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The Leading Weekly Journal in the State. A MURDER AND AN ATTEMPTED MURDER A Colored Man and a White One in the Limelight. Colored Woman Shot Eight Times Still Lives. White Woman, Shot Once is Dead-Passion and Ungovernable Tempers Bring Sadness and Gloom. VOLUME XXXIIH NO. 12. A MURDER ATT A Colored Man Colored Woman White Woman and Ungl S "I STILL LOVE HER," BE WAITS IN CELI John Clackey Watkins, 19 years old, who murdered his sweetheart, Miss Hester Dodson, 17, when, he as sorts, she filleted him, peered with lack-instrre eyes through the bars of the detention cage in police courts today and at the approach of an acquaintance beckoned to him to come close to the case. "I reckon I need a lawyer," the youth remarked in a voice full of hopelessness and despair. "I seem to be in a heap of trouble." "Trouble? Well, I should say so." was the rejoinder. "You're facing the electric chair for what you've done. How could you be such a fool?" Watkins' shoulders sagged an inch or so farther and he helira raised one arm as a protest that discussion of that kind was futile. SPONT SLEEPLESS NIGHT. The prisoner's mass of wavy, black hair was uncombed. The clothes covering his bulky figure were wrinkled and dust-covered as a result of a sleepout night behind the barn. Whatever did nothing, the police said of him, but feebly protested that he was not a drinking man or a drug, user when someone suggested that he was not in his right mind when he ended Mine Dodson's life. Gilbert K. Pollock was engaged as Watkins' counsel. The attorney's motion for a continuance of the slayer's preliminary examination until next week was granted and Watkins was remanded to the city jail without bail. The coroner and the police expected to complete their investigation of the circumstances surrounding the killing today. No autopsy will be performed on the body, as was announced, the police said. Coroner Taylor impaneled a jury this afternoon, which viewed Miss Dodson's body and adjourned until Tuesday morning, when the inquest will be conducted. Watkins expressed no regrets to day for his act. "I loved her better than my own life. She ought not to have sent me away from her," he said. The 32-calibre pistol with which he killed the girl was one he secured three months ago from Cleveland Hardley, of Clifton Forge Watkins declared today. Hardley, a friend, purchased a new revolver and when Watkins asked for the old one Hardley gave it to him. "The only time I had used it before last night was about five weeks ago when I went hunting one Sunday with several boys," he said. POSED AS MARRIED MAN. Watkins and Miss Dodson were both employed in the factory of the Federal Cigar Company. "When I went to work there last August," he said today, "I tried to create the im-pression that I was a married man, because I thought it would make the girls leave me alone. I did not want to have any of them bothering me." Though the pose of a married man was the one Watkins assumed it was not long before he and Miss Dodson formed an acquaintance and he became a regular caller at her home. 2320 N. Street. Watkins asserted today that he and Miss Dodson were engaged, though he admitted that they had never told any one of their intention to be married. Yesterday afternoon Watkins left the factory and hour earlier than usual because he was not feeling well. Miss Dodson left at the same time and he walked with her to her home. He said today she invited him to return after supper. The Dodson family occupies a secondory flat. Besides Hester, her mother, Mrs. Lizzie Dodson, a widow, her sister Maria, and her brother, Ben, were at home when Watkins last sight. Watkins had been calling with such frequency that the family accepted his visions as a master of course and received him with their usual cordiality had sight. In a few minutes Buster and Wattles were left alone in the sitting room. Wattles shouted they had covered only a few splashes when the girl blushed well in that all the worry of his attention and did not care to have him call again. UPREARLED FOR PRIORITY. Wattles was found and doused over his daughter by all today. was not entirely unexpected, he declared, because Miss Dodson had upbraided him when he called Wed. noonday night for being in the company of two girls on a street car Monday night. "I thought I had satisfactorily explained that affair," he said. "I told Hester that I got on the street car at First and Broad street to go to my boarding-house at 1512 M. Street and that at Twelfth and Broad streets two girls whom I knew got on the car. I talked with them until I got off the car, and that was all there was to it." Watkins vainly pleaded with Miss Dodson to reconsider her decision rejecting him and then started to leave the house last night. The girl accompanied him to the top of the stairway, down which he was to descend to the front door. Just as they reached the landing the youth whipped out his revolver and fired point-blank at the girl. The bullet entered her breast and pierced her heart. She screamed, loudly, turned away from her lover and started to retrace her steps to the sitting room. Miss Dodson's brother, who appeared at that moment, saw his sister apparently walking uninjured along the hallway and ran toward Watkins instead of going to her assistance. He had noticed that Watkins was preening a revolver against his breast and snapping the trigger repeatedly. The brother believed at the time that Watkins had shot himself. WOUNDED GIRL FALLS DEAD. Just as the brother reached Watkins' side the latter fell falting to the floor. Miss Dodson continued on her way to the sitting-room, where she fell dead in front of a stove. When Watkins was found to be uninjured members of the family rushed to the sitting-room and were horrified at the discovery they made there. Physicians were summoned, but there was nothing for them to do. Policeman Bosquett was summoned and took the slayer to the First precinct police station. Watkins gave to The News Leader today a note, which he asserted, he had received from Miss Dodson. It follows: "Watkins,--Unless you promptly stop walking to work every morning with other girls you will regret it. H. M. D." On another slip of paper among Watkins' effects in his room at the boarding-house was written this: "Our eyes have met, our lips not yet."—Hess. Watkins came to Richmond three years ago from King and Queen county. His father, James Watkins, died about three weeks ago. He had not been in communication with his family of late, and did not hear of his father's death until a week after it occurred, he said today. The Watkins family home is at Owenton, where Mrs. Watkins and other relatives of the prisoner reside. SHE WAS PROUD OF HIM. Letters, most of them signed "Heas," by which Miss Dodson was known to her friends, which were in Watkins' possession, and which he asserts were written to him by Miss Dodson, were indicative of the friend's regard held by the girl for her youthful lover. Some of the letters follow: some of the latter. "My Dear Jack.—I have been thinking about you all day. Don't you know I'm proud of you! Jack did you know that the world is just like a mirror? Every time you smile at it it smiles back at you, and every time you frown it frowns back. (My own personal observation.) How's that? "Go to bed early tonight. Do you hear? I'll be awfully glad when 3 o'clock comes tomorrow. Goe. it seems a long way off. Good-by." "Hello Baby Mine.—How do you feel 'the morning after the night before?' I do hope you didn't act very bad. You didn't appear to have any consideration for me any more, at all. You go determined not to be the same name, old friend you used to be. Just I will do anything on earth you might like to if you will. Just not natural again, or at least try to. GEN. YILLA PROMISES TO GET JOHNSON TO JUAREZ El Paso, Feb. 7.—Jack Curley, promotor of the Jack Johnson-Jess Willard flight at Juarez, asserted to-day that Jack Johnson would be here in ample time to meet Willard. "Johnson is now training in the Barbados," said Curley, "and, will need only a few days to put him to shape after he arrives here. The principal thing will be to get him accustomed to the altitude, which will not take long. He is in good physical condition, I am told, and will be ready for the fight on time." Curley tabled Johnson-to-day to get ready to come to Juarez in a few days by way of Tampico. "Gen. Villa says he will meet you there," asserted Curley in the cablagraph. Curley has been told by representatives of Gen. Villa that he need not worry in the least about Johnson, as Villa means to take Tampico in ample time for Johnson to land there and come to Juarez through Villa territory. The fight is one day less than a month of, but Curley evidences no uneasiness about Johnson not being here. He says he believes Gen. Villa will keep his word. One of Villa's officers said to night: "It is now a matter of veracity between Gen. Villa and Carranza. The latter has said that Johnson cannot reach Juarez without coming through the United States. Gen. Villa has said that he would bring him in through a Mexican port. Gen. Villa usually keeps his word and he will this time." Curley laughed at the story that Johnson was to enter Juarez through the United States disguised as a Pullman porter. "The 'big smoker' could not get ten feet into the United States without being recognized," said Curley, "and United States immigration officers are watching for him everywhere. He will be here. I believe that Gen. Carranza works, let him come through a Carranza port if that is necessary. Some influential Americans are working on him now to get his consent. St. Clairsville 0 A colored organization in St. Clairsville, Ohio will be known as Colored Club. It hold its first organization meeting Jan. 16, 1915. The members are voters of Belmont County, Ohio. The members are Rev. Geo. O. Smith, Harvey Robinson, Richard Lewis, Lee Lewis, Harry Lewis, John Jefferson, James West, John Jackson, Smith Washington, Perry Wallace, James Jones, Bonnie Jordan, Bennie Davis, Ezekiel Myers, Clarke Wilson, Edgar Wilson AMENDED SEGREGATION LAW IS PASSED. The Board passed unanimously the amended segregation ordinance, reported with the approval of the Ordinance Committee, the effect of which is to make separate houses and buildings, instead of residences, the basis of count in determining whether a block is colored or white. The amendment is designed to check the encroachment of colored people in several blocks in the Fifth and Leigh Streets neighborhood that are now held by white people by small margins. —Times-Dispatch, Feb. 10, 1915. RICHMOND NEGRO WELFARE LEAGUE The Richmond: Negro Welfare League, which was formed last November following the visit to the city of Mr. Eugene, Kinciple Jones, Associate Director of the National League on Urban Conditions among Negroes and a native of this city, will hold a public Mass-meeting at. Third Street A. M. E. Church on the evening of Monday, February 15th, at 8 P. M. Mr. Jones is coming from New York especially to deliver the address of the evening on the "Civic Needs in Negro Community." Mr. Jones has for a number of years been engaged in welfare work among Negroes in cities throughout the South and he will come prepared to present many facts which will be of service to the Negroes of this city working and their communities. Medium Which Reaches Every Colored Home. NEGRO TEACHING MEETING PROMISE. BOUNDING MEETING The program for the State Teachers' Association and School Improvement League is one of peculiar interest to teachers. Abundant provision is made for teachers who have done anything in the way of school improvement to tell about it: There will be a chance for every one who has done anything to tell how you did it. Among the more formal selections on the program we mention some as follows: "Geography. How best Taught Effectively."—Mrs. Rose D. Bowser. "What the Teacher can do to inspire children to go on to High School and College."—Prof. J. W. Barco. "Can we shorten the time given to Arithmetic? How much?"—Prof. J. Andrew Bowler. "Ethical Training in Public Schools" —Dr. Goo. Rice Hovay. Discussion opened by Prof. Nelson Williams, Jr. "How to make Reading count for more in the work of the School" Miss Sarah J. Walters. "The City and the Rural Teacher in Contrast"—Prof. W. T. B. Williams. "Work of the Home Causing Clubs"—Miss Lizzie Jenkins, and Mr. Jackson Davis. The City of Richmond is planning the greatest meeting in the history or the Association. Aside from several minor social diversions a big banquet will be tendered the visiting teachers on the closing night in one of the largest halls in the city. Many side trips are planned so that teachers may visit points of historic interest in which Richmond abounds. Reduced rates on return trip are granted on all railroads provided as many as 100 delegates bring certificates to the meeting. Y. M. C. A. NOTES The Women's Anvaryal of the Y. M. C. A had a very excellent meeting last Tuesday and all were happy the results. Day Night at the Y. M. C. A. Building was a high hour with the Y. M. C. A. Literary. Mr W. S. Morgan reproduced the address which was delivered by Pras Wilson to the Young Men's Christian Association of Washington, D. C. Every man was more than paid for coming out to hear Mr. Morgan who made the fellow feel that President was present. The explanation on the Sunday School Lesson last Saturday by Prof. I. W. Barco as usual was an extreme help to all who attended. We are glad to see the increase of the class. You are right to do personal work. Last Sunday was a five day with the Y. M. C. A. 9. 10 A. M. The workers held a special meeting at the Y. M. C. A. Building. The work in the city home to A. M. by the committee was a blessing to the inmates and all were happy. 10. 60 A. M. the committee was very busy helping the prisoners of the city fall. The women of the penitentiary to A. M. tendered a special program. This shows that they are thinking upon the right things. The boys enjoyed the Bible Study 4 P. M. at the Y. M. C. A. Building. All took an active part. 5:30 P. M., the men were out to hear Rev. John Herndon who delivered an address upon the life of D. Moody while Mr. Joseph Matthews sang special song from Sankey. The men expressed themselves by saying that Moody and Sankey still live. This was a great meeting. You are kindly invited to the explanation on the Sunday-School Lesson today at 5 P. M. at the Y. M. C. A. Building. Bring a friend. Men be on time Sunday ready for hard work and the other man. Come to the workers' meeting 9:30 A. M. at the Y. M. C. A. Building. Committeeman B. L. Allen will address the boys 4. P. M. at the Y. M. C. A. Building. Mothers send your boys. An open meeting for men 5:30 P. M. lead by Mr. A. C. Clarke, live singing. Some and bring the other man. Be on time. Watch for the great membership campaign. Two great leaders. The men are filling up for the effort. Every home is asked to have special prayer for the Y. M. C. A. SPECIAL SERVICES Special Services at Ebbsfleet Baptist Church Sunday Feb. 16, 8:20 P.M., conditioned by Rev. J. J. Johnson, Jr., Pastor of the Plant, Southern Church, (white) accompanied by his choir. Benchmark building fund. SOME REASONS FOR HAVING NATIONAL NEGRO HEALTH Under the call of the Executive Committee of the national Business League, Dr. Booker T. Washington, President, preparations are going forward in all parts of the country, in the South, particularly, for carrying out the suggestions which have been outlined by Dr. Washington and his Executive Committee for the observance of National Negro Health Week. The particular reasons for asking the Negro people of the country to observe National Negro Health Week are set forth in a Bulletin statement that issued and which follows. Dr. Washington writes: 1. We are asking the colored people of the nation to unite in observing a National Negro Health Week in the belief that in carrying out the suggestions outlined below they will be doing the best possible service to themselves and to the race. Many diseases are spread from the sick to the well by means of germs that come from the sick person. These germs find their way into fifth and waste and reach the bodies of well persons to whom they give the disease. 2. Diseases Most Fatal to Negroes. The following are the diseases most fatal to Negroes: Diseases of Infancy from which 27 per cent of all deaths among Negroes occur, tuberculosis from which 18 per cent of all Negroes die; pneumonia, 11 per cent of all their deaths; diseases of the heart, 8 per cent of all their deaths, Brights Disease, 7 per cent of all their deaths; Diarrhea, 8 per cent of all their deaths. 3. Diseases Exact Their Greatest Toll from the Young: The diseases which annually sweep away such large numbers of our people exact their greatest toll of babies and children and of our young men and women, who belong in the very prime of life, constitute, economically and intellectually, the most valuable asset for the future progress of our race instead of those persons living and doing service as leaders of the masses of our people they give their lives a nobler toll to death. Our only remedy for this fearful drain on the pick and flower of our young womanhood and manhood is a widespread incinuation of the habit of clean surroundings and clean living. A suggestive or outline program will be issued very soon, the purpose being to ask various communities to take copies of this outline program and have it reprinted in their various communities, under the auspices of the several co-operating agencies so that a definite program for getting results may be followed in each community where National Negro Health Week is observed ```markdown ``` Rev Richard Spiller, D. D., L.L. D., pastor of the Central Baptist Church of Wilmington N. C. was in the city. He has accepted a call to the Mt Vernon Baptist Church at Durham N. C. He visited his companion of boyhood days and his former master Mr. Samuel Dunn, who is now at the Confederate Soldiers Home. Rev W. H. Sheppard, the "Belgian Prisoner" called in to see us. He delivered an address at the Hampton School upon the occasion of Founders Day. After the trouble, the Belgian government named a body of water Lake Sheppard. Shiloh Baptist Church New London Copp Rev. J. W. Sheldon Pastor—Last Sunday the weather was fine and our pastor expounded the word at 10:45 to an appreciative gathering taking for his text. St. John, 12th Chapter and 24th verse. At 12:15 our Supt. Bro. M. M. Jeffers called to order a large number, who had gathered to receive instruction from their teachers. The B. Y. P. U. Met at 6:30 with new life, and at 7:45 the pastor again delivered one of those heart movers, after which Communion was served to a good sized number, the collection for the day was good. Our pastor and church welcome all strangers coming to our city to make their Church home with us. IN MEMORAM Mt. Zion Baptist Church Va. In sad memory of our dear mother's Sisters Rachel Howard, who departed this life, Dec. 6, 1914 and Sister Lavinia Brown, who died Aug. 10th, 1914. For 50 long years our dear mother's sisters always were ready and did all they could to help, the church and children and their death made a place which never can be filled. Done by order of the church, W. H. Brown, Moderator. A. T. Taylor, Church. Leesburg (Va.) Notes Though the weather was very in- iement a host of the faithful found their way to the house of God. Rev. Dr. C. E. Hodges the District Sup- preached for us morning and night. He was in the Holy place at eleven o'clock. After a very fervent prayer by Rev. J. E. Botson a good audience prected the Dr. Text, Luky 10:35. he said in part "He that spendeth. He it is that will be enriched because the Lord said I will repay. For about 40 minutes he discussed the subject, to the gratification of all. Sister Francis Hinton, Bro. Daniel Berry, Bro. Frank Coleman are on the sick list we are praying for their recovery. Other sick are all improv- ing. Rev. Dr. K. D. Tyler will be at his post next Sunday, Lesson well taught. At 8:00 P. M. Dr. Hodges was at his best all eyes were on him as he unfolded the word of God to us after which time Communion was served. Good collection. REPORTER W. L. J ( ) Sheffield (Alb.) Notes Rev. John M. Goodloe P. E., of the Florence District held his First Quarterly conference at Bethlehem. M. E. Church Friday night Feb. 5th. The P. E. preached an able sermon Sunday at 11:00 o'clock, his text was, "Not by night nor by day power but by My Spirit sayeth The Lord." He preached an able sermon and it was enjoyed by a very large audience. May God bless him and spare him to live and continue to preach such able sermons. Mr. Lonnie Webb is adding a new room to his house. Mr. Webb will have one of the handsomest little cottages in the city when completed. Mr. E. G. Abernathy has opened up a handsome pool room on Second Street. Mr' Abernathy is having material put on the ground to erect a handsome 15 room bungalow. Miss Lucile Jackson who has been teaching school at Russerville Ala. for the past two months arrived home last Sunday. Bondake (Va.) Notes Mr. and Mrs. Green Penn, Mr. Thos Hall and Mrs. Chas. Chas. Deam left Sunday Feb. 7th, for Martinville, Va. to attend the Funeral of Mr. James Preston the Brother of Mr. Green Penn. He was 63 years old. He worked at Hampton Hotel 34 years. He left a wife sister and brother. The funeral was preached by Rev. Davis. Miss Irene Clarke died in Presidents Hospital in Washington D.C this week. The Business League held its Annual Smoker at Pierce Hotel Feb. 8th 1915. After the regular routine of business Mr. J. T. Lee president of Chambers of Commerce, Mr. Jno. Woods Secretary Chamber of Commerce and Mr. R. H. Ange, President of Colonial Banks delivered timely addresses. Messrs Reed of Portsmouth Va. Lawyer and Real Estate Agent gave a business talk. Closing remarks by Rev. L. L. Downing. At 11 P. M. lunch was served. Master of Ceremony, Dr. E. R. Dudley. Committee Mr. H. C. Johnson, J. L. Stockton and C. T. Toliver. The Magic City Company was entertained on last Tuesday night by their newly elected Captain W. H. Bannister. Mr. Sam Ford died last Thursday Feb. 4th, about 7:30 P. M. at 310 3rd. Ave N. W. He leaves a wife and a host of friends to mourn their loss. Mr. John Bever of 157 High St. is much improved. Sister L. E. Bord is suffering with Pneumonia. HOUSE KEEPER WANTED Wanted a Christian woman for house-keeper. One who has had experience with children. MRS. R. V. CRAWFORD. 