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The Fifteenth Amendment—Resolutions Adopted. At a largely attended meeting held at Mount Carmel Baptist Church in Washington, D. C., Monday, April 6th, Rev. William H. Jernagin; D. D. was elected chairman and Rev. W. J. Howard, Secretary, and the following resolutions were offered by Rev. Dr. J. Milton Waldron, D. D. and unanimously adopted and the Committee consisting of Revs.: W. H. Jernagin, W. J. Howard, A. J. Tyler, J. A. Brown, James L. White, J. Milton Waldron and Mr. J. Finley Wilson were appointed to present the resolutions to the Senators Gallinger and Townsend: Whereas, On March 19th, A. D. 1914 nineteen members of the United States Senate—all Democrats—voted to, repeal the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and thereby proving themselves intimical to the political and civil rights of the ten millions of loyal and patriotic American Citizens of African descent, and Whereas, On the same date and at the same time forty-eight Senators—31 Republicans, 15 Democrats and 2 Progressives—voted against the re- real of said Amendment, and Whereas, Senators Jacob H. Gallinger of New Hampshire and Charles E. Townsend of Michigan, not only voted against the bill to repeal the Fifteenth Amendment but took leading parts in defending the ten millions of loyal American Citizens of African descent against unjust and scurrilous attacks by certain Senators in their advocacy on the floor of the Senate of the repeal of said Amendment. Therefore Be It Resolved that this meeting of American Citizens of African descent, and representing all of the various religious denominations and all shades of political bollot and most of the Secret and Benevolent Societies and many lines of business in the Race, do regard with alarm the growing and aggressive, the unjust and shameful efforts which the enemies of the Race and of human rights in Congress are making to annul the Constitution and the War Amendments, and destroy the principles of justice, equality before the law of all Citizens, liberty and the right of free government, without which this Republic cannot exist, and that we do regard all persons—whatever their political affiliations—who seek to repel the War Amendments and to restrict the exercise of the rights guaranteed by the U. S. Constitution to a particular Class of American Citizens as enemies to the Race and to our beloved Country, and that we pledge ourselves to ever keep in mind all Senators and Representatives—State and national—and all other elective officers, who are, or may be hereafter, guilty of such traitorous conduct, and that we will faultious in our power to have our people, wherever they exercise the franchise, to vote against all such persons whenever they may run for office; and be fit further. and be it resolved. That we will do all in our power to have our people everywhere in this country support every Senator and Representative—State and national—whatever his political belief—who honestly opposes, or who shall in the future honestly oppose the repeal of the War Amendments and the restriction of the provisions of the U. S. Constitution to a particular Class of American Citizens, and be it further. Resolved, That we advise our people to mark and remember the friends of the Race in Congress, in State Legislatures and in every other walk of life, as well as their enemies, and that they be quick to express to those friends by voice by letter, by public resolution and through the pulpit and the press and by means of their ballots their appreciation of any genuine effort they may make—whether by word or act—to have justice and full manhood, civil and political rights accorded the Race everywhere in this country; and be it further Resolved, That we express our hearty thanks and appreciation to every Senator, who on March 19th, A. D. 1914, voted against the repeal of the Fifteenth Amendment, and that we hold in especial esteem Senators Jacob H. Callinger of N. H. and Charles E. Townsend of Mich. for their able defense of our Race against the vicious, unjust and scurrilous attacks made upon us as a people by Senators Vardaman, Williams and Newlands in the debate in the Senate on the Vardaman amendment to repeal the Fifteenth Amendment. Be it also Resolved, That copies of these Resolutions be sent to Senators Gallinger and Townsend and to the daily press; and that copies of these Resolutions be given to the religious and secular newspapers and magazines, to pastors and hands of secret and political organizations and women's clubs of the State throughout the country with the request that they call the attention of our people in private and in public at frequent intervals, to the importance of following out the lines of action recom- mended in these resolutions, and be it Resolved Finally, That a Committee of seven be appointed by this meeting to present these resolutions to Senators Gallinger and Townsend, and to circulate them as widely as possible among our people everywhere in this country. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) J. MILTON WALDRON. The Black Movement to Africa. Bopita, Ariz, April 9, 1914. Editor Mitchell, of The Richmond PLANET, My Dear Sir: Please don't blush or feel like you haven't a white friend among the American people; but this is certainly true. They lynch Negro men and women nearly all over the United States and nothing is done with the criminals who commit these crimes. The Organizing Committee on the return of the Black Race to its native country has sounded all the Presidents on the movement and sent in thousands of petitions asking to be colonized in Africa. The last one was sent to Mr. Wilson and he never has done anything nor said anything to stop this lynching. Therefore we advice every colored man and woman to form an alliance with Japanese, Chinese and Mexicans and all dark races, for a period of one hundred years, both in peace and in war. These meetings will be called on Tuesday, September 22, 1914. We have just found out through a Southern white preacher that the Negro lynchors are trying to force a race war on the Negroes in order to exterminate them. Now you can see where the President, Congressmen and other false white friends stand. They never say a word to their people against this lynching and must uphold it. What is the segregation of Negroes from whites done for? So as not to make a mistake when the time comes to massacre the Negroes in the United States. The Japanese and Mexicans are ready and willing to put a stop to lynching and help the blacks out of this country. D. R. THOMAS Good Times in the Philippines. Parang Moro, P. I., Feb. 6, 1914 Editor Mitchell Sir: Read what the white men here say about the Island of Mindanao. Colored people who are trying to buy a ship to go from Oklahoma to gold coast Africa could do better by buying tickets for Mindanao. The Moros of Mindanao are very friendly toward American colored people. This island is nearly as large as the State of Pennsylvania. Young colored men who desire to reach this island for the purpose of settlement can get there in several ways. I. Enlist in the U. S. army for the 24th Infantry which is now stationed permanently in the Philippines and when discharged from the service just take their money and settle in Mindanao. II. Go to Seattle, Washington by way of the "Unknown Limited Express" and work your way across the Pacific on Commercial Liners or cattle boats. 111. Enlist in the Navy and when discharged request transportation to Manila, P. I. It costs about $20 from Manila to Mindanao. Every man should try to have about $250.00 when he reaches the Island. The watchword is hold on to your money and hobo your way. I am an American Negro. I have lived in this island five years and I know what I am talking about. Yours truly. PRESIDENT OF THE MINDANAO MOVEMENT. A Grand Tom Thumb Mock Marriage and Cinderella's Lost Slipper at the City Auditorium. Monday Night, April 27. 1914. 8:30 P. M. under auspices. The Richmond Baptist Sunday School Union and the Ushers Union of Richmond and Vicinity. One hundred and fifty (150) little folks arrayed in beautiful costumes, bearing bunches of the season's choicest flowers, as maids of honor to Tom Thumb and his Bride. The admission will be in the reach of all. Admission 10 cents. Reserved seats. 15 cents. Tickets on sale by the Sunday Schools and Ushers of the various churches. Delegates expecting to attend the Virginia Baptist State Convention, May 18-17, send in their names and addresses at once to REV. W. R. BROWN, 208-5th Avenue, N. W. Browne, Va. 1930 SEGREGATION NOT CONSTITUTIONAL, DECLARES CURT. Supreme Court Rules, Against Winston Salem in Important Case. (Winston-Salem, Journal) Raleigh, N. C., April S.—In a list of twelve opinions delivered by the Supreme Court, one of special note is that of State vs. Darnell, from Winston-Salem, involving the right of the Board of Aldermen to prescribe certain blocks as for colored or white occupancy for residence. The Court, Chief Justice Clark writing the opinion, declares there is nothing in the charter of Winston Salem to empower the aldermen to enact and enforce an ordinance such as that involved. The court does not pass upon the question of whether or not the Legislature would have power under the constitution to enact statutes that would convey power to prescribe such race segregation. The case of State vs. Darnell was one of the most interesting cases carried up to the Supreme Court during the present session and hundreds have anxiously awaited the decision of the court regarding the ordinance arranging for, race segregation. It is familiar to every one in the Twin City. The ordinance prohibited the occupying of a house as a residence by a Negro on that part of a street between any two given streets occupied by a majority of white families and the same rule applied to whites as regarding streets occupied by a majority of Negroes. THE ARGUMENTS. The defendant in the case is a colored man and a resident of Winston-Salem. Sometimes in the summer or early fall of 1913, the defendant purchased from F. M. Sledgb a house and lot which is located in a block of land facing High Avenue between 11th and 12th streets. The defendant was indicted for vio- lating the "Segregation Ordinance" of the city by occupying as a residence a house upon a street on which a greater number of houses are occu- pied as residences by white people than are occupied by colored people as residences, the defendant being a colored man. His Honor told the jury if they believed this fact that they should return a verdict of guilty, which was done in short order by the jury, and from this and other ruling the defendant brought his case to Sup- reme court for review. FOR DEFENDANT. Some of the main points in the argument for the appellant were: The second assignment or error is that the ordinance is unconstitutional. It takes the right of the defendant to occupy his own home without due process of law. process of MW. Reference is made to Article 1, Bee tion 17 of the Constitution of North Carolina, and the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. No person ought to be deprived of his life. Liberty or property, but by the law of the land. Life, liberty and property are grouped together in the same sentence; they constitute the trinity of rights, and each as opposed to the unlawful deprivation thereof is of equal importance. With each of these rights under an operation of a familiar principle, every auxiliary right, every attribute necessary to make the principle right effectual and valuable in its most extensive sense, pass as incidents of the original grant. MR. CTMINGS SPEAKS. 1st Branch City Council of Baltimore 1st Ward, Harry S. Cummings. 219 Courtland Street Balto. April 18, 1914. Dear Friend Mitchell: I have just read with much pleasure and interest your most excellent editorial in this week's issue of The Planet on Terrell matter. Your criticism of The Richmond Virginian and its attitude shows that there still burns within you that same noble and courageous race spirit as of yore. Your words ring with trust and conviction and set to naught the retentions of this paper to deal fairly and squarely by all. You deserve the praise of every Negro in the country for this manly stand and as an humble one laboring in the ranks, for our uplift, you most certainly have mine. Since solely your HARRY S. CUMMINGS FOR RENT. 2 room flat on Roane St. 4 room house on Fairfield St. 3 room house on So. Lombardy St. 3 room flat on Taylor St. Small store on Roane St. 2 large stores on N. Second St. Large house on Ashland St. Roar house on N. Fifth St. 3 rear rooms on N. Second St. 4 room flat on N. Second St. 3 rear rooms on N. Third St. 4 room house on N. Harrison St. 4 room house on Littlepage St. 3 room flat on St. James St. Apply to B. A. CEPHAS, Corner Second and Leigh Streets. VALUE OF VOTES. 2 Months, 25c. 4 Months, 50c. 8 Months, $1.00 12 Months, $1.50 KNIGHTS OF PYTHIA. Two Boilies Organized at Drakes Branch—Grand Chancellor Mitchell Speaks There—Enthusiasm Received. Drakes Branch, Va., April 22. Our people here were much elated over the visit of Grand Chancellor John Mitchell, Jr. to this locality yesterday. He arrived here at 1:37 and a committee met him and his associates at the train. He was accompanied by Sir W. H. Willis, Grand Master-at-Arms, Col. W. Henry Jones, Rev. L. J. Morris, Deputy Grand Chancellor and by Dr. Albert A. Tennant. Sir George L. Coleman, Deputy Grand Chancellor at Randolph was here too. He had charge of the work. DINNER SERVED QUICKLY The party went to the residence of Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Greene at whose home they relied. Soon dinner was prepared and all heartily enjoyed themselves. Later, they went to the residence of Mr. and Mr. F. R. Ransher, after wishing away the time another meal was served. It was about 7:30 when the church bell was rung and half an hour later a large crowd had gathered at the Organ Hall Baptist Church. Sir F. E. Bank was Master Cermenle. INTERESTING EXERCISES The religious exercises were conducted by Rev. P. E. Anderson and Rev. E. L. Hall. Grand Chancellor John Mitchell, Jr. was introduced. He spoke on the Order of Knights of Pythias, reciting in detail the history of the Order in the past and present benefits. He also told of the Conns of Calanthe. This was followed by a recital of his own past experiences. He was frequently unplained and his remarks made a profound impression. As a result fifty three persons joined both branches of the Order. REV. MORRIS SPEAKS, TOO He was followed by Rev. L. J. Morris, who made a rhinuric wrist in the interest of the Order and of The PLANET. Rev Morris prayed at the opening stirred up the membership. Many subscribers were secured. After the exercise, a new Court was organized with the following officers: Worthy Counsellor, Mrs. Lilish Daniel; Worthy Inspector, Mrs. D. M. Hall; Worthy Inspectrix, Mrs. Edinonia Dupee; Orator, Mrs. Alice Steward; Register A. D. Doeds, Mrs. Margaratto Brooks; Register of Accounts, Mrs. Daisy Banks; Receiver of Deposita Mrs. L. W. Harvey; Senior Directress, Mrs. Paulina Morton; Junior Directress, Mrs. Panthen Eubank; Conductress, Mrs. Fannie Elam; Assistant Conductress, Misa Susie Shupperson; Escort, Mrs. Fannie Atkins; Herald, Miss Lella Squire, Protector, Mrs Josie Gilmore; Trustees, J. H. Harvey F. R. Banks, M. W. Watkins. The new body will be known as Starlight Court, No. 172 MEMBERS DELIGHTED The members were delighted. The ladies retired to the Good Samaritan Hall, where supper was prepared, while the initiation of the candidates for the new lodge was begun. The work was quickly completed. It was 1 o'clock when the last word was said. The officers of the new lodge, which will be known as Rising Sun Lodge, No. 196 are as follows: Chancellor Commander, Sir Harley Daniel; Master of Work, Sir W. B. Galnos; Vice Chancellor, Sir John Robinson; Prelate, Sir Hannibal Smith; Keeper of Records and Seal, Sir Paul Roberts; Master of Finance, Sir Jacob Lewis; Master of Exchequer, Sir Henry Shorts; Master-at-Arms, Sir Silas Roberts; Inner Gaund, Sir A. A. Loe; Outer Guard, Sir Stonewall Green; Trustees, Sir Samuel Harris, Sir C. H. Taylor, Sir Forrest Green OTHER VISITORS The officers were duly installed. The party then went to the Hall where a bountie repast had been spread. Peals of laughter rang out on the air until a late hour, when Grand Chancellor Mitchell and his associates left for the depat. There were visitors here too from Mossingford and Randolph. Among them were Mrs. Maria Smith. Mrs. Sarah Pollard. Mrs. Sara. Gunn. Mrs. Lizzie Miles. Mrs. Mattie L. Jones. Mrs. Mary Lou Simpson. Mrs. Emma Moseley. Mrs. Jennie Davis. Mrs. Marinda Brooks. Mrs. Bettie Byrd. Mrs. Lizzie Brogden. Mrs. May Jackson. Miss Martha Simpson and Sir Alexander Miles. THOSE WHO LABORED This work was gotten up here by Sir F. R. Banks and Sir James Harvey, under the direction of Deputy Grand Chancellor George L. Coleman. The Grand Chancellor was outspoken in his commendation of them. The party left at 2:45 this morning. Rev. Morris left at about 10 o'clock this morning. Second Baptist Church, South Richmond Makes, Another Stride Forward. On Sunday, April 18, 1911, with the Rev. Wm. P. Lawrence D. D., Ph. D., of Orange, N. J., assisting us during the day, we made our second effort in the great financial struggle being put forth to liquidate the debt on our house of worship. At the morning service the doctor used the words of St. Paul to the Philippians, 11th chapter, 19th verse: "My God shall supply all your needs, according to his threes in glory by Christ Jesus." In the afternoon a considerable number of the antique trite wandered across the river James to find REV. WM. P. LAWRENCE, D. D us and exemplify that charity and brotherly love to be the I R P O. E. of the World are becoming better and better known. Prognostic among them was the venerable brady r R H Mosby, J. P White, district deputy and brady of James T. Carter, Grand Treasurer. Owing to the high position of Rev O G Joseph, who had been announced to preach, the writer was appointed to deliver the service of the hour taking as his theme. The Responsibility of Personal Influence Romans 11.7. At night Doe, Lawrence, reached to a splendid conversation on the Greatness of Man. Collection for the day was $2,000.7. Those who gave a dollar or more in the public collection or by the direct solicitation of the pastor are as follows: Mrs. Maggie L. Walker; $1; Undertaker W I Johnson; $2; Undertaker A D. Price; $1; Central Pharmacy; $2; W. R. Lomax; $1; Mr E. J. Cook; $1, Rev. W. P. Lawrence; $1; Mr. R. H. Thurston; $1.25; Mr. Floyd Pryor; $1; Sister Clarn Barker; $1; Deputy J. P. White $1; R. B Mosby; $1; J. Randall; $1; J. P. Baxter; $1; James T. Carter; $1; Sister Florence Goodman $1; Sister Sarah Edmunds; $5; Sister Alberta Joinkins; $5; Prof. James H. Blackwell; $1; Wm. Hundley, $1.75 and "Friend" Dunston, $1. We take this means of publicly acknowledging our thanks to all who have in any way helped us in this effort. Trusting to more than double this amount in our next rally