Richmond Planet

AUG. 12, 1912 Chern Again Postponed—Grand Master Rene Returns to St. Louis. The names of the ex-officials of the Grand Mountain, United Order of True Reformers were not tried in the Hunting Court of this city last Tuesday, 8th inad. They went over without a day being set for trial. Speaker R. Brynley Byrd is presiding over the House of Delegates of the Virginia Legislature and Attorney Harry M. Smith, Jr. is somewhere in the South. He left for Mexico, but as a civil war has been going on in that country, it is presumed that he is nearer home than that. He went to spend a month, but that time has about expired. NO DATB OUT. It is not known when the day will be not for trial. Grand Worthy Master Floyd Ross, after convening the Board of Directors, and securing their approval, together with an announcement of the appointment of Dr. W. H. Smith as Grand Worthy Treasurer, has returned to St. Louis. The meeting of the Directors was harmonious and Grand Worthy Master Ross has the support of that body. The outlook for the True Reformers continues encouraging. The creditor seems disposed to give the present management a chance to "make good." Many are being paid small amounts and the hope is that indulgence will continue to be granted by the Court. BANK'S AFFAIRS STILL TANGLED The winding up of the affairs of the True President's Bank in New York are no indications as to when a dividend will be declared. Practically every one who was in arrests to the Bank and could be made to pay have been forced so to do. The residence of ex-Vice President Edward Ellis, Jr. was sold under the hammer last Tuesday to satisfy a deed of trust. It was knocked out at $4350.00. New Jersey Passes the Bill. The Senate of New Jersey passed the Emancipation Proclamation Bill. This bill carries an appropriation of $120,000 to aid the Negro of New Jersey to celebrate the golden jubilee of his freedom. Said Bill was fathered by the Rev. I. W. L. L. Roundtree of Trenton, N. J., the recognized leader of New Jersey and ably assisted by Lawyer James H. Penn of Pascagoula, N. J., District Grand Master of District Grand Lodge, No. 4, G. U. O. of O. F. These two representatives worked audiously for the Bill and so convincingly did they present the merits of their Bill to the members of the Senate, that it passed 13-4. The bill is now in the Assembly and they have received the hearty assurances from an overwhelming majority of that House that Bill will pass. Seven Commissioners are to be appointed by the Governor, who will cooperate with other States to make the national competition a success. No Is Married. (Rockhill, S. C. Messenger.) Dr. D. Wobbet Davis, author, and lecturer, of Richmond, Va., has recently been delivering some very interesting lectures on the "bobble skirt." We infer that Dr. Davis is either married or has fully made up his mind to remain single during the remainder of his natural life. Knights of Pythia. The Thanksgiving Devotions of the Knights of Pythia, N. A., R. A., B., A., A. and A., will be held Sunday, March 24, 1913 at the First Baptist Church, 21:00 P. M. Nov. 2, D. Wesley Smith, N. A., pastor of the 1st Baptist Church, of South Richmond will deliver the sermon. The University Bank will purchase of the Order will search from the Pythian Oracle, V37 N. P. Street. All members of the Order are expected to be present. A program is to be presented the public at Sunday. Beverage is Wrenched for Recent Killing of Officer S. W. Everson. Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 19.—Armed with clubs and revolvers, a mob of eighteen or twenty men shot and killed Watt Greer, dangerously wounded Dave Neal and badly beat up Green Bomar at Shelbyville, Tenn today. The victims are the Negroes charged with the murder of S. W. Everson, special officer of the Nashville, Chestnogaoga and St. Louis Rail way, which occurred near Belt Buckle, Saturday, February 19. The wounded Negroes now are in jail at Shelbyville, and it is reported that the mob will endeavor to get possession of them and complete its work to-night. None of the members of the mob core means. The Negroes were attacked by the mob as they were being taken to fall after the trial, as the result of which they had been bound over to the court. Greer was shot in the stomach and killed. Neal and Bomar were beaten up, the form or being seriously injured. Sherif Williams and six deputies in charge of the prisoners rushed them to the sherif's office, the door of which was locked, and the sherif stationed himself on guard at the entrance. About 4:15 o'clock the mob returned and captured the sherif and removed him from the building. A member of the mob then broke into the office and fired once at each of the Negroes. Neal was shot, in the abdomen and seriously hurt, the bullet lodging in a glove in his pocket. Subsequently the wounded Negroes were taken from the shorty office to the fall, but it is expected that the wounded Negroes would be taken to Marien Andersen, alleged assailant of Policemen Purdy and Henry of Shelbyville, who was confined in the same jail with the Negroes, was brought here yesterday for safekeeping. As soon as hews of the attack on the Negroes by the mob at Shelbyville reached Nashville, Governor Hooper got into communication with Sheriff Williams, who asked that State troops be sent. The Governor ordered a local company of militia to the scene, but counterarmed the order on receiving a message from Sheriff Williams that the mob had disperbed and quiet had been restored. The Governor immediately offered a reward of $600 each for the mob leaders, the total reward not to exceed $5,000. Editor Murray's Tribute Few of our prominent Nogrews have kept so constantly before the public as John Mitchell. That is because Mr. Mitchell, like most of us, discover that fame is jealous; that to retain her consideration and to gain her favor you need, without ceasing, to be doing something to attract attention and secure approval. John Mitchell, Jr. has kept well and moritiously on the limelight. He has organized, amplified and built a bank. It is a real bank. He has built a new home for it—a solid building that gives one all the impression in its splendid and massiveness of structure of the impregnability of a bank. So John Mitchell, Jr. is a banker, and at that the only colored banker in the United States that is a member of the American Bankers' Association. Besides being a banker, Mr Mitchell is editor of The Richmond Planet, a splendid journal. He has been also, for years the head of the Negro Knights of Pythias of Virginia, which through his energies, has become one of the most powerful organizations of its kind in any State in the United States. Mr. Mitchell is fearless in his advocacy of the Negro and his rights and does not allow political considerations to swerve him from the path of duty. If the Advance was asked who is one of the 20 great leading Negroes of the United States it would say: John Mitchell, Jr., editor and banker of Richmond, Va. St. Louis, Mo. Advance Card of Thanks Mp. and Mrs. William W. Thomas wish to thank their many friends for the large and handsome collection of presents given to them December 28, 1911, and also add that the girls will be kept on an high regard for yours to come in remembrance of their numerous friends. Rev. Dr. and Mrs. James Anderson Taylor celebrated their fortieth marriage anniversary at their residence, 1627 S Street N. W. Tuesday evening, February 27, 1912. It was truly a brilliant affair from S o'clock until 11:30 o'clock. Rev. and Mrs. Taylor were assisted in receiving by their eldest children, six young men and two daughters and daughters-in-law, together with Messdames Eva Burrell, Martha Jones, Emily Harvey, Lucy Rose, Fannie Taylor, Llura Delaney and Mrs. Samuel Simms from Annapolis, Md. Mrs. Taylor wore a handsome gown of pale pink marquetry over cream satin, trimmed with pearls and wore a large ruby in her breast, which was presented her by her eldest son, John A. Mrs. Taylor's elder daughter wore a beautiful gown of cream silk panama trimmed in satin and lace net. The younger wore a lovely gown of white silk crepe-de-chine. The guests of honor wore handsome gowns in silks and satins. The reception was interspersed by excellent music, furnished by the sons, and recitation by David E., entitled "Silver Threads A mong the Gold." Rev. W. Jarvis acted as Master of Ceremonies. Short addresses were made by some of the most prominent ministers of this city, setting forth the high esteem in which they hold the groom. Rev. Wilbanks made the first address to the bride and groom, followed by Rev. M. W. D. Norman, Rev Randolph, Rev. Ed. Gordon, Rev. Polar, Rev. Lampkin and Rev. Howard, who made the speech of the evening, closing with the presentation of $30.00 in gold from the Shakespeare Company, with flowers and fruit. The presents were numerous and costly, gold, silver, pearls and rubles. The groom responded to the addresses very eloquently. The table which was spread from one end of the room to the other was beautifully decorated with flowers and fruit and all the delicacies of the season. The whole affair was splendidly conducted by Joseph Arnold and his brothers assisted by Messrs. Charlie Brown, Richard, Henry, Davis, Emanuel Eaton and Mr. Gmeed from Philadelphia. The compliments paid to the bride were numerous. After spending such a pleasant evening, all dispersed to their several homes, washing the bride and groom to be blessed to celebrate their seventy-fifth anniversary. A Supreme Call for the Righteous Archbishop Evans, D. G., has made a world-wide call for the True Right: eons of the Nerro race through the columns of THE TRUE LIGHT newspaper, published at 337 West 41st street, New York. It is a call that surpasses any ever made by any representative of God and Christ in the history of the Christian era, or in the history of the world. The true righteous only are called in the call he has made. The purpose for making the call is also made perfectly plain in the publication and great is the purpose thereof. For further particulars see the paper. It is sent to such on application. When you write for it make yourself fully known as to who and what you are, or you may not get a copy of it. REV. S. A. HICKS. Correspondent. 337 West 41st street, New York City. "The True Light" of the Second Coming of Christ. Have you seen THE REPLY Archbishop. Evans made to Evangellist W. C. Thompson of Kansas City, Mo., on the second coming of Christ? It is published in the columns of THE TRUE LIGHT, which is issued at 327 West 41st street, New York City by the True Light Army. This paper is ten cents a copy, but a free copy, containing this great reply of Christ's coming, is offered to every Negro Christian who will ask for one on the condition that they each will promise to his application that he will call attention to their best heritage to the publication. This reply is the greatest ever published on the second coming of Christ, and everybody should see it. It is exceedingly wonderful and unique. Archbishop J. Evans, D. G., the author. —Mrs. Bender Tucker of New York better known to her friends as Binder Gorman both Wednesday, February 21, 1923 after spending a beautiful time with her mother. Bender was appointed her patron and a member of the Bender family. Our Presidential Possibilities Series ONE of the earliest of Republican advocates of tariff revision downward was Albert Baird Cummings; in fact, the "lowa idea" of protection American industries without fostering trusts owes its name and much of its popularity to him. His opposition to the renomination of President Taft assumed definite form last fall when he took issue with the president's position on the Payne tariff law, the income tax proposed by the progressive but rejected by congress; the control and disposition of the public domain with the Canadian reciprocity bill. Senator Cummings is serving his second term, which will expire in 1915. He was governor of Iowa for three terms. FROM DRAKES BRANCH. People who believed the ground hog's time was out and that good weather would follow, changed their minds this morning when they woke and found the deepest snow seen this winter. Many are without wood and other necessities. Despite the weather Charlotte Court was well attended. W. J. Colgate charged with shooting Charley Smith was bailed in the sum of $500 until the May term. Smith is in the hospital at South Boston and is improving. Mrs. Hubbard Gay of Sparrows Point is visiting her sister, Mrs. Safah Gunn. The sight of four colored men on the jury Monday brought to the race a ray of hope. Such has not been the case here for many long years. FROM OAKLAND, OAL. Fine Program at Beth Eden Church. There was a very rare and strange feature at Beth Eden Church on last Sunday, the 26th inst., under the name of "Girl's Day." The Sunday School Superintendent, Mrs. DeHart was the prime factor of such a fine program and the excellent manner in which it was conducted. There were eleven numbers on the program. Among them there were three most excellent ones. Number four was six girls who performed a filtration song. Not a word was uttered by them but a soft voice was heard in the distance. Number six was four girls with a piece of the same name, only there could be heard in the distance the soft quiet clover tone of a plane. Number one was one Mike Jensen Mind You. Was the world number in playing piano, but Mike Jensen is a wanting to play piano with and band. The performance here is quite proven both and type another. And a number one Mike Jensen. Too good to lose. The Y. M. L. and U. Club. It is learned that the Young Men's Love and Union Club of South Richmond, Va. held a glorious meeting last Monday night, the 4th inst. at their hall in Decatur street. The principal feature was the presentation of six beautiful gold medals to the founders and chartered members of the organization. The recipients were Messrs. Thos. Mayo, Frank Gibson, Robert Haden, Richard Newby, Charles W. Taylor and William Tucker. The presentation speech was made by Mr. W. H. Mosby, an ex-President of the Club. His remarks were punctuated with wit, humor and pathos. The occasion will long be remembered by those present. J. BLACKWELL-WALKER. On Wednesday, March 6th, Mike Louberta B. Walker was quietly married to Mr. Wesley Wyatt Blackwell at her residence, 608 N. First street. The bride was robbed in white messi- line while the groom wore the con-ventional suit. Rev. W. F. Graham omitted. Woman's Day, Third Street A. M. E. Church, Sunday. Special program morning, afternoon and night. 11 A. M. Sermon by pastor. Theme: "Good Deeds of Noble Women." Monday night, Tom Thumb Wedding will be given under the management of Mrs. Mary L. Christians. Dr. D. A. Ferguson. Dentist, and removed his office from 600 N. End street to the N. Lake Bank Building owner First and Marshall street, (third floor front). His office is unfurnished with all modern electrical appliances with which he is built prepared to continue to give his par- ty first-class treatment. Office home by appointment. Whitman, Minneapolis 6009. Buried Alive Three Days and Three Nights. Buried Alive Three Days and Three Nights. Happened in Goochland Co., About Thirty Miles of R'chmond. Goochland Co., Va., Feb. 29. Smith E. Moss who was shut up in a well in Goochland Co., Va., 42 feet, covered with rocks and earth. I did not get cold at all. The stormy night I got wet. I found out that they were working for me just about one hour. I did not get hungry. The rope that was in the well. I pulled it. I called to them, but they could not hear me. My life was depended on under tons of rocks but the well closed just above me and left me in a jug. I had to work myself up out of the rocks that fell in on me. I had two boxes of matches. I struck all of them up. I had one plug of tobacco and a twist, that I used in the time I was in the well. From Tuesday at 11 o'clock until Friday at 11 o'clock I was in the well. I prayed to God that He let me see the sunshine one more time. I heard the men when they started to work every day and heard them when they stopped. I was not the least scared. The first voice I heard was Rev. W. Allen, colored; next I heard Mr. H. Bowles. Allen said. "Smith, I am working and doing all I can to get you out. Mr. Harry Drew who was the first man to speak to me after I arrose said. "Smith, what do you want?" "I want something to eat. Some milk and tardy and water were given me. I. Sherman Moss was feeling very and when I arrived at the well on Wednesday morning and had a talk with Harry. Drew. Bob. He said that he had read his books and that he didn't know who will have to pay for the opening of the, well unless it be at your expense and if not the well will have to be closed up. Two young men stepped up and agreed to open the well for $25.00, so I told them I would give them a hearing as soon as I arrived home. Go the men proceeded to work the following morning (Thursday) and continued until they reached where Smith was. All my people and friends had given them up in the hands of the Lord. I just can't tell either of them all I did think about, it. I was trusting in God. I am today suffering with a broken leg and three ribs. My ribs were broken when I was pulled up out of the jug shaped bottom well. I. Smith, while I was in the well buried my broken leg in the ground to cool it and found it would be a relief for the pain. I was in the well three days and three nights with a broken leg. My foot was turned back. I turned it back the best I could. Four snakes were killed in the well up above where I was. I was at the bottom of the well, shut up from the world. Many thanks to my friends. You just can't think how I felt in the well. This reminds me of the Scriptures: "If the righteous scarcely he saved." I just did scarcely escape death. The contractors have received their money. $25 paid by my brother. A 2-horse vehicle was ordered after he arose out of the well. The doctor came and bound his leg up. He was afterwards taken to his residence. Growds of people followed him to his residence. Rev. W. A. Fountain, A. B., Ph. D. For the first time in the history of Morris Brown College, she is headed by one of her sons, Rev. W. Alfred Fountain, A. B. S. T. B., Ph. D. He was among the first to enter the doors of M. B. C. more than twenty years ago. The doctor entered Allen University, Columbia, S. C., graduated as class Valedictorian, later re-entered Morris Brown College and graduated both from the Theological and classical courses, receiving the A. B., and S. T. B. degrees. He has also completed two non-residence courses from Central University, Indianapolis, Ind. Dr. Fountain has successfully served some of the leading appointments in our great connection, viz: Allen Temple, Atlanta, Ga., St. Stephen, Wilmington, M. C., St. Edward Chapel, Mason, Ga. He has served his Church for more than twenty years as Pastor, Providing Wider end in an esteemed widening, creating, and developing church, and the College under his magnificent touch is growing by huge and beautiful. The question now arises whether in closing like ancient young Christians as President,—John G. Purple and Black. PRICE, FIVE CENTS "A MAN'S A MAN." "A man's a man," wrote Robert Burns. "A man's a man," we say today: Yea, while the Wheel of Life can turn This truth can never pass away Think not this worthy one is grown In any school of world-wide fame. No book of knowledge ever known Can build the Man beneath the name. Far deeper than the outward sign Of seeming evil on the road. Of seeming evil or the good The demons reak—or heaven divine Has set its seal of pure manhood. Behind the hand that does the deed. Behind the tongue that speaks the word. Beneath the growth of rose or weed. A force vibrates unseen—unheard. Behind the "Sermon on the Mount" Is Christ, The Man, The Son of God; Beneath the water in the fount Is found its resting place, the sod. "A man's a man"—in word and deed— Two classes mark the human lot: Not sex or wealth or race or creed— The one is MAN, the other is NOT. Silver Wedding. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Johnson announce their Twenty-fifth Anniversary or Silver Wedding March 18. 1912 at their residence, No. 3020 Q street, from 8 to 12 P. M. Friends and acquaintances are invited. No cards. Personals and Nights Mr. Norman Wesley who has been detained in his room two months on account of sickness is able to be at his post of duty part of the day. Attorney J. E. Byrd had the misfortune to lose one of his children, age 14 months. He has our sympathy. Mrs. Ophella Chisholm was fined $25.00 last Saturday for assaulting Miss Katie J. Cooke at Monroe School after she had whipped her son. An appeal was noted. Assallant of Booker a Trusty. Newark, N. J., March 2.