the effect that he has not been asked to referee the fight, and that if he were, he would refuse to do so. the London. Jackson continues working hard to reduce his Weight. Although he has already lost one and a half stone (or twenty-one pounds) since his arrival here over three weeks ago, he is not satisfied, and says that he will enter the ring at fifteen stone, which means that he must lose from now until the date of the fight over one pound a day. To a correspondent, who saw him, he said that he could not understand why such a fuss was being made in England, as it was not the first time that colored men had fought white men in London. When told of White's reported intention to have Eugene Corri as referee at Earl's, Court, Johnson said: "Corril isn't going to referee any fight I take part in, and that's definitely settled. I am the world's champion boxer, come to England, as a stranger, to defend my title, so I am going to have a say in the choice of a referee, and I don't regard Corri as impartial, as he has already formed his opinion of the fight and expressed it in private conversation. "I am not going to have a repetition of Reno, where the referee was all the time in favor of Jeffries because he had backed him with a large sum. No, Corri won't referee this fight." The greatest interest is being taken here in Johnson's preparations for his approaching match with Wells and his public practice at Magic City attracts large crowds every evening. Inquiries made in sporting circles here show that he is considered by experts to be somewhat out of condition, and that if it were a matter of physical-form chiefly the result of the contest might be doubtful. Otherwise what taxed with his shortcomings in this respect, declares that he will boat Wells on the strength of his experience alone, which will, he says be more than sufficient. Parisians are entirely of his opinion, and while in England the question of color is causing many sportsmen to lay bots on the white man, here the is a foregone conclusion, and in consequence there is practically no betting, public takes the view that the issue as no one can be found to back Wells. Johnson is taking his training rather seriously, however, and sallies forth every morning from his quiet villa just outside Paris, which he took a short time ago, on a long walk, sometimes for ten miles in the course of which he astonished the natives by sparring with his companions, taking occasional short runs, and flinging a heavy ball about. His evenings are spent in boxing at Magic City with his partners, or with any good boxer who cares to stand up to him. Meanwhile his partners. "Kid" Cutler, "Bob" Armstrong and Carpenter, the French premier wolverweight, are having their work cut out, and an addition to the staff is being made by the engagement of Henri Plet, the French champion, who gave a good account of himself in the United States last year. JOHNSON—WELLS FIGHT IS NOW OFF London, Sept. 20.—The fight between Jack Johnson and Bombardier Wells is off, as Home Secretary Churchill ruled yesterday that the contemplated match is illegal. The Home Secretary stated that unless the contest is voluntarily abandoned steps will immediately be taken to prevent it. The home office has been besieged with complaints against the coming fight, and Mr. Churchill telegraphed Rev. F. M. Moyer, who is leading the agitation against the affair, that the protests had been given full consideration, and that unless the proposed match was voluntarily abandoned the home office would apply to the Bow Street Court for a summons against the promoters to show cause why they should not be bound over to the peace. The meeting between the two principals in the proposed fight to agree upon a referee, which was scheduled for yesterday, was postponed until today. ANOTHER CASE ADDED TO SUICIDE RECORD Choosing a bench as secluded and as far as possible from the glare of the nearest electric light, Eugene Peay, of 2200 M street, a locomotive engineer, employed for fourteen years by the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, committed suicide in Chimborazo Park Sept. 21st, by drinking a quantity of carbolic acid. The man was forty-one years old and leaves a wife, four daughters and one son. He was sent to Newport News several days ago by the rainy day, and nb member of his family he was back in Richmond until the police notified them of the suicide. According to the police records, this has been one of the most fruitful years in suicides in the history of the city, no less than fourteen people having killed themselves since January 1st. Unless it be later discovered that Pony was in financial difficulty no one can account for his act. Those who know him say that he was a man of good habits, steady and industrious. His pocketbook, found on his person, disclosed a great many promissory notes. All were marked "paid," but the dates indicate that Pony had been in the habit of borrowing considerable sums, with more or less regularity, and the theory is adduced that others falling in the man may have found himself able to meet obligations still outstanding and in despondency killed himself. This, however, is but a theory. Besides the notes and a good many receipts from the local secretary of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers were found, and a heavy gold ring, some keys, several railway passes and two or three English coins. - Subscribe to The PLANET. Ben Hubbard, who shot and killed Dr. James A. Pettit at Lovington today, was brought here at 10 o'clock tonight by two deputies and lodged in jail for safekeeping. He refused pointblank to make a statement. He appeared to be, torribly agitated. The trouble, it is stated, grow out of a grudge Hubbard had against Dr. Pettit, who was called in to attend Hubard's wife eighteen months ago by Hubard's father against the soner's desiro. He is declared to have stattd then that he would kill Pettit, and left home this morning, it is alloged vowing he would kill him if he was at Lovington during the day. Lovington, Va., Sept. 25.—While seated on the porch of the Virginia Hotel, during the dinner recess of court today, Dr. James A. Pettit, one of the best known physician of this section of the State, and a member of Governor Mann's staff, was shot down and instantly killed by, Ben Hubard, also a well known citizen of this county, Hubard, with the smoking revolver still in his hand, was seized from the rear by Porter A. Balf, who secured his weapon, and aided by others who had rushed to his assistance, took him to the jail, less than 100 yards distant. When court reconvened in the afternoon, following the coroner's inquest, Judge Gordon summoned a special grand jury, the regular grunt jury having been discharged after the morning session, and within a short time Hubard had been indicted for the crime, and his case was immediately set for trial on October 6th. Late this afternoon, on account of the wrought-up condition of the people of this community, and desiring not to take any chances, the authorities decided to remove Hubard to Lynchburg for safekeeping. In custody of a number of special guards, he was taken to Shipman, the nearest railroad station, and from there to Lynchburg, arriving at the latter place at 10 o'clock. SHOT WITHOUT WARNING Lovingston was stirred as it has seldom been before by this apparently cold-blooded murder. Dr. Pettitt was sitting on the steps of the hotel, making settlement with a negro when without warning Hubard approached him from the rear and began firing. The first shot caused Dr. Pettitt to fall to the ground, and while he lay prostrate he was shot five more times in raid succession, and before any of the large number of bystanders could get to his rescue and wrench the deadly weapon from the hands of the assailant. Any one of the shots, it was declared by a physician who examined the wounds, was sufficient to have caused almost instant death. His face was badly bruised and mashed. The last five shots were fired from a distance of less than three feet Immediately scores of people many of whom had witnessed the killing, but were almost stunned by the suddenness and shock of it all, made a rush for the murderer. Mr Ball being the first to reach and disarm him. He was quickly surrounded by a wildly excited crowd, and for awhile it appeared as if there were danger of his being roughly handled, but aided by several in the crowd, the officials formed a cordon about him, and he was rushed to the nearby jail. To prevent the possibility of any attempt at summary action a strong guard, especially detailed, and heavily armed, was thrown about the prison. Early in the afternoon a coroner's inquest was held over the body of Dr. Pottit, which had been carried into the hotel, and it returned a verdict fixing the