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THE RICHMOND PLANET VOLUME, XXVIII, NUMBER 45. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1911. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. Another Murder Hero—Displination and tiambling the Features—Death's Harvest. For apparently no reason George Lynch, twenty-five years old, a colored ironworker, was shot and almost instantly killed Tuesday night about 6:10 o'clock by William, alias Dick Aytes, colored, twenty-two years old, of 208 1-2 West Baker street, who made his escape. The shooting occurred at First and Courts streets. A crowd of more than 1,500 colored people quickly gathered at the scene, and it was with difficulty that it was kept back and finally dispersed by the police. With two other colored men, Geo. Gibson, alias "Hog Eye," and John Jefferson, Lynch had been drinking in the bar of John J. McNeane, at 1114 North First street. After leaving the place his companions left him, and Lynch remained, seated in a window. They had gone about two blocks when the colored men heard a shot. Running back, they found Lynch dying upon the sidewalk in front of the saloon. No one witnessed the shooting. DIED INSTANTLY. The police were notified, and Bicycle Patrolman Latham was sent to investigate. He arrived a few moments before Captain Eppa and Dr Hulcher in the city ambulance. The man was then dead Detective Sergeants Wiloy and (Continued on Number.) THE An Appeal. To Loyal True Reformers' and the Public Generally. Mr. W. R. Griffin, recently elected Grand Master of the Grand Fountain, U. O. T. R. has been audited for $10,000 damages. Mr. Floyd Rose, Vice Grand Master, has been audited for a like amount. The salaries of both these gentlemen have been attached and a judgment against them will mean their financial ruin. These suits grew out of the effort of Messrs. Griffin and Ross to capture R. T. Hill, the defaulting cashier of the Reformers' Bank, and was in the interest of hundreds of widows and orphans and poor depositors, scattered all over the United States. Whatever error these gentlemen may have committed was an error in favor of the people, and it is earnestly hoped that they may not be made to suffer by reason of their activities. The public is, therefore, asked to assist in raising a fund to carry on their defense. Any amount sent to John Mitchell, Jr., editor of The Planet, or to B. A. Graves, editor of The Reformer, will be faithfully applied to the purpose above mentioned. Subscription may also be made to any one having proper papers bearing the signature of general counsel. J. THOMAS NEWSOME Wanted Him Colored Servant to Have His Money. A prominent, influential and wealthy white gentleman visited the Mechanics' Savings Bank recently, and President John Milkitt Jr., and the round-door vault and the other departments. He was deeply impressed, and upon coming outside he remarked that he had made every effort to have his colored chanfour save some money. He found him at his touring car on the outside, and he beckoned to him. "Look here," said he, "I have made up my mind that if you don't save some of your money and put it in this bank I'll discharge you." "I am doing that, boss!" was the reply. "I put $3.00 in there last week." The white gentleman looked at him steadily, but with an amused expression upon his countenance, white President, Mitchell laughed heartily, waving both of them an adam as the lava car wafted away in the STABBED TO DEATH IN AN ASSIGNATION HOUSE. The Murder of James Lovett. A White Physician in Colored Woman's House. Found in His Night Clothes. Sensational Developments. Police Department Active. -- Segregation Does Not Seem to Segregate. The stabbing of James Lovett by Clara Hendley in the latter's residence, 1208 St. Paul street, and his subsequent bleeding to death in the hallway there, awakened widespread interest among the colored population of the neighborhood. The recent agitation with reference to the segregation of the races, to the end that the colored people shall not sleep in houses in a block in which the majority of the families are colored and vice versa, added to the interest and increased the commotion. WHITE MEN'S PREDICAMENT. Dr A. B Cooby (white) was found in this segregated Negro block undressed and admittedly in bed in a room at Clara Hondley's house with a colored woman. Arthur L. Griffin (white) was in the same predicament. From the testimony of the witnesses, it seems that Jannie Lovett was Clara Hendley's man. She Married with him because he was with another woman last Saturday night, spending all of his money on her as she said. WOMAN AND MAN QUARRELED He quarrelled because he claimed, she had "cheap guys." in the house, referring to Dr Cosby and his friend Griffin, the latter seeming not to have the quantity and kind of money expected in a resort of that kind. Dr. Cosby, in his underclothes, was a scene, all to himself as he was in the room, with his flipping undurgarments, trying to pacify the "good timers" who were drinking the whiskey and beer on the table before them. TRIED TO .DRIVE HIM OUT. Clara Hendley was trying to drive Lovett from the house. In the moose that followed she stabbed him in the right arm between the shoulder and the elbow. He bled to death, although Dr. Cosby, or in fact any one else with presence of mind, could have stopped the flow of blood and saved his life. It is stated that Dr. Cosby was bogged to do something for the dying man, but he hastily dressed himself and when last seen was going out the back door and was scalling the back fence. He had go leap over the dying man in order to get out of the place. One of them is reported to have left the seat of his breeches on the top of the back fence. If either Cosby or Griffin can identify it, he can have it. WENT OVER BACK FENCE. Collector Griffin was in the same predicament. He says he "skid" over the back fence. Both wore too drunk to remember anything accurately; they say; but they were sober enough to run. Clara Hendley says that Dr. Cosby made arrangements with her to get him two girls for himself and friend, who now turns out to be Collector Griffin. . THOSE GIRLS' PREDICAMENT The evidence, according to their own admissions before the coroner's jury, shows that Mary Harris (colored) and Sorena Brown (colored) were the girls selected for these two men, both having received notes to come to the house. COSBY MADE ARRANGEMENTS. Coby seemed to have been a "free lance," but the under-world artist- crats balked on Grim, the "cheap guy." "Little evidence shows, too, that these colored men and colored women and white men and colored women. one and all, clanked glasses in the dining room and drank to their heart's content. Cosby had a hard time bringing order out of confusion. He succeeded the first time in quieting them, and he went back to his room with his girl. LOTS OF PEOPLE THERE. The second time he was not so successful, and the stabbing took place, with its horrible results. 'There were lots of people there,' testified one witness. Among these is said to have been a, white married woman and a white man in one of Clara Hendley's rooms. There were other colored "girls" there of more or less respectability, but they left hurriedly, and the police are still at work securing their names in order that they may be summoned as witnesses. Their names may all find their way on a print list. It is stated that all of the houses of this character will now be kept under surveillance by the police department, and that houses of this character will be barred from respectable communities. FUNERAL DIRECTOR HAYES TROUBLES The body of James Lovett was removed to the undertaking establishment of Funeral Director A. Hayes? 727 North Second street. The place was besieged by a steady stream of callers, all anxious to "identify him" Lying on a cooling board, entirely nude save for the winding sheet, lay the body of the murdered man who appeared a young man clean and mild in appearance and about 5 feet, 9 inches in height. A small wound in the right arm, with another three inch cut showed where his life's blood had flowed. WORKED WITH HIM Fundraal Director Hayes stated that people had been there, recognizing the man, some giving one name and some another. It seemed that they had called him forty different names. One man stated that he know him, his name was Jim Lovett. He worked with him at the Coca Cola bottling works. Mr. Hayes notified all that visits must cease. He was ready for work. He had us remain to the last but an he began rolling up his sleeves and calling in an attendant to assist him in embalming the body we bent a hasty retreat, and soon were breathing the fresh air on the outside where another crowd had gathered and wanted to come in and see. They were told to wait two hours. THE CORONER'S JURY. Coroner Wm. H. Taylor was in his office at the City Hall promptly at 10 o'clock last Tuesday, and he had the full jury ready for business. It was difficult to find out anything definite about James Lovett, and what information was vouchsafed came from a police officer present, who had known him for seven or eight years. The impression given was that James Lovett like many others, was a police "spottor." These men enrage in questionable business where they are able to give information concerning people of their kind. The proceedings were as follows: The officer said, James Lyott was about 32 of 22 years of age. He was a single (Continued on Page Number) THE TRUE REFORMERS Indicted Officials Appear in Court— The Cases 'Postponed' The Huskington Court of this city was marked last Tuesday morning with expectant citizens. The cases of W. P. Burrell, Rav. W. L. Taylor, D. D., J. C. Robertson, Edward Ellis, Jr., Mrs. Agnes B. Reese, L. D. Phillips, A. W. Holmes, who are under indictment in connection with the True Reformers, Bank failure were called and continued until the November term of the court. H. M. Smith, Jr., Esq. represented the accused Hon. R. E. Byrd, who represented Mr. Holmes, was not present. TRIE REFORMERS MASS-MEETING. Attorney J. Thomas Newswear was there to assist the prosecution. The special grand jury will, in all probability, continue the investigation of the True Reformers' Order next month. A mass meeting was held at the True Reformers' Hall last Tuesday night, and a collection was lifted to assist in defraying the expense of employing counsel to prosecute the indicted ex-officials and to aid Grand Master W. R. Grimm in defending himself against Dr R. E. Jones --- OUR STORY. "Chattantanga"—This Celebrated Civil War Novel is one of the American Classics Written by Capt F A Mitchell, 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 and pleasure in reading again the works of Dickens Thackery and Scott Romance Capture, Danger, Fighting, Escape Reward. The Story commences this week on Page TWO. Don't forget to Read Every Line. ```markdown ``` Flintint Association. The twelfth annual Baptist Association of the Northern District will convene on October 2, 1911, at Hanford, Cal. It will be in session for seven days. Rev. T. M. Davis, of Oakland, moderator; Rev. E. B. Reed, of Woodland, secretary. Hanford is a spacious little city. Its population numbers about 6,000. The people of that city are very proud to have such a nice body of colored people to visit their city on such an occasion. Farmville News Our public school on last Monday was opened. Prot. Qus Griggs is in charge as principal. Miss Helen Branch, Mrs. Connie Vaughn, Miss Ethel Paige, Mrs. McDaniel have the teachers. Lillian, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Paige, of Race street, who has been conduced to her bed and room for several days under the cape of Dr. J. H. Baker, was not able to attend school this week. Mr. Robert Mayor, of Hill street, was called to Richmond last week on business, but is home again. Awarded First Prize. Mrs. P. M. B Hodge, the expert muller of Danville, Va., and the St Luke Emporium of Richmond, Va., took the first prize on her hat exhibit at the State Fair. Ranooke remembered that Mrs. Hodge won the first prize at the colored State Fair last year at Richmond, Va. Ratified the Council's Action. The Second Baptist Church at its last regular meeting, ratified the action of the ex-patriate council in withdrawing the hand of fellowship from the Fifth Baptist Church. Several members charged with dancing had been sent on by the deacons for exclusion. The discussion was spirited. The members who were present, being largely composed of the younger element, the motion to excuse them finally prevailed. --- TYNES—BROOKS WEDDING Mrs Martin L. Brooks announces the marriage of her daughter, Lucie M., to Mr Charles Tyne, Wednesday October 11, 1911, at 5 o'clock P.M. at the residence of the bride-elect's brother, Mr Robert F. Brooks, n. Phoebus, Va. Friends are invited. No cards. Death of Robert Leftwich. It is with a great feeling of sadness that we note the death of Robert Loffwich, the son of Samuel L. Loffwich and Betty Loffwich, at Clifton Forge, Vn., on the morning of the 29th of September. He was born in Richmond, the 25th of November, 1892. He leaves a mother, a sister and lix brothers to mourn their loss. The 29th of November, 1892, the Main-Street Baptist Church on the 21st instant. Mourned by old and young, white and colored alike, truly death has struck a shaking mark. Mr. J. W Foy. of Bumpass Va. called on us. Mr. Philip Dandridge, of Ellerson Va. was in the city this week and called on us. Mrs. C. H (Ibison had all of her children operated upon last Tuesday for a slight naan affection. They are improving rapidly. Mrs. Roberta Cunningham of South Richmond, Virginia is visiting her brother, Mr. William R. Cogbill of Boston, Mass. Mrs. Sally J. Rede is home again, after a two-week's stay in Baltimore, Md. Her friends at her Clayborne street residence met her gladly. Mrs. Willie A. Harris, of 1400 W. Cary street, has returned home after spending a most pleasant time at Toang, Md. visiting among her many friends. Mrs. Saunders was untting in her devotion to make Mrs. Harsis stay one of real enjoyment, and so did he. On North Fifth Street, a house of Eight Rooms, Bath, Gas, Latrobe Square, and a suite built for Boarding House. Appla- ture. B. A. CIPPLE, Agent. No Hope of Saving His Life—His Gulf Victory Admitted Apparently abandoning all hope of intervention by the Supreme Court or by the Governor, application has been made and permission secured for the burial of Henry C Beattie, Jr., in the Beattie family section in Maury Cemetery, South Richmond, near the grave of his mother and of his murdered wife. The action was taken by the Committee on Cemeteries nearly three weeks ago in executive session, all present being pledged to secrecy, and the action did not become public until given out by a member of the committee yesterday. THE FAMILY SECTION After going into secret session the matter was brought up by Mr Patram, of South Richmond who stated that H. C. Beatty Sr. desired that his son should be buried in the family section Superintendent Jonce tagged for Instructions. Young Beatty is under sentence to die on November 24 he has been quoted as saving that he will never go to the chair will take his own life first and closely confined in jail there is a percentage of chance of death from natural causes. THE CLERK'S ACTION In order to keep the matter absolutely secret Sergeant-at-Arms Ruskell, who was acting as clerk of the committee was instructed to make no note on the minutes at that time. The action was informal. It merely instructed Superintendent Jones that it was the sense of the committee that the burial should be permitted, and that such action on his part would be ratified later. City Attorney Pollard is of opinion that this action is not sufficient. He has informed Clerk of Council Committees McDowell that if it is desired to make the intermpt in any one of the city cemeteries it will be necessary for the committee to meet after Beattie's death and grant the permit. In chapter 22, Richmond City Code 1910, which deals with city cemeteries, section 6 prescribes who may be interred in city cemeteries. Section 7 goes on "Notwithstanding the provisions hereinbefore contained, a person convicted of an offense, for which an infamous punishment is denounced, shall not be interred within the inclosure of the cemetery, unless a majority of the committee assent thereto." UNANIMOUSLY AGREED The committee at its secret session unanimously "assisted thereto" but the action was not made a matter of record, and another meeting will probably have to be held to perfect the burial arrangements. The act of the General Assembly of 1908 providing electrocution as a substitute for hanging in capital offences, says that "upon application of the relatives of executed, the body after execution shall be returned to their address, and at their cost." Otherwise it would be turned over to the State Anatomical Board. Rev. F. W. Williams, B.-D. of Queen-Street Baptist Church, Norfolk Va.; will preach at Fifth-Street Baptist Church Sunday, Oct. 8th, morning and night Dr. R. E. Jones' Declaration. States Why He Wants Ten Thousand Dollars—Says Griffin and Boes Slandered Him—Did Not. Conceal Hill in His House. A declaration was filed yesterday in the City Circuit Court in the suit of Dr R. E. Jones, colored, against W. R. Griffin and Floyd Ross, also colored, in which damages on account of slander asked in the sum of $10,000 Dr Jones is represented by Conway R Sands and Severity T Crump. The declaration sets forth that Dr Jones has been for many years a reputable colored physician of large practice and of good standing in the community, that the defendants openly charged him with aiding and abetting the escape of R. T. Hill, cashier of the True Reformors' Bank, who was under indictment for a felony and a fugitive from justice. SPREAD REPORTS Dr Jones charges that Ross and Griffin spread reports that Hill was harbored at his house in Henrico county, as a result of which reports county officers came to his house and searched it at night, without a warrant, and to his great discomfort and embarrassment. They found nothing to indicate that Hill had been there, but it is now charged that following that fruitless and unauthorized search by the county officers, Ross and Griffin spread the report that Hill had been there, but had been dressed and disguised as an eleventh year old negro girl, and so had escaped the vigilance of the searchers. The charge of aliding in Hill's escape if proved, would have made Dr Jones an accessory after the fact in the robbery of the treasury of the True Reformers, for which Hill stands indicted, and is still a fugitive from justice. DAMAGED HIS PRACTICE Dr Jones, alleges that the spreading of this slanderous report among many colored people has greatly damaged his practice some of his former patients having stated that a man who would aid in wrecking the True Reformers' Bank by aiding Hill's escape should not be allowed to enter the homes of decoat and self-respecting negroes Dr Jones asserts that the charges as to his having aided Hill in any way are without any foundation whatsoever in fact, and that Orlann Hill to his credit were false, and spread them because they were vicious of the physician's good reputation and standing, both with white and colored people, and of the lucrative practice and excellent income which up to the spreading of these reports Dr Jones derived from his profession A W' HOLMES A WITNESS Griffin is now the grand master of the True Reformers, and the slanderous statements are said to have been made in the presence of A. W. Holmes, former president of the True Reformers, and others. Ross is connected with the Washington office of the True Reformers. Notice of the suit was filed some weeks ago, and the declaration was filed by Attorney Sands and Crump, who represent Dr Jones, early yesterday. Very Near in Place Blot 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 lie was passed, and a fight was on. The fine was $5.00 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's nice school suits, all-wool, knickerbacker style, for $2.00, $2.50, to $8.00. We are headquarters for school shoes and capes. 