—While he was being taken from the Juvenile Court in the Court House to the House of Detention with nine other juveniles, Horace Pitt, fifteen years old, escaped. Henry Ulrich a "trusty" in the Newark Jail, riding on the prison van with the driver, caught Pitt after a chase. Ulrich beat up Booker T. Washington in New York several months ago. He is awaiting trial in Newark, charged with deserving his wife. Resolutions On the Death of Rev Royal Smith. The hand of Providence hailves removed our beloved ex-pastor on February 5, 1912 from the scene of his temporal labors and the congregation of First Union Baptist Church of Goochland county, Va., for more than thirty years sat under his ministry and profited by his example, being desirous of testifying their respect for his memory, expressing their earnest and affectionate sympathy with the household deprived by this dispensation, of its earthly head, be it therefore Resolved. That in our natural sorrow for the loss of a faithful guide and shepherd, we find consolation in the belief that it is well with him that we mourn. Resolved. That while deeply sympathetic with those who were bound to our departed ex-pastor by the nearest and deepest ties, we share with them the hope of a reunion in that better world where there are no more partings and bills inable forbide all team. Resolved. That the preamble and resolutions now adopted be transmitted to the family of the deceased as a token of the respect and remonition for Christian character of a good man gone to his rest and of the interest felt by his late congregation in those he loved and cherished. Resolved. That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of our Church and a copy published in The Planet. A. D. DALY. FRANK THOMPSON. WILLIAM ALLEN. DAVIDY ALLEN. SIMON CURRIE. SPRINGER SMITH. LOBERT RANDERPH. W. A. CLARKS. A SPLENDID HAZARD BY HAROLD MACGRATH In Paris Fitzgerald meets Karl Bettlman, a mysterious adventurer, and sees a beautiful American girl, who interacts him. Bettlman dreams of securing 1000 francs. Pearland, a French detective and butterfly collector, is shadowing Bettlman for the treasure he has been interested in Bettlman. In New York Fitzgerald meets Cathewa. Fitzgerald on a wager poses as an Italian vendor of plaster statuettes. A beautiful young woman asks him to call at a house in Dalton. The house is owned by Admiral Killgrim. The beautiful young woman, Miss Laura Killgrim, asks him to become her father's secretary and clear up a mysterious tapping in the house. The burglar alarm wires have been tampered with. Bettlman instead of Fitzgerald is engaged as the admiral's secretary. Hunting pirate's treasure is the admiral's hobby. His ancient home had been owned by a French sails. Laura tells Bettlman about the strange police in the big chimney of the house. Bettlman tries to trap the intruder who is seeking something in the chimney. Some one has been tampering with Brettmann's trunk. Fitzgerald and Brettmann find loosened brick in the chimney and a chalk diagram. The admiral partly dismantles the chimney, and Brettmann finds papers describing a treasure hidden in Corsica by soliciting Narcissus to aid his return to power. The admiral plans to take his daughter, Fitzgerald, Brettmann and others to Corsica on his yacht. Cathew and Mildegarde von Mitter are invited. CHAPTER XI THE WOMAN WHO KNEW. DON'T you sometimes grow weary for an abiding place? Laura pulled off her guitars and laid her hot hands on the cool lichen grown stones of the field wall. The bridle rein lung over her arm. Fitzgerald had drawn his through a stirrup "Think of wandering here and there, with never a place to come back to" "I have thought of it often in the few days I have been here. I have a home in New York, but I could not possibly afford to live in it; so I felt it; and when I want to go fishing there's enough under hand to pay the expenses. My poor old dad. He was always indulging notes for his friends or carrying stock for them and nothing ever came back. I am afraid the distinctions broke his heart. And then perhaps I was a bitter disappointment. I was expelled from college in my junior year. I had no head for figures other than that kind which inhabit the Louvre and the Vatican." Her face became thoughtful. "Don't Mr. Breitmann just a bit of a mystery to you?" she asked. "In some ways, yes." "He is inclined to be too much reserved. But last night Mr. Ferraud succeeded in hearing down some of it. If I could put in a book what all you men have seen and taken part in: Mr. Breitmann would be almost handsome but for those tears." He kicked the turf at the foot of the wall. "In Germany they are considered beauty spots." "I am not in sympathy with that custom." "Still, it requires courage of a kind." "The most wounds are those that are carried unseen. Student scars are merely patches of vanity." "He has others besides those. He was nearly killed in the Sudan." Fitzgerald was compelled to offer some defense for the absent. That Breit- man had lied to him, that his appearance here had been in the regular order of things, did not take away the fact that the Bavarian was a man and a brave one. Clearly as he had watched, up to the present he had learned absolutely nothing; and to have shown Kreitmann the telegram would have accomplished nothing further than to have put him wholly on guard. "Are you eager to return to the great highways once more?" "I should like to stay here for a hundred years." "You would miss us all very much then," morrily. "And Napoleon's treasure would have gone in and out of innumerable pockets." "To you really and truly believe that we shall bring home a single france of it" facing her with incredulous eyes. "Really and truly. And why not? Treasures have been found before. Fle on you for a doubling Thomas! What a gay little man that Mr. Ferraud is!" "Lively as a cricket. Your father, I understand, is to take him as far as Marcelies. After tonight everything will be quite formal, I suppose. Bonnie, I feel ill at ease in accepting your splendid hospitality. I'm an interpreter. I haven't even the claim of an ordinary introduction. It has been very, very kind of you." "You know Mrs. Coldfield. I will, if you wish it, ask her to present you to me." "I am really serious." "Do am I." "They will be here tomorrow." "You. And in four days we will. Oh, it is all so beautiful. A real treasure hunt." "It does you seem possible that I have been here a week. It has been a long time since I enjoyed myself on overnight. Have you ever wondered what has become of the other man?" "The other man?" "Tie; the other one in or outside the chimney. I've been thinking about him this long while. Hasn't it occurred to you that he may have other devices?" "If he has he, will find that he has waited too long. But I would like to know how he found out. You see, triumphantly, "he believed that there is one." She shook the rein, for the steak marmor was nozzling her shoulder and pawing slightly. "Let us be off." She put her small booted foot on his palm and vaulted into the mound, and he swayed on to his mount. He stuffed his cap into a pocket, for he was no fair weather horseman, but loved the tingle of the wind rushing through his hair, and the two cantered down the clear sand road. Fitzgerald was light hearted and boyish. Brettmann was grave and dignified, but in the eyes of each there was a force the girl had encountered so sadism as to forget its being. Brettmann, in his capacity as secretary, was not so often in her company as Fitzgerald; nevertheless she was subtly attracted toward him. When he was of the mind he could invent a happy compliment with a felicity no less facile than Fitzgerald. And the puzzling thing of it all, both men she knew from their histories had never been ornaments at garden parties where compliments are current coin. She fitted Fitzgerald, but she admitted Brettmann, a differentiation which she had no inclination to require into first principles. That Brettmann was a secretary for hire drew no barrier in her mind. She had known "unmy gentlemen of one family who had served in like situations. There were no social distinctions. On the other hand, she never felt wholly comfortable with Brettmann. There was not the least mistrust in this feeling. It was rather because she instinctively felt that he was above his occupation. To sum it up briefly, Brettmann was difficult to understand and Fitzgerald wasn't. Fitzgerald had an idea; boldly put it, it was a grave suspicion. Not once had he forgotten the man in the chimney. Once the finger had pointed at Ireltman or some one with whom he was in understanding. This had proved to be groundless. But he kept turning over the incident and inspecting it from all sides. There were others a treasure hunting; personal unknown; and a man might easily become desperate in the pursuit of 2,000/000 francs, almost half a million of American money, more for some of these coins would be rare. He had thoroughly searched the ground outside the cellar window, but the sea gravel held its secret with a tenacity as baffling as the mother sea herself. There was a new under groom, or rather there had been. He had left, and where he gave go no one knew. Fitzgerald dismissed the thought of him; at the most he could have been out an accomplice, one to unlock the cellar window. While Brettmann ingored near Laun, offering what signs of admiration he dared, and, while the admiral chatted to his country neighbors who were gathered round the tea table, Fitzgerald and M. Ferraud were braced against the terrace wall, a few yards farther on, and exchanged views on various peoples. "America is a wonderful country," said M. Ferraud, when they exhausted half a dozen toques. He spread out his hands, Frenchman wise. "So it is." Fitzgerald threw away his cigarette and quietly caught the other by the wrist and turned the palm. M. Ferraud looked, into his face with an astonishment on his own, most genuine. "But he did not struggle. 'Why do you do that?'" "I am curious, Mr. Ferraud, when I see a hand like this. Would you mind letting me see the other?" "Not in the least." M. Ferraud offered the other hand. Fitzgerald let go. "What was your object?" "What object?" Flircidar lowered his voice. "What was your object in digging holes in younger chimney? Did you know what was there? And what do you propose to do now?" M. Ferraud coolly took off his spectacles and polished the lenses. It needed but a moment to adjust them. "What are you talking about?" "You are really M. Ferraud?" asked the young man coldly. The Frenchman produced a wallet and took out a letter. It was written by the president of France, introducing M. Ferraud to the ambassador at Washington. Next, there was a passport, and far more important than either of these was the Legion of Honor. "Xen, I am Anatole Ferraud." "That is all I desire to know." "Shall we return to the indictment?" asked M. Ferraud, restoring his treasury. "Since there is nothing more to be said at present. It seems strange to me that foreign politics should find his way here." "Political? I am only a butterfly homer." "There are variations. But you are the man. I didn't did out." "Political," attributed M. Humans. BIRD ROCKED PLANET JUICEROND VIRGINIA thinking hard. "I give you fair warning that if anything is missing"— "Oh, Mr. Fitzgerald!" "I shall know where to look for it," with a smile which had no humor in it. "Why not denounce me now?" "Would it serve your purpose?" "No," with deeper gravity. "It would be a great disaster; how great I cannot tell you." "Then, I shall say nothing." "About what?" dryly, even whimically. "About your being a secret agent from France." This time M. Ferraud's glance proved that he was truly startled. Only three times in his career had his second life been questioned or suspected. Should he trust this young man? With that swift unnering instinct which makes the perfect student of character, he said. "You will do me a great favor not to import this suspicion to any one else." "Kuspidion?" "It is true: I am a secret agent," and he said it proudly. "You wish harm to noose here?" No. I am here for the very purpose of eating you all from heartaches and misfortune and distillation. And had I set to work earlier I should have accomplished all this without a single one of you knowing it. Now the matter will have to go on to its end. "Can you tell me anything?" Not now. I trust you. Will you trust me? Fitzgerald hesitated for a space. "Yes." For that, thanks," and M. Ferraud put out a hand. "It is clean. Mr. Fitzgerald, for all that the skin is broken." Of that I have no doubt. "Before we reach Corsica you will know." And so temporarily that ended the matter. And as Fitzgerald went over to the chair just vacated by the secretary, he found that there was a double seat to life now. This would be far more exciting than dodging leg knees and freezing one's toes. Laura told him the news. Their guests would arrive that evening in time for dinner. It was Brettmann's habit to come down first. He would thrum a little on the plane or take down some old volume. Tonight it was Helene. He had not not any of the guests yet, which he considered a piece of good fortune. But God only knew what would happen when she saw him. He dreaded the moment, dreaded it with anguish. She was a woman, schooled in acting, but a time comes when the best acting is not sufficient. If only in some way he might have warned her; but no way had opened. She would find him ready, however, ready with his eyes, his lips, his nerves. What would the others think or say if she lost her presence of mind? His teeth snapped. He ruded on. The lamp threw the light on the scarred side of his face. He heard some one enter, and his gaze stole over the top of his book. This person was a woman, and her eyes traveled from object to object with a curiosity tinged with that inertitude which attacks us all when we enter an unfamiliar room. She was dressed in black, showing the white arm and neck. Her hair was like ripe wheat after a rainstorm; oh, but he knew well the color of her eyes, blue as the Adriatic. She was a woman of perhaps thirty, matured, graceful, handsome. The sight of her excited a thrill in his renown, deny it bow he would. She scanned the long rows of books, the strange weapons, the heroic and sinister flags, the cases of butterflys. With each inspection she stepped nearer and nearer, till by reaching out his hand he might have touched her. Quately he rose. It was a critical moment. She was startled. She had thought she was alone. "Jardon me!" she said, in a low, musical voice; "I did not know that any one was here." And then she saw his face. Her own blanched and her hands went to her heart. "Karl!" THE DRAMA HEQINA: S HE awaived a little, but recorcored as the pain of the shock was succeeded by numbness. That out of the dark of this room into the light of that lamp in this house so far removed from cities that it seemed not a part of the world there should step this man! Why had there been no hint of his presence? Why had not the chirrancy of despair warned her? One of nos-hands rose and pressed over her eyes as if to sponge out this phantom. It was useless; it was no dream; he was still there, this man she had neither seen nor heard of for five years because her will was stronger than her desire, this man who had broken her heart as children break toys! And deep below all this present terror was the abiding truth that she still loved him and always would love him. The shame of this knowledge did more than all else to rouse and to nerve her. "Karl!" It was like an echo. "Yes." There was war in his voice and attitude and not without reason. He had wronged this woman, not with direction intention, it was true, but nevertheless he had wronged her, and her presence here could mean nothing less than that fate had selected this spot for the reckoning. She could topple down his carefully ruined schemes with the same case with which he had blown over born. And to him these schemes were life to his breath and sent to his blood, everything. What was one woman? cynically, "Yes, it is L" in the teague native to them both. "And with what you have!" "I am Admiral Killgrove's private secretary." He wut his lips. He was not so strong before the woman as he had expected to be. The glimmer of the old days was briefly rekindled at the sight of her, and she was beautiful. "You certify me!" "Hididare, this is your scheme," droughts. "Tell them all you know, break me, ruin me. Here is a fair opportunity for revenge." "God fortified!" she cried with a shiver. "Were you guilty of all crimes, I could only remember that once I loved you." "You shame me," he replied frankly, but with infinite relief. "You have outdone me in manliness. Will you forgive me?" "Oh yes. Forgiveness is one of the few things you can man not rob us of." She spoke without bitterness, but her eyes were dim and her lips dropped. "What shall we do? They must not know that we have met." "Catheme knows, moodily." "I had forgotten!" "I leave all in your hands. Do what you will. If you break me—and God knows well that you can do it—it would be only an act of justice. I have been a scoundrel. I am man enough to admit of that." She saw his face more clearly now. Time had marked it. There were new lines at the corners of his eyes and the cheek bones were more prominent. Perhaps he had suffered too. "You will always have the courage to do," she said. "right or wrong in a great manner." "Am I wrong to seek?" "Hush! I know. It is what you must thrust aside or break to reach it. Earl. The thing itself is not wrong, but you will go about it wrongly. You can not help that." He did not reply. Perhaps she was right. Indeed, was she not herself an example of it? If there was one thing in his complex career that he regretted more than another it was the deception of this woman. He did not possess the usual vanity of the sex. There was nothing here to be proud of. His dream of conquest was not over the kingdom of women. "Some one is coming," he said, listening. "Lake it all to me. "Ab"—with a hand toward her. "Do not say it. I understand the thought. If only you loved me you would say" the iron in her voice unmistakable. He let his hand fall. He was sorry. Presently the others made their entrance upon the scene, a singular anticlimax. The admiral rang for the cocktails. Introductions followed. "Is it not strange?" said the singer to Laurn. "I stole to here to look at the trophies, when I discovered Mr. Brettman, whom I once knew in Munich." "Mr. Cathewee," said the young hostess, "this is Mr. Brettman, who is alding father in the compilation of his book." "Mr. Brettman and I have not been before," said Cathewe soberly. The two men bowed. Cathleen never gave his hand to any but his intimates but Laura, who was not aware of the ancient reserve, thought that both of them showed a lack of warmth. And Fitzgerald, who was watching all our companions now, was sure that the post of friend and Brettman interlined in some way. "So young man," said Mrs Coldfield a handsome motherly woman, "you have had the impidence to let five years pass without darkening my doors. What excuse have you?" "I'm guilty of anything you say," Fitzgerald answered humbly, "What shall be my punishment?" "You shall take Miss Laura in, and I shall sit at yourself." "For my sins it shall be as you say. But, really, I have been so little in New York," he added. "I forgive you simply because you have not made a failure of your mother's son. And you look like her too." It is one of the privileges of old persons to compare the young with this or that parent. "You are flattering me. Dad used to say that I was as homely as a hodge fence." "Now you're fishing, and I'm too old a fish to rise to such a cast." "I thank you sing in Paris a few years ago" said M. Ferraud. "Yes!" Ilidlegarde von Mitter wondered who this little man could be. "And you sing no more?" "No. The bird has flown. Only the woman remains." They were at the table now, and she absently plucked the flowers beside her plate. "Ah, to sing as you did and then to disappear, to vanish! You had no right to do so. You belonged to the public," animatedly. "The public is always selfish. It always demands more than any single person can give to it. Fardon?" she said an Cathewe leaned to speak to her. "I did not hear." M. Ferraill nibbled his crisp celery. "I asked what will you do," repeated Cathewe for her ear only. "What do you mead?" "Did you know that he was here?" "I should not have been seated at this table had I know." "Some day you are going to tell me all about it," he asserted, "and you are going to smile when you answer me." "Thank you. I forgot. My dear friend, I am never going to tell you all about it. Why did you not come first?" her voice vibrating. "You still love him." "That is not kind." striving hard to keep the smile on her trembling limb. "O. I beg of you, do not make this friendship impossible. Do not rob me of the one man I trust." Cathtea motioned aside the fish and reached for his saturne. "I have loved you faithfully and loyalty for serven years. I have tried to win you by all those rude a man may necessarily traverse in guest of the one woman. For serven years and for something like three I have stayed away at your acquaintance. Will you believe it? Questions my master asks for his family—family, they are beckoning." It was a confused答. "Why did I ever ask you?" "Why did you ever tell me—only part? It is the other part I wish to know. I will inform you to I learn." never have you. You will find that throb is a difference between love and infatuation." "As I have never known infatuation I cannot tell the difference. Now, no more, unless you care to see me break down before them. For if you tell me that you have loved me seven years I have loved him eight, creatively, for Cathy was praising her creativity." "Devil take him! What do you find "Devil take him! What do you find in the map?" "What do you find in me?' her eyes filled with anger. "Porgive me. Hildegarde. I am blind and had tonight. I did not expect to find him here other." Brettmann had tried ineffectually to read their lips. She had given her word, and once given, he knew of that she never broke it. But he was keenly alive that in some way he was the topic of the inaudible conversation. As he sat here tonight he knew why he had never loved Hildegarde, why, in fact, he had never loved any woman. The one great passion which comes in the span of life was centered in the girl beside him, dividing her moments between him and Fitzgerald. Strange, but he had not known it till he saw the two women together. For once his nice calculations had ceased to run smoothly. There appeared now a knot in the thread for which he saw no untry. "You do not sing now?" asked Laura across the table. "No." Hildegarde answered, "my voice is gone." "Oh, I am no sorry." "It does not matter. I can hum a little to myself. There is yet some pleasure in that. But in opera, no, never again. Has not Mrs. Coldfield told you? No? Imagine! One night in Dreeden in the middle of the aria my voice broke miserably, and I could not go on." "And her heart nearly broke with it," Interposed Mrs. Coldfield, with the best intentions, noer the truth than she knew, "I am sorry, Laura, that I never told you before." Hildegarde laughed. "Sooner or later this must happen. I worked too hard perhaps. At any rate, the opera will know me no more." There was the hard blue of flint in Cathewes' eyes as they jolt and held Brettmann. There was duel, and the intertier was routed. But hate burned directly in the breast against the man who could compel him to lower his eyes. Some day he would pay back that glance. Now, M. Berraud had missed nothing. He twisted the talk into other channels with his usual adultery, but all the while there was bipbling in his mind the news that these two men had met before. The history of Hidegaleppe von Mitter was known to him. But how much did she know or this man Cathewet? The woman was a thoughtfuled. He, Antoane Ferrum, knew. It was his business to know, and that she should happen upon the scene he considered as one of these rare good pieces of luck that fall to the lot of few. Did Laura note any of the portentious glances those exchanged between the ginger and Cathweo and Brettmann? Perhaps. At all events she felt a curiosity to know how long Hildegarde von Mitter had known her father's secretary. There was no envy in her heart as again she acknowledged the beauty of the other woman. Moreover, she liked her and was going to like her