1513 Taylor St. Richmond, Va. DO YOU KNOW THEM? I desire to know the whereabouts of my uncle, David Cross. His sister is my mother and her name is Martha Booker. I have not heard from my people in 20 years. My name is James Jackson although they need to call me, James Cross. My address is 2377 B. 21st St., Cleveland, O. PRICE. FIVE CENTS. SACRED CONCEPT There will be a Sacred Concert at the Fifth Street Baptist Church Johor Corner Fifth and Jackson Streets Sunday Feb. 14th, 1915 at 3:30 P. M. under the auspices of the Hymnal and Rack Club. PROGRAM Opening Hymn Congregation (All Hall the Power of). Devotional exercises, Rev. J. C. St Stephenson. Duet., Mrs. Ida G. Deane and Mrs. Eva B. Evans. Paper, Luberta Blackwell. Instrumental Solo, Mr. Chas. M. Bland. Address, Subject, "Music," Miss Ada C. Baytop, Hartshorn Memorial College. Music, Harmony Quartette. Offstory, Mrs. Julia Baisley and Mrs. M. E. G. Taylor. Duet, Misses Ruth Morris and Ancilla Kemp. Closing Hymn Congregation. Mrs. Lizzie Howard. Mistress of Ceremonies. Usher, Meadames, Anna M. Faunieroy, Mary S. Carter, Mabel Cox. Misses Lottie Irvin, Ella Richardson. Lucinda Smith, Jennie Wood. Please bring a silver Offerin BIRTH DAY AND ANNIVERSARY. Celebration at Hood A. M. E. Zion 40th birthday and 7th Anniversary of the Ministry of the Pastor. Sermons will be delivered by the following ministers: Monday 8 o'clock P. M., Rev. J. P. Foot A. B., Pastor of Oak St. A. M. E. Zion Church Petersburg, Va. Tuesday 8 o'clock P. M., Rev. F. A. Brown, Pastor of Shilch Baptist Church, Ashland Va. Wednesday 8 o'clock P. M., Rev. E. M. Mitchell, Pastor of Leigh St. M. E. Church. At the close of the services Monday evening the Steward- esses will serve the people free. The public is cordially invited to attend these services. A. M. NICHOLS, Clerk, REV J. C. STEPHENSON, Pastor. Mrs. T. W. Taylor who has been indisposed is implying. AGENTS CONTENT James H. Smith, Richmond 1250 Thomas Page of Fulton 600 E. B. Johnson, Buckner, Va. 450 E. B. Webster, Florence S. C. 450 W. E. Brown, Richmond 435 CIVIC IMPROVEMENT LPAGUE The regular monthly meeting of the Civic Improvement League will be held at the Richmond Beneficiant Auditorium. Wednesday, February 17. at 8 P. M. - Important. REV. S. S. MORRIS, President. O. N. BROWN, Secy. PASSED AWAY Mrs. Lucy Rolling of Choster, Va. departed this life Tuesday Feb. 9th. Her funeral took place on the 10th from her home. "Peace to her ashes." At the regular meeting of Invincible Lodge No. 2674 G. U. O., O. F. held Feb. 9, 1915. The N. G. Bro. Quinn, Shelton for faithful service in the last three year was presented with a handsome Odd Fellow's Jewel. The presentation on behalf of the Lodge was made by Treasurer Jno. Mabrey, P. N. F. in well chosen and appropriate remarks. Bro. Shelton being agreeably surprised responded thanking the brethren for their appreciation of his service and assured them that it was his desire to make Invincible Lodge second to none in the State. Committee—Fleming Goodman, P. G. M.; Wm. Trueheart, P. N. F.; Jno. Mabrey, P. N. F. DO YOU KNOW THEM. I desire to know the whereabouts of my aunt, Mrs. Louise Cary who lived in Sydney. I also had a cousin named' Jennie Cophus. When host heard from she lived on Henry St. Any information concerning them will be gladly received by. JENNIE CHAMPION. 1797 N. Woodside St. Philadelphia, Pa. Now Running at the Hippodrome Theatre ZUDORA A Great Mystic Story by Harold McGrath Copyright, 1914, by Harold McGrath SYNOPSIS: Zudora is left an orphan in an early age. Her father is killed in a gold mine. Zudora and the fortune from the mine's mine shaft be given to her by the mine left in the guards' convoy of Frank Kesner. Zudora's mother's brother. Zudora, giving promise of great beauty, reaches the age of eleventh. The uncle who has set aside his life to be known as Hamann Al, decides that Zudora must die before she can have a chance to come into possession of her first wife. Hamann Al, decides that Zudora to scheme in the person of John Strom, a young lawyer, for whom Zudora is a friend. Hamann mande the girl to put the man out of her mind. Zudora insists that if she cannot marry Strom she will marry no one. Well, well, says Hamann Al. I must my next two twenty cases and you can marry him; fall in a single case and you must resource him. I must the knowledge gained from years of association with her uncle, unravels a baffling mystery and wins her first case—a case in which John Strom is installed by Hamann Al. Zudora and Hassam All-Visit Nabok Shan's house, where sleep overcomes every one whenever Nabok attempts to marry a prisoner. He makes a prisoner. Zudora folks Nabok Shan, restores the princess to her original lover and saves Storm from death, maker ofmonds Tallam all-Storm his Storm. Tallam knows that his life is being attempted frequently. Storm suspects Hassam All. Storm is arrested for stealing the diamond maker's gems, but Zudora discovers the real diamond maker. The negro help employed on Storm's father's farm are fleeing because a great skeleton hand appears at night upon a bill near by. Storm is bailed in his interior. The unemployed unemployed uncle has employed Jimmy Bolton, a half witted man, to annoy Storm's parents. Zudora finds Bolton, operating a big magic lanterm and is attacked by a man who suddenly appears and saves her from Bolton. Hiaasam All ask Zudora to find a gem lost by two mysterious old men. Zudora is in her hand. An old house is mined by Hiaasam All and the old men. Storm and Zudora are lured there and narrowly escaped John McWinter, endeavoring to trap and kill George Smith, is killed himself, and Smith is charged with murder. Hiaasam the same fate as McWinter, and he and Storm are overcome by powerful fumes Zudora save them, then that McWinter saves Smith from a band of tyrannies. CHAPTER VII GREAT crowd was assembled before the bulletin boards in Times square. It was a remarkably serious looking crowd too. There were much dubious shaking of heads and shrugging of shoulders. It was not a baseball crowd, not an aggregation of sports awaiting the results at the faroff race tracks. "What do you know about that?" "Give me a boat that floats on top of the water." "Take it from me, some one got fresh with the torpedo tube. We're not at war with any one." "But what's this ray business? I never heard of anything like that before." Sandwiched in between a bulletin announcing a German check in Poland and another telling of the French being repulsed at Dixmude were a few lines which attired all America for a fortnight. The news was three days old, because the government had not seen fit to disclose the catastrophe to the public until it had located the cause. A submarine had been bump up in the bay. There had been no sign of either mine or torpedo, as one of the surviving officers took oath. They had been skimming along with only half speed when suddenly one of the engineers complained of suffocation, complained that he had touched the port side with his hand and burned it badly. The commanding officer signaled to the engine room to stop. The order had hardly reached the engine room when the explosion occurred. All but five of the crew were killed. It was a mighty serious business to the United States government. It might have been purely accidental; it might have been done with sinister purpose. The navy department was, in the parlance of the day, up in the air. Subsequent investigation showed that the port side, near the torpedo tube- Germany and Russia came to New York, with millions to their credit. But neither they nor the home secret survive could find out anything. You cannot track the going or counting of the wind. You cannot follow an ocean ripple. In an interview the secretary of war declared that the government had not been approached by any investor of a host city. AN it could do was in walk and see if the magician had struck accidentally and experimentally. ```markdown ``` A Submarine Had Been Blown Up. or with deadly intent. For three days the newspapers ran scare heads, but nothing further developed. The foreign agents staged their gold and the home agents their time. Then came the blowing up of one of the 3. B. Start collars or, rather, the slinking. The plates showed the same terrible agency which had destroyed the submarine. But this time there seemed to be a slight clew. The Start THE "Gentlemen, there is a madman somewhere in New York city." people were on strike, and it was deduced that some personal enemy had destroyed the collier. A collier had been anchored in the vicinity of the submarine, and it seemed quite positional that the inventor had thrown his ray toward the collier and the submarine had had the misfortune to pass in between. Immediately the government announced that it had received a communication from the inventor stating that he deplored the fatal accident to the submarine. It was postmarked Jersey City. The secret agents went over that city as with a fine comb. Nothing was found. The leaders of the Starr strike' were persistently shadowed, but nothing came of this endeavor. It was even ascertained that the strikers were as deeply mystified as any one. John Storm was the attorney for the Starr company. On the day after the sinking of the collier he received a note, typewritten and postmarked Boston, that the collier had been sunk accidentally, immediately he went down to the Starr offices and laid the note before the directors. "Gentlemen, there is a mad man somewhere in New York city. This portmark merely proves to me that the man went to Boston for the express purpose of sending the note from there. I honestly believe that it has nothing to do with the strike." "I wish the Lord we knew, Storm," said the vice president. "If this man can burn steel under water he has in his hands the terrible power of being able to demolish the whole city if the walmist strikes him. They tell me that Washington has gone crazy over the affair. It would give a million for the secret. If only to take it but of the hands of an irresponsible person." "Shall I need the note to the secret-service people to compare it with the other?" asked Storm. "Not a bad idea." people. The two notes had been written upon the same machine. It was a code-sac. Every one seemed to blun der into a blind alley. Several times Storm thought of Zudora, but he resisted the timpulse. He did not care to have her tangled up in an affair like this. Ah, if she would but take his advice—marry him openly and defy that sly devil who called himself her uncle. Four different times the man had tried to kill him, but the basic cause for this desire of his death was the most puzzling mystery of all. Why should Hassam All wish his death so earnestly to risk his own security in the effort to accomplish his ends? So far it had never occurred to Storm that Hassam All might be wishing the death of Zudora also. Storm and Zudora were having tea at the Charlidge one afternoon, and when they were through she suggested that they take a look at the bulletin board. Every one was war news mad. "Look," she cried. "They have caught the Emden at last and destroyed her." "It's a pity," said Storm. "That commander was a brave sailor. Well, he'll have a niche in history all his own. By George" he exclaimed suddenly. "What is it?" "Another, Starr collier gone down! Bird, can you get back home alone? I must go down to the Starr office at once. This is no accident." But there was no evidence this time of any mysterious heat ray. An infernal machine had been hidden in the engine room, in the starboard bunkers, and had blown a great hole through the plates. It was quite evident that the strikers had taken advantage of the confusion. After this nothing more was heard of the heat ray. And by and by the public forget, as it always does, and turned once more to the ever increasing war bullets. "Unele, what do you think of this new ray talk?" asked Zudora one evening, after reading some editorial comment upon the half forgotten subject, which had not, however, been forgotten in the least by her. "Could there be such a thing?" "My dear child, in these days nothing is impossible. They fly in the air; they swim under water; they speak from ship to ship without any visible means. A ray to penetrate steel under water is not only possible, but probable. I'll winger that a hundred men across the world are trying to accomplish this." "And evidently one man has accomplished it." "Evidently," agreed Hassam All. "But why should he blow up ships in our own harbor? Why should he deal death without just cause?" "Ah, these men of true science! What is the death of a man or two compared to the achievement? I dare say that this man could not resist the impulse to try his infernal ray upon the living. All scientists are egotists. Why don't you dig into it? There's international fame for any one who solves this." "What! Pit my forces against the whole of the secret service?" "Yee, but you have faculties that not every human being has. And then you've something that not even I have." "And what is that?" "Luck." "Then you think I am lucky instead of skillful?" "Both, my child, in an extraordinary degree. No one knows that better than I," with a smile which she did not see nor would have understood if she had. Hassam All rose. His fingers were itching to fondle his gold. Zudor remained in the mystic room and reread a letter she had received from Storm that day. The poor boy had lost his only photograph of her and desired a new one. Well, he should have it and just as soon as she could have it taken. She sat down before, the crystal globe. So her uncle thought she was not only skillful, but lucky? Was he not retracting his bargain? She stared into the globe, and presently a strange fantasy appeared in its clear depths. She saw herself standing upon the crest of a hill, in silhouette against the setting sun, garbed in flowing white. Presently she was joined by another, Zedora, dressed in black. Then the two shapes came slowly down the hill in separate paths, and at the end of each path stood a somber Hassam All. The white Zedora, when she reached Hassam All, throw her arms around his neck and kissed him. The black Zedora repelled the seat, her face expressing doubt and suspicion. The forms faded and disappeared. Zedora rose, troubled in mind. She doubted her uncle. There was no me in denying the fact. She doubted and feared him. She had given her word and her very loyalty to that wood coated her lips. She must go on until the end. Twenty expirits, and her life in her hand each time! So be it. And she noticed that John had his suit dressed also. Indeed, he had no more She left the mystic room and passed on, gave the living room, where Shannon ALL having smiling the moving to play with the good, and moving the ```markdown ``` Presently the Crackling of Electricity Was Heard. Fine and dreaming. She did not disturb him for a time. The remarkable control the man had over his features was one of his greatest assets. His expression at this moment was of absolute contentment, and yet in his mind's eye he saw the mine, this girl's father strangling for breath and life. He saw the will which made her one of the greatest heiresses in America. He saw his own sinister ends accomplished. And all the while Zeddom believed that some happy recollections had served to give that face its benign appearance. "Uncle." He lowered his pipe as if he had not been conscious of her presence. "What is it?" "Do you know of any unusual photographer?" I mean a genius of his kind, something out of the way." "Hum! Let me see. There need to be a chap in Third street who had some new tricks. I believe that those were too expensive for the general public. Besides, he was one of those cranks who share for an idea and to whom money is nothing. I got the name somewhere. When I come across it I'll let you know." He gave the name to her the next morning and immediately left the house. He had an idea. He was always having ideas. About half after he arrived downtown, stopped before a building, went into the corridor and searched the wall directory. He found Pal Green, the eccentric photographer, on the twelfth floor. He was about to seek the elevator when another name caught his attention. "Hie! he murmured. "And I had forgotten all about the man! Wet the "Behold!" he said enthusiastically. world moves fast." I believe I can make something out of this little journey. He did not stop at the photographers. He wont on to the next door and knocked at a certain door. A tall gaunt individual opened the door. "Hassam All!" "I, my friend. And so I find you at last." "You have been looking for me?" distressed. "And not alone, my friend." "Hush! Not so loud! In God's name, not so loud!" "So we haven't given up that great idea, eh. It is four years since I saw you last. And you've got it!" "Yes, yes! I've got it! I have done what no other man in the world has done. A revolution in the world of science! proudly, forgetting his recent terror at the sight of this man. Hassam All. " To me falls the honor of bringing a world peace! There will be no more war after this." "But the collers and the submarine, my friend, especially the submarine? suavely. The inventor suddenly hid his face in his hands. "God knows it was accidental! I meant no harm, only I had to test it; I had to!" "A marvelous invention!" mused Hassam All, glancing around the room and noting the array of retorts, the queer generating