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. WANTED — International Bricklayers. Long job for good mechanics at the Ford Plate. Glass Co.'s Plant, Toledo, O., by the Henahan King Co. No objection to color. --- From Brazil. Babla, Brazil, Aug. 11, 1911. Mr John Mitchell, Jr. Banker, Editor and Publisher The Planet, Richmond, Va., U. S. A.: Dear Editor—I have to thank you for the many kindnesses shown me in your numerous publications; and while that I am preparing to make a contribution as they exist here in Brazil, comparative (or comparable) to those in the U. S. A. I feel that it is necessary that I should, if possible justify some of the many things which I have already said—and very especially those said in regard to the much honored Dr. Booker T. Wishon. I do not-wish, however, to be understood as apologizing for the statements heretofo made. But for the general good of society I feel it my duty to asstist, in the due restraint of ambitious persons when such ambitions are destined to the well-being of good society; and further to reserve in the minds of the people all due respect for the true and proper leaders of the colored race. MAY BE MISJUDGED. I may also be misjudged by his friends and followers. Still others might say that it sprang from a funeral and disrespectful disposition. Therefore, I wish to assure you all that such is not the case. I am not a person based more deeply than personal respect. If the reader will follow me just a little way in this article he will agree with me that I am not altogether wrong, either. As I dare say that but few men have a greater respect for the good qualities of a country, none can hate his evil genius worse than I do. Here is the cause of my remarks. I love society in general, far more than I do any one man, who is after all only a small part of the same. Thus I wish to be a Washburnian, saying one of the most able geniuses of sociology that the world has today. One does not have to follow him very far to find this, either. With all fairness of mind, one would be compelled to make this concession to him also. But his genius is not the same, he has given will one; and thus ruinous to true social progress. These are my reasons for complaining against him, just as I will against any evil practitioner when I know that he is not a good person. Washington has allowed himself to be dubbed the greatest Negro educator of the world. One is, naturally bound to give some thought to such a man or personage. When upon the start one finds that he does not matter to me, and that he is naturally alarmed, and is most reasonably compelled to look with some degree of skepticism upon his deeds as we can safely say that 75 per cent of this world's population is not that good. I believe that this is what the lily-white calls Negro. This man being, actually the greatest of them all, is to be admired at. One would, therefore, expect some great things from him. At least (to say that he should then show a disposition to help the rest in the remarkable way that he makes such terrible outcry against that race. One would surely expect him to champion and defend the rights of at least those who are closest to him, and have in many cases taken his advice. But are the worst treated by the enemy. But after all one is compiled in plain words to say that he, no one seems to be one of the many faces this great woman of the day him mixed scenes of the day. We further find in him a false leader to his (or of his) race. SERIOUS CHARGES We find him actually tyrannizing his—the most oppressed people of the world. We very sadly find his advice most disgustingly hurtful to his immediate followers, who of people in this world stand in the greatest need of good and wholesome advice. We never 'hear him condemning the atrocities heaped upon them, nor the oppressors who heap them. But we can rather hear him praising and forgiving them, as we have the flock, and continuing to parade them to surrender every vengeance of a right to live. He does not give them the least hope as a reward for their sacrifices. He says keep out of politics, white people, goose or rather went, clear into the White House to dine with one of the enemies that his race has today. THAT IMAGINARY PICTURE. In this, one is compelled to draw an imaginary picture of David dining with Goliath. Mr. Washington inlets, and almost compels, his people to come off to one side and receive some special education gotten up to make themselves, more, problem solvers. He had the greatest desire of being such, there is no tendency on the part of their white and predominant followers to let them be. He further alters them to be humble/thirsty and all the rest of those Christian things. They are saven bursed alive, pricked and shot wildfires. We are saved, he has a word from this lead, abhorred gentleman. Even his people are peacefully, returning from their homes, and their homes in names, their wives and children, running here and there, and carrying with arrows, with backpacks, white shoes with parachute, with the streets armed with rifles and shooting them down, as they (through alarm and fright) are seen running to the aid of those whom God had made them their protectors. This was done much as some would do just so many rats. I am told that men, women and the tombs in the cemetery with the children had to take refuge amidst dead. I am told that the ministers of the Church of God were also in this terrible plight, and were not excused. 'We did not hear a word from this, the greatest of Negro education, but the world's very greatest orator. Not a word of elocution upon this subject. The only word is that the Negroes must be good. These are some of the people about whom he then President of the nation was asked when he was on his famous tour through the South, and especially to the Tuskegee Institute, who's dean and so long been the personal friend and guest of the chief of the Negroes, alluded to in that famous question about the whites and blacks in the Carolinas. This is a very modest picture of the scene in the city of Wilmington, N. C. This is why I told you that the dove of peace seems to have left the then great chief of the nation when he made that heartless reply. And one of the strangest coincidents of it all is that when God had superseded this said President, Wm. McKinley allowed one of the race which he seemed to be so anxious about to slim him in his tracks, after he had made another of his beautiful speeches in Buffalo, N. Y. THE COLORED MAN'S PROWESS The first man to lay hands, upon his slayer was one of that much hated race—a Negro. It is said that even before the bodyguards could realize what had happened that this young giant of a Negro (who's spotted in the image) burstly Negro) had thrown or knocked the assassin to the ground, and was upon him with all force. When the detectives awoke to the actual situation, after which they threw the Negro to one side and proceeded to maul and make him their prisoner. I have often wondered what Mr McKinley must have thought when he saw this awful sight? It is not worthy of us to believe that he lost consciousness too quickly to take it in. as the ball was not near the target, and the detectives tried to rob the poor Negro of that glory. But there were too many eyes looking at that time. Now readers, the world over, these are the kind of men whom Roosevelt, the next great presidential friend of the philadelphia throw out the army's servant with a trial. This is the class of men who are refused the rights to live on the same street with even that very class of men who dealt the fatal blow to the nation's chief. Here is the class of people who are on the streets with even the class from which came this geniusan. VITRIOLIC REFERENCES Here you can see an example of the people who are being burned alive, who are being lynched, who are being deprived of the rights as citizens, to make a decent living, the people who are told to not wear reactive clothing, to own hard-earned money; the people of which eight were killed and one wounded within ten minutes while they were peaceably at work on a railroad, the people whom Dr. Washington is so sadly misleading, and for whom he cannot elend one word of his great elendant vocabulary to describe the one-armed scoundrel of a Thomas of Everett. Mass, wrote his nasty old book. These are the kind of men whom the great Dr. Washington thinks should not have a higher education than is suitable for the lowest service in the domestic circles of the people, such as have produced assassins for three of the nation's rulers. Awake, Phillip, Garrison, Summer, Harfret B Stowe, Lincoln! Wake up up, Grant' awake you Benjamin Butler, whom a Negro made himself heard above all the rest, protesting against a simple piece of granite being mounted in your bonnet—and that same Negro is a friend of the great Dr. Booker is a Washington tote-maker, the greatest New Yorker and leader of this great world. Wake up today and hear yourselves abused and called misfellow-makers. Come and look upon the doings of your beloved country. Where are you, Mrs Stowe? Get your paper, pen and a full link horn. Come and write the woes of an oppressed people today. Where are all the legerdermains? Who can we get to play with? Who can we write written? Oh that we could hear just one Christian's voice crying for righteousness. Oh, how can we expect mercy from the great Deity, when we show no mercy to one another? Now let me back to my subject. STILL AFTER DR. WASHINGTON We find it a rare privilege for a Negro to even get a hearing in court unless it is against one of his own race. Eight men while at work, ovidently at the kind of labor which our good man has best dressed in rechnomest, wasntonly murdered in cold blood, and not a word do we hear from the man whom God has most perfectly and peculiarly fitted to speak for them. Oh, ye Attacks, who led the charge, the charge, and what had nothing but sticks and stones; youwhill fell near of all for your, your people's library, come back today, and look for what you-used. Peter, Salam and Proof, come back, if you can and take a piece, a piece, at things today, chief-master, chief-master, Mr. Washington, is too bray telling us, what is the interest of the people of Europe to swear one word. He is bray trying to THE RICHMOND PLANET RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. show to the Negroes, their great advantages by being in America. He cannot see their disadvantages, but I say that in all his travels, he did not see in any place the people situated just like his people are in the United States of America. 'And if there were, what have his people in there done to him? They the cause of If - Has the Negro any of their rights from them! What consolation is it to a dying dog to know that another one is sick, pray tell me! But I am really very glad that he saw these things, last that he might forever believe that the color of a man's skin would one the nature of the soul. He tells you the nature of your skin, he drown classically, while he drown to New England and Germany for the highest of classics. He brings the same people who lynch you to advise you. He says that they are your best friends. They are who tell you what kind of education you need, and with whom he, takes counsel. He tells you that you are not able to protect that you, he advises you to go to the woods, while he is going to one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. OTHER CRITICISMS You must keep out of politics, while he becomes one of the greatest manipulators of the age; that your children be educated so as to become more proficient servants for the richest of whites than they are the richest of the world, too,) have no education at all. Now listen to what I shall tell you as to why that Negroes as well as all others should have the greatest possible education for the salvation of the country in which they reckon it is necessary for social progress. It is necessary for the way to make soldiers, because it is better and easier to appeal to a man's intelligence than to arms; because a man who truly knows can butter do, because the few educated would not have so much trouble carrying the dead weight of ignorance into progression; because it is safer and better for society to have more freedom and less slavery. An educated man cannot only better do for himself, but can better care for his family and others, and the higher the education the better one is enabled to do whatever his duty or task may be. Why, just suppose that you are Thomas Carnelg, Mettle Hettle Green and thousands of others had been so unfortunate as to be born black, even to your agile Thomas W Lawson, of Boston: your Harriman, etc where would you be today, or what would have been their plight? I dare say that they would have been most likely to jump into pose that George Washington that been a Negro, where would your nation be? POINTED COMPARISONS Now. I dare say much greater genius than any of these here-in-above-named have been slain by mob violence. And just because that we have black and helpless. And further, that we have a nation or society to wiltily slay and oppress the weak. A man who believes in his superfortility has no right to fear a child, whom he believes can never be his equal. Way, had he believed that he would be Thomas Jefferson, Lincoln, Grant, Garfield and others been born black, where would you now be? What probable state would your country have been into? And suppose again that Benjamin Franklin, Edison and Bell, with a black skin, would have been born black, Fulton and others where would we all be today? Suppose, for example, that the Wright Brothers had been born black? These things are quite enough to make any real lover of genius and social progress speak. Can we for one bitter moment jungle out of the world? Can he plait in everything else to be no unjust to not hot drop just one little seed of genius into the black soil of the Negro race? But if we have been so carried away from the true course of logic, we can easily find plenty of rich truths to call us back if we step back from Tongaout, feel up in step back from Tongaout, we shall find there in Spain an African slave, who was brought from the jungles of Africa, educated in the public schools and before that he was 26 years of age had created a world's fame as a master of many art, one of which was Latin, the language in which he delighted write, because as he said that if it was the most perfect of languages. This tongue he made himself the world's master. He married to a nobleman's daughter, who had long been his pupil, although he was only a slave. She begged his hand from her husband, which he delighted husband. They were married in one of the most fashionable Catholic churches of his time, under which altar he was later buried with great pomp. He was also known to be one of the most polite men of the world. This was no white mans son, but a black father, both for that matter, might have been can-can dancers in the jungle brush for all we know, and would be justified rather in believing. THE ORIGINAL COPY. Now we are supposed to be able to find an original copy of this man's work in your public library in Boston, Mass., U. S. A. Go there today, you white and black masters, you black and white masters, Washington and Thomas, and learn the lost art of expressing thoughts with your pen. You sons of white men, go and see what the son of a black man has given to the world! Go and read the works of Joan de Neuville and then ask yourself in the name of God, why that a man of this man's type should be given a chance? Or, perhaps you have the answer. Then tell us what it is! Now, can you see from these, reasons that I speak not in the name of any one, man or race, but some in the name of God and the best social interest, I consult, with no man as how I should write or speak. Nothing at birth is so valuable as a bonus mind. If a diamond is worth polishing at great trouble and cost, much more is the mind of a boy or young man worth all the effort. The most valuable thing is the mind of a child. What is most valuable is the mind of a child. Who would choose a poor physician to save a few dollars when health is in danger and who would choose an inferior school to save a few dollars when a better school will increase the strength of education and of mind for life and prepare one for a larger settlement? Dormitory, Virginia Union University. Va. Union Offers the Best H COLORED V I. AAS A FINE ACADEMY course to counters the best of college ITS COLLEGE COURSE is broad and as high as those of any college for white of other races. Special. ITS THROLOGICAL COURSE has for Republic Schools. Hebrew, Greek and all are given here. One hundred students for the of the school. ITS NINE GRANITE BUILDING, as a of 12,000 volumes, its able diversity and University to offer colored young men as of other races. For further information, address the Fro VIRGIN Va. Union University Offers the Best Higher Education to COLORED YOUNG MEN J. JAS A FINE ACADEMY source including manual training for those who have completed common school subjects. ITS COLLEGE COURSE is broad and complete. Its requirements and standing are the same as any college for white youth in the State, according to the rating of the Carnegie Base. ITS THEOLOGICAL COURSE has for many years been the standard course for colored Baptist Schools. Hebrew, Greek and all the regular subjects given in Northern Seminaries are given here. One hundred students for the ministry are enrolled in different departments of the school. ITS NINE GRANTE BUILDING, is a fully equipped science laboratories, the library of the school, and the library of study enable Virginia U-State University to offer college young men an education equal to that enjoyed by the foremost of other races. For further information, address the President, VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. Therefore, none is to be blamed for my errors. I care not what my fate may be. I speak today for what I believe to be right. I proclaim for equal rights and opportunities for all men under similar conditions. I only ask for myself the mercy from God. I pray for the lives of those much greater men than I am or either br. Washington, for all that A FINAL PROTEST I protest against the deeds which Washington and others are trying to help cover up with their soft smooth talk I say again that it is not plone for the people and children of lynchers for the safety of your very government, and the purity of society generally. May the spirit of God take me into His full control. I speak not for rage or nation alone, I speak for God and those things are wrong before God, society, politics, economics, and general progress. They are moral and physical wrongs, which if not righted now by arbitration will some day be righted in Israel. This will retard the whole world more a thousand years. Why just think of the fact that willful cold-blooded murderers crowding into higher society nately by the thousands, with their hands all stained with the most innocent blood. This is worse than cannibalism. Because the cannibalists kill to pat and to feed his young, but then they kill to eat, and sport. And where can we imagine that these things are going to end? Men, women and children, all guilty of the same thing, and with their hands stained. Can we believe that this spirit will not have some reaction in the higher circles? We now hear the world crying international peace! But can we believe that they really are anxious for peace when we look the matter right in the face? Does it not seem that today things stand abolf as ever before? Does it not peace with the neighbor is to show how quick that you can destroy him? The best evidence of these things or this belief in the minds of the people is that always after a peace conference between the nations each return to itself and order more newer and better armaments. This will show to any thinker at a glance what a sad state society is getting into. Could one blame one nation when she sees the other so willingly misuse it and under our consideration? There never was an age more encouraging to despotism. Men seem not to be peaceful for the love of it, but for greed and fear. Dispel these two anxieties and we can see the best of us looking for trouble. We find men today just as willing to gamble in the blood of his neighbor as ever. I see these lynchers coming from church on a Sunday after morning service. 