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PLANET LITTLE BLACK BOY. Little black boy with your little black feet Fanned and tanned by the wildwind's fleet. Little black boy with your little black hands Seared by desert suns and gands In the crucible of time, Seasoned for your task sublime. From the depth unto the height These shall bear your lamp of light; These shall build your Rome and Troy Beyond life's mountains, little black boy. Little black boy with your little black head. Close-curled hair of midnight shred, Mystic moons have wrought a grace. In the moulding of your face: Loo! the splendor in your eyes, Like a wonder in dark skies, Seems a sign from a world unknown, Glory-gleam from a distant throne:-- Ah! 'tis but your soul, (O joy!) God's Love-white gift to the little black boy! THE LAST CALL OF PRESIDENT OF VIRGINIA BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION. Dear Members and Friends of the Above Named Convention: Just fifteen days will bring to us May 13th, the day on which, what we are aiming to make, the banner meeting of this able, august body, will be called to order in the First Baptist Church, Dr. W. R. Brown, pastor, Roanoke, Va. As your servant, this year we have worked and prayed and worked for success in this just and laudable cause, and we are greatly encouraged at the present outlook for a great meeting in the "Magic City." Last week we were guest of Rye. R. J. Terrell and D. M. Lockett, the very worthy pastors of Ebenezer and Zion Union Baptist Churches respectively, in Charlottenville. Tuesday night, 21st inst., these brethren with their congregations and friends met in mass in the first named church and we had a very enthusiastic educational meeting. At this meeting, we were assured that these pastors and churches will be in Roanoke-at their beat. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights we were with Drs. Austin, Drake and Pannell respectively and their good people and each meeting was afame with interest for our work. These brethren know how to do great things for God and humanity and thus they stirred their people to a high sense of duty to the Virginia Baptist State Convention. Dr. Pannell, though much burdened by reason of having just completed one of the best church houses in Virginia, pledged to us his presence and part as representative of his church. And Drs. Austin and Drake are planning to answer the call with a hundred dollars each for their churches. The whole Valley of Virginia will more than "make good" in Roanoke. Dr. W. R. Ashburn will also report with not less than a hundred dollars from his church. And my own city, dear old Danville, is coming up to the help of the Lord against the mighty with a few hundred dollars. You may look for not less than a hundred and fifty dollars from the Loyal Street Church and about fifty dollars each from Beulah and Salish and hardly less than a hundred and fifty dollars from High Street and pastor. Dr. L. W. Wales, chairman of our State Board will report not less than thirty-five or forty dollars. In fact, reports from all parts of the field are coming in like shots from rapid firing guns, reminding us that Virginia and her friendly sister States are "on the firing line." Now we should do our best in flanokoke for the following reasons: First, we claim for ourselves manhood and stear, starting manhood always proves that in matters that demand the best that is in men. And certainly manhood will be on test in Roanoke. Whenever we is great among you will serve." Our work of education and mission in that of men, even with all the help of worthy women. And our duty are already living up for the present meeting in the proud history of their Convention when placed at the summary in June. "And we must greatly better ourselves, but these good, good women will shift up on to the shadows of shame." Secondly, right here in the gateway of the group of administration men in Roanoke, due to the work of President Browning, was of the greatest men of his day and generation. Hero we need to set a respectable pace to accord with our dignity and ability to do. The great A. M. E. Annual Conference of Virginia with a constituentity of about ten thousand members usually raises in her work and for its sake ten thousand dollars. If ten thousand Methodists can raise ten thousand dollars, a hundred and fifty thousand Baptists with all things equal should raise one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and yet we ask only $10,300.00. According to letters received, we expect brethren from North Carolina Tennessee, Pennsylvania, New Jersey New York and the New England States. Drs. W. H. Boyd, E. C. Morris, J. H. Frank and other great men will be with us in Roanoke and Virginia will be represented from the mountain to the sea. Now I close my last letter for this fiscal year with this threefold request: Please bring as much money as you can and in as large denominations as you can, and stay over Sunday in Roanoke to fill the pulpits of the city and to do honor to the memorial services of our fallen heroes in the afternoon. Your humble servant for $10,300 a CALGARY Board Grand Rally in Charlotteville. Charlottesville, Va., April 25—Virginia Company, No. 34, Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias had a grand-rally here last night at the Odd Follows' Hall. The entire building was utilized to accommodate the crowd. The occasion was the anniversary of the company, Capt. O. G. Conn, commanding. Brigadier General John Mitchell, Jr. and Assistant Adjutant General R. C. Mitchell were the guests of the company. BRIGADIER GENERAL: SPEAKS. Capt. Conn was master of ceremonies. Gen. Mitchell was introduced by Capt. W. A. Miller. He spoke with eloquence upon the history of Pythianism in this country, told of the benefits of the Order, the advantages of the War, and discussed the Mexican War. He was enthusiastically applauded and his address made a profound impression. OTHER ADDRESSES. Short addresses were delivered by Col. R. C. Mitchell, Rev. Grant, Rev. Perkins, Rev. R. B. Hardy and Mr. J. G. Shelton, Manager of the Charlotteville Messenger. The visitors were quartered at the residence of Capt. O. G. Conn on Dice Street. They were delighted with the courtesies accorded them and left at 4 o'clock this morning for Rifchmond. Happy Times On the Hill. Lynchburg. Va. Diamond Hill Baptist Church— Rev. B. Tyrrell, A. M. D. Do. Pastor. Rev. B. Tyrrell. A. M. D. D., Pastor. We are still in the midst of a great and glorious meeting with Rev. W. H. Skipwith as the instrument, through whom God is working most wonderfully. Instead of the meeting dying out as some had thought it would for this time of the year, why its getting better. The people seem to be more determined this week than last, the crowd still follows and the best of all souls are being born into the kingdom of God and the careless and unconcerned ones are being restored into the fellowship of the church. Before this we had looked upon our Brother Skipwith as a singer, from hearing him several times at our National Baptist Convention, etc. but now we recognize him as a preacher, prayer and singer of the first magnitude, no one can truthfully deny this, if you have heard him. We feel very grateful to our associated pastors and their members for the interest they have taken in these meetings. I think our whole ministerial conference has been represented every night, especially the pastors of the city, as we have noticed with a great deal of interest. Dr. P. F. Morris, Garland, Lewis, Bell, Wynn, also the Revs: Scott, Cabell, Profa. Woods, Clark and a number of students from the Seminary. We rejoice and thank God for this unity "for in it is strength." On Sunday next, May 3rd at three P. M. there will be a Mass Meeting for men, women and children, to which all are coordially invited. Rev. Skipwith will be the speaker of the hour. Come and enjoy a gospel feast. Collidev WITH A Street-Car. The automobile driven by Mr. B. P. Turner, Jr. was slightly, damaged by colliding with a Richmond and Huntington street car, hurt Blindey on Fifth Street, between Jadgum and Daval Streets. FRANCISCO VILLA IS A NEGRO. Mayeville, Tenn., April 24, 1914. Editor Mitchell: "Since there is so much ado, affirmations and denials, as to whether the now famous General Francisco Villa is a Negro or not, I thought it not out of place to give my version. When I enlisted in the Tenth United States Cavalry in 1873, I was then a mere boy. I claimed to be eighteen years of age when I was not quite sixteen. I found George W. Goldsby—Pancho, or Francis Villa—first sergeant of Troop H. I was at that time assigned to this troop, which then was stationed at Fort Sill, Indian Territory. Sergeant Goldsby was the first non-comissioned officer to drill me in the military "setting up" as a recruit. "H" troop, then commanded by Capt. L. H. Carpenter, with Col. B. H. Grierson, regimental commander moved from Fort Sill, I. T. to Fort Davis, Texas. Sergeant Goldaby received his second discharge, upon expiration of his term of service and enlisted in "D" troop, 10th Cavalry. I left the service in 1878, upon the expiration of my five years term of enlistment. DESERTED FROM THE ARMY. S rgeant Goldsby had meantime deserted and after taking out naturalization papers, had become a citizen of Mexico. After he had enlisted in the Mexican regular army he rose rapidly until he reached the rank of a field officer—Major. We can remember distinctly that he was a splendid military tactician, a disciplinarian, a splendid soldier. His only fault was that he would occasionally drank a little too much, for which he often received mild punishment, but because of his splenid did soldierly training he always got off light. WELL EDUCATED. The press reports that he is illiterate and very ignorant, are very erroneous. Goldsby, at the time I enlisted, was the best scholar in the 18th Cavalry among the enlisted men. I distinctly remember that he wrote a beautiful hand and that he spoke Spanish very fluently. He was a great Shakespearean and often quoted standard authors. I met him in Juarez, Mexico, in 1884, after he had risen to the rank of Captain in the Mexican regular army and at that time I remarked to him of his splendid appearance, and his seemingly masterly influence over the men in his command and ten influence with his superior officers. To which remark he said, "Argyle, you know I am a born soldier, and my whole life is devoted to military prowess, etc." THE SPANISH PRONUNCIATION. The name Villa is pronounced in Spanish, Ve-ya, hence the name Francis Villa means Francis Veya. Villa is very tall about six feet, two inches, being very bright. In fact, would be taken for a white man in this country. He has straight black hair, which is now very grey. He has light blue eyes and has all the appearance of a well-drilled soldier. Though he was so bright and so intelligent and had the appearance of a white man, I distinctly remember that he strenuously avoided any associations with the whites and seemed to have but little hankering after white people. HIS SON EXECUTED It is a fact also that he was the father of young William Goldaby who was hung at Fort Smith, Arkansas twelve or fifteen years ago for murder. This young man was known as "Cherokee Bill" and became known all over the United States as a train robber and murderer. He was born at Fort Sill. His mother, Ellen Goldaby lives at Fort Gibson, Oklahoma or did live there seven years ago. Drowned in the River. Julius Lane, a twelve year old colored boy was 'drowned in the James River at the foot of Tenth Street last Monday. He was bathing and got beyond his depth. When assistance reached him, he had gone down for the last time and was dead. His home was at 1224 St. James St. Rev. R. B. Morris Returned. Rev. S. S. Morris, pastor of Third Street A. M. E. Church has been returned for his fourth year. Rev. Morris, accompanied by his wife, left for New York City Tuesday A. M. to attend the annual meeting of the Missionary Board of the A. M. B. Church of which he is a member. They will stop in Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington on their return. Bpoanoke (Va.) News. Mr. James Torry, 176-6th Ave. N.W. departed this life Wednesday. April 22, 8:30 A.M. He was a faithful member of the High Street Church for twenty years and a member of the choir fourteen years. He leaves a wife, two children; one brother, uncle and a host of friends. His funeral took place from the First Baptist Church. Rev. J. H. Burks preached a most sympathetic sermon. The Business League met at Pierce Hotel, Tuesday, April 21st for the purpose of election of their officers for ensuing term. All the officers were re-elected except the Vice-President. Mr. H. C. Johnson was elected in Dr. J. D. Burrell's place. Mrs. Maranda Harris announces that she has received her divorce and is now Miss Maranda Woods. Miss Carrie Hutchins has returned from Rocky Mount, where she has been on business. Mr. J. W. Brown, Agent for the Richmond Beneficial Insurance Co. has returned to the city. Mrs. Mamie Lifford is out again after being ill since January. Misses Bottle and Battie King have returned home after visiting relatives and friends at Woodsdal, N. C. We regret to hear of the illness of Mrs. Leo Pittman. We hope she will soon recover. Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Burks will be pleased to see their many friends at their new residence in Ilish Street. Miss Hattle Giles of Lynchburg is the guest of Mrs. Agnes Dean, Third Avenue, N. W. On last Friday, April 12th a very pleasant surprise party was led on Mr. and Mrs. John H. Fowkes, 30 Fourth Avenue by Mrs. Robert Clarke and Mr. David R. Roane. Music, names and social had been indulged in until 12 o'clock, when Mr. Delaney Pittman threw open the dining room door, invited the guests in where refreshments were served. Ham sandwiches, fruits, ice cream, fruit punch, cakes. Toastmaster, Mr. G. W. Coles. Those present: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. Delaney Pittman, Mr. and Mrs. C. Fugua, Mr. and Mrs. McLone, Mrs. Rosa Crawford, Mrs. Lille Williams, Mrs. E. Staten of Portamouth, Mrs. E. Times of Norfolk, Va., Mr. and Mrs. E. Dawkins, Cloverland, Ohio; Mrs. Charles Thompson, Mrs. Mary Hall, Misses Irene Clarke, Besie Crawford, Lizzie and Mary Harris, Messrs. W. H. Hilton, D. K. Roane, George W. Fowkes Marshall Drumville, C. L. Anderson, Sam Clarke, G. W. Coles, L. H. Bowers. ROANOKE COLORED ALL STARS WIS. In a same replete with heavy batting and fast base running, the All Stars won from Bedford City at Bedford afternoon afternoon. Score 7-4. The heavy stick work of J. Sims, Rowe and Holland and the brilliant fielding of Dewitt at third and Clark at short featured. Wilson pitching for the All Stars did not allow a hit until the seventh. The Stars play Virginia Seminary and College boys on the fair grounds, April 30th. Gone Before: Anna Viola Elinora, eldest daughter of Rev. Dr. and Mrs. S. W. Smith of Providence, R. L. died April 22, 1914 at the residence of her parents, age 17 years and 2 months. She was a graduate of the Hayos Grammar School and was attending the High School, entering upon her third year at the time of her affliction. She was soprano singer in the Congdon Street Baptist Church, of which her father is pastor; president of U-No Club and treasurer of the 20th Century Progressive Art and Literary Club. The family has our sympathy. 20th of May Celebration, Charlotte N. O., May 20, 1914. SOUTHERN RAILWAY announces extremely low round trip fares from points on its line to Charlotte and return on account of the above; dates of sale May 17 to 21, 1914, inclusive final limit May 24th, 1914, prior to midnight of which date, return trip must be completed. In addition to the 20th of May Celebration, there will be held at Charlotte at this same time, the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence Celebration; Grand Aerlo, Fraternal Order of Eagles, Farmers' Congress, Mayors' Convention, Red Men's Convention. For further information, call on nearest; Southern Railway Ticket Agent, or write, H. L. BISHOP, D. P. A., Richmond Va. The Messenger Printing Co., Mr. J. G. Shilton, Manager is in need of a good all-round printer. Address 286 W. Main Street, Charlestonville, Va. The Voting Content. There is still time for you to enter your pastor as a candidate for one of our prizes. Your physician or dentist needs consideration. Cut out the ballot and send it in for either the one or the other. Rev. L. J. Morris continues to lead all of the ministerial candidates, but those behind shake their heads knowingly and tell us that the race is long from being over. Mrs. Emma G. Kelley of Norfolk is at the head of the list and is securing a long lead. Dr. George R. Ferguson, although from a small city is in the lead and continues to hold it. Let others get in the race. One yearly subscriber means 150 votes. Ten yearly subscribers mean 1500 votes. This is the way these leading candidates are climbing up. Rev. W. H. Skipwith means business and he is making it interesting for Rev. Morris and Rev. Morris is making it interesting for him. The content ends September, 1914. Get in the contest. It costs your nothing to either run or vote. --- . . A Great Disappointment. Editor John Mitchell, Jr., had the misfortune to be on a slow train last Tuesday. As a result, when he reached Burkeville to change to the N. and W. R. R. for Lynchburg, where he was expected at the City Auditorium that night, the train had left ten minutes and there was no possible way to get there, although he went to Meherrlin with the hope of reaching there by the Virginian Railway or by the Lynchburg and Durham or even by way of Danville. He wired Col. U. S. G. Patterson and endeavored to reach him by Long Distance telephone. This did not lessen the great disappointment over his failure to be there. It was his first mishap of this kind in twenty-five years and indicates that he will have an extra chance always in future appointments. Colored Property For Sale Six acres near Greenwood on Ashland Car Line, eight miles from Richmond, with a nice four-room house, a pretty little home for $1250 one-third cash, balance monthly. For this bargain see JAMES W. LORD & CO., 1110 E. Main St., Richmond. Phone, Monroe 5831. Announcement. Mr. William Hope announces the marriage of his daughter, Maria L. to Mr. Robert G. Booker, which took place March 26, 1914. Reception May 11, 1914 at 1001 N. 5th St. eight P. M. Friends are Invited. No cards. In Baltimore. Grand Chancellor John Mitchell. Jr. left last Thursday at twelve o'clock for Baltimore to be present at the dedication of the new Python Castle. He spoke there last night to an enthusiastic audience. Joy Drowned. Wilbur Morris, an eleven year old colored boy, who resided at 1122 Boyd Street, fell from a log over Bacon's Quarter Branch at a point where it was deeper and was drowned last Wednesday. Extremely Low Fares to Memphis and Return. Via Southern Railway. Dates of sale. May 4th to 7th, final limit. May 18, 1911, account Southern Sociological Congress and National Conference of Charities and Corrections. For further information, call on nearest Ticket Agent, SOUTHERN RAILWAY, or write, H. L. BISHOP, Diy. Pass. Agent, 907 E. Main St., Richmond, Va. Capt. Epps Injured. Capt. George W. Eppe, the popular officer in charge of the Second Police Station was the victim of an unlawful accident. A chair in which he was sitting last Monday broke and he fell his head striking the hard cement floor and a painful gash was the result. Delegates expecting to attend the Virginia Baptist State Convention, May 12-17, send in their names and addresses at once to RHV. W. R. BROWN, 208-5th Avenue, N. W. Bennett, Vu. Governor Stuart To Speak. At 3:30 P. M. at the Fifth Street Baptist Church a heart to heart meeting for women and men will be held under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. Governor Henry C. Stuart will address the colorful people. Mr. Burnett Lewis will introduce the Governor. Music by the choir of the church. Only women and men will be admitted. Be on time. Bring an offering. Bible Encyclopedia. Messrs. G. Emoner Carter and B. L. Marchant are in the city, representing The Peoples Publication Society, 318 W. Washington St., Chicago, Ill. presenting to the representative citizens of Richmond. The People's Bible Encyclopedia—a popular reference library of all Biblical Knowledge, Biographical, Geographical, Historical, Doctonal, Etc. The most complete, convenient, handsome, up-to-date, authoritative work of its kind published. Every subject in the Bible has been treated by an expert. It contains nearly 400 fine illustrations including half tones, zinc etchings, maps, charts and etc. The whole comprising nearly 1400 double column pages, bound in a single volume of a convenient, port able size. Headquarters for Richmond. 210 W. Leigh St., Phone Monroe 673. PERSONALS AND BRIEF Mr. Benjamin Jackson, who has been seriously ill, is out again. Mrs. Robinette Cochill is sick at her home, 1017 Hull St., South Richmond. Mr. E. D. Nelson, a well-known citizen of Surry County, Va. was in the city this week. We received an invitation to attend the Commencement Exercice of Kowalga School, at Benson, Ala., Prof W. R. Banks, Principal. Mr. Lowell Johnston who was called home on account of the death of his father, President J. Hugo Johnston, left last Sunday for his home in Chicago, Ill. President M. T. Batley of Chicago, Ill. has issued a call for the meeting of the Alumni Association of the V. N. and L. Thursday and Friday, May 14th and 15th, 1914 at 10:30 A. M. Mr. T. V. Williams of Saluda, Va. attended the Board meeting of St. Luke's recently. The Grand Secretary and Mrs. Ocie Smith and Mr. Williams were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Goodle in Henrico County. The Grand Secretary and Mrs. Smith returned home but Deputy T. V. Williams spent the night at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Goodle. We received an invitation to the public installation and banquet of Ocean Spray Commander, No. 3. Knights Templar, Wednesday, April 29, 1914 at Fitzgerald's Auditorium, Atlantic City, N. J. Oratorical Contest at Union At 5:15, Friday evening, May 5th the elocution classes of the Academy of Virginia Union University will give their annual public program. Dr. J. E. Jones, instructor in elocution, has arranged an oratorical contest as the feature of the evening. A representative, from each Academy Class will participate and for the best composed and best delivered oration a prize of five dollars in gold will be given. Two and one-half dollars in gold will be given for the next boat. The school orchestra will play. Mr. Loftwich will sing and there will be other musical features. Virginian Wine Prize. Storer College, Harper's Ferry, W. Va.-On Friday night, April 24, a great declaratory contest was held in Anthony Memorial Hall of this in situation, between Storer College and Morgan College of Baltimore. When the judges announced that Lloyd P. Fisher, Winchester, Va. had won first honors for Storer, the enthusiasm knew no bounds. His declaration was "The War in Mexico" by Corwin. Miss Mary V. Moorman won second prize for Morgan, using "The Lions" by Dumas. VALUE OF VOTES. 2 Months, 25c. 10 4 Months, 50c. 30 8 Months, $1.00 90 12 Months, $1.50 150 PRICE, FIVE CENTS. AT THE NATION'S METROPOLIS. Dr. Booker T. Washington in the Greatest Address of His Career at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church—Dr. L. Garland Penn Active—Dr. Hucules, an Enterprising Young Pastor—Correspondent Appointed Editor of the Baptist Herald—New Old Fellows' Hall—General Notes. (Allen's National News Service.) New York City, April 19.—Dr. Booker T. Washington captured the Metropolitan last Sunday afternoon in one of the greatest addresses of his career at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church at mass meeting under the auspices of the National League on Urban Conditions Among Negroes. It was the largest meeting seen in this city for sometime and an audience of 2000 people of both races, representing the best citizenship of this city applauded the thrilling address of Dr. Washington. The great educator, whose name and fame have pierced every section of the civilized world was never in better form and has never received greater and more pronounced reception than what he got when he rose to speak last Sunday. Fresh from a triumphant tour of the State of California; the great educator came to this city last Sunday and conquered it and won new laurels for himself and further placed himself in the esteem of his race. The educator, although fresh from a tour which kept him on the jump looked better than at any time since he has been coming to the Metropolis. The announcement of his coming put the Metropolis on its mottle and long before the hour scheduled for his appearance a steady stream of well dressed men and women were seen wending their way to the church. Major R. R. Moton, of Hampton presided and on the rostrum were Rews. W. P. Hayes, pastor of the church; W. H. Brooks, of St Mark's M. E. Church; Mrs. W. H. Baldwin, widow of the late William H. Baldwin, Prof. George E. Haynes of Lok University, E. K. Jones and L. Hollingworth Wood. Special music was furnished by the choir. The meeting was called to order by E. K. Jones and the invocation was given by the Rev. Dr. W. P. Hayes. After a brief address by Mr. Jones, stalling the aim and purpose of the league, Major Moton was presented. Major Moton said the organization was one of the most potent in this city and country for the uplift of the Negro and was bringing the two races together in an admirable manner. He said the organization was doing its work by results rather than resolutions. Prof. George E. Haynes, Professor of Sociology of Flask University and the Director of the work of the National League was the first speaker. Prof. Haynes outlined briefly the educational side of the work and said since the beginning of the league it had been able to inspire many of the young men and women to seek a higher education and that a fellowship had been provided for colored students at Columbia University. Judge R. R. Crain, one of the strongest friends of the Negro in this city and one of the Directors of the League was the next speaker. Judge Crain called attention to how the organization could help the 100,000 Negroes of this city to adjust themselves to the new conditions they meet in coming to large cities. Judge Crain said one of the commendable features of the work was Housing Bureau, which sought to regulate the houses of questionable character and separating the bad from the good. He called attention to how the league was seeking suitable employment for the young colored women of the city by investigating all places of employment before they were sent to them. Mrk. W. H. Baldwin and L. Hollingworth Wood were presented and received a warm reception. David Manness of the Musical School Settlement and who received his musical inspiration from a colored man named Douglas played several violin selections. Major Moton then presented Dr. Washington in one of the happiest introductory addresses ever heard in this section. He said Dr. Washington was the greatest of all living Americans and was loved by more people than any man in America. "Dr. Washington is the most unique character in America," said the Major, "and for thirty-five years he has given his life for his race." Dr. Washington when he arose, faced the largest audience seen in this city for many a day. He got an ovation that spoke louder than words and told of the place he held in the affections of the race. Dr. Washington said in part: "I believe heartily in the objects and aims of this organization and of its methods. The problems of the league is to assist the Negro to adjust itself to the new