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The Leading Weekly Journal in the State Medium Which Reaches Very Colored Home. VOLUME XXXII NO 14 DR. E. K. JUST HONORED. Washington Colored Scientist Geus Spingarn Medal. New York, Feb. 12. At the annual meeting of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People here tonight, Gov. Charles S. Whitman presented to Dr. Ernest Everott Just, the first Spingarn medal, a prize worth $100 given to the man or woman of African descent and American citizenship who shall have made the highest achievement during the preceding year in any field of elevated or honorable human endeavor. BUT 31 YEARS OF AGE. This medal is offered annually by Dr. J. E. Spingaru, chairman of the board of directors of the national association. Since 1912 Dr. Just has been professor and head of the department of physiology in Howard University Medical School at Washington. D. C. He is 31 years old and was born in Charleston, S. C. Since 1909 he has been doing research work in biology, physiology, and zoology. WRITER ON SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS. Since 1912 Dr. Just has been a regular contributor to scientific periodicals. The Biological Bulletin, the official organ of the Marine Biological Laboratory, has published a series of his accounts of his scientific investigations. Dr. Just was chosen from a long list of candidates in many fields. He was recommended by men of the highest professional standing of both races. --- TRANSPORTING CHILDREN PUBLIC SCHOOL. At least 42 States authorize the transportation of pupils to public schools at the expense of school districts, according to a bulletin by A. C. Monahan of the United States Bureau of Education. In certain States transportation at public expense is permissive only, in others obligatory. Ohio, for example, requires transportation for children 2 miles or more from the school, while other States require transportation when the distance is 1 1-2 miles or more. In several of the States, according to the bulletin, the school authorities may pay parents or guardians a fixed amount per day for transportation, while Maine, Vermont, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Oregon permit payment for room and board for pupils in homes convenient to the schools where the cost of so doing does not exceed the cost of transportation. As to the means of transportation the bulletin says: "Sentiment seems to favor the school wagon where properly managed; yet while the wagon is, the usual form of conveyance furnished, many children are transported by steam rail.ads, electric cars, automobiles, and even by gasoline launches." Competent drivers are essential in any plan for transportation, according to the bulletin. The character of the driver is so important that State legislation in some instances, for example, Wisconsin, requires that "each driver contracted with must be of excellent moral character, trustworthy, and responsible, and must furnish a safe team with suitable convergence." The kind of the wagons used is regarded as so important that many States purchase their own wagons and hire only drivers and teams. "The best wagons," declares the bulletin, "are those where the driver sits inside with the children, and where there are glass sides instead of curtains." In cold weather rugs and lap robes are used, and sometimes the wagons are heated by means of oil stoves. The cost per pupil for transportation, as given by the bulletin, ranges from 10 to 8 cents per day. Baptizing and Great Sermon at the 15th Street Baptist Church. All are invited to be present at the Fifth Street Baptist Church Sunday, February 28, 1915, to hear the pulpteer, Dr. W. F. Graham, pastor of the Holy Trinity Baptist Church, Philadelphia, Pa. At 11:30 A. M. special sermon and baptizing. 3:00 P. M., communion. 8:00 P. M., sermon and special music by the choir. It is expected to be a great day in Zion for the Fifth Street Baptist Church. All members and friends are invited to be out, as it is a special day in way of collections. Bring your friend. ATTORNEY LAND VICTIM OF FELONIOUS ASSAULT Attacked in His Office by Former Policeman, He Overpowered and Disarmed His Assailant. (Norfolk, Va. Journal and Guide:) Attorney Walter H. Land, one of the best known members of the Norfolk bar owes his life to the fact that he is a strong man physically, and an athlete besides. Mr. Land was attacked in his office Friday evening February 5th, shortly after 7 o'clock by W. A. Davis, white, a private detective and former member of the Norfolk police force, who used a black jack and a pistol in his effort to exterminate the lawyer. A WALKING ARSENAL Davla' armament would have done credit to a German battleship. He was a regular walking arsenal. His main battery consisted of a black-jack far above the regulation size, and a vicious looking six shooter. His secondary armament consisted of a "jimmy" and a large pair of pilots. ASSAULT WAS UNPROVOKED. When Mr. Land returned from the corporation court late in the afternoon where he had been engaged in a case, he found Davis seated in his office. He spoke to the detective and was in turn saluted in the usual friendly way. They chatted for a few moments, the detective inquiring if there was any work that the attorney could give him, and arose as if to leave the room. Mr. Land bade him good evening and turned to his desk, when, without warning, he was struck a vicious blow on the back of the head with the detective's blackjack. The blow landed him on his hands and knees and before he could gain his equilibrium, the would-be assasin administered three more blows. IN A DEATH GRAPPLE Although dazed from the blows, and bleeding freely, Mr. Land sprang upon his assailant, clutching his right arm as he was about to deliver the fifth blow. With his right hand he pinioned the detective's left arm, gradually working his grip up to his throat. Clinched in this way the two men struggled about the room for several minutes. Mr. Land making an effort to get to his office door to make an alarm. DETECTIVE DRAWS GUN When the lawyer had pushed his assaultant over to the door he let go one hand in order to open the door. With one hand free, quick as a flash the detective landed another blow with his blackjack, this time over the lawyer's forehead, and the blood began streaming into his eyes. To add to the seriousness of the situation the white man at this point drew a pistol but before he could use it or the blackjack again Mr. Land had both of his arms pinioned, holding him in this position until help came. PLACED HIS ASSAILANT UNDER ARREST. With the assistance of one of the occupants of the lower floor of building, who came to Mr. Land's rescue, he carried his assailant over to the police station across the street, where he was placed under arrest. The next morning in police court he was fined $100 and costs per carrying concealed weapons and sent on to the corporation court on the charge of felonious assault. His only explanation of his murderous assault upon Lawyer Land was that he must have been temporarily insane. ROBBERY THE MOTIVE It is the concensus of opinion that the motive that provoked the inurderous assault upon Lawyer Land was robbery. Lawyer Land has been warmly commended by his friends for the plucky resistance he gave his assailant and the restraint used when he had overpowered the man. After disarming him he could have easily killed him with his own weapons, but chose to deliver him to the law and let that take its course. Everyone concedes that it requires much self-restraint and coolness of head to take such a course in the situation that Mr. Land found himself. Waco, Texas.—With the declaration that the Anti-Saloon forces acted with more friendliness and evidenced more interest in the Negroes of Texas, and elsewhere, than the prohibition forces, Dr. L. L. Campbell, president of the General Baptist Convention of Texas, in addressing the prohibition State meeting held here last week, plained for co-operation between the better element of within and colored people. He denounced a disgrace and a reflection in the State of Texas than Dr. L. L. Campbell, head of the Texas State Board on Immigration Immigration. FRONT VIEW - PRICE: $3,700.00 F. O. E. NEW YORK, MOTOR EXTRA THE LATTE STYLE ASKILLAGE AND A SIMPLE PROPOSITION. PRINTING Editor John Mitchell, Jr. had a new Mergenthaler Linotype installed in the Planet Office this week. It is the latest creation of the Mergenthaler Linotype, Company and is known as Model No. 14. This is the first machine of this special design sold in this territory, which embraces Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina. It has created much interest in printing circles. This additional machine will place the Planet printing department on a level with offices of the first class. HOW IT WORKS. This machine has three regular magazines and one auxiliary magazine for extra large faces of job type. Letters as large as 42 point can run in its channels. These can be handled without the operator leaving his seat. The motor is on the machine and is of the Cushman type. The new melting pot with its patent heating apparatus is an improved feature, as is also the variable ejector blade arrangement. The water-cooled mold wheel is also an added improvement, as running water is con stantly circulating through th same The increase in job work in Mr. Mitchell's printing department much of which has been over-due was the direct cause of the innovation. The machine cost ($3,700.00), three thousand, seven hundred dollars. f. o. b. New York. No dollars not include the extras. The Clarence Wyatt Transfer Company hauled up the machine and after the window frame on the second floor had been removed by Contractor D. J. Farrar but little trouble was experienced in getting the machine in position. MERGENTHALELINOTYPECO.S INSPECTOR Inspector B. H. Jungman of the Mergenthaler Lintotype Company, reached the city Monday afternoon and directed the installation of the new machine. Roscoe C. Mitchell arrived here in time to see the finishing touches on the machine. He is the happy possessor of a lintotype scarf pin which is given only to lint otype operators, who have completed the course of instruction at the Morgenthaler. Linotype Factory. The Planet Office will be open to visitors and friends to inspect this remarkable machine, which makes and sets type, giving a new face at each operation and which makes it possible to even do job work by machinery. It will be possible now to get out all kinds of job work in the quickest possible time. Mr Rosace C. Mitchell reached the city last Wednesday after three weeks' stay in the Mergenthaler Linotype Factory at Broklyn, N. Y. in the Department of Instruction. BILLY SKIPWITH. This young man has won for himself a place in the hearts of men, women and children over the length and breadth of this country, that will live after he is gone to the great beyond. He is the most popular and successful evangelist of our race, he has been in the lumelight about eleven years, during which time he has toured this country and crossed the ocean twice. Last year he reported 10,625 conversions and 700 by restoration. The great "Billy Sunday," had ten weeks of engagements in Philadelphia, "Billy Skipwith," had ten weeks in Richmond, Va., "Billy Sunday's" engagements are two years in advance, Billy Skipwith's are the same. The members of the great National Baptist Convention style him as the "three in one," Sankey and Moody, and "Billy Sunday." President E. C. Morris never tires of calling upon him to sing "Nanman." Dr. W. T. Johnson, pastor of the First Baptist church, for whom he has just closed a successful revival, will baptize over eighty candidates Subday next. Services will begin at 3 o'clock. Rev. Skipwith will preach the baptismal sermon, he goes from there to Mooro Street Baptist, Rev. R. O. Johnson, pastor. First Baptist voted unanimously to have him conduct their meeting next year, 1916. THAT GEORGIA DECISION. THE SUPREME COURT AND THE ATLANTA SEGREGATION LAW-WILL TRY AGAIN. AGITATION WILL CONTINUE. Atlanta Ordnance Passed by Council Sought to Prevent Whites and Blacks Living in the Same Block. WILL REDRAFT ORDINANCE Councilman Claude Ashley, author of the segregation ordinance, upon being informed by The Constitution that the supreme court had declared the ordinance unconstitutional, stated last night that he will redraft the ordinance so as to eliminate the unconstitutional points indicated by the supreme court, and introduce it in council for passage as soon as he can read the supreme court's decision and draft the new bill. The state supreme court on Friday handed down a decision declaring the race segregation ordinance of the city of Atlanta contrary to both the federal and the State constitutions, in that it is "violative of the due process clause" of both constitutions. The opinion was written by Justice Atkinson, and was concurred in by all the justices with the exception of Chief Justice Fish, who was absent on account of sickness. Justice Lumpkin, however, in a special opinion, concurred "in the result reached, but not in all that is said in the opinion of Mr Justice Atkinson." "It seems to me," said Justice Lumpkin, "that the discussion is regard to the right to use property as an incident to ownership may lead to extreme results." SEGREGATION LAW PASSED The Ashley segregation ordinance as adopted by council, June 10th, 1917, had for its object the establishment of racial uniformity of the residents in each city block. The ordinance provided that any block which was at the time of the passage of the ordinance already occupied in its entirety by residents all white or all negroes should become automatically a "white" or "black" block, accordingly. In "mixed" blocks, or blocks in which both white people and negroes were residing, the owners of the property might decide whether the block should be "white" or "black," but could compel no tenant to move on this account of the decision. However, when a tenant of the opposite race should move, a tenant of that race could not occupy the vacant property. Through this process of elimination by voluntary evacuation the block would eventually become "white" or "black," as had been determined. In opening new territory, the promoter must advertise whether the property is to be "white" or "black." On November 3, 1913, an amendment, of which Councilman Jesse Wood was the author, was adopted affecting "mixed" blocks, which provided that in such a block a negro could not move next door to a white without the latter's consent, and vice versa. It was upon this amendment that the question came to the supreme court. The third footnote of Justice Atkinson's opinion says: "Sections 1 and 2 of the ordinance of the city of Atlanta, adopted June 16, 1913, and corresponding sections of an amendment, adopted November 3, 1913, prohibiting white persons and colored persons from residing in the same block, deny the inherent right of a person to acquire color and dispose of property, and for these reasons are violative in the due process clause of the local and state constitutions." HOW CASE AROSE The decision ars. so from the case of John Carey and H. C. Smith vs. the city of Atlanta. John Carey, a white man, on October 1, 1913, sold to H. C. Smith, a negro, the property known as No. 38 Granger street, now Griffin street. This property was located in a "mixed" block and the house itself had been occupied by a white tenant. The house next to it was also occupied by a white tenant. Smith rented the house to a negro tenant and collected a month's rent in advance. The white tenant of the house next door objected and appealed to the city. The chief of police notified the negro tenant that his occupancy of the house would entail presentation under the segregation ordinance. The negro gave up the house and was re- (continued on page four.) PRICE, FIVE CENTS. ORGIA DECISION. COURT AND THE ATLANTA LAW—WILL TRY AGAIN. I WILL CONTINUE. A Treat In Store For You. Williams Colorod Singers at the City Auditorium, Thursday Night, March 4th, 1915. This is the first trip. South of these World's Greatest Singers. Hoar these renowned artists. In Jubilee Plantation, Camp Meeting, Comic Sentimental, Ragtime and Sacred Songs, Melodies and Classic Selections. For the benefit of the building fund of the Ebenezer Baptist Church, under the auspices of the Normal Class No. 3. JNO. H. H. DRAXTON, Teacher. Reserved seats 60c, general admission 35c, balcony 25c. Dr. Wm. H. Smith Denice Rumor It is rumored because I recently sold my drug store, that I did so for the purpose of canvassing or announcing my candidacy for the election of Grand Worthy Master of the Grand Fountain United Order of True Reformers. I emphatically deny this charge and will say to the Brotherhood and General Public that I am not a candidate for the position of Grand Worthy Master, and have never asked or intimated such and never intended to do so. To me it is not a question of holding office, but one of being worthy to hold an office. (Signed) DR. Wim. H. SMITH. Grand Worthy Treasurer of the Grand Fountain, U. O. T. R. A Grand Bazar at Price's Hall. Under the auspices of Battle Axe Co., Wednesday, March 3rd and Monday, March 15th, 1915, from 6 to 10:30 P. M. Good music by Orchestra. Admission fifteen cents committee. Captain Jerome Davis, Lieut. Edward Stuartley, Lieut. Leonard Cephar. Grand Master Floyd Rose' Case Grand Worthy Master Floyd Ross case was dropped from the docket in the Police Court Friday, February 19th. The reason for this was that he had been indicted for the same offense by the grand jury of the Hustings Court. He will now be required to meet the charges in the higher tribunal. Stronous efforts have been made to compromise the case, but without success up to this time. Anniversary Exercises The Knights of Pythias and the Courts of Calanthe of Richmond will have anniversary exercise. Sunday, March 28th at the City Auditorium. The Uniform Rank is expected to take part. An elaborate programme is being arranged. --- ECONOMY. Study Economy. It is to your interest to do so. The great European countries have for forty years given it especial study in business and government. It became especially necessary in business, as their markets increased the desire for new things, while wages remained the same. Hence people lived beyond their incomes, which was extravagant. This is usually true before the day of Economy dawns. To relieve the financial strain which came upon the people, and which always comes with out economy, the business men and the government cooperated. This caused necessities to be sold cheaper, and the people received better service. Now if you expect to save money: wear our clothes. Satisfaction and prompt service fully guaranteed. See our salesman, Mr. H. T. Dickey, at Millers Hotel on March 1st and 2nd, with a full line of Spring and Summer novelties at reasonable prices. CHAS. S. CARTER & CO. 628-B. Queen Street, Northeast, Vu. By special request the Windows Colored Stingers will render: "I Wonder If the Thinks of Me" composed by Mr. Chan, G. Smith (Gray) or Richmond, her. The funniest, most association of Virginia will be in and have decided to attend it in body; also the Southern show. Now Running at the Hippodrome Theatre SYNOPSIS Zudora is left an orphan at an early age. Her father is killed in a gold mine. Zudora and the fortune from the mine, which grows to be worth $100,000, are held by the guardianship of Frank Koehler. Zudora is the promise of great beauty, reaches the age of eighteen. The uncle, who has set himself up as a Hindu mystic and is known as Hassam Al, decides that Zudora must die before she can have a child. She is given money, so that it may be left to him, the next of kin Hassam Al all sees an obetacle to his scheme in the person of John Storm, a young lawyer, for whom Zudora takes a fancy, and he contends the case with a mind. Zudora insists that if she cannot marry Storm she will marry no one. "Well, well," says Hassam Al, "if you take such a stand I compromise. Solve my next twenty cases and you can marry a single case and you must renounce him." Zudora, using the knowledge gained from years of association with her uncle, unravels a baffling mystery and wins her first case in which John Storm is murdered. In her murder instigated by Hassam Al himself. Zudora and Hassam All Visit Nabok Shan's house, where sleep overcomes every one whenever Nabok attempts to marry a prisoner. Zudora makes a prisoner. Zudora tells Nabok Shan, restores the princess to her original lover and saves Storm from death. A maker of diamonds tells Hassam All 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 gems. The negro help employed on Storm's father's farm is fleeing because a great skeleton hand appears at night upon a bill near by. Storm is baffled in his inability to uncover the uncle who employed Jimmy Bolton, a half witted man, thus to annoy Storm's parents. Zudora finds Bolton operating a big magic lanten and is attacked by a snake. The snake appears and save her from Bolton. Hassan Ali asks Zudora to find a gem lost by two mysterious old men. Zudora gets a photograph of the gem and it burns. An old man is minded by Hassan Ali. An old man is minded by Zudora are fired there and narrowly escape destruction when the house blows up. John McWithey is allowed to trap and sit George Smith. A killer Bill Hammell, and Jim George Smith, is charged with murder. Hassan Ali allows the same fate as McWithey, and he and Sargent are overcome by powerful fumes. Zudora is proven that McWithey is on duty and killed and killed him and saves Sargent from a fatal fire. Hammell is proven that he sends through water. Hassan Ali sends Zudora to a photograph of death through the inventor's laboratory and ends the inventor's laboratory and ends the machine is destroyed and the machine is destroyed with Hassan Ali is found dead in the river. Wu Chang prevents Zudora to implement with John Shrimp by bypassing her, and he has Hassan Ali attempt to smuggle her out of the city. This plot is framed by traced evidence. The Missing Heir THERE was something strange about this man Hassam All. There were times when he seemed young, times when he assumed old, careworn, broken. Zudorn thought nothing of these subtle changes, however. Her mind was occupied with other affairs. But Hassam All servant knew what it signified, and he boarded his savings against that day when he would have no master. For a long time he knew that it was not Hassam All who went forth from the mystic room, but Hassam All's double, and a very dangerous double, had Hassam All known. The man was fond of money, though he was not quite the miser Hassam was. But often, while in the mystic room, going through the mummery he disliked and despised, he could hear the real Hassam counting his gold. which Baird determined some day to get hold of him. He lived in the house directly back of the opulent house, and there was a secret tunnel between the two houses. In the beginning he had followed out Hassan Ali's orders without any particular notice of the victim, but after the affair of Wu Chang, Baird awoke to the fact that Zudom was an extremely attractive young woman. Thus undemonstrative in the matter of be stowing affection. Baird longed