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The Landing Weekly Journal in the State. VOLUME XXXII, NO. 21 COLORED CITIZENS ADOPT RESOLUTIONS MECKLENBURG COUNTY, MEETING OF THE COLORED PEOPLE, Boydton, Va. Wo, the colored citizens of Boydton, Mecklenburg County, Va. in mass meeting assembled this 6th day of April, 1916, held for the purpose of expressing our indignation, and at the same time arousing a strong sentiment against that element of the race who wantonly commits such atrocious crimes as was recently committed in this county by the murderer and fland, Tom Colos, offer the following as an expression of the sentiment of the meeting. First, whereas there are certain conditions of living and conduct and especially around these towns which produce ignorance, lowdness and lawlessness. These conditions of conduct and living have brought low the conception of the preciousness of human life, and the sacredness of the virtue of women. That the living and conduct have whetted lust for immorality and a disregard for law and order is evident. Second, whores, this class of persons is largely made up of non church goors, sabbath breakers, crapshooters, who generally follow public work, whose contact is not helpful and these persons do not attend churches or schools and therefore do not come under direct influence of the best element of either race. Third, we protest that allowing of illicit houses and illicit living which exist is a breeder of crime and lawlessness. Therefore, Do It Resolved. That we do hereby deplore the atrocity which a class of the race displays. That we most heartily condemn and deplore the constant assault of women by mon as one of the greatest crimes and menaces to the races. Second, that such crimes of assault as committed against the women of the country have threatened the amity that exist between the races and that we believe those crimes thwart the chances for better feelings and more friendly relations between the races. Third, therefore we do most earnestly call upon all the well thinking people everywhere to regard those who commit such crimes as the races' worst enemies and to also regard it as their compulsory duty to forret out and assist the authorities in bringing to justice anyone who is known to be guilty of such crime. 100 Fourth, we most heartily commend the action of Mr. W. R. Beales, sheriff of this county, for protecting the good name of the county from the disgrace of mob violence. That a copy of those resolutions be sent to the following newspapers with a request to publish: The Times Dispatch, Richmond; Chase City Progress, Chase City, Va.; Richmond Planet, Richmond; Journal and Guide; South Hill Enterprise, South Hill, Va.; Richmond Virginian, Richmond; Times Star, Clarkeville, Va. Committee: Revs. R. C. Yancey, L., T. Thorpe, F. R. Hite, and W. H. Hayes, Savory Goode, B. S. Garnes, Isaam Baskerville, W. H. Hughes, President. Teste: J. Graham Scott, Sec. Done at Boydton, Va., April 6th, 1915. REV. HOLDEN'S DENIAL. We received a lengthy communication from Rev. J. H. Holden, pastor of the Hamilton St. A. M. E. Church at Albany, N. Y., correcting a statement published in the Albany letter in our issue of March 27th. He denies the truthfulness of the statement in the Molson Case. This shows Jack Johnson preparing for the end of his career. He had sent his wife from the arena. A moment later he had made the great scene which capped the climax in his ring history. PECULIAR DEATH. A thunder storm last Sunday even- ing resulted in a peculiar- death. Thomas Geer (white) was in the act of killing a turtle and had the axe uplifted when - a bolt of, lightning struck him, killing him instantly. The turtle was not injured. WILLARD ALWAYS SURE HE WOULD WIN. (By Jess Willard, heavyweight champion of the world.) Hayana, April 5.—There never was a second during any fight with Johnson that I felt doubtful of the outcome. From the first time we came together I was sure that I would get him. He wasn't nearly as strong or as heavy a hitter as I had supposed and I knew that I would outgame him. We have received an invitation to attend the 40th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Magnus L. Robinson, Thursday, April 29, 1915, at Washington, D. Q. Rev. L. J. Morris, of Westwood, is confirmed in his room. Johnson cut me up some and I had to take a beating to get the title, but the championship is worth it. I am now going to go after some of the big money that I fought for. I will defend the title whenever a good man shows that he means business and there is a good offer in sight. Mr. Preston Tucker is quite ill at his presidency, 189 W. RM St. Mr. Bernard Wilson is independent of his presidency, 189 S. Ft. Paul St. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1915 JOHNSON-WILLARD FIGHT AT HAVANA CUBA Photo by public domain. The image provided is too blurry and low-resolution to accurately recognize any text. It appears to be a grayscale photograph with indistinct features. Therefore, no text can be extracted from this image. This shows Jack Johnson resting. It was a favorite ring play with him. He was tired and so was Jason Willard. JACK SAYS LUCKY PUNCH COST HIM TITLE. Memorial Services. (By Jack Johnson, ex-heavyweight champion.) Havana, April 5.—Willard is the luckiest champion in the world. He got over a lucky punch and that cost me the title. I had his number at all stages and had I not got careless I would have stopped him before long. He can hit hard enough, but he never would have hit me had I not taken chances. Mocha Temple, No. 7, Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, will hold Memorial Services at the Third Street Bethel A. M. B. Church, Sunday, April 18, 1915 at 3:00 o'clock P. M. Special programme has been arranged. The public to invited. Noble Fred Gardner, Chadman; Ill. A. C. Coleman; Noble W. M. Anderson, Secretary. As heavyweight champion I am through forever, for there isn't a chance of Willard giving me a fight. He knows that I would take his title away from him in jig time if we met again. I will never be a ham and egg fighter, though, for I have enough money to keep me the rest of my life. Medium Which Reaches Every Colored Home. PRICE, FIVE CENTS WANTS HELP FOR AFRICAN SCHOOL BUCHANAN MISSION & INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL Located at Fort White, near Middle Drift, Africa. Middle Drift, Capo Colony, South Africa. February 24th, 1915. Ministerial Students and Co-Workers of the Virginia Seminary and College: Dear Brethren: Like the many tributaries of the great Mississippi which flows in from all directions and cause the great but perpetual stream of the Mississippi, so comes the flow of students from all directions to the great Seminary. And like as the Mississippi River sends forth its great volume of water which is diffused into the oceans, and touches every shore; so we have been scattered on many parts of the earth. Under the Providence of God I find myself over ten thousand miles from that grand old institution preaching the gospel of God to the sons and daughters of our benighted fatherland. I left the Seminary with a burning conviction that God would have me be a representative of His Son in this dark continent. Like every true Seminary boy I had the courage of my conviction. On reaching here my heart was greatly touched at the condition of our people. They are in spiritual darkness, their eyes are also blinded to the many blessings of God which are at their door, and under their feet. They are unloved to heathen customs. I of once saw the need of an institution here modeled after the Virginia Seminary, owned and controlled by Negroes that the oyes of African youth might be opened to the good things of Heaven and earth. Seeing a need is to me a command from God to supply it. I started such an institution. Before I started a school, I saw that houses were to be built and enlarged, furniture was to be purchased, horses, harness, wagons, plows, many tools, and cows were indispensable. A forest had to be cleared of trees, and new ground broken to grow food for my students. I knew equally well that God was equal to all of those needs. For five years and two months, our institution has stood in increasing strength till the beginning of this great war. All of those needs have been supplied to some extent, through a great sacrifice of means and labor. Horses, cows, building material, furniture, cooking utensils, harness, plows, and tools for the carpenter shop, wagons and carts, and other things, have been gotten. Forest hills have been turned into harvest fields, and swamps into spring gardens by God's help and through His power. WILLARD LANDING HARD ON JACK'S JAW IN THE 18th THE MONKEY We have been teaching our neighbors and our native children to love and trust God, the possibilities of black people to start and succeed with things, to plow, to build houses, do carpenter work, cook, keep house, sow, preserve things, etc. We also have a fine class of six young ministers whom we are teaching to preach the gospel and carry the blessing of heaven and earth to their fellowmen. Since the beginning of the great and destructive war that is raging in Europe and here, our school work has been greatly checked, the cost of living has gone beyond reason. Our people here are at present in a starving condition: as I write these lines I can see from the place I am sitting many native homes which have not one crumb of food: if I turn my eyes toward the fields, they are burning up for want of rain. These conditions have forced me to send, most of my school children away, I am still clinging to all of my ministerial students and a few of the other boys and girls. No department of our school has been closed at this writing. In my great distress, I am appealing to you for your prayers and for your help. As you see these lines, will you not breathe a prayer to God that our work may survive these perilous times and become firmly established as an institution of our race, dedicated to the uplift of these our unfortunate people? After praying, will you not get up and let God use you in answering your prayer by sending help, designated for me through our Foreign Mission Board? Will you not use your influence with your church to do the same? If such help is sent me, I shall be glad to acknowledge the same to each donor. Dr. W. F. Graham has promised to use his influence in the Board to help our work. This round was a good one for Jean Willard, but it did not silence Johnson, who continued to joke him. Now Running at Hippodrome Theatre ZUDORA In the Twenty Million Dollar Mystery BY HAROLD MACGRATH Copyright, 1914 and 1915, by Harold MacGrath SYNOPSIS. Zudora is left an orphan at an early age. Her father is killed in a gold mine. Zudora and the fortune from the mine, which grows to be worth Dilton, are kept in the guardhouses of Frank Keech. Zudora has set himself up as a Hindu mastic and is known as Hassam All. He 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 sees an obstacle left in the action of the poor whom Zudora has taken a fancy, and he commands the girl to put the man out of her mind. Zudora insists that if she cannot marry Storm she will marry no one. "Well, well," says Hassam All, "before my next twenty cases and you can marry him, fat in a single case and you must renounce him." Zudora案面 reveals a mystery and win her first case—a case in which John Storm is saved from being convicted of a murder instigated by Hassam All himself. Zudora and Hassam All kill Nabok Storm and overcrowds an emergency one whenever Nabok attempt to marry a princess. Storm, seeking Zudora, is made a prisoner. Zudora folls Nabok Shan, restores the princess to her original lover and saves Storm from death. Nabok makes Hassam All kill Zudora All 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 thieves—a pair of mice. Zudora discovers on Storm's father's farm are feelings because a great skeleton hand appears at night upon a hill near by. Storm is baffled in his investigation, but Zudora learns that her uncle has employed Jimmy Bottom, a half witted man, thus to annoy Storm's partner operating a big man pattern that he has by him. Storm attempts and saves her. Hassam All asks Zudam to find a gem lost by two mysterious old men. Zudam gets a photograph of the gem and it burns in her hand. An old house is mined by Hassam All and the old men. Storm and Zudam are buried there and narrow escapes lead them to John McWinter, embracing to trap and kill George Smith, is killed himself, and Smith is charged with murder. Hassam All compares to have John Storm meet the name fate as McWinter, and he and Storm are overcome by powerful fumes. Zudam saves them, proves that McWinter a own dog trapped and killed him and saves Neilth Thom a band of lancers. An inventor blows up a submarine with a poisonous gas and travels through water. Hassam All sends Zudam to a photographer directly to the inventor's laboratory and orders the inventor to kill her. Zudam gets a warning, and her life is saved. The heat ray machine is destroyed, and the photographer, after a quarrel with Hassam All, is found dead in the river. Wu Chang prevents Zudam a displeaser and Hassam All by baptizing her, and he and Hassam all attempt to smuggle her out of the country. This plot is frustrated by Storm. Baird, Hassam Alie Souble, falls in love with Zubara, Bald and Mume Du Val kidnap Zubara and the Van Wick child. Storm returns them, and Hassam Alie Souble. With Hassam Allain Zubara is released of her dangle to solve twenty cases. She confronts, however, the greatest mystery of all, which is the mystery of her own life, and the situation to secure the vast fortune of Zubara left to her. This great photo movie is being shown in the leading moving picture theater by the Thanassou Film Corporation. Among those participating are Marguerite Snow, Mume Du Val, Marguerite Cruze, in the new role of reporter, Sahney Bracey and Frank Farrington. On looking through her uncle's papers Zudora finds that her father left her an interest in a diamond mine, and Storm and Haird both lend assistance in trying to regain for her possession of this item. She applies an applique by rogue under the letter Mine by Val. They plan to frighten Zudora so that she will run away. Failing, they kidnap Zudora and Howard, the mine superintendent, and put them in a private insane asylum. Howard dies, but Zudora, nearly famished, is rescued by Storm and his friends. Detective Hunt asks Zudora and the Zudora gold mine. Mrs. Copeland's jewels are stolen, but recovered through the cleverness of Hunt and Haird. CHAPTER XVI The Battle at the Bridge NE bright keen winter day Zudou and Mrs. Ramsay sat in the former's room discussing the realities of the the malignancy of the star that hovered over Zudora's destiny. If only she might find one bit of complete evidence against her enemies or some document to fully uphold her claims! She could do nothing at court with these fragments, these half sheets. Possession was nine points in law, and it did not require John Storm's legal advice to convince her of this fact. If Hassam All had not been n. thorough miser all valuable papers would have been deposited in the deposit box at the bank. More and more she became convinced that her uncle had had slaughter designs upon her life; that he had been maneuvering to get her out of the way so that he might control the entire fortune. All she wanted was to be mind free. Well, sooner or later something would turn up, some workable plan. Three such men as Storm, Baird and Hunt would find a chink in the enemy's armor. "I'm going to look through that old trunk