more. Impressions" were made upon her almost instantly for good or bad and rarely changed. She turned oftentimes to Fitzgerald, for he made particular effort to entertain, but he succeeded better than he dream. ed. It kept turning over in her mind what a whimsical, capricious, whirling was at work. It was droll, this man at her side, chatting to her as if he had known her for years, when, seven or eight days ago, he had stood, a man all unknown to her, on a city corner selling plaster of paris statuettes on a wager, and but for Mrs. Coldfield she had passed him for ever. Out upon the prude who would look askance at her for harmless daring! "Drop into my room before you turn in," urged Fitzkerald to Cathewe. "That I shall, my boy. I've some questions to ask of you." But a singular idea came into creation, and this was for him, Cathewe, to Fitzgerald's room. Not one man in a thousand would have dared put this idea into a plan of action. But neither externals nor conventions deterred Cathewe when he sought a thing. He rapped lightly on the door of the secretary's room. Cathew did so, gently closing the door behind him. Brettmann was in his shirt sleeves. He rose from his chair and laid down his cigarette. Aaint amile broke the thin line of his mouth. He waited for his guest or, rather, this intruder, to break the silence. And as Cathew did not speak at once there was a tableau, during which each was speculatively busy with the eyes. "I never expected to see you in this house," said Cathew: "A compliment which I readily return." "A private secretary! I never thought of you in that capacity." "One must take what one can," tranquilly. "A good precept." Cathew rolled the ends of his mustache, a trifle perplexed how to put it. "But there should be exceptions. What," and his voice became crisp and cold—what was Hilda gared von Mitter to yoo?" "And what is that to you?" "I choose not to answer it." Again they eyed each other like friends. "Were you married?" Brittman laughed. Here was his opportunity to write this man's heart, for he knew that Cathye loved the woman. "You seem to be in her confidence. Ask her." "A patron would say as much. There is a place in your mailroom I have never fully understood. Please tell you are a brave man, but mostly you are a real and a matriarch." Take care. Remember stepped forward metacognition. "There will be no frustration," contemptuously. "Not if you are careful. I have answered your questions. You had better leave at once." "She is loyal to you. It was not her voice that broke that night. It was her heart. You have some hold over her." "None that she cannot throw off it any time." Breitmann's mind was working strangely... "If she would have me I would marry her, tomorrow," west on Catthews, playing openly. "I would marry her tomorrow, priest or priestant, for her religion would be mine." There was a spark of admiration in Breitmann's eyes. This man Cathore was out of the ordinary. Well, as for that, so was he himself. He walked silently to the door and opened it, standing aside for the other to pass. "She is perfectly free. Marry her. She is all and more than you wish her to be. Will you go now?" Cathewe bowed and turned on his heel. Breitmann had really got the better of him. "I owed her that much," said Breitmann to himself as he locked the door. "It did not matter at all to me." was Cathewe thought as he knocked on Fitzgerald's door and heard his cheery call. "I only wanted to know what sort of man he is." "Oh, I really don't know whether I like him or not," declared Fitzgerald. "I have run across him two or three times, but we were both busy. He has told me a little about himself. He's been knocked about a good deal. Has a title, but doesn't use it." "A little? That is news to me. Probably it is true." "I was surprised to learn that you knew him at all." "Not very well. Met him in Munich mostly." A long pause. "I Just Miss Killgrimp Just Hippin?" There's a comrade for some man. Lucky devil, who gets her! She is new to me every day." "I think I warned you." "You were a nice one, never to say a word that you knew the admiral!" Another house. "But what's your opinion regarding Brettmann?" Cathtey laced his fingers and bent his chin on them. "There's a great rascal or a great hero somewhere under his skin." New Jersey Chancellor Appointed to U. B. Supreme Court. M. Photo by American Press Association. Wilson Gets Half Oklahoma Delegates. Content for control of the Oklahoma delegates to the Democratic national convention, waged between Champ Clark and Woodrow Wilson campaign management whereby a split delegation will be sent to Baltimore. The compromise was reached after an all-night contest. State politics, at times, obstructed the way to a decision. The turning point came when an amendment authorizing indorsement of Champ Clark for president was offered to a resolution which pro vided for a divided delegation, ten delegates for Clark and ten delegates for Wilson. The amendment was lost by a vote of 314½ to 289. This vote showed plainly to the Clark adherents that nothing remained but compromise. Thereupon the resolution for a divided delegation was adopted. Missing Man In Jail. John D. S. Ackenheil, thirty-three years old, of Pittsburgh, a salesman for the Monolithic Paint company, of Clingman, who had been missing since Dec. 7, was found in the county jail in Camden, N. J., by Detective Schreger. He is serving twenty days for being drunk. A reward of $2500 was offered by his brother, Alfred Ackenheil. A civil engineer of Palmyra, N. Y. John registered at the Beloved Stratford in Philadelphia on Dec. 7 and wired his house that he would go in New York on Dec. 8, and to send his mail to the Waldorf. He came to Camden instead and not drunk. He was arrested and fined and then arrested and sentenced to twenty days. If his brother comes to claim him the police will have him released. Wind Uppees Nine Neighbors Nine dwelling were blown over by a violent wind storm at North Park, W. Va. OWNERS WORKS UP TO OPERATORS Joint Conference Adjourns Until March 12 or 13. OWNERS MEET NEXT WEEK Operator Declares 20 Per Cent Advance In Wages Will Not Be Granted or Union Receiibed. No action was taken in New York by the anarchist coal operators on the demands of the United Mine Workers of America for higher wages and other demands. The operators and miners, about thirty-five of the latter, headed by John P. White, president of the union, were in conference. There was no discussion of the demands. When the session adjourned it was stated officially the operators will consider the demands at a meeting in New York agreed to hold another jolt session with the operators on March 13 or 15, when the operators will make known their attitude. At Tuesday's meeting of the operators a committee will be appointed to consider the demands and through this committee a reply will be made at the joint conference. The miners' representatives were keenly disappointed over the delay in the negotiations at the suggestion of the operators. "We were ready to discuss our proposition," declared one of the leading officials of the union, "but the operators were not. They have put us to the expense of returning home and coming back to New York again. Of course, we agreed to the proposition. They could have reserved decision." After the operators and the representatives of the miners went into conference it was stated unofficially, but from what is regarded as a reliable source, that the demand for a 20 per cent. increase would be refused. It was also said the operators will not agree to recognize the union, and will refuse to concede the check off system. It was said the question of an eight hour day is open for consideration. Discussing the demands one of the operators said that a twenty per cent increase in wages will not be granted. He explained that the operators can not advance the wages of the men without increasing the cost of coal to the consumer, a course they are disinclined to take now. The session was presided over by James L. Cake, of West Pittston, Luzerne county, Pa., an independent operator. Previous to the conference the thirty-five representatives of the miners, headed by John P. White, president of the union, met at the Hotel Victorin. Mr. White and the three anthracite district presidents, John T. Dempsey, Thomas Kennedy and John Fahey, were delegated to present the demands to the operators and to be spokenen for the union at the conference. The demands are: A working contract for one year, instead of for three years. An eight-hour workday, instead of nine, without any reduction in wages. Recognition of the union as a party to negotiate a wage contract, with the operators collecting the union dues by the check-off system. Abolition of the conciliation board and a more convenient and uniform system of adjusting local grievances. An advance of 20 per cent in wages. A minimum rate of $3.50 a day for miners and $2.75 for laborers for contract work. That no contract miner be allowed more than one working place or to employ more than two laborers. That the rights of the check weighman and the check docking boss be recognized and that there shall be no interference with them. That coal shall be paid for by the ton, instead of by the carload, as at present. MR. TAFT FEELS SAFE NOW woman Sends the President a four-leaf Clover for Luck. President Taft no longer feels any apprehension over the political outlook. He may have had some doubts about his ability to win a day or two ago, but not so now. He received from Mrs. S. C. Wightley, of Philadelphia, a four-leaf clover. With this was the following sentiment: "I send you this fourleaf clover. One leaf is for health, one is for courage, one is for right, and fear not, and one is for success next June and November and for four years of noble achievement." FRANKLIN CONFESSES McNamara Defence Investigator Pleade Guilty... Bert Franklin, formerly a detective employed by Clarence B. Darrow, pleaded guilty in Los Angeles, Cal. to having attempted to "influence" Robert Bain, the first juror sworn to try James B. McNamara, the confessed dynamiter now serving a life term in San Quentin prison. The original charge against Franklin of having bribed Bain was disma- sured. Littlefield Gets $28,000 Fee. Former Representative Charles B. Littlefield, of Malia, was awarded $30, $89 by the supreme court for his services as special master in the Virginia- West Virginia debt court. Chihuahua Gate Corporation Prize. A Chihuahua captured the first prize at the junior premier contest at Lehua university of South Binham, Pa. So to Chihuahua Gate Path, of Tianjin Kun-Su. This India Chihuahua Just Jumped the longest each prize down at Lehua, the Western embankment, vowed at Jiah. 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MARCH 9, 1012, If cxPrentdent Moonevelt ts a c:tn- aidate for the presilency ke owes It to thes people of thix country to cone wut in the open and declare bimsel! We believe that Teddy Ie a candidute But Would Hike to new him conte out and may no. Miwaukes, Wixconsin Defender. ; omy Well, ea-Protident Hyorevelt) has come ont’ and maid so. What are. yom Koln {9 do about {7 1 tw not uncommon for a teacher or a minister to go to nome white shop which would Ro ont of business hnfore st would employ: a colored per- son, and have his printing done, Af ter paying the white maa for the brogram, tye next thing in order ts ts end one to ux to note In the po- mt for nothing. Gentlemen, quit doing this way. It does not ‘how good sense. Woe called your atten- Hen to tix before. Stop ft now. Dallan Express, Thoy do the kame thing down this way, and wo have, an you, boon Wothered with thetr write ups. ~-Pal- «ating, Texas Plaindenler. "This tn a ractal weakness. It ap- piiew to all branches of business ani ie usually done by the educated class +n of out people, thos who-are bigh- cr up. The best way to break tt up 1s to expose the people practicing It and to force them into the nowaps- yer and Job printing businoss where they can be punished by losing mon-| cy, Ume sort patienco Ike the rest of us. | White printors are kindly dlsposed cowards the colored print-ehops and thoy make IXtle or no effort to se- rure thia kind of trade which these servile people are constantly forcing’ :pom ther, | —— = “LILN-WHITIBM" IN VIRGINIA, || The Norfolk, Va, Journal and Guide, under the caption, “Mr. Taft and the Negroes” publishes an un- dated letter recolved from Hon, Wit- Mam B. McKinley, Manager of the cumpeten of Presigent Taft. It is fn response to the protest of certain Promiseat citizens of color from this State wRo are much wrought ‘up over the Giserimtnation sew being made in the @epetiions organtestion on acoveat af saan, color amd the pre views conaitian of servrerse. ‘Alar @ pereena) conference with ager sete a ata fait pater lee ean letter from Mr. McKinley the Jours Jal and Guile comes to the conelt Iaion that the National Republican.ad rainistration {x backing the white 0 jealled Republicans in thelr dtacri.n ination against the colored people o the Soathiand art tt calle upon th colored voters to vote againut Preat dent Taft, Hon. W.,1. MeKinloy in quoted a: follows: Thad quite a conversation with [Sr, Martin Inte yoxterday afternoon, Jie ald he felt the trouble wan on Account of the Democratle loxtelation which had: been passed making. the right to vote Ko timcult thore were Nery few of your race who wore legal votern. Me alvo maid that un- dor the call of the Natlnal Committee Jonty legnl voters could vote In the convention. ang that there wan Bo [intention on the part of noyone. Ko far aw he knew, to In any way pre- ss legal voters from aitending and voting at the ronventton, Mon Alvan HM. Martin ts ‘caretul to add. "so far as ke knew" We Bawee to rewnarh that he ean know if he x doalrex, that It ts being openly amerted that Negroes arefnot wanted in ihe pfesent orgontzation of the Republican Party, ave “an heware uf wood and drawers of water.” Thoy are told they Tiust not agpire to re: preventative positions, but must por: , mit only white men to dogthe repro” wating. ' During the recent investigation of he ineouetuouR combination now ex- sting In Norfolk county whereby: Mr. Martin controle both the Repanitcan unt Democratic organizations wth | 1 particular allestanee to elthor, fur her than to advance {ne financial in. ‘ rests of Unt section and to add to | he jetvate fortunes of a combina-t wn of both alleged Republicans and mtnocratiy white eltizens, it waa! venty Mate! and not deoled -that jon, Alvsh oH. Martin had been & atnly instrumental tn reticing the Hored worte of Mia xeetion trom. Hittes and this war given az a roars © that the Demorrate had ant © ould vontinne to support him, 12) Now be sy fo far ay he hnows,: 7) iteth tserhinination extets, Mz. <1 ‘Kinley continues: af Ho west on ty say that In the etty 2S Norfolk there were about (vents: St «colored men ay rerintered votern. 1th Crapper who was here spoke th ay @ sald that they hid two delegates Met convention. A gentleman T O Max here front the Tenth Dine, bo Mt atethe Ume, watt that at the’ ans Wention weventy-Ave colored men ty ended the mocting. Attention was| 9 called to the fact that in Rleh-[2% Ad the colores man undoubtedis 7% raided the convention sin the Third ‘hos trlet | ; Phese wordy read very auch Ike) Fu se Of the Democrats in the eon-| PFS ed election eanes when they were |tOL Wing that Negroes In the South [10% «allowed ty vate. They know) !4™ Fthey were barred froin voting |* the Neyrows know tt. but when} Y xot to Wishington. they proved [Of | they were granted all of the |t®™ teand privileges of Te white [Es wai den plored waters were allowed to ate [2% the convention tn thin district, | Ps they were axked to retire from |? meeting, Mr. Joseph 1. Brady.) ne father wits beloved by the col-[*t! People and who wan repeatedly |PO* ed to Congress by thelr voten| DO red that the Negroes were not | {TH ed and he represented x white |" » party. s on. George A. Hanson, once af ante WDlican noinines tn this Dixtrict {2 red that Nexroes were not | ve rd exces to push and work | Fes Behind. He wax loudiy ap-[Tea! ted In the other dixtriet cone | fF ! On preside) over or rather dom. | DT d by Postmaster Edgar Altun,| *in4! alored (nen were there ax dele-|94m! and partlclpated in the meeting |! P* Uie organization did not dare] 7 a single colored Republican ax{® UB ate to the state convention at] Pont! nies Nerri n. We 1. McKinley tx caretur| Asoo > Muy" one Wor! In condamnation | thelF lal discrimination inxide tae|4° ™ lican organization and it te] {OR for even A blind maa to seo /ctuse ne condones the action of there|**Y politicians, who are making |4¢9t the effort of Welr liver to corral all of the federal ofces in the South. land. Principles are no longer conuider: cl, It Is a cold, brutal proposition. The Norfolk, Va. Journal and Gulde declares that there are five hundred legal voters tn Norfolk city, It doen not matter if there wore only ten, tae point In ns to whetber a citizen ik to be discrimjnated agalast on ac- rouint of big“race and color Inside of the Republican organisation. Go far an the colored people are ‘oncerzoa the outlook fs gloomy. 3t11, this should not deter leading olored men from contending for holr rights and from making “an te- ue of thie embarrassing question von upon the foor of the National Republican Conveation opine. If the present day bifcan managers do not want us, self-respect, jomands that we should mot want hom. In the life of a'sation great rinelples Tor the timé betas are est side, but the nation of the orgeal ation pays the peaalty ta the long, an and the restoration of thee quifit- tum in the great uaiveres of eth: 8 comes sooker oF inter te the Wie smftture Of those short-seeing states: mien who strayed from tbe paths of truth and justice. = ATTORNEY GKNKRAL @MicKKeR- RHAM'N POSITION. ‘land stops at no Hint, That Jt show jinvaite the precincts of the ‘Rreate organization of jurists in the worl ‘|i but a reactionary confession thi Mg already has a strong hold upo tho courts, If a graduate of Hai vard Valveruity, ox-Aaaisiant Unite Staten District Attorney and at pre: | ent Assistant Attornoy General of th -Untygt States Is to be barred fror - membership in that axvoctation ,o whieb he ts already a member, alm iply on account of hin race and hi color nnd this actlon is to be con jdoned and confrmed by the Execu ‘uve béad of the ‘nation and hie-xe Promentauve, where can we expec the Hue to be drawn? | ‘The Negro-haters, both North ani South are now unusually active a Rainst us. Every movement whlct they succeanfully inaugurate to take away fundamental rights Is followed by another, even more drastic and outragcoux. It shown that history 1s correct in proving that rights re- tained ‘are rights for which we con- tend apd that the agitator bas a moat Smportant place In framing the future policy of the race with which he in identified, There have been Instances, where even colored muon have condoned the puitraKes perpetrated upon the lowly membern of the race, only to con: Font Uhtn wime dark cloud of race refudier when least expected, ‘ The opponents of the colored peo- Je of this country nang the siren ong, alleging (hat thelr only doairo ax to climlnate the viclona, tznoz- At colored people from the elector." te of the Southland. They muceced.’ Jin eliminating not onty this class | f colored Jworle, but well nigh | very other class. With the political | KNX Kone, they next took away po- | Heal oMeew 1 Then they ursed that colored men | + appointed. to otic in Northern | ates and In Washington, and now ! ey are strenuously endeavoring 10 { Ivo them ont of there positions. I fart {x the colored people have * ca made unpopular by. the bitter y maults made upon them by Senator f, usin of South Carolina, Gor. 11 mea. K. Vardatan of Mntesiptt, omar Dixon af everywheré and a) st of other malixnante. fs There hax been much bitterness a- ned by the action of some hotel prictora th refuring admianion to *! Alors anil xatlora, wearing the un- of rm of the army and navy and a ik Paxsed making a crime of auch Mt action, 7 oo What will be done now In the euee thy he Axsintant Attorney General of Catted Stater glen, Willan 1. 3 tes Ate ts aod by the Preal- ‘e tof the United States and Attor- tie Generat George W. Wickersham’ pal INK Words are too plain to Teave te Taom to doubt his earnestaens, | Mr, Lewts could secure contri top n ty a Ualted States Senate com. Ing “I of both Rendtiicans . and ret jocrata, why should he be barred Mo yo membershiy in tie American ha Asnoclation? ithe e whall gote with Interest the! Ad! ome. Te tx plainly evident that {he colored people of the country 20 "a felend at court? and that, tn Ident Taft and Wi advisorw are! en 3ink that even belated funtice JP he colored math ts even now ap-|™) fated by the rank and file of this. bro ly dlapored race of people. . The Iud istration deserves credit for 2 8 onitive atand, Nee 10 elimination ‘of Jude Hook as’ aie ited States Supreme Court pro-\the fon and the notice Riven to the mas ohaters of the American Batis ‘ation that they have carried|” tT Drejudicer too far will tend to (ion puch to relleve a strained attua-|lam which bas for many months (74, 4 the colored voters of tbe coun jam © look with disgust-upon Presl-!bert Taft and his political advisors, {Jack jorney General Wickersham 1s of"! Kh¢ on the race question and ta[ar0 aK with buman rights,.we may! pill conclude that ho has hia “bon-| Bi: p straight.” ¥ ee eee | I8Y : GENERAL MARKETS PHILANULPHIA — FLOUR galet: winter “cleat, $2564.10; city ‘mille, taney, $589 625 on Ke FTOUH qilet: per barrel, $4.78 orteaT firm; No. 2 red, $1.00%@ agoRS stozdy; No. 2 yellow, 74@ Bir arm; No.2 white, Sbe.; lower arades, She 5 TRY: Live steady: ” hens, 15 Fest inti teeta beets . Dressed firm: ‘choice fowle, 16c-; Sregieee 26; tarkere, tae, 3 are ‘quiet: “creamery, fancy: fet: 3 ate Sie ing, ATORS drm: bush. $1.1603.18, Live Stesk Marketa BURG (Uni — oF Pcs So ae me, $126 F786. SHEEP bigher; prime “gs B36; culls and common. $192 56: £709.75; ams, < active: prtene v6.90 sy epee, fogs Torears a8; oem: "foacka, Trouble in . _ @ Church. ‘| 2 HOLDS HIN JOB AS.DRACON FB) ' q_pun oF ukxico court. i" Se Board, Mad Kxpected to Fire Déacos 4." Jordan at B o'clock, but Imjunr {| thom, Lamed is Meaatime, at Made That More | Dangerous. "| For ‘one of thie very few times " recorded when a man: threatened I with. excommunication resorted to - law, Deacon Robert A. Jordan, of 9 the colored Mount Tabor Bantint Chureb, of Meurico, yesterday ap- ;_Dled for and obtained a writ of in- '\Jerietion froin the Henrico county Cir - cult Court to prevent the members Of the deacon'n honrd cuttlig him off, lock, stock, and barrel, from, mem: "bership tm that congregation. 