200 in number; and take a poor Nero and quaint Dolibrately build a fire about him and roast him not only to death, but into ashes, and after the fire had gone down they took the remaining pieces of bones to their homes for sourgirls. A POWERFUL PLEA. Now, I ask the world, what effect must this have upon the children of these people? And this in a civil country, in the time of peace! This man is a native, who comes to America? Why? Simply because the people who have the power to execute the law declare that they have no faith in its procedure. Woll, then, I would like to know who else should then? Why? Is it that Dr. Kingston, Dr. Hole and others should have so much faith in it? Seeing all these things, can one blame that Negro the other week or so past, who preferred to die fighting than to surrender to officers of a law in whom they themselves had no faith? This is another indication of the bad state in which society is getting itself from these practices. This principal is because everyone knows something bad, and no faith in his wife is the face of all or this. we see the great Doctor Washington going to and fiddy fiddy specializing in these people's bloody, beady cooperator, because he has grown rich at his age, and is now about to retire to the great State of New University Higher Education to YOUNG MEN. including manual training for those who have complete its requirements and standing are re youth in the State, according to the rating many years been the standard course for colored to regular subjects given in Northern Seminaries the ministry are enrolled in different departments only equipped science laboratories, its library a full course of study enable Virginia U'ron education equal to that rejoiled by the favored UNION UNIVERSITY. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. York to enjoy the fruits of his labors, while the rest are growing worse and worse. One cannot much blame the rulers either, for not trusting one another when they know that that person is the doctor. The doctor has carried on his work with such remarkable success that now whenever a Negro gets anxious for some real easy money, that he either gets identified with the doctor or lets himself be heard telling the white people that the white people are to them, while the whites tell them both in word and deed, that they hate them. Whenever one is heard singing this little song, why one may look out for the hat. It is quite time that the doctors are to learn that sensible people are not afraid of nothing nowadays, even though it may seem so to you. MOTIVE IN EVERY ACT There is always a motive to every act. The doctor $^2$ has gone so far with this thing that now when the tree is leaunting towards his own house he cannot complain. Why if they should lynch his own son what does one thing that he would do? We see what he did in his own case. Now, why can he not think of some other advice for his people? I speak of the need to be careful because I agree that he is unable to speak for himself. He has surely seen his error, but he cannot withdraw. I have truly seen that something must be done, or all so stony will become a hilleous mass of confusion. Some of you say after Mr Washington that the Negro should be educated to farm work and domestic service. But I say that if 250 years did make you fit for the job, you should not think of educating you that now when you have some liberty you had better think for yourself. If the doctor was a real master he would advise you from more lofty viewpoints. I note even in his present publications that instead of trying to help you to escape the plots of others by lofty and wholesome advice, he seems rather in to be trying to help them to escape the plots. 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Times-Dispatch in its issue of the 29th alt- Un glint to stray you have none in colored winters, said Chief of Delectives Allender to an official of the City Club of St Louis at the Tall伞厦 given in that city later. There are no anarchists among men grow" The St Louis Republic adds "The President of the United States needs no protection against derringer or dynamite among the men of dusky hue" There is a deal of truth in this" Who ever heard of a negro bomb-thrower" It was a white man whose cowardly bullet struck McKinley but it was a negro who grabbed the assassin and held him until he was in custody. Give the black man his dug. These remarks are as gratifying to the colored folks as they are beneficial to their interests. In this country We hope that the citation of the good qualities will be continued and the references to the bad traits minimized. PECTLIAR CONDITIONS. The report of the minority report of the sub-committee appointed by the State Democratic Committee and which report was adopted by that body during its session in this city September 26, 1911, will be rich reading to the average colored citizen who takes any interest in politics whatever, and to the Northerners, who from time to time see fit to note political conditions to this part of President Taft's vineyard. It may be well to remark, too, that Lion. Alvah H. Martin, of Norfolk county, is the National Republican Committee from this State, and his actions must necessarily be presumed to have the cordial approval of his associates representing the national administration at Washington. The disposition to recognize the colored citizen as a mental, as a subordinate and as a political inferior can be readily explained in the light of the present disclosures. The newspaper report of the meeting is as follows: Rejecting the majority report of from its own sub-committee, signed by four of the five members, showing the existence of fusion in Norfolk county and the practice of putting up straw candidates in the aid of Republican officeholders in favor of a minority report presented by Irving P. Whitehead, of Amherst, which also admits the existence of fusion, but could not blame on certain of the nominees of the recent primary or on the County Democratic Committee since it has been re-elected, the State Democratic Committee, last night to apply then proceeded to modify the latter ministre paper. Stormy scenes in the committee room were brought on by a proposition to place the holding of a new primary for the four offices declared vacant in the hands of the County Committee, and as a compromise, at 2 o'clock this morning the committee agreed on a plan for holding a new primary under direction of a special committee of three to be named by State Chairman Ellison. Discussing a plan to resubmit the matter to the Norfolk committee, Colonel J E. West, of the investigating committee, vobemently denounced the action already taken as "bowing the knees of Virginia Democracy to Alvah H Martin, national Republican committee and Republican officeholders of Norfolk county, by the merest subterfuge of replacing certain straw candidates by certain other straw candidates." The minority report which was adopted among other things, says The negro population of Norfolk county greatly exceeds the white and from the adoption of the present Constitution the county had a large majority of negro votes, and prior to 1911 many of the county offices were filled by negroes This condition had become so intolerable to both white Republicans and Democrats that in order to rid the county of negro rule and insure white supremacy in 1911 the leaders of the Democrats party and certain white Republicans entered into an alliance or "fusion" whereby the Republicans nominated candidates for the offices of county clerk, treasurer and commissioner of revenue for both districts, and the Democrats nominated candidates for the offices of Commonwealth's attorney, sheriff members of the House of Delegates and various minor district offices. The candidates of this alliance or fusion were elected at the subsequent general election and Norfolk county was rid of negro officeholder. Most if not all of the white people of Norfolk county approved of this alliance at the time of its formation. This was the beginning of fusionism in Norfolk county, and the arrangement continued openly in force up to the time of the adoption of the present Constitution. There is testimony to the effect that after the adoption of the new Constitution the alliance was abandoned there being no longer any need for it and it is certainly true that in 1905 the Democrats put in the field a full ticket, and that the County Committee adopted resolutions calling on all Democrats of whatever faction to support the Democratic candidates. However in the election of 1902 and notwithstanding the aforementioned revolution the old others under the fusion alliance were returned elected. This result was brought about to the fact that both the Fusion Democrat and the Straightout Democrat desisted and voted against their ticket. Besides the democrat candidate for county clerk and further the Democrat candidates for treasurer and commissioner of revenue in the election of 1902 failed to have their names placed upon the official ballot whereby their Republican opponents were elected without opposition. In this election there first appeared that remarkable species of office seeker known as a straw candidate. The faction of the party, termed *Labor*, deny the existence of the alliance with Republicans in this time. While the evidence is not sufficient to show that said alliance is openly recognized by the Democratic Counts committee, at the fact that there is still understanding among the people that certain Democrats are to go into the primaries and then bolt the ticket and vote for the Republicans in the general election is fully and abundantly proven. That the people have acted on this understanding in the former elections is very clear. Whether the majority of the holders and *slagged-homes* have been the *Fusionist* or *Strightout* the evidence does not disclose. Certain it is both factions have been guilty of *sulking* in their tents* and of openly bolting. It has been testified that each faction would rather vote for the devil than the candidates of the opposing faction, and this seems to be entirely true. This is an alliance a combination for the financial benefit of the leaders of both political parties in that section organized and operated for financial gain only. Principles are ignored and party names used only as a cloak to secure finance from the national government through the so-called Republicans, led by Hon Alvah H. Martin and from the State Democratic government by the Fusionist Democrats $ ^{*} $ The Republicans of color are sacrificed by both political parties. In keeping with these conditions and in accordance with these policies which are alleged to be the future means of breaking up the Solid South and in landing several of the Southern States in the Republican column in a national election, President Taft and his associates have openly countered these racial discriminations declined to appoint colored men to any political offices in the Southland, and thereby given additional impotus to the wave of racial prejudice which has been sweeping over the country Relative to the Norfolk county coalition it is evident that all parties there are Democrats, pure and simple, and a Democrat is not National Republican Committee from this State. It is not at all surprising that the State Democratic Committee should have virtually endorsed all of them as such. They were put over in the Republican camp to do a kind of work which they have accomplished, and it would have been base ingratiation to have thrown them out and have punished them for so doing. Colored men are no longer eligible to appointment by a Republican administration in any portion of the Southland. This additional information will explain conditions and show that Democracy is no bar to securing office, while color seems to be an unsurmountable obstacle to the securing of the same favor. Colored men of the United States may draw their own conclusions. Divor Murchison on New Job. New Orleans, Ln. Sept. 23. Editor Richmond Planet: Mr. J. L. Murchison, chief diver of Louisiana, was called of to Alabama on diving business for several days, and made a great success. Now he is making and increasing his diving room or upstairs. I was so drunk that I am not able to give a strictly accurate statement of what occurred. Stabbed to Death in an Assignation House. whether I undressed in the dining-room or upstairs. I was so drunk that I am not able to give a strictly accurate statement of what occurred. AMBULANCE SURGEON TESTIFIES. Jowed in that part of the house. Juror: Did you have a woman, too? Aytest: Nothing like me could have a woman in that house. ANOTHER WHITE MAN TESTIFIES. THOSE WHITE MEN'S PREDICA MENT. The attention of the anti-Negro department of the Richmond (Va.) News Loader and its employer and representative in the Richmond (Va.) City Council is called to the case of Dr A. B. Cosby and Collector Arthur L. Griffin, two white citizens who, according to their own admissions and the testimony of the police officers, were in Clara Hendley's house, a disprotable resort for colored folks and white ones, occupying rooms in which there were Negro women, who no matter how nearly white of good-looking are known by our daily newspapers here as negroes." Mr. Roberts is one of the most popular young men on the Pacific coast and is all that could be required as a model young man. A. D. YARROW It is plainly shown by the evidence that these Negroes did not seek those white folks, but these white folks sought these Negroes. It would seem, too, that the Vonderlehr segregation law does not cover the conditions at all. It annoys and embarrasses respectable white and colored property owners and tenants, but permits disreputable white and colored people to go on in their devilment undisturbed Dr. (osby) stated that he has visited Chara Hendley's house before, that he has attended her in a professional capacity, but gave no reason why he should want to attend Mary Harris (colored) and Serena Brown in an unprofessional capacity. It is not stated either whether he had been in the habit of taking off all of his clothes when he performed surgical operations in the Hendley house. Those tiny street white folks who write so anxiously to bring about racial separation have evidently looked at the subject from the wrong angle. We want a kind of segregation which will segregate. We are thoroughly losing our racial characteristics and racial identity on account of the only Griffin method of performing surgical operations and we want Mr. L. Vonderlehr to offer another commandant bill to correct the evil. The initial of Dr. Cobby and his Negro associates 'telling of his role as a praesenter in the Clara Hendey dining room without his coat, vest shirt pants and shoes is richly reading at best. How much more distobing was done when he retired to the room above with his colored girl deponent sayeth not. It was a night's revelry that should shone the most arent Negro hater in the city and emphasize the love of some white men for the Negroes or rather the negroes' as some of our white folks like to call them. We have colored physicians who can do surgical stunts without operating in their high clothes. The white females outnumber the colored something like two to one and it seems to us that it is in violation of all rules of decency and principles of fair play for Dr Cosby and Collector Griffin to be going to these assignation houses in the segregated district and sending out for colored women and good-looking ones at that. There is a lesson in all of this White men or at least, some of them are great hypocrites. They make believe they are trying to do one thing when they really mean to do another. They knew that the Vonderlehr ordinance did not prevent the cohabitation of the races, and they did not intend that it should do so. The love of some of these white men for disreputable colored women has been known for a hundred years. Colored men want separation They are now being much opposed to white collectors visiting their houses in their absence on account of this white racial weakness in some of them. If this thing continues we are of the opinion that consequences more serious than leaving the son of one's breeches on the top of a back fence will ensue. Colored men want separation that will separate not white mon from black men, but white men from black women Dr. Cosby and Collector Griffin must have practiced running before, and both have a good chance of winning first prize in a Marathon contest. At least, this is the testimony of the witnesses who saw them vaulting over Clara Hendley's back fence with their night garments flying in the wind and going down the back alleys at a pace that would have done credit to the loading sprinters of the country. White mon, let our colored women alone, for God's sake, and let us have peace. OWEN & NICKENS House Painting and Interior Decorating Floor Warking & Specialty 308. W. Leigh St. Richmond, Phone, Madison 741-475- New Orleans, Jan. Sept. 23. Editor Richmond Planet: Mr. J. I. Murchison, chief diver of Louisiana, was called of to Alabama on diving business for several days, and made a great success. Now he is making and increasing his diving force. Mr. Murchison is the only colored man that owns a complete diving outfit, with the attachment, 12 tents. Mr. Murchison stands well with two large banks in Alabama and Louisiana, and he is also a man for his race, and has made work for many laborers. He is a native of Georgia, and is well known among many vessels and seamen. Mr. Murchison is a member of the Workers' Reality Company of New York (a colorful firm), incorporated at $50,000, owned and controlled by colored people, and our shares is selling at $6,000 each, and wish many one will buy a few shares. --- Johnson to Quit the Ring. London, Sept. 25* Jack Johnson and Bombardier Wells appeared in How Street Police Court today and gave, ball that their proposed fight will not take place anywhere in the British Isles. When asked by the Magistrate if he wanted to say anything, Johnson, speaking in a low, deep yoke, gald: "I should like to say that I, John Arthur Johnson, speaking for myself, wish to announce that on Monday next I shall box with Mr. Wells in the British Isles or in any place where Great Britain has control." Johnson's manager said today that after the fighter had concluded his contracts with variety theatres in England he would quit the prize ring. He would never lance on a glove in public again and would retire as the heavyweight champion of the world The prohibited fight had had no influence upon the decision. It was declared Johnson had intended to retire after the Earl's Court fight anyway, win or lose. Booker's Great Secret of the Mind. The secret of every human being is the power which they possess to influence and control others. It is important that you should know just what power for good you possess, and the time that you are ignorant of this power may be considered lost time and opportunity as 'time and tide wait on no man'. Learn all you can and understand that knowledge and wisdom is, isn't it worth trying for? You can send for the secrets, you will find them just what you need to cultivate a charming and pleasing personality. You have got to have some way of attracting people. Do not let the present doubt and darkness obscure the light that is waiting to shine on you and will shine on you all the balance of your life if you take my advice. We take the Bible as our guide. Now