crime upon Hubert. INDICTED BY GRAND JERY After the reassambling of court Judge Bennett P. Gordon, who was presiding, at once summoned a special grand jury, which immediately took up the consideration of the case. Within a short time an indictment, charging Hubard with the killing, was returned, and Judge Gordon set the trial for October 6. Friday of next week Hubard then was taken back jail, where he was kept until he left for the custody of officers. He will be held probably until the time he is brought back to Loydinson to stand trial. The only possible motive for the crime, so far as is known at this time, grow out of a grudge, which it is said Hubbard has been harboring for a long time against the physician following his attendance on Hubbard's wife when she was ill about eighteen months ago. At that time it is understood that Dr. Pottit was summoned to attend Mrs. Hubbard, who was in a serious condition. When the physician arrived Hubbard is said to have refused to allow the physician to enter his home. But Mr. Hubbard's father, who was present, insisted that the physician should see him, and the physician, which he did, still over the protests of Hubbard. Out of this incident is said to have grown the grudge which resulted in the killing of today. Dr. Pottit was about forty years of age, and he long had been regarded as one of the leading physicians of this section of the State and one of its best known citizens. On the occasion of the inauguration of Gov. Mann he named Dr. Pottit as a member of his staff. His home was at "Roseland," where he owned one of the finest estates in the county. He had practiced his profession for a great many years, and was a graduate in medicine from the University of Virginia. He was held in the highest esteem by people of all classes, and especially among the poorer people of this county, for whom he did a great amount of charitable work. His farm is a valuable one, and he was generally regarded as a man of some means. Dr. Pottit is survived by his wife, who was a Misa Fitzpatrick, and three children—James A. Pottit, Jr. Mary and Emma Pottit—ranging in ages from eleven to three years. He had a large and prominent family. connection in this county, and was one of the members of the Democrat- to Committee of Nelson. Ben Hubard is the son of Colonel James L. Hubard, at one time the Democratic nominee for the House from this county, a prominent citizen, who lives about ten miles from the county seat. He is a brother of R. T. Hubard, of Buckingham county, and is first cousin of Edmund W. Hubard, Commonwealth's Attorney of Buckingham. His wife and several children are living. His farm is near that of Dr. Pottit's, and the men long had been near neighbors. Hubard was regarded as a very eccentric man. PETTIT'S SLAYER DECLINES TO TALK Lychnburg, Va., Sept. 26.—Ben Hubard, who yesterday shot and killed Dr. J. A. Pattit at Lovington, again refused when seen at the jail here today to make a statement as to the cause of the tragedy, though he admitted frankly that he did the killing. Further than that he could not be made to talk. He says he will make no statement until advised to do so by counsel. None of the man's friends has been here to see him yet. As to the motive for the shooting, it was learned today from a relative of the murdered man, who is a resident of Lynchburg, that Dr. Pettit was called in last spring to attend Hubard's wife, who was in a delicate condition. Hubard had arranged for a negress to attend his wife, and did not want a physician. Hubard's father learned of the woman's precarious condition, and sent for Dr. Pettit, who did not want to attend the patient because of her husband's objection, but finally was persuaded so, and it developed that the woman should have died but for his attention. After this occurrence Dr. Pettit stated that Hubard had threatened his life for this, but he did not fear him. The physician stated a short time ago that he was not afraid of Hubard unless he should slip up from behind and attack him, and this proved to be the case yesterday. WILL NOT TALK With unusual adrofitness Hubard checkmated every effort to draw him out this morning, the effort being directed to ascertain from his lips what was the cause of the grudge he held against the man whose life he snuffed out yesterday afternoon, but he always came back with the reply that 'when he had counsel his counsel could prepare a statement 'so much better for him than he could talk it' That was all he would say. To show the skilful manner in which the man was able to take care of himself, when he was asked if he did not have a brother or sister at one time in one of the State insane hospitals, he said: "Would it delay you much for you to get that information from some other member of the family?" And that was all Jon Hubard would say, excepting that he did not enjoy being confined in one of the small cells of the city jail, though at the same time he had not found the place so uncomfortable. This morning he was without the heavy cont he wore at the time he was locked up here last night, and the blond which spatored on him he was firing the last shots into the head of the victim had been removed. $150.00 ENDOWMENT PAID Warrenton, N. C. 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 00), One Hundred and Fifty Dollars, in payment of the death- claim of Brother C H Mayo, who was a member of Suwannee Light Lodge, No. 16x, of Newport News. Ya. Signed HENRY MAYO. Administrator. Witness — T J. Holt, M D. Harrison Mayo $150.00 ENDOWMENT PAID. Newport News Va, 1911. This is to certify that I have received from John Mitchell, Jr. Grand Chancellor of the Grand Lodge of Virginia, Knights of Pytha- thus, N. A., B. A., E. A., A. and A. ($160.00). One Hundred and Fifty Dollars, in payment of the death- claim of Brother John A. Marshall, who was a member of Flying Eagle Lodge, No. 130, of Newport News, Va. Signed:— HARRIET MARSHALL, Beneficiary Witness:— R D. Smith. J J. Williams. W M. Lowie. BEATEN BY BURGLARS Aged Couple Clubbed For Refusing to Tell Where Money Was Fell Where Money Was. William Renfer and his wife, aged residents, living near DuPont, ten miles from Wilkes-Barre, Pa. were attacked and so badly beaten by burglar that they are now in a precarious condition. Doubless believing that Renfer had a considerable sum of money in his house, due to the sale recently of a large property, burglarised in Renfer was dragged from bed, and when he refused to tell where the money was he was clubbed into insensibility by two of the burglar, while the third choked Mrs. Renfer until she was insensible. The burglar got but a small amount of money, while Renfer and his wife are so badly injured that their recovery is doubtful. Sheriff and Deputy With Three Col- and Fourth Fighters In Trouble orde Fugitives In Fight. Sheriff W. D. Preston, of Deshon county, and Deputy Sheriff Barney Stiel, of Little Rock, were killed in a revolver battle with a party of col- ored men near Dumas, Ark. Three colored men also were killed in the battle. Preston and Stiel were endeavoring to arrest several of the men wanted in Little Rock* Kills Eagle With Revolve Kila Eagle With Revolver. Discovering an eagle in the air just over his head while on a fishing trip to Bedford county, Frank Brunhuber, of Altocha, Pa., quickly procured his revolver and opened fire, bringing the bird down its spread of wings measured exactly five feet. Stonewall Jackson Tablet A bronze tablet, marking the birthplace of Stonewall Jackson, was unrolled at Clarksbury W Va. Aviator Burned to Death Aviator Buried to Death. Whirling about in midair, his body a flaming torch, Frank Miller, a Cleveland aviator, was burned to death and dropped to the ground, a charred and lifeless mass, in the sight of thousands of horrified spectators at the Miami county fair, at Troy, near Piqua, Ohio. Miller had just completed a flight around the fair grounds about 200 feet from the ground in his Curtina biplane. As he made a final sweep towards his landing place there was a blinding flash, and his gasoline tank exploded. A twist of the steering wheel sent the plane up in the air, and then Miller lost control and the flaming gasoline enveloped him. Like a shot out of a cannon the aviator and machine dropped to the ground Miller was dead, his machine consumed by flames. Six Hacked to Death With Axe. The bodies of a man, two women and three children, all with their heads split open, were found in a house on West Dale street, in Colorado Springs, Colo. They had been murdered a week or ten days ago. The dead were identified as Mrs Alice E May Burnham and her six-year-old son and two-year-old daughter, Henry Wayne, his wife, Blanche Wayne, and their one-year-old baby. The killing was done with an axe borrowed from a neighbor. The police are looking for Burnham All of the six were evidently murdered in their sleep, as their bodies were found in their beds AGENTS FOR THE PLANET RICHMOND, VA. W. 