machine, the glass side and top to the room. "We shall become rich." "We!" "Even so, my friend. Both beyond all dreams—that is, if you obey my will." "Ah. I know you, Hassam All! It is some dull work you want me to do." "Dvill so engages work, you will do it or pay, the penalty the law requires for the killing of twenty odd men in more captive. Take your choice." The vulture was not more now, but cold and densely. "What is it you wish you do?" "Brown all whispered his directions." "Doubt!" said the farmer, hurried. "Doubt." What is the answer? "Just give your appointment," said he. "How you have done it in the past and in the future. Oh. I have given you all the things I have you. This day you will tell me and in a very short time you will do it under communal threat you have to the result." "This laboratory is already above them." "Yes." "We will cut a small hole through the ceiling," suggested Hansen AK. "Quite unnecessary. I can adjust this, my to any distance up to five miles. I can pass it through wood and iron and burn what I wish on the other side. It is all a matter of mathematics. I made a calculation of the submarine would never have been touched." "Show me how the infernal thing works. I don't mean the chemical analysis of it. I mean just the simple mechanism." The inventor, true to his class and kind, instantly forgot his personal danger. His whole soul was bent upon one service to humanity—a world with out war. And he was positive that he alone possessed the thing that would make war so horrible so annihilating, that humanity would no longer dare to make war. Presently the cringling of electricity was, heard, and the strangle odor which always follows the path of lightning filled the room. Far out in the bay was a series of empty burges being returned from the deep sea dump. The inventor turned his ray upown that, after carefully measuring the distance, something after the manner of a civil engineer. There was a remarkable range finder on the top of the machine, but this the inventor used only when objects were below the horizon. The two men watched the rear barge. Presently it listed; then it began to sag, and a cloud of smoke burst from the hatch. "Good heavens!" grumped Hassam All. "Did you strike that barge under water?" "Oh, no. I am powerless against wood under water, but all metals are like so much paper." "What are you going to do with it?" Hassam All was dazed by the colossal power of the machine. "When the time comes I am going to present it to the United States govern- ment." "Mm, there are millions and millions in it!" "I am a patriot." said the inventor simpler. It was about this time that Zudora arrived at the photographer's studio on the floor below. At the sound of the interior bell the photographer came out of his dark room. To Zudora he did not look like, any photographer she had ever seen. His big head was covered with a stock of rusty colored hair; he needed a shave; his necktie was awry; his coat was speckled with tobacco ash, and chemical stains invited attention. But his forehead was all right and his eyes kindly, if keen. "Ah, you are Miss Zudora. Your uncle telephoned to me that you would be here. I don't take the average rate of photographs." His voice was energetic. There was a Teutonic burt to it, for all that his name was Green. But Zudora did not notice this at the time. "You see," he went on. "I'm something of an inventor. One of these days I'm going to revolutionize photography. Now, if you'll just sit down for a moment until I finish the plate I'm working on I'll be at your service." He returned to the dark room. But he did not bother with any plates. Instead, he placed his car against a telephone-like object and listened. Hassam All was not alone, evidently, in the secret of the man in the room above. A scowl crossed the face of Green, and he muttered an oath in German. When he came back to Zudorn he was smiling. "Now, then, you want full length or head?" "Just the head. I want something unusual." "You've come to the right man, then." He took a piece of wood from his flat desk. The wood was highly polished. From a shelf he took down a beaker and poured some of the liquid upon the piece of wood. Then he took some liquid from another bottle and spread it over the wood, at almost the same time holding the square in front of Zudorn's face. Next he threw on some dark liquid. "Behold!" he said enthulastically. "Why," she cried, astounded. "I never saw anything like that!" "Fow have," he declared. "Now, come tomorrow at 3 and I'll have six for you on wood, steel, copper, iron, cloth and celluloid. When I can make this cheap I'll put the average camera into the dust bin!" And Zudora believed him. Meantime the secret service was burrowing and finding nothing. The Starr company was still at loggerbeads with its men, and Storm was striving with might and main to adjust the differences. Two more collars had gone to the bottom meritoriously. The day that Zudora came for, her photograph was to be a red letter day among her experiences. Hassam All had preceded her, and while she was conferring with the photographer he was working to gain his ends. That the inventor should be made the scapegoat was nothing to him. He saw nothing but untold millions in the near distance. But unfortunately for his schemes he had reckoned without Ful Green's photography. Hassam All, despite the inventor's protests, had cut an aperture through the floor, so that he could see what was going on in the room below. At a favorable moment he thrust a revolver toward the inventor. "Now or I will shoot!" Hammel AN had taken the precaution to disarm himself. The elevator boy would护翼 that such and such a man had armed directions, and the law would never be able to find such a man. "Hurry!" Just before he leaves, however, Redden, being slow for a moment, thought also Massam All Had Cut an Aperture Through the Floor. would try an experiment herself. She picked up one of the beakers to learn if the squirting liquid contained either when the battle slipped from her hand and crushed to the floor. Almost instantly she saw a strange face form upon the liquid. She looked up quickly, in time to see two heads suddenly withdraw and heard a rattle of wood as the aperture's covering fell into place. What could that mean? She stepped back to the wall. She waited breathlessly, but nothing happened. Her first thought was that some one was trying to steal the photographer's secret, and she became determined to frustrate this base plan. When Hassan-Sil looked again in order to direct the ray of the inventor Zudora was gone: She had evidently seen something. She felt an urgent need of getting away at once. Oldly enough, she passed him in the upper half as he was making for the elevator. So intent was she upon her own quest that she gave the man but a passing glance. Inventors are careless generally in all things save that upon which their thoughts are set. It never occurred to the inventor of the destructive ray to lock the door after the flight of the man who professed to be his friend, but who in reality was the worst enemy he had. So Zodiac had no difficulty in entering the room. She did so as no politely as any cat. What she saw confused her at first. There were the nobile bay and the ship going down to the sea. But what signified all these retorts, keys and squares of black rubber? No man with all these strange things about him would contemplate the robbing of another man's secret. She heard the man mutter a few words. Her heart missed a beat. Quietly as she had entered she stole forth. What should she do? How should she not in face of this tremendous discovery? She must see Storm and ask his advice. The inventive photographer had not been inactive all this time. He seemed danger when he knew that weird photograph on the floor. He determined his actions at once. If he could not have the secret of that magical ray for the fatherland no one should have it. Storm was greatly excited when Zudom disclosed his discoveries. Together they went to the local secret service office. They found the poor inventor, who in his soul wilted only the welfare of humanity. They found him a breech in his chest, and he kept his heart of the machine it had taken ```markdown ``` She Saw a Strange Face Form Upon the Liquid. two fortunes and twenty years of labor to conceive. They could do what they wished with him. That night, unknown to Zudora, Hassam All had a visitor, a visitor who was cold and murderous in his wrath. "You have despoiled me of my labors." "Indeed?" said Hassam All. "You have robbed the fatherland of an invention that would have made us the greatest power in the world." "And perhaps that is the very reason why I despoiled you," said Hassam All coldly. "You come to me and threaten when by lifting a hand I could send you to prison for so many years that it would be the sum of your life." "I know that. But this I say to you: Some day you'll alip, and then beware of me." "Ahmed," called Hassam All, "show this gentleman to the door." And Paul Green, so called, passed forth into the night. A week later his body was found in the Kint river. By whom hand! Munir Habiband, the great journalist of wartime, went to General William S. Sherman's headquarters once for the "Instant news from the front." Habiband was armed with many the following letters, but funded by only many up one group light by Thomas Brown, Thomas's brother-in-law. He also the general and possessed the lust. The general opened a inventor impatiently, read 'a few than, failed it and made "Ah, you come from Birmingham, and you desire to have all the island down, the most probable move of our army, ah? Well, there's a train leaving this town for Cincinnati at 2 o'clock. More, take the sleet and stop over there and get your dinner and then get on that train. "Well, but, General Sherman" — began the newspaper man, but Sherman waved him off. "Go over and get a good dinner. We have plenty and always strive to treat our friends well. But be sure you don't miss that 2 o'clock train!" And Halstead obeyed. The Witch's Worst. "You defy me, do you!" hirped the witch. The victim trembled. "Twill be worse for you. I will cause fortune to rain a perfect shower of gold upon you, and then"—"Then what!" gasped the victim. "And then the income tax collector"—"With a shriek of agony, the victim turned, and ged—St. Louis Post-Dispatch. GERMANS KEEP UP DRIVES IN FLANDERS British Rally After Reverse and Gain Lost Ground. Spirited contests are in progress in the western war zone, the Germans having made attacks in force at La Bassee and along the coast. The French assidt that the battle at La Bassee has not resulted in a change of positions, while along the coast the German attack is directed at the recovery of the "great dune," an artillery position near Lombertzyze, which, however, remains in the possession of the allies. The German war office, on the other hand, declares that the Paris statements distort the truth. A dispatch from Geneva, Switzer land, says: "The French army, which has recovered a strip of land about fifteen miles wide from the Swiss frontier as far north as opposite St. Dle, has angered the retiring Germans, who are destroying every village they abandon, taking all the boys and old men with them and driving away the women and children by their sudden orders of evacuation. These refugees continue to arrive, in a lamentable state, at Basel and other points on the Swiss frontier. "Thann is in names, and even the deep snow has not prevented its being burned by continuous German bombardments. Cernay is practically destroyed and the fighting around the town continues. "The artillery battle for the posession of Altkirke becomes more violent every day. The guns are buried under the snow on both sides to prevent their location by aeroplanes. The artillery guns are buried in Colmar and Stirnsburg, where the hospitals are full of wounded, have been ordered to leave." "Drya" Win In Ackanaka Arkansas will be dry after June 1, 1915, unless the courts interface. The house of representatives passed the state-wide prohibition bill by a vote of 74 to 22, after defeating all amendments. June 1 was the date fixed for the closing of all saloons in the state. The same bill, pending in the senate, is assured of passage. Mount Morcia Bank Suapande The Farmers' and Merchants' National bank, of Mount Morris, near Waynesburg, Pa. has closed its doors by order of the board of directors. The notice was posted after the closing hour and said the bank would be closed indefinitely. The bank is capitalized at $25,000 and has deposits of $350,000. It was organized in 1903. Hydro-Aeroplanes Net Ships. Secretary Bryan made public a reply to the German protest against the sale by an American manufacturer of hydro-aeroplanes to belligerents as an unantitudal. The state department dissents from the German view that "hydro-aeroplanes must be regarded as war vessels." Russia to Try Captured Airmen. The paper Novoe Yremya, of Petrograd, says that to establish the legal status of bomb dropping, Russia will capture the Germans captured in the Zeppelin which recently attacked Libau, on trial. They will be charged with dropping bombs on an undefended town. Australia to Raise 800,000 Men. The Australian government has announced that it has a plan for the formation of a rife reserve of half a million men, which may be used in Europe if the war is prolonged. Last Men to Leave Gottyzing Dead. Dr. Robert Shekmankova, reported to be the last Union soldier to leave the battlefield of Gottyburg, died at his home at Marsterville, Pa. LAMARA MEMORIAL in HINCKLEY CITY THE most famous of Lincoln monuments, that in his home city, Springfield, Ill., was built by voluntary contributions. The first entry made by the treasurer of the Memorial association was May 8, 1865, and was from Isaac Reed of New York, $100. Then came contributions from Sunday schools, college army associations, individuals and states. The Seventy-third regiment United States colored troops at New Orleans contributed $1,437, a greater amount than was given by any other individual or organization except the state of Illinois. Only three states made appropriations for this fund- Illinois, $200,000; Missouri, $1,000; Nevada, $500. The total cost of the memorial was more than $200,000. THE LINCOLN RAILS AND THEIR SEQUEL BY J.H. ROCKWELL [Copyright, 1935, by American Press Association.] On May 10, 1860, Abraham Lincoln was nominated for the presidency in the Republican national convention in Chicago. A few days before this tremendous event Lincoln had been unable to find a seat in the Republican state convention at Decatur, Ill., and had consequently remained on the outside until Dick Oglebsy called attention to the fact that Lincoln was not present Oglebsy said: "I am informed that a distinguished son of Illinois and one whom Illinois will ever delight to honor is present, and I wish to move that this body in vite him to a seat on the stand." The motion was carried with a shout, and a rush was made for him where he stood near the door, and before he was conscious of what was intended he was taken bodily and passed forward over the heads of the dense throng to the speakers' platform, smiling, but a good deal ruffed. A little later on Oglesby said: "There is an old Democrat outside who has something which he wishes to present to this convention." "Receive it!" shouted the throng of delegates. So the doors were opened, and in walked John Hanks, bearing on his shoulder two rough fence rails, from which rose a banner inscribed, "Twa Ralls From a Lot Made by Abraham Lincoln and John Hanks, In the Sangamon Bottoms, In the Year 1830." He was received with yells of delight, followed by shouts for a speech from Lincoln, who rose somewhat diffidently and said: "Gentlemen, I suppose you want to know something about these rails. Well, it is quite true that John Manki and I did make rails in the Bangangon bottom. I don't know whether we made these particular rails or not. The fact is, I do not think they are a credit to the makers. But I do know that that I made rails then and think that I can make better ones than these now." After all this skillfully worked up enthusiasm the following resolution, offered by John M. Palmer, was passed by the convention: "Abraham Lincoln in the first photo of the Republican party of Illinois for president, and the delegates from the state in the Chicago convention are interested in you all. All welcome me to ensure this convention and to cast the vote of the delegates a vote for him." nomination. Herndon says that he was ambitious and that he did everything known to practical politics and within his means to secure it. Though Lamon does not dispute Herndon's conclusions as to Lincoln's ambition, he says in his life of the Great Liberator that "Lincoln was at Decatur as a mere spectator and appears to have had no notion that any business relating to him was to be transacted that day." Among other incidents Lamon tells the story of the combination Lincoln's friends made with Simon Cameron of Pennsylvania. Cameron was a candidate for the nomination. "Cameron's power in Pennsylvania was more apparent than real," declares the historian. On the evening of the second day of the convention friends of Cameron met friends of Lincoln at the Lincoln headquarters, in the Tremont hotel, and an arrangement was made to guarantee Cameron a place in Lincoln's cabinet in the event of Lincoln receiving the nomination and election and the ability of Cameron to get the indorsement of the Pennsylvania delegation. The Cameron men immediately set about capturing the Pennsylvania delegation to awing it to Lincoln and succeeded in doing so by a margin of six votes. It is also related that a deal of a similar kind was made with Caleb B. Smith of Indiana. After Lincoln's indorsement by the Illinois convention at Decatur political events moved rapidly for him. The national convention was set for May 16, and Judge Stephen Logan was the Springfield delegate, carrying with him to the convention a letter from Lincoln authorizing the withdrawal of his name whenever such action seemed advi- able. While a number of leading men took an active interest about the Lincoln handquarter, David Davis was the "business man in charge" and "made all the negotiations." Seward was the leading candidate at Chicago on the night before the bal- letting began. Seward led on the first ballot, closely followed by Lincoln. On the second ballot Lincoln gained amassanty, and at the conclusion of the third roll call he had 221½ votes, a vote and a half shot of the 223 necessary to nomi- sion. At that moment delegate Carte- r of Ohio wrote and written four votes Diane Chase to Lincoln. A emman- which had been placed on the top of the Wingroom, in which the convoying Agents' Contest. VOTING COUPON. Name Address (GOOD FOR 16 VOTES.) WOLF BROTHERS' Improved 1815 Model, 8 oz. Solid Brass Great Bark Straightnear and Dryer Comb. 50 cents. Actual Length of Comb is 9 inches. Minute of solid brass and has full retract knot. 