there are diversities of gifts but the same spirit. And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. For to one is given by the spirit the word of wisdom to another the word of knowledge by the same spirit. To another faith by the same spirit to another the gifts of healing by the same spirit. But all these worketh that one and the selfsame spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. By studying the secrets which I possess, lovers are brought together, broken hearted, wives are relieved of their jaundice forebodings, the separated are united and many bad habits cured. My secrets teach you how to control others how to speculate, how to succeed in business, how to gain health, wealth and happiness. Just follow the instructions and success and power is yours to have and to hold. Positively no attention paid to letters unless one dollar is enclosed. Address all communications to E. Booker xx0. Wylie avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa --- Los Angeles Notes Los Angeles, Cal., Sept. 30 1911 Rev Mrs Lewis, who has been conducting a revival of Westley Chapel M E. Church, addressed the Y. M. C. A. Sunday afternoon, Sept. 21th. The large audience enjoyed her able address Mr George W. Whitley, a candidate for the City Council, is the first colored man to be endorsed, and it is hoped that the colored voters will see to it that he has their support. Mr Whitley has been one of the most active political men in our city. He is well qualified and can fill the office with credit. Mrs Delila. Pane has returned to Los Angeles to give her husband, Mr. Wm. Pane, another trial. Mrs. Pane left last May a short time after her marriage going to her parents in Kansas City. From the time she married until she left her better half could not find anything to do, but during the absence of the bride the groom found a job. Now she returns to try him again. Frederick M. Roberts, a candidate for a member of the Board of Education of the city of Los Angeles is unanimously supported by the race and largely favored by the white citizens, who remember him as a student and athlete and graduate of L. A. High School and Bachelor of Arts of Colorado College; also a deputy assessor of El Paso Co., Colorado, for two years. This he resigned to return to L. A. to enter business with his father and brother in a firm of A. J. Roberts, Bom & Co., undertakers. He is also the physical director at the Y. M. C. A. and president of the local business men's loaoge. Stabbed to Death in an Assignation House. (Continued From Page Number) ONE. man He hung up with that Clara Hendley for about 7 or 8 years. He did odd jobs and worked some time at Klevesahl's. Dr. A. B. Cosby was sworn and deposed: I live at 2318 East Broad street. I was at Clara Hendley's house, 1208 St. Paul street, Saturday night. I may have been upstairs. I may have been downstairs. I am very sorry to acknowledge it, but I was so drunk I did not know where I was. I was aroused by bosterous talking. As soon as he came in to the dining room she commenced fussing with James Lovett. They called him James JAMES CAME IN I don't know what time it was. I think it must have been before 12, because I sent him out to get some whisky for me. He may have gotten it from some bur-room or some "speak-eny" place. I don't know. Mr. Arthur Griffin (white) was there and Clarah and those other three women. I don't know their names. I do not know where this James came from. He knocked at the door and came in. DRINKS ORDERED They were ordering drinks and Clara began to fuss with him, James Lovett took a drink with all of us. There was some beer on the table. Clara started the fuss with James Lovett about some other woman. She charged him with being intimate with another woman. I don't know what occurred. They had a second bolsterous quarrel. They began to quarrel so much and so loud that I was afraid that the house would be 'pulled.' WEN LO: I BACK WAY I went out the back way. I did not return. I don't know whether or not James had been cut before I went away. I did not want to be caught in such a place as that Clara did not ask me to come down and attend him. I know nothing about the cutting and only board of it the most meaning being informed of it by Borglaint Kellam who came by for me and told me. The statement that I refused to attend the man was untrue. CORONER TAYLORS QLIERIES Dr Taylor. The story is that you were called down from the room upstairs in your night clothes and you refused to attend him. Dr Cosby. I was in my night clothes when I came down and tried to quiet them in the dining room. Dr Taylor. According to that, you do remember that you were upstairs. Dr Cosby. I was in the dining room in my night clothes. The fact is the whole thing was a blank to me. Dr Taylor. What did you take your clothes off for? Dr Taylor Were you at home? Cosby no, shr ACCOUNTS DIFFER In Taylor, the account given by other people is different from what you say. They say that you were in bed with a woman Dr. Coshy I emphatically deny it Dr Taylor, Did you hear Clarra say that she was going to kill this man? Dr Taylor I have this man's death down as occurring on the morning of October 1st Dr Cosby I went there to that house at about 9 o'clock I had not been to bed. JUROR WANTS TO KNOW TOO Junior Why did you have your clothes off? Dr Cosby I had taken them off to go to bed I heard the noise down stairs and I went down to quiet it I put my clothes on in the dining room Dr Taylor Your account is extremely different from the other's statements Dr Taylor Of course, you can't believe everything anybody says, but they tell an entirely different story. A QUESTION OF MEMORY Juror Doctor, can you tell why you can remember what this woman says, and yet don't know whether you were upstairs or downstairs? Dr. Cosby: She said that the first part of the night and I was more drunk later at night than I was when I first went there. The first dose of calomel may have one effect, while later another dose will have a more marked effect. Juror: Do you remember any one asking you to help the man? HAD GOTTEN BEER THERE . Dr. Cosby: I do not. I have been there frequently on Sundays and have gotten beer there. I have treated this Clara Hendley in several occasions. I did not go there with a woman. I went there with this man, Griffin. Dr. Taylor: From the accounts which were given, we thought you saw the cutting. OTHER WHITE MEN THERE Juror! Have you ever seen white men at this place? Dr. Cosey: Yes, I have seen white men in this place on Sunday. men in this place on Sunday. They quarrelled twice. When they had the second quarrel I was about to life down. I cannot remember whether I undressed in the dining room or upstairs. I was so drunk that I am not able to give a strictly accurate statement of what occurred AMBULANCE SURGEON TESTIFIES. Dr. Randolph H. Watts was sworn and deposed. I am an ambulance surgeon. I was called at 1:30 Sunday morning, but didn't get there until a little bit later, as I had a call to the First Police Station. I reached the house at about a quarter of 2 o'clock. It was some time before we could find the house. I found Lovett lying on a couch in the kitchen. He was dead. He had two stab wounds. Dr. Taylor Only one. The knife went through. Doctor Wattar. I used my probe and it did not go through Dr. Taylor. I used my finger. You couldn't get the probe through. I couldn't get my probe through. I tried it. DR COSBY WANTED WOMEN. Dr. Watts There was no blood there when I got there. They said they had washed it up. Clara Hendelley said that Dr. Cobsy came there in the afternoon to have two women there that night for himself and a friend She got two women. They came at about 9:30. They asked her to prepare some supper for them. She couldn't do that, as she was busy washing They tried to get James Lovett to go uptown and got some sandwiches. He wouldn't go, so she got Wesley Ayles to go. The fuss arose over Dr Cosby's coming there. He came there and she never got anything out of it. While she was fussing and Dr. Cosby came downstairs in his night clothes to separate them Lovett struck her and he was pulling his coat off to get at her. Dr. Lovett came down between them. She stabbed Lovett with a pen knife. WAS A DEAD BEAT She said that Lovett claimed "Dr Cosby was a dead beut." He came there and made use of the house without his ever getting anything out of it. Dr Cosby came downstairs in his night clothes, and also the girl who was in bed with him at the time. She followed Dr Cosby into the room. Dr Cosby came in between her (Clara) and Lovett after the Negro had struck her. When Lovett starred to take off his coat she stabbed him THE KNIFE TURNED OVER Chara Hendley turned the penknife over to us. She said Wesley Ayles went after the ambulance and that he had been gone from an hour to an hour and a half before the ambulance got there. Coroner Taylor sent for the knife. She asked the doctor to dress the cut. He said "Great, God, woman, I wouldn't be in this case for a thousand dollars. He went upstairs and dressed and went away. This ended his testimony The knife had only an inch and a half blade. The pocket knife was a two-bladed one, with a pearl handle, and when closed was only about three inches long. WESLEY AYTES TESTIFIES Wesley Aytes was sworn and deposed I live at 208 1 2 W Baker street. I saw the cutting. The argument started from something that happened in the dining room. I was in the kitchen. The row started about some man. He spoke of some man as being a cheap guy. He was talking about this man Griffin. That's as near as I could get at it. They were all sitting in the dining room drinking at the time Griffin is a white man. I saw the trouble afterwards. After I went out and came back with the sandwiches, which I went after, it started James Lovett had a bottle of corn whiskey in his pocket and he was slipping me some of that corn whiskey every now and then The striking took place after it all Clara told James to go on out. He was advancing on her. She was striking at him with something in her hand WANTED JIM TO GO OUT After the quarrel about Grifin, he quieted down, and it started again. She told James Lovett that he must go out right away, and this started a second quarrel. I don't know whether Lovett struck her or not. Lovett was advancing on her trying to hit her if he could. I couldn't see well, as he was between us. She was trying to hit him with whatever she had in her hand STEPPED OVER DYING MAN The cutting could not have been any earlier than half-past 12 o'clock Sunday morning. Lovett was living when I left. I stayed there long enough to draw two pans of water. He lived at least a half-hour, asked Dr. Cosby to do something for Lovett. Dr. Cosby was upstairs. I met him at the head of the steps in his underclothes. I was not any of the sooms. Dr. Cosby put on his clothes and he came downstairs. This man had fallen in the hall. He had to stop over Lovett to get out. He went through the back way and ran away. CAME DOWN RUNNING I wont to Mr. Johnson's to 'phone. The night watchmap at Mr. Johnson's wouldn't 'phobe. When I got back, which must have been about half an hour, the man was dead. Clara Hendley called upailts to Dr. Cosby to come down and help him. When I spoke to him he did not say anything. He put on his clothes, and when he came down he came running, and he stopped over the man and he went out the back way. Clara Hendley asked Dr. Conby to do something for him as he went but, but he did not stop. He was in a room upailts, because he came out of the room. A woman came out of that room, too. I saw all of them. lowed in that part of the house. Juror: Did you have a woman, too? Aytet: Nothing like me could have a woman in that house. sworn and deposed. I live at 2155 Carrington street. I did not see the cutting of Lovott. I heard them quarrelling. "I was too drunk to know anything about it. "I skid" over the back fence and I got over there as quick as I could too. I wish I had stayed away from there, too. I got away just as any other man would have done. I heard Jim Lovott and Clara, Hendley quarrelling, but did not see the cutting, as I had left before it occurred. WAS MIGHTY DRUNK I was so drunk that I didn't know what time I got home. When Mr. Kolkam came after me I was drunk then. If I hadn't been drunk I wouldn't have been there in the first place. I have been there before. I used to collect there. I used to go there to get money. Juror How long were you there? Griffin: I don't know. MARY HARRIS TESTIFIES Mary Harris, who resides at 605 Cabell street, being sworn and deposed, said: I did not see the cutting. I was in the hall. I heard the quarrelling. She said that he had been out all the afternoon with another woman spending money, and if he stayed there she would kill him. Dr. Taylor: Mary, it is said that you were in the room with Dr. Cosby. Mary: I was certainly not in the room with him. Clara Hibbondy sent for me that night, and when I got there those men were there. They offered me some cock-tail. They had whiskey and one of them said he did not drink whiskey. He was told to take some beer then. THE THREAT TO KILL I told Clara to stop, but she told me it was none of my business. She told James to go out of there. If he stayed there she would kill him. Lovett did not say anything. She did all of the quarreling. I did not hear her speak of Dr. Cosby or of Mr Griffin. I did not see the cutting. I did not see Dr Cosby when he went away. When I came out I saw Lovett lying in the hall. WANTED SOMEBODY TO HELP HIM Before he fell he was holding his arm, and he was saying, "Somebody do something for me," and she said, "Aint nobody going to do anything for you!" Dr. Cosby came down the hall, and said, "I'll do something for him" She said, "No, you ain't. Nobody shall do a damn thing for him, or I'll do the same thing for you that I did for him." No one shall leave this house. Dr. Cosby was there. I didn't see Dr. Cosby in his underclothes. When the man fell in the hall he made some funny serious groans. I came through the gate, burst it open and came out. There were lots of more people in the house who could give some more evidence if you just knew who they were SERENA BROWN TESTIFIES Serena Brown teat10d I did not see the cutting. I do not know anything about it. This woman sent a note to me that she wanted to see me on some business. I went around there with my mister. I heard her tell this man to go out of the house, and I wont home. Jurior Were you drinking with them? Serena No. I don't drink Helen Brown said I did not see the cutting, and I do not know anything about it. I went around there with my sister. WAS ONCE HIS SERVANT Dr Taylor Clara used to be a servant of mine twenty years ago. She was a good woman at that time, and had not gotten into bad company then. I hear that she has been running a very bad house since that time. I am sorry to hear of her troubles, and to know that she is in such a bad fix. The predicament of Dr. Cosby and Collector Griffin was most amusing. At times it looked as though Dr. Cosby was so hopelessly mixed in his statements that the impression seemed to provail that the most charitable view to take was that he and his companion were still drunk. IN THE POLICE COURT The Police Court was packed last Thursday morning, all expecting to hear the evidence in the misdemeanor or case of Dr. A. B. Cosby, a married white man, charged with unlawfully cohabiting with Mary Harris (colored) at 1206 St. Paul street. Collector Arthur L. Grim (white) was charged with unlawfully cohabiting with Serena Brown (colored) at 1206 St. Paul street. Mary White is a mulatto; good looking and of a plethorio build. Serena Brown is good looking, being light brown-skin and with coal black straight hair. She dresses well. --- CASE8 - CONTINUED Attorney G. K. Pollock declined to permit his client, Clara Hondley, to testify, and the case was postponed until November 24, 1911. Dr. Cosby was bailed in the sum of $300, as was also Arthur L. Griffin. Serena Brown was bailed in the sum of $600.00, with Wm. Rodd as surety. Mary Harris was bailed in the sum of $600.00, with Floyd Albright as surety. ```markdown ``` From New York AT THE NATION'S METROPOLIS. Alton's National News Bureau, New York City, Oct. 2, 1911. Information reached this bureau that the Fourth Encounteral Methodist Conference, which takes in the entire Methodist Church, both white and colored, and which meets every ten years, convened at the Metropolitan Church at Toronto Wednesday morning, October 4th, for a two-weeks' session, ending Tuesday, October 17th. The conference is one of the most important of the large Methodist gatherings, and is hold for the purpose of discussing vital and important questions pertaining to Methodism and its relation to the world's uplift. Thousands of delegates are in attendance at the conference, and represent almost every section of the world. Delegates are in attendance representing the following branches of the Methodist churches: M. E. Church, Wesleyan M. E. Church, Primitive M. E. Church, M. E. Church South, Methodist Church of Canada, Methodist Protestant Church, British Methodist Episcopal Church, Japan M. E. Church, United Methodist Church, Irish Methodist Conference, French M. E. Church and the Methodist Church of Australia. The colored delegation is exceedingly large, and every State of the Union is represented. Some of the most prominent men and women of the race, high up in church and national affairs, are in attendance at the conference. They represent every branch of the Methodist Church—the M. E., A. M. E, A. M. E Zion Church, C. M. E, and U. A. M E Bishop Alexander Walters, the noted Zion prelate, and Bishop C. S. Smith, of the A. M. E. Church, are two of the most prominent colored clergymen in attendance at the conference. Each presided at one session of the conference. The opening day of the conference, Wednesday morning, October 1st, found a large number of delegates present. The session was called to order by Rev Dr A Carman, general superintendent of the Methodist Church of Canada. The opening sermon was preached by Rev. Henry Halgh, president of Wesleyan Methodist Conference. At the evening session the Governor was administered by Bishops J. M. Waldon, A. Wilson, B. F. Lee, Revs. Henry Halgh, Edwin Dalton and George Parker The program continued with an address by Bishop A. W. Wilson, of the Methodist Episcopal Church. A dovotional service followed. Next came the election of officers on nomination of business. Addresses of welcome were then made by Rows W. M. Briggs, Bishop J. W. Hamilton, H. D. Parks and E. H. Haso. Responses were then made by Kews, Henry Hailay, S. H. Shenhua, Sir Robert W Perks and R. W. Essex. At the second days session of the conference the topic discussed was Encumecial Methodism "The following clergymen participated in the discussion: Rev H Hailay Dr. H Carrall Bishop J. C. Kilgo, Rev Hosprymman, Rev S. Ogaton, Bishop Earl Cranston, Rev Simpson Johnson, Rev T. Mitchell, Henry Smith, D D, Rev Edwin Dalton, Rev W. H Fitchett, Roy Luccock and other. The colored delegates are sharing largely in the proceedings of the conference, and are making a favorable impression upon the delegation and the friendly Canadians. Perfect harmony is existing between the white and colored delegates. Among the colored delegates who are sharing in the program are: Rev Dr. J. A. Bray, president of Mites Memorial College at Birmingham, who spoke on Methodism as Joyous Religion; Blahop G. W. Clinton, of the A. M. E. Zion Church, who spoke on Mission of Methodism to the Backwood Races; Prof. D. J. Jordan, of A. M. E. Church, Special Work of Young People in the Church; Professor S. G. Atkins of the A. M. E. Zion Church, who spoke on the Layman's Movement; Hon. J. C. Danion of the Zion Church, who spoke on Temporance; Blahop L. J. Coppin of the A. M. E. Church, Place of the Religious Press in Modern Life; Dr. M. E. B. Mason of Cincinnati; Rev. Dr. R. R. Wright, editor of the Christian Recorder. The list of colored delegates at the conference are: Bishop Wesly T. Gaines, Atlantic, Ga.; B. F. Loe, Wilberforce, O.; W. B. Derrick, Flushing; C. S. Smith, Detroit; Cornellus T. Shaffer, Chicago; L. J. Coppin, Philadelphia; Henry B. Parks, Chicago; Reys Henry A. Ataway, Jacksonville; R. L. Boal, Hannibal B. Mumba; M. Connar, Little Rock; O. Hunt Palestino, Toxas; John Hurst, Washington, D. C.; Joshua H. Hones, Wilberforce, O.; R. L. Pope, Montgomery; George Shaffer, Indianapolis; R. R. Wright, Philadelphia; Charles Banks, Mound Bayou, Miss.; J. C. Curtis, New York; W. C. Emory, C. V. Roman, Nashville, Tennessee. Representing the A. M. E. Zlion connection are Bishops J. W. Wood, G. R. Harris, A. Walters, G. W. Cliton, J. L. Walstork, J. S. Caldwell, G. L. Blackwell, A. J. Warner, Reyn, R. B. Ball, W. A. Blackwell, G. C. Clement, W. H. Coffey, B. L. Corr orthers, W. H. Coles, J. S. Jackson O. H. Phillips, Rev. C. H. Bower, A. Bray, H. E. Jones, J. W. Mckinney, T. J. Mappin, J. B. Person and Prof. C. H. Tobias, of the U. A. M. E. Church, and J. F. Ramsey. The following topics are being discussed at the conference; E numerical Methodism, The Foreign Missionary Enterprise, Methodist Theology, The Study of the Scripture, The Church and Modern Life, The Church and the Nation, The Church and the Message, The Church and Social Service, The Church and the Household, The Church and the Child, The Church and Young People, Larger use of Lay Agencies, and the church and Temperance. The Church and the largest gathering of the kind the Methodists ever hold. The conference will close Tuesday morning, October 9th, with addresses on History and Forecast, Rev. W. Redfern; Co-operation in Missions, Rev. Enoch Salt, and Economy in the Use of Forces and Means. ST. MARK'S CHURCH CLEBRARES ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY St. Mark's M. E. Church, of which Rev. Dr. W. H. Brooks is pastor, began the celebration of its 40th anniversary last Sunday, with exercises that will last the entire month. In connection with the celebrations the annual grand rally is being held. Some of the most noted speakers in the country have been listed to speak on the occasion, and the musical and social features promise to be interesting. Last Sunday large crowds attended the opening of the celebration and heard splendid addresses delivered by some of the best known clergymon of both races. In the morning Rev. Dr. Brooks, pastor of St. Mark's for 14 years, preached the anniversary sermon, and made a remarkable review of the historic development of the church. In the afternoon the services continued with especially elaborate exercises. The exercises were added to by the appearance of the young men from the Y M C A., who attended the session in a body. John E. Robinson presented Dr. Brooks, in turn presented Jacob Muck, a prominent white inman and member of the Board of Education, who presided Mr. Mack in his opening address, said "I am glad to be present on the 40th birthday of St. Mark's M. E. Church, and to wish you God-speed." He praised the mission of the church, and said "something is radically wrong with the church and its relation to the Negro, which has not produced a better situation for the Negro in this country. He deplored the fact he said that more was required of the black man in this country than of the white man. "The Negro is handcapped in every walk of life by his color, and you must be better than white men to succeed." He said "the same conditions the Hebrew race of which I am a member, have to contend." Mrs Wynn Allen sang a solo A C Randolph gave a recitation, and the next speaker was Rev Dr. John Hayes Holmes, the noted pulpit orator and pastor of the Church of the Messiah Dr Holmes spoke on citizenship. Before launching out into his subject he said: "I congratulate this church on reaching its 40th anniversary. Forty years in the life of your race has meant wonderful progress, but it is simply the preparation for larger service you are to play. I must this year plan and resolve to do greater service than you have ever done before." Speaking on the citizenship, Dr Holmes said: "The patriotic men who loved their country and the traditions of the men who gave us our Declaration of Independence and who believe in absolute equality of all races is to me a type of the ideal citizen "Another good type of a citizen is the man who is not partisan, who does not believe that the best men belong to the Republican or the Democratic party, but believes that in all parties good men are to be found. Neither is that man a good citizen who measures his patriotism by the size and extent of the country or measures the growth of the country by its material possessions." The address of Dr Holmes was one of the most inspiring addresses delivered at St Mark's M. E. Church St. Mark's M E Church has long a spiritual force in the Metropolis. UROES RACE TO GO TO AFRICA Rev John B. Bell, general district missionary, who is representing the colored Baptists of Arizona and New Mexico, declared in an address last Tuesday evening at the Y. M. C. A. that the only solution to the race problem in this country would be to migrate to Africa in a body. "I believe the only solution to the race declared the speaker, will be to migrate to Africa in a body and there work out our destiny. The next best section where we can develop unhampered is in the West, where acres of land need cultivation." I know of a number of young men from the East who have gone West and have become independent." The meeting was the opening of the Y. M. C. A. Literary, George W. Allen presided, and others who took part in the program wore C. C. Allison, Jr., J. E. Elmendorf, C. G. Allen, Miss Belle Shoulders, Willis H. Huggins, William Dixon and Mra. Howard. The meeting was largely attended, and after the exercises a collation and social followed. The Y. M. C. A. Literary has become one of the most interesting forums of the city, and during the year many important questions pertaining to racial uplift will be discussed. Dr. Du Bois, the noted scholar and economist, will speak in the future at the literary. GENERAL NEWS ITEMS. W. C. Chance, principal of the Parmalee Industrial School at Parmalee, C. O. attended through New York last week, accompanied by North Carolina from a tour of New England. He gave out an interesting statement about the school, and is hopeful of proposals. Mr. Chance is one of the brightest of the young educators, and is destined to make his mark. Prof. John W. Gilbert, financial agent of the C. M. E. Church, passed through New York last week enroute to Africa, where he goes to establish a C. M. E. Church. Cleveland G. Allen, accompanied by Bishop Alexander Walters, left for Toronto, Canada, Tuesday to attend the fourth Enumerical Methodist Conference. Your correspondent will report the proceedings. Rov. Dr. C. Leroy Butler, the noted evangelist, left on his fall tour Tuesday. He will go to Pittsburgh and another city. Clarence Cameron, White, the noted violinist, of Washington, will give a recital at Botel A. M. E. Church next Monday evening. The coming recital of Mr. and Mrs. Harry T Burreligh Thursday evening at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church promises to be a social event. September 20. 1911. The colored people in the United States are advised that the government of Liberia can colonize more than fifty thousand people, and the first detachments will go there. France will try to colonize all she can. Germany will try to colonize all she can. I don't know what England will do. Bolgium has not been consulted yet. The United States government, ex President Roosevelt and President Taft have not done fair with the many petitions sent to them signed by Governors and the people, asking that a home in Africa for the colored people be prepared. Mr Burbank of England said that the English government had too much interest in Africa to allow all these blacks to be driven out of the United States to Africa at this time. He said how would Florida, Alabama Mississippi, Georgia and east end of Louisiana suit you for a home? Should you people, 8,000,000 or 10,000,000, be driven out of the United States by this internal lynching and burning, why every white man would be driven out of Africa by the end of this century. Japan refused to consider or answer the many questions, but referred to England. Mr Burbank said that England and Japan would again unite their flags in war and peace—and we now see that it is go. There will be a war in 1913 for humanitarian sake. Japan, the forepaw, will be backed by England, which nation will call with all of Europe The American flag will no longer protect the Negro, and he must take up the combined flags of England and Japan. Three cheers for equal rights. Very respectfully. D. R. THOMAS, O S. & Tr. Farmville (Va.) News. Farmville, Va. Oct 2, 1911. Editor Planet Farmville is a beautiful town, situated near the point of connection of three counties, with these, having three county roads, with their terminus here, making it quite a business town. Its natural advantages make it a healthy section in which to live, being in close proximity of mineral waters of various kinds. While these facts are much to be admired there is another state of affairs to be deplored. Our public school system here for colored falls far below the average of other towns in the State of the same size and wealth in preparation for comfort, beauty and length of school term. There are quite a number of patrons here who know the advantage of a well trained mind, and who are anxious to have their children given the very best advantages. With the above disadvantages confronting them, and with a determination to develop the good qualities in them a large number of our boys and girls are sent to the various institutions of learning in and out of the State two and three years earlier than they should be sent. This of course, in very burdonsome to the parents, with their limited means of support. However, they are still wearing the yoke that caused theear. The First Baptist Church will begin their revival meeting on the second Sunday Rev. Paul Monroe, of Danville, Va., will conduct the meeting. The Missionary Circle, with Mra. M. C. Adams, president, and Sister Amanda Branch, chairman of committee, gave a successful entertainment for the work. Madams C. F. Roberts, McFadden and W. H. Banks, of Brooklyn, N.Y., are visiting relatives and friends here. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Paige is convalescent. Miss Ortrude Lawson of Rosneck is visiting relatives, Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Moore, 400 Grove street. A delightful social was given at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Glaboree Rhode, Grace street, in honor of Miss Hazel Hawkins, of Orange, N. J. A number of friends attended. The pulpit of the First Baptist Church was filled in the morning by the pastor, Rev. R. G. Adams, and at 7:30 P. M. by Rev. M. C. Allen, a student of the Virginia Seminary and College. Our people and The Planet is one of the best papers in circulation. This paper has found its way into more homes here within the last two months than it has for years. If you want to know what our people are doing in this State and country, read The Planet. Dr. Thompkins Makes Reply. Dr. Thompkins Makes Reply. The Question of Social Equality— The Attitude of the Crisis. A colored physician of Kansas City has made a speech at a large meeting in Denver, in which he protests that he does not want "social equality." It happens, however, that social equality is precisely what this gentleman does want, and we can prove it. If our readers will turn to the March number of the Crisis they will learn that this same physician got on a Pullman car to ride into Texas and was ejected. He protested vigorously, as he ought to have done, and brought suit. Now, riding on a Pullman car is social equality, and there is no use protending that it is not. Equal political rights are impossible without social equality. When American Negroes recently sent a protest to England complaining of civil and political degradation what did the South retort? Practically all the Southern white papers said this is "demanding social equality," and it was. Social equality is simply the right to be treated as a gentleman when one is among gentlemen and acts like a gentleman. Of course, what the speaker meant to say was that he had no desire to force his company on people unnecessarily if they objected to him, but such a right does not imply "equality" but "superiority" and this speaker knows, or ought to know, that every time a black man says publicly that he is willing to be treated as a social publah, he is forging the chalus of his social slavery. Let intelligent black men stop this sort of talk. If they are afraid to demand their rights as men, they can at least preserve dignified silence NO SPECIAL FAVORS In the response to the Governor of Colorado to the National Negro Educational Congress, held in Denver August 14, 1911, the writer said in part as follows "It is not social equality that we seek, we author the mere expression of social equality as the average white man sees it ask appropriate favors, but we ask more ideal to make opportunities to be men." Now the September Crisis refers to this as a speech made by a colored physician of Kansas City. In which he protests that he does not want social equality. Then your excellent journal cities its readers to its comment in the March issue upon this "same colored physician's protest against being ejected from a Pullman car and goes on to prove that his speech in Denver is not consistent with the stand he took in the Pullman case. The suit entered for $100,000 against the Pullman and M K and T R R companies for violence to one's person and its consequent humiliation and against the rights of an American citizen, would be classed by the world at large as a suit for civil rights, not as the sociologist puts it in the "social equality" list. AN ABSURD EXPRESSION Let us for a minute take another statement of the Crisis as follows "Now riding on a Pullman car is social equality, and there is no use pretending that it is not." If someone had told me this was a statement coming from the editorial columns of the Crisis I could not have believed it. The expression is so absolutely absurd and shows utter lack of the editor's ability to discriminate between personal comforts and his phantom "social equality." The expression is petty and shows no eternal fitness of things. A Pullman car is a luxury a commodity for which one pays a fee to rest to sleep, to be comfortable and the question of social equality is not a consideration, and must not be confused with necessary comforts. Take my own case. I received an urgent call to go to a Southern city last week on professional business. I had been up two consecutive nights. The telegram says "come at once." The distance is 300 miles. The next day is to be a strenuous one. The life of an individual is to be under my immediate care. My nerves must be steady, my senses clear. The coach is a straight back, dingy affadining the baggage car. The Pullman is one of the above comforts for which I can pay, and which is necessary for the preservation of my own body and maybe the life of an individual. NOT- GO UNDERSTOOD We have a teacher here in one of our schools who brought his wife, who was ill, from Georgia in a Pullman car. Tell me is this your idea of social equality? It has not been so understood by the American people, and never will be. In last week's paper we see where one of the Gould brothers in threatening the interests of another brother because his actress wife is not received on a basis of social equality in the family. There was a multi-millionaire in Colorado Springs who made his money by sudden speculations and sought membership in an aristocratic club made up of English gentlemen. Gould was refused because he was an ex-sert. These two cases I cite as typical examples in the clamor for social equality. Another statement: "Equal civil rights are impossible without social equality, and equal political rights are impossible without social equality." Now, civil and political rights are governed by laws made through acts of legislation, so regulated and so enjoyed by all alike. Social equality is a mutual agreement between individuals by sign of token or facial expressions, which legislation cannot regulate and which all cannot enjoy alike. CHASING A PHANTOM. The fact that the Southern white papers accused the American Negroes in London of 'demanding social equality' does not make it so. for they, too, like others I know, are constantly chasing this same phantom, and when they find this nonsembling something for peace of mind and a better name, they style it "social equality." There has never been a word of human tongue that has been made to cloak so many things. The Crisis says "Social equality is simply the right to be treated as a gentleman, when one is among gentlemen." May I ask of those mop that come into the office of the Crisis, how many men that are not gentlemen are treated as such? Are all men the social equal of each other when they "act like gentlemen?" TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE VERDICT It has ever been my desire to reflect credit, honor and dignity upon my people, and I am willing for the American Negroes to determine the meaning of my statement; when you accuse me of "forging the chains of social slavery" If they agree with me, then you will at least acknowledge the verdict. If they agree with you I will preserve a dignified silence I can only say, as long as there is ignorance and intelligence, as long as there exist millionaires, middle men, and paparus, there can never be social equality I have discussed this matter of social equality as the average man sees and feels, eliminating the technicalities, for the editor of the Crisis bears the distinction of being our greatest sociologist and understands sociology in its gruesome details If I am wrong and he is right, then the world needs a better definition of social equality Respectfully, WM J THOMPKINS, M. D. Shot to Death. (Continued From Page Number ONE. Kellam were detailed on the case. The identity of the murderer was divulged by the proprietor of the saloon, who knew Aytes. He said that he heard the shot and that a few seconds later the man disashed into crying. I have killed one and there are two more I want, and after I get them I will give myself up. He then ran out of the back door of the place and disappeared. The body was viewed by Coroner Taylor, who found that a bullet had entered the dead man's right check and apparently lodged in the brain THE CORONER'S INQUEST The coroner's jury met Thursday morning at 10 A M in the coroner's office in the City Hall. The testimony was as follows John J McEnemy (white) who lives at 1111 North First street was summoned and deposed I keep a grocery and a saloon George Lynch was in my store last Tuesday about 15 minutes before the murder happened. He went out He left there about five minutes to 6 o'clock that evening, which was about a quarter of an hour before he was killed I heard a platoi shot in about a quarter of an hour after he went out HEARO SHOT FIRED After I heard the pistol shot I went to the door and asked what was the trouble. A man met me at the door and told me that a man was shot. I called up the police and the ambulance. I went to the door again when William Aytes, alias Dick Aytes, came into my store with the pistol in his hand. When he came into the store I tried to hold him up to get in the bar. I said to him You can't go back there." He said. All I want is Bruce Monroe and George Glenn called "Hor-Eye." WANTED TWO MORE He pushed by me with the gun in his hand. He saw that they were not in there and he went out. Ayles had never been in my store before, so far as I know I do not know anything of the cause of the killing. Dr Taylor How long had Lynch tamed in your store? Mehdi didn't know it. It was just quitting time from work, and I don't know how long he was in