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!The Leading Weekly Journal in the State. PLANET. Texas Governor Would Have Sent "Republica" to Treat With Britain (By O. M. COQUITT.) Governor of Texas. Houston, Tex., Dec. 26. — The Will was administration was "been the greatest failure in the history of the President's War. The mouth is a land lit- tle dry, with milk and honey; it is made one of 'the biggest and best groups in its history, yet, because of the incompetence of the men in charge of the government, its busi- ness is frustrated, its credit is impaired, and thousands of its people are serving. administration's taxif law would be lower the cost of living, and it has had the contrary of- bear. It putting raw material on the floor and keeping the protective tion on manufactured goods it has supposed American farms by the hundreds of thousands to peonage, and has enabled the manufacturers giving their raw materials cheaper, or charging higher prices for their goods, which they have done. LET'S ENGLAND "DICTATE." "Hides were free listed, and shows have gone higher. This is true of virtually every single item similarly treated in the administration tariff law. The American farmer gets less for his raw materials, the American farmer pays more for the finished products—the protected manufactures—and combines. "The administration's foreign policy has been timeless. It has allowed England to dictate conditions as to cotton shipments to European countries that enabled English spinners to rob the American cotton growers of half the value of their crops. England stopped American shipments until the English spinners had bought their supply at 6 1-2 cents a pound and stored it in Texas and other Southern warehouses." "BETRAYED" GOTTON GROWERS" "Then England consented to declare cotton not, contraband, and France. Allowed suit a day or two later. Our government weakly submits to England's dictation, playing into the Minds of the English miners and believing the American cotton growers, an completely as if this country were an English vassal state. "If I had been president I would have served notice on England's premier that our foreign trade in cotton and other noncontraband commodities was going forward with or without England's consent, and, if necessary, I would have sent American ironclads to England's door to enforce that notice. ROLLS REPEAL A "SURRENDER." The administration's repeal of the Banana. Canal tolls exemption law in violation of the party's national platform, was another weak effort to England. If free tolls for American ports had not been repealed holding of American-owned ship hiring, a foreign flag would have come under the American flag to get the payment of the exemption, and we would today have an American merchant marine competent to carry our goods to foreign markets. We have no such merchantmen, and, to supply it, the Wilson administration is proposing to spend the taxpayers' money buying a subsidized national shipping service. "The Wilson-Bryan management of the Mexican affair has been an egregious failure. They landed an American army in Vera Cruz to force Huerta to salute the flag and have brought it back, without getting the salute. They now ask Congress to appropriate over $500,000 to pay the expenses of that ridiculous expedition. For what? What did it accomplish? REIGN OF TERROR ON BORDER. "It set all Mexico aflaame against the Americans, not only in Mexico, but in Tuma, where, along the north bank of the Rio Grande, there are ten Mexicans for one American. It brought on a reign of terror all along the Tuma Border, so that when the Federal government returned to afford protection for our people in their own State I was forced to send 1,300 Tuma troops down there to give it. "Mammals benefit people were overseeing the border here Tumba, reading and surveying our measured people. (Continued On PMTs Page.)" KILLED IN STREET FIGHT. Thomas Richardson, Colored, Shot at Beech and Chaffin Streets During a street fight at Beech and Chaffin Streets early last Friday morning Thomas Richardson, colored, was shot to death by a negro said to have been Frank James. James was taken from a house at 1104 Chaffin Street by Patrolman Whitlock after a brief fight with John James, a brother. John James was also arrested by the officer, on a charge of interfering with the policeman, and was yesterday fined $25 and costs in the Police Court. The case against Frank James was continued until December 30th. James was shot during the brawl by either Richardson or an unknown information officer. Policeman Whitlock and Wills and Detective Wiley varying on this point. Both men are said to have drawn their revolvers and fired after a few remarks had been passed between them, but as there were a number of nogroes on the scene, it is not known whether Richardson shot James or whether the shot was fired by the dead man's friend, who was with him. The coroner's inquest over the body of Richardson will be held in the City Hall this morning at 11 o'clock. COLORED CHURCH CASE HANGING ON. Poterburg, Va., Dec. 24.—On motion of Harry Smith and James F. Minor, counsel for James Avery et al., against Ell Tartte et al. Judge Mullon, of the Hustings Court issued a rule today against Rev. Ell Tartte, Cornellius Jackson, Pleasant Wobb, G. Thomas Loe, Bertha Turner, Sr. J. P. Fisher, John Fowkes, William H. Holmes, George Platt, James Bolling and William J. Norman, require the Hustings Court on the 6th day of January, 1916, to show cause, if any they can, why they should not be fined and imprisoned for alleged contempt, it being charged, said charge being supported by a witness that they disobeyed an injunction issued against them on December 5 in the famous Harrison-Street Baptist Church (colored) case. TRAIN ARRIVES WITH BLOOD MAKES ON ENGINE Man and Woman Instantly Killed When R. F. & P. Express Strikes Budge. Blood marks on the front of his giant machine informed Engineer Thomas Brown, of train No. 51, of the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, Thursday night 24th, that of an accident that had occurred somewhere north of Richmond. Investigation showed that a colored man and his wife had been killed near Hall's lane, just north of Millford, about 6 o'clock. It is said that the driver had left the crossing and was proceeding north on the southbound track, and was thirty feet from the crossing when the buggy was struck. The buggy was hurled from the tracks, the horse was killed and the man and woman must have died immediately. The body of one was found thirty feet from the railroad tracks, and the body of the other was found. Engineer Brown knew nothing of the accident until his train pulled into Richmond, when the blood-bespattered front of the engine disclosed—the tragedy which occurred. Investigation was begun immediately and the bodies of the victims were found. The name of the man in his wife was Morton, and they live near Paigres. Expelled From Membership. Petersburg, Va. Dec. 29, 1914. At the business meeting of the Harrison Street (Colored) Baptist Church last night everything was harmonious. Forty or more persons who took part in the recent disturbances in the church, necessitating the interference of the police, were excluded from the membership and privileges of the church. These excluded persons are among those who have been summoned to appear at the bar of the Hustings Court on January 6 to answer contempt proceedings for the alleged violation of the court's restraining decree. straining decree. Horse Suffocated. A horse was suffocated in the stable in the rear of 724 North Fifth Street last Friday afternoon during the burning of the building. The stable is owned by a barber, W. S. Peyton. The stable was practically destroyed. It is not known how the fire occurred. William Muse, Colored, Charged With Attempting to Shoot Policeman J. S. Gary. The case against William Muse, Colored, charged with shooting a pistol at W. P. Loving and Russell Adams, and attempting to shoot Policeman J. S. Gary, was yesterday continued until December 30 in the Police Court. The man was arrested early yesterday morning by Police-Bergegant Zimmer and Policecongary Gary, Akors and Tucker. Early yesterday morning Loving came to Policecongary Gary and informed him that he had been held up by a negro, and forced to do "shuffle and dance" to the tune of pistol shots. He said that he had not been struck by other of the bullets fired at his feet and that the man had left him after forcing him to dance for several minutes. The policecongary was unable to locate him at the time. A few minutes after Loving had gone his way Russell Adams came to Policecongary Gary and informed him that he had been held up by a negro who said that he desired some amusement. Muse's dancing ideas had risen to a higher plane when he met Adams, and this man was forced to do a tango by himself on the street. Gary rushed to the spot where the holdup was said to have taken place, and as he hauled the cornman into a policecongary Mime. The man grabbed the man, who at once grabbed a pistol in Gary's face and ordered him to take his hands away. As he gave the command the negro broke away and ran into a house on Ross Street, which was near the scene of the alleged holdups. Gary summoned help and the police raided the house. Within they found a number of nongroves in various stages of intoxication. Made as there. Atkinson grabbed him just as someone turned over the single lamp in the room. Akers held his man and succeeded in throwing him across his back. The officers then made for the door and succeeded in gaining the street. None of the other occupants of the building was arrested. During the attack, the man was suck over the head by someone and treated at the First Precinct Station by Ambulance Surgeon Stern. The negro was not badly damaged. Times-Dispatch, Dec. 26. Can We Right The Condition? Editor of The Richmond Planet, Dear Sir. In reading your editorial of Nov. 14th, referring to Mr. B. J. Davis of Atlanta Ga., upon the conditions of the colored people I find that the articles of you two gentlemen are both upon timely subjects; and they have wonderful suggestions to work out. But there is a still deeper question to be answered before the burden can be removed, because in searching the pages of history we note that for hundreds of years these same conditions have remained in the middle of all great storms. Yet the settlement is no nearer today. Mr Editor will you, and Mr. B. J. Davis answer an honest question. How do you gentlemen expect us to rise from under the heavy load of worlds oppressions if bearing the same load, you cause it to be still harder to rise. Is not race feeling gaining over second and hour of the day and are not the millions of Ethiopians hated by all the world the slave owners treated our fathers and mothers. Yet these same colored person will answer, yes. Racoe feeling very largely comes upon us because of sensation and not because of crimes. What makes our condition so hard to carry is because our people are not willing to treat us with proper respect. They treat us as the slave owners treated our fathers and mothers. Yet these same colored person why we are not like the people of other races. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link and the common title referred to when speaking or writing about us is the only weak link in our programs, it is very mean in our people the world over to keep these low titles before the public, causing the cast of dishonor upon us every who Race prejudice is just as big today in the eyes of the world as the very day it self. The whole big world has turned its attention to disrespect us, without a cause. The press is responsible, for the disrespect meets us everywhere. The colored people press is a fault and a blight to us nine times out of ten when they think no more of innocent wife and sister than to herald out the every day common title used by the daily press, for no people can ever get public respect when from all sides comes like the falling of rains. If there is only one paper in all the whole world that is above these stars published by the colored people I have not heard of or seen one, and for so little of self respect coming from our people for our good is a very short sighted method. We We should aim to build up rather than to pull down. B. H. BALJ. Lawrence Mass. Start the New Year right by pla- ing your real estate business in our hands. We have hundreds of sat- sified clients, who will cheerfully re- commend our service. We want you to join this number. RESOLUTIONS. Greensboro, N. C. December 26 '14 WHEREAS—in the midst of merriment and good cheer Incident to the yuletide season and festivities, the reaper death has cast a gloom over the home of our co-laborer and friend, Mr. M. S. Sanders, by calling from labor to reward his father-in-law, Mr. Charles Green, Sr. WHEREAS—the pain and sorrow now being experienced by the bereaved family is the common heritage of humanity, therefore be it. RESOLVED: First—that we the teachers and students of the A. & M. College do heroby, extend our profound sympathy to our co-laborer and his bereaved family. Second—that we command them, in their sorrow, to Him who spoils all things well; who alone can him up the broken hearted and give peace to the troubled soul. Third—that a copy of these resolutions shall be sent to the bereaved family and to the Greensboro Herald and to the Richmond Planet for publication. COMMITTEE: P. D. BLEFORD. W. N. NELSON. M. GOINS There is nothing better than Richmond Reality. Start the New Year right by investing some of your earnings in Richmond dirt. We have several bargains and are prepared to help you. A visit to our office will be appreciated. BRAGG BROS & CO. 500 N. Second St. GONE BEFORE. My dear husband Mr. Norman Wesley of 707 E. Franklin St. de- parted this life suddenly, Sunday evening Dec. 13th 1914. He was a devoted husband and father and brother. He leaves a wife, daughter, sister four grand- children and three step children, and a host of friends to mourn their loss. Dearest Norman thon hast left us. No more here thy face we'll see, but we know some day, we'll meet thee. Where parting will nover be. A voice we loved is silent. A frame so dear is still. A place is vacant in our home. Which never can be filled. DR. MASON IN RICHMOND Rev. James Ewdard Mason, D. D. Secretary of Livingstone College and Industrial School at Salisbury, N. C. delivered a sermon Sunday morning Dec. 27th, to an appreciative audience. His subject was "All Things Are Ready, Come. For about forty minutes he proceeded in a logical discussion to analyze the objections of the unbelievers to Christianity. His deductions were so plain that even a child could understand. At times he areas to flights of eloquence and used magnificent language, dealing in rhetoric and imagery that his audience could barely restrain applause even on that dreary Sunday morning. His oratorical gestures were well high perfect and at the conclusion of this remarkable outburst of theological eloquence every one was outspoken in his praise. The divine left at 3:50 for Washington. There, were many regrets expressed by those, who were not fortunate enough to bear him. RAZAAR Richmond Chauffeur's C. B. Club announces their second Bazaar, to be given at Price's Hall Thursday night Jan. 7, 1918. Good made by Progress Orchestra refreshments in abundance. Admission 15 cents. A NEW YEAR'S GREETING President Morris Speaks Plainly To the Negro Baptist throughout the world, Greeting: Having served my denomination for twenty years as the president of the National Baptist Convention, which is the principal organization among the Negro Baptists, I deem it but fitting that I greet you in this way, that you may fully understand that it is the purpose of the leaders of our denomination to be in sympathetic touch with the Baptist in all the world. It is generally accepted that the Negro Baptists in the United States are the leaders of the Baptist forces among the dark races of the world, and these latter forces are more and more looking towards the American Negroes for a proper dissemination, of gospel truth, and the general uplift of their people. THE ONLY REGULARLY CONSTITUTED BOARD. The National Baptist Convention is not the only Christian organization among the people of our race holding missionary work on Foreign Belds, but it is the only Christian organization in the race that maintains a regularly constituted Foreign Mission Board, and it has been very largely through our Foreign Mission Board that we have been able to lay our hands in the hands of other black people in other parts of the world. The other Boards of the National Baptist Convention are practically confined in their work to the Home Field, but they are finding much to do, for the fields are white and ready to harvest. But like the Foreign Mission Board, they are making rapid progress, and are getting the people better organized for effectual work in the future. THE EUROPEAN WAR All parts of the world have doubtless felt the effect of the European war, and none more keenly than the Christian churches, which regard the painful suspense and dreadful deposition of business as being secondary to the hundreds of thousands of lives which are being sacrificed upon the gory battlefields, who die without hope of a glorious resurrection, and yet it may be "God's way." The wise man Solomon said "In the day of prosperity rejoice, but in the day of adversity consider." That latter, day seems to be at hand in most parts of the world, and it behooves the thoughtful leaders everywhere to seriously consider what these mighty upheavals can mean, and what is to be the far reaching results of such upheavals, and at the same time pray for a speedy termination of the war and a return to a peace that will be universal. STRIVE FOR PEACE. Without any selfish motive I may ask that we strive for perfect peace among ourselves, to the end that the American Negro may be an example and especially to some of the small black Republics of the world who are constantly warring with each other. And that the year 1915 may prove to be the greatest in point of religious activity and general advancement of the race since freedom came to us. The leaders are urged to plead loud and long for better schools, better school and church houses, an increased attendance to the schools, a much better prepared ministry, and a better paid ministry. Pray and seek for a better understanding, and a more friendly relation between the races in this country, and encourage the people of our race to most heartily accept the kind offers which are coming to them through the religious organization of our white brothels, who are showing an increased desire for a more fraternal spirit between the races. A WORD AGAINST LIQUOR. Endearment in every honorable way to reduce the criminality among our people in every community, by using your influence wherever possible to stamp out the liquor traffic, which is responsible for so much degradation and privation among the ignorant people of our race. In short let me ask that you take the interest of the entire race upon your hearts, and if possible allow yourselves to feel responsible for the future well-being of the Negro people everywhere praying that a brighter day may soon dawn upon us. Wishing for ach andail of my people a Happy and Prosperous New Year. I am. President National Baptist Convention. NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING. The next regular Annual meeting of the Stock Holders of The Richmond Beneficial Ins. Co. will be held on Thursday January 14th at 9:15 at S. O'clock, P. M. at the office of the Company 700 N. 2nd, St. Richmond Virginia. JOHN T. TAYLOR, Secy. Norfolk, Va. Dec. 30, 1914. The Planet, Richmond Va. A fire which destroyed property valued at $20,000 almost totally wrecked the business office and plant of the Journal and Guide located at 733 Church Street. The newspaper plant was valued at $10,000 and extent of the damage is included at $3,000. Other occupations of the building who were heavy losers were J. T. Tennier and Co. Real Estate Brokers; The Knights of Gideon and D. S. Alston, Insurance. The loss is covered by insurance. The Journal and Guide will be issued as usual and will not be suspended on account of the fire. Start the New Year right by pla- ning your real estate business in our bands. We have hundreds of sat- fied clients, who will cheerfully re- commend our service. We want you to join this member. B. A. CEPHAS. Cor 2nd, and Leigh Sts NOTICE. NOTICE. The first Sunday in the New Year last January. It seems that all Richmond remembered that it was Mr. Carmel's first communion in the years. A large audience turned out and packed our church. Come next Sunday. Sermon subjects as follows: 11:30 A. M. "New Year Resolution" "Do Good to All Men." 2:30 P. M. "The Healing Touch." 