condition it meets. The Negro race in the last 53 years has supported itself as few races have. When the Negro was given his freedom a few of his enemies doubted the wisdom of it he it was though, that the Negro would (Continued on Fifth Page.) (Continued On Fifth Page.) Baya Hia Jallow Citizens Are Holding Him Responsible For His Sweeping Inducements to Vote Him Into the Postmastership. By M. QUAD. I HAVE kept track of your policy very closely, and it has seemed the policy of a true statesman, but there are those who differ with me. I run a grocery in connection with the postoffice. It is not for me to say that my stock is the largest and freshest in the country and that the customer who is not satisfied after eating it can have his money refunded. My scies are tested once a month and in drawing molasses I always run the measure over and leave a truck of it on the cellar stairs. My cannel tomatoes are warranted. If any of them explode white being TANX SHOW HIGH PINT UNDER MY NOKK. carried home the purchaser is given two cans for the remnants of one. You will excuse me, Mr. President, for this slide issue, but it has a burr- ing on the general case. Douglas Pilgrim makes the price of can- sel pork and beans. "Saveneen cents, deacon," I say. "But that's a raise!" "Yes, 2 cents a can. Beans were a small crop last fall." "Pap, you are a bar! There was a big crop of them." "Well, hops was skans." "That's another whopper! Look where, Pap, what did you tell me deception day?" "That if Mr. Wilson was elected the high cost of livin' would come down." "But has it? I am askin' you, has it?" And then in comes Jabex Primmus. "Pap, I came to you about a week before deception. I told you I was raisin' bull calves to supply one of the city hotels with prime porterhouse steaks." "I think you did." "I asked you if you thought the price of bull calves would go up if Wilson was elected, and you assured me that it would. Has the price of bull calves advanced?" "I dunno." "But I do. Instead of advancing it has dropped! What have you got to say about that, and what about the promises of your president?" "You can't blame either one of us, Jabex. In the first place, the patrons of the hotel you name got tired of bull calf steaks and turned to old ram chops. If you had about fifty old rams on hand now you're a fortune. When I predicted as I did I didn't expose any fate was gone to displease bull calves." "Jabex. I wept on, 'how often does n cow have a calf?'" "Once a year." "And how will the sexes average?" "Three females to one mate." "You are wrong there, as the reports of the agricultural bureau will show. For the first time, in twenty years, probably owing to the Democratic victory, nature covered herself, the same as national politics. Of the millions of calves born last year nine out of ten were calf calves. What would be the logical effect on the market?" "The logical effect," answers Jabes, "is that you are a turned old link." Old Mrs. Ridgway came in next. "I heard that ginger was down in police," she observed. "It's a trifle up," I replied. "And that's the way your president keeps his promise." Ginger, air-ginger, was one of the planks in your party platform." "Didn't you read of the earthquake that destroyed, the ginger plantations in the south seas?" I asked. But she just shook her fat under my nose and walked out. Trust me. Confide in me. I never leak. It was five years after my old now got sucked down by a quickhand that I even carelessly mentioned the matter to Mrs. Pinkham. "There are none so blind as those who will not see." Colored men, must observe high ideals and act in accordance with fundamental right principles in order to maintain self-respect and enlist the sympathy and support of the best people, regarless of color in this country. They cannot properly complain of unfair treatment of themselves by a certain class of white people, and then when rested with power, practice upon each other the very injustice of which complaint is made in others. The opportunities afforded colored men of intelligence and learning in the fratral organizations of the country should be used to demonstrate our ability for self-government. The best class of white people should be imitated and not the worst classes. When we observe the actions of some of our educated people their conduct is discartoning. Yet, we know that the great body of the colored people is all right. We were induced to make these remarks after observing the attitude of the officer of the Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias, N. A., S. A., E., A. A. and A., at Baltimore last August. In a wild scramble for money, they threw discretion to the winds. Let us see. Under the laws of the Order each Grand Lodge has exclusive, original jurisdiction over the subordinate lodges and the members attached to the same. The Supreme Lodge or its officers cannot tax the members of a lodge in a state having a Grand Lodge. The Constitution provides a representative tax of $25 on each Supreme Representative to the Supreme Lodge. As no State has less than two Supreme Representatives or more than four, the tax was not less than $50.00 per term or more than $100.00 per term. For this the only return is the password. The salaries and travelling expenses of the Supreme Chancellor and other officers had been burearned. The Supreme Keeper of Record and Seal warned the Supreme Lodge of these reckless expenditures and for this he was put out of office. power over any but the Grand Lodge. The new constitution which requires a two-thirds vote to adopt, was alleged to have been adopted. One test vote disclosed the fact that there were 51 ages. 1 chooses with 53 members of the Supreme Lodge absent. Of the 51 votes, 20 were office-holders and 8 Deputy Supreme Chancellors appointed by Supreme Chancellor S. W. Green, with the power to vote. This loft 23 Supreme Representatives out of an elected membership of 90, all of whom had been in Baltimore to attend the session, but they were tired out, for the Constitution was finally "adopted" after 9 o'clock Saturday night, after a week's deliberations. All that a Grand Lodge receives from the Supreme Lodge is the password. The password is a word framed and promulgated by the Supreme Chancellor. In order to pay high salaries and running expenses, for each Grand. Lodge pays its own endowment and defrays its own expense, the Supreme Lodge with a majority of the elected Supreme Representatives absent made an increase in taxation. It was done under the gulse of a ten cent and a five cent tax on each member. As it was only for a pass word, the value of a password may be associated from the following statement of facts: Alabama's biennial tax was $100. It was changed to $1440.00, an increase of $1140.00 per term. Arkansas' biennial tax was $100.00. It was changed to $1,126.20, an increase of $1,024.20. California's biennial tax was $50.00. It was changed to $65.25, an increase of $75.25. Colorado's biennial tax was $50.00. It was changed to $46.50 a decrease of $2.50, but as the membership Increases will pass the $100 limit. The District of Columbia' biennial tax was $50.00. It was changed to $58.35, an increase of $8.35. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Copy of Injunction The following is a copy of the Injunction Lodge, Knights of Pythias, of Virginia, and Friday, January 30, 1914. The Deeroe Was-Entered Monday, Feb. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE COLUMBIA. Holding an Equity Court of the Injunction granted the Grand of Virginia, at Washington, D. C., ereed Monday, February 2, 1914. Court of the DISTRICT OF DULUMBIA. an Equity Court. The following is a copy of the Injunction granted the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias, of Virginia, at Washington, D. C., Friday, January 30, 1914. The Deerbe Was Entered Menday, February 2, 1914. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT 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. This cause coming on to be heard upon the affidavits in support thereof, the rule to answer, it is, upon consideration thereof, February, 1914 by the Court— ADJUDGED, ORDERED and DECREASED ants and each of them and their officers, and all others on their behalf, be and they are during the tendency of this suit, or until the Court, from declaring or treating the frate plaintiff corporation as revoked and from the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias, of Virginia, as dissolved; and from declaring or subordinate to the plaintiff in the State of Virginia attached to the same as not entitled to the diegeses of members, the order of the defended from calling members elsewhere to regulate subordinate lodges and members as not so attempting to force the decree or enacting lodge, importing to revoke the charter of the dissolve the said Grand Lodge, of the juries and from circulating any proclamations or the Grand Lodges, subordinate lodges and not calling attention to or calculated or intended and enforce the attempted revocation of the charter and dissolution of said Grand Lodge up or attributing or purporting to set up, Virginia, a Grand Lodge, other than the plain of Pythias of the order of the defendant doing any other act or thing on the assume Grand Lodge of the State of Virginia has been its fraternal charter has been revoked. to be heard upon the bill of complaint, soof, the rule to show cause, and the ereation thereof, this second day of art— ED and DECREED that the defend- their officers, agents and attorneys, if, be and they are thereby restrained, suit, or until the further order of the treating the fraternal charter of the keed and from declaring or treating of Pythias, of the jurisdiction of from declaring or treating the lodges of the State of Virginia and the mem- not entitled to the rights and privy of the defendant corporation, and elsewhere to regard and treat such members as not so entitled; and from decree or enactment of the Supreme court the charter of the plaintiff and to urge, of the jurisdiction of Virginia; declarations or letters addressed to the lodges and members of the order, entitled or intended to carry into effect evocation of the plaintiff's fraternal Grand Lodge; and from setting to set up, within the State of mer than the plaintiff, of the Knights the defendant corporation; and from on the assumption that the said Virginia has been dissolved or that revoked. This cause coming on to be heard upon the bill of complaint, the affidavits in support thereof, the rule to show cause, and the answer, it is, upon consideration thereof, this second day of February, 1914 by the Court— ADJUDGED, ORDERED and DECREED that the defendants and each of them and their officers, agents and attorneys, and all others on their behalf, be and they are hereby restrained, during the tendency 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 dissolved; and from declaring or treating the lodges subordinate to the plaintiff in the State of Virginia and the members attached to the same as not entitled to the rights and privileges of members; the order of the defendant corporation, and from calling members elsewhere to regard and treat such subordinate lodges and members as not so entitled; and from attempting to force the decree or enactment of the Supreme Lodge, supporting to revoke the charter of the plaintiff and to dissolve the said Grand Lodge, of the jurisdiction of Virginia; and from circulating any proclamations or letters addressed to the Grand Lodges, subordinate lodges and members of the order, calling attention to or calculated or intended to carry into effect and enforce the attempted revocation of the plaintiff's fraternal charter and dissolution of said Grand Lodge; and from setting up or attributing or purporting to set up, within the State of Virginia, a Grand Lodge, other than the plaintiff, of the Knights of Pythias of the order of the defendant corporation; and from doing any other act or thing on the assumption that the said Grand Lodge of the State of Virginia has been dissolved or that its fraternal charter has been revoked. (Scal) A TRUE COPY-Test J. R. YOUNG, Clerk. by F. E. Cunningham, Asst. Clerk. Clerk. assessed biennially (49,252.76) nine thousand; two hundred and fifty-two dollars and seventy two cents and the District Deputy Supreme Chancellors are not assessed as much as a penny. The new constitution alleged to have been adopted at the last session requires all Grand Lodges to surrender their present state charters of incorporation and to reincorporate in the name of the Supreme Lodge. This would place all of the real-estate, money in the treasury and other property under the direct control of the Supreme Lodge. It can now be seen why Virginia and her Supreme Representatives were not wanted in the Supreme Lodge. New York's biennial tax was $100 It was changed to $151.55, an increase of $51.35. Oklahoma's biennial tax was $100.00. It was changed to $420.00, an increase of $320.00. Ohio's biennial tax was $100.00. It was changed to $758.10, an increase of $478.10. Pennsylvania's biennial tax was $100.00. It was changed to $490.50, an increase of $390.50. South Carolina's biennial tax was $100.00. It was changed to $355.20, an increase of $735.20. Tennessee's biennial tax was $103.00. It was changed to $1208 S5, an increase of $1108.85. It may be well to enquire how will the Supreme Representatives who were present explain all of these things to their constituents? What induced them to support these measures? Were they asleep, hypnotized or absent when these things took place? Who can defend it? Texas' biennial tax was $100.00. It was changed to $1,500.00, an increase of $1,400.00. Virginia's biennial tax was $100.00. It was changed to $61.90, an increase of $761.90. West Virginia's biennial tax was $100.00. It was changed to $375.00, an increase of $275.90. What is the amount of this taxation? ($18,520.50) Eighteen thousand, and five hundred and twenty dollars and fifty cents. How much increase is this new taxation over the old taxation? ($16,124.60) Sixteen thousand, one hundred and twenty-four dollars. What will the Grand Lodge and subordinate Lodges receive, in return for this large amount of money paid over to Supreme Lodge officers? The pass-word. This is not all. At the session of the Supreme Lodge at Indianapolis, the Supreme Chancellor appointed 25 Deputy Supreme Chancellors, giving them the power to vote and extending to them the voting strength of six states, some of which paid as high as $2,400.00 per term for the pass-word. This was in violation of the Constitution of the Supreme Lodge. In fact, how can anybody explain it? If the taxation is increased, then the benefits should be increased. But what did Supreme Keeper of Reports and Seal C. K. Robinson, who knows more about the internal affairs of the Supreme Lodge than any other person in the United States tell the Supreme Lodge? In his report, he said: "At the last session, warned you of the condition which confronted you and urged you to prepare to meet the crisis. The conservative man of the convention saw the impending danger and sought to correct it by presenting remedy after remedy, all of which offices failed. I have no criticism to offer as to the action of the majority at that time, but I feel it my salute duty to support your attention to the depressive condition of your treasury at that time. The solution of the entire of the Supreme Court have not been quite shown, 1919 and when the supreme decree of indictment was passed, the conservative deficit may be made by white legislators and more The records show that 24 Deputy Suprime Chancellors were appointed by the Supreme Chancellor at Baltimore last August. He had previously ruled that they had the right to vote. 