there I know nothing of the cause of the killing. WALKER THOMPSON TESTIFIES Walker Thompson was sworn and deposed I live at 4 1 2 E Hill street. Me and Lynch were sitting down in Mr McEnnoya's window talking together. This boy walked on down the street, and just shot him. He did not say a word to him. Dr Taylor' How far was he from him' SHOT HIM ONCE When he got about 8 or 10 feet of us he shot him. He shot him one time. Dick Ayles shot him. He did not say a word. He wont oh in the store and said all that he wanted to see was Bruce and Hog-Eye. He said that after he went on in the bar. I went on in the store before he did. He came in after I did. Lynch was sitting in the window talking about a suit of clothes. DIDN'T LOOK DRINK. I know Ayton. I do not know whether he was drunk or not. He did not look like he was drunk or cray to me. Dr. Taylor: This dead man had two crap dice and 6 cents in his pocket. Did he play crap? Thompson: Yes, he played crap. Dr. Taylor: Was he any account? Thompson: Yes, he used to work in the factory. When I turned around after the shot he had fallen in the street. He died quickly. Dr. Taylor: He was shot through the brain. SAMUEL JACKSON TESTIFIES. gamual Jackson was sworn and debosed: I live at 212 W. Baker street. I did not see the shooting. I was with Artes when the fuse started. He Should Be In Every Negro Home. It Encourages Race Pride and Inspires the Colored Youth. Send 25 Cents for One and $1.00 for (.0) Six. Send $2.00 for One Dozen. It is a Great Opportunity for All. Send all Stamps, Post Office Money Order and Registered Letters to You are cordially invited to write us for free parti culars, photographs, descriptions, etc. Sydnor & Hundley, Inc., 709-711-713 E. Broad St., RICHMOND, VA. Prof J H Torbert assistant principal and financial agent of the High and Industrial School at Fort Valley, Ga., while returning from Barnesville on a business trip Saturday night, had the sad misfortune of his horse running away, throwing him from the buggy, sustaining injuries from which he died Sunday night at his home at Pledmont, Ga. He was one of the most intelligent, influential and widely known colored men in the United States. He was for many years associated with Principal H A Hunt in the work at Fort Valley, and through their ingenuity and co-operation the institution has grown from a but to one of the best equipped industrial schools in the South. Professor Torbert's work was chiefly in the North, where he was unusually successful in raising funds introspecting substantial friends in the school work. While this misfortune has come at the opening of school and has in a measure upset the plans for the year, the school will open on October 4th, with greater signs of a record breaking attendance than in the history of the institution. WONDERFUL RESULTS ON SHORT NOTICE I have used your Pomade. Its the best thing I ever used for making early hair lace smooth. I have not finished my first bottle, but can see wonderful results, writes Mrs. Louise E. Hayes of Pineville, 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 Ozonized Ox Marrow Company, Chicago, Ill. Cocoa HUGHES' HAIR MANUFACTURERS. 209 North Third Street. Monroe-1850. MAKE YOUR OWN WHISKEY AT HOME. Complete instruction for $1.60. Makes better product than the kind you buy; requires only a few permits; requires no special apparatus. Absolutely lawful and delicious. Seed one dollar right now. Money back if not delighted. Address had a fuss, with the Joffress boy. I saw him with a pistol on St. Poter and Baker streets. He went running up the street with the pistol in his hand at about 6 o'clock. I tried to get the pistol from him. He said he wanted to catch this "Hog-Eye" and he intended to kill him. He did not say why he wanted to kill him. He did not say a word about Lynch WANTED HIS PISTOL I took the pistol from him. He "followed me across the street, and as he followed me he said "Give me my damn pistol," and I gave it back to him. I got on the electric car and went to work Girl Suspected of Killing Her Family. Following a report that the stomach of Elsa Crawford, who died suddenly a few days ago, contained opium, Annie Crawford, her sister, was arrested in New Orleans. Though no formal charge has been made against the young woman, the police assert there is evidence to warrant holding her. Else is the fourth member of the Crawford family to die under mysterious circumstances in the last fourteen months. In the cases of the deaths of the father, mother and an other sister, no investigation has been made. Annie Crawford is a beneficiary of insurance policies on the life of her sister Else, and is said to have been named as the beneficiary on policies on the life of her mother, father and the sister who died last year. Drake's Branch (Aa.) News A letter concerning St. Michael's Church repairs that appeared in The Planet last week has caused much talk among the church people and deacons. Some of the deacons think Dr Hull wrote that thing while others think otherwise. Dr Hull was on the street early this morning and bowed to several of his deacons with an apologizing guide. Still, the deacons know their time. They understand where and when to strike. It is known that our folks forgive, but don't forget. And in what sense as the public sees the nationationation look at it as doing them a gross injustice. Miss Rachel Tanker will open her school at Mossingford Monday. Also Miss Mable Wilson will open the Crown Point School here. The Keysville Mutual Home will hold its annual gathering the last week in this month at Keysville, Va. The order is enjoying a rapid growth of membership. 1 Correction. Drakes Branch, Va. Oct 2 1911 Editor The Planet Since the people here use your paper on a medium through which to express themselves, and since the denomination board of St. Michael Baptist Church has been placed in a false light before the public in an article published in the last issue of The Planet over the signature of Rer. Edward Daniel Kindly allow us spare to say a few words as to the truth of the matter. As to the new cathedral organ, it is a nice one, and adds much to the looks of the church, but it has not been paid for, and nobody donates credit for it. We feel sure that had Dr. Hall been taken in Rev. Daniel's confidence in writing that letter, it would have been worded differently, and credit given to whom credit was due. As a matter of fact, the work was done by the deacons, some of which are carpenters, and have not been paid yet. Other deacons of the church are "wealthy." This no doubt is what Rev. Daniel means when he says "able set"—they stood for everything, and the work went on. We deny the statements in the issue referred to as to whom credit is due for repairs and success of the church; but we are not surprised at the man over whose signature the epistle was written, for a man who is living in the same town yet separate from his lawful wife must necessarily be excused and pitted when he makes such grievous blues. FIVE with reference to the church S. P. LEE ANTHONY KEYTON, ALEXE BEDFORD, A. A LEE, SAMUEL HARRIS, HILERY HETHANKS, JOSHIP BOOKER, Prof Jas. H. Torbert Killed. Match Any Shade in the Latest Styles of Human Hair From 25 Cents Up. Complete Stock Wholesale or Retail Straightening Irons & Combs, 25 Cents Up. Best Hair Tonics and Face Preparations at THE PLANET is the Leading Journal in the Country We Do Linotype Work for the Trade. We print CALENDARS. Our prices are as low as is consistent with First Class Works. 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. The Liberals, Who Held Power For Fifteen Years, Are Stunned by the Vote. The Dominion of Canada is now confronted by a new and startling situation, developed from the fact that the reciprocity agreement with the United States has been rejected, that the Laurier government had been overthrown, and that Robert L. Borden would shortly be called upon to form a Conservative ministry. That the chances enacted in the parliamentary elections are radical is shown by the overwhelming majority whereby the voters rejected the agreement which Laurier had made with the United States for the mutual removal of ditites on food and other natural products, by the defeat of seven cabinet ministers out of the thirteen who went to the polls, and by the political landslide which will retire to private life Sir Wilfrid Laurier. Knowledgeed to be one of the biggest figures in the British empire. Out of nine Canadian provinces, only Quebec, Laurier's native place, came anywhere near remaining faithful to him, and Quebec did not do any too well. Ontario, the greatest of the provinces, dealt Laurier a terrible blow, going almost solidly against him, and the same may be said also of Manitoba and British Columbia. Saskatchewan and Alberta, two great wheat raising provinces, gave a mild support to the cause of recolprocity. Latest returns show 163 Conservatives, 1 Nationalist and 84 Liberals chosen, with five constituencies unheard from. Borden, therefore, comes into power with a majority of 48, that probably will be increased to 60. The magnitude of the landslide appears to have stunned the Liberals, who have held office for fifteen years, and who firmly believed that they were destined to remain in power for many years to come. On both sides sympathy is expressed for Sir Wilfred Laurier. His clean and gallant sight in behalf of reciprocity is recognized as one of the most notable campaigns ever undertaken in Canada. That his efforts, wore not crowded with success, is still a matter, is unapplicable amusement to many. As for, that reciprocity agreement, it is not likely to be heard again soon. Any measure of this kind must be introduced from the government side, and if indeed likely that, Mr Borden and his foe will make any such move. Train Hits Wagon. Thirteen Killed. Thirteen persons were killed, ten prisonly and nine other seriously in pieral when a Northwestern passenger lawn, northbound struck a hayrack filled with Mena's corn mowers, at a guide crossing on the southern out- skirts of Noguch. Wit- Or those not killed instantly two died on the way to the hospital and one died after reaching the hospital. Of the injured two will die. Others are so fatally injured. The thirty young people were returning from a dance at the home of Peter Hanson who lives on the road to Cottingham and were singing as the big brawl was piled up the right line to the Northwestern crossing, a mile south of the station in Neesham. The next instant the pooling passenger train, bound for the north, had ploughed through the rear end of the big farm wagon and twenty two of the thirty occupants were scattered for 200 feet along the railroad right of way dead, dying or dangerous) hurt. Those who were seated in the front of the wagon escaped almost without bruises. The dead were frightfully mangled. Decapitated bodies were scattered all along the right of way and six corpses were taken from the pilot of the locomotive when the train was finally brought to a stop. The injured were so terribly hurt that it is likely that several more will die. Meanwhile there was hardly a silver left of the wagon which had carried the party, so thoroughly did the heavy train of Pullmans sweep the vehicle out of existence Accept Four In Lynching Probe Chief of Police Charles E. Umted, of Contesville, Stanley Howe, a policeman, Richard Tucker, an insurance agent, and Walter Markwood, a mill hand, were arrested on charges preferred at the instance of the grand jury in West Chester, Pa., which in investigation the frilching of Zack Walker, at Contesville, da Aug. 13 Chief Umted was released under $2000 ball, the amount being fixed by Judge Butler, J. V. Pennegar, borough treasurer of Contesville, went the ball. Umted at once departed for Contesville. Stanley Howe also was admitted to ball in the sum of $2000 in District Attorney Gawthrop's office, where Burgess Shallcross had already arranged to go his ball. Tucker and Markwood were allowed to consult with their attorney before being taken to the county jail. Neither had anything to say. Burgess Shallcross was reticent. Umatsted and Howe are accused of involuntary manslaughter. Tucker and Markwood face a charge of murder. Chief Umatsted came from Coatesville as soon as he learned that a warrant had been issued for his arrest. Avilator Falls to Death. Dr. J. C. Clarke, a pupil of the THE RICHMOND PLANET. RICHMOND. VIRGINIA. 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. Queen Monoplane school at Belmont park, fell with his machine about 100 feet at the Nassau Boulevard aviation meet at Garden City, N.Y., and suffered many injuries, which caused Clarke, who made his first flight alone about two weeks ago and was going to try for his pilot's license, attempted to bank his machine to the right while ascending and with the wind behind him. Down crashed the monoplane—No. 13 by the way—in a fall that began as a spiral and ended in a straight dive, nose-on Clarke's machine landed in the automobile parking space just a few moments after the megaphone man announced that Postmaster General Hitchcock would go aloft with Captain Beck and personally carry the aerial mail to Minnesota. The postmaster general saw the aviator tail. Boys Try to Lynch Lad Two boys attempted to lynch Joseph Crohona, thirteen years old of Edwarsville, near Wilkesboro, Pa. Crohona was unconscious and almost dead when rescued. A man walking along the street found the boy hanging from a high fence, with a rope around his neck and his hands and feet bound. He was unconscious, but was revived after some time. Later he recovered sufficiently to declare that Andrew Lingky and Edward Bashburn, aged fifteen years, had caught him and strong him up after declaring that he was the fellow they wanted. They were arrested anw held for a hearing. Dynamite Didn't Hurt Him. Although buildings rocked and a great hole was torn in the pavement at Leavenworth, Kan., Clark Wilson, colored, did not lose his equanimity when a basket of dynamite he was carrying exploded. Wilson was smoking a cigarette, which accidentally fell into the basket. When the smoke cleared away Wilson was smiling and trying to extinguish the flames burning his clothing. He refused medical treatment, insisting he was not injured. Killa Wife: Trias Bulicide. Edward H. Schuhardt shot and killed his wife Gergrude at a canning factory near Collington, Prince George county, Md. He escaped for a time in the surrounding woods, only to shoot himself when surrounded by a poison. Schuhardt was brought to a Baltimore hospital, where two bullets worm removed from his body. The surgeons expressed the belief that he would recover. Domestic troubles are given as the reason for the shooting. Killed In Family Feuds Dr. James A. Pottil, of Roseland, thirty-eight years old, a colonial on Governor Mann's staff, was shot and killed by Bonaparte Hubbard on a hotel porch at Lortington, Va. The men quarreled, about as old, grudges between their families. Hubbard fired six shots into Pottil's body. 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. 311 North Fourth Street, Richmond, Va. Long Distance Telephone, Monroe-2213. FISHER SWATS THE INSURGENTS SENATOR BRISTOW ANSWERS Secretary of Interior, Calls Progressives "Hypocritical and Demagogical" and Stirs Up Hornet's Nest. Walter I Fisher, the progressive secretary of the Interior, 'mixed it up' with Senator Kristow, the insurgent Kansasan, while President Taft was before an audience of 10,000 people at the Kansas semi-centennial celebration at Hutchinson. The fight came without a word of warning. Not a quarter of the people even knew that Fisher was present. Governor Stubbs called upon him unexpectedly for a speech, and before the insurgent executive knew what was happeninf, Fisher had put his heel on the neck of "hypocritical and demagogical progressives," and had his audience in an uproar. Governor Stubbs was on his feet before Fisher had ceased talking and crowded into the first pause to introduce to the audience their "great sonator whom every Kansas knows." Then Senator Bristow went after Mr. Fisher. He solicited the opportunity to retount Mr. Fisher's attacks upon "hypnotic progressives" as an impugment of the integrity of the citizenship of Kansas, and demanded that the people of other states concede the honesty of the people of Kansas as Kansas admitted the honesty of others. He drove home the local note in his speech for all that was in him, and his appeal caught the ears of the excited crowd. The rumpus came on the end of a wearisome, unventiful day. President Taft had just completed the reading of an address on the history of Kansas. Ten thousand people had gathered at the fair grounds to listen to the president, and Governor Stubbs, who presided, had warmed them up with some of his fulsome praise and a few epigrammatic expressions culled practically verbatim from the oft-spoken speeches of Colonel Goosevall upon the baby crop, and which the governor adored with more facial contortions and hand-swelling than those speeches had ever known before. The crowd had expected a roaring speech from Mr. Taft: They had gathered, for some good, Kansas apolelidian, and it was evident that they wrestled a bit of history of their state as the president read it to them. But the people hung on, and during the president's address it had widened. been home upon the land of Governor Stubbs that if he would place Secretary Fisher before them he could wake things up. But it was palpably a surprise to the governor when Mr Fisher chose that particular note for the awakening which the governor as a future presidental candidate has been most anxious of lote to let slumber Mr Fisher took his audience at a jump. ROOSEVELT ON COST OF LIVING He Is Very Severe on Unprofitable Middlemen. Grangers to the number of 105, representing every county in Pennsylvania, who are in New York looking to the system of distribution of farm products, went over to The Outlook of Fice and paid a call on ox President Roosevelt. This were too many of the farmers for them to get in any of the offices, and so they staged in the hall and Colonel Roosevelt mounted the stairs as a speaker's data and spoke over the hallstern. The farmers are in town in an effort to see if they cannot cut out some of the profits that come between the farmer and the producer Mr Roosevelt said that this purpose met with his heartiest sympathy. "I don't object in the least," he said, "to paying more for something if I am paying more to the farmer or to the laborer. What I do object to is paying profits to three persons who stand between me and the worker I believe in a high standard of wages, but I believe that we should drive out every middleman who does not help the consumer. "Certain middlemen are indispensable, and they deserve to get their reward. I want to pay a man when he does work, but I don't want to pay a man for being in the way. A man doesn't deserve a living unless he does work." The grangers are in New York for three days, at the instigation of the United Stores association, which plans a system of distribution without middlemen. Twins Born 73 Hours Apart. Mrs. Grant Devore, of Moorland, a village near Muskegon, Mich., has given birth to twins, the babies being born seventy-three hours apart. Physicians say the case is almost without parallel in medical history. 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FURR GOODS, FULL VALUE FOR THE MONEY. 