to touch her, but, knowing his part, dared not. Hassam All's long black hair was, as Zudora very well knew, nothing but a wig. Except that Baird's skin was a little freaker, he and Hassam All might easily have posed as twins. There was no occasion for Zudora, then so look upon this substitute for her pout with indifference. She began to suspect seriously his attitude, but not his personality. So Baird bombed this then in his eyes and endangered to think of her as little as possible. But though she was mistrusted, and they had no whisper they will. One day he encroached the current ramp. THE WORLD'S FIRST WOMEN'S FILM Zudors Wae An Extremely Attractive Young Woman. Zudora Waea an Extremely Attractive Young Woman. at the foot of the shaft to confer with the real Hassan All, who lay upon a bed. "How do you feel today?" "How do you feel today?" "Bully," said Zodiac's uncle. "You have failed three times." "I have done no better, no worse, than you, if that is what you mean," said Lafond without much humility. "I have told you that, Zodiac bears a charmed life. Look is always with her, and John Storm stands at present in the light of this link." "You are a fool, Bard!" smirked the sick man. "You are failing in love with Zodiac. I may be bad, but I am not bad. She is not for you. Don't waste your amenable time with any thought like that. I tell you she must die. I dare to be." "You have promised that if you should die what you have would be come mine," said Lafond. "You have promised to make me your heir. I have seen that will but will can be torn up and written." Hassan A. I moulded his hands together. "So they can" he said, "so they can. I don't quite like the tone you use today. Do you think I am more bum? Are you looking speculatively at my shoes? Jim. If you make the most bastellest I will break you as easily as I could a church warden pipe. Armed knows and my attorney knows. If I disappear mysteriously and don't return." Hassan A. drew his finger around his throat suggestively. "But if I rid you of this girl what are you going to do with all that gold-mittings? You're a nubber, and we both know it." "Perhaps I want the gold to play with." grinned Hassan All. "I had no play things when I was a child; I was too poor. Go along. I've talked enough, powerfully." "There is another little secret," said Baird. "Oh, there is! And what might it be?" "Diamonds." Hassam Ali set up stiff. "What the devil do you menu?" Hassam All my back. "I have warmed you. Now go and send Ahmed with my tea." Rafal returned to the mystic room, his mind awhirl with a thousand schemes. He played his little comedy with Zudora, saw some patients, and later took the evening paper. Upon the front page he read a bit of news that interested him. The Van Wick child, heir to the Van Wick millions, had been klipped despite all the precautionary measures to prevent such a catastrophe. "So they we don't it!" he mused aloud; unthinkingly. "Done what?" asked Zudorn. "Kidnaped the Van Wick child. There may be a little work for us, my child—a little work for us. I think that I'll go downtown and make a few investigations before they come to us." For one thing, he wanted to get away from Zudora. All those thoughts of her were crowding dangerously near action. A mistop at this time would bring his house of cards tumbling about his head. He presented to a house situated in a noninhibitable district and rang for assistance. The warrant admitted him without question. This house was the residence of a woman who called, herself Linda. De Blas. The fall of her late considerable Wu Chang, the hypnotic opium smuggler, had not implicated her. She had made her escape before the police had battered their way into the Chang house. She came into the drawing room to find Baird, sans wig and makeup, in fact, himself. He was in the middle thirties, and certain kinds of women would call him fascinating: "Jim?" "Yes. So you've accomplished that feat in spite of the private detectives!" "What do you mean? innocently. "Come, come. Nora; between you and me there should be no secrets. I mean the Van Wick child. You've got him." "So we buy. And it will take a hundred thousand to get him back. I'm getting a little tired of this career. I want enough to live in simple comfort in France. Do you know, Jim, that you are a fine-looking man?" Baird shrugged. "And that if you'll listen to me this girl Zudora shall vanish so completely that she'll be as hard to find as a puff of smoke." And when that is done by by to Hassam All, whom I've always hated. He's as cold blooded as a fish. Millions, boy, for both of us! Travel and luxury." She sat down beside the man. She was undeniably handsome, but Baird had seen tigers equally as handsome. And even as he gazed upon her the dreamy face of Zudora seemed to sit nant. "But there is one man we must get rid of absolutely before we make any attempt upon the girl." he said. "Storm? You will never get him except through Zudora. With the girl as a lure you can bring Storm into any kind of a spider web." Bird fell himself pulled in two ways. To give hint to this woman that he desired to shield Zudora for purposes of his own would be the signing of Zudora's death warrant. And yet he needed Mine, Du Val, for she had control of an organization whose manifestations reached across the continent. He wanted John Storm out of the way, and Mine Du Val was the one ultimately to accomplish this. "Well, what your plan in regard to Zudora?" he asked curiously. "I could very easily send Zudora off on the same team with the Van Wick child." "Ah, yes. That is easy enough to say. But how to get her to the train?" now he got here to the front! "Shhh! don't know me, he heart I don't think I know him!" Chloe will give a laugh. Oh, you need not smile. I two lives, if you will. In C "My niece will see what she can do," said Hasean Ali. my own home I am a woman of comfortable income, who indulges in mystics as a pastime. Many noted people come to my house. And I've an idea of one way of bringing Zudora. I will send her an invitation. You will urge her to come, but not insistently. She will then receive an anonymous note saying that if she wishes to know what has become of the Van Wick boy she will find the information at my house. Oh, nothing will point to me. I know my business." "I'll have to admit that," said Baird, listening. When he had these chats with Mine. Du Val he was not always sure that there was not a third person somewhere near. But he never committed himself, never confessed that he was not Hassam All. In certain degrees he admired this handsome woman, but there was always a bit of fear of her. "Your idea isn't a bad one." "I'll give the ball on a chance, anyhow. It is up to you, Jim. If you wish to make use of the idea." Alone, the woman smiled. It was not a pleasing smile. There was no man in the world who could feel her. Bard was falling to love with Sidney, and woe to the little girl for crowning her path, even if unintentionally. She wanted Jim Bard for her own, and she was determined to chase the poor of all classes to be diluted the. Region of the town, the few quite confidant that her own powers of attaining would not fall upon her ground. The Van Wick family was distinct The Van Wick family was distressed. Despite promotions that had cost thousands, the boy had been stolen. THE Zudora Was Puzzled. The father knew that to recover the boy he would have to dig deep into his purse. That he was willing enough to do, but what he wanted to be sure of was that the payment should be final. He did not wish to be bounded and pursued by that terror of uncertainty, of suspense. He was willing to pay in pride and money, but he wanted security and peace in return. The police were scouring the city, but they found not the slightest clew to the whereabouts of the boy or of the character of the abductors. After a week of misery some friend suggested that the services of one Hassan All, the mystic detective, or the services of his niece should be secured. The father was reluctant, for he held all these mystics as contemptible mountebanks who thrived upon the credibility of fools. But the metropolitan police had failed, and he was not a man to leave any stone unturned to recover his boy, the apple of his eye. So he and Mrs. Van Wick decided to pay Hassam Alla a visit. They summoned the car and started out for Hassam Alla's house. Zudora impressed them both far more than the mystic himself. "Do you think you can help us?" "My niece will see what she can do," said Hassam Alla, or rather Hassam Alla's double. "But a young woman," said Van Wick doubtfully. Hassam Alla laughed. "She may look fragile, but wire looks fragile." "But these men are desperate characters." "And will be the last person in the world to suspect a fragile young woman of being on their trail." "Don't worry over the fact that I am a woman," said Zudora, smiling. "I can take care of myself. I have been able to do so thus far. If it is possible to find the boy I'll do." "And remembré," said the father, "there is no depth to my pocketbook so far as that boy is concerned. But God help these distractions if they are cruel to him." Well, well trust the case to you. Miss Miss." — "Keene," said Zudora. "Zudora Keene." "Good luck, and God bless you, Zudora Keene," said the mother. "Poor thine," said Zudora, when the parents had gone. "The most desplepient being in the world is a kidnapper. It is a vile game; and these men should suffer the exact fate of murderers. Think of the little boy, suddenly bereft of mother so surrounded by strange, menacing forces." It is horrible. The pinned couple looked at her with strange dread in his eyes. He admitted that kidding was a low crime so far as taking children away from their parents and holding them for rawness, with threats of mutilation or death. He did not ask, however, that between kidnapping and abduction there was a wide difference in significance. The truth is, Raisal was wearing of this game he was playing. He wanted to be himself, to play a game of his own; he was young, and he wanted the liberty that went with youth. There was no doubt in his mind that Keene, the real Hassall All, was dying. He might Sudden Won up with the Punishment by Mustafa, by the He for several years had been a Jewish Jew. Being well prepared for the punishment by the Jewish Jew. he will, but ask without a certain doubt. Who could be despairing quite so easily as they could be made. When Sodore received the invitation to make. Do Va's hall she was promised. She had among her acquaintance no woman of that name. But she found her name in the blue book and decided to attend out of more curiosity. She called up. Storm and asked his advice and was surprised to learn that he had been invited also. "I think we'd better ignore it," he advised. "But I have no little amusement!" she pleaded. "And it will be a lark for both of us." "All right, sweetheart; we'll go. Indeed, I'd like to find out why we both were invited." Zudora went about the house next day humming. So long as John was going she was bound to have a good time at the Du Vul ball. It would be as she had said, a jark. Then came the mysterious note warning her to keep away from the Du Vul house, and this note was signed, "From one who knows where the Van Wick boy is." Nothing, Zudora determined, could keep her away now. Even in this short time it was evident that the kidnapers had heard that her services had been engaged, and it looked as if they feared she would pick up some information at the Du Vul ball. Of this note she said nothing to either Storm or her uncle. On the night of the ball she was rather surprised to learn that Hassam All was also going. "But were you invited, uncle?" I was, indeed. I wrote and asked for an invitation," said Baird blandly. "Is Storm going to call here for you?" "He is." "In suite of my protests?" "He will not be accepting your hospitality. He will merely, wait until I come down. And it would be a very gracious act on your part. Uncle Frank, to go with us." "And have a usticuff in the cab! ironically." "Built yourself, then. The sooner you understand that I am determined to marry Storm, in spite of all your objections, the sooner peace will come to this house." Baird had good control over himself. It was very difficult to resist the charm of this high spirited girl. He silently cursed the real Hassam All for outlining a cold aloofness toward this girl. Well, in a little while he would be free of this damnable wig and the painted lines on his face and the stoop in his shoulders. Neither Zudora nor Storm saw any one they knew well, but the music was good, and they enjoyed the dancing. Zudora was warmly welcomed by Mme. Du Val. They saw Hassam All at the beginning of the festivities, but after the first dance he vanished. And with good reason. He had dugged into a dressing room and removed his Hassam' all makeup, determined to meet Zudom under his own colors. He had played a hard but clever game, controlling both his facial muscles and the tone of his voice. He was reasonably positive that Zudom would not have the least idea what or who he was. He immediately sought Mme. Du Val. "I want an introduction to Zudom," he said. "An introduction to Zudorn: Good heavens, I forget! Of course she will not recognize you. So you want an introduction? You shall have it. And now listen carefully. The men are back of the wall heading to the conservatory. The wall has a secret door. At 10 o'clock promptly you must maneuver her over there. At the same time I will occupy John Storm, keep him busy. When he finally misses Zudorn he will not be able to point in any way to me." "I get the point. But if she begins to ask questions, due to that mysterious note of yours about the boy Van Wick." Mme. Du Val smiled. "Leave all the details to me, my friend. Tomorrow your Zudorn will be just where you want her." Under her breath she add: "Perhaps." "Very well, introduce me." And under his breath he added: "You tiger cut. You mean some trickery that I shouldn't be in on. But if you harm one hair of her head." Still, his lips were smiling all the while. The introduction took place. That instinctive warning as of old did not stir Zudora. This rather agreeable young man in no wise created any suspicion in her mind. And when she accepted an invitation to dance she was pleased to find a nimble dancer. Storm, however, did not take to this new man. As a matter of fact he did not take to any young man where Zudora was concerned. So he fretted and fumed during the dance and regretted that he had been persuaded to come. Mime. Du Val talked, but he never could recall what she talked about. Finally Baird brought Zudora back, bowed and made off elsewhere, rather satisfied that he had made some impression upon his whitium piece. "Come," said madame to both Zudora and Storm, "let us go to the conservatory. I have some remarkable orchids." She led the way, and it occurred to her that this moment would be as good as any. She rather wanted Bald out of the way while disposing of Zudora. In the corridor there was a wall seat. The entrance to the conservatory was at the other end of the corridor. "Let us sit here for a moment," said the hostess, "Mr. Storm will get us an ice, and then we'll take a look at the orchids." The two women sat down and Storm hurried off toward the supper room. Du Val baled back and absently tapped the wall with her fan. "Wait just a moment," she said, rising. "I will get you an orchid before my Storm returns." Bobson watched her competently. She sounded no danger whatever. For hours her mind was too busy with this gobble of the Van What boy. Some she in the house knew; some one had wanted her to keep away. She wore dress of if she dressed well. Do Dev. who wanted to be an apprehensive woman. She had a slight smile on her Immediately she was raised by strong arms. A hand covered her mouth and she was drawn swiftly behind the wall, which closed instantly into place again. She felt her hands and nails being tied, and she was blindfolded and gagged. No one spoke. She was "Temerrow your Zudera will be just where you want her." lifted up and carried through a secret passgway. Then she auclled the sickle odor of chloroform, and after that-blankness. When she came to she was in a small room. She was still blindfolded, but her ears were alive, and she could hear the plaintive sobbing of a child: Meantime Storm returned with the knees to find the bench deserted. He sat down the dishes grumblingly and went out to the ballroom. He saw Mine, Du Val and this stranger Hair talking pleasantly. "Madame, where is Miss Keene?" "Why, didn't she run after you to tell her to bring coffee instead of icees? I left her just as she departed for the refresherment room. Doubtless you will find her there." Storm rushed away, not at all pleased with events. There was no Zudom in the supper room; there was no Zudom anywhere to be found. They his suspicions were fully aroused. He knew now. Hassam All was back of all this. He approached Mine. Du Val. "Where in Miss Keenna's uncle, Hassam All?" "Hussam All?" she repeated. "Oh, he left shortly after the first dance," said Baird. "He seemed ill." He turned to Mine. Du Val. "What made you invite that contemptible old faker?" Storm found that his dislike for Baird was not so strong as at the beginning. TANGO To the Arms of John Storm. Any one who called Hassam All contemptible had at least some attribute in common with himself. "I will impulse if the young lady has been to the dressing room," said Mine Du Vait, moving off. But Zudora's cook and scurf were still on the bed in the dressing room. That was enough for Storm. He left the house immediately and drogged to police headquarters. Upon his departure from the Du Vait house Baird resumed his Hassam All disguise and returned home. Zudora was his. He concluded to make his patron a visit. The real Hassam All was evidently slinking. To Baird's eyes the mask of death already lay upon the plumed features; the mind alone was vigorous. "Keepe, you are on your deathbed." "Am I indeed?" ironically. A fit of coughing followed, and Hassam All writened upon his cot. The Hassam All standing over him frowned. "Where is the whiff?" he asked. "Do you wish to murder me?" "In Goda name, no! But you are dying, and I've done all your work on promises of the future. You know that you are dying." "Where is Zudora?" "She is in the hands of Mine. Du Val." "You will be a pauper, my man, if you fall this time. She must give die." "No, she shall not die. You are not a human being; you are a friend. Zudora shall not die for the simple fact that I have grown to love her." "Grown to love her! Keene fell back, looking as if he were really dead this time. Baird left the chamber, angry with himself for having given the old second a glimpse of his heart. But he was dying, there was no doubt of it at all. Zudone, together with the Van Wick boy, were taken away from the bushest where they had been confined, and from the whispers floating about Sudanne understood that they were to be conveyed to a ship of some sort. She understood for thought she did not; she had been hired to the Dai Val place for the purpose of objection the suspects who had hitherto been Van Wickbeld found him. Whenever she did not pay any fee to the officer she was not given a discharge. sage should live in a house with secret rooms and office. It was through a simple countryman's alarm that Zedora and the child were brought back to the world again. The old man had read about the abduction, and the sight of a pathetic little boy being carried aboard a cuboose on a siding was enough to set his suspicion into lively action. He telephoned the police, who in turn warned the metropolitan force. And that is how storm and the detectives arrived in time to prevent the catastrophe. The kidnappers put up a strenuous battle, and nearly all of them were captured. Baird alone escaping. But strange to relate, Baird had taken sides with the police. In reality it signified that the turn in the road had taken place. Baird wanted to be good, wanted to go back to the world again with clean hands and guard the woman he had grown to love. It dug into his very soul to turn this woman over to the arms of John Storm, but he so. That night Hassan All died in his little cell, and with him died his double, for never again would Baird dawn that black shining wig which he had. RUSSIAN PLACE NAMES. And Some of Our Own That Might Be Puzzles to Petrograd. The following are names of Russian towns called from the latest war news. They give us Americans a sort of orthopee lockjaw: Inowlodz, Romilhow, Borjilmow, Malagozex, Bokhimerz, Zakliczyn, Gorjanko, Uzok. Yet what would happen to a gentle Russian reader of the Novoe Vremya in Petrograd if there were a war in the United States and the poor cuss bad to wroche with— Chilicottie, Oshkosh, Tuskegee, Osawatone, Kalimadzoo, Swanannon, Kenla, Schochoh, Tallapona, Sylicauga, Yamme, Wawaw, Pococoonabine, Schectedny, Tłoughtonia, Ronkokona, Skaneeteles, Cheektowago, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Chicago? You may not believe it, but all there are perfectly good American towns.—St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Not a Prohibitionist "Now, Silas," said the speaker, "I want you to be present when I deliver this speech." "Yannah." "I want you to start the laughter and applause. Every time I take a drink of water you applaud, and every time I wipe my forehead with my handkerchief you laugh." "You better switch dem signals, boss. It's a heap me' liable to make me laugh to see you standin' up dar deliberately takin' a drink o' water."