again." Zudora declared, riding. "Come and help me." So the two of them dragged out the trunk and went through everything religiously, so thoroughly that a moth could not have escaped. Protruding from a torn place in the lining Zudora came upon a sheet of paper. She studied the pothooks from all angles, but could make nothing of it. However, she had it added for Storm's approval. What stuck her on so much thing was the fact that the spurious claimants had the law on their side. Where had they secured their backing? How had they learned that there existed' documents, that there were gold and diamond mines? Hasnam All certainly had not conduced these facts to them. "There is nothing but this sheet with the pothooks," she declared finally, "I can't make anything out of it." "You poor child! Why don't you marry your sweetheart and have done with all this? He has plenty for both." That isn't it, Mrs. Ramsey. I come from a fighting stock, and I will never 1 "Why don't you marry your sweet, heart?" give up this fight until I am beaten. She glanced at the clock. "It is time John was here. Why not come along with us? The skating will be fine." "I haven't had skates on in an age," protested Mrs. Ramay. "That won't matter, all the more fun for you," insisted Zudora. "You're a strange girl." "In what way?" "Why, you can throw off your burdens so quickly, without apparent effort." "I do not throw them off, I merely refuse to let them dampen what pleasure I can get out of life!" Zudora ran to a window. "There heels now. He's just as patient and kindly as he can be. And there's a box under his arm. I'll wager it's both house violets. He never forgets the fact that I love flowers." She did not notice the two men loitering on the opposite side of the street. Radillife and Clay the gun man. Storm came in, his eyes clear and his checks full of color. He was bubbling with cheer. "All ahead! The ice will be just against him. Here's a bunch of violets for you, sweetheart." "Thank you, John." Zudora pinned the flowers against her waist. "You are very tightful, after all the trouble I have caused you." "Piff! What man wouldn't be thoughtful if he had you always in A "Here's a bunch of violets for you, sweetheart." mind? What's this? Been rummaging around in the old trunk again? Find anything? "Nothing but this sheet of paper." John took it. "Why, it looks like a map or plan of a mine." "A map?" chirrised Zudora and Mrs. Ramsey. "And I didn't know what it could be!" exclaimed Zudora. "I'll wager it's some data regarding the boundaries of the diamond mine in Africa. Anyway, I'd hang on to it. It may be worth it; and again it may have value. Put it back in the trunk. My rule is, never throw away any scrap of paper you do not thoroughly understand. Whenever I sign a com struct I go to a brother lawyer to see if he gets the same points I do. Put it back into the trunk and come along. It's glorious out of doors today." When Radcliffe and Gyp the gun man saw the three depart for the skating pond the former instructed the gun man to remain on the watch and to whistle in case of danger. He himself was determined to enter the house and have a thorough look into Zudora's room. He found an unlocked window in the rear, and through this he entered the house. Everybody was out, including the servant. He could not have found a better opportunity. He knew where Zudora's room was, having once made a midnight visit to it. They had tricked him out of a fine lot of gems, and he had not yet recovered from the chagrin of this fact. To this day he had not the least idea where they had hidden the stones. He was certain that the gems were not in the house at present. Doubtless they had been disposed of secretly. The first thing that welcomed his graze was the battered old trunk. The scorched leather at once convinced him that this had come from the house of Hassam-Ali. He knelt beside it and threw back the lid. He eyed curiously the spangles and mullie of the old circus days. But the folded sheet of paper intertwined him far more. And when he spread it out and discovered that it was practically a complete survey of the mine in Africa he was delighted. He already knew the defines of the African property. So far as he was concerned it was of no intrinsic value, but it would eventually be valuable to Zudorn. So he stuffed it into his pocket and went on with his search. Then he came upon the false bottom to the trunk, and here he found the documents which completed the case. He laughed. With these in his possession Zudorn would lose her case in any court in America. What a find! Neither the girl nor her advisers had ever thought to thoroughly investigate the battered old leather trunk! He was in high feather when he stole out of the Tamassay house. He had made a great find. He was legally master of millions. It would be a simple case of manufacturing a will of prior date to Zudanera, upon old legal cap, with the mary's seal of some old chap who had died in Montana. It would be very easy now that he had all the documents in the case. Mine Du Val would be pleased, so pleased that she might lend a more willing car to his pleas. They had had this trunk all these weeks and had not thought to sound it for a false bottom. That was supreme luck. He felt more, and more He Knelt Beside It and Throw Back the Lid. He Knelt Beside it and Threw Back the Lid. assured of his star as he rejoined Gyp. Millions, luxury, all his cravings to be gratified! And Zudorn, flying across the smooth, glistening surface of the pond, began to have hopes that her star had reached its nadir and was once more ascending toward the zenith. Well, perhaps it was. The sunshine, the exhilaration of the sport, the nearness of one beloved, these would have set cheer into many a heart darker than Zudora's. When the three of them returned to Mrs. Ramay's the latter served tea, and for an hour it was a happy family. Then Storm remembered the survey map. "You'd better let me have that and lock it up in my safe," he suggested. "You never can tell what will happen these days." But Zudora searched the leather trunk from top to bottom in vain. "That's funny! You saw me put it on the top tray!" "I did," said Storm gravely. He went about the room examining the windows. He left the two women and went downstairs. On the linoleum in the kitchen he saw muddy tracks. That was enough. "Some one has been here during our absence," he declared on returning to Zudora's room. "Whoever it was has got that paper. Evidently I was watched, and when we went to the pond the watcher came into the kitchen window. Well, perhaps I'm to blame. I should have put it into my pocket." Meantime in Detective Hunt's office things were being arranged for the secondary of Zudora's star, which was in truth very low. "Baird, I'm going to enter the Du Val ville by the front door this trip." "What do you mean by that?" asked the late Hamann Alla double. "I mean that I'm going to enter in a capacity which will encircle modernity. There's no woman alive that does not like the idea of having her life permanently in oil if done by a concentrated artist." "That's fine enough," said Bindel. "Go on. I'm interested." "Well, I'm going to be that enthusiastic." "Walt, I'm going to be that outstanding artist." "Give me all the points of the game." "You've heard of Jacques La Fontaine?" "Yes. Just at present he's in the trenches in Algeria." "So I learned. Eat Mme. Du Val will not dig deep so long as I can keep her ```markdown ``` Hunt an Jacques La Fontaine. vanity stirred. Now, then, watch your Uncle Dudley. In ten minutes I'll be the exact counterpart of the painter as he was during his last visit, six months ago. He came with splendid introductions, one of which I have. And I've based a neat little forgery on it. Here's La Fontaine's photograph. Keep your eye on rue and take a lesson on how to get into the skin of another man. I want to get into that villa the worst kind of way. It keeps going through my head that there is some connection between it and that old junk but or garage we've skylarked in once or twice. "I recollect the place," observed Baird dryly. "They nearly had me there one day." Hunt went to work rapidly and skillfully and within the stipulated time presented an appearance that was near enough to that of the real artist to fool the ordinary eye. "Great work!" cried Haird. "I tell you what--you enter the villa and get established, and I on my part will see where that garage trapdoor leads to." At 4 that afternoon Hunt, armed with his forged introduction, presented himself at the frontdoor of the Du Vall villa. He was unhered in by the pompous footman. The pooled artist was requested to be sent. Then the footman took the letter upstairs to his mistress, who was more delighted by the letter than the thought of being painted. She had met the distinguished French nobleman but tyke, and it flattered her greatly to believe that she had been remembered. And, more than this, the famous artist had once noted her singular beauty and never would be happy until he had put it upon canvas. Thus Hunt's initial reception was most confluent. Mme. Du Vall would be A Mme. Du Val Would Be Delighted to Give Him as Many Sittings as He Desired. delighted to give him as many sittings as he desired. Baldi met Hunt a short distance from the villa, and the two of them walked toward town. "What luck!" asked the reporter. "It was the easiest bit of work I ever did. When you tickle a woman's vanity you blind her. I'm going to put up at one of the hotels. She might have it in her mind to call me up to change the hour of appointment. Tomorrow I'll begin to testify her features. You can take it from me, though, that she'll never hang this portrait anywhere for her friends to see. What I want is a few minutes alone inside that villa, when they think I'm outside of it. That's the ticket, and it may take a week or two to make the play. Later, when they reached another part of the town, Bubed caught Hunt by the arm. Now that you colour ahead of us must work. "Well, there's the dismal culture I said you about. Suppose we run along after him and see where he goes." That old man led them to his desk without go much as a single glance over his shoulder. Much agreed to go inside while Baird stood on ground outside. Half an hour later Blunt rejoined the reporter. "I have seen Captain Radcliffe go in there," said Baird, "and I've just been thinking hard." "No," cried the despective jestingly, "That bearded man in Montana and the captain shape up a good deal alike." "So much alike that I’m certain they are one and the same. I’ve been thinking too. But when a fisherman casts his net he first makes sure that there are no holes in it. That old lapidary’s face is known to me. Half the smuggled gems go to him, but we can’t arrest the old boy. It’s only logical that if some one brings him a stone to cut he cuts it. without asking questions. But I’m hanged if I don’t stop some of the men who go there. I can’t bother with him now. I want Mine. Du Vall’s portrait started." Four days later at half after 4 at the same moment Zodora and Storm set-out upon a short automobile trip you could have seen the detective in his velvet jacket, daubing away earnestly and with no inconsiderable success. He could paint and paint well, but he was a man who required action, complexities to untangle, mobility, and it inked him to sit in a chair for an hour or two with the odor of paint making him headache. Mme. Du Val sat so that from the corner of her cree she could watch the fountain. Hy and by Hunt laid aside his palette. "That will be all for today. I am quite sure you are tired." "Join me with a cup of chocolate," she said amply. While they were sipping the obcoclate the fountain jet reversed. Hunt ```markdown ``` Cautiously the Detective Re-entered. Cautiously the Detective Re-entered, pretended not to notice this peculiarity, but he could see that madame began to stir resively. Suddenly she set down her cup, complaining of a violent headache. Hunt gathered up his materials and politely excused himself. The footman, however, in letting him out failed to note that the ferrale of Hunt's cane had caught between the door and the jamb. Cautiously the detective reentered and tiptoed into the conservatory. He waited for a moment or two, then stole out into the saloon. A spot on one of the columns attracted his attention. Upon close inspection he found it to be a sliding panel. He was fingering about for a method to open it when he heard footsteps. He slipped behind the portiere. It was Mine. Du Val, coming down to greet Captain Radelle, who had just come in. She at once showed him the portrait. He shrugged. He was not at all interested in this style of art. "There goes the fountain," he warned. "Mercilful heaven, I had forgotten all about those fools! They struck the signal while La Fontaine was here, but nackily he did not notice it. Let them in." Hunt was very much surprised to see three old antagonists enter the room from one of the columns. He was still more surprised when he saw madame open the secret drapery in the onyx table. His eyes snapped. That table would be worth while. Just as soon as these precious rogues left the salon he determined to investigate. He was an ingenious man, but his ingenuity failed utterly to learn the secret of the onyx table. He was certain, however, that it held all he wanted so badly. He left the villas unobserved. In the meantime Baird had discovered that the tunnel from the garage led directly to the Du Val villa, but he had chosen a bad day for the investigation. The three crooks, returning from their visit, caught sight of him and gave chase. He reached the trap door in the garage first, but before he could make the door they were upon him. He succeeded in laying out two of them, but the largest man proved to be a tough customer. This was not the first time Baird had felt the bear-like grip of the man. They headed through the doorway along the sidewalk, until they reached the bridge. That Baird lived to tell the tale was due solely to the unexpected arrival of Zedron and Storm. Only recognized Baird so he and his antagonist tapped over the parapet into the key stream below, where the first still rung. At length the reporter moved in written form of the story. Get the height of reading. The Planet, Earthdrive now, will per year. The couch, 8 feet wide. ```markdown ``` Mme. Du Val and Radeliffe Examine the Map. of his antagonist, who paid the penalty for his loyalty to a bad cause. Storm got a rope from his tool box. This he used to the extra tire, dinging it out toward Baird as one would throw a life preserver at sea. Baird was all in. He had just strength enough to grasp the tire, and Storm hauled away with a will. [TO BE CONTINUED.] A GENERAL SURVEY OF THE WAR WEDNESDAY. A great battle is in progress in the Carpathians, which it is believed will go far toward settling the fate of Hungary. The Russian forces which have been investing Przemyl and which have been released through the surrender of the Galician fortress, are being rushed to support the Russian troops. Allied transports in the Gulf of Saron have landed troops on the Gallipoll peninsula, on the European side of the Dardanelles, which are to unite with the fleet within the straits in an attack on the Turkish fortifications. A Turkish force estimated at between 100,000 and 300,000 men has been sent to defend the forts. A German attack, made on Tuesday and Wednesday against the French positions on the great spur at Notre Dame de Lorette, north of Arras, was completely checked. The French also report further advances at Hartmans-wellerout, in