8:60 P. M. "Another New Year Resolution, Attending One's Own Business—What is That to Theo?" Welcome one, welcome all. (Signed) Public Notice Committee Drakes Branch (Vn.) Notes The death of Mr. Clem Green who departed this life Dec. 22nd, was a shock to the people of this community with whom he lived and among whom he labored He dropped dead while at his duties. He was buried at Mossingford beside his late wife who preceded him a few weeks. A large number of people turned out to pay the last tribute of respect to him. He was a lover of the race and foremost in discussion of questions pertaining to their upfit. Mr. Green was a good salesman and was agent for the Planet when he died. He took an active part in all moves for the betterment of the race. Who will take his place? is the question asked by many here. He leaves several children to mourn their loss—Messra Forest Green, Henry Clem Jr. Flane, Wherry, Misses Jenne Green, Estelle and Mrs. Mary Willie Watkins. Peace be to his ashes. It leaked out today that a prominent couple will leave here tonight for N.C. where they expect to be married. Mrs. Anna Watkins of Baltimore is spending Christmas with her people. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Whitehead. Mrs Sarah Branch is visiting her sister, Miss Mandy Whitehead of Richmond. Miss Grace Robertson, the best pastry cook here will celebrate an important birthday party soon. The big snow that, came with Christmas seems to be having with it also. CLEM GREEN GONE Clem Green, our agent at Drakes Branch, Va., died Dec. 22, 1914. He was a man of remarkable will power and stern integrity and his family has our sincere sympathy. Start the New Year right by placing your real estate business in our hands. We have hundreds of satisfied clients, who will cheerfully recommend our service. We want you to join this number. B. A. CEPHAS. Cor. 2nd. and Leigh Sts. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. CHARITY TO OUR OWN (By Ralph W. Trier.) From out the far South a plea came up Our suffering own to remember, White happy we drank from Pienity's No charity钻 did their kin prepare. For poor_lit in the South's black forest. You'll be giving with ogernness, Quite forgetting poor of our own to sea. Who may pine away in durces. At your door the pickaninios wait Gillful, and hungry and sad: They know the gnawing of the wolf of fate— They none of the sunshine have had. To give and to help. God grants this right— To all poor a duty we owe: But why in giving free of our mite Forget on our own to hostow? Dr. Booker T. Washington sent out an urgent appeal to the people of the North to not overlook the poor in the black belt of the South while giving to the sufferers over the sea. The Colored folk of Washington D. C. are preparing to give a brilliant charity ball. January 19th., for the benefit of the Belgians. PERSONALS Read ZUDORA. Page two Mr. T. J. Prez of Newport News vale. called on us last Saturday. Mr. L. L. King of New York returned last Monday after spending the Christmas here. Mr. Richard Morris returned to his home in Pittsburg, Pa., after visiting his relatives in the Southside. Mr. C. C. Johnson of Atlantic City, N. J. is spending his vacation with his relatives. Mrs. Fordinand Motley of Atlantic City N. J. is spending the holidays here with friends and relatives. She is accompanied by her son Fordinand Motley, Jr. and a niece, Miss Mary Washington, a teacher in the Atlantic City Public Schools who after spending two days at Greenbore, N. C. her former home, on returning will leave here Jan. 1st for Atlantic City. While here they wore the guest of Misses Ella and Katie Bolling, 707 N. 9th St. ...Read ZUDORA. Page two. Mr. Thos. N. Jones of Atlantic City N. J. who with his wife has been visiting relatives and friends here during the holidays, left this week for Atlantic City. Mr. Wm. Brown of 32 W. 131st St. New York City stopped over in this city on the way to visit his Grand father, Alfred Brown Potersburg, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Wyett have returned to their home in Philadelphia Pa., after spending the holidays with their sister, Mrs. Herrietta Cox, 814 Louisiana St., Richmond, Va. Mr. John B. Morton accompanied by Miss Ola S. Bowles of Newport News, has been visiting his sister Mrs. Sarah Johnson, of 2639 Fulton St. and his cousin Mrs. Henrietta Cox, of 814 Louisiana St. The hunting trip of Mr. J. H. Cox, to Powhatan for Monday 28th, was postponed on account of the inclemency of the weather. The installation of the newly appointed officers of the Pythian Cadot Battalion will take place Friday, January 8th, at Pythian Castle. NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING. Mechanics Saving Bank, N. W. Con- Mechanics Saving Bank, N. W. Commerce Srd. and Clay St. Notice is hereby given that the next regular meeting of the Stockholders of the Mechanica Savings Bank will be held in Richmond, Va. at Pythian Castle, 727 North Third Street (between Jackson and Duvall) on Tuesday night, January 5, 1915, at 8 o'clock sharp. You are urged to be present in person or by proxy. JOHN MITCHELL, JR. PRS. THOMAS M. CRUMP, Sheet'y. Now Running at the Hippodrome Theatre ZUDORA A Great Mystic Story by Harold McGrath CHAPTER I. The Mystery of the Spotted Collar. On the side of a rugged mountain is black velvet hole yawned. Rubble lay strewn all about the ledge. To a lagman this rubble would have explained nothing; to a miner it would instantly have explained the nature of the hole. Precisely a little man emerged from the hole, squatting. He eyed the lump of quartz in his hand, always a little, but never quite enough gold to make it worth while. The prospector flung the quartz savagely upon the accumulating rubble, and leaned. glabearcoped against the log support the entrance of the mine. His grubbake was fast dwindling, and in another four days he would have to hike some thirty-two miles to the nearest town for supplies. Joe Done! He had paid $500, every one of them, earned at the risk of his neck, for this damnable hole in the ground. He filled and lit his pipe and fell to dreaming what he would do when he struck it rich. By and by the dreams faded and the bitter realities returned. He rose lamely and carefully picked his way down to the Irishman's shanty. The two of them shared their noon meals on pleasant days. "How's she comin'?" "Name old story," answered Trainor, erstwhile strong man of the Eclipse circus. "Well, well, it is poggin' away that brings if- I got a bump that that don't look so bad. I should say that abel'll run fifteen thou. I guess them wildatters like thou chats that make the real spontilly wilders like clerks an childer." In Trainor's life there had been but trilling monstrosities. He had been a mator in the south pass, a lumberjack in the north, a cowpuncher, a fireman on a north Atlantic liner. He has come from a poor but respectable Ohio family. His father not his grandfather had ever stepped over the state boundary lines. But in him there was a reversion to the type of pioneer who had established the Trainor family when Ohio was a wilderness. He could not settle down; he must on the move continually, and when at length he joined the circus he found that rounding, unbearable the mud to his fancy. There he had met Mimi Keene, known on the handbills (for lithographs were far beyond the reach of this circus as Mimi La Bohne world, renowned tight rope walker, Romantic dawn, when he loved each other family, and once the lust to wander died in the man's heart, and he wanted a roof over his head, children about his know and money in his purse. When the opportunity to go hunting for gold came he hefted not an instant. He had been hammering away at the grim, unyielding rocks for eight months, making only such trips to town as were necessary for food. Perhaps the rubble extracted represented a thousand dollars, perhaps less. He was discouraged. One day he staggered out into the brilliant sunshine. A lump of quartz was clutched tightly in his hand. When he grew accustomed to the dazzling light he turned the stone over and over, his heart beating as it had never beaten before. There were veins in it—broad flakes of it—gold, gold, gold: "Donovan! Donovan! he cried. The old Irish prospector came out of his hole, blinking. "I've got it! I've got it!" Donovan snatched the quartz from the hand of his friend. "Holy Virgin! You're attack it! If it's all like that you're a rich man. Man, man, there's a hundred dollars in that lump alone!" Trainor collapsed on a pile of worth- less rubble and laid his head on his arms. He had done it all in these few months. He was rich, rich. And all his dreams were going to come true! The Irishman gazed down at him rea- fully, but philosophically. "An' me that's been prospectus' twenty years an' isn't a bit my pile yet! Well, God bless ye, man. I'm glad ye not it. 'An now let's go take a look." Like all men who suddenly stumble upon a virgin fortune, Trainor instantly began to plan how to protect it. He had some bank attorneys draw up papers leaving the mine to his wife, in case of her death to his child, to her husband. It was subtly understood that the brother-in-law, Keene, should never be able to touch it. These western bank attorneys were simple and honest men. Before he had time to write to his wife Trainor was killed by a premaure explosion. He was buried under the rubble his own hands had torn from the mountain's side, and the kindly Donovan started out to find the lice circle. The caravan, was at that time 200 miles to the south, about to turn in for the winter. But Donovan found it. By mistake he smiled, into the man's dreaming teat. A young man with shrewd dark eyes and a sinister twist to the corner of his lips laid his hand on Donovan's so older. "How'd you get in here?" "Why, I walked in," said Donovan unbably. "Suppose you walk out again?" "Keep yer hair on, bub. I'm here on business. I'm bookin' for Mimi La Friar. 'She' call her outside. She walks right tope." "Well, I'm her brother. What do you want with her?" "So your Traitor's brother in law?" "Traitor?" said the young man, o fire lighting his eyes. "Do you come from him?" "Yes. An't my message is to his wife." "Ob! That's his kid there." "Y don't say so! Well, kind o' leaks like him." "Here's my sister now." Onderworm saw a slikht woman prityn frie and ciecteatures 5f Onderworm saw a slikht woman prityn frie and ciecteatures 5f 7UDOWA A Huge Crystal Globe in Which Hesam Alf Saw the Past and the Future. came through the flap which separated the women's dressing bout from the men's. She looked a bit tired and carworn. The old miner, having had but little to do with women folk, was not able to discern under the richly yellow glaze of the lamps the site of distinction which marked Mind Trainor as different from her kind. The Keene family had come from good stock, but did fall in evil days. She ran instantly to the baby. "Here's a man from John, Mind," said the brother carelessly. The young woman rushed over to Donovan and began shaking his hands. How was her man? Had he attack it rich? Did he want her to quit and go to him? Donovan began to swallow with difficulty. How was he going to tell her? He wanted to run away. He could now readily understand why Trainor had always talked of Mimi, Mimi, Mimi, until his Celtic ears had tired of the name. She was a good wife and a good mother for all that she was, a circus performer. And here he was, aiming to break her heart! Still, there was a bit of cynicism in his makeup. The new fortune might console her. But it did not. On the contrary, when, half an hour after learning of the death of the man she loved, she mounted the wife, a vertigo selenized her, she lost her balance and fell, and by the time the men had laid away the big tote she was dead. For the first time in his wandering, fullite Frank Keene felt his throat contract and unbidden moisture fill his eyes. After a fashion he had loved his clean minded, loyal little sister, and now she was gone, leaving him with a baby on his hands; more adopt in dealing from the bottom of the deck than from the top. "How much is the mine worth?" he asked when the simple funeral was over. "Lord knows," said Donovan. "But if it's the biggest strike in twenty years. But it's goin' to be tied up till this little chick's eighteen. Don't you worry, though. Th' lawyers' ill see to it that ye git enough t' take care o' th' child, edicate it, an' all that." "What's the name of the mine?" "Name as the kiddie's—Zodora." The two separated, never to meet again. The years passed. Keno dabbled in all manner of shady trades and finally set up as a Hindu mystic, a swami. He told fortunes, did crystal gasting, resurrected souls and as a byproduct played detective with more or less success. He rarely practiced this latter game except among his favored gulls. It was a simple matter to instruct some of his confederates to rob certain of his clients. It was equally a simple matter to recover the stolen objects for a suitable reward. Keno eventually became known to the cult as Haun Ali. And under that named his fame. grew. The checks from the Zudora were now applied wholly to the welfare of his please. The child grew. Her education began. She gave promise of great beauty, given in the bank and gawky age. Hassan All had begun to love gold, the bright, shining metal—not in the abstract, but in the concrete. To touch it with his fingers was transport. No symphony of Bach's was half so fine as the chink chink of the coins, the e and the double eagle as they fell upon each other, slipping from his hands. From her fifteenth birthday up to her eighteenth Zudora noted a subtle change in the manner of her uncle He became coldly noid, rarely touched her affectionately, was moody and taciturn. Familiar as she was with all the paraphernulae of the mystic she still retained unbounded faith in her uncle's powers. Indeed, he was a hypnotist of unusual power and was roughly skilled in the science of medicines. Zudora had practiced the former art until she was almost a problem as her master. It never occurred to her that her uncle's means of existence were meticulous, and generally those of a cheat. Famous actresses and society women visited him, and not a few notable bankers and financiers came to him for advice. But the general public held Hassan. All in tolerant contempt and the police with no little suspicion. The minor shrine of this equivocal temple was dragged with black velvet, and there were secret doors about which even Zudan knew nothing. There was the inevitable date and before this a large crystal globe in which Hassan Ali saw the post and the future as revealed by his victim. It was easy to draw the past, and it was not difficult to draw the future. The future in this globe was nearly always what the victim wished; hence the popularity of Hassan Ali, late of the Pellucia struts, faker and card sharp, chief of a band of most clever and ingenious criminals. And Zudan wandered in and out of this inquisitive maze as a wild dove might have flown over residential swamp, untouched and unknown. As the miser grow stronger in Hassam All the evil thought previously referred to become more and more insistent. Zudora must die. When he faced this inevitability for the first time he was genuinely horrified. He was her uncle, her mother had been his sister; the girl was his flesh and blood. But the constant recurrence of an evil desire gradually loses the aphrodisiac of it. Today in Hassam All's mind there remained no shreds of compulsion, only a desire to accomplish the deed without in any manner affecting suspicion toward him. So to this one object he now turned the brilliant powers of his abnormal evil mind. Zudora must die. But how? In a few days she would be eighteen. On that day she would become enormously rich. He must rid himself of her before she had time to appreciate what the power of money meant. But how? In what subtle, cunning man- 100 Striking the German Across the Faces ner that would make it impossible for the law to trace the deed to him? And there was another obstacle rising slowly, but surely and formidably, over the horizon—love. Youth and the necessity of love, these menaced the plans of Hassam All. He had tolerated this keen eyed, clean lived, young lawyer, John Storm, because he had in a way relieved him of the trial of finding entertainment for Zudora. The time had come for Storm to be sent about his business. One night while he was dreaming over the past, marveling over the strange grunt of cynicism which ever lay his sense of moral obligation. Hassam saw his way. Zudora was interested in detective work and had often Beguiled to be allowed to use her powers of logical deduction. Before should play the detective to her heart's content, and if she met with some terrible accident who would be the wiser? Twenty millions in gold! His hands opened and shut spasmodically. Thrillfully he heard a rustle of petticoats. He opened his eyes to find his niece at his feet. "Uncle, don't you know what day this is?" she asked. "Why, it is Wednesday." "Have you forgotten that this is my eighteenth birthday?" "Eighteenth birthday! Good heavens, so it is, so it is." He held his hand upon her dark head, but he did not look down into the youthful and beautiful face raised toward his own. His fingers unconsciously crept into the girls' hair, a trifle too strongly for an affectionate gesture. "What is it?" she asked, drawing her head away quickly. "A touch of rhetorism in my arm," he said intuitively. "You know it gives me a twinge once in so often. So you are eighteen years old?" "And you said that on this day I was to come into a fortune." "That is true. How much do you think it is?" "Oh, perhaps $20,000." "Is it too?" she asked. "No, my child. It is the terrible responsibility which is about to rest upon your young shoulders that makes me sad. Tomorrow morning your lawyers will inform you that you are one of the richest helpless in America." "Unhappy and a poor of me." "I am telling you the truth. To date Zudora has turned out something like $25,000,000. It was the express will of your father to have this kept quiet, so that you would not be bothered with fortune hunters. Girl you will marry a duke or a prince. You will become a famous beauty. But my advice is this: That until my guardianship ceases—you will be twenty-one then—you will say nothing to any one about this fortune. It would make life unbearable for us both." "I'll gladly agree to that," she said eagerly. "Whenever you require a large sum of money you will write the attorneys, and they will send it. Think of the notoriously the busy reporters, the broken down nobles; indigenous society folk." She laughed at the picture. He was right. If she desired peace and comfort she must keep this fortune away from the public eye. "Zudora, there is one pleasant faux you must home-forth put entirely out of your mind." "And what is that?" "This family for John Storm. I call that you have inherited this vast sum of money, you are still under my guardianhip for these years." What Zohra would have replied to this half veiled demand will never be known. The To. I. Yang, and shortly after that John Storm himself was ushered into the room. Hassam All noded credibility, but the girl spiring to greet her later. "How's the case going?" she asked. "Pretty well. I think I still with out against Bleach." "He