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The Leading Weekly Journal in the State. Medium Which Reaches Every Colored Home. VOLUME XXXII NO 16 RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1915. PRICE. FIVE CENTS. PRES. MORRIS CALLS FOR PEACE "The World-Black and White— Looks on in disgust. Will you Stop It?" Among the many letters which come to the president of the Nati- onal Baptist Convention, asking that he encounter to put an end to the usually war of words between some of the prominent officials of the Convention, the above quotation was taken from a letter just receiv- ed from one of the most prominent of the women of the Negro race. A LADY'S PLAZA This good lady is sincere in her desire to have peace declared, and in her private correspondence suggests a splendid remedy. But in writing to the president to "stop it," she overlooks the fact that some of those who have been so very active in writing the unwholesome and almost unreadable letters in our religious papers have already said that the president is a clear, and that he attempts to rule without the authority of the people, hence the president means to show that he has been wrongfully accused, and will not go beyond the orders given him by the people he represents. ABLE LEADERS The men who are at the head of the various departments in our National work are capable, experienced men; and must be treated as such, whether we do or do not approve of their methods. But we are still hoping and praying that we may even during the interim of the Convention meetings be able to exercise such influence over our leaders as to bring about a cessation of hostilities. The remedy is in the hands of the people and as they only come together once a year through their representatives, the process will necessarily be slow, but will be sure. We have also been accused of exercising too much patience in these matters, but we had rather believe that all the leaders are honest in their contentions, than believe that they are moved by selfish motives. WILL GET DR. RIGHT. It is not an easy matter to believe that Christian men intrusted with the affairs of a great denomination, would think of appropriating to themselves any part of the affairs of that denomination. We feel justified in the belief that men who have so impressed the public mind with their piety and religious devotion, as to be set forward as leaders and custodians of the affairs of their denomination are believers in a future, and if they are, they will do right, when they have been made to see the right. We have not lost faith in our brethren, and while much that has been said has been very displeasing to us, yet we believe that all will come out right in the end. Personal ambition and a desire to be called great have a powerful influence over some men, and the desire to rule sometimes goes beyond the restraining point, even of ones closest friends. And yet there is still force and hope in the old saying "Vox Populi, vox Del." WILL NOT SPLIT. Very much unassainess has been expressed for fear that the National Baptist Convention will split, and instead of one great (the greatest among Negroes) Democratic organization among Negroes, there may be two or more. Those who express such fears love their race, and know what effect such a result would have. But they have not stopped to think, that ther are thousands of well trained, well educated Baptist ministers and Laymen who love their race and denomination far better than they love any man and they know full well that it would be far better to sacrifice any man they have than let the Convention be torn aound. It does not necessarily follow that the men who are the principal officers in the National Baptist Convention are the wisest and greatest men in the denomination. Many of the wisest men in the race, are men who have not held office in the Convention, and these may be depended upon to keep the old Baptist Ship plowing the mighty waters of time, gathering in, not only greater numbers, but all things else that are necessary, to make the denomination serve its members and the race, in the best possible way. split in the Convention, (if there be any) would do well to read and meditate on that, scripture found in John 6: 54-55. The foundations which were laid in the sweet and tears of our fathers, must not be removed. And bee be unto him who shall attempt to remove them. Whatever the differences are in the ranks of the Negro Baptists, we sincerely believe they will be settled and settled within the ranks, and is the year 1915. Very truly yours. E. C. MORRIS. JUDGE TERRELL TO SPEAK HERE Judge Robert H. Terrell of the Municipal Court of the District of Columbia, who was appointed to that position by President Woodrow Wilson and who was finally confirmed despite bitter opposition, will speak in this city Sunday afternoon at 3:50 at the City Auditorium under the auspices of the Knights of Pythias, John Mitchell, Jr. Grand Chancellor, The Second Baptist Church Choir, Col. Thomas M. Crump, leader, will furnish music. The Glo Club will also render select songs. DEATH OF WADE H. KEITH Mr. Wade Hampton Keith o Derlington 8. Cledd. Feb. 24th Darlington, N. C., died Feb. 24th. Mr. Keith was one of the oldest citizens of Darlington. He served at one time on the police force of the city, and for many years was a reliable character. He was for quite a while and, up to his death, secretary of the Macedonia Baptist church. He was a K. of P. and a Mason in good standing. He was found dead in his bed on Wednesday morning. NOTICE Hearne, Texas, Feb. 26, 1915. Mr. John Mitchell, Jr., Dear Sir: I saw in the Boys and Girls Contest a boy by the name of Henry Beard. I think I know his kln people. I wish you would please send me his address. I want to write to him. I will enclose a postage stamp for reply. A Puzzling Question. (Washington, (D. C.) Sun:) Mr. W. C. Rutherford, incidentally, at least, has given through the advertising columns of the Washington Post; the American whites much biographical knowledge of famous colored Americans. Does he expect these whites to insure in the company of which he is the leading spirit, or is it his purpose to get white agents? It is a puzzling question. MADAME SLADE, APPEARS AT VIRGINIA UNION The Y. M. C. A. of Virginia Union University presents Mrs. Anna Lee Slade, the great dramatic reader and playwright, of Washington, D. C., in the university's chapel Friday evening, March 12, 1915 at 8:15. Mme. Slade is one of the best readers of the Negro race. She has a very rare ability in interpreting the feelings that exist in all the different temperaments of mankind. Her original production the "Pilgrim Sorcerer" combined with the rendition of it, with herself as chief actor, make the race for ever her debtors. Admission, 15c; reserved seats 20c ALPHA PHI ALPHA HAS SUCCESSFUL INITIATION The local chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Gamma situated at Va. Union University, hold its annual initiation on last Thursday night, Feb. 25, 1915, at which time seven goats, the select of the elect of the freshies were admitted into the sacred workings and standards of the fraternity-The new brothers, J. M. Colson, W. A. Hall, V. D. Johnson, H. D. Shaw, C. H. Thompson, A. C. Webb and C. S. Wmkerson. The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity is the oldest and largest fraternity in the world for colored college men. It has eighteen chapters in the largest colleges and universities in this country and Canada. It was founded eight years ago by seven Negro youths in Cornell University. The membership at present is nearly 640 college men of the immediate first rank. Gamma Chapter at Vt. Union, was the third chapter of this great fraternity to be organized, having been founded in 1909 by Mr. Benjamin Klee- shie Jones of New York City. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1915. The Baptists throughout the country and wherever the juridiction of their convention extends should congratulate. The Planet for the noble and unstinted efforts it has put forth to point out to all a safe and sensible course to pursue in an adjustment of the publication affairs of the denomination. The editor of this worthy paper has been exceedingly lenient and conservative toward those in charges of the people's publication enterprises. So much so that there may be those who believe that he leans toward private ownership, especially when he says editorially that the convention has not put a dollar into the enterprise. When it authorized it and appealed to the Baptist constituency everywhere to liberally support it, yes, all this meant the development and success of the publication plant. Editor Mitchell, we, as editor of the Union Review, said in a measure what you are now saying in the way of pregnant advice to the secretary of the publishing board, but it riled him instead of indicating the trend that public-opinion was taking. The course adopted by the publishing board gentlemen of beginning a fresh rucas every time the people's convention, through specified representatives, seeks to adjust the affairs of that plant is sure to meet with sensible and firm opposition. The people are not aloose to what the purpose is behind all this fussing on the part of the men in charge or the plant. Brother Mitchell, we take issue with you on the "that doing" business, for you and many other men in the denomination could have and would have done equally as well in execution and better possibly in dealing rightously in making it the institution of the people, and not virtually a private concern. Sir, how would the thing go along if the people had not supported it? Editor Mitchell, did you know that the great-hearted Dr. J. M. Frost, as representative of the Southern Baptist Sunday school board furnished free of charge—that is, donated—the first series of literature as prepared for their Sunday schools to the National Baptist Publishing Board? This was credited by secretary Boyd to Dr. Frost, several years ago in presenting him a gold-headed walking stick in chapel at the 9:30 devotional hour. He said then that Dr. Frost was the real founder of the publishing house. And this can be proven by Dr. Frost, Dr. N. S. Ellington, Prof. S. P. Harris and a score or more of other employees who heard it. There is no attempt here to discredit the splendid work of Dr. Boyd, but he was backed up by the most efficient talent of both competent men and women, take a good general, the credit of any noted victory on some hard fought field goes to him and not to the hardy and brave men in the line. Secretary Boyd has done his part and others have done theirs, all of which is measured by the sum total of the success that is represented by what the institution now is. No one envies the secretary's success, but every one, we mean every sensible person, wants him and "his board" to be sensibly subordinate to the people. J. D. CRENSHAW. Editor Confiscated Union Review Without waiting for "winter back to break," Manager Buckner has anatched every warm day February has produced for the corraling in shape of his diamond charges of this season. Nothing but the mostanguinous success is expected from Union's nine this season. Both camps report a full house. On the regular staff the only missing name is that of veteran Capt. Nash, catcher. The million dollar infield remains intact with S. Taylor on first, Capt. Daniel second, Hucks short stop and B. Taylor third. The field remains the same as Hull, Bayton and Jenkins in left, center and right respectively. On the firing squad Jasper and Thompson are the most likely regulars, both have starred several times in forlier seasons. Capt. Daniel believes he has struck luck in Ruffin, the erstwhile right fielder, plush hitter and sterling twirler. His happy combination of speed dope and accuracy has been the marvel of all who have seen him perform this year. The schedule has not been completed as yet, a list of the principal games here in Hampton Institute: Easter Monday, (Apr. 6.) The World Champions, Lincoln State, Apr. 19th, Newman, Apr. 20th, Petersburg May To all Members and Friends of the Virginia Baptist State Convention—Greetings: We are proud to see the brethren getting "on the firing line," as we near, what we hope to make, the "Banner" meeting of our convention, May 12-16, in High Street Baptist Church, Danville, Va. President Wood's report which appeared in the papers last week and the week before, in certainly encouraging to all friends of the school. It clearly shows how the work is being blessed of the Lord and what advanced proportions it is taking on. Who would not help such a work? All will do so. And that is just what we need. We need all the brethren, regardless of the size of the man or his church; regardless of the location of the man or his church; regardless of the ability of the man or his church; regardless as to whether the individual or church is in Virginia, in some other state, or in the nation's capitol. We are calling for Negro Baptists everywhere who believe in Negro Baptist progress, "to got busy." Dr. S. A. Moses; a vice President of the convention and pastor of the church where the convention meets, in his article last week, called the brethren from the mountain to be and urged them to get in a hurry about this business of our Father. He asks the brethren to let us here from them indicating their interest. Please hear Dr. Moses. You are to be his guests in May, and he is sparing no means for your comfort. Dr. Moses is one of our men who knows that the only way that anything can be done is to do it. He has always worked his way, instead of trying to talk his way. This Baptist giant gave the convention in koanoke, $40 out of his personal means. Dr. Ashburn, our Superintendent of Education and Missions is doing mightily for God and the work. And we are proud to see how glad the brethren are to have him and how they co-operate with him. They know that Dr. Ashburn's coming not only helps the convention work, but it helps their church work as well. When our new system of soliciting means for our work gets in full blast, Virginia will both awake and arise to the help of God against the mighty. Dr. Ashburn is urging every church of our persuasion to join in our county competition effort. We want every county in the State, that believes as we do, to be represented in Danville and to compete with other counties in the rally in proportion to numbers. Which will be the banner county? Will your church answer the roll call by counties? If so begin now to get ready, please. Our pledge list in the Lynchburg Opportunity presents a fine front, but it is far too short. The opportunity is trying to make that list grow. Let all who have not yet pledged, make the list grow. I am anxious to see it grow. While my last article in the Planet said "Futile have been past efforts to teach you." I intended it to say "Futile have been past efforts to reach you." Dr. Graham and all his friends in the work are already preparing to meet us in Danville. You will read articles from Chairman Turks and Secretary White soon. I think. They have always done their part and more. They have not gone any where. I guess the minutes will be received soon also. Brethren our Battle Cry is $12,000. Did you mean it? Do you mean it now? Died at her late residence, Albany N. Y., March 3' 1915, at 7:10 A. M., Mrs. Josephino Morris, Mrs. Morris, was a sister of Mr. Alex D. Allen, of this city, Mr. Allen attended the funeral. She leaves to mourn their loss, a brother and father, Mr. Thomas H. Allen of Albany, N. Y. Twenty-fifth Wedding Anniversary. Dr. and Mrs. A. S. Thomas will celebrate their Twenty- fifth Wedding Anniversary Wednesday evening. March 24th, 1915, from 8:30 to 11:30 o'clock, at their residence, 818 North 4th Street. All friends are invited. No cards. 28 Mrs. Netta Gray Lea, of 1598 Bremen st. who has been sick for the past two weeks, is convalescent. C. P. Walford, Clerk and Supervisor, Administration Bldg. 805 E. Marshall Street. Richmond, Va., Meh. 3, "L. Rev. S. S. Morris, President, Civic Improvement League, City. Dear Sir: The petition of the Civic Improvement League, signed by yourself and others, requesting that colored teachers be employed for the Armstrong High School, was presented to the School Board at its meeting held February 26th. The Board had previously, upon the recommendation of its Committee, adopted the following resolution which is sent in reply: "We recommend that the Board elect a colored faculty for Armstrong High School instead of white teachers as heretofore, for the session beginning September 1915; and that the Superintendent be requested to announce, this fact. We also recommend that the Superintendent be requested to nominate the corps of colored teachers for the Armstrong High School at the earliest date possible." Little Miss Mary Powell, the daughter of Mr. Henry Powell, celebrated her birthday last Sunday at the house of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Berry, in West 90th Street, South Richmond. The little ones present enjoyed themselves to their heart's content, and all well satisfied that Mary's birthday party was a great success. JOHNSON TO FIGHT WILL FIGHT IN HAVANA. Jack Johnson Waiting for Jesus Willard. El Paso, Tex. March 5.—Although Manager Tom Jones insists that he will not allow Jess Willard to box Jack Johnson anywhere but in Juarez, it is believed here that he is preparing to pull stakes and hike for Havana with his white hope. Jones has done so much talking here—usually in a loud tone, which he employs evidently with the idea that vehemence carries conviction with it—that little attention is paid to his vocal efforts. Jones did considerable storming and snarling today, telling just what Willard would and would not do. The fighter himself talks but little, and then in a mild tone of voice. He said, for instance, that he would fight Johnson anywhere at any time, and was quite responsive, to March 31 as a tentative Havana date suggested by Promoter Jack Curley in a cable received today. Jones insisted that Willard would stay right here and continue light training. Nevertheless Willard left for Los Angeles this afternoon to spend Sunday on the coast, where his wife and kiddies are now located. Los Angeles being as near a home as he has, Jess says he had a hankering to go out and spend the day with his friends in California. "Be right back" he said as he awoke on the limited All of which makes it appear that Willard will do about as he pleases. HOLY TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH, PHILADELPHIA, PA. Speaks with Pride of the Marvellous Work of its Pallor, Dr. Wesley F. Graham and Tenders Him a Vote of Thanks for His Untiring Efforts. God has always given to the world men of great and marked ability in church, nation and state, whom we feel are not made alone by self energies, neither by scholastic training: but are naturally born for the positions they occupy. In this class we feel that our pastor particularly belongs... not as a builder of our castles, neither spasmodic efforts, but for things done in reality. Therefore, as a church we are delighted in giving from our church record a synopsis of work done from September 1911 to February 1915. We find that 1748 members have been added to the church during these years, and that the spiritual tide and financial results have been in equal proportion kept up. During these three years and a half there has not been a hitch nor a single impediment in the way of our progress. We find further that the following amounts have been raised in his first three years' laborers: the year 1911-1912 $8,700; the year 1912-1913. $9047; the year 1913-1914. $537.91 making a grand total $27.048.31. We have reduced our debt from $20,000 to $12,868, aside from making repairs and decorations which cost $6,000—all of which has been paid except $779. This is the greatest record that has ever graced the pages of our church history, one which we feel will receive the hearty applause from our entire Baptist brotherhood. As long as our church stands, this golden period, of our history will forever be treasured in the archives of our special data as an inspiration to unborn generations who shall tread gently in the footprints of the already trodden path, and by efforts and deeds noble yield fruit for the Master's kingdom. Done by order of Holy Trinity Baptist Church, Marca 8th, 1915. W. L. JACKSON. Chairman Trustee Board. JOHN MITCHELL, Jr. Secretary Trustee Board. SAMUEL J. H. MAYES. Church Clerk. Miss Maria Howard, of Frederickburg, Va. is visiting our city, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Robinson, of 215 E. 17th Street, South Richmond, Va. While here she attended the Teachers' Association Convention and is much elated over her stay. Great Man and Great Sermon All are invited to hear Roy. T. J. King. D. D. of New York, at the 5th Street Baptist church on next Sunday, March 14th. He will fill the pulpit all