Alaxe. THURSDAY The German submarine U-29, which has torpedoed eight steamships in the English channel, is reported by the British admiralty to have been sunk with all hands. The London Chronicle declares the Turkish plan to surrender the Darwin-neller forts and make terms with the attacking fleet was blocked by the Germans at Constantinople. Italy is ready for mobilization, it is said, and seven classes are already with the colors. Russian newspapers declare that the time has arrived for the neutrals to decide their course. American Presbyterian missionaries in Persia are said to be in great danger. A physician saved nearly 3000 lives by the use of the Stars and Stripes. FRIDAY Reports from Petrograd say that the Russians are winning their way into Hungary and are beating back the Austrians at every point. The Russian right wing is reported to have reached Bartfeld, in Hungary; the center has already reached Lupkow and the left has penetrated beyond Uzsok Pans. It is also reported that the Austrians have been forced from Czernowitz, in Bukowina. Dispatches from Rome state that Italy has already decided upon intervention and that her entrance into the war may be decided sooner than was expected by the action of Hungaria joining the allies, which is said to be imminent. The French war office statement says that dirigible sheds at Francfort near Metz; Motz itself and, the barracks cast of Strasburg have been successfully bombed by a French herial squadron. The Belgian troops continue to advance, but elsewhere the operations are quiet. SATURDAY Berlin admits and Paris announces that the French have captured Hartmannweiler Kopf, a strategic crest in the 'Alsatian Vosges for which a five days' battle had been waged. Paris describes German losses both in man and material as severe. In the Carpathians the great Russian offensive continues, but the Austrians have been heavily reinforced, probably by German troops. Petrograd announces continued gains between the Bartfield and Ussok Passes, southwest and south of Preumysl. In the center of this front, London bears the Russians have taken full possession of Lupkow Pass, leading into Hungary, but this is not fully confirmed. SUNDAY. The French captured 100 yards of German truncher near Marseille, eastern heights of the Mosque, on Saturday, but lost them Sunday. The program made by the French at Le Borgne has been continued and the French position at Martignanavillet Kapt has been confirmed. The German general staff reports the repurchase of French stores near Dijon, on the heights of the Mosque. and near Marseille, and of Russian alabens in the Ang�arate Street, near the First Prison, Dresden, and near Pinsen and Ourtow street, in northern Poland. The Germans also annexed the capture of 500 Russian near Wank. MONDAY Russian forces which long have been hammering at Dukla and other Carpathian passes southwest of Pruszyn, have hurled the Austrians across the Hungarian frontier. The battle now is being waged in the vicinity of Bartfeld and Svidnik, on the slopes leading to the plans of Hungary. Once the plains are reached the route to Budapest, 175 miles away practically will be open to the Russians. Berlin announces the capture of Tauruggen, in Russian, northeast of Tilsit. Other minor reverences for the Russians and the capture of 1300 men are described. In the west General von Kluk, who led the German dash on Paris, has been slightly wounded by shrapnel while inspecting advance trenches. Minor engagements, says Berlin, were won by the Germans. Paris says the Germans regained a few of their best positions at Eparges, but that the French made equal progress elsewhere. A German observation post in Flanders was mined. PROBE "BRANCH" NORMAL . STRIKE State Officials Conduct Inquiry Into Trouble at School. Pine Bluff, (Ark.) Press.Eagle: April 2, 1915 An investigation into the causes of the recent "walk.out" of 300 negro students at the Pine Bluff branch normal was conducted at the court house here Tuesday. At the conclusion of the hearing, nearly 100 of the students assembled and adopted a resolution, declaring they would not return to the school "until the matter is adjusted." This is interpreted to mean that the negroes propose to remain away from the school until a new superintendent of the industrial department is appointed. --- It developed at the hearing that no classes have been held at the normal since March 22, when the "walk out" occurred, following the declaration of Ophelia Wade, aged 21, that she had been insulted. W. Harris, superintendent of the in- industrial department, stated on the afternoon of the "strike" that there had been some trouble, but that the matter had been settled and that all the students would resume work the next day. It developed, no classes have been held since March 22, and that the normal has practically been closed since March 25. The investigation Tuesday was conducted by George B. Cook, State superintendent of public education J. C. Futrell, president of the University of Arkansas; A. B. Banks of Fordyce, and Frank Pace of Little Rock, sitting with a local committee composed of County Judge C. M. Philpot, Secretary Bloom of the Chamber of Commerce, Fred Havla, J. F. Jones and J. W. McCrary, the last three being negroes. The findings of the board were not announced, but it is reported that the report will exonerate Supt. Harris of the school. The local committee was named by Supt. Cook to take testimony in the case, but they declined because the colored members refused to act unless they had, power to determine what should be done. One of the witnesses was Ophelia Wade, a 21 year old negress, who provoked the strike by alleging an insult had been offered her. Supt. Harris also was heard. His testimony contradicted that of the negress in some particulars. Principal Vinegar, a negro, testified the girl had complained to him of the alleged insult provoking the walk out of Marsha 22, since which time no classes have been held. Superintendent Cook and other members of the State board departed Tuesday evening without an nouncing the result of their findings, but it is said that the report will exonerate Mr. Harris against whom the students and their parents appear to have considerable feeling. It was after the departure of the State officials that some of the students at the normal met, and adopted a resolution declaring they will not return to the school "until the matter is adjusted." Excepting the State officials, the members of the local committee, County Superintendent of Education A. W. Lowe, the witnesses and At-torney H. K. Toney, employed by the negroes to represent them, none was at the hearing Tuesday. It was the desire of the State authorities that no publicity be given the inquiry. It is understood some of the testimony was rather "racy," but the exact nature of the statement was not announced. It is said by some that the negroes are waging a fight on Mr. Harris in the effort to have him replaced by a negro. Mr. Harris is the only white official at the school. This is denied by leading negroes, who declare the action of the students is approved by the parents, and is justified. --- EDITOR LEWIS' REGBETS We regret very much that we were away when Editor John Mitchell, Jr., of The Planet paid us a call while in this city. We always like to meet the boys who have made good and who strive to set the proper example for the youth of the race. We keep so constantly grinding nowadays that we solden take the time to paint a few exquisite words with each other, but we have set the pace and we are compelled to keep it to the end. We appreciate the call and will expire some day in the near future to return it—Haworth News. SATURDAY. APRIL 17, 1915 NEGROWS IN THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D. C., April 12; 1915.—The bulletin on Negroes in the United States, soon to be issued by Director Sam, L. Rogers, of the Bureau of the Census. Department of Commerce, indicates that there has been among Negroes an increase in tendency toward home ownership, a marked increase in the percentage of school attendance, a pronounced decrease in the percentage of illiteracy, a decrease in the mortality rate, and an increase in the proportion of church membership. This bulletin, which is a special compilation of information derived from the Thirteenth Census and from other inquiries conducted by the Census Bureau, brings together in one publication all the principal data pertaining to the Negro race which are in the possession of the bureau. The work of planning and arranging the statistical tables, as well as all the clerical work, was done by Negro employees. INCREASE IN NEGRO POPULATION The Negro population of the United States increased from 757, 208, or 19.3 per cent of the total population, in 1790, to 9,827,763, or 10.7 per cent of the total, in 1910. The increase between 1900 and 1910 was at the rate of 11.2 per cent, while during the same period the white population increased by 22.4 per cent. Since 1810 there has been a continuous decrease in the proportion which Negroes have formed of the total population, due, at least in part, to the fact that the white population has been continually augmented by immigration, while there has been very little immigration of Negroes during the past hundred years. The largest Negro population in any state in 1910 was that of Georgia, 1,176,987; Mississippi was second, with 1,009,487; and Alabama third, with 908,282. Of the 9,827,763 Negroes in the United States in 1910, 7,777,077 or 79.1 per cent, were reported as of pure Negro blood, the remaining 2,050,686 or 20.9 per cent being classed as "mutilations." For consumption this center covers all persons of mixed white and Negro blood, we cover the proportion. The figures indicate a continuous in-come in the percentage of mutilations during the past 40 years. DENSITY AND CENTER OF NEGRO POPULATION In Mississippi and South Carolina the Negro population was more than 50 per cent of the total in 1910. 56.2 per cent and 55.2 per cent, respectively; and in Georgia, Louisiana, Alabama, and Florida the per centages ranged between 40 and 50. 45.1, 43.1, 42.5, and 41, respectively. In each of 55 counties, scattered throughout the states of Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, South Carolina, Georgia, Arkansas, Florida, and Tennessee, at least 40 per cent of the total population was Negro in 1910. Of the Southern states, West Virginia and the small, east percentage of Negroes, 5.3. Out side of the South, the percentage was as high as 5, the highest being that for 4.8. There were only two other Northern states—New Jersey, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana—in which the proportion of Negroes exceeded 2 per cent. The "center of population" for the Negro race in the United States is now located about 5.4 miles north-northeast of Fort-Payne, Dekalb County, in northeastern Alabama. Its movement over since 1700 has been in a southwesterly direction, but during the 1920s 1900-1910s the 5.4 miles to the southwest, while during the same period the center of total population moved 39 miles to the westward. NEGROES IN URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES. The percentage of Negroes in rural communities—that is, outside of incorporated places and New England towns of 2,500 inhabitants or more—decreased from 80.2 in 1890 to 77.3 in 1900 and to 72.6 in 1910. The corresponding percentages for the total population were 63.9 in 1890, 59.5 in 1900, and 53.7 in 1910. There are 43 cities each of which had more than 10,000 Negro inhabitants in 1910. Ten of these cities lie outside of the Southern states. The total Negro population of these 43 cities was 1,341,648. Washington stood at the head of this list with a Negro population of 94,446, while New York, New Orleans, Baltimore, and Philadelphia occupied second, third, fourth, and fifth places, with 91,709, 89,362, 84,749 and 84,459 respectively. The percentage of increase in Negro population in Washington between 1900 and 1910, however, was lower than for most of the other cities in the list, being only 8.9. The greatest gain, both numerically and proportionally, was shown by Birmingham, Ala., whose Negro population increased by 25,738, or 216.5 per cent. New York and Philadelphia showed the next largest numerical gains, 21,043 and 21,486, respectively, the rates of increase for these cities being 51.2 per cent and 34.9 per cent, respectively. NATIVITY, JEW, AND MARITAL CONDITION. Military and two tenths per census of all slaves in the United States in 1810 were natives of all two percentage, only four-tenth of a per cent being foreign-born, while the remaining four-tenth of 1 per cent were native of foreign, or native native and foreign parentage. Of the 40,239 foreign-born Negroes in the United States, 24,425, or a trifle more than 60 per cent, came from Cube and the West Indies. Only 475 were born in Africa. The sex distribution of the Negroes in the United States is on the basis of 98.9 males to 100 females, while for the native whites of native parentage the ratio is 104 males to 100 females. The statistics show a tendency on the part of the Negroes to marry at earlier ages than whites. This is brought out most clearly by the percentages which married, widowed, and divorced persons, taken as a group, form of the total numbers be- tween the ages of 20 and 24, inclu- sive, namely, 39.6 for Negroes and 27 for whites. INTERSTATE MIGRATION. Interstate migration is apparently less extensive among the Negro population than among the whites. In 1910, 83.4 per cent of the native Negroes in the United States were living in the states in which they were born, while only 77.6 per cent of the American born whites were residing in their native states. Twelve states—Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Maryland, Mississippi, Louisiana, Delaware... and Maine—have lost more than they have gained in Negro population through interstate migration, while all the other states have gained more than they have lost. Of the first named three states were Virginia, 206,764; South Carolina, 121,479; North Carolina, 109,751. It is a noteworthy fact that the greatest net gain in Negro population from this cause, 105,516, was shown by Arkansas, a Southern state. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AND ILLITERACY Of the Negro population 6 to 20 years of age, inclusive, 47.3 per cent were attending school in 1910, as compared with 66.9 per cent of the native whites of native parent, age in the same age group. In thirteen cities — Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Mo., Louisville, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Washington—each of which had in 1910 a total population of 200,000 or more and a Negro population of 10,000 or more, the highest percentage among Negroes 6 to 20 years of age was found in Boston, where it was 67.2 per cent, as compared with 73.3 per cent for native whites of native parentage. The percentage of school attendance for Negroes in Boston is higher than' for native whites of native parentage in 10 of the other 12-cities. The highest percentage of school attendance among Negroes 6 to 20 years of age for any state was found in Connecticut, 67.1 and the lowest in Louisiana, 28.9. The percentage of illiteracy (inability to write among the Negro population 10 years of age and over was 30:4 for the United States as a whole, as compared with 3.7 per cent for the native whites of native parentage. The continual improvement in educational opportunities offered to the Negro race is strikingly shown by the fact that in almost every state and city the per centage of illiteracy among Negroes is consistently lower in the younger generations than in the older. For example, in Georgia the percentage of illiteracy among Negroes 40 to 74 years of age was 22:15 to 45 years, 39:8 to 45 years, 32:75 to 44 years, 43: 45 to 54 years, 65: 55 to 64 years, 70:3; and 65 years and over, 79.2. The lowest percentage of illiteracy among the Negro population 10 years of age and over in any of the states. 