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Our prices are as low as is consistent with First Class Work. We furnish Invitations for Balls, Weddings and Special Entertainments: We have a Stock Room here in which we carry Book Paper, Bond Paper, Flat Writings, Manilla Paper, Envelopes. Card Board. Wedding Stock. in fact, Every thing in the Printing Line. Do you want any more than that? With the aid of the authorities not bloodhounds, as they have been pictured, we have more evidence. We have Paul telephoned to that Thursday night. But Henry says that he never telephoned to Paul in his life and why should he telephone this night? He has no explanation to make except to tell the truth, if he date utter it. What reason could he have had to take Paul for that first time in his life if not to get him to buy a gun? And Paul wont over to the store and remained with him, and then they got into the automobile and went over to Richmond and got the gun. "And we prove by David Weinstein that the gun was delivered a quarter after 10 o'clock, and David was the biggest bar who ever appeared in a courtroom. "Now, gentlemen, there is much more evidence, but there is no use for me to go over it. We have tried to do our duty. His Honor has done his duty. Now you must do your duty. Give to the world the convincing truth, that trial by jury is not a farce—that a Virginia jury can do its duty "Do it, so that you can stand in the sight of God, upright, and when your verdict reads: 'Was, the jury find the prisoner guilty of murder in the first degree,' remember that it is his honest crime and that, it That Horrible Tragedy in Chesterfield Co. (Continued From Third Page) by a more child. Instead of looking at her with the eye of desire as he did he should have helped her this slip of a child even it she had made a mistake in her young life. When a man gets to loving babies and robbing the cradle something must be wrong with him. He is influenced by the devil. And then Mr Wendenburg went on to recount the story of Henry and Bentah's life together. And, ah, he went on with something of fury in his voice, he grew tired of his matrimonial alliance, he grew tired of the sweets of home life and he forsook his bride for an abandoned woman he exchanged the glow of virtue for passion's feeble tapers. A ministerial friend of mine suggested that the deeds of Henry VIII. of England formed the greatest blot on the exultation of England. And I say that this crime of Henry Boattie has formed the greatest blot on the exultation of Virginia." He read the Kid" letter," "The idea." he spoke out, "of a man writing that sort of letter to a woman of that kind writing it in his own home with his wife and baby by his side. He should not have forgotten that woman at his side he should not have forgotten her motherhood he should not have forgotten that power of creation and that love instinct in her, which is greater than all religion and all churches—and older than all. And he gives you a feeble excuse that he took this other woman only for its desire. It is past understanding HIS WIFE'S SORROWS. That lone mother, who came here and went upon the stand before you, tells, you in a voice that rose mercifully above a whisper of the circumstances of her daughter's sorrows, of how she was weeping three weeks before she went down to her death. And that lone mother convicted Henry Bentle of violating his matrimonial vow. We find him snaking in the glow of another woman's smile—and there is the end of happiness. He was not fit for a wife's embrace, and three weeks before she had repulsed him. He realized then that something had to occur; and the thing which did occur was the murder of this girl at the hands of a criminal husband "They tell you to let him go free let him go free, and I tell you that every unpunished murder takes something away from the security of every man's life. Let this man go free, and I say to Virginia: 'Go to the grave of Cluverius; go to the grave of McCue, and do the grave of Jeter Phillips; dig up their bodies and appologize to them, and place a band around' the ecstacion of Virginia, to remain there through all ```markdown ``` VII. CARTER PROTESTS . Walter shucked out the words Walter is the arrogue with an objection to the language at an exception we need. But Mr. Wendelburg went on almost without interruption. Let's see the aftermath of this crime he said. The crime is ostent and the Commonwealth has been trying to get evidence to help the jury determine who committed the crime. This young man knows that but one human being has in his breast the evidence to send him to the electric chair. He knows but one woman who has the secret which will send him to the electric chair. The one is Paul Beatte the innocent agent of his crime and the other is Beulah Binford the partner in his crimes. Those gentlemen of the defense with all their sophistication, can't explain the presence of this gun Paul delivers a message to Henliah, and Henry tells Paul to come back and tell him what she said. And he is so anxious that Douglas telephones that Henry wants to see Paul. The boy goes to see his cousin and finds that the cross is too heavy for him to bear and he says. This thing looks black to me. I feel sorry for you! And Henry says that he wishes to God he hadn't done it. Then he was thinking about Henry Clay Beattie and about the relentless hands of the law. And then he uses one of those buts. He says. But she didn't love me. She married me for my money. THUR THURDAY NIGHT FIND HIM QUILTY. Bill-Heads, Letter and Note Heads, Envelopes, Business @ Visiting Cards, Policies, Medical Blanks, Insurance Blanks, Financial Cards, Lodge Books, Labels, Checks, Check Books, Minutes, Pamphlets, Whole Sheet Posters, Handbills, Placards. We have a supply of Fine Commencement Folders for Graduates of our Educational @ Hospital Institutions. They are here for Your Inspection. Devoted to the Interests of the Citizens of Color. Is not you but the law which in Phoebe the just penalty The defense has told to win your sympathy for that gray-haired man. My heart goes out to him He has my sympathy. But I saw that black robed mother and as I see no sign of sorrow in that man's life I look on the other side. There is that little baby who never more will cling to its mother's breast that breast now gone dry. No mother's arms will be placed around its neck for the mother lies cold in her grave. There will be no mother to teach it to prattle out its little prayer. God bless papa and mamma for its mother is gone to the great beyond and its father is here before you charged with her murder. No, you must not forget that innocent little baby, and you must not forget that mother who was now beneath the soil. Mr Wendenburg's voice broke, and tears streamed down his face. The jurors wept with him, and from far and near there was a gentle sound of weeping. A minister of the gospel seated near the court, chased his hands and moaned, "God help us." Justice must be satisfied, said Mr Wendenburg recovering himself somewhat and a broken law must be vindicated. Go, gentlemen of the jury and tender your decision so that the verdict of this State will be Well done than good and faithful servants. Combining Foods The art of combining food is the art of doing well what should not be done at all but there are comparatively few of those who are convinced of the soundness of the arguments in favor of the monolayer who will be so willing to put it into practice as the gentleman who has eaten only whole wheat bread and nuts for dinner and prunes for supper for two years, even though convinced that it means greatly increased efficiency and invariable health. We have to recognize the influence of habit and of heredity and the claims of conventionality, which sometimes compel us to do what our judgment forbids. There are some foods which alone would not support life, and some are better in proper combination than alone. Milk, for instance, is made more digestible by mixture with malted cereal, and oil hashes the passage of fruit from the stomach and inhibits the secretion of gastric fluid, which is not needed for sugar fruits, which digest in the intestines. Embroidery Hoops Here is a wrinkle which is not generally known and will be useful to the woman who hates to embroider on hoops. Baste your material very firmly on stiff brown paper in such a manner that there is no danger of slipping. You may bend and crush your work to your heart's desire without danger of disturbing the design. If the paper catches in the stitch it need not cause you any uneasiness, as it can easily be torn away after the work is completed. You will receive