hates you." No doubt of it. He'd like nothing better than to stick a knife in my back." Hussam All's eyes narrowed. An idea had come to him. "Mr. Keene," said Storm suddenly. "I know I have my way to make, but I can assure you that I can give Zudora all the material comforts she has known. I want Zudora for my wife." "It is impossible." replied Hussam All. "Impossible!" echoed the two young people. "Absolutely," with growing coldness. "In the first place I am Zudora's guardian until she is twenty-one. Therefore I do not propose that she shall throw herself away on an ordinary lawyer." "Sir," said Storm. "I do not quite like the tone you use." "Indeed! Young man, I am not only her guardian, but I am also her flesh and blood uncle, and I do not propose that she shall bungle her future by a marriage to you." Not a word about the millions. Zudora thought hard for a moment and concluded it might be wise to any nothing to her lover until she had this fortune under her hand. "What if I promise never to marry any one else?" she said. Hassam all shrugged. "Come, come; be sensible. Until you both get over this foolish idea I must request that Mr. Storm come calling here." "Very well, sir," said Storm angrily. "But I warn you that I shall see Zudora outside as often as she is kind enough to permit me. Good evening." Storm sent Zudora a reassuring smile as he left the room. "What in the world have you against John?" cried Zudora bewildered. "I do not propose to see you support a fortune hunter," rather lamely. "That's no sense," she declared with spirit. "John tells the truth when he says he able to take care of me." "Still I forbid it, and legally it is my right." "But I love him. I would not trade him for the greatest prince in Christendom, and if I cannot marry him I'll marry no one." "Well, well," said Hassam All, apparently relenting; "if you take such a stand I'll compromise." She gazed at him eagerly. "Solve my next twenty cases and you can marry him; fall in any single case and you must renounce him." Zodora agreed instantly, even joyously. For a long time she had been seized with the desire to play the detective, and her uncle had often admitted that her powers of logical deduction were remarkable in a woman who, philosophers claimed, was without the faculty of sustained reasoning. There was little love lost between Storm and Blenneth. They had clashed a dozen times during the past year, and once of twice they had almost come to blown. On the last day they come together in the courtroom just before the noon recount. Blenneth throw dislocation to the winds and burst a low epithet at his rival who writ It rehabilitated by striking the German across the face with the brief he held in his hand. A tremendous confusion ensued, and from her seat in the gallery Zindora viewed the scene with alarm. This man Blencith was an athletic boy. He had been in America but a few years, and he still held to the German slow regarding a blow in the face. He hastily scribbled a note, which he 1. Zudora Rän Over to the Dead Man. aboved toward Storm. The latter read it, shrugged and nodded affirmatively. All might have gone well but for the fact that an enterprising reporter found the discarded note and made a great scoop for his paper. Blenreilh had challenged Storm to a duel, and the latter had shortly agreed, despite the fact that he knew nothing of swords and was a very indifferent platoon shot. And Hassan All found a way to dispose of John Storm. And Zudora thought she had found a way to save him. She found him in the color, bravely trying to hit a bulb eye target. It would have been laughable under any other circumstance. He was not to be swerved. However, and when she threatened him with the poison he laughed. He knew the police of old. They would refuse to take the affair seriously. Storm laid down his revolver and took a drink of water. Then he picked up the revolver and began pegging away. Unobserved, she dragged the drinking water. There would be no need that night. The next morning Heineith was found dead in his library, strangled and killed. Storm, in a dazed condition, (fishhead) was arrested on the street, charged with murder. Hassan Ali, in his capacity of criminal investigator, accompanied by Zudora, entered with the police the scene of the crime. "Well, my child," said he, "here is your first case. Let us see if you can handle it." Zudoria, having a double incentive, ran over to the dead man. On the floor she found a scarpin, some small change, and she noticed that his collar hung by the rear button. She hurriedly wrapped those three articles in her handkerchief. The peculiar green spots on this collar had around her curiosity. She was very unhappy. The drug she had given her lover had not put him to sleep. It had merely sent him wandering about the streets through the night in a blank sage of mind. He would not be able to account for his time, and she might plead in vain that she had given him a sleeping position to keep him in his house until all chance to fight Hienreich was gone. Several days passed. Storm moped in his cell. Truth to tell, he wasn't sure that he hadn't killed his enemy. From the moment Zudora left him until he found himself in jail he could remember nothing. When she told him what she had done he smiled and forgave her. "But you got me into a pretty pickie, little girl, and you'll have to get me out of it." "I will." The marks on the collar were penet marks, and they bothered her. Often she flung the collar vehemently from her, but she always went back to it. One day she found something on the floor in the library. At that moment she attached no significance to the find. Zigzag pencil lines on the collar show had they come there? Before the crime? That was not quite possible. The German had been scrupulously nont in the attire. She invariably sought what was known as the mystic room when confronted by any serious problem. No sound ever reached there. A green parrot swung on a perch. He was very old and was doubtless the repository of many a strange secret. Once he muttered, "Let's get blim" Zudorn thought this rather odd and began quizzing the old bird. But he refused to speak further. Near the dals stood a mechanical affair constructed something after the manner of a pin-wheel. It consisted of two tubes of glass, which revolved in opposite directions, filled with a brilliant, diffusing violet light. This made invention was Haassam All's own. Today, Zudha trailed it on the green parrot, but the whirling lights simply tumbled the bird off his perch. She picked hips up and revived him and soon forgot all about him in the renewed interest in the spotted collar. Idy she imitated the marks with the stab of pencil. . . . And then, as if the whole world had suddenly lighted up, Zudha at last understood how Bienniel had come to his death. When the trial began it looked very bad for John Storm. The altercation with the decident in court was reviewed, the dueling challenge their previous enemy, the twelve unaccountable hours. In the balcony Haamam All and the man Burns watched the proceedings with something more than normal interest. When the jury finally survived the jury's instructions every one conceived that John Bard was a best man; nothing could save him from the chalk. Suddenly up the alab ease toward the judge's desk came a velled woman. "Mori" she cried. "It was I-1-1." Then she fainted. The judge, the attorneys, the reporters, the spectators, all rose in their amusement. A woman! After the tableau came confusion and chaos. The judge signed to the jury to return to their chair. Storm, despite the deputy sheriff, pushed his way to the woman's side and swiftly raised the vell. "Zadorn!" He turned resolutely to the judge. "Your honor, the o is some malake. This young woman has had nothing to do will, the death of Blenreth. It is utterly impossible." "That remains to be seen, Mr. Storm." j: "That remains to be seen. Mr. Storm tells me that you please!" "That, sir, is insulting." "Deputies," called the judge eternally. He was sorry for Storm, but duty was duty none the less. The court was eventually cleared. Storm was taken back to his cell. Hasam All and Burns went away together. Immediately Zudora sought the office of the district attorney, whom she found haranguing with the counsel for the defense. "If I can convince you two gentlemen, will that be sufficient?" she asked. "It will," affirmed the district attorney. "But why can't you give us the man's name now?" he asked. "To tell his name now would spoil everything," declared Zudora. "I have no evidence at this moment that would hold in law, but I'll guarantee to place it in your hands before midnight. You two will come secretly to my house, and I will secrete you behind some curtains, and there you will hear the evidence from the man's own life." "Very well," said the district attorney. "But I warn you that any kind of oriental mummery will not pass as evidence." "Do you see this pencil?" she asked, exhibiting a stub. "Yes." "It is the one. It is green, indelible, not a common, everyday pencil. The criminal held this stub in his hand while strangling Bilethreil. Why none of us shall know unless he can be made to tell." At 9 o'clock a man entered the mystic room. He looked puzzled. "You wished to see me?" he said to Zudora. "Yes. Please sit down, Mr. Burns." Above, unknown to either, the deep lined face of Hussam Ali appeared. In his hand he held a revolver with a Maxim shiller. As he had said, the mystic room possessed a dozen secret caves. From this upper one it was Hussam Ali's ability to take stock of his victims before meeting them personally. He waited. Zudora began to ask admiring questions. Burns eyed her restlessly. Suddenly she strang the trap. She held up the pencil. "This is yours. I saw you writing with it. It fell to the floor, where I found it. It is the same pencil that marked the collar of Blenroth in his death struggles." Burns jumped to his feet. Zudora did likewise, thwerving on the power ```markdown ``` "Yes, I killed him, but another"—which not the god Hypnos in motion. Burns tried to look away, but could not. Suddenly he screamed and began to grove. "Yes, I killed him! But another"—He stopped, choked, made a spring for the violet light and received the full charge of electricity. There was a terrific flash, and Burns stumbled and fell at Zudorna's feet. The attorneys rushed in from behind the curtains. But Burns was dead. Hassan All withdrew his head like a colon that had concluded not to strike. He had lost a tool who, perhaps, had known too much. But the significant fact remained that John Storm was still in his way. adorna had won her first case. [To be continued.] NO GENERAL STEEL CUT Gary Saya Some Wages Will Be Redjusted. There will be no general reduction in wages-by the United States Steel corporation at the present time. This announcement was made in New York by Judge Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the corporation, after a meeting of the corporation's finance committee. There will, however, be some readjustments in the pay of "skilled labor and piece work" on a lower, basis. U. 8. Cruiser Rushes to Jaffa. Rioting broke out at Jaffa and the United States cruiser Tennessee is rushing there at full speed. The outbreak of the Turks so far has been confined to attacks on Jews, but it is feared that they will vent their rage on all foreigners. Ex-United States Senator West Dead. Former United States Senator Will Ham S. West was found dead in bed at his home in Valdez, Ga. He had beefed apparently in good health. Invaders Fall Back Into East Prussia and Czar's Troops - Held Region Above Vistula. Russia's hosts, after the check caused by the determined advance of Field Marshal von Hindenburg, in command of the German forces, are moving forward again, and the kaisers armies, in the region northwest of Warsaw, are imperilled by the new Muscovite attack. The Germain army that invaded north Poland, by way of Milawa, has been repulsed, according to the war office, and has been driven back into east Prussia, where it holds a line twenty-five miles long, between Nieldenburg and Lautenburg. The once triumphant army of Gormans, which held the north bank of the Vistula and planned an attack on Warsaw from the north has entitley lost control in this region. The heavy German column which has been driven across the east Prussian frontier is spreading out to the east and west, according to reports from the front. The purpose of the German movement is to doobach to the right of the entrenched Masur lake position and to reinforce the troops in the vicinity of Thorn, for protection against the continued Russian advance on the Thorn-Altenstein-Insterburg railroad, which is the main strategic line paralleling the north Poland frontier. The Russian success north of the Vistula is not the only one they have scored. They have taken the offensive west of Warsaw and have driven the Germans back over the Bzura river. Once more they have straightened their line, and despite hard counter attacks by the Germans are slowly but surely rolling back the kaisers' legions. Almost daily for three weeks there has been terrific fighting along the Bizura river from Kamlon, where it flows into the Vistula, southwestward to Lewitz. The fighting has been no less force along the Bizura's tributaries, the Utrata, Rawka, Pisla and Skiernevie rivers. There have been occasional bouts in the fighting, but these have been only brief. For twenty-two hours, Russians and Germans fought a hand-to-hand battle for the possession of the rules of Teresh, between the Utrata and the Pisla rivers. This was a flourishing little town until the Germans made their first attempt to take Warawar. Since then it has been captured and recaptured six times. It has been entirely wrecked by the shells of the opposing armies. The great battle of western Galicia may now be said to have begun. Contacts are reported along the line from Cimcow to the Dunajec river and as east as Przemysl. The garrison of that fortress has made a determined attempt, to break a way out westward in the direction of Bireza in the hope of reaching the Carpathian passes and rejoining the Austrian and German forces coming up for the great battle. The Russians are fighting in this region under favorable conditions, and in one way or another Przemysl probably will not delay any considerable force of the Russians very much longer. Perhaps the most important news is that the western Galicia advance of the Austro-German armies has now been stopped. KILLS INSANE BROTHER Shoots Escaped Maniac in Defense of Mother. Howard Demund, thirty-five years of age, was killed by his brother John at the home of their father, S. N. B. Demund, a well-known Republican party worker, of North Watergap, near East Stroudsburg, Pa. The victim recently escaped from the Rittersville asylum and several days ago landed at his father's house. He attempted to kill his mother in a quarrel and the brother fired the fatal shot in defense of the mother. Howard Demund had been deranged for years. Australians Directing Weapon Against Russian Aviators. ```markdown ``` Freight Rate Increase Granted With Exceptions. Interstate Commieries Commission Grants 5 Per Cent Raise Except on Coal, Coke and Iron Ore. Washington, Dec. 19.—Increases in freight rates, approximating five per cent on all the railroads between the Atlantic seaboard and the Mississippi, north of the Potomac and Ohio rivers, were granted by the interstate commerce commission in a divided opinion, excepting upon certain heavy commodities which comprise a large bulk of the traffic. The increases will further apply to the railroads west of Buffalo and Pittsburgh, which were granted partial advances in the decision of Aug. 1, which denied them altogether to the roads east of those points. The railroads are instructed to file the new schedules within ten days, and it is estimated that the advanced rates will become effective about ten days thereafter, unless there is some technical objection raised. The rates will increase the annual income of the roads about $20,000,000. In the decision the carriers, embracing 112 railroad companies, are permitted to make the applied for advances in rates except the rail-lake-and-rail, lake-and-rail and rail-lake traffic; rates on bituminous coal and coke; rates on anthracite coal and iron ore, and rates that are held by unexpired orders of the commission. After further consideration, the commission permits advances to be made also on cement, starch, brick, tile, clay and plaster. On these commodities no advances were permitted by the decision of Agr. T. Summarizing the basis of its decision, the majority report of the commission said: "For the fiscal year just ended the net operating revenues, as shown by the carriers are lower than was estimated or anticipated when the original report was issued. Not since 1908 have the net operating revenues of the carriers been so low as in the fiscal year ending June last. "In 1908, moreover, the property investment account of the carriers was $1,300,000,000 less than in this last fiscal year. The surplus for 1908, after deducting $102,000,000 paid in dividends, was $47,000,000, whereas for the last fiscal year the dividends paid, amounting to $118,000,000, drew on the accrued surplus to the extent of $3,200,000. "From whatever comparative standpoint viewed, the net operating revenues of the last fiscal year must be regarded as unduly low. Operating costs and operating revenues fail to show that tendency to such concomitant variation as should prevail in the transportation industry. The property investment accounts as now standing on the books of the carriers cannot be accepted as accurately representing the fair value of their property devoted to serving the public. "The fact remains that if the increase in depreciation and betterment accounts in the last fiscal year over the average of similar allowances for the five-year period were added to their net operating income for the last fiscal year, the results of operation would still fall below a fair return upon the amounts carried upon the books as investment in property." A German fleet slipped through the cordon of naval defense which had made the coast of England inviolate for centuries and bombarded the cities of Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby, on the northeast coast of England and 310 miles across the North sea from the German naval base at Helgaland. It was the most daring and successful exploit the Germans have performed in the war and all England is much alarmed and excited over the possibility of invasion. An enormous amount of damage was done at Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby, at least seventy-four persons were killed and scores of others were wounded. Twelve persons were killed at Scarborough, fifty-five at Hartlepool and two at Whitby. The first saill was dropped into Scarborough at, 7.56 a.m., and the bombardment continued there and at Hartlepool and Whitby for more than half an hour. Instantly there was an exodus from these towns to the interior. Shocked and panic-stricken by the almost unbelievable daring of the Germans and by the failure of the navy to anticipate and prevent the raid, thousands fled from the coast—crowding trains, taking every available automobile and home drawn conveyance. 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Schedule to Belfast December 15, 2018 Leave Byrd Street Station, Richmond, FO NONFOLK*: "0:00 A. M., "0:00 P. M., "0:40 P. M. FORLYNOMBURG AND THE WEST": "0:50 A. M., "0:50 P. M., "0:50 P. M., "0:50 P. M. Arrive Richmond Station, "0:50 A. M. "0:50 P. M., "11:00 P. M., "P. M., the W "0:50 A. M., "8:10 P. M., m:40 P. M., "0:50 P. M., "0:50 P. M., *Daily*, a Daily Mr. Sunday, Monday Only. W. B. BRVILLA, Passenger Traffic Manager. W. C. SAUNDERS, G. P. A., Broomfield, Va. C. E. BOLLEY, D. P. A., Broomfield, Va. ATLANTIC COAST LINE EFFROTIVE APRIL 18, 1914 TRAIN LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY. For Flight and South: 8:15 A. M. and 8:00 P. M. 12:30 A. M. For Norfolk: 8:00 A. M. 8:00 P. M. 8:10 P. M. For N. & W. Ry. West: 8:15 A. M. 8:00 A. M. 8:00 P. M. 8:30 P. M. For Petersburg: 12:00 A. M. 8:15 A. M. 8:20 A. M. A. M. 8:05 A. M. 8:00 P. M. 4:10 P. M. 8:00 P. M. 8:08 P. M. 8:09 P. M. 11:45 P. M. For Goldsboro and Payetteville: "8:10 P. M. Trains Arrive Richmond Daily: 8:10 A. M. 10:30 A. M. 8:00 A. M. 8:27 A. M. "10:45 A. M. 11:40 A. M. "10:10 P. M. "10:45 P. M. 8:00 P. M. 8:08 P. M. 8:00 P. M. 8:00 P. M. 11:40 P. M. *Except Sunday.