1610 East Franklin Street. SATURDAY ..... OCT. 7, 1911. From Brazil. (Continued From Third Page) spect have Americans or any other people for those who do not strive to rise above certain levels. Is this not after all what is called infiorality? This kind of leading is like fangs of a serpent into the flesh of bubes. Oh, ye blind leaders of the blind! Can you not see that you are both falling into the ditch? Oh, ye deceivers of the people; why the blood of all those blacks from Attacks to the last Negro lynched be upon your heads. Oh, ye smooth-ongued hypocrites, who turn the deaf ear to the man writhing in pain from lyncher torch, or being swung from yonder limb by the lynchers' rope! Can you count yourselves worthy of longer misleading these oppressed people, whom you have always advised to their hurt, and to do what you had not the least idea of doing yourselves? You vipers, you are curses to your own ready oppressed people. You drinkers of human blood. Do you not think that there, is a God to whom you must account for all, of these things? And do you not think that He is able to deliver this people to whom he has promised salvation thousands of years ago? Do you mean to tempt God? Do you think that Osiris will forever be still whilo you are sending souls daily to cry against you at His seat of judgment? Oh, you soft-talking decoys, what you know to be a nift prepared for their very lives. You traders in human blood. Will you not count it a blessing if you escape what much less guilty persons did not escape from? There is an end to everything, even if it is in its own beginning. May the spirit of God take full charge of me, and that my mouth be opened for the dumb, my ears hear for the deaf, my eyes see for the blind, my strength is loaned to the weak, and my brain to the foolish man. I cry in the name of God for an oppressed people. Therefore, I say black men, there is no particular need of you asking God for a leader. You have Him to lead you. Pray, rather that His Kingdom come in earth as in heaven. You must learn to take up your own crosses and follow Him wherever He leads. In this is life and liberty, and every other hope. If in this you lose you may safely report to your Creator and Creator of heaven and earth. This has ever been the cost of liberty. You must hold masters of opinion, and the rock them which future society may safely rest. You love to sing of the ancient patriarchs. Have you not the wisdom to oppose the Olden Days and the rest, if you will only trust in the same God? Go ahead. The one who loves his life most is more apt to loose it. And he that willingly gives his wife for God's sake shall surely find it again. We are here to work, and the day is short, at the very best. Seek no more to be followers, but take the lead. It is written that you shall conquer Who could lead you against St. Juan's hill, in Porto Rico? The seas, have been known to produce dry ground for the host of God. Food has been given from the open air, and water from a solid rock has been drawn for those who put their trust in Him. But I now warn you, never let the golden wedge be buried among you; nor have to yourself any of the spoils of the enemy. There is nothing impossible to God. Now, am I justified in my acclaiming against those things and people? Whether I am or not, I now thank you for your attention, and sign your servant. I S. MOORE, Bahia, Brazil. 26 Run dos Capitans $150.00 ENDOWMENT PAID. 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., R. A., A. and A. ($150.00). One Hundred and Fifty Dollars, in payment of the deathal- cremation of Brother William Newkirk, who was a member of Charity Lodge, No. 33, of Borkley, Va. Signed:— my MATTIE X NEWKIRK, mark Beneficiary. Witness:— W. M. Jones, C. C. R. Walker. T. H. Walker, K. of R. and S. $100.00 ENDOWMENT PAIN. Norfolk, Va. Sept. 18, 1811. This is to certify that I have received, from John Mitchell, Jr., Grand Worthy Counselor, of the Grand Court of Virginia, Order of Calantha, ($100,00). One Hundred Dollars, in payment of the death-calm of Blater Lou Griffin, who was a member of Lilly of the Valley Court, No. 247 of Norfolk, Va. Bliged: JAMES GRIPPIN, BeneBaldry. Witnesses: Allen Brinkley, W. C. Dora Squires, W. C. Martha Hollis, W. K. of D. Fannie Tolley, W. C. D. D. London, Sept. 27.—An interlocutor's injunction to prevent the Johnson-Wells prize-fight at Earl's Court next Monday night was granted in the Vacation Court here today. The petition for the injunction against Earl's Court, Ltd., was filed by the owners of the Earl's Court property, the Metropolitan Railway. Company, as a treeholder, against Brown, the lessee. In granting the injunction Judge Lush held that it was shown that the license of Earl's Court, Ltd., would be in danger if the fight went on, and thus the property rights of the petitioner were threatened. The bollot in London is that the injunction will be made final. There was also a petition filed in chambers for an injunction against the two pugilists and the promoters of the fight by the Varieties Theatres Control Association. This was on the ground that Johnson had a contract to exhibit under their management, and that they would be damaged by the match at Earl's Court. A third legal hearing aimed to prevent the fight was held in the Bow street police court. The case came up there in the form of proceedings to prevent a contemplated breach of the peace, the defendants being Johnson, Wells, White, the promoter of the fight, and two others. The injunction granted by Judge Lush was the most effective product of the day toward stopping the fight, but the Bow street doings were far more picturesque. So the court a judge crowd scotched the officer if they were awaiting the coming of a national hero. The time set for the calling of the case was 2 o'clock. By 1:45 the streets in the vicinity were so jammed that the police were compelled to cut off traffic. When the youthful, fair haired Bombardier, Wells, looking as fresh as a college athlete, drove up a great cheer arose. Wells blushed like a schoolboy. Johnson, with a true sense of the theatrical, waited until the last moment and arrived in a taxi. He wore a brown suit and a green Tyrolean hat and carried a big cane. He did a handshaking stunt from the cab to the courtroom. The court-room was filled with a strange jumble of humanity. There was a group, including the Rev Mr Meyer, who started the last phase of the agitation against the fight, there were well known sportsmen, such as Gene Corril; there were eminent counsel, such as Sir Charles Matthews, and Solicitor General Sir John Simon; there was Alfred Sutro, the dramatist, and many others. Johnson and Wells stood side by side in front of the dock after they had shaken hands smilingly. Counsel asked permission for the defendants to sit, and when it was granted Wells plumbed into a seat, though Johnson preferred to stand throughout the proceedings. At the opening attention was drawn to the fact that he was the only defendant not represented by counsel. He smiled broadly and replied "I appear for myself." As the case went on he butted in from time to time with cross-examination, usually with considerable effect. His side remarks, and gestures did interfere with the dignity of the court, but the Magistrate made no attempt to stop the heavy-weight and joined in the general laughter after the first few sallies. The Rev. Dr. Moyer, who is leading the agitation against the fight, was in the court room and scanned the two gallops closely. Sir John Simon, the Solicitor-General, in opening the case submitted that a breach of the peace was contemplated by the persons mentioned in the summonses. He asked that sureties commensurate with the financial interests involved should be required from the defendants. The Solicitor-General said that he had received a document which stated that the contest would be conducted under the rules of the National Sporting Club instead of Queenberry rules. This, he said, had no effect on the government's application, because the principal object of the National Sporting Club rules was a knockout. The Solicitor-General submitted that the magistrate could order the defendants bound over for an indefinite period. The Sollicitor-General read the agreements between the principals and promoters, which showed that Johnson was to be paid $30,000 one hour before the fight started and in addition was to receive one-fifth of the gate money. Wells was to get $10,000 the day after the fight. Commenting on this, the Sollicitor General said the fight appeared to be of a financial rather than a sporting nature. The Sollicitor General called attention to the fact that the proposed contest was for the heavyweight championship of the world. Of twenty-two such fights fought since 1891, he said, fourteen had ended in one of the competitors being unable to continue owing to the punishment that had been inflicted. This fact, said the Solicitor General, would define the line between sparring matches and prize-fights and would abundantly justify the contention that the twenty-third of these contests should not be allowed to take place within the jurisdiction of this court. Apart from this statement, it looked as if the Solicitor General was deliberately trying to work up an amalgamation for the amount of prize-fights being side him. From time to time, Sir John would arise and with mock solemnity remark that perhaps Mr. Johnson would like to say something. And, Johnson invariably availed himself of the opportunity, remarking, "You bet I would." Once, when Police Superintendent McNlyre was, testifying the Magistrate, asked Johnson if he wished to ask any questions. Johnson answered quickly, "Fool!" and with such emphasis that there was a fear of laughter, in which the court joined. All present were amazed at Johnson's ability to put questions reaching the kernel of the law. When Mr. McNlyre quoted the English word of Grits Johnson, referring to the page, scrolled out that it was recorded that the Boston light was fourteen instead of seven hours. "See how reliable English records are about American boxing," said Johnson. The lawyers nodded their heads in approval, as they did when Johnson asked McIntyre if he knew anything about the Marquis of Queensberry rules. Mr. McIntyre-admitted that he did not. "Did you see the Langford-Lang fight?" asked Johnson. The gentleman had not. "Ever see any sort of a heavy-weight content?" "No," replied, the superintendent. "That's all I want to ask you," said Johnson with a superior air. Before that he had said disgustedly that the witness did not know what he was talking about, as in order to answer every question he had to go to a book for information, Johnson concluded his examination thus: "Ever see any of the fights in the records?" "No." "You have no idea what they are?" "The witness can go: I am sick of him." The hearing was adjourned until Friday. Today the prosecution deceived to prove that as fourteen out of twenty-two heavyweight championship contests resulted in one of the men being unable to continue the assumption was justified that there would be a breach of the peace if the Johnson-Wells fight-went on. Whether the hearing will be continued on Friday or in view of the interlocutory injunction the defendants will be content to be bound over to keep the peace has not been decided. Tonight attempts were made to get the Rev. Mv. Moyer, the prosecution, Edward Wiley, the captain of the London County Council and Winston Churchill, the Home Secretary, to agree to permit a sparing exhibition of ten rounds between Johnson and Wells with the understanding that there should be no decision and no purge. Mr. White, the Earl's Court promoter, is relying upon the support of the public. He says that if the present match falls to the ground there will not be another black and white light promoted by himself. He has had enough of it. When Johnson refused to train at the Magic City, Paris, for one-fifth of the gate receipts he had paid Johnson's manager $2,500 and then Wells's manager insisted that he get $1,250 or Wells would not train at Earl's Court. Then Johnson refused to go to Paris unless he got $2,500 for motor repairs and then Mrs. Johnson said that unless she got $1,250 for a diamond tara she "would not let Darling Jack go to Paris." When Johnson finally went to Parishe found that the accommodations did not suit him, and he insisted that White hire expensive cottages. After that he insisted that he would not train at the Magic City as there was more money to be had in the rival Luna Park, and he insisted on 5 per cent of all receipts. When the contract was shown to Johnson he replied that it was made in England and that he was now in the republic of France, where an English contract did not hold good. White finally surrendered. He says that he has had many tough propositions. He promoted Wellman's airship and thought that tough, but this fight was the limit. It seems certain that the propositions of Carl's Carne will have a suit for him when the injunction case is tried in November. In the meantime if Bow street binds over the boxes White and his friends will hand out what they receive. They will endure to stop all contests at the National Sporting Club and other places in England. SKULL FRACTURED BY STREET CAR While crossing the tracks near the corner of Venable and Mosby streets Friday night, the 29th ult., at 6:50 o'clock, Mildred Petros, the ninety-year-old 'daughter of Mrs. Minnie Petros, 604 Buchanan streef, was struck by Oakwood and Main street car No. 313, of the Virginia Railway and Power Company. Her skull was fractured just over the left eye, and at the Memorial Hospital, where she was carried last night, but little hope for her recovery was entertained. The child was sent across the street to make a purchase for her mother, and from those who saw the accident, she must have almost walked into the car. She was picked up and carried to a nearby confectionery store, and Dr. A. B. Cosby, who happened to be near at the time, administered preliminary treatment, and had her sent as quickly as possible to the Memorial. GIRL NOT KNOWN AT FIRST. At the time no one knew who the little girl was. She was unconscious when picked up, and none of the bystanders seemed to know anything about her. She was hurried off to the hospital, and the police immediately notified. From all portions of the city people camp in and telephoned, thinking that perhaps she was some child known to them. Finally her mother, having heard of the accident, reached the hospital, where she spent the night. The car was in charge of Motörman G. O. Allen and Conductor M. F. Likes, who after making the necessary reports to the police and authorities of the railroad, continued their run. No blame is attached to the ocre, of the city, and it is probable that no arrests will be made unless the child dies. At the Memorial it was said that the girl was in a very critical condition, though there was some hope that she might recover. Just at this time, it is impossible for the doctors to say what the result of her injuries will be. One of the physicians said that she probably would recover if she could be kept alive as long as three days. C Photo by American Press Association. HITCHCOCK TAKES AEROPLANE TRIP Postmaster General Drops Mall Bag From Machine. All at the same moment at Garden City, L. L. Lieutenant T. Dewitt Milling, of the United States army signal corps, was breaking a world's record and Mile. Dutrieu was scooting high for the first time since the young woman got here from France, and the postmaster general of the United States was rising to an altitude of about 400 feet to fly eastward five miles with a bag of mail across his knees. Consequently the flying events of the day at the Nassau boulevard aviation meet came to an end in a hubbub of joyousness among the 1500 spectators on the grounds Lieutenant Milling, flying a Burgess-Wright biplane and carrying two private soldiers of Company L. Twenty sixth infantry, as passengers, staged in the air one hour, 54 minutes and 42 3-5 seconds continuously, thereby breaking the world's record for carrying two passengers plus a pilot by 10 minutes and 2 3-5 seconds. Postmaster General Hitchcock accompanied Captain Beck in a Curtiss machine, which climbed rapidly until it was 800 or 400 feet above the south end of the track. Earle Owington had also got under way with a second bag of mail. Over a big white circle painted on the Mineola real estate, Owington from his monoplane and the postmaster general from Captain Beck's machine plumped down to Mineola the two pouches and hit within the circle in each case. The biplane teetered slightly as the mail bag was released, and then the two machines made a circle and spun back to where the crowd stood. ROBERT L. BORDEN. New Canadian Premier le Against Reciprocity. Three Girls Drowned. With the shore but two feet distant, three girls, expert swimmers, were drowned in the lake near Hounston, WI, after they had struggled nearly a mile through the water in battle for their lives. A fourth girl alone reached land. The four girls, none of them more than nineteen years old, were cut boating when the canoe upset. The dead Mary Henderson, aged nineteen years; Rose Furton, seventeen years; Ellen Lumberg, aged seventeen. 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He'll light upon your forehead And dance upon your nose, And in your ear be buzzing While tickling you with his toes Now, just you try to catch him And away he flies outdoors You will sit you down to dinner. And your roast or chicken pie Will certainly be sampled By the gay and festive fly Ere you can barely smell them-- Much less their morlly try Once I saw a man so mad That he could hardly talk. He'd chased a little festive fly Uptil he could not walk. That fly did watch his every move And all his efforts balk. Six times he'll sit before your eyes And in the same place light Each time you try to catch him. Just then he takes his flight Up to the ceiling, where he laughs To see your desperate plight Then never chase the festive fly But keep your temper whole And whatsoever else he does, Let him not vex your soul For while you may all else onwit. The fly you can call. KILLED HIS SON JOHN H. SAMUELS SHOT BY FATHER Thomas H Samuel, known as "Cyclone," and looked upon as one of the most unique characters in Henrice county where he has served as a constable for Varina District last night shot and probably mortally wounded his son John H Samuel, thirty-five years old. The shooting took place in the stable of Samuel's home in the Osborn Turnpike, two miles below Fulton Samuel claimed that it was an accident, but it was alleged that he had quarreled with his son, and while in a rage shot him. The bullet of 38 calibra, entered the younger man's stomach He was brought to the Retreat for the Slick by Dr B L. Reams and an operation was performed at once It was said that he would likely die. FATHER SENT TO JAIL. News of the shooting quickly spread, and the father was placed under arrest by Special Officer M T. Barlow. He was taken to the Henrico county jail and held without ball. When placed under arrest the prisoner behaved like a maniac. All the way to jail he shrieked and screamed. Finally placed behind the bars his acts became more and more like those of a madman He jumped about his cell, beating his head against the wall, he screamed pulled at the heavy steel bars and prayed called upon all of the powers to attack that the shooting was an accident, and it was with difficulty that he was restrained from doing himself bodily harm. In the recent primary Samuels was defeated for re-election as constable by Harvey Southward. This fact seemed to proy upon his mind, and those who came in contact with him noticed a decided change in him. For a long while his mind is said to have been weak. His memory was always poor, and when his friends heard of the shooting last night and saw and talked with him, they pronounced him as mad as a March hare. That he had frequent quarrels with his son was known. His temper, when around, had always been violent. Knowing these things, it was said that he was not accountable for the shooting. As constable the money Samuels earned was not sufficient to supply his needs. He was carved for by his son, who was employed at the plant of the Richmond Cedar Works. NO WITNESSES FOUND As far as could be learned, no one witnessed the shooting. According to the prisoner, he was at home about 7 o'clock, when he had occasion to go to the stable to get a bundle he had left in a vehicle. Being dark, he struck a match. At this point, he says, his son entered the place and cautioned him about