on May 10th being helped by the presence of the Rev. Z. D. Lewis, D. D. with a sermon on the 23d inst. and the Rev. Dr. Stokes of Ebenezer with a sermon Thursday night, April 30th. Being fully determined to "make good" we solicit the continued sympathy and cooperation of the public. E. J. CUNNINGHAM, on behalf of the Church JAMES E. CHURCHMAN, Minister. Co-Operation for Better Health. John M. Gandy, of the Petersburg Colored Normal School, who is the executive secretary of the Negro Organization Society makes a personal appeal to every Negro minister, in every city and county of Virginia, to preach on or before the fourth Sunday in April, a special "Health Sermon" to his congregation, as an inspiration to the colored people to observe the General Cleaning-up Week beginning on April 27 and ending May 2. He urges the colored people to observe the clean-up period agreed upon by the white people, if that date does not coincide with April 27 to May 2. Booker T. Washington, the well-known principal of Tuskegee Institute, who is also the most distinguished graduate of Hampton Institute, says: "I have always loved Hampton, and I love her more and more, because she is not only giving the Negro knowledge, but is seeing and reaching the needs of the race as no other institution is doing." Ambitious colored boys and girl who wish to follow Booker Washington's example will have the opportunity of taking the Hampton Institute entrance examination in arithmetic, English, and geography at the Richmond Colored Y. M. C. A. May 2, at 9 A. M. PRICE. FIVE CENTS. PERSONALS AND BROEFS Mr. E. R. Giles, who has been indisposed, is out again. We have received a ringing communication from Mr. William J. Cafhoun. Mrs. Amelia Jones of 209 West 21st St., Southside, continues very sick. Mr. Bradford Johnson, who underwent an operation at the Richmond Hospital, is improving. Rice C. Miner has been appointed by Gov. H. C. Stuart as a delegate to the Negro National Education Congress at Oklahoma City, Okla. July 7, 1914. Mrs. Maude Hickinson Lee of Lancaster, Va. was called to the city this week on account of the illness of her mother, Mr. Amelia Jones. Dr. Newton A. Macleod, manufacturer of Markets, Newark, Lampano, Rhineland, Athena and Threat Relief, in the city. He is located at 119 E. Leigh St. Mrs. L. G. King, Mrs. Julia Cousins, Misses Ruth Morris and Berthel King are attending the sessions of the True Reformers this week at Dundon, Va. Miss Lella Robinson visited Washington recently. She is still enjoying a life of ample leisure and happiness. Capitals occupation to the contrary notwithstanding. Governor H. C. Stuart has appointed Mr. C. W. Jordan of Suffolk Va., delegate to the Fifth Annual Convention of the NafI Negro Educational Congress, to be held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma July 7 to 10, 1914. Rev. I. H. Carpenter formerly pastor of Aubury M. E. Church this city. He accepted the appointment a pastor of Aubury M. E. Church, Hardwick Pa. Prof. R. H. Payton General Manager of the American Beneficial Insurance Company and G. M. of Ex. Grand Lodge of Va., K. of P. has been appointed by Governor Stuart delegate to the National Negro Educational Congress at Oklahoma City July 7, 1914. Miss Julia Pemberton, 505 N. 13th St. is prepared to serve her patrons with the best service in hair-dressing and manicuring. An evening of pleasure was spent at Prices Hall, last Wednesday evening when the Richmond Tennis Club introduced the Tango and other new dances. The dances were demonstrated by a professional white couple. Mr. Steward Improving. Mr. Charles E. T. Steward, who has been seriously indisposed, is much improved. The death of his wife, Dolly A. was a great shock to him, but the present indications are that he will be able to again resume his duties. He has the sympathy of this community. LIGHTFOOT Died April 11, 1914 Walter S. Lightfoot in Atlantic City, N. J., brother of James W. Lightfoot and Hester L. Williams of Richmond, Va. Interment took place at Atlantic City Friday, April 17th. Will Entertain the Grand Lodge. Arrangements are being made for the entertainment of the Grand Lodge, K. of P., on June 16th. The parade will be on Thursday this year. The public meeting will be on Wednesdays night at the City Auditorium. Memorial Services for Prof. Johnston Memorial exercises in honor of the late President James Hugo Johnston will be held at the First Baptist Church, Sunday morning. April 26, 1914, at 11:15 A.M. --- l'Annel Anas. Mrs. Sidonia Lee Coleman departed this life April 1, 1914 at quarter of four o'clock in the morning at her residence in West 22nd St. (Southside). Her funeral took place from the First Baptist Church. She leaves a mother, sister, two brothers husband and a host of relatives and friends to mourn their loss. Dearest daughter, thou hast left us. We our loss most deeply feel. But 'tis God who hast bereft us. He can all our sorrows heal. Her mother, CHARLOTTE LEE. A. Copyright, 1913, by The Ceatury Co. SYNOPSIS Sam Rubberie, manager of boxes, heard a wonderful unknown lover called Pat Glendon. He finds the boy in the wilderness. Glendon, interest of the world was great. He had a fascination and was matched by "Roughness Kelly." He whips Kelly and their boots on that he called "The French Glendon" to meet the Diving Dutchman. Glendon wins again. He meets the top pugilism that anger Stubbins enrages in cooked ring practice as unknown to Glendon. Through Mandi Singer, a reporter, Glendon first learns of these unusual practices and first suspects Glendon. Glendon tells her he will sit at Nat Bowers in the sixth century, instead of the sixth century, being the first to participate of the betting audience. CHAPTER VIII HE looked a copy of Glenn don who immediately became awkward. To her it was deli- cations a shy young man with the body of a giant who was one of the kings of art and who read poetry and went to art exhibitions and experimented with art photography. Of a secret those were no classical bridge here. His very passion she divided new was due to sensitiveness and not stupidity. Shakespeare's son- nets. This was please that would hear investigation. But Stuart soon since the opportunity was and was start- ing his own investigations. A few minutes and most unwait- ingly she opened up the biggest book of all. That last surprise then to ward him had begun to stir again after the discovery of the sonnets. The magnificent frame of his hands, face, the blush lips, the clear looking eyes, the fine forehead which the short top of hand hair did not hide, the aura of physical well being and cleanliness which he seemed to emanate all this and more that she sensed drew her as she had never been drawn by any man, and yet through her mind kept running the mazy rumors that she had heard only the day before at the courter Journal office. "You were right," she said. "There is something more important to talk about. There is something in my mind I want you to re-ounce for me. Do you mind?" Cat shook his head. "If I am frank aluminally frank," I've heard the men, sometimes, talking of particular lights and of the batting odds, and, while I gave no head to it at the time, it seemed to me it was greatly agreed that there was a great deal of trickery and cheating connected with the sport. Now, when I look at you, for instance, I find it hard to understand how you can be a party to such cheating. I can understand your liking the sport for a sport, as well as for the money it brings you, but I can't understand" "There's nothing to understand." Stubber broke in white. But lips were wreathed in a gentle, tolerant smile. "It's all fairy tales, this talk about faking, about fixed lights and all that put. There's nothing to it. Miss Sangster, I assure you. And now let me tell you about how I discovered Mr. Glendon. It was a letter I got from his father." But Mum Sangster refused to be sidetracked, and addressed herself to Pat. "I listen. I remember one case particularly. It was some sight that took place several months ago. I forgot the contestants. One of the editors of the Courier Journal told me he intended to make a good winning. He didn't hope; he said he intended. He said he was on the heels and was betting on the number of rounds. He told me the fight would end in the nineteenth. This was the night before. "And the next day he triumphantly called my attention to the fact that it had ended in that very round. I didn't think anything of it one way or the other. I was not interested in prizefighting them. But I am now. At the time it seemed quite in accord with the vague conception I had about fighting. If you see it isn't all fairy tales, is it? "I know that light." Glendon said. "It was Queen and Murgweather. And it did end in the nineteenth round." Sam. And she said she heard that rounded named the day before. How do you account for it, Sam? "How do you account for a man picking a lucky lottery ticket?" the manager evaded, while getting his wits together to answer. "That's the very point. Men who study form and condition and seconds and rules and such things often pick the number of rounds, just as men have been known to pick hundred to one shots in the races. And don't forget one thing, for every man that wins there's another that loses, there's another that didn't pick right. Miss Sangster, I assure you, on my boner, that taking and fixing in the fight game is—neonexistent." "What is your opinion, Mr. Glendon?" she asked. "The same as mine." Stubbern snatched the answer. "He knows what I say is true every word of it. He's never fought anything but a straight fight to his life, isn't that right, Pat?" "Yes, it's right." Pat affirmed; and the popular thing to Mind Singster was that she was continued he spoke the truth. She brushed her forehead with her hand, as if to rid herself of the beepz element that choked her brain. "Listen," she said. "Last night the same editor told me that your forth coming light was arranged to the Very round in which it would end." Stukenberg was yawing on a paddle, but Pat's speed saved him from replaying. "Then the editor lies," Pat's voice boomed how for the first time. "He did not not before, about that other fight," she challenged. "What round did he say my fight with Nat Powers would be?" Before she could answer the question, anger was set in the face of it. "Oh, rats. Put them in bed." Shot in its肛门, the beginning of the morning. Let's get on with the little view. He was ignored to the bed where eyes, ears, and body were no longer visible. mildly blue, but harsh and imperative. She was still awake, that she had stilled on something, something that would wake her, that had baffled her. The room was dark, and she stood in the master's bed, her head was on a pillow, her hand held of the girl's shoulder as if what she wanted. "What remark did you give for your groomed and deprived self." "For the master's Miss. That stop the foolishness. Not that stop in it." "I wish you were more aware of the situation to answer. Must Miss Sangster said." "I guess I had to be told with Miss Sangster's words to tell you out. Now, you told and then that position." They moved it to another for a tower, and moved it there for a agree moved slowly to the door, opened it and turned it back to listen. She saw surprise and anger leap into Glendora's face, and the anger and accession in the glance he cast at his manager, and she knew, the blow had driven home. And there was reason for his anger. He knew he had talked it over with Stubleren, and they had reached a deal, to give the audience a good run for it. They without unnecessarily proclaiming the light and to end it in the swordth. And here was a woman from a newspaper, then moving the very round. Stubleren in the doorway, looked limp and pale, and it was evident he was holding himself together by an effort. "I'll see you later," Pat told him. "Shut the door behind you." The door closed and the two were left alone. Glendora did not speak. The expression on his face was frankly one of trouble and perplexity. "Well?" she asked. He got up and towed above her, then sat down again, moistening his lips with his tongue. "I tell you one thing," he finally said. "The light won't end in the sixteenth round." She did not speak, but her unconvinced and quizzical smile hurt him. "You wait and see, Miss Sangster, and you'll see that editor man is mis-taken." "You mean the program is to be changed?" she spotted candidly. He questioned to the cut of her words. "I am not a customer to lying," he said still, "even to women." "Neither have you to me, nor have you denied the program is to be changed. Perhaps, Mr. Gibson, I am stupid, but I fail to see the difference in what number the final round secures so long as it is predetermined and known." "I tell you that round, and not another soul shall know." She shrugged her shoulders and smiled. "It sounds to me very much like a racing tyre. They are always given that way, you know. Furthermore, I am not quite stupid and I know there is something wrong here. "Why were you made angry by my naming the point? Why were you angry with your naming? Why did you need him from the room?" For reply Glendon walked over to the window as if to look out, where he checked his mind and partly turned and she knew without seeing that he was studying her face. He came back and sat down. "You said I hadn't fed to you. Mrs. Simington, and you were right it haven't." He paused, gazing painfully for a correct statement of the situation. "Now, do you think you can believe what I am going to tell you? Will you take the word of a pet neighbor?" She nodded gravely, looking him straight in the eyes and certain that what he was about to tell was the truth. "We always fought straight" and square. "I never touched a piece of dirty money in my life nor attempted a dirty trick." I now can go on from THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. G. D. M. I am very sure that he said the sixteenth round. that. You've shaken me up pretty badly by what you told me. I don't know what to make of it. I can't pass a snap judgment on it. I don't know But it looks ok. That's what trout bites me. I see you see. Stuhlman and I have tried to fight over, and it was understood between us that I would end the fight in the sixteenth round. Now you bring the same word. How did that editor know? Not from me. Stuhlman must have let it out-unless. He stepped to debate the problem. "Unless that editor is a lucky guesser. I don't make up my mind about it. I will have to keep my eyes open and learn. Every word I've given you is straight, and theses my hard to understand." Again he towered out of his chair and over to her. Her small hand was gripped in his big one as she arrose to meet him, and after a fair, straight look into the eyes between them both glanced unmissibly at the clipped hands. She felt that she had never been more aware that she was a woman. The sex canes of those two hands the soft and fragile feminine and the heavy, muscular masculine was sturdy. Gladen was the first to speak. "You could be hurt so easily," he said, and at the same time she felt the thickness of his grip almost caressingly. "You" She remembered the old Prussian king for giants and laughed at the insignificance of the thought association as she threw her hand. "I am glad you came here today," he said, then hurried on awkwardly. G. D. M. "You could be hurt so easily," he said, to make an explanation which the warm light of admiration in his eyes belied. "I mean because maybe you have opened my eyes to the crooked dealing that has been going on. "You have suspected me," she urged. "It seemed to me that it is so generally understood that pretzlighting is full of crookedness that I cannot understand how you, one of its chief exponents, could be ignorant of it. I thought as a matter of course that you would know all about it, and now you have convinced me that you never dreamed of it. You must be different from other fighters." He nodded his head. "That explains it, I guess. And that's what comes of keeping away from it—from the other fighters and promoters and sports. It was easy to pull the wool over my eyes. Yet it remains to be seen whether it has really been pulled over or not. You see, I am going to find out for myself." "And change it?" she queried, rather breathlessly, convinced somehow that he could do anything he set out to accomplish. "No; quit it," was his answer. "If it isn't straight I won't have anything more to do with it. And one thing is certain: this coming light with Nat Powers won't end in the sixteenth round. If there is any truth in that editor's tip, they'll be fooled. Instead of putting him out in the sixteenth, I'll let the fight run on into the twenties. You wait and see." "And I'm not to tell the editor?" She was on her feet now, preparing to go. "Certainly not. If he is only guessing, let him take his chances. And if there's anything cotton about it he deserves to lose all his hair. This is to be a little secret between you and me. I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll name the round to you. I won't run it into the twenties. I'll stop Nat Powers in the eighteenth." "And I'll not whisper it," she assured him. "I'd like to ask you a favor," he said tentatively. "Maybe it's a big favor." She showed her acquiescence in her face, as if it were already granted, and he woke on: "Of course I know you won't use this faking in the interview. But I want more than that. I don't want you to publish anything at all." She gave him a quick look with her searching gray eyes, then surprised herself by her answer: "Certainly," she said. "It will not be published. I won't write a line of it." "I knew it," he said simply. For the moment she was disappointed by the lack of thanks, and the next moment she was glad that he had not thanked her. She sensed the different foundation he was building under this meeting of an hour with her, as if she became daringly explorative. "How did you know it?" she asked. "I don't know." He shook his head. "I can't explain it." I knew it as a matter of course. Somehow it seems to me I know a lot about you and me. "But why not publish the interview?" As your manager says, it is good advertising. "I know it," he answered slowly. "But I don't know to know you that way. I think it would hurt if you should publish it." I don't want to think that I know you professionally. I'd like to remember our talk here as a talk between a man and a woman I don't know whether you understand what I'm driving. But it's the way I feel. I want to remember this just as a man and a woman." CHAPTER VIII. As he spoke his eyes was all the expressive with which a man looks at a woman. She felt the forced beat of him, and she felt strangely tongue tied and awkward before this man who had been reputed tongue-tied and awkward. He could certainly talk straighter to the point and now convincingly than most men, and that struck her most forcefully was her an inborn certainty that it was more naive and simple frankness on his part and not a practiced artfulness. He saw her into her machine and gave her another thrill when he said goodly. Once in