—Washington Stur. Minus His Identity. When Brown first wed he told of what "I did of was to do." The "I" was altered to a "We" in just a year or two. And after that throughout the rest of his poor hemp-covered life he identity and talked Housewives in Greater New York will have to pay six cents a loaf in ahead of five for bread on Wednesday. Announcement that the price would be advanced one cent was made by several large baking concerns. GENERAL MARKETS PHILADELPHIA — FLOUR firm. PHILADELPHIA 740, 400, 440 mills, fauc. CP. 2, 250. RYE FLOUR firm, at $767.50 per barrel. WHEAT firm: No. 2 red, $1.59 1.64. CORN quiet, No. 2 yellow, 80 g/12 white, 80 g/12 65 g/12, lower, grade 65 POTATOES steady, at 63° 65c. per bushel. POILTRY live steady; hone, 15/16 17c. old roosters, 11/12c. Dressed firm; choice fowl, 19/2c. old roosters HUTTER FIRM; fancy creamy, 30c. EGGS steady; selected, 32 c. 34c. nearby, 30c. western, 30c. GENERAL MARKETS PHILADELPHIA -- FLOUR quiet; PHILADELPHIA -- city mills, fan cp, $N250.00 RYE FLOUR 3rm; per barrel, $70 7.50 WHEAT firm: No. 2 red, $1.58@ 1.63. CORN quiet: No. 2 yellow 81@82@ OATS firm: No. 2 white, 65@65@c; loe grades, 1c. POTATOES steady: per bushel, 63@65@c. POULTRY: live steak; hens, 15¢ 16¢; old roosters, 11¢/11¢; Dressed farm; choice fowl, 20¢; old rooster, 14¢. BUTTER firm; fancy creamy, 34¢. EGG steady; selected, 31¢/33¢; nasty, 29¢; western, 29¢. Live Stock Prices All Generals of the Press, Premier foreign has announced in the United States of America, that the world is in agreement with General Steve Bannon, the former chief of the United States Central Command, that the United States will be responsible for the security of the United States against the Islamic State. E. D. From Charleston. Down in North Sea. Vessel Was Using Route Contrary to Maritime Instructions, Berlin Says. Another Norwegian Ship Sunk. Another American steamship, with a cargo of cotton for Bremen, has been sunk by a mine in the North sea off the German coast. The wrecked vessel is the Carib, from Charleston, S. C. At the time of the disaster she was not using the route laid down in the German marine instructions. No word has been received as to the fate of the crew. The Carib was formerly owned by the Clyde line and was recently sold by them to Walker, Armatrong & Co. of Savannah, Ga. She was of 2280 tons burden and left Charleston on Jan. 27 for Bremen with a cargo of cotton. She had a capacity of 4600 bales. Her crew of thirty men, commanded by Captain E. L. Cole, which manned the vessel at the time she was sold, was retained by the new, owners. The Carib was built in, 1882 at Port Glasgow, Scotland. Another Neutral Ship Torpedoed. The Norwegian steamer Regin was sunk off Dover by either a submarine or a mine. The crew of twenty-two men was saved. The Regin, which was carrying coal from the Tyne to Bordeaux, sank ten minutes after she was struck. The crew landed at Dover. The men said they believed the ship was torpedoed by a German submarine. Evelyn Was Destroved by Mine. Ambassador Gerard forwarded a report from the American consul in Tremerhaven saying that the steamer Evelyn was destroyed by a mine. The report said that the crew left the ship in three boats, one of which is missing, the other two being picked up by a German scout ship. Inquiries at all available sources in Holland, the ambassador said, failed to discover the whereabouts of the missing men, although they may be on an island. Naval experts say that the men must have suffered terrible hardships in the prevailing foggy and cold weather if at sea since Friday. The sinking of the Kvelyn and the international situation generally were discussed at the cabinet meeting. It was indicated that no further action would be taken until further details were obtained, and that the administration saw nothing in the incident liable to cause international complications. It was said to be practically certain that no relics will be sent to the latest British and German notes. Representative Butler, of Pennsylvania, made an appeal in the house against any act that might involve war. With the sinking of the Elysian as a subject, he said the American people should be made to understand by resolution or otherwise that congress will not vote money or enlist troops for a war of revenge brought about by commercial interests sending ships where they should not go, into the war zone. SPAIN BUYS AEROPLANES Twelve Alfricast Purchased For Army. New After Tools and Machinery. The Spanish government has authorized the purchase in the United States of twelve aeroplanes for use in the Spanish army and a quantity of tools and machinery, to the value of more than $2,000,000, according to Henry S. Moos, a Spanish engineer, who arrived in New York on the steamship Finland from Naples and Genoa. Mr. Moos said that he has been appointed purchasing agent for the Spanish government and that he expects to remain in the United States until he has bought the goods and they are ready for shipment. FIRES ON AUSTRALIAN SHIP Armored Merchant Vessel Sends Five Shells After Mall Boat The Plymouth, England, Western Dally Mercury says: that when the Australian mail boat Maloja, with 400 passengers on board, was entering the English channel on Saturday afternoon she was ordered to stop by an unknown armored merchantman. The mall boat ignored the order and made for Plymouth, whereupon the merchantman fired five shells at her, although they all fell short. The Maloja reached Plymouth safely. Building Submarines In The Amsterdam Nieuw Rotterdam-scpe Colrant says that it learns from Antwerp that German submarines are still being built in the docks at Hoboken, Belgium; and that when they are completed they will be sent to Zeebrugge or Oatend Soldier-Priest HK Saying Mass. A soldier-priest was saying mass in a church at Hervardingue, near Ypres, Belgium, when a German shell exploded over the building. A portion of the missile struck the priest on the head. His condition is serious. PLUNGES 500 FT. TO DEATH Women Committee Suchela in Washington, ten Monument. For the first time in its history a candidate was committed in the Washington, Nebraska, in Washington, when Blair, W. F. Cotrell, of Dutry, lied to her death due to elevator shaft of the granite pile, with a platform 500 feet from the bottom. Colonel W. W. Harta, superintendent of public buildings and grounds, reached the monument a few minutes after the woman jumped, closed the monument to visitors and summoned the coroner. Mrs. Cockrell left a note explaining her act. The coroner would not make the document public. Bryan Wears Dove of Pusca. Secretary of State Bryan appeared at his office wearing in his lapel a miniature white dove made of pearl, bearing in its boak an emerald olive branch. $164,000,000 For Pensions. One hundred and sixty-four million dollars for pensions this year was recommended by the senate pensions committee. One of the Commanders of the Russian Army. A. Photo by American Press Association. BRITAIN RESTRICTS CHANNEL SHIPPING London, Feb. 24.—The British admiralty announces that the Irish channel and the North channel, waters lying between England and Scotland and Ireland, have been restricted for navigation. The southern entrance to the Irish channel, known as St. George's channel, is between Carnmore point, on the Irish coast, and St. David's Head, on the opposite coast of Wales. Certain areas of this channel have been closed to mercantile navigation by the admiralty's orders. Those orders also require that all traffic wishing to proceed through the North channel must pass to the southward of Rathlin Island, between sunrise and sunset. No ship will be allowed, within four miles of Rathlin island between sunset and sunrise. RHEIMS IS AGAIN SHELLED The Famous Cathedral Suffers Severely From German Fire. The Germans are battering furiously at what is still left of the city of Arnheim. "The bombardment, reported Monday evening," says the official report, "was extremely violent. It lasted for a first period of six, followed by a period of five hours. "Fifteen hundred shells were dropped in all quarters of the town. What remains of the cathedral was made a special target and suffered seriously. The interior of the vaulted roof, that had resisted until now, was burst. About twenty houses were fired and twenty civilians killed." Unofficial reports say that the city was shelled Sunday and Monday. The Germans fired from two sides, the east and north, and the cathedral was struck a number of times. Many buildings were set on fire. The Germans used their biggest gun. The cannonade was opened by the batteries stationed near Bourgogne, and soon the artillery massed near Moronvilliers joined in. At night, flames from the burning buildings lighted up the sky for miles. This furnished an excellent target for the German gunners, who made the most of it. On Monday the sky was overcast by a thick pall of black smoke. After a brief lull, the German guns were again in action at dawn and shells began exploding in the streets all over the ruined city. The French batteries' stationed behind Rheims replied to the German fire, and all day an artillery duel raged across the city. The French treaches across the Vesle, southeast of the city of Rheims, were also shelled by the Germans. Hayti's President Flees. Davilmar Theodore has abdicated his office of president of Haytl and taken refuge on the Dutch steamer Frederick Hendrix, in the harbor at Port au Prince. After touching at one of the southern Haytlian ports the steamer will proceed to Curacao. Women's Eight-Hour Law Uphold. Application of California's eight hour day law for women to host waitresses was superseded by the no prenuptial court. The court also held the California law in applicable to hospital nurses and women physician clubs in hospitals. Agents' Contest. VOTING COUPON. Name..... Address..... (GOOD FOR 15 VOTES.) WOLF BROTHERS' Improved 1915 Model, 8 oz. Solid Brass Mint Burl Straightener and Dryer Comb. 50 inches. 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A new battle line has thus been formed in the north along which there is uninterrupted fighting. On the other hand, operations in the Carpathians are developing rapidly, and the Austrians' right flank is now threatened by the Russian offensive movement. Near Krasna, thirty miles east of Lemberg, the Russians repulsed an Austrian division (12,000 men), thus putting a check on the movements of the Austro-German forces which were attempting to concentrate at Stanislav. The situation in northern Poland however, is regarded as of greatest immediate importance. The position of the Germans near Ossowetz conferred critical, since they are under attack from the heavy guns of the fortress, which are unable to bring up their own heavy artillery, owing to the poor roads. A stabborn fight on the road to Luzna was won by the Germans, after the result that the Italian port of Gibralbo still remains in their hands. The only location in that country visible still in dispute is Prang, 100 miles west of Lomu. According to Russian staff officers the Germans have gathered a large force near this point and are expected to attempt an advance. Along the whole front the Germans have been proceeding in six separate groups. Russian Attacks Fall, Says Berlin. The following official statement was issued by the war department in Berlin: "In the eastern arena of the fighting an ambush attempted by the Russo-White with forces quickly gathered to gather from Grodno, moving in a northwesterly direction, resulted in a fallback. The number of cannon taken in the pursuit of the Russians after the battle of the Mazurian lakes has been increased to more than 300, and includes two pieces of heavy artillery. "To the northwest of Ossweiz, north of Leningrad, and in the vicinity of Przemytski, the fighting continues. On the Vistula, to the east of Plock, we have advanced further into the Wyszezno district. 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He was Punnyay.vanana's first victims of the electric chair. Talap was in the chair exactly eight minutes before he was pronounced dead. The execution was absolutely devoid of any gluttoness and was a vindication of the law substituting electricity for hanging. Talap was a Pottsville man. He murdered his wife. 12 KILLED IN MINE EXPLOSION TWO WORKERS ARE INJURED Rapid Rescue Operations Keep Downh Casualty List, Though More May Die. Twelve are and two others severely injured as the result of a gas explosion in the Oakwood shaft of the Prospect colliery of the Lohigh Valley Coal company at Wilkes-Barro, Pa. The dead are: Davil Owens, aged twenty-two, car runner, John Gavin, eighteen years old, door boy; John Mehillo, twenty-four years old, car runner; Bruno Leishsk, aged nineteen, door boy; John Darutls, door boy; Thomas Wallis, twenty-two years old, driver; John Seranick, aged twenty years, driver; Louis Siksha, miner, John Behlskol, laborers, and Thomas Hardoski, forty-two years old, a miner. The explosion occurred in the No. 10 lift of the red gas vein while forty men in that section of the mine were eating their lunch. A pocket of gas which had formed behind a barrier of coal forced the coal forward and freed the gas. John Kavaleski, a laborer, was standing at the time, and his nailed lamp touched off the gas, and this limited a bigger body of gas in the roof of the chamber. The men and boys were hurled about the gangway. Some were instantly killed, while a few died after help reached them. Word quickly went to the surface and the first aid corps from the outside and inside and from nearby colleries reported for duty and the work of rescue was started. General Manager Fred M. Chas was quickly on the scene and directed the rescue work. Men with helmets fought their way through gas and fire to the dead and injured, but it was some time before the extent of the accident was fully determined. While the rescue work was going on the gangway threatened to cave in. While the helmets men were carrying out the dead and injured, other first aid workers took pulmotors into the mine and used them effectively on some who had been overcome. Four hours after the explosion the mine was cleared of its victims. Indicted in Military Plot Harry Chandler, assistant general manager of the Los Angeles Times, a millionaire (and owner, was indicted by the federal grand jury in Los Angeles, Cal., in connection with an alleged conspiracy which had for its object a military occupation of the Mexican territory of Lower California. Walter Bowker, manager of the California-Mecklen Land and Cattle company, in which Chandler is heavily interested, General B. J. Viljoen a former Beer commander in the war with the British in South Africa, and Baltic Avilje, a former governor of Lower California, were indicted several weeks ago. The charge that Chandler isn't others engaged in a conspiracy to violate the neutrality of the United States by recruiting men and causing supplies on American soil to a campaign in Lower California. Three Methods also were indicated in connection with the alleged conspir y. Twenty-five head of cows, even pigs and two toms on the R. W. Schrack farm, Calhoun near near Contestville. 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Time of arrivals and departures not guaranteed. Read the sign. N. & W. ONLY ALL RAIL LINE TO NORFOLK Schedule in Effect December 3, 1974. Leave Byrd Street Station, Richmond, FOR 0:40 A. M. *; 8:00 P. M. *; 4:10 P. M. FOR LYNN HILL AND THE WEST *; 6:15 A. M. *; 8:00 P. M. *; 8:00 P. M. Arrive Richmond from Norfolk: *; 11:40 A. M. *; 6:36 P. M. *; 11:30 P. M. From the West: *; 6:00 A. M. *; 8:20 P. M. *; 1:40 P. M. *; 6:06 P. M. *; 9:00 P. M. * Daily only. **Evans** except Sunday. **Sunday only** B. REVILLE P. T. M. Koanake G. P. A. Koanake ATLANTIC TRAINING LEAVE RICHMOND BAY For Florida and South: 6:30 A.M. M. on Tuesday. For Karloft 0:00 A. M. 0:00 P. M. 4:15 P. M. For W. W. & R. W. West 0:00 A. M. 0:00 P. M. For Peterborough 0:30 P. M. 0:30 P. M. For Peterborough 18:50 A. M. 6:15 A. M. 12:50 A. M. 0:00 A. M. 0:30 A. M. 2:00 P. V. 4:10 P. M. 0:00 P. M. 0:25 P. M. 12:50 For Galdehors and Paytonville 14:15 P. M. Tulipa Aristle Richmond Daily 4:00 A. A. 10:15 A. M. 0:50 A. M. "27:07 A. M. "23:03 11:10 A. M. "5:10 P. M. "7:16 P. J. 0:50 A. M. 0:25 P. M. 0:00 P. V. 11:00 P. M. "Brevd Sunny." "Sunday only. Time of arrival and departure and commuter information C CANFERRL, D. P. A., 200 Nahle B. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Premier Carrier of the South 7:15 A — Local—Daily Ex. Sun. — N. News. 8:00 A — Local—Daily—Carville Ex. Sun. 8:00 A Ft. Ida, Norfolk, Old Point 10:00 A — Local—Daily—Lyackburg, Les. G. Forge. 12:00 Noon -Express -Daily Kz. Sun.-Nor- Old Point. 10:00 P -Express -Chin., Lville, Chicago and St. Louis. **44:00 P -Express -Norfolk, Old Point. 5:00 P -Express -Daily Kz. Sun.-N. New, Old Point. 6:15 P -Local-Kz. Sun.-Gordoville. 6:15 P -Local-Kz. Sun.-Cebb'g. G. Forge 11:00 P -Local-Kz. Louisville. "Nierpar" "Jaroslav" TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND—Local from Kast: **8:56 A. M.,** **8:00 P. M.** Through Dress Kast: **11:30 A. M.,** **8:40 P. M.,** **8:30 P. M.** Local from West: **8:30 A. M.,** **8:56 A. M.** and James Hirer through: **8:50 A. M.** and **8:40 P. M.** James Hirer through: **8:50 A. M.** and **7:40 P. M.** ***bally except Sunday.** SEABOARD AIR LINE "The Progressive Railway of the South: Bouthound trains scheduled to leave Richmond daily: 10:00 A. M., Local to Norlina, 1:00 P. M., sleepers and coaches, Atlanta, Birmingham, Jackson and coaches to sleeper to Hamlet and coaches to Atlanta and sleeper to Birmingham; 11:17 P. M., Florida Limited; 12:45 A. M., Birmingham, Atlanta, Birmingham, Memphis, Jacksonville, Tampa and coaches Jacksonville. Northbound train scheduled to arrive in Richmond daily, 8:55 A.M., 7:25 A.M., 8:15 A.M., 5:05 P.M., 6:45 P.M. Local. Subscribe to the Richmond Planet. ALPHEUS SCOTT CHILDREN'S HALL Funeral Director and Embalmer OPEN DAY AND SUNDAY Office, 1006 P St. Phlox Mnd. 507 Residence, 1018 St. Jupiter St. Phone. Mnd. 6819 Paraphernula, Material or Service of the Dear, Relief Service, Maternal Rates. MADAME SCOTT, Residential for Women and Children, and attendance of funerals. JOHN M. Higgins, CHOICE COMMISSIONER WEEK, LUNDAYS AND SUNDAYS 1610 --- Published every Saturday by John Mitchell, Jr., st 811 N. 6th St., Richmond, Va. 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 as to reach us by Wednesday. Entered at the Post Office at Richmond, Va., as second-class matter. Some colored folks like to be nice well as some of the others like to eat --- With England capturing all of the United States vessels that it can grab and Germany snaking all that they can see, the fate of the American skipper is not pleasant to contemplate. President Taft says that the country is facing a crisis. He should have said this country is facing another crisis, for it is passing from one crisis to another. There is the Japanese crisis, the Mexican crisis, the Anglo-German crisis, and the Democratic party. Uncle Sam is not aping on crises. THIS TWO GREAT LEADERS. Our readers had an opportunity to read communications from two of the leading churchmen in the country and to draw their own conclusions. President E. C. Morris is conded to a high plane in discussing the questions now confronting the National Baptist Convention. He showed plainly that he is looking forward and not backward. We are gratified to observe that misrepresentations or alleged misrepresentations are not affecting his opinions or disturbing his judgment. There is something inherently grand in this churchman that awakens admiration and indicates that the national body has made no mistake in keeping him at the helm of this great Baptist or organization. He skillfully and diplomatically conceals the fires of passion or prejudice that may be raging within and approaches great problems with the stride of a master. We are certainly pleased to have had the pleasure of giving to our readers this magnificent production from his pen. What shall we say about Rev It. H. Boyd, D D? His publication was a two-edged sword that smote "coming and awake." One could not repress a smile as he observed the "battle-age blows" of this great business wizard, who for once in his life was getting even with that so-called "Tex as ignorantus" and those who supported him. While his language was indiscreet, we felt that the fact that the wife of his bosom had been assaulted and in a measure involved in the controversy may have accounted for this remarkable vitriolic abuse of those who had disagreed with him. We are something of a fightier ourselves, but there have been many years since we pleased the dook for action and fired a broad-side at our enemies in the manner that this servant of God has done. What is needed is an impartial tribunal, to which all of these questions can be relegated. Some of the men on the Commission have a tendency to inflame instead of sooth and heal the wounds of the past. We are now unwilling to believe that President E. C. Morris wishes otherwise than to secure control of the National Baptist Publishing House for the National Baptist Convention. We believe that he is willing to secure this control in any honorable way that may be agreed upon by an impartial tribunal sitting as a court of last resort. We do not believe that Rev. R. H. Boyd is unwilling for President E. C. Morris and the National Baptist Convention to secure control of the National Baptist Publishing House. What he wishes is that his financial interests shall be protected, that he be not regarded as either a thief or as a deceiver, of as a person who is endeavoring to take advantage of the great national organization. for our part, we believe that if Rev. Dr. Boyd built up the great publishing house with his energy and his own and the money of other people, using the good will and influence of the National Baptist Convention in so doing, he should be simply empowered along lines reconfigured by business men of means and the energy and persecution that he has already obtained out of the business should not be considered on sample compensation for him and he be kicked out for strangers to come in and enjoy the fruits of his ability and labor. It is human, for a person not to submit to such treatment and it is human to pull down the temple, so to speak, upon one's self to prevent any such consummation. We believe, God knows we do, that President Morris sees this and if the matter is placed in his hands a basis of adjustment can be reached, which will be satisfactory to all parties concerned. With the facts before them the thinking Baptists of this country are unwilling to see a noted pulpit orator like Rev. Dr. Boydushed by over anxious enemies, any more than they were willing to see President E. C. Morris ousted from the presidency of the convention by leaders of a similar type. Let Dr. Boyd "put up his sword" and let reason prevail. These are critical times. The publishing house should be taken out of the arena of religious politics and placed upon the platform of business. When that is done, all bickerings will cease and peace will reign in all of this land. We do not know whether or not, the National Baptist Convention knows it, but it has two valuable assets in Rev. E. C. Morris, D. D. and Rev. R. H. Boyd, D. D. It will pay that great organization to keep both of them. But all disagreements must cease, also the efforts of the one will nullify the other. There are great leaders in the National Baptist Convention. God grant that they may come together for good that harmony may prevail and the reform of love and peace may be heard in all of this land. ANOTHER CANDIDATE Hon. J. Taylor Ellison has announced that he is a candidate for the governorship of the State Fellowship so closely upon the books of the establishment of the candidacy of the Brilliant Attorney General, Doh John Garland Fellow, it would come under normal conditions, this attitude in his part would "mock Mr. Pollard's" pose" to speak, but Mr Pollard, while nominally in the Democratic party is in reality in the Prohibition party." Hon. J. Taylor Ellison as chairman of the Democratic party has control of the active machinery, which is all powerful to elect or to defeat his young opponent. Exidently, it is not a pleasant prospect for Mr. Ellison, who has served his party through evil reports as well as the goodugh to see the ambition of his heart crushed by a young statesman, who has time to wait. It is a fact that Hon. J. Taylor Ellison has served his party and the people early and late. Only the prejudice of the rural districts in denying to a citizen of Richmond gubernational recognition has kept him from the gubernatorial chair. It may be that the closing years of his career may bring a full realization of his life's ambition. To win though, he must get out for Hon John Garland Pollard or Hon John Garland Pollard must retire in his favor, thus having solid Richmond support