1 Facing the provpect, of efection from the church becatite he had pro duced the books of the deacén'n moet| ing when nubpoenaed by court, Dea- ‘con Jordan leat night turned the ta- bles on hiw brothrou at the last min- Ute, and set at naught the elaborate: Preparations for his szeoraraunleas tion. which had heen arranged to be .OMelally enacted at a church meet. ing at.8 o'clock. : Deacon Jordan. in addition to be- {nx one of the foundore and material contributors towards the building of; the Mount Tabor Baptist Church. Ix superintendent of tho Sunday School} and clerk of the Deacon's Board, Ie} wan In thia lant capacity that he was! onlered by the court to produce the}| hooks of the board In the recent case} of Mores Smith against John Burton, two members of hin church, Ta htm appileation for an Injunce!: tion, the deacon seta forth the fact that aC a meeting of the bonrd before the Smuth-Burton caro was called, 4 waa feared that the church books would be demanded, and a rerolution wan paused forbidding the etork to murrender them to the scrutiny of he Court, As had heen feared. both Whe clerk and the books were wup- pocnned. Threatened ox tke one hand with: ection from the church, and otf the: her with fifection ute the “cooler” he deacon sought Iexal guidance. fe wan informed that n refusal to roduce tho bookK would he regarded ® contempt of court and treated ith the greatest weverlty. aod no, * produced them. A hurried nicot- ne of thie deacon's Koard. to which encan Jordan wax uot Invited, was} nmediately called, the action of the. Fi realeltrant brother hashed over and ke WORM parted around that It wax ine for Deaeon Jordan to te on the Ink. When tt cxnie to the entre of they gy naan that a meeting had -beea net! ty, tant night, at which time the lant tex would be Waid over hin member | gy, 1p in Mount Tebor, he fed with ™ & troubles to Cierx 8. PL Waddllt.; © the Henrico const, got an amduvit | ¥° om the clerk that he womld have! wn gullty of contempt had he res} De mend to produce the nected volumen! hi handed In hte dnjunction appli! cu tion to Judxe Weverly 7. Crump, | aa the Law and Equity Court, who] sitting for Judgo R. Carter Scott, 0” ri the latter's linens, ‘and. ef; th tually bineked the exconminnter-! ter y intention of the dearona for tie! th Me at least, { aor The Injunction holtk good~ until! oo; Feb 7 aand until that ume the: 22! Neone named in the paper are ree i 20" Sined by order of court from par | MO ating Inv either by actual cum-4 knink or inoral nuanton, any! Se vedent that han for. tte aim the 2° Xing of Hrother Robert A Jontan,) Sta ng slerping powders to the medt-| dor: scheduled for last might, wax mat ved on the zealous dencony of, if F unt Tabor Jurt ax they were pre-| A ing to enter Into the preliminary the) berations of the meetiag. For, one Ume being, they were routed,’ fené de from tite Injunction mothod. tent aaeemn ng way In. which Dencon | dan can keep @ strangle hold on! oA ignities ja the Mount Tabor ott veh and even If the court con-| 102 fo extend the time of the in-| Sts “ton, hin rollef nema but fem) te 14 hin tellof, however, that the Fel thing spell ranted “him by aod k¢ Crump will allow him to get can "hold on the confidence of the’ T! regation, whoso metnberahip {x onde c. and perhape put him in a po- fect nto undo the machinations of Cam deacons’ board and defeat by a tox rity of the church vote any ef wait to ount him when tt comes to 8° bein; r down. : { datw he deacona named in tho injunc-' try are W. T. Brockenbrough, Wil- jycty Taliaterro, Major Jeaking. Rich- WO Parker, Thomas Jace, George “YZ wood, Alexander Franklin, Wil- Glies. R. J."Base, Georgo B. Ro-, BRt! on, James Clarke and William’ Col non. : Thig lat comprises pract!- 80 fr all of the imfuentiat members test he board and congregation who into scheming to band the efection Am to Deacon Jordan. * prom order of the court, not one of Unite Starving Persians Eat Each Other. -Btartling allegations of canaibaliam among starving Persians are coptained tm letters from Teheran to the Per siax-American society In Washington. The wher, Dr. Susan 1. Moody, for merty of Chicago, ¢eclares fathers. are eating thelr childre® and children are ‘eating cach other ip sorthwesters: Per sla, In the vicinity of Hamadan, where famine has followed the sacking of twenty-five towne and villages by the rebel troops of Salar ed Dowleh, brous F'0t the deposed ahah. Forty thouremd persons are stare ing, € n declared. The society, has started & relief fond. Firat Ressavelt Delegates. | President Taft asd ‘Taeodore Roose. Volt divided the Rowors in a contest for delegates from’ the Third coe Steesional diefrict of Missoar! at Rx- eeision Springs 1 the mational coa- vention at Chicage. Two Taft dele gutes and two Roosevelt delegutes mere Chosen. 4 — oe oren can move Wes aaa Se Goreng ond V.gerees, j | have ta my peaseustos «.preserip [tion tor nervous debility, lack of via (Or, Weakened manhoo , falling mom ory, and lame Deck, brought om by exocases, .immatera!l Grains, er the tellies of Pade be eared v0 many worn and men right ta thelr own homes—witheat any addi tonal help or medictne—that I thiak every man who wishes to regain bis maaly power and virility, quickly and quietly, ahould have a copy. Bo I have Uctermined to send a copy of th¢ prescription free of sharge, ta a ordinary peated envelope to any who will write me for it. ‘Thie prescription comes from « physician who has madea special atudy of men and I am convigesd li ia the curest-actiag combination for the cure of déelicieat manhood and vigor failure ever put together, ‘J think I owe it to my fellow map to sond them = copy in confidence so that any man anywhere who ls weak and Wlscouraged with ‘repeated fall ares may stop drugging himself witd barmfol patent medicines, secure what I believe te t.e qrickest-acting weatorative, upbulldiag, SPOT-TOUCH ING Remedy ever devised and a ure himeslf at home quietly and uickly, Just drop me a lime like his: DR. A. BE. ROBINBON, - 3895 ack Building, Detroit Mich, and ) rill sead you a copy of this splendid ecipe in a plain ordinary envelope roe of charge. A great many doc” ors wouk! chargo $3.00 to $5.00 fo] rerely writing out a prescription like his—but I send {t entirely free. | REBELS NOW | HOLD JUAREZ Border City Fa'ls With Slight Resistance, U.S, TROOPS WATCH: EVENT 11 Ger Town Decided Not to Make Re | alatance. . Juarez, the Mexican town of posite El Pano, Tex, ts now in possession the Vaguistn rebels | Firing nit one oF two volleys, ani meeting uo rusivtance, except & feu , Scattering clots in reply to thelr fra volley, the rebels marched Into town, ‘eapturiug the ouchine xuny that had fbeen hungat to repel them, took Vohuree of the municipal atices, the Feuntoma houre, the barracks, the Jail faad.nther qurtiie inildings The rebeis made the wpeauit at qo Olcloeh, ewecis the outekitts tren jthe nomttient, aad ring: as ting. ett tered. tring fies aad one eaeuion The few hutdied: met tn daree. as defenders fred bat a few shots from, pointe of Zuutage and Wen were oF dered by thelr ufticern to crane. The Mesienn consul at El Mano, B.C, Flor ontes afterward raid that the oMeers Aeclded not to make a resistance to avoid complteactons with the United Staten, Valted States troopn patrolled the Dorder at Uke tine the” attack was made, appareaty ready to enter Juarer Wf Fl Pan» sould be endangered. An the reels marched {nto Juarez they found all the houses closed. Onis one man, Captain Romero, of the de fenders, was wounded, and he acc! dentally. All night the rebels apent fa camp outside of Juarez after moving around. from the south to the northwest. Ther attacked from tho northwest. par tially using the banks of an Irrigatior ditct for protection. The fire wan 4}: rected no that bullets of the defendery | and avsallunts did not fall on Amer! can soll, = f ‘Tho rebels advanced in considerable onder and appeared to be under per. fect control of thelr officers. Emilte Campa was tn command of tho attach DK patty. The rebels say they will maintain order, and arrangements are seing made to restore communication petween El Pano and Suarez if ‘the Tnited Staten, troopa will permit. Ne cotimg accompanted the taking of the. { tty. ‘The: rehels carried a red flag be exth the Mexican tri-color. Colonel Steever stated that be has o instructions to do other than pro. pst should Mexican bullete.be firac nto American territory. f Americans {n Juarez responde romptly to the warning Issued by the. Inited Staten conaul, Mr. Edwania Bd croxsed the Rio Grande to E | A aso, together with hundreds of Mexi. un non-combatants, Seven armed and mounted Ameri tne, Who, It was alleged hy Mexican cers. were o nthelr yay to Mexicc | ) join’ the rebels, wore arrested nea: | o: @ border line at Fronteras. u A small detachment of Texas mili } fe s guarding the El Paso electric lich! | M ant were dred upot during the night | w: r parting concealed behind box cart] w said to be Mexicabe. Maxim si acers were used on the guns anc] os ore than twenty shots were fired, one| ah Het passing through tbe hat of one| n ‘the auas@imen. foo Kis He Zetire Famity, ‘The dodies of Bamuel J. Fisher, nis wife and two danghters were found in their home In San Franciaco, Cal, each with a bullet fn the bead, : A revolver was found in Fisher's hand. He {s believed to have abot the Others and then Killed himeeif. Mrs, Pieber and the daughters, Rath, seventeen years old, and Aricon, eigt-, teen years eid, were killed im thetr beds. The clothes were ‘afre-whea the room was entered by the pation, No motive. has bees discovered. Quinade ae : Price ‘SS Gumme, Kaseeal ‘cnmapies Sant c= Apetseton. - Quinacomb.. =. * A Comb made. of specially tempered. metal se as te retain the @varee of beat. Used tn qoajune- fon with QUIRADM Sill remote the earl noe cea straighten the hat. Price 60 Conta. Sold By All Druggists. 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A fat rejection of their demands will be the anawer the representatives ef the miners silt got from the an thractte coal operators at thelr com. ference to be held in New York on March 12, This action was decided upon at a conference of the operators which lasted Just oze hour. While the action taken does mot mec. eesarilx preclude further negotiations should the miners subsequently decide upon & modification of thelr demands, it ‘neverthelews tema to heighten the prospect of p strike... The'coaference of the operators was the first to be held since the formal presentation: of the miners demands, last, Week. There were present forty four men representing the Indepea- dente as well ag the large coal com panics. ‘The operators assembled "6 143 Lie wty stroct and It was very clear that Bb unanimity of senument. prevafied wed that the discussion aid wat leet eas. J. 1. Cake, of the Clear Spring Deal company, 2 leading independent, presided. It was decided to appolel J webcommittes 10 meet with the| miners on March 13, thls committee to draw ap the forma) reply of the oper. atora rejecting the miners’ demands. The formal rejection of the demands which the committee 1s instructed ta Dreparo will bo drawn up at a meet ing the committee will hold next Moe- day. {t will take up cach demand aad sive the operators’ reasons for refus fog ft : ‘The action of the coal operators la ents rejecting tho tusery demands at the start fn a departurd from their attitude of three years ago when they entered into negotiations with Preet- dent Mitchell and committees with a counter proposal, : * ‘The most important demands of the miners are the 20 per ceot. wage im crease, an eight-hour day and the col- lection of dues by the operators. President White is im Indiasapotis. The belief was pretty general, bow. ever. ‘that the miners would seek to bring about further conferences. . Not ome of the operators who was seen would discuse the question of coal on hand. ie ‘Ope operator said. that he thought it very likely that there would be @ puspenston of work on March 31, whea the present agreement expirés. The agteersent ends at noon: om that day. One of the best posted men on the peal conditions in'the city said that he expects = strike of-the anthracite miners om April 1. As in the strike of , S68 -bitwminous cos! would .be used Or steam purposes If the small steam Mage of anthracite cannot be obtained. Five Burn to Besth. Five persons were bureed to death Whee 8 hogcting housn at Koppel, mear Beaver, Pa. was deutroyed by « fire. The deed Jnchide the laaglord, he wife and their three children. Twe other children were saved by beard ors. whe throw them from the sscead- stery window: into the arme of por sous ti the street. All the dead are tor shgwere ```markdown ``` WOULD OUST LEWIS A decision by the executive committee of the American Bar Association to oust William H. Lewis, a Negro, and an Assistant Attorney General of the United States, from membership in the bar association, has aroused Attorney General Wickersham to the defense of his assistant. In a spirited letter sent to each of the 4,700 members of the association the Attorney General charges the executive committee with an arrogance of power unwarranted by the body's constitution "in order to gratify a race prejudice entertained by some of its members." The Attorney General points out that Mr. Lewis was elected after he had been regularly nominated and invited to join by the secretary of the association. He directs attention to the fact that the committee which elected Mr. Lewis went out of office and was succeeded by another committee containing two new members. It was the new committee he adds, which took action. ATTACKS THE COMMITTEE. "The object of the association," the Attorney General continues, "is stated in the constitution to be to 'advance the science of jurisprudence, promote the administration of justice,' *" uphold the honor of the profession of the law and encourage cordial intercourse among the members of the American bar." "Any person, fulfilling certain requirements," Mr. Wickersham adds, "is eligible for membership." The action of the executive committee, he declares, hardly can be considered to tend to "uphold the honor of the profession of the law and encourage cordial intercourse among the members of the bar. It certainly does not tend to promote the administration of justice." Mr. Wickernham inclosed with each letter a postal card addressed to George Whitlock, secretary of the American Bar Association, protecting against the committee's action and requesting its revocation. He asked every member disapproving of the course to sign the card. SENDS COPIES OF LETTERS. Copies of correspondence between the Attorney General and Secretary Whitelock also accompanied Mr. Wickewham's letter. On January 24, the Attorney General wrote to Mr. Whitelock: : "I am especially moved to make this protest because Mr. Lewis is an Assistant Attorney General of the United States, holding, as I do, the commission of the President of the United States, issued to him by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. It may be that some of the members of the association prefer not to have a colored man as a fellow member. But the constitution of the association makes no such discrimination." Mr. Whitelock replied that none other than a member of the white race ever had been elected to membership in the association, and added that as the committee had elected Mr. Lewis in the belief that he was of the white race, it was felt it could not do less than record its own action inadvertently taken. The committee had not decided, Mr. White lock added, that a Negro was ineligible for membership. The Attorney General replied that "in the face of such outragous action," he would appeal to the members. APPOINTED LAST YEAR Mr. Lewis was appointed by President Taft last year. He has been his charge of Indian depreciation claims in the Department of Justice. Frequently he has been a White House caller and in attendance at the White House receptions. Mr. Lewis was elected to the bar association a year ago, but the executive committee of the association, when it met here January 4, passed a resolution reminding he election. The bar association membership has been in turnwell ever since the election of Mr. Lewis, but the facts have just come to light through the fight the Attorney General has undertaken on behalf of his assistant. Mr. Lewis was elected at a meeting of the executive committee between the annual meetings of 1910 and 1911, the election having been a persecutory matter, on Mr. Lewis was indicted by a majority of the local council of Massachusetts. It is said his application did not state that he was an Assistant Attorney General. His color was not the subject of inquiry. The membership committee was preparing to issue its year book for 1911-1912 when a member of the committee sought information as to the identity of "W. H. Lewis, of Boston," a new member. When it developed that Mr. Lewis was the Negro Assistant Attorney General, a storm of protest was heard, and the year book was held up. The case was referred to the executive committee, which adopted a resolution at its January meeting reascending the vote by which Mr. Lewis had been elected. RUMORS WERE DENIED. At the time of the meeting here it was rumored that some such action was to be taken, but members of the committee denied it. Assistant Attorney General Lewis was questioned at the same time, but he claimed having any knowledge of an attempt to oust him. It is understood that the case has been referred to the general council of the association, which will meet in Milwaukee next August. This council is made up of one member from each State. Mr. Lewis placed his case in the hands of Mr. Wickersham. Members seeking to bar Mr. Lewis from membership claim the association is social in character and some have gone so far as to declare they will resign if Negroes are admitted. QUIET AS TO PROPRIETY. E. H. Thomas, president of the District Bar Association, declared that he would not comment on the propriety of the procedure of either the executive committee of the American Bar Association or that of the Attorney General. "As a club," he said. "I suppose the association has a perfect right to regulate its internal affairs, and so long as it proceeds under the rules of the association no court would interfere. It has been intimated, however, by the courts that if a club violates its rules or acts arbitrarily there is ground for court interference. "I assume that the Attorney General, in directing his appeal to the individual members, recognized this fact," and is endeavoring to have the membership overrule the finding of the executive committee should that body determine to recind the election of Mr. Lewis." Mr. Lewis said last night that he did not feel he was in a position to make any statement or comment, since he had placed his case in the hands of Attorney General Wicker-aham. He said he thought he would not be showing the Attorney General the proper consideration to talk without first conferring with him. FIRE IN EASTON DOES DAMAGE OF $175,000 Business Section of Town Swept by Flames. The Pomfret building in Easton, Pa., in which were located stores, the Western Union Telegraph office, lawyers' offices the office of the United States internal revenue collector, secret societies, a moving picture show and the room in which the Christian Scientists worshipped, was completely destroyed by fire. The Knight building adjoining was damaged and the Masonic Temple on the top floor was gutted. The total loss will reach about $175,000, nearly covered by insurance. Ald was summoned from Phillipsburg, across the river. The fire is believed to have started in the rear of a moving picture house, and must have been burning for some time before it was discovered. The principal losses are divided among the Pomfret Realty company, $40,000; Snider Boot and Shoe company, $75,000; lodges, $6,000; Knecht estate, $20,000; Western Union Telegraph company, $10,000; lawyers, $10,000; Charles Bercaw, wholesale liquors, $2,000; Magee Brothers, wholesale grocers, $3,000. TO EXECUTE A WOMAN Mrs. Lena Cueumau Sentenced to Death In Electric Chair For the first time in Massachusetts criminal procedure a woman, Mrs. Lena Cusumano, was sentenced in Plymouth to death in the electric chair. Enrico Mascolo; whose name has been anglicized into "Harry Marshall," and who was convicted jointly with Mrs. Cusumano for the murder of the woman's husband, in September, 1910, also was sentenced to death. Both sentences are to be carried out in the state prison at Charlestown during the week beginning June 2 next. Two Man of Warman Brewed Two man-of-warmen Drowned. During a storm March 2 in the South Pacific, Lewis K. Winters, of Wellingboro, Pa., and Joseph Pasternak, of New York city, sailors on the United States ship Woupatuck, were washed overboard and drowned, according to a cablegram received at the navy department from the Phillipines. The bodies were not recovered. Faked Suicide: Was Caught? George Wilson, who, it was alleged, committed suicide by jumping off the New street bridge at South Bethlehem, was arrested in Norristown, Pa., charged with jumping a board bill and taken back to Bethlehem. He admitted that he tried to fool the authorities. His hat was found on the bridge. Instant Grandmother of Roseveer Dixon, Martha Douglas Robinson, the four-week-old daughter of Assemblyman Theodore Douglas Robinson, nephew of Colonel Roseveer, died in Albany, N. Y., from whipping cough. He Kills 29 With Ax. No Clew to Murderer Who Wipes Out Seven Families. Beaumont, Texas, Feb. 24.