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The Alkaline Cream can help inflate the hair, because it to remove lice from the hair. But the best from the hairdresser will be on the head. Prices per hour. See: Alkaline Cream, p.10. Liberal terms to apply. MAGIC OF ARTIFICIOUS COST COMPANY, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA has been tarned and overtaken, until the patience of the membership has almost reached the breaking point." What was the reply to this common sense, business plea? C. K. Robinson was put out of office and the Grand Lodge, K. of P. of Virginia, that backed up his plea for retrenchment and reform was put out of the Supreme Lodge. Was the Grand Lodge, K. of P. put back into the Supreme Lodge? Yes, by the Supreme Court? At Washington How was this done? Because the Supreme Lodge, being incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia is subject to the courts there! This Supreme Court is higher than the Supreme Lodge. Has Virginia paid the unlawful tax levy? No, but it has tendered all of the money for lawful tax levies, which amount was $100.00. Can the Supreme Lodge officials disregard the injunction and keep the Grand Lodge K. of P. of Virginia out of the Supreme Lodge? No, not during the pendency of this suit or until the Supreme Court revokes the restraining order or injunction. What will be the result if other Grand Lodges refuse to pay the unlawful taxes? They can be suspended by the Supreme Chancellor and their charter revoked by the Supreme Lodge. Can they get back into the Supreme Lodge again, without paying the unlawful taxes? Oh, yes, they can 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 would be to pay the tax. What is the penalty for violation of an injunction? Fine or imprisonment or both. The Supreme Court usually metes imprisonment, commonly known as "all punishment." What is the Grand Lodge, K. of P. of Virginia's contention? That it has paid all taxes lawfully assumed crimit it. It refuses to pay any taxes unlawfully assessed against it. How shall the question be settled? By the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, at Washington, when upon the plea of the Grand Lodge, K. of P. of Virginia is investigating the facts and will render a decision in keeping with its findings. Can the facts herein cited be verified? Yes. Where? By examining the minutes of the Supremo Lodge at Baltimore and by reading the Supreme Statutes, alleged to have been adopted at the same session, is the Grand Lodge, K. of P. of Virginia in favor of peace? Yes, and it believes this is the surest way to getting peace. We conclude with the words of Bunjan: "I have determined the Almighty God being my help and my shield—yet to suffer; if frail life might continue so fong, even until the mos shall grow over my eye-brows, rather than violate my faith and my principles. S. W. 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We have received an invitation to the annual commencement of the (Classes in Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy), and Nurse Training of the University of West Tennessee, Compliments of the faculty and staff. RAILROAD DAYS Dr. Buster T. Washington is moving a strongous effort to countro colored people better in communities upon their reactions to the country. He is doing this by his small appeal to the rest of the world and he has found a country to help from this class of people who had before been treated a colder too hudd up to be treated by the common people. He is asking that during the 7th and Monday June still be known as 'Haitian Day'. He wants various groups of our people for the church, secret societies, business leagues, women's clubs, and other agencies to go into the to the railroad authority, and state to them the difficulties under which they labor in cases where there are unjust treatment. The idea is a capital one and it done in the proper spirit that neces- sarily result in much good. The service on one of the railroads in this state, has been materially the proved and on thorough lines, no com- plaint will be forthcoming. There may be periods care for product upon the shorter lines and we are of the opinion that the work should be taken up and Dr. Washington's advice followed. God grant that brightener day may dawn for us and that all causes for complaint may be removed for ever more. JUDGE THEREELL CONFIRMED. Hon. Robert H. Terrell has been confirmed by the United States Senate as Judge of the Municipal Court of the District of Columbia. The Administration Senators, audited by the Republicans refused to pass over this domination to take up other and they forced a vote, which resulted in a complete victory for the colored jurist and President Wilson. This will do much to restore confidence in the distinguished gentleman who occupies the White House. It proves conclusively, too, that a citizen of color could have been confirmed as Register of the Treasury. It demonstrates that the machinery of the present administration can guarantee the elevation of other colored men to important positions in the government and places in the background the declaration that color shall be a bar to the recognition of ability. Attorney General McKenna had the courage of his convictions and was forward in stating a plain truth. While Judge Terrell has been personally honored, the race will consider his elevation as an indication that the "door of hope" is still open and that it will remain open while President Woodrow Wilson holds the reins of government. God knows that we become low spirited at times over the outlook, but these rays of sunshine through the clouds of oppression lighten the load and cheer the heart. President Woodrow Wilson is trying to do the right as God has given him the light to see it. Let him send in some more nominations of colored men for office. Ability and not color; worth and not prejudice must form the basis for recognition in this government. THE MEXICAN SITUATION. President, Woodrow Wilson and Secretary of State William J. Bryan have accepted the proposals of three Latin-American Republics to act as mediators in the disagreements between Providential President Hoover of Mexico and this government. We cannot conserve why any patriots American with no selfish interests to conserve should object to this sensible procedure. The series of outrages perpetrated by irresponsible parties upon American citizens have been the source of much embarrassment and the lack of a central government of recognized stability and with the ability to improve conditions has seriously handicapped the Administration at Washington, in its efforts to secure peace. With the firing upon Vern Cruz for the alleged insult to the American flag, bad matters have become worse and a condition now prevails which calls for the exercise of both patriotism and statesmanship. Leaders with their gall cast weatherward will get nervous over the cries of the "Jungo element" which would force this nation into war with a friendly power. Evidently President Wilson had good and sufficient reasons for refuring to recognize Huern. Just as President William H. Taft declined to recognize him. The latter was diplomatic enough to keep his mouth shut and to act, without committing himself. President Wilson has been both unilaterally formed and involved. If we are to judge by past events, "The Constitution allows both him and his allies to believe that the Huerta administration was lettering to a fall and that it could not last until the summer of this year. In read, we see that it maintained thoroughly entrenched in power and by the action of the American government in firing upon Vita Vazz, he is now the most popular man in Mexico. Since the effect of his posthumial and practically open distance of the Union of the American Confederacy in the United States is sometimes called, the real President Curran announced that he was opposed to the action of the United States in the Vera Cruz and he demanded that President Wilson withdraw the armed forces of the United States from Mexican soil. There can be no question, but what the Chief Executive of this nation achieved the relief when they said that if the embargo on the shipment of arms was removed and the arms of every description be allowed to enter Mexican territory for their use they could put down Huerta and his supporters in a few months. They have failed to do this and in lead have involved this country in foreign complications like the Boston assassination, over which England is still arguing and demanding satisfaction. The announcement is made, too, that Huerta has instated that the Latin American Republic be joined by England, Spain and France in the mediation proceedings with the selection of an unprepared nation be left to them. When it is remembered that Senator Boris declared that the United State is isolated and has the ill will of every other nation in the occupied world and the distrust of the republic south of us, the end soon told. Still "we hope for too even though we be in despair." MAYOR AINSLIES NOMINATION Hon. George Alnistle has been selected in the Democratic primary held here last Tuesday as the citizen to be elected Mayor of Richmond. As there is no other candidate, this nomination is equivalent to an election. We are free to say that we have never known a Mayor to stand upon a more patriotic platform and embrace greater and grander principles than has the distinguished gentleman, who has been so signally honored. He has been the representative of no clique or ring, but has conscientiously striven to do his duty as God has given him the light to see it. He has not engaged in any demagogic talk on the race question but has gone on quietly doing his duty and doing all in his power to work out the various problems as they have confronted him. That he has won popular support on the part of all classes regardless of race or color, politics or religion, admits of no question. When colored men learn to support Virginians of this type a better and brighter day will dawn for all of us. Those who can go to the polls should cast complimentary votes if no more to let these citizens know that their good works and beneficent efforts are appreciated. 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They have saved patients and the West hospital plants given up to die, and said there was big Illumination—Heart Disease, Constrictors, Plasma in any form, Venom, Indigestion, Ountainism, Blister. (Continued From First Page.) not be able to take care of itself. The statistics from Congress shows that the Negro has done his duty and not a single cent has been appropriated for his maintenance." Continuing Dr. Washington said: "American Indians have not stood the test that has come to the Negro. In our large cities the Negro is rarely found in our breast lines. I want the men and women coming to the city to be prepared for this new change. The new change in food, climate etc. that the Negro meets is a sudden one and it takes sometime to adjust himself to the conditions." Dr. Washington said the great danger of the Negro coming to the city was that he was liable to see the white man at his worst and would limitate the vices of the white man rather than his virtues. He urged the race to patronize each other in business and to always be proud of his race. "I want to see the Negro stop coming to the city and my advice to the race is to stay in the South. The South is the best place for the Negro and offers the best opportunities for his development." Dr. Washington urged the race to succeed in whatever line it found itself and not to always advertise the failures of the race, but to advertise the achievements of the race. Dr. Washington urged the race living in the cities to seek to do its best. The address was listened to with great interest. The league has done much good for the race since it began its work in this city three years ago. DR. I GARLAND PENN ACTIVE. Dr. I. Garland Penn, one of the best known of the Negro churchmen and corresponding secretary of the Freedmen's Aid Society, passed through the city last week enroute from Baltimore where he attended the Washington conference. Dr. Penn, when seen by your correspondent, was optimistic over the work of the church and expressed pleasure at the way the colored communicants of the M. E. Church were supporting the Jubilee movement. He said all indications point that the Negro will be ready with his share of the land, which is $100,000. Dr. Penn was in the Metropolis several weeks ago looking after important phases of the church work. He attended the meeting of the Negro Secondary and Rural Schools which met in this city and laid before the enemy his plan to bring the enemy together in a jubilous moment. Shaking of the Freedmen's Aid Society, Dr. Penn said: "There are 325,000 colored members in the Freedmen's Aid Society, which is doing a great deal for our young people. It is forty-eight years of age and during that time over 300,000 of our choice young people, irrespective of denomination have been educated. 