for but one candidate. But this is a Democratic proposition and what have we to do with the Democratic party? We have been outlawed by Mr. Pollard and it may be well that we stay outlawed on our own volition. Democracy will not be very popular by the time the next national election rolls around. GEORGIA DECISION. turned-the month's rent which he had paid. Carey, who had not yet received full payment for the property, and Smith petitioned the Fulton superior court for an interlocutory injunction to restrain the city from executing the segregation ordinance. The court refused to grant the injunction, and the plaintiff appealed. The supreme court held the lower court in error, in that the ordinance is unconstitutional. Justice Atkinson, in his opinion, cited, the action of the supreme court of Maryland in declaring the segregation ordinance of Baltimore invalid. He also cited rulings of the supreme court of North Carolina and other rulings. ATKINSON'S HYPOTHETICAL CASE. Justice Atkinson outlined a hypothetical case, where a white man owns and occupies a house. On one side of him a house is owned and occupied by a negro. On the other side a house is owned and occupied by a white man. Justice Atkinson cited that under the Atlanta ordinance the white man owning this house could not place another white tenant in it if the negro on the one side objected, nor could he place a negro resident in the house if the white man on the other side objected. Neither could he dispose of his property to one who could either occupy or rent the house under these conditions. "In each of such instances," says Justice Atkinson, "an owner of property could, by more force of the ordinance and empathy of an adjunct property owner, without any compensation or present of law, deserved for all time of the right to reside on his property, or substitute tenant or grantee to do so. Such a condition, he declares, is opposed to the guaranty as embodied in the due process clauses of the state and federal constitutions. Justice Lumpkin, concurring specially, said: "I concur in the result reached, but not in all that is said in the opinion of Mr. Justice Atkinson. It seems to me that the discussion in regard to the right to use property as an incident to ownership may lead to extreme results. The right of an owner to use his property is imminent, and it is important that he may at all times and under all circumstances use as he please regardless of the public welfarce, morals or safety." POINTS OUT RESTRICTIONS. Justice Lumpkin points out that the law makes many restrictions upon the use of property by its owner, such as a fire limit for the construction of wooden buildings. "The right to contract," he says, "has been treated as a part of the liberty of a citizen, and yet it is subject to certain limitations for the public good." Justice Lumpkin also touched upon segregation of races as exemplified in street cars, railroad coach and schools, where race is the basis of classification. "I cannot subscribe," he continues, "to the apparent idea that classification has nothing to do with such laws. Classification is to the particular which proper to be carried out in a location and surroundings may be an important element in considering laws of this character." He offers the opinion of Justice Brown, of the United States Supreme Court, as follows: "A statute which implies merely a legal distinction between the white and colored races has no tendency to destroy the legal equality of the two races." He also cited the fourteenth statute also open this point. JEFFREY, LUMPIN'S OPINION "The opinion continues. In the present case, the petitioners distinctly make the point that the general welfare clause in a city charter does not confer authority to adopt a segregation ordinance or order in terms that the ordinance under consideration was not issued. It does, however, chark that the ordinance delegated to individuals the right to say how the plaintiffs should use their property. It thinks that this ground is well taken. If the residence of the two plaintiffs is the same, the rest of the petitioning legislation, the legislative body should determine the fact, and not allow it to depend upon the will of individuals, perhaps the whim of a single resident, and subject to shift from time to time according to the wishes of some of those who, for the time being, might reside in the block, so that sometimes the block might be classified as "white," sometimes "black" and sometimes mixed. It provides for no method for determination of legitimate authority, save as a property owner's neighbor may wish. A similar ordinance adopted in Baltimore, which seems to have been taken as a guide in preparing the ordinance of the atlantic court of Maryland, although the court did not deny the right to use the distinction between the white and black races as a basis of legitimate classification. "The near approach of the end of the term, and the rush of business incident thereto, under a provision of our constitution which requires that all cases shall be decided at the first or the second term, presents a more thorough discussion of the subject. I agree with the majority of the ones that have particular or more serious involvement in a constitutional and void, but I think the line of reasoning adopted by them may carry them too far." --- In the Law and Equity Court of the City of Richmond, the 13th day of February, 1915. Florence Freeland, Plaintiff, against William C. Freeland, Defendant, In Chancery. The object of this suit is to obtain an absolute divorce from the bond of matrimony by the plaintiff from the defendant on the ground of adultery. An amdaylit having been made and filed that the defendant is not a resident of the State of Virginia, is ordered that he appear here with fifteen days after due publication of this order and do what is necessary to protect his interests in this suit. TO WILLIAM C. FREELAND: You will take notice that I shall, on the 30th day of March, 1915, at the office of Phil B. Shield's room, number 701, Travelers Building, situated on the north side of Main street, between the hours of 11th and 12th streets, in the City of Richmond, Virginia between the hours of 9 A. M. and 6 P. M., of that day proceed to take the depositions of witnesses to be read as evidence in my behalf in a certain suit in chancery, depending in the Law and Equity Court, for the City of Richmond, Virginia. Wherein you are defendant, and I am plaintiff, and if from any cause the taking of said depositions be not commenced on that day, or, if commenced, be not concluded on that day, that taking of the same will be adjourned and continued from day to day, or from time to time, at the same place, and between the same hours, until the same is concluded. FLORENCE PROSLAND By Connell. J. H. Byrd, 803 N. 3rd St. ```markdown ``` Fred A. T. Custody, principal of the Oceanic Public School, is a regular reader of The Planet and a high- light appreciates it. Minnesota Flora Williams and Carrie Briggs are among his best students. Prof. R. T. Luke is still at the head of the Muscatine Sunday School. The Ewerth Leagues Chaple M. E. Church of McCall, S. C. Rev. W. M. Ready, p. pastor has met regularly during the Winter regardless of the weather with large attendance. Mr. T. A. Brown, President. Mr. R. J. Hooks a contractor now a few days in the city recently. in business at Pampille, S. C. spent Mr. S. M, Mack is on the slick list. Miss. Maggie James visited Jackson- ville, Fla. recently. Miss Donelia Wallace, principal of Mendowspring School was seen in the city Saturday, February 20th on business. Mr. S. M. Dews felt for his home at Fayetteville, February 20th. PETRIVINE, February 20th. Miss Iola Benjamin of the Savannah Growth Baptist Church is a fine Sunday School School When he soon she was in company with Mr. Freddie Smith and Mr. Robert Hunter, both enterprising young men. Mrs. Lawnia Davis died February 29th at 9 o'clock A.M. and was funerally at Trinity Baptist Church, Sunday at 4 o'clock P.M. Revs. J. B. Taylor, Monzon, Jackson and the pastor, Rev. C. T. Tayler, were seated on the rostrum. Rev. Monzon read the 90th Psalm. Rev. Jackson lined the 59th hymn. Rev. C. T. Taylor selected as a text, part of the 15th verse of the 5th chapter of Amos. Subst. "Prepare to Meet Thy God." The speaker emphasized the importance of living a Christian life, so that one needs no fear in meeting God. We all must meet Him, prepared or unprepared, and the speaker mentions a few: Mr. Ross McIllebrid Jordan Benjamin, Sequoir Shields, James Mason, Mr. Deser Thomas, Mr. Maxwell, Mrs. Wells, Miss Lella Wells, Mrs. Rubie M. Webster, Mr. C. P. Fullmore and Mr. Thomas passed through the city today enroute to Darlington, S. C. Mr. C. G. Grates, local grand and Mr. S. J. Rembert, Vice Grand of Old Cottles Lodge. No. 3404 of Marion C. passed through the city February 15, enroute to Columbia, S. C. onlinelibrary. Ms. C. H. Hewson, trained nurse from hospital, Charleston, S. C. passed through the city February 17, enroute for home. She was returning from Chi, S. C., here she had been summoned to horse Rev. J. M. Phillips, who died Sunday, February 17. His body was sent to Branchville Inst. Mr. Moses Prenton and Mrs. Gertrude Frerson, of Rowland, N. C. passed through the city February 17, enroute to Sumter, S. C. Mr. Frerson's home. Miss N. Hatechell, of Bennettsville, spent Wednesday, February 17, enroute to Sumter, S. C. Mr. Frerson's home. Miss N. Hatechell, of Bennettsville, spent Wednesday, February 17, enroute to Sumter, S. C. Mr. Frerson's home. Rev. C. G. Horn preached at Spring Branch Baptist Church Sunday, February 14, to a large crowd. Rev. Horn may be the next pastor of the church. Mrs. Sarah Luckey, of Timmonsville passed through the city February 29, carousel for Darlington, S.C. Mrs. Prince Miller is not only dutiful at home with her own but is kind and hospitable to strangers. Mrs. Maybel Dosier returned to her school on Sunday A M Mr. General Robinson, the treasurer of Trinity Baptist Church, is always at home. Reed will plant a portion of his land in vegetables this year The morning offering at Trinity Baptist Church was rounded up again by Mrs. Julia Gordon, giving the full amount naked for by the pastor, Ron C. Taylor. Napoleon Adderson for many years deserved of Trinity Baptist Church, howstanding the fact that he lives more than a mile beyond the city limits, few of the younger brethren have a better record for attendance. Miss Katie M. Webster still enjoys the confidence of the Advanced Class of the Trinity Baptist Church Sunday School. At the regular meeting of the Literary Society of the City Graded School, E. B. Webster, Jr. reports that important matters were considered. I visited Dr. T. Gallant's dental parlor recently and found a nont room with a clean floor, and an attractive wall. Mr. William Mack, a reliable hotel man and a bright young man is in the city. He usually spends the Summer at certain pleasure resorts. Mr. J. W. Hall, who has been away for sometime visiting his home, Annison, Alabama, returned a few days ago and is now in the city looking fresh and fine. Mr. Hall is fond of reading Negro literature. Mr. L. J Carr an old Florentine is home from Wilmington, visiting relatives and friends. Mr.iah Staggers, who died on Monday, F. April 16th, was born at Lanes, S. C. 1886. He was very fine young man. His father is Mr. Edgar Staggers and his mother Is Mrs. Adrana Staggers. Mr. John Rainey one of our leading farmers, sold a bale of cotton to-day February 19, which netted him $38.05 at 74 cents per lb. Rev. S. M. Sampson preached at Bishopville on Sunday, February 21. He is succeeding fine at his different churches. Mrs. Mamie Nelson, principal of the Public School at Brooksroad road passed through the city February 19, enroute for home. Recently she gave an entertainment and raised $10.00, with which she purchased an office chair and a table for the school. Mrs. Mamie L. King passed through the city recently enroute for Columbia, B. C. Mr. W. E. Davis at the First National Bank, is food of reading Negro literature. Mr. A. J. Breckington, one of our leading farmers, was in the city on Saturday. Mr. E. W. Simpson, who runs between Florence and Augusta, postman parlor is off for a few days visiting his old home at Bishopville, B. C. Rev. S. Name is at Lakes City, conducting a meeting Rev. Brewer. Mrs. Pinker James just for New York Sunday, the 11th Street. In honor of Mrs. Pinker James, she was a candidate for Mayor. These gegen woe Du, R. J. Wilson, T. Galanti, Mr. and Mrs. C. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Leo, Mrs. R. B. Cannon, Mrs. M. R. Holloway. the Negro Organization Society will be very much appreciated and will help in carrying on this work. These gegen woe Du, R. J. Wilson, T. Galanti, Mr. and Mrs. C. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Leo, Mrs. R. B. Cannon, Mrs. M. R. Holloway. Greeting Saves, the Langston Hall House-1 for a new establishment that has the laws and cannot be ignored and always to prevent a cow killing or outwilding her bull white being inflicted have been prevented. Mrs. M. R. Holloway, Mrs. Soreas DDoVour, Mrs. Horiellae Lea, Mrs. Wm. Hopkins and R. B. Webster accompanied Mrs. Foster James to the train Sunday, February 21, enroute to New York. Mr. Samuel Wallace, Mrs. Samuel Wallace and Samuel Foster Wallace, Jr. plan visiting Mrs. Wallace's old home at Eiffingham, S. C. soon. At the morning services at Trinity Baptist Church Sunday, the following officers were present: Messrs. S. Waljon Miller, D. W. Watson, E. Reed, Mitchell Johnson, Frank Scott and Paterson Charles. Of the members present, Mr. and Mrs. Nevel Gurley, Mr. James Mason, Mrs. Carrie Brown, Mrs. Ann Wilson, Mrs. Katie Watson, Mrs. H. Della Wright, Mr. J. J. Jenkins and Websters. About fifteen young men have left here recently to join the U. S. Navy at St. Louis, Mo. Mr. D. W. McDill, of Dillon, was in the city on Saturday, February 20. He is a fine farmer of Dillon county. He spent the day with Rev. and Mrs. J. McCloud, of this city. On his farm this year he gathered 52 biles of cotton, 500 bushels of corn 125 bushels of crushed oats, cleared $175 on tobacco, raised 1000 pounds of pork and is in good shape for 1915. Given by the Young Boys' Social Club, of Florence, S. C. Committee: Marlon Strother, Julian Grant, Gable Godbold, Eddie Le Grande, Members, Felix Eddy, Isaac Brown, Johnnie Saunders, Willie Major, Peter Major, Johnnie Swinton, James Johnson, Ramon Harle, Gregg Johnson, Willie Saunders, Samite Goddies, Willie James, Joe Brown, Edward Barns, Willie Hopkins, H. Brown, Jr., Musical Director, E. W. Canty, Ticket Receiver; Sharman Johnson. Visitors: Anna Douglas, Daisy Hotowy, Francis Green, Marley Green, Lillian Marshall, Daisy Tindal, Maze Muscheaux, Edna Haun, Victoria Bradley, Blanche Cantey, Geneva White, Claude Rhodes, Suzie Riel, Rosa Rossobosch, Meredith Knight, Amadea McClendon, Edna Haun, Apollo Sparrow, Brown, Ruth Brown, Bessie Saundens, Viela Johnson Louise McClasse. **Visitors:** Miss Nancy Kelly, of Orangeburg, S. C.; Miss Mary Williams, of Maryetter, N. C.; Mr. George Strathear, of Timmonsville, S. C.; Mr. Leo Green, of Timmonsville, S. C.; Mr. Dumphort Winget, of Timmonsville, S. C.; Mr. John White of Timmonsville, S. C.; E.R. WEISTER ROANOKE, VA. NOTES On Monday night, February 15th, W. W. F. Hughes, our popular under taker and funeral director, celebrated his 49th birthday in the popular-business establishment of Mr. E. G. Tate. The place was turned over to his several friends and acquaintances, which are numerous and the Royal Order of Hogs were out in full. All who were present, who were not connected with the order were initiated in the solemn rites, after which all the Hogs participated in the sumptuous meal until a late hour, after which, they lagged until the wee hours of morn. The boys gave the famous hog grunt in honor of "Drug It" Hughes, his familiar cognomen, after which they dispersed for their several homes, all saying, "Long live Drug It" Hughes. Mrs. Mary Polindexter, the mother of Charles Fondexter, departed this life Wednesday, February 17. She was a well known citizen and loved by all who knew her. She was about 60 years of age. She leaves a husband, four daughters, five sons and a host of friends to mourn their loss. Her funeral was preached from the Mt Zion P. Church by the Rev. J. H. Burks. The church was not sufficient to hold the attendants. The funeral was conducted by W. F. Merrill. Mrs L. J. Watts and her daughter, Mrs J. C. Cooper have returned after a short visit to Lynchburg. They were delighted in visiting their friend and relatives. We are glad to see Sir L. E. Board out again after two weeks' illness. Mrs. Laura Jones, the wife of Ed. Jones, departed this life February 18. Her funeral was preached from the Christian Church, by Rev. J. R. Leatherback. She was about 60 years old. She leaves a husband and a host of friends to mourn their loss. Funeral directed by W. F. Hughes. Mrs. Mary Hillington departed this life February 18. She leaves a husband and son to mourn their loss. Mr. Isaiah Wood, 7th Avenue, N. W. departed this life February 22. He leaves a wife and a host of friends to mourn their loss. Funeral preached at the Church of God and Saints of Christ. Funeral conducted by W. F. Hughes. ANNUAL CLEAN-UP MOVEMENT. The annual Clean-Up Movement conducted by the Negro Organization Society will be observed March 21-27. This movement has come to be a very important one in the life of our people in this State and has done much during the last two years to prevent communicable diseases by improving the sanitary conditions of the homes in which the masses of the colored people live, especially in the smaller towns and the rural sections. The Health Hand Book for Colored People, gotten out by the Society 40th particular application of the Change Movement and published by the State Health Department has been revised and will soon be ready for distribution through the office of the Executive Secretary at the State Normal School Petersberg. Colored people all over the State are urged to observe the week as follows: Sunday, March 21, is health day, and every Negro minister of the State is asked to use "Health" in the subject of his speech on that day, directing the attention of the people, among other things, to the conditions that exist among us and appealing to them to use the remaining days of the week to remind the people of the dangers. The State Health Department of Minnesota will gladly provide any assistance that may be needed. An after collection report at the church invites and encourages to the浸徒 Secretary for the benefit of The Negro Organization Society will be very much appreciated and will help in carrying on this work. Then the people are asked to use as many of the days from March 28 to 37 as may be necessary to get their houses and premises in the best possible sanitary condition—giving the houses a thorough cleaning, removing all lilth and rubbish from the yards, harps and out-houses, making the privy sanitary, white-washing barns, out-houses, furniture, and other items properly from contamination and doing whatever may be necessary to bring about a condition of absolute cleanliness. March 27 will be "Tag Day" for the purpose of raising money to help in the establishment of a tuberculosis Sanitarium for Negroes in Virginia. The death rate among us from this disease is appalling and yet there is not an institution in the State, except the State Penitentiary and the Asylum for the Insane, to which a Negro, suffering from tuberculosis can go for free. The M.D. Society is co-operating with the Virginia Anti-Tuberculosis Association in the establishment of a tuberculosis sanitarium. If the colored people and white people of the State will liberally patronise the Tag Day effort on March 27, a sum of sufficient proportions can be raised to assure the early establishment of the sanitarium. Persons who will sell tags in their communities should write to Prof. J. M. Gandy, Executive Secretary, State Normal School, Petersburg, stating the number of tags desired. It is hoped that three thousand dollars or more will be raised for the above purpose on a single day. VIRGINIA: In the Law and Equity Court of the City of Richmond, the 17th day of February, 1915. Annie Scott, Plaintiff, vs. Charlie Scott, Defendant In Chancery. The object of this suit is to obtain an absolute divorce from the bond of matrimony, by the plaintiff from the defendant, on the ground of desertion. And an affidavit having been made and filed that the defendant is not a resident of the State of Virginia, it is ordered that he appear here within fifteen days, after due publication of this order and do what may be necessary to protect his interests herein. A Copy---Toate: LUTHER LIBBY, Clerk. J. E. Byrd, p. q. TO CHARLIE SCOTT: You will take notice that I shall, on the 14th day of April, 1915, at the office of Phil B. Shield's room, number 701, Travelers Building, situated on the north side of Main Street, between 11th and 12th St. In the City of Richmond, Virginia, between the hours of 9 A. M. and 6 P. M., of that day, proceed to take the depositions of witnesses to be read as evidence in my behalf in a certain suit in chancery depending in the Law and Equity Court for the City of Richmond, Virginia, wherein you are defendant and I am plaintiff, and if from any cause the taking of said depositions be not commenced on that day, or, if commenced, be not concluded on that day, that taking of the same will be adjourned and continued from day to day, or from time to time, at the same place, and between the same hours, until the same is concluded J. E. Byrd, 502 N. 3rd St. RASTUS KNEW MULES He Proved It Too, and Then He Gave His Reasons. At a dinner the other evening the talk topic turned to the subject of mules, when Congressman Robert L. Doughman of North Carolina recalled the familiarity of Uncle Rustus with that obstreprong species. Some time since, the congressman said, a mule balked along the public highway, and no amount of beautiful persecution or lurid elopement could induce him to move. Finally Uncle Rustus happened along and advised a whop over the head. This was done, and the mule started. "That did it all right," admiringly exclaimed a bystander. "You certainly seem to have a thorough understanding of mules." "Ya, sah! Yan, sah!" was the grateful refulford of Uncle Rustus. "I much do know dem mules all right." "It is always best to hit them on the top of the head!" queried the bystander. "Yaa, nah! Yaa, nah!" returned Rastop. "Dem mules hab mo' brains dan people think, an' you jes' got ter 'peal right close to dere intersect."—Philadelphia Telegraph. Take a Plunge. You cannot help admitting. Whattever may befall. This better far to lose耳 Than not to love at all. And this wise rule of action Through life to be the same— Better miss a try for goal Than keep out of the game— —Rhombm Times-Dispatch. Self Made Barber The acrylic artist who holds the chair of applied caesture in the barber shop in the corner was naked if he ever went to a barber school. "No," he said; "I worked my way up in a shop." "In other words," remarked an adjective convalescent who hopes to be back on the string line again in a week—in other words, you nailed solely on your own efforts to carve out a carver."