courteous attention and your patronage is earnestly solicited. Out of Town Orders Promptly Attended. If our prices are higher, you can go elsewhere if you can better them in the same grade and class of work. If our prices are lower, we stand ready to accept the business. New Jersey Concern Accused of Cutting Up Dead Horses and Diseased and Emaciated Animals For Export, Trade. That New Jersey has within its borders an establishment engaged in the business of canning and pickling horse flush, shipped to Holland for food purposes, was officially brought to the attention of the state board of health at its meeting in Trenton, N.J. The board referred the case to Attorney General Wilson, requesting him to take such action as the circuit stances would warrant The complaint was presented by Dr. R. B. Hitz-Randolph, head of the pure food department of the state board, and was based upon evidence furnished by the bureau of chemistry, of the United States department of agriculture, which has had the horse pleckling establishment under surveillance for several months. The federal authorities had succeeded in collecting evidence which satisfied them that the 9 in brothers company, of Kearsay, had been carrying on an illicit business in horse flesh. The government alleged that the most unsanitary conditions prevailed at the plant, and that carcasses of diseased and enriched animals were packed for the export trade. According to the evidence obtained by secret service men, dead horses were cut up for food on the same floor occupied by animals which had glanders and other diseases communicable to mankind The investigation started by Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, chief of the chemistry bureau, had to be practically abandoned by the government because of a leak through which Schwarz brothers were warned that they were being watched. After this, it is alleged that, no more shipments were made abroad, and the government being left without jurisdiction the case was turned over to the state authorities for prosecution under its laws. The case worked up by the government was outlined generally in a letter from Acting Chief L. Dumlap, of the bureau of chemistry, which was submitted to the state board of health by Dr. Fitz Randolph. In this letter Mr. Dunlap said: "Confirming the bureau's telegram of Sept. 14, announcing that Inspector Wagner would confer with you in regard to an apparent violation of the state food laws. I beg to acquaint you herewith more in detail of the circumstances which indicate that Schwarz Brothers & Co. of Kearney, N. J., hold in their possession a consignment of horse meat intended for food purposes and adulterated within the meaning of section 3, paragraph 6 of the state law. The above firm is engaged in rendering fat and in exporting tallow. The tankage is sold to fertilizer establishments. The meat from which the fat is rendered is obtained by the purchase of dead animals and those live animals, which, because of disease, age or general debility, are unit for further domestic service and can be purchased for a pittance. "On or about June 10, 1911, the hu roau was advised that the firm exported pickled horse meat to Holland, that this meat was entered at Rotterdam and was distributed throughout Holland for food purposes. "This information was confirmed by inquiry of the inspectors, who immediately began an investigation to procure evidence necessary to institute a prosecution." * HYPNOTIZED HIS WIFE Girl Says She Was Under a Magic Spell When Married. A divorce petition presented in the Blair court) court at Hollidaysburg, Pa, by Adon Burke, a prominent young farmer, in the sequel to a romantic marriage of last Christmas Burke eloped with Miss Sadie Hielsel, the pretty daughter of Peter W Hielsel, of East Freedom, to Cumberland, Md, where they were married. Upon their return the girl deserved her husband, declaring that he is a hypnotist and that she was under a magic spell when she repeated the wedding vows. Mr. Hielsel has sent his daughter to Ohio, beyond the range of the alleged hypnotic power. The national board of censorship of moving picture films in New York notified the police of all the larger cities of the country that they had condemned the films posed for by Beaulah Blinford, one of the figures in the Battle murder case at Chesterfield, Va., and requested the authorities of other cities to follow the example of New York and forbid their exhibition. Killed Watching Ball Game. Rinked Watering Ball Game. Carl, the twelve-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Buttery, of Cleveland, Rugell county, Va., was hit on the head by a hated foul tip and died in five minutes without regaining consciousness. Big Four Shops. Pray to Flamps. Flops caused damage estimated at $400,000 to the Big Four railroad, shops in Brightwood, a suburb of Indianapolis, Ind. Two coach shops were destroyed. We have a full line of the Finest Stationery to be obtained anywhere in the United States. We supply Mourning Paper and Envelopes. 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SECOND ST. For Correct Plumbing, Steam and Gas Fitting. 'Phobe, Monroe-1816. JOHN M. Higgins, DEALER IN CHOICE GROCERIES, WINES, LIQUORS and CIGARS. PURE GOODS, FULL VALUE FOR THE MONEY. 1610 East Franklin Street. (Near Old Market.) RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. Nelson's Hair Dressing can be secured from the Agent, Mr. Joseph Evans, 2602 Wobster Avenue, Pitts- burg, Pa. A HOT WEATHER DRINKS. Fruit Juices in Cold Water That Are Refreshing When the Mercury is High. There is nothing like a refreshing ice cold beverage to keep the family spirits at the normal level when the temperature registers ninety odd in the shade. When carbonated water, ice cream and similar hot weather refreshments are with it reach a constant variety of these drinks may be supplied. There is no need of serving lemonade continually. There are plenty of other drinks which are more economical and which can be prepared at a moment's notice—more quickly, in fact, than lemonade. Fruit juice simply tblown with carbonated water makes a delicious drink, and chilled coffee or chocolate with a big spoonful of ice cream floating on top is sure to be appreciated. The juice from a can of preserves may be thinned and used as a drink, with ice cream added to it, or, better yet, it may be turned into an ice cream soda by adding carbonated water. There are times when neither carbonated water nor ice cream is at hand and one must serve: beverages without these attractions. It takes skill to prepare drinks quickly from fruit juices under these conditions, but still it can be done. A little current jelly thinned with ice water is a good "minute" beverages with a tang. In jelly making time some housekeepers are wise enough to lay aside some of the currant juice for use in such a beverage. They bottle the juice just before it is ready to "jell" The strained juice of rhubarb thor oughly chilled makes another "minute" beverage with an attractive tang The juice of grapefruit, if it can be obtained, makes still another drink of the same kind. One housewife serves it with a few cherries, either the pres- erved or the very ripe fresh fruit. After preserving cherries, berries, plumapples and other summer fruits there is usually an abundance of sup- ferulous juice on hand. This can be bottled separately for use in beverages. Thinned with water and poured into glasses over crushed ice it will be very refreshing and a change from the ever present lemonade. The plumapple juice left over from preserving makes nice drinks, and Gouffe recommends a drink from cherry juice. The secret of minking these beverages successfully lies in having an abundance of crushed ice in the glasses and everything as cold as possible, for fruit juices are likely to be cloying unless thoroughly chilled. Many persons think they don't like fermented grape juice because it is usually served without ice. If one has scruples against the use of ice in a beverage the water used in thinning the fruit juice should be as cold as possible—in fact, almost freezing. When time will allow, drinks pre prepared from fruit juice may be half frozen in the ice cream freezer, in which case they should be thinned considerably with water. New Breakfast Cap. A pretty new shape for the girl who likes to make herself dainty caps is oblong in line. It is made from a strip of all over embroidery or lace—dotted muslin is pretty and cheaper-cut wider in the middle than at each end. It is finished with lace insertion about an inch wide, and to this is overcast a ruffle of lace to match. The ruffle is wider in front, tapering slightly toward ends. The cap when finished falls low on hair back of ears and is held there with a fluffy bow. Evelet Embroidery Eyelet embroidered