13,200 have graduated as teachers, 3,100 as ministers, 1290 as physicians, pharmacists and dentists." Dr. Penn announced that he would make known in a few weeks a movement that will be of much interest to the race. Among the enterprising young pastors of the city is the Rev. M. B. Huclea, pastor of the Baptist Temple in West 132nd Street. Dr. Huclea in the short space of three years has done much for the church. He found the church worshipping in the basement of a private house with a membership of 89. The church is now worshipping in a splendid edifice valued at $15,000, free of debt with the exception of $6,500. The church has a membership of over 280 and is in splendid condition. The church has been practically reorganized since the advent of Dr. Huclea. Dr. Huclea was born in Richmond Va. and was educated at the Richmond Theological Seminary of which he is a graduate. In 1905 Quadello College in Sequin, Texas conferred upon him the degree D. D. He is identified with many Movements for the uplift of the race. CORRESPONDENT APPOINTED EDITOR. Cleveland G. Allen, the well known newspaper correspondent, has been appointed editor of the Baptist Herald, a publication of this city supported by the Baptist connection. The Herald is one of the liveliest news papers of this city and has a large circulation. It reaches upwards of 5000 weekly and has the strong support of all the churches of the connection. While the paper is supported by the Baptists, its scope is beyond denomination and a movement is on foot to reorganize the company. Your correspondent will begin at once to make the editorial page of the Herald a strong sheet of opinion. He is meeting with much support in his work and has the cooperation of the ablest men of the church. The accepting of the citizenship of the Herald will further increase the duties of your correspondent. NEW CONVENTION HALL FOR THE METROPOLIS The new Old Fallows Hall in this city is filling a huge talk need on the part of the colored businesses and pro- Paid out from January 1, 1912 to April 23rd, 1914. FINE SHOWING FOR BOTH BRANCHES OF THE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS-READ AND CONSIDER-VIRGINIA DOING GRAND WORK January 19—John Adam Sheffey, Summit Lodge, No. 80. $ January 19—Joseph Logan, Ebensen Lodge, No. 116. $ January 19—John H. Kidd, Rescue Lodge, No. 4. $ January 26—Joe Fountain, Douglas Lodge, No. 69. $ Feb. 3—E. H. Armfield, Friendship Lodge, No. 3. $ Feb. 3—William Kee, Lovely Mt. Lodge, No. 57. $ Feb. 4—Daniel Reid, Jonathan Lodge, No. 20. $ Feb. 7—Andrew McClannan, King David Lodge, 193. February 16—D. W. Davis, Planet Lodge, No. 23. $ February 17—Andrew William Jackson, Pride of Dante, 187 March 6—Henry Williams, Venus Lodge, No. 46. $ March 7—Alexander Brown, Benvolent Lodge, No. 34. March 10—James T. Brown, Myrtle Lodge, No. 17. $ March 16—W. S. Walker, Flying Eagle Lodge, No. 130. March 17—R. A. Shellon, Moraylan Lodge, No. 13. $ March 17—Thomas A. Richardson, Golden Seal, No. 39. March 31—D. D. Weaver, Newport News Lodge, No. 74. March 31—Champ West, Crescent Lodge, No. 151. April 4—David Bullett, Rockingham Star Lodge, No. 72. April 4—Dalton Smith, Charity Lodge, No. 32. April 9—Edward J. Evans, Blooming Lily Lodge, No. 15 April 22—Ananias Simpson, Lily of the Valley, No. 40. $ January 26—Clarkle Bell, Victoria Court, No. 52. $ 100.00 Jan. 31—Josephine Western, Christian, Light, No. 157. $ 100.00 Feb. 3—Ola Wagstaff, Zion Travellers Court, No. 96. $ 150.00 Feb. 3—Francesca Cartor, White Rose Court, No. 118. $ 100.00 Feb. 3—Annie Clegg, Magic City Court, No. 83. $ 100.00 February 17—Bettie Stewart, Randolph C urt, No. 150. $ 100.00 February 17—Carrie Ridley, Silver Key Court, No. 75. $ 100.00 February 17—Maggie Riddick, Victoria Court, No. 52. $ 100.00 February 18—Henrietta Brown, Pleasant Grove Court, 151. $ 100.00 April 6—Ida Levi, Shiloh Court, No. 110. $ 150.00 April 14—Martha Brown, King's Daughters Court, No. 70. $ 100.00 April 15—Anna Washington, Queen Victoria Court, No. 115. $ 100.00 April 18—Laura J. Minor, Salem Court, No. 81. $ 150.00 April 18—Rebecca Mitchell, Old Dominion Court, No. 114. $ 100.00 April 23—Mary A. P. Grey, Venus Court, No. 17. $ 100.00 TOTAL. $15,175.00 AMOUNT PAID BY GRAND LODGE. $29100.00 AMOUNT PAID BY GRAND COURT. 15175.00 TOTAL. $44275.00 Sesional men of the city as a convention hall, where colored organizations from other sections of the country may come to this city, to hold conventions. Before the opening of new Old Fellows' Hall there was no place in this city where conventions could be held and this greatly embarrassed the thinking men of the city. The new Old Fellows' Hall is situated at 31 West 138th Street, in the heart of the Negro district of the city, and is ideal for conventions. The hall has a seating capacity of 500 and a dining room in the basement capable of seating 100, with kitchen. There are committee rooms, reception rooms and public telephone. The hall is under the management of Samuel Bright, one of the best known business men in the city. Mr. Bright is a prominent lodge man, being a well-known Elk and Past Grand Master of the G. U. O. O. F. Mr. Bright is anxious to communicate with organizations from other sections and in talking to your correspondent, said that he would do all within his power to make it pleasant. Organizations coming to this city for conventions would do well to write to Mr. Bright. CLEVELAND G ALLEN. U.S. TROOPS SENT TO STRIKE ZONE Rockefeller's Rejection of Peace Plan Causes Drastic Move. SCORES KILLED AND WOUNDED Six Companies of Regulars Are Sent to Scene of the Labor Troubles in Colorado. President Wilson ordered six companies of United States regulars to proceed at once to Trinidad, Colo., to quell the labor troubles. Formal announcement to this effect was made after several conferences between President Wilson and Secretary of War Garrison. White House officials stated that the president had acted because all parties, including the senators and congressmen from Colorado, the governor, the mine operators and the miners as well had asked for the federal soldiers. Governor Ammons, of Colorado, had issued a proclamation declaring that a state of rebellion existed in the coal fields. The president in a telegram to Governor Ammons requests that the state legislature, which is to be convened May 4, to consider the whole situation, so that means may be provided for the state to request its authority and to limit the operation of the federal troops. The president asks also that the militia be withdrawn temporarily while the federal troops restore order. For the next eight days there has included a state of virtual civil war in the mining camps in the southern section of Colorado. Many lives have been threatened in the conflict. The president decision to order THE RICHMOND, PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. 53.00 150.00 150.00 50.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 50.00 150.00 50.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 $ 100.00 150.00 150.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 150.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 150.00 100.00 out troops came after a lengthy conference with Representative Foster, chairman of the house committee on mines and mining, and Secretary Garrison. At this conference Representative Foster told the president that his efforts to persuade John D. Rockefeller to compromise with the miners had proved futtle, and Mr. Foster urged the president to order out troops at once. The president has been besieged with requests from the Colorado delegation to congratulate that he send federal soldiers to their state. The miners have debarred through their organizers that they never will lay down their arms to the state militia, because, they say, they believe they are in the employ of the operators. They have expressed their willingness to submit to any demands made by United States troops. The strike at the mines of the Colo radio Fuel and Mining company has been in progress seven months. After much disorder the strikers were dispossessed from the company houses and, securing tents, camped on the mountain sides. Last week the militia opened fire on the colony and set fire to the tents. Forty-five persons were killed or burned to death, among the number being eleven women and three babies. Since then a condition of civil war was exasolated there. U. B. Sailor Killa Marine. One of the American marines was killed in Vera Cruz, Mex., by a young bluejacket. The sailor was on sentry duty and became excited when he saw a figure move towards him out of the darkness. He forgot his instructions to challenge three times and fired immediately, the marine fallen dead. Want Mosquito Nets For Soldiers. Among the many orders just received at the quartermaster's department in Philadelphia there was one which may show how great are the plans of the war department for the Mexican campaign. The order called for 150,000 nets as coverings to protect the soldiers from insects. Two Senators Offer Services Senators Fall, of New Mexico, and Sheppard, of Texas, have offered their services to President Wilson in the campaign against Mexico. Senator Fall has written that he will resign from the senate and go to the front if necessary. Congress Votes Wilson $500,000. President Wilson was given $500,000 by the senate vote to aid in removing American citizens from Mexico. Action was only taken after prolonged debate. The resolution, which has already passed the house, goes to the president for his signature. The freighter Washingtonian, of the American Hawaiian Steamship company, was chartered by the United States government to carry supplies to the foot of Vera Cruz. Pace Volunteer Army Bill. The volunteer army reorganization bill, which converts the National Guard of the United States into the army in time of war, was approved by the senate and house congres. The Ne'er-Do-Well A Romance of the Panama Canal By Rex Beach THE FIGHT FOR THE GREAT BATTLE The scenes are laid in Panama during the construction of Uncle Sam's great interoceanic waterway. "The Ne'er-Do-Well" will be printed serially in this paper. LOOK FOR IT! --- Join Our National Christmas Savings Club. Starts Monday, May 18th, 1914. In Class 5, pay 5c. the 1st week: 10c. the 2nd week: 15c the 3d week and so on. and we will mall you a check two weeks before Christmas for $21.75, with Interest at 3 per cent. Or in Class 2, pay 2c. the 1st week: 4c. the 2d week: 6c. the 3d week and so on, and we will mall you a check two weeks before Christmas for $8.70, with Interest at 3 per cent. You may join Class 25 and pay 25 cents each week for 29 weeks, making a total of $7.25. 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Four men have been taken out dead from shaft No. 6 and thirty-sight were rescued, severely burned. Trained mine rescue chews are endeavoring to reach the remaining men in the mine. The explosion occurred when a full force of men were at work. They weed down about 600 feet. The first terrific roar was followed almost immediately by the second. From the shaft a mass of debris shot 200 feet into the air. One rescue crew succeeded in dropping down one shaft to the bottom, where two men were found badly burned and brought to the surface. It is believed both were fatally hurt. Another rescue party was organized and immediately tried to enter the mine. Fear exists that a great number of the entombed men have perished. Rescue trains are being rushed from Pittsburgh and West Virginia points. Edwin Higgins, mining engineer and specialist in rescue work, has been called upon from Washington. The explosion occurred first as the miners were changing shifts, and for this reason there was a larger number of men in the colliery than usual. Aviator Roystone Killed. John S. Roystone, the aviator, fell a distance of 90 feet at Dominguez, near Long Beach, Cal. He was killed. He was flying from Los Angeles to San Diego. Grand Queen of May, Doll Baby and Fancy Costume Drills. At the City Auditorium, Monday night, May 4, 1914. This Grand Entertainment will be under the auspices of the National Ideal Benefit Society Nursery Board. This is the first Queen of May of the season. The outlook is, it will be the best. There will be many new characters, beautiful costumes, splendid recitations and songs by 150 sweet little girls and 10 Indian boys. Don't forget the date, Monday night, May 4, 1914 at 1:15 o'clock. The admission fee is in the reach of all, 10 cents. Mrs. M. E. Holmes, President and Manager; Mrs. Louise T. 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Thomas Hewin..... 66 Only the names of those who have had notice that 91 ballots must be shown will be published in the voting Big League Stories By CHARLES E VAN LOAN IV.