—Detroit News. Free Veron. I gave My love, a clock Because She wanted, wanted, waited, She said She wanted, A stirring evidence Of my addiction. —Harvard Lampoon. Getting Down the Laughing Shell. Nose—I see a new establishment. That has her been loaned to commit her good and change to prevent a cow kicking or entombing her tell white being muffled have been prevented. Crimeanbunk—If they keep on though be nothing left for a fellow to laugh at—St. Louis, Post-Dispatch. New Plains in Vivienne. A mason who lives in Daqueme was chained by a bell through a lace Beehive on a tree And ever since she Has treated his suit with disduse. -Omaha Bea Personal Liberty. HOTEL HOTEL ALLOW LIBERTY HOTEL ON AS YOU PLEASE. DON'T WAIT Visitor - Which of those hotels is the better? Town Guide—Wal, one of them has all rooms with baths and the other believes in personal liberty. You can have a bath or not, just as you like.—New York Globe. A Real Economist. Old Sketches in saving man Light up until his death. He learned the deaf mute alphabet To keep from sampling breath. —Richmond Times-Dispatch. Rubbing it in. Miss Antique I would marry a man to reform him. Miss Gustave No. Harsh measures are not always best in such a case. Philadelphia Lobster. Expensive Too. Oftimes a "little picture trip" Limpily owe of pain. For the old man not cease to tip Till they get better again. Limington Age-Herald. "Did you ever not tell how dauby some picture look at close vision?" "Don't stork so loud. I told my girl she was so pretty as a picture." Cornell Widow Dare Headed. Heads of life are around us. Pick what well we do. And to be able to do it. Nature plays for the City. New York Sun Countie. Longwest I was married by a Judge Oldbatch. What had you done to deserve such a sentence? New York Mobe A Sanitary Drink. Drink to me only with three eyes. And yet I feel constrained. To add a prophetic thought. Pray let thy glance be strained. A LEAKY LAKE High Above Sea Level, Yet Its Water Is Becoming Salt. A quiver and unexpected result of the operation of the Panama canal is the making of a salt water lake high above sea level on the lithosm. A lake that was pure fresh water last summer is now so salt that the water is not fit to drink, and this in spite of the fact that the bottom of the lake is much above the highest level which the high tides of the Pacific ocean reach. Mirrores lake is eight miles from the Pacific ocean, on the line of the canal, and was created by the building of the waterway. It is fed by water from the great Gatun lake, and plans had been adopted prior to the opening of the canal for using the lake as a water supply for a number of small towns. As soon as the canal was placed in operation the water of Mirrores lake became noticeably salt, and its value as a drinking water supply disappeared. The salt of course, comes from the salt water of the Pacific ocean, which works its way up into the lake through the operation of the two locks between the lake and sea level. Every time a boat goes up the locks on the Pacific and a certain amount of salt water goes along with it. Balt water is heavier than fresh water, and consequently every time the lock gates are opened currents of fresh water and salt water quickly flow until the lower part of the water in the lock is sea water and the upper layer of water is fresh. The salt water is much diluted before it finally gets into Miranda lake, but enough of it gets there to become very noticeable.—Saturday Evening Post. OUR ELECTRIC WARSHIP The California Is the First of Its Kind to Be Tried. The United States is the first option to use electricity in place of steam to propel a battleship. That will be the motive power on the Dreednought California, in which it will be used according to a method that has been thoroughly tested and perfected on the big 10,000 ton-collier Jupiter, where it has proved most successful. The advantages are many. As the speed of a vessel run by electricity can be instantly changed, the dangerous "racing" of the propellers in heavy seas can be presented. Then an electric power plant occupies far less space and weighs less than marine engines that produce an equal amount of energy. Finally the cost of maintenance and repairs is much less, and there is a great saving in coal. The new Dreednought will probably have two plants. If one goes out of order the ship can still proceed by means of the other. You'll Compete pacman aries LRT e SSE SSE, ‘VIRGINA. She fea On z rear as ICTR MSIE CLEMO RT CIS CT and PoaS. hic wacen. YG i a a aR rr me EE RISER eat ey Pe - FIVE EY a é x — 7 . SATURDAY. .: FEBRUARY ‘37,. 16 Sn ANNUAL MEETING OF ” THE N. A. A C. P. At the business session of “the annual meeting of te National. Ar sociation for the Advancement 0 Colored People, February 12, 11 Now York, almost one hundred per sons were ih attendance. A 20% constitution“and by laws recommend: od by the Board of Directors was adopted by the organization and the ToNlowlng directors to serve three yeats re-olected: . Rov. Jobn Haynes, Holmes, New York; Dr. V. Morton Jores, Brook- lyn; ‘Mr, John E, Milhollaud, New York: Prof. Georgo Willlam ‘Cook, Washiogton; De. J.B, Spingara, New York: Mr. 'Moorfeld Storey, Boston; Mr. Oswald Garrison — Vil- Jard, New York; Mr. Archibald H. Grimko, Wasbington; Dr. . M. Wal- ler,“ Brooklya; Mr. Wiliam English Walling, Now. Yori, ‘At ‘the directors’ meoting which immediately followed, the officers of the aaroclution werg reelucted for another: year. - Tho roports of officers should be. 4 source. of congratulation.” They bowed a substantial tnerease In the orkanization which now numbdrs 6,000 membors and SY branches and Joculs, und gains fn publicity not only through the erisis wich now hus a clreulation of 83.000, but alo through the colored press tn xenoral, In his report the chalrmay | fwelt on thy axssclation’s work In Congress where Iie now gIviNg {te attention to the District of Column Ma Jim Crow car bill, the anthtnter- marriage UiN, thy Howard University xppropriations, and other — matters. Taxit delegates from branches ro- horted Iu person and there were alsy written report from many otters, The Dixtetet of Columbia, Boston and Howard University branches. supplemented their admtrable — re: porte by substauttal contributions to tig work. ‘At the evening meetlog Governos, Whitman’ presented tho Brat. Sping- arn Medal to Dr, Ernest Everett dust In tho presence of almost 2. vue people In Euhleal Culture Hall, In presenting this medal the Gover- hor naid, “In the gain of loss of ono raco all'the rest huvo equal claim We are one group in New York. We hayea common duty and a com- mou destiny. The sacred privileges} of American cltizonshp must be do- nied to uo one, The spirit prompi-| ign tho award of this medal is the) npirtt of, brotherhood, —Cellowabtp| | and Amoricantsm.”* h In accepting the medal Dr. Just sald, “I thank the Association for] the award not sa much for mysolf as| for the students whom I ropreecat. “|| ‘Tho task of sotocting Dr. Juat]| from a long Mat of candidates for], tho medal was not easy. Ho was rec-|( ammended by men of tho highcat ntuunding in both races, ° including! Dr. Jacques Lood of tho Rockefaller| Inntitute for Medical Rercarch, and} Vrof. Lille of Caicago University. | br, Loob In recommending bim sald “Dr, Just has sacrificed x good | deal for the advancement of med-|, ical schoola for colofed people, wad j, he will doa good deal more if ho], ix givey, a enance an 1 hope be may, he.” Prof. Lillo, in» writing of him, nid, “Dr. Junt-ts a ralatively young |; man’ of high sclentifie attainments); and great enthusiasm and ability a roneareh, 1 the last two and # Balt , years ho has published or has in. roan six articles. Hla. mont recent work {a of the proatest significance! znd would Insuro him a wide roputa-°, fon ff bo were a white man". (p Dr. Just tw plainly the type of‘, nan that tho Spingarn Medal ought © distinguish. As 8 colored ‘man he. 128 proven tho capability of his raco'G ind ho ty ready to mako sacriticos 5 or tha beneft of his people. i Mr. Villard who presided said tn’ 8 Introductory remarks, “Thero an boon in Washington an outburat ) f prejudice and a flood of anti-no- ( ro legislation of ome kind or an-") ther. This has given us concern in°4 lew of the fact, I rogrot to atate,, 4 hat wo are not auro that. the gen ¢, joman in the White Jfouse ts to bo 4, elled upon to make good his prom-.¢ joa made durtng the campatim, that 5, rho entered the White House he /, ould do everything in hie power to. dvance the interests of the colored! /, cople and to be the President of ne entira nation,” +t Mr. Pickens’ noble address loft o phase of the Negro problem un-! uched. Ho said, “It ts not pity! nat we want, dut.the strict appli-’ ation of the principle of Justice: ne Negro is counted equal to the ito man in the payment of fares,| xee and fines, but inferior in the paring of privileges: and opporta- s¢ tes. "With brains in his head and to @ ballot in his hand, no one can gp {imately be suppressed.” oR Dr. Du Bola cloeed the meeting in Do spirited address outlining the im- Of ediate program -of the American °* ogro. There were-aled speeches DY do irza All Kull Kabn, Representative °° Persia to the United States, Mrs. ., narlotte Perkins Gilman asd-1 Mr. J. edon Bates, Jr. S | ove —_— -—————— aa ARNOLD DALY INJURED. Has = Bed Fall While Working ta “Mae.” Araok’ Daly, popular star of the stage and new much in. the spot- Hight because of bie being featured in the Pathe serial picture, “THE EXPLOITS OF ELANCE." had » bad fall thie woot which fortunately re- pang A May Regge t yl ne vere shokiog eB. might very ese- lly have Deseme serious. A choreh rocoto bad bean enveted oa tho sage ef the Potentes fn Jervey City, and = Stns eee See balery: one. 4 op to ee eerie eee ae deowern the wo while tunging on ene ae met ee ON meee ae to.tes ueagen. erage,” “The stresste ‘be. Viektat Usal My. Daly lost Als om and: felt: te the ‘ene iS bene ie ae ‘ead cocaped with Bad Druisca.caly. The’ camera Bese paccettee: im’ getting & portion of his fall. Nashuille, Tenn.—With Melvin: J. Chisum,’ president, presiding, the ‘National Negro 'Preas Association held m most tateresting mid-winter seerion amd concluded its labors Following. recommendations made, the presq asecctation agreed — to throw the weight ef its organisation to the formation of a National Fra- ternal Congress. The Congress will mest tp Cinclonat! a August. Marking the passing of the prelim. {nary organization period and the be- sinning of & new era when the pub- Hishera actually recelve some good from the association, the: Jolning foo owas raised to ton dollars. . At the Muskogee meeting, It was agroed that the association should hold its iain business season at the beginning: of the year. Opposi- tion was offered to continuing hold- {ng & session during the National Negro Business League mecting but At the session closing {t was decidod that the eat tnterest of the raco da- manded thet tho prees association closely co-operate With tho Business League: /Confirmlnx this idea, tho executive committes of the associn- tion will mect at Boston during the Business League meeting, Following tho recommondation that the raco-naintain a “Vigtlanee Committes" with a.patd auporinten- dent and headquarters at Washing- ton. D_ C.. the suggestion was ai proved.” “y Ana Oiting climax to the mont nuccessful meoting in the history of the Pres Association x big bannnet wax (endered the visitors” Secretary Henry Allen Boyd was prained for hin rent and effective work and his report unantinons ls adopted. | £ | Notatle Scoop, Balthmore: Md. ~ One week ‘anes of the Colored press Is the netahh nevop of .the Afro-American Leds: of thin ety. im handling the Spine: arn medal award made by the Na Honnl Asnocintion for the Advanes- ment of Colored People. J. IL Murphy. editor of the Last ker, wan formerly head &f the Na: tloval Negro Vrexs Association. Hilo hobby Ik “news while news.” In bin paper lant week ho not otily pad tho story of the award. which wus wude Friday, but had a cut of the’ winners Prof. Edward Ernest Just. Conceruing him the Ledger nays: “ile I pative of Charleston, S. C., nducutgd, at State Colored College at Oranndtare. S.C. and nt Darmouth College. He has studied at thu Ma- Kine Ulological Lavoratury at Weeds Holv, Masy., and under Prof, Lille ud Dr. Jacuues loeb, He discoverot uy fact that the butterfish contains fhe tapewiorni germ, which fact has pect uckhowledged by the Smithso- wlan Tustitute.? ‘ Kaltes Wife Gone, Utmingham, Feb. 22, Mex, Mame s Adninn, Wite of Oscar W. Adams, ssitor of the Birmingham Reporter. one of the moat widely known wom- ot the Negro’ gace tn “Aleta died xuddenly at the home of her mother, the celebrated “Aunt” Car- Fle Tugele, West Wgblands, Sunday aight, Mrs, Adame kad boon tn fall- {ng health for some Ume but was generally regarded ax on the road to recovery. She confined her larga public work to charity and tho fraternal organ- feationa among womon in Alabama and had been honored with many responalble positions. At the timo of hor doath, she was grand socretary of the Knights ond Ladics of Honor of the World, endowment secretary of the Court of Calanthe and secre- tary of the Iitsing Sons and Daugh- tera of protection, an organization founded by her mother. The two last named soteties maintained at this City ‘Beautiful Clubs among the Col ai {natitution for tho training of dvpendent and orphan Negro chil- iren. Sho was an active church and civic. worker. having been instru- montal in forming in Birmingham Clty Heautiful Culbs among tho Col- red women and Was one of the or- ganizera of the colored Young Wo- men's Christian Association. The aneral was observed Tuesday nfter- noon from Metropolitan A. M. E. tion Church. ‘Shiloh Bapdet Church, New , : Loadon, Conn. Rev. J. W. + ‘Sheldon, Pastor. . f Last Sunday, Church, Sunday Sehool, and B. Y. P. U. were well at- tended, Collection fan Holy ‘Spirit, was present. Our\xatchword. New London for Christ, and thy Downfatl-of the Rum Traffic. Several of our members are among the sick. « We are praying that Als will be done. Slater Julia Scott, of Now atrect, was called-to Sew York rather sud- deniy leat Friddy the 19tb, on s0- count of the sudden death of her oldest daughter, Mrs. Mabel Cares. the. beloved wife of Mr. John Carey. Sister Jalla Scott is one of our best ‘workers, and = faithful servant of his Lord and. Master, Wé therefore extend to our sister.our prayers, also our sympathy. , nO ne DO YOU KNOW THEM? I would Iike to, know the where- abonts of my ‘Tom and Gabe Wilhameon. pa ame wee <> Seeent Sees name [ouenverg, Va. ha yintwrmation vil bo gladly recetved. Me { aoe - 1816 Pepter ferest 7 Paiedetphts. Pa mights.of Pythies, Mew 2 C ve ee a tobe ‘West ‘Point, Va., Feb. 33;—Orand Chanceiler Joha MRokeil, Jr, ariv- ed here tonight, secompanied. by Gol. W. Henry Jones, District Dep- uty Grand Chanoellor, L, J) Morris, Bir Gorman Bowers and.Dr. H.R. Jstrerson. They were met dy 8 com- nilttae from the K. of P. club, which had deem organised here. Mr. C. HL. Clarke, Or; greeted them, They weat to Mr, Andrew Davis, restaurant where a Sine supper was served. All the members of the party were de-; lighted. The candidates bad assombied at the West Point Association Hall. Dr. DB. R. Jefferson acted as Grand Med- teal Rogister and examined {ue can- didates. The initiation was'@ suc-| cess. Tho. candidates wero delighted. The body will be known ag West! Point Lodge{ No. ~00. Grand Chan-| cellor Mitch installed the follow-| ing oMfcers: Chancellor Commander. George Davis; Vico Chancellor. Wil- lam Parks; Prelate. Andrew Davis; Master of Work,*Uharies H. Clarke: Keoper of Records, and Seal. Thom: as Johnson; Master of Finance, ls-| alah Robinson; Master of Exchequer, Lloyd Walker: Santer at Arms, W. T. Smith: Inner Guard, Ed. C. Scott; Outer Guard, Morton Willis, Prustecs, Jack Jobneon, Jonah White wd Prosaef Willin. Grand Chancellor Mitcholl spoke ut Fength. Ho was delighted witb thu) rersounel of the new lodge. District Deputy L. J, Morrin succeeded ‘In weakening Interest in Went Point! cith the al of the well-known Sir Shas, H. Clarke. Tlie arty will leave ak I SIMI te once Sa Irae Mbany, (N.Y) Notes, Firat Dinctple Baptist Churet, Mon- Fow Street and Sheridan Place, Rey, NA. tL. Davie, Mantur oe: EL s, MAE Re SE Sunday, Pel. ftodte, AL det Davie tilled his palplt both soralo; and evening. The morning servle Wax Well attended, but the event seervtew wise the crowalng of the day The subject ot imormng dixcourve “And le closed the bogk and gave i akain to the nitninter.” Janke: 4, 20 Thy eveniie dincouree War an an ‘ver te tye ambjeet of Bebraary 14: ‘The Famlae of God's Word in At vany. beluga Twin Text February F_Subjeet” And hoy wold a tel for Sate duel yo Yeomost be burn asain. Jonni. Our prayer aeeting last Belday nixht wus Well attended, The meot- tng wan led by Sinter 1, Fiteh and Sinter AL ALT Davin, On Monday, Feb. 15, Mine Lucy Elizabeth Hammond and Mr. Doug- Jan Watts were united in holy mat- cimony at the residence of bride's mother, Mre vhoehe Hammond, 9% Orange Street, by the Rev. A. A. 1. Davis. A quiet reception was held afterwards with oa few fntimate friends being present, ‘The full report of the First Dts ciple Baptist Chueh wilt be given Sunday evening, Feb, Sth. SICK LAST. Hiro. Willtam Cents tw very tek in Hominathic Hoxpttat expecting a operation, We went to neo hin and hal prayers with him, Sister Fannie Cook tx also on the tek Unt, betig in a eritienl cond! Hon, . Mra. Coger In Mat her home. and we hone for her recovery. Sire, Rogers tx null sick in the sIhany Hopital, 7 Littl» Marie Steptoe bas been on he nick “nt too tut she an much mproved. 7 People's Forum. An enthusiastic public meeting of the People's Forum was held at tho Ebenezer Baptist Church, | Tuesday Aight the 23rd inst. at which time the subject “In the Negro a Citizen" wax discussed. Thy mubject wan very ably openod by Rev. W. H. Stokes, Ph, D.. Prow Sdent of the Forum, ‘who took tho ponition that regardiexs of many Tae nrade tn the varioux ntates,that tho Negro 18 9 citizea, until tho war, amendments to the Constitution are annulled. That a gréat number of Negroen to not know the present franchise law—that the payment of threo year successive poll taxes, amounting to $4:60, ts tho present requirement. That the Negro should get on the poll bonkn, and be abi (o count one for or against all nom- Ineos. ‘The aubject was further dis- cussed ty Dr. Jas. E. Jackson, who held that the Negro is NOT a citizen but in a state of vassalage. Rev. 8. W. Turner advised “tho Negro to register. Mr. Robt. A. Coles advised that young mon bestir them- selves as thoro is no existing excuse, why they should not be voters. Capt B. A. Graves, Critic, closed with = strong appeal for the ballot. * Capt. B.A. Graves, W. D. Jones 1nd Jno. H. Braxton were appointed 5 committee to associate and co-op- rate with a similar committes from he Civic League, and to draft avit- sble resolutions ‘on the betterment ¢ conditions at tho Armstrong High school. . ‘Next meeting announced to be the tb Tuesday in March af the ‘same lace, all aro cordially invited. JEPFRIES PHARMACY. ~ “FOR PURE DRUGS and good er vi . Beecial attention in Sling’ your preseriptions. ‘We wpeciaiiee on Toilet Articlés: Rudder Goods, Trasses, Purfumery. Mationety, and will te pleneed 1 serve you with any aad every thing’ éerried im @ Sret class drug store. Goods delivered “when reavested or‘ opat te’ you by pared post. +) 3m0s, Tape -JEFTRIEs. armies ‘Drv, ia “ee ks ee te mankind, or no charge, ne matter what your disease, sickness or affic Hon may be, and .eotere you to perfect health. — Thousands of peop! 1@ Dest and leading ones in the United States amd Burope will testif that Yam one of the most wonderful healers of all complaints ta th world. 1 use nothing but ‘herbs, roots, barks, gums, balsams, jeaves seeds, berries, flowers and plants in my medicines. ‘They bave cured thousands that the most akilifal physicians and the dest hospital phyxt clans In America and Burope have given up to die, and sald there was no cure for them. * My Medicines Oure the Following Diceates:—Heart Disease,~Cov sumption, Blood, Kidney, Biadder, Stricture, Piles tn any form, Vertigo uinry, Sore Throat, Lung, Dyepepeia. Indigestion, Cops.ipation, Rhew matism fn any form, Palos and Aches of any kind, Colds” Gronchia Troubles, Gorse, Skin Diseases, all Itching sensations, all Female Con: olstnts, La Grippe or Pneumonia, Ulcer, Carbuncive, Bolle, Cancer tn the ‘worst form without the use of a kalfe or instrument, Eczema, Pimples o Face and Body, Diabetes of Kidneye or Bright's Disease of the Kid aeys. , My Medicines cure apy Gisease. ap matter of what nature, Goo orrhote and Syphillitie troubles a Specialty. Modicines sent anywhere for full particulars, wn. write wr a) +b vernon on : L. J. HAYDEN, *., 220 West Brood St. > — Richmond, Va oe ne Mme, Boum's Own Idea Patentea . SHAMPOO DRIER AND HAIR STRAIGHTENING COMB aes Ant, 1914 i DpsppapNNNDUN. > emo B®) Witstsientontin moat kinky nat stultern hair - Sennen nme orce Ween hema” Rg : eRe Beit Sa eee se, 4 POSE Abts amiga comrecrs 8230, aN (ON Gerccrgnmciemba Ngee STN ne Buss He Emportim ye 7 asecath ave. Now Yoru awe Stor ler . Smee | 2 Judgo Park Rape La nchers. Monticello, Ga, February 16.. - ‘Tho Jasper county grand Jury today began {ta investigution of the recent Iynehing here of a negro, hiv gon and two daughtors, January 11, wite a view to indictments. Juaee Mark, in his charge to the body. ufter stat- Ing Dis satisfaction at the public eon- demaution of ths act, sald in part an follown: } It te mtranxe that meu of the kreat white race should ro far for- Ret themselves as-to Joln a mob to do violence. This race tn every elime fs known for its bravery, and uo bower cat nubdue Ite courage ant determination, and whether” tn the frozen regions of the north or the tropical countrios of the south... 1t recognizes no nuperir: aod for meu of thie race to deprive a man of hiy Ufe by mob vloloney {x not In accetd- antee With tho traditlonns that have governed the Anglo-Saxon raze from. (me immemorial, Por a man to hold up another at the point of a pistol iw netther manly nor courageous, It Iv no act of bravery for a dozen men OF more to overpower the arrgating oMcer and wreat from his custody, & prisoner and swing hls body to a mb and riddie him with bullets. — | “When tho mob in this country, overpowered your. sheriff! on the night of January 14, 1916, and took from your Jail one man. a boy and" two girls and lynched thom without judgo OF Jury and for an ‘offense that was not punishable by death, ir the eyes of the human and divine inw.. they committed tho crime of murder, and under the provisions of the eriminal code of the Stato of Georgia, 1910, nothing Teas can be mado of auch offenses, “You bave the power to summons ny withers In the State of Georgia 0 come before you and you' will alno nave amplo time during tho prescnt erm of court to make due Invest! sation of this unpardonable erlme. ind it $s your sworn duty an hones: nd conscientious Jurors to ferret ut tho perpetrators of that shame- ul episode, If you can do so, and if | he evidence authorizee ft, {t ts your | Iuty to return prese=tmonte against Oy person or persone that were resont that night aldiog and aber- ing in placing op the pages of t jeorgia history a blot that time vill not efface for many years to ome.”” $ 1 ‘TROY, N. Y. NOTES, Troy, N. Y., February 23, 1915. To The Planet: Mrs. George C. Vanderpool, who has deen ‘a long sufferer, returned {rom Troy, Hospital to her home, No. 16 Franklin St, February 14, where she spent two weeks.” She was much im- Proved, but still very sick. ‘Mr. Samuel Vanselk, af No. 14 Franklin St. bas not been able to do any work since last April, 1914 on the account of blindness. He ig perfectly well otherwise and a big strong man He was made to feel vary happy Wednesday evening, Febraary 17. - Tho Emanuel Baptist Church B. Y. P. U. gave him a surprisep arty. “Mrs, Stella Venatle, No. 1631 Un- fon St. 1s under the doctor’s care. Not- withstanding ber sickness she is it ly rejoicing In the Lord Deon she: has taken. @ stand for the Lord Jeous and will be baptised with others on the frat Sunday in March by the Rev. J..A. Taylor at the Gospel Chapel, No, $4 Harrison Place. The eee Baptist B. Y. PU. nad s Sine meeting 7 p. m. Sunday, Feb puary 31. Mre. M: V.-Jeckeon made a food gospel speech to the young peo- pie and it wae very tmstructive to norm. St will Day every yrteag person MS well me old to alteud these young people's mestings at tbe Oeapel Chapel gy Seater from $:00 to 7:30 9m ea 86. Marvioen ¥ Ci ovary ‘1 £905. and ‘tee L. J. HAYDEN " MANUFACTURER OF Pure Herb ST, Medicines. weeks. All day meetings both Sun: days. REV. Joa TAYLOn —-—+; Staunton, (Va) Noten. Dro W. F Graham elected Prent- dent. Mr. Editor, Dear Sir.—Pleane al: low mo space in your mort excol- lent Journal for a few Memn of Staunton. The clulm of Ebenezer Baptint church cloned thelr prea: dential eampaign Friday night, Fe, 12th, What had been in ‘progres. for bone fe Weeks. Te wom Indeed a nwell affair, and was carsied out as u‘real campaign, exch ono trytnk to elect thelr prealient. They ran ever: president trom Goorke | Wushiagton to Witton, Tho Club President fan 4olored mon, and Mrs, Rev. Pannell Fan Dr. (Grahain aod he wan elected The chivs rained an follown, Ladies Aid $80.40. Mex M. 1. Pannell, res.” Prinewsn $50.06) Slaw BU Burks, Prog. Search Light #4500; Mrs. Mary Fishor, Pres. Blooming Jaly whlch tw only gleis, | $26.27: Misw Mildred Harden, Pres, Total amount fated “wax $205.72, no wo) feel Ghat wee are blessed with much noble women In our church “aad toon, Se have Inbored for a few yrare under the pastorage of Dr. Rt C. Pannell and bullt the new Eben- ezer that in a credit to the race, town and the denomination, and we| feel that tov much praine cannot be} Fiven ovr peator for hin skill and Rettiee In erecting tin church that Mi nre now werRbiphing Ih, and Hie muceran In Targely due to these lube that T have above mentioned, and his most excellent wife who t3 Known through county aa x hirer worker and g financier, Our church! “in a prosperous condition from! he Sunday school, B. Y. PU. Pray: “F Meetings, to the pulpit. Our efty has.a lot of sickness at, regent. Hey. RC. Pannell baw heen ‘onfined fortwo weekn with the crippe. Rev. Venture Med the pul- it on the seventh and Rev. A. W. Wilson on the Ziat, These services vere well ‘attended, and nad noble} ermonn. ‘Our poople recently organized af, usioces league that promines to bo} nuccens. a Our people are beginning to rea- ze wo need mor business and lesa] ulk to make our race what it should}, e. The K. of P's hero are taking on ' ew iife, gotting ready for the March. mniversary, and the greatest an-|! wal mooting 10 Roanoke,. Va. next ane. ' Yours for the success of all that ta} + pod for our raco, ‘ MLL. BROWN, ! FOR RENT! BOR. RENT! Something New Under the 8ea! ‘The attention of the public !s called to the fact that the Samari- tan Hall, at the corner of 6th and Duval Sreets bas been thoroughly ronovated from top to bottom and made 4 atrictiy modern up-to-date hall {n every respect. 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Lambermen (Clpea omperts Um Mince, = barn Soret ee ix temperjacks are robbed by the same Si merc ornate arene Close {2 accused by his man, but Jo Stoo sett te em oe 3 es Bag Resection, san'eosucrand abate Sewn whos te tt rcs warden, wearch for the thief. ie ee a ey vies wis Jaca tae & ere Bylvester, Miliiousive Iiann's daughier ‘Virgizte hee pren abducted ‘The abductors denimod Mie.080 reason, arses a orien ca 5 ial Fnichon, var SST Ten eta ne ore see oe Spee ee ‘@tolen $380.00 . feiss tt the rn san bn SoS Trig Ste ote oe toe sete es re = Sas us i Gis ikaedowal sable Diack fo.es Joe Onds ihet an ee etait inte with the thieven = rot : | CHAPTER XV. The Man In the Black Hst. See See ero ws VY van. “What ade yon tink of it Ben? You nave sun esperiene thene aquantters Gp fete Te yon thts they mean business: “There . alt uit foxing ate these mountaiTwee” attics anewes af Ditterty. “Att wow Lo waye this t you, Mr. Petersham. sat beat weve: may nothing strouse: If yor're inind ved to ptay on here at this place, yo must pay I you dent want Miu Pe termbam hurt or kick “Sy daughier® CThatin bes bsnk it What eae could he mest ® Ue sasd yatcad be mer ry all your ltr Good heavens’ ven the snost hard ened ruftigus wetcd net hurt a woruan, You don't tink it pessihiee Potae bam tured te nie MP think that Lauds suns a very great rink by atayinx “Then she abil! ge But wheo Linda way cutled and the facta mady clerr te her nue absglutety Tetused to leave Katinacks “You will foree me to pay the mon- ey. then." nald Petersiam, “though I am well aware that this demand will only be the fmt wf many, Whenever these blackmiailers want $1,000, aye, oF 310000, they kuvw they will only have to ank me to.suppiy them. Hat Lcan't rlak sou--U'H pay.” Joe turned ty Metermham. “If you climb down now I'll be right sorry I ever come with you, I don't hold with backing down winter a blu” 1, who knew ‘Jor, was surprised to, hear bim offer'no defiuite an optoton In sack strong termx, but Linda clap- ped her bands. + “Ite all nonsense; tyn'tit? Why, If any ono attemptud to hort me Joo would -make bim regret it, wouldn't you, Joer" Sho Aaxhed him a glance ‘Of ber glorous eyen. a “Té gare try to hard cnongh,” re: plied Movember. “And now, Mr. Qua. fitch, TU ask Iten here to show me ‘Jart “where the fella’ tood when be eid him ap this morning.” Bo Joe weut down to the brook, and 1 went with him. We were soon be aide the canoe which Pattick bad beew mending. “os “Here's where { was, and there's where be stood,” satd Puttick, potating tom emall mass of rock close by. “And thote’s the place [net down my watch.” November glanced over tbe details and then followed the bank of -the breok for some distance. Preesntly be “Did you strike bis trail? asked frat- tick. - “Ne, the stones lod right away to the lake, and Ike as not he came in & ennee” : “Lake as met.” agreed Pattick and eqmumed hin werk on the cance which had bem ay radety intertupted raciter fm the Gay. it We Sewed Linde tm the ‘ving room ‘ Qoting teckte " Bhe at es. all ‘tw doe... Me oe oe | tain =e ou “S'd ike yoo to make we a pron feo, Miss Linda.” > “What ts it?" “Not to go out at all today.” { 7You dos't think I'm fp danger?! “You're In great danger, Mie Linda.” "Then you most ge out with mM Joes If you are with me ther will ne anes" “ “Lak bere, Mins Linda, tf yon'tl ata; $0 the house Jase over teday 1 woulda womler bat iomagtit be antte nate fo) You te ge ent tuner = amd eve after." , “Joe, sen mean you hate Mecores wl” 7 “No; 1 ain ¢ discovered nothing, but If you stay in the way Lyk tinybe | DAIL Joe tok tap his hat, “Whetr ate sou gotng, Nosembec?’ To arked. ' “Over tu Sentis Inkw Mr. Quariteh WIM you new Ten Puttick and tell hte Pwon't be back tL tntedah and wilt te cook the potatoes and the cornflour eaken {f don't get hack to the? Mise Linde, nil you plense tell erery one, eten your father, that you bave a mighty palnfol bead mt that why Fou'ro atuytng tn Yen, dues sab binds After Joes departure 1 touk a book And ant wit Ht th the veri, where Towa Joined tts “dae cotse by Dltwba nnd MP oterstiatn MIt ss ried liere. the only cout spot in Dee plies teal reesatt head Peterstuacn SYN UMD det ottee sprees atte | sweet Se Litete doe eet tara ts Heme ahead g She petted he th ef tai sapaucs per ged or oatet foe tablet the teten Mow atwane tans Stings for pes shin? stor antsbead Petersen ghee ed team nue te Dine hy AP ke taeda IS teed Son the wetter dhesa de the herve he sant” Pi cover sr geo te hettes, bat PE eth Sine steantintat eaits * Pons cost ofter te deltas ttt whos when Toomgtt her fathees Seo beket fer tee k amd retnalned where bow Ao eat as she had gene i Petetshanie, fenzesd ants tae tine: final Tre tee tee strate tue repeated Ube cent atencaad aint sonteeat Thete te ats statibe heres trey ent Tite semenget cet fy threngt yieefntze ate tt ettes Pte then te Wi heat hate Rats tte fastest teeking ate Ue bonieee Shee tanger Ebert Stew bey | ont of a dow bebe theee sap! ffs ag Uist thes ott far Some gee ast : ' mOt course Me knew Mune ftuda * | Od Very Dkels eit here. cud he was, raid” me “Afrald? Of what? sid Lanta vend. 1 nly from bebidas oN one contd | tone here Whe dD eanld ent for” Ip ail Sem ate betty bere Yan eons view bine Not cgninst a eile bullet." kad Pe ham “For iny sathe, ge ty, Tlnda | Aste sad the words from far ageay | + me the seund af a shet | Distance” t bed tof that acrimony with wie | e medeth rifle mpraks. nd We atrick | uth, even droway Hote upon the alr | that languit nfterneon of Iate t elu, é “What cu shat be? cried Linda. F An {€ in anawer came the sullen far- y sound three times, repeated, and en, after an interval, a fyurth a ‘Shooting!’ cried Linda agin, sery } alte, her blue eyes wide with terror. © od it’s from the direction of Sentis f ter" ‘Ben! Ben Puttick! roared’ Peter. I am. te = Bat loud as was bis voice, Linda's ¢ 1 rose higher. a ‘flere I aml We beard Puttkk’s » ity_fpom fnaido tbe house, and be f. D out # minate later. so We heard five shots from Senlls p xe," I said. “We most atart at once, ¢, a aod I. Mr. Petersham will stay 2 th Miss Linds.”* 7 b Puttick looked me in the eyes. 5 ‘Are you tpred ofyour lifer he ask- ,, grimly. t ‘We bave no time to think of that. ¢, t readyl, u “There was fite shots,” Puttick said Uberately. “I beard ‘em myself. 4 mt means Joo's dead, if it was bim © ey shot at. If we go we'll soon be u ad too.” * B “Oh, you coward!” cried Linda. Puttick turned a doll red. “I'm mo * ward, Mies Lindi, bot I'm no fool. * pa woodsman Iknow.” ° » “There is 2 good deal of sense in @ pat Ben ways,” I pet in “I think “¥ » beet! piece fo here with you He © all stay te help you iz case éf need. ® 1 go and find Jee. After all, it's as & jely a0 not that he was firing or per- & pe coma one cine wan firing at & ar.” ¢ oS s [ hastened forward at. the best % ae 1 could cttaln endl feem a re ‘ool a costs of chest I tabered wp these litle cad om ‘Gown the slopes. Gudheniy I oune @ @ turn and was ebout te-1uh Gown a sharp dtp when 0. voice, eoumtagty af my cide, bald: . ‘That you, Mr. Quarttch?” . “Heel Where are your”, “Here a 1, followed the voice and, parting else branches, sdw Joe lying on the WEY re Ls , \ Ns 9 | ie ae “i Em ‘u/ I ‘ dl’ KS SY 0 GLa tp aay ne Joo Leanad Against tne Mapis Tree and Lecked Down on Mim. CR PeMnE. Tie foce wean geny ureter It thn, wid a steer of tdeent tind tein upon hin ferelwad atvt chook “Yeurre senutstest {ete a (MHix necondd povesest thtonighh the to of Wy shoulder.” “Min? Whone 2 Tins that shot ar ie * SDikd Yeu shout tack 2 “He Mes about ten paces West that nmall maple" “You saw tli? “Herdty. He nd xe tlk Wat paw It thove after ho Meet hin Courth, and {shot back” If you'll gite te your arto, Mr. Quariteh, we'll go up And take @ look at bln.” + With atMeulty wnd with mans pauses WY reached the top of the little ridge. The dead man ay ax Joe hind sald quite near the nmall maple, ‘The bullet had entered his thront, [He was a long Datred, black bearded map af mediuin nite Sade Joe Janel againat the Maple tree and hoked down xt bia, “TnecoctSknow the follow's facet paid. "Yen; yon acen bi the day we some, cutting wood by the shack."" “Now. Joe, Inan on tue, nnd we'll (es to make for home.” for Taw tie wan very wenk, “Saat Just look around, Me. Qua. Htch Rew here! He wan anoking bis pipe Lak at the aabee a regular pandfn} of then. He nat “ae latn for ne all of a hour before Penne along. Here's hin rifle. a 22) Wonder who ne in7” Jue Iny back, panting “You're not able to walk." aald 1 "IM go back ty Kalmacks and get @ 4g ty bring you bene ” “No, Mr. Quaritch It would pever Fight w do that, It would give the ther fellax warning” “The otbera?" “fnis dead felia'n partners” . ~"You know hie has some, thin?” | "One anyway, But let's bo moving.! "at mip a pole no ng Lean use ft ae & rutch:” i 1 did ax he asked, aud we commenced ar Jong nnd, for him, painful walk jee . CHAPTER XVI. Te COG ETR 8 we walked Joe gave me in Uttle Jerka the atory of bin adven- tures, “I wtarted out, Mr. Quartteb,” he began, “and crossed the lake to the camp where Bill Worke was fred at—you waind Mins Linda dropped a brooch there? I had a search for 1s, but 1 didn’t find {t, though 1, come across what I'd boped to dad—a lot of tracks—men's tracks.” “Who had been there since Satar- day?" “Hob! Yes; only sbout two days old. After awhllo I-Dallt'a bit of a fire and cooked & pinch of tea in a un I'd fetetied along: Then after luok—Joe always called iuoch “unk” —"I started back. I was coming slong easy, not on the path, but in the wood about twenty yards to the south of it, and afore I'd gove above three or four acres a-shot was Gred at me from above. The bullet dido't strike ma, Dat as F was in a wonderful poor place for cover—Jnat three or four spraces and balf.a dosen sticks of wild raep: berry—I_ went down, pretending I'd got the bullet, pitched over the way a mann does that’s got it high wp, and I took care to get the biggeat sproce trank between me and where I think the shots come from. “Sometimes, if you. go down like that, a man'll'get rattled-tike and come ovt,-but not ‘this one, Guess I'm not the fSirst be's pot a bit of lead into. Ble lay: stil 200. fired agaia—got mo in the aboulder that fime, and I gave & Kick and sboyed in among the rasp- Derry canes in good earnest, bad some of them whitey bode fa my meeth and was chewing of tham, whes the fotle sheets twice more—deth mins. Then he kind of puvesd, and 1 gusset lee'e going to move to where he can bet me; have it again. 2 +1 ese the binck het on bie fora me ment ea@ thee I bets drive I tried) to eet ep to bare a look at hie” =" _ SBavety that wes reny. Wow could yeu knew he was G0d4T | = arrived ¢f Kutmncks fy ay ‘grepehed the hones with cove 38 \ trad. ty. 3 window: at the het, & ce it, peasthte the front on 4 Seares aekyht be coed Free thy . Weed on that th . ‘We want at cece to the reeus wher ‘Werke wre lying and Joe give btm | Papi Geecription of the man he he: “That's Tomlineoo,” sak Worke a ~eace._“Them_two brothers lives to wether. What have they been dolngt” “Xeu'll koow afore night,” replie: Yoo. “What are their names?" - “Dandy {s the one with. the black beard, while him they calls Muppy i @ foxy colored mas." . “Thank you," pald Joe. “Now, Bill tf you keep them names to yourself Ti come back in half an hour and tel you who {t was shot you.” On Joe's appearance Linda started up and ran to blm. _ “You're wotinded!” she’ cried: “It's nothin’ mach, Mise Linda.” But as we laid bim down on the | coach he seemed to love consciousaens. Petersham urcught brandy, and Linda, Ddolding Jou'x head upon ber arm, ‘put it-to bis tne. He swallowed some, of $t apd theu lnwisted upon altting up. “I niust bind up your xboulder. Wo xpUst wtop the bleeding.” Linda‘s dis. (reas and auxicty were very erkient. ~ And Joc had to give way. With ber capable nnd xentie bands Linds soon Greancd the wound nud afterward in sisted on sending for Puttick to belp Bim to bix bunk. ° “Bo you're got 12" Puttick naid. “Tf warned you. Lucky you're not dead * - “Yon, niu't it7" returned Jou. Well | knew that soft drawl whieh November's voice never touk except ty : moments of fiercest tension “Youd beet Jota your Lidhls ntove Your bexd, Hen Puttick. Lock the thumbs, That’. right!” Jou bad picked my reroirer from the table xnd helt te pofuted at Vurtick’s breast. - “He'n mint" creamed Puttick ; “Tle bis hands, Mr. Quart. Mien Linda, will you please to go away?" * “No, Joe, Wo you think Mm frfbt- 4 ened? “Huh! 1 know you're brave, but a man acts freer without the women looking on.”.7 Without a werd she turned and walk: ed out of the ream + “PotUck’= going to confess, Mr. Pe torahan,” went on November, 1 “I've wothing to content, yon foal!” | “Not even that story you favented about the man with the red hanker ncroan’ is free--the man whe wran't never there", > at “What's he ravin’ abet?” cried Put tick. “Tare yon forgot them long balred | Tomlinson hrethers that*— - The effect of this apecch.on Puttick | wan instantaneous Evidently be leap el to the conclusion that he had beep betrayed. for he turned and dnsted | for the door.. We hung ourselves epon | him and by heer welsht bore bhm te’ the ground, whore we quickly oxerpo- ; ered biw, snarling and writhing ' Some hours later we xat round No vember Joe who wax stretched upon { the couch, Puttick had been Ued vp bod finprivened in the atrongest roo, « “No, Mr, Petersiam,”” Joe won aay: ing. “I don't think you'll have much more treble. ‘There waw only threw q men in it. One's dead, one's tucked i. and 1 dare way we'll Quid a way of fealing with No. 3." 3 “What T don't undervtand,” salt Lip 1a, in how you found wnt that Partick 4, raxin it. When AMt yon begin to man. rect him 7" a “Last night. when Mr Petersbare idu't go to Butles’s calm. Thi fellan y “bo promised to mect him never put’ y D there eitber. That wax queer, WARD'C |; 1Y Of course it could mean one thing that nome one bad told ‘em that Mr. p, eterxham weren't coming. There wan aly tn three, and Puttick knew. 8¢ attick must ‘a’ been the one to toll.” + “But. November.” I said, “Puttick . ever left the house, for you remem. | et you found no tracks on tho sand. low, then, could he let them know?” 1 d “I xucae he waved a Jnotern or made pe other algn they“ agrecd on.” - “Bat why didn’t you tell me all eats 1 t once?" exclaimed Poterabam, a “Because I weren't sare. Their not lng to Butler's cairn might ‘a’ been Vi hence. Hut this morning, when Put ¥ ck comes in with his yarn about the > an with the red hanker across his ‘° ce that made him hold op his hends 1 nd threatened him when he was De ending the canoe, I begun to think #1 @ shonkin't be so mach longer In the rk And when I went down aad = od a'look around by the river, I knew Gn once his story was a lc,,and that 71 YG got an interest in?ecaring Mr. Pe ms rabam away.” be “How did you know that?’ Ts “You mina Puttick said the fella * me just when he was beginnla’ to pa end the canoe? 1 took a look at the He ork be'd done on tt and he conldn't be ’ got through all that uoder sn hour. ats o's fixed a little souare of tin over o¢ ES Ges SR eee ee ae Se AS tersbam away.” “Flow 414 you know that?’ "Yon mind Puttick sald the fella come jost whea he was beginnia’ to wend the cance? 1 took a look at the ‘work be'd dona on it and he conidn't ‘a’ got through all that under an bour. He's Sxed a little square of tin over the rent as neat as neat And then ‘wasn't It queer the fella should hare come on ‘him thyre—a plice he wouldn't be 10 not one morning of f andrea” “You believe he made up the whole story? And that no one came at all?” “I'm pretty ware of tt. There wasn't 8 sign oc a track and as to the fella’s Jempin’ from: stome to stone, there's Getances.of fourteen and sixteen feet Between... MM he might ‘a’ dove it. or bis might ‘a’ walked tn the water, end 1 were net going to peak till I were sure.” © “Go on, We're ati im the dark. Jee,” auld Linde.‘ ‘ “Well, Mies “Linde, you remember how Puttick adivined Mr. Petersham to SOG of go, ene bow I told him to stick i out, a96 When I'd gtven him that névies, | su to you thas I' wes guing owest to Senile intie, and ested Mr. Qusrtich to OR Felitch. 1 thongtt thee wes o oo eee ist fn - rad oe Se “wrt ae : ee boa rr ae! He Fae (g A; mr ‘3 } As, Fa wa fof “You'd best jein your hande above your head, Ben Puttick.” way I were going put you nnd him fo Wd be fule-cortain that if f wns Interferst with It would prove Puttlek : Rutity.” : Phat was clever, (hough sou rin a horrible rink. Wan there sary purtten. lar cietson WY yer chase ty ee to Sew _Meluke? LOSnEe TD Wanted ta see tttary one tind Beet aver tere dusktng for Sen Vreven Gas ts niet Patth ie kaew It Pas bed art scl saad bw sane ti Meer dood pad @otiice ted deitars for ft When a tase the Unit last Sopredleaseat Tat eho sagpey te thd At. nied Petty eat todd the Pomettn, Snowe, for these Wee toate alt aceund Sane fie hee ot shes Deviled the bette She ye FN iy fatto mast pesets 7 SHEEN NL esa Ung sett Ore tulnutes otter cen cap ity Danly kept He pretetetiy So feet as a att Mike Pee tlt seu stat happened te ane curing back and how Pliad to shoot Dandy ‘Teeubeson fs xhooting at ine after | Ss Gown ive mien nut: ptlee for Edkdo't tink bed want to Hy thore Urea neace cos, ut E getiden tt! Nene tetert eng for Mutcek was Kettii’ rettiod at me alwres nosin’ aronid ” : 3 “It's wll very clenr, Neves hory and We knew everything except who tt was phot Tigit Worke."* : “Po gtesn Muppy ‘Comtinsen's tho tua.” j SAV Nnt Guthes yom think that? i SRI Mae shot with a 4575. rife. Hoth, Mattick and “Dandy: ‘Tomitnson carries G0tare Mulppy nelle ben AT." at ie “How can you knew what mort of Atle wis tise te stat with) ‘The pallet Ware aever fond.” nal Lina OY picked ups phe steel the first thine wan over with you” : Aud you never tel me!” aad she. But (hat dott marter, | What Tn eully angry with sen for tn your mak | AK Me proiiine uot to go ont yesterday | ad then deitterately golng out your i elf ta draw thelr tire Why did you, JOA LE Sant that teens Kliledd P nhoukd | jeree have cet aver tt” i And whet ‘ud Thiave done tf yon'd een Killed, Miss Ltutn e+ i TWWhat do’ seu tue, dae said Lap, a ortly “Lomenn: that if one of the party t vere with xet Killet In the woodn | aslo Towns their gulde Ud go right nto Quebes anf rin ashenntiuy house rhecome n pu'tivinn, That's all Mas @ good for’ ; CHAPTER XVU. NO SY GE'S: WEOSEEE : LTHOUGH Dandy Tomlinson’s : A bullet hud passed through Joe's shoulder, {t Lind left a very ugly wound, it the young woods: marfa clean and healthy life stood im in gdod mtvad, and the procesn of bea): ing went ou rapidly. We bad fetched a doctor from Priam: ville, who left a-atring of instructions, which Linda carried out as clotely as abe could, Indeed, abe would have de- voted most of hrr time to Jou, but he managed to make ber spend a good ‘part of each day out of door, Some- times he would beg for a fab for bis upper and nhe must catch it herself to prove bow weil abe bad profited by hie teaching. There were haif « hun- Gre things he suggested, not one of wrhich was obvious or trifling, ant T marveled at his ingenuity. “You are finding the time Song, Joe?” T said om one oceaston. “Ne, Mr. Quaritch, the hoars, slip pest quick enongh. T've never had @ Neby and awhile for thinking since I dees a man, There's a good few pus- ses to Mife that wants facing one time or another, I s'pose.”” i ‘Which pomle ts it that you are fac- ing new?" 2 “Mr, Petersham wants to be the mak- tng of me.” “Then you're aboot the lockiest young man In thie bemispbere.” "Inet 90, and I feel bs Xindness te more'n I deserve. He'd make mo head warden. here for a BIC rit- and thea pend some kind of profemsor to tench me bow to talk aad fs me up general- ty." He peneed. _ “Well, that evunds very reasonable.” I comasente’. . . “And after thay'@ scraped ue of the mecs off mp he'd put me tate bie 1 Bid the astentshanint I fete at thie sonsencemsent. “After that it'd be ap po te fomhkhe geod. He'd Betp al be mew. . Re epapite 8 very be@iant future fer "ye wee, ooean te ~ wee. 5 Ra fees, ite. Guertieh,” be anid ot length a6 Be wee: “408 8 ve me a a eee oe: ett Pe age ae , i v : F HAIRDRESSING Fem make yeu proud of your hair ES eh het a - erupme neat eerie a _ ered conten. |: Price, 28 end 50 Cents Everywhere * BLGON MFG.CO. RICHMOND, VA. The Mechanics Savings Bank, Nerth-West Cor. Third & Clay Stree ae g\ 3 a , care * ‘Qa gets Soca ag ae ‘ OF Teter > PS baat Sates Bremen Wiad: eat re 4 = eeu ALi aman | ||? ty ere ie ee | CNC Ey ae 7 ele Fe ‘a’, Keep to the' right.” That's a good slegax for !