* "Sunday only. Time of arrival and departure and connection not guaranteed." SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Premier Carrier of the South Trains Leave Richmond-Main Street Studios, N. B.—Following schedule figures published information and not guaranteed: For South-Thall: 1:00 A. M.—Local; 10:18 A. M.—Krueger; M. M.—Express with Electric Lighted Sleeping Car for Atlanta and Hiramlaughan. 11:00 P. M.—Express. Week Buses : 8:00 P. M.—Local. YORK RIVER LINE. 1:18 P. M.—Steamer train (parlier car),营运; bunday; no local stop; and 1:16 P. M.—Buff- low—Cousins for Baltimore, daily,营运; bunday. 7:00 A. M.—Bufflow, trains. TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND. From the South: 7:08 A. M. and 12:08 A. M. From West: 12:08 P. M. and 1:08 P. M. Sunday. From West: 12:08 P. M. (coaster train), taily except Monday; 1:40 A. M. daily; ciff A. M. except Sunday. H. I. BINOP, D. P. A. 907 K. Main St., Phone Madison 876 C. & O. 7:15 A.-Local-Daily-Newport News. 7:40 A.-Local-Daily-Charlotteville, Knapp Bundley, Thurmond. 9:00 A.-Kt. Daily-Newark and Old Point. 9:10 A.-Local-Daily-Lytechburg, Lexington, Clifton Forge. *12:25 Noon-Kt.-Newport-Norfolk, Old Point. *12:30 Kt.-Newport-Norfolk, Levierville. *14:00 Kt.-Kt.-Newport-Norfolk, Old Point. 8:00 P.-Local-Dy.-Newport-Noway, Old Point 8:15 P.-Local-Kt.-Sunbury-Gordesville. 8:15 P.-Local-Week Days-Lytechburg *8:15 P.-Local-Bundley-Lytechburg and Clifton Forge. 8:40 P.-Limited-Daily-Chincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis. *11:00 P.-Regress-Daily-Chincinnati, Louisville Sligo. TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND-Local Group East: 70:16 A.M., 8:16 P.M. Through Run East: 11:30 A.M., 2:00 P.M., 4:00 P.M. Local from West: 8:30 A.M., *7:00 A.M.*, and 7:40 A.M. Through 8:30 A.M., *12:00 Hours* and also Bike. James River, 102:55 A.M. James River Line: *2:35 A. M., 6:00 P. M. dally. SEABOARD AIR LINE Northbound trains scheduled to leave Richmond daily: 9:00 A. M.—Local to Norfolk. 1:15 P. M.—Sleepers and coaches, Atlanta, Birmingham, Maryland, Wilmington, N.C. 1:30 P. M.—Sleepers and coaches, Atlanta, Birmingham, Memphis. 1:00 A. M.—Sleepers and coaches, Jacksonville. Northbound trains scheduled to arrive in Rich- mond daily: 8:15 A. M. 7:45 A. M. 8:05 P. M. 8:50 F. M. Local. Subscribe to the Richmond Planet. ALPHEUS SCOTT CHURCH HILL Funeral Director and Embalmer- OPEN DAY AND MONDAY. Office, 2006 P. St. Phone Ned. 3337 Residence, 1015 St. James St. Phone, Mad. 6029 Paraphernalia, Material and Service of the Bost, Retirement Service, Moderate Rates. MADAMS SCOTT, Embalmer Suit for Women and Children and its attendance at funerals. JOHN M. Higgins, REALLED IN CHOICE GROCERIES. WINES, LIQUORS and CIGARS. FORNISH COUNTY, PARK CITY AND NEW CENTRAL. 1610 East Pendleton Street, Grove Hill Station. POOR Published every Saturday by John Mitchell, Jr., at 511 N. 4th St., Richmond, Va. All communications intended for publication should be sent so as to reach us by Wednesday. Entered at the Post Office at Richmond, Va., at second-class matter. Editor A. J. Smitherman of Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been arrested on a warrant sworn out by T. J. Elliott of State League, charging him with criminal libel. Bond in the sum of $400 was given and the journalist released. The fight promises to be warm and exciting. Editor Smitherman is defiant and charges craft exists in the organization of which Mr. Elliott is President. --- We have received a copy of the H. Junols State Journal of the 15th, uff in which appears a communication from Dr. Jas. E Henderson in answer to "A Defense of Germany" by Rev. Carl H Kreckembern. It deals with the action of the allies in using African and Indian troops and Dr. Henderson's article is quite interesting upon that subject. --- JUST WANTS TO KNOW. A correspondent, who does not want his name published says, I saw in one of your Planets this year telling the Negro to make friends with the white man. What do you mean by that? I think he ought to meet us half way. I have often heard parents say to children, you all he have. The Fox seems as though he does not want to make friends, with the raging. Our first imitation was to say we meant what we said, but the would be considered discontinuations. We mean that in your immediate neighborhood, you should make friends with white people to be friendly. It is not friendly with your white neighborhood, you must necessarily be to go to your colored other. The race, "right through here now is having rough shodtime" and every white citizen who can be induced to regard us and our efforts favorable will lighten the burden that we are carrying. We do not mean that this action should be taken at the expense of our manhood. We should do favors where it is possible and have our children do likewise. A white man and especially a southern white man whose sympathy can be enlisted in our support will go far in an effort to assist in any legitimate effort to better our condition. Colored people then should show to these kind of people that we trust them and that we solicit their good opinion of us. This white man and his family will tell other white men and the report will go further than we would be able to carry it. In the final summing up, all of the colored people in the neighborhood are benefited. White people are largely public spirited and they can do much to control those white folks of a different class. When we become auspicious of all white people, because of the attitude of some few of them, then this auspicious attitude on our part begets auspicious attitude on their part and this racial feeling is communicated to the children on both sides of the line. The trouble now is that the races are drifting too far apart in their business and personal relationship. A gap is left for the Negro-hating politicians to get in their work. Mutual distrust is the result and this in time will lead to mutual dislike and a forgetfulness of the fact that in order to bring prosperity to the country, both races must work in a spirit of mutual helpfulness one with the other. We hope that we are understood and, that it is not necessary to find out whether a white man wants to be friendly before we make friendly advances towards him. Of course, we do not refer to the low, disjoint, envious, selfish, po白色 class. It is but little that, can be done to change their opinion of us. Still, we remember hearing the old folks say that it is better to have the good will of a dog than the ill will of that same animal. And we are not calling GOV. COLQUIRT ON THE His Excellency, O. B. "Colquitt, Governor of Texas is evidently "mad clean through" with President Woodrow Wilson and his Secretary of State, Hon. William J. Bryan. His vitriolic declarations which we publish in another column will rank with the most sensational denunciations ever delivered in this country. It indicates that Postmaster General A. S. Burleson will have the opportunity to measure arms with the fighting Chief Executive of the Lone Star State. It is a declaration of open warfare and emphatic notice that when the roll of states is called in the next National Democratic Convention, Texas will vote for a candidate whose name will not be Woodrow Wilson. The "bill of particulars" which Gov. Colquhitt has filed with the American people against the present Democratic administration makes interesting reading. It must be admitted that he makes out a strong case. What does it all mean? A revolt is in evidence against the present party leaders and it is started in time for it to gain headway by the next meeting of the National Democratic Convention. To what extent Hon. Champ Clark's managers are held this movement romanes to be seen. It is evident that the Democratic leaders are chafing at the restraint put upon them by President Wilson. Can this revolt be healed in time and can these political insurrectionists be appeased or whipped into line? It does not seem so. It is evident that Gov. Colquitt must be disciplined or sent into political oblivion at once or serious political consequences will follow. His open attack upon the President of the United States, who is the recognized leader of the Democratic Party indicates that all other mean to effect a recognition have failed. It means too that the Solid South will be divided from one end of that vast domain to the other. The cause of all of this is apparent. Republican administrations have "stumbled over themselves" in an effort to please the political leader from that section of the country. Appointments were made only upon their recommendations and to be a congressman or a senator from a southern State was to be guaranteed every courtesy and consideration in the hands of the Administration at Washington. With the overwhelming success of the Democratic Party came overwhelming responsibility. Democrat boerum arrayed against Democrats and the Democratic statesmen from the Southland found a man in the White House, who took their recommendations under, adjudement and then passed the over to some representative of the administration in this stateman's State. This produced anger and discontent and there was a bonding for three good old days when a Republican President hold sway. It may be safely asserted that the "brown dog" nominee will be an evidence two years hence and if Hon Champ Clark is not successful in "heading off" the renomination of President Wilson, there will be one of the biggest revolts in the Democratic Party that has ever been known in any Party save that which swept the Hon. William H. Taft to an incumbent defeat. ```markdown ``` HON. JOHN SKELTON WHI- LIAMS AND RACE PREJUDICE We cannot just understand how Hon. John Skelton Williams could have been correctly reported in his New York address before the Southern Society. He is quoted as follows: "All other issues have appeared to us light and negligible when whitish supremacy was threatened. Happily such fears are now no more to be regarded than as a frightful dream. Our constitutional conventions in the different states have so limited and safeguarded the right of suffrage in an effort to secure an unlightened electorate, that Negro rule has ceased to be a monace. "Long ago we determined that the Negro should never be our master; that we would work with him and help him and let him help and work with us, but that, as a social and political equal, the best interests of both races and of the county and of the internals and delicate prohibition. The dignity, welfare and prosperity" of the two races and of the entire country are and will be promoted by the police of strict segregation." The Williamses as they are sometimes called are regarded as being well-wishers of the colored people. The distinguished representative of this type of the F. F. Va. of the State seems to have determined upon securing 'an unenviable notoriety. What has surprised us is that a Comptroller of Currency of the United States should have attacked the civil and political equality of the colored people, when he, as an official of the United States is sworn to maintain and support the Constitution of the United States and the civil and political equality of all men before the law. Under this oath, Hen. John Skel- toon Williams could not honorably attack a condition which he is under oath to maintain and support. White and colored people in this State took pride in his elevation to such a high office, but if he gave voice to such utterances, he is not justifying our faith in him. It is the opinion of a large proportion of the citizens hero that Mr. Williams worst onemy is his own mouth. It has been the undoing of many a public servant and in this case, he is proving himself to be no exception. We say this with regret. The proper course for our distinguished fellow citizen is to rejuse into alliance. For our part, we await with confidence the result of all of this agitation. This race prejudice, this doctrine of caste is foreign to American institutions and cannot last. Statesmen, who pander to this race prejudice are riding for a fall." They are necessarily men of little mind and are devoid of those great principles which have made men great in all ages. We feel downright sorry about this Hon. John Skelton Williams matter, all the more so because he is a Virginian. Let us hope that God will change him before Mother Earth gathers him to her bosom. DEFENDS VA. SEMINARY. Dear Sir, In the issue of the Planet, Sat. Dec. 19th, the St. Paul School reporting her successes and failures in foot-ball for the season 1914: referring to the closing game with the Virginia Theological Seminary and College, stated the following: "The game with the Virginia Seminary, Lynchburg, Va., might better be played on the field, prize fighting on the part of the Seminary team with the assistance of the referee, umpire and headlinesman." The St. Paul men were held, kicked and struck with the fists and when ever protest was made or retaliation threatened, the referee advised the St. Paul men that disqualification would immediately follow. Indeed one St. Paul player was disqualified because he advised the referee that a forward pass had been made within five yards of the line of scrimmage. With the assistance of the officials the Seminary managed to make four touch downs. The only wonder is that they did not make more. We wish to give in the following lines the other side (the true side) of the story so that the public after hearing it in its entirety may be able to reach a for decision. All properly informed persons in foot ball sport agree, that no game is a fair one in which the referee is not allowed to referee. The question as to who this person shall be, should be handled fairly and thoughtfully by both teams in the arrangement of a game. We shall mention the arranger- kings, cring with N. Paul later. Our Athletic relations commenced with the St. Paul School fh, the fall of 1913. Our first game was played on St Paul's grounds. At the end of the first half the score stood 6-0 in favor of the Seminary. In the third quarter St. Paul made a touch down which was first ruled out by the reference, but later comeback by the Seminary mcn when Laceyville threatened to take over the decision in favor of the Seminary, which the reference gave, was rejected by St. Paul's team the game stopped with a score of 6-6. The game with St. Paul on the Thanksgiving of 1814, to which she has made such unjust and unsportmanlike reference, was one which differed in many ways from any which we had previously played, and although we are well acquainted with the "give" and "take" method; we hope not to have another such soon. We were shocked first by the new demands which St. Paul made on us just two days before the date of the game, when it was too late for us to retire from the contest" without incurring financial burdens; and worse than this, the reproaches of the public. We regard our Public Standing. The letter which we received from Mr. Pollard two days before the date of the games stated that we were required to get officials from the Petersonburg school, A. & M. or Union University. They specified, however, the man if he should be taken from Union, and old player from V. N. & I. And the letter stated further that city officials would be acceptable provided they were white men. He stated also that unless they received reply immediately by telegram that these conditions would be met, the game would be cancelled. It was too late then to take up the matter of securing officials from any of the schools mentioned and our only alternative, according to conditions which they forced on us at the last moment, was to seek among white men, in Lynchburg the needed officials. There is scarcely a school in America for negroes. St. Paul included, which does not have representatives in Lynchburg who are capable of officiating in foot ball sport. Here in our city we have colored men who are officials of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association including, Lincoln, Howard, Union, etc. Here in our city is Dr. Faycet, who after refereeing a game between Virginia Seminary and Union University, was immediately chosen by Union to referee the Union Howard game. But we were forced to leave the race in which we pride ourselves and make selection officials so that St. Paul's "Director of Academics" might feel that justice would be measured to his industrial class. Aside from the humidity which it brought us to know that a man responsible for the training of so many of our youth, could have such a lack of confidence in the race which he affects to train; there was the additional fear, with us, that of Girls whom we were forced to select from the race which sees Cannan Doctor on a "servant of servants" would be inclined to waive doubtful points in favor of our axe and hammer broach. However, in looking for a reference to meet Mr. Pellard demands we decided to get a gentleman from the race of his preference whose honesty and knowledge in foot ball affairs had been sanctioned by his services in the greatest games which have been played in our city between some of the leading white-Universities of both north and south as well as inter state games. It is hardly reasonable to suppose that he could have been bribed by us when you consider, on the one hand, the power of the other, the fact that he has refused contracts with Universities like W. & L. and the University of Virginia, as coach, in order that he might remain with an institution which is distinctly Christian: However, this man was not our choice, but, the choice of the visiting team. While we admit that he was upright, efficient and sportsman-like, we sincerely believe we could have found a man just as good in the ranks of our own people. And those charges. We held, kicked and struck their men with our fists. It is true that we did hold them; Union University held them too, that accounts for their failure to make a touch down in either of those games. But remember that in foot ball, "holding them," is the main thing; We must plead guilty to another charge also. We certainly struck them. Positively, we did strike them. We struck them the way which Col. Roosevelt, meant when he said. "In life as in foot ball, the rule should be, don't shirk, don't foul, hit the line hard." The way we struck, accounts for our scores 28 points. But as to kicking, and fisting their players or the appearance of any disposition to do so, what ever poor man would go off after we had made such an earnest, effort to see that they got friendly, comfortable entertainment and fair play, and attempt to affect the glory which occurred to us from an honest and well won game; hatching up such a false and flandish report as the one which we quoted at the beginning of this article, may well be chased with a certain old English school master whom a noted fiction writer described as "having a cavity in his head just where the moral cortex should have been" or, some other kindred defect beneath the hat. The article charging us so severely closes by saying, that, the only wonder is that we did not make more than four touch downs. The thing which explains our failure to make more than four, was an accident which happened to our quarterback, who had been practised for that day, and made him unable to enter the game at all. But for this misfortune, and humility which we felt in being forced to tear across the field after a white man's whistle we might easily have supplemented the four touch downs and four goal kicks by two three more of each. In closing we wish to show the public in what manner these 25 points were scored against St. Paul and then let them judge whether we won as St. Paul claims, or, because we were