fire. It appears that John Barnes was angry, and, according to his father's story, he aweed and enclosed the old man. "Cyclone," said that he turned to leave his son, and stolling over to pick up the package, his gun was accidentally discharged. Neighbors declare that they heard Samuel's shooting, and apparently observing with the son several min- utes before there was the sound of a revolver's report. The prisoner was brought to the county jail and placed in charge of Deputy Sheriff Joseph Lyne. With the babble of about two dozen animated voices and the cries and groans of Samuels, the scene bordered on pandemonium. IN BRATTIE'S OLD CELL When escorted to the cell which was occupied by Henry Clay Beatle, Jr., now in the city jail under sentence of death for the murder of his young wife, Samuels became more wild. He raved, stamped and swore. He would quiet down at intervals and pray. In broken sentences he offered himself self-pity, and would then cry out that it was an accident. Samuels is a veteran of the Confederate States Army. In his body today he claims to have eight bullet wounds received in battle. He was a native of Carolina county. He has had many real experiences and adventures while serving for more than a score of years as a constable, and has figured prominently in the newspapers. He is known to almost every man, woman and child in Henrico and many in the city... Times-Dispatch. Sept. 20, 1911 "CYCLONIE" SAMUELS KILLED HIS OWN SON Coroner's Jury Investigates. The coroner's jury this morning reached the following verdict. "We the coroner's jury, do, upon our oath, find, this 2d day of October 1911, that John H. Sambels, thirty nine years old, came to his death as a result of a pistol shot wound inflicted by Theodore H. Sambels on the 29th day of September 1911." Follicle given before the coroner inquest this morning into the death of John H. Sambels who was shot by his father T. H. (yellow) Sambels in Hentrie county. Friday night was directly in conflict with the declarations of the father that the coroner was accidental. THE DYING MAN'S STATEMENT Inquiry also developed that the dying man stated to Deputy Sheriff Webb Sydnor that he had not struck his father but had merely caught him by the arm and attempted to lead or put him out of the barn for flog that he would set fire to the barn as the old man was carelessly striking matches in one of the stalls. According to testimony given by other witnesses the old man shot his son down in a night, of rage, which was aggravated by continual drinking of liquor which the old man is said to have indulged in the evening of the shooting. WITNESSES AGREE Mgs Margaret O Wagner, one of the neighbors, who lives next to the Samuel's home, said on the stand this morning: "I was about thirty-five yards, or perhaps a little further from the scene of the shooting. I heard the young man Johnnie, say "Papa what in the name of God are you lighting matches in the stable for?" You will set the stable and house afire." "Whereupon the father began to curse and use vile language and refused to come out of the stable. Then I heard scuffling as if he was being put out. The next moment I heard the old man holler 'Murder' Marder' Stand back, Johnnie' Help' Help' Stand back Johnnie I am going to defend myself." V PLAINTIVE APPEAL John then said Papa what in the name of God are you going to do with that pistol? Put it back in your pocket. "To which the old man said Stand back, shut three times, and then I heard a pistol shot. Immediately afterwards I heard Johnnie say 'Oh God, papa! You've shot me, and then he called for Mrs. Walker the housekeeper. I heard the old man say almost immediately afterwards that he had warned his son time and again not to ever advance upon him, that if he did he would kill him. I also heard Johnnie say to Mr. Walker 'Oh, God' Papa has shot me down and murdered me in cold blood for nothing, and just because I tried to keep him from setting the barn adre." "After the crowd began to gather I heard the old man say to those who gathered 'Do all you can for Johnnie, boys.' WAS DRUNK AT THE TIME The old man was plainly drunk that night. He acted like a raving maniac. He had frequent raving spells before, during which he appeared insane, during the past four years. I consider him a very dangerous man." Mrs. Heatha Walker, who is the housekeeper at the Samuel's home, said she was standing on the back porch when the disputing began. She said she had heard the old man go into the stable and had heard him strife matchen. The son was ovidiently standing nearby the stable. She heard the son say: "Papa, come out of the stable you will burn up everything I've got in the stable." USED VILE LANGUAGE She says the old man began to use ville language, and was talking louder with nearly every word he said. In a low moments, she says, she heard the old man say: She rash toward the house to summon aid, when she heard the shot immediately Afterwards. When she finally reached the body of the son the latter, she says, "If you come any nearer me, I will shoot you." said to her: "My Lord! Healest. Tape has shot me down just like a dog and killed me for nothing." She gave it as her opinion that the old man was irrational, infractions and almost continually drunk. CRIES OF MURDER. Fred Wagner, who lives on the New Market Road, near the Samuel's home, said that his attention had first been called to the dispute by the old man's cries of "Murder! Murder! Help! Help!" which were repeated. Then he heard the shot and saw the flash and almost immediately afterwards the son said: "Oh, God, papa! You've shot me!" to which the old man replied: "Well, my son, I had to protect myself." He said Mrs Walker, the housekeeper, asked him to run for the doctor, which he did, summoning Dr. Reams, who was nearby. He was of the opinion that the mind of the older man had been unbound for about seventeen years and had become much unbalanced of late. Special Officer M T Barlow, of Henrico county, who took the father in custody after the shooting, testified that he had known "Cyclone" (T. H) Samuelu for about fifteen years and had always thought his mind was unsound, and had regarded him as an tracible and intemperate old man~ The shooting occurred Friday night about 6 45 o'clock near the stable of the Samuelu's home on the Osbourne Turnipake about a mile below Fulton Knocked down and run over by a big Rambler touring car, driven by Miss Zelda Fairlamb, nineteen years old Mrs Thomas W Wharton, sixty-five years old, of 611 North Avenue Burton Heights, sustained injuries Friday afternoon Sept 29th shortly before 5 o'clock which resulted in her death last night at 9 o'clock at the Memorial Hospital. The accident for such it was pronounced by witnesses occurred at North Avenue and Roberts street Miss Fairlamb with Wallace king a well-known young Richmonder was being taught how to drive an automobile at the time of the accident. The young woman lost control of faucets when the machine struck Mrs Wharton. RAN OVER ITS VICTIM Releasing her hands from the brakes and other controlling levers caused the car to dart across the street passing over the body of the victim. It was brought to a standstill on the opposite side of the street by the firing. It was said that the machine was not proceeding rapidly, and its rate was variously estimated at from ten to twenty miles an hour. Mrs. Wharton was returning to her home after a visit in Richmond, where she did some shopping Alighting in North Avenue, at Roberts street, not more than 100 yards from her home, she was carefully picking her way over the rough roadway and did not see the approach of the automobile. It was proceeding north with Miss Fairhall at the steering wheel Mr King was instructing her in the art of automobile driving, and both of them were pleased. It was noted that neither was the aged woman making her way across the street until they were upon her. The vettim was struck by one of the head lamps and guard. QUICK CALL FOR HELP Miss Fearlamb shrieked and almost collapsed. In the meantime the car raced ahead without a pilo it passed over the body, and was not stopped until Mr King as quickly as possible grabbed the brakes. Many persons saw the car strike and pass over the facet of Mrs Wharton. She was picked up and carried to her home. Medical and surgical aid was at once summoned Drs Charles R Robbins H E Terrell Manfred Call, Cullen S Pitt and Mervin Branch responded. Examination disclosed a fracture at the base of the skull, which caused a constant hemorrhage. Attempts were made to operate upon her at home. It was finally decided to remove her to the Memorial Hospital to trephine the skull. The City Hospital was notified and supplied an ambulance. When it arrived at the Memorial the injured woman was placed upon a stretcher and carried, at once to the operating room. She died before being placed upon the operating table ARRESTED BY MAGISTRATE Among those who saw the accident was Magistrate Andrew J. Fotzey He at once placed Miss Fairlamb and Mr King under arrest. They were released from custody upon furnishing hall in the sum of $1,100 each They will be given a hearing Monday morning at ten o'clock at the Henrico county courthouse. Dying within the city limits, the case was turned over to Coroner Taylor He viewed the body last night, and summoned a jury to do the same this morning. An inquest will take place this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the City Hall. The car, No. 1210, which caused the death of Mps. Wharton, was owned by Golan and Nash, and had been procured by Mr. King to take a sun yesterday afternoon. Miss Fairlamb is the daughter of Mrs. Ada Fairlamb, whose home is in the Brook road, Honorico. She is a piece of Captain George Eppe, in charge of the Second Police District. She is employed as a stenographer by Amos & Polindexer, with offices in the Travelers' Insurance Building. The accident created intense excitement in Barton Heights. A large crowd of interested persons, many of whom knew the dead woman, quickly gathered upon the scene and remained until she had been carried away from her home in the ambulance. Though it was practically admitted unanimously that the tragedy, was North First St., Richmond, Va. OPENED OCTOBER 2nd, 1911. THE ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT will prepare its Students to Take up the Study of Law, Medicine and Journalism. THE COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT offers a thorough training in Book-Keeping, Commercial Law, Stenography and Typewriting. THE DOMESTIC SCIENCE DEPARTMENT will be in charge of the best Teachers in Dressmaking, Millinery, HouseKeeping, Cooking and Fine Laundry Work. THE MUSICAL DEPARTMENT will embrace Vocal Culture, Piano, Vocalion and Pipe Organ. REV. CHARLES HANNIGAN, President, 709 North First Street, Richmond, Virginia. an accident, nevertheless there was much criticism of permitting women to drive cars. Mrs Wharton was well known in the suburb. Her death was a terrible shock to a wide circle of friends and relatives Besides her husband, she leaves the following children T. W Wharton, Jr., H. 19 Wharton, Mrs. M. C. Roddenberry and Mrs S. J. Marsh. Until it is viewed by the orphan's jury, the body will remain in Richmond. The funeral will probably take place tomorrow afternoon.—Times-Dispatch Y. M. C. A. NOTES. The Y. M. C. A night school opened last Monday with a very large number, and we still have room for more. Our teachers had to be increased. The literacy of the association is doing much good, last Friday night proved this. The men make special use of this hour. The class for the Boys' Bible work opened last Tuesday night. The boys are happy because this opportunity is given to them. The Bible class for men began last Tuesday evening and much interest was manifested by the men. The class for the explanation on the Sunday-School Lesson opened last Saturday, and many were present Prof. J. W. Barco, the teacher, was glad to welcome all Tell your neighbor to come. Last Sunday was another great day for our Master. 36 souls willed to Jesus Christ Men work hard. Keep at it. 9 A M at the building of workers enjoyed the meeting Gleney, Secretary S. C. Burrell conducted meetings in the penitentiary at 9 A M and 10 A M They were helpful 10 A M, the committee for the City Home held meetings with the inmates and they were of strength to them The jail committee was very busy In jail at 10 A M, and the prisoners were helped The season for the work of the Y M C A was launched at 3 30 P. M at the Third-Street Methodist Church. The attendance was good. The sermon by Rev S. S. Morris, pastor of the church, "Is My Deposit Safe?" reached the hearts of all, and the Reverend will not be forgotten very soon. The orchestra, under the direction of Prof Moses Johnson, gave us much help. The solos by Moses Johnson and Crump were sung from the heart. The duet by Moses Pollard and Purviance, added much to the meeting. Everybody left feeling proud of the work of the Y M O A. Today at 5 P. M, at the Y M C A building you and your friends are invited to the class for the explanation on the Sunday-school lesson. Bring the other woman and man. Men, be ready for hard work—and the other man—Sunday Workers meeting at the building at 9 30 A. M. 4 P. M. at the Y. M. C. A a special meeting for boys. Mothers, send your boys An open meeting for men at 5 30 P. M. at the building. Subject "The Man Under the Juniper Tree." Live singing. Tell the other man Come. The Y. M. C. a lecture course will open Monday, October 9th at 8 P. M. at the Moore Street Baptist Church. Dr. D. Webster, Davis will deliver his new lectures on "The Downs and the Outs." Special music by the Euturopo Quartet—G. E. Harris. J. H. Johnson, R. H. Mining and M. D. Carter. Admission, 10 cents. Do not stop praying for the Y. M. C. A. Hon. Jacob Dumlau, will address the meet Sunday, October 15th, at 3 30 P. M., at the True Reformers Hall. Only for men Missionary Society. Rev. R. W. Hawkins preached a sermon to the Home and Foreign Missionary Society on last Sunday evening at Both Eaton Baptist Church. After the sermon the officers of the society were installed, and each one was charged diligently to their duty, and was instructed to make their report on next September, 1912. Mr. H. J. Jones president; Mrs. D. Lightfoot, vice-president; Mrs. H. D. Debuski, financial secretary; Miss Dorey, secretary, corresponding secretary; Ms. L. Blount, treasurer. A large collection was taken up for the society to start them out on their mission work. Mr. L. SAULTER. SIX DEPARTMENTS. DEPARTMENT will prepare journalism. DEPARTMENT offers a t stenography and Typewrit ENCISE DEPARTMENT will very, Housekeeping, Cooki DEPARTMENT will embrace STRUCTION DEPARTMENT for Automobile School Open terms apply, HANNIGAN, President, 709 GIRL KILLED BY CARBOLIC ACID (Times-Dispatch, Sept. 29, 1911) Miss Edith Dallas Murray, daughter of ex-Policeman Murray and niece of W. A. Chesterman, died in the elevator of the Memorial Hospital at 6:30 o'clock September 28th from the effect of carbolic acid. She was twenty-two years of age and had been spending the summer with relatives at Bon Air, where she was to return yesterday afternoon with her brother, Eugene Murray. No one seems to know any of the important details of the tragedy, which occurred in the apartments of Mrs. Brown, 820 West Marshall street between 5 and 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon. It seems that Miss Murray went to the house on a visit and, according to J P Davis, who the proprietor spends some time in the upper rooms. It fills her she complained of being ill, and went into the bath room to take some aromatic spirits of ammonia. POISON BORE NO LABEL. Instead, she got hold of the carbolic acid. Mr. Davis said that Mrs Brown would not have anything to say about the case, but his understanding was that the acid had been in the house for some time, and had been used for cleaning purposes. He was not certain, however, whether she brought the bottle in with her. Dr Watts, of the ambulance, stated that from what he gathered from a cursory examination he would judge that she had swallowed about half an ounce of poison. He found an ounce bottle, but it bore no label, which he considered strange, as all labels required to place labels on poisonous liquids. Coroner Taylor viewed the body last night, but did not decide as to an inquest. It was moved to the Murray home at 2223 Stuart avenue. No arrangements will be made for the burial until after full legal procedure has been taken. Mr. Ball Replies to Prof. Moore. I have just read Mr I S. Moore's article. I have during the year of 1918 commented on the articles as being very able ones. But my heart is sad at his article in your last issue and while many things he mentions is for the best, there are others that appear with sad glooms. And one thing that touches me very much is the way he pictures the dangers of the leadership He (Mr Moore) forgets what even if the hour is dark, there is a silver lining somewhere. He forgets that the father is the head of the family, and every one in that home must consult with him first. He forgets that 'way back in old Bible days God placed at the head leaders. He forgets that every race of people coming to these United States, the first thing they do is to appoint a leader. And Mr. Moore sees another danger for the leadership that is, he will be on the market for sale to other races of people. I ask Mr. Moore that out of sixteen millions of colored people in those United States of North America, if all of us are up for sale, Mr. Moore forgets that while our conditions' are somewhat bad, that true men and women are still within the race of colored people, Mr. Moore's retreat. He says that you do not need a leader, yet in the same article he (Mr. Moore) writes like this: Your children have not the equal privileges in schools and are cowardly in every other way. A child can protect you to as a parent can protect it. The women no longer look to a black or colored husband for protection; and yet this gentleman (Mr. Moore) says that there is a sign of weakness, rather than of real progress. Now, in face of the above facts, does Mr. Moore mean that we need a leader for protection to mother, in daughters and children? Mr. Moore says we don't need a leader, and at again he says we have no protection. Mr. He (Mr. Moore). I don't know if he is a free trader or for protection. The only way I see out of it is to believe that Mr. Moore is both free trader and protectionist. Yet I am truly glad to see the able writer joining hands with me on the national leadership. I will say to Mr. Moore that we will find a leader to whom all the world will respect. And he will pilot the ship into battle with high honors. Terry respectfully, R. H. BALL, Lawrence, Mass. Editor The Planet: ```markdown ``` VIRGINIA In the Hustings Court 10.257 PAYMENT SSRITAL 10.257 PAYMENT SSRITAL The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce, re vinculo matrimonial by the plaintiff from the defendant. And an affidavit 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 Purdle, the defendant, without effect, and that she don't know his whereabouts it is ordered that the said William Purdle, defendant, appear here within fifteen days after the due publication 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 28th day of November, 1911, at the office of Phil B. Shield, room No. 211, American National Bank Building, situated S. B. 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. i. of that day, proceed to take the dispositions of witnesses, to be read as evidence in my behalf in a certain suit in chancery depending in the Hustings Colort (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 commended 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. J. Henry Clutchfield, p. q. Office, 1215 E. Broad Street, Richmond, Va. 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. 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. 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