material may well be called the popular one of the summer season. It is used alone and also in combination with cloth, heavy basket weave linens, volles and marquisettes. It is made up with stunning tub frocks and luto plain shirt waistls, with high neck, long sleeves and front plait, finished with a full ruffle. A BECOMING HAT. T There is little to choose in the matter of hat shapes as the season advances. All types are worn and seem equally pretty, if a nice discrimination is shown in cutting the hat to the face above which it is to be worn. The outline of the style shown above is charmingly graceful and becoming, the little rays into which the horn rolls at the back producing a softened outline. The hat is olive green hemp, and around the crown is folded a ribbon of olive satin, terminating near the back in several outstanding loops beyond a large cluster of moss rose buda. A FRIEND IN NEED. Small Magnifying Glass Will, Often Come In Handy For the Woman With Week Eyes. The use of a small magnifying glass is sometimes recommended as a help to weak eyes, but the woman whose sight is normal and who is fond of lacemaking and other delicate needlework will also help in one of these little articles. When it comes to taking out those knots that will do themselves in the finest linen threads and will rarely let themselves be loosened without a great amount of pulling and picking that generally end by fraying and parting the strands a magnifying glass is invaluable. It need not be an expensive addition to the workbasket, as one of the twenty-five cent folding "linen microscopos" sold to dealers for the purpose of counting the number of threads to the quarter inch of fabric and thereby grading its fineness will serve excellently, the more so as the flat, base makes it possible to set it down-over the knot on a level surface at the proper focus, leaving both hands free to work at the difficulty. Another use for the same little blessing is as an aid to the amateur surgeon in the removal of splinters or thorns from unfortunate fingers, much reducing the necessity for painful and uncertain prodding as well as the chances of leaving part of the intruder broken off in the flesh to irritate it and perhaps to cause serious inflammation. In one case where only soreness betrayed the existence of anything wrong investigation with the microscope and a sterilized needle brought to light, well imbedded in the palm, a tiny curl of tib from a salmon can opened a few minutes before. Yet the naked eye was unable to discover anything to account for the inflammation. Finally one ingenuous little damsel with a wide correspondence goss expert service out of her glass when it comes to making out words—in its absence almost hopeless to decipher—in the letters of certain dear friends. THE USEFUL BLUE SERGE. A Little One Piece Gown of This Fabric Should Be Included In Every Woman's Wardrobe. If possible, every woman should include in her wardrobe a little one-piece gown of thin blue serge. It serves purposes for which blue linen and blue surah are not available. It is not marred by the rain and it is not easily missed. A one piece blue serge gown may sound plain and anything but individual, but its possibilities are unlimited. Silk collars, folds and bands may adorn it, and the skirt may be made with a knee deep hem. The skirts are slightly raised on the bodice, thus giving an empire effect and the bodice is loose and easy. The trimming of the bodice is a matter of individual taste. Some prefer the deep rolling collar of black satin over which a small collar of Venetian lace can be turned, as the black is not so becoming next to the neck. Others have a deep collar coming almost to the waist line, made of all over lace, dotted net or sheer eyelet embroidery piped with a narrow fold of black satin. Some may use a touch of color on the blue serge gown, but this should be judiciously applied. A panel lined with a vivid green or glaring cerise is not altogether smart, while a cavat of green, king's blue or light red silk cannot fall to be good looking. The farseeing woman will see to it also that her blue hemp hat is brightened with a bit of chosen color and will have also a tailored pascal to carry with this sortable blue outfit. The Hem of a Skirt. A skirt may be finished in much the same manner as a man's trousers if the binding braid be stitched in the bottom in the usual way. Put in a strip of mending tissue the width of the braid when turning it up to baste and press with a hot iron. The braid should be fastened at each seam, and the effect will be by far nearer than that obtained by the old method. Return of the Stud Studs with matching sleeve links are in vogue again for the tailored shirt waist. They are to be had in limitation corn, impis lazuli and jade set in gold and platinum. A cut glass stud and sleeve button meets the needs of those who do not care for a stone of promyced color. HEALTH AND BEAUTY To whiten the skin apply lemon juice to it daily. To make the skin smooth apply coconut oil occasionally. Do not use too much soap on the skin if it is dry. It health, especially nervousness, will cause excessive perspiration. In this case a physician's advice is necessary, for in ordinary cases a daily bath and fresh clothing are prescribed. Bathe with cold water and common yellow soap. To increase the flesh the first requisite is health. Axold food that will not digest easily, and be careful to masticate thoroughly what you eat. Give up pickles and other strong acids. Before each meal take a tablespoonful of olive oil. If the taste is unpleasant take the oil between layers of grape juice. Where He Is Slow. "Tom, is the swiftest proposition I ever saw," "I he! Did he ever, owe you any money?" -Toledo, Blade. THE LIFE OF MARY C. MAYER Chattanooga You will want to read of the adventures of Mark Maynard, the scout hero, who freely risked his life for his country. We Are Glad to Announce That "Chattanooga" Will Be Printed As A Serial in This Paper . . . . . . . "Chattanooga" commences next week on Page Two. Drake's Branch, Va, Sept. 28, 1911 Editor The Planet Please allow us space in your valuable paper to say a word about our church work. The St Michael Baptist Church of this place has been repaired at a cost of $800. A new cathedral organ has been put in. The church has an able set of deacons and trustees, and under the wise leadership of the pastor, Rev F L Hall, D D, they have done well. Mrs D M Hall and Mrs Sarah Gunn have led the Sisters' Club to the front. They succeeded paying off the mortgage on the church in full, and burnt the same in the presence of a large audience. Dr. Hall led the prayer service after which his daughter, Miss Dora E Hall, played on the organ her fathers favorite hymn, "Rock of Ages." And the mortgage went up in flames, smoke and ashes. The people are delighted over the improvements made. Dr Hall has been pastor for 18 years. Mrs D M. Hall, his wife, is a Sunday-school and church worker of ability and we think that his wife is largely the cause of his wonderful success as a minister. He is pastor of the Morrisson Grove Baptist Church, of Charlotte Courthouse Va which has been repaired at a cost of $1,000, and a new organ put in for Sunday-school and church services. Dr Hall has Cha BY Bernard. "BOME ON EM 'LOWED Y WAS UNION." Romance Fighting You will want t THIS Celebrated Civil War Novel is one of the American classics. Written by Captain F. A. Mitchel, the soldier-author, the story gives a most realistic picture of the great struggle fifty years ago. Those who read this story in the past will be glad to have an opportunity to follow its plot once more, just as they find pleasure in reading again the works of Dickens, Thackeray and Scott. been their pastor for 21 years, and they are not tired of him yet. He has been looking after the Forest Baptist Church of Meherrin, Van as pastor for 5 years. The people are noted for large' gatherings- church work, Sunday-school and music. This church has a fine organ, too. The above mentioned churches are in fine condition, and on the upward move Dr Hall does mission work at Tuskekah Baptist Church of Launenburg Courthouse. Va. has been there two years, and has lumber on the grounds to repair the church. He is a great lover of his race and tries to help them in every way that he can. He takes several纸 papers has been a subscriber to The Richmond Planet for 20 years. His children are engaged as follows. Sarah F Hall is teacher of the public school here. She graduated from the Virginia N & I 1 Petersburg Va Samuel H Hall is taking a course in carpentry at Hampton N & I. Dora E Hall is attending the public school at home. Mrs D M Hall, the wife and mother, is housekeeping on the improved order Secretary of the Building Committee of the St Michael Baptist Church Drakes Branch Va BY CAPT. F. A. MITCHEL $3.50 Recipe Free, n For Weak Men. 