their hands were clasped as he said, "Some day I'll see you again. I want to see you again," Nonchow I have a feeling that the last word has not been said between us." And as she mollied rolling away she was aware of a similar feeling. She had not seen the last of this very disquieting But Glendon, king of the bruskers and classical brute. Back in the mining quarters, Glendon encountered his perturbed manager. "What did you fire me out for? Stuboner demanded. "We're finished. A — of a mobs you made. You've never stood for monging a reporter alone before, and now you'll see when that interweave comes out." Glendon, who had been, regarding him with such animosity, made as if to turn and pass on them changed his mind. "It won't come out, he said." Stuben looked up sharply. "I asked her not to," Glendon explained. Then Stuben exposed. "As if she had a happy thing like that." Glendon became very cold, and his voice was harsh and grating. "It want to be published." She told me so. And to doubt it is to call her a liar." The Irish flame was in his eyes, and by that and by the unconscious clutching of his passion wrought hands Stuben, who knew the strength of them and of the man he faced, no longer dared to doubt. It did not take Stuben long to find out that Glendon intended extending the distance of the light, though try as he would he could get no hint of the number of the round. He waited no time, however, and privately climbed certain arrangements with Nat Powers, and Nat Powers manger. Powers had a faithful following of bettors, and the betting syndicate was not to be denied its harvest. On the night of the night, Maud Saugster was guilty of a more daring unconventionality than any she had yet committed, though no whisper of it leaked out to shock society. Under the protection of the editor she occupied a ringside seat. Her half and most of her face were hidden under a shouch hat, while she wore a man's long overcoat that fell to her heels. Entering in the thick of the crowd she was not noticed, nor did the newspaper man in the press seats against the ring directly in front of her recognize her. As was the growing custom, there were no preliminary bouts, and she had barely gained her seat when roars of applause announced the arrival of Nat Powers. He came down the alley in the midst of his seconds, and she was almost frightened by the formidable bulk of him. Not he leaped the ropes as lightly as a man half his weight and grinned acknowledgement to the tumultuous greeting that arose from all the boistery. He was not pretty. Two cauliflower ears attested his profession and its attendant brutality, while his broken nose had been so often spread over his face as to defy the surgeon's art to reconstruct it. Another uprising heralded the arrival of Gordon, and she watched him eagerly as he went through the fopes to his corpure. But it was not until the tedious time of announcements, introductions and challenges was over that the two men threw off their wraps and faced each other in ring contours. Concentrated upon them from over head was the white glare of many electric lights—this for the benefit of the moving picture camera—and also felt as she looked at the two shavers constructed men, that it was in Glendon that she saw the thoroughbred and in Powers the araneal brute. Both looked their parts—Gleidon dawn cut in face and form, softly and magnificently beautiful; Powers almost asymmetric, it rung and heavily matted with hair. As they made their preliminary pose for the camaraderie, confronting each other in fightin' attitudes, it changed that Gleidon's mane dropped down through the ropes and rested on her face. Though he gave no sign, she knew, with a swift leap of the heart, that he had recognized her. The next moment the gong sounded, the announcement cried "Let her go!" and the battle was on. It was a good fight. There was no blood, no marring, and both were During some of the fiercer rallies in later stages of the fight the editor was compelled to touch her arm to remind her who she was and where she was. Powers fought easily and cleanly, as became the hero of half a hundred ring battles, and an admiring claque applauded his every cleverness. Yet he did not unduly exert himself save in occasional strenuous rallies that brought the audience yelling to its feet in the mistaken notion that he was getting his man. It was at such a moment, when her unpredicted eye could not inform her Garciaho Maud Sangster found the play of the gloves sufficiently exciting. that Glendon was escaping serious damage, that the editor leaned to her and said: "Young Pat will win all right. He's a comer, and they can't stop him. But hell win in the sixteenth and not before." "Or after?" she asked. She almost laughed at the attitude of her companion's negative. She knew better. Powers was noted for hunting his man from moment to moment and round to round, and Glendon was content to accede to this program. His defense was admirable, and he threw in just enough of offense to what the edge of the audience interest. Though he knew he was scheduled to lose, Powers had had too long a ring experience to hesitate from knocking his man out if the opportunity offered. He had had the double cross worked too often on him to be chary in working it on others. If he got his chance he was prepared to knock his man out and let the syndicate go hang. Thanks to clever press publicity, the idea was prevalent that at last young Glendon had met his master. In his heart Powers, however, knew that it was himself who had encountered the better man. More than once, in the faster infighting, he received the weight of punches that he knew had been deliberately made no heavier. On Glendon's part there were times and times when a slip or error of judgment could have exposed him to one of his antagonist's sledge hammer blows and lost him the fight. Let his was that almost unmicrobial power of accurate timing and distance and his confidence was not shaken by the several close shaves he experienced. He had never lost a fight, never been knocked down, and he had always been so thoroughly the master of the man he faced, that such a possibility was unthinkable. At the end of the fifteenth round both men were in good condition, though Powers was breathing a trifle heavily and there were men in the ringside sents offering odds that he would "blow up." It was just before the gong for the sixteenth round struck that Stubenner, leaning over Glendon from behind in his corner, whispered: "Are you going to get him now?" Glendon, with a back toss of his head, shook it and laughed mockingly up into his manager's anxious face. With the stroke of the gong for the sixteenth round Glendon was surprised to see Powers cut tooose. From the first second it was a tornado of fighting, and Glendon was hard put to escape serious damage. He blocked, clinched, ducked, slid stepped, was rushed backward against the ropes and was met by fresh rushes when he surged out to center. Berealt times Powers left inviting openings, but Glendon refused to lose the lightning bolt of a blow that would droop his man. He was reserving that blow for two rounds later. Not in the whole fight had he ever exerted his full strength nor struck with the force that was in him. For two minutes, without the slightest letup, Powers went at him hammer and tongs. In another minute the round would be over and the betting syndicate hard hit. But that minute was not to be. They had just come together in the paper of the ring. It was as ordinary a cliché as any in the right side. Powers was struggling and roughhousing it every instant. Glendon whipped his left over in a crisp but ear jolt to the side of the face. It was like any of a score of similar joins he had already delivered in the course of the fight. To his amazement he felt Powers go limp in his arms and begin slapping to the floor or mugging, appaddling legs that refused to bear his weight. He struck the floor with a thump, rolled half over on his side and lay with closed eyes and motionless. The referee, bending above him, was shouting the count. At the cry of "Nine!" Powers quivered as if making a vain effort to rise "Ten—and out!" cried the referee. He caught Glendon's hand and raised it soft to the roaring audience in token that he was the winner. For the first time in the ring Glendon was dazed. It had not been a knockout blow. He could stake his life on that. It had not been to the jaw, but to the side of the face, and he know it had gone there and nowhere else. Yet the man was out, had been counted out, and he had faked it beautifully. That final thump on the floor had been a convincing masterpiece. To the audience it was indubitably a knockout, and the moving picture machines would perpetuate the life. The editor had called the turn, after all, and a crooked turn it was. Glendon shot a swift glance through the ropes to the face of Maud Sangater. She was looking straight at him, but her eyes were black and hard, and there was neither recognition nor expression in them. Even as he looked she turned away unconcernedly and said something to the man beside her. Powers seconds were carrying him to his corner, a seeming limp wreck of a man. Glendon's seconds were advancing upon him to congratulate him and to remove his gloves. But Stuhemer was ahead of them. His face was beaming as he caught Glendon's right glove in both his hands and cried: "Good boy, Pat! I know you'd do it." Glendon pulled his glove away. And for the first time in the years they had been together his manager heard him swear: "You go to..." he said and turned to hold out his hands for his seconds to pull off the gloves. That night, after receiving the editor's final dictum that there was not a square fighter in the game, Maud Sangster quietly for a moment on the edge of her bed, grow angry and went to sleep slowly disgusted with her self-prized fighters and the world in general. CHAPTER IX. THE next afternoon, she began work on an interview with Henry Addison that was declaimed never to be finished. It was in the private room that was accorded her at the Corner Journal office that the thing happened. She had paused in her writing to glance at a bedline in the afternoon paper announcement that Glendon was matched with Teen Cannam when one of the doorways brought in a card. It was Glendon. "Tell him I can't be seen," she told the boy. In a minute he was back. "He says he's coming in anyway, but he rather have your permission." "Did you tell him I was busy?" she asked. "Yeah', but he said he was coming just the same." She made no answer, and the boy, his eyes shining with admiration for the important visitor, rattled on. "I know I'm. He's a awful big guy. If he started rehousing he could G. M. clean the whole office out. He's young Glendon, who won the fight night "Very well, then. Bring him in. We don't want the office cleaned out, you know." No greetings were exchanged when Glendon entered. She was as cold and inseptable as a gray day and neither invited him to a chair nor recognized him with her eyes, slitting half turned away from him at her desk and waiting for him to state his business. He gave no sign of how this cave her treatment affected him, but plunged directly into his subject. "I want to talk to you," he said shortly "That, night. It did end in that round." She brushed her shoulders. "I knew it would." "You didn't be retorted. You didn't it didn't." She turned and looked at him with quiet affection of browns. "What is the use?" she asked. "Frightening in princephobia and we all know what it means. The right did end in the end I told you it would." "It did," he agreed. "But you didn't know it would. In all the world you and I were at least two that knew Powers wouldn't be knocked out in the sixteenth." She remained silent. "I say you knew he wouldn't." He spoke peremptorily and, when she still declined to speak, stepped nearer to her. "Answer me," he commanded. She nodded her head. "But he was, I she insisted." "He wasn't. He wasn't knocked out at all. Do you get that? I am going to tell you about it and you are going to listen. I didn't lie to you. Do you get that? I didn't lie to you. I was a fool and they fooled me and you along with me. "You thought you saw him knocked out. Yet the blow I struck was not heavy enough. It didn't hit him in the right place either. He made believe it did. He faked that knockout." He paused and looked at her expect, anly, and somehow, with a leap and thrill, she knew that, she believed him, and she felt perruled by a warm hapiness at the reinstatement of this man who meant nothing to her and whom she had seen but twice in her life. "Well?" he demanded, and she thrilled anew at the compellingness of him. She stood up, and her hand went out to his. "I believe you," she said. "And I am glad, most glad." It was no longer grip than she had anticipated. She looked at her with eyes that burned and to which her own unconsciously answered back. Never was there such a man, was her thought. Her eyes dropped first, and his followed, so that, as before both gazed at the clasped hands. He made a movement of his wholebody toward her, impulsive and inviolent, as if to gather her to tilt then checked himself attemptly with an unmistakable effort. She saw it and felt the pull of his hand as it started to draw her to him. And to her amazement she felt the desire to yield, the desire almost over whimily to be drawn into the strong circle of those arms. And had he compelled she know that she would not have refrained. She was almost dizzy when he checked himself and, with a closing of his fingers that half crushed her, dropped her hand, almost flitting from him. "Gosh," he breathed, "you were more for me." He turned partly away from her sweeping his hand to his forehead. She knew she would hate him forever if he dared one stammered word of nology or explanation. But he seemed to have the way of ways of doing the right thing where she was concerned. She sank into her chair, and he into another, first drawing it around so as to face her across the corner of the desk. "I spent last night in a Turkish bath," he said. "I sent a old teen down brisers. He was a friend of my father in the old days. I knew there couldn't be a thing about the ring he didn't know, and I made big talk. "The funny thing was that it was all I could do to convince him that I didn't know the things I asked him about. He called me the babe in the woods. I guess he was right. I was raised in the woods, and woods is about all I know. "Well, I received an education from that old man last night. The ring is rottener than you told me. It seems everybody connected with it is crooked. The very supervisors that grant the right permits graft off of the promoters, and the promoters, managers and fighters graft off of each other and off the public. "It's down to a system in one way, and, on the other hand, they're always—do you know, what the double cross is? She nodded. "Well, they don't seem to miss a chance to give each other the double cross. "The stuff that old man told me look my breath away. And here I've been in the thick of it for several years and knew nothing of it. I was a real babe in the woods. And yet I can see how I've been fooled. I was so made that nobody could stop me. I was bound to win, and, thanks to Stubener, everything crooked was kept away from me. "This morning I corrupted Spider Walsh and made him talk. He was my first trainer, you know, and he followed Stubener's instructions. They kept me in ignorance besides, I fell in bed with the sporting crowd. I spent my time hunting and fishing and monkeying with cameras and such things. "Do you know what Walsh and Stubener called me between themselves? The virgin I only learned it this morning from Walsh, and it was like pulling teeth. And they were right I was a little innocent lamb. "And Stubener was using me for crookness, too, only I didn't know it. I can look back now and see how it was worked. But you see, I wasn't interested enough to the game to be suspicious. "I was born with a good body and a cool head. I was caged in the green, and I was taught by my father, who knew more about fighting than any man living or dead. It was too easy. The ring didn't attach me. There was never any doubt of the outcome. I'm done with it now." She pointed to the headline announcing his match with Tom Cannam. "That's Stubener's work," he explained. "It was programmed months ago. If I don't care, I'm heading for the mountains. I've quit." She glanced at the undisclosed interview on the desk and sighed. "How lordly men are?" she said. "Masters of destiny. They do so we please." 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He parsed hia nein around ber. drew {2 er ‘close and kixeet her = When next | ¥ ne Rlimpeed tie face ahe wan cer [8 in. thas tt was deed with a falot.1K anh : w “L Uee nemrd there cram an art in fog sine.” he stammend! “I don't now mnythins abot It menalf, bat Nienrn You «en, you're the Grst wo [It nD Dever Kineed.” on “Ts Ve me cneereny OE Startling Information SEL OOG, SS BV. Cer ve a -| eats and act in sccordance wit |. fundamental right principles in orde jto maintaln self-respect and eniis ; | the sympathy and support of the bés s people, rogaritess of color in thi ‘{country They cannot properly com {plain of unfair trostment of them solves by a certaln class of whit {people, and -then when vested wit! power, practice upon each other the [very injustice of which complaint {1 [made in others. - 2 E ‘Tho opportunties afforded colored }Jmen of fntelligence and learning {0 |]the fraternal organizations of the country should be used to demon. atrato our ability for self-government. ‘Tho best class of wnite people should be imitated and not the worst classes. Whea we obsorre the actions of some of our educated people their conduct fg disheartening. Yet, woe Know that the great body of tho colored poopie is all right. - Wo wore induced to make these remarke after observing tho attitude of the officer. of the Supremo Lodge | Knights of Pythias, XN. A., S. A.. E. A. A. Ond A., at Baltimore Inat’ August. In 8 wild scramble for money, they threw discretion to tho winds, | Lot us see. Under tho lawn of, tho Order each Grand Lodge lias ex- ‘elusive, original jurisdiction over th j subordinate lodges andthe mombers attached to the same. The Sujromo Lodge or {ts officers cannot tax th | members of a lodgo in a stato having a- Grand Lodge. Tho Constitution provides a representative tax of $26, on each Supreme Representative to the Supreme Lodge. As no State hay lors than two Supreme Reprosenta-! tives ar more than four, the tax was pet lexs than $50.00 per torin or more than $100.00 per term. For :his the only return Ix the puxxword | The salaricn and traveling oxpeneen of the Supreme Chancellor and other Meera had been tuereared. ‘The Supreme Keeper of Record nd Soal warnet the Suprenio Lode if thexe reckless expenditures and or thix ho wan put cut of offer. — | The Grand Lodxe, K. of PL of ‘treinia protested and for thin the supreme Chancellor sispend’d and uu out of the Order, not only the * prand Lolge, but also the subordin 's ty lodges ant the mombers attarhed o the name, cithough he had no > ovor over any but the Grand Lodge The new gonetitutton whteh re | aires a twO-thirdn voto to adopt was, eed to have heen adapted. One , st .ote disclowal thy fact Chat thera ' ore ST ayes, 14 noex with St mem- \ ers Of the Supreme Lodge abnwnt. ¢ f tl SL votes, 20 were omMce-hold + 4 wand S Deputy Supreme Chancel- fs appointed hy Supreme Chancel." Fr S.W. Groen, with the power to \ Ne. This lnft 23 Supreme Repro- ntatives out of an elected member-! 