—The brutal murder of four Negroes—a mother, her son and three daughters—in this city on Monday night is the seventh of a series of similar crimes which have been committed in the territory between Crowley, La. and Beaumont within the last few months. The similarity of the elemental circumstances leaves no doubt that, all the murders were committed by the same person and that there is some eccentric motive for the crimes. A total of 29 Negroes have been killed in seven families in identically the same manner, with the same instrument, and with the same absence of a material motive. The fright which has overtaken the Negroes in the Louisiana towns following the killings there has been accentuated here, and the killing here has again stirred all southwest Louisiana with mystery and fear of the return of the fend who wields an ax with a viciousness no less horrible than it is unspected and unwarranted. "Many Negroes filed past the four dead Negroes trying in the morgue today and sent fervent supplications to heaven to be spared a visitation of this awful vengeance upon themselves. Many of them moaned that the Lord had deserted them, and some of them were heard to murmur that as curse had fallen upon the place. VICTIMS OF LATEST TRAGEDY. The victims of Monday night's tragedy are: Hatte Dove, age 30 years, mother, Ernest Dove, age about 14 years, son, Ethel Dove, age about 16 years, daughter, Jessie Quirk, age about 18 years, daughter. The murdered family lived at 1425 Cable street. In the north end of the city, the house being about one block west of Magnolia Avenue and to the rear of the Magnolia Avenue Baptist Church. The girl, Jessie Quirk was married, but was separated from her husband, and the mother was also separated from her husband. The family was seen to be aslir in the house about 9:30 o'clock last night. This morning shortly before 7 o'clock a neighbor came to the house and discovered the havoc which had been wrought. The mother and her son occupied a bed in the front room, and the two girls slept together in a rear and adjoining room. All the bodies were in the beds, attired in night clothes, and evidences about the room indicated that they had been killed while they slept. FEARFUL BLOWS DELIVERED The mother's head was smashed in the back, but all the others received the vicious blows from the ax in the front, either just above the forehead or on the temple, according to the position in which the victim lay. The blade of the ax was used on the boy, grasping into the top of his head near the front and just about the hair line on the forehead. The butt end of the ax was used on the others and the blows were so hard that the entire skull was crushed and the brains forced out through the numerous fractures. The ax with which the crime was committed was left in the room. Near it was a cloth upon which the murderer had wiped his bloody hands. The ax was found to be the property of a Negro who lived about two blocks from the scene of the murder. It had been taken from the yard and another ax was left in its stead. The owner of the second ax has not been traced. This rather unusual feature is interesting the officers, and efforts are being made to locate the owner of the ax which was left in the yard from which the ax which did the murder was taken. The scene in the rooms this morning was slickening. The murder had evidently been committed several hours previous to discovery, and probably along about midnight. There is a dent on the wall near the bed, which appears to have been made by a missed blow of the ax. ABSENCE OF A CLEW. Every officer in Beaumont and others with a talent for detective work are enlisted in the search for some claw to the person who committed the crime. The ax is practically the only claw of a definite nature, and this is being pursued with extra diligence by the best men in the police department. The family history is being traced very carefully and every circumstance in connection with the family is being investigated. A Negro who boarded with the family and worked at night at the Column factory was arrested this morning, but he established a satisfactory alibi, and was released. The Love family moved here from San Augustine county about a year ago, and the members were not very widely known. A purse containing a few dollars was found in the room occupied by the girls and this and other circumstances indicate clearly that burglary was not the motive. In fact, the officers have not yet hit upon a single incident which points to a motive. SERIES OF SEVEN CRIMES The first murder of this kind was committed, about three months ago, when a Negro woman and her four children were killed in the light in their beds, and with an ax is identically the same manner as last night's crime. No motive was found in that instance, and while in a few Negroes were arrested, nothing was ever learned which throw the least light on the matter. The second murder was committed at Lafayette a few days afterward. Four Negroes were killed there with THE BROOKWOOD FLAGSHIP: BROOKWOOD, VIRGINIA an ax in the nighttime and in the same manner as at Rayno. The same lack of motive and the same failure to connect anybody with the crime resulted. Crowley came next, when a father mother, and one child were killed. Again there were just the same circumstances. The victims were beaten to death with an ax in the night time and the crime was not discovered until next morning. From Crowley the flend went back to Lafayette and again killed four Negroes in precisely the same manner. He then retracted his steps to Crowley where on January 18 he killed a Negro woman and her two daughters and a son, aged 9, 5 and 7 years. Not a detail of this crime varied from the others in the main particulars. Lake Charles on January 21 was the scene of the next crime, when an old Negro, his wife, and three children were murdered in their beds with an ax in the nighttime and the crime was discovered the following morning. Many arrests were made in the Lake Charles case. In fact, following each crime there were numerous arrests made on more supliction, but no one has ever been brought directly to account for the crimes. MAY BE RELIGIOUS FANATIC. The general opinion prevails that the murder flend is a religious fanatic. The absence of motive, the fact that the victims are all Negroes that they are of lowly class even for Negroes, that they are not well known in their communities, that they are not connected with any political faction, or concerned in any local dispute, that the flend has invariably picked a family with children, and that he evidently prefers family of only women and children are elements common to all the murders. He never leaves any trace behind, is exceptionally vicious in dealing out punishment far in excess of the need to cause death, and always uses an ax which he invariably leaves behind. MAHA VAJIRAVUDH. Young King of Slam Who Faces an Uprising. UPRISING PLANNED IN SIAM Conspiracy to Form a Republic Has Been Unearthed. A serious revolutionary conspiracy in favor of a republic in Siem has been uncarted in Bancok. Many army officers and prominent civilians have been arrested. Documents solved show that the plot was formidable, both navy and army being implicated. DAUGHTER DIES; TO SUE TOWN Parent of Typhoid Victim to Ask $50,000 Damages. Dr. John A Beck, who is the city physician and also president of the board of education in Gloucester City, N. J., has announced that he intends to bring suit against the city for $50,000 for the death of his twelve-year-old daughter, Caroline, whose death, the doctor said, resulted from the condition of the city water at the time. Dr. Beck contends that the girl was stricken with typhoid fever contracted from the water which is taken from Newtown creek. Although Dr. Beck claims the city is responsible, there are many of the city officials who differ with him, not only as to the responsibility of the city, but as to the pollution of the stream, which they say has been used for the past quarter of a century, more or less, as the source for the city water supply. Chaisefour sent to Jail For Sixty Days. William McCannay, until recently a chauffeur, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty in court in Norristown, Pa., of operating a motor car without the consent of the owner, and was sentenced to sixty days in the county prison. NORHO EXPOSITION BILL APPROVED. Semi-Centennial of Negro's Freedom to Be Observed—Prominent Negro Educators Headed by Dr. R. B. Wright of the Georgia State College Appear Before Senate Committee and Tell Why Negro Should Have Exposition—Committee on Industrial Exposition Impressed With Negro Delegation—Negro Delegation Makes Strong Addressen. (Allen's National News Bureau.) The bill providing for the celebration of the Semi-Centennial anniver- mary of the Negro's freedom has been approved and from all probability the Negro will have an Exposition on which the progress of the race will be told in various exhibits that will be a feature of the Exposition. The number of the bill was 180 and the Committee on Industrial Exposition has recommended the passage of the bill, and that the proper appropriation be granted necessary to make the occasion a success. A portion of the bill reads as follows: "That whenever the President of the United States shall be satisfied that the Semi-Centennial American Exposition, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Georgia has made provision for an Exposition to be held during the year nineteen hundred and thirteen to illustrate the history, progress and present condition of the race, and to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the proclamation of emancipation by President Lincoln on the first day of January, eighteen hundred and sixty three, and that the salt corporation had raised and secured money or property to the amount of not less than fifty thousand dollars, for the purpose of such exposition the President is authorized and respectfully requested to make proclamation of the time and place and purpose of such Exposition, and celebration, and of such other information in relation thereto as he may deem expedient." The Exposition Company of which Major Wright is the President met all of the requirements of the Industrial Committee and the only thing that remains to be done is the setting upon the place where the Exposition is to be held. Dr. Wright and a prominent delegation of Negro educators met the Industrial Committee in the Senatorial rooms February 2nd and discussed before the Committee the value of such an Exposition and what it would mean toward stimulation of further progress in the race as well as showing the tremendous progress the race has made since being granted its freedom fifty years ago. The colored delegation in reviewing the progress of the race made a deep impression on the Committee and the Senators expressed themselves as being pleased with what they heard. Senator Root, Chairman of the Committee conducted the proceedings. The following Senators were present and manifested the greatest interest in the proceedings. Senators Jones, Crane, Stephenson, Gronna, Works and Senator Bradley of Kentucky. Among the prominent colored delegates to appear before the Committee and argue for the Exposition were besides Dr. Wright, Dr. W. E. R. DuBois, Rev. I. N. Ross, pastor of the Metropolitan Church of Washington and Dr. R. R. Wright, Jr. of Philadelphia and son of Dr. Wright of the Georgia State College. President Wright of the Georgia State College and of the Exposition Company, after telling of the success of the Colored State Fair of Georgia closed his remarks by saying: "We simply come to ask that you take this matter under consideration and help us to get before the country, and help us to show that we are striving our best to develop the resources of this country; and help us to get the good will of this, all the people of this country." Dr. Wright was followed by his son, Dr. Wright of Philadelphia. The brilliant young scholar and Sociologist was at his beat. He told of the marvelous progress of the Negro and vast contribution to the present day civilization. His address was replete with interesting statistic. When Senator Bradley asked Mr. Wright had the Negro held his own in the mechanic arts, Mr. Wright aid: "In mechanic art the Negro has held his own." Dr. DuBois of New York, the noted Negro scholar was, the next speaker. Dr. DuBois urged that there be an African exhibit to illustrate concrete and spiritual things. The last speaker for the Negro delegation was Rev. Ross, pastor of the Metropolitan A. M. E. Church of Washington. Rev. Ross told of the progress of the race along spiritual lines. At the conclusion of the addresses of the delegates the Senate Committee expressed themselves as being pleased with the pointed remarks of these worthy representatives of the race. The announcement some years ago of the intention to fittingly, observe the fifteenth anniversary of the Negro's emancipation by an exposition created a great stir throughout the country. The Exposition movement is one of the most notable race movements of the century and will do much towards creating favorable sentiment for the Negro. Major Wright the promoter of the movement is one of the most prominent men of the Negro race and is identified with many race movements. CLEVELAND G. ALLEN, Correspondent. 1912 MARCH 1912 J M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 30 PROPERTY LOSS $15,000,000 Minister Calhoun Ordered, to Protect Americans in Danger Zone at Any Cost. Yuan Shi Kat stated in Pekin that five thousand persons were killed in that city since the outbreak of the mutiny. The property loss amounts up to more than $15,000,000. Rushing Foreign Troops to Scene. Attend a four days reign of terror in China, marked by indiscriminate murder, booting, arson and general destruction of property under the Manchu soldiers, a calm developed, according to dispatches received in Washington. Minister Calhoun, of Pelik, was instructed to keep the closest possible watch on the situation, to give every protection possible to Americans in the danger zone, which has been spreading in the last few days, and to call directly upon General Bell, at Manila, and upon Admiral Murdock, at Shanghai, for any number of reinforcements that an emergency may seem to require. Admiral Murdock, commanding the American Ascetic squadron at Shanghai, noted the navy department that he is supporting additional marines trained in warships on the collier Abatoneau at Trenton. The cruiser Cincinnati will accompany the collier. At the present time there are approximately 100 foreign soldiers in the trouble zone, including the regular location guard. Minister Calhoun, in one of his dispatches, teaches that although the riot started at Pelikin last Thursday, no attempt was made until Sunday to suppress them. Mr. Calhoun states that a number of bullets and one shell fell in the American legation compound, though the shell did not explode. While this we not an apparent intentional attack the American property, the militia has demanded an apology of the Pak authorities. On the whole conditions are most pittable, Mr. Calhoun states. Many coolies and boys, who had picked up articles discarded by the soldiers, have been summarily executed, while the soldiers themselves so far have escaped. Sunday night, however, the authorities managed to confine the soldiers to their barracks, while the police preserved order, such as it was. Last Friday the mutineers seized three trains and went to Tao-Ping-Fu, where there was an uprising, and at Feng-Tai and Tientsin, where there was much burning, plundering and killing. Mr Cahoun states that the situation at Tientsin is very grave, the losses by fire being enormous and over one million traps have been taken from the government mint. The Chinese authorities have appealed to the foreign consuls to asume control of the city with the foreign military forces, and this will be done if found necessary upon a further consultation of the foreign ministers. The mutineers attempted to hold up a train carrying American troops from Tientsin to Peking, but were fought off by the American and British railway guards. A machine gun on a flat car in front of the engine proved effective. --- "Shipping Trust" Probe Ordered. The house unanimously adopted a resolution calling for an investigation of the alleged "shipping trust" by the committee on merchant marine and fisheries. Slay 36 In Mexican Jail Thirty-six lives paid the penalty of a revolt in the penitentiary at Monterey, Mexico, according to incoming passengers at El Paso, Tex. These passengers said six of the prisoners were killed during the outbreak and twenty-five others, regarded as ringleaders, were executed. There were about 2000 prisoners in the institution. Reports said the warden of the penitentiary was among the slain. The passengers were unable to describe in what manner the remaining five victims were killed, but it is assumed they were among the number slain in the first rush of revolting prisoners. Vaccinated From Sinters Miss Ella McFheale, of Altoona, Pa., is just recovering from a double illness, one-half of which was contracted in a peculiar manner. While dressing the arms of two of her sisters, who had been vaccinated, she vaccinated herself involuntarily, through a cut on the end of one of her fingers. Her vaccination "took" all right. Meantime she contracted diphtheria, but anti-toxin brought her around. Clown Quits to: Be a Breacher Clown Quits to Be a Preacher. 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Col, Roosevelt announcement IMAL ae Wi accept the: Repablican nomination for President came Ws 3 Pelle ta tense sttuation in (he Re iethliesn Party. Even though his de cikion wan Hlainly fotecisted tn hts Colamis speech ail the skatersen that This hat wae in the tins, there Mere many Republicans in an anxious frame of mind to whom nothing would act ae x Kedative save the ungualiged atatemeot of the former President that he weuld enter the 1Ae9. Col Roofevelt dnt not_ make the best President the country ever hed but bik adiminixtrations certainly commanded the respect of he Amer an people. There wax nothing vac rating about tim or any of his oMeclal ectx. He may prove to be ihe aaviour of. the Republican Party which le not only rapidly loin {ts etip upon the country. but whleh ap: pears to have departed from the prin ples of the fathers” i “Tat or Tmmenes? Cia isnare, Muryund, \froe Asie teat Leder. Te really doe look Ihe President ‘Patt should have a second term. and in. all probability he would. have bai for hia peraiatent monkesing. with the “noihh mouth” where he hay but little ehance of Retting votes to vert him back again. Tie South fy nti untegenerated “and will be for the text Mfty years IC ts Yoo larsels Fompoxni of Houronx ‘who never Iearn ansthing hor eer foriet any: shine Evidently Teddy hase heard setae one calling bhi er jin astite a pole TWelan ax he te hover ta the work Soult have shied his easter Inte Che fing. Mut torn to aunder a te the Republican party of toduy. it lonks meat Imposerttie for any vagdidate fo Mid, gin adler There sare petite Dana mapped ent ty pet the rival fretions tonnther the party te ridin to a fall, and neither Roosevelt. nor Taft ean safely Lint Inthe Waite Howse, oy TE be well ty take the bal tye the horns and look at thing fist ar Hey are, We site no peseiiidst. Wont conditions In the party to lay miter tot wall for its Guttite anecess Maryland may he overwhelminsiy ‘or Taf, but it dows not Appear on “he siFface onto vat. thie offer holders, “Tt Im natural that they Shauht shot forthe man is. power Tati is Safer, WStumnton, Va Reporter.) Col Roarevett hans at Tat boon evoked onto and has declarant hituselt (candidate for the presidentint nam ‘gation. The "announcement will aoubtlone cater rome analety. es: pectally aman ‘the soft holder show staten have declared tor Pies sent Talt for Te-neniuation While neither of the distinguished reatlemen measure up to our idea of Republican, we think that the Husiness Intercets would feel safer under Preshlent Taft than under the Colonel | ———_»—_—_ WIN Kesnit in Nomination. (Seattle, Wash. epabtican.+ Hie Coosevelt) views on the Reeat questions of the day ate dl- ametrically opporeit to those held by Meanidont Taft and xo to the neat national convention stronger than any of the other candidates, which Set it looks very much like that, Totdy will, dospite the fret the wup- port of Roosevelt ie being fostered Uy actot of hero worshinpers, wooner or tater will reault in bis nomina- | ten and bik nomination wil Bee ual to an election age | : , Bitterty Against Taft. ~ I; (Columbia, S. C. Tight.) The big politiclans met in this city ‘Tuesday behind closed doors. It te antd -they mapped out a slate for the Natfonal Convention—to say who whould Ko. They were a reprexonta- tivo of Negroes and white mon, We hope they will accede to the roqueat of the people to vend an uninstructed delegation to Chicago. The Negro that would endorso Preeideat Taft's administration, \ra- Inn he {6 an oMcehol4or, in olther uribed or a'knave. All right for, tho white men, because -their Interodt, In safe in Mr. Taft's bands, but not no with Ube ‘colored man. ‘The Nogrora should bolt the conven tion ff a Taft Indorsement is souRbt No be bribed down their throats amd: send up an uninstructed dele- ration. ‘There ia rauch moro at stake in the party for the Nextoce and ‘all true citizens, than -bribe money and Ilttle offce.” The “open door,” a chance under tho law fr all the money Negro wants, - : ———7 ——— > A Colossal Binnder. (CHarrtoberg, Pa. Advocate-Verdict.) Rovesvelt could make bis way back to-the White Howss at whatever the cost—at the sacrifies of personal frieadeblp or the principles of the | party that he represents. No longer. han be aay regard for his’ pledges, | or the dogmas of bie former teach-! tugs if tie perssna! ambitions can be untiGed. wor would be care for : the onfety of hie party if say attempt cheuld be mage to check his persoaai|! JkratiMeation. Ii bold stand with troacheroun and. deceiving inotives Sit terminate. ik political ‘ite. an dn of the most ealonsal blunders Of tht tine me ps Weheswet THINK HE Coe WERE, (Charlotte, N.C. Star of Zion.) With thr “apnouncenient by Col Hoavevelt Chat he be ont for the Re publican nomination until the votes are counted at Chicako the political Maters begin to mevthe, — President Taft who Ix very nnatoun to recelye the honor the second time knows that from now on he will have a deaperate tent for If Mr. Roosevelt enters the race he means to make a sitong fight to win, Doubtless the ex-Prentdent Is pers sonally the most popular man in A- meric, but whether or not the time honored precedent of two terma only Will be broken for him remain to. be keen. We hardly think so, Pertatily tke Democratic Party ts pleased. since the Taft Roorevelt eam ign wilt probably engender bitter rife dn the G. 0.1. amt ie the tole owers of Jeflerron and Jackxon will uty name a safe and setind eandl- kite they will have a flae chance to sn Fron how an there will be no mo Way tn pelities, 7 t SUp a Tree 1 tttewedaid, 0, Gagute.t WH Mooweeld atid afte Kets twat eandi ten ens nive sides ea the C bomorratte andidates an the other Bie Altes Umwrivan he “botnet the thesia the dingy flaw sia Inte ia | 9 — ; . Wa Prenture Crastishing, | Ure stenen, IT, tndepwintent + Mr. Teo stt te mutated taall srean thee thin farts, tin une fortunate for Miz Meewient Taft thet Mr, Heoseveie allowed bts hate to de nied, | Where will Friend Rooker (7. Wesitnaton nian, nnd tihier veh “men te Senator Lodne cad others? Theee wit et magne rustle on the part of same of ete chaetpatss tees hail prasrovalves eg ‘The Way 1 Lane, tNewpart News, Va. Stage att Tivoke Noey anit te te that | Me. Kaoaevelt frets and believer that hein haully wanted by the pease aed HC west at siehrice se Mt the dowst to ewe lth wt Tamim wd brant Ceket agaiont Oe eld Thi expression of ‘state primary fneatin “hat Wer fowls That wath teas ord elon! the atelnates ta the 4 National Repubitean Comsention by Vyrimary wate It nat what Teans to Roosevelt, J Are Yora Amsterdam News.) Ina coming tantte, after the KOK ef furore and the ftnt clash of bath bax somemhat cleared, we unall dea frankly and freely with the candi dacy_ of Theotore Roonevelt. today a ever the idol of the inanses 0! colored eitizenn ius he tn of the masa er of whifte eltizens of the countes We nhall deat frankly with the “third term” argument, with als platform. enunciated at Columbus, of a modt fied referendum, Initiative and Fecal! It fy pertinent now to say that Mr. Roonevelt bax diluted each of thous in his advorsey until the noclallattc features so. Renerally feared have heen quite dinioclathd from. then, Hie would preserve intact and Ine violate the American inetitutions a5 founded by the fathers, ma guaran. teed and protected by the Conatitu. Hon. But Theodore Rooxevelt would Adapt them and would shapa teem 1 modern conditions. He would nave America from plu-' foeracy, the domination: of | Wall Street on ‘tho one aide. from, mobac, racy, the anarchy und oppresaion of aber untoniam on tho other. He would place, whether wecurely or in- ccurely tk at question, the ultimate ‘onulta én the hands of thesAmert. an peome. Mr. Roosovelt with Lin oln, believes fith suprome confl- lence that the Inne may xafoly, aa t eventually munt anyway, be loft 0 the millfons of sovereign Ameri- an citizens. The great omancina- oF xald: “Tho people wobble, but hey: generally wobblo right.” The question of Theodoro Roose. | olt's candidacy for tho Republican | omination, 20 far as It affects col- rod cfticons, tn"in the list analysis, ° ne queation as. to whether condi: | jens domand his immediate return | > power, a8 to whether a second. rm of Prosidedt Taft ahould not be raferred to the so-called third term: f (the atreauous statesman who is | ved by all the Seople for his past ods, aa their bulwark against ! rong and their champion for right, : | WU Not Be ‘a Strong Onndidate, Gauisville, Ky. American Baptist.) Mr, Roosevelt we predict wilt not be as strong = candidate as some people think, as he ls mot only toe radical for the old Himers bat for the insurgents a2 well. Thoee who have beea hoping for a split fn the party had just as woll abandon that nope Mewagee ith the, sow lies: ments made necessary by 3 changed condition, will make the leewe clearly a party ieeve with: waited party after the comreation to bring vic- tory to the (ickel moslaated. n| Want No More of Hoosevelt. $ ° m (PofiadeIphia, Pa, Northern Planet!) ft will be a dangerous precedent for tho delegates at the next Tepub- Ian Naional Convention to nomt unte Theddore Roosevelt for Pros!