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New Lincoln Letters Two Recently Found Relate to His Nomination before his nomination for the presidency at the Republican convention in Chicago in May, 1800, were published not long ago, and it is believed they are not contained in collections of Lincoln's writings. They were addressed to Major Richard M. Corwine, ald to General John C. Fremont, "the Pathfinder." The earlier of the two letters is dated Springdeid, Ill. Aug. d, 1800, and says: My Dear Sir—Reaching home yesterday after an absence of more than two weeks. I found your letter of the 21st of March. Remembering that when not a very great man begins to be mentioned for a very great position his head is very likely to be a little turned. I concluded I am not the man to ask. Making due allowance for this, I think Mr. Seward is the very best candidate we could have for the north of Illinois and the very worst for the south of it. The estimate of Governor Chase here is neither better nor worse than that of Seward, except that he is a newer man. Evergreens are almost the same, seniority giving Seward the inside track. Mr. Bates, I think, would be the best man for the south of our state and the worst for the north of it. If Judge McLean was fifteen or even ten years younger, I think he would be stronger than either in our state, taken as a whole, but his life was a collection of the deaths of Harrison and Taylor have so far prevented his being much spoken of here. I really believe we can carry the state for either of them or for any one who may be nominated, but doubles it would be easier to do it with some than with others. I myself disqualified to speak of myself in this matter. I feel this letter will be of little value to you, but I can make it no better under the circumstances. Let it be strictly confidential—not that there is anything really objectionable in it, but because it might be misconstrued. You're very truly. A. LINCOLN. The second letter, marked "Private," is dated Springfield, Ill., May 2, 1800. It reads: Dear Sir-Yours of the 30th unit, is just received. After what you have said it is perhaps proper I should post you, so far as I am able, as to the "day of the land." First, I think the Illinois delegation will be unanimous for me at the start, and no other delegation will be present in other delegations would like to go for me at the start, but may be restrained by their colleagues. It is represented to me by men who ought to know that the whole of Indiana might not be difficult to get. You know how it is in Ohio, I am not sure how it is in Indiana, and yet I have not heard that any one makes any positive objection to me. It is just everywhere as far as I can perceive. Everywhere, except here in Illinois, and possibly Indiana, one or another is preferred to me, but there is no position for me. I am not sure how now appears. I believe, you personally know C. M. 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ALPHEUS SCOTT CORNISH HILL Funeral Director and Embalmer OPEN DAY AND NOON Office, 2006 P St. Phone Med. 240 Residences, 1015 St. James St. Phone, Med. 6619 Paraphernalia, Material as Service of the Bart, Relief Service, Moderate Rates. MADAMS SCOTT, Embalmer is for Women and Children, and attendance as Funerals. JOHN M. Higgins, PRINTED BY CHOICE GROCERIES, WINTER, LIGHTING and CUSTOMS 1650 East 12th Street, New York, N.Y. ```markdown ``` Published every Saturday by John Mitchell, Jr., at 111 N. 4th St., Richmond, Va. JOHN MITCHELL, JR. . EDITOR. All communications intended for publication should be sent so as to reach us by Wednesday. Entered at the Post Office at Richmond, Va., as second-class matter. SATURDAY FEBRUARY, 13, 1915 Some colored folks believe in heaven and some white folks believe in sending them. We have received the annual report of Hon. Gabriel P. Parker, Honorary the Treasury for the year ended June 30, 1914. from the average colored person learn to respect each other the there will be no necessity to call the attention to the fact that they should respect white people as well. We have received the excellent report of Prof George William Cook Secretary and Business Manager of Howard University as made to the Board of Trustees of Howard University. --- The Negro Year Book an annual catalogoia by Mr. Monroe N. Worlds of special interest. It is available in its scope and covers LKK the intent and purposes of its found or. It may be obtained by addressing the Negro Year Book Company. Tass- loges Institute, Ala. --- The Washington D.C. Sin is publishing the biography of the late Peter Carson, the one time wheelhorse of Republicanism of the District of Columbia. The only mistake made in this is that Col. W. Calvin Chase Editor and Proprietor of the Be was not designated to write it. The political "scrap" in which they were engaged furnished amusement for the colored population of the county. --- Hon. Robert R Jackson seems determined to keep in the limelight as a member of the Illinois legislature. His name was placed in nomination among many others as temporary Speaker of that great legislative body. Two votes for him were enough, after this preliminary skirmish all parties proceeded to vote for the regular candidates of their respective political organizations. ```markdown ``` The Negro haters demanded that the present segregation law be changed for the benefit of a few people on Fifth and Leigh streets. Commonwealth Attorney, Hon. H. R. Pollard, Sr. warned them that to make the change would cause the ordinance to be unconstitutional. The Board unanimously made the change. The question now is whether or not the Board is opposed to segregation of the races. According to the vote they are sick of the whole business. It shows though the ways of the politician. He panders to that class of people, who have a vote, and can strike back. The colored citizen is here, but he has no vote so to speak. The proclamation of His Honor, Mayor George Ainslie in abolishing the segregated district in Richmond reminds us of the famous proclamation of the Three Tailors of Tooley Street, when they exclaimed:—"The people must rule, and we are the the people." This did not change the fact that the people were not all included in the proclamation of the Three Tailors any more than the proclamation of the Mayor has actually closed up all of the houses of ill-fame and assignation houses in this city. Still, the Mayor could not do aught else than he did do. The extremists demanded radical action and they got it. The District existed outside the pale of law and so far as the law is concerned it will have to exist in the same way. By the way, Mayor Almusic exercises rare judgment in the handling of these definite incidents. He has no need to demand an investigation of his problem. Only his shadow never grow faint. The government of the United States has persistently declined under the leadership of His Excellency Woodrow Wilson to pass a Ship Subsidy Bill, to reimburse ship owners for the discrepancies in labor conditions in this country and abroad. It is admitted that American owned ships cannot be operated at a profit. Now it is proposed that the government of the United States shall engage in a losing business and lose money in this enterprise just as it is losing money in the Panama Canal project. Theory is all right on paper, but the trouble is it seldom works out a profit in actual experience. We might cite the reduction of the tariff as another example of this kind of statemanship. --- Over in Europe, we cannot tell whether the old man is beating his wife or the old woman is beating her hand for the reason that the centimeter is unusually strict above the line. From the sound of whacking and the flow of blood, it evident that some beating is being done on both sides. --- DR. BOYD STILL FIGHTING. After reading the National-Baptist Union Review of Feb. 6, 1915, we came to the conclusion that the wrist has become too great for our esteemed friend, Roy, Dr. R. H. Havel of Nashville, Tennessee. We are reminded that we had read some portions of the Scripture that we have not applied in this case and which may be found in Matthew 26 - 51-52. And the first one of them, which words will have strained out his wrist and drew his sword and struck a portion of the slight Priest and another off his ear. Then and Jesus unto him, "Put on the sword into his place for all they that take the sword shall wrist with the sword." We were reminded of this passage of the Scriptures when we read the drastic condemnation and causal criticism of the Rev. Sutton E. Griggs as is contained in the bill that against that brilliant divine by Mr. John Brown of Nashville, Rev. Dr. Boyd publishes the bill in its entirety with flaming headlines and with the evident intention of injuring Dr. Griggs. We are hardly in a position to argue that the attack is not justified from a human view point, but we can find no excuse for it from a divine angle. True, Dr. Griggs dull grievously attack our distinguished friend, but the Lord expressly commands that we shall return good for evil. It seems to us that Dr. Royl should, in all fairness publish Dr. Griggs ready to this bill, when it is duly filed by his counsel. It may be that Dr. Griggs is aspiring to be Manager to the publishing house when control has been secured by the National Baptist Convention, but he could hardly be expected to succeed with such a monumental task if he already failed in the management of one publishing house. But we do not know that Dr. Griggs really wants any such job. As far as we are able to observe this is a civil transaction and not a criminal one. The case as set forth dates back to 1905, some nine years ago and save for the continuing nature of the transaction, it is difficult to see how an action at law could be maintained. Ordinarily, it would be barred in this State by the statute of Limitation. We cite this to show that even though our brilliant young diviner may be guilty of an indiscretion, there is an animus behind the action at law and in matters of equity, this animus will do much towards shaping the final decision. But we did not intend to enter into the merits of the case, but only to express our regret that the discussion should have taken this turn at this particular time. We must admit that we have a very poor opinion of Bro. John Brown's judgment in loaning such sums of money to a preacher and next in accepting as part payment stock in a colored folk's printing plant. Both of these propositions seem to indicate that Brother John Brown is in need of both a chaparron and a body servant, if not a legally appointed commission to look after his financial affairs. He could not have originated two ideas better calculated to assist him in being relieved of all surplus cash. In the first place the preacher may have meant well, but what does the average preacher know about any other than the heavenly business? He can tell you how to find the way to heaven, but what does he know about showing you how to find your way to wealth on the earth. There are brilliant exceptions to this rule. Rev. Dr. R. H. Boyd and a few others that we might name are in that category. This is why we have been supporting Rev. Dr. Boyd and this is why we have been urging the Baptist brotherhood to go slow in dealing with his case and to make all reasonable efforts to retain his services. Where Dr./Grikas made a failure with Brother Brown's money (if Brother Brown and his bill are to be believed) Dr. Boyd made a success without any of the National Baptist Convention's money. Following $ 58,925.00 in the land of the great Bible organization, all Brother John Brown should want is the Orion Publishing Company, but he does not want it to be alleges that it is practically bankrupt. The National Baptist Convention wants the National Baptist Publishing House because it is allowed to be solvent. What we want is for some body to take charge of both Brother Brown and Dr. Boyd. The proposition with reference to the latter is plain. The National Baptist Convention is demanding possession of property declaring that what is alleged to be is not. It claims that the National Baptist Convention is being exploited to foster a practically private enterprise. The answer to this is that private capital has been utilized to build up the great publishing house and that this private capital must be replaced by capital of the National Baptist Convention before officers designated by the national body shall have undisputed away in the management of the enterprise. The National Baptist Convention makes no denial of the fact that it has not put a dollar in the publishing house, practically bearing its name and that its good-will and membership have been utilized to make possible the success which the corporation now enjoys. FINE SHOWING FOR BOTH BRANCHES OF THE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS-READ AND CON-. SIDER-VIRGINIA DOING GRAND WORK These are matters for a Court of Equity or for a Board of Arbitration and when the yard-stick of common sense and the measure of fairplay and equity are applied, the results should be satisfactory to all parties concerned. Dr. Royd rightfully insists that he has made a success of a failure and that his life's work is tied up in this printing establishment. He wants the incurred value turned over to him before he says the last word. It is reasonable and viewed in the light of common honesty, ther should be no hesitation to grant his request. It may be well to remark here to that "The Question to the Fore" was published in the National Baptist Union-Review over the signature of J. B. Rayner of Calvert, Texas, is about the most conservative com-munication that that Journal has yet contained. It Rev. Dr. Ross would be guided by thoughtful friends of his kind and calibre, the grant would be all that he could reasonably hope or ask. Brother Rayner, concluding remarks are as follows: "When the Negro Baptists of the United States desired a National Public Fishing House R. H. Boyd said, like Taleb, "Let us go up at once and possess it, for we are well able to overcome." R. H. Boyd did overcome, and now God has his (Boyd's) patrons in the fire furnace that beautifies. I greatly sympathize with Boyd because he now stands before the Rock of Meribah, while his enemies are trying to make him lose his forgiving spirit and patience? It is to the fore is: Will he lose forgiving spirit and patience? If he does, the whole race will suffer. All Negroes receive some eminence from R. H. Boyd's pre-eminence. The men who are now striving to destroy R. H. Boyd's eminence will never be useful. This then is the question. We hope that Rev. Dr. Boyd will read the Book of Job. There is some "mighty good" reading in it and every person in charge of a printing plant should keep it where he can draw consultation from its pages. A minister of the gospel cannot "cause" like other men and thereby has a safety valve ever present to prevent a more serious explosion. He should read the Book of Job even during office hours. We remember too that the last brilliant attack made by Rev. Dr. Sutton E. Griffgs in defense of the National Baptist Convention was caustic enough to make the average man in Dr. Boyd's place "dance a horn-pipe" but remember Job and also remember how Rev. Dr. E. C. Morris "took his medicine" in the face of the attack made by Rev. Dr. R. H. Boyd, when he reviewed the history of the National Baptist Convention and this publishing business from "A to Z." But Dr. Morris possessed his soul in patience and waited until the change would come. January 26—Clarkie Bell, Victoria Court, No. 52 Jan. 31—Josephine Western, Christian, Light, No. 157 Feb. 3—Ola Wagstaff, Zion Travelers Court, No. 36 Feb. 3—Pranice Carter, White Rose Court, No. 118 Feb. 3—Annie Clegg, Magic City Court, No. 82 February 17—Bettie Stewart, Randolph Curt, No. 150 February 17—Carrie Ridley, Silver Key Court, No. 75 February 17—Maggie Riddick, Victoria Court, No. 52 February 18—Heartriette Brown, Pleasant Grove Court, No. 51 April 6—Ida Levi, Shiloh Court, No. 110 April 14—Martha Brown, King's Daughters Court, No. 70 April 15—Anna Washington, Queen Victoria Court, No. 115 April 18—Laura J. Minor, Salem Court, No. 81 April 18—Rebecca Mitchell, Old Dominion Court, No. 174 April 22—Mary A. P. Gray, Venus Court, No. 47 April 29—Mattie Lane, Star of Hope Court, No. 92 May 2—Battie Morris, Friendship Court, No. 148 May 18—Winnie Holmes, Ivy Leaf Court, No. 85 May 23—Annie Robinson, Georgetown Court, No. 153 May 30—Sylvia Randolph, Georgetown Court, No. 153 July 1—Mary Nash, Elimbeth Court, No. 310 July 14—Fannie Vicka, Friendship Court, No. 148 July 15—Ada Hilton, Blooming Rose Court, No. 104 July 31—Alma Mitchell, St. Mary's Court, No. 10 Aug. 16—L. D. Burrell, Magic City Court, No. 89 August 23—Martha Frederick, Marling Star Court, 134 Aug. 26—Julia Norman, Pride of Allegheny Court, 79 Sept. 9—Lettie Williams, Breeding Star Court, No. 77 Sept. 9—Sarah Potton, Breeding Star Court, No. 77 Sept. 17—Rhonda Robinson, Queen Victoria Court, No. 115 Sept. 22—Martha Geboya, White Oak Court, No. 138 Nov. 5—Sarah Booth, Shiloh Court, No. 110 Nov. 10—Maria Kirby, Fearless Court, No. 142 Nov. 10—Sophia Denny, Industrial Court, No. 74 Nov. 10—Beth Johnson, Progressive Court, No. 145 Nov. 10—Fannie Johnson, Losington Court, No. 107 Nov. 20—Sallie Hill, Magic City Court, No. 82 Dec. 5—Mary Daniel, Pearlins Dec. 5—Mollie Marten, Zion Travelers' No. 96 Dec. 5—Mollie Flan, Morning Star, No. 124 Dec. 20—Ida Grunewald, Armenia's Court, No. 72 Dec. 20—Adela Allen, Georgetown, No. 153 Dec. 20-Jane Andrew, King's Daughters, No. 70 Dec. 20—Bettie Stewart, King's Daughters, No. 246 Dec. 20-Jane A. P. Fannie, Downtown Court, No. 102 Dec. 20-Jane A. P. Fannie, Downtown Court, No. 78 We conclude with the statement that we wish to God Dr. Boyd would quit striking back and listen to the counsel of such friends, like Rev. J. B. Rayner. The distinguished Nashville diving should remember that in his present course, he has all to lose and nothing to gain. His enemies are anxious for him to do just as he is doing, fight to the death in order that they may kill him and the work for which he has labored during all of these years. We have assurances that the officers of the National Baptist Convention have no desire to "rob him of his birth-right." There are friends enough in the National Baptist Convention to protect his interests. Personally speaking, we regard Dr. Boyd as the greatest business product in our race today, when the allied trades of printing are considered. We have spent twenty-five years in the business and we recognize his superiority and "dolf our hat" to him as our leader in this particular line. Can any of the rest of us say more? God moves in a mysterious way. Let us hope that in the unstirring of his plans, good will come to Dr. R. H. Boyd and to the National Baptist Convention. Let us have peace. Amount Paid by the Grand Lodge ..... $38950.00 Amount Paid by the Grand Court ..... 