11» of 90, all of whom had been tn, ' Itimora to attend the session, but “T cy were tired out, for tho Constt- tion was finally “adopted” after 9 {” lock Saturday night, after a week's’ 0! Uberationn, * ine All that a Grand Lodge recetvea Of om the Suprema Ledgo ts the passe ( rd. Tho passwort in a word | $4 ‘meg and promulgated by the gu: 5° ome Chancellor, In order to pay 3+ sh salariex and running expenses, > each Grand ‘Lodge pars tte own YI" dowmont and defraya jtn own ex- °M anos, tho Suprome Tpdgo with a 31! Jority of tho olectod Supreme Re-| ~sencatives absent made an increasy “a taxation. iere It wan dove under the guise of a Mia cent and a five cent tax on each to mber. As it wan only for a pass | We rd, tho value of & paseword ma (#10 eatin ated from “the following 90 foment of facts: * |. \‘labama‘s biennial tax was $100, tlor was changed to $1440.00, an in- and ato of $1346.00 per term. Ar ,and sas’ Dlonnial tax was $100.00. It {a | , changed to $1,126.20, an in cee se of $1,026.20. California's and ynial tax was $50.00. It was' doll nged to $65.25, an inctease of and 26. Colorado's bfennial tax was rotu 00. 1t was changed to $46.50 {or crease of $3.60, but a» tho mem- offic nip increases will pasg the 300 TI t. The District of Columbia? {tha nial tax" was $60.00. It Was tho imed to $58.35, an Increase of 25 1 5. soe |to« lorida’s blonnial tax was $100.00 | tend Copy 6f Injunction. £ he tolowimng 1s a copy of the injunction grasted the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias, of Virginia, at Wasbington, D. C., Friday; January 30, 1914- 7 « * wt +. The Deoree Was Entered Monday, Februsry:2, 1914. jy IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TIE DISTRICP OF COLUMBIA. Holding an Equity Court. . , Grand Lodge. of Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia and “Africa, a corporation, . Plaintiff, vs. The Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa * and Australia, and others, Defendants. ~ . Equity No. 32281. é This cause coming on to be heard upon the bil! of complaint, the affidavits in support thercof, the file to stiow cause, and the answer, it is,“uipon consideration thereof, this second day of | February, 1914 by the Court— ADJUDGED, ORDERED and DECREED that the defend- ants and cach ‘of them and their officers, agents and attorneys, and all others on their behalf, be anil they are hereby restrained, during the seadency of this suit, or until the further order of the Court, from declaring or treating the fraternal charter of the plaintiff corporation as revoked and from declaring or treating the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias, of the jurisdiction of Virginia, as dissered; and from declaring er treating the lodges subordinate to the ptintiff in the State of Virginia and the mem- bers attached te same as not entitled to the rights and priv: -ileges of membere + * the order of the defendant corporation, and from callin -m + embers elsewhere to regard and treat stich subordinate lylens and members as not so entitled; and from attempting &, force the decree of enactment of the Sspreme Lodge. pajarting to revoke the charter of the plinti ant to disconse tne said Grand Lodge. of the jurisiiction of Virginia: and from circulating any proclamations or letters adéressed to the Grand Lodges, subordinate lodges and members of the order, calling attention to or calculated or intended to carry inte effect and enforce the attempted revocation of the plaintiff's fzaternal charter and dissolution of said Grand Lodge; and from: setting up or atterrvting or purporting to set up, within the State of Virginia, a Grand Lodge, other than the plaintiif, of the Knights of Pythias of the order of the defendant corporation : avs! from duing any other act or thing on the assamption that the said Grand Lodge of the State of Virginia has been dissolsoi cr that its. fraternal chatter has been revoked, : ASHLEY M.ovhD (Seal) 3 lastive A TRUE COPY--Test . JOR YOUNG, Clerk ° bs FE Cunningham, Asst. Clerk | "So, Misusaippt's Mennial tax: V sinvyy It was changed to $1,577 > Fa, un increane of $1,477.70. MI sourt's blenntal tix wan $100.00 Mas changed to 1792.75, an Inere Dog geez 7 Maryland's tenntal t hens fino. It wan chanked t $s0e Th, an tnereaxe of $200.7: North Carolina’a Meantal tax wa Slon0G. It wag charged to $605.2: “an imeredne of $608.25. Now Ser rey'n Mlonntal tax waa $100.00. I “was hanged to $240.00, ap tnereas of $140 00. | New York's bienntal tax wax $100 It wan changed to $191.98, an tn ereane Of, $51.25. Oklahoma's bien nial tax wax $100.00, It waa change to $420.08, au tnesenso of $320.00 Ohio's blennal tax-was $100.00. I ‘wns changed to $578.10, an increas of $478.10. Pennsylvanta’s bienatal tax wax $100.00. It was changed to $490.50, an increase of $390.50. South Carolina’s Bionofal tax was $190.00" It was changed to $635.20. an Increase of $725.20. Tonnosnoc’s biennial tax was $100.00. Jt was changed to $1203 85, an Increase of $1108.35. * ‘Toxas’ biennial tax was $100.00. It was changed to $1 $00.00, an {o- creaso of $1,400.00. Virginta’s bien nial tax was $100.00. It waa changed to $861.90, am fncrcaso of $761.90. West Virginia’s biennial tax was $100.00. It wan changed to $375.00, nur increane of $275.90. What ts the amount of this taxa- ion? ($18,620.60) Elghteon thous- nd, five hundrod and twenty dollars nd fifty cents. How mueb {ncreaso a this now taxation over the old axntion? ($16,124.00) Sixteen thous- nd, one hundred and twenty-four ollars, What will the Grand Lodges nd gubordinate lodges receive, in oturn for this large amount of mon- y pald over to Supreme Lodso Meera?’ "The password. : This {e not all. At the session of ha Suprame Lodge at Indianapolis, . he Supreme Chancellor appointed , S Deputy Suprems Chancellors, giv- , 1g them the power te vote and ex- ; nding to them the voting strength , ¢ alx states, come of which paid as (gh ag $2,400.00: per term for the gas-word. This was in violation of « © Constitstion of the Supreme ) odge. ‘ ‘Tné records show that 24 Deputy ¢ 1preme Chancellors were appointed P y the Supreme Chancellor at Balti- © ore last August, Ha nad previously { led that they had the right to vote, 1 nese twenty-four depatios, if pres a t at the next session of the Supreme © age will have the vetiag power T ual te that of Arkenses, Georsia, t adams. Thess eix tates, nevord- g to the Sgures qusted will be: Suse ised Dlennially (fe 252-75) nim {thomand, two bund! and nfty.tw -dollats and meventy-tie conte and th LMMstit Dep ty Supe me Chancellor Safe not Anersed AS nach As a penny : The few eonstit con alleced ) bare tewn adopted at the lat wastas J reaqitres all Grant Saiices to sueres Slur thelr present tate charters 0: “invorperation anit *: cetncorparate tt te tcane of the Supreme Lantge, THE would place allot the real-estate memes tn the treaqury and other property under the rect control of the Supreme Lade- It can now de seen why ¥iretata and her Supreme Representatives were not wanted {0 the Suprem> "ado. 1 It may bo well to enquiro how will the Sapreme Repr-gentatives ” who were prosent, explain all of these things to thotr con-tituents? What Induced them to suport there meas. urea? Were they asleep, hypnotized or absent when these thingy took place? Who" can defend it? The plana were concocted and promulgated from Chicago. Illnotn, where political manipulation Ig a fine art. AYAbama, wit! that tncreaso fo taxation, of $1,240.00; how can her Supreme Roprescotativer explain 1t? Georgia, with that {noreane of $2,200 in“CAxation; how can her Supreme Representatives ex;'ain it? TLoute- lana, with that Increase of $1,153.70 in tasation: how can hor’ Supremo Ropresentativos expain it? Missia- apps, with that increase of $1,477.70 in taxation: how ran her Saprome Reprosentatives explain itt Tonnes- we, with that increase of $1,108.85 in taxation: how can her Supreme Representatives expiain it? Texas, with that’ $1,600.00 increase tn tax-|, tion: how can, her Supreme Repre-| entativen exptain {t? . In fact, how ean anybody oxplatn t? If tho taxation !s increased, then ho benofits should |e fncreased. But what did Supreme Keeper of tecords and Seal C. K. Robinnon, rho koows moro atvut the Internal ffairs’ of the Supreme Lodge than], ny other porson in tho United Statea| . all the Sapreme [otge? In hia re- ort, ke natd: “At the lact ponsion, warned you t the condition which+ confronted] ou and urged you to prepare to meet 19 crisis. The convrvative men of 16 convention sew. the {mpending anger and sought to correct it by resenting remedy after remedy, ‘all, t which efforts fallod. I have uo iticism to offer x8 te the action of| je majority at that time, bat I fee! mz solemn duty to safe call your, tention to the deplorable condition your treasury at this time. The| lattes of the acer: of Ge Supreme| » pide Sir Rot bees past atuce Bep-| « andor, 1913 ybeq: fie venson| » 2 ) —e fad} + x! i , aie eae Saly be! 8 "“Order| B en ae a a ee ee ee i W.L Johnson, | 3 FUNERAL DIRECTOR, EMBALMER AND LIVERYMAN. . 10 West Leigh Street, Richmend, Virginia. LARGE CAPACIOUS WARE-ROOMS, FILLED WITH THE LATBaT DESIGNS FROM THE BEST MANUFACTORIBG IN THE UNITED STATES PROMPT AND POLITE SERVICE. ORDERS RESPOND £D TO DAY OR NIGHT, : Determined to furnish the very BEST service at the LOWEST Rates possible, the Patrenage of - the Public is Solicited. 1.ONGQ DISTANCE ‘PHONE MADISON—686. ee ee, D. J. PARRAR, Contractor ano, Buitper. ss ALL KINDS OF CARPENTRY. OFFICE ROOM, NO. 405, MECHANICS’ SAVINGS BANK BUILDING “Phone, Monroe—2637. . RESIDENCE, 610 N. FIRST STREET—8HOP IN REAR . | 'Pbone, Monroo—2166.- . Special Attention Pald to the Taking of Contracts for Balding of z Any f&yle of Architecture. Jod Work « Specialty. | ee a a, * a, a 2 a. Ba TR Mac sgintero . § mo WER S ene “ Inew Wane BTRARCHTENER pa? : ramen (tt Kl " Torr AI Fao aoe nt Oe eet ace pec = re99 Of letters be Mase Shamgeo Drier Cow , ? not to mdenducks, . gs : : “ A BEAUTIVPUL MEAD OF HAIR 18 A LABT‘S CROWNING CLORY.—And every lady cam hare St $f she will wae the Magte. The Magte will Gry the halr after, a sbampoo or bath, amd ctreighten the aorliast bend of hair. 11 wfIl also ctheninte te gevsth. ‘Tie Abemdetpe Comb com | tnot ingure Une hair, beowaps ts never hented isons, at tapes [ts beat from the heating bar which | te bewted on ewe AlsSobel enter, or 287 other beater, Wa advien the wwe of Se? Baty Poms ts. Sete the martet. Price par bon, Ou Ababa Hester, gree Bt Liver lari te senate, = “e omaeils : ‘ce . a uictc sraishod paike compar, ere eer a, , | Rha Deon taxed dad ever-tated, wat thp patisdee of the membership ha: almost reached the breaking point.” ‘What was the reply to this common sense, business plea? C, K, Robin- son was put out of office and the Grand Lodge. K. of P. of Virginia, that backed up his plea for retrench- mont and reform was put out of the Supreme Lodge. Was the Grant Lodge, K. of P. put back Into tho Supreme Lodge? Yes, by tho Su- premo Court at Washington How was thin done? Because tho Su- preme Lodge, being incorporated un- dor tho lawi of tio District of Co lumbla {x subject to the courts thera | ‘This Suprome Court ts higher than the Supreme Lodge. . | Hag Virginia-pald the unlawful tar luvy? No, but {t bas tendered alt) of the money for lawful tax levies, which amount was $100.00. Can tho, Supreme Lodgo oMicials disrogard the} injunction and keep the Grand Lodgo| |K. of P. of Virginia out of tho su-| premo Lodg*? No, not during the, pondoncy of’ thim-ault or until the; Supreme Court revokes the restrain. Ing ordor or tnjunction t What will bo the result If other Grand Lodges refuse to pay thy un-| Inwful taxex? They can bo suspend-) eo by the Supremo Chancellor and] heir chartors revoked by the Suprenie Lodge. Can they got back {ntu*tho Supreme Lodge agals, without paying the unlawful taxea? Oh, yos, they ean come back by the “injunction route.” just as Virginia has done and at much less cost, In fact, it would be cheaper to get the Injunction than it wonld be te pay the tax, | What tw the penalty for violation: of an injunction? Fine or Imprte-| onment or both. The Supreme Court ueually | metex Imprisonment, com-| moniy known ss “Jail puntelment."/ What fs the Grand Lodge, k., of! V. of Virsinia’n contention?” That! {t has pabl all taxes Inwfully assessed} araliet (Mt retires to pay any] taxes unlawfully axsos@d againrt tt | How shall the question be seed Uy the Supreme Court of the District of Columba, at Washington, whten| upon the plea of the Grand Lode! Ko oof Th of Virginia fs Investheating Yow frete and will render a dectton an heoping with Its Audings ‘ Can the facts herein eftet be vert led? Ves, Where? fy examining) Le minutes of the Supreme Lodge! {Maltimore and by reading thal y fapteme Statutes, allesed to “have! ch con adopted at the same newton Ive t be Grand betes, Kooof Poof vere] sina In fiver af peace Yeu and at! whewes Mis be thie rarer way a fe ein peace | We ranedide aot yy he wards ef Mort vats se Thave ste crn imed te Abnieht | ft fod Met may hele gtd my siteld =! 1 et te suffer 4 frail life mieht con Ye. tne se lone. even gntll Ule ios fe viE ere ater ay eteetrenws, Ration | fy ptt telat cet fart sated my peste pce g STICK <i. A PIN "in HERE — << A Drop of Printer’s Ink Makes Thousands Thnk. ‘All there ‘te to tt ’ ; “It'a renily, very easy to learn the | eaitatlon waltz.” “That wo “Yen; we lenroed it {n one lesson.” “L have diticulty in getting the swing of It. TL don't seem to know what to do next.” That's the evry part of it. When in doubt besitate "= Detrult Pree Press. 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PURM OOOES, FOIL VALUE rep Fan BOWE, 3630 East Fraakita Street. ete ta Published every Saturday by John Mitchell, Jr., at 311 N. 4th St. Richmond, Va. All communications intended for publication should be sent so as to reach us by Wednesday. Entered at the Post Office at Richmond, Va., as second-class matter. SATURDAY APRIL 25, 1914. The colored man's own worst enemies is the colored man. To be a Baptist is to believe that You are sure of Heaven, even though You may never see there. God is usually appealed to by herdsides for help and connected to neither when the act being born --- It taken some men twenty years to find out that they married the wife woman, but not of the men we grew associated with, but in a few two months. When we teach, heaven we may tell God all about it, but it may be that we shall be so happy at knowing there we shall forget all that we intended to say to Him. --- We should be loyal policy and working. There is one thing we can we must continue to make it work the better deal with the welfare. We can do this by policies to improve and improve our lives. ```markdown ``` --- these of things they should have these of things they should have these of things they should have --- We would like to thank the people who were involved in the project. We are grateful to the people who contributed to the success of the project. We are warmly thanked to the people who worked hard. --- They say some of the most reliable leaf and light than work. To war mind and acumen, your every moment, bodily, is the hardest kind of work and fighting the worst kind of murder. President Wilson says that he intends to stop with seizing the Custom House at Vera Cruz. Every man who has been guilty of seizing something that did not belong to him felt the same way about it, but few of them were able to carry out their good resolutions. --- Colored people must support the flag if they expect to live in this country. Right or wrong, they must support the flag. Most of us will do this, but we prefer to remain on the farms and in the cities and support the flag. Those white folks who thought that going into Mexico would be a pliable would do well to count those 11 dead marines and those 55 wounded marines and blue-jackets and they may revise their plans and change their opinions. --- If we remember aright, Provisional President Huerta had previously pledged the custom duties from the port at Vera Cruz to foreign capitals who loaned him money. The United States must reckon and settle with these financiers in the matter of all money collected while this government is in possession of that port. This will make a most interesting situation for the United States government. A QUESTION OF WAR That the Department of State of President Wilson's administration should "run aground," so to speak, so soon after the retirement from office of that export on international law. Hon. John Bassett Moore, and who has been well designated as an authority upon that subject, is to be regretted. The questions confronting that department of the government, to our mind, are of a kind and character, which should have prevented the open rupture, which is now amusing every part of the civilized world, except that portion of it occupied by the United States, for with us, it is a serious question. in the United States marines landed at Tarpon to secure benzine. They were arrested by the Mexican patrol and arrested to the presence of the proper officer, he promptly ordered their release. The officer responsible for their arrest was himself arrested and is still awaiting trial. An arrest was tendered both by the officer commanding at Tampa and by Provident President Huerta. The United States Bear Admiral had demanded that an arrest be made to the United States that he adjudicated with twenty days' time. Provincial President Huerta a proved that it is providing the salute no war is indicated that he has granted the United States that he claimed that he had not insisted the that and neither he nor his officers had any intention of so doing. He would salute the flag of the United State government would guarantee a return salute in accordance with international norms. The only point of disapproval is that the Mexican state that the United States that was not taken from the United States and the United States that insisted that the ```markdown ``` The laws are the law of the country and power to the present government and the Indian Republic. He should that he could not other wise command. The people who are to form in the centre sign and who are to pay the war taxes will be the sufferer. President Wilson has been driven from his position of "watchful waiting" into the mid-trom of bloody warfare. Secretary Bryan, the patron of peace and advocate of benevolent assistance is now an amusing figure in the chancellories of the Old World. The "yellow journals" of the country, praises, and disappointed politicians and the enemies of the Administration generally are happy while the people in two nations mourn. On, the