- dent of these United States. Wo cxn- uot afford with a Democratic major- ity In the. house of Congress to Fun any risk of electing a Demoerntic Vrenldent, whieh will cortainiy be the "cane If {tte attempted to folnt Theo- dore Rooxevelt upon us agata, The seven Governors who have asked Mr, Rooavelt to become a candidate ought to romomber that not even they aro cock-aure that they can de- Iver the delegates at the Convention, We want no more of Roorevelt. —_»__ ! 1 Wants Roosevelt for Presitent. (Birniingham, Ata, Reporter.) "We have watched the nigna of the Uimen with n partleular Interest In! what witl become of the Roosevelt boom vs. Taft and omMemholders, We wee thin In the situation: Roonevelt | te the man for Prexident of there ‘ United Staten amd in our opinion the | only tan who can be elected vafely | without Kerlons trouble. He la the man the jwople want and the atrons vat ian for the colored man, alnce the das« of Abraham Lincoln. Ho } i un executive “Ah an opjaton of hes own and one that Is acchpted hy * the ywople who ite to elect a pres: ® torn ai | Mas “Lytieched Himself, | sVonners, N.Y. New Cltizen.) Ft wilt necopt the nomination. to President. If It if tendurod to tie, saya Col. Roonevelt. The majority of the people hardly wzpected that the Colouel would. retuse, but few ee pected he would cut np wlkthe other potttical jartien ar Inn deadl of allve to mike a plattarin to stand on. If Its nee At Columbus last werk tn tho chiy latform upon which he wilt run. then Iie wirty ie truly tna, bad way To write a platform part Son clalist. Populist, “Democratic | ind Rooseveitian, would te wholly silts, and wreck the party. ~The Colonels extenme radteatisin law already started. the prope. ts roneider more carefully the, merits {the conservative, and {ttn a ques Hon now. whether a tadleal of elther patty wilt fu! accontalile to the woe ple.” There I hurdly aay doubt es hat the Catone has “lynched” hime If, acd “aot up" la purty, ee ‘ Tenth Vakiowecee sine } | EWaraner, Okla, American.) Judbting fro the Intiinalions of kis Columbus, O. mpeceh and lin dt feet anmouncement “of hin candidacy for Present of the United Staten we are forced to belleve that Theo lore Roosevelt by a mun totally an. retlable and the teuth In unknown to Hin. Up to this “moment, Tate har there thea 44 delegates to the Chie caxo National Convention. instructed for bim. and from , prewent tillers tious Taft will be the nonitnes af the Republican party. WHE Not Te ‘Tendered Him. (Seats, Poxas, Christan Recorder.) Ex President Roosevelt: will accept the presidential nomination if {tbe tendered him, but we aro of the opinion that ff will not he tettered him : —— >» ——__ ee | {Mound Nayou Adminiatrator.) | The ant-Taft aéatiment secre, to be growing in the country In Ail are sons, and tho opinion is exproaned jon all widen that. If homtated, he wil be ‘overwhelmingly defeated, |, SSesat "Te item -oopcode the fact that he han Deen «disap Pointment as president: that he har Incked that poaltivenesa 20 neceasuey fn an oxecutive: that he te responsi ble for an upward rather then for & downward reduction of the tarift and 18. therefore reaponsible In-a Rreat degree for the high cont of living. The colored Republicans claim that ho has ralsed the “color line” in national polit'ce by refusing to appoint worthy Intelligent tax- paying colored men to positions in the South because of trivial objec: tons on the-part of white men who are eager to hold all the Federal Do ions both in State and Nation, and hence they have Kittle care for hia renomination and re-election. ‘Op the other hand Col. Roosevelt, though more of a favorite among hem, bécause ihey regard him of irmer fiber who has the courage of 1a convictions, yet they feel that the ‘rough rider” will be handicapped y the cry of a third term, and that aving served for seven Years, the copie evay be cmilling to have bias erve four years louger- But, {a any event, the South wilt ve aeither Mr. Taft ser Col. Rocee- lt mnie electoral vote next Mo- | ember, and in oer Jodgment. it rould be the height of folly for the | onthera Gelerates to ferve an: ob | ctlonsl nominee upoa the North, aed. Weet trom - whence otee must come to elect any Repub. | oF Romines,_ +) a Our Jedgient, 1 weal be good outhers States te 99 te the Chicags savention unpledeed ta advance to , DY candidate, as¢ after the Bem curetul dasberatca . support that candidate that thy other ucctions are ) willing to nominato aud elect whoth-. Cit be Preaident Taft, Colonel Toose- - vel or a “dark horse.” | , a ———_.. - Color Folks for Roonevelt. | (Little Rock, Ark. Mosate’ Guide.) Quite a numberof Nexroes in the city are organizing Moorerelt clubs fn the elty for the purpose of pro- moting tho Roosovelt boon: in, this State, We bave absolutely no ob- | Jectious to the Negroes organizing Roosevelt. Tate or any other kind of clubs, but we feel that=there are | things of a great teal more import. | Anco to the Negroce of Arkansas than | evon whether « Republican or Demo= | erat wiN be our next president. : ——»-—___ 1 2 : Hoosevelt Revolutionary. i (Denver; Col, Statonman.) t Tho Ohio’ xpeech of Theodore # Rooncrelt is moro of revolution than ! of reform. He hax left bobind tho © weuul principlen of tho Republtean party.and bas gone beyond Bryan in | “prorennlve™™ ideas, b eee ae as g " What of the future under I Roosevelt’ when “thin hate will re dlenifled aiid teralized by popular rote on the decisions of courte, and not contrary to law ay ft now In? |” Vnwhe tp Change Leaders Now. .: sew (Denver, Col, The Colorado Stater- ls man.) * The Republican State Central Com inittee did x vers wee thing in en- Vorsing President Taft for renomina. tion. The party machinery would be in a very demeralred condition ff tt Ginplaged a Jack of confidence in an sdmintstration which hax brought no (ishonor upon the warty, however meh aRKators and Gver-progrosnives tay clamor for the reallzation of brinctples which have never yot been Incorporated Into a national Repub- Henn platform. unit which, therefore. are ati) In the debatable stage, Republican orguntzations. of any rhuracter have no reason upon which they can dewert a Pronident who has “0 thoroughly fulflied “party plat- forin promis ax has Prosident Tatt | IC should ba loft catirels to the | jational convention to decide the ne- eaity OF the expediency for a hanke of leaters, and the Aght for leiexaten ahould not be prejudiced ya disloyalty whieh would amount 0 8 yonfeaston of party fallure. aes | Feapte With Hoosevelt. | {Dutham, N. ©. Reformer.) Roomvel haw at lant broken al lenee. It words to the effect. that he would accept the nomination If tendered by the Republican Natlonal Convention wore xelzed upon by the bublic prese and sent around” the World a few days ago. The return of Roosevelt to active political Iite { marked by au unmistakable note of populag approval. One prominent in the life of the Clty ave 1 will he the battle af the century between Taft and Roosevelt betore the next convention. ‘Taft will be In poneosaion of the machine and Roosevelt will be the fepresen- tative of the people. One thing tn certain and that t* that atl other randidates may ba expected to eut hist Aa stiall figure. | Not for Roosevelt. } (Indianapolis, Ind. Freoman.) Mr. Roonewelt han WON Rreat pop larity, not mo much because of hi Renlun ag an executive, but becatn of hin personality. He has throw himaelt in the govovos at times wie what tn somotienes called 0 affective ly the common people: he-has boot a soldier, a huntor, inclined to onjoy the Sporting side of life, with horses and hounds the accompaniments of the buglo blast. “The masser are similarly inctined, at loart at times. Thoy take on the holiday feeling when nothing {¢ con- sulted except the moment's caprice. It accounte for much of the Roose- Yelt enthusiasm among many who care nothing for the recall, the ini- tlative or the referendum. They havo no concern for woverning fan- damoptals, seelag what they soe, car- (4m-naught for what they do nat see, We do not see this as viciousness or milixnancy, bot passion for idols to the nexiect of ideals. Happily, thore-are sturdy. steady millions, while no lows enthusiaatic Ja, praise of those whe render valorous service for thé country. ye maintain their ballast. They do not careen and career: they Go aét take the shadow for the eubatance. Tepentiag: only when the mischief is irteparabie We »ave-all tossed ‘@D our caps at he Roosevelt ‘Ramo. Bet many of 42 ot ge Sait" the salvation of be conatry ie dependent on any one) ndividwal. When Abrabass Lincota | "ved it may be Believed that verry | ew of Bie over weeld Rave tecn cai, Me See Gay ae bewtisarag olition! perplenitie: present. vouls be a Serry edmienion if the: OUntry cout et-lay Renée on isn howsand tadtviducls that coule ratch ane aoe of the coun- ry a5 Guecative. reapectivety. rive la repabiique! f ee ee Efe Ses oe oy eee Botioves Taft WHl Win, -(Keyatone, W. Va. McDowell Times.) Quito m deat has beon sald and ‘dono 10 tho past few weeks, with re ference to tho Presidential nituation in the State. True it i, that at frat there was much manifestutloa of Roosevelt sontiment, but the “swing” Js taking place. : There can be no-doubt bat that Prontdent Taft bas gained consldera- bio trength within the past six months. Mayhbaps much that he may have done. or attempted to.4o aaa unfortunately - been minunder- stood ‘am the peoplo, many of thea are comlag to the real light of the merits of the man. Had the Colone! not have allied bimacit with the pro- grenaive wing of the Republican par- Ly many seem to thilok, Who are real- y In & position to know, that his anced in the direction of bik pro- rable nomination. Tho trend of af- able dominations, The trend’of af; airs, while it may be a clone race, jeoma to be In favor of the present neumbent and ho seotwa ta be Kath ring wtrongth. 3 Unless there tx a change a iIfttie. nan (ban marvolous, It would wimoat | © A nafo prediction to make, to. ay that Mr. Taft will receivo the epublican nomination for President, * (pHetween the Devil and the Deeg 1 Roa." . UPine Mat, Ark. Weekly Herald.) 1 The political sites are attructing -tuch attention at present on account of the appearance upon Itx horizon of Theodore Roorevelt, ns an avowed candidate for the prexidency of the Untted States, The Herald at prev- nt tn Between the devil and deep bea-no far ax making ‘choleo between Mr, Taft and ex-Proaident Roosevelt. We muat baye anore time if we muat have one to select to Judge between them an two evila-and If we munt have one to select the. lever evil. If thin courne tn taken we may be found ta the Rooserett band wagon (a Case Hopedeny But Stands by Too, velt. (Detroit, Mich. Informer.) ; (pre canitidacy of ex-Prenitleni Theodora Rooswvelt in eure te result In the biggest kind of u split In the Republican party. That Mr. Roone: yelt bax a large following must. b« conceded by all wine political obser: Sera, but It wax not thought, that he would attempt to deny Br, Taft *he time-honored seccnd t-rm that hns become the unwritten law of the Party. Of course hin reason for be. conuug a candidate, is because he regardn Mr. Tatt as wu “‘xtandpacter™ or a “reactionary” prenidont and be- Ing a “progressive,” he ts ander no obligation to any official who disa- Arecs with tho progrenslve movement OF the two, The Informer hax no hexltaney in stating ita preference for (he exproaidont. although neither one of these candidates in {deal from our viewpolot. Governor Wilson, if nominated on uw Democratic ticket. would have "nay sailing to the White House and we aro not suro but what Mr. Har mon, Mr. Clark or the oft-defeated Mr. Rryan could almost an casily bo ected in this year of Republican MIsxenxion and dintrena. $e, Strong for Roonevelt, (Charleston, W. Va. Adyneare 1 | The Advocate ix for Col. Roser for President. It ts not alarmed be case of what thone who oppose him are pleased to term his “herealen,” because this appellation combs Toll- ing down tho corridors of time, ap. piled to every movement -dinering from the established rule, Whene ever and wherever one hax advocated an enlargement of the powers of the Maxaen. he hax been daubed a heretic and his teaching heresies. Jesus of Nazareth was a horotic. | Martin Taher waa a heretic. George Wash ington was a horotic. And Abraham Lincoln was a boretic. All these re~ formers .of the abusos of their time eame in for villification at the hands of the vested interests eltaer of churek or stato. spit the Initiative and roferondym of logisiation. and the limited recill of judges, the masses bave nothing to lose, but much to eats. Thewe are not. untried innovations. Where they have Aeon tried free Kovorament stlll-exists, the only difference, being that the people have a larger meas. ure in the conduct of thelr affairs and those a@airs are more Carefally conducted. Col. Roosevelt stings for koran. ment of the pqople for the people and bY the people. On this platforen The Advocate supports bim. . Sere eee! | Against Both of Thee. ; Seton. Mass. Guardian.) ‘That we are opnosed to the oxad!: dscy of Wiitiam Heward Taft for a re-nominatton or re-clection as pres: fdeut every ene knows, We are o SPAY eppewed from the rtantpoiat of the Taee to the memins tee er _dlection of Theodore Resse. vert. Te ue from the standpoint of the rights of Cetered Americans both are cbjectionsMe. We sre wilting, however, te e¢mit thet Mr. Reces- vert ww the more Cangerons ea gee- eral greusés pa ‘Heartiiy i Fares af Baeosrebt. . va ¢ (adtanapotte, Ted, Ptaindedier.) ‘Thete fe a great deal of crttictsm lot Ool. Rocesvelt, ‘becaiase he hes de- Jclared In faver of Resall of Decision. Some regarded It as a .“¢rtme" te. vading “sacred rights,” “over-riding the Gupreme Courts.” Weil it’s too bad, thet, péople Jump at coactustons Iso readily, What hig the @egro to Jcomplain 6f in the recall of agcisions? For nearly-Oty years every case that has gone to the Sapreme Court where the conatftutional right of the Negro has deen Involved, has been decided sainst him. . ~The ‘constitutional amendments whiehiwere Intended to piece dbn, on the same level with otber citizens, giving him the same rights and priv- Hexes and“ immunities as the white cltizons, has been dectared unconati- tutfonal, or modified, changed or dis- torted in such a way that practically destroys the force and effect of those noondments, when sought to be en- forced on behalf of the poor amt op- pressed Negro. ‘The scam of all F:-| ‘ope, rexardiess of thelr nationality, njoys every facility, opportunity oF || uvantage dite to our country's pro- Tens and freedom, yet ‘these advan-|j agcs are dented the Nexto bechuse! f hin color not by the, will of the, eople, but by ge’ biased and projudl-|1 ‘ah. UnttS4"Siates Supreme Court. |s What Negro is fool enough to op- t one Theodore Roosevelt upon that a round? He has raised himself tn 1 he entimation of the editor of The laindealer a thousand fold, if auch a ning was poraible. E So you see, ‘brother-in-biack don’t ow Your Ignorance by opporing the omination and election of the great pontio of & “Sguare Deal, yos. let @ doetsion affine the conatitu- onal righta of the Negro bo recalled why not, It Is better for the people construe constitutional questions, tecting thelr. rigbta than a biased 1d prejudiced court. Give un Roore! It Arst, last and all the time. | Driteing to Its Doom. (Lon Angeles, Cal. Liberator.) Colonel Roosevelt's announcetent that ho will uccopt the Republican prealdential nomination {f tendored him, ionures the defeat of Prevident Taft elther for re-nomination, or for Feelection nt the polls. As’ things how mtand It looks as If defeat will overtake the G. O. P. no matter who tw the standard bearer. ‘The party {x hopelessly divided into Mtter, hostile camps. Party principles have been, racrificed ind the party—tho foriner champion of manhood rights, bas be-| come through {ts present leaders, nubrervient to xpectul Interesty. Am x defender of the rights of men. the Republican party came into exiatence \s wuch, it becamo tho rallying point af all lovers.of Justice and the hope € the oppressed the world over. Having abundoned thove whom It Nan created to protect—tho Wwoak—— ind having become the wubservient ool o€ the strong. the Republican arty. rent with Internal xtrife ty rifting to itn doom. ‘Having allow: “i the Nogro to be stripped of bls Onwtitutional righix and left to hin ate Gecaunn he ix a Negro, tho rights f cortain white mon are being a Fidked because they are not million. —» -____ | Mr. Tafe and the Negro Vote, -fNortolii, Va. Journal and Guide) thal the national Republican ad. ministration tx backing the white Re publicans of Virginia and other Sovthern Staten tn their acquiescence in tho Democratic lexisiation which aims to make the Negro an Info texlmal factor in politics is borne out in we developments following the conference last Saturday of Yelegation of colored Republicans of Virginia with Congressman William B. McKinley, who in the director of Pronident Tatts campaign for re- nomination. Mr, McKinley beard the proton of the Republicans, and Promined to mako a thorough-Inveetigation of the Matter. He sent for Mr. Alvah H, Martin, the Virginia Republican load er. and aftor a talk with Mr. Martin Addressod tho following latter to one of the colored Protestants: “THE NATOINAL TAFT BUREAU, “The Ralelh Hotel, . : Washington, D. C., “Willlam B. McKinley, Director, “Dear Friend:— = “T bad quite a conversation with Mr. Martin late yesterday afternoon, He anid ho, felt the troubs was that| on account’ of the Democratic lexis- lation which had Deen passed making the right to vote s0 diMeult there, wore very few of your race who were} jexal voters. “Ho also said that unter the’ call >of the National Committee only legal rotern could vote in the convention, ind that there was po Intention on he part of anyone, a0 far as be ew, to in anyway prevent legal roters from attending and voting at he convention. He ‘Wont on to-say, hat in the city of Norfolk there wan bout twenty-fve colored men reg- tered as voters, Mr. ‘Cropper, who! | rae bere, spoke tp and sald that! ! hey bad two Gelegates in their con-| | ention. A gentleman who was! | ere from the Tenth Gistrict at the| | ime, said at the conveatfon seventy-| , ve colored men attended the meet-| « DK. Attention was aleo called to ; he fact that in Richmond the col. 2 red man undoubtedly attended the : parenuon‘in the Third District. 