18970.00 Grand Total ..... $38925.00 ABE LINCOLN A PERS'NAL FRIEND O'MINE BY ROBERTUS LOVE WHY, yes, they're family pictures all You see a-hangin' on the wall. There's dad and mother, little Gabe, Aunt Mary, Caroline and Abe- Why, sure—Abe Lincoln. Well, now, he Is not exac'ly kin to me- That is, he's not my fam'ly line. But Abe's a personal friend o' mine. DID I know Lincoln? Do you mean To ask me if I ever seen Abe Lincoln? Why, of course not, man, Seein' as how my life began After his own run out. By gum! D'you think I'm old Methuselum? Still, all the same, I sort o' know Old Abe, but I don't mean to blow. YES, sir! It's always seemed to me I've knowed Abe Lincoln, seein' he Is jest my sort--the friendly kind And neighbor-like. He wouldn't mind, I reckon, now, if he was here. Jest settin' in that very cheer You're in; he'd cross his long, lean props And talk with me about my crops. HE never was stuck up. I think. Abe wasn't. Bet he'd come and drink A glass o' cider here, with us And never mind about the muss The childern make. By hokey! Well. I bet he'd jest set there and tell A story, same as you or Bill. And laugh about it fit to kill! ABE LINCOLN was so human! Why, I've read a lot about these high Up fellers, sech as princes, kings And dukes and emperors and things. That there Napoleon Bonypart Could lick the earth, but had no heart. Abe Lincoln, he was different; he Was human, same as you and me. ABE wasn't spoilt by power and place. Why, you can read that in his face, So kindly-like, as if he had A mission to make people glad. And yet a sort o' sadness, too, As if he felt put out and blue Because folks suffered. Sometimes I, A-studyin' Abe, purt' nearly cry. AND so I've hung his picture there 'Longside o' dad's, for, I declare. It seems like me and Lincoln might Be kinfolks, and I love the sight O' him along with dad and mother. Aunt Mary, Caroline and other Folks really in my family line. For Abe's a personal friend o' mine. Measure In Congress Provides For Confiscation of Foreign Craft. A bill making it unlawful for foreign ships to fly the American Flag for the purpose of disguising the nationality of the vessel or for the purpose of making it appear to be a vessel of the United States or of United States resident," was introduced in the home by Representative Martin, of South Dakota. It proposes a fee of from $10,000 to $100,000 and confiscation of the ship as a penalty. TIOGA COUNTY "DRY" Licenses Applications Ruled Out by Court Due to Defective Advertising. All the applications for liquor licenses in Tionga county were ruled out of court in Welliborne, Pa., when Judge Davis Cameron sustained the position of attorney for the remonstrances that the applications had not been properly advertised. Then county will be dry for one year as a result, thirty hotels closing their barn. The district in the advertisement was not indicating the residence of applicants. RIGHT ON SHIP BILL GRAVE PARTY PERIL Washington D. C. Post. Feb. 4, 1913. In a sensational and bitter speech Senator Stone, of Missouri, yesterday castigated his seven insurgent party colleagues and drove deeply a wedge that Republicans predicted would effect a permanent split in the Democratic ranks of the Senate. The day was replete in sensational incidents, the debate at times verging on angry altercations and frequently was punctuated with evidences of strong personal ill feeling. When the Democratic leaders chose Senator Stone as their champion to lead this attack upon the seceding group of Democrats and thus gain time for closing their broken ranks they selected a past master in the use of invective and sarcasm. The day's spectacle afforded the Republicans much political comfort. Senator Stone was not blind to this phase of the situation, for he reminded Republicans that it was the first time in weeks he had witnessed a gonquille, sincrose smile on his face. Republican members in fact that the situation was completely reversed. The Democrats were filibustering, and throughout the afternoon speeches were made intended to consume time and head off a vote on the motion to recommit until one or two absent Democrats could reach the city. DEMOCRATS WERE CONFENDED. When the Senate met administration leaders believed they had the situation well in hand, and the vote with which to recommit the bill with instructions. Their plans went awry and Republican tactics were adopted to cause delay. It was disclosed during the morning that the revolting Democrats flatly refused to accept any of the concessions agreed to in Tuesday night's caucus." These seven Democrats stood together for a period to commit the bill without instructions and bury it in the pigeonholes of the committee. Administration leaders then, began negotiations with the Progressives, finally convinced that it would be impossible to bring their party colleagues back to the reservation. WORKED HARD TO BLOCK VOTE Caucus Chairman Kern and Senator Simmons, Fletcher, Martin the committee appointed by the caucus worked all day like trojans to prevent the vote from being taken and to win over sufficient of the Progressives to insure the success of their cause. Senator La Follette stood by the caucus action and gave the blit his approval. Senator Kenyon, Republican Progressive, refused to leave the Republican camp, announcing that he would vote for straight-out recommitment. Senator Norris, Republican Progressive, was given practically what he demanded in the process of amendments and late in the afternoon said that if this were done he would support the motion to recommit with instructions, Republican leaders admitted the loss of Senator Norris' support. CHANGED TEXT CAREFULLY GUARDED. After Senator Norris had given his assent to the Compromise proferred him, Caucus Chairman Kern expressed his strong belief that the bill might be passed. The changes in the bill are practically those indicated in The Post yesterday morning, although their text is carefully guarded by Democratic leaders. One amendment is in line with that offered by Senator La Follette that no charter or lease of any vessel shall be for a voyage with the United States, with authority to the La Follette amendment fixed a maximum period at six months. While this provision did not go so far as Senator Norris personally desired, he said it was satisfactory. It was also agreed with Mr. Norrig that a provision should be written into the bill that no vessel shall be purchased, now operating under the flag of any belligerent nation now at peace with the United States, unless prior to such purchase an agreement shall have been reached that will insure an avoidance of international difficulty or dispute regarding the purchase. With these amendments Sonorator Norris said he would support the bill, but he insisted that the bill should be referred and these changes made before any further step is taken. TO REPORT BACK "FORTHWITH." The Democratic motion to recommit with instruction as thus outlined also will direct the committee to report it back "forthwith." This means that the bill will not be actually considered by the committee, but will be at once said before the Senate, amended to take the motion. If this, of course, is deemment upon the success of the Democratic plan. If the advocates of the bill have made no slip, the least they expect is a vote on the proposition. Three Democrats, Senators Newlands, of Nevada; Smith, of South Carolina, and Lewis, of Illinois, are absent. Two Republicans, Penrose of Pennsylvania, and Fall of New Mexico, are absent. In pairing these absentees there is one Democrat who cannot be paired. That senator is Mr. Lewis, of Illinois, who, upon the advice of his physician, went to Asheville, N. C.; a week ago, Senators Smith and Fall and Senators Newlands and Penrose are paired. Each of these senators has been appointed to by the party leaders to return their ence to Washington. Senator Lewitt arrival is suddenly awarded. It was continuing until he be here now. CLAIM THE VOTE OF MOTION. With Samuel Covin fixed up with the Democrat, and with Senator Lewis present and voting with his party, the Democrat would have, so they claimed last night, a the vote on their motion to amend the motion to recommit. Vice-President Marr would cast the deciding vote. Democrats, however, were figuring last night upon more vote, which they believed would remove all doubt as their ability to prevent an unqual- formal office of Smith. Althorpe's office has been quite ill, and was mild to have been ordered to Florida, by his physician, publican senators not evening were hopeful that he might be in his seat today. With him present they felt confident they could recommit the bill without instructions. Senator Fall, who is paired with Senator Smith, of South Carolina, is on his way to the city. Senator Smith thus entered on account of the illness of his wife. Should Mr. Smith remain away, and Senator Fall get here in time, the Democrats would be subjected to an additional handicap. Miss Estelle McKoy of Sumtor is out again. Mr. J. S. Sentious purchased an artificial leg while in Richmond recently. Mr. E. W. Sunkins porter on train No. 35 and 32 between Augusta and Florence believes in race literature. Miss Annie Ralfray of Darlington Mrs. H. Johnson, Mr. Wendell Hart and Miss Catherine Gurley of this City wore at the station of the A. C. L. on Sunday A. M. to meet friends. Mr. James Buchanan is improving Mrs. Mary and Mollie Piget were buried at St. Beaulah church last week. Mr. Mose May died Monday Feb. 8th, Inst. Mrs. W. P. Warrley of Mullins S. C. passed through the city recently enroute to New Orleans to attend the general Missionary conference of the A. M. E. Convention. She is a delegate from the N. E. Conference of Home and Foreign Missiones of South Carolina. I visited the A. M. Church Sunday School Sunday P. M. and discussed the Sabbath School lesson with them. Roy. Jackson the pastor is about to build a new church. Mr. Lee McClaine and Miss Larth-Robinson were married January 19th by Rev. Stokes. Mr. McClaine stock a march on the parents of Miss Robinson and when they awoke the bride and groom had escaped to the hills. But Mr. McClaine thinks that life is well that ends well. Miss Maggie J. Brown passed through the city. Mrs. Muttie Alston of Hartsville S. C. passed through the city Feb. 10th, enroute for Wilmington N. C. Mr. J. T. Thomas recently from Bartlington County is now living in Florence County. Mr. H. B. Rutherford Sect. y. and Treas. Good Samaritans of South Carolina spent a few days at Orum S. C. hunting. He was the guest of Mrs. A. Hyman. He returned to Columbia Friday Feb. 5th enroute for Savannah, Ga. and Beeast Ga. Mr. James W. . Williams, Yard-switchman enjoys the confidence of his employer. Few men are better posted in their line than he. Mr. James W. Castley is enthusiastic over the Planet. Mrs. E. N Hatchell spent Feb. 4th, here. Rev. John Jackson passed through the city Feb. 5th, enroute for Marion S. C. to hold a Convocation meeting at that place. Mrs. Alice Gangue of this city left this A. M. Feb. 5th. Inst. for Bingham S. C. to visit her husband. Miss Anna Douglass left the city this A. M. the 5th. Inst. to visit her sisters. Mrs. V. Johnson and Miss Leona Brower of Bishopville S. C. passed through the city today. Miss Rachel Reese of Benpetta. ville S. C. passed through the city today. Dr. Vallentine President of Benedict College has selected her as one of the nurses at the New Hospital at Benedict College Columbia S. C. Ten robust looking young men from Darlington our neighboring town have enlisted in the U. S. Navy and will leave here Tuesday the 9th, inst. for Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Chatman Harrison of this city has resumed his work with the A. C. L. Mrs. E. R. Roberts, Miss T. E. Thomas and Miss S. B. White spent Sunday the 7th, inst in Darlington as representatives of the city conference. Messrs. Arthur Rose, Fred Thomas, Richard Ross, E. H. Sweet and Charlie Ross left at 3:50 on Sunday P. M. over the Seaboard for Darlington to attend the exercises of the confederation. Rev. L. Sawyer of Darlington spent Sunday visiting the churches. Dr. T. Gallant spent Sunday in Sumter returning on train No. 55 Mr. W. B. Smith of Summertown S. C. passed through the city today February 5th. Mrs. Catherine Knowlin of Darlington lost her entire household Furniture by fire on Sunday night January 31st. The building was completely burned. Mr. Elijah Jackson is still keeping them hot on train and between Florence and Cheraw. It is always with a smile. Too悲. No Sir. Mr. M. Sanders has just finished painting in the city. He also served on the Coast Line baggage force. Rev. L. L. Thomas of Timmonsville S. C. passed through the city Saturday Feb. 6th, enroute for Little Rock S. C. Rev. S. M. Sampson preached the Missionary Sermon at the Jordon River Union at Alcole S. C. Jan. 21, 5th Sunday-using as a text 5th chapter 2 Kings 10th verse, "Go wash in Jordan, etc." Mr. A. W. Wilson has traded his mule for a family broke horse and is now in fine shape for 1916. Mr. E. C. Coplin is an excellent farmer. This year his farm produced 18 bales of cotton, 300 bushels of corn, 100 Barrels potatoe cleared $2.25 in tobacco 41 gallons syrup will pack away 1200 lbs pork. Mr. R. Keith of Hyman S. C. spent Friday Feb. 5th, in the city. Mr. Keith has been prefect chairman of No. 10 Precinct for more than 40 years. Since 1876: Mr. John Holmes loft for Charleston on train No. 79, Tuesday Feb. 9th. Mr. Sherman Williamson of Mars Bluff S. C. in company with his three daughters Misses Lottie, Viola and Sarah year after Saturday Feb. 6th, Mr. Williamson is cording Secretary of Sunday School and older of a class at his church Mr. Zion M. E. connection. Dr. T. Gallant city dentist gave a smoker to Mun-So.Lit Club on Thursday P. M. January 28th. Dr. R. J. Wilson I. President, Mr. I. W. Cherry is Secretary. Dr. T. Gallant addressed the Club Subject "The advantage of taking your title at its flood." The following were present Messrs W. Brown, H. Brown, J. B. Buchanan E. Buchanan, L. C. Gregg, J. Hannah, A. D. Fleming, H. Douglas, G. W. Cortez, H. Perry, L. Jacoba, John Miller, Prof. R. Carroll, J. E. Colman, B. Johnson, Hanka Williams, L. W. Cherry, Dr. P. C. L. Ashberry, L. Dantzler, R. J. Wilson, T. Gallant. Evangelist E. G. Mannis has just returned from a two weeks meeting to Orangeburg, S.C. The meeting was largely attended. Miss Ruth Hampton passed, through the city Feb. 3rd, enroute to Pittfield Mass. her present home. Mrs. Wilson said her husband beat tertha Williams passed through the city Feb. 3rd, enroute for Lynchburg, S.C. their home. Miss Wilson said her husband beat her shamfully Sunday night Jan. 31st. Then set fire to their home and burned up the entire household furnishing. Then took to the woods. Mr. J. R. Grant a successful fazer and business man from Orum S. C. sold five bales of cotton today for which he received nearly $250. Mrs. Mary Brown of Timmonsville, S. C. spent Sunday visiting Mrs. H. Lawrence of this city. The morning services at Trinity Baptist Church Sunday morning were quite impressive. Rev. Taylor's discourse was mostly advice to parents as to the right way of rearing their children. Among these present we mention a few Modanes Juda Jordon, C. E. Godholt, Juda James, R. Jordon, Edward H. Brown, E. Reed Mr. Hoggetter Hallway, Lee, Miss Catherine Gurley, Mr Wendell Hartie, E. B. Webster, Jr and Miss Bubble M Webster. Respectfully. E. B. WEBSTER (Los Angeles Times, Jan. 31st, 1915) "The Clanman," said to be the most elaborate and expensive moving-picture play ever produced in the United States, was edited yesterday preliminary to its being shown at Clune's Auditorium. Although the film is a wonderful work from an artistic standpoint, objection has been raised by Rev. 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Copyright, 1913, by Hesketh Frichard Susan Quarles engages November Joe as his guide. Joe and he go to Big Tree prison to investigate the murder of a trapped man named Lyon. Joe decides that the murderer followed Lyon to his camp and shot him from a cross. By studying woodland evidence and making clever deductions Joe discovers the murderer, Highamson. Lumberman Gary reports that Blackmask, a high-wayman, is robbing his men. Six lumberjackes are robbed by the same man. Joe makes a careful examination of the scene of the robbery. Close is accused by his men, but Joe arrests Curtis, one of the lumberjackes, the real robber. Sally Rone, a widow, has been robbed of valuable pelts. Joe and Evans, a game warden, search for the thief. Sally's lover, Val Black, in suspected, but Joe catches the actual culprit, Injit. Millionaire Pianx's daughter Virginia has been abducted. The abductors demand $10,000 ransom for Virginia. Joe's investigations indicate that one Hank Harper has abducted the girl. Joe auscultates that Virginia had herself abducted to get the ransom for her lover, Mr. Cecil Atterson, who has stolen $10,000. Joe discovers that the robber has been robbed by his sweetheart, Phinie Bumter, and compels her to give up the money. John Stafford has been robbed of valuable black trunk. Joe Bumter that an Alleged employer by Stafford was in league with him. CHAPTER X. The Hundred Thousand Dollar Robbery "I WANT the whole affair kept on official and secret," said Hurry, the bank manager. November Joe nodded. He was seated on the extreme edge of a chair in the manager's private office, looking curiously out of place in that prim, richly furnished room. "The truth is," continued Hurry, "we bankers cannot afford to have our customers' minds unsettled. There are as you know, Joe, numbers of small depositors, especially in the rural district, who would be scared out of their seven senses if they knew that this internal Cecil James Atterson had made off with a hundred thousand dollars. They'd never trust us again." "A hundred thousand dollars is a wonderful lot of money," agreed Joe. "Our reserve is over twenty millions, two hundred times a hundred thousand," replied Harris grandly. "Have you ever seen Atterson?" "No." "I thought you might have. He all ways spends his vacations in the woods, fishing usually. The last two years he has fished Red river. This is what happened. On Saturday I told him to go down to the strong room to fetch up a fresh batch of dollar and five dollar bills, as we were short. It happened that in the same safe there was a number of bearer securities. Atterson soon brought me the notes I had sent him for with the keys. That was about onoon on Saturday. We closed at 1 o'clock. Yesterday, Atterson did not turn up. At first I thought nothing of it, but when it came to afternoon and he had neither appeared nor sent any reason for his absence I began to smell a rat. I went down to the strong room and found that over $100,000 in notes and bearer securities were missing. "I communicated at once with the police, and they started to make inquiries. The countable at Robertville replied that a man answering to the description of Atterson was seen by a farmer walking along the Stoneham road and heading north on Sunday morning early." At this point a clerk knocked at the door and, entering, brought in some letters. Harris stiffened as he noticed the writing on one of them. He cut it open, and when the clerk was gone out he read aloud: Dear Harris: I hereby resign my splendid and lucrative position in the Grand Banks of Canada. It is a dog's dirty life. Anyway it is so for a man of spirit. You can see it in the picture. You buy milk and bath buns for the next meeting of directors. Yours truly, C. J. ATTERSON. "What's the postmark?" asked Joe. "Bimonaki Sunday, 9:20 a.m." "It looks like Atterson's the thief" remarked Joe. "I'm inclined that way because Atterson had that letter posted by a con—con—what's the word?" "You're got it. He was seen here in town on Sunday at 10:30, and he couldn't have posted no letter in Riomont in time for the 9:20 a.m. on Sunday. Sunday he'd gone there on the 7 o'clock express on Saturday evening. You. Afterwards the thief, all right. If that really was he, then now. Sometimes you he's and time to get thief, mind of both between us and him, and he can right on till he on the Monday, I don't you'll see your $100,000 again, Mr. Harris." "I'm" coughed Mr. Harris. "My directors won't want to pay you $2 a day for nothing." "Two dollars a day?" said Joe in his gentle voice. "I shouldn't a' thought the two hundred times a hundred thousand dollars could stand a strain like that!" I laughed. "Look here. November. I think I'd like to make this bargain for you. I'll bell your services to Mr. Harris here for $2 a day if you fail and 10 per cent of the sum you recorder if you succeed. Well, Harris, is it on or off?" I asked. "Oh, on. I suppose, confound you!" said Harris. Twenty hours later Joe, a police trooper named Hudson and I were deep in the woods. We had hardly paused to interview the farmer at Robertville and then had passed on down the old deserted roads until at last we entered the forest, or, as it is locally called, the "bush." "Where are you heading for?" Hudson had asked Joe. "Red river, because if it really was Atterson the farmer saw I guess he'd have gone up there. None of them trapped there now in July month, so he can stand a canoe easy. Besides, a man who fears pursuit always likes to get into a country he knows, and you heard Mr. Harris say how Atterson had behaved Red river two vacations Besheid—here Joe stopped and pointed to the ground—"them's Atterson's tracks," he said. "Leastways. It is a black fox to a lynx pat they are his." "But you've never seen him. What reason have you?" demanded Hobson. "When first we happened on them about four hours back, while you was lightin' your pills," replied Joe. "You come out of the bush, and when we reached near Cattier's place they went back into the bush again. Then a mile beyond Cattier's out of the bush they come on to the road again. What