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I think I owe it to my fellow man to send them a copy in condidence so that any man anywhere who is weak and discouraged with repeated failures may stop drugging himself with harmful patent medicines, secure what I believe is the quickest-acting restorative, upbuilding, SPOT-TOUCH ING Remedy ever devised, and so cure himself at home quietly and quickly. Just drop me a line like this: DR. A. E. ROBINSON $895 Luck Building, Detroit, Mich., and I will send you a copy of this splendid recipe in a plain ordinary envelope, free of charge. A great many doctors would charge $3.00 to $6.00 for merely writing out a prescription like this—but I send it entirely free. Boys In Spain. In Spain boys under sixteen may not lift or carry more than sixteen pounds or push or draw heavy loads. A Woman's Face. From an artistic point of view a woman's face is more beautiful when viewed from the left. Unpleasant Criticism. Mrs De Style (exhibiting picture)—You know, my daughter paints from nature. Critic—Far from it, it seems. Bottles and Corks. Glass bottles with cork stoppers did not come into use until the middle of the fourteenth century. Soaking Wax. Sealing wax in the present form was first noted in London in the middle of the sixteenth century. Ancient mirrors were made of silver or brass, looking glasses, were made in Venice in 1200 A.D. The French of It. "Why call it a French opera?" "Why not?" "Well, every one of them sang in Italian." "On the stage yes. But what does that amount to? All the gowns in the boxes were from Paris." Funeral Director, Embalmer and Liveryman. All Orders promptly filled at short notice by telegraph or telephone. Halls rented for meetings and nice Entertainments Plenty of room with all necessary conveniences. Large Picnic or Band Wagons for Hire at reasonable rates and nothing but first-class Carriages, Buggies, etc. Keep constantly on-hand fine funeral supplies. No. 212 East Leigh Street. (Residence Next Door.) HAIR-VIM CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. (Successor to Columbia Chemical Company, of Newport News, Va.) Manufacturers of HAIR-VIM, HAIR-VIM SOAP, LIQUID HAIR-VIM, BEAU-TE-VIM CREAM and OWL CORN SALVE. Beware of Imitations and Imposters Advertising the Goods from Newport News, Va., the Old Home Office. Good Agents Wanted. Liberal Commissions Paid. Write to-day. MRS. J. P. H. COLEMAN, Phar. D., President-Manager: 643 Florida Avenue, N. W., Washington, D. C. Long Distance Phone, North 8250-m. Isham Mann Co. FUNERAL DIRECTOR, EMBALMER AND LIVERYMAN. 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. OFFICES FOR RENT. 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 $5.00 PER MONTH UPWARDS. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST PALATIAL AND CONVENIENT STRUCTURES IN THE CITY AND THE SERVICE RENDERED IS FIRST-CLASS. D. J. FARRAR, CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER. ALL KINDS OF CARPENTRY. OFFICE ROOM, NO. 405, MECHANICS' SAVINGS BANK BUILDING 'Phone Monroe- 2837. RESIDENCE, 610 N. FIRST STREET—SHOP IN REAR. Phone, Monroe-2100. Special Attention Paid to the Taking of Contracts for Building of Any Style of Architecture. Job Work a Specialty. The Mario will be here as he learns the code, because the coin is never beaten. The stock beating The Aluminum Coins is easily detached from the heating belt, then, after see bar is beaten the comb goes back into place and is held by a bar of the handle. The Magic Maker is also suitable for durring froms has a cover and can be carried in a white jacket for literature today. Magic Alcohol Heater 50.0. Magic Alcohol Heater 50.0. Liberal term to aquatea Medin Sharmoon Dr. Carr. Minneapolis Minnesota Insurance and Assurance. "Pa," asked Tommy, "what's the difference between 'assurance' and 'insurance'? "Well, my son. one is what the agent has, and the other is what he persists in trying to sell you."—Catholic Standard and Time. Not Afraid. "Aren't you afraid eating Welsh rabbit after the theater will give you nightmare?" "No," answered the cynical first nighter "I'll rather drive nightmare than lie awake thinking about the play."—Washington Star. Subscribe to The PLANET. Phone, 577. A. D. PR Funeral Director, Embalmer All Orders promptly filled at short ephone. Halls rented for meetings. Plenty of room with all necessary conveniences. Band Wagons for Hire at reasonable rates. Carriages, Buggles, etc. Keep constant supplies. No. 212 East Leigh (Rosidence Next D OPEN ALL DAY AND NIGHT—Ma PHOTOS. We offer you, the Latest and Most Moderate Figure than you can obtain elec. Special Attention Paid to Children, Interior View Work. We will also be Pleased to Quote you from Old Photos, A Specialty. Geo. O. Brown, PH 603 North 2nd St., HAIR-TRADING HAIR-VIM CHEMICAL CO. (Successor to Columbia Chemical Company Manufacturers of HAIR-VIM, HAIR-VIM, VIM, BEAU-TE-VIM CREAM AND) Beware of Imitations and Imposters Adm. Newport News, Va., the Old Home Office Good Agents Wanted. Liberal Commiss. MRS. J. P. H. COLEMAN, Phar. 643 Florida Avenue, N. W., N. Long Distance Phone, No. Phone, Monroe-2400. Isham Mae FUNERAL DIRECTOR, ENG. LIVERYMAN Fine Funeral Supplies, Fine Hacks and HIGH GRADE CASKETS AT THE All Orders Promptly Attended—Hall for Meetings and Entr. NO. 9 EAST DUVA RESIDENCE—118 East L OFFICES FOR WELL LIGHTED, WELL VENTED FOR RENT IN THE NEW SAVINGS BANK E LIGHT, HEAT AND JANITOR SERVICE RENTAL OF FROM $5.00 PER MONTH OF THE MOST PALATIAL AND CONVENIENT THE CITY AND THE SERVICE RENDER. Apply to the AGENTS, or to MECHANICS' SAVING 214 East Clay Street, R D. J. FARRAR, CONTRACTOR ALL KINDS OF CARE OFFICE ROOM, NO. 405, MECHANICS' S Phone Monroe-21 RESIDENCE, 610 N. FIRST STRE Phone, Monroe-21 Special Attention Paid to the Taking of Any Style of Architecture, Job SEVEN BLACKWELL & BRO. ONE OF THE LEADING PAINTERS PRACTICAL HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTERS, GRAINING AND GENERAL CONTRACTORS All Work Guaranteed. Cards, Letters or Orders. Give Us a Trial You Will Never Regret It. ADDRESS: 603 St. Peter Street, Richmond, Va. Telephone, Madison-6588. OLD PAPERS 15e per hundred at The PLANET Office. Send when in need. ```markdown ``` Prof. Moore, of Brazil, Speaks Plainly. Bahia, Brazil, Aug 31, 1911, Mr John Mitchell, Jr., Banker, Editor and Publisher The Richmond Planet, Richmond, Va, U. S. A. Dear Sir, -May I say a few words through your columns upon the much-discussed subject of the Negroes of the United States of America having one man as their race leader. I have thought very much on this subject, and have come to the conclusion that this demand is a sign of weakness, rather than one of real progress, and it is not to the best advantage of the race. This, however, is from my observations of the race in various parts of the world, such as I have been privileged to meet. For several reasons I am brought to these conclusions SUPPORT LACKING One is that the man of education in the race has not enough support from his own people nor could he expect to have to keep above the temptations of the enemy. And the man who would not yield to the temptations and even threats of the enemy would very likely not have sufficient education. Although I may be wrong, I believe that a character like that of Mr. Jack Johnson would be less seductive ten times over that of a Washington. But you all would agree that such a man could never, from an educational point of view, saying of his social rank, be entrusted with such great responsibility. And if such a man could be found among the more desired classes, I am sure that if he were honest to both the race and himself he would in no wise accept such empty honors for what you could afford to give him even though you would be giving him all that you could. MANY HANDICAPS And again, he would soon find himself under the most painful cross fires that mortal man has come. Why you would be kicking and spurring him from behind to more and you would not have the geyes, sary means to snarble him in your own demands. There would be your rich enemies offering him fabulous sums to serve them in his office. And his life would be at stake from both sides if he did not accept. Finally the best way out would be to call out to the enemy who would guarantee his protection from you and give him a great name for the world to honor. You would be entirely helpless to do anything about it either. That same man could with his personal abilities make for himself and family a very affordable living in a state other of life. ENAMP LS CITED You have some of the most striking example of the now under your immediate observations, namely Marco de Cuba the recent President of Mexico the present President of Havana Dr. Hosser