pity of it. Planned Hill On Fire Lamblehurst A.A. Diamond Hill Baptist Church, B. E. Tyrrell A. M. B. D. Pastor. In January last we wrote to the Rev. W. H. Skipwith the International Prescriber and Singing Evangelist, to see if we could secure his service in our revival at our usual time, but owing to so many engagements in advance, he could not come. However he tried again and was fortunate enough to secure him for a time out of the regular order for a revival in this section. Some of our friends and some of our own members didn't think it was an opportunity time, but I have long since learned that any time in God's time, if men will allow themselves to be used in his service. So we thank God for this time, as "we have seen strange things this day." Our Brother Skipwith arrived here Sunday night last, mer at the station by our pastor, assorted to his place of abode and without stopping to get anything to eat hastened to the church. Here he was greeted by a large and appreciative audience, who listened attentively to his modes and plans of revival. On being told that a big circus was scheduled to be here all of this week, he replied, "And so am I, so pastor get ready for baptizing." On Monday night last, which was the real beginning of our meetings, our brother used as a theme, "The Consequences of Sin." He was so pathetic and convincing in his argument until six persons came forward crying. "What shall I do to be saved" and while struggling upon the ocean of sin, amidst fears, doubts and unbelief, the life line of God's love was thrown out and three took hold of it by faith and came to shore "shooting glory." Up to this writing there have been eight conversions and we don't know when we will stop. The Mechanics Saving North-West Cor. Third & Rev. Skipwith preaches and sings the gospel with great power. He makes it so plain until one can't help from accepting it. Yes, the fire is burning on Diamond Hill and in our church and within a few days more all of Lynchburg will be singing. "It's the fire of the Holy Spirit." We are very grateful to the pastors of the sister churches for the interest they are taking in these special meetings by encouraging their friends and members to come and then they come themselves, as our own Dr. Morris and the Rev. L. O. Lewis, B. D. were with us on Monday night and they are coming again, and also the other pastors. Therefore, we can't but help to succeed for "In Union there is Strength." Rev. Skipwith may be located at 1104 Taylor Street, Lynchburg, Va. --- President Wendy Stratha To the Minister of Brotherhood Just a word to remind you that within less than one month, the Virginia Baptist State Convention will be in session assembled with the First Baptist Church of Roanoke, Va. Dr W R Brown pastor. Again, the President Dr. A A Gavin has appealed to us to make this the banner year of our work. We take pride in the fact that we know how to follow leadership how to raise money and support our enterprises. This is a true beyond question and worth of all acceptance. Today, as never before, we need to respond with all that we within us and rate Ten thousand Three Hundred Dollar the needed amount called for by the prosecution in the Battle try. It is to be remembered that we are meeting a moderately equipped military for art and that to each and we are expecting to do more. Yes, and assure our brothers in the Northern States are coming to us and that State will be bound to Dr. Graham good, Pennsylvania, with One Hundred Dollar. At his chancery the 25th inst., the Philadelphia borough will rally for our state work. Our Convention for these years has hastened the summation of North Baptist throughout the nation, and under Heaven, the banner can not must not and what a mute will not trail. A loyal can ever followed a church declares by all that worthys and noble that the old mother of our nation shall stand at the top. With the consistency of Negro Baptists in the State that we have if they would do anything like their dot: fifty thousand and dollars would be easily raised. But we are not asking for fifty thousand as much as we would like to have it. We are asking for ten thousand, three hundred dollars. We need every dollar of this amount this year, from our State Convention, aside from any amount that the other State and District bodies will raise. We can do more but we ought not do less. Our duty to God, our Christian profession and our duty to the race surely make this demand upon us. It was never more evident to the honest observer than it is to-day, that if Negroes are to have schools of our kind at all, then Negroes must support them. If they are to be Negro Baptist Schools, then Negro Baptists must support them. Virginia has been especially fortunate in having a class of preachers that have been loyal to the principles espoused by the Negro Baptists. In fact, all of the States that support our work have enjoyed the same distinction. Now and then one comes along who has no interest in anything nor any other than self, but such persons are few, far between, short of days and full of trouble. Our appeals and arguments must now soon close, the cause must now rest with the Negro Baptists as the judge and jury of last resort. The decision will be rendered at the Convention. We beg our churches not to prosecute Christian education and Christian missions. Jubileate our school and mission work by doing real service and giving them the needed funds. The administration here at the college has done all that is possible to do, to carry this side of the work. If ever Baptists were encouraged over the progress of school, surely they ought to be now. The progress of the School furnishes the best argument for aggressive work, that can be, furnished. Brochren, let the forces beatir themselves. Yours for the great cause. R. C. WOODS "A Letter Written by Our Saviour." 10 cents a copy. Send coin. ROBENWAHLKOR PUBLISHING CO. 241 W. 29th St. New York. Stands for Interest So Welcome And Sure! "INTEREST speaks all sorts of tongues and plays all sorts of parts, even that of disinterestedness." La Rochefoucault was right. Interest is the ever increasing rolling snowball of money. Interest grows fat upon what it feeds. 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Mrs. Robert Clark left Wednesday evening for Radford to attend the 10th anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Caesar, where she will help to receive Miss Sarah Hunter was found dead at her residence 208 Henry St. Wednesday, April 15th, 2:30 P. M. It is thought that she was murdered, investigation is now being made. IN MEMORIAM In memory of our loved one, James Braxton, who departed this life April 27, 1910. Dearest father, you have left us. Left the home you loved so well. But some day we hope to assemble you. And together we shall dwell. Farewell class our dear kind father. Thy form lies cold and still. Thy death has caused a vacant place. This world can never fill. I miss you from my home, dear husband! I miss you from thy place. I miss the kind and willing hand Thy kind and earnest care; My home is dark without thee. I miss you everywhere. Hla Wife and Children Leiburg (Va.) News Mr. Charles Davis of Unifontown, Pa. arrived in town today. 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PRAIRIE SHELLED CITY More Than 200 Mexicans Reported Killed. FOUGHT FROM HOUSETOPS Planned to Seize War Munitions on the Way to Hnerta. Washington, April 22: The American flag flies over Vera Cruz. Four Americans were killed and twenty wounded when a detachment of blue jackets and marines from the American fleet seted the custom house, raided the American flag and skirmished with the Mexican garrison. Those killed were Coxswain Shoemaker, Corporal Haggerty and Seaman Pulsett, all of the battleship Florida. The name of the fourth man could not be learned. The wounded include C. L. Leahy, U. Schwartz, C. D. Cameron, J. F. Please, seamen of the Florida; Electron Club Gelsburn, of the Florida, and D. D. McMillan, private, Second Marine regiment, from the town of Vera Cruz. regiment, from the transport Prairie. Desultory, dying was in progress for several hours, according to a dispatch from Rear Admiral Fletcher: At first the garrison had appeared to be with- drawing. American Consul Canada re- ported this to the state department, but when the American forces reached the custom house the Mexicans opened with rife and artillery fire. The transport Prairie immediately began shedding the Mexican positions, obviously driving them out. The Mexicans fought from the housetops and along the streets. The American forces have taken possession of the cable office and hold the American consulate and the section of the city in the vicinity of the wharves. May Recall O'Shaughnessy. While no formal action was taken by the president it is believed that Charge d'Affaires O'Shaughnessy will be immediately recalled from Mexico City, and that the Mexican charge at Washington, Senior Algarra, will be given his passports without delay. The first news of the fighting at Vera Cruz and the soulache of the city comes in this report from Admiral Fletcher, received at the navy department. "Tuesday, in face of approaching northern, landed marines and sailors from Utah, Florida and Prairie and seized custom house. Mexican forces did not oppose landing, but opened fire with rifles and artillery after our seizure of custom house. Prairie shelling Mexicans out of their positions. Desultory, firing from house tops and streets. Hold custom house and accesions of city in Activity of wharves and consulate. Casualties four dead and twenty wounded." It was followed in about an hour by another dispatch from Admiral Fletcher, which took: "Holding the vicinity of the railroad station and the yard, and desultory firing continues. Also holding the vicinity of custom house and cable office, light norther is blowing." Later Admiral Fletcher sent this dispatch: "Our men are dying only when fired at. We prepared a flag of truce, with message to General Maas to cease firing or our big guns would be used. No wabout 1000 marines and sailors ashore. All business here suspended." A harried conference was called at the White House, President Wilson summoning Secretaries Bryan, Garrison and Daniels. They were in conference for over an hour, and emerged serious faced. "First blunt has been spilled," said one of the officials, at the White House. More than 100 Indians were killed in the battle with the marinus, according to an official report. Secretary Bryan left the White House or the German embassy, where he drew up with the German ambassador the consideration of arms for Huerta ahead a command merchant vessel due to be launched in Vera Cruz. The capture of the custom house at Vera Cruz was ordered by President Wilson to prevent the shipment of The Ne'er-Do-Well A Romance of the Panama Canal * By Rex Beach THE FIGHT THE MOST POPULAR MINISTER. Only the names of those who have had more than 25 ballots cast for them will be published in the voting contest. several million rounds of ammunition and two machine guns from getting into Huerta's hands. Mass Led Mexicans. The Mexicans, under General Bus tavo Maas, the commandant of Vera Cruz, put up a stubborn resistance GENERAL MAAS. Mexican Commander Who Led Fight In Vera Cruz. [Image of a man in a military uniform with a cap. The cap has a badge on the front. The man has a mustache and a goatee. The background is white.]] Photog by American Press Association. General Mass challenged the advance of the American almost from the first and made it clear that the Mexicans do not propose to permit a peaceful occupation. Less than half an hour after leaving the side of the United States transport Prairie the marines had landed, and the absence of resistance at the water front and the failure on the part of Ballots reaching -this Office by Thursday, 9 A. M. will appear in The Planet of the following Saturday. Mrs. E. V. Kelly, Norfolk, Va. 2005 Mrs. Ella O. Waller. 980 Miss. Martjotta L. Chiles. 815 Mrs. Eva B. Evans. 250 Mrs. Patsy Whitenburg, Pulsaski. 190 Mrs. Floyd Ross. 95 Mrs. G. A. Patterson, Lynchburg. 30 Only the names of those who have had more than 25 ballots cast for them will be published in the voting contest. The Mexicans to contest the taking of a position somewhat in from the water front caused the curious spectators in the street to laugh, and when one Mexican peon ran for cover, having had the temerity to shout at the top of his voice "Viva Mexico" loud fawns came from the onlookers. But the bull was not indicative of compliance. A few shots came within a few minutes and later a brief exchange, and the spectators, whose curiosity alone brought them into the streets, lingered, thinking it was only a show of resistance. But after another brief interval the fighting began in earnest and hour after hour the Mexicans continued to oppose the Americans, fiercely in some quarters, although the main body apparently met ready to quit. Most of the firing was done by outpost parties placed on roofs of houses at various points of vantage, whose only choice was to keep on firing or surrender. The guns of the Prairie assisted the landing party. Towards evening the fighting continued, but it was more of a housetop character than a determined organized resistance. Finally the Mexican soldiers who had not been captured, killed or wounded retreated westward. Mexican resistance in the presence of such an overwhelming force can be explained only on the ground that they desired to save their faces by making a show of fighting ever after. War Munitions Captured. The cargo of war munitions for the Federal government about the Yipiranga was captured by the force of occupation. It consists of 25 machine guns, 200 rifles and 1500 rounds of ammunition. Captain Huse, Rear Admiral Fletcher's chief of staff, tried to ascertain where General Manz is so that he could send somebody under a flag of truce to propose an armistice and inform the Mexican commander that the purpose of the landing of United States troops had been accomplished by the capture of the Yipiranga's cargo. While congress was debating the Mexican situation, President Wilson ordered Rear Admiral Fletcher to seize the Verna Cruz custom house and prevent Huerta from getting several million rounds of ammunition and 250 THE MOST POPULAR PHYSICIAN or DENTIST "It Costs You Nothing to Vote." Ballots reaching this Office by Thursday, 9 A.M. will appear in The Planet of the following Saturday. Dr. George R. Ferguson Charlottesville, Va. 675 Dr. Albert A. Tennant 665 Dr. E. R. Jefferson 735 Dr. J. O. Dawson 65 Dr. R. O. Mundin 60 Only the names of those who have had more than 25 ballots cast for them will be published in the voting contest. As Governor of the United States an honorary house trustee with the German vessel. The city was seize the goods and shed after it had been landed or to seize the custom house to prevent their landings and thus keep them from going to Melixco City. The orders to the admiral, it was said, conferred the broadest authority upon him and directed, that if necessary he take the town of Vera Cruz as well as the custom house to prevent the landing of the munitions. Officials said the admiral might act in several ways. He might wait until the German vessel had landed her cargo unmolested and then take the custom houses and the imitations, or when the vessel comes to port he might seize the customs house, and if the gun were landed they would come into possession of the American forces. Thus the steamship might take her cargo to some other port was a possibility of which the officials were confident. Senator Lodge in the senate said, "In a situation of high importance, such as now confrontsress, it will to remember the readability of the senate," he began. The power to declare war rests under the constitution with the congress. "When the president he an international controversy before congress he takes the last step that the president war," continued Mr. Loehre. "The president might have taken the first step but he has come to the end wild alone has the power to die the war think he has done well." --- MEXICAN STUDENTS CAZED Huerta's Character Is Considering Aft at U.S. city of Notre Dame. Washington, Ariz. Senator A. Garra, director of the Naval Embassy here, was hired by the embassy from the Medal of Honor to help trap his that enemy. He joined it as the University of the Home, a Notre Dame Institution, went into the river by boat and entered. The coil informed the he would to the matter with the president of the university. 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The crisis in the relations between the United States and General Huerta is being discussed at a conference between General Carranza, General Villa and General Angeles at Chihuahua, and a definite decision will be reached as to what attitude will be taken by the Com- munitationalists in the event of hosti- tilities between the United States and the Mexican Federals. This information reached Washington in a personal dispatch from General Carranza to Sebilo Quidell, secretary of the "Constitutionalists" headquarters. Carranza wired that after the conference he will proceed at once from Chihuahua to Torreón, where he will establish temporary headquarters. General Vila also will go to Torreón to complete plans for the assault on Saltillo. Quidell was a leader that this attack probably will be within the next three days. Villa will lead 12,000 men, now at Torreón, against 600 Federales at Saltillo. "In the event of a victory at Saltillo," said Quidell, General Carranza will establish his base command. Leng, and Saltillo will be the base of operations for the marina on San Jose City if we capture Saltillo there will be no delay in the negotiations between the United States and the attack on Mexico City." Warsed Against Justice Washington, April 12. The long arm of the government wireless was stretched out over the Gulf of Mexico to carry a warping to Bear Admiral Badger to take special precautions to protect the ships of the Atlantic fleet from mines of Tampa as a result of a cable dispatch from London up prehension was expressed in naval circles that there might be a repetition of the Maine disaster. The cable gram intimated that mines had been planted at Tampa by interest's hostile to the United States. Halt Antl: Mexican Biote Tucson, Ark. April 22. 