* ‘ WHOLE JOURWEY as well as for the passing momext : street, CAUTION ‘aud OORZEOTWESS in faancial do: fu phystek] well being, im moral and mental attitudes. sre splemd: tribrics. This bark gocs slow. “It kecps to the right. It fills EV PUNCTION of RAMETRG with. cvatien azd cormectrere. De Y pankens with er end heneflit by oor caution something te think about. Se thes caught Moppy wt right) Hier andar jfick HH find prison w poor pave wfter {the woot.” e “Eran feet for them” amid 1. “for | tum leaving the woods temeroew any sett, Lanurt get back to Quotes.” tub, yest There's ne eth for yon tomtay longer” 7 : MAK te Hist San Ge hee for qulte awhlie seit seth He mate ne tepty end when 1 curn ed from the yiedew pe foewk set bila he wan Iyhng witli bie esos cleat and, Uhinklng he was cted, [ fetf tun OAR De etn) of thie South Vernet apts Minted a Saat) diets et each a bhot Wee Lad tusned lates warships. atta watiy the sare wateriman Tf went anid these be eens a fiverite feb Ing tol The erated woes empty yt Pascaf ts anah ats bat present ty Peter shia. hen ine SPtat fobas Noverdaer doe ts ain ie ferent fae tw sah presentiy cHbe [eat witht aide attains at atte tie" Ui Mes sitet sitiere’ bbe Mile all very wel hy his own sphere, bet be shank iy te rise beet 2 He bas done dasvuituanty well for hirecit se Cars” Dxtkd vie has onde good tise Of bie brate aud bts expert free Ty his fawn Way he Ws cers, very eapanttes és “That te trae enough, but he te get About ie fer ax be etn go witheut hei ‘An you say. be/bas done all thix for hinmel, New. Iam ready to do a xoud deal more for bim. Til back him fn any Ine of business he chooses to follow. J owo him that and more. Heaven knows what might have bap- pened to Linda but for bim.”* “You awe n good deal to November.” “Lam well aware of It." replied Pe tersham. “I nm continced T owe him Linda's life.” . Romething in his tone ehowed me his farther meaning. I dropped my fiah- ing tod and stared at Bim, 1 knew! Linda bad enormions Infltience orer ber father. but this wan beyond imagits. | Hon: “You'd never allow it!" I exclaimed. “Why not?’ be retorted angrily, Isn't Joe Ddeiter thao the Hipper, gude? Or Phil Bitshelm or than that italian count with hie pedigree from Noab In his pocket? Tell te, where ashe going to Ond = man like Joe? Why. he's got it in him fb do thingx— bix thipgs—and I hone I'm good enough republican not to see the tojastice of: patiing a‘ fellow down to the spot where bo was born.” “But November ,would never dare yok vo high! He's modest” : “He'll get over tar . “T Gout 1,” I maid. “Besides, you re reckoning without Linde. How 0 you know that she”— “6 “Naturally 1 Goa't know for sere beat Linda,” te amawored shortly: bem, glancing at his watch, be got Up. Just abvet time to get my mall may.” 2 ‘We had teen speaking in low tones, w the our conversation Seormty, ak Ret lend Seeelf to loud I alk, and besides, dartag the lest quar- 9 wef on howcr oo 0 wereer of] wives from the vernadah bad wase- € we'te be cevefal. Wa bad net sug ke Goer leading :e> the vovenda, as @ ~ me hy only 004 ond we nested ® nid Groard tt, tet, apeeed of coup. **- Px out Te furied and fakf a Baa —ike vine on iny arm. “Quiet! Quiet for your ifem ne whispered. She must never know We wero here!" “But, Joe. you're mistaken, Joc. 1 fist tr" Ie was Linda's voter, nby and trembling an I lad never beard it. “Ab, thatacall your great goodness, Mise Iinda, and 1 haven't earned none of ft." 1 pointed frantically to tie dvor, We must shut that door and shut out thore voices, but Petersham awory at me undee bis breath. “Dern, you know these hinges werecch like a wildcat! It can't be belped, for it would kill ber ty know we hoard a word of this.” We crept away {nto the fartheat cor- net of the workahop, but even there phrases tated to aa, though merciful: ly we could not hear all. “But father would tielp you, for you know you are a geniue, Joe.” “All T could ever do Hes In the woods, ee woodwaya in the whole of A yard outxlde the wood and the meancat chap bred on the atrects could beat me cans. [ can't thank you Dor’ Mr. Peterubem the way I'd Itke to, for my tongue in slow.” Here bis valce fell. . “Bot {f sou bate the city Ute so much you must not go to the city.” It was Linda again, “Idye your life in the woods. 1 luve the woods too.” “The woods in beak and black enough to then that’s act boro among the trees. Them that's lired outaide ellos wants more, Misa Linda.” A long interval followed before the roices became anditle again. “Ob, no, no, Joe! Petersham clutched my arm once moore at the seupd. "You're 20 young, Miss Linda, you jou’t know. I'd give my right hand 9 elleve different, bot I can't. It wouldn't be beat—not for you.” November's toue ‘moved’ me more ban Linda's pasxion. He was @ map Nebting it out egaiost his own heart: | knew well the power of attraction nda possessed, bat somehow I had not guessed how it had worked on Joe. | had, indeed, been right in so far that 1e had not dreamed of ssptring to her; everthelesa the episode would mesa ain and toy to him. I feared, for any a day. Once more I beard him we “Soe't you think I'll be proud every bour,I hare to lve that yougwas so good to me, Misa Linda? I ehan't.nev- wr forget tt." 7 “Joe, I.ttilnk | hete you!” sbe cried. And then the quick tap of her footateps jold us abe had run into the bowse. ‘There wae sheptute silence for a min- rte of two. At length Joe sigimd heat- ay and with the slow laboriete move- went of weakness wont te hie reec. - When ail seemed safe Petersbas and ' stake ont of biding Uke thieves, 204... hough we exchanged ne word, Peter: aes wes sweating Vielontiy wader his aay ent ho shat bin oficn oor. ‘to mag euupaiag- Movember Jee RO CUD Ser Bie after upper. be wma he Gn tous my bat.cvening ie: Kelenshe jetiny..Bo ner. 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(Continued from sixth page.) _ Tan songs. sy = After sayitig.qoodby as well as, good night to Linda-and:ber father I follow €d Joe to hin room. . “I won't wake you up in the morn fing, November,” I said. “There's noth ing Uke rest and sleep to put you or your lege'again.” . - “I've been trying that cure, Mr. Qua. ritch, and 1 won't be long bebind you.” “Ob, where are you going to?’ “To my shack on Charley's brook. T'm kind:o' homesick Ike, and that's the truth.” 3 “But bow about Mr. Petersham’s wish to give you a start in bis buninens .in New Tork or Montreat?” “Pm not the kind of a guy for a city. Mr. Quaritch. All the chaps ‘d get turning round to stare at the poor wild felta, and I'd sure be scalrt to aleep In ‘one of them up in the blue aky honnen anyway!” He laughed. “But you would noon be ured to city ways and perbapa become rich.” - “That was what the mink raid to the otter: “Go you to the city and xee the aichia, says he, but the otter knew the only way beld over nee the city would be around wome lovely gal’ neck.” . November Joe had no {dea bow far ' could road into his fable. “and what did the otter uay?". “Hub, nothing! Ho Just went down bis alido into tho lake and got chasin’ fish, and I guess be soon forgot he roixaed neein’ the city all right.” | “And how about you, Joe?” “I guesn I'll get chanin’ fith, too, Mr. Quaritch.” | When I arrived at the depot at Pri-| amatille In the morning, to tiny sur-j prise I found November Joe there be fore me. E “Why, Jol I exclaimed, “you're not ft to travel.” “I thought 'd go on the cars with you, Mr. Quariteh, If you'll have me.| There'n a Gow, many times to change | before we Kets to Silent Water, and I'm Rot ro wonderful quick on my a yet. fis, toon ene stron aeain. and he te me of his trapping and shoot j ing, 90 nt nny rate be ix trying to for: get all that he renoguced at Kalmachy. Bat will Linda have no further wort to way? And If who— T wonder. GERMAN SUBMARINES. pc a Group of Raiders at Klel Ready For Expedition. iy * Fy \. {fi a of tee ras wae a ae a Pit rd E Pee Ze aed : eat foi cae | Pa | | i 2 . | oe Photo by Amerienn Press Association. Amputate Bernhardnt’s Lec. «The right Jeg of Madama Sarab Bernhardt, the tragodienne, was am- putated at the knee at.the St. Auguu- tine hospital at Alcocbon, near Bor - deaux, France. ‘The operation, made necessary by an affection of the knee, which had Causod much euffering for several years, was performed by Profeseor . Denuce, of the Dordesux university. - _ Aok Queen to Plead Peace, ‘The {nternational Peace Committee of Amsterdam has adreseed Queen Wilhelmina of-Hollasd a petition ia which het majesty fa requested to of- fer mediation with a-view to briaging about am armistice or peace. The po tition fs signed by some hundreds of thousands of people, incheding ret Jeete of the deiligerenté... 3 * meds te Bet Thelv ton Cream; 35 Ste. : 9 P euye: “Tas 5 ‘ _ “oo See tah diet oes re eth — Ree rN reseed LIP intete. Sle ‘fea to the “Arrest of olghtyfour cream vcn“ers in: Uie“elty, and alll were mzile +o, eat thelr own wéred, with the rocntt that Dilzty.five of them have airice died. .; : ewe — * Falling Tree Scalpa Women. Mrs, ; Elizabeth J. Murray, elxty| three years old, of Greshville, near Reading; Pa., ts in » critical conditica aé the reauit of being scalped by ‘the limb of 's falling tree. It was nec sary to cut away a part of the tree te release her., a Firat Base Ball Death of Vear. Harry Gonz was atruck jn the aide by & pltctod ball durtog at amateur bane ball rame at St. Louls, and died ja minute Inter. Thia is eald to be the first fatal base ball accident of tho year. 2 0 ee Uittle Runner :Scatded to Death. Falling I:eadlong into a tub of hot, sealding water when be tripped over a plece of carpet in ‘running -to his mother, threeyear-old Joseph Nata: reck, of Beaver Meadow, near Hazle- Yon, Pa., wan cooked td death. Fifteen-YearOld Girl a’ Gulcide. Edna Robinson, Gfteen years old, the adopted daghter of Mr. and Mre, George Jacknon, of Maplewood, N. J. committed suicide. Standing fn front of a mirror in the Jackson honic, she fired a bullet Into hor brain. - One Cent Damage For Loss of Eye. In a anvuit against George Kline, of Hagerstown, Md. from whoxe bultding mortar dropped anid splashed in the face of Waltor Crowe, ten years old, destroying one of his oyes, the jury awarded damages of 1} cent. ‘Woman's Annoyer Lynched. John Richards, a negro, was lynch- ed by a mob negr Sparr, Fla. He fs @ald to have insulted a white woman. GENERAL MARKETS / PHILADELPINA — FLOUR quiet: winter clear, $7777.25, clty mills, fan: cy, S8iR2S aye FLOUR firm; per barrel, 37@ 50. é, _ QNUEAT arm: No, 2 red, $1,500 1.61. CORN quict; No. 2 yellow, 37@ 78c. OATS firm; No. 2 white, 634 @h4e.: lower _graden, Gte. POTATOES steady, at 60G63c. per bushel. POULTRY: Live atondy; hons, 14% gistau: oid” roosters," 11g lige aned firm: choice fowls, 16e.; oft roosters, 14c. . RUTTER firm; fancy’ creamery, 34. EGGS “toads; xelected, 28 ao 30¢. nearby, 2ue,. western, 2c, 7 Live Stock Prices. ~ CHICAGO~ HOGS Sq@i0e. higher: mixed and butehern, $6.35@6.70; Rood hoary, $6..15416.50; rough heavy, Ft G30; Ueht, WS 6.8, Pign, $5.6) 6.752. bulk,” $6.55 6.79. CATTLE. stron: beeven, $526.76; own and hetfers, $6417.40, xtockers 1d fooders, $4 wai, Texans, $6¢ Hho. “calver, snags 1, SHEED steady; native and western. SAvGeT ry, lambs, B40G8.T5. WEDNESDAY. | German proclamation of submarine warfare azainst merchant -shipping $3 waters surrounding Greaty Hritaln went Inte eect at midnight. A Writ ish and q French vessol were unk. Comuencement of a general battle from the Swhes, frontier to the North Bea in inahatet by detain of engaxe: Menta rejerted in the French com munfque, which reports German ac: Uvity near Verdun, and repulse of hostile attackn along the Meuse and In the Argonne and Champagne. Ap parently a mavement to divert the Germain from tie eastern thoater tx in proxress, « A Rreat lattle {9 raging for posses. afon of Cernowitz, Vienna reports, adding that ‘Anstro.German forces are closin in on the Russians in Buko- wina on three wiles, The Texton al- Hes are already {n posnesnion of tho outskirts of the Crownland capital, Buriapent says. THURSDAY. - i, -SaTuReay. =. ‘perisi “acnies that pureng’” Prontal DISTRIBUTING UNITED STATES' CHRIST. MAS GIFTS IN FRANCE. Paik teed: =e ss ea BL Vs | a of . J i ao ye 4 3 “yy a | ‘ * ; nA Fy a ns a ni se , reed bi * “ en 2 , x a ferees entered German Gencbes in the Champagne, Sorth 2 i where fighting continues. Ii ‘Voages, the Germans ony they stormed s mile of the main’ French positions and took two villages. = ° - ¥ ; Russia admite retreat from the feld of ‘Augustowo. “Augustowo fs morth- west of thp fortress of Grodno. The Germans are alming-at the stratexic ‘Warsaw-Petrqgrad railroad, which Grodno guerds, Military experts a1- mit that the cutting of this line would be a rerious blow to Warsaw. Vienna tells: of-increased activity among the Russlans to southern Po land, explaining this an a ruse to ob- scuro troop movements behind the ezar'a Inc. Petrograd announces tho repulse of strong Austrian attacks oD. Dunajec. . SUNDAY, | The American steamship Evelyn was sunk off Rorkum Islaod, In Ger man waters, after striking a minc Her crew was rescued. Berlin reports the sinking of a Mr't {eh transport loaded: with troops ac: the accompanying steamabip In. -tle English channel by a German sud marine. Tho Irish coasting steamship Down shire was torpedoed by .a sudramine off the Calé of Man, tn the Irish sea A Brittsh mine sweeper struck « mine near Nicuport and sunk. Austrian torpedo boats fred on tv- Italian fishing veasels pear Antivart The ships were fying the ftalfan faz at the time of the attack. “Tie French claim to have taken sonie German trenches in Belgium and repaired three attacks In the Vorxer. a . Petrograt declyres the Germsy drive on Warsaw ‘has been heey and announces ain In Galicl®> MONDAY. The United States government ha: asked for reports upon the dexiructicn by a mine of ‘the former Philadelphia steamship Evelyn, off the north coant of Holland. London denios the German asset: tion that a troop ship was sunk tn the English channel Uerlin claims the capture of 190,00 Russians, {ncluding .weven generaln, toxether with reat quantities of war ammunition, fn the East Prussian campaicn, Petrograd reports that the Russians .are advancing tn the Car. pathians, bit Berlin aseerts that the forces of the czar are helng driven out of Galieta All FPrene®: soldiers have been with: drawn from Velsfum, according te mall advices, leaving the British and Relxiana “foren« to defend the «mall part of the country not uccupfer by the Germans, Seees ia oy Big Alrship Goes Wild. ’ A big alrxhip, believed to be of the Parneval type, apparently damaged by Kun fire, flew over Amaterdam, nays a dinpatch trom that city to the Lon- don Reuter Telegrain company. The alrshtp wax flying at a height of about 690 fect, and its crow wan able to keep the vexsel in a horliontal poxitlon. Ascaming a vertical positlon. [the alrreft drifted tn the direction of Hthe Zuxder Zoe, an arm of the North Bea, carryite: wits it telegraph wires with whith x daneling rape had be come entancled., The afr veasel wan later sighted minus tte gondola. Yowa to Go Dry. The town howe af revresentativas passed the Clarkson bill, whieh re Peale the Hynar Ueense lew, effective Jan. 1, Ite, by a vote of 7 to 2H The measure alreaty has passed the senate and will now ge to the foverner, Shoe has Indleated Mix inten tlon of stenting tt, ; Under tts yrovintons fowa. will ree turn to statewlde statutory prohibt tion. a a tip News of the lows of two Zeppelin airrhips hay been recelved fn Lonton from Copenianen. One took fre while flying over the Dantah Islund of Fa noe, off the wext coast of Jutland, and expiote? on landing, The other fell inte tie" sea near Jeand. The creaw of hoth were saved, fourteen, men of the fret named stip being held for -n* rement. SEVEN VANISHED HAPPINESS, j 5 Waent Appreciated Until It Beges : ‘to Disappear. é Long. lingeriugly, langawhtngly, be looked xt the ptiotégraph im bis hand ‘Tears cuthered in fils handxume eyes lke crowds nbout a xcureboun!. - ¢ “Ia It tov Iatet Is there nu hope tor me?" be questioned himself ax he look. ed at the tkeneas with longing languor. “Have 1 wulted,.too lopg?” « The lovely face in the photograph gazed buck ut bin, Greeiltty he drunk in the trusting ex- Preston. . ' “Ldld not apprecinte you while L had your" he cried to It. “Oh, Is there yet thme? In there yet time?” With the pleture atitt tn’ bly hand, he staggered tu the intrror, There was ng doubt of It. The large bald spot hirthe center of bis hend was ati! sprondins. = “On, why did 1 not take care of It while T had It?” he moaned, and again his ercn Cell rearningly on the picture of himself tnken xeren years before.— Detroit Free Urens, | Ye Faire Shoppers. 5 My wife tx fond of shopping; Sha very weldon/itope, When days are fine aho's right in tine | Cavorting through the shops, + And when the dayp are rainy And she In ail alone, ‘The ads.anhe reads and then procenta To shop by telephone. : —Kanaas City Jounal, Have You Joined Our — a . 1 Oe . " : 9 , ‘ s . You Should Do So at Once. Ds faa (REP AG ony Saag rt ‘ Si oe Ve Dr (©) Si eis “ QF jf a9 A. * : a J he LPs G . ( Cal 55 Cty R : = =a - > = was D Ahk SO CLS OT \— AX... : = CS There are Four Classes. You can join either one ‘or all of them.. Gét ready to accumulate and — Save up money for next Christmas. . CLASS & g You can statt with 2 ‘cents for tho first week. Monday, Decemver zuth, the amount payable is 4 cents You increase the payment each week unt!) it reachos $1.00 per week. You will draw $26.60 next Christ- mas, which amount will be increased by 3 pcr cont interest. You can take out a 2 cent descending .erd. ~ You can start with $400 per week. Tho last payment fs 2 centa payavle Nor. 29, 191. - “ CLASS 2A. 7 . For the benefit of those who profer to pay the larger sum first, we have arranged for the 2 cent oard to have a-downward movement, by permitting you to pay the largest amount first. Tho last agiqunt to be DO paid on the card in Class 2, Ix $1.00 payable No, 29th, 1915. You can pay this as of Dec. 21, 31914, Dee, 28th, 1914, tho amotnt ta 98 cents, Jan. 4, 1915, the amount is 96 cents, Jan. 11, 1916, the amount is 94 cents until the last amount payable Nov, 29, 1916 ts 2 cents. You will recolvo $26.60 and Interest to he included If you keep up the payments. Shoula you not keep up the payments-yo will secsive all that you paid into the Clans, » CLASS No. 5. . Yor can start b7 paying five cents tho frat week, Monday Dec. 28th, the smount to be peld will be 10 centa. it incrensos 6 cents cach week, Tho Inst payment fs $2.50 “The total amount that you will recolve if you keep up the payments will be $63.75. You can etart by paying $2.50 the first week and the amount will be & cents less each week until: the last paymont will beb cents, You get $3 per cent Interest if you mako all payments. : . = CLASS GA, . For the benedt of those who Jesiro to pay the largest amount first, . we have arranged the descending card in thif Class. You can pay $250, an of Dec 21, 1916; $2.45 an of Doc, 25, 1914; %2.40 ag Of yan 4, 1910 , $2.35 as of Jan. 11, 1915 and so on until the amount will be only Scents Nov. 29, 1915, the date of the rat payment. Checks for all Classe are matind Dec. 7, 1915, in timofor Christmas shopping. The total amount you will receive in $62.75 to, whieh will be added 2 per centinterest. CLASS 25, ei Fee . : You pay 25 cents the first week and-25 conta each week thereafter 312.60 will be paid by check with nterest next Decomber. s a * (CLASS 50. . You pdy $0 cents the first week and £0 cents cach weok thereafter The amount you will re elve next Christmas by check with interest tn F25,00 You can join now. = x MECHANIO$ SAVINGS BANK, N. W. Corner Third and Clay 8tq., Richmond, Virginia. my Bea : PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT. Hemorsbage, Ena DRE aestene ee Reinerrbinges No matter what Jos source may be or what the amonnt. It should vevelve tie uttention of a phyai- chin, A simple nosebleed) may fead to trouble, Spitting blood, even Hf- pot more than a tea- spoonful, may indfeate the be- ginning of dixeuxe of the lunge. , Even tf the iinmediate resulta are alight, Che Inter ones may be" werions tn’ the way of debility, ARTFUL ARTILLERY. Masked Batteries Necessary Now. on Account of Airships. 1t ts only vf quite recent yearm that the maxked battery has enjoyed recog dition ats the wermal position for act: lery. Yer on the battlefields of Europe today they are tndixpensable. -Tnquiat tive neroplunes wilt hover chore, en denvering to tucate the position of ar. Ulery and, If suceeanfal, drop smoke bombs, ne ching thelr artitlerymen the range. ‘To cope withishis danger the guny have’ to be cunningly bidden frote aerial observation by means of crests of leufaze, trees and in many tastances draped over with follage precisely fx harmony with the color of the tinfnedh ate surresmdingn, ne Aged artillery officer ean control Hix battery much Mke a Qreman dect Dix hose, Although his gunn are bid Jen be himself must be in a positien overtooking the fleld ef action tn order to be able to give instructions to ht sUnteM recurding the elevation of the guns, ete. Tf be ts obliged to travel awity fren his sans his information te tranemittel! either by meags of tele Pines, stznale or a ebain of orderlies, = Peetvewciaye Agents’ Contest. Open to Everybody. Men, Women or Children. Weta cdtics Misemenda: . = FIRST PRIZE, - A round Trip Ticket to the Panama Exposition or to the Panama Canal, or thé: Bqutvalent Winner for the First Prize must poll not tess than 25/000 votes, ° SECOND PRIZE. A Sulit of Clothes, a Dress,» Cloak, an Overcoat, « Gold Wutch a Dirmond Ring or a Loving cup. Winaer must poll not less than 10.000 rotes. - s 7 THIRD PRIZE. Fifteon Doilars in Silver. Winner muat poll not lesn t an £400, votes. KPOURTa PRIZE Ten Dollars in Silver. . s Winner must poll not teas (han 4000, votes 3 FIRTH PRIZE. * Five Dollars ta Silver Y/Y Winner must poll not lees than 3,000 votes ; RIXTH PRIZE. . Two Dollars and Fifty Centr in Silver. Winner ma. poll not less than 2.000 votes. . ai - « SEVENTH PRIZE. One Dollar and Fifty centa n Silver. Winner must poll ‘not less than 1.009 votos. EIGHTH PRIZE. # . One Dollar ta-Silver. . 