T. Washington and your grand united Order of True Reformers. If one will only study the reasons of these failures he will soon find the comparative impractibility in the other. To take any one man from among you today as you now stand and put him as your absolute head would be doing one of four things namely changing a valuable life uselessly, teaching an otherwise honest man to be dishonest, giving the enemy a greater opportunity to forever control you or put yourselves in a condition many times worse than your present one. In all cases it shows a desire among you to shirk from your individual parts of the present responsibility. This is not a good sign. THE PROPER THING TO DO The proper thing to do in your society meetings is to give some time to the discussion of this subject until you have gotten it under headway far enough to call special meetings for this purpose and then draw up resolutions as to the best things to be done far that particular time, and appoint a committee and pay them money to do your bidding, bring you positive reports us to results. According as they work you could further trust them if need be with other matters. And in this way a man or some men, could see the use of composing himself well. Even in this a man can make himself dialkled by your enemies. Are you ready to protect him if the worse comes to the worse? And further, if he is willing to censure all? Then what shall become on those who depend upon him for a lying? Are you ready to say to him that if you win you shall be amply rewarded? And if you lose even your life, your family and business shall be cared for during the rest of their natural lives. SHOULD BE MADE INDEPENDENT If you so inspire envy from our common enemies, you shall not or any who belongs to you, should ever be compelled to ask favors from such persons during your natural lives. But I admit that something must be done; and it has not got to be an extraordinary thing either to inspire hatred, and even death. For an example, look at the Geo-Sundaers case; and this poor man who has life for simply speaking for the right, in the city of Richmond, Va. Your great trouble has been that you pay too much attention to burrying the dead; and the living must be sick and helpless before you give him your least attention. LOOK AFTER THE LIVING But what you really should do is to look after your living, who are healthy and strong, and who can do your some good when they are rightly placed. And help your women and children upon which rests your future interest and hope. You must really make business and work for your own people, and when he is worthy promote him in his particular walk of life. But now you all seem to be trying to get all you can at the expense of some one else. And thus you will race interest among you. This is one of the first things to stop doing. Let every man shoulder his own responsibilities, and if possible help some one else with his. And at this, and this alone, you can come to the front. You must never think that a thing is good enough for your people. And always seek to serve them cheaper than anybody else for their money. This in itself would make each of the contracting parties interested in the other. One other thing which helps you the absolute folly of this teach is that are neither in country nor colony to yourselves. What could you do with ever so good a leader? If there in any request you wish to make to your government, it would in all cases be better to do this in a body, hold your conferences regular in your particular districts, and as necessary call your general conferences where you only send your best and wisest counsellors. SOUND ADVICE GIVEN What you really need more than all is to know your changes in other countries and make use of them. Quit acting like so many children but just more like men. The world loves the man who thinks well first and then puts his thoughts into action for the general good. From an economic point of view if nothing more I tell you all that the S.A is dead against you and there seems nothing you can do to better your conditions just now. Therefore I say seek refuge in a country where you will have greater economic advantage. If there was nothing else to consider you could not hold your own against the great financial combines on the one hand and the flooding of the country with the sum of Europe who have been used to much closer living than you have. And see they are given all the best and paying positions in work. They help to lechlate laws for you to live under. They make themselves friendly and use you as long as it pays, and when they can afford if they help to kill you and all the laws are in their favor. OPPRESSIVE CONDITIONS Your properties are subject to all kinds of abuses. Your children have not the equal privileges in school that we are made wealthy in every other kind. A child can no longer look to her as a parent to protect it. The woman no longer looks to a bit of colored husband for the protection do. Your daughters are exposed to the most little shame, and if you cannot protect your own lives and protect the how date you that you can protect the honor of your wife to daughter. Your 0-1 year barred mothers must lay the heads down in shame when treating their last. Your money counts, nothing now and pretty soon you will not have any to count. Leader malthing: God is your leader (not out and beyond and God will help you Banking one and all for these privileges to talk to you, I beg to knowledge myself your servant A PARTING SHOT I S. With every ship I see loads of white Americans visiting South America on exploring expeditions. I have only seen one Negro who seemed to be on the same business errand. And does this not condone all you say on your own behalf? I tell you men I pity the poor women and children more than I do the men. The Negro lost his last right as a citizen in America when he lost his last representatives. The further talk of a leader is more child's pay. Now, some of you are pleased to death just to have one man on the Supreme Court bench. You all are too easy to please—which you will find out some day ```markdown ``` Temperature Industrial and Collegiate Institute. The Temperance Industrial and Collectate Institute opens upon its nineteenth year's work on October 2 1911. The Institute wants 50 good, respectable boys, girls, men and women who are willing and ready to work. Pupil may enter school on October 2 by paying $ 8.50 each as entrance fee, $ 12.00 the lst of December and $ 12.00 the lst of January. The entire school will cost only $ 12.50 for all students who desire to work a part of their way through. Work will be given to every deserving boy and girl from the time the school opens until it closes, and each pupil will be expected to do a certain amount of work each day while at school. Evening classes will be open to every student from 7 until 9:30 o'clock. All books must be paid for in cash The following trades will be taught during the approaching school year: Carpentry, plain and fancy gowing, cooking, laundry work, shoe and harness making, scientific farming (made a specialty). All who desire to come to school write at once for a catalogue, application and circular letter. Address all such communications to President J. J. Smilwood, Ph.D., or J. E. Waller, bookkeeper and secretary, or Rev. C. N. Williams, field agent. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. Falling from a scaffolding, which gave way September 25th in the afternoon, between 3 and 4 o'clock at the works of the Richmond Guano Company, Port Powhatan, below Fulton, Luther Simmons, about twenty years old, struck upon a crowbar, which had preceded him in the fall. It pierced the lower part of his back, passed through his body and came out of the side of his neck. The accident was one of the most horrible imaginable. With the huge piece of iron still in his body he was rushed to the Retreat for the Sick He was believed to be in a dying condition. An operation was after performed by Dr. H. Stuart*MacLoan and the bar removed. With other men, he was at work on the exterior of one of the fertilizer company's buildings. The frame work, which was not very high, collapsed, and all were thrown to the ground. Simmons had been standing near the crowbar, and when the supports gave away it fell before the young man. BECOMES UNCONSCIOUS. It struck the ground in an upright position, and just as it hit Simmon landed upon it. He uttered a shriek, and his fellow-workmen were almost panic-stricken when they gazed upon his form pierced by the six-foot levor. Blood was streaming in all directions and the injured man became unconscious a few seconds later An automobile was brought into service and he was hurried with all possible speed to the hospital WAS STILL LIVING. The condition of