much their superior. When St. Paul kicked off to in at the beginning of the first quarter and the ball was put in serifimage, our men tore off thirty five yards on its first snap. One touch down was made when the ball was carried from midfield within 3 yards of the goal on a single forward pass, and then rushed over. The other 3 were made on forward pass runs of from 30 to 50 yards, each time, the ball was placed so that every goal was kicked with comparative ease. In fact, everything was so clear that the game was not needed. At time during the game was our goal line endangered. It is hardly probable that one team will allow another to cheat them of 25 points. VERNON JOHN, President, Athletic Association Van Som, and College Leeiburg (Va.) Notes. Mrs. Suzie Conaway of Baltimore visited her sister during the holidays Mrs. Thomas Doresy and Miss Gave of Washington are the guest of Miss Doresy. Mr. Will Taylor, of N. J. and Mr. Robert Taylor of Washington are visiting their parents Mr. and Mrs. William Taylor. Mr. C. A. Morris slipped and fell on the ice injuring him self very seriously. Mrs. Harriet Tolbert has a sprained arm from a fall. On Thursday, the 24th, the children had their exercises and they performed well. Dr. Tyler at the organ. Their little hearts were made glad. Supt. Brother William Roberts deserves great credit for the way he had trained them. All received presents. Dr. Tyler received $11.66 as a small token of our appreciation for his unbounded services. Wednesday night we had an old time covenant meeting led by Bro. Jones and Glenn. Sunday the Dr. was at his station at eleven o'clock, Text, Mark, 4-39. Subject, "The two Storms Quietled by Christ," we were glad to have with, as sister Gaskins Bro. Jones and Glenn prayed at 8.00 P. M. the Dr. was at (best using Mark- 8-27. Subject, "Bread In The Desert," he explained how God cared for his people. Rev. W. R. Manley left this morning for Bluemount by the way of the O. D. R. R., where he has taken charge. Rev. Dotson left for Gliederville, where he will feed his stock for he knows how to do it. We are sorry, to note Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Morris have been bereaved of their infant child. Well Christmas has come and gone we settle down to business again. Our sick are all improving. (Virginian—Dec. 29th, 1914) Two important arrests of prominent duggers came yesterday as the largest sensation sprung by the Police Department in their efforts to break up cocaine traffic in Richmond. Roland H. Childrey, fifty-two years old, a member of Leigh-Street Baptist Church for thirty years, a member of the City School Board for ten, and a popular and respected business man who has conducted a drug operation for twenty years, eight years, was arrested charged with dispensing horion, a deadly drug, without having a written prescription from a lawful practitioner. Judson Cunningham, sixty-four years old, prominent in social and business circles, and for years manager of Scott's Drug Store at 1617 East Franklin Street, was arrested on a similar charge. STATEMENTS FROM BOTH MEN. In order that no injustice might be done the druggists. The Richmond Virginian last night asked them for signed statements, setting forth the facts from their viewpoints. Both readily acceded and their statements are printed below: MR. CHILDREY'S STATEMENT. "Richmond; Va. "Dec. 28, 1914 "A warrant charging me with killing heroin without the prescription of a lawful, authorized practitioner of medicine was, much to my surprise served on me today. "In explanation, I feel it due myself to make public the true facts which led to my arrest. For several months past I have been filling a prescription for heroin, for a young man named O. D. Lumpkin, now a prisoner in the city jail, and through whom I learn that the charges against me first originated. This prescription was signed by Dr. J. R. Williams, of 401 East Franklin Street. "Lumpkin recently was arrested for having cocaine in his possession in unlawful quantities. "Since that time he has been a prisoner in the city jail. Several days ago a young man came into my store with an order, "purporting to be from Lumpkin, stating that he was badly in need of the drug which he had been, in the habit of taking, and asking me that I send him fifty cents worth by the bearer of the note. I refused to let the young man have the drug and returned the note and money to him. "About Tuesday of last week the same man called again, presenting what appeared to be the same note he again asked that I refill a prescription which I had here signed by Dr. Williams and calling for heroin. "Activated solely by motives, usually unquestioned, and for humanity's sake, I gave the young man the heron he asked for. "Since that time I have received several messages with 'money' purporting to be from Lumpkin, but refused to them all. "The prescriptions which I had usually filled for Lumpkin were all to my knowledge that I ever filled for a drug, that were signed by Dr Williams. . . . "I deny ever having been connected with persons behind the so-called drug traffic in Richmond. "My aim has always been to be above reproach in the sale of any such drug. My reputation and standing as a druggist, as a citizen, and as a member of the church has been, and after the charges against me have been settled, will always remain clean. Again I deny that in filling the prescription I had an utterer motive for so doing. I believe that a great mistake has been made and a great wrong done me. I further believe that the charges against me will be damnished and that I will be fully exonerated of any wrong doing. "I realize that there is probably some grounds for the statement that there is a traffic in drugs being carried on in the city. I will not only be cleared of the charges against me but will no whatever is in my power to assist the police in ridding Richmond of the drug traffic." (Signed) ROLAND H. CHILDREY MR. CUNNINGHAM'S STATEMENT. Mr. Cunningham's statement follows: "For several years I have at times filled prescriptions calling for heroin for a man named Jones who lives at 1020 Taylor Street. These prescriptions have always been signed by reputable physicians. On Sunday of this week I received a note purporting to be signed by Jones with an enclosure of a prescription calling for twenty grains heroin and purporting to be signed by Dr. J. A. Lewis. I filled the prescription and labeled it according to law. "Today I received another note without a prescription which I declined to fill. "This afternoon, much to my surprise, detectives walked into my store and informed me that I was under arrest. They said that I was charged with unlawfully selling twenty grains of heroin on the day before. "I explained to the detectives that I had sold the heroin on a prescription and going to my files I showed them the paper that had accompanied the order, purporting to be from Jones. However, the prescription, I found to be a forgery. I called Dr. Lewis over the telephone and he stated that he did not sign the prescription which I held. "I hardly feel that it is necessary for me to deny the charge, because all of those who know me will at once realize that some mistake has been made. (signed) JUDSON CUANINGHAM, ARRESTS CAUSE GREAT SURPRISE. The arrests came as a great surprise. How the evidence was secured on which the warrants were sworn out by the detainees was a subject wholly disallowed, and people prom- invent throughout the city telephoned in every direction inquiring into the case. made by Dr. J. A. Lewis, a col- llected arrest of Dr. J. R. Williams, of 201 East Franklin Street for prescribing drugs in unlawful quantities, and the statement recently made by Dr. J. A. Lewis, a col- colored physician, that persons had forged his name to prescriptions calling for enough cocaine and other drugs to-last one of the local hospitals for a year, during the past few weeks. and that they had not experienced any trouble in having them filled, started the campaign against the il- legal sale of drugs. Detective Sergeant Froenke and Detective Gordon Smith made the arrests, after a consultation with Chief of Police Werner. MR. CHILDREY'S STATEMENT. Mr. Childrey admitted that he had sold heroin without a prescription, but stated that he did so because the mail for whom it was intended was merely having a prescription re-filled, and that it was not a new prescription. The police state that a separate prescription is necessary for each sale of heroin cocaine or like drugs. NUMEROUS ARRESTS MADE So far there have been about a dozen arrests during the past month that have been in some manner connected with the sale of drugs. About a month ago, O. D. Lumpkin, a member of a prominent family here, was arrested for having an unlawful quantity of cocaine in his possession. He was locked up at the city jail awaiting trial. While a prisoner there it was found that he had been a patient of Dr. Williams and according to the police he had obtained drugs on prescriptions calling for unlawful amounts that had been signed by that physician. This led to the arrest of William Williams, a police officer at 401 East Franklin Street. Prescriptions calling for unusual amounts of cocaine and other drugs, signed by him, are being held as evidence. He appeared in Police Court the following Monday, but at the request of his counsel the case was continued until January 6th. On the same day that Dr. Williams was arrested, Detectives Krengel, Atkinson and Wilhite raided a house run by Pompey Flournoy, colored, at 412 Brown Street. Here they found a complete "boke" outfit, including hypodermic needles, opium pipes, and a large quantity of cocaine and morphine. Flournoy was in Police Court the following Monday, as was Dr. Williams, and his case was also continued to January 6. He was bailed in the sum of $1,000 for his appearance on that date. THE FLONNOY CASE Sunday Detective Gordon Smith learned that Ward Baggie had that day called a messenger boy to the city jail, where he was a prisoner and had sent a message to Pompey Flournoy at his home. It was suspected that the note asked for a drug and the detective took a seat in the City Jail and awaited the return of the messenger boy. He arrived in a short time. Detective Smith took from him a note, and the boy also surrendered a packet, said to contain morphine. Detective Smith at once went to Flournoy's home and arrested him for selling morphine. While there he searched the house and found the note that had been sent to Ward Baggie, in which he asked for a drug and the prisoner nearly dead, and needed it. He promised to stick by Flournoy. If the request was granted. Flournoy said in the note accompanying the packet which he sent the prisoner, that his friends would be supplied with drugs provided they stuck by him. LUMPKIN ASKS FOR DRUG. On the same afternoon another messenger boy was called to the City Jail by a prisoner. This time O. D. Lumpkin, who figured so prominently in the Dr. Williams case desired to send a message to Mr. Cunningham. Detective Smith was again on the job. He let the boy leave the jail with the message, followed him to the drug store and saw him enter. He came out in a minute or two and was stopped by Smith who took from the boy twenty grains of heroin. He also still had the note which Lumpkin had given him asking the drugist to send him the drug and the detective held this. Meanwhile he told the boy to return to the City Jail and to tell Lumpkin that he had lost the first note and ask him write another. This was done. Yesterday afternoon Detective Smith sent the boy to the drug store again with the note asking for twenty grains of heroin. This time the drugstiff refused him, but on the evidence already secured the detective, after a consultation with Chief of Police Werner decided to arrest Mr. Cunningham. He was taken to Cunningham pulled a prescription from his file purporting to be signed by J. A. Lewis, a colored physician, calling for the amount which he had given the boy. Mr. Cunningham said to the police that the prescription which Dr. Lewis afterwards disproved as a forgery was given him by the boy at the time. When a reporter for the Virginian called at the drug store last highlght to interview Mr. Cunningham in regard to his arrest, the druggist stated that it was all a mistake. He wrote out a signed statement denying the truth of the charges. While the reporter for The Virginian was in the store J. A. Lewis, the colored physician, showed up. LEWTS SAYS PRESCRIPTION FORGERY Lewis stated that the paper which Cunningham exhibited was a forgery. Lewis also stated to the reporter that several prescriptions purporting to be signed by him had recently been filled by Richmond drugstores for different drugs. About a week or two ago, he was struck by Fourth and Lough Stratford in Ireland. He that he was daily having presented to him prescriptions which different people depicted fill. All of these prescriptions were signed J. A. Lewin. Lewis claims that they were all for forgery. Lewis was in Police Court when the case against Pimpy Flournoy was called for trial, and it was he that that Flournoy's ball in the sum of $1,000 for his appearance in Police Court, January 6. When Flournoy was arrested Sunday, Lewin was in a very short time afterwards ready to go his bond for another $300 on the latest charge to be preferred against him. Roanoke (Va.) Notes. Mr Jno H. Braxton, Real Estate Agent of Richmond, Va., has returned home after visiting Christianburg, and Rosanoke, while in Rosanoke, he stopped with his sister Mrs. Jno H. Fowkes. Mrs. Geo. Thoraton has returned home from Richmond where she was called on account of illness of her mother Mrs. Kyles. Miss Mamie Mars of Shawsville Va., in visiting her uncle Mr. Thos. Mars. An excellent Musical program was rendered at the St. Paul M. E. Church Christmas night all who were present enjoyed themselves. Miss Irene Claro left Dec. 23 d. to visit her parents in Vicaras. Rev. C. D. Henderson of Newport News Va., preached an excellent sermon Sunday. Morning at the First Baptist church. Rev. S. L. Duncan and wife were called to Spartanburg S. C. on account of illness of his Sister and the death of his niece. Capt J. H. Fowkes is dedicated at home on account of the larktime. at home on account the jacripe. All members and friends of the High St. Baptist are cordially invited to the Main Park of the church Sunday January 3rd. —Mr. Jas, Ferguson is at home with a sprained ankle on account of a fall on the ice. —Mr. L. P. Williams, is at home on account of an accident falling on the ice. Executive Committee To Meet. Marshall, Texas, Dec. 29, 1914. The Executive Committee of the National Association of Teachers in Colored Schools has been called to meet at the Tinkergee Institute, January 20, 1915. This committee is composed of the following educators: Dr. M. W. Dogan, chairman, Texas. Mr. W. T. H. Vallians, Virginia. Mr. S. G. Atkins, North Carolina. Mr. R. S. Wilkinson, South Carolina. M. J. C. Winkledon, Alabama. M. G. C. Wilkinson, District of Columbia. M. R. R. Wright, Georgia. M. J. R. A. Brazleton, Oklahoma. Ex-officio. Mr. N. B. Young, President, Florida. Mr. J. R. E. Lee, Alabama, Corresponding Secretary. Already plans are under way for a splendid meeting at Cincinnati next July 29th to August first. The Cincinnati people are making extensive preparations for entertainment. At the same time Willberforce is preparing a special reception for the delegation which will make the visit there. The Executive Committee will work out such a program as will deal with the important features in education that face the race at the present time. Y. M. C. A. NOTES The Christmas exercise by the students of the Y. M. C. A. Nigat School were a great hit. Teachers and scholars were made happy by Santa Claus. The early meeting Christmas morning lead by Editor R. A. B. Crump was a happy hour with the fellows. The class for the explanation on Sunday School lesson last Saturday was helped much by the explanation which was given by Prof. J. W. Barco. Last Sunday was an hour of joy with the boys and men. Th workers' meeting was a good one at the Y. M. C. A. 730 A. M. 10:00 A. M. the inmates of the City Home were made happy the work which was done the committee. One was led to accept Christ. The Prisoners in the city Jail 10.00 A. M. took an active part in the meetings held by the committee. 10:00 A. M. General Secretary, S. C. Burrell conducted a special meeting for the women of the penitentiary. Every one took a part. The singing was good. Four accepted Christ. The boys had special Christmas exercises 4:00 P. M. at the Y. M. C. A. conducted by Committeeman B. L. Allen. Rev. J. J. Carter 5:30 P. M. gave the men a special address at the Y. M. C. A. Many thoughts were given by our brother that will bring forth much fruit. Mr. Joseph Matthews sang a special song. Come to the explanation on the Sunday School lesson today 5:00 P. M. at the Y. M. C. A. All are invited. Men be on time Sunday ready for hard work and bring the other man. 9.30 A. M. at the Y. M. C. A. workers' meeting. Committee. C. B. Gaston will conduct the boys meeting 4:00 P. M. at the X. M. C. A. The Great Evangelistic Meetings will open 5:30 P. M. at the First Baptist Church. Mr. H. O. Williams of New York will give the men of Richmond a special message. Let every man be a committee. Tell the other men. Live music. The First Sunday in the New Year. Come. The Y. M. C. A. Night School will open Monday January 4th. S. P. M. at the Y. M. C. A. for everybody. Come. ```markdown ``` Flays Wilson Rule. (Continued From First Page.) Women and children were huddled together in brick houses, monaced with murder and worse. My desk was flooded with telegrams from chambers of commerce, bankers, stock men, and other responsible citizens, praying for protection all along our 1,200-mile frontier. STATE TROOPS TO BORDER "The Federal government had only 60 troopers at Brownsville to cover more than two-thirds of that long border. When I rushed the Texas State troops down there, stationing a company at each of the principal border towns, I instructed them not to cross the river, nor in any way to violate the neutrality law, but at all costs to protect the lives and property of Texas people. "Secretary of War Garrison telegraphed me that he thought it unwise to have two military forces occupying the same territory under separator commanders, and suggested that I withdraw the State troops. I wired him that I would withdraw the Texas troops when he sent an equal number of United States-regulars to take their places. And I kept our men there until he did send an equal number of regulars to replace them at every place where our men were stationed. HEARS, HE WAS TO BE INDICTED "I understand they had everything prepared at Washington to have me indicted by a Federal grand jury, and put in a Federal prison on assumption that I meant to invade Mexico—a palpable absurdity, which only men utterly ignorant of the situation could have entertained. It is a fact which the whole country does not know that when our Texas troops arrived in Brownsville the Mexican commander at Matamoros, across the riyer, offered to surrender that city to the troops of United States cavalrymen. The commander at Matamoros evidently believes the Texas troops meant to take his city and thought the United States troops were more friendly than the Texans. The Washington conception of our business on the border was as ridiculous as that of the Mexican commander. "Wilson and Bryan have stood by encouraging one gang of bandits after another, while people were being butchered all over Mexico, while the vast American interests in that country were being confiscated and shot to pieces, and today the Mexican clans is worse than at any time since Maduro was assassinated. Villa is the dictator of the country, and I understood all he wants is to be chief of police of the city of Mexico, with control of the gambling concessions in the cities of Mexico and Juarez. ASSAILS "WATCHFUL WAITING." Our government has kept England and Germany from restoring order in Mexico and has itself done nothing but contribute to the disorder and lawlessness by its vaccillating watching and waiting policy—if it can be called a policy. The propertyed interests of Mexico and the big exploiters of Mexican resources have got control of the situation absolutely, and these same interests have got the ear of our government at Washington. "The administration's antitrust laws are barefaced fakes so far as protecting the people from trust oppression is concerned. These laws please nobody so well as the Standard Oll, the Steel and other great trusts. "I believed at first the Federal reserve banking act was the administration's one moreorious achievement, but national bankers tell me it is going to prove a failure. "CONTROLLED FROM NEW YORK "The control of the system, in practice, appears to rest in New York city, instead of in Washington. "I am fully convinced the national election of 1916 will end the Democratic regime. The policies of the Democratic national administration have wholly failed either to curb monopolies or lower the cost of living for the people, and they have materially contributed to deprive millions of wage-carners of employment. "The administration valorized $20,000,000,000 worth of corporate securities owned in the North and East by a Treasury Department order to national banks to loan money on listed securities at not less than the closing quotation of July 30, 1914, but the same administration when asked to allow the people to use $250,000,000 of their collective credit for two or three years to save them from losing $500,000,000 on their cotton crop regarded valorization as violative of sound government. PRESIDENT CONDEMNED SOUTH. "The President stood in the road and condemned the South, which made him, to bearer, less and more widespread military history that has known in three generations. He vindicated an absolute theory of political economy, but he might near ruined the country doing it. "I rushed among my personal friends in Texas more than $10,000 for the Wilson campaign fund, and the only driver I asked of him was that he expired men who would add the Texas state government to enforce law and order along the Mexican border. It was my earnest desire to assist in making the Democratic national administration a success, but I would not sacrifice the honor of my State nor the welfare of her people to win the favor of any administration. "At no time have I failed to get courteous treatment from the leaders of the Mexican revolution." I sympathize with the Mexican people, but I also sympathize with Americans who have property rights in Mexico that ought to have been protected."