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[Image of a military officer in uniform, wearing a cap with a badge.] Photos by American Press Association These two admirals are directing the American ships now on the Mediterranean can coast, together with those on route. At the top is Rear Admiral Badger, in command of the Atlantic fleet, and below Rear Admiral Fletcher, now in Mexican waters. ONLY HALF OF GUARD AVAILABLE FOR WAR III,672 Are Enrolled, But Many Are Uufit For Service. New York, April 22. Although the latest returns at the war department show an enrollment of 9130 officers and 111,722 men in the National Guard of the United States, it is estimated that only about half would be available after physical examination had been made and men without families dependent upon them eliminated. However, none of the registrants is up to war strength. Regiments of National Guard will be mustered into service as federal troops should a call for them be made. They would first be sent into camps and drilled and harried for at least three months under the direction of officers of the regular army before they would be permitted to leave the United States. Brigadier General Albert L. Mills, U.S.A., chief of the division of miltia affairs, war department, says that none of the divisions is properly balanced with the regular troops of different arms needed in each. "The great deficit," says General Mills, is in field artillery. It is upon field artillery that the infantry is most drawn out for war in battle. If the present so-called divisions are ever joined a wart equal force, adequately protected with field artillery and all four countries are so prudent and bounded to desist. FIVE President Goes to Congress in Mexican Crisis. Mr. Wilson Make It Clear He Wants Only to Restore Happiness to People of Troubled Mexico..... President Wilson asked congress to authorize him to use the force of the army and navy to compel President Huerta, of Mexico, to salute the American flag in preparation for the arrest of blue jackets at Tampico and for other insults. The request was made in an address before a joint session of the house and senate. He made it plain so hoped no war would result. He declared the American people did not seek war with the Mexican nation, but that the only idea he had in using force was against Huerta, who he declared, did not represent the Mexican people. Wilson's address follows: Gentlemen of the Congress—It is my duty to call your attention to a situation which has arisen in our dealings with General Victoriano Huerta at the naval courts for action, and to ask your advice and cooperation in setting upon it. On the ninth of April a paymaster of the United States steamship Dolphin landed at the turbine bridge boat Bentley with two crew and boats crew to take off certain supplies needed by his ship, and while enraged in loss, the boat was arrested by an officer and squad of men of the army of General Huerta. All of the crew, anyone of the boat's crew was armed, two of the men were in the boat when the arrest took place and were obliged to leave it and submit to be taken into custody. In the course of that the boat carried with her body and town, the flag of the United States. The officer who made the arrest was proceeding up one of the streets of the town with his prisoners when met by an officer of higher authority, who ordered him to await orders, and within an hour and a half from the time of the arrest orders were received from the commander of the Huertaista forces at Tampico for the release of the paymaster and assailant. The release was made by apology and the mander and later by an expression of regret by General Huerta himself. General Huerta urged that marital law obtained at the time at Tamplow; that orders had been issued that no order had been issued to him, an impulse bridge, and that our sailors had no right to land there. Our naval commanders at the port had not been notified of any such prohibition, and, even if they had been, the only justification for such prohibition would have been to request the paymaster and his crew to withdraw and to lodge a protest with the commanding officer of the fleet. Admiral Mayo recorded the arrest of the sailor, not satisfied with the apologies offered, but demanded that the flag of the United States be saluted with special ceremony by the military commander of the port. The sailor cannot be regarded as a trivial one, especially as two of the men arrested were taken from the boat itself—that is, to say, from the territory of the United States; but that it stood by itself it might have been at the mercy of the insurance or arrogance of a single other. Unfortunately it was not an isolated case. A series of incidents have recently occurred which a cannot but break the impression of General Huerta were willing to go out of their way to show disregard for the dignity and rights of this government and felt perfectly safe in doing what they pleased, making any other way was their irritation and contempt. A few days after the incident at Tampico an orderly from the United States steamship Minnesota was arrested at Vera Cruz while ashore in Mexico and was for a time thrown into jail. An official dispatch from this government to its embassy at Mexico was withheld by the authorities of the telegraphic service until peremptory action by our charge disfaires in person. So far as I can learn, such wrongs and annoyances have been suffered to occur only against representatives of the United States. I have heard of no other treatment. It was necessary that the aid-giver of General Huerta and his representatives should go much as they afford to attend the whole population to their significance, and such as to press upon General Huerta himself to necessitate, to see to it that no further regressed should arise, if therefore, felt it my duty to sustain an Adam Mago in the whole of his demand and to insist that the flag of the U.N. Stewardship be maintained, way as to indicate a new spirit an attitude on the part of the Huerta-tax. Such a salute General Huerta has refused, and I have come to ask your assistance to the course I now purpose to pursue. If armed conflict should unhappily come as a result of his attitude of personal resentment toward this governmental Huerta and those who adhere to him and give him their support, and our object would be only to restore to the people of the distracted republic the opposition to such their own resentment. We would not wish even to oversee the good offices of friendship without their welcome and consent. The good offices of friendship are their own domestic affairs in their own way, and we sincerely desire to respect their right. L. therefore, come to ask your application for the right of the United States in such ways and to supe an extent as may be necessary to obtain from General Huerta and his atheres the full recognition of the rights and dignity of the United States in disressing conditions now in happily obtaining in New York. There can be no thought of expropriation or co-emplishing of the dignity and authority of the United States only because we wish to keep our great influence and affair for the use of the United States and wherever possible may be employed for the benefit of mankind. --- Huerta Siskis Aid of Brazil Laredo, Tx., April 12. It was a short-lived report here that two Federal officers from the Nuevo Laredo cartel, bearing a flag of truce, went down the river to parley with robot officers. Citation of reports and declarations against the United States was said to be their object. Big League Stories By CHARLES E. VAN LOAN III.—THE LOOSENING UP ::: OF HOGAN ::: From "The Ten Thousand Dollar Arm and Other Tales of the Big League" A AND five better than you again! "Handsome Harry" McCarter sometimes known as the Dayton Albins, sometimes as "the Mississippi river gambler, and at a time as the best spitball pitcher with a national divison team, leashed back against the cushions of the private outfielder, bunched his small straight and patted his nose with it while he weighed the chinwax and stitched the grank, open countenance of Bush Hawley, the youthful outfielder. The Penguins wore on tour and the mighty poker greg was first beginning The Ponies worked at professa- baseball for a living but the only in- tual pastime they recognized was the ancient and honorable virtue of draw poker. As working men they might finish in seventh place very little while, with six teams in front of them and the colorful dispense of oring behind, but drop them into a poker league and the Ponies would be found banging away high up on the first division. They were a fine bunch of athletes running to lend war-dogs the early twatches, cards drawn and the cursed ness the most happy glory devil may care for we don't need in the league. Monk Lawson, who fathered him self that he married the flowers, did not believe in carrying women, with a ball club. In his youth when as he so often remarked, he had been "some pitcher, have, some pitcher," he had travelled with one escorted club and the experience had tested him for years. He faced unmarried men, so he signed them. And now, having stated too enough to give the old Mississippi river gambler a chance to figure out the situation and estimate the value of his two to the six straight we return to the poker game. "I bet him a buck after the draw," missed the handsome one, and he raised me five times raised me five. He just about tightened up on me. My McCarter marked a cross upon the table and traced an imaginary line toward his pile of clips. "Crosses where the ole Mississippi river gambler was shot through the heart," sold he whimlessly. "Dotted lines industries which way they dring him out. All right. Bush. I got to call. How big is your full house?" "I'm out on a limb," said Bush, sally, shoving the clips toward McCarter. "I was trying to get by with two big pair, and you wont and hooked up a straight on me. I'm runned." "What I don't understand is why you didn't raise the pants off Bush instead of just calling. It looked to me if that should have been the play." It was a new voice, and the poker experts looked me for an instant. Harry McCarter shorted loudly and began riffing the cards. "If you know so much about poker," said he sincerely, "It's a wonder to me you wouldn't sit into one of these games once in whose and teach us how to play five cards. We don't bar nobody. It's an open game 'Hogan.' The young man addressed to Hogan, who was perched upon the back of the seat across the able closely following the progress of the poker game, thrashed slightly, but made no reply. McCarter's remark had been an unlucky one, but the sneer gave an ugly sting to the words. Hogan was not thick skinned, and he had read resentment, if not open hostility. In the short glance the players had given him. A few moments later he climbed down from his porch, yawning, stretched, and moved away toward the smoking compartment. He was neither first nor sleepy, but he did not want the poker party to know that he had been driven away. Hogan sat in the smoking room curled up on a leather couch and staring out of the window at the night lights as they whisked by the flying windows. Hogan was not a mind reader, and his ears were not burning. Nevertheless he knew that he was being discussed by his fellows, and the thought was not a pleasant one, for he could guess what they were talking about. It was Hogan's first year in professional ball, yet in a short space of time he had acquired an unavoidable reputation as the singlest player in the league, and the Ponties, the biggest hearted, best mature lot of boys in baseball, tolerated him simply because of his ability upon the field. To make matters worse Hogan realized that he could not blame his teammates for keeping him outside the circle of intimate relationship. Hogan knew all this. He would have given much for the good will of his teammates, but he was not in a position to explain matters or set up any defense. So he went early to bed for lack of some one to talk with, and the click and rattle of poker chips soothed him to sleep. From the beginning I began had been somewhat of a mystery. The paraphrapers, who love to drive into the past of every recruit, had been forced to accept a bare statement that he came from the west somewhere—and that might have been any town between San Diego and Nome: When Hogan began to pitch and hit remarkable jump had attained a reputation several weeks on the trail of will of the wisp contract jumpers make their business to take a good look at Mank Lawson's find, but not one of them was able to state that he had ever seen Hogan before. Not even Kreme Lampigan, who knows the home town of every man in any league, was able to "get a line" on Hogan, who eats whirling into the baseball trimmers, a pocket from regions unknown. Monk Lawson, who claimed that he had discovered the new phenomenon knew very little about him and was bound by a promise not to tell the lit the knives. The Pontes were in spring training when the wispman made his first appearance and sought out the manager. Lawson, I understand you to the interest for a good pitcher or two, sold the territory. Mr. K. grinned. He couldn't have been sure in the contrary for pitching the team and all the games between the old state and Sandy Hook were aways of the first. Lawson had been looking great the second match, and he was not yet ready about it. He grinned. "I most wish you were present presentation said the towner. I believe I can two thirds of any games with this ab." Mr. K. grinned. "Just in second, said the stranger. You know I love you, I take it. If I pitched thirty games for you and two twenties of them, I want $1000 and my expenses for the season. If I felt low that mark you pay nothing but the expenses. I'm waiting to gamble, are you." "Ring for the gadded amber-boy boy!" said Mr. K. "You're hearty." "I've seen some of your new men in work this afternoon" said the stranger cheerfully. "If you can stand for some of them you might be willing to take a look at me." "Now, look at it!" Lawson, what makes you think you can win two thirds of a vote in our league? You ever done any part in test company? "Never." "Then you can cry." "Not until you've seen the world presented the stranger." "Then a few days to lumber." ```markdown ``` Hegan Worked Out With the Rest of the Squab Pitchers. [Posed by the St. Louis Pitcher's recruits] out against your regular team. I'll gamble on the showing. I'll make. In the meantime it doesn't cost you a cent. What more do you want? You can't lose anything and you may win is that fair enough." "It is," said Monk. "What's your name, young fellow?" "Hogan." "Hogan? You don't look like a Hogan to me." "John J. Hogan," said the young man. "It's a good baseball name." "It's all of that," said Monk, "but what is your regular manager?" "That's my business." "Humoh!" said Monk. Nevertheless, Hogan worked out with the best of the squab pitchers for ten days or so, created off eight or ten pounds of fat, posed his own expenses at the hotel and earned his chance to pitch practice game against the regular team. That night Monk Lawson brought out a contract, and there was a long conference. "Now, see here," said the manager. "I want to know about this. Who did you pitch with first? "A college team," said Hogan. "Can that stuff?" said Lawson. "Can it? I want to know. "Like told you." "On the level." "On the level." "Well, you're a bird, then. Nobody's got any strings on you." No contracts lying around. "Not the scratch of a pen." "All right. You're on." "One thing more," said Hogan. "I would rather nothing was said about the terms of this contract. If any body asks you, my name is Hogan, and I'm frout well, any Texas. That's a big state. Family reasons, understand?" I won't say a word, protected lawson. "They'd probably think I were crazy to give me a contract like this, and that you'd know you were sorry. Subscribe to the PLANET THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND VIRGINA for singing it. I'm willing to make it $1,500 for the person on a straight mallet base, no matter how many games you win or lose. Better think that over again. "No," said Hogan. "Three thousand or nothing. I'll take the chance, and if I win the twenty games I won't be robbing you of anything at that." "I should say not! Toward the end of August it was a foregone conclusion, that John J. Hogan would win his treeless gamble. He had been one of the sensational offspring discoveries of the year. The first of September was at hand, and Hogan had not drawn a cent from the club, though he had won sixteen games and lost five. According to the terms of the agreement, all of Hogan's living expenses were paid by the club, even when the team was playing at home. His modest hotel bills were forwarded to the management, and Moll often wondered if the pitcher spent on things all upon amusement, or if he had any money to spend. The two were always well dressed, and his hair was fresh and clean. His wardrobe showed the signs of prudence. I have had often wondered about the nature of the education, and the cared up one evening that I was called upon Hogan in the hotel while the time there were two someone of them an other of them, and the bu- wife with silver bookel of which had ever watched me. Looks like to you kindly and Morgan got enough silver until they started a show. Looks like thinking of that said Hogan gave it some I had what I wanted the kids. What did you want me to do? That was the way when Lawson told Hogan my bothered past. He ran his insensitive love to the wall. "Bessaget" said the magistrate briefly. "You've made more games to win you've got three thousand, and a month's worth of help to do it. Just to show that I'm a good fellow. I'll get you work to against Henderson's bench two weeks. They're the softest team in the league for you to beat." "That is good," said Bessaget, wondering what was coming next. "And that is so is you win your twenty-game game. I'd continued the management to get the three thousand sand. Well that I'm going to put on the bench. That's for sure." "Thank you," the contender said. Bessaget saw on the edge of the sand. And a white of you, Monk. I would forget of "Yes, and Iowan. I was talking with Mr. Hagadon in the other day, and here I was with the way you've been going. He thought we ought to have something to do the hopes, so the committee got in and gave it the best effort and the best." "Good again, and Hagadon. "But what's this for Mont. What's the idea? "I'm not sure what I'm doing. I couldn't but want to talk to you about it. Here's the idea. You see Hagadon that he was working on us. We wouldn't want to work on us if we were not on us. He wanted to show us the money." He continued, "of course, who contemplates this and I told Mr. Hagadon, who was there on the club. I told him we were for the end of the season." "Why, not now," said Hogan. "If I won the beaches in best it I'd stick until the season comes." Monk drew a deep breath and felt in his coat pocket. "That's the way to talk," he said. "Now I've got a next season's contract here I'd like you to look over. It calls for a salary." At this precise point the conference wound up in a tangle. Hogan would not commit himself. He said he did not know whether he would be able to play ball for another season, but would give his answer after he won the bonus. In vain Monk expanded upon the theme of the glorious future. Hogan was firm. "I'll tell you about it later," was the best he would say. Monk went away from the hotel slightly troubled in mind. "It's the cash stake he's after," thought the manager, and I'll bet there's a skirt tingled up in it somewhere. But if he says he'll suck for the end of the season he'll keep his word. I'll have him see Mr. Hagaardn." It was in September that McCarter and Hagan had then skirt