can that circumventment? Mean? Fetter who made the trucks don't want to be seen. No. 8 boats, city made, nails in en. rubber beads. Come on." I will not attempt to describe our journey hour by hour nor tell how November held to the trail, following it over areas of hard ground and rock, noticing a stitch here and a broken twig there. The next morning November wakened us at daylight, and once more we hastened forward. For some time we followed Atterson's footsteps and then found that they left the road. We moved on quietly and saw that not fifty yards ahead of us a man was walking excitedly up and down. His head was sunk upon his chest in an attitude of the utmost despair. He waved his hands, and on the still air there came to us the sound of his mo notonoma muttering. We crept upon him. As we did so Hobson leaped forward and snapped his handbones on the man's wrists, cried: "Cecil Atterson. You got you!" "Try the way, I like to hear exactly what I'm charged with," said Atterson. "Truck of $100,000 from the Grand Oak. May as well hand them over and put me to no more trouble." He怀金隆的 hand into Atterson's pockets and searched him thoroughly, but found nothing. "They are not on him!" he cried. "Try his pack." From the pack November produced a square bottle of whisky, some bread, salt a slab of mouton—that was all. "Where have you hidden the stuff?" demanded Hobson. Suddenly Atterson laughed. "So you think I robbed the bank?" he said. "I've my own down on them, and I'm glad they've been hit by some one, though I'm not the man. Anyway, I'll have you and them for wrongful arrest, with violence." November was fingering over the pack, which lay open on the ground, examining it and its contents with concentrated attention. Atterson had sunk down under a tree like a man weared out. Hobson and Joe made a rapid examination of the vicinity. A few yards brought them to the end of Atterson's trunk. "Here's where he slept." said Hobson. "It's all pretty clear. He was dog tired and just collapsed. I guess that was last night. It's an old camping place. This. But where has he cached the bank's property?" For upward of an hour Hobson searched every conceivable spot. But not so November Joe, who, after a couple of quick cuts down to the river, made a fire, put on the kettle and lit his pipe. At length Hobson ceased his exercises and accepted a cup of tea Joe had brewed. "There's nothing cached round here, and his trail stops right where he stops. He never spared a foot beyond that nor went down to the river, 100 yards away. The chap's either cached them or handed them to an accomplice. Susan bemoaned how she was all right, when a boy came to take a cup of coffee to Amanda. He stood up an interrupted Amanda to ask, "No, you must!" he said. "Who am I? Amanda must have done something to be twice here and Quinn must be confused where he has the story bill." "He won't ever put you win," said Joe definitely. "Why do you say that?" "Cause he can't. He don't know himself." "Bab!" was all Hobson's answer as he turned on his heel. November Joe did not move as Hobson, his wrist strapped to Atterson's disappeared down the trail by which we had come. "Well, I said, 'what next?' "I'll take another look around." Joe led the way down to the river, which, though not more than fifty yards away, was hidden from us by the thick trees. It was a slow flowing river, and in the soft mud of the margin I saw, to my surprise, the quite recent traces of a canoe having been beached. Beside the canoe there was also on the mud the faint mark of a paddle having isla at full length. Joe pointed to it. The paddle had evidently, I thought, fallen from the canoe, for the impression it had left on the soft surface was very slight. "How long ago was the canoe here?" "At first light—maybe between 3 and 4 o'clock" replied Joe. "Then I don't see how it helps you at all. Its coming can't have anything to do with the Atterson robbery, for the distance from here to the camp is too far to throw a packet, and the ab- ACKROYD. "Cecil Atterson, I've got yeal" sence of tracks makes it clear that Atterson cannot have handed the loot over to a confederate in the canoe isn't that right? "Looks that way," admitted Joe. "Then the canoe can be only a coincidence." November shook his head. "I wouldn't go quite so far as to say that, Mr. Quartich." Once again he rapidly went over the ground near the river, then returned to the spot where Atterson had slept, following a slightly different track to that by which we had come. Then taking the hatchet from his belt, he split a dead log or two for a fire and hung up the kettle once more. I guessed from this that he had seen at least some daylight in a matter that was still obscure and inexplicable to me. "I wonder if Atterson has confessed to Hobson yet?" I said, meaning to draw Joe. "He may confess about the robbery, but he can't tell any one where the bank property is, because he's been robbed in his turn." "Robbed!" I exclaimed. Joe nodded. "And the robber." "Bont five foot six, light weight, very handsome, has black hair, is, I think, under twenty-five years old and lives in Lendeville or near it." "Joe, you've nothing to go on," I cried. "Are you sure of this? How can you know?" "I'll tell you when I've got those bank bills back." It was still early afternoon, when we arrived in Lenderville, a few scattered farms and a single general store. Outside one of the farmhouses Joe paused. "I know the chap that lives in here," he said. "He's a pretty mean kind of a man, Mr. Quaritch. I may find a way to make him talk, though if he thought I wanted information he'd not part with it." "Say, McAndrew," began Joe, "what's your price for hiring two strong horses and a good buckboard to take us and our outfit on from here to the Barat Landa by Sandy pond?" "Twenty dollars." "Huh! said Joe, "we don't want to buy the old horses." The Scotchman's shaven lips (he wore a chin beard and whiskered) opened. "It would na' pay to do it for heat." "Then there's others as will." "And what might their names be?" inquired McAndrew triumphantly. "Them as took up Bank Clark Anderson when he was here six weeks back." "Wow, you're wrong!" erased McAndrew. "For Bank Clark Attention I got walked in with young Penelope Fowler and lived with the family at their new nest. So the price is twenty or I'll man bearness a borne for yo." "I'll lil' be no no on to stunn "What do you say?" Mabel asked her hair. "What goes, it was his problem" and suppressed. "What?" "The same one that was with An- derson and two." "These men can man, only the old man, women and the two girls." "Well, anyway, I'll ask the Pointarre's price before I close with yours." "I'll make a reduction to $17 if ye agree here and now." November said something further of Atterson's high regard for Simon Pointarre, which goaded old McAndrew to fury. "And I suppose it was love of Simon that made him employ that family," he angried. "Oh, yes, that's comic. Twas Simon and no that grinning inside they call Phedrel Atterson? Tush! I tell ye, if ever a man made a tule o' himself"— But here despite McAndrew's protests, Joe left the farm. At the store which was next visited we learned the position of the Pointarre steading and the fact that old Pointarre, the daughters, Phedre and Claire, and one son, Simon, were at home. The door was opened, by a girl of about twenty years of age. Her bright brown eyes and hair made her very good looking. Joe gave her a quick glance. "I came to see your sister," said be. "Simon," called the girl, "here's a man to see Phedre." "What's your business?" growled a man's voice from the inner room. "Why sent you?" "Can't tell that, but I guess Miss Pointarre will know when I give her the message." "Well, I suppose you'd best see her. She's down bringing in the cows. You'll find her below there in the meadow." Joe thanked him and we set off. A twig broke under my foot, and the girl swung round at the noise. "What do you want?" she asked. She was tall and really gloriously handsome. "I've come from Atterson. I've just seen him," said November. "There are many people who see him every day. What of that?" "Huh! Don't they read the newspaper in Lenderville? There's something about him going round. I came thinking you'd sure want to hear," said November. The color rose in Phedre's beautiful face. "They're saying." went on Joe, "that he robbed the bank where he is employed of $100,000, and instead of trying to get away on the train or by one of the steamers he made for the woods." Phedre turned away as if ignored. "What interest have I in this? It ennures me to listen." "Wait!" replied November. "With the police I went and soon struck Atterson's trail on the old colonial post road and in time come up with Atterson himself nigh Red river. The police taken Atterson prisoner, but they found nothing. Though they searched him and all round about the camp, they found nothing." "He had hidden it. I suppose." "So the police thought. And I thought the same till"—Noremester gaze never left her face—"till I see his eyes. The pupils were like pin points in his head." He paused and added: "I got the bottle of whiskey that was in his pack. I'll go in as evidence." "Of what?" she cried impatiently. "That Atterson was drugged and the bank property stole from him. You see," continued Joe, "this robber wasn't altogether Atterson's own idea." "Abi." "No, I guess he had the first notion of it when he was on his vacation six weeks back. He was in love with a wonderful handsome girl. Blue eyes she had and black hair, and her teeth was as good as yours. She pretended to be in love with him, but all along she was in love with—well, I can't say who she was in love with—herself likely. Anyway, I expect she used all her influence to make Atterson rob the bank and then light out for the woods with the stuff. He does all she wants. On his way to the woods she meets him with a pack of food and necessary. In that pack was a bottle of drugged whisky. She asks him where he's going to camp that night, he suspects nothing and tells her, and off she goes in a canoe up Red river till she comes to opposite where he's lying drugged. She lands and robs him, but she don't want him to know who done that, so she plays an old game to conceal her tracks. She's a rare active young woman, so she carries out her plan, gets back to her canoe and home to Lenderville. Need I tell any more about her?" During Joe's story Phedre's color had slowly died away. "You are very clever!" she said bitterly. "But why should you tell me all this?" "Because I'm going to advise you to hand over the $100.000 you took from Atterson. I'm in this case for the bank." "I'll exclaimed violently. "Do you dare to say that I had shything whatever to do with this robbery, that I have the $100.000? Bah! I know nothing about it. How should I?" Joe shrugged his shoulders. "Then I bag your pardon. Miss Polematae, and I say goodbye. I am going and my report to the police and bit them. He turned, but before he had gone more than a step or two she cried to him. "There is one point you have missed for all your cleverness," she said. "Suppose what you have learned is true, may it not be that the girl who robbed Atterson took the money just to return it to the bank?" "Don't seem to be that way, for she has just dreamed all knowledge of the property and denied she had it before two witnesses. Burden, when Attorney comes to know that he's been accused of a crime of full liability to their lawyer's defense, N.J. lawyer, his distance to be found over the child." "I'm in the news for the beach. Our dog is so good for me well and can tell me my name." "What is it?" "People mostly call me November Joe." She throw back her head—every at tide, every movement of borne was wonderful. "Now, supposing that the money could be found, what would you do?" "I'd go to the bank and tell them I'd A. A. C. O. "Atterson isn't the only man who'd break the law for love of me." make shift to get every cent back safe for them if they'd agree not to prosecute anybody. "So you are man enough not to wish to see me in trouble." November looked at her. "I was sure not thinking of you at all," he said simply, "but of Bank Clerk Atterson, who's lost the girl he robbed for and ruined himself for. I'd hate to see that chap overpunished with a dose of fail too. But the bank people only wants their money, and I guess if they get that they'll be apt to think the less about the robbery the better. So if you take my advice—why, now's the time to see old McAndrew. You see, Miss Pointarre, I've got the cinch on you." She stood still for awhile. "I'll see old man McAndrew," she cried suddenly. "I'll lead. It's near enough this way." Joe turned after her, and I followed. Without arousing McAndrew'suplelons, Joe satisfied the girl as to his identity. Before dark she met us again. "There" she said, thrusting a pocket into Joe's hand. "But look out for yourself!" Attention isn't the only man who'd break the law for love of me. Think of that at night in the lonely bush." I saw her sharp white teeth grind together as the words came from between them. "My!" exicculated November, looking after her recording figure, "she's a bad loser, isn't she, Mr. Qarish?" We went back into Quebec and Joe made over to the bank the amount of their loss as soon as Harrig, the manager, agreed (rather against his will) that no questions should be asked nor action taken. The same evening I, not being under the same embargo regarding questions, inquired from Joe how in the world the fair Phedre covered her tracks from the canoe to where Atterson was lying. "That was simple for an active girl. She walked ashore along the paddle, and after her return to the canoe threw water upon the mark it made in the mud. Didn't you notice how faint it was? "But when she got on aboard—how did she hide her trilion then? "It's not a new trick. She took a couple of paddles with her in the canoe. First she'd put one down and step one further, then she'd put the other one further up and step onto that. Next she'd lift the one behind, and so on. Why did she do that? Well, I reckon she thought the trick good enough to blind Atterson. If he found a woman's tracks after being robbed he'd have suspected." "But you said before we left Atterson's camp that whoever robbed him was middle height, a light weight and had black hair." "Well, hadn't she? Light weight because the lora wasn't much drove into the ground, not tall since the marks of them was so close together." "But the black hair." Joe laughed. "That was the sneest thing of the lot and put me wise to it and Fhedre at the start. Twisted up a spindle and attached Atterson. I found several strands of spindled black hair. She must's caught her hair in the buckles while carrying it." "But, Joe, you also said at Red River that the person who robbed Atterson was not more than twenty-five years old." "Well, the hair proved it was a woman, and what but being in love with her face would make a step up bank clark like Attenon have any track with a settler's girl!" And them kind are early ripe and go off their looks at twenty-five. I guess, Mr. Quartez, her age was a pretty safe shot. Dwellings must be thrifty. They have been areas of one over a thousand miles from land. Women with Beautiful Hair! NELSON'S HAIR DRESSING will make you proud of your hair It is waterpassed for making hair, blisky and strawborn hair—soft, gloppy and humorous. It not only beautifies the hair—but also keeps it in good condition. Price, 25 and 50 Cents Everywhere NELSON MFG. CO., RICHMOND, VA. The Mechanics Savings Bank, North-West Cor. Third & Clay Street The Mechanics Savings Bank, North-West Cor. Third & Clay Street GO SLOW KEEP TO RIGHT "GO slow. Keep to the right." That's a good slogan for LIN WHOLE JOURNEY as well as for the passing moment in street. CAUTION AND CORRECTNESS in financial deal in physical well being, in moral and mental attitudes, are splendid tributes. This bank.goes slow. It keeps to the right. It fills EVI FUNCTION OF BANKING with caution and correctness. Do YO banking with us and benefit by our caution. Abraham Lincoln As I Saw Him By WALT WHITMAN' "I SEE very plainly," wrote Wall Whitman in his notebook under date of Aug. 12, 1861, "Abraham Lincoln's dark brown face with the deep cut lines—the eyes always to me with a latent sadness in the expression. We have got so that we allways exchange bows and very cordial ones. None of the artists or pictures have caught the subtle and indirect expressions of this man's face. And as I dwell on what I myself heard or saw of the elderly westerner," continues the poet in the memorial which he contributed to the book called "Reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln," and blood it with the history and literature of my age and of what I can get of all ages and conclude it with his death it seems like some tragic play * * * vaster and fiercer and more convolutional for this America of ours than Assyrius or Shakespeare ever drew for Athens or for England." Lincoln Libsd to Play Ball A. G. Spalding declares that Abraham Lincoln was not only a great baseball fan, but an enthusiastic player as well. According to Spalding, when a committee went to Springfield, Ill., to notify Lincoln that he had been nominated, "the presidency of the United States it found the great man playing ball in an adjacent lot." "Walt till I am out another hit," said Lincoln when the mission was explained, "and I will join you, gentlemen." LINCOLN'S ANCESTRY. Not Especially Distinguished, but His Uncle Served in Legislature. Abraham Lincoln's grandfather, also Abraham, settled in Kentucky about 1780. Samuel Lincoln (1610-1690), the president's first American ancestor, was a son of Edward Lincoln of Hingham, Norfolk, England, who emigrated to Massachusetts in 1637 as apprentice to a weaver. His son and grandson were iron founders. The grandson, Mordecal (1630-1788), moved to Pennsylvania. It is not discoverable whether the Lincolnes were distinguished in any way, but it is certain that they possessed little wealth. The "Dictionary of National Biography" (British) has no record of them unless they are descendants of or connected with the earl of Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln's grandfather was a friend of Daniel Boone. He was killed by Indians in Kentucky in 1786. He had a small farm in that state. Lincoln's Uncle Morcal was a member of the Kentucky legislature, and tradition gives him the reputation of an honorable and industrious citizen. After the grandfather was killed Abraham Lincoln's father became a wrestler in issuing bark, "who was left to be murdered by a man named labor, but at the murder he had saved enough to buy a farm in Missouri county." The Gettysburg Address Invitation Which Led to Its Delivery by Lincoln IN a recent letter Frederick W. Soward, son of the late William H. Soward, secretary of state in Lincoln's cabinet told now Lincoln came to write his immortal Gettysburg address. The letter reads: Cast in bronze on a tablet in the Gettysburg National cemetery, adjacent to one carrying the words of Lincoln's Gettysburg address, are the words of a letter written by Judge Will of that town in his capacity of chairman of a committee having in charge the dedication of what is now the National cemetery and rada as follows: The several states having soldiers in the Army of the Potomac who were killed at the battle of Gettysburg or have since died at the various hospitals which were established in the vicinity have procured grounds on a prominent part of the battlefield for a cemetery and are having the removed to them and property buried. These grounds will be consecrated and set apart to this sacred purpose on Thursday, the 15th insti. It is the desire that you, as chief executive of the nation, be consecrated to this sacred use by a few appropriate remarks. It will be a source of great gratification to the many widows and orphans that have been made almost friendless by the great battle here to have you here