-THE PHANTOM :::: LEAGUE :::: From "The Ten Thousand Dollar Arm and Other Tales of the Big League" Copyright, 1912, by Small, Maynard & Company ROBERT, DAVIS PRISSEE. Pop Frisbee for short, was a big league scout. For the benefit of those who may not know the exact status of the baseball scout we will lay a finger on a few of the conditions which created this particular branch of the sporting service. A long time ago baseball was a recreation. Then it grew into a commercial experiment, broadened into a pay proposition and is now, in point of money invested, interests staked and popular following, the greatest outdoor amusement enterprise in the world. When baseball began to pay the managers set about acquiring performers who would draw money at the box office—that is to say, players who could win games. The game itself devolved along scientific lines, and the big league came next, with its ever increasing demand for new bows. Pop Friday was a good scout. Between his teams and his thirteens he had been a ball player and a team captain famous in the minors. His inability to hit high class pitching had condemned him to spend his active days just outside major league organizations, but he was a marvelous defending first baseman and had a knack for developing raw material in a short space of time. The big league is an interesting sort of an octopus. The player who strings to the top holds his job just so long as he can play his position all the bit better than any other man whom the management can find, and the management is everlastingly on the lookout for that other man. That is where the scout comes into play. Big job is to find the boys who are to be the stars of tomorrow. When Friebee started to take on weight and could no longer "speak" the bad throws at first he began to look about him for a permanent position of some sort, and Timothy Chahil at that time managing the Wanderers from the bench, employed Friebee as a scout. Chahil once played second base under Friebee, and he had respect for Pop's judgment of a yearling. Friebee went about his work allently. He never hunted ball players with a brass band or a top blight process, and he kept his mouth shut. Once during his first year he had opened his heart to a friend, and it had cost him a wonderful right handed phenomenon whom he had discovered pitching in a timber league in Michigan. That taught Pop a lesson. He kept his own counsel, covered his trail THE BASEBALL GAME He Was a Marvelous Fielding First Baseman. (Posed by Ball of the Red Box.) where he could and when on the scent was as secretive as a detective. Competition was stiff, and all the clubs were wondering where Fri梨bee "dug up his life ones." Pop Fri梨bee has another job now. He is an inspector for a public service corporation. Into his work he puts no enthusiasm, and out of it he gets no pleasure. His salary check is smaller, too, and it may be that he notices the increased cost of living. His judgment of a ball player is every bit as keen as it was ten years ago, and he still remains the qualification of mind which made him a success as a scout. Then why is he an inspector? Because he was laughed out of baseball-guyed out of the business to which he gave the best years of his life. He was the victim of a practical joke which was certainly never aimed at Robert Davis Fri梨bee. Be patient, for the story begins-begins with Johny McGeean sitting in front of an adobe house in the hamlet of San Miguel, county of Rio Aztec, state of New Mexico. In most of the little towns of New Mexico, far away from the main lines of the road, there are men, from most of the Mississippi, of those New in that high, dry atmosphere be- cause they and the flag end of life sweet to them. "There are others who, as they say, have 'Taken it in time.' These expect to get well and return some day to God's country. That phrase is as old as the garden of Eden, and it was invented when Adam took back look on his shoulder and caught the flash of the sword at the boundaries. God's country is never the land in which one lives, but the land to whom one cannot return. Thus to Johnny Moegan "God's country" meant Chicago, to Billy Killbourne it meant Boston, to Fred Parks it meant San Mokin. Pa. and to Jefferson Davis Johnson "God's country" meant Baltimore. The Chicago sporting writers gave Johnny Meygan a farewell bumpet and a boiling cup to take with him when he went away, and they drank his health with a choke in their throats, for they did not expect to see him again. Since he had been promised upon him by a specialist of international reputation after the start baseball reporter had touched all winter, "There is a chance," said the specialist "Try New Mexico or Arizona." "Never let it be said that I quit while there was a chance," said Johnny Meygan. "I'm on my way, doe." Johnny had seen the local specialist at Albuquerque, who had given him hope and good advice. Open air had been recommended, and Johnny had made a long, bouncing trip with a musking and a pack horse. San Míngel had been at the end of that journey. That was because of Billy Killbourne. Billy was excteting in San Miguel with more comfort than he had been able to find elsewhere. Billy was only twenty-five, but he had lived his life in a tremendous hurry and crowded so many things into it that it had been New Mexico of heaven, and Billy took no chances. He married for Boston and the Maine town and nearly wept with joy at meeting some one who could give him an expert opinion upon the probable strength of the Boston Nat'l-mails. Killimunia's people were quite wealthy, and he had turned an adult house into a very comfortable affair. The furniture had been bought in Denver and freighted from China at the foot of the Cumbres pass. "You'll stay here with me for a while," said Billy. "Nothing happens by chance, you know. You were sent here to cheer me up. Just think of a regular big league baseball writer dropping in out of the clouds! It's too good to be true. Now, how is this young Hawley going to do in the outfield? And why did they die the can to Homer Kennedy?" So Johnny McGeean stayed on at San Miguel, filling his lungs with the clean, dry air and his stomach with the excellent nourishment furnished by Jefferson Davis Johnson, who had once been Killourn's valet, but through love was now his cook. Besides Kilbourne and Meaghan, there was Fred Parks, a wandering printer, who had reached the end of his earthly pilgrimage at San Miguel. Parks had a small general supply store and managed to make a living mainly through the large orders which Kilbourne gave him. There was also Antonio, a young Jacarilla, who had been to Carlisle, and sometimes liked to remember that he had played center field with the fastest ball team that that school ever produced. Antonio was interesting. He took Kilbourne and Meaghan on long rides through the reservation, and Kilbourne pretended that he was making a collection of Indian blankets. It gave him a slender interest in life. One evening Meaghan, Kilbourne and Parks were sitting in front of the Hotel Toulraine, as Kilbourne, persisted in naming his house. He said it had a homelike sound. They had exhausted seven up, cinch and dominoes, and Meaghan had been recounting some of his newspaper experiences. "Gosh," said Johnny; "I wish we had a paper here." Kilbourne laughed until he coughed. "Man alive!" he panted. "What for?" "Why, just for the fun of getting it out," said Johnny. "Think of the things we could put into it! No copy seek to get by, no city editor to howl. Why, we could kid the whole southwest." "It wouldn't pay," said Parks solemnly, whereupon both young men booted at him. "Oh, laugh if you want to," said he. "A fellow tried it once. He must have been nutty. He died. I found his whole plant put away in the back room of the store when I bought out Moreno. The Mexican took the works for a small debt-an old army press, some type, ink—" "Where is that stuff now?" demanded Kilbourne. "Oh, it's down there yet," said Parks easily. "I never bothered, with it, and there any market for junk closer than Durango." Kilbourne looked at Mergan, and to together they looked at Parks. "Right here, on this very spot," said Kilbourne impatiently, "we found create, institute, organize, and in- porate the San Martin Messenger." speak to be owner and publisher because all any owner ever has to do is furnish the money. That lets him out. "Me, for the editorial department!" said Meegan. "And I'll show these folks around here what a real sporting page looks like, believe me." "That being the case," said Parks solemnly. "I'll print it. You can't sit a thing on me. I'm as game as you are. And as much of a blamed fool, he added softly. Pop Frisbee had several good Friends among the newspaper men, and whenever he was in Chicago he made it a point to drop in on Charlie Hough Charlie was an old timer and had a round which reached back to the days of the Brotherhood. Pop had known him for nearly twenty years. The big league pennant races were drawing to a close when Pop dropped into Chicago on his way west. While he did not mention the fact, he was headed for Albuquerque. By slow stages he intended to reach the principal city of New Mexico in time for the great annual baseball tournament which takes place in the fall after the close of the big league season. This pennant is the greatest anatation of the state fair, and the cities of the southwest often hire the best pitchers in the country to represent them in the annual struggle for glory and the NL tour. Pop Frieski never missed that Albuquerque tournament, for he knew he would aid the flower of the southwestern diamonds. 2. Charlie Thouch was glad to see Pop and chatted with him for several minutes. There he was called to the innings edits, a coffee and soft Pops above the red pit box. A pile of papers to open the top of the desk, and Pop is through them, glancing at the Spotted pages. Hint-wise, was the pile the paper upon a finger in the Sun Michael Messenger. It was a quiet looking sheet, and when the saw that it was published in San Miguel, the writer county, N.M., held it into his pocket glanced at the news of the coming attack. There was a hotel Pop remembers, the Messenger and drew it forth. It was a heap of a new paper, as it coded of only four sheet, and coded the title line appeared a peculiar motif. Very unearthed artifact of the recent re-print of the paper. Pop glanced at the front page. Leading the paper was an amazing news reel. We reckon that we must see more clearly the connection to the tableau of our reconstructed fortress in Pompeii. Seurat Juné de la Seurat was a very important painter again in the 19th century, but after it was pretty thoroughly put to the press up the Tan Can bancoward until he reached the fountain, where he was greeted by the chattering and popular Seurat de la Seurat, the beautiful and tall painter. In 1883, Máximo de la Fuente Hamilted. In the excess of his historical exhibition, the creation of his painting, Seurat de la Cruz settled a tight asymmetry upon the delicate smaller oil paintings he had acquired and populated. She immediately retreated by bitting her lord and master between the eyes with a compact bottle. Seurat de la Cruz took the lord and master in the morning immediately. We have frequently deplored the prevalence of such occurrences in our test reconstructions and it would seem that alcoholic excuses are understimulating the foundations of our social tableau. The fundamental of our social structure are therefore We intended to print in this number a greel blanks verse poem entitled "The Desert Home," but our staff posed sought his assistance in the subject of his forty lines he now described in much inspiration that he now desired in the baskill until he became as he craises to see nards of red, white and blue elephants, pink mice and other peculiar animals. This gem appeared under the heading "Nooked." On the same page there was another starting item. **APACHE PEISING.** It was mentioned that upon Wednesday last there was an fighting among the Jaccarites. This we want to deny in the strongest terms. We were on the inside of the insurrection, so to speak, or at least we had some done on the inside of the insurrection, and we now explain the side adrift. Our late printer's devil, whom we christened Sokaleaia P. Bender, better known as Man Who Lays down on His Job, and John Layne, better known as Apache of the Jacaranda tree, he claimed to be the second cousin of Henry Clay Geronimo, formerly a citizen of prominence in these parts and well known in New York. He concocted about a pint of squirrel looze the family resemblance became most striking. Last Wednesday, being thirsty, the aficionado Sokaleaia P. Bender burned into the edisonian谱本 and snared therefrom a half gallon jug of St. John's Celebrated Spavin Cure, believing the same to be eyewitness. Citizens who saw our construction took to the middle of Lafayette boulevard placed the wrong construction upon his actions. The uprising was a personal affair and entirely internal. The interment yesterday was private. Pop Prisco read these items with a corrugated brow. "Huh?" he snorted. "Some bush league newspaper to tell him funny." Then he opened the paper to expose the inside sheets, and his opinion of the Sap Miguel Messner suffered r sidden change. The entire inside section of the paper-two full sheets was devoted to sporting news, and the thing which caught top Fiskars's eye and caused it to bounce slightly was the column of box scores and the "Official Standing of the Independent Northern New Mexico League." "Suffering snakes!" grunted the scout. "I never knew they had a league in northern New Mexico! Outlaws, of course." There it was under his very eyes—the percentage column of the league, with four clubs in the order named: "They've been playing all season Saturdays and Sundays" thought Frisbee. "Well, well, well." I wonder if I know any of those players" He cast his eye down the line of the best scores. There was not a professional name that he had ever heard before. "The San Miguel Sidelines" had a Mexican lineup judging by the names-Ortiz, Gonzalez, Martinez, Valdez, Morales, Garcia, Garcia, Vilard and Where Is