Luther Simmons, the young man from Wilmington, N. W., who was probably fatally injured Monday afternoon when he fell upon a crowbar which pierced his back passed through his body and came out of his neck last Tuesday night was said to be unchanged. Simmons is at the Retreat for the Sick and was said to have a slim chance for recovery. He was hurt when he fell from a scaffolding, which collapsed at the works of the Richmond Guano Company at Port Powhatan below Fulton. ```markdown ``` Typhoid Vaccine For Local Boards. Richmond Va., Sept 20, 1941 County boards of health desiring typhoid fever vaccine as a preventative of disease can hereafter get it from an accredited manufacturer through the State Department of Health, but they are cautioned not to use this newest weapon of science for any other purpose than to prevent disease This announcement made today by the Health Department, comes after careful deliberation. Experience has shown that typhoid vaccine if properly administered, will give a person immunity from typhoid fever for a limited period of time and is in consequence health officers say very helpful where typhoid appears in a community. The medical use of this vaccine at the first appearance of an epidemic will protect those who have not been exposed to the disease. The vaccine should never be used except for this purpose and is positively dangerous if administered to a person already suffering from typhoid fever. Under the arrangements just completed by the Health Department a stock of this drug will be kept on hand for sale at wholesale rates and can be ordered by local boards of health. Will it be tendered directly by the manufacturer. The vaccine will not be shipped to private practitioners except upon order of the local board of health. If the people will appreciate the powers and limitations of typhoid vaccine, said an official of the Health Department today "they can derive great benefit from its use. Our own field inspectors as well as a large number of the National Guard in the State have been vaccinated for typhoid, and the treatment has been attended by comparatively small discomfort. Unlike vaccination for smallpox, which gives immunity for a number of years the protection given by typhoid vaccine is for a limited period. The immunity varies with the person vaccinated but is seldom less than six months and may continue for two years. It must never be forgotten however, that vaccine is for the prevention of typhoid and not for its cure." $150.00 ENDOWMENT PAID Norfolk Va Sept 22 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. One Hundred and Fifty Dollars in payment of the death claim of Brother Cornellus Watson who was a member of Empire Lodge No 37, of Norfolk, Va Witness F. J. HAWKINS, K of R and S L. JAWKINS, C C $100.00 ENDOWMENT PAID. Newport News, Va. Sept. 21, 1911. This is to certify that I have received from John Mitchell, Jr. Grand Worthy Counselor of the Grand Court of Virginia, Order of Calanthe ($100.00). One Hundred Dollars, in payment of the death claim of Brother Edward Iace, who was a member of Shining Star Court No. 121, of Nowport News, Va. Witnesses: — W. T. Bell, W. C. Mamie Ford, New York. Miss. Jillie R. Byrd. D. D. G. W. C. North First St., Richmond, Va., Will Open October 2nd. will be in charge of best teachers, In Dressmaking, Military, Housekeeping, Cooking and fine laundry work The Musical Department. will embrace Vocal culture, Plano, Vocalion and Pine organ. will fit a limited number of young men as Chauffeurs. Owing to an unforeseen-delay in the shipment of a part of the equipment of our Van De Vyver College, we regret to announce that we shall have to defer the opening until October 2d. 85090 ENDOWMENT PAID New River Va. Sept 25, 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. V., E. A., A and A $400,000 Fifth dollars, in payment of the death claim of Brother Andrew Clark, who was a member of Silver Leaf Lodge No 61, of New River, Va. Witness R M Pettis, D D, G C Sandy Cause, C C Charlie H. Thompson. Sol Crockett, K of R and S Wm Minber. BOARDERS WANTED. We Serve Meals at All Hours. Satisfaction Guaranteed at Our First-Class Restaurant. We Serve Home-Made Broad Daily. MISS HAGER STOVALL. 113 N. Madison St., Richmond, Va. VIRGINIA: In the Law and Equity Court, City of Richmond, this 26th day of September 1911 Lucy Evans Plaintiff The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce, a vinculo matrimonium, by the plaintiff from the defendant. And an affidavit, having been made and filed that the defendant, Walter Evans, is a non-resident of the State of Virginia, it is ordered that he appear here within fifteen days after the duo publication of this order and do whatever may be necessary to protect his interest herein Walter Evans You'll take notice that I shall, on the 16th day of Nov., 1911, at the office of Phil B. Shield room No. 211, American National Bank Building, situated S. E. corner 10th and Main streets, in the city of Richmond Va., between the hours of 9 o'clock A. M., and 6 o'clock P. M., of that day, proceed to take the depositions of witnesses, to be read as evidence in my behalf in a certain suit in chancery depending in the Law and Equity Court for the city of Richmond, Va., wherein you are defendant and I am plaintiff; and, if from any cause the taking of said depositions he not, commenced on that day or if commenced be not concluded on that day, the taking of the same will be adjourned and continued from day to day or from time to time at the same place and between the same hours, until the same shall have been concluded. respectively. LUGY EVANS. By Counsel. J. Henry, Crutchfield, p. q. Office, 1215 B. Broad Street, Richmond, Va. VIRGINIA In the Hustings Court (Part 21, City of Richmond, this 25TH DAY OF SEPT. 1911 The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce, a vinaigrette matrimonii by the plaintiff from the defendant. And an alibavit having been made and filed that diligence has been used by and on behalf of the plaintiff to assert in what county or corporation William Purdie, the defendant is without effect, and that she don't know his whereabouts it is ordered that the said William Purdie, defendant, appear here within fifteen days after the duplication of this order, and do whatever may be necessary to protect his interest herein A copy—Teste! W. E. DUVAL. Clerk By H. G Duval D C William Purdle You will take notice that I shall on the 25th day of November, 1911 at the office of Phil B Shield, room No 211, American National Bank Building, situated S. E. corner 10th and Main streets, in the city of Richmond, Va., between the hours of 9 o'clock A. M and 6 o'clock P. M of that day, proceed to take the depositions of witnesses, to be read as evidence in my behalf in a certain suit in annuity depending in the hustings Court (Part 2), city of Richmond Va., wherein you are defendant and I am plaintiff, and if from any cause the taking of the said depositions be not commenced on that day, or if commenced be not concluded on that day, the taking of the same will be adjourned and continued from day, to day or from time to time at the same place and between the same hours until the same shall have been concluded. KATE PURDIE, By Counsel J. Henry Crutchfield, J. a Office, 1215 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Va. Temperance Ind. and Collegiate Inst. Wanta 25 honest, polite, industrious and thoughtful poor girls, who wish to work their way through school. Wanta 25 honest, polite, industrious and thoughtful young man, who want an education, and who are willing to work their way through school. 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CHARLES ALEXANDER 856 Trenton Street, BOSTON, MASS. U. 5. A. Central Fair. Some Reasons Why You Should Attend the Central Fair. October 3, 4, 5, 1911. First--Because you owe it to yourself to take an outing fox-recreation. Second--The fair is held in the country on thoco baliny days of October when pleasure is pleasure. Third--Because this is the best colored fair in Virginia. Fourth—Because you can watch the pace of civilization at this fair. Fifth—Because the attractions will be greater than ever. Sixth—Because country homes can be covered over. Come and see the cross each day. October 2. 4. 5. 1911. B. R. JOHNSON THE only school for Negro Youth which has a Military Department equipped by the National Government and commanded by a detailed United States Army Officer. MARCH YOUR SON OFF TO WILBERFORCE FORD'S HAIR POMADE MAKES FORMALLY OR GREY HAIR GLOSSY SPOTTER AND MORE PLURAL. 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Mrs. Mary Meadows, formerly Miss Mary Alexander, when last heard from wife living in Philadelphia. Pa. She is making of interest to her by addressing Rose Braucher. 883 South Adam Street, Pacific; Ill.