day. This is a noted Divine and it will please you to hear him. The members and friends are expected to fill the church. Special music by the choir. BARRED FROM CHURCH IRVING NOT ALLOWED TO GO TO SERVICES The Man Who Shot Rev. E. W. Hawthorne in East Nashville, Tenn., Is Kept from the Church. When Andrew M. Irving went to attend service at First Baptist Church in East Nashville last Sunday, he was met by a policeman and informed that he could not enter. This prosecution was taken by the officers of the church, it is said, because the pastor, Rev. E. W. Hawthorne, was to deliver his first serion since the trouble between him and Irving, which resulted in the amputation of the left arm of the pastor. It is said that the officers learned that there would be more trouble if Irving was allowed to enter the building, and so they had the policeman on hand to keep Irving away. A large crowd was on hand to hear the pastor deliver his first serion since his return from the hospital, people coming from all parts of the city, many doubtless out of mere curiosity and some out of defence to the pastor. The sermon was an excellent one, and the pastor seemed to be in good spirits. There were some who objected to his filling the pulpit, but the majority voted that he preach. Some, it is said, desired that he vacate the pulpit until the trouble is settled, but it is said that deacons voted that he be exonerated at a meeting hold some time ago, and at the same time they voted to turn Irving out of church. This action was a surprise to many and some of the leading members of the church declare they will withdraw. This is one of the oldest congregations in the city, and has only had four pastors during its existence. They have always gotten along peaceably, and it is not believed that the present trouble will cause a break in the ranks. It is said that those who oppose the pastor's preaching did not do so because they have any feeling against him, or because they were siding with Irving in this trouble, but because they considered it the proper thing to do. After the sermon Sunday morning Rev. Hawthorne sang one of his favorite solos, which created a profound impression on the audience. It is not known whether the same safeguards that were exercised Sunday will be kept up, as it is said that Irving told the officers that he had no intention of doing violence to the pastor. He has been a member of this church and doubtless feels that he has the right to visit there. It is not known whether or not the pastor will remain in this city, or will go to other fields of labor. Nashville News. COLORED TEACHERS IN HIGH SCHOOL RICHMOND PUBLIC SCHOOLS Office of PRICE, FIVE CENTS. BREAKS RECORD Quarter-mile Record Broken by Colored Student of Chicago University. BINGA DISMOND LEADS IN INDOOR MEET. Hy Frank A. Young. The Maroon track team up set all predictions last Saturday evening at Lafayette, Ind. Ward and Goodwin teammates of Binga 'Dismond, broke the Purdue track record, the former equaling the world's record for the 40-yard dash and the latter lowering the mile record. But the greatest of all was the work of H. Binga Dismond who ran the quarter in 54 and two-fifths not only winning with ease but setting a new record at Purdue and lowering the one held by Davenport the former star of all quarter-milers at Chicago University. Dismond will be seen Saturday night at the First Regiment Armory games. BANKER BINGA SPECTATOR Jesse Binga, one banker, was among the spectators, and was extend ed several invitations by Professor Stagg to join his party, but Binga is noted for his modesty, therefore he declined. When Dismond passed the line there was great shouting and praise. He was carried on the shoulders of his team through all, parts of the "gym." Coach Stagg says Dismond will most likely to become the champion runner of America. BUTLER WANTS SHIELD Bol Butler, formerly of Hutchin son, Kan, high school and now of Rock Island high, will be seen Friday night at the same games, "prop" division. Butler writes that he is out to take the Daily News shield back to Rock Island with him. This shield is to be given to the athlete winning the highest number of points. Walker of Evanston Academy will also run in the "prop" games. An open invitation meet will be held by Lincoln Athletic Club on Decoration day and is open to all coed athletes. There will be two divisions—senior and junior, the latter including boys up to 16. All seniors must be members of the A. A. U. Applications can be sent either to Mr. Hammond, physical instructor, Y. M. C. A., or to Frank Young, Y. M. C. A. Now that the Eighth Regiment Armory is nearing completion we anxiously await to see if they will form their much talked of athletic association (Chicago Defender). --- BINGA DISMOND WINS QUARTER-MILE RACE Dismond won the quarter-final event at the Patten gym and came within one-fifth of a second of lowering track record. He also carried the relay team to victory. Mr. Avendorph writes that "the ovation given young Dismond was a tribute to any young athlete. That the students of both schools gathered and cheered him, calling his name three times." Mr. Avendorph was a spectator. Chicago Defender. WEST END NOTES Billy Skipwith Still Here... Moore Street Baptist Church, Rev. R. O. Johnson, pastor, Rev. W. H. Skipwith, our preacher and singing evangelist, is still on the dring line, preached three powerful sermons Sunday last, and expects to do the same Sunday next, Mch 14th, at 3.30 P. M. Thus far we have had 85 conversions and 36 are now at the anxious seat seeking His love to know. Our meetings will continue until the 19th last. Don't forget the Mass Meeting Sunday next, at 3.30 P. M. LOOK! WAIT! WATCH!!! There will be a Mass Meeting at, Fifth St. Baptist church Sunday, Mch 21st for men and women, at which time Rev. W.-H. Skipwith will speak from the subject "The Fathers and Mothers of yesterday and today." (The Home). Mmc. SLADE'S RECTAL In consideration of the fact that the the Coronella Literary and Musical Society presents "Hiawatha" on March 12th, the Y. M. C. A. of Virginia Union University has postponed its presentation of Mme. Slade, Dramatic Reader and Playwright, from March 12th to Friday night, March 19, at 8:15. Mme. Slade will be supported by the best musical talent of the city and student body. 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 mines which grows to be worth $10,000,000, are left in the guardship of Frank Keenan. Zudora's mother's brother, Zudora, giving promise of great beauty, reaches the mines and himself up in a lilim mystic and is known as Hassam All, decides that Zudora must die before she can have a chance to come into possession of her money, so that it may be left to him, the next of kin. Hassam All has an obstacle to his scheme in the person of John Storm, a young lawyer, for whom Zudora has taken a fancy, and he commends himself to the man of her mind. Zudora insists that the man cannot marry Storm she will marry no one. "Well, well," says Hassam All, "If you take such a stand I compromise. Solve my next twenty cases and you can marry him; fail in 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 heart. Zudora saves from being convicted of a murder instigated by Hassam All himself. Zudora and Hassam All visit Nabok Bhan's house, where sleep everly every one whenever Nabok attempts to marry a princess. Storm, seeking Zudora, is a prisoner. Zudora tells Nabok Bhan, restoring the princess's original lover and saves Storm from death. A maker of diamonds tells Hassam All his secret. Storm informs Zudora that his life is being attempted frequently. Storm suspects Hassam All Storm is arrested for stealing the diamond maker's gems, but Zudora discovers the real diamond. The negro help employed on Storm's father's farm are fleeing because a great skeleton hand appears at night upon a bill near by. Storm is baffled in his investigation, but Zudora learns that her uncle has employed Jimmy Bolton, a half witted man, thus to annoy Storm's parents. Zudora finds Bolton operating a machine and is attacked by him. Storm apparently appears and saves her from Bolton. Hassam Al asks Zudora to find a gem gift by two mysterious old men. Zudora gets a photograph of the gem and it burns in her hand. An old house is miled by Hassam Alk and the old men. Storm and Zudora are buried there and narrowly escaped by a fire. A boy blows a stone into John McWinter's ear, who is killed Russell, and Smith is charred with moulder. Hassam All congratulates to have John Storm meet the same fate as McWinter, and he and Storm are overcome by powerful gunmen. Zudora saves them, proves that McWinter's two friends are trapped and killed him and saves them from the land of tanners. Alk is in a moulder with a powerful through water. Hassam Alk is Zudora to a photographic detail beneath the inventor's laboratory and orders the inventor to kill her. Zudora gets a warning, and her life is saved. The heat ray machine is destroyed and the photographer, after a quarrel with Hassam Alk, is found dead in the water. Wyeth Obama provides Zudora a shipment with the firearms he has prepared for her, and he and Hassam Alk attempt to enough her out of the house. This plot is fras- rated by Storm. Haird, Harriet Alex Schouten, falls in love with Zelina Fiorina and Mme Du Valalope Zelina and the Van Wick child. Born presumed, she was presumed, and Jason Alford. With Harriet, Michael Zelina is presented by her father, Zelina Fiorina. She confesses, the greatest mystery of all who is the master of her own life, and the addition to secure the vast fortune of the fortune left to her. Her remarkable adventures will be portrayed by Harald Nielsenhoff. In the accompanying book, the poetic serial is based shown in the beautiful picture theaters by the Thoughtful House. Those portraits are Margaret Shaw Mary Elizabeth Farches, James Cruise, in the raw tone of reporter-shero, Solney Brae and Frances Patterson. On looking through her uncle's papers Zelina mobs that her father left her an interest in a charitable cause, and Storm and her brother assist in trying to retain her possession of this estate which is being appropriated by rogues. CHAPTER XI A Message From the Heart. STORM was deeply concerned over the diamond affair. Some one had cheated and was still cheating Zandora. He was also puzzled why Hassan All's papers contained no will of his. He made a journey to all the banks, but at none of them did he find that the uncle had had an account or a lock box. There was no doubt in his mind that the villain servant Amed had made off with what money Hassan All had around the house. But there was this diamond mine. Who was manipulating it and pocketing the profits? He was in a billed alley. "To find out where this diamond mine was would be like hunting the proverbial needle in the bigattack. Hunt was working all the wires he could, but to date he had not discovered anything." "Zudorn," said Storm, "I've got something to cheer you up a bit." "News?" "No. That's an article as elusive as a New Jersey mosquito." He took from his pocket a small box and opened K. "Oh, how pretty?" she exclaimed. "It's an engagement bracelet." "I wish it was a wedding ring. Why not?" impassionately. "You are all alone now. You haven't any bargain to fulfill. Why can't you marry me right away. Zudorn? I'm not rich, but I have a little, enough for our needs. I'll buy some pretty little hummingbirds." around Long Island, and we'll live like a couple of fairy story people." "No, John. There seems to be an evil star, of some sort hanging over me. Look what I've gone through." "But you've gone through it, and if you had what you call an evil star I don't think you would be here. Let's get married." "No, I don't want to hurt you, John, but I feel oppressed. I feel as if some danger were hovering near me. I've lost some of that confidence I had when Uncle Frank was alive; And, dear, I don't want to drag you into it." "That's nonsense. When a giant loves a woman as I love you, why shouldn't he share trouble and harpiness alike? I never liked your uncle, Zudorn. And I still hold to this day that he was your evil star, if you had one." "I know—one shouldn't speak ill of the dead. I never could get the idea out of my head that he was in some way connected with your narrow escapes. What he had in mind I don't know, nor can I figure out what he had in view. You won't marry me, then." "Not while I feel as I do, John." "I suppose I'll have to grin and bear it" he said with an assumption of W Mme. Du Val Sat in the Salon Playing the Harp. cheerfulness. "Now this burnt scrap of paper comes back, like the cat. Lots of letters weren't touched, but this one particular piece had to be damaged by fire. A mine of diamonds, but, in heaven's name, where?" "Perhaps I'd better put the whole thing out of my thoughts. It does look impossible. But never doubt that I love you, John." "I don't doubt it. What I doubt is the wisdom of your trying to go this thing alone." "It is written," lightly. "After all, I'm something of an oratoralist. What will be will be. Now talk to me about how you first came to love me. There are some things a woman never gets tired of, and that's one of them." That was an easy matter for John. And Captain Radcliffe was making love, too, but not so successfully that he could hear any wedding bells in fancy. Mme. Du Val sat in the salon playing the harp. She had a cynical humor. She believed that she might better play the harp, here on earth than risk the chance of not playing one in the hereafter. The captain crept up behind her softly and sprinkled a handful of rose leaves over her handsome head. She simply shrugged and went on with her playing. Some cats like to be fondled. Mme. Du Val belonged to that category which did not "You've spoiled a rose." "It was well wasted," he said, trying to take her hands from the strings. "You, bother me! I am not only playing; I am thinking. And there's a good deal to think about since we saw that locket. I'm wondering how to get rid of that girl. She isn't Hassan Ali's niece for nothing. She is shrewd, and so far as she is concerned we must walk carefully when we come into contact with her. Now, captain; I am not in the mood for love access, if you please." "You drive me crazy sometimes!" "I return the compartment. There goes the hell." "Hang the bell!" he growled. THE RICHMOND MANFT. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA He was not pleased to see the visitors, two men of his own class, but business was business. As a matter of fact, the sight of her visitor, relieved her. Rindliffe was a persistent wooer, and rebuffs seemed to have no other effect than to rebel his ardor. She ordered the footman to take away the harp and bring the cards and card tables. "While we wait," she said, "we might as well while away the time pleasantly." The garden tinkled as usual. From time to time Mine, Du Val sent a glance toward it. All at once the jet of water drew at a tangent. Rindliffe rose and touched the knob, lifting the panel which disclosed the secret elevator. Three hard vexed men stepped into the room, blinking after their long burrow through the dark tunnels. One of them was dressed in the shaky manner so dear to our native product the sun man. His name was Slyp, and, though he was not aware of it, he was on the short road to a certain unsettled chap. "Ikey," said Radcliffe, "when you enter this house take off your hat. The next time I'll mash it down over your lamps." "All right, cap. The light blinds me when I comes in here, and I forget. Well, we're ready." Mine. Du Val bruggest and crossed over to the gem vault. She desplaced these tools, but in crime one has to take what tools one can. And there was always the possibility of those low brutes speaking incautiously during some drinking bout. She brought the little box of gems. Then Radcliffe drew the sign on a piece of paper a heart with a dagger running through it. This was a kind of key that would open a certain door. The initials of each were then written within the heart, which was surrendered to Gyp. This sort of business was after his own heart. He did not like directness except when he struck, after the fashion of his prototype, the rattlesnake. About that same hour, half after 8. Detective Hunt was going carefully over a package of partly burnt letters, those rescued from Hassam Alt's house before the fire got beyond control. He was studying each bit of paper with serpulous care. The door opened. He looked up impatiently. "Oh, Storm! Come in! interesting work here, but I haven't found anything worth a wooden toothpick." "I want you to look at this," Hunt said. Storm, producing the burnt piece he had shown Zudora that afternoon. "How will that work?" In the rear of the mansion house. "Thuh!" He searched It thoroughly under his magnifying glass. "Haven't come across any mate to it. Come! Dig into these and see what you can find." By and by he come upon a half burnt letter that made him sit up with a jerk. Then he laughed shortly. "Mme. Du." "John, did Hassam All know a woman by the name of Mme. Du?" "Mme. Du? Not that I'm aware of, but he knew a Mme. Du Val." "Ah, I see!" Then the detective, stacked those letters he had gone through and hacked up his pipe. "Queer old codger, that Hassam All. These scraps of paper prove to me that crooks are the most credulous people in the world." "What do you mean by that?" "Well, he seemed to know some of the biggest in the country, and they always went to him when in doubt. Evidently thought he could look into the future and tell them whether they'd go to fall or not. Crooks are peculiar people, believe me, boy. Now let's go out and get a bite somewhere. I've been cramped up in this caboose since 3 this afternoon." "Nothing about the diamonds?" "Not an ephish. But there's a vague mention of a couple of tons of gold." "What?" "Gold. But whose it is or where it is, nix. Shop's closed for the night. But there's one thing. There's some fancy diamond smuggling going on and some fancy diamond cutting bores. And your Uncle Dudley's going to nail 'em one of these days." And that fancy diamond cutter himself was wondering how long this soft snap was going to last. To take a known diamond and make it an unknown one was the main trick of his present occupation. It was good money and little danger so far as he was concerned. His room was in a carrot in a partially deserted tenement. He was rarely disturbed by any one but the junior, who was old and misnagged and A Rudcliffe Was a Persistent Wooper. did not care what his tenant's business was no long as the rent was paid in advance. All about was the expert cutter's machinery and paraphernalia. The door had a heavy bar and chain lock. Hidden in the wall was a small safe. Here he kept his gems and "chips," for a diamond cutter knows the value of "chips." The cutter himself was rather a frowny looking old chap. He wore a groany old brocade dressing gown and eyeglasses which resembled the chauffeur's goggles. He finished polishing a stone, locked it up and left the room. In the hall outside this den was a dumbbell waist. From this he took a can of oil and returned. He filled the lamp and lit it, then sat down and smoked his pipe in the attitude of waiting for some one. At 9 three men arrived at the door of the tenement. They stood idly in the doorway for a minute, then ducked inside. But Jim Baird, who had been following them steadily for an hour or more, was quite confident that somewhere in younger tenement was the wonderful rock diamond cutter he had so often heard about during his masquerade as Hussum All. What a chance there had been for real honest money in that old inventor of diamonds whose shop had been back of the classie maker's! But he had to go and die. Baited did not thrill pleasurably at the sight of the gun man called Gyp. He had already in his capacity as reporter run up against that thurderous sounded, and Gyp had sworn he'd "get him." He uttered absent, wishing to give the regimes plenty of time. What he wanted was a good look at the diamond cutter's shop. He had no interest in the three cracks who had shown him the way here. Two of them had beaten him up not more than a fortnight gone, so he was perfectly willing to keep out of their way. The cracks dilated the three flights of tickery, cracking stairs until they came to the lapidary's door. The gun man used the knocker. With his machine hamming the cutter could not hear the sound of ordinary knuckles. Gip: ripped three times, and then shoved aside the knuckle, revealing a small hole. He passed through a slip of paper. 1 Jim Baird Has Been Following Them Steadily For an Hour. Jim Baird Has Been Following Them Steadily For an Hour. the same Mme. Du Val-had given him—and waited. Presently the door opened—after a alluring of steel farn and clinking of chains. "Got some candy for yuh, ol' gamon!' said Gyp cheerfully. "You know who sent 'em, Seven shirt, lamps, mazda power. Take a tenth of a carat off o' each. Them's th' orders." "An' I keeps th' chips." "Snee' Glame a receipt. They love me, but they don't trust me, an' I ain't wantin' t make th' tide any higher in East river when she rolls in t'morrer." "Then there's some one you're afraid of" "Borrow thing, be?" "Hand 'em over. An, any, start or me. I never seen a diamond matched "Jun' to please the ladies!" cried the lapidary, going to his machine. It took a long time for his friends to come down, thought Baird. Finally he determined to risk meeting them. He entered the building and tipped up the stairs. The burr of machinery caught his ear, and he knew what he need not go any farther. He tried the doorknob, but only half hearted. Such a door would never be unlocked. He peeked into the dumb waiter and found an unused coll of manila hemp on the top of it. Just what he wanted. Next he hunted around for the nautile ladder and crept up on to the roof. He tied the rope to a chimney and gently lowered himself down to the laidary's window. Nothing doing there. Blinds were closed. He could see four men, but could not distinguish any features. And what he wanted most of all was one good look at the man who pared fortunes from diamonds, as it were. He wanted this knowledge keenly. Ah, he was turning! The light was striking in his face. Baird drew himself up quickly, regained the ball and stole down the street. If Hunt's private rogue's gallery held no likeness of this cutter, then it was a find, a groove. He set out for Hunt's office, knowing that he had a fair chance of catching his friend doing a little night work. Sure enough. Hunt was at work. Storm had gone home, and Baird was rather glad to have missed him. Not that he disliked the young lawyer; rather that he envied him his good luck. Zudora Keene was the kind of woman who led men to great endeavors. Was it not due to her that he had chosen the straight and narrow way and was making good in it? There was one thing. Zudora must never, never know the role he played. When Hassam All died his double had gone with him. "Say, Baird, you're just the chap I want to see. Did you ever do any, corresponding in that Hassam All game?" asked Hunt. "How do you mean?" returned Bainl, rather disheartened. Here was Hustl, resurrecting the dead! "I mean did you answer or receive P He Hunted Around For the Scuttle Ladder and Crept Up on to the Roof. letters addressed to him when he was too ill to attend to them? "Yes." "What was the nature of his acquaintance with Mine, Du Valy?" "Rather formal, so far as I know." "Nothing between them?" "There may have been. You see, Hunt, it was only toward the last that I really did any Hassam All stunts. And I wish to heaven you'd forget that part of my past. I'm trying hard enough." Hunt put his hand on the young man's shoulder "Cheer up. I shan't mention it again." "Thanks. Now I've a bit of good news for you. I've seen the man who does that mysterious cutting. I know where his shop is, and I have seen him at work." "Fine! Wait a minute." Hunt took down a fat volume and turned the pages rapidly. "Here, did he look anything like this?" "Line for line." "I thought so. He's been lying low. If you know where he lives you might take me around there and give me the lay of the land for future use, mind you." "Come along, then." At half past 10 Zudora sat before the fireplace in her room twirling the bracelet and vaguely wondering why she felt this presage of evil. If she told Storm about the gold he might believe that that stood between them and the altar. So she must still keep that a secret. What was that? She started up with a repressed shrick. Before the window appeared the ghostly form of a woman. It seemed to dissolve into nothing even as she looked. Zudora's cry, however, brought in Mrs. Ramsey, the landlady. "What has happened, child?" "I don't know, but either I've seen a ghost or some one is playing a sorry trick on me." The two examined the window, drew back the curtains and peered outside. There was nothing to be seen. "Perhaps you were dreaming," suggested Mrs. Ramsey. "I never dream with my eyes open, not that kind of a dream," declared Zudora stoutly. "Some one has attempted to frighten me, and perhaps the best thing I can do is to make believe that he or she has succeeded. I'll have Mr. Storm come over in the morning, and we'll let him think that I have been badly frightened. He'll go hunting around; he'll tell Detective Hunt, and maybe I'll find out who did it and why they did it." Storm, however, appeared rather shoddy about the ghost proposition. "Some one's been booing you." "For what purpose?" THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD Before the Window Appeared the Ghostly Form of a Woman. "That remains to be found out. Suppose we rush down to Hunt's office and see what he has to say. He's a sensible chap." Zudora readily agreed to this. Storm called up the detective, who replied that he would await their coming. When Zudora told him about the vision he did not laugh, as she expected he would. He began pacing the office. After awhile he spoke. "Do you want my honest opinion?" "Surely!" "Well, some one wants to get you to run away. And what some one would this be?" Zudora thought for a moment. "Some one who knows about the diamonds!" with sudden excitement. "Right to: At least that's my opinion. We're getting warm. Africa is farther away than New York. The secret may be right here in this little old burg itself. 2 Play up to it. Some one will be watching you, and your game will be to, let them believe they've got you scared. Confidence in crooks always breeds carelessness." "That is my opinion," said Zudorn. "You ought to know. Why don't you set yourself to the job yourself?" asked the detective curiously. "The truth is, Mr. Hunt. I've really lost my grip since my uncle died. I seem to be oppressed all the time. I jump when I hear unexpected noises. I find I'm always looking over my shoulder." "For what?" "If I knew that I could face it without the least difficulty. It's the unknown that rushes on the nerves. I, who until recently never knew what nerves were." "Well, whatever game your enemies are playing you finesse your cards and see what they're got. They've surely got the age of trumpets; make no doubt of that. Our game is to draw that out on a worthless card. And now you'll have to excuse me. Got to go down to the Red line pier. More diamonds are due. They'll pull the wool over my eyes for awhile, but sooner or later I'll get a bake hole to peck through." Zulora's enemies did hold the ace, but they did not intend to waste it as Detective Hunt hoped they would. Self preservation forbade them to let go of it until the last trick. Said Mine, Lou Val that afternoon: "She looked frightened, and she was THE "She looked frightened, and she was frightened." Frightened, but it will take a series of frights to make her feel like running away." "Well," advised Captain Radeliffe, "plant a series of frights. Keep her guessing. What's the matter with shipping her a 'heart' once a week with warnings to leave town or suffer the consequences? Send it by mail. Leave it under her door. Waylay dry goods bundles and slip one in there; if you keep at a thing like that it always wears them down in the end. She may be just as clever as you say she is, but nerves are nerves. Her uncle had a whacking lot of gold in that house. Do you think that Hindu servant got away with it?" "I rather believe so. If Zudora had that gold she would not be living so modestly. A woman who is used to runahouts and Parts gowns isn't going to give them up unless she has to." So Zudora began to receive the mysterious heart. She found it in her laundry, stock in her dressing mirror, on the floor in the hall, in boxes of truss and candy, and always with the wooing: the country." And it did wear down her nerves. But in the meantime Hunt run down two of his quarries, like and mill. One has to work up to land the chief crooks. You never, or rarely, begin with them. You top off this tentacle and that, and each operation weakens them. The final presentation of the mysterious heart made Zudora nearly break down. It seemed to her that her uncle must have had some deadly enemies and that she had inherited their venomance. But they did not succeed in their endeavor to frighten her to the extent of driving her away. The "heart" failed in its purpose, but the evil star still sailed clearly across the heavens. [TO BE CONTINUED.] "So you are going to be married, Mary?" "Yes, ma'am, and I'll be leaving you next Tuesday." "Well. I hope you are getting a good husband." "If he isn't any better than the one you've got I won't keep him long."—Detroit Free Press. A roller should be used freely in the garden when the ground is dry, but not when wet, as it tends to pack the earth and retard the growing of the plants. The surface should always be made fine after rolling. A good roller for hand use is not expensive. The side pieces of the frame here illus- ```markdown ``` truted, are 1½ by 3½ inches, tapered from crossbars so as to be ½ by 2 inches at the handle, which is 2 by 2, and rounded. The crossbar cloak to the roller is five inches wide and has two tenons, ½ by 1½ inches at each end. These are securely drawplanned into the side pieces to brace the frame. Gudgous of three-quarter inch iron and of a good length are used in connection with the roller proper, which is made of a log eighteen inches in diameter and a trifle less than two feet long. Orange Judd Farmer. A Tank Protector. A contributor to the Farm and Horses gives the following simple method of preventing the rule of many water tanks through freezing. As every man who owns a water tank knows, the danger of freezing and consequent bursting is very great in severe weather. This method looks reasonable enough and is very simple. A bucket is hung upside down in the water tank. A metal bucket is best. When the bucket is inverted the air that is between the surface of the water and AIR the reversed bottom of the bucket is left there. In order to hold the bucket in place two pieces of galvanized wire are fastened to the bottom and attached to weights on the outside of the tank. A weight is tied to the ball so that the bucket may be kept in the proper position. When the water in the tank begins to freeze the pressure that would ordinarily be against the walls of the tank will act upon the air in the bucket, compressing it. One-half pound for each ten square feet is the quantity of wood ashes or bone meal advised for broadcasting on garden or lawn. A plot ten feet square contains 100 square feet, and would therefore require a five pound application. This is at the rate of about a ton to the acre. Set strawberries—in fact all the small fruits—early, but don't mud them in. When you make brick, make them out of mud, but strawberries are not brick. The small fruits are very desirable orchard filers, grapes, currants, raspberries—all but blackberries. Blackberries, because of their spreading habit, should never be put among permanent trees. Lima beans, melons and other tender vegetables may be advanced two or three weeks by starting them in pots or in a hot bed. When the weather becomes warm enough transplant without disturbing the roots. Onions, lettuce, radishes and spinach may be sown as early as the soil can be put into a good tilt. It is of no advantage to sow seed of any kind when the soil is too wet to work readily into a good condition. Adding to the Torture. Imp. Here are two spirits—one should knowingly and the other knowingly. Motton—Put Team Born in the same Somerset, but let the bravery carry the momentum—New York City - REPLY BRIEF: FOR THE CITY OF | de | RICHMOND s 4 In the Case of Mary S. Hopkins, et als. vs. __ City. of Richmond. - of Richmond had no power: to pus the ordinanco known as the "S05 roxation -Ordinance:"" and” (2). That tiv ordinuaco itself violative of tho provisions of bot tho State and Pederal Constitutions ‘ho ordinanco so assailed tx “1 the following language: “AN ORDINANCE (Approved April 19, 1912) “To secure for white and colored «people, respectively, the separate 10 tation of residences for each race. He lt ordained by the Council o the City “of Richmond: ‘91, That It shall be unlawtul foi any white pofaon to occupy a8 & Fes Sdenco oF .to establish and maintain an a pleco of ‘public assombly. any house upoa any” troot or alloy be: tween two adjacent atrceta on whid a greator aumber of hauses are oc- Cupled as residences by oglored peo: ble tham ate occupied as resldences by" white peopte. “2, ‘That It shall bo unlawful for any colored person to occupy as 8 Feaidenco or to establish apd. main: tain as & placo of public assorably, any house ‘upon any strect or alley Yetweon two adjacent streets on which. a greater number of houses are occusled ax residences by white people than are occupled as reniden- cea bY colored poople. "3. hat oo person shall construct or locate on any. block or square on whieh there {rat that timo no rea Idonen, any "house or other building intended. to bo used ax a residence; without declaring In hie apiitlention form permit to build, whether the house oF Duilding #0 to be con- niructed Is doslgnod to be occupied hy white or colored people, nnd the Bullding. Inspector of the’ City of Richmpnd bail not inau any per- mit io such caso “unless. the applt- rant complies with the proviniony. of this nection. |? "= = a y'phnt fiothiae in thiv od: nanci stall affect the location of renidencen mado previoun to (he at proval of this ordinance, and noth Ing. hereltr whall bo mo canatrued ax (or prevent tha occupation ~ of renl- lenecs by white oF Colored servants ve amployeen. on the nauare or block in which they ard 90" eRinloyed 5. Every. person elther by him eit of through pis agent violating. yreany agent for another violating, ‘ny one or more of the provisions thin ordinances, shall be Hable. to tine’ of not leer than one hundred jor mare than two hundred dollars scoverabla before. the Poller Jun- Io of the City of Richmond, and. nthe dineretion of the Police Jus (em. auch pernon may, in addition hereto. bo confined inv the city Jatt ot tesa than thirty nor more than | inety dare. Ma This ordinance shall be tn orc trom. ite passage.” Tho court will recognize at once. | aking Judicial notice of mocial and onomic conditions. and ‘the trend C Teginintion. relative to the weyara- | on of the white and colored races | thin country. and the deciatonn of ne courte relative to much Iexinin- < on. that the ordinance In Intended & Pie a police ‘rerdtation. and. an t teh miunt be dealt with In the des ‘rmination of tho questions herr to 3 = determined. ‘ ‘Thore in nothing in the record'to | fan the alightent quertion ax to 8 entire good falth of the Council 1 * pansing tho meamure, and there Nothing to Tale Any question anf the wisdom of necessity therefor. 2 on If this latter atieatton wer? ¢ Wy for {udtelnl conalderation. ‘The urt will take judicial notler, we t Ink, of tho actual relation exfstiny the State of Virginia and the sith an well between tig white and # jored races; the effect uipon prab- ty wher negroca move into white stions ii the depreciation of prop: C ty, values, and not. infrequently t © bitter racial antagoninm that in- ¢t {tably rorults from. the totermin- ® ng of residences, 2ome of which 1c e oceupied by colored people and me dy white people. If, therefore. of thority can be found in. the tt acter or. Reneral laws for the KOV- a1 sent of tho elttes and towns of or m Commonweatth to justify the dy reise of the police power to To ye vo theto evils, and if the mode fo apted was Dot so arbitrary and fp reasonable as to violate the con- fa ational gumentoes, thea, the oF pe ance muft tnd as_avvalla plove of legislation. We vot only belleve-gy ithe ordinance # passed” was Sp F and just in Ste operation, DUL to tite enactment in this city or Sunted to a duty which the City ‘cj rel would have abirked if i Mt "not adopted the meagure. “Ait The most critionl examipation of Jay ‘Ordinance Iteelt will show that An fooe not a whit beyond what WAS pq dmtely necessary in onder to tne smpiieh the end in view in le pr ting or diatorbing private TIEbts. mn joes not operate on oF probihlt or ‘absolute ownership of property, pri er prospectively or Tetrorpective- the and dom not desire to oust the cas Ned ownership which any ten- fn may .bave acduired previous 0 not eoactwent of the ordinance. Ht aha dee from ite operation the lo- pri on of realdences of white oF COl- Jon Peervaats of employees on the jan sre or block om which they are fine loved. get » Single negro or a single white pe! } son from the homo in which the (may be living at the time of th fonactment of the ordinance, The "may coftinue to uve in this plac until (bo end of time, so far as th - ordinance Is concerned. This Imtte operation of tho ordinance ts belt ful of the natural acxroxatiogs whic has existed since the freedordy. th staves. for It Is a matter of cofamo knowledgo that tho tendency ha been Sor nograes to live In tenement in the towns and cittos of tho South quite uintinct from disteleta Hwnteh whites had thet residence This natural segregation may > sald to be the racial barrier whic Providence and not human law he erecttd, Tho court will take judicia notice of the fact that race rlots hay ecturred in many soctions of th country. Tho riots In Coatesville, Ps might be meationed as a recedt Il lustration. In Baittmoro, Md.: at acute condition of ractal antagonien mado It necensary to pass a sogrega ‘tion ordinance in that city, culm! nating in a riot. Tho President 0 the, United States recently sald to 1 nogto dolegation waiting on him an protesting against x form of soxro Ration 1n Wasbington City:. “This 1s a bome problem and not a political problem. White: th: American people wantod to sup port the advancoment of tho negro as practical men overydody knows thero {s a point at which friction Is apt te orcur and tho auertton must bo stripped of its sentiment and slowed in Sts facts, because tho facts get tho-better of the Individual whethor ono desires it or not." Coming now to the conalderation of tho lekal anpect of. the question under the two beads heroinbofors mentioned, wo nubrolt: Firat. That the Counct) - bf the City of Richmond was fully author- teed under the Charter of the City of Richmond and the xoneral wtatutes of thin State to enact the ordinance of April 19, 1811. (a) Section 19 of the Charter of the City of Kiclnond provides, ax follown i “See 19. The Counelt of the City of Richmond shall hive power to enact nuitable oniinances to necure and promote the Keneral welfare of the inhabitantx of the elty, hy them iesued prover for the safety. Health, pence, Kond order und mor- tIn of the cammualty, and to make ind-adept ordinunees and resolutions vancerning the control and manage-’ nent of the fiscal arid muntelpal at- jairn of the elty, and of all property, eal and personal. belonging there- 9. deetied PROPER to RocUTS tho Ke retion of honest and competent off- ra -and (0 promote efficiency ust utexrlty In the dixcharge of oMctul Iuties. They. hall. In _nddition, Mke- vino have power to make auch ordi \aneen, resolutions and. regulations mn they may deem desirable and uittalile to earry out the fetlowinr fieeitic powers which are hereby exted in them: “19x. To prevent vice nd fin- orally, to preserve public peace nd kood order: to prevent and quell lute, dinturbancex and dinorderly reombingen; to mipprean howaes, of Lefume and gaining houses: to pre- ent Iewd, Indecont and disorderly mnluct OF exhibitions tn the elty, nd to expel therefrom persons Ruil- | “of wich conduct who. hall not ave resided therein an much xe ono | var” (Acta 1908, pp. 152, 157-8). | (b) By See, 1038 af the Code of | ireinia, 1487. an amended by tho | anproved March 14, 1908 it fs, povided an follown: | "See, 1088, General and enit- « rated powers of counctin of cities nd towne-In addition to the pow 4 x conterred hy other general stat- | en, tho council of every elty and » wh rhail bave the power to * * * ¢ ‘tect the property of the clty oF ¢ wn and Wis infiabttante, and pres y rve peace and good order therein.” | Actn 1908, pp, 623-4). ‘ Section 30 of the Charter of the’ o ty ot Richmond fully authorizes « ¢ frapoaition of fines for the viola- in of ordinances passed (m purau- f co of the Charter. It fe In tho fol- ¢ wink IapRUARe: ° "Sec, 20, Where, by the provislona thin acts tho elty council has au- 0 ority to pags ordinances on any w bject. they may prescribo any fine Q penalty, not exceeding five bun- a 4 dollars (except where 2 fine or nalty {a heroin othermizo provided 8 -), for @ violation thereof. nd y provide that the offender,, on Pp ling to yay tho O26 penalty’ Im- te sod. shale imprisoned in the Jatt the aaid tity for any term not, * joeding throe calendar months. ch Imprisonment may be ordered yy, be with or without labor: when jored to bo with labor tho coun- may by ordinance declare what d of labor ahall be done for tha y by such offenders either at aald ) or elsewhere. in the said city. 4 the city counell may subject the ent or guardian of any minor, or master or mistress of any ‘ap- niles, to any such fine. for any b offeneo committed by such min- oF apprentice. From any fine or m+ oument iniposed an appeal Hea to hustings court of the city as {a ya of misdemeanor. Whenever any ‘oF: penalty shall be imposed but jy ‘Sats. tea nalles tection. ot he: POD OO OO PO OOP OOOO OV OPO OOOOH A Agents’ Contest. . VOTING COUPON. : = @ “goon PoR'18 vormay sesagrereeevessegeeer OPES SE4OFS69660666F 566666 WOLF. BROTHERS’ ""'sasttgstragioo’ so rr tots Actual Length of Com -is 9 inches’ le cmt thre Na Paid Sate atc e ar Priests Filip Gente, tad we ge Lamp ittechment Free - Enon po ‘S2-4iat tangs tor petge. hepala Wentes, WOLF 1916 N.:Senate Ave., Indianapolis, Jed. ‘some force under section 19 df th Charter of the City of Richmond / [1 Blood previous to the Act of Marc! 3, 1908, hereinoefore quoted from ‘that section previous to tue said ac was in tho following language: “Bec. 19. The Council of the Cit , of Richmond shalt have power ti etact ‘suitable ordinances to secur [Bes beSiewte ne eomuat woitare 0 the inbabiiants of tho city, and ahgl Jalag tbave, audsect (0 the’ provinich hérein contained, tho control an . mabagement Of the tecal and mut. ' Gpar muwire of the cies aud ot ; property, real and periaa, vloas ) ing to the sat city; abd Way tun ; auch ordinunces and adupt such res | olutions ruimting to tho saice aa the ) aball doom proper aud neceesar) | “they shall tkowio bave the powel ty make auch orulunices, resolution and regulations they’ tay deve ; desiruuty and uitable. to earry ou he Jollowing syeciue powers, while pare Rerewy Veated im them,” (Act 1908, De 78) Tue court will observe that change wax made In tho. last wen touice wtverwby tt was oxpresnly pro Med that tae subsequent. “speci howers" “were to Ue vin kdditlon” te those geauted Ju the avetlou. a amended. Surely” tii cumuke StriKiUEIy sIgMiUcaAt aLa compyetels Gispoace ofthe contention made vs the learned counsel. “Coimlog now (o the Uiscusslon of wnat power may Ve dolegated. by tho Stato Legislature to « municipal logialative tuuy, we beg” to. quote from Mr. Mequiliia_In bie work. on Municipal Corporations, whore” ho says: ees “Ordinances may Ue passed, Ora, by sirtue of-express taut of power: second, under g graut of power goD- eral in Ne pature; of, third, uuder imeldontal oF inapiied aumerpal por cre, Avhere pated lby vir of x: pret powur, not tneouslatent with thy Fedgeal Coustitution of lawe of the *Staggy Constitution... and "such power fm substantially followed, oF io exercinod I a reasuuablo wainer, tho ordinauce will be austataed Fe: katdless of tho, opinion of the court Fespecting. Iie “reasonablencas, "1a brief, {€ passed by virtue of exp eas power, an ordinance eanuot be set Amide by’ a court. for. mere unreason blenves, since questions as (9 tho ‘indo and eapediency of a regula: Won reat alone with the InwiaKine bower. But whether or not the wu hlclyailly had power to enact an Of- dinauye, of whether the vrdinanco ta valtd and constitutional, is for the: courte “Where the power lo- enact the particular ordinance “is speciflealls ‘onterted onthe Inunlelpallty, the giention whether it tw reasonable Cutt ho more be ralwed a0. a9 to atteet It vulldity than could the same oblec- on be rwiaed aguinae tho atulute vo an tO affect Ith Valluity. Tho power of u coure tu declare. an ordinance nnreasonable and therefore void. te iractically restricted to eanea in wile the oginlature . bas enacted nothing on the mubject matter of the yrdinance, utd cunaequantly to case in which tho ordinanco was passed Inder the supposed, Incidental power of the corporation” merely.” (2 Me- Quilitn on Sunleipal. Corporations, welion 724, p. 1570 and canes ther? | 4ted. Seo also 2 Dillop on Municipat ~ “orporations, scetion 600,) ‘The same author (Mr. MeQuilin) nthe third Voltme of-his work, 10 ection 895, laye down tho follow: ae: “The xercino oi powor under the | neral welfare clause, or the natury | ¢ ordinances that may ko enacted | mit enforeed by the municipal cor! ration by virtue of a general * raut of power, to malntaln the | calth, peace and ood order of ths ? ominuntty, to promote fis wolfare ' n_trade, industry, commerce, man- * Metres, education and morals, aid < Dearzy o¥t the object of the loci! * orporation, will indicate more clear- * ; the xeope and nature of the police ® ower which the courts recognize ax T slonging to such B local governmes- } org. © er ee power, ordinanctss may bo pasted “Y hich ure necessary and beneficial, id they may De Judged valid by? jo tours, provided= they are row 1 fanble and conwonant with the geil nl powers ced purposes of tie lo: 2 { coaporation, and not inconsistent * ith tho lawa aad policy’ of the State, ? enco. righta Fecornized by the gon: * al lave cannot be restrained “by © Ulnanee, without leginiadye grant, preas or implied. So tho goncrai © To Je sometimes enforced thet. un- uf authorized, ordinances cannot rate offenses,” And this limitation © ints: “All ordinances must bo te- © eted to corporate affairs, nor can © dlaances unduly Interfere with tho of ‘private property. (lit se- 7% iilia ‘on Municipal. Ordinances, ‘tion $95. p.. 1899.) . Ins & NRA. CoV. Ky. 16U Uy, 667. It waa said: * “Whattver {a contrary to public 2 icy or inimical to the public tn- ost in subject to the police powor Ve: the mate ane "witha eatin 9 Of-the Mate’ and within Jegislatl $Comtro}, amd 16. the eueniion of auc : power'the legislatare Ie vested wit & large discretion, whle 1€ exercise Lona Ade for the tion of th public, is Deyond the Teach uf Judie rial dnguiry.” j|._ In the case of Eisner Bros. vi | Hawkins’ Comr., 113 Va. 4¢, tho vs {lldity of an ordinance-pessod by th |] Counett of the City of. Richmond }placing stringoot regulations on th Jousiness of pawa-brokers, was catlc ‘B question, and it wagsthoro hel Minat. “Municipal -corprations ar fprione tocte whe ale fadnoe respec [tax tho nocessity for Toa Jonavleness of thelr ordinances, Ey Jery Intondmont is to be made In (a vor of the inwfulnoss of tho exercia Hof municipal power making regula dons to promote the public healt and agfoly, and it ts not the prov ince PR the courts, excoyt In clea “canes, t interforo with (he exercia, of that power.” Citing MeQuittin on Ordinances “ace. 186; 2 Dillon on Mun. Cor. (5th ed.). soc. 649 ;Callfornia Red. Co, ¥. Sanitary Red. Works, 199 U. 5. 306. 319; Wagner ¥, Bristol Beit Lin Co. 108 Va. 594, 698, In’ tho last clted case at pase 698 1 was sald by Cardwoll, Judge: “It has boca ropestedly decided by this court, and well recognized by text writers and in tho decided cases ja othor Jurisdictions ax tho settles law, that courts can {oterfere only to prevent « fraudulent of munifeat- ly abuatve oF oppressive exerciso of tho powers conforred upon the coun- cll: of clty by tte charter or the Renoral law, since the discretion of municipal corporations, within the aphero of thelr powers, is as wide 43 that possessod by the governmont of @ Stato, This discretion In (0. bo cxorelued according to tho Judgment ‘of the corporation as to tho necessity of expediency of any given measure. ‘Tho gonoral assombly {s a co-ordl- nate, Branch of the government, and 20 is tho law-making power of a mu- nlelpal cbryration, -within the pre- scribed Umits, and it is no more competent for tho Judiciary to tater~ Tero with tho legislative acts of tho ‘ong than the other.” In tbe Elsacr Case, supra, the learned judge (Harrison) delivering the opinion of the court at page 51, ayeaking of tho oxteat of tho polles Domer, uses tho following tanxuaxe "This question was sottled 11 thia Stole more than Atty years axe. Ma- yo, Mayor, ote., ¥. James, 12 Gratt. (G8 Va.) 17. To that case, Clinton Jaincs. a freo nekro, who had been duly licensed to keep ‘a cook shop under tho provisions of an act of As xerwbly of Apri 17, 1853, cuiplained that he had been ‘unlawfully. jrone- cuted before tue muyoF ot the City of Richmond, for the rfolation nt an ordipance thereof, whieh provide ed that no negro should key a cook nhop within tho city, under the pea ally of wtripes, at the discretion of cho mayor; Inaleting that the ond{- nance wun in contiict with the net of Assembly and therbtore vold. “The Ireult court awarded @ writ of pro: pibition, tn vacation, restraining the mayor from enforctug the ordinaner, and upon the hearing refused to dis: charge the writ, and give judsinent axninat tho elty. Upon appeal," that judgment wan reversed by this court, tion the ground that a atatute re: julzing a lcensor tO keop x” cook shop, and laying a tax upon it, ix aot in conillet with, and docs ‘not woul. an ordinance’ of the Clty of Uichmond. parsed In purnuance of ts charter, prohibiting or rentrlct- nk the keeping of covk mhopx by: ee nexroce withia the city. “It aching this conclusion. Judge Mou: Ure, xpewking for a unantminn court, ays: “The only object of the act was > ald In raising Fovenae by laying tax on the business of keeping ook shop. It waa not the object oF Meet of thy act tO Klve to wvery per on Who pald the tax and obtained Ternse to keep x cook shop the ight to do a0, potwithatanding any olfen regulations which might oth rwine lawfully be made for the gocd overnment of a city or town, much ax t0 repeal or annul auy such re: lations which might otherwine law- ily bo made for tho goal govorn ent of a elty or town, misch Tess to peat of annul any auch regulations acteal exintence at the time of the wiiago of tho act. If tho ordinance oujd havo been iawful had there ven no lich act, It {a lawful not ithatanding the set; for thero ty sthing In tho act to render it un wful. The business of keeping a Ok shop, wetore the passage of tha {. wan & lawful bualnewx which ¥ man might puraus, subject only such lawful polleo Fegulations a8 ight bo mado ip regard to its being Fred on within the limite of # wn. Tho offcet of taxing it was to ntrict, not to enlarge the tikbt off | raulox It, Dor to exempt It. from ch lawful” pollco regulations.” Nothing in bptter settled than tbat] | ‘erever an ordinance ix passed tn] rauanco of a “specific power” that > courts aro poworlens to sot it] pi ae oe ice D. J. FARRAR, Contractor & Builder Office: Room, No. 405, Mechanics’ Bank Building | "PHONE, RANDOLPH 2637. 2 Rempexcn—610 N, First St—Shop in Rear. ‘Phone, Randotph 2166. ‘Special Attention Paid to Aho Taking of Contracts for Building of Any Style of Architecture. Job Work ® Specialty. 3 + Bese dg TP MARC B99 Seer ze < HEMACSOe o ae J ie Es ims cr M, : AANA OR AN RU 1351 aye maw enaaereetrs | ee > 3 EAR letters be Mask Bhampeo Deter Cay nNCapohe/Minn, not to mdrvxduals | A BRAUTITUL MEAD OF BAIE 15 A LADT= CROWNING GLORT.—And erery Indy aD ave lt if she will uso the Magia. The Megle will dry the bal after @ shampoo or bath, and | calebtea the cartel bead of har. 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Metts ae aan a 308 Ps 3s oi PLM! bot cewenen may Funeral Direotor and . : Embalmer OPEN DAY AND NIGHT OMco, 3006 BP Btrest, Phone, Mad. 2377—Resldence, 1015 ‘St. James 8t., Phone, « Madison 6619 : Paraiteroaiie, Material amt ferviee of toe ee Neliaute Rts “Sinaeecre katte Mio wine: nae, eonStnee for wees ant Chaldven sant ie aiveiance 0 Wha : THE ECONOMY 327 N: FIRST ST.- | Fine Tailoring Cleaning, Dyeing. and Repsiring OHITMAN M. WHITE Published every Saturday by John Mitchell, Jr. at 311 N. 4th St., Richmond, Va. JOHN MITCHELL, JR. — EDITOR All communications intended for publication should be sent as to teach to by Wednesday. Entered at the Post Office at Richmond, Va. as a circulation matter. SATURDAY.....MARCH 13, 1915 Worries upset the mind and if not controlled will lead to lunacy. ```markdown ``` Practice good manners, colored felks, for it will pay in the long run. Whisker is getting some hard knocks those days, but thousands continue to call for it. --- It never pays for a colored man to look at a white woman. If you know her, how and turn your head the other way. When the time comes that you find you have no trouble, and that you need not expect any in the future, you will find yourself dead. ```markdown ``` God has promised His people a rest beyond the grave. But the trouble about the thing is that there are no few of us who want that kind of rest. --- Editor T. Thomas Fortune is no longer connected with the Washington Sun. He is now located in Indianapolis, Ind. Ill. Health is assigned as the reason for his change of location. We wish him success. Those white folks who are most anxious to get farther away from colored folks in the day-time are most anxious to get closer to them in the night-time. Hypocrisy, the game is easy prejudice. According to the newspapers, the warring nations of Europe are firing away at each other. Three nations are plotted against seven and the three nations appear to be as strong as the seven. Strange things are happening nowadays. ```markdown ``` So far as we can see the white people and the colored people are getting on well together down here. One seems to be helping the other. The colored folks are helping the white folks with their labor and the white folks are helping the colored folks with their money. . City Attorney H. R. Pollard quotes Mr. Justice Holmes upon the aggregation question. What does Massachusetts jurist know about the white and colored folks in the Southland? They have not only been living next door to each other, but in the same house and some of them have been sleeping in the same bed. - That was quite a tribute tendered the colored teachers of Richmond by Superintendent J. A. C. Chandler in speaking of the degree of efficiency attained by them and the high grade of the certificates, which they had accrued. It created a profound impression and went far towards confirming the fact that Richmond city has a corps of colored instructors that will compare favorably with the best in the land. There can no longer be any doubt, but what Richmond city is singularly blest in the matter of having secured on its City School Board citizens of the highest type. The letter to Rev. S. S. Morris, President of the Civic League announcing that the School Board had previously decided to place colored teachers in the Armstrong High School was indeed a pleasant surprise. In view of existing conditions, no one will question the wisdom of the School Board's course. Mr. S. D. Turser, the present principal, has been forward to music. tuting practical reforms in this institution and there can be no doubt, but what he will co-operate with the patrons in doing everything in his power to promote the welfare of the hundreds of colored children who are in his charge. The action of the City School Board is highly satisfactory and the colored citizens should not be backward in letting the gentlemen in question know that they appreciate the favor. --- THE AUDITOR'S REPORT. We have received the annual report of Mr. Geo. S. Cronshaw, Auditor of the City of Richmond. It is the best and most comprehensive report we have ever seen issued from that office. The preliminary statement is especially interesting, giving as it does a synopsis of the financial condition of this municipality. The total appropriation on account of the general funds of the city aggregated $4,177,137.85. This product an apparent deficit in the city's revenues of $547,917.74. The prospective increase in assessed valuation is the hope of the City Fathers to bring them out ahead in the next year to come. We see, or think we see, a marked improvement in the statistical arrangement of this report and in the amount of valuable detailed information it contains. Whoever prepared it in its minutest detail is a master at the business and is entitled to the thanks of the public for information given. It does not require an expert to secure information upon any one of the tables or financial statements. Auditor Crenshaw is to be congratulated upon the completion of the task. ```markdown ``` THE SOLUTION OF A GREAT QUESTION. There is no more so friendliness but we can find a friend amenable enough to tell him disagreeable truths. DAYS The National Baptist Union Review is not altogether pleased with our comment relative to the disagreement between the Commission of the National Baptist Convention and Rev. Dr. R. H. Boyd and we did not expect it to be. In fact, we were not particular whether the Commission and Rev. Dr. E. C. Morris on the one hand and the National Baptist Publishing Board and Rev. R. H. Boyd on the other were pleased. Our desire was to occupy the broad platform of a conservative striving to end the unhealthy disagreements and discussions about matters which should be settled by arbitration. We are not advised as to just who the "present editor" of the National Baptist Union Review is at the present time, although we regret to lose oneota of his good opinion of us and our work. His remarks in the lecture of Feb. 26th, 1915 have occasioned this comment. He said: The present editor of this paper has always held John Mitchell, Jr. in highest regard. Truly he is to be commended for the courage ordined that has given him a unique place in American history. We have often wondered why the powers that be powers that work in secret and darkness (beg pardon) have never had the National Ballet Convention except in an incidental way. Our criticism of both Dr. Booker Washington and Editor John Mitchell, Jr., is that being Baptists they do not work at the Baptist job; they stand aloof contenting themselves with, respectfully, an annual address compensating in its results, and some enterials in the Plan-written so far from the scene that they are comfortable for their lack of first-hand information. Brother Mitchell, you are a business man too well versed in practical affairs to talk like you do. admit that he is about as deficient in first hand information relative to Our esteemed friend must Baptist affairs in Richmond as we seem to be relative to the business Baptist affairs in Nashville. We have been a little too active in Baptist affairs in this neighborhood for our own peace of mind and financial betterment. We are at present Moderator of the Fifth Street Baptist Church and we are at present wearing a Baptist "harness," too tight to be kicked off and too strong to be broken. We have not participated in the affairs of the National Baptist Convention for the reason that we delegated others from the Church to do the work and we regarded, what they did, we did. Instead of regretting our lack of interest in the affairs of the National Baptist Convention, we are even now doubtful of the wisdom of our saying anything on the subject. While we may not have had first-hand information, we have published the statement in full of those who have such information. We regard Rev. R. H. Boyd, D. D., as a truly great divine and a business man of the first magnitude. For this reason, we are not able to understand how he can descend to the level of some of the leaders, who are attacking him. We are frank to condescend that we are of the opinion that some of his truths may be activated by mercenary powers, but we do not believe this to be true of the President of the National Baptist Convention, who is endeavoring to advance the cause of the great organization which he represents. Dr. Boyd his the work of a lifetime at stake and this fact may cause him to be unduly radical and transcendently uncompromising. Several propositions which he has made seem to us to open the way to the solution of the whole question, provided he is sincere in making them. Some of his enemies are of the opinion that the National Baptist Publishing House is a veritable gold mine. We have endeavored to disbuse their minds of any such idea. It may be an asset today and a liability tomorrow, depending altogether upon who has the management and control of it. Dr. Boyd knows more about that, business than any living man and he can do more with it than anybody else. If the business is turned over to other hands, it will require much money to run it before the new management can "learn the ropes" so to speak and the creditors would close in and cause much trouble. As the National Baptist Convention is without money, it could not come to the relief of the new management in the time of distress and financial disaster would necessarily follow this mode of procedure. This is the warning that we have sounded from a high platform, where we have been sitting and carefully observing the contest. As we have not been actively supporting either side, we were of the opinion that our advice might be heeded by both. As we understand it, the National Baptist Convention authorized the establishment of a National Baptist Publishing House with Roy, Dr. R. H. Boyd in charge. It appropriated new money for this purpose and the founder of the plant used his time, labor and such funds as he could raise himself and from other outside sources and built up the establishment with its mammoth equipment and business as it stands today. It could never have attained its present immense proportions without the aid, good-will and co-operation of the national organization. On the other hand this aid, good-will and co-operation, would, have been worthless without the guiding hand and resourcefulness of Rev Dr. Boyd, who placed not only all of his personal funds into the venture but also those of his friends. As Long-fellow says in "Hiawatha." "Useless each without the other." Then came the question of absolute control. Dr. Boyd has been master of the situation and his word. In the affairs of the concern has been law. He has managed the concern just as though it was his own business. In times of stress, he had to do in order to keep it going. A friendly National Baptist Publishing Board which had charge has encouraged him as he was succeeding. Then came a question of compensation. Some members of the National body thought that if the business was a financial success, the National Baptist Convention and some of the members connected with it should profit directly, financially by it and not Rev. Dr. R. H. Boyd, and his board of immediate advisers. As a result assets were maximized and liabilities minimized. Boyd was getting wealthy at the expense of the National Baptist Convention and the National Baptist Convention was getting poorer, with one of its most valuable channels for securing money being manipulated for the benefit of a private individual and his immediate friends. As a result, a Commission was appointed to find out, if the National Baptist Convention really owned and controlled its own publishing house and "there you are." What is the result? It reminds us of the story of two gangs of boys, butting as to which gang could deliver first the death blow to a frog. It was remarked that it was fun for the boys, but death to the frog. So it is in this instance. This agitation over the publishing house at Nashville is in the nature of death-blows by both sides, it is fun for Dr. Boyd's partisans and the. National Baptist Convention's-champions, but it is death to the National Baptist Publishing House. We have found that the men who do not contribute one cent to the support of a business enterprise can tell how to run it without actually running it. For this reason, we proposed that President Morris call off his extremists and that Dr. Boyd do the same thing. Submit all questions at issue to an impartial board of business men and adjust the differences along the lines recognized as sound in the business world. Ascertain just what is due the National Baptist Convention as a result of its good-will and support of the enterprise and find out just what Dr. Boyd has contributed to make the plant a success. Specify this in dollars and cents and let either Dr. Boyd compensate the National Baptist Convention and own the plant or let the National Baptist Convention compensate Dr. Boyd and take over the plant under its direct management. First: stop all of this "hot air," by mea like ourselves, who know but little concerning the inner workings of the whole air. This is the so- lation of the question proposed by one without first hand information in our contemporary asserts, but who has in his storehouse a hoghead of business common sense. If anyone has any better proposition, the columns of the Planet are open to him. It is natural to suppose that Dr. Boyd is not going to turn over his years of labor to his alleged enemies without a struggle. Sooner than do this, it is evident that like Samson, he will pull down the temple on his own head and die amidst the ruins. We do not wish him to do this and for this reason, we are entreating the brethron to have peace. If it is decided to go on with the "light to the death" we do not know of one better suited for the task than our brilliant oratorical luminary, Rev. Sutton E. Griggs, D. D. We suggest that he be placed in charge of the war department of the National Baptist Convention. When it comes to defensive fighting, we suggest that "Von Hindenburg" Boyd be continued at the task. The National Baptist Convention should have the right to own and control its own National Baptist Publishing House. What is in the way, blocking this control can be removed with money. Let us ascertain just how much and proceed to pay this money and have peace. "O for a ladder in some vast wilderness Some boundless contiguity of shade, Where rumors of oppression and de- celt, Of unsuccessful and successful year, Might never reach me more." CITY ATTORNEY POLLARD'S REPLY BRIEF "Law, to have its effect, must be permanent and stable. It may be said, in the language of the schools—Irresonant receipt may at minus, we may have a law, or we may have no law, but we cannot have half a law. We must either have a rule of action, or be permitted to act by direction and force. Declinations from the law must be uniformly punished, or no man can be certain when he shall be softer." Du Johnson. Hon. H. R. Pollard, the scholarly City Attorney, in his reply brief, says: "The judgment of the Hustings Court of the City of Richmond is annalled on this writ of error on two grounds: "(1) That the Council of the City of Richmond had no power to pass the ordinance known as the "Segregation Act," and (2) That the ordinance itself is violative of the provisions of both the State and Federal Constitutions." Those two reasons are enough. He says further: "The ordinance so assailed is in the following language: "An ORDINANCE (Approved April 19 1911) To secure for white and colored people, respectively, the separate location of residences for each race." The title or statement of the ordinance emphasizes its unconstitutionality. How can you constitutionally limit the rights and privileges of a citizen by radically prescribing where he shall live and assigning to him a separate area in a free country. This is restrictive of their right to come and go and their right to liberty and pursuit of happiness. How could a council, devoid of legislative powers, do such a thing? Mr. Pollard says further in quoting the ordinance: "He it ordained by the Council of the City of Richmond: "1. That it shall be unlawful for any white person to occupy a residence or to establish and maintain a place of public assembly, any house upon any street or alley between two adjacent streets on which a greater number of houses are occupied as residences by colored people than are occupied by residences by white people. "2. That it shall be unlawful for any colored person to occupy a residence or to establish and maintain a place of public assembly, any house upon any street or alley between two adjacent streets on which a greater number of houses are occupied as residences by white people than are occupied as residences by colored people. A white man is, told that a lawful thing is unlawful. The Constitution provides that he shall have the right to purchase and own a residence. The right to own carries with it the right to exercise ownership, to occupy and to dispose of as the owner sees fit, but a non-legislative body tells a white citizen, and a colored one that neither shall live in his own house and makes it a crime for him to exercise a fundamental constitutional right. No wonder City Attorney Pollard has a difficult task and a more difficult argument, basing his plea upon the opinions of men rather than upon the mandates of the law. He says further: "2. That no person shall construct or locate on any block or square on which there is at that time no residence, any house or other building intended to be used as a residence, without desiring in his application for a permit to build, whether the house or building so to be constructed is designed to be occupied by white or colored people, and the Building Inspector of the City of Richmond shall not issue any permit in such case unless the applicant complies with the provisions of this section." This ordinance makes aliens of both white and colored citizens for its intention to both safely on the ground of race and color the right to make a lawful use of his own property. Because a white man is put into jail without due process of law is no justification for the placing of a colored man in jail under similar circumstances. The point is that there is no reason why either should be in jail. He says further: "4. That nothing in this ordinance shall affect the location of residences made previous to the approval of this ordinance, and nothing herein shall be so construed as to prevent the occupation of residences by white or colored servants or employees, on the square or block on which they are so employed." This then is a nullification of the previous provisions. After providing that white and colored people cannot live together on the same block, the ordinance provides that they can live together on the same block. City Attorney Pollard quotes further: "6. Every person either by himself or through his agent violating, or any agent for another violating, any one or more of the provisions of this ordinance, shall be liable to a fine of not less than one hundred nor more than two hundred dollars recoverable before the Police Justice of the City of Richmond, and, in the discretion of the Police Justice, such person may, in addition thereto, be confined in the city jail not less than thirty nor more than ninety days. "8. This ordinance shall be in force from its passage." Here, then, is the penal provision, whereby a property-owner is visited with heinous punishment should he live in his own house. The absurdity of the proposition is apparent upon its face. A white man buys a house and lot on laker street and moves into it. A Police Justice has the power under this ordinance of fining him as much as two hundred dollars for so doing and he may, in his discretion, confine him in the city jail for ninety days. A colored citizen may be treated in the same way. Because a white citizen is liable to this unjust punishment, City Attorney Pollard argues that a colored citizen should not complain if he is treated in the same way. But what is the plan set up in this case? City Attorney Pollard says: "The court will recognize at once taking judicial notice of social and economic conditions and the trend of legislation relative to the separation of the white and colored races in this country, and the decisions of the courts relative to such legislation, and the enforcement of police regulation, and as such must be dealt with in the determination of the questions there to be determined. He argues that a public regulation can set aside constitutional property rights, that a police regulation is supreme. That a usurpation of power is justified upon a plea of regulating social and economic conditions and this argument is put up by one of the proud sons of Old Virginia, "to the manor born," who himself was nursed and coddled by a black mammy and who has lived with colored people ever since he was brought into the world by doting parents. The task assigned him must have been distasteful. The Pollards rank high in this Commonwealth and in their veins course the best blood of our, mother State. He continues: "There is nothing in the record to raise the slightest question as to the entire good faith of the Council in passing the measure, and there is nothing to raise any question as to the wisdom or necessity thereof, even if this latter question were only for judicial consideration." It may not be in the record, Mr. Pollard, but it is only because you and your associates have not seen it to place it there. You know that there is no friction between the white and colored people of this city and that there has been no encroachment upon the white section by the colored people. It has been a case where white people, who have removed to the West End and to the suburban districts are anxious to dispose of their property on the border line and they have sold to well-to-do people. Those white people, who are holding their property at exorbitant figures are entering a protest against those sales and incidentally called in the City Council to assist them in stopping the transfer. The entire segregation centre is embraced within a radius of six blocks, and in order to please these few people a population of more than one hundred and twenty-seven thousand has been upset by parsimonious white property owners. Matters of this kind have always regulated themselves. These people have endangered the property rights of the white man in order to strike at the property rights of the colored one. But iton. H. R. Pollard's argument is based transcendently upon race and color when he says: "The court will take judicial notice, we think, of the actual relation existing in the State of Virginia and the South as well between the white and colored races; the effect upon property where Nostromo move into white sections in the depreciation of property values, and not infrequently the better racial antagonism that inevitably results from the intermingling of racemen, some of which are occupied by colored people and some by white people. It; therefore, must be found in the Chester or garrison town for the government of the state and town of the Commonwealth to issue HOTEL DALE, Cape May, N. J. OPENS APRIL 1. By the exercise of the police power to remove even and, if the most adopted was not so arbitrary and unreasonable as to violate the constitutional guarantee, then the ordinance must stand as a valid piece of legislation. We not only believe that the ordinance as passed was fair and just in its operation, but it is also moral and just as accounted to a duty which the City Council would have shirked if it had not adopted the measure." Upon what ground can this argument be defended? Certainly not upon constitutional grounds. The fact is that property rented to colored people pay a higher rental than property rented to white people in the same neighborhood. It is a fact too, that colored people pay more for old property than white people are willing to pay. We would call our distinguished friend's attention to the fact that the question is not only whether the ordinance is fair and just, but whether it is constitutional or unconstitutional, whether a city council can exorcise legislative powers under its charter and whether it can set aside constitutional rights and prerogatives upon the plea that it is only exorcising police powers, when that exercise of police power goes so far as to provide for the incarceration in a common jail of a white or a colored citizen for exercising the right to enjoy and exercises the right of ownership over his own property and the right to occupy his own home without fear of molestation by a minor official. The position is plain and it is not at all surprising that oyen southern jurists have balked at such outrageous interpretations of the law. He continues: "The most critical examination of the ordinance itself will show that it does not bear on boyhood and that it was not necessary in order to accomplish the end in view in disrupting or disturbing private rights. It does not operate on or prohibit the absolute ownership of property, either prospectively or retrospectively, and does not desire to oust the qualified ownership which any tenant may have acquired previous to the enactment of the ordinance. It excludes its operation the location of residences of white or colored servants or employees on the square or block on which they are employed." This is the most astounding statement in the whole brief. It is closely akin to the reputed argument of Robin Hood, the robber charon, who declared that he only robbed his victims of enough money to meet his own immediate wants and those of the poor to whom he gave a large proportion of his ill-gotten gain. City Attorney Posthard says that the ordinance does not operate on or prohibit the absolute ownership of property, either prospectively or retrospectively, and does not desire to out the qualified ownership which any tenant may have acquired previous to the enactment of the ordinance. This is equivalent to saying that the ordinance does operate on and prohibit the absolute ownership of property prospectively or retrospectively, and does desire to oust the qualified ownership which any tenant may have acquired subsequent to the enactment of the ordinance. The Constitution of the State of Virginia absolutely prohibits and forbids any such restriction of the right of ownership. Webster defines "ownership" as being "exclusive right of possession; lawful claim or title; property proprietorship; dominium." "Dominium" is defined as "unrestricted in power of disposition, unlimited in duration." City Attorney Pollard admits that the ordinance is a violation of all of these guarantees. How then can the ordinance stand in law? But enough for this week. We shall pursue this discussion further in our next issue. "My conscience is my crown Contented thought my rest; My heart is happy in itself. My bliss is in my breast: Few things in my health. A mean the sweet lot; That lice too high for base contempt, Too low for envy's shot." -SOUTHWELL Two desirable flats for rent. 534 North 2nd St. 119 E. Leigh St. BRAGG BROS & CO. Sunday, March 7, at 11:45 A.M. A M. Rev. Davis Bled the solit and preached an able sermon. His subject was, "I know Thy works." Rev. 2-3. The church was filled, for God blessed us with a beautiful day. Our service was very spiritual. Our Sunday school consisted of songs, praise and testimonials. We are trying to build up Christianity among our people here as well as among the children. Sunday evening at 7:45 P.M. M. our Pastor filled his pulpit again, taking for his subject, "A sleeping soldier on the water." Jonah I-0. the pastor said the trouble with the folks here in Albany was that they have not heard the true gospel of Jesus for so long that they had become a sleeping soldier on the water. He said it is true now for them to wake up and be about their Father's business. He preached an eloquent sermon. The deacons were in their respective places as usual. The church was filled with strangers' because the day was a cold, cold, cold. For the day was quite large, owing to the fact that we have so recently started to build. On last Thursday evening, March 4th, we had a parlor social at 240 Livingston Ave. the home of Deacon and Sister Cruise. We had a large gathering. Piano solos, duets, and readings occupied the early hours of the evening. After which refreshments were served. At a late hour all repaired their several homes, doomed them and enjoyed time. Proceeds were clear. Sister Fannie Cook is resting comfortably at the Albany Hospital. Mrs. Coger is much improved. Rev. Nelson E. Smith's baby is very much better at this writing. Mrs. Rogers is still at the Albany Hospital, and seems to be in a sinking condition. At St. Peters Hospital there is a young coed, man by the name of Breden, who is left arm and left leg. He is not a Christian. Please pray for him. Our Prayer meeting every Friday evening at 8 P. M. FINANCIAL STATEMENT STATEMENT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF MECHANICS SAV INGS BANK OF RICHMOND, VA. LOCATED AT RICHMOND, IN THE COUNTY OF HENRICO, WEST VIRGINIA, USA. CLOSE OF BUSINESS MARCH 4, 1916, MADE TO THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION. Resources Loans and discounts..... $36,430.13 Overdrafts, secured, $64.54; unsecured, $457.80..... 522.34 Bonds, securities, etc, owned including premium on same 1,630.00 Banking house and lot..... 41,053.99 Other real estate owned..... 56,080.75 Furniture and fixtures..... 5,144.98 Exchanges and checks for next day's clearings..... 1,705.85 Other cash items..... 359.35 Due from National Banks..... 622.63 Paper currency..... 1,836.00 Fractional paper currency, nickels and cents..... 185.00 Gold coin..... 4,465.00 Silver coin..... 1,814.50 Total..... $201,210.57 Liabilities Liabilities Capital stock paid in.....333,810.00 Surplus fund.....5,000.00 Undivided profits, jobs amt. paid for interest expenses and taxes.....3,020.90 Dividends unpaid.....424.60 Individual deposits, includ- ing savings deposits.....151,736.64 Demand certificates of de- posit.....100.00 Certified checks.....36.65 Reserved for accrued interest on deposits.....606.00 Reserved for accrued taxes.....160.00 All other items of liability viz. unearned discount.....7,315.88 I, Walter T. Davis, Cashier, do solemnly swear that the above is a true statement of the financial condition of Mechanics Savings Bank of Richmond Va., located at Richmond, in the County of Hentzert, State of Virginia, at the close of business on the 4th day of March, 1915, to the best of my knowledge and bolief. Correct—Attest: WALTER T. DAVIS, Cashier. JOHN MITCHELL, Jr. D. J. CHAVES JOHN T. TAYLOR Directors. State of Virginia, City of Richmond. S sworn to and subscribed before me by John Mitchell, Jr., D. J. Chavers and John T. Taylor, this 11th day of March, 1915. J. THOMAS HEWIN, Notary Public. My commission expires April 8, 1918. Cape May, N. J. APRIL 1. aside on the ground of unreasonable assurance, and that it can only be declared invalid upon it violates some State or Federal constitutional inhibition. "The courts," says Keith, President, in Danville v. Hatcher, 101 V. at page 529. "have nothing to do with the question whether or not the legislation contained in its provisio- sions is wise and proper. The only reason for this is that one of one of power." **If** the statute, the validity of which is attacked, is not in conflict with the State or Federal Constitution, the courts have no power to declare it invalid, how- ever well satisfied they may be that it is unlawful or violous legislation." And at pages 530-531, the follow- "In the absence of constitutional restrictions it is competent for the legislature to confer its police power upon municipal corporations in such measure as it deems essential of the power of the State to greater power than the State itself possesses; and it must keep within the limitations, if any, imposed by the organic law. Subject to these restraints, it is within the province of the legislature to invest such corporation with the power of the State in whole or in part. "The language in which the grant of power is couched in this case is unmistakable, and too plain to admit of elucidation. It leaves it absolutely within the control of the Council to determine whether they should exercise such privilege, subject to such restrictions, as they may fit to impose." Within the sphere of their delegated powers, municipal corporations have as absolute control as the General Assembly would have if it had now delegated such powers, additional powers, and the courts can no more interfere with the acts of the one than the other. To permit such interference would be to deny the existence of a discretionary power, and transfer its exercise from one coordinate branch of the government to another. The contention that the ordinance of the City of Richmond was the outcome of a deep-seated belief in the public mind that there should be a segregation of the races with reference to their residences is fully vindicated by the fact that on March 2, 1912, an act of the General Assembly of Virginia was approved, providing for the designation by either the city or the county for residences of white and colored persons. (Acta 1912, p. 320.) Reading the ordinance in question in connection with the act of the General Assembly on the same subject, we submit that the court in the case at bar is without authority to inquire into the reasonableness of the ordinance. In writing for the sake of the argument that this contention cannot be sustained, we, in the next place, submit: Second: That the ordinance in question is reasonable in its terms. Mr. McQuillin in his work on Mud-discusing the exercise of the discussing the exercise of the implied powers of municipal corporation. "The legislature may determine the exigency, that is the occasion for the exercise of the police power, but under our constitutional system, the judiciary determines what are the subjects and objects upon which the power is to be exercised and the reasonableness of that exercise." With the latter clause of this enactment we are concerned under this. Further on in the same section Mr. McQuillin says: "Laws, whatever may be the intent of the framers, which authorize the confiscation of private property for the mere protection of private rights will be condemned as unconscionable, and will be virtually admitted that however broadly the constitutional principles may be expressed there exists ex necessitate, in every government, the power to impose restrictions upon individual life, liberty and property, which it is not within the meaning and scope of the constitution, or restrain. So universal and long continued has been this construction of constitutional inhibitions against governmental deprivation of life, liberty and property of citizens that it may now be considered as written in every constitution." The same author at Section 186, AVE. "It has been well said that the legal rule that by laws must be reasonable is perhaps as definite as it can be made with safety. " It it must appear from the Inherent that, the operation of the ordinance, that it is unreasonable. " It the ordinance must be reasonable as applied to the particular subject-matter, Judicial authority to declare an ordinance unreasonable in a power to be cautiously exercised. The rule is gen- portions are prima facie the sole judges responding the necessity and reasonableness of their ordinances, and hence the legal presumption is in their favor, unless the contrary appears on their face or is established in the court. The courts of doubt the courts are imitated to deter to the discretion and judgment of the municipal authorities. We arrive at a correct decision whether the by-law be reasonable or unreasonable must be had to its objection and necessity. Litigative regulations may be in great city where we would be obliged to enforce a reasonable regulation, intended to compel a domestic corporation to of a city, might be unreasonable as part of the same city generally populated. Therefore, all of the surrounding conditions must be carefully considered. It is thus smallest that, as a rule, the municipal authorities are more competent in judicial tribunals. In recognition of this fact, the rule is of universal application that a clear case should be made out to authorize the court to interfere with the exercise of the police powers of a municipal corporation on the ground of unreasonableness." This same author, in his work on municipal corporations, cited 732, volume II, in discussing this question says: "The court will have to regard all the circumstances of the particular city or corporation, the object sought to be obtained, and the necessity which exists for the ordinance. Implied power springs from necessity. The city may not be necessary for a small city or borough. That which is not necessary cannot be implied. "Likewise a reasonable regulation intended to operate in a densely populated part of a city, might be unreasonable as applied to parts of the same city sparsely populated. There fore art of the surrounding conditions is it thus manifest that, as a rule, the municipal authorities are more competent to pass on such questions than judicial tribunals. In recognition of this fact the rule is of universal application that a clear case should be made out to authorize the court to interfere with the exercise corporation in the ground of unreasonableness." In Adams v. Milwaukee, 228 U. S. 572, 581, Mr. Justice McKenna said: "The requirements are not unreasonable; they are properly adaptive to the conditions. They are not discriminatory; they have proper relation to the purpose to be accounted for; they are not unfairly for it we cannot question." Citing many cases on this particular point. In Schmidtinger v. Chicago, 226 U. S. 558, Mr. Justice Jay, delivering the opinion of the court, said: "This court has had frequent occasion to declare that there is no absolute freedom of contract. * * * So long as such action has a reasonable relation to the exercise of the power belonging to the local legislative body, and is not so arbitrary or excusional as to be a deprivation of the due process of law, freedom of contract is not interposed with in such cases. Directly related to the class of cases here under discussion is the case of Pleassey v. Ferguson, 192 U. S. 552, Say. In this case Mr. Justice Brown says: "The case reduces itself to the question whether the statute of Louisiana is a reasonable regulation, and with respect to this there must necessarily be a large discussion on the question of reasonableness in the question of reasonableness it is at liberty to act with reference to the established usages, customs and traditions of the people, and with a view to the promotion of their comfort and the preservation of the public peace and good order. Gauged by the law which authorizes or even requires the separation of the two races in public conveyances is unreasonable or more objectionable to the 14th Amendment," etc., which difference is quoted and approved by the Court. C & O. R. Co., 218 U. S. 71, 77. In deed we do not understand the learned counsel for the plaintiffs in error in either of the cases as seriously contending that the ordinance in its operation could be pronounced illegal because of its unreasonable, unreasonable, unreasonable only as an ingredient in its unconstitutionality — that is, being violate of certain rights secured under the State and Federal Constitutions. We, therefore, come to the consideration of the constitutionality of the ordinance. Third. We submit that the ordinance in question is constitutional and valid. The police power is defined in § Cyc. 862. as "The name given to that inherent sovereignty which is the right and duty of the government or its agents to exercise whenever public policy, in a broad sense, demands for the benefit of society at large, regulations to guard its morals, safety, health order, or to insure any damage to property, in a advancing civilization of a higher complex character requires." In Louisville, etc., v. Mississippi, 133 U. S. 587, a act of the Legislature of Mississippi, requiring all railroads carrying passengers in that State to provide equal and separate accommodations for white and colored races was upheld. Mr. Justice Brewer, in delivering the opinion of the court: "So far as the first section is concerned, (and it is with that alone we have to do), its provisions are fully complied with when 'to trains within the State is attached a separate car for colored passengers. This may cause an extra expense to the railroad company, but no more so than State statutes requiring certain accommodations at depots, that we can consider is whether the railroad trains within her limits to have separate accommodations for the two races." In C. & O. Ry. Co. v. Ky., 179 U. G. 388, Mr. Justice Brown delivering the opinion of the court reviewed all of the cases up to that time which had been brought to the Supreme Court, and re-affirmed the holding of that court in Half v. Decur. supra, Louisville v. Miss. supra, and Pleasy v. Ferguson, supra. B. 45, a legislative act of the State of Kentucky made it unlawful for any person, corporation or association to maintain or operate any college, school or institution where persons of white and negro race are both received as pupils for instruction, and imposed a fine on any person who violated said provision. Berea College undertook to receive for instruction both white and negro children and was indicted for a violation of the Kentucky statute was unconstitutional, and that it prohibited the right to follow a lawful parent, it being, as consummated, an inadmissible right of all children to do so. Mr. Justice We need concern corrective only with the inquiry whether the first section can be upheld as coming within the power of a State over its own corporate creatures. We are of opinion, for the reason, that power, and, on this ground, the judgment of the court of appeals of Kentucky is affirmed.' It was sought, when this case was before the Supreme Court of Kentucky, (123 K. 209) to distinguish it from the separate coach law cases, and the public school cases, on the ground that in the cases of common law, and of earlier Carriers, the State was merely preventing an enforced association by the two races, while by the statute under consideration the power was attempted to be extended to prevent their voluntary association. But the court refused to recognize this as a ground of distinction, saying that the thing aimed at the legislature has that it has alienated something deeper, and more important. Speaking by Judge O'Rear, the court said: "The separation of the human family in a race distinguished no less by color than by temperament and other qualities is as certain as anything in nature. Those of us who believe that all of this was divinely ordered have no doubt that there was wisdom in the provision; that there was guidance why it is so. Those who see in it only nature's work must also concede that in this order, as in all others in nature, there is an unerring justification. There exists in each race a homoeosis by which it will perpetually reproduce itself. If unadultateded its instinct is greatest. As a check there is another, an antipathy to nature, and a resentment in the normal mind. It is incompatible to the continued being of the races, and is repugnant to their instincts. So such mating is universally regarded as deflatory of nature, and the animals this would be more effective in the preservation of distinct breeds. But among conventional decrees in the form of governmental prescriptions are to invest in aid of right power to preserve the purity of blood. No higher welfare of society can be thought of than the preservation of the best qualities of manhood of all races. It is universally the exercise of the police power of government to prevent the mixing of the races in crossbreeding. It would seem to be equalizing in the same power to regulate that character of association which tends to a branch of the main desideratum" the purity of racial blood. In a civilized society the stronger would probably annihilate the weaker race. Human nature's edulis as to the preservation of race identity in a different way. Instead of one exterminating the other, it is attempted to so regulate their necessary intercourse as to preserve each in its integrity." much more important is to ensure that the government is aware of the changes under certain conditions is therefore enforced, where it is believed that their making would tend to produce the very conditions which it is found to be at the base of the trouble. More serious measures are necessary that the overmastering principles included in the police power of the government be firmly recognised, so that a clashing of race prejudices, or race destruction, may be lawfully averted: * * * It has two great objects. One, the ability of the race; the other, the avoidance of clashes between the races by preventing their most fruitful sources." The court took occasion in this opinion to answer the stock argument that to uphold the law in then, the government should adopt a type of freak legislation that might be proposed, the court saying: "Counsel resort to conjecture concerning other legislation of this character which they fear might follow that now involved. It is suggested that the State might attempt to regulate, under the same power, the activities of the public in the same fields or factories, or to mingle together at all. A sufficient present answer to this is that each proposed application of the power is to be determined upon the circumstances under which it is sought to be applied. If it is arbitrary, unreasonable or oppressive, it will be denied. Nor is it a legitimate argument for showing where in the law be abused. If it be conceded, as we think the fact, is that the ultimate object of this legislation providing separate schools for the two races was to separate the youth of each during the most impressionable and least responsible period of their lives and until ripened judgment and observation can have set them well in the mind of the public. The dangers of the shame and distress which errors of immaturity might entail would be avoided." (TO BE CONTINUED) PRIDE AND THE FARMER. A large proportion of men who are engaged in farming are content to live and die with but a very limited reward in wealth for a lifetime of strenuous effort, but let their pride be aroused, their ambition for distinction as farmers come to the surface, and we will see at once a wonderful change in results. It quickens their intellect, it sharpens their perceptions, it stimulates their desire for knowledge, knowing as they do that knowledge is the source of power. At once the farm presents a new aspect, new avenues for effort, new purposes to be achieved, new sources for financial profit. The farmer is transformed at once into a master over the forces that lie all about him. He rises to the real meaning and measure of his calling. The farm shows at once that here is a man who has a vision of what it is capable of. More love of money will do none of these things. It is too sordid, too narrow even to see how to make money in the best and most profitable manner. - Hoard's Dairyman. --- All He Wanted to Know. "Do you remember that $3 you lent me a few weeks ago?" "Yes, perfectly. Have you come to repay it?" "No. I just dropped in to see if you had forgotten it."—Detroit Free Press Have you lost anything? Don't sit down and mourn with a "I'll never get it back" expression on your face. Cheer up! Put out a dragnet for it. That means use a lost and found ad. in this paper. Most people are honest, and few want rewards, so the cost to you is trifling. Mr. Bowser was just leaving the office the other afternoon when Perkins came along and said: "If it gives milk I'll take a quart a day." "What is it?" was queried. "Your goat!" "But I have none." "Then Mrs. Bowser has. There is one tied up in your back yard." "Then he'll be untied darned quick after I get home!" As he entered the car he saw a woman who lived on his block and had been shopping. She came over and sat beside him and asked: "Will you have any goat butter to sell Mr. Bowser?" "How can I have?" "Why, isn't that a nanny in your back yard? A boy was leading him in just as I came along." "He was, eh? Well, that goat will be led out again on no fast that his head will swim! I am not in the goat business!" At the corner when he got off a boy stood there to ask: "Mr. Flower can we get up a fight between us and my dog?" Mr. Bowser turned pale and passed on without answer. He kicked ones PAID $12 FOR A THREE DOLLAR FIG. the gate, rushed down the hall and looked out of a rear window and then turned to Mrs. Bowser with: "So it's true?" "What?" "That you have buying a goat! There's a goat out there." "Yes, durn his hide, I see there is and of all the silly things you ever did this is the worst! Got a goat, ebil Probably paid $10 or $12 for him, and of all the mean and useless animals on the face of the earth a goat is the eli max. If you are ever left a widow you'll run through every dollar in three months." "Mr. Bowser, calmly replied Mrs. Bowser as the goat left some stove pipe to hunt for fish bones, 'do you remember when you bought a horse for $200?' "What of it?" "Nothing, except that in about ten days you sold him for $100 to get rid of him. You bought him for a sound home, but it turned out that he was wind broken, spaynined, ring boned, nearmighted, vicious and twenty years old, and"— "It didn't turn out anything of the sort! You got afraid to ride after him, and what did I do but sell him? And what has a horse to do with a goat? Of all the silly, senseless things a woman ever did this is the capesthe. I'll bet $100 to a cent you paid as much as $15 for him." "And after a horse came a cow," quietly observed Mrs. Bowser. "I coaxed and argued, but you were bound to have a cow. You paid $40 for a red cow. She was guaranteed a new milk cow. The seller guaranteed that she would give ten quarts of milk a day. In one week"— "In one week, Mrs. Bower, you drove me into parting with her! You were obstinate and determined. You used to go out and annoy and torment her until she was half crazy. I sold her for $20 to save her life, poor brute. Look at that goat chewing an oyster can! Of all the fool things in creation a goat takes the cake. I can get a carload of goats for $2 apiece, but I suppose you paid $20 for this one!" "And after the cow came a pig, continued Mrs. Bower, with a sigh of regret. "You paid $12 for a three dollar pig, went to an expense of $5 for a pen, and in four days you sold the pig for $2.50 and amused the pen into kindling wood. You thought it would be homelike to have a pig. You figured out a profit of $30 in three months, but— "But what?" aboutted Mr. Bower at the top of his voice. "You were down on that pig from the hour that I got him. You used to go out and pound him with the hive handle and throw boiling water on him. I found marks on him where you knocked him down with a crowbar. I sold him out of a boiling of merry, and you know I. Whatever put it into your hand to pay $20 or $25 for a good for nothing, against op, nap handed bristle of a goat." "Then came chickens, Mr. Bower—$25 for chickens and $10 or $12 for a coop, to my nothing of poultry bacon and patent food. You wanted to hear your own twowheel row in the morning. You wanted fresh eggs from your own coop. You were going to make THE LADIES WOMEN with Beautiful Hair! 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But why was it?" he almoezy yelled. "Who went out to that coop with a baseball bat and pounded those pore flowers into the earth? Who snuck out and mixed pork green with their food? Who jabbed 'em with the clothes pail until the neighbors threaten to have her arrested? I host money. But why? And what's that malicious critter of yours trying to do now bucking against the barn in that fashion? Of all the ally, blitotic things I ever heard of in my life this buying a glove sweeps the board. If I'd even paid $2 for him you'd have brained him with a spade." "And then you bought a dog," continued Mr. Bower, with a little patha in her toes. "He was a sitter. He sat and howled all night. Then came a patent fire escape, which escaped $10 out of your pocket. Then you bought some microbe killer and almost killed the cook and he to pay her $4 damages. Then some one told you to sleep in a hammock, and you felt and broke your leg. Was it after that you stood in to inflict the wound on it fire and caused us a loss of $90?" That was an awful dose for Mr. Bower. He gulped and swallowed and turned pale, but he felt that the goat was the key of the situation. Just then, as if to favor him, the animal got a beef bone stuck in his throat and opened a circus of the funniest kind. "Bebold your purchase, Mrs. Bower. Isn't he funny? Why don't you laugh? Better send up word to the idiot asylum and have about a hundred of the inmates come down and enjoy it with you. I suppose your next purchase will be a baby rhinoceros or a five legged giraffe. If I hadn't more sense than to"— At that moment, a neighbor's boy called to get the goat, saying he was much obliged to Mr. Bower. Bowering it for an audience when he was making it for an audience, the girl also announced that lionchin was on, and further conversation was suddenly dropped. It was nearly night before Mr. Bower could figure up results with any satisfaction to his side, and given as he checked a little be felt bound to cannon himself: "Mighty close shave that was. I made my mistake in jumping on to the goat too soon. Cutious woman Mrs. Bowser is. She can remember every little thing, thing clear back to the flood, and I've got to hold the retains of government with a tight hand or she'll get the better of me some day." DRINKING CUPS FOR HORSES. Individual Business Should Replace the Common Drinking Household. Common Drinking Powder. Common drinking cups for individuals of the Human race have been under a ban for a number of years. In the meantime homes have been drinking from the community trough at the road crossing, many a countristwo to the Farm and Fleashe. Himself, through the state board of agriculture, in new taking, the stance that humans should have individual habits. It maintains that open wa- For facilities are inducted and greatly facilitate the special of glaucoma and other contagious diseases among live stock. Glaucoma is an awful disease, and, if it is impossible to control it when the common trough is used, then individual buckets should be installed upon. Says the Missouri state board: "The wrong kind of apparatus caused approximately 500 cases of glaucoma in the limits of Kansas. Each year for five years the first buck that resulted in reducing the number of cases to ten or twelve each year." If this be true, the common drinking trough must be a great danger to borax when disease of any sort is prevalent. The cautious owner will carry his own bucket. TIMELY POULTRY HINTS. The way to have eggs in winter is to hatch pullets early. It is the early hatchens from which the early pullets are derived that are the largest money makers for the poultry producer. The early, hatched pullets if properly grown should begin to lay in the fall at the time when eggs are scarce and high in price. Pullets that start to lay in the fall before cold weather sets in will, as a rule, lay all winter. February, March and April are the months to do hatching in order to secure early hatched pullets. The hen that pays high commission should lay the bulk of her yearly out put between the first week of December and some time along in May. After that she usually slows up in finishing her early record until molting end of that year. Give considerable meat food to the growing pullets now and they will lay earlier on account of it. Commercial prepared beef scraps or cut fresh bone will be satisfactory for this purpose and skimmilk will be of great assistance. If you poultry stock is limited, so that mating the males you have will result in breeding, dispose of them and get males from another breeder of the same breed. If you breed the males made with other breeder with advan tags on both birds. Untrained Mr. Bridemore—Since you press me, this dinner is a bit disappointing. His Wife—Wall, how could you expect me, to know anything about housekeeping when her foretress I've had to slave my life away teaching domestic science?—New York Globe. Panthered Pruit! "Does papa's little boy want to go to the country tomorrow to see his grandma?" asked six-year-old Tommy's father. "Burn,addy, if the chickens are ripe now," the youngster replied.—Philadelphia Ledger. SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1915 A Train to Happiness After the Crash There Came a Surprise. Yes, she wore the blue and white dress which had been her wedding gown, much against Aunt Nyklik's will, and the latter had said disagreeable things in consequence, even going so far as to prophesy that something would happen. But what could "happen?" Simply nothing. Was not this the old reliable evening train, forever on time and without a hint of hoodoo or any other bloodcurdling thing in its record? Of course! Rose Engle settled the question satisfactorily in her own mind and from a multitude of feminine trinkets in her wrist bag flashed out her ticket and waited complacently for the conductor. By and by, as the "old reliable" rolled along, the moon came up, revealing the landscape in pictureque panorama, and the owner of the blue and white gown laughed at the prophecy, flattened her pretty nose against the dusty pane and fell to enjoying the acency. Suddenly above the peaceful hum of the train rose demonic shrieks from two locomotives. The next moment a terrific shock sent the passengers in all directions. Out from beneath the wreckage of the shattered northbound crawled a half dozen men and women, one with a cruel slash across the left cheek and another with a broken arm, while the remaining four were only "shaken up." Among the latter Rose Engle struggled to her feet and stood, white and trembling, endeavoring to grasp the possibility of the "old reliable" making such a departure. While the others began the search for their belongings or for friends less lucky than themselves she stood still, wondering whether it was the blue and white gown or the wickedness of her intention which fulfilled Aunt Nykirk's prophecy. Not since the "word from up north" that Jack had gone back to his old habits and was actually "snowing his earnings broadenst" had she taken time for sober second thought. A year ago, when she kissed him goodbye in the low doorway before he went to the Klondike, he had pledged himself to continue in well doing, and she had rested in his promise. Often she entertained herself picturing the home they planned to have on his return, one with a large, airy kitchen, plenty of sunshine and lots of happiness. But when the "word" came she decided that Jack Engle's wife was a shamefully neglected woman, especially as he had not written for months. Then a wild determination to be free from the man who had gone back to his old habits and didn't care seized her, and—well, here she was on her way to begin legal proceedings for a separation and stranded and alone! Aunt Nykirk's parting shot rang in her ears as she clung to a twisted section of the vestibule. "I'd expect something to happen if I should start on such an errand, banking only on hearty and wearing my wedding dress. Bless me! When folks take the bit in their teeth and rush heading I always think of Jonah." Shaky little Mrs. Engle, cast a horrified glance down over the blue and white gown, now stroked with dust and grime and torn in several places. Some one beckoned to her from the farther end of the wreck. Why did she stand there like a dummy when people needed help? Away she went over broken ties and around an overturned boiler from which the steam blissed vindictively, the blue and white gown fluttering in the moonlight like a flag of truce. Ah, there they were—a man prone on the ground, and kneeling by his side was a physician with his open medicine case. "Stay by this poor fellow," said the doctor as she came up. "while I go for water," and he was gone. In a few moments he returned and pouring something from a vial into a basin of water, gave it to her to hold while he bathed the unconscious man's face. She turned her head away. She could not bear to look upon another victim of the headlaugh— "Too bad!" broke in the physician on the self condemnation. "It is really too bad! He was going home with a year's hard earnings with which to surprise his wife." The slender hands trembled and the basin came near falling to the ground. Jack could have saved, too, if he had loved his wife, but he hadn't. "The doctor was so interested in his patient that he did not notice her agitation, so he followed his thoughts quietly and continued "Engle in a first follow. I'll mention this wife as a point of him." LUSITANIA, WHICH RAISED AMERICAN FLAG TO ESCAPE ATTACK FROM FOE. THE RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH ```markdown ``` "You must be further than that," she sternly. "It may be that my friend's life depends on your quiet courage." With a temperate effort she realizes the basin and resumed her position but now her gaze was fixed on the up turned face so familiar in every outline. It depended on her, did it? Surely this was the atoning hour! Heaven heard Jonah in his extremity. Would her petition of agonized silence prevail? As if in answer the man to be proud of slowly opened his eyes and made an attempt to rise. "Ah, Jack, old boy, you're coming around all right!" cried the doctor, supporting him and giving him a reviving draft. After a few minutes, when the other grew stronger, the physician continued in tender, kindly tone: "I am glad I was with you, soothing we were booked for casualties. Some one might have taken your money and left you to die. As it is, everything is all right." "Oh, Horton, I am so glad, too, for my wife's sake!" And Jack's hand sought that of the doctor. The blue and white gown drew back into the shadows. "Here we are!" exclaimed the doctor as the rumbling of the relief train came to their car. "Now let us see how well you can walk." The blue and white gown, torn and bedraggled, followed closely in the wake of these devoted friends, and little Mrs. Engle climbed the steps of the homeward bound coach behind them. After Jack was comfortably settled his friend said, "Now I must look after the lady who so bravely helped bring you back from the borderland." The gown with the medicine splashes on it slipped into the seat just behind them, and Rose looked up as Dr. Horton rose to go. "Ah!" he said, "Pardon me, madam, for my seeming neglect. I was so taken up with Jack that I nearly forgot you." She smiled faintly in answer, and he resumed his seat. Presently a hand was laid timidly on his shoulder, and he looked around. "Would a surprise—a glad one—hurt him?" she naked tremulously. The wondering doctor shook his head in the negative and waited for her to go on. Leaning forward a tride, she whispered something in his ear. With a misty gladness shining in his eyes Dr. Horton grasped the situation as best he could and asked, "You don't expect to meet your wife on this train, do you, Jack?" "Oh, no; she is safe at home!" was the quick reply. "But suppose now," continued the doctor, "that she is here somewhere. Would you know her, old fellow, if you saw her in this car?" "Horton, what makes you talk that way?" queried the other, sitting erect and growing curious. A movement behind them drew Jack's attention, and his question was answered, so Dr. Horton simply changed places with the owner of the blue and white gown, leaving his friend to solve the problem of Mrs. Engle's presence at his own sweet will. When Aunt Nyklrk opened the door at midnight for her niece she grumbled in sleepy disgust. But little Mrs. Engle throw her arms around her neck. "Hush!" she whispered imperatively. "Here comes Jack!" The Future Belongs to Russia. Whatever may happen to the other RK HMUND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS MOVIE STUDIO. Company F of the Seventy-first regiment. New York national guard, trying out winter clothes which may be adopted by the regular army. nations whose swords are crowned in the great conflict that is now waging, no one expects that the destiny of the colonies of the north will be seriously interfered with. France may be overrun, or a similar fate may overtake Germany: Austria may disappear from the map, or the British empire may be broken up, but between Russia and any great harm still lie those impenetrable squares where the armies of Napoleon lie buried—those armies that Europe has not forgotten. When the swords that are now clashing are put up and the game is over Germany and Austria or England and France may divide the present, but the future belongs to Russia. - Edwin Davies Schoonmaker in Century. They Change Quickly. "Doesn't she dress in the latest style?" "She did up to yesterday afternoon." -San Francisco Chronicle. NEW ARMY WIN Photo by American Press Association. Company F of the Seventy-first reeling out winter clothes which may be a CH RAISED AMERIC E ATTACK FROM PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT. Dropsy is an accumulation of watery fluid beneath the skin or in one or more of the cavities of the body. Like some other symptoms, it is often mistaken for a disease in itself, and we constantly hear it said that some one has "died of dropsy." But people do not die of a symptom; they die of the disease that lies back of the symptom. Any disorder that causes the blood to become impoverished and watery and at the same time to flow through the veins with increased pressure can cause dropsy. For that reason it is often associated with serious forms of heart or kidney disease. When the dropy is a symptom of organic disorder it is the disease that must receive treatment. At the same time much can be done to alleviate the drupsical condition. That part of the body which contains, the excess of fluid should be kept elevated. If it is the abdomen the patient should remain lying down. When the kidneys are at fault there are certain drugs that can be taken, always under the advice of the physician. They will increase the action of the kidneys and reduce the blood pressure. When the accumulation of fluid is excessive and does not yield to treatment, and especially when it is in the abdomen, it can be relieved by "tapping," a process that can be repeated as often as the physician thinks it wise. --- Christmas Savings Club? YOU SHOULD DO SO AT ONCE. Santa Claus is driving his sleigh full of gifts. There are Four Classes. You can join either one or all of them Get ready to Accumulate and Save up Money for next Christmas. CLASS 1—1 cent and increases 1 cent each week for 50 weeks, will give you a check for $12.75 in December, 1915. CLASS 2—You can start with 2 cents for the first week. Monday, December 28th, the amount payable is 4 cents. You increase the payment each week until it reaches $1.00 per week. You will draw $25.50 next Christmas, which amount will be increased by 3 per cent. interest. You can take out a 2 cent descending card. You can start with $1.00 per week. The last payment is 2 cents, payable November 29, 1915. CLASS 2A.—For the benefit of those who prefer to pay the larger sum first, we have arranged for the 2 cent card to have a downward movement, by permitting you to pay the largest amount first. The last amount to be paid on the card in Class 2, is $1.00, payable Nov. 29, 1915. You can pay this as of Dec. 21, 1914. Dec. 28, 1914, the amount is 98 cents; Jan. 4, 1915, the amount is 9 cents; Jan. 11, 1915, the amount is 94 cents, until the last amount payable Nov. 29, 1915 is 2 cents. You will receive $25.50 and interest to be included if you keep up the payments you will receive all that you paid into the Class. CLASS 5-You can start by paying 5 cents the first week. Monday, Dec. 28th, the amount to be paid will be 10 cents. It increases 5 cents each week. The last payment is $2.50. The total amount that you will receive i fyou keep up the payments will be $63.75. You can start by paying $2.50 the first week and the amount will be 5 cents less each week until the last payment will be 5 cents. You get 3 per cent. interest if you make all payments. CLASS 5A-For the benefit of those who desire to pay the largest amount first, we have arranged the descending card in this class. You can pay $2.50, as of Dec. 21, 1914; $2.45 as of Dec. 28, 1914; $2.40 as of Jan. 4, 1915; $2.35 as of Jan. 11, 1915, and so on until the amount will be only 5 cents Nov. 29, 1915, the date of the last payment. Checks for all Classes are mailed Dec. 7, 1915, in time for Christmas shopping. The total amount you will receive is $63.75 to which will be added 3 per cent. interest. CLASS 25-You pay 25 cents the first week and 25 cents each week thereafter. $12.50 will be paid by check with interest next December. CLASS 50-You pay 50 cents the first week and 50 cents each week thereafter. The amount you will receive next Christmas by check with interest is $25.00. 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THE PLANET, 311 NORTH FOURTH STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA LEESBURG, VA. Tuesday, March 2, 191s ho funeral of Miss Tena Jacksor was bold at Mt. Zion M. E. church Rey..J. E.. Dotson officiating usiui Hebrews 13-14, “For here bave w no continuing city, but we seek, one to come.” Rev. Wm. Sidney and Bro ©. Randall, our licenciate, was on the rostrum. Sho bad recently olned that church and bad been a great sufferer. \Sho leaves one .brotber, nephew. htece, Fannie Adame,-of Washin3: ton. D. C. and a host of friende ta mourn their toss. Mra.’ Bello Edmonds wan called to Alexandria to the bed alde of her sis- ter, Friday of last week. : Mr, and Mrs. Henry Berry are all -amiles, a fine girl was born te them. ‘Mr. Jobn Berry'and Miss Susto Washington were quictly married in ‘Washington this week, Mra. Clara Corum Is on the sick Mat. Other week ends. Mr. Willtaz Neal and Mrs. Loanna Washiagton. Mrs. Lucy Harris and Mra. John C. Walker, Mrs. Lucy Summers, Sinter Martha Edmonds. ‘ Dr. Tyler will bo on hand Sunday, at which time wo will start our re vival. We want every soldier on the firing line.—Your reporter. W. L. N. Spies First Disciple Baptist Church, Mon- Toe Street and Sheridan Place, Rer A. A. I. Davis, Pastor. Our Sunday morning services at 11:45 A. M. wore well attonded, Tho pastor Glled his pulpit. preachinc from the subject: Tbe Spirit of the Lard God waa upon imo: because the Lord bath, annointed mo to preach Kood tidings unto the meek: Ina. 61- 1. The Sunday school hour was de- voted to atnging and prayer. Sunday evening tho 7:46 services tho church was crowded. The pas- tor taking for hin subject: And of Thy Soul Liveth, thore ta but One Step Betwoen me and Death. I Sam- uel 20-3. Prayer meeting every Friday even: Sing at 8 P.M SICK List, Mr. William Yan Holnter re- turned from St. Petera Honpital lant week very much improved. He ts suf- fering from a bYoken lex. Will be lad -to seo his friends at hin reil- wionec. 168 Third St. Mra. Mary Walker of 36 Monroe St, this city, and her three children, Helene, Johnole and Satgle. have been on the alck Met for Une past one or two wenks, but at thin writ? ing they are mucir improved. Helene is able to go to nchool again. and mingle with her playmates. Mer. J. C. Scott, also of the same house han been somewhat under the wonther. but tn able to be ont again, Rev. N. BE. Smith's baby girl te ceritieally IM at this writing, Mra, Coger nti! remains confined to her room, but tn able to sit up a Uttle white each day, ' Mra. Fannie Cook has gone to thir Albany Hoapital, still remaining quite an ees Sister Elizabeth Anthony Ia on the sick Hat thin week. ' Mrs. M. Dorsey of 240 ‘Livingston Ave. in nomewhat iI, but. nothing nerious we trust. Mr. William Centx whom we re- dorted to be sick last week. died Wet 1:30 P. M. at the Homeopathic Hos- pital, Funeral services were from. tho Morning Star Baptiat church on Second St. belaw Lark St. Rev. E. T | Curtis, pastor, Sunday Feb. 28 at 2: TL M. Rey Nelson E. Smith offered” Prayer at tho hougy of the deceased before going to thechurch. Miniaters oMelating were Rev. E. T. Cortie.| who ‘took for hin subject “Watch” Matt. 25-13: Rev.. A. A. I. Davin prayed the cloning prayer. Rov. J. H. Holden pronounced the benediction. | Floral tributes wero beautiful. He leaven to mourn their loss w loving | and dovoted wife, one son, a broth-.