4 “T oan asaare you I am very friend : y indewt and will be very glad to car from you from time te time | © (J Rave never heart of the Dem-| 4 rratic party doing anything ta par-| 0 cular for the advantage of the col-| t red man. ‘They are the ones who, ° Ave passed ali the laws taking away, oO © freebies, ode “Very traly yours, ° w.B. MoKINLEY.” |° e It ought to be worth something to) a colored Republicans, only irataia, but im all the ates to} ow berond 8 renseaabte doubt, at the aympathy of the Taft odwte- fatantes toee frou tks perigee fea'mates thom from the porty odit-| ; tiene of belt a century end. pute] Sinn’ Abd powertal stastp.of Re- bliena egepreval sad [= absegetion of thelr cihiece Mr. oeupied Mr. Mar. tin's werd without mak reece to. the of won portals, SE, ree in Newtoth tty reser taste are as ‘the present time mate than Sve has- dred colored man: on the registration books -and@ ever twe bi ea have Zuid their poll tunes end are qualified to vote ‘the apring sles- tions. Furthermore, at the rate they. are qualityiug, by ‘May 7th, the remainder of the five hundred will have pald thelr poll taces and quall- fied to vote in the November elec- Hons, - " Mr, Martin ts also aware that there Are more tham five hundred colored qualified voles Im Norfolk county, who have. voted for him at every lection with-the regularity of clock Fork and though deceived in hie pretended friendship have been his hief asset In trading with the fu- fon’ Democrats, which, by the way, onstitutes the most corrupt political machine tn. the south. Mr. Martin s aurely aware that the Negroes still onstitute three-fourths of the Re- ubliean party In ‘the black belt of teelala, It fooks as if the Necroes of the orth, east and west, will have to sttle this tssue between the white ercenarieg of the Republican party nd-themrelves dy fighting the re- omination of Mr. Taft, who is the tl gentus of the whole “business; nd if he i» nominated, rote agalost im In November. - OUT OF JOINT. T hate the rain? 7 ‘apise the aunt T don't ike nuthin=ne, Laon't! What nurse says (il never mind— Te ‘solved to that=1 surely wont Tut moet of ‘all hate the man That brought the baby tere Tmat nliht, A Uittle giclthat'a worst of all! ‘A doy would maybe be all Ugnt. Nurse saya Tim not the baby now, Tut have to bea itttle mon Ani thank the doctor for the xtet And aut as pleasant an I can. My xran’ma save that now my nose In out ot Joint, but T can't mew Junt wherw Ita wrong oF out OF Dace OF whore the croakedness might Be. But ee teen vanand, eo Twill try To Use Ge kid and please my mother. T hope ate ll love tie just the ame, Bevasine, yuu mee, Tin baby's brother, s-ithiladeiptia Leduer. m Chimenn Qasa Many of the games that our Yankee Doodle bablex play are quite alhllar to thowe play! by the children of the ortent. “For instance, the Chinero game of “ishing by hand” tx Itko our blind man's bum, The bitnded leader holds ont his hands, palmx down, and all the play- erm atrive to touch ‘them witbout be- fog caught. If tue Meberman gucmen the name of the player when Be suc- ceeds in catching one the one caught must be bilnded, If he cannot guenw the Maherman must pay a forfelt. Mere ix more to the came than there {x to oury, for after awhile the fisherman xayx, “The Aide te rising.” This makes the childrea jump about and clap thelr hand ant make be- More that thr seh ure playing around In Rreat glee Iwcanne the thde be tn. Again the fisherman will may, "Tho de ts Wy." Then the children more about ax allently ne If they were xkod mith velvet, whieh maker catching bem a much harder task, | Sars. ‘ Lg g> POW WO a 3s : : fc £ 2G i ip CS gn SS, Kel DQ | ty . i e “ “Don’t 50 near that man, It isn't safe.” ” “He looks nate enough: “But he will offer to buy yoo a “Would that acare me?” “But be will Inad you to a soda fean- tata.” ‘ab Macha a ee es: ‘Think of 1500 tons of money all at once and la Ope place: You might have seen tt tf you bad bees Im Bos- ton not long exo, when the stenmer Seneca came to dock, The Seneca bad come trom Korea, and there abe fad taken on a heavy shipment of coina.' The money wan brouwet to thle country not to he pat into’ etreulation, bat to be sold as Junk. The bronze and copper cvioa of Korea are not. worth much. They are like the Chinese colnx that are “made into swords that you chm bay for balf a dolior. ~ When Japan took possesion of Morea some time ago she decided that abe would ject rid of the camber- some old money, and no abe began veining in a new xtsin. The old money was withdrawn from circolaton and odd. Tt tx anid that 30,000 tone wit ome to Americn liefore the mapty je rabausted.-Chicaxo Sewn, views. ' ‘Many.a fellow whe te let 19 on the wrewed Sper. at once pre. coeta fe go 00 ta the atr.—New York Times. ; PROMOTION FOR . Dace pi Pee Sch « Inspector ta Pada. | AS SERVED. IN MANY FIELDS. | Afre-Amerioan Member ef Mediosi Stall Ie Well Qualified by Education and Experience te Fill New Peet t ‘Which He Hat Been Assigned by Dr. Joseph 8. Neff. . By WHITTIER HOWARD WRIGHT. Philadelpbia.—Dr. Joseph 8. Neff, di- rector of public health ae charities. fas recently appointed “Dr. Joho P. Turner au one of the Afty-fve perma- went medical {nxpectors of the city pablic schools, Dr. Turner was the only successful candidate of the four Afro-American phynicians who “took Yhe examination and one of the seren- ty-two who passed successfully of the 168 who took the competitive examina. tion. ‘This tn the first instance in the ‘his- tory of Philadelphia that an Afro Moo ie 5 ‘American bas been appointed to a lik poaition. : Dr. Turner entered ‘upon the dutte of his office on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Coming to Philadelphia almost an en tire atranger, Dr. Turner bas won the confidence of the entire commanity. In the social ctreles of the city he is fa vorably received. Ile is congental, and by his Christiagly bearing be has wor ‘& wart spot in tho hearts of the people Dr. Turner measures up to every re quirement of his xppolatment, and it swan Dut a testimonial to his fitness that be was selected. He 1s young, ‘tha true, but most thoroughly capable for the work totrasted to his banda, After compledag ble preliminary training tn the pdblic schools of New York Dro Turner graduated from the classical department of the College of the.City of New York. He ts also « gradonte in medicine from the Shaw untversity, ina of 1900. He came to this city the name year and Becume honse pbynician at the Frederick Doug: Jana Loapttat, in which poaition he rew- dered splendid xersice for fourteen months. Among the indorsements recetved for the position were Incladed not only the Jeading Afro-American citizens and tn etitutions, but personal indor#ments from white cillzens ag well, auch ag Dr J. M. Baldy, president of the atate board of medical examiners; Dr. Mor | rin Booth Miller, professor of surgery at the Polyctinfe hospital; Dr. Robert N. Willnon, professor tnternal medicine. Untrersity of Pennsylvania; Dr. Theo dore A. Erck. professor of gynecolog: of Gynecean hospital, and Dr. Layton F. Appleman. ‘Among the Afro-American indore: mente: BB, G. Collier, grand chancellor of the Knighth.of Psthias of Pennxs!- Vania, reprewenting upward of 5.000: boand of directory of the Keystone Aid society, ntaff of phyniclans of the Doox lami hospital, the Profesatonal club. componed of Afro-American lawyer doctorn, dvatints and: others, the Phtla- Geiphia Academy of Medicine and Al Ned -Bclencen. - ‘5 Following {2 also a petition which was presented to Dr..Neff by a commit tee of Afro American citizens, whlch I+ vegaréed as having sa mach to do With the appolatmeat of Dr, Turner ax an; ether Known agency: . De. Joseph Nett, Director of Public Hiaaith ang Charting "Poiladelptia: Dear Sr-Wheress, the members of the gitied aewociations herainafier stentioned wets of Sity hve mechan! mpactery pablic echovie: and, ‘Whereas, We note with regret the ab pence of the appotatment of any members ot tne Near race: and, Whereaa We notice that practicaRy a1! ether roses in our aity are twatuted tm the | mat: wae : Resolved at a mesting of catered citi | args 8 conatitucwey of the betr, politic | pao beun ienored. a everctgbt on sear part aed ean te | atic tm tse ea neptnmme oee| See foamag cqurirves | oad capa, to soncezine f cur vaee, ranpest = ‘sek you give Mite matter | ren oy apts "tient Wredeanieriad oad; Dy. 2. W. Hvar). Beateihr Ren woe peer See Methediet Kxiecepa cteerd@: Abel P. Cald- bilgi ladien aanalaagaal CAREER OF THE REV. A. J, STOKES Mis Tchiewmests 2s Mlaister and Educator la Montgomery. FOUNDER OF GREAT SCHOOL men by. President M. W. Gilbert « Selma University. Montgomery, Ala.—In 2 two weeks celebration recently beid in thls cit; ‘the colored people signally honored th. Rev. Dr, A. 3. Stokes, the veteran pan tor of the First Baptist church. Th event marked the twentieth anniver wary of Dr. Stokes’ pastorate in Mont gomery and was participated in by the Pastore, and members of the varie churrhes wifbout regard to denomina: ton 8 The annlipraary sermon was princh. ed dy the Kor, M. W. Gilbert, D. D.. Dreaident of Selma untversity, who wat classmate of Dr. Stokes at Benedict college, Columbia, & ©. Dr. Btoken bas the distinction of being the pastor of church with the largest member stip of any church among our people fa the country, having an enrollment of more than 5,000, with over 2.000 active willing workers. He ts in many re specta a remarkable man, is of com- maniding influence in the state of Aln- Dame and as far as his congregation ts concerned fs loved and revered. Dr, Stokes wan born a slave in 1859, Mle Wfather tad purchased bls own freedbm avd had paid for the freedom fe his wife, with the exception of $11, when emancipation came, Consequent- ly the earlier children were slave prop- erty at thelr birth. Through his fa- ther's help he recetred bin education at Benedict college, Auinhing the course tn 1884. Dr. Blokes went early futo the ministry and has been one of the moxt qecceasful church bullders’ within bi denomination. Iie has built eighteen churches in South Carolins, one bein: a $5,000 structure mt Orangeburg, hi bome town; one in Clarksville, Tenn ; repaired a church and erected a par sonage {n Fernandina, Fla, After taking the “pastorate of the First Raptint church in this city Dr. Stokes completed the church, including, all the interfor work, and bullt ite membershtp up until 1¢ bas orertopped the 6,000 mark. He bas had an eveut- fal career in Montgomery, By bis un- geugl}y watity stand upon political mat: fers, announced in an emancipation ad- frees in 1507, he brougt down a rtori of denunciation upon bis head throush be agency of the white press; but, nin- rularly enough; bis congregation min) ther friends have always stood by him n whatever advanced step ho bas (nk. yn or advocated witb reference to ils eople. He is pronounced in favor of a nya: em of education which teaches chil. Iren to besseond of thelr mice and to hat end began x school in Montgom: ry. known as the Montgomery acad. my, which ta supported entirely by be membership of the First Baptist burch, ‘The school bas been fn ex- |, stence about fourteen years and ta], tended annually by aE AS ata. ents, While tho chorch ta'largas to | pembership and Ix what might be con: || idered unwieldy, a Yemarkably well |, yatematized matiagement doca away | | ith avy laxity in choreh manage nent. ' ‘The forty-two deacons have each 2} | istrict under thetr Immedinte care |, pd watchful roperviston, no that the | } ceda of any Individual are spesily | } oked into and adjuated. Exch deacon | ¢ inits in his xectlon, making careful | ] port of conditions, and, to‘accomme-4 { ate the pastor {n his arduouy work of | j sling upon’ his embers, he has been povided with a handsome automotiie. | ¢ he church docs a Intge amount of | 2 snevolent work among the poor peo-| J e of the city and tenderly looks after | E ay Of {ts own members who are In ay Way unfortunate. Y Just now a handaoite brick edince | F going up, at & cost of £55,000, and |e ben the building ts ready for oc }¥ pancy ‘in October every cent nec: | C mary to pay for its conatroction will ve been pajd. The building was de- | 0 ned by W. T. Bailey. the architect | C Tuskegee inetittta, and “f- beins | ® ected by two colored contractors of | D ontgomery. ‘The erection of tbls | tt tiding is a fitting climax to the} D enty years’ service of # telllag and | C ipfa! nature thet Dr. Stokes has} te ren to Montgomery.” He is beld in rh exteers by the people of thts city | ¥ a state, and ever since be bas deer: | O Alabama he has been moderator of » Bpring HUN District association | ls fa also treasurer of the National | ptiet convention. = - Wr. Stokes is counted well off in this id's goods and has invested tis | bt ery for the most part in well pay-| } farm land’ in and around Mont-| La pery. He has a goodly amount of | Ne y property. a 720 acre farm near |S umpka and thirty acres in rich | ¥1 goa lade! within the corporate Mmits | tri Bole Hos Net Changed His Views, ne ents thing new in the. sitituée Du Bole Hes Net Changed Hie Views ‘The ely thing new in the, attitude ef Dy. W. EB. Do Bote along socials tle Manes fo that not enti! rereotly hex be connected bimesif with the Social. int political party. Hie views are the same ba regard to capital and isber 2: applied te the workingman. —Sebewie te Tho PLANET. BUSY LIFE OF: DR, J, D, HESBEN Summary of fs Actives 23 Paster and Evangelist KNOWS BROW TO GET RESULTS Hardworking Minieter Whe Has Made Hie Way by Persistence From Ob- seurity te Preminence—Cenducted First Missionary Journey at Eleven Veara of Age. ‘Atlantic City, N. J.J. Douglas Her Den, the subject of this sketch, is a native of Greensboro, N. C. He re- ceived the radiments of bis early edu: cation “in the public schools, in which te made rapid progress. He 1s ene of a family of ten children, whose mother Ged when Douglas was sorep years of age. After the death of bis motber young Herben went to work at a xal- ary of 83 per month. Having felt the call to the ministry early in life, be be- gan preparation after bis conversion at ten yeaes of azo. ‘When eleven years of age he started om & preaching tour which took him as far west xn Cincinnatl. O.. where be wai baptized In the Ohio river by the Rev. G. W. Wyatt, pastor of the Antioch Baptist church, from which he recelved his license to preach. ‘This was in March, 1901. He attended the public school in Cincinnat! from which be graduated before changing his rev idence to Pittsburgh, whither be went im 1895. : Ip Pittsburgh Rev. Mr. Herben en- tered Iron City college, where be took the course in theology. Me ts noted asm successful worker In ree@eals anid bas conducted wuccessful meetings in the John Wesley A. M. E. Z. church, Ebenczer Naptist, Carron Street Bup- st, Good Hope Baptist, Shiloh ‘Bap- fat? St. Paul Methodist and Brown's A. M. E. chapel in Pittelurgh and Sat ~ I ye & a Coke ag te a / oe GRE Sea OPELan Wake Many other churches. He was ordain ed by tho Firat Baptist church in Pred erick, Md., twelve yenra ago. He has traveled extenstvels throuzh out the nouthwest, doing erangelixtt work. During hls pastorate of the Zion Raptixt church at Harpere Ferrs he completed a beautiful cburch edifice and greatly increaned the memberxhiy! Rev. Mec. Herben has also pastored successfully Ja‘ Wasbington and in Maryfteld, Va. At his present charge, the Second Baptist church in this city, ho tins served seven years with great success to the cause. He hax fellowabiped over "1,400 members and erected one of the Inrgest and most beautiful church edifices in tho state. Rev, Mr. Berben bas tho distinction of knowing how to meet diiticulties and overcome them. This fact bas been thorongbly demonstrated during lin pastorate of the:Second Baptist church, The people of Atlantic City regard the work of Iev. Mr. Herben very highly. “He tx amiable, ambitious and sincere and Iets po..opportunity pars, by which he may benefit’ his people. He is brond- minded and liberal fo bts dealings with all denominations. ‘The bigh extimation In which Dr, Herben is held by clergymen of note may“ be judged from the following: Dr. J. Dougias Herben has condiuct- ed meetings for me, and I Sint! lim to be a preacher of rare abllity.—W. [i Jobnron, Li. D., Pastor of Second Beptixt Church, Waxtington. Few men have greater power-in re: rival services than Dr. J. Dougiax Herben of Atinntic City, He ts hon est with pastor and people.—Clarence Parish. Pastor of Galltee Baptist Church, Roxbos@igh. Ia, : I most highly commend Dr. J. Douglan SHerlen of the Second Baptiat hureh, Atlantic City, to the brother: ood. — William A. Creditt, D. D.. Lele D., Pastor of Cherry Memorial Bap dst Chitych, Philndeiphin; President Downinghrwn Industrial School and |: Dollexe ond, President of the New Enz: aod Baptist Mixslouary Convention. |, He tn quite nn eloquent speaker. and |) re Are proud of him an our son.- |) Ieensbara (NOs Obeorver.,, . Dr. J, Douging Herben of Pittaburet | patirring the purthwest of the city at |, ne Verment Avenue Baptiatebareb. He J, arrien large crowds.—Waabington Post. || Lucy Laney League te Hold Reception, ‘The seventh annual reception of thy: Lacy Laney traxue will be beld in New York on Friday evening, March & .The proceeds from the reception Wil -be donated to the Haines Indus- trial school in Augusta, Ge. The leagse ts composed of former atudent~ and graduates ef ibis tnetitution. Stitt Uncatiofed. De fo:ra what howled de loud- eat ter gh out or de wikiermess want ter rum right beck time é0 city tax collecter-comes sean'— Atiente Constitution. 5° ‘BOWSER’S HUNT. BOWSER’S HUNT, He Hears the Call.of the Wild isp and Answers It. ee ae ON THE TRAIL OF THE RABBIT Mrs. Beweer Ia Advised by Telephone ef the Various Stages of His Expedi- tlen—Experience With a Calf In the _ Wilds of a Barnyard. By M. QUAD, ICepyright, 1912, by the Amociated Lit : ‘orary Presa) 3 R. BOWSER had started for the office at the usual bour the other morning and bad béen gone fifteen minutes when he returned with an alr of er- citement about bim. To Mra Bow- per’s query as to what bad happened to bring bim back he replied: “You can see that Ralf.an toch of fresh snow fell lant night, and I have decided to take.a day bff and go hunt: Ing. I've been waiting weeks for just such a day.” “But what can you bunt’ wan ank- ed. “Why, I'll go ont and knock over a dozen rabbits anyhow, and perhaps S'll hare the luck to cet a wild turkey and a fox.. This ty whnt they call a tmek- ing snow, If I xet on the trail of any- thing it cap't excape me." “Jexhoulin't think you'd want to co plowing through the snow all day on be chance of killing a rabbit, and ne a ae Ti Pe | : ee i re ye Nee ma one can tell what arechtent may belay yon. etter go ty The marker and buy W rablde for 15 cents” SL dow’ futend to plow, xs yon ent ML and there Wit be no wectdent. fl Rend a day off to tyfave tre Np, aud Fou know T lee baum, Lil bet 1 bring heme more game Uk we Gan eat In A week.” It would bave been useless for Mow Rowser to minke further opposition, During the night Mr, Rowser hitd reanaed af shayitas rabtilte by the a re, and: there Was tygading hin tak Me bad tacon Te Wt, but Vere mouthfal tasted 1 He tent, half an hour to ge Bind then wie Of. AN he left the house he flouted back over hiv sthonider te say: | ME xball pribatty be home about Stclock this afternoon, tat if Pim a cea pte of honey Jute don't wore. T may run right into a drote of rabbit, nd If so T shail etuy until the Jast one I+ dead." An Insult Resented, “Are Yon sure of yourself? whe ask. ed. “How do you menn?? “Well, rou know, you ance followed the treks of a rubbft all day, and it turned out to be a eat. Do you think Fou can tell the difference between Ute tracks now 7" “I never followed cut tracks, and you know kr! exelilmed Mr, Rowswr an he returned to the gate. "This Is just ke you. 1 tike a day off to anp ply our jarder with fresb imeat and get a Mversion for myself and you start in to xpets ft all?” “E wouldn't spol your day for any. bing, but you know that cat and mabbie racks are almost alike, We had-an 314 cat onee™— “Hang your wld'tat! Do T look Ike a pan who fv golng out te bunt toms?" “You mis be golng to bunt grizzly yearn.” “Ob, I may! Xex, T may pick op a ear or two ax I go along: alo & Mon ad a tiger. I may alxo ba gone three rfapr days ora week. Maybe when drive up with a wagon loaded with abbitx you wan't feel quite so fanny.” With that he wan off for-good and ras soon ont of sight. ‘Twenty min- tes later the telephone rang and a olce anked: “Ia this Mrs. Bowser?” ~ “It fw." “ Bulletins From the Hunt, “Tam Pairolman Darby. 1 was randing an tha corner a fow minutes | go when Mf. Howser came up to take | ecar. He bad on rubber bootaand n | 3r cap and carried a gun. He wns uttering to bimaeif about cat tracks, | iDbits, bears and tigers, apd be look- t Wild eyed to me. Hope there's noth- tbe matter.” - °° c “No. He's net gone out to Rill a fow mdred rabbits.” - The next report was fross the con- pctor of a Meburbén car, He eald: “Mrs. Bowser, your burbaed just Jeft y cer ten miles ont. Te elimed to | 1 ) going rabbit bunting. bet looked id talked so.queer that wome-of the | t mewngrery thought he wax off his head. wall I have bin followed?» “Me, thank you. He ta fast out for 2 Gay's oport, 200 nothing site Ne aa” 3 The third report came from a farm ; € , Who sald: “I am laid up in'the house with one 0 0a my leg and ancther on imy eh. Half an hear ago my wife come ehtag ta from the kuichen t exciaim pt there was a crazy man at the deer | © EEE LEI Wed a m@ in his bands. - “1 lmped out to see the man wit the gun. ‘The Farmer's Report. “Found him to be short and fat an «a hopeful expression of countenance. * “Wald he had tracked @ rabbit tom; ‘Goor and that he suspected the mov ster to have entered and. bidden unde | = bed. I opened on him-io three lan guages and whistled for my dog, an the last I saw of him be was going through the orchard and looking fo wolves. If anything happens to bin out bere you must not blame me. A gan who thinks foxes may be abo! ‘from treetops should not be allowed tc ran at large.” It was a farmer balf a mile far ther along the same road that tele phoned In the fourth report: “I was ahelling corn in my barr when a stranger with a gon enter. He gaye hin name as Bowser, and he walked about on tiptoes and dropped bis voico to a whisper as he asked if there were any xrizzly bears about. “Madam, 1 aim not x humorous man, Dut when your husband informed nie ‘that he had tracked a ravage rabbit {0 Bis lair in. the wildwood and wanted to slay the monater I belleve I smiled. T think bo-naw the amile, for he. pres: ently asked what In blazes tickled me, We then had a few choice words of convernation. They did not relate to the woman's rights question, but to that of shooting a wild unicorn in a horse pond half = mite away. “We did not part tn sloring xpirit, but there wan no bloodshed. Ho called me & ‘kaockkneeed, bow backed, siab- Mded son of a connt defense cannon,’ and I advised him to bewate of the, ferocion chipmunk apd to get of ms land Without deiny. Lou abonld keep! him tied up to the bedpost tf you ever ket bin homo again, Wandering around the rnuntry thus he ts Hable to be attacke! and devonréd by a wood- chuck at any moment.” On the Trail of a Calf. The fifth and last report camp in about 2 o'lork In the afternoon. . It wan from nether fariner. After mak. OK KUTe that Mrs, Hewser way the per pon he AoNEhE he went on to say? Twas fering the sheep in the fel pack of the hun when Teaught sigh: of A Kine Man Wading through two feet of stew In my dizecton, He ys following Ws tricks uf ac romping Chit sad xeetied conchlerably exelted, oThe trades bent sronwl te where 1 mas mtaitdati, ceed tlt Ue mug fies ils wie face te face wht me, ‘The tir! words We uttered was tee ask me 161) our hyd then tefuze bn the bayatie | Te bet tes gun ready te fire and wt What dethe entl Qe hee veo =fhat Is We MEE attend tee tet me gully be sca . Mi res te Me, Reweer'y questions t emithed tat amy aan whe went pistes the tracks ef a entf for these fa bers ensht te te fu a fool axylaey tut Sour bushatl threw down bly ttn nd otivted te tht te for a wey: Shee hie fett any place may sem HN ptt Ur two dos were After bin. Wea la I get tock he told me that he Lal Un the Lanter ty tiles and left bid Da RW :IIL “If anything bax happened “to Mr {4 owser Jam sorry for it, but dat hime me, Law sure be wont have, ot one of ny ealve iO L hadn't beet } the spat to prevent. Shotht 1 hes Jat Lis remalns have been discovers! ter on Twill notify yeu and the an orities, bat L Reanehow Citnk te wi! a UE At homie alive sad well within few days It mny be that he has muck Dork Wdke stil gane tuto eam: wait for the Lippopotamus. sense open." It way 9 o'clock at alght when Mr sw KET apenedl hiv front door, “On, Vin no ghtd!” exclaimed Mr serge she rushed at him, - “Stop. woman! Stop dead fa your | nek!” “Rig what-- what" is ‘Peiephone your lawyer that your ke connpirary.tn discovered” ‘tut—but™-— Aryl thut I shall apply for a divorce first thing In the morning, Thut ts J mndarn. ‘That ty gil Discouraging. At tea disvouraging fact that not a few of the'sophomores who think that they know tore than Hthele overindulgeat futher are at Jenst half right about 1t—Cll- cago Record vrald, CRE REESE Doing His Part. * Oburch— Dil you give that wan seo: Wmbrella? . Gotham—Yes, I did. “What did you do'that for?" “Why, he'd take {e wnyway, and The Jong toh woclety that’s trylng to make men honewt."