3.4, was found in Minnesota and Oregon, while the highest, 48.4, was shown by Louisiana. OWNERSHIP OF HOMES. In 1910 there were in the Southern states 1,917,291 Negro homes of which 430,449, or 22.4 per cent, were owned, including 314,340, or 16.4 per cent of all Negro homes, which were owned free of income, brance. In 1900 the percentage of owned homes was 20. The highest percentage of owned Negro homes in any of the Southern states in 1910 was that for Virginia, 41.3, while the lowest, 14.7, was found in Georgia. Statistics are also shown for all southern municipalities of 5,000 or more Negro inhabitants. OCCUPATIONS Of the total number of 7,317,922 Negroes 10 years of age and over, enumerated in 1910, 5,192,535, on 71 per cent. were reported as gainfully employed, the percentages for males and females being 87.4 and 54.7 respectively. The corresponding percentages for native whites were 77.9 and 19.2. Of the gainfully employed Negro males, 30.9 per cent—almost one third—were farm laborers, and 25 per cent were farmers. The other leading occupation groups for Negro males, with the percentage of the total represented by each, were as follows: Laborers, building and hand trades, 2.1; laborers, saw and plow mills, 2.9; laborers, steam plant, 2.7; porters, except in stores, 1.6; draymen, teamsters, and expressmen, 1.6; porters, and helpers in operatives, 1.2; laborers, porters, and helpers in stores, 1.2; waiters, 1.1; laborers, road and street building and repairing, 1.1; cooks, 1.0; deliverymen, stores, 1.0; carpenters, 1.0. For females, the leading capacities in which employed, with the percentage represented by each, were as follows: Farm laborers, 48.1: laundresses (not in laundry), 17.9: cooks, 16.2: farmers, 3.9: dressmakers and seamstresses (not in factory), 1.9: school teachers, 11 ARGICULTURE Parms operated by Negroes in 1910 numbered 209,378, and were valued at 81,143,000,000. The total number of farms, in the United States in that year was 8,301,502. Agents' Contest. VOTING COUPON. Name..... Address..... (GOOD FOR 15 VOTES.) WOLF BROTHERS' Improved '1915 Model, 8 oz. Solid Brass. Mort Nail Straightener and Dryer Comb. Actual Length of Comb in 9 inches. Minus of solid brass and has full round brass. Being solid and massive this Comb will hold just longer than any other Comb on the market. Only Comb not as good as advertised for $1.00. Our Price in Fifty Shoots, and on plus Long Attachment Free. When ordering in mail and 5-3 cent shoppers for postage. April Wanted. WOLF BROS. 1914 N. Senate Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. and their value was 840,991,449. 000. Ninety-eight and sixteen per cent of the Negro farms were situated in the South. The Negroes between 1900 and 1910 in number and value of farms operated by Negroes were at the rate of 19.6 per cent and 128.4 per cent, respectively, while the corresponding increases for farms operated by whites were 9.5 per cent and 99.6 per cent, respectively. The average acreage per farm operated by Negroes was 47.3, as compared with an average acreage of 163 for farms operated by whites. Three fourths of the Negro farmers were tenants and one-fourth owners, in 1910, while more than two-thirds of the white farm operators were owners. Mississippi showed the highest aggregate value of farms operated by Negroes, followed by Georgia, South Carolina, and Texas. MORTALITY. The bulletin presents, for the first time data regarding mortality among Negroes. All previous publications have given statistics for the total colored population, which included the Chinese, Japanese, Indians, and other nonwhites. The death rate in 1870 for the "registration area," which in that year comprised 58.3 per cent of the total population of the United States, but only 19.7 per cent of the Negro population, was 25.5 per cent per 1,000, population for the Negroes and 14.6 per cent per 1,000, for the whites; a decrease of 3.9 per cent for the former and 2.5 per cent for the latter, as compared with 1900. The average death rate among Negroes in 33 northern cities, each having a Negro population of at least 2,500 in 1910, was 25.1 per cent per 1,000, as compared with 15.7 per cent for the whites, a decrease of 2.0 per cent for the Negroes and 2.5 per cent for the whites. A similar comparison for 24 southern cities shows a rate of 29.6 for Negroes, a decrease of 4.0 per cent, and 16.9 per cent for whites, a decrease of 2.9 per cent, when compared with 1900. Deaths caused by malaria, tuberculosis of the lungs, other forms of tuberculosis, pneumonia, and whooping cough are relatively more numerous among Negroes than among whites; while the mortality due to measles, scarlet fever, diphtheria, cancer, appendicitis, diarrhea and violence (including suicide) is noticeably higher among whites. RELIGIOUS BODIES. The latest statistics of religious bodies which have been collected by the Bureau of the Census relate to the year 1906. In that year there were 36,770 Negro church organizations with 3,685,097 communicants or members. Between 1890 and 1906 the number of Negro church organizations increased by 56.7, per cent and the number of communicants or members by 37.8, per cent. The increase in Negro population during the same period being 26.1 per cent. — From U. S. Department of Com- A good barber wanted at once. Will pay $10.00 per week or 696 on the dollar. One who understands the business and is not afraid to work. 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Fine Tailoring Cleaning, Dyeing and Repairing CHITMAN M. WHITE Proprietor Published every Saturday by John Mitchell, Jr. at 81 N. 4th St., Richmond, Va. All communications intended for publication should be sent as to reach us by Wednesday. Entered at the Post Office at Richmond V. as second class matter. SATURDAY.....APRIL 17, 1915 Getting all that you want usually goes along side by side with an empty pocket book. Buy property, colored folios, and teach your children politeness, while practicing the same yourself. The "Back to the Rails" movement for the colored folks seems to be awakening an interest all over the country Dr. Hooker T. Washington now seems to have no competitor since Jack Johnson was laid away by Joe Willard at Havana Games of choice will not bring competency abler money than one fenth as quickly as will need work and the saving habit Some people are never satisfied They always want what they cannot have and when they get any one of these things by accident, they are not happy twenty four hours before they want something else Troutherous race leaders are a great handicap to the colored people. These leaders are in favor of the race, but they and their immediate families constitute the race in which they are interested. MORE ABOUT JACK JOHNSON. "Reputation, reputation, reputation" "I have lost my reputation." I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is best." Jack Johnson has had his day. He stands out though as the most remarkable character the race has ever produced in the arena of politics and one of the most remarkable in any other capacity. From the position of an uncouth boy, he excelled in his chosen profession to an appear in most likely, which some people call face where he was the most observed of all men. We doubt if the, President of the United States was as well known among all classes of people in every portion of the civilized world as was this remarkable champion of the prize ring. This elevation appealed to his vitality and being the potted prodigy of white men who made "barrows of money" as a result of his unusual powers, he naturally "lost his hand," became oblivious of public sentiment and has "gone down to rise no more." He made several fortunes and he lost them all. To this day, he could not understand why immoral practices, which excited no attention during his early days in the prize ring were later magnified and distorted, until he found himself "hounded from pithar to post." When prosperity came to him, he looked to the white race for companionship. Two white wives have been passed to his credit and "nary colored one" is his record up to this time This was his right, but it won for him the bitter resentment of both races. Projudice manifested, itself among the officials of the national government and the White Slave cases were used as a means to crush him. The charges against him were ridiculous and disgraceful and the penalties out of proportion with the offenses committed, but his enemies were determined to crush him. He went to France, but the glamour of the life coaxed him forth to the prize-ring and he won out in the encounter. Sports, who wanted to make money, had decided to trade upon the prejudices of the white Americans and the talk about bringing the pugilistic championship back to the white race mot a cordial response in some quarters and as Jack Johnson's money barrel was getting low, he listened to the voice of the tempter. The promise of thirty thousand dollars, win, lose or draw, sounded "mighty good" to him and the additional two thousand dollars for expenses made the whole thing unusually attractive, while the 35 percent or 58 percent share of the moving picture proceeds made the whole proposition glorious and Jack Johnson decided to "lay" down for the count of ten or twenty, just as the case might be. He wanted the coin and he got it and he is still getting it. Even the most ardent admirers of Jesse Willard dwell upon the fact that Johnson had gone backward and they say but little about Willard having gone forward. His awkward movements in the ring made him look like a novice when pitted against the superior ring generalship of that king of ring masters, Jack Johnson. But Johnson wanted that quarter of a million dollars and there "hangs the tale." There are pugilists in the country today, who could have won out with Jack Johnson, provided his condition was as it was portrayed by some of his critics. The evident alarm over Jack Johnson's action in boxing Sam McVey, the noted colored heavy-weight is now apparent. Sam McVey knew or rather found out Jack Johnson's condition at Havana and he was not slow in deriding the accession of Jess Willard a "fake," a "frame-up." He found out that Jack Johnson could put him out of commission and that he would have no trouble to do the same thing for Jess Willard. Johnson was friendly towards Jess Willard. He hoped that he would make lots of money. Jess Willard was friendly towards Jack Johnson, for he treated him to a reception tendered him before he left Havana for the States and Jess Johnson stood with "tears in his eyes" as he waved an invitation to the new made champion on his way to this country. He had given him the championship and Jess Willard had virtually 10 rough his partners proved, hence a fortune. But the whole story was it perfectly told when he gave out his statement after the fight. Joe Wikard had declared that he would be a respected champion of the world, that he would not meet all corners, that he was head and shoulders against any "white cop" that not against any colored one, that he would never fight a Norwegian. He had been presented with a watch by his admirers and so had Jack Johnson. Jack Johnson told why he would not ever fight any colored man again when he said As heavyweight champion, I am unable forever for there is not a chance of Willard giving me a fight. He knows that I would take his little away from him in just time if we not again. I will never be a ham and epig tighter, though, to I have enough money to keep me the rest of my life." This then is a plain, straightforward statement that discloses the nature of the deal at Havana, Cuba, Monday, April 5, 1915. Jess Willard will not light any one for one year or more, he will not night Johnson again for Johnson has said it. No wonder that Sam McVey, the pugilistic wonder deared that the fight was a "frame- up." Farewell, Jack Johnson. ```markdown ``` Once all the marking sheets and the still frames The spiral staircase doors, the entry portions The metal doors, are all quality Paint poles, and the construction of plafons And our metal exposures, whose side features the insured's family, close companions and relatives the insured's fellow employees, colleagues and staff SATURDAY WHO WANTS TO CUSS... We wonder why the sole editor of the Planet, John Mitchell, Jr., should conceive the idea that Dr. Boyd wishes to "cuss" Rev. S. E. Griggs? We heard "both Dr. Boyd and Rev. Griggs in Philadelphia, and we have read their subsequent utterances. We recall neither spirit or words that indicate any desire on Dr. Boyd's part to "cuss" Rev. Griggs. If we have failed to see, hear or read such an indication we shall be pleased to be informed of its existence. If we are not mistaken, at some time, some where, we read an editorial in the Colored Alabama, in which our friend; Rev. Judkins, the editor, deployed the fact that Rev. Griggs had charged Dr. Boyd with being a "bandit." It strikes us that we read further, the words of our friend Judkins to the effect that he had examined dictionaries to ascertain the definition of the word "bandit", and found that it signified "one of a band of highwaymen or robbers." Dr. Judkins expressed sincere regret that Rev. Griggs, youthful, should thus characterize Dr. Boyd, the aged. With Editor Judkins, we would be fair and impartial, but, in this instance, Brother Mitchell, we think it is Rev. Griggs, not Dr. Boyd, who shows signs of a desire to "cuss." National Baptist Union Review. The remark accredited to us by our contemporary was made in a humorous vein with no attempt at seriousness. We stand corrected, but pause to remark if Rev. Dr. Sutton E. Griggs had said as many things about us as he has said about Rev. Dr. R. H. Boyd, we would have felt disposed to say something stronger than "cross" words. MR. RUTHERFORD'S LETTER. We publish elsewhere in this issue a communication from Mr. S. W. Ruth- ford, Secretary of the National Bank Association, Inc. We take it that this very able insurance officer has failed to consider the full force and effect of all that he has said. If matter in the news columns of a journal, published several days after our editorial comment was written is evidence that we failed to examine the columns of the Boe carefully, we fail to see the point. The Federal statute requires that all matter of this description shall be designated "Adv." in order for the public to determine its status. But all this aside, we are gratified to know that Mr. Rutherford has determined to recognize the press of his own race in addition to that of the white race. He says: "Conditions in Washington are very different from conditions existing in Richmond and other Southern States and I wish it were possible to write you at length on this point. Suffice it to say that we find it very profitable to carry an "ad" or "ads" in certain white papers. Our people are more impressed by such an "ad" being placed in a white paper." This is a remarkable admission and will be read with interest by white and colored people throughout the country. We had thought that this concession to the exclusion of newspapers of the race might be due to personal vanity on the part of some of the Association's officers who are devious