persecuted. We are in the brunts of the contours of these grave dead who are now in the tested field or nobly meeting the foe in the front a confidence that they who sleep in death on the battlefield are not forgotten by those highest in authority, and they will feel the worth of their sacrifice, their remains will not be uncared for. POISON KILLING GIRL Richmond Woman - Takes Death Drugs After Returning Home From Visit Roto-Ring Home From Visit Miss Rosa Jennings, nineteen year old, who has returned to Richmond, Va. from Philadelphia after a visit there, is slowly dying. She lives from the effects of poisoning. The doctors say she will live only two or three days. She says she does not want to die. Why she took the poison remains a mystery, though her mother says that she did not seen the same after her return from Philadelphia. An unfortunate love affair is suspected. Miss Jennings was eager to become a nurse, and when her mother dismeduaded her from this purpose she decided to visit friends in Philadelphia. Buckled me for the Wrong Way. Gustafson — You're letting your hair play with his, old man. What is the shape of it—the smooth, beautiful flow? Gustafson — he, not me. —Sullen. et ST Sonny et eS Rea ROL re BR ohtetordisinicn nics oes saan ee oe ee co * Saal ieee ke oe “ os ogee - om Bess _ ae Pa fy ae & Po tte: a , Le ‘ caviar eae pie ee eS Paes nat ene nee ae na SA a ee - agi a a se ENN HEROS c= | Peart WSL ae ; | ETRE RRR Ba Lue tes As | Sa ‘ be inte St te ak: Al ; Bassey Westar hori Meee eA) Mie “bees ts teats, rend cues & 5 CRE Aik aroe " The upper ‘picture le a wartime phetegraph of Linesin taken on one of his vicits.te the frent; on the left le Atlan Pinkerton. The lewer pleture, eapyright by the Patriet Publishing company, shows Fert Stevens, where Lincoln * wae under fire. + Z Pa i LTBOUGH Abraham Lincotn en-| approach to.the capital city of the north | tire cabinet officers and x group of cit: “Peeeeke & eoldiee for service | had aroused great among] zens dnd indies, breathless with ex- in the Black Hawk war, that| the officialx, and rs of the cabl-/ citement, watched the fortunes of tbe Indian disturbance ended be-| Ret. senators ne ne tives and ne me y other officials a ent out to] “It was mo mock battle that theve Ene ee eer ecm, ot ie Cty | ond the sorthern soldiers realat Early’a| spectators witnessed. Stretchers soon yest of the civil war, when be approach. . . came from the Geld by scores with their ‘was Dresident ef the United States asd) Rarely aid a minor eagagement pre-| ghastly loads, the Aoepitals in the rear ex officio commander in chief of. the} samt eo clear an opportunity for view-| of the fort were aatir, and here and armies of the north, he once witnessed ing its progress, and rarely for auch | there, dotting the meadow, the orchard actual fighting between Union soldiets| scene was a more memorable group of|and the Yusty highway, lay many a and Confederates and approached -9e| epectators assembled.” says Pond's| lad tor ahow the wild cheers Sf the close to the scene that he was under|“The Shenandoah Valley In 1804" in| crowd fell on deat earn Colonel Vis- fire himself, Three feet from bis side| the chapter entitled “Early Menacea| scher wan dead, Lieutenant Colonel 2 Unton officer was abot before he| Washington.” “On the parapet of Fort|Jobnson mortally wounded, Major heeded the remonstrances of his eub-| Stevens stood the tall form of Abra-| Jones dead, Major Croaby with bis left ordinate officers nnd stepped. out of| Bam Lincoln by the side of General] arm gone—in brief, every regimental danger. - ‘Wright,.who in vain warned the eaget | commander of the Third brignde killed The scone wan Fort Stevens, one of] president. that bis position was swept|or wounded, with a loss of 250 in the the defensen of the clty of Washington} by the bullets of sharpshooters ‘until | brigade and x total lons of 280 out of, when General Jubal A. Early made his] sa officer was abot down within threc| the force engaged. A monument on raid altiunt to the outnkirte of the city.| feet of him, when be reluctantly step. |.the slope fronting Fort Mterena pre- The drite won July T2 1864. Barly's| peg below. Sheltered from tho line of | serves the memory of the Unton dead.” Lincoln as - A Lawyer ees See ee eee boy in Indiana @ copy of! the revised statutes of tha! stato fell into bis bands This was hts first “lawbook.” It is ‘euld thut the boy grecdily devoured tt contents. That reading gave bim an ambition to become a jawyer, bot be did no ore law reading’ until be removed to Ilinots and became @ part ner in a grocery store at New Salem. One day 2 man who was moving far ber westward drove-ap to Lincoln's store and offered to sell the storekeep- er a barrel full of bouseboid “plun- der” for which ‘he’ had no ase, Lin coln paid the man balf a dollar and wet the barrel in the store. Soipe’time afterward be emptied the barrel’s con- tents upon the Soor to see what his bargain wes worth. At the bottom of the barrel was a complete edition of Blackstone's Commentaries. Lincoln Immediately began to read this famoas Jegal work. “TI read anti! I devoured them,” be said, referring to the Com- mentaries. Perhaps it was that old barrel of “plunder” that made Lincola prestéent SBere Used 1 OS Cute SMa Lincoln to the effect that in ‘Ria cole- beated “almanac case,” in which he beowght about the acquittal of bis cli- smut op a charge of murder by protuc- ing um almanac to preve that the moon was not shining at a.certain bowr om the night of the Killing, the wyer footed the cocrt and jury by shewing thean an almanec of several years be- fore. Mies Tarbell in ber “Life of Lin- ‘eoin” sets this old story forever at rest tua very wemole way, By seterene am abwanoc a weteb year thet cathe August night in question the mecn hed est Just a0 Linesin vep- resented to the fury. This Giupesss of the ‘notion that Abraham Liacoia would steep to a Ginbencst trick im order to waecem ; = Leag after. the Geatp of Preuthent Limceip bis former law partnbr at Seringiclé, In. Witttam H. Serndea, pose tn co sed tee oO Sound a po pate a age of mehees, panphjate ead prweps-| ieee aoeay = = = tS ne ier Seer ee rensen gh nig mame ‘ y non Sue ae Pe oval | PEE Se ite ee aA Le MA sae) LA OA Sm apDroach to. the capital city of the north had aroused great’ mension among the officialx, and of the cabl met, senators and aegtatives and other officials with ladies “went out to wed the northern soldiers resist Eariy’s approach. . “Rarely did a minor engagement pre- sent so clear an opportunity for view- fag {ts progress, and rarely for auch a scene Was & more memorable group of epectators assembled.” says Pond's “The Shenandoah Valley In 1804" in the chapter entitled “Early Menaces Washington.” “On the parapet of Fort Stevens stood the tall form of Abra- bam Lincoln by the side of General Wright,.who in vain warned the eager president. that bie position was swept by the bullets of sharpsbooters ~wntil an officer was shot down within three teet of him. when be reluctantly step. ped below. Sheltered from tho line of Seek f ’ a... at Zep Hh: . 2 rs > =} B— a - Rea ie eras sp : oo ay tars SPH RC LAMP UakD BY LINCOLM OV mB LAW on IOs i SFPRINGVIELD, rE. This lamp, a tall pedestal damp made of tin} was used by Abraham Lincotn in his law office tm Spetng- Bald, ML it has a Gouble whale off burner and an acorn shaped oll ‘font and ta supported by « tall standard set in & paniike base with a handle. } SHE CHANGED “OLD ABE.” Child Responsible Fer Hie Decision t Sis Grow a Beard. It wee a chiid who persaaded Abra ham Lincoln to wear a beard. Up tc the time be was nominated for pres. Gent be bad atwaya deem emceth shaven. A Little girl Mving in Chae. taoqea county, N.Y. who greatly ad- mired him, made up ber wind that he ‘would Sook better if he wore whiskers and. with youthfel directness, wrote and told bim so. He answered Ber: + Spring test, TH, Oot. 34, 2000. Mies Grace Bedell: ot -My Dear Little Mue—Yeer very agres- ‘ante fervor af the ith te resutred. 1 re- a Se sey st serine 1 Neve os . | Rave three #088, CBO soven- tom, one nine cad ome coven years of eqn They, Sth Chetr wether, constitute way whee femiiy. As we the whukee, paspie weeed jon Mn paret Of OMY eave SES ST eke we tek aret Tour a < Lamootat, Sea ene ep amen tn un one eed be Colon by oes. oe wey e Wasttegees wae errs oe Cowen Oture abe Ure, Ge aned '¢ ate were io tee event gribwes at te SA w mest. cm OF comms che oun, aud wing mule Gewese vy Sane PORN i872 5 1 cache he a COLE a le ae he a SLE aed i ae 3 We ETUC GF 185A ie Gre cabinet officers and x group of citl zens dnd indies, breathless with ex- citement, watched the fortunes of tbe fight. ‘\ 7 “It was fo mock battle that these spectatora witnessed. Stretchers soon came from the Geld by scores with their ghastly loads, the dospitals in tho rear of the fort were aatir, and here and there, dotting the meadow, the orchard and the Yusty highway, Iny many & aa tor ahow the wild cheers Sf the crow fell on deaf earn Colonel Vis. weber wan dead, Lieutenant Colonel Johnson mortally wounded, Major Jones dead, Major Crosby with his left arm gone—in brief, every regimental commander of the Third brigade killed or wounded, with = loss of 240 tn the brigade and a total lons of 280 out of the force engaged. A monument on the slope fronting Fort Xterena pre- serves the memory of the Union dead.” ABRAHAM LINCOLN ON IN- TERNATIONAL PEACE. la the xpring of 1862 successes / by the Untun forces engaged tn - combating the southern efforts to divide the Unton ted Presi- dent Lincoln to istue the follow: tng proclamadon: _ “It han pleased Aimighty God fo vouchnafe signal victorics to the fand nnd naval forces engag- ed in suppressing an internal re- bellton nud at the same time to avert from our country the dan- gers of forelgn tntérvention and invasion. é “It 4s therefore recommended to the people of the United Staten that at thelr next weekly assemblages in thelr accustomed places of public worship which sball occur after notice of this procinmation sball have been ro celved they especially acknowl. | edge and render thanks to our | Henvenly Father for these tn- | eqtimable blessings, that they - then and there implore spiritaal | consolation in bebalf of all who : have been vrougtt into aMiction. . by the casualties and calamitics - of sedition and civil war and « that they reverently invoke the | Givine guidance for our national , counsels, to the end that they may apecdily result tn the res- toration of peace. harmony and anity tbroaghoot our borders AND HASTEN THE ESTAB- LISHMENT OF FRATERNAL *; RELATIONS AMONG ALL THE COUNTRIES OF THE EARTH. : A LInesin Mery WEN 8 ewe Doring the civil) war some gentlemen from the west obteloed an interview With President Lincoln at a time when things looked. dark for the national enue and voiced thetr fears. | The president sald to them: “Bup- pees, greatiemen, al! the property that Jou were worth qas is gold and you hed pot tc in the bands of Blendin to arty otress the Niagara tiver om & Fepe. weuld you shake the cable and keep shouting to him. ‘Bioedin, stant Up & Hite, straighter—ge a litle faster —tsen'a tittle, more te the north or to the sewthT No: you weld bold your breath, as well as yest tongue, and Beep your bunds aff weet be was eer” cei itn Gthensing the Batterics. “Aren't you giving gway too many quate for a jay town Wie thie pad ca & ene aight otead’” tequired the press “Hever wind ebout that,” ame Jal: : Tend awe. chvpe sions aver . Ait Midnight.) a (Wetting at Serenaneht, ML at the be Giang ef Ube great war) ‘te pertedtens ang a thing of state ‘Faas bere nt weidalght, te ger MittIe town, ‘A mourning Agere wale and will pot ree , ear the old courthouse, pacing up anc 4 - Coma, Or Wy be Nomertend oF the shadowe “ye WS cre Me Hineere where bie ehiidren used ic a . Or through the market es the well worn mtones Fe stalks until the dawn etars bum > away 4 bronzed, lank man! file sutt of ancient biack, A famous high top hat and plain worn adaw! Make him the quaint great eure that men love The prairie lawyer, master of us all He cannot sieep upon his Billaide ‘now: ‘He te among us, as to tine Lefore Aad we who tone and Iie awake for long Breathe deep and Bart to eee him pass | the door Hie head ts bowed He thinks on men and kinas ; Yea, when the sick wortd criea, now can + Re sleep? ‘* Teo many peasants Ogbt, they know not why: ; Toominy nomesteads to black terror weep. ‘The sina of all the war fords burn nis | * geare 5 He sees the Oreadnougnts scouring every main. He carrice on nis shawl wrapt shoulders now : | The bitterness, the folly and the pain Me cannot rest until @ spirit dawn ball come—the thinking hore of Eu- rope free; The Teague of sober folk, the workers earth, | Bringing tong peace to Corniana. Alp | and sea. . It breaks his beart that kingy must mur “Gor still * | ‘That all hie hours of travail here for Ten 4 Beem yet in vain. And who will oring white peace ‘Trat he may sleep. upoo his hilt again? —Vachet Lindsay tn Independent. - - Have You Joined Our. ~ You Should Do So at Once. YP fa SOY (RBI —) = Pi Sg g CO A” a 1 =f SOA <7 C_@)) - ii ~ < : . SCY me OETA . * ee 5 eta ¢ ee ree Gan | K aie vg ier) C/ eG eS b ._ Ze 7 NZX 207 . . TS Gh OE EY OE SA - ae There are Four Glasses. You can join either one or alloftthem. Get ready to accumulate and save:up money for next Christmas. . . _ CLABB 2. : . ~ you can-start with 2 conta for tho frst week. Monday, December 28b, the amount-peyabie-te-¢ conte You Increase tho payment each week until it reachee $1.00 per week. You will draw $26.50 next Christ- mas, which amount will be increased by 3 pcr cout interest. You can take out a 2 cent cescomding verd. You cap start with $1.00 per week. Tho last peyment is 2 cents payavle Nov. 29, 191d. . 8 CLASS 2A. . For the benefit of those who prefer to pay the larger sum first, wo have arranged for the 2 cent card to have a downward movement. by permitting you to pay the largest amount first. Tho last amount to be bo paid on the card in Class 2, in $1.00 payablo No. 29th, 1915. You cap pay thie as of Dec. 21, 1914, Dee. 28th, 1924, tho amount in 98 cents, Jan. 4, 1915, che amount ts 96 cents, Jan. 11, 1915, the amount is 94 cents until the last amount payable Nov. 29, 1916 is 2 cents. You will recoivo $26.50 and Interest to be included if you keeg up the payments, Shoula you not keep up the payments rou will seesive all that you paid Into the Class. . . . * CLASS No. 5. * Yor can start b7 paying five cents the first week, Monday Dec. 28th, the amount to bo pald will be 10 cents. It-increases & centa each week. The Inst payment: ts $2.50 ‘The total amount that you will. receive if you keep up tho paymonts will bo $63.75. You can start by paying $2.50 the first week and the amount will be & cents lesa each week until the last payment will bad cents. You gut 3 per cent Interest if you make all paymsnts. = . “CLASS 5A. . : For the benefit of those who Ihsire to pay the largest amount first, -we bave arranged the descending card in this class. You can pay $250, an of Dée, 21, 1914; $2.45 as of Dec. 28, 1914: $2.40 as of wm 4,1910 $2.36 as of Jan. 11,1915 and so on until the amount will be only Scents Nov, 29, 1915, the date of the firat payment. Checks for all Classes are malled Dec. 7; 1915, in timefor Christmas shopping. The total amount you will reeeive in $65.75 to which will be added 3 per centinterest.. ’ CLASS 35. You pay 26 cents the firt aeck and 25 cents cach week thereafter $12.50 will be paid by eheck with Interest next December. 5 * . 4 . CLASS 50. i You pay 60 conts the firat week and 60 conte ench week thereafter, The amount you wilt ré” veive next Christmas by check’ with Interest Im $25.00. You can join 10w. MECHANICS SAVINGS BANK, N. W. Coener Third and (Clay Sts., Richmond, Virginia. a ‘Only House Lincoln ..-Ever Owned IIE two story frame house k where Lincoln Iived in Spring- Geld, TL, ts pow looked upon with os much Feverence as Washington's home at Mount Vernon, on the Potomac. It ts the ooly house which Abrabmm Lincoln evér owned. The bouse wan butit in 1840 aod was bought by Mr. Lincoln In 1844, two years after his marriage. Ho added an extra story to ft and furnisbed It simply. {ere bo Uved for seventedn years. and when he left It be went to tbe White House — ‘ Ho crosscd the threshold of his . et i ex : } a S F an ‘ i ere we Re PS a i 7 F ra bs 4 “ A x ry Pa e s PRR eee fs _ Agents’ Contest. . Open to Everybody. Men, Women or Children. FIRST PRIZE. ‘A round Trip Ticket to the Panaina Exposition of to the Panama Canal or the Rguivalent. Winner for the Firat Prize murt poll uot lees than 25,000 votes, 2 $ SEOUND PHAZE. . ‘A Suit of Clothes, a Dress, + Cloak, an Overcoat, a Gold Watch a Diamond Ring or a Loving Gup. ‘Winner must pol! not less that 10,000 votes, + THIRD PRIZE. Fifteen Dollars In Silver. Winner must poll not lenm t an £000, votes. . : FOURTH PRIZE. Ten Dollers tn Silver. : * Winner must poll not Iess than 4000, votes. " eos “FIFTH PRIZE. . Five Dollars tn Stiver : ee . Winnor most poll not leas than 3,000 votes. * g : AIXTH PRIZE. Two Dollars and Fifty Conte in Silver. Winner mu:t poll ‘not less than 2,000 votes. : - , “SEVENTH PRIZE. , One Dollar and Fifty certs n Silver. 3° : ‘Winner must poll not less than-1,000 votes. 2 : 4 EIGHTH: PRIZE. . One Dollar in Silver. . Winner must poll not less than 750 votes . . . J 7 When candidates have pullec as many as 100 votes, thelr names will be published in the Planet. ze VALUE OF VOTES. Bend 3 months subscription 25 cents and get 10 votes. “ 7 se Four Months subscription, ($0) cents and get 45 votes. 7 Kight Menths subscription (1.60) and get 135 votes.- : 7 . Twelve Months eubscription ($1:50) and get 225 votes. ;* . Tor each back paying subsecr ber or money paid into the office, & vote will be allewed for each eeat 14, whether on advertisement or fob work. - . s . “3M North Fourth St., Richmond, Va. ; @aE*The Coupon will be fotind In this paper. -<aa@ Bs e . : . Lo eee ee eee WIRD, TL. Springfoid home for the Iast timo on Feb. 11, 188L The house ts now a museom of Lincoln relica. About fourteen years ago the Ill!- nots legislature made an appropriation of several thousand dolinrs for restor: ing and repovating the bouse. Every- thing was arranged as it waa when ‘Mrs. Lincoln kept house there, . The Lincoln homo is visited every year by-50,000 to 100,000 people, who pease with reverent atepa-frem room to Toom examining the plain furniture. the books and personal belongings that have gained ‘s priceless valoe from thelr association with the memory of the martyr president. < Not far away from the martyr pres Sdent’s former home aro his last rest- ing place and monument. | Lincein’s Numerous Occupations. Abraham Lincoln had many occupe- tons doring bis Ufe of Ofty-aix years. His first work. of course, was that of & plonesr farm boy. Later he, cut ralls and bauled™them, thereby earning his well known aickname of “rail spltter.” Ale served as a Aatboatman. beiping to take produce down the Obio and the Misximippi rivera. ° He clocked tm grocery stores, was a partner tn the ownership of eevera) groceries, bot ‘Wap not very soccessfo) in bosiness, and was postmaster of New Salem, Ill. He enlisted for service tn the Biack Hawk war agatost’the Indians, bat waw no actual Sgbting. He practiced inw, served in the Iifincis legtetetere end t= conarens avd: lectured. - | Bureping Ime the Furnace, - “Where wae Moses when the"light weat “In tho ee ‘3 quarter im his band, @eed Advices. ~ “Bo you want te be somebody, 60 peu? These’s ealy ene way pes wll poor ume o ustse be tbe world.” [What & Gaer Stein a wpe esd.” ~— Batamere penentionn*'*' “> irae A ```markdown ``` A MURDER AND AN ATTEMPTED MURDER (Continued from 1st, Page.) "Mamma tells me that you are tired of me, and I am too slow to understand, I told her that was, what I suspected, also why were you so anxious to go away. * * * "Come over tonight as early as you can, please, and please don't try to see how much you can hurt me and step on my heart. That's the way you have been doing lately. * * * With little still, I see you again. "WHO WAS THAT GIRL?" "Dear Jack... Who was that girl you were walking dn Twenty-fifth street with this morning? I was awfully glad to see you today. I could not help from smiling at you to save my life. Don't fall too deeply in love with my mamma; for I need her myself. She is the dearest and best and truest friend on earth to me. She is always the same. She is ready to laugh with me cry. With whichever it is and is always ready to offer me all the sympathy I deserve. "Go to bed early tonight, for you look awfully bad, Jack. I am afraid you are going to die, and I don't want you to do that. I want to talk with you again, so don't kill yourself by staying up late every night. Goodbye." "HESS.". "Jack Dwarf. You can't imagine how worried I am about you. I hope I have not offended you. If I have please tell me how. Are you cross because I spoke to. If so I'll never speak to him again, honestly." "Sleep late in the morning, and please come over tomorrow afternoon some time, if only for a few minutes. I want to talk to you. Tell whether you will or not. Good-bye." whether you will or not. Good-bye with a great big lot of love. In a book which Watkins received as a Christmas gift, and which he kept with his letters, and other personal papers in his room, was written the following, supposedly in Watkins' handwriting: "All is well, but I feel real bad tonight. O. God, how kind thou has been to me, and I have been so wicked. Oh. I feel just like death would be a great (the writing ended abruptly at this point). Richmond, Va. News Leader, Feb. 6-15 1. 