McCarter had been spelling for it all season, if came about in a memorable manner. The team's flying halfway across the country to open a series in St Louis and in the smoking compartment McCarter was poring the Sun day pages. From the sporting pages he drifted to the magazine supplements in one of which he found a highly entertaining article dealing some too gently with the life sons of the old These kelp math courses only have one swell time!" commented Alkem. "Here it says that young Oswald Van Nykel blowed a million in eight battles and then had to go to work. Petry Kinkald gets Slovenia a month just to stay away from home! Geel I wish my folks thought that much of me! Lafen, fellen, here's a funny gong!" Then he read from the paper. "Not all the money borrowing youths had from the Atlantic coast. The West also has its spreadbilt sons. Pretty the most notable case of pro-golf extravagance which California has known of in the state of young Lafayette Durand Chatterton." "Holy Moses, men!" What a name! —"young Lafayette Durand Chatterton, son of T. Durand Chatterton, the well known San Francisco millionaire railroad magnate and a king Young Chatterton," after leaving college, where he was famous as an athlete playing halfback on the Stanford football team and pitching for the college nine. "Upon leaving Stanford he hurled himself into a money spending saturnalia which, it is believed, brought about a rapture between the father and himself. At any rate the young man disappeared. several months ago, and it is reported that he is now working in one of his father's best age factories for 24 a day, evening less more in a year than it was his habit to spend in the course of an evening. It is required that several young woman of the active set are nourishing young Chattertion's disappearance— "Oh, rats! The real is all about his love affair. A wait a tight old guy that Chattertion must be! All the boy did was to put some of the old man's dough in circulation. I'd like to have a chance to speak a couple of thousand a month!" "May it be didn't be as soft as you might think!" began, curled up in his usual place by the window, offered this mild suggestive. "Hubb!" smiled McCarter. "Here's Hogan talking about spending money! What do you know about it, you paper collar sport? I bet you never spent more than $30 on one chunk in your whole life! I bet you've got every cent you ever made hung up in a sock somewhere! I bet!" Bliff, bang: They dragged Hogan out of the smoking room, and they led the Dayton Adonis to the wash basin, where the porter rendered first aid to the injured. Hogan had shoved McCarter's face—slapped it hard, and then as McCarter leaped to his feet and put up his hands Hogan had locked him flat with a right swing! "It's nose—a very unbandy place to be," handsome man like McCarter. and Hogan to his body, is coming to him. You ing you like about me, is the first one who me is going to get it all! Hogan's life with the key to him. Hogan won his twen- was promptly present- draft for $1,000. His up a bank, where count under a name bound in the least like is arranged after a show with the pres- sion who remained in a half an hour after his bed. A name Hogan had landed payable to his or-ook for $2,500, which with him. That night cours in composting a several copies before to his liking. As it produce it here is Ex- defense, the Ponies charge parsimony Under the sued to him under a certificate he carried out he spent two letter, destro he produced was short w habit. A for answer. Hare I told you that you from me until I had made will find a certified for 1250) Every went have earned with my own have taken out have sweated for every S. Johnson felt the reason was check it out of the movie. I have but being it would put an awful crowd on the bank roll. I had an idea would like to see it and feel of it and it because it is the physical movie I ever earned and sweated at. When we gave days later the Ponies arived to Chicago the clerk handed Hogan a whole handful of telegrams, and he carried them to his room at once. Perhaps the choked a bit as he read them. It would have been no disgrace if he had. That week Monk Lawson got his answer. "No more baseball after this season," said Hogan. "It is out of the question." Monk argued for three days and then came up to despair. The狮子 that had the league schedule at home and Hogan pitched and won the first game. In the duhhouse after the game they skied about in leisure glce, celebration the end of the year's work. John Hogan, clot in a crash towel, came from the shower room, waited for a think of silence in the racket, found and licked up his voice. "Here," said he. "I'm going to give a dinner tonight down at the Argyle to as many of you fellows as care to come. I won't be with you next season, and probably I won't see you all together again." "There was an astounded silence. Theyayers looked at each other and wondered if they had heard sight. Hogan was proposing to spend some money and at the Argyle, the most expensive, therefore the most exclusive place in the city-Hogan, who had bought so much as a round of drinks all season long." "It will be a little surprise party," and Hogan correctly "I'd like to have on all there." "It was a nervous movement of the men on the benches in front of the officers. Not one of them cared to notice Hogan's hospitality; but, on the other hand, none cared to offer the direct suit of open refusal. McCarter was standing by the door. Hogan waited over to him and offered his hand." "I get it, Harry," he said. "The woman over. You come down to the "No more baseball after this season." Drawn by McCrow of Glenns and Davis of Athletical Angel tonight, and if you don't like my surprise party we'll put on the THE WORLD'S FIRST WOMEN'S HOCKEY LEAGUE Goves and go four rounds to a decision. Are you on? McCarter flushed and stuck out his hand. "I got you, kid," he said. "Duke me." Then the tension broke, and the Ponies began to talk. "The Argyle" said Bill Craig. "Ain't that the place where they nick you 50 cents a platter for soup? Why. It would cost a million dollars to feed this bunch at that place." "Get around there about 7," said Hogan as he paused in the door fully dressed. "Ask the doorman for Hogan's party, and he'll direct you to the right place." After Hogan had gone there was an excited buzz of conversation. Monk Lawson took a band in it. "You fellows are all away off," he said. "You're barking up the wrong tree. You can gamble that he's pitched his last professional ball game today, so he isn't doing this to set himself in good for next season. It's something else. I could tell you something about a deal I made with this fellow that would astonish you, but, I promised him I wouldn't. This Hogan is all right, and I bet you'll say so tonight after he pulls that surprise of his. I don't know what it is, but I have a suspicion it'll knock your eye out. Before he there or you'll miss something rich." The Fonies drifted away from the clubhouse discussing the mystery of the loosening up of Hogan, and they were all on hand at 7 o'clock in a private parlor at the Argyle waiting for their host. They sat about on the richly upholstered chairs, abashed by the thickness of the carpet, awed by the real face curtains and made miserable by the heavy elegance of their surroundings. Hogan appeared, made his apologies for being late, and a head waiter or some other great functionary conductor of them grandly down a long hall to the banquet chamber. Bush Hawley who was in the van and had the first glimpse of the magnificence in store started back, and trod heavily upon the head waiter's patent leather toes. "Class," calculated Bush; "class." The national commission never had as swell a layout as this. Which was as far as Bush could go. Let us pass lightly over the next two hours. It is enough to say that grudges were wiped out with the soup tongues were loosened by the wine which came on with the canvasback duck, and through it all Hogan sat smiling at the head of the table, giving an excellent imitation of a man who really enjoyed spending money. Some of the Ponies looked at him covertly every time a cork popped, and others attempted to estimate the cost by an addition of fives, but lost count early in the evening. At last Monk Lawson rapped on the table and stood up, a wineglass in his hand. "Boys," he said. "we'll drink a toast to Johnnie Hogan, a grand ball player and a good fellow. Oars up!" The Ponies stood up and drank Johnnie Hogan in anything they found handy. Hill Craig drank him in coffee. It was Handsome Harry's bartone which started the usual refrain: For he's a jolly good fellow Hogan sat still at the head of the table, turning the stem of his white glass between his fingers. When he rose he was greeted warmly, even affectionately, certainly wooflessly. "I can't make a speech, follows," he began, "but I'm glad you are all here tonight"... "You ain't got a thing on us!" "I'll not be with you next season"... "Forget it, kik! Forget it! Sure you will!" "And this is a sort of a farewell dinner with me!" "Oh, you'll be back in the spring!" "I want to let myself right with you follows"... "You have, old horse! You have!" "I asked you here tonight to tell you the reason I haven't been as popular as I wanted to be"... "Sussex Shut up there, Dutch!" "I was in a peculiar sort of a fix. It was put up to me to go out and show that I could earn a living by hard work. I had to earn a certain amount of money and produce it to show that I'd saved it, and that was why"... "Never mind that, old pat! 'Forget it' Hogan paused and looked down the table. When he began to speak again the sentences tumbled out one after the other, and there were no interruptions. "I know the way you felt about me, I don't blame you, either, but it had to be that way, fellows. I had to go to work for the first time in my life. I thought I could get more money playing ball than by going into an office or digging ditches." So I asked Monk here for a job and made him a business proposition. Monk nodded his head an gravely as a judge. "Fordy true," he said. "I won out, all right," said Hogan, "and in a lot of ways this has been the best year of my life. I've learned things—learned to save money, and PHOTOS. We offer you, the Lafont and Mackenzie Smith, in a More Warranted Figure than you can obtain. Special Attention Paid to Children. Warranted Old Interior View Work. We will also be pleased to Quote you Print on Warranted and Dust Old Photos, A Specialty. Geo. O. Brown, PHOTOGRAPHER, 603 North 2nd St., Richmond, Va. That was the toughest lesson of all, for I used to be pretty strong the other way. I am glad I had a chance to get in with such a good bunch, even if I got in bad, and I'm going to ask each one of you to accept a little present from me, something from the tightest follow you ever saw, and remember once in awhile that, no matter how things look on the outside, there's always a reason a fellow could give if he would. I--I guess that's all. Thank you, boys," he concluded lamently as he took his seat, feeling that he had made a fool of himself by talking too much. It is a common sensation with after dinner speakers. Once more Handsome Harry lifted his voice in song, and the team joined melodiously, after which Bush Hawley inquired in loud, staccato accents who was all right. And every one seemed to know the correct answer. During this pleasant ceremony half a dozen waiters entered the room and placed in front of each ryan a little green leather box bearing his name in gilt letters across the top. "Do we look at these things now?" asked Dutch Ormondoff. "Just as you like," said the host. "Yes, Dutch I think you'd better look at them now." A deep grunt of astonishment ran around the table as the boxes flew open. Each one contained a heavy gold watch fob in the form of a medallion. In the center of the medal a pony stood out in bold relief, and above the emblem of the team winked a diamond, a real diamond. Harry McCartney spilled a card in his box, flicked it out and jumped to his feet with a wilt. "What's this?" he cried. "compliments of Lafayette Durand Chatterton!" Chatterton! "Why, say, that's the young mathematic fellow we read the dope about in the paper! That!" He paused, starting hard at Hogan the question in his eyes. "That's me, fellows!" said Hogan, with a laugh. "And if you remember what that article said you know that I wasn't always a cheap skate. I got in a jam at home spending too much money and raising Cali around San Francisco and I want to work. Ask Monk here, and we'll tell you that I signed a contract to win two thirds of my games of work for my expenses." On a more Monk, Lawson nodded his head. "Gamest go in the world!" he said. "He just the games but my $2000 he'd win twenty games out of thirty." A low whistle of amazement came from McCarter. "I'd hate to work on them terms," he said, half to blush if "So, said Hogan, 'I didn't draw any money from the club, and I had to last the season out on what little I had. That's why I had to wait so long before I could be a good fellow.' This remark, naturally, reminded Harry McCarter of a song, and as nobody could think of anything to say and nobody could have said it properly if he had the Dayton Adonis song the song, added by the full strength of the Pony payroll. For he has a jolly good fellow. He's a jolly good fellow. He's a jolly good fellow. Which nobody can deny. The Ponies maintain to this day that a millionaire can be a jolly good fellow, and, what is more, they claim to know one who is all of that and more Monk Lawson thinks, however, that there is such a thing as spelling a rattling good pitcher to make a millionaire. Millionaires are Jammon, and rattling good pitchers are not. Harry McCarter sometimes goes to California in the winter to shoot ducks on the Solomun marshs with a Californiaan whom he calls Hogan McCarter reports that Hogan plays a very stiff as well as a very scientific game of poker SCOTLAND FOREVER! The testimony of a Ten Month's Old Offered in Refutation. "In my part of Ireland" says John. Butter Tweets who joins rebellions Butter Yeats, who paints portraits and, incidentally, is the father of William Butter Yeats, the Irish poet, "there was a holy Scotchman whose abuse of everything that was Irish riled the neighbors. At first, however, he retrained from bragging about Scotland, and we decided to wait until he should be guilty of that indiscretion before acting drastically." The chance came at last. He had been sweating at the Irish poet fires, the Irish rain, the Irish spuds, and ended up by saying: "Hoot, mon, Scotland was vera deeferent! It was a land flowing with milk and honey!" Well, we went for him. Scotland, we pointed out, was known to be a harren waste inhabited by starvellings, and the Biblical quotation he had used could not have been more outrageously misapplied. He looked us over with his canny eye. "You're wring' he said, and I can prove it. Scotland flowed wi' milk, and maybe honey, a' the time that I was there. I left when I was ten months aud.' Argonaut. His Little Slip. A well known business man who lives in the suburbs and usually goes home by the 5:20 train met a friend the other day and was persuaded to remain in town for the evening and attend a smoker. He was at a loss for a moment how to squash himself with his wife, but, finally going to the telephone office, he wired. Missed the 5:20 train. Do not keep dinner waiting. Will be late. Subscribe to the Richmond Planet. THE ECONOMY, 316 North Third Street. FINE TAILORING CLEANING DYING AND REPAIRING. CBITMAN M. WHITE. Proseller. 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"Well, doctor, tell me," he said, "what did she she of improvements?"—New York Post. If You Have Lost Anything of Value Advertise In This Paper And Get It Back. Near Kind. "Is there any meat in that fellow's argument for racing bets?" asked the legislator sternly. "Well," admitted the pleader for bets cautiously, "there may be a few stakes in it." Baltimore American A Reprimand. "You knew your lesson today" said the college coach accusingly. "Yes. Well, let it pass this time, but it looks as if you were neglecting your homework." Washington Herald Guddan' She is a very strong that she is well respected and has a large speaking aptitude" and the white guy "Yes" replied the growth "She is a telephone girl" "Like me. I'm quieter." Nurunderstood "Madam, can I sell you a vacuum washer?" "No, sir. we haven't got any vacuums in this house that need washing." - Exchange Gazolina Gestun Miss Ethel Kate says she's weary of living in a small apartment. meeting the mission. "How's everything in your house?" asked Smith. "Oh." replied Brown. "she's all right."