the Father Who Is Not Interested In the Morals of His Child? PARENTS, set your children a good example by GOING TO CHURCH SUNDAY. The man of the home who bravely WHERE IS THE FATHER WHO IS NOT INTERESTED IN THE MORALS OF HIS CHILD? AND WHERE WILL THE CHILD BE Taught LESSONS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS IF NOT IN THE HOUSE OF GOD? THE EXAMPLE OF A FATHER WHO IS A REGULAR ATTENDANT AT CHURCH IS MORE POWERFUL THAN ANY CERMON THAT CAN BE PREACHED. IF YOU THINK YOU ARE TOO FAR ADVANCED IN THOUGHT, IF YOU ARE SURE THAT THE CLEROYMAN'S BERMONS ARE DRY, IF YOU MUST FOREGO AN HOUR OF YOUR SLUMBER SUNDAY, MAKE A SACRIFICE FOR YOUR LITTLE BOY OR YOUR LITTLE GIRL'S BAKE. Recall the days when you were a child and how you watched your dear parents trudge off to church on the Sabbath. Of course the world not as advanced then as it is today. But many of the so called advances really are recessions. In many places, thanks to the advanced thought, the name of God doesn't obtain the revere; it did when you were a child. There is no denying that "going to church" has deteriorated in many of the so called enlightenment communities. This exertement is only darkness. Where is the scientist or leader in science thought to compare with God? Churches are the houses of God. There you will hear the word of God. They should be led to overflowing. Help the attendance by GOING TO CHURCH Sunday. GO TO CHURCH next Sunday! *name jarred slight* *Slewinders had an Moogan. Theory. Evidently Irish pitcher. team contained such joining Wing, Sing, Sig, Howling Henry, Harry Hatron, Foot, Kevin Breeze and a pitcher. The Apaches warlike sons mule Mule, Ra- Hungry Cow- less Peto, Sw- Arte Antonio we think of that a regular Indian how those boys "Well, what ye think of that?" mused the scout. "A regular Indian team, and body lines, how those boys can hit." Indeed, the score of the game between the A's and the Boston Terriers proved. The hit column was thickly skimmed with gwres and thres, and in it summary the list of extra base hits was a long one. Aztec Antonio was counted with two home runs and a doubled Singing Mule had two doubles and a triple. Footseat Pete with four hits out of four times up had a home run a triple and two singles, and Bad Hornet had two triples. Then came the crowding surprise the name which appeared at the beginning of the story of the games. There it was, just as Bad Hornet had agen it a thousand times in days gone by in ten point gobble "John Meygan Jr." "Johnny Moegan" said Pop. "So that's where he went." And he's working on a rotten litter a paper like this! Too bad! Well, there is one boy who knows a nail player who has seen one. What does he have to say? John Moegan, Jr., took a great deal to say. His account of the game between the Spades and the Boston Terriers left no vague shadow of doubt in Pop Fushee's mind. From the instant his eyes nighted on the "standing of the coyote" he had felt the inclination to make a trip over into Rio Arriba county, wherever that should prove to be, and take a look at this unknown collection of ball players. When he ran his eye down the figures which represented the terrific hitting ability of the Apaches the inclination grew stronger, but when he read what Johnny Moegan had to say about Aztec Aniado, Singing Mule, Footlose Pete and Bald Hornet the fate of the Independent Northern New Mexico lore was settled. Thus wrote Johnny Moegan: Never has such a hitting team been gathered together in any league of the country. Itbourne, who twirled for the curvy, curves, and change of pace. He mixed up his repertoire with all the skill at his comed, but man after man the Apache wished to the plate and smashed at the ball. He was at it because the balls which were out through the infidel traveled at its terrific speed that it was physically impossible to handle them using his lightning speed at all times, hold the Territorial helpless and all but hitless. Kittencal's man were game and fought in the face of overwhelm and stop the lathings when they begin to hit. Friens stopped off in Denver to greet a few old friends and ask some questions about western leagues. On the second afternoon, as he was loafing in the lobby of the Brown Palace, he saw Dave Martin limp in with his suit, ease, and write his name on the register. Dave was the scout for the Benedictine; the very miserable who had robbed top of the timber league pitcher augmented. Pop held a newspaper in front of his eyes until Martin was safe in the elevator, and then going to his room he hurriedly packed his suitcases. "It won't surprise me a bit if Davy was after the same bunch," he thought to himself. "Well, if he beats me hell out of him," he been traveling." A night spent on a Denver and Rio Grande Pullman handed "Pop in Alamosa in time for breakfast, after which he embarked on a narrow gugge train for the long, jolting ride over the Cumberland pass, with Channa as the objective point. The train was delayed so that a night at the Chama Bone was necessary and the following day Pop climbed into the backboard for San Miguel. "A mistake," thought Pristine, "Basketball in a dump like this." Not in a thousand years! Boy, boy, what's the name of this place? A fat, pork marred young Mexican omnivore "Jurka" general, mechanic emblem in time to answer the question. It was indeed San Miguel. ```markdown ``` ```markdown ``` Pop stood in the whitish dust between his soft cases and felt in an inner pocket. His brain staggered between doubt and certainty, and he clung desperately to a printed word, as men have done since newspapers were invented. "Amigo" said Pop, pointing to the heading of the paper which he held in his hands, "where will I find the sporting editor of this great religious daily?" The Mexican appeared troubled and began to roll a cigarette "Quien sahe?" he said. "Meegan is his name," said Pop—"Johnny Meegan." "Ah!" said the youth, with a smile. He pointed toward a large adobe house which stood on a slight rise of ground on the outskirts of the village. The front door of the nobile house was open, and, as no attention was paid to his knock, Pop Frisher stepped inside. In the middle of a large room two men were seated on opposite sides of a table in a negro and an indian. A white man, little more than a skeleton, sat at a small table with a pencil in his fingers and a pad of paper before him. It was Fred Parks. Not one of the queer trio looked up as Pop entered the room, and the two men ```markdown ``` Pop Frisbees Scouting For New Baseball Talent. [Posed by the Brooklyn Dodgers.] at the large table were deeply engrossed in some game which they were playing. There was a click, a whirring sound which ceased suddenly, and the white man said: "That was a strike, Jeff. You offered at it." Pop Frisbees was about to speak, but this remark jolted the conversation out of him. "A strike!" He "offered at it." What nonense was this? Once more the Indian bent over his end of the board. His blue black hair tumbled down over the crimson blanket, and he applauded hard at a trigger which should release a round white pellet the size of a small marble. At the opposite angle of the board the negro crumbled in an expectant attitude. "Come on, Antonio!" he coaxed. "Get em oven. Get em oven." The Indian forked sharply at a string, the trigger fell, and the round pellet shot forward. The negro made an abrupt motion with his wrist that was a click, and the pellet went flying back until it was stopped by the rallying about the board. The thin man nose and examined the spot where the ball struck. "A two baso hit!" he exclaimed. "That scores the man on second. Who is that? Hayes or Tilden?" The Indian picked up a small counter which had been lying on the board, turned it over and spotted in excellent English. "Nother one." This is Cleveland. You'll have to be more careful with PHOTOGRAPHY We will pay the Latest and Best prices for you at a More Broadening Shoot from you are called immediately. Specially Designed Foul to Children. Photography and Mining Industry Ways South. We will also be Flinned to Quote you Point on Routines and from Old Places. A Speciality. Geo. O. Brown, PHOTOGRAPHER 603 North 2nd St., Richmond, Va. that score. Parks. You'll, get it all balled up again." The negro crowed. "I been a-layin' for that curve ball of youa for three innings," he said. "Stick it. over here again, and watch what I'll do to it!" Pop Frisbee started to edge toward the door. "I've got into a private asium," he thought. Just then there came a quick step on the hard baked earth outside, and two young men burst into the room. A voice cried: "How's the game going. Tony? The Apaches edith 'em alive, as usual? Come on, you Singing Mule! That's the—Well, for heaven's sake! Pop Frisbee!" And before Frisbee knew how it happened there was Johnny Meegan, thin and brown and whitely as hard as a wire nail, painting away at his right hand and trying to trump him on the back with his left. "Johnny," said the scout, "it's good to see you again—good to see you looking so well. Your Chicago friends would never believe it was the same fellow. Why, you look it to go ten rounds with a champion!" "Sure!" said Moeghan "It's the country does it. A fine place to spend the summer if you say it quick. Oh, excuse me! Billy, I want you to meet Pop Frisbee, one of my old friends, Pop, Mr. Kilbourne of Boston, and a grand fellow. That's right, get together. Now, then, what on earth are you doing in this God for skating country?" Pop produced his copy of the San Miguel Messenger "What am I doing here?" he reported. "That's what I expect you to tell me. Johnny, what does this thing mean?" Moeghan glanced at the sheet, looked at Pop for a few two seconds in order to make sure that he was in earnest, and then, suddenly seizing Kilbourne. by the shoulders, he began to laugh as he had not laughed in six months. He cackled until his breath was all gone, and Pop Frisbee, watching him, began to perspire about the temples. The light was breaking in on him at last. "Oh, Billy!" pointed the sporting editor of the San Miguel Messenger, "This is immense! This is the best ever! I forgot to tell you that Pop here is the friend for Tom Cahill and the Wanderers, and he's come down here. Lord, I'll die in a minute!" he come down here, Billy, to look over our league. "Our league!" Then Kilbourne began to winkle, and the two boys clung to each other and laughed until poor Billy went into a spasm of coughing. When he could recover sufficient breath he reproached Frisbee weekly. "You couldn't to make me laugh that way," he panted. "It's bad for me." Pop Frisbee, whose sense of humor was never his strong point, clamored for further information. "And this stuff," said he, tapping the paper accustomedly, "is all bunk. I suppose? There isn't any league here at all." "Pop," said Megan tearfully, for he had laughled until he cried, "you do us an injustice. You are now in the presence of the Independent Northern New Mexico league! Allow me! Mr. Kilbourne here is the Boston club—Paul Revere, brt.base; John Adams, center field; John Harvard, catcher! Our friend, Chief Antonio here, is the Apache club—Raw Dog, Bald Hornet, Singing Mule and others too numerous to mention. Johnson Davis Johnson is the Coyote club—nothing less than a statesman in the lineup, and I—represent the Mexican population with the San Miguel Sidewinders. This gentleman is our official ampitie and score keeper, Mr. Parks. The games are played upon the board, which you see on the table—the invention of a Chicago fan and the cleverest thing of the sort I ever saw. You have interrupted a great double header between the Apache and Coyotes, and the score is—Parks, what is the official score?" "Eight to three favor of the Apa- ches," said Parks, gravely. "Singing Mule got two more home runs." Pop looked about him, discovered a chair and found his way to it upon his shaking legs. "Well, Johnny," he remarked grimly, "all I've got to say is that you and your bank newspaper have made an awful sucker out of me." "Oh, I say," cried Kilbourne. "You're mistaken, 'lop,' said Megan cornelyst. "It was the fellow who handed you the copy of the Messenger who wnde a sucker of you." Here Frisher turned very red and sank will drown into his ache. bank still deeper into his chair. "You see, it's this way," continued Johnny. "We get out that paper for our own amusement, and it's not for general circulation. We print just enough to send to our friends. We fake everything in it, and there's never been any intention to fool any one. You don't know how slowly the time passes in a place of this sort, and if a man doesn't something to keep him busy he likely goes to nutz. "A pal of mine in Chicago shipped me this mechanical ball game device because he had found it interesting. We discovered that we could not only play a regular game on it, but could scope it. If we gave names to the countries, it struck me that we could get up a four team league and have a popup rally, and the same goes some llyre team playing pum. It has been a good thing to our friends. If someone paid the llyre league was on the square he had CLEANING DYING AND REPAIRING. CBITMAN M. WHITE. Proprietor. STRAUS' SPECIAL Old Yacht Club, PURE WHISKEY Will Society the Lover on the Right Kind of Stimulus. Special Prices We Have All Grades of Good Liquors, Cigars and Fishmong, Golf and See Us. ISAAC STRAUS & CO. 422 E. Broad St., Richmond, Virginia. you'll have to fight it out with him." There was a long, awkward silence. Then Pop Frisbee swallowed hard and acknowledged the corn. "It's up to me," he said bravely. "I swiped that paper of Charlie Hough's desk—and I guess it's coming to me Johnny." The Coyote team of the Northern New Mexico league stood humbly at Frisbee's elbow as he bent a tailender. He carried a tray upon which were placed several long glasses in which fifty cent a pound lee dinked expensively. "Let us all have a little drink," said Billy Kourineau. "Johnny, a toast." Megan snapped over the top of his glass at Frisbee. "I give you the Phantom league, gentlemen," said Johnny. "There'll never be another one like it!" "Amen to that!" said Pop Frisbee. It would be a pleasant thing to end this story without mention of its sequel. The joke carried too far sometimes becomes a tragedy. To do Johnny Meegan justice, he never intended that the facts concerning Frisbee's visit should become public property, but the friend whom Johnny asked to regard the letter as confidential] had a sense of humor devel-oped at the expense of his good taste. Inside of two weeks the story appeared in 40 newspapers copied from the original, which was printed in Chicago. Pop Frisbee and the Phantom league became the standing joke of the "winter leagues" and hot store fanning bees. They laughed Pop Frisbee out of baseball, and they came near laughing him into an asylum, so in the end the Phantom league became very real to him. The joke broke his heart and spoiled the best scout in the country to make a second class street car inspector. Johnny Morgan is back on the job again. Sometimes he comes nervous Pop Prideau in his loose uniform, but Pop always happens to be looking the other way, and Morgan would give a great deal if the Phantom tengue had never existed. Ask For Protection Against Possible Mexican invasion. Washington, April 22.