2 (continues on next page) William M. Thomas, 35 years old in Negro watchman, shot eleven times at his wife, Ada, 32 with a 38-callibre revolver, and struck her with eight of the bullets, early today. The last five shots were fired while the wife was on the front porch of the home of E. C. Poloize, 2000 West Grace street, frantically endeavoring to enter the house and escape from the shower of lead. Three of the bullets crashed through the plate-glass door of the Poloize residence, but no one inside of the house was injured. There were forty-four bullet holes in an apron which the wife carried rolled up in her hand. The injured woman was taken to the Virginia hospital, where Dr. H. S. Stern and she probably would live. She was shot once in the arm, twice in the spine and the other times in the legs and thighs. At no time during the shooting did the woman fall. Thomas was arrested and locked up at the Second precinct police station on a charge of attempted murder. He told the police he was fully determined to kill his wife because she had left him. He said he expected to be sent to the electric chair, but was not worried by the prospect. Thomas has been employed by the Atlantic Bituithilic Company as a watchman at a place on the Broadstreet road, the police said. Two weeks ago his wife left him and went to live with her two daughters, by a former marriage, at 2011 West Clay street. The husband had called there repeatedly in an effort to induce her to return to him and last night tried to see her at the home of S. O. Lindeman, 1822 Park avenue, where she was employed as a servant. She said she would not go back to him because he had insulted one of her daughters. A few minutes before 7 o'clock this morning Thomas came out of the restaurant of Sophie Simms. 1909 West irish street, and not his wife, who was on her way to work. He stopped her and asked if she had forgotten that he had said he would kill her if she continued to remain away from him. The woman replied that she had not forgotten, but did not believe he would attempt to take her life. There were more words and when the wife insisted that Thomas allow her to continue on her way to her employer's house he drew his revolver and began firing. Thomas revolver was a five-shooter and he emptied it in a minute or two. The wife began running when the first shot was fired and continued to run after she had been struck by two of the bullets. Witnesses to the shooting knew when she was struck because she streamed and laid her hand over the pieces in her back where the bullets came. From Minden and Broad above the women run by the army of Queen Anne, where she is subdued by order the Portuguese reinforce. While the one of the French forces follows the bell the husband remained on the sidewalk calmly reloading the revolver. A servant in the Pelouze home was in the act of opening the door to admit the woman when Thomas resumed firing. The frightened servant dodged back and slammed the door in the wife's face. Pressing her face against the door, the wife stood with her back to the street and waited for her husband to complete his work of ending her life. Five more shots were fired at her in quick succession while she remained in this position. Thomas again reloaded his revolver and had resumed shooting when he became frightened and ran back to the restaurant at Meadow and broad streets. Entering the place, he gave the revolver to the Simms woman and run upstairs, and locked himself in a room. He was arrested there without a struggle a few minutes later by Policeman P. L. Tiller. Detective Sergeant Willey arrived at the scene of the shooting shortly afterward and took charge of the revolver, which the Simms woman had hidden under a mattress in the yard back of the restaurant —News-Leader. Feb. 5-15. --- FEARS PROPOSED CHANGE IN SEGREGATION LAW Serious doubts as to the validity of the proposed amendment to the segregation ordinance, the effect of which would be to require the counting of separate houses instead of residences, in determining whether a block is colored or white, are expressed in an opinion which has been transmitted by the City Attorney to the Council Committee on Ordinances. The committee has been called to meet in special session at 7:30 o'clock to-night to pass upon the amended ordinance which, is on its docket by reference from the Common Council. The patron of the measure is Councilman Jones, of Madison Ward. All effort will be made to have the measure recommended for passage to the Board of Aldermen, which meets to-night in regular session. AMENDMENT INSPIRED BY SALE OF CHURCH The amendment was inspired by the differences that followed the sale of the Immanuel Baptist Church to a colored congregation. Property owners in the vicinity objected strongly to the colonization of the Fifth Street block between Leigh and Jackson Streets by colored people, and the aid of the Council has been invoked to prevent the invasion, if possible, by an amendment of the present segregation law. Under the law as it stands, a block is closed to colored colonization if it contains white houses in the majority. Conversely, a block is closed to white people if a majority of the houses on it are occupied by colored people. The City Attorney has held that the word "house" as used in the ordinance means "residence." Under this interpretation a block may contain a majority of white houses and will be colored, since it is quite commonly the case that a single house contains several colored "residences." In the sense of flats or apartments occupied by separate colored families. This, it is stated, is exactly the situation on the block upon which fronts the Immunnel Baptist Church, which has recently been transferred to a Negro congregation. A majority of the houses on the block are occupied by white people. A corpus of the "residences," however, would show that the block is colored. The Jones amendment upon which the Ordinance Committee will act tonight, makes separate houses or buildings the basis of count instead of residences. The incorporation of such an amendment, it is believed, would check further colored enclosure in the block in question, and in several other blocks that are held by the whites by a small margin. The ordinance, of course, could not be retroactive and would have no effect upon any block which had changed complexion before its enactment. Richmond Times-Dispatch Feb. 1, 15. RIVAL SHIPS SHELL BLACK SEA PORTS Yalta and Trebizond Bombard- ed by Warships. The Turkish cruiser Midrif, formerly the German cruiser Brissau, has landed Yalta, on the Black sea, in the Crimea. Russian cruisers then went to the Turkish side of the Black sea and bombarded Trebizdon. The text of the announcement conveying this information follows: "Sentries between Sebastopol and Yalta reported the cruiser Midrif approaching Yalta, upon which she fired several ships. Stores were damaged, but no one was killed or wounded. The vessel then withdrew. "In response to this action, Russian cruisers were sent across the Black sea to Trebizdon, which Turkish port they bombarded the same day." British Cruiser Damaged. It was officially announced in Constantinople that a British cruiser in the Suez canal was badly damaged by the Turkish batteries east of the waterway and that some of the Turkish troops crossed the canal between Tursin and Sarapum. "Our vanguard will keep in topos with the enemy and continue reconnaissance the east bank of the canal," the announcement continues, "until our main force can proceed to the attack." "Part of the Turkish fleet has heavily bombed Yalu, the Russian Black sea port in the Crimean. At another point our ships sink a Russian naval." If these two statements are true, Turkish warships have bombed the Russian port of Tursin. Bahia, Brazil Nov. 9, 1914: To The Richmond Planet Richmond, Va. Dear Editor: It is very hard for one like me to describe the prevailing conditions here, in Brazil. Suffice it to say that the financial conditions are something miserable; while prices reach to the heavens of the market. Yet I declare to you that I am in one of the largest and richest countries on this globe; from a natural view point. And as you well know; the products of Brazil are non perishable, and rank among the most important commodities of the world, in market. Here is a plenty of land; the land is rich, and the average thing is easily grown here, but facts in economy say, this is not all one needs to make him happy. People ofttimes are forced to give up houses and land for other privi- Management has much to do with values, and the distribution cuts a great figure in the art of managing. And if your people there do not learn to manage, and then demand a place in the managing departments, your other possessions are worthless. I have read in different papers, the pig scheme, of Dr. Washington; and would say that your Bower, exploits are good Illustrations of Mr. Washington's straight forward business calculations where the race is concerned. He gives in round figures just what you can make in a very short while by raising hops clandestinely. And he states too, that many of the families named in his court, had no pigs at all. And I can easily believe him; because it is cheaper for the average family to buy their meat than to raise it. And if clandestine hog raising was so liable why not go into it on a wholesale plan, which would be much more economical to all. And might be a little something doing for the colored banks while the meat is growing. Your meat would be uniform in quality and definite in quantity for the market to calculate on. And the shipment of the meat to the principal market of the country would be more economical for several reasons. Oh, when will colored folls learn the advantage of concentration of their forces and co-operation in their businesses? Experience seems to teach nothing to the average Negro. And this is greatly on account of so many non-practical men parading as leaders. They know nothing but beg white people or take up collections among colored people. For if the ministers were true watchmen as they should be, the enemy could not steal so successfully upon the choicest of the flock. The preacher always wants the front seat in every thing and just read what they monthly have to save in the newspapers and you will get slick right away. The only provision for municipal progress is for them to beg the public, and what good does the average one do the public pray tell? God is going to snite some of those hypocrites if they don't do better. What I can make out from the leaders and ministers averagely: they have nothing on the lyman at all. It is always church; and when you go there, it always is collections. You must do the giving, but never a word as to how you shall get. The discourage most enterprises among Colored people, as being against the will of God. Why Pre remember when many of them used to say that they who stood behind the counter could never get to heaven. It was a sin to have much money, a sin to take pleasure of any kind, unless in a Church plenic, or feast. You should not go to the theater, you should not dance, nor should one spark with the opposite sex, if he wanted to get to heaven. Thus many young men grew up too bashful to ask a woman to be his bride. And I have been young girls at the age of 20 years, too bashful to sit at the table with a young gentleman, at mealtimes. This was owing to the ignorant way she had been broken up, and these same girls mostly met the temper at a time and place when they were alone; and had no power to resist him. Thus the mulattoes are gaining in percentage, yet you all say there should not be any cross marriages. This has gone so far that few young men have any respect for the Colored woman; because she has no definite mode of procedure. The parents should educate their children, to what they are most apt to meet with in life. Courage and common sense of a woman are her best moral protections. And a boy that is too bashful to express himself in a decent manner to a young lady, is very apt to become the dupe of some worthless woman; or not marry at all. I am sick when I think. There is Dr. Washington, after nearly 30 years of undisturbed dictation, and has proven to the you that he is a failure, still he clings on for dear life pleading for another chance to come back and some others are still enough to think that it should be granted him. And just behold his scheme of pig culture; for a man of world fame as a great leader for more than a quartet of circle. There is no wonder that the people are worse off now than when he began. And why is he not, with the rank and file, in the plead for human justice and equal rights? Because that he never believed in such things, and if you get it at all; it will be by riding over him and his influence. Why did he hasten to make a tour in the north to speak to Colored people when he knew that the Odd Fellows and others were going to convene there? Some people are not so easily fooled he may think. This he may learn yet. I believe that W. M. Trotter and some others are right after all. If Mr. Washington cannot be the whole show; he is determined that there will be no show at all, and in this he is much like Theodore Roosevelt, and should be taught a similar lesson. The My whites have no respect for mixed blood. And neither have I. Let every man prove his worth. Many of these silly Nursees who say that they do not believe in social equality, think that they may not comeaves by being of mixed blood. Go you; and do like the Nursees and fight for what you think is best for all so right. I will not a man be harmed and feel good with every other man in the world. FIFTH BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. A. D. Daly, Pastor of Fifth Baptist Church and congregation were in the rich atmosphere of God's divine spirit throughout the entire day Sunday Feb. 7th, the occasion being the 49th Anniversary of the church and second anniversary of the Pastor. In the morning 11:30 Rev. J. B. Simpson of Virginia Union University preached wonderfully, Subject, "A New Creation." The Audience was much inspired and lifted up through such an able discourse. 11:30 Dr. W. E. Robertson (White) Pastor of Randolph Street Baptist Church, a greater portion of his congregation and choir honored the pastor and church with their presence. He preached an excellent sermon. Subject, "Consecration," it was indeed much enjoyed and appreciated by all present. At 8:20 Rev. E. D. Coffee, pastor of Mt. Carmel preached a beautiful sermon and selected as his subject "Getting out of the Rut." Music by his choir. The day opened the celebration of the above named anniversaries and indeed things were lively and uplifting from every-view-point. Music of soul-inspiring tye was rendered delightfully throughout the day making the Fifth Baptist Church bathe in the success of her achievements through God's divine aid and leadership. Rev. Daly is doing excellent work may God bless his efforts and may he live long to do more good for the advancement of God's Kingdom. Douglas Memorial And Protest Day Feb. 21 New York, N. Y., Feb. 9, 1915—(Special) The first skirmish on the Bill for Jim-Crow Cars in the District of Columbia was won by the opponents of the bill yesterday, led by Rep. T. C. Thatcher of Massachusetts and Rep. John J. Fitzgerald of New York, Democrats who felt the desire to show they were not in accord with the Southern Democrats on this color line measure. When the session of the House of Representatives opened at 11 A. M. Rep. Thatcher presented the remonstrance of the National Independent; Political Leaguer Mars. Branch to the House. Then Rep. Fitzgerald moved substitution of the Sundry Civil Bill for the District of Columbia Bill which hask the Jim-Crow Car resolve, it being the regular day to take up D. of C. measures. The motion of Fitzgerald was carried 168 yea. to 107 no. Rep. Clark of Florida was sore. DOUGLAS MEMORIAL DAY PROTEST The next regular day for District of Columbia Bills is February 22nd. The Equal Rights League appeals to the African-American in every city to hold a meeting on Sunday, February 21st, to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the death of Frederick Douglass, and vote against it. and mail a copy to every U. S. Representative in Congress from the State. If in a Southern state select some Northern State's Congressman. The Massachusetts Equal Rights League passed and had its resolutions published on February 3rd, and mailed a copy to Rep. Thacher and the other Congressmen from Massachusetts and Rep. Thacher answered the League that he would present them and fight the Bill. Branches of the League from Boston to Kansas sent resolutions, while the D. of C. Branch went to the Capitol. But the Chief of all the Colored Citizens of Boston through the activity of Secretary Trotter sent Attorney Joshua A. Crawford as a personal lobbyist to Washington against the Bill. He was at the Capitol at 9 A. M. Monday and went to work on the Congressman. This Colored organization is proud of this self-help. Any city desiring to form a branch league, should write to National Organizer, Rev. R. C. Ransom, 137 W. 33rd St., New York, or Secretary Trotter at Boston, Mass. Let the whole race organize. HE IS A WONDERFUL MAN. First Baptist Church. Rev. W T. Johnson. Pastor. Rev. W. H. Skipwith B. D. the International preacher and singing Evangelist. Ourilly Sunday, Sankey and Moody, Alexander and Chapman in one, well deserves the title of a wonderful man; as I don't believe an ordinary man could draw such large crowds and hold the same for weeks and months, without some special endowments from above. On Sunday last our brother preached three of the most powerful sermons I have ever heard preached by an Evangelist. Dr. Johnson and his people deserve great credit for bringing such a man to our city, and I believe that the best thinking people are taking the advantage of this opportunity, as they are out in large numbers every night. That's right Dr. Johnson. If you are gong to get some one to help you in this work of soul saving which is right get the best, and not a figure head. Rev. Skipwith can deliver the goods and the world knows it, so you're right. WANTS TO FIND THEM I would like to find the whereabouts of some of my people. 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