—Dove Book. CURB THE TEMPER. The peculiarity of ill temper is that it is the vice of the virtuous. It is often, the one blot on an otherwise noble character. You know men and women who are all but perfect but for an easily ruffled, quick tempered or "touchy" disposition. This compatibility of ill temper with high moral character is one of the strangest and saddest problems of ethics. Austrial Aviator Killed. Lieutenant Eaner, of the aviation corps of the Austrian army, and a pasenger were killed while making a flight over the Asperen aerodrome near Vienna. --- He Sets Out to Whitewash the Cellar. But Again He Has Started Something He Can't Finish—As Usual Mrs. Bowser is Prepared to Render First Aid to the Injured. By M. QUAD. [Copyright, 1914, by Associated Literary Press] THERE was nothing in Mr. Bowser's dementia during dinner to lead Mrs. Bowser to suspst that he had any particular scheme on hand for the evening, but scarcely were they seated in the family room when he gravely observed: "Mrs. Bowser, how many times do you suppose we have faced death with in the last six months?" "Why, what do you mean?" exclaimed that good lady in alarm "I mean that we have been preserved about forty times over and that miracles have been wrought in our favor. We are alive when we ought to have been dead. Every day and hour for the last half year we have stood face to face with the grim monster." "I-I can't believe it!" gasped Mrs Bowser. "Perhaps not - not even when your husband says it, but it is the truth nevertheless. We have been in danger of typhoid fever, spinal meningitis, consumption, paralysis and a dozen other fatal diseases and all cargy HE DROPPED THE BRUSH. through our own carelessness. I can hardly conceive how we have escaped." "But what is it? Why don't you tell me? "When was our collar whitewashed last?" he asked in a voice hardly above a whisper. "Why, about a year ago, I guess." "Our collar was whitewashed for sanitary, remnants. The idea was to kill germs and microbes. After six months whitewash loses its strength, and germs, and microbes will frisk about and actually feed upon it. For six months, then, we have had no protection from the shuffles of the fell destroyer. The malignant germs and microbes." Will Do the Job Himself. "I'll get a man tomorrow," interrupted Mrs. Bowser, "though I don't think there any danger.. There are thousands of cellars which are never white-washed." "There will be no need of the services of a man, Mrs. Bowser. I don't propose to pay a man $10 to come here and skim over the wall in an hour." "But you—you don't mean that you will do it yourself?" "That's exactly what I do mean. I have a pail of whitewash and a brush at the back door. It will not only be good exercise, but infusing the smell will do me good. I don't propose to leave a thousand microbes behind in some corner." "Please leave this job to some one else!" she pleaded in her tenderest tones. "If you go dangling around with whitewash you'll get in trouble and lay it to me. I'll hire a man and say that it is well done." "How'll I lay it to you?" sharply demanded the head of the house. "I—I don't know, but you will." "That's all bosh! I never lay any thing to you! I shall get into a suit of old clothes and proceed to white wash. Nothing will happen except that our lives will be safer for the next six months." Mrs. B. Prepares. For the Worst. Mrs. Bowser grinned and turned away. Mr. Bowser would have begun that job, even with both legs broken. And Mrs. Bowser knew that argument would be thrown away. In a quarter of an hour he was at work, and she got down the camphor bottle, a box of ointment and a array of adhesive plaster and made ready for what might happen. Mr. Bowser felt elated as he saluted at the white wash. He thought he detected traces of a herd of microbes on the walls and there was a grim of satisfaction in his cool at the thought of swiping them out of existence. His heart being in the work, he put on the dope with vigorous hand, and he was just beginning his third brushful when there was a sputter and he dropped his brush with a whoop. He had got a dose of the mixture in his right eye. With that optic squinted up until it rained the end of his nose, and the other blinking like a blind horse, he groped his way into the laundry and splashed cold water. He hoped to get through with it without a call from Mrs. Bowser, but the smart was still lifting his heels off the floor when she came down and observed: "Did you call me?" she naked quietly. "No, I didn't call you, and you know, didn't." he shouted in reply. "It's many you have to poke your nose everywhere. When I want you I'll let you know." "But didn't you yell?" "If I did that, that was my own business. I think, I can tell in my own cellar if I take a notion to. A microbe flow into my eye, and I'm getting it out." Pride Goes Before a Fall. She left him, and after a long ten minutes he got enough of the lime out of his eye to enable him to open it again. His bald-crown and face had been thickly spotted, but he was not discouraged. He thought it would be a better plan to begin overhead and work gently until he had got the hang of the thing. He carried two old chairs out of the laundry and placed them in position and standing on one and placing the pail on the other, went to work again. Confidence came to his heart as five minutes slipped away and no tragedy occurred. He had a smooth brick wall to work at, and as he saw it begin to whiten under his brush he felt something of the pride of a born artist. In five minutes morg he might have made himself believe that he was touching up a landscape and he not made a long reach with his brush to overtake a big which was headed for safety. The tricky chair on which he was standing made that an excuse for wabbling about and breaking down, and when Mr Bowser fell it was, of course, commonly proper to take the other chair with him. It was more than a well this time. It was a wild, weird sort which lifted Mrs. Bowser out of the chair and made the cook knock the nose off of a pitcher. When Mrs. Bowser arrived on the scene she found a pail of whitewash, two broken chairs and a whitewash brush and Mr. Bowser all mixed up on the cement floor. But Mr. Bowser was not dead. The contents of the pail had soaked him from head to foot, and, having struck the back of his head on the hard floor, he was dazed and frighty. With the assistance of the cook he was pailed to the wall and propped up, and a few suffits of the cannphor brought him out of the fog. Our Hero Again Scents a Plot. Then Mrs. Bowser fondly impaired "How did it happen, dear?" Did the microbes suddenly attack you? It was a long way before Mr. Bowser could speak. Then he slowly replied: "Woman, I understood." You sneak ed down, here, and kicked the chan from under me, but I can't tell alive." "Don't talk, let me see. Are you hurt?" "You can go woman." Go and plot and plan another attempt at murder. Fifteen attempts to murder me in one year? Now the end has come!" "Mr Bowser I." But he gee-mentated with his right hand and with his left and looked out with his legs, and Mrs. Bowser and the cook withdrew and left him alone with the frisfly germs and microbes and fell diseases. Half an hour later he appeared up stairs with some of the whitewash still clinging to him, and, going to the tele- phone, he called. "Have you get a man that can white wash a collar?" "To be sure," was answered. "Send him up in the morning. I want him to whitewash the cement bottom as well as the ceiling and walls." "I see." "And I want the stairs white washed." "Yes." "And the kitchen floor." "Yes." "And the back fence." "I see." "And perhaps the whole blamed old house, inside and out!" "Very well." And then Mr. Bowser turned to Mrs. Bowser with a smile of triumph and said: "There, madam!" And he went off to bed. Redd! He had a girl out riding in his machine, and he met his wife. Greene—Embarrassing. "Well, gather. He didn't know which way to turn." "And which way did he turn?" "Why, he turned turtle."—Yonkers Statesman. Advantages. "You want to sleep in church." "I am afraid I did." "Your wife never does such a thing." "Well, it's different, with her. She has to stay awake. I haven't any hat or hair to look after."—Washington Star. "But he has invited you to a dance next Thursday night." "Oh, dear. I had forgotten all about that. Then I shan't forgive him until next Wednesday." -Detroit Free Press Poverty Plus Aire Griggs—I hear that your new neigh born are poor. Is it so? Briggs—Not exactly. "In the class they belong to it is called being 'it straitened circumstances.'" —Philadelph phil Ledger. Deadly Diseases Tuberculosis and cancer, together account for the death of about fifteen of every 100 injured persons. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. CANNOT sing. I cannot play, I don't propose to try; Accomplishments like this don't pay A photograph we'll buy. I cannot darn. I cannot sew. As my dear mother could; The lauderdale do those things, you know, I don't see why I should. I cannot plan a meal or cook, Nor need I ever, dear. You'll always find, if you but look, A caterer quite near. What can I do? Why. I can dance, And wear new clothes as well. And read each magazine romance, And latest fortunes tell. And I can go alp all day long. At blubb whist I'm a star. Also at shopping I am strong If I've a motorcar. I am a sort of doll, indeed, But she's very true. I am the sort of wife you need— One who knows lead into you! —Henry, Chronicle. The Timid Child An eccentric city superintendent was sent awkwardly at his office desk, his head poked forward from his stooping shoulders, his elbows doubled up, his back bent and his feet twined round the side rounds of his chair, when two ladies entered, bringing a six-year-old youngster for admission to school. "The dear child is so timid, Mr. R.," said the grandmother. "We couldn't think of sending him alone." "Yes, Mr. R." said the fond aunty. "The boys have been telling him that you whip little fellows, and he is so timid—so shy and sensitive that"— She was interrupted by the timid youngster, who had all this time been attentively studying the superintendent's doubled up proportions "Say, stand up, will you?" he said "I want to see how tall you are"—Lippincott. Due Precautions One day while in Tronton a man from a small town happened to collide with a bunch of hygienies, and among other things they referred to the water supply of his home town. "It isn't as good as it might be," said the Jerseyman when questioned as to its quality. "There are something like 10,000 microbes to a draw, but it is the best we can do at present." "What do you do to safeguard yourself against water of that kind?" queried one of the hygienies with a look of concern. "You surely take some precautionary measures." "Oh, yes," smiled the Jerseyman. "First we filter the water, and then we boil it, and then we drink applejuice." Argent. Obedient Willie. White was struggling through the story in his reading lesson. "No!" said the captain, "he read, "It was not a shop. It was a larger vessel. By the rig I judged her to be a a a a a a" The word was new to him. "Karque" repeated the teacher, this time sharply. Willie looked as though he had not heard aright. Then, with an apprehensive glance around the class, he shouted: "How wow!" Detroit Free Press. Between Friends. BETWEEN FRIENDS "My husband loved me at first sight. "I understand that you met at a masquerade ball." Chechnia commercial Tribune. Inconsistent. "Your wife says you have about the courage of a mouse," said the disagreeable relative. "I wonder that she should make the comparison," replied Mr. Mekton. "Houfftella is afraid of a mouse." Washington Star. The World Moves "I see they are shaving now by steam," said the loquacious barber to the man in the chair. "Well," replied the victim, "that seems to be an improvement on 'hot air,' doesn't it?" - Yonkers Statesman. "There is one way in which women's housekeeping experience will help them at the polls" "In what way?" "In folding blanket ballots."—Baltimore American. The More the Merrier. "There's a very peculiar thing about baseball." "What?" "It's a business that cannot flourish without strikes."—Philadelphia Ledger. 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THOMAS M. CRUMP, Secretary NORTH-WEST CORNER THIRD & CLAY STS., RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. QUINADE C. H. AUGAP BROADWAY 10-Offers Ten Prizes-10 "IT COSTS YOU NOTHING TO VOTE." You must reach the Ten Thousand Class in order to Compete for Prizes. If you and your friends are active, you can do this in one week. Each Coupon is good for FIVE VOTES. The Ballot or Coupon is printed in this issue of The PLANET. Any Coupon or Ballot cut out of The PLANET will count (5) Five Votes. Any Coupon cut out of The PLANET and accompanied by a Cash Subscriber for two months (25c) twenty-five cents will count as ten additional votes. Any Coupon cut out of The PLANET and a Cash Subscription of (50c) Fifty Cents for four months will count as (30) thirty additional votes. Any Coupon cut of The PLANET and accompanied by a Cash Subscription of ($1.00) one dollar for eight months will count as 90 additional votes. Any Coupon cut out of The PLANET and accompanied by a Cash Subscription of ($1.50) one dollar and fifty cents for one year will count as (150) one hundred and fifty additional votes. To the Church whose Pastor is successful in securing the First Prize, The PLANET will make a Donation of ($15.00) Fifteen Dollars. To the Church whose Pastor is successful in securing the Second Prize, The PLANET will make a Donation of ($10.00) Ten Dollars. THE CONTEST IS OPEN TO MINISTERS, PHYSICIANS, DENTISTS, FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND LADIES EITHER IN RICHMOND OR ELSEWHERE PLANET PRIZES PLANET PRIZES PLANET PRIZES PLANET PRIZES We Offer a Suit of Clothes, made to order, a Silver Loving Cup or a Gold Watch to the Minister who receives the Highest number of votes. We Offer a Suit of Clothes, made to order, a Silver Loving Cup or a Gold Watch to the Physician or Dentist, who receives the Highest number of votes. We Offer a Suit of Clothes, made to order, a Silver Loving Cup or a Gold Watch to the Funeral Director, who receives the Highest number of votes. We Offer a Round Trip Ticket to the Panama Exposition at San Francisco to the Lady receiving the Highest number of votes. "It costs you nothing to vote" THE PLANET, 311 North Fourth Street, Richmond, Virginia. Find enclosed $ for which send The Planet for months to Place.....Votes to.....credit Rev., Dr., Fun. Dir. or Lady Baptist Brethren School Nursery! Clifton Force, Va., April 6.—The attention of delegates and visitors to the coming session of the Virginia Baptist State Convention, which convenes with the First-Baptist Church, Roanoke, Virginia, May 19th and 17th inclusive, is called to the importance of sending their names, at once to Rev. W. R. Brown, D. D., Fifth Ave. N. W. Raeanobe, Va., who will enter the Convention. Special rules on the certificate plan have been secured on all Railways in Virginia and the District of Columbia, for all delegates including the clergy. Inquire at your railway station on, or before May 1st to ascertain whether your local agent has the rate. If he has it not, have him to secure the certificate from his General Ticket Agent at once; or you might be met, giving name of railway station and agent, that I may inform you. The various objects furnished by the Convention have been so clearly furnished to you since our last session by Rev. Dr. Galvin, the executive head THE RICHMOND PLANET. FIRST PRIZES. We Offer a Suit of Clothes or a Gold Watch to the Male member of votes. We Offer a Suit of Clothes or a Gold Watch to the Phi last number of votes. We Offer a Suit of Clothes or a Gold Watch to the Fur last number of votes. We Offer a Round Trip Ticket from Francisco to the Lady rec. 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Dr. R. C. Woods, President of the Seminary; Rev. Dr. Orcham, Educational Secretary of our Field Work; Rev. Dr. Burka, Chairman of the Trustees Board and other loyal and forceful writers, that I deem it unnecessary to make a repetition of their strong arguments here in order to stir up your mind minds to the needs of the work. The Battle Cry is for $10,300. Lot every church and individual well wisher of the cause of the Lord, lend every effort to make this the Beamer session in our Conventional history. Your for process in Roanoke, Cer. Sec. of Va. Baptist State Con. 50 Richmond Planet can be secured by New Rockall- N. Y. from our Agent, Mr. Richard Bondurnat, 61 Hudson Street. All Candidates in order to be Banned and there is ample vass among you for "it costs you." and Class in order to Count. TES. The Ballot or Count. ABOUT out of The PLANET with 25c) twenty-five cents will count as one dollar for eight months (150) one dollar and fifty successful in securing the successful in securing the MASTERS, PHYSICIANS, DEVOTING IN SUBSCRIPTION VOTING BLANK. which send The Planet for State Fun. Dir. or Lady PRIZES PLANET PRIZES All Candidates for Prizes must poll not less than Ten Thousand Votes in order to be Eligible for prizes. The Contest ends September 1st, 1914 and there is ample time for persons to secure that number. Make a canvas among your friends for copies of the PLANET. Cut out the coupons, for "it costs you nothing to vote." ABOUT THE VOTING. From Big Stone Gap. Big Stone Gap, Va., April 13, 14 Editor PLANET, Richmond, Va. Dear Sir: Just a few lines from Big Stone Gap. Sunday April 12th was an ideal Easter day. Every thing was bright and everyone was wearing the smiles of springtime. We had a very sad occurrence in our little town in the death of one of our citizens, George W. Carter, who has been a citizen of Big Stone Gap for more than 15 years. He was only confined to his room and bed one week, but had been complain ing for some time. Although far away from kinsmen, he was among his friends as was shown by their faithful service during his last days of sickness. His funeral was held at the First Baptist Church, of which he was a member. It was conducted by Rev. J. P. Prigmore, pastor of the M. B. Church. He was laid to rest in the colored cemetery among a host We Offer a Gold-headed Cane to the Minister receiving the Second Highest number of votes We Offer a Gold-headed Cane to the Physician or Dentist receiving the Second Highest number of votes. We Offer a Gold-headed Cane to the Funeral Director receiving the Second Highest number of votes. We Offer a Silver Service to the Lady who receives the Second Highest number of votes. (State whether a Minister, Physician Dentist, Funeral Director or Lady.) This Coupon is good for Five Votes and will not be good after Sept. 1, 1914. of friends. He was a native of North Carolina. Although friends had written to his people but could not hear anything, from them until he was dead and buried. Mr. S. A. Ledford is in our town from Kentucky. He is all smiles and I think he is smiling at some of Big Stone Gap girls. The different churches observed Easter exercises with nice programs. Miss Ada Mjtchell from Abingdon, Va. is in our town for a short while. We are always glad to welcome good people in our midst. There is always room at the top. Miss Taylor (white) of Chicago, Ill. gave a Bible lecture at Mt. Herman Presbyterian Church Sunday at ternoon. Her words were deep and impressed and were enjoyed by a large audience. Rev. W. P. Martin (State Ryan golist) of the Christian Church is in our midst and is going to hold a series of meetings. May he do much good while he goes. Mr. B J. Morris from Johnsonville SECOND PRIZES. FOR THE MOST POPULAR ONE. for _____ ion _____ whether a Minister, Physician upon is good for Five Votes a PLANET PRIZES PLANET (Name) Minister, Physician Dentist, Funeral for Five Votes and will not be good PRIZES PLANET PRIZES Va. is visiting his sisters and two sons who are here attending school. He is thinking of locating here. Mrs. Maude L. Spears school closed at Norton Va. last week with two days commencement. Mrs. Charles Wood went to the closing and reports a grand time. Mrs. Spears is home on East 5th Street. Mr. Lechor Rogers went to Bristol Tean. last week and is to return to night, as I am informed, with one who will help him share the burdens of life. May sunshine always be in their pathway and their sorrows be but few. Mr. Alexander Martin was up from Joesville Sunday, the guest of his brother N. Martin. H. Martin has been commissioned and appointed a delegate to the Fifth Annual Convention of the National Negro Educational Congress to be held in Oklahoma City, Ohio, July 7 to 10. The appointment was made by Hen. H. C. Simm, Governor of Virginia. Martin is now an appointee. (Name) An Dentist, Funeral Director and will not be good after Se NET PRIZES for the appointment, more so because it comes from the extreme Southwest Virginia.. It is to be hoped that much good may be done in the interest of Negro Education, especially in the Southwest part of Virginia. Confederate Veterans' Resolution Jacksonville, Fla., May 6, 1916. SOUTHERN RAILWAY announces extremely low round trip fares from all points on its line to Jacksonville and return, account of the above. Dates of sale: May 3 to 7, inclusive. Final return limit May 15, with extension privilege to and including June 4, 1914. For further information, train service, etc. etc., communicate with nearest Southern Railway Ticket, Agent, or H. L. 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