2 Winner must poll not less than 750 votes . . ‘Wheo candidates have pull as many as 100,votes, their mames will be published tx the I"laset. : VAIAE OF VOTES. ae - Seng 3 months subscriptien 25 cents and get Iu votes. ‘ Your Months subscription, (50) centa.and get 46 votes. . a , , Wight Menthe subscription (1.00) and get 125 votes. oH Twelve Months. subscription ($1.50) und get £26 votes. ret 3 For each bac paying subscr ber or money patd into the offes, = vote will be allewed for eek coat aid, whether on advertisement or Job work. . MET 1 THE PLANET; ~ ‘ 7 7 ; . . &ll North Fourth St., Richmond, Va. Slr Within Crees saya that die tmonds beeotas Lightly nudenetive whee eapeed te the aegen of eadium sud that the acquires! radie activity. con tines tar Yeates with apparently un Amtntshed force, Sir Wilina bas a Manond that abent twelve years ae feats exposed te radsatine for ~on Months. \ftec tie expire It way found to ter Nizhty radieigtive nnd af Footed 2 plestegrapht: pte, Phe dia Thand bas never beer near rudiau sinee, Tt bas teen carted abant toose In Sip WillianS peeket and bas even been bated su strens aehds, yet it iv now virtin!s at aetive as ever --- STREET PREACHER CUTS WILLIAM CREW'S THROVE Mind of Albert Williams Believed to Be Unbalanced, by Religious Fervor. Driven insane from too close study of religion, Albert Williams, colored out the throat of William Crew yesterday afternoon and attacked Policeman F. M. Bosquett when the officer went to arrest him. The negras started for the policeman with the knife, which he had secured from a shoemaker's shop on Venable Street, and, when he failed to comply with the order to halt, was shot in the leg by Bosquett. The injury sustained by Crew is not thought to be serious, although it was at first feared that the jugular vein had been severed. The man was rushed to the Virginia Hospital in the First Precinct patrol wagon. Dr. Hinchman succeeded in stopping the flow of blood. The surgeon later discovered that the wound, although a long one, was not deep, and that Crew was not dangerously wounded. Williams was taken, to the First Police Station, where he was treated by Ambulance Surgeon Walker. The crazed negro was then taken to the City Jail, where he was placed in the hospital ward. He will be arrested in Police Court this morning if his condition admits. He was whistled through the call of the leg by the officer, and was not injured to any extent. WENT TO CREWS HOME EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON According to the information gained by the police, Williams has been a street preacher for some time, and has been in the habit of aggressive crowds of negroes about the Old Marked. He went on the rampage early yesterday afternoon. The negro went to Crow's home, 1227 Burter Street, where he is said to have been staked upon shaking hands with Crew. When the white man refused to shake hands with him he left. The negro is said to have then gone to a chemist's shop on Venable Street and to have raided the place. He invaded the shop with a lath and knocked the proprator on his steel. He turned over two oil lamps and, securing one of the keen shoe knives, hurriedly took his departure. The negro returned to Crow's home immediately. When crew responded to the ring of his door bell, the nexus at once attacked him. One slow was warded off by the white man, but the second swipe of the knife caught Crew just below the left ear and the blade opened a kash extending nearly to the right ear. Neighbors pounded the alarm, and Policeman Bosquett was on the scene. The other hostage Williams at twenty second and canvale Streets, and seeing the knife in his hand, or ordered him to drop it and to surrender. Williams, however, gripped his weapon the tighter and made for the officer. Again he was commanded to stop, but still he continued to advance. Bosquett whipped out his revolver and, as the negro approached him closely, fired at his leg. The bullet tore through the flesh of the calf, and Williams fell to the pavement. Policeman Bosquett at once subsided the patrol on a hurry call, and, considering Crew's condition to a serious, to await the arrival of the ambulance, he rushed him to the hospital in the patrol. Williams was then taken to the First Station where he was met by Ambulance Surgeon Walker. Crow is a steamfitter, employed in the American Tobacco Company's factory. He is thirty-eight years old. Richmond, Va., Times Dispatch, Feb. 12, 1915. --- JACK JOHNSON PICKED TO WIN OVER JESS WILLARD Record in His Rout with Moran at Paris Shows That the Big Smoke Is Not "All In." New York, Feb. 16. And now that the Jack Johnson-Jess Willard affair seems fairly certain of being staged, as per schedule, those posted venture forth with this prediction: Johnson will win with comparative ease if the fight is on the level. There are a number of reasons why Johnson is picked, but the most important one is that he comes of the negro race—of a race that can grow old in years and yet retain its endurance; of a race that can indulge in wild dissipation and not lose much of its physical power. Those who believe Willard has a fair chance for victory come to such a belief, not because they think Willard is a great fighter. They know he isn't a wonder, but they think that the negro champion has "gone back" so far that any ordinary fighter can beat him. They think that added years and an intemperate life have reduced the once-time king of the pugilistic world to a point where he will become easy prey for any type of ring foe. Those who figure closely figure wrongly. Johnson is thirty-six years old. There is no denying that, nor is there any denying of the fact that he has dissipated. The extent of his dissipation, no matter how wild it has those who are close to Johnson say that, the reports of his swimming in champagne and doing like stunts are great suggestions. But the added years and the disdition, no matter how wild it has been, have not reduced Johnson to the point where he will not be able Associated Doctors. to hand Willard, the white giant, a beautiful laming. SIMPLY TOYED WITH MORAN Johnson was thirty-six years old when he fought Frank Moran in Paris last June. At that time many figured that Johnson had "gone back" so far that Moran had a chance against him. What happened? Johnson, the "physical wreck," simply toyed with Moran during those twenty rounds. He could have knocked out Moran in any round that he chose, but he elected that the white man should stay the limit. Moran did not furnish Johnson a battle. The negro didn't have to extend himself. But several times during those twenty rounds he cut loose. Those who were at the ringside say that the old Johnson speed, the old Johnson endurance and the old Johnson match are still there. Johnson, thirty-six years old, and reported as a physical wreck, came out of that scrap with hardly a mark on his skin. He was as fresh and as cool as when he entered the ring. On the other hand, Moran, who is nine years younger than Johnson, and who was touted as being physically perfect, was near a point of collapse, when the last gong sofided. But you didn't stop with Johnson in putting to the test the theory that a negro can stand more physical mistreatment than a white man. The records of Slim Stanford and Joe Janette, the other two negro heavyweights, will bear us on 67. Go back farther into ring history and you will find that the negroes who moved in the fight game seemed fast as able to withstand the ravages of age and physical excesses. Langford has been fighting all most constantly for thirteen years and living a free and easy life during all those years. Langford rarely trains for his battles. For thirteen years he has been living the careless kind of life that probably would send a white fighter to his grave in three or four years, yet today that same Sam Langford is able to send the best white fighter in the world to the pugilistic serap heap. Langford is a fighter not a pugilistic fighter. During 1914, after 12 years in the ring game, he mingled in seventh ring battles an aver age of one serap in every three weeks. The only reason he didn't beoffered was because he could not get any more matches. Jeanette, the other obese hound heavyweight, is thirty four years of two years younger than John- son. He borned into the fighting can- bear in 1904, and has been at it ever since, fighting every time a match was offered, and not stopping to pick about terms Jeanette fought sixteen battles in 1911, twenty two in 1912, thir- teen in 1913 and fourteen in 1914 an average of about one battle every three weeks over a four-year stretch, a record that no white- master of the past or present can equal. New York City. The $100 med- ical offered by J. E. Summarno to be awarded for the highest or no- med achievement by an American Nevada during the preceding year was awarded Ernest Egertt last, at the annual meeting of the National Association for the Advancement of intellectual Peace. 1 The Governor of New York, Chas. 2 William and William Pickens, a graduate of Yale and at present connected with Wiley University were the principal销商. 3 Pro Pictures in his address on The Negro A Challenge declared the American civilization will be "attacked to the Negro" for two miles and fifty years, he declared, the Negro worked without a pay- day and when the charged was home, and without credit He joined to the wealth of the Negro today. He stated at a billion dollars as a decease of his capacity and rapped the Negro leader who leamed to the idea that the best way to get along with the American white man, especially the Southerner, is feeling and dattering him. The speaker became eloquent when he said, "We are simply Iso whenever you hear any of us saying directly or indirectly, that our race does not want equality of status, in all particulars, with all other races in this country." AGENTS CONTEST W. E. Brown, Richmond James H. Smith, Richmond Thomas Page of Fulton R. W. Moss, Richmond E. B. Webster, Florence, S. C. E. B. Johnson, Buckner, Va. W. L. Jones Leesburg, Va. J. H. Fowkes, Roanoke, Va. J. A. Tayler, Troy, N. Y. Rev. J. J. Nickerson Williamsburg, Va. E. K. Thumm, Pittsburgh, Pa. J. H. Mattox, Brooklyn, N. Y. J. E. Schmidt, New York; Ned McKiever, Newport News W. H. Moore, Wilm'gtn, N.C. Quaker City Adv. Co. Phil. Pa. Rudolph Graves, Elizabeth City, N. C. Samuel Holbs, New York, N.Y. D. W. Shoemaker, Sheffield, Al. T. W. Townale, Washington Mrs. L. Langon, Brooklyn, N.Y. Frank N. Wilkson, Washington We have located a permanent institute in Richmond. We desire to secure a few cases in each community within 100 miles of this city. We want these few cases at once for advertising purposes. We want those cases that are incurable by ordinary methods. We want to prove what the United System will do. To get these we are going to make the following FIRST OFFICE Until February 30th we will give free consultation and free counsel- Y. M. C. A. NOVEN Last Friday night the fellows caught the general secretary napping so much that they lead surprise upon him in the remembrance of his 24th year of service among them, in the Y. M. C. A. He is generally abreast with the current topics but this is one time he was off. The Women's Auxiliary under the directions of Madame Delia West, shared a great part in this historical hour. Some of the men who have come up under the administration of General Secretary S. C. Burrell were present in the person of, Dr. W. H. Stokes, Lawyer J. Thomas Howin, Director John H. Mabrey, Rev. Joseph H. Brown who said many kind things about the work which is being done in Richmond by the Y. M. C. A. Editor James Poos of the Reformer, presented a special token to our General Secretary on behalf of the Women's Auxiliary and the members of the Y. M. C. A. and this was a severe blow to the secretary. They tell me that he has not gotten himself together yet but we are here to hold up his arms. The ladies served refreshments and all were happy. The Membership Campaign is now on and was launched last Friday night with a special prayer by Dr. W. H. Stokes, pastor of the Ehenezer Baptist Church. The Rods and Blues have crossed bats and are working hard. The last we heard was that the Blues are ahead. 500 men are the cog. Prof. J. W. Barco of the Virginia Union University explained the Sunday school lesson last Saturday and all were helped. Come again. The boys and men were extreme' busy in the Y M C. A last Sunday. 9:30 A. M. the workers' meeting was a good one at the Y M C. A. building. The inmates of the city home enjoy the meetings held by the committed at 10 A. M. One prisoner was won for Chris in the city jail at 10 A. M. by the committee Keep at it men General secretary, S. C. Burrell conducted a special meeting for the women in the parliament 10 A. M. and all were happy 1 P. M at the Y M C A building the boys were out in good numbers and were addressed by our general secretary Sept. John L. Ballard was at his best. 10 P. M for what he said the men will not be forgotten very soon. S. Subject, "Service" Mr. Waverly Hopkins sang from his soul, accompanied by Mr. C. B. Gaston 5 P. M today come to the explanation on the Sunday School lesson at the Y M C A building Men be on time Sunday ready for hard work, and the other man A special meeting for workers at 9 P. M at the Y M C A Committee in B. L. Allen will address the love at 1 P. M at the Y M C A Mothers, help us Prince John S. Powell will address the room at 1 P. M at the Y M. C A Building Director John H. Matthew will serve as solicitor in com- mitted to Mr R. R. Johnson Every mature is called to be a committee for this meeting. Be on time Will you not join the homes in special prayer for the Y M C A. NEGRO SHOOTS THREE Alburn, Ga. Feb. 15. Because of an attack to whip a negro near here Saturday night one white man is dead and two others, received wounds that are expected to prove fatal. The dead man is Wesley McDonald, a wealthy painter. His brother, Preston McDonald, and Frank Davis, are the wounded men. Wesley McDonald had trouble with Jim Terner, a negro tenant. It was alleged that the negro had told ugly stories concerning McDonald and about 11 o'clock last night McDonald, accompanied by his brother and Davis, went to the negro's home with the intention of whipping him. As the three white men approached the house of the negro the latter opened fire. Wesley McDonald dropped dead and Preston McDonald and Frank Davis were badly wounded. The shooting attracted the attention of white persons living near, and they found the dead man and his injured companions almost at the negro's door. A posse was formed and Turner's house surrounded. The structure was riddled with bullets, but he succeeded in escaping. Today the posse went through the negro settlement searching for Turner, but did not find him. Friends of the McDonalds and Davis say that other negroes aided Turner and they are threatening summary vengeance. There is much alarm among the negroes, and several have left the town. SUITE 609 EAST BROAD. Thursday and Saturday 7 to 8 P. M. tation to all comers. Those cases which are curable we will accept for care treatment absolutely free of charge, we except for the medicines used. We treat diseases of the nerves, blood, skio, heart, liver, stomach, kidneys, including rheumatism, paralysis, goitre, constipation, catarrh, epilepsy, indigestion, dyspepsia, weak back, bloating, dropy, oesema, crohula, piles, hernia or rupture, diseases of women and diseases of men. We make no failures. We can't afford to. We accept for treatment only curable cases and take no money from these that are incurable abla. Dr. Lewis B. Moore, Dean of the teachers college of Howard University, has just made his annual report to President S. M. Newman, D. D. of that institution, on the distribution of the graduates of the teachers college for the last school year. The total number graduated in the class of 1914 was 33; of those, 20 entered upon the teaching professed at once, 7 teaching in secondary and higher schools; 2 in graded and industrial schools, 1 in kindergarten, 5 are pursuing post graduate and professional studies; 4 are engaged in commercial pursuits, and 5 are keeping their homes. The list of graduates follows: Wortie Blackwell, teacher in High School, East St. Louis, Ill. Howard Brown, teacher in Central Alabama College, near Birmingham, Ala. Frederica Chase, teacher in High School, Dallas, Texas. Raymond Davis, student of Howard Medical School, Howard University. Gertrude Davies, Lynchburg, Va. Oscellotta Davies, teacher in Avery Institute, Charleston, S. C. Frances Hughston, Washington Normal School, No. 2. Jacob Jones, Professor of Pedagogy, George R. Smith College, Sedalia, Mo. Samuel Mansie, Graduate student Howard University. James Nelson, Government-Printing Office, Washington, D. C. Pauline Oberdorfer, teacher in Avery Institute, Charleston, S. C. Naomi Swell, teacher in High School, East St. Louis, Ill. John Spann, head Normal Department, Okoloba College, Okoloba, Miss. F. A. Taylor, teacher in Howard Orphanage, Kings Park, Long Island. Andrew Terry, Commercial work, Charleston, W. Va. Walter Tibbs, Assistant Secretary State University, Louisville, Ky. B. L. Watt, one half year teacher Public School, Atlantic City, N. J. Olive Wells, singing with Chantequia Company. James Wells, student of Medical School, Howard University. Julia E. Young, Memphis, Tenn. Susie B. Hall, Denver, Colo. G. Pearl) Jones, teacher in Rural School in Delaware. Lottie Ruddock, teacher in public school, Annapolis, Md. Lena Thomas, teacher in public school, Barboursville, Va. School, Jacksonville, Fla. Lillie Saw, teacher in public School, Dallas, Texas. Jean Snowden, pursuing higher studies, Howard University. Maude Blows, teacher in public school, near Cambridge, Md. Rhetta Norman, teacher in public school, Kimball, W. Va. Maude Gaddle, teacher in State Normal School, Frankfort, Ky. Rachel Tobon, teacher in public school, Lottaburg, Va. Cora Winters, Washington, D. C. This brings the total number of graduates of the Teachers College in fourteen years of its existence up to 278. Over 80 per cent of these graduates are teaching in schools of different grades in 22 states, the District of Columbia, Africa and the Philippine Islands. The reports which come to the Dean's office from superintendents all over the country indicate the large success of these graduates and show the urgent demand in the colorful schools for professionally trained teachers. One superintendent writes: "Though a southern man and a democrat, I believe thoroughly in Negro education. The money expended for Negro education is not wasted except in places where the teachers are poorly trained and unable to grasp the opportunities which are before them of lifting up their own poole." 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 used to call me James Cross. My address is 2557 21st St. Cleveland, O. DO YOU KNOW THEM. I desire to know the whereabouts of my aunt, Mrs. Louisa Cary who lived in Sydney. I also had accountan named Jennie Cephas. When last heard from she lived on Henry St. Any information concerning them will be gladly received by. JENNIE CHAMPION. 1727 N. Woodstock St. Philadelphia, Pa. WANTS TO FIND THEM. My father Ell Smith, now dead was born and reared in the State of Virginia. He was sold as a slave to the State of Louisiana. There were three brothers and one sister, all sold as slaves in Louisiana. Ell John, James and Emily Smith. I am the only living son. Any information concerning the whereabouts of any member of the family will be gladly received. DR J. MITCHELL SMITH, 955 1-2 Naomi Ave. Los Angeles, California. Sunday 10 to 12 To prove, to you that chronic diseases are our life sthdy, and that we know the human body to the most minute detail, we will undertake to diagnose any case in a few minutes, describing every ache and pals, without asking the patient a single question. To aid us in diagnosis we have instruments of our own, used by no other doctor. If you have any chronic or long standing trouble, call at once and take advantage of this Grand Free offer. WHAT IS IT—WHO IS IT? "CRAGO-KENNEDY" MUST FIND OUT. FOR NO FORTUNE, NO PERSON IS SAFE WITH THIS MASTER CRIMINAL AT LARGE. YOU WILL SEE SCIENCE ON THE TRAIL OF SCIENCE IN Episode No. One-THE CLUTCHING HAND "The Exploits of Elaine." A thrilling Detective Novel and a Motion Picture Drama, Will Start Friday March 5th 1915. ZUDORA Every Thursday, Matinee and Night. HIPPODROMETHEATRE --- THE ARNOLD DALY, one of the most artistic of our present day actors. on the legitimate stage. 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Stittsford Cemetery Officer and Fahke, 908 R. 2nd St., Phones Rem. 1158. Female Embalmer Female Embalmer Funeral Director, Embalmer and Liveryman. All Orders Promptly Filled at Short Nights by telegraph or telephone. Halls rented for meetings and also Internationally Friendly of room with all noteworthy conveniences. Large Plumts or Hand Wagons for Micro ad rechargeable rules and nothing but first-class Carriage, Duggies, etc. Keep constantly on hand fine funeral supplies. THE STAR HAIR GROWER One thousand agents wanted. Good money made. We want agents in every city and village to sell THE STAR HAIR GROWER. This is a wonderful preparation. Can be used with or without straightening tresses. Sells for 25c per box—one 25c box will prove its value. Any person that will use a 25c box will be convinced. We matter what he likes to grow your hair, just give THE STAR HAIR GROWER a trial and be convinced. Send 35c for full size box. 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Samaritans, Household of Buth, Teats, Sons and Daughters of Richmond, Shepherds of Bethlehem and Ideal Beneat Society. Your Patronage and Influence will be greatly appreciated. Please remember that she is always at your service. Reliable Service at Moderate Rates. OFFICE: 3006 P Street, 'Phone, Madison 2327. RESIDENCE: 1018 St. James St. 'Phone, Madison 6619. Phone, 577. A. D. P. Funeral Director, Embal- All Orders Promptly Filled at the ophone. Halls rented for meeting Friendly of room with all necessary Band Wagons for Hire at reasonable Custodian, Baggage, etc. Keep so- supplies. No. 212 East 1 (Besthaven K. OPEN ALL DAY AND FRIENDLY THE STAR HAIR G C --- 1. The image contains a blank space with no visible text or graphics. 2. The image is likely a placeholder for a future content. 3. The image is not clearly visible due to the blurry nature of the image. SHELDON LEWIS, said to be the greatest character actor over before the American public. His repertoire covers everything from "Joky" and Hyde" to "Under Two Flags." He is one of the large cast Elaine." Drama, Will Start Friday March ORA ee and Night. THEATRE Matinees—Thursday and Saturday. at 3:30. Curtain at 4:00 P. M. Embalmer The image provided is too blurry and low-resolution to accurately recognize any text. It appears to be a blank or heavily pixelated screen with no discernible content. Therefore, no text can be extracted from this image. Richmond, Va PRICE, mbalmer and Liveryman, ed at Short Nights by silkograph or tab, moottings and also Hintermalmeng in mary convictions. Large Plants or gible rules and nothing but Bed-olmen