—Fearing that the dispatch of the Atlantic fleet to Mexican waters will arouse Mexicans along the border to warlike action, two towns close to the border line appealed to Secretary of War Garrison to send troops to protect them against possible invasion. The secretary declined to make the names of the towns known, but he instructed General Bliss, in command of the border troops, to take whatever action he may deem necessary. Mr. Garrison stated that General Bliss will send personal representatives to investigate the situation in these two towns, and that if the situation is found to be actually serious trooper will be detailed at once to protect American citizens and property. REBELS IMPRISON U.S.TROOPS Soldiers Are Rushed to Rescue Men Who Wandered Over Line. Douglas, Ariz. April 22.—A special to the Douglas International from Tombatone says news reached there that fifteen members of Troop B, of the Teeth cavalry, are held by Constitutionalist troops just below the border near Hereford, Ariz. The troops, on border patrol, wandered across the line by accident. Troop A, Teenth, left Fort Huachuca to investigate. BIG ADDS FOR BIG BUSINESS 95,000 TROOPS IN FIRST FIELD ARMY If Military Occupation of Mexico Begomes Necessary General Wood Will Be In Command. Washington, April 22.—The war department has completed the plans for the "first field army" which will be used for the initial military occupation of Mexico should it become necessary to have a representation of the army as the ally of the navy in bringing Mexico to terms and restoring order out of the chaos in that country. This army will be under the command of Major General Leonard Wood, whose term as chief of staff has expired. Major General W. W. Wothorspoon succeeds him. The first field army will consist of 95,000 men, most of them of the regular army, as far as such commands are available. The deficiency in numerical strength will be made up by a draft upon the organized militia and, possibly, the conversion of coast artillery into infantry soldiers, as far as that is possible with the present equipment. There will be little or no employment for the coast artillery, inasmuch as the engagement of troops against Mexico will be confined to that country, without any likelihood of an attack upon our coasts. The regulars forming the first field army will be made up of the troops of the first divisions, now in New York; those of the second division, under General Frederick Funston, in the mid-west; those of the cavalry division, under General T. H. Bliss, in Texas, and those of the third division, under General Arthur Murray, on the west coast. There will be an auxiliary division, to which probably will be assigned militia commands and such volunteer forces an constitute the first installment intended for the occupation of Mexico. There must necessarily be dependence upon new legislation to furnish at least 250,000 troops in addition, with the possibility that there will be required a still further acquisition of equal number. The movement of troops will cost, it is estimated, $5,000,000 for water transportation alone. There is in readiness at Galveston, and has been for a year or more, a "fleet" of four army transports, which have been maintained there at a cost of $36,000 a month, including subsistence. The transfer by water of the troops of the first field army will call for fifty transports, for the acquisition of which the military authorities have been negotiating in a tentative way for months. It will be two, and perhaps three, weeks before any of these transports will be available for duty in the transportation of troops. "If Anyone is Killed, Blame U. 8." Mexico City, April 22.—Provisional President Huerta roterated his determination to protect all foreigners, but declared that if anyone was killed as a result of disorder growing out of the situation, the real responsibility would rest with the United States. "The policy that the American government is following is particularly unfortunate at this time," he said. "The Mexican government is striving to prevent a condition of chaos in the republic, but just at the time when we are looking for success we are threatened with international complications. "Naturally, the patriotism of Mexico will not tolerate the sight of its government trampled in the dust, but we hope to prevent any marked violence developing from the reckoning that our people will get." Huerta refused to say what plans his government was making in the present crisis. "The first move will have to be made by the United States," he declared. "That government has no basis for its action. President Wilson says that the American flag was displayed on the boat whose crew was arrested at Tampico. I say that it was not. I can do no more without putting a stain upon the heir of Mexico." The general exodus of Americans from the capital has begun. Two imports of refugees left for Vera Cruz under arrangements made by the American transportation committee, and more will be sent out as soon as possible, until the departure of all the Americans who intend to leave. Washington, April 29.—The battleship Minneapolis, with 600 marines on board and with two deplanches and aviation equipment, left Pensacola, Fl. for Vera Cruz, according to a dispatch to the navy department from the commandant at Key West. President Porta and Mrs. Wite. 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We invite correspondence and urge upon every one to bring us their money for safe keeping. Amounts in sums of ten cents and upwards received. Interest paid on sums of $1,00 and over. Our President is under Bond. Our Cashier is under Bond. Our Vault, although Burglar-proof is insured against loss by burglars. Our Building is insured and the bulk of our funds invested in desirable Real Estate. Our Tellers are under Bond. Our Banking Hours are from 9 A. M. to 2 P. M. and Saturdays from 9 A. M. to 8 P. M. JOHN MITCHELL, JR., President. THOMAS H. WYATT, Vice-President. WALTER T. DAVIS, Cashier. THOMAS M. CRUMP, Secretary. NORTH-WEST CORNER THIRD & CLAY STS. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. QUINADE QUINASUAP QUINADE MB 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 ($16.00) Ten Dollars. THE CONTEST IS OPEN TO MINISTERS. PHYSICIANS. DENTISTS. FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND LADIES EITHER IN RICHMOND OR ELSEWHERE 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" Find enclosed $ . . . . for which send The Planet for months to Place.....Votes to.....credit Rev., Dr., Fun. Dir. or Lady Clifton Forge, 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 13th 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., Roanoke, Va., who will enter the Convention. Special rates 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 rule. If he has it not, have him to secure the certificate from his浸润. The侍 Agent at once; or your public, my at state, giving name of all railways station and agent, that I may obtain sign. The system already established by the Convention shall be maintained so you shall our full consent to Rev. Dr. Calvin, the eminent head FIRST PRIZES. Offer a Suit of Clothes or a Gold Watch to the Male or of votes. Offer a Suit of Clothes or a Gold Watch to the Phi t number of votes. Offer a Suit of Clothes or a Gold Watch to the Fur t number of votes. Offer a Round Trip Ticket to the Lady recen- tors you going to vote" Last reach the Ten Thous- ton is good for FIVE VO Any Coupon or Ballot cut carrier for two months (2 of 50c) Fifty Cents for for- scription of ($1.00) one in Cash Subscription of ($ Church whose Pastor is Church whose Pastor is TEST IS OPEN TO MINI- Use this Blank in send- SUBSCRIPTION V DATE NET, North Fourth Street, Richmond, Virginia. enclosed $ . . . for w and No. Votes to. Rev., Dr., F Suit of Clothes, made to order, match to the Minister who receives. Suit of Clothes, made to order, match to the Physician or Dentist of votes. Suit of Clothes, made to order, match to the Funeral Director, vote of votes. Sound Trip Ticket to the Rancher, the Lady receiving the Highest you to vote" All Candidates in order to and there are vass amounts for "it costs the Ten Thousand Class in order for FIVE VOTES. The Ballot for Ballot cut out of The PLANE or Pastor Ballot cut out of The PLANE two months (25c) twenty-five cents for four months will cost of ($1.00) one dollar for eight cents description of ($1.50) one dollar whose Pastor is successful in second whose Pastor is successful in second OPEN TO MINISTERS, PHYSICIANS. Blank in sending in subscription SUBSCRIPTION VOTING BLANK. Date North Street, Virginia. for which send The PLANE State Rev., Dr., Fun. Dir. or Lady PLANET PRIZES PLANET of our Convention; Rev. Dr. R: C. Woods, President of the Seminary; Rev. Dr. Graham, Educational Secretary of our Field Work; Rev. Dr. Burks, Chairman of the Trustee 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 pure minds to the needs of the work. The Battle Cry is for $10, $00. Let every church and individual well wisher of the cause of the Lord, bond every effort to make this the Banner session in our Conventional history. Yours for success in Roanoke. THOE. H. WHITE. Cor. Sec. of Va. Baptist State Con. 5t BANNER WARNED—GOOD WAGES to right party. Address. O. G. COBB, 119 H. Main Street, Charlestonville, Va. All Candidates in order to be Elected and there is ample vass among you for "it costs you and Class in order to Count States. The Ballot or Counts. ABOUT out of The PLANET with (25c) twenty-five cents will count as one dollar for eight months and fifteen (50) one dollar and fifteen successful in securing the successful in securing the Masters, Physicians, Debtors, 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 canvass among your Friends for copies of the PLANET. Cut out the coupons, for "it costs you nothing to vote." One of the saddest deaths in recent years was that of Miss Templipante Bales, who died April 23rd from apoplexy. She had been a member of Providence Baptist Church for thirty years, a consistent Christian. The funeral was held at the church. Rev. E. D. Tyler, D. D., the pastor preached the sermon from the subject. Precouss is the Death of His Saints. He was assisted by Rev. Sidney, Rev. James Swann, Rev. W. R. Maulley. Pence to her, aches. Sleep on, Sister Bales, we will greet you on the other side. Mrs. Mary G. Scroggins and Mrs. Edward Fox, her sisters, wish to thank the many friends for their sympathy in their hour of bereave ment. Sunday was a high day in Providence Baptist Church. Our pastor preached at eleven o'clock from John 14:8; subject, The Way. We spoke to an appreciative audience. 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 Directer or Lady.) This Coupon is good for Five Votes and will not be good after Sept. 1, 1914. Va., Mrs. Robert Williams, Miss Howard and Mr. Johnson of Ashburn Va. and many other strangers wore shipped with us. We were glad to meet our friends. At two o'clock thirteen candidates were immersed and four were stored. At seven o'clock we had an old time command meeting. Many rejoiced in the favour. At its close Communion was then served. We had a glorious time. Our sick are improving. We were proud to see Gloria Agnes Helms out at church again. On Friday evening our church meeting was well attended. Prayer meeting every Wednesday night. Mrs. Charles Randall is on the sick list. SECOND PRIZES. HUERTA WANTS EUROPE IN PARLEY No Accepted Mediation Plan Under Pressure. President Huerta has accepted the proposal of Argentina, Brazil and Spain to mediate the dispute between the Mexican and United States governmen, it was announced in Mendoza City by his Secretary, Secretary Portillo y Hojas, but President, Maduro and his are to not with the three South American powers, the aid of lecting a sovereign nation is simplified. The acceptance by Huerta was announced after Sir Liam Gordon, the British minister, and the other European navy admirals had concerned with the Minister. It is believed that Haertha thinks he may yet be able to avoid compliance with President Wilson's demand for her elimination from Marshall Islands through the influence of diplomacy. For forty-three hours pressure had been brought upon Haertha to accept the provisions of mediation, every agreement possible being used. The inability of embracing the vastly superior armed forces of the United States was impaired upon Haertha, and his other followers express, the belief that these troops would undoubtedly prove to be the viewpoint. AN ADVERTISEMENT PLACED IN NEW COLLINS Britain New Brunswick