| er and a host of friends, Hin Inst | words were that he felt safe, and if the ord should call him.’ he was perfectly resicned to his fate for he ! was happy. Mra, Mary Verncll’dted | at St. Peters Hospital and the fu- ‘ neral services wore hold from Cam- | pion and Sons undertaking establina- ' ment Monday, Feb. 22 at 2:30 P.M. § Rev. A .A. L. Davis officiating. Inter- ! ment at Graceland Cemetery. - Miss Maral: Jones of Glons Fells ia | visiting Mrs, J. C. Scott of 36 Mon- | ron Street. i hy ‘The Parlor Social that was to bare t been given on Inst Thuraday, Feb. 25 7 was postponed. owing to the innlem- oucy of the weather. Tho Social was 3 for tho benefit of the Firat Disciple Baptist Church. Sunday, Feb, 28 the > full financial report was read vy|" Mra A. #4. J. Davis. Church Socre- tary. We had a full house. and all intened attentively while the report was being resd. The report was ro- peived and adopted by the church. fter which Deacon J. W. Fitch made the motion, and Deacon H. B.;! Clayborn seconded it. It was carried. Deacon Cornelius Craiso made a tatement that all members and wall wishers of the charch should - pay tbe each Sunday. Degcon H. B. Ciay-|* ora voiced the seatiment of Deacon Srafee and it was.voted upob and/; aries. ¢ ; ‘’ ene Se WANTED Colored "men ta carn locality to. operate a protialte bus feast, (0 capital, regutred. ne sae uses ‘Sotere Nt ooe tase, Basepas $5 mae 9491 Pree Be. $e Lepetn Associated Doctors. ‘The Educational Rally at the A. M. ® church last Sunday was met with success, deing'able 40 reach the required amount of $23.66 to. be raised at this charge. We also than« members ‘and friends of both the Gaston's chapel,and Cavalry: Bav- Uist churchos for tkéir presence and assistance in our great effort. Rov. W. M. Keller, pastor of tho Iattor, preached wn able sormon at 11 \. M., which wns full of logic. and too was enjoyed by all. re REY. L. V. LOVE. Ses ROANOKE. VAL severely beaten and robbed of his money to the amount of $18.00. He runx s pool room on Norfolk Ave. Jas proprietor. He had Just closéd his placo Saturday night, March 6, and vas on his way bomo when ‘attack- jed by some ynknown purson near his home, The cties of Mra. Anos Saup- dors of 603 6th Ave, n. w. near tho jacone, aided in frightening the rob-- ber away. Mr. Chas. Morton and Miss Dora Pinkard, son of Mr.-and Mra. Rov- jert Saunders, of Roanoke, Va. wero married. at the homo of the Kroom’s parents, 603 6th -avo. n. w, Sunday Jevening, March 7th, ‘The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. Y. King. Pitty oF more gucsta wore prosent to ‘witnoss the newly weds. \""Gueets wore: Mr and Mrs. Wm. Holland, Mr. ahd Mys. Belcher, Mr. and Mrs. Abram Lash, Mr. and Srs, Walter Johnson, Mr. and Mra. Frank Ktoce and brother, Mr. and Mr. |Becker. Mr and Mra-K. F. Rewer, ‘Mra. Anna Gravely, Ella Austin, Mar- tha Webb, Alberta Clarke, Mra, Sam ‘Rockton, Mise Martha Pinkard, Mr. and Mrs. John Watkins and: others. Quite as numbor of presents were, ‘presented to the couple by their many friends. (finis) wore the table of the evening for the questa, sory: ed by the world’s renown waiter, Mr. Jeremiah Holland. Tho bride ‘and xroom and party left for Kim- Vall, W. Va. March 8th to apond a weok with relatives, Mr. and Mry. Flijab Porkins, Wo, tho family and frionda wink Mr. and Mrs. Charlca Morton many happy days of married Ute. —Menu: -- Soup, ot Oysters Roost Chicken. — Pork Beot Salad, Potato, Fruit, chicken. Dossort, Ico Cream, Cake, pudding Coffee Music was rendored by Mr. Black. Tho St. Lukes bonpital at 4{h st. and Walker ave. n. o. Roanoke, Va. oponvd Fob. 10th. The Didlding was presented by the Mayor of the. clty at a.nervice held at the Mt. Zion Bap- int @hurch previous to 4% opening. Thin being tho frat hospital bulld- Ink ever erected for. Nokroes in thin city, taturally wo fog! grateful. ‘Tho butlding has ton rooms and witl accommodate 30 pattents, Four patients bave already beea rated ahd are Improving mo rapid: y that all except one will be dis- hated thin week, We have in the! roan} of directors, Trustees, Matrons | 1nd Phyatetans, nome of the beat of ur race, Rev. T. P. Thomas tn Pred}, dent and prime mover of thin ;> at{! astitutton. Mra. #. W. Chesar and tnterentiny [f ttle daughter, Julia, vinited Mra RY! 2 Clark, 2etth Avenue, now. Ina! cook. Fite of unknown ortgin degtrored |} he gorage of Mr: A. F Brooke, de-[! troying an automohile, two planen nd othtr valinble effects extimated || t about $2,000, partly covered vy |) nawrance " All Knights of Pythian and courts ¢ Calanthe requested to mect tn a] oint nension Wednesday, March 17, (7:20 o'clock, Duniness of vital tm-,{ oftance. "3 Mrs, Mary Watkins of 153-2rd_§ ve. No We te fll. Her many friends ope for her an carly recovers. : J. H. Fowtkes fa confined, puffer ng A slight attack of Ia grippe, The 7 esult of being caught in a anow ¢ orm at Buena Vista’ lant Friday. 4 Yo hope he will be out ina fow anya | Rov. Dr. Graham's Sermon -~-The Business Men. | To tho Editor of the Planet: , | Dear Sir: Wo take this method of thanking you for your kind conuid- erations of the past, and to assure you that we still have hopes for the future. Williamsburg “in occupying the samo old place on the map of Vir- ginta and though wo have not done Ourselves felt in the progress of tho age, We aro now making all that we might have dono to make a more strenuous effort than over be- foro to find out what our poople are dotug olsewhere, and to do soma things oursolves to push forward tho line of progress. As an -evidence of which wo had two of our teachets to go from this point to the Btate Teachors Meeting which convened in Richmond on tho 4th inst. in the persons of Mra. G. V. Wilson and Hoors 9 to 1—S to 5. Wo have located s permanent In. stitute in Richmond. ‘We desire Yo’ secure a few cases in each community within 100 miles of this city. We wast these few casen at once for* advertioing’ per- poses. We want thess case that are incerabis by orélwacy methose. We wast to prove whet the United System will é0. Te get these we are Dees Peweary . WE give " 5 Se aC Re ka os RCE ET RH ee So ee ty pc _ 5 nas : A me NS on ne Sa Nees ce ore ee ra ares Pris Pe a ee Oe Pe Ee Pe eT ee ee ee Miss T.. Carter, ive, Witnea ve G18 wet: retare, Oh « Sconat, ot the lteean e@ ber sarin We Were alse fortunate ta having Dr. A, A. Graham of Phoobes; Va. tc address us at our regular school les, gue mosting om Monday night ion the subject of clean up week. He said some good things to us.and! we think that they were wel! taken, op- ly wo regretted that @ timely suggoe- on was wot taken, that tho Jeague allow him to speak about 45 minutes before he did, at the close of the talk made by Dr. Bennett, the superinten- dent. However, we took suother stop forward by our league becoming a tmomber of the “Negrocs Organiza- tion Society.” We have some good peopls here, but wo foel that there could be much good dono here If more of our leading people would drop in and speak to us from timo to time. . We have three or ftqgr | colored merchants hero, and they report as doing a fair business for the times. and they ard nice, polite and refined men. Mr. John Anderson and John Armstead will deliver your groceries apywhero in the ality, and Mr. Robert Smith can furnish you with as good fresh meatg as can be founu in any market In town. All of these gentlemen are read- ing the Planet each week and are learning the value of a good, upto- date colored weekly Journal. And wih are glad to report that our people ia general are beginning more and more to enjoy the Planet, as they. read it from week to week.” s ‘We hope that the Editor of the Planet will soon visit our city and peak to our people We are sppeatine| 10 OUF representative men and wo- nen to come to our town, because wo ool that they can do us good. t Of course we know that there ts] sood firhting all along tho Mno- but "© sometimes feel that our best) vornen and men should fall in where he cannonading seems to be heavi-| “t.—- A FRIEND TO PROGRESS, a7 7. FLORENGE. S. 6. SO 5e 6 Cee ee See: Mrs. S. W. Wright paseod throug! the city on March 3d enroute {o1 Timmonsvilie, 8. C. Mr. J. 8. Marshall left tbe city er Wednosday the 3rd to spend a while at Wilmington, N. C. Miss Floronce Houghes with the theater company today left for Sum. ter, 8. C., on train 61, Mar. NJ. Taylor wio for 15 years has driven the N. 8. between Smith Mill and Outland, was to the city today in attendance upon the U. 8, court. He was held up by a white man. The case was tried hore. Ho 1s quite reliable and enjoya the confidence of the business men in bis community. Mr. Elias Sawyer. a successful farmer of Darlington county, spent Monday tho 8th inst. in tho city. Mr. Sawyer has planted two acres of wheat and will plant 20 acres of cora and 30 acres of cotton thin yoar, Mr. Peter Pae, of Fork, 8. C., parsed through the city today en- routs to Charleston, S C., on buxl- ness. Mr. Solomon Mack aecved on 8un- day morning an helper in collecting the minstunary collection at Trinity Bapum church. Mrs, Mary Adams of Cokesbury. S. C, passed through the city Sunday morning the 7th nat. returning from a trip to New York where she had been to nee her non, She wan en route for home. Rev. J. M. Ajaton left the clty on Monday morning for Sanford, N.C. Ho will return in a few days. Mrs. G. James of New York paan- ea Unrough the clty Sunday morning enroute to Charleston to be at the burial of her mother, Mrs. Viola White of Morria Street Baptist church, Charleston, S. C. Maxter Robert Webster was olect- ed vice president of the Band of Mercy No. 7 of the city Graded School. “ . Mr. James Mason regularly reads the Planet. Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Wilson living near the city, sold fve bales of cot- ton today, receiving $153.42. They urn prosperous farmers. Thlx year their farm praduced 20 bales of cot- ton, 600 bushels of corn, 39 gallons: of ayrup, 100 bushels of potatocx, £000 Ibs of oats. Also a quantity of pean and vegetables. Mr. Wilson had. p serious accident to bappen to hici Suring tho fall. His arm waa caught if a cane mill cutting him gVMFW In @ cano mill, causing bim great sufforing, but ho Is almost well now. Mr. Charlle Willams one of our enterprising citizens, left for Mars! Blaff recontly to visit bis farm. Mr. Williams predicts much economy in! his dealings, Mra.gNora Coakicy left the city Monday Fob. 8 over tho Séaboard tu visit Darlington, ‘Mra. Allee Lee of Bisbopville, ‘pent Monday Fob. 8tb in the city. she loft over the Seaboard at 3:50 P. M, She is @ prosperous farmer 1ear Bishopvillc, 8. C. ‘Mrs. Hattle Russell of Hartaville pent nm fow days recently, visiting ver brother Mr. Alston of this city She was accompanied by. her little on, Leroy. We Rey. A. B. Thomas of Sellers, passed through. tho city Monday, “eb. &th, returning from his work 1 Edgefield, 8. C. Mr, W. D. Bristow of Darlington - SUITE eco KAUT BROAD. ‘Thursday and Seteréay 7 to S P. M. tation to’ all comers. ‘Those ‘eases which are curable we will acvept for treatinent absolutely free of charge, except for the medicines weed. ‘We treat diseases of the nerves, Dieod, skin, heart, .tiver, stomach, Midueye, including rheumasion, pe- ralyets, goltre, voestipation, entarrt, orilopay. tadlgustion, Emupapete.. reak deck, Dicating, Cropay, qNBGUR, Stre- fein. piles, Dertie of raghers,._die- codes of women and Gown of mes. We make no wfteres, Wo can't amerd to. ae SS ae enly curable & tae - oe eumentin Stdehos “4 ny wr. so ae aa This. his, Sah” peace ales oon wales alee eee ae ir, OR, Ropers trom, tee sain action predeced om, Mis farm - Aa year '3¢ of cotton, 309 bushels of ‘corm, 169. bushels sweet potatoes. Will save 80¢ pounds of home-rateed ‘meat. . de ‘ae . Mr. D. B. Burrough of the -Darl- ington dowmty is well pleesed with his efforte this yest. His farm pro- duced. 100 bales of cotton, 600 bu- @hels of corn, 100 -bushels of sweat potatoes, 50 bushels peas, This year he will atere. away 1500 poudds of pork, -- ‘These thres gontlomen came down on business and loft on the west- bound Columbia mall. « Rev. &. W. Diz, Field Agent an Financlal Secretary of the Waterrea L. D. of @umter county, passed through the city today enroute for Sumter, 8.--Ho was quite cheerfal, Mra. ‘Nancy Refern and Mra. Cath- erine Chambera of Marshville, N. 0. paksed through the city March 8th! enroute to Charleston, 8. C. on train 89. = Dr. W. L, Sellers of Kingsires, 8. C.. Passed through the city recently, etcroing from Raleigh. N. C., whore 26 took @ patient to the hospital to! © Operated upon. Yours respectfully, EB. B. WEBSTER. TROY. NY ,_ The Emmanuel-"Baptist Churet | mcetings,. the Rey, J... Taylor, pas tor; are going on every evening in- cluding Saturday evening at tht Gospel chapel, 64 Harrisop Place North of Jacob St. The meotings art very interesting every night. There are about 14 have made s profes ston of faith in the Lord Jesus, five | were baptized today at 3 p. m. by ‘Rev. J. A. Taylor. There may be more ‘ian five “next Sunday. The person: who were Daptized today are Mre Walter Nanolias and her daughter, Bitte L, Vamallary Mrs, Martin V- Jaskaon, All of No. 1631 Union 8t.. Myrtle A. Collins, daughter of Mr. jand Mra." Wim. Colhns of Harrison Place, and Alexander ‘Duncan of Harrison Place. There were fasting and prayers with testimonies of all, from.6 A. M. to 12 Noon.-3 P.M. preaching and baptism. Subject: “The One Baptism.’ (Text Eph. 4:5 One Lora, One Faith, One Baptism.) and 7:30 P. M. preaching and the Lords supper and who fs entitled to it. Read ing of the Baptist Covenant. Subject “Jeans on Pilate’s Hands.” Mre Walter Vanallar wa sconfned for one week to her sick room but the Lord had her aright for the bap~ sm, We have not baptized so many happy souls for many years. The whole church was filled with God's Sunlight, and we all rejotced togeth- ef a blessed inceting throughout the day. Mra. Geo. Vanderpool of No, 16 Franklin Gt. is atti! {Il but we rejoice to see there is {mprovemout and Mr. Samuol: Vanslack at No. 14 Franklin St. whoso eyes aro affected so ho can not seo to work. Ho and bis wife have confessed faithin Christ and may bo baptized Sunday March 14. Mr. James P. Chew died Saturday morning, March 6, 1915, Axed 64 years. Friends aro invited to attend funeral nervices at tho realdence, 634 Fifth avenue, North, Tueaday stter- noon at 2 o'clock. Durlal at Mount Ida cometory. Mra, Emma J, Oatheld of No. 1532 Fifth avenue departed thin iife Mch. 3d, Wedneaday. and the funeral took placo at St. Paul's Eptscopal church Friday at 2:30 P. M. Rev. Dr. Edgar A. Enon officiating. The interment wan in the Albany rural rometery. Bearers were members of tho family. We delight’ to seo in thin week's Planet. (March 6) A glance at fun- Jamental Rich@ Citizonship and tts Privileges. Wo think it In tho bert ye opener we have ever seen for the netterment of our people in this coun ry. We wish {t could be so that’ The Planet could come ont fuat like thie every week until we bave tho: law and privileges .of every State {n the Union. then all our people can noe! readile where and upon what we rtand fn thin country. | AGENTS WANTED. 1 want Colored Agents, malo or fomale, to sell to all nations oLe of tho Rest Hair Ointments on the mar- ket. Large profits, . JAMES P. CLEARY, 1760 Bank Strect, At pd Baltimore, Md. | % -——o-—_ - EWAVE OFESAD A. PIRET-CLAKs GROCERY § WEST LEIGH STREET. ~ (os wRey KEI sruser. Dealing 19 AN Kinde of Mrats and Domestic (50d ant, Ne yer WS" Gash alt, Poth. Me pez Too hilver’ teat’ Fiour, “sc per bug. “Arbuck ie Cotte, Vee ioe tbr Bary Ge fer Ie Hlalme 196 per Th Seeithery, Wenner Th.) Dreaitest Rago, Ie per th Mackerel, "foe Be S Your Patronage Hotictted,” W. 8. FOUNTAIN" _ 8. M. KEEL * Phone, Madison--2574. = Sunday 16 to i2, To prove to you that chronic dte- eases are. car lite stedy, and that we know the Duman body to the most minute detail, we will unéer- take to diagwese amy ease ts a tow minutes, deserfBing every’ sche and pain, without ging the patient 0 adic quesiten: Be if os ti ding eests we hap Metramens of cur you benSgum divents op st ae pH gn ee Seriya et ale ie are were as: es ee werd Pr G again en Ce eas }3.. W: Mess, : peas ara Rewest wait, Lysate a8 |Jomes H..Smith, Richmond. .....145 KB. Webster; Florence, 8. C..: 12% 1s. B: Jokuson, Buckner, Va...:. 9% [Rew J. J. Nickersoa, "| Wiliamaburg, Va.-......... 768 W. L.. Jones Leseburg, Va. .. 6u% J: HL." Fowlkes, Roasoke, Va. 470 EA Deztor, ‘Troy, N. ¥....... 471 Ned “McKlever, Newport Nows.:.-48 @. K. Thumm, Pitteburg, Pa. 438 J. Ho Mattox, Brookuyn, N.Y. 40u J. E. Schmidt, New York.... .360 Quaker City Ady, Co. Phila, Pa. 316 Wm. H. Moore, Wilia’gt’n, N.C. $00 Rudolph Grates, Elizabeth City, No Gy sicasecioeseestsegséesees B20 Samuel Hobde, New York, N.Y. 173 D. W. Shoemaker, Shemield, Al. 170 T. W. Townsley, Washington 150 Mra, L. Langoa, Brooklyn, N.Y. 120 Frank N: Wilscn; Waahiagton.100 ai I - s sl desire fo know the whereabouts lof my wncle, David Croes. His ateter is my mother and her name im Mar- tha Booker. I have met Reard frm my people in 30 years. My name le James Jackson altvough they peed to call me James Cross. My afdrees is 2377 WB. 21st. Bt, Cleveland, U. DO YOU KNOW THEM. 1 desire to know the whereabouts of my aunt, Mrs, Louisa Cary who lived In Sydney. I also had e cousin named Jennie Cephas. When last heard from she lived on Henry ut. Any information concerniag them will be gladly recetved by, JENNIE. CHAMPION, 1737 N, Woodstock Bt.” Philadelphia, Pa. WANTS TO-FIND THEM. My father EAi Smith, now dead was as reared in the State of Vir wi He was sold ss a slave to the State of, Louisiana. There were ‘ares brothers and one sister,. all wold as slaves in Lonistana, Ely John, James and Emily Smith. 1 am the only living son. Any infor- mation concerning the whereabouts of any member of the family will be gladly received. g = DR J. MITCHELL SMITH. 955 1-2 Neem! Ave. Los Angeles. California. "JEFFRIES NO.1 TRADE, f MARK [£2 COUGH MIXTURE. GUARANTEED BAFE, PURE, EF- FICIENT. RELIKVES QUICKLY. PEGE Te Teeensley ae UEC ES Coughs, Colds, Hosrseness, Sore ‘Throat and all ‘affections of the Throat and Lunes. Recommended to SPEAKERS and SINGERS it relieves the Throat and strengthens the VOICE you can de- pend on tt. 26c-60c- and $1.00 alzen. Sold at all Drug Stores. THOS. TABB JEFFRIES. ; Mfg. Chemist. 314 E. Broad St. Richmond, Va. Goods sent by parcel post upon receipt of price, stamps or money or- der. . BARBER WANTED. A good barber wanted at once. Will_pay $10.00 por week or 60c on the dollar. One who understands the, business aud is not afraid to work. “JESSE TURNER, . 398 Mason Street, at . Harrisonhurg, Va. j a \Esmecel. Disevter and Eas ‘ot Fon Cus Service tp ee alt Ghetee. aa Pee ede a hte ae a Rear ha ee Riga gt -HIPPODROME ~ wt Pe Pty Tn Sie eet oe rena COMPLETE CHANGE OF PICTURES CHANGED EACH VAUDEVILLE EVERY . DAY, PRODUCTIONS FROM -* MONDAY OF BROADWAY = THE WORLD'S BEST, TALENT. PRODUCERS. | VAUDEVILLE—WEEK MARCH 15TH" “The Return and Farewell Engagemeat of : ALLEN & WIGGINS - In a New. Act, “TWO FOOLS & A FIDDLE.” EDWARDS & HARDEE. SINGING & DANOING MUSICAL SKETUH ARTISTS ~ SPECUL FOR WEDNESDAY The Chinatown Mystery,—A Thrilling Broncho Drama. THE 20 MILLION. DOLLAR MYSTERY Every Thursday—Matinee and Night Every Friday—“The Exploits of Elaine” | GREAT DETECTIVE SERIAL. an coer a 102. — se aera “2 Female Embalmer iM LUCIE CHRISTIAN SCOTT im assoclated’in business with her hunband, Mr. Alpheus Scott. Madam Scott clatms the honor of being the only Negro woman 4n the Stato of Virginia—holding a State license to practicckm balming, and is indeed, one of the few women in the United States, Embalming and Conducting Funerals. Sho ranks with the best in her profession, She is prominent {n fraternal or- Kanizatlons, namely: Courts of Calan- the, I. 0. of St. Luke, 1. 0. of Good Samaritans, Houschold of Ruth’ Tents Song’ and Daughters. of Richmond, Shepherds of Bethichem and Ideal Benefit Society. | Your Patronage and Influence will be greatly spprectated.Please remem: ber that abe-is alwaya at your service. Relladle Service at Moderate Rates. OFFICE . 3006 FP Street, "Phone, Madison 2337. RESIDENCE 1015 St. James. St., “Phone, Mad. 6619. A. D1. PRIGE: 212 EAST LEIGH STREET, “FUNERAL DIRECTOR, EMBALMER AND | LIVERYMAN. . i, All orders promptly filled at short notice by telegraph or tel- ephone. Halls rented ‘for meetings and nice entertainments. Plenty of room with all necessary conveniences. Large Picnic or Band Wagons for hire at reasonable rates and nothing but ‘first class Carriages, Buggies, etc. Keep constantly on hand | ‘fine funerad supplies. _ Open All Day and Night—Man on Duty All Night, _"PHONESMONROE 577 -RICHMOND, VA. ; e (Residence next door.) _ FHE STAR. HAIR GROWER _i || > A WONDERFUL HAIR DRESSMR amp GROowsR. One thousand sgente-waatet. vod mosey ici aan \ | SeTetthewt sirehewmag tres” P| eee Sere BS | wa be coaviagen ie sete rest ci hee ed _-\ | to grow year hate just-give TED & ao One thousand ggente-wanted. Good mosey is oi at der eee oe oe lwttbeet’ cer Reece. oe do .weed with wa te tara Sie bares wR be coe’ ‘Fe metbey Sethe Serenata Se aa: Sroeeenies £ :