--Youkers.Stutexman. . How Did They Do It? Wiltts—The old pioneers were won Gerfal fellown! . Gillts—Yex Jost think of ome founding cities withont an adveértisiu: agent or even n wlogan!—Jndge. Prevarication by Proxy. Masia Georges Washington he coutdn't te a ie I teprek’ he mebte Alda’ find ne tenatae | Toh to try: ‘ Dara aliur fork enaugh aroynd when some ‘one mun be rent Te do fo talkin’ fur de man dat's up £3! 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Hla plan Bae been to re- Dresent that he has money tn 0 ol ored bank tm thie elty. He gets hip victim 06 write to Joha Mitenell, Jr., President sed tel) him te send hin atx Dundred and #fty 4olla.« or some Wke smount st ones to the parses who te writing the letter or edvane tog htm a small sum of money watt! he has gotten hia money from Rib mond. He alleges that he ts captain of 8 sailing vessel, whieh according te hie letters hae deen lest near Thimble Light off Buckroe Beach and as he bas been carrying on this kind o swindling for about two years, thai boat {8 preeumably wrecked every | two or three weeks. He asks thal ae letter be sent to Bien tn care of the person whe sdvasces the money. He never comes back to sce if the money comen as he direste.; We Rave written ocontinucusty te the people, whe send these lettess, but we have had quite a time to beep up with him, ° Keep clear of Captain John B. Stmpeca or anybedy who leoks ite hoan. Serre ewer reeesrenstar ees S. W. ROBINSON: 19 & 21 N. 18TH St. Dealer! ts Fine Wines, Liquors, , Cigars, &c. +ALL BTOOK BOLD 48 GUARANTEED, PROMPT ATTENTION. Your Patronage te Bespectfelly Solicieed. From Los Angeles, Cal. Mayor Alexander Addresses Forum Sunday afternoon, February 25th about three hundred and fifty people listened to the splendid address delivered by Mayor Alexander at the Forum. The Woon n's Home Day Nursery had charge of the program and took this opportunity to solicit the aid of the people in carrying on the good work they are engaged in. This band of good women saw the need of a Day Nursery to care for children while their mothers were at work. They have a beautiful floral room cottage on Chaining street that they have, bought for this purpose. It is strange, but true, that the women who have made themselves most active in this work are women who have no children, but out of their generous hearts, have contributed much of their time and money to the work. Great credit is due Mrs. Eugene Walker, the president for the manager in which she has conducted this organization under her administration. At the close of the Mayor's address an appeal was made for finance and in less time than twenty minutes the audience had given one hundred and sixten dollars and sixty cents ($116.60) in cash and twenty-eight dollars ($28.00) by subscription. Mayor Alexander gave five dollars ($5.00) and the Forum gave ten dollars ($10.00). The president Mrs. Walker thanked the audience for their kindness manifested in their donations. Men's Mass Meeting On Sunday afternoon, February 17th at the First M. E. Church on the corner of Sixth and Hill streets, about three thousand five hundred men attended The Men and Religion Forward Movement Mass Meeting. The address of the afternoon was delivered by Mr. Fred, Smith, and it was an able and well delivered address. He remarked that "The American people need the old time religion. There are parts of our country that are still in barbarism. Some of our good Methodist and Baptist ministers need to get the religion. When I think of men in this age allowing prejudice and hatred to have control of their being, to the extent that they will allow their hands to be stained with innocent blood; it be worse than the days of Rome." "I am forced to believe sometimes that this great American country is going into barbarianism. What are you going to do with the white slave traffic? What are you going to do with the Whiskey Bill? These are the important questions that confront us today. If we spent more time discussing these questions of race questions our homes would be far better than they are. "Get your heart right, that is the best solution I know for the race problem. In Christ, we are all one. With the devil we are all one. There is no race distinction in Heaven or hell. I say, the World for Christ!" Secretary T. A. Green and his lice Club furnished the singing for the day. Twenty-seven of the most active young men sang to the large white audience. The Y. M. C. A National Quartette sang also. Mr. Emanual Hall held the large audience spellbound while he sang one of his anthems, "Just Keep Smiling." He was encored. Mr Hall is one of the best Baritone singers of our race today. He ranks with Harry Burley of N. Y. or Prof. Britt, Prof. Hall is calendared to sing at A. M. E. Conference in Kansas City in May. The Hall Jubilee Singers rendered an excellent and well prepared program on February 22nd at Wheley Chapel M. E. Church at which time a large appreciative audience enjoyed themselves. A contest was to have been between the Wheley Chapel Choir and the Mt. Zion Baptist Choir but for some unknown reason the Mt. Zion Baptist Church Choir failed to show up. Mr. John Hull, manager of the Hall Jubilee Singers deserves great credit for the manner in which he has conducted his company. Prof. Howard, the Chorister of Wesley Chapel Choir was well prepared to meet his competitor. The proceeds of the evening went towards the Church debt. Rev. Kinchen is still rejoicing over his ten pound son. The madam is getting along nicely. The little daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Johnson of Pasadena, has been seriously ill, but we are glad to say she is improving in health now. Mr. strowd is very ill in the Hospital. Mr. Strowd was formerly of Atlanta, Ga. and has a wife and daughter and I am told he also had a brother and sister. Mr. Strowd is deaf and dumb. The doctors have pronounced his alliment to be Tuberculosis. "It appeared in the columns of the Los Angeles Progress of February 3rd that the Ethiopian Steamship Co. had purchased a ship in New York costing seventy-six thousand dollars (876,000) and there was a banquet held on said steamer in honor of Rev. C. C. Holford, the purchaser. We the Negro citizens of Los Angeles are deacious of knowing whether this statement is true or not. We will thank you for any information you can give on the matter. Be sure and read the next issue of The PLANET, as we will discuss a matter of great interest to the entire race. Master Earle Alexander Walter Swain, the youngest son of the Rev B. W. Swain, has reached his twelfth birthday. This he was celebrating on the 22nd in splendid boy fashion without any thought that a great surprise party had been arranged for him by his friends of the Sunday school of which his father is pastor. In the afternoon he went into his father's study and spent an hour telling him of all the happenings of the day. While there a number of his friends gathered in the parsonage and then sent for him. When he came they leaped forward and yelled "Surprised" and so he was surprised. He was presented with several valuable presents by his young friends. Refreshments were served and the young people spent the afternoon enjoying themselves with games and song. The surprise was arranged by Miss Annie Biggs. Those present were Margaret Goodman, Carrie Link, Gladys Shields, Hazel Taylor, Emily Taylor, Zilla Davidson, Annie Biggs, James P. Cantey, Henry Taylor, George Goodman, Harold Taylor, Lloyd W. Swain, Henry Cantey, Dennis Kelley, whose illness we have mentioned several times in this letter is much better and it is generally thought that he soon will be well again. Mrs. Elitrabeth Christian of 45 Wollott street is quite at all this writing. The Leap Year Party at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Gadsen attracted quite a crowd of young people Friday evening last. Rev. C. S. Whitted, D. D. of Providence, R. L. pastor of Winter Street A. M. E. Zion Church of that city and business manager of the R. D. Independent, newspaper published in that city was the guest of Rev. B. W. Swain Saturday and Sunday. He preached an eloquent sermon at the Pearl Street A M. E. Z Church at 7:45. There will be a Leap Year Party at the home of Mrs. E. A. Jones Wednesday evening, March 6th. The Historical Club will meet with Mrs. James Morris, March 4, Monday evening, 7:26 Garden street. The president requests all members to be present. 1 The Sterling Dinner Club celebrated its first anniversary by a Progressive Luncheon Washington Birthday. There were six courses, each serving one course at her own home. The journey from housing to house aforded the members lots of fun and the whole affair was the most enjoyable function the Club has given. Mr. Brodie Taylor of Boston was the guest of honor at the "fish course" served at Mrs. Mary Taylor's on Garden street. The next regular dinner will be at Mrs. Minkle Knight's in March. Mrs. Mary Davidson, President, Miss Bertha Brown, Secretral LYNCHING AND LAWLESSNESS. Letter to the Outlook by Kelly Miller February 24, 1912. The recent editorial by ex-President Roosevelt, on "Lynching and Lawlessness" should center public attention upon a growing evil which is gnawing at the vitals of the Nation. As Mr. Roosevelt says, "When men grow accustomed to Lynching men for one crime they speedily begin to lynch them for other crimes." "The usual crime," once alleged as the sole justifiable excuse for Lynching, has now become the most unusual cause. Just as Lynching and lawlessness cannot be confined to one cause, so it cannot be confined to one race or to one section of the country. Lawlessness is a swift and sure contion which respects neither lines of latitude nor geographical demaration. If slavery could have been confined to the South, there would have been no Republican party and no forbite emancipation. As the Nation could not live half slave and half free fifty years ago, so it cannot endure half helpless and half law-adding today. The calling of a slave roll under the shadow of Bupker Hill Monument then was no more improbable than the burning alive of human beings on Borton Common is likely now. Negroes by the thousands have been murdered, lynched, tortured, and burned alive with indescribable horrors, while the unabashed perpetrators laugh with ghoulish glee at the nullity of the law. Immunity from punishment is high license for lawlessness. Grusome funeral pyres light the midnight sky with their dismal glare from Texas to Contestville. The American people look importantly on with a momentary shoulder, only to lapse into their accustomed mood, in sure expectancy of another shock. At each horrid happening the press indulges in a heated spasm of righteous indignation, but soon grows cold grain. The outlaws are rarely brought to trial, never to justice. The National conscience is becoming sore. In this the final expression of our boasted American Christian civilization? Are the energies of the American people so facialized upon material values that the moral sense has become atrophied? The righteous enforcement of righteous law is the greatest practical issue before the Nation today. For in this is involved not only its justification for existence, but also the perpetuity of its life. The political situation in this District is a study. Farmville, Va., March 4.—Notwithstanding the inclement weather there was a good congregation attending the morning service of First Baptist Church. Rev. R. G. Adams, pastor, prescheduled at 11:00 A. M., subject, "God has chosen his people from the beginning." The B. Y. P. U. met at 3 o'clock P. M. Rev. M. C. Allen of Lynchburg Seminary and College prescheduled at 7:30 P. M., subject, "Strong young men." Mrs. Martha Thornton, Mr. A. P. Foster, and many others who have not been reported are on the sick list. Mrs. Addle and Adeline Deane, Mrs. Hattie Moore and Sue B. Foster have been reported up. Mrs Clara Mathews was home on Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Joseph Madden and Mr. R. L. Palge left for near Petersburg where they had contracted for a job of brickwork. Dr. R. C. Richardson, the noted moving picture man exhibited at 1st Baptist Church Thursday night to the largest audience we have had for years to attend a moving picture scenery. The Poster's Aid Club and the Missionary Circle furnished refreshments. We learned that Mr. Saunders Early of Oak Hill has been ill for some time. K. of P.'s and Courts of Calanthe will hold their Thanksgiving services at First Baptist Church March 24th, at 3 P. M. Rev. L. A. Perkins, State S. S. Missionary was in town Sunday and Monday looking after the Sunday School work. We said in our last letter that we may say something in this article concerning that stranger who came in town a few weeks ago and said his name was "Mr. Rambler." All eyes are opened and ears are listening to see and hear from this man. Several asked the writer of this article whether he was white or colored and who is the good citizen who found the not book of Mr. Rambler? We think that it is a small matter as to his color. He is a man looking into the moral status of our people. Now, as to the finder of the note book, this gentleman wishes his name to be kept from the public until later. He thinks he has located Mr. Rambler and since he has been here several weeks his note book is full of information and the chances are that he can get hold of another note book just fill it! The first statement in the note book is thus: "The moral status of the people of every community is measured by the moral status of the leaders of that community and this is exhibited in the activity or non-activity of them in both temporal and spiritual affairs leading to the uplift of the people." He said "The leaders of a community are the preachers, teachers, lawyers, doctors and business men and women, such as bankers, merchants, insurance people and contractors." Mr. Rambler said "The moral status of our people in this community is not what it should be" and that he in the next issue would give some of the reasons why. Now, some of us here do not like the statement but we are going to allow him a chance. We are honest enough to man a chance. Look out for the way. DO YOU KNOW HIM? Consul General Crump's Letter. May 1, 1911. John Mitchell, Jr., Editor of Richmond Planet, Richmond, Va. My Dear John Mitchell.—I have been trying to locate John Richmond brother of William Richmond, a colored American who died here about three weeks after his arrival of malignant malaria, called the black water fever out here. William Richmond registered in this office as an American citizen, giving as his nearest Richmond, whose post once address in America was given at Pembroke Store, Postoffice, Campbell county, Va. I addressed a dispatch to the State Department, reporting the death of William Richmond, requesting that they assist me in locating the brother of the deceased. The department acknowledged the receipt of the dispatch. I wrote John Richmond, sending the letter to the above address. The letter was returned marked uncleaved for. The property of the deceased, consisting of travelling bag, clothing, money and bank book are in my possession. I am anxious that his effects reach his brother, or if he be dead, satisfactory proof of the same must be furnished in order that I can proceed in settling the estate. Know no one better qualified than yourself to whom I can turn for assistance. Will you help me find the help of William Richmond?******* I take this opportunity to congratulate you upon the splendid showing of the Mechanics' Bank in its achievements in the field of finance. If industry, honest endeavor, perseverance, determination and intelligent management are essentials of success (and they are) then your future and the success of the great financial institution of which you are the honored head in our Many Americans, white and colo- red, come out here and lead care- less lives, disregarding advice as to the care of their health, and quickly pay the penalty in an early grave. I am, sir. Your obedient servant, WM. D. CRUM, American Consul-General Liberia, Africa. Norfolk, Va. Feb. 12, 1912 This is to certify that I have received from John Migell, Jr., Grand Worthy Counselor of the Grand Court of Virginia, Order of Salanthe. ($100.00) Oma Hundred Dollars in payment of the death claim of Sister Louise Gally, who was a member of Victoria Court. No. 52 of Norfolk, Va. MYRTLE GROVE The most beautiful suburb for colored people in the South. A limited number of Lots will be sold cheap while a car line through the center of the property is being projected. Lots beautiful for home sites. Lots which will double in value. Terms: $10.00 down and $5.00 per month. on the North-West corner of Third and Clay Streets appeals to you upon the basis of local pride. HAVE YOU inspected this structure and opened an account there? HAVE YOU rented a SAFETY-DEPOSIT BOX or secured one of the latest style nckel banks which you can take home with you and see the MONEY grow? C LL and SEE the Cashier or TALK to the President. They will give you much information. Visit the palattal Banking House and make yourself at home. FOR PARTICULARS VISIT OUR OFFICE. $100.00 Endowment Paid. Lynchburg, Va., Feb. 26, '12 This is to certify that I have received from John Mitchell, Jr. Grand Worthy Counsellor of the Grand Court of Virginia, Order of Calanthe. ($100.00) One Hundred Dollars in payment of the death? claim of Sister Catherine Brown, who was a member of Beulah Court No. 49, of Lynchburg, Va. Signed—Essie King. Beneficiary. Lavinda B. Merriman. Jane Cobbler. Jennie C. Ward. D. Deputy. Mechanics S OF RICHMON on the North-West corner appeals to you upon the ba HAVE YOU inspected an account there? HAVE YOU rented a or secured one of the late you can take home with you C LL and SEE the Ca dert. They will give you m palattal Banking House and HORTICULTURE Biggest Results Come From Planting Selected Kernels In Soil Prepared In Best Possible Way. Professor W. M. Jardine of the agronomy department, Kansas Agricultural college, writes: Good seed and good seed bed preparation are the factors that contribute most toward the production of large yields. A thoroughly prepared seed bed planted to seed of strong vitality will generally insure a 100 per cent stand. Under most favorable weather conditions second grade seed so far as vitality is concerned often makes a good stand. Good seed of strong vitality, though, usually will produce a better stand on a fairly well prepared seed bed than second grade seed will make in an ideal seed bed. The biggest results can come only from planting good seed in a soil that is been prepared in the best way possible. The planting of poor seed seed that is weak in vitality, seed that is mixed with weed seeds and with other varieties is responsible for a large percentage of the low yields obtained on Kansas farms. It is to the interest of the seed dealers and the farmers alike that we should use the coldest of seed for planting. Not only seed that is strong in vitality and pure, but seed of crops adapted to the soil and climatic conditions under which they are to be grown. Most of the seed planted in Kansas is home grown and usually is put in the ground in the same condition that it was left by the thrashing machine. Not more than 10 per cent A Field of Soil Cove. of our farmers far or grade their seed before planting. Any one familiar with grains as it comes from the thunder knows that it is in an unfit condition to be used for seed because it almost always contains a large percentage of cracked grain, weeds, thaff, shrubnakes --- To Property.Owners. Have you ever thought of it that the majority of colored renters come to my first? Why? Because I am the nearest agent, and because my office is open when the other fellows are closed. You can do business with me on your way to work and from work, or a telephone call will bring me to your home. If you have anything to rent or sell, tell me about it, and I will do the rest. Don't put off, but see me to-day. B. A. CEPHAS. 602 N. Second St. Savings Bank BOND, VIRGINIA, er of Third and Clay Streets basis of local pride. ed this structure and opened a SAFETY-DEPOSIT BOX latest style nckel banks which you and see the MONEY grow? Cashier or TALK to the Pres- much information. Visit the and make yourself at home. kernels and other material that will not grow, all of which a fanning mill would remove at a very low cost. The screenings obtained therefrom would make very excellent horse feed to use while planting the crop. We recommend the planting of home grown seed. On the college farm at Manhattan, Kann, thirty-five tests with corn were conducted every year for seven years. The same variety was grown in every test, but the seed was obtained from different sources and usually from outside of the state. The results showed an average yield of 6.8 bushels to the acre in favor of home grown seed. >WINTER ORCHARD WORK. Pruning the Dead Limbs of Trees Painting the Wounds With Oil and White Lead. 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