—Washington, D. C. Post. Removal of Mr. Justice McCant-Stewart—A Strong Protest. (Buchanan, Libelia African League.) "The Supreme Court convened October 19th, and the Chief Justice not having arrived the two Associate Justices adjourned Court until next day, and so they are doing from day to day awaiting the arrival of Chief Justice Dossen. On Monday morning the Court before; adjourning directed the Clerk of said Court to send query, to certain Councillors of the Supreme Court requesting their arguments, and briefs thereon on Wednesday morning the 21st Janst. The query is as follows: "The Supreme Court being a coordinate branch of the Government, and having been organized by a recent amendment to the Constitution as fully as the Legislative and Executive branches of the Government. Is the Court prevented by the Statute, of 1875 from transacting any business in the absence of the Chief Justice or is said statutory provision abrogated by said Constitutional amendment?" The Counselors appointed to argue and submit briefs on the query were Attorney-Gennett T. W. Haynes, Counselors A. B. Birch, S. A. Ross, L. A. Grimes, J. H. Green, P. J. L. Brumskine, C. B. Dunbar, A. W. Karuga, P. O. Gray and E. Williams. At this writing all the Counselors have broken on the query. It is quite an interesting matter for the court is meeting from day to day and they wish to find some way out of the condition in which they are placed by reason of no stealthers calling from Cape Palma to Monrovia to bring the Chief Justice to the seat of Government. After all the Counselors had spoken on the subject, and submitted, the two Justicees announced that the opinion of the Court on the question would be given after the arrival of the Chief Justice, because no business could be done by the two Justicees until the Supreme Court gives a contrary opinion. REMOVAL OF MR. JUSTICE McCANT-STEWART While the Justices and Counselors of the Supreme Court were quietly awaiting the arrival of the Chief Justice that the business of the Court might be proceeded with, they were all surprised about six o'clock on the evening of the 27th, to receive the news that Mr. Justice T. McCant-Stewart had been ordered removed by a Joint resolution passed by both houses of the Legislature. Excitement was high throughout Monrovia and Montserrado County as the news went out, for they had heard of no complaint against the Justice and many declared that it was simply a political stroke, and a monte to the independence of the Judiciary. All kind of adverse criticisms went on among the leading class of people. They thought that the Legislators did not act as they thought was right, but simply did as they were told to do in a secret cause, and that it meant to make the whole judiciary, from the Supreme Court down, how to the behost of some other branch of the Government, for the Justice was removed without any legal cause whatever, and no one had the courage to even say in the resolution that he committed any official misconduct whatever. CITIZENS PETITION PRESIDENT On the following day the citizens of Monrovia had a petition prepared and signed up hastily by the leading men of Monrovia without regard to partisan affiliation, asking the President not to approve of the action of the Legislature. It was signed by such men as Hon. A. Barclay (ex-President), Hon. W. E. Dennis (ex-Secretary of War), Hon. J. B. McCreeff (Supt. Monterrado County and Mayor of Monrovia), Judge R. J. Clarke, Judge E. J. Barclay, Rev. N. H. B. Cassell, Capt. B. J. K. Anderson, Capt. P. C. Parker, Hon. S. T. Prout (ex-Postmaster General), Counsel L. A. Grinis, Mr. Z. A. Jackson and such men as those, and all other citizens as it was convenient to find at that time. And select men were deputed to take the petition to the President, and Hon. A. Barclay (ex-President) was appointed as spokesman for the deputation which was composed of Hon. A. Barclay, Rev. N. H. B. Cassell, Hon. W. E. Dennis, Capt. B. J. Anderson, Capt. P. C. Parker, Mr. Z. A. Jackson, Judge R. J. Clark, who presented the petition in a strong speech to the President and Cabinet in the parlor of the Executive Mansion. The President replied, informing the deputation that it was the act of the Legislature and that it was not in his power to undo it. HON. WITHERSPOON CONFIRMED Senator Amos Witherspoon was appointed to succeed Mr. Justice Stewart, and on the 29th, he was confirmed by the Senate, and the oath of office was administered to him by the President the same day. NOVEMBER On the 2nd foot at 10 v'clock am. the Supreme Court convened with Mr. Justice Johnson and Mr. Justice Witherspoon on the beach. After reading the minutes, a communication was read from the President announcing the sumoval of Mr. Justice Shewrt, and the apprehension and confirmation of Mr. Justice Wither- THE RICHMOND PLANET. RICHMOND. VIRGINIA. spoon. In this connection Counsel Barclay, for Mr. Justice Stewart, filed a copy of a letter from Mr. Justice Stewart to the President., declaring that he did not regard the removal as having been done legally. And Counsel Barclay indicated that a further-protest would be filed so as to bring the matter before the Supreme Court so as to have an opinion from the beach itself on the proceedings of the removal of Mr. Justice Stewart. Mr. Justice Witherapoon then addressed the Court and Bar as follows: "The Honorable the Supreme Court; Members of the Bar; Gentlemen, "In obedience to the call of the State, I stand in your midst as has been announced by His Honor Associate Justice Johnson, as one of the Constitutional representatives of this Judicature. The people of the County of Since reposing special trust and confidence in me—if I might so claim—saw, fit to re-elect me four years ago to serve them in the Senate. From this post I am called by the country to wear the mantle of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of this Republic. wear the mantle of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of this Republic. "I might say just here that I regard the appointment as a favored one, it being along the line of my profession. "The embarrassed condition in which I am placed, occasioned by my sudden removal from the Senate to the Supreme Bench, will be felt and shared by all I am sure; but the fact is, a reputation is to be made in this branch of the Government by its Representatives. "It is here every person must eventually resort to have his rights and privileges defined, his property made secure. Feeling the great responsibilities painting upon this branch of the Government; I cannot too strongly urge that a united effort for truth and justice be fostered and upheld by the Bench. "I must express my thanks to Justice Johnson for the appropriate manner and language in which he has announced to the Court and Bar my induction in office; meanwhile hoping that unanimity of feelings which should characterize both Bench and Bar he found to exist warmly in the breast of all concerned. "I shall endeavor to uphold the standard of justice and justice regarding the rights of all men alike, trusting in the power of God. "I pledge my hearty co-operation in all that tends to the promotion of the Judiciary and the State." After which Mr. Justice Johnson made some remarks thanking the members of the bar, for responding to the request of the Bench in giving their briefs and arguments on the question submitted by the Bench. He spoke to the bar in general, and then in particular to the Counselors from Bassas, whom he was about to excuse for the remainder of the session since the Chief Justice had not arrived. The Court adjourned for the day and the Bassas members of the Bar of the Supreme Court left for home by the S. S. Ontshea then in the harbor at Monrovia. Florence (S. C.) Notes The funeral of Mrs. Jessie Brown took place on Friday P. M. at 3 o'clock at Trinity Baptist Church. Rev. C. T. Taylor the pastor read as a lesson the 90th, Psalms, the 625 hymn was sang. Rev. Henry Whee, offered prayer. Rev. Taylor selected as a text the 16, verse of the 18th, Psalm. He said that some one had said that sister Brown on her death bed told her husband that she was hidden in the rock Christ Jesus, that matters were all right but sister Brown lived a Christian life daily. Consequently it was an easy matter to preach her funeral. The pall-bearers were Mesra Willia: Green, J. J. Jenkins, John Miller, Judge Strother, Calvin Hall. Miss Julia Mitchell of Charleston S. C. now teaching at Mullins S. C. passed through the city recently enroute to Charleston her home to spend Christmas. Miss Mabel Moses left the city Dec. 25th, to visit relatives at Darlington S. C. Miss Alice H. Ladson passed through the city recently enroute to chmond. Va. She was on train No. 82. Miss Rachael Reese passed through the city Dec. 23rd, enroute to Wilmington N. C. to spend Christmas? Mr. Ed. Young passed through the city recently enroute for Charleston to spend the holidays. Mr. F. W. Pierce was in the city today on business. Miss Maybel Mack principal of the Graded school of Claussen S. C. lett on Dec. 23rd, to spend the holidays at Charleston S. C. Mr. T. D. Durant of Marlon passed through the city recently enroute to Sumter S. C. to spend the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Williams of Rocky Mt. N. C. passed through the city recently enroute for Port Tampa Fla. to spend the holidays. They also visited parts of N. C. and S. C. Miss Cornelia E. Moore of Sumter, S. C. passed through the city recently enroute to Mars Bluff S. C. Rev. S. M. Zimmerman is quite an industrious farmer of Mallory S. C. He spent the day Dec. 24th, in the city. He has made more than 1600 bushels of corn. 60 bushels of peas, 47 b. ces of cotton and plenty potatoes. He has already paid all indebtedness for 1914 and has money in the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Latte S. C. Rev. Zimmerman can rest easy at night. Mrs. Herbert Moses of Brookland N. Y. passed through the city, re- cently emigrate to Darlington to visit her mother who is quite ill. M. H. From New York At The Nations' Chief City. Prominent young Zion couple leave for Africa—Mr. and Mrs. Reginald E. Peters formerly of Cambridge, Mass; sail under the Zion colors to the Dark Continent—Dr. Booker T. Washington in the East—World-famed educator attracts wild attention on his annual visit to this city—N. B. Allen of Yale University passes through to Chicago to attend convention of college men—Bishop Walters spends the holidays at his beautiful Episcopal residence "The Haven of Kent."—Prof. William Pleck ens to speak hero—Yales' honor graduate to speak along with Governor Whitman—General notes It is interesting to see the spirit of self-sacrifice that is posseasing many of our young people in christian work. One of the growing signs is the readiness with which many of our young people are answering the call to Africa. Among the latest recruits to the Dark Continent are Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Peters, formerly of Cambridge, Mass; who on last Wednesday sailed for the Gold Coast where they go as missionaries. They go as representatives of the A. M. E. Zion church and of the New England conference of which Bishop Walters is the head. Mr. and Mrs. Peters are two of the most beloved young couple of the Zion church, and were members of the Rush A. M. E. Zion church of Cambridge. They were ardent workers in that church, and the church will lose two of its most influential workers. Mrs. Peters is a graduate of the English High School of Cambridge, and won a scholarship to Boston University of which she did not accept. She taught Sunday School and was for sometime superintendent of the Buds of Promise. For the past years she has been engaged in social settlement work under the direction of the Eastend Christian Union. Mr. Peters was a practicing lawyer of Cambridge and was doing well in his profession. Mr. and Mrs. Peters will take charge of the connectional school of the Zion church. Mr. Peters will serve as principal and Mrs. Peters will have charge of the girls. They plan to be gone about three years. When seen at the residence of Bishop Walters last week these young people were enthusiastic over their journey. Mr. Peters was ordained last Sunday by Bishop Walters. Booker T. Here Dr. Booker T. Washington, the world-famed educator and who was voted by the American a few months ago as one of the ten greatest men of America, was in this section the latter part of the month. Dr. Washington was on his annual migration to this city. As usual the busy man who has made an international reputation and whose building up of Tuskegee is one of the marvels of the age, came to this city with many engagements ahead of him. Dr. Washington when he is in the East never fails to say a word of encouragement to his race. 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Collier & Son This remarkable story was finished by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle last May just before his visit to America. He wrote it as a last anxious warning to England before she embarked upon another war. And the war came sooner than even he had feared. KRPT the engines running at the lowest pace which would hold our position under water, and, moving slowly across the surely come. I had not long to wait. Shortly after I did check I perceived in the periscope a cloud of smoke to the south. Half an hour later a large streamer caused her ball, making for the mouth of the Thames. I ordered Normal to stand by the startboard for pedo tube, having the other also held in case of a mids. Then I advanced slowly, for though the streamer was going very swiftly we could easily cut her off. Presently I had the bata in a positioner which she must pass and would very gladly have his to, but could not for fear of turning to the surface. I therefore stared out in the direction from which she was coming. She was a very large ship, flown to the boat, pointed black above and red below, with two streamed coloured gillies, she slowly in the water that it was pouring a trail of smoke at her bata, waving a coloured flame of them boiling. I dare say, for the first time at the inert country How little could the bata possess the welcome to her awarding them? On she came with the great glumness of smoke floating from the fimbri and two white waves trailing from her swimmer. She stood with a quarter of a mile. My sister had arrived. I surprised full speed and had steered straight for her. My timing was awful. A trembling yell gave the stranger the amused clap of the ciph and swish of the hand. At the same moment I put the arm down and throw off the swimming. This was a ten minute for which she came from the start that hour. I lay down, moment we were swimming, and the latter entered the pool. She stopped the emptiness of the pool to the sea froe and opened the swimming tower while all my friends were crowding to the pool to know what had happened. The ship has within 245 yards of us, and it was easy to see that the had her deathblow. She was already settling down by the stern. There was a sound of shouting and people running wildly about her desk. Her name was visible. The Adea of London bound, as we were learned, from New Zealand with frozen mutton Strange as it may seem to you, the notion of a submarine had never, even now, occurred to her people, and all were convinced that they had struck a floating mine. The starboard quarter had been blown by the explosion, and the ship was sinking rapidly. Their discipline was admirable. We saw boat after boat slip down crowded with people as swiftly and quickly as if it were part of their daily drill. And suddenly, as one of the boats lay off waiting for the other, they caught a glimpse for the first time of my coming tower since they them. I saw them shouting and patting, while the men in the other boats got up to have a better look at us. For my part, I cared nothing, for I took it for granted that they already knew that a submarine had destroyed them. One of them clambered back into the sinking ship. I was sure that he was about to send a wireless message as to our presence. It mattered nothing, since in any case it must be known; otherwise I could easily have brought him down with a rifle. As it was, I waved my hand to them, and they waved back to me. War is too big a thing to leave room for personal ill feeling, but it must be remorseless all the same. I was still looking at the sinking Adela when Vormal, who was beside me, gave a sudden cry of warning and surprise, scripting me to the shoulder and turning my head. There behind us, coming up the fairway, was a hung black vessel with black tunnels, flying the well known house flag of the P. and O. company. She was not a mile distant, and I calculated in an instant that even if she had seen us she would not have time to turn and get away before we could reach her. We went straight for her, therefore, keeping awash just as we were. They saw the sinking vessel in front of them and that little dark spark moving over the surface, and they suddenly understood their danger. I saw a number of men rush to the bown, and there was a rattle of rifle fire. Two bullets were flattened upon our four inch armor. You might as well try to stop a charging ball with paper pellets on the foe with rifle fire. I had learned my lesson from the Adela, and this time I had the torpedo discharged at a safer distance—280 yards. We caught her amidships, and the explosion was tremendous, but we were well outside its arms. The snake almost instantaneously. I hear that more than 200, including seventy larcases and forty passengers, were drowned. Yes, I am sorry for them. But when I think of the huge floating grammar that went to the bottom I rejoice as a man does who has carried out that which he plans. It was a bad afternoon for the P. P. and O. company. The second ship which we destroyed was, as we have since learned, the Moldavia, of 15,000 tons, one of their finest vessels. But about half past 3 we drew up the Cusco, of 8,000 tons, of the same line, also from eastern ports and laden with corn. Why she canon in in face of the wireless messages, which must have warned her of danger, I cannot imagine. The other two steamers which we blew up that day, the Maid of Athens (Dobson line) and the Coromant, were neither of them provided with appragus and came blindly to their destination. Both were small boats of from 5,000 to 7,000 tons. In the case of the second I had to rise to the surface and fire six twelve-bound ships under her water line before she would sink. In each case the crew took to the boats, and so far as I know no casualties occurred. After that no more steamers came along nor did I expect them. Warm hats must by this time have been flying in all directions. But we had no reason to be dissatisfied with our first day. Between the Maplin sand and the New we had such fine ships of a total length of about 2000m. Mostly the London markets would seem to fail the pitch. And they'd probably be loaded what a damned minute it would be. I would imagine the London steamers ports and the lowlands. First there. We saw the rest of the ships for the first time quite quickly, but the tropics beats out of Siberia in the east coast. They were dotted across the coast with the cities of Paris and hydroplanes, back on the east coast of western sky. They squirmed the whole river mouth until they had lost last. Some ships sighted for a while a telescope on board of a destroyer got a sight of our periscope and made for us full speed. No doubt he would very gladly have rammed us even if it had meant his own destruction, but that was not part of our program at all. I sank her and ran her east southeast, with an occasional rise. Finally we brought her to not very far from the Kentish coast, and the searchlights of pursuers were far on the western sky line. There we lay quietly all night, for a submarine at night is nothing more than a very third rate surface topper boat. Besides, we were all weary and needed rest. But not forget, you captains of men, when you grease and trim your pumps and compress and rotate, that the human machine needs some tending also. I had put up the wreck most above the cooling water and had no difficulty in putting up Captain Stephen. He was lying on his back of Ventnor and had been unable to reach his station on account of engine trouble, which he had now set right. Next morning he proposed to block the Southampton approach. He had destroyed one large Indian boat on his way down channel. We changed good wishes, like myself, he needed rest. I was up at 4 in the morning, however, and called all hands to overhaul the boat. She was somewhat up by the head, owing to the forward torpedoes, having been used, so we trimmed her by opening the forward compensating tank, admitting as much water as the torpedoes had weighed. We also overhauled the starboard air compressor and one of the periscope motors, which had been jarred by the shock of the first explosion. We had hardly got ourselves shipshape when the morning dawned. I have no doubt that a good many ships which had taken refuge in the French ports at the first alarm had run across and got safely up the river in the night. Of course I could have attacked them, but I do not care to take risks, and there are always risks for a submarine at night. But one had miscellained his time, and there she was just abreast of Warden point when the daylight discharged her to us. In an instant we were after her. It was a near thing, for she was a flier and could do two miles to our one. But we just reached her as she went awashing by. She saw us at the last moment, for I attacked her awash, since otherwise we could not have had the pace to reach her. She aawing away, and the first torpedo missed, but the second took her full under the counter. Heavens, what a smash! The whole storm seemed to, go soift. I grew off and watched her sink. She went down in seven minutes, leaving her masts and fennels over the water and a cluster of her people holding on to them. She was the Virgin of the Bells like 12,000 tons, and indeed, like a giant with fountains from the east. The whole surface of the sea was corroded with the floating gravel. John Bull will have to take a hole or two of his belt if this goes on." said Vormal as we watched the scene. And it was at that moment that the very worst danger occurred that could befall us. I tremble now when I think how our glorious voyage might have been nipped in the bud. I had freed enough, there was a great steamer coming up channel and flying the American flag. It was all the same to me what flag she drew so long as she was engaged in conveying contraband of war to the British Isles. There were no torpedo boats about at the moment, so I ran out on the surface and fired a shot across her bows. She seemed the hatch of my tower and was looking at the boats of the Virginia with Vernal beside me, when there was a swish and a terrific splash in the water beside us, which covered us both with spray. We looked up, and you can imagine our feelings when we saw an aeroplane hovering a few hundred feet above us like a hawk. With its silence it was perfectly noiseless, and had its bomb not fallen into the sea we should never have known what had destroyed us. She was circling round in the hope of dropping a second one, but we shoved on all speed ahead, crammed down the rudders and vanished into the side of a roller. I kept the deduction indicator falling until I had put fifty good feet of water between the aeroplane and ourselves, for I knew well how deep they can see under the surface. 'However, we soon throw her off our track, and' when we came to the surface near Margate there was no sign of her. - There was not a ship in the offing save a few small coasters and little thousand ton sterners, which were beneath my notice. For several hours I lay submerged with a blank periscope. Then I had an inspiration. Orders had been mournled to every food ship to lie in French waters and flash across after dark. I was as sure of it as if they had been recorded in our own receiver. Well, if they were there that was where I should be also. I blew out the tanks and rose, for there was no sign of any warship near. They had some good system of signalling from the shore, however, for I had not got to the North Foreland before three destroyers came foaming after me, all converging from different directions. They had about as good a chance of catching me as three spansels world of overtaking a porpoise. Out of pure bravado I know it was very wrong. I waited until they were actually within gunshot. Then I sank. It is, as I have said, a shallow, sandy coast, and submarine navigation is very difficult. The worst mishap that can befall a boat is to bury its nose in the side of a sand drift and be held there. Such an accident might have been the end of our boat, though with our Flames cylinders and electric lamps we should have found no difficulty in getting out at the air lock and in walking ashore across the bed of the ocean. As it was, however, I was able, thanks to our excellent charts, to keep the channel and so to gain the open strait. There we rose about midday, but, observing a hydroplane at no great distance, we sank again for half an hour. When we came up for the second time all was peaceful around us, and the English coast was lining the whole western horizon. We kept outside the goodwins and straight down channel until we saw a line of black dots in front of us, which I knew to be the lower-tide, torpedo boat cordon. When two miles distant we divers and came up again seven miles to the southwest without one of them dreaming that we had been within thirty feet of their keels. When we rose a large steamer firing the German flag was within half a mile of us. It was the North German Lloyd Altona, from New York to Bremen. I raised our whole hull and dipped our flag to her. It was amusing to see the amazement of her people at what they must have regarded as our unparalleled impudence in those English swetters waters. They cheered us heartily, and the tricolor flag was dipped in greeting as they went roaring past us. Then I stood in to the French const. It was exactly as I had expected. There were three great British steamers lying at anchor in Boulogne, outer harbor. They were the Caesar, the King of the East and the Pathfinder, none less than 10,000 tons. I suppose they thought they were safe in French waters, but what did I care about three mile limits and international law. The view of my government was that England was blocked, food contraband and vessels carrying it to be destroyed. The lawyers could argue about it afterward. My business was to starve the enemy any way I could. Within an hour the three ships were under the waves, and the lota was steaming down the Piccardy coast taking for fresh victims. CHAPTER III. THE channel was covered with English torpedo boats, buzzing, whirling like a cloud of midges. How they thought they could hurt me I cannot imagine, unless by accident I were to come up underneath one of them. More dangerous were the aeroplanes, which circled here and there. The water being calm, I had several times to descend as deep as 100 feet before I was sure that I was out of their sight. After I had bounced up the three ships at Boulogne I saw two aeroplanes flying down the channel, and I knew that they would head off any vessels which were coming up. There was one very large white steamer, lying off Havre, but she steamed west before I could reach her. I dare say Stephan or one of the others would get her before long. But those internal aeroplanes spoiled our sport for that day. Not another steamer did I see, save the never ending torpedo boats. I consolled myself with the reflection, however, that no food was plaining me on its way to London. That was what I was there for after all. If I could do it without spending my torpedo all the better. Up to date I had fived ten of them and smoked nine steamers, so I had not waited my wuests. That night I came back to the Kent coast and lay snap the bottom in shallow water near Dungeness. We were all trimmed and ready to the first break of day, for I expected to catch some stings which had 'taken to make the Thames in the darkness and had glittered their skin. Stings A We Caught Her Amildehips, and the Explosion Was Tremendous. oough, there was a great steamer coming up channel and flying the American flag. It was all the same; me what flag she she so long as she was engaged in conveying contraband of war to the British ilea. There were no torpedo boats about at the moment, so I ran out on the surface and fired a shot across her bows. She seemed inclined to go on, so I put a second one just above her water line on her port bow. She stopped then and a very angry man began to gesticulate from the bridge. I ran the lota almost alongside. "Are you the captain?" I asked. "What the" - I won't attempt to reproduce his language. "You have foodstuffs on board?" I said. "It's an American ship, you blind beetle?" he cried. "Can't you see the flag? It is the Vermontia of Boston." "Sorry, captain." I answered. "I have really no time for words. These shots of mine will bring the torpedo boats, and I dure say at this very moment your wireless is making trouble for me. Get your people into the boats." I had to show him I was not bluffing, so I drew off and began putting shells into him just on the water line. When I had knocked six holes in his ship he was very busy on his boats. I fired twenty shots altogether, and no torpedo was needed, for she was lying over with a terrible list to port and presently came right on to her side. There she lay for two or three minutes before she foundered. There were eight boats crammed with people lying round her when she went down. I believe everybody was saved, but I could not wait to inquire. From all quartets the poor, old panting, useless war vessels were hurrying. I dilled my tanks, ran our bows under and We Caught Her Amidships, and the came up fifteen miles to the south. Of course I knew there would be a big row afterward—as there was—but that did not help the starving crowds round the London lakers, who only saved their skins, poor devils, by explaining to the mob that they had nothing to bake. By this time I was becoming rather anxious, as you can imagine, to know what was going on in the world and what England was thinking about it all. I ran alongside a fishing boat, therefore, and ordered them to give up their papers. Unfortunately they half none except a bag of an evening paper, which was full of nothing but betting news. In a second attempt I came alongside a small fishing party from Ennstourne, who were frightened to death at our sudden appearance out of the depths. From them we were lucky enough to get the London Chronicle of that very morning. It was interesting reading - no interest that I had to announce it all to the crew. Of course you know the British style of headline, which gives you all the news at a glance. 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CO., • RICHMOND, VA. three were actually lying in French waters, and the most energetic representations have been made by the government of the republic. On the same day the Queen of Sheba, Orontes, Diana and Atlanta were destroyed near the Needles. Wireless messages have stopped all ingoring carp ships from coming up channel, but unfortunately there is evidence that at least two of the enemy's submarines are in the west. Four cattle ships from Dublin to Liverpool were sunk yesterday evening, while three Bristol bound steamers, the Hilda Mercury and Maria Toser, were bounced up in the neighborhood of Lundy Island. Commerce has so far as possible been diverted into safer channels, but in the meantime, however vexatious these incidents may be and however grievous the loss both to the owners and to Lloyd's, we may console ourselves by the reflection that, since a submarine cannot keep the sea for more than ten days without retiring, these losses have been captured, there must come a speedy end to these depredations. So much for the Courier's account of our proceedings. Another small paragraph: was, however, more eloquent. "The price of wheat," it said. "which stood at 35 shillings a week before the declaration of war, was quoted yesterday on the Baltic at 52. Malzhe gave gone from 21 to 31, harley from 19 to 35, sugar (foreign granulated) from 11 shillings and threepece to 10 shillings and skimppe." "Good, my lads!" said I when I read it to the crew. "I can assure you that those few lines will prove to mean more than the whole page about the fall of Blankenberg. Now let us get down channel and send those prices up a little higher." All traffic had stopped for London- not so bad for the little lota—and we did not see a sneaker that was worth a strappe between Dungheen and the Isle of Wight. There I called Stephen up by wireless, and by 7 o'clock we were actually lying side by side in a smooth, rolling sea-Hengistbury head bearing N. W. and about five miles distant. The two crews clustered on the whalehunks and aboutted their joy at seeing friendly faces once more. Stephan had done extraordinarily well. I had, of course, read in the London paper of his four ships on Tuesday, but he had snorked no fewer than seven since, for many of those which should have come to the Thames had tried to make Southampton. Of the seven, one was of 30,000 tons, a grain ship from America; a second was a grain ship from the Black Sea, and two others were great ships from South Africa. I congratulated. Keeping with all my heart, he spurred his spirited achievement. 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He had shot away more than half his corpses, and so had I, and got we were very averse from returning to our base so long as our oil held out. I told him of my experience with the Boston, Steamer, and we mutually agreed to sail the ships by gunfire in future so far as possible. I remember old Hortt saying, "What use is a gun ahead a submarine?" We were about to show. I read the English paper to Stephen by the light of my elec- the town, and we both agreed that few ships would now come up the channel. That sentence about diverting commerce to safer routes could only mean that the ships would go round the north of Ireland and unload at Glasgow, 6th, for two more ships to stop that entrance! Heaven, what would England have done against a foe with thirty or forty submarines since we only needed six instead of four to complete her destruction! After much talk we decided that the best plan would be that I should dispatch a ephergete telegram next morning from a French port to tell them to send the four second rate boats to cruise off the north of Ireland and west of Scotland. Then when I had done this I should move down channel with Stephan and operate at the mouth, while the other two boats could work in the Irish sea. Having made these plans, I set off across the channel in the early morning, reaching the small village of Eretat, in Brittany. There I got off my telegram and then laid my course for Falmouth, passing under the keels of two British cruisers which were searching for us. Halfway down channel we had trouble with a sport circuit in our electric engines and were compelled to run on the surface for several hours while we replaced one of the cam shafts and renewed some washers. It was a tickle time, for and a torpedo boat come upon us we could not have dived. The perfect submarine of the future will surely have some alternative engines for such an emergency. However, by the skill of Engineer Moro we got things once more. All the time we hay there I saw a hydroplane floating between us and the British empire. I can understand how a moorcraft when it is in a turt of grass and uses a hawk high up in the bottom. They over all well well. The machine turns a water rook in the sea In diversion at the poor blind old hawk, and it dived down into a nice, safe, green, quiet world, where there was nothing to injure it. It was on Wednesday night that the Iota crossed to Eirettail. It was Friday afternoon before we had reached our new crushing ground. Only one large steamer did I see upon our way. The terror we had caused had cleared the channel. This big boat had a clever captain on board. His tactics were excellent and took him in safety to the Thames. He came zigzagging up channel at twenty-five knots, shooting off from his course at all sorts of unexpected angles. With our slow pace we could not catch him, nor could we calculate his line so as to cut him off. Of course he had never seen us, but he judged and judged rightly that wherever we were those were the tactic by which he had the best chance of getting past. He deserved his success. But, of course, it is only in a wide channel that much things can be done. Had I met him in the mouth of the Thames there would have been a different story to tell. As I approached Palmouth I destroyed a 3,000 ton boat from Cork laden with butter and cheese. That night (Friday, April 16) I called up Stephan, but received no reply. As I was within a few miles of our rendezvous and as he would not be cruising after dark, I was pumiled to account for his silence. I could only imagine that his wireless was deranged. But, alas, I was soon to find the true reason from a copy of the Western Morning News, which I obtained from a British trawl. [TO BE CONTINUED.] W. M. Robinson WHOLEMARK & RETAIL DEALER, Fish, Oysters and Game, 120 N. 17th St., RICHMOND, VIRGINIA We Train the Heart and the Hand GO TO THE Industrial Join Institute ```markdown ``` DESPERATE FIGHT WITH BAYONET German Aviators Bombard Dunkirk and British Birdmen Destroy Zeppelin, Sheds—Warships Bombard Enemy on Belgian Coast. Dosperate fighting with the bayonet in the Aisne region, the east center of the Aisne battle line, is the feature of the official news given out by the French war office. The statement admits that the hand-to-hand conflict there resulted in no perceptible progress, although the allies report gains in other parts of the front. The fighting in Flanders appears to have been confined mostly to artillery exchanges. British warships have been keeping up a bombardment of the German positions along the Belgian coast for thirty-six hours, says a dispatch from Rotterdam. At the onset of the bombardment German batteries replied briskly, but their fire has slackened. Stuits reports, and it is believed that most of them have been silenced. Aviators of the allies are resuming their activities, and it is reported that they have bombarded and burned the Zeppelin shells erected by the Germans at Etterbeck, a suburb of Brussels. They new from Dunkirk and dropped twelve bombs upon the sheds, escaping without damage. On their return journey the aerial raiders also dropped bombs upon Thilbeit, but with what success is not known. German airmen have made another raid over Dunkirk, dropping twelve bombs. A number of persons are reported to have been killed. A German aviator dropped two bombs upon Amiens. They were apparently aimed at the railroad station, but neither caused any serious damage. The first accounts published in Germany of the British bombardment of Zeebrugge reached London. They quote a German officer as saying: "The arrival of 200 shells was like hell let loose. For hours the beach groaned and trombled as the warships kept up their attack. There were terrible fountains of fire." The German emperor, accompanied by the imperial chancellor, Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, the ministers of war and marine and a numerous suite, has gone to the western front, according to advices to the Dal'y Mail from Copenhagen. French official dispatches from the front continue to show progress all along the line for the allies. It is reported that Ostend is being bombarded by the Anglo-French artillery, but there is no confirmation of the rumor that the allies have entered the city. Ostend was strongly fortified by the Germans and they massed a great quantity of artillery to defend the city. British troops have been flung forward to the firing line between Albert and the Oise to reinforce the French. This is also made known in French official dispatches. From Peronne to Nesle, the British had to stand the brunt of six German attacks, but the invaders were unable to win back the trenches they had lost. The fighting has been especially severe in the region fifty miles south of Armentieres. All along the line from Noyon to Bapaume the attacks and counter attacks are getting more violent as a result of the increased pressure of the allies' offensive. Favorable reports have also been received from the Alsace, the Champagne district, the Argonne forest, the heights of the Meuse and Alsace. The following are the official bulletins: GERMAN. "At Nieuport and in the region around Ypres the situation was generally quiet. "In order to recapture the positions lost by them on Dec. 20 at St. Hubert and Glenchy, the English forces, reinforced by French territorials, made desperate attacks, all of which, however, were repulsed. "In the region around Richebourg the enemy succeeded in obtaining a firm foothold in his old positions. "French attacks in the neighborhood of 'Albert, to the northeast of Complegne, at Sousain and at Forthes were repulsed, with heavy losses to the French. "In the western part of the Argonne district we captured a few trenches. In the eastern Argonne, to the north and northwest of Verdun, French attacks were repulsed with heavy losses to the French." DANGER HIS prophetic story was finished by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle last May just before his visit to America. He wrote it as a last anxious warning to England before she embarked upon another war. And the war came sooner than even he had feared. The story tells how a European power by a very simple plan brought England face to face with starvation. What was this plan? Neyon, the enemy made violent count er attacks. They were all repulsed South of Varennes we gained a foot- ing Monday evening. "In Vourellels our attacks have continued. They appear to have en- abled us to make progress in Vou rellels and west of Vouquois. "Nothing has been reported from the rest of the front." A FRENCH ZOUAVE Trooper Reading War News During a Halt. 1. The image contains a black-and-white photograph of a person standing in front of a building. The person is wearing a dark shirt and light-colored pants. The building has a large window and a door. The person is facing the camera and appears to be looking at something outside. The background is mostly empty with a few indistinct shapes. "DRY" BILL LOSES IN LOWER HOUSE 197 For, 189 Against Na tional Prohibition. Representative Hobson's resolution proposing nation-wide prohibition through an amendment to the federal constitution was defeated in the house. The vote was 197 for and 189 against the resolution, one member voting present. It required a two-thirds vote of the present membership of the house, or 288, to pass the resolution. The dry, therefore, fell 91 votes short in their remarkable flight to bring about nation-wide drought. They were disappointed also in falling to obtain a majority of the house in favor of the resolution, for they had banked on this to give impetus to their struggle in the future for legislation of this kind. A majority of the present house is 217, so that the prohibition advocates fell just 20 votes shy. The first amendment voted on was offered by Representative Mann, of Illinois. This amendment provided that the constitutional amendment should be submitted to the states instead of to the legislatures, as was proposed in the Hobson measures. DANG THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. An amendment by Representative Morrison, Democrat, of Indiana, proposed to strike out the Hobson resolution and substitute for it one prohibiting the importation of liquor into any state. This was defeated, 313 to 41. Representative Adamson, of Georgia, Democrat, proposed an amendment giving the states the exclusive right to enforce the provisions of the proposed Hobson resolution. The Hobson measure gave the federal government the right to act concurrently with the states. This was defeated overwhelmingly. LYNCHERS DROWN NEGRO Mob Ties Rock to Victim's Neck and Throws Him into Creek. Throws Him Into Creek. Thomas Smith, a negro, was lynched by a mob at Ruleville, Miss., which chose a new method of putting its victim to death. Smith was taken from the town jail, and was driven four miles into the country where there is a deep pool in a creek. A heavy rock was tied to his neck and he was thrown into the pool. The negro was under arrest charged with mayhem. He had bitten a piece out of the chin of John King, a white plunter, during a fight. BOMBS DROPPED ON DOVER Berlin Reports Naval Aviator Von Berlin Reports Naval Aviator Von Prondzynski Performed Feat. A communication given out by the A communication given out by the official press bureau in Berlin said: "The German navy aviator, Lieutenant Stephen von Prondzynski, flew over Dover, threw bombs and reconnoitored the position of the British fleet." German Submarine Sunk. It is reported at the French ministry of marine in Paris that a German submarine has been sunk off Havre, in an attack upon a British troop transport. No official announcement has been made, but the unofficial rumors say the submarine was sunk by destroyers after it had discharged a torpedo at the transport. Germany is building forty-900 submarines. They will bring her known fleet of "uninterneeboote" up to ninety-five. The new vessels are of the latest design, embodying some novel departures from the former type of German submarines. Greece Ready to Enter War. It is reported in diplomatic circles in Rome that Greece will declare war upon Turkey within the next forty-eight hours. Harry K. Thaw lost his fight in the supreme court of the United States against being extradited from the state of New Hampshire to the state of New York. In a brief decision by Justice Holmes, which was the unanimous decision of the court, it was held that Thaw should be turned over at once, to the New York authorities to answer to an indictment charging conspiracy to escape from the Mattoawan Asylum for the Criminal Insane. The supreme court decision is accepted as meaning Thaw's return to Mattoawan, now that the New York authorities have their hands on the fugitive. They may annul the indictment for conspiracy or disregard it, although during the argument of the 1 Faripouces in Flanders, usually of stone or brick, are used by combatants on both sides as form. THE LAND OF THE LORD Photo by American Press Association. case before the supreme court Chief Justice. White intimated that immediate imprisonment of Thaw in Matetewan after his return might give rise to another habeas corpus proceeding to determine whether a federal right had been denied by putting him in an asylum after extraditing him for conspiracy. Thaw may, however, remain in New Hampshire for thirty days, unless his attorneys consent to his removal sooner. Heavy Austrian Losses In Servia. The Austrian losses in Servia are placed at 60,000 in killed and wounded and 50,000 in prisoners. The body captured from them by the Servians consists of three banners; 126 field guns, 29 howitzers, 362 ammunition wagons, 70 machine guns, 2100 horses, 32 camp kitchens and innuromable rifles. 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He gave out an interview to the daily newspapers of this city in which he told of the effect the war would have on the crops of the colored farmers of the South. The educator also made his annual appeal through the newspapers for the unfortunate members of the race in the South who are looking forward to Christmas cheer. It is this unselfishness on the part of the educator that makes him loom up so large in the eyes of American people. In a conversatation with your correspondent a few years ago. Dr. Washington said that he believed that common people, and that too often newspaper correspondents failed to give the proper recognition to the tollers of the race. N. B. Allen Off To Chicago. N. B. Allen a student of Kale University and a member of the Aphra Phil Alpha Fraternity the oldest Greek letter Fraternity among colored students, passed through this city last week enroute to Chicago, where he goes to attend the annual convention of that body. This organization has 16 college chapters representing most of the larger universities of the country. In talking with your correspondent Mr. Allen said that he expected a delegation of 60 students, and that there would be many vital matters to Negro college men that would be discussed. Mr. Allen said there were eighteen colored students at Yale. BISHOP WALTERS AT HOME. Bishop Alexander Walters one of the most accomplished men of the race, spent the holidays at his beautiful residence "The Gaven of Rest," with his family. The bishop always winds up his visits in time to spend the holidays with his family, and the churchman had that pleasure this year. The bishop is distinctly a home man, and nothing gives more pleasure than to be with his happy family. He is the charm of his home, and is held in high affection by the women of the household. "The Haven of Rest" is a fitting name for Walters' home, for its doors swing open to all alike. The policy of the Bishop is to treat all cameras alike, and the humbleest callers are welcomed. Weary Zion pilgrims passing through this city find rest here at this home. Bishop Walters is truly a great man, and is one of the finest products of the race. Your correspondent has been with the bishop on many occasions and has always been impressed with his devotion for his race. The bishop affiliated in the services of Mother Zion church on Sunday and New Years. PROF. PICKENS TO SPEAK Professor William Pickens of Wiley University, and who on the day of his graduation at Yale was an honor man is coming to this city to speak at Lincoln Day celebration to be held on February 12th, under the auspices of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Prof. Pickens will speak along with Governor Whitman. The coming of Prof. Pickens is looked forward to with much delight on the part of his many friends in this city, and it is believed that he will bring a strong message. Since leaving New Haven the scene of his college days Prof. Pickens has been doing much for the race uplift and today he is one of the strongest men in the South. He is a great addition to Wiley University. General Notes. Miss May Palmer student of Cheney, Institute is spending the holidays with her sister, Mrs. Jennie Capern. Mrs. J. M. Taylor of 244 W. 53 Street played Santa Claus for many of the unfortunate members of the race in this city. Mrs. Taylor made a canvass of the poor section of the city and found many families in want of food shelter. She found 10 families whom she gave $1.00 each and bought several pairs of shoes for little children. Mrs. Taylor is one of the most prominent women of the city. Rev. Dr. W. H. Brooks, the popular pastor of St. Marks' M. E. churced is one of the strongest forces in Methodism. Cleveland G. Allen is now the New York representative of the Indianapolis Freeman. He will report the weekly doings of the race in this city and establish a route for the sale of the paper. John D. Jones a student of Lincoln University is spending the holidays in this city. E. T. Dyckoof has written an interesting article in the Outlook on the New York Negro. The article contains many complimentary references to the achievements of the race in this city. CLEVELAND G. ALLEN. Thursday, Jan. 7, 1915--Matinee & Night MATINEE AT 4:00 P. M. 2 SHOWS EACH NIGHT--8:00 and 9:45 P. M. ZUDORA THE GIRL DETECTIVE Episode No.1 "ZUDORA" or The Mystic Message of the Spotted Collar. COMING Tuesday & Wednesday, Jan. 5th & 6th. "TEN NIGHTS IN A BARROOM." Special in 5 Parts. Our Usual High Class Vaudeville Program: HIPPODROME THEATRE. James Crane playing Humming All in Zedore, Thompson's Greatest Photograph The Cast 1000 People Each Episode Complete Story Episode No. 1 of the COMING Our Usual Hi HIPPO SCHWAB SEES PROSPERITY Says U. S. Has $300,000,000 War Contracts. HE RETURNS FROM EUROPE Declares Country's Next Problem Will Be Development of Transportation to Handle New Business. New York, Dec. 24. — Charles M. Schwab, who returned from Europe on the Lusitania, said that the United States is at the threshold of the "greatest period of prosperity it has seen in many years." "The next big problem the United States will have to face," said Mr. Schwab, "will be the development of transportation facilities in order to handle a tremendous increase in manufacturing and commercial enterprises. "The period of prosperity that I predicted on my last return from Europe is about on us. The contracts placed with American manufacturing concerns by Europe call for delivery within the year, and I look to see a big revival of business in every line. The nations, of Europe have placed contracts in the United States for more than $300,000,000-worth of supplies since the beginning of the war." Mr. Schwab, who sailed for Eng. land less than a month ago, admitted that the object of his trip was to cancel provisional contracts he had made with the British government for the building of submarines. This he had done, he said, after having been advised by Secretary of State Bryan that for an American concern to supply submarines to any of the belligerent nations would be a violation, both in letter and spirit, on the neutrality of the United States. The contracts which he had given up, he said, were worth more than $15,000,000, but he had been amble to secure while abroad other contracts for the supply of various munitions of war, although he declined to say with what nation they had been negotiated. On his previous trip to Europe Mr. Schwas was a passenger on the steamship Olympia when that ship went to the rescue of the British drunkenught, Andacious. When he returned he settled to conform or deny the incident, pleading that he was bound by honor not to speak of it in view of the treatment received him at that time by the English government. Acted if the Andacious did go January Jewelry Sale. Many choice articles in fine Jewelry, Watches and Silverware will be placed on sale this month at 25 per cent to 50 per cent below regular prices. A few specials. Jewel Eglin in Silverode Case 30.00. Our entire stock of Finest Quality Silver plated Ware reduced 25 per cent during this sale. Harry Boehm the Hero in Zedara, Thames- son's Greatest Photograph No. 1 "ZUDORA" or The Mystery of the Spotted Collar. Each Week in the Richmond Planet, Starting Tuesday & Wednesday "TEN NIGHTS IN THE SPECIAL in 5 Parts. High Class Vaudeville PODROME THEATRE MEYER January Je Many choice articles in fine Jewelry will be placed on sale this month at low regular prices. A few specials: $15.00 Guaranteed Gold Fillet $10.00 Ladies Heavy Solid Gold -$7.00 Gents Heavy Solid Gold $15.00 Solid Gold Diamond Satin Meyers Special 20 year Gold Gents Watches $12.50. 7 Jewel Elgin in Silverode Cash Our entire stock of Finest Quarter 25 per cent during this sale. E. C. MEYER J 21 W. Broad Street. down, his reply was: "It certainly did." English Aviators-Shell German Base. Ahelated by light cruisers, destroyers and submarines, seven British naval aviators, piloting scaplanes, made a daring attack on Christmas day on the German naval base at Cuxhaven, at the mouth of the Elbe. Six of the aviators returned safely, but the seventh, Commander Hewlett, it is feared, has been lost, as his machine was found off Helgoland wrecked. What damage was done by the bombs thrown by the attacking party could not be ascertained, but the German report of the affair says that the raid, was fruitless. The enterprise of the British navy in thus attempting to "dig out" the German fleet brought about a battle between the most modern of war machines. The British squadron, including the light cruisers Arythusa and Undaunted, which have been engaged in previous exploits on the German coast, was attacked by Zeppellins, seaplanes and submarines. By rapid maneuvering the ships were able to avoid the submarines, while the Zeppellins around the fire of the cruisers too dangerous for them to keep up the fight. The German seaplanes dropped bombs, which, according to the British account, fell harmlessly into the sea. The Germans, however, claims to have hit two destroyers and their convoy, the latter hiding set fire. The British ships remained in the vicinity for three hours without being attacked by any surface warships and plasted up the seven pilots and their planes. Three others were plashed up by or hamburgers, but their manifolds were smelt. Commander Hewett, it is thought, was drowned. 3000 SCENES Full of Thrills Mystic Message ting with This Issue. May, Jan. 5th & 6th, IN A BARROOM." ville Program: ATRE. YER'S Jewelry Sale. Jewelry, Watches and Silverware at 25 per cent to 50 per cent be- lts. Filled Watch Bracelets at $8.50. Gold Bracelets, $7.50. Gold Signet Rings, $4.50. S t Lockets and chains, $10.00. Filled Guaranteed Ladies and Case $3.00. Quality Silver plated Ware reduced JEWELRY Co., Established 1865 Exports Exceed Imports. Secretary Redfield told President Wilson and the cabinet that exports from the United States during December, until Dec. 26, exceeded the imports by $88,000,000. Postmasters by Election. Popular election for postmasters as a means of avoiding bitter patronage "scratch" was proposed in a bill introduced by Senator Bristow. O W. L. BRANCH, Funeral Director and Embalmer. For First Class Service that Cost you Less. Satisfaction Comm- nued. Office and Pudor, 985 N. 22d St., Phone Rev. 1158. 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