of letting the white folks know just what we are doing and not to the lack of racial appreciation on the part of the colored people themselves. Still, Mr. Rutherford's letter shows that his heart is in the right place or at least can be showed back into the right place. Southern white men rejoice to see Southern black men patronize each other for they know that all of this patronize will either come from the white race or will go back to the white race. They study economic and financial questions from an economic and temporal standpoint. It is only the Negro who violates all rules of racial progress and then expects permanent racial success. When will our leaders lead and when will some of our leaders stop leading? O, the pity of it! WANTED $5,000 WANTED $5,000 John W. Smith, a painter, who is also a honorable preacher of the Chris Tim Church, has been the plaintiff in a suit for $5,000 against Theodore W. Jones, formerly of Topeka, Kansas and Chicago. Mr. Jones purchased the former residence of Cashier R. T. Hill, formerly of the True Reformers' Saying Bank and incidentally had some repairs done on the building, employing Smith to do the painting. Duzing his stay there a dress coat, valued by Mr. Jones at $0.000 is said to have disappeared! and he charged Smith with stealing it. The case was tried in the Police Court and Smith was discharged. As a result, this suit was being tried last Wednesday in the Hustings Court of South Richmond. Smith was represented by Messro Tucker and Mathews and Jones by Messrs Conway E. Sandis and Giles B. Jackson The ugy at first disagreed, adjourned over until Thursday morning, at which time a verdict of one cent damage was rendered in favor of the plaintiff. MR. PEYTON'S ESTATE The well-known barber, Walter S. Fenton, who died recently, left an estate valued at $25,000. Of this amount all except about $3,000 was in real estate. He left his residence to his widow, to be occupied by her during her lifetime and then all of this and his other property to go to his children. He left one-third of the rest as surviving from the property to his widow and the other two-thirds to his children. This arrangement is satisfactory to all parties concerned. Woman Dies at Age of 113. Miss Winifred Johnson, an inmate of a home at Auburn, N. Y., died at the age of 113 years. She was born in slavery in Winchester, Va., and at the time of Lincoln's emancipation moved to Elmira, N. Y. Second Son For Kaiser's Daughter. The Duchess of Brunswick, formerly Princess Victoria Lulse, only daughter of the kaiser, was accouched of a son in Berlin. This is the second boy born to the duchess. Burmania to Be Neutral Rusholm has officially announced that she will maintain her neutrality, the Bucharest correspondent of the Berlin-Frankfurt Zeitung wired. Plan Million Luther Fund. A project to raise a $1,000,000 fund in celebration in 1917 of the 400th anniversary of the Reformation movement started by Martin Luther in 1157, was formulated in York, Pa., at a conference of prominent clergymen and laymen of the denomination, with Rev. Dr. H. H. Weber, secretary of the board of church extension. The money is to be divided among the different missionary departments of the Lutheran church. The general synod will pass on the project at its meeting at Akron, O., in May. General Von. Kluk Wounded The report on the progress of the fighting, issued from the army headquarters in Berlin, relates among other things that General von Kluk, the German commander who led the famous German rush into France in the early days of the war, has been slightly wounded by shrapnel fire while inspecting advance positions of his army. The condition of the general is described as unfortunate. CAMERIST TRIAL OF BERNSTOFF NOTE Bryan Prepares Reply to the German Charge. ASSERTION IS RESENTED Many Belleve Kaiser Will Be Told Ambassador Has Rendered Himself Persona Non Grata to U. S. Government. An informal draft of the reply of the American government to the German note attacking the neutrality of this country was placed before the cabinet by Secretary of State Bryan. It deals directly with the criticisms which Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, made of the actions of the American government, and is said to be fully as strong and vigorous in terms as the note from the German embassy. It was reported that Count von Bernstorff will be ignored when the reply is ready, and that it will be sent directly to the Berlin foreign office. The German note called upon the United States to place an embargo on the shipment of arms and ammunition to the allies, and assumed that America "has accepted England's violation of international law" in preventing foodstuffs and other shipments from reaching Germany. Asked about the memorandum recently presented by the German ambassador, President Wilson had no comment to make other than that a reply was being prepared by the state department. It would surprise no one well no quantified with the views of the adminlistration if the American reply were couched in language amounting to a hint to the German government that Count von Bergstorff, by his course in the present instance, following various alleged violations of the proprieties by the embassy staff, has rendered himself persona non grata to the American government. It could not be learned whether the state department had construed the note as an indication of a changed attitude by the government at Berlin, which, earlier in the war, offered no objections to the trade in arms and ammunition between this country and the allies. The president is denying himself to all visitors except those who come at his express invitation, and is devoting all his working day to a careful study of the foreign situation in all its bearings relating to the United States. The reply to the German note and the conduct of Ambassador von Bernstorf will receive his direct personal attention. HUERTA LANDS IN NEW YORK First Required to Take Oath That He Will Not Go to Cuba or Mexico. General Victoriano Huerta, the exiled expresident of Merleo, arrived in New York from Spain on the liner Antonio Lozoy. General Huerta was permitted to land after he had taken oath before the immigration inspectors that he was not going to either Mexico or Cuba and had said that his stay in this country would be divided between business and pleasure. At Quarantine Huerta said that he would stop at the Vanderbilt hotel. He said that he expected to see his friends, but had no plan for his future movements. General Huerta said he was in the best of health, and his appearance here this out. DYNAMITE WRECKS HOME Mildred, Sullivan County, Sone of Disastrus Explosion. Dynamite which was "planted" under the home of Michael Lenzo and family, in Mildred, Sullivan county, Pa., and exploded, tossed the parents and their children from their beds, wrecked the home, as well as two hotels, two stores and a lodge hall. The entire front of the Lenzo building was blown up by the explosion. The hotels of Joseph Hestman and Peter Bolt, the stores of Michael Donovan and John White, as well as the Knights of Labor building, were partially wrecked. U. S. Commissioner Killed by Train John F. Kell, United States commis- sioner at York, Pa., either fell or jumped from a Pennsylvania railroad train near Rohrerstown, Lancaster county, and was killed. The body was found by a trackwalker after, a speci- tial train and loft York to search for the missing man, his absence from the train not having been noticed until it reached York. President Wilson a "Newsboy." President Wilson has been elected an official newsboy. A group of "news- ies" from Baltimore called to thank him for a letter of congratulation he seat them recently and to inform him of his election to their association. King Albert Thanks Wilson King Albert of the Belgians has sent the following message to President Wilson: "I thank, you heartily for the greetings of friendship you sent me on the occasion of my birthday." Eight Tenderness Mistle Might British trawlers, carrying approximately eighty-five men, are long overdue. It is feared that they have been sunk in the North sea by mines or German submarines. Florida May Vote on Prohibition. The lower house of the Florida legislature passed a resolution for submission to the voters in 1916 of a constitutional amendment for statewide prohibition WEDNESDAY. Commander Thilorheims, of the German commerce raider Prinz Eltel, decided to intern his ship because relief which would have made possible a dash to sea failed to arrive. The vessel will be taken to the Norfolk navy yard. The Italian fleet left its stations in northern waters and has concentrated near the Adriatic. The change created a profound impression in Italy and the future movement ow the fleet is veiled in mystery. Heavy German reinforcements are being sent to the Carpathians, and an official report from Vienna says the Russian drive into Hungary has been checked. Terrific fighting continues between the Germans and French at St. Mihiel, near Verdun, the losses on both sides being heavy. THURSDAY. Germany has agreed to pay for the sinking of the William P. Frye and the loss of the wheat cargo. This announcement was contained in a reply to the United States note asking Germany to indemnify the owners of the vessel and cargo. Germany, however, says the case will be taken to the prize court. Official reports from Petrograd say that the Russians have split the Austrian armies in two in the Carpathians and that Smolnik is in the hands of the czar's forces. The official reports from Berlin and Paris tell of the force fighting around St. Mikhil, near Verdun. Conflicting claims are made, but both admit the losses are very heavy. Reports from Turin say Austria is seeking a separate peace with Russia and one of the other allies, so that she may be better prepared to defend herself against Italy. FRIDAY. The French advance towards the Lorraine border, between the Meuse and Moselle, is being made from three bases and is sparkled by desperate fighting, with heavy losses on both sides. Petrograd officials declare the Austrian operations in the Carpathians have collapsed and that the Russian commanders are merely considering what is the best route into Hungary, Vienna, however, reports the capture of 10,000 Russian prisoners and indicates that the Austro-German forces are making successful counter attacks. Frightful mortality attends the Christian refugees who escaped the massacre of the Kurdia and crowded into the American mission compounds at Vrumlah. The German government is stopping at the border all empty Italian freight cars homeward bound and prohibiting exports to Italy. SATURDAY Whether or not the French remain in undisputed possession of Eparges captured Friday, is a question presented by the official reports of both Paris and Berlin. The Paris statement says that the French attacks which made them masters of Eparges "led to desperate bayonet fighting." Berlin reports that the French obtained a temporary foothold on Combes Heights, where Eparges is situated, but were partly driven out by a night attack. The fighting here, says Berlin, continues. In the Carpathians the honor temporarily seem to be even, but each side is bringing up more troops for a decisive action. The chief menace to the Russians who penetrated the west arm Carpathians remains the possibility that a flying German wedge from Western Galicia, passing north of the Carpathians, might cut the communications of the Muscovites. SUNDAY. The Germans made a surprise attack on Albert, according to the official French statement, and succeeded in getting into one of the French trenches, from which they were afterward driven at the point of the bayonet. The French continue their gains in the St. Mihfel district. The Germans claim to have taken three unnamed villages in Belgium in the vicinity of Drel Grachten, formerly held by the Belgians. The German statement says the French suffered heavy losses near Ally and in La Pretre wood. Official news from Russia says the Russians have captured additional heights near the Uzok pegs, the only pass which they do not hold, and are now on the southern slopes of the Carpathians. They repulsed attacks by the Austrians and Germans and at one point captured an entire battalion. MONDAY The French war office reports that German forces have failed in an attempt to gain back some of the ground lost at Les Eparges. Similar attacks made in Le Pretre wood were repaired. Otherwise the French authorities say their entire front has been quiet. The war office at Berlin says that the French have been repulsed in attacks made at Combre, in the Adly wood and in the Le Pretre wood. Petrograd announced that the American forces have been driven back along the entire line between Duker and Birkhoff and supplies and ammunition in their voice. It is assumed that Germany is preparing for an attack near Germany. ```markdown ``` Public Opinion in England Rejects Calling the War a Draw—Germany Still Deniant. "Germany,' ignorant of the soul of France, now is being punished for her mistake,' was the declaration made by Premier Viviani at the opening of the departmental council of Creuse at Qucret, France. "She thought to find,' he continued, "a divided, frivolous nation, but she met an iron wall, against whose heroic resistance the power of her army was broken. Then, behold, the iron wall moved, supple and unbreakable, toward the western front, crushing little by little the army whose chiefs were not prepared for so long and bitter a struggle. "The French nation, misunderstood and despised, has arisen ready to pile assistance on sacrifice with millions in arms, preparing for Germany's chastisement. We are certain of victory—the victory of justice. We want Europe free, Belgium liberated, our lost provinces restored. Prussian, military crushed, since the peace of the world is irreconcilable with its sanguinary whims. We shall accomplish this task with out allies. We shall write not only in the history of France, but in the annals of humanity a page which our sons will read with emotion and pride." British Demand Militarism End. It is generally taken for granted in England that even if grounds should exist for believing that peace overtures were being, or were about to be, made, any official acknowledgment of the act would be withheld by governments concerned. It also assumed that pending a definite step toward discussion of peace terms, all the belligerent governments would proclaim their respective inability to accept any settlement that their enemies would agree to. The statement from "the highest authority," that England will never consent to peace until Germany is beaten, and Premier Vivian's speech at Gueret, may be regarded, as the official reply of France and Great Britain to what are considered to have been Germany and Austria's "feelers." Democratic governments like those of France and Britain, however, could not carry on the war if unsupported by public opinion in their countries. To get the trend of public opinion, as distinguished from the views taken in official circles, the correspondent has interviewed men of wide social and business interests and opportunities of information, and all feel that lasting peace can only come when Prussian militarism is crushed. KAISER IN CARPATHIANS Emperor William Directing Fight Against Russian Invaders Against Russian Invaders. The report that Kalser Wilhelm is personally directing the operations in the Carpathians is believed in Petrograd to be correct. It is not asserted that the kalser is actually at the front, but he is believed to be near the rear of the Austro-German lines. According to the Bourse Gazette, five Austrian armies are operating independently in the effort to prevent the Russian advance toward the Hungarian plains. The first is in command of General Weirsch in the region of the Nida river. The four other armies are under command of Archduke Eugene Frederick and Generals Bolerovitch, Franzer and Boehm-Ermoll. Say Rusalana Are Checked. The following official communication was issued at army headquarters in Vienna: "The Russian offensive, which began on March 20, has now been arrested. When the attempted eruption during the Easter holidays, in the Laborora and Ondawa valleys failed, the enemy again attempted to advance in the wooded mountain regions on both sides of Uzsok pass; but all attacks during the last few days were repulsed with heavy Russian losses. "On the remainer of the front the situation is unchanged." French Loss Above 700,000 to Feb. 15 The losses of the French armies in the present war up to Feb. 15 are estimated unofficially as follows: Killed in action, 150,000; wounded, 245,000; prisoners, 300,000; disabled, 25,000; permanently disabled, 30,000. GROUPS WILL BE Ship Opperson Ship Basis WILL Not Inform, But It is Done. Photo by American Press Association. Sixty-one prisoners were landed from the German auxiliary cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm, the last of the German sea raiders, which is at Newport ship, Va., after sinking fourteen ships, valued at $7,000,000, during a career of eight months. While it is believed the Wilhelm will intern, her naval base will be taken to the tain of the Prinz Eitel Friedrich made a similar denial until the day he did intern. The Wilhelm lived off the vessels she captured and was almost out of food and water. She has sixty three cases, of berthel aboard and has had many narrow escapes from the enemy. RAIDER TO MAKE RÉPAIRS Kronprinz Wilhelm Leaking Badly and Boiliers in Poor Condition. The German embassy has transmitted to the state department in Washington a formal request of Captain Thierfelder, of the auxiliary cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm, which entered the harbor of Newport News, Va., Sunday morning, for permission to have his vessel examined to see what repairs were necessary to render her seaworthy, and also for permission to have these repairs made. The request is similar to that submitted recently in the case of the Prinz Eltel Friedrich when that vessel put into Newport News. TAFT AND ROOSEVELT MEET Great Each Other Formally and Each Inquires For Other's Wife. Attended by men of prominence in the literary and public life of the country, including former Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Taft, the funeral of Professor Thomas P. Lounsbury, of Yale, was held from the college chapel in New Haven, Conn. Rev. Anson Phelps Stokes, secretary of the university, conducted the services. Much interest was shown in the appearance of the two former presidents as it was the first time they had been in each other's presence since they became opposition candidates for the presidency. The greeting of the two was neither warm nor cold. When Colonel Roosevelt met Professor Taft he shook hands and said: "I'm glad to see you. How is Mrs. Taft?" "She is quite well, thank you," was Mr. Taft's reply. He then inquired after Mrs. Roosevelt's health and the colonel replied that she was also quite well. Each asked the other to remember him to the wife of the other. GIRL HELD FOR BIGAMY About to Wed Fifth Man In Six Months When Arrested Months When Arrested. After having become the wife of four men and becoming engaged to the fifth within six months, Filmonia Bellice, an unusually pretty Italian girl, was taken to the Luxorne county jail, having been arrested in Carbondale, Pa. Nine months ago she came to this country and three months later she became the bride of a Pittston man. Three days later she ran away and married a second man. Then she became the wife of a Scranton man and once more hiked to Forest City, where she said "Yes" to a young man of that city. She left the latter's home in a couple of weeks and was about to marry a Carbondale men when the police made the arrest. Mother Killa Four Children and Self The bodies of Mrs. Luther A. Leon ard and her four children were found dead in the family home at Spokane Wash. The police reported that Mr. Leonard had poisoned her children and herself. --- DR. R. C. WOODS' CALL The Baptist Brotherhood of the Virginia Baptist State Convention, and Other Affiliated Bodies: We are again permitted to call attention to the meeting of our coming Convention, which convened in Danville, Va. May 12th, 11th, inclusive. Word comes from Dfs. Galvin and Mges, to the effect that Danville, awaits our coming with open hearts. Everything is expectant and ready. We hope to see one of the largest arms of Christian workers go into that city then, that Danville has ever witnessed We are approaching the half century mark of the existence of this Convention. It is only two years younger than American Negro freedom. Its strides, struggles, sacrifices victories and achievements, constitute a large part of the constructive history of the race. Its religious progress, as well as being marvelous, has proved the convention to be the most progressive, and constructive agency among Negro Inpatients, for effective work. No one will gainney this. It has measured up to the expectation of the most optimistic. It has convinced the most pessimistic as to its worthiness. We glory in her history. We are glad above measure that she started when she did. Forty-eight years ago when the smoke of battle had scarcely cleared away; when the tour of cannon had barely caused, Negro fathers with a call from God met and gave expression to their ideals, in this Grand Old Body. True the Negro was ignorant, poor, bleeding, doubting, superstitious and disorganized, but thank God, he had a vision, his eyes had seen the Lord in the way, and he consulted not flesh and blood. And today the progress of the Convention justifies the stand the fathers took. Where are they? They sleep. God buries the workman, but the work goes on. Their deeds of valor live. May it not be truly said of them, that, "Out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens." You, and more, "They wrought righteousness, obtained promises." They were mocked, they were scourred, but rejected deliverance at the hands of the enemy. They went to the very gates of death to give birth to institutions that would mean hope and deliverance to their posterity. They brought back as a result Virginia Theological Seminary and College. For it, they labored, prayed, watched, sacrificed, suffered, wept, walked, talked and even fought. Did I say they fought? Yes. For a righteous institution? Yes. It is the same story since the history of man began. Men have fought ideals, principles and truth. They were men and did no less than others. A few of the names of those who have crushed the great divide area: Henry Williams, Caesar Perking, Father Jameronson, R. H. Bowling, G. W. Hayes, J. B. Smith, B. F. Fox, Robert Johnson, George Lee, Father Minor, C. H. Phillips, Webster Davis and others whose achievements, thrilled men, inspired them, stirred them to deeds of valor and kindness and were a benediction to mankind. We would hear to them the message that, as God gives the strength, we are waging the battle. We shall not relent nor equivocate. Our cause is just and righteous altogether. We intend to be as honest in effort, pure in character, right, in purpose, as any that for God and the race we may win the struggle. We still have with us among the founders and early workers: Dra Nelson Jordan, W. F. Graham, B. Tyrrell, G. B. Howard, Deacon Humbles, our financial chieftain, Deacon Forbes, Drs. Harvey Johnson, W. Blisbop Johnson, Walter H. Brooks, M. W. Morman A. Gordon, L. W. Wales, L. W. C. Meita and others who were the immediate successors of the founders. Since then Galvin, Hall, J. H. Burks, W. H. S. A. and J. M. Mokes, W. R. and R. W. Ashburn, W. D. Woods, C. E. Miller, L. R. W. Johnson, R. L. Wynn, S. A. Brown, S. A. Garland, Henry Stephens, J. P. Hubical, J. C. Austin, T. H. White, J. G. Drake, G. H. Stima, Granville Hunt, T. J. King W. B. Reed, C. C. Scott, R. W. Goff, W. G. Parks, E. W. Moore, C. P. Cahnell, C. D. Henderson, C. E. and T. J. Jones, R. H. Bowling, Jr. and a great number of others who are uniting in their efforts. Dr. Bowling answered the last call in the height of his glory and that of the Convention as well. Dr. Galvin received the mantle of the Convention. He is energetic, sincere, aggressive and a leader with hope and vision. Dr. James H. Burks, succeeded Dr. Graham, as Chairman of the Trusted Board. He has demonstrated beyond question his fitness. True, sure, profoundly concerned in his race and the kingdom of righteousness. Before us is no impossibility. We have the men. We have as well, the churches and people. Twelve Thousand Dollars can be raised easily. The bugle has sounded, the shibboleth uttered, then men to duty. Your educational plant, the Virginia Theological Seminary and College is in the very best possible condition, from whatever angle it may be viewed. About three hundred loyal brave, true, earnest young men and women greet you with, their sincere wishes for success. A graduating class of thirty-two, wish me to convey to you the message that they shall join you soon in the stern realities of life and shall and their quota to the success of their Alma Mater. Now, brothers, we deserve as our share of the money raised, at least $1. The Thousand Dollars for Education. We have some obligations to meet incident to our new building and other needs. The institution has made a glowing record. A record that stands for kind that challenges any effort to effect its glory. Dennis Blumstein, here to you his greeting. Do wishes you to know, that to you, this is in a shortcase dar of real program, and that his heart repolls in the achievements of our work. That he is greatly inspired, encouraged, and truly happy. He will meet you in Danville ready to do duty full of enthusiasm and determination to carry on this great work. Hoping and praying for a great meeting, I am humbly yours, R. C. Woods, President Va. Theological Sem. & Col. FLORENCE, S. C. (By E. B. Webster) Florence, S. C., April 14.—Mrs. Anna H. Gibson, of Andrews, S. C. died on Sunday, April 4th, at one o'clock P. m. at the age of 62 years. She was a regular attendant at the Baptist Church and quite industrious, owning considerable real estate. Her brother Rev. B. P. Ryallis, of Norfolk, Va. was at the funeral, also Mrs. Fannie Drakes and Mrs. Charlotte Harleo, of Beunettsville. Mr. F. R. Howard, of Chaussen, S. C. passed through the city recently enroute to Charleston, S. C., where he is employed by the Seenboard Railroad Company. Miss Lucy Burch passed through the city recently enroute to Willingham, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Scott, of Parkton, N. C. passed through the city recently enroute for home. Mr. T. S. Alston is repairing the dwelling of Mrs. Mattie Wines on R. B. Avenue. Mr. P. H. Bethen, of Latta, S. C. now employed in the U. S. Navy is home from Washington, D. C. preparing to take his wife North. Mrs. Robert R. Lovett, of Boston, Mass. passed through the city recently returning from Florida. She was accompanied by her little son, William James, Jr. Her husband is employed in the U. S. Navy. Miss Melta Sanders, having closed school at Floydales, S. C. returned t Anderson, S. C. her home Saturday, the 100th inst. Miss Carrie Merriman, of Sumter, S. C. passed through the city recently en route to New York. Miss Henrietta Gregg, having closed her school at Lake City, passed through the city the 12th inst. enroute to Darlington, her home. Mr. F. C. Gregg passed through the city recently enroute to Jacksonville, Flu. Easter services were held at Trinity Baptist Church, last Sunday. Mr Walter Jefferson, of Sumter, S. C. spent Friday the 9th Just in our city. Sunday, May 16th has been made a Rally Day at Trinity Baptist Church so that ample arrangement can be made to entertain the Women's Baptist Missionary Convention, which commences here about June 20th SHOULD ACCEPT THE PLAN. Lunchburg (Na.) Headlight: In spite of the concerted effort on the part of the Negro press through, out the country to have controversy about the National Baptist Publishing Board brought to a close, it goes merrily on, and the Union-Review is continually on the warpath, trying to justify the position of the Board. The last bomb was directed toward the editor of the Richmond Planet but what it takes to defend an attack the Planet certainly has it, and if the brothren in Nashville will stop answering every expression they see and act for the best good of the Publishing House the seemingly misunderstanding would soon fade away. Mr. Mitchell in the last issue of the Planet gave the best method yet produced to settle the matter about the Publishing House and it is to be hoped that the brethren at Nashville will go on quietly until the convention meets and they get down to business and settle this long drawn out controversy by adopting Hon. John Mitchell's plan of settlement. --- FOR RENT! FOR RENT! Something New Under the Sun! The attention of the public, is called to the fact, that the Samaritan Hall, at the corner of 6th and Duvur books has been thoroughly invaded from top, bottom, made a strictly modern up-to-date hall in every respect. To this end, we are offering to the public, to societies, lodges, beneficial clubs, social parties, to all persons and organizations, to desire an excellent place to have evenings of pleasure and entertainments, the privilege of renting rooms in the Samaritan Hall. These lodge rooms and the main hall which is used for entertainments, are for rent at strictly modern prices. We are ready and prepared to serve the public along this line. Let us have your application. For full information apply at the office of State Grand Lodge No. 6, I. O. of Good Samaritans and D. of Samarita; at the corner of 8th and Durval Streets. Address all communications to J. W. THORPON, Grand Secretary: BUILDING COMMITTEE. J. N. MYERS, IMMAN MAIN, W. H. MATCHER, Mrs. M. J. WASHINGTON, P. R. B. MANNELL. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. Laxington, Va., April 8.—Whereas it has pleased Almighty God in His All Wise Providence, to take from us our well beloved Sir Knight-John, Banks, one of our charter members. Resolved, First, That we bow in humble submission to the will of Him who doeth all things well. Resolved, Second, That we have lost a faithful and true Sir Knight, whose death we most deeply feel. Resolved, Third, That our Chart be draped in mourning for thirty days. Resolved, Fourth, That we extend to the bereaved family our heartfelt sympathy and commend them to God our Heavenly Father, who doeth all things well. Resolved, Fifth, That a copy of those Resolutions be spread on our minutes and one be sent to the family and one sent to The Richmond Planet for publication. Sleep on, beloved, sleep and take thy rest. We loved you well, but Jesus loved you best. Sleep on. By order of Lexington Lodge, No. 104, K. of P. Committee—N. H. Holaway, H. B. Williams, Homer Divers. JUST BEFORE THE END. Willard and Johnson In Ring at Havana In Final Round. 4 1915, by American Press Association. This is one of the first pictures received of the Willard-Johnson fight. It shows the two men in the last round, just before the knockout, which brought the championship back to the Caucasian race. ALBANY. N. Y. CHURCH NOTES First Disciple Baptist Church, Rev A. A. I. Davis, Pastor, Moore St., and Sheridan Place - 11:45 A. M. the pastor preached an enlightened and able sermon last Sunday. His subject was "I Find No Fault In This Man." Luko 23:15. Sunday evening, 7:45, we had a good crowd. The song and praise service preceded the preaching service. Our subjects for this week are as follows: Monday night, April 12. Are You a Christian? Tuesday, April 13. Prayer meeting at Mary's house, Wednesday, April 14. Prayer Meeting in Hell, Thursday, April 15. Ye Must Be Born Again, Friday, April 16. Faith in God. Next Sunday, April 15, at 11:45 A.M. our pastor will preach from the subject, "And He said it and it must be so." St. John 3. On next Sunday, at 7:45 P. M the Pastor will breach from these words, "And I saw at it were a sea of glass mingled with fire." Subject, Victory, Rev. 15:2. Meetings will continue all through next week SICK LIST Sister Fannie Cook remains about the same. Mrs. S. Noble is resting comfortably at the Homeopathic Hospital after a serious operation. Little Bertie Eldridge is home from the hospital and is out in the street again. Mrs. Susie Rogers passed away Sunday, April 4, at 1:30 A. M. and was buried Tuesday, April 6th. Understaker Campion and Son were in charge of the funeral. Interment in Rural Cemetery. On Wednesday, April 7, Mr. Joe Grant Rucker, who died on Sunday, the 4th was buried from Campion and Son's Undertaking Establishment at 3 P. M. Rev. A. A. J. Davis officiated. Interment in Grazieland Cemetery. The number of Nogroes here in Albany totalled 1,037 in 1910. We have in that number some who are very distinguished and own their own homes, such as Mr. A. J. Oliver, 42 Spring St.; Mr. Van Dusen, 32 Monroe St. Another one came into the limelight recently in the person of Mr. J. E. Brown of 2133-6th Avenue, Troy, who was successful in purchasing a nice looking yellow brick front house, numbered 118 Orange St., three doors from N. Hawk St. Rev. E. T. Curtis and Mr. Clark, who now conduct a market on Orange St.; Bro. N. E. Smith, 55 Third St. and Mr. Clark, 114 Third St. These gentlemen are among some of our noted people. —Mrs. Sarah J. Lewis is indoressed at her residence on Bonne St. COLORED TROOPERS TROOPERS OUGHT TO GET MEDALS FOR SERVICE Members of L Troop, Ninth Cavalry, Exposed to Fire Three Months. Service badges should be given the members of Troop D, Ninth cavalry, for their distinguished services at Naco, in the opinion of army officers and civilians who are familiar with their conduct there. It is asserted that the troopers are more deserving of such recognition than the army of pacification in Cuba, which was given such badges. During the whole, of the Naco trouble Troop D was stationed along the line from the main street of the town, cast to the stockyard: A troop of the Tenth cavalry patrolled west from the main street. These soldiers while on patrol duty, as well as while they were in camp, were constantly exposed to the stray bullets from the Mexican side during the three months' siege. Many times the felt sure they were being deliberately fired upon, but not once did they repelate. Their orders were not to fire back unless "malleculously" fired upon, to at least one instance, where a Mexican officer was escaping to this side of the line, such malicious shooting occurred, but even then the colored troopers did not shoot. Their orders were not to fire back the forbearance and the discipline to retrain from shooting back. During the latter part of the siege, when the man dug underground bombproofs along the line for greater protection it was noticed that when everything was quiet the man would sometimes retreat to their bombproofs, but when the shooting became lively they always stood out in the open, contrary to the suggestion of their officers, in order to perform their duties thoroughly. In all their conduct at Naco, the members of this troop, and all the other troops for that matter, showed the same fine discipline and patience. They never complained. They showed that there are no better soldiers in the world. Rev J. A Taylor attended the jail services Sunday, 9:30 A. M. April 11 at 10:30 A. The started for Solkirk Dinner was enjoyed at Brother and Sister Martin V. Jackson's residence He had a lovely meeting at Mr. and Mrs. A. Vanskele's home Sister Jackson conducts the meetings there and Bro. Jackson, her husband, is leader in singing. Rev. Taylor's text was, "Escape for Thy Life, Look Not Behind, Nother Stay Thou in All the Plains." Gen. 19:17. He took the 10:30 P. m. train for Troy. Brothers Samuel Vanstie and Duncan with the assistance of the Sisters, conducted the meetings at the Gospel Chapel, Sunday, April 11th, while the pastor was away. We have arranged to have four cotage meetings each week, Monday, P M. Franklin St. Mr. George Vanderpool, No 16, between Ferry and Dickson Sts.; Tuesday, S P M. 1626 Sixth Avenue, Slater J White, Wednes day, S P M. Harrison Place, Slater Knott's; Thursday, S P M. Union St. between State and Congress Streets; Sister Venness; Friday, S P M. at the Chapel Sister F. C. Wagar, of 17 Park Ave. has been very skik this week, but we are very glad she is able to be out again and was at Sister Vanderpool; to the meeting Monday night Sister George Vanderpool, of 16 Franklin St. is still committed to her house Sister Sarah Vanderpool, of 1959 Sixth Avenue is now in the Troy City Hospital Bro B. Reed, who has been very skik is able to be out again. He also was at the meeting Monday night. The rest of our sick are doing well ROANOKE, VA. Moses Leftwich, a well known town man, departed this Life Monday, April 5th. He was only sick ten minutes. He was liked by all who knew him. He was a member of Roanoke Lodge, Odd Fellows, No. 3225. He leaves a wife and a host of friends to mourn their loss. Mr. H. C. Johnson and wife were made happy last Wednesday, April 7th when their home was blessed with a beautiful girl baby. Many unifies were showing on Mr. Johnson's face. Mr. John T. Taylor, the General Manager of the Richmond Bonechal Insurance Company, paid us a short visit Monday, April 12th. He returned to Richmond, Tuesday, April 13th. We were proud of his visit. His talk was encouraging to all. Miss Blanch Jones, one of the nurses of the St. Luke Hospital, has returned after a short visit to her home in Cloverdale, Va. Mrs. Dasle Evans, of Gillor Ave. N. W., who two weeks ago was called to Washington, on the account of the death of her mother, was called again to Washington on account of the death of her brother-in-law. Mr. R. F. Tate left Monday, April 12th for South Boston to attend the Presbytery. Mrs. M. H. Burrell was called to Amelia county, April 27th to attend the funeral of the father of the late Dr. I. D. Burrell. We are glad to see Mrs. Hattle Thornton, 218 Henry St. out again, after two weeks of illness. The Ten Days' Prayer Services began at the High Street Church, Monday night, April 12th. The doors are open for all. It will pay you to place your Real Estate business in our hands. You may count on results, if you do so. We have hundreds of satisfied clients, who will cheerfully recommend our service. This is because we look after their interest with the same degree of care we would our own. B. A. C. Carrion Bar and Lester. Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, Rev R, C. Judkins, D, D. Pastor—We are in the midst of a great revival. The pastor is being able assisted by Rev W. H. Skipwith, the international preacher and singing evangelist, who is stirring the city from center to chrismance with his great sermons and wonderful singing. Many souls are being converted nightly and ere our meetings close we expect to have a hut fired or more additiona to the Master's Kingdom. Yes, Skipwith is in Alabama and everybody knows it. WANTED - Job Solicitor Wanted. Apply to New Century Printing and Publishing Company, 500 Queen St. Norfolk, Va. The Richmond Planet has been more liberal in its comments on the National Baptist Convention affair than any other Journal that we have read. To our opinion it has dealt out what it seems to think is due each one of the parties to the contention. As to whether we agree with the course adopted b the Planet, we decline to say here, but looking at the matter as the Planet puts it, it certainly seems to us that it has no "ax to grind" in this matter. In each of the articles that we have read in the Planet, it seems to dish out a portion first to The President of the Convention, and then a portion to the Corresponding Secretary of the Publishing Board, and it always lets the Secretary of the Educational Board come in for a large portion of his opinion on the whole matter, and it never forgets to say a word of cheer and comfort to the commission. Now whether all these concerned parties are satisfied at the way Editor Mitchell of the Planet is handling the case we are unable to say. But it certainly happens to us that he is in "the middle at the road" on the whole matter. FATAL STRIKE RIOT IN NEWARK Two Shot to Death and Several Seriously Wounded. MANY OTHERS ARE INJURED Union and Non-Union Men Use Reservers, Clubs and Bricks Until Police Reserves Arrive. Two men were shot to death and several others were seriously wounded in a battle between strikers and strikebreakers in Newark, N. J., in which the combatants used revolvers, clubs, bricks and anything they could lay their hands on. Two men were taken to the hospital in a critical condition, while it is known that others were injured, but fled with the crowd when a small army of police reserves reached the scene. The battle followed a stormy scene in Windor hall, Market and Broome streets. Newark, where a meeting of strikers, from the plant of A. Hollander & Sons, for manufacturers in East Kinney street, was in progress. Strike breakers were found to be in full attendance at the meeting, and an effort was made on the part of the disgusted employees, who went out on strike four days ago, to elect the non-union men from the meeting. Instantly the battle began. It started with fights in all parts of the hall. Shouts of "scab" were heard on all sides, and chaifs and tables were used in the melice. The crowd of several hundred persons struggled toward the rear of the hall and finally the doors were burst open outward and the mob surged to the street, the fighting still going on. Once in the open, revolvers were drawn and bullets flew. A score or more shots were fired and then it became known that the police reserves had been summoned. The rioters fled in all directions, many being felled temporarily by police clubs. When the streets were cleared it was found that two of the men had been shot to death. One was later identified as Harry Rubin, one of the strikers. The second victim has not yet been identified. The presence of stubborn and unruly mine mules in the Nottingham mine of the Leigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal company, at Wilkes-Barre, Pa., is responsible for a strike of 1300 employees, which completely tied up operations. The company issued an order directing the men to enter and leave the Ross vein through the main gangway, instead of by outlets and cross cuts. The miners objected to the order, because they were forced to carry dynamite into their chambers and that because of stubborn and unruly mules in the gangways their lives were endangered. The company officials refused to rescind the order, and the miners declared a strike, all employees joining in a sympathy strike. Fatally Burned In Stable Edward Quimby, twenty-nine years old, lost his life, and two horries, a dog and a rabbit perished in a fire which destroyed the two-story stable of Peter Dining, a fruit dealer, in the year of his residence in Reading. Fn Quimby was an emignee and slept in the stable. When the fire was discovered he appeared at a second-window, his clothing a maze of dames, and hurled himself to the street. He was rushed to the Homeopathic hospital, where he died. The fire started near where Quimby had been sleeping, and is supposed to have been caused by a lighted cigarette or cigar. Woman Dead In Sand Pile. From beneath a mound of rocks and sand, two boys playing in a vacant lot at Tremont and Rowsdale avenues. New York, brought to light the body of a woman. In its shallow grave it lay face down, covered with a blue-lined, black velvet cloak. Apparently the woman was between thirty and thirty-five years old, and had been dead two weeks. The woman wore no shoes. Her pocketbook, found with her, was empty. Detectives were hurriedly sent to the scene to work on the mystery. Commencement Exercises. The Twenty-third Annual Commencement of the Smallwood Memorial Institute will be held in Lincoln Hall, on school campus, Claremont, Va., beginning Sunday, April 18th. The exercises will continue until Tuesday night. The grading exercises will take place Tuesday afternoon, three o'clock. Some of the best speakers are on the various programs. The Ideal Chair of Richmond, Va. will furnish part of the musical program. Prof. J. H. Blackwell, Ph. D., is Chairman of the Board of Trustees. WANTED-High School, Music, Domestic Art and Domestic Science Instructors F. P. G., Box 275, Ocala, Fl. BASE BALL NOTES. Na Union University will cross bats with Lincoln University, of La, next Thursday afternoon, at Hovey Park, under apsisters Colored Intr scholastic Athletic Assn. A great game is expected Union defeated Lincoln that season. The Richmond Independent Baseball Nine will make its appearance here again this season. Their first game will be with the Lincoln Stars, colored champions of the world and the Cuban X Giants will be next Watch for ad. Mayo Stephens, Manager; Chapman Johnson, Secretary. DO YOU KNOW THEME? I desire to know the whereabouts of my aunt, Lizzie Williams and mother, Sarah Watson. I have not heard from them since I was nine years old. The last I heard of them they were living at 519 N. 5th St. Any information will be thankful received. MISS RUTH G. WATSON. SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY Passenger Traffic Department. Richmond, Va., Apr. 15, YORK RIVER LINE TO BALTIMORE. A most delightful overnight sea ride. Leaves Richmond, Main Street Station, at convenient hour, 5.10 P.M., daily except Sunday, arrives Richmond 7 A. M. Fare, only $2.50 one way or $4.50 round trip, limited 30 days. The York River Line with its new and luxurious steamers affording a porior service is daily growing in popularity and this is an especially desirable route of travel at the season. For further information, address H. L. BISHOP, Div. Pass, Apt. Southern Railway Co. 907 E. Main St. Richmond, Va. COURT NOTICES COURT NOTICES VIRGINIA: In the Law and Equity Court of the City of Richmond, the 2nd day of March, 1915. Ruth Alice Bates, Plaintiff. vs. Clarence A. Bates, Defendant. In Chancery. The object of this suit is to obtain an absolute divorce from the bond of matrimony by the plaintiff from the defendant, on the ground or desertion. And an affidavit having been made and filed that the defendant is not a resident of the State of Virginia, it is ordered that he appear here within fifteen days after due publication of this order, and do what may be necessary to protect his interest herein. A Copy—Tome: LUTHER LIBBY, Clerk. J. E. BYRD, P. O TO CLARENCE A. BATES: You will take notice that I will, on the 20th day of April, 1915, at the office of Phil R. Shield's room, number 701. Travelers Building, situated on the north side of Main Street, between 11th and 12th Sts. in the City of Richmond, Virginia, between the hours of 9 A. M. and 6 P. M., of that day, proceed to take the depositions of witnesses to be read as evidence in my behalf in a certain suit in Chancery, depending in the Law and equity Court for the City of Richmond, Virginia. Wherein you are defendant and I am plaintiff, and if from any cause the taking of said depositions be not commenced on that day, or, if commenced, be not concluded on that day, the taking of the same will be adjourned and continued from day to day, or from time to time, at the same place, and between the same hours, until the same is concluded. 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Address. J. H. BLUFORD Director State Summer School, Greensboro, M. C. JAS. B. DUBLEY, PRESIDENT. ae : * cen en’ nner, tan aT i N ms t » 2 1. RHE RIG OF By Ce : Fe ae ae a ' no Sane eee: SOTA 2 « -{and Mr. Smith withdrew the ques- near the Memoriel Hospital, Méore << R ‘ : tlon. Krengel was (old to step aside heard # man shouting In a joud =” ae ad Captain of Detectives Thomas Yolco, and discovered that the citi: & : |J.. McMahon was called. .. .zon Was with Commisstoner. Goods, or i * Replylug to queations by Mr. Pol. and the paic had « oad. There had es . . tard. he said ho had been captain of been complaint . from the hospital Bx ¥ the detective force nince Decemticr, because of noise jn the © neighbor. sot ‘ i me A es 1908, hood at night. 7 2 . . Mr.’ Pollard asked: ‘Ho you know i 7 ran 2d lof the existence of & disorderly GOODE ABKED THAT. , Bh ri ee 3 house at Morris and Cary xtrecta?” NO ARREST BE MADE Y : ae MATTER WAS MENTIONED. | sroore ntarted to arrest the man Na H we an IN CASUAL CONVERSAZION who had yelled. Goode —requented pee. oe : « : him to Jet tho citizen alone. | ei Pee Captain McMahon replied that “Leave him. ‘to me; and Twill qi! ee eeu SATVIDAYO OO O-EAFRID Ti dain Deteetive Sergeant, Krenkel hat take eax of him.” sald the | com: i} sarc! : eyere TR TMD gontioned ame morning tn vaxticl mbitoner. Dubuque, and Mitebelt Mt) ee i foonversation at detective hendiair. were on tho scons about that Une 4 ~ T CONTRADICTS PART tors, while the detectives were as. The three pollcomen rocolved from ] easy $ eesti oo Ds OF VICE REVOR' fsembld to revetve Uieir moraius ax: Commissioner Goode the explanation’ f ae sxnments, (at there war a woman that Mr. Goode's Erlend. lag whout- s — Parolman Galuraidh, Mendened in| living at that corner whom he sus. ed from the epb to friends they saw 8 Nee iy Raye Commatsstott feeted When the name was calle! walking down the street. Ho wie Was Mistaken, he recognized the Woman ax one who Inviting them to ride. The three wit. | i ea Matrolinan AM Galsratth. one of the witness befare the View Com. miisston, testifstig before the Corn. Hi camimittes tnvesticating. the Fa fee Departiient, at das aieht’s peanten, eqgtradieted onder oaths a bart af the oreport ow! the Ves Commision ta the Maser kEowa ax report Nes. Galeralthe folk the —iaventigators that the reference Ge Win tn that report ax having edhe efore the Hoard of Pollce Comiitesteiers (0 a npecitied Instance was a cinistake, Ve demande! Qait it be corrected. ST dld mot nike any wach. xtaces ment to the View Comtiiinston.” the “policeman nad. 1 coukt not have tade any much statement, becaume 1 was not before the Heard of Police Commissioners on that ocsanton “or any other occaninn [wan never be. fore the Hoard of Volter Commi. Mowers inom Ute Whoeger dre that report made a tnistake” This challence of the accuracy of the reparted findings of the? View Fommissten was une of the few tn feresting deve nptients of the hate tk SMITH MAKES FURTHER ATTACKS OXUSRENGEL | { strornes Atiran: ye oats tans awh wr the veradity of Detrethe Rergeant Krenyed, further danmaxi : the lustiineny of that witnies, whos he compelled to acknowledie Mav. th Uraeactions with Lawia Carries, kaloon keeper, the testimony af Chit of Police Lonte Werner fu the effect that 6 the hight Detecttse Sergeant Wilshire. according. te Rrengel’s textimory; wax "drunk a & bled owl and “slubbertig at the mouth.” Witabire was the of Heer whe reported the artest tad by Mimself Krengel nnd, Tucker, amt the chief had no reason to sue Cpeet that Wiltshire hinds taken a drlak. Che testimony af officers who told of due activitien of Comude.| nioner DOF MeCarthy tn the interest fC the pretervation of kaw and order Mh a dhonterty neuhtorksead, and the appearance un Ue withes Satid ef the frst estzen withews, ae Sith alér from whew Krengel hourht foe $100 thee dianiend earrings be sold to Smut” Stewart the allered i! Keo wows deter thew were th? more nijtorta.e ine edents ut ts ee ston , WOMEN Cres VERS OCEUEY PRONE aie Trig te tite prettne the ten fate delegation tron the xarial see Siew Bedweratua we dg ied tie tres femet Bebitd tite Matisse era = They had rere tear ctreneet There were never tistect ot tee a Pantomed te Choitinan Barten t Grundy and all of the ether men hers Of the eontnities were tn their seats’ at S o'Gie k AC TERS often after Wetie in nession more tha three tacit te Investiwting bods saljonriead oti feet ain peat Priday nicht At Che ajetine of the sescnt Vt lortiny David Meade Whites peter senting Uae Soe) Serve Podeta Hon. fread fron the Fitwes Dispate te Of yesterday the statetient af tes eOieers of the federation, exptarnits (hedr prmenes at tte learinis . Deteetive Sergennt Pred be Kren Rel Was the frat wines In the ehatr, Betis, ceealled hy City. \ttor wey Putlard Mr. Pollard ade se vara effort ta have the witness agers uestiony concerning Che ptateseen! + made by han at a previeur string abont gambling places bt: Mie hiner! Objections from the astartioty fur the vommusstonere were sustain! by the committer and Attornes Smid took the witness in haut KRENGEL ADMITS “TRADE ‘ IN ARMS AND JEACRLEY. Vader a volley of questions Cred nt him by the lawyer, Krengel ad anitted thot he had eundry business transactions with Lous Mast a sa- loonkeeper, and Louls Corrtert, an. other saloonkeeper Krengel admit. ted that he had sold Bing a pistol for $40 which he had purchinedt from a pawibroker for $25. He fur-. ther admitted that he had sold Cor. rior! a Colt’s revolver some | Senrs ago and ~ xbotgun purchased from another pawnbroker. The sale of the Colt, however, was nome years aio. probably ex far back as 1902 Councilman Rogers. of the tnvex. Ugating body. tnterrupted with a suggestion that Kronkel be-reguir. od to take ont 4 Heense awn dealer tn second-hand Arearme and Jowel ry, provoking an «nthurat of iangh. ter. : “What do you know aboiit Mark Gridloy, colored?” Mr. Smith anked the witness. “Wheat {8 tho purpose of the ques. ton?” Mr. Rogers asked. “Who's Gridley? Where docx he come in? We abould waste .no tine with sm. matorial things.” Councilman English also demaud- ed to know, the purpose of brinxing in Gridley. i SAYB KRENGEL SOLD DIAMOND - “TO ALLEGED COCAISE SELLER “My information,” said Mr. Smith “te that this negrd, Gridley. is the Kooper of @, place that has been Thideld a6 a cocaine joint and that Krengel sold Gridley a diamond pin." a = ‘he names ‘of citisons Rae es waee' SS Cenueaien betwen “the trenspetions ond miopenduct in -of-. fico by & member of the Police De. artenent coald be clenrty shown, jand Mr. Smith withdrew the ques tlon. Krengel was (old to step aside and Captain of Detectives Thoma |J.. McMahon was called. .. Replying to quentions by Mr. Pol. lard. ho said ho had been captaln of the detective force aince December, 1908, Mr. Vollatd asked: “Qo you know of the existence of & disorderly house at Morris and Cary atreets?™ MATTER WAS MENTIONED IN CASUAL CONVERSATION Captain MeMahon replied that Detective Sergeant, Krenkel had Woentioned wue morning tn caxucl conversation at detective headquar. ters, while the detectives were as. Metubld to recetve their mornivs as: sixnments, (hat there warn a woman living at that corner whom he sug pected When the name was cathe! he recognized the Woman ax one who had been living for many years be that part of the eity. and whe dh not hear & Kood nan Krengel, however, mentioned Che matter un tthe most ciuctal way While the de. teetives were having ther usmal mnorning chat. Captain My Maton iid Krengel fad ot anayte A com plalnt verbally, and if the Laat apy mention Of the ease en the format repent. which the men pf the de, Wetite force Gren In rach day, ns] iia a blank form, be could not re weinber having xeen it. . | “Krengel probably had no este lenes upon shied to pall Ute house,” neo salt He knows, an every. man, fo the detertive force knows. that at’ Knot necessary for hi to complain: ome, Hts his daty te ge ahead and] mi any sneh place, 0 tue baw nufth. lenin idenee ti sacl aicareakt, | MeMAHON SAYS KRENGEL IS ENERGETIC OFFICEI UNo order tx terdedt in satel canes Ie Krengel knew any tiiz about tha: house, Po would expect Mint to mah Pas arrest, then teil re agent it Wy Hohnew thar he bad suck knuwteds and talled te nuahe Moe arrest J Would consider a rane for the Pe. Mee Board” . : Respotding to Cirther Inguirles [ere oF ten, whieh wan enttrels [ime small for the eit. Five af the detenves are kett at werk — from [femetven tos tfteens Mats a dad, at Hither al ntght | Ste vou think your department + feeffering: from a tach ef mea! Chairtuate Grundy asked. Pb do.” reptied MeMabos —oSeitl the record of Gar Detective Depart. drinat for arceste and convsetione ‘a criminal caw te necomd te nene ta Nos conntry T have ached repeated Is for more men fer the detective rervier, but we don't jet them: Couneiinan Rosers aaked “What le your opinion of Mr) Krenmsel" THK a very energetic aftiens” ree plied MeMahon Ts he reliable and trutntat® urtsied Me Regery Weil dean say that Daas nat Bad wecicon to qyestien tint se far tha captalty Anes ered {Det veg new any written report tiale be Krengel on that Went Cues beets aathat Canme itis Net that fhm gware ef 7 aadl hue satan OH gee tnte Ebat bee fad bake Write ceetnetins on faa: mermite s pepart the blank Sra ased evelnavels far muting tee frye peftoritied ty each mat fat ithe pet stefan note on Mat Ath Garin bee shouht tet have qt there fer be hams aecevers att Fouter hues than the forme 1 Gt Che tie uted fOr peperts of the hatacter vec sais! Panay have tetlouked Hout ke ettek at tnge kt neve Fepart.” Tio seer tow 6f aay Veta tien + f the faw ter wchiels aftenders have Gt fete apreStat Dasa Meade Finite consed for the Soriat Service fete Falttoti, atshent Neoonetinga Lean recall tt an ASSUMES TIENT Pfs SEN bo THEIR FULL pepy Lbs of any view conditions” Posuppose Dinos what is ret erally known Magis phice te in the tte Tomist depend apen my mes tohave copkdenee in them. and rely upon them te de thete dts 7 acnciie that they de perform Cieer Guts and suppres view wherever sel wWheneter they find i Coptain MsMabon (old of aneny. Posse Intters Chat cone: gmet fines rity lugdauarters compiaininy: aratast heuses of i fame He ghd Chil Werner toobeiarse of these otters, evidently UGeause he appre, dated that the detectives: had #heir hands ffl of other matters Vatrolman Marry Fo Sweet wae recalled, He: (old of being axstened ith Poticeman Rertucel to clear the, segregated district of a class af tdle young men who for a long time in- fested the dixtriet, fed and clothed nnd housed by the keepers of houses OC 1M fame or inmates Of the lenses, Captain Sowell detailed them for Un duty, They worked in plati ¢lothes. After a time Captain Sow. ell put them back fn uniform. Hin santuin subseqnently put) him Back on this duty or something similar, working him ax a “plain clether™ man several different Umea. RERTUCCE AND SOWELL ON WITNESS STAND | Policeman 1. Bortucct, the next ‘witnoes, said: “Captain Sowell put ua back in:uniform after we had Sniched wur work—cleaned up the district of these parasites. J think ‘we arrested between 300 and 400 of. them before wo got through.” Captain R. B, Sowell was cstied, Ho has held"bis captaincy fourteen months, Replying to Mr. “Pollard’s questions, he told of | assicninz Sweet and Bertucel to duty.’ in the district. He sald the polico contin. ugd to arrest the degraded young men who prayed upon the women of the district unt) Justice Cruteh- Teld grew weary of crowding the City Jail with them. "Did' any of the police commis. sioners ever Interfere with you in the discharge of your duty?" Attor: ney Scott asked. “Never in. anyway whatever.” jsedd the captain, ‘W. A. Moore, J. H..Dubeqve and H. MC. Mitchell, patrolman, were called in the order ‘named. : Théy told of mesting - Comspiesionar Goode ove night in Bread Mreet ee ee tT ae Ra se . near the Memoria! Hospital, Meer | heard # man shouting In a jou ; volco, and discovered that’ the ‘it .zen Was with Commisstoner. Goode ‘and the pair had a oad. There ha been complaint . from the hospita because of noise jn, the * neighbor hood at night. GOODE ASKED THAT. . NO ARREST’ BE MADE ! Moore startet to arrest the mar who hat yelled. Goode —requonte¢ him to Jet the citizen alone. “Leave him ‘to me; and Twill take care of him,” sald the com missioner. Dubnque, and Mitenel! were on the scene about that (me The three policemen received from Commissioner Goode the explanation that Mr. Goode's friend. lad shout. ed from the egb to friendx they saw walking down the street. Ho wae Inviting them to ride. The three wit. neanem agrest that Mr. Goode, a4 net command them to do anything, Wit requested them to make no ar. reat. saying that Chere wan no Just reason for taking the man Into cur. tody. “So they let him go. | OMcer Mitchell testified to seeing Detective Sergeant Wiltabico on the oceasion when Krenkel testified le was drunk. Mitchell was posite tbat Wiltshire wan sober Policeman J. F. Gray xave anim portant testimony about a youth he was about to arrest in the KEKTP RAL dintrict one night when he was wita Policeman Tucker, The young fel. low pleided that te would be alin. graced if the officers arrested bim and they Tet him xo. - JEWELER TELIS OF SELING * DIAMONDS TO KRESTEt Joreph D. Allen the Jeweler whe roll Krengel the $160 earringa wae next culled fle snid Kremged told nin: to Ket held of a palr of small Hammonds. He got the diamond«, ret hem in earrings and notified Krew rel who came and bought them, hav ing them charked to hin arcoun? Krengel told him that he wanted hem for Mrs Krengel beeanse alee kt not Hke the ones she wax wear ux. the Alamoends belng too larse oomutt ber taste, These are the ear then for ahich “Smut Stewart. al. eged pelley man, ta sald to have aid Krengel $200, Mr. Smith asked Aligy “What Lould those earrings erdinartts el fort” 7 f “About $165.° replied Alien Patrolman oF. oA Campodentca ratified he had never seen Commi loner Goode In the negregated dt ret Ashel by Mr. MoNard af he tad HI ver fad an hiterview: with Conimtn loner McCarthy In regard to a sa. von oat 2th and Venalle Street, i ampodentea said he Mad. CARTHY MADE RARKEEPER STOP SELLING TO YOUNG MEN Th Was after the police bad trou | pewith diwarderly boys wt Ukat cor cp The dinturbances were frequent Ef hey were cated by drunkenness he pollen fanind I ecennary 10 arn the two barkeepers at that rier wxainn? selling pails of beer Svea men whe exrried it te othe ~ outside One of the barkeepers veyed the order. the other did net A Uhuraatled barkeoper evident. complained fe rene member of Relies Beard. far ahen witness Me Comnusstoner MeCarthy the ter ashed him what the trouble about Campodontea told him ato Spashing: the eau should ve arent up oat that corner, becauae the Heturtatees in the peighbor, of erectus ta tt "That's a good ict Raid the commbetoner, Me. Fis went after (he barkeeper and Aohim that he wanlt have to isatling beer in: buckets to the} | n Campodontien referred to. and} | sohatkeeper abhesed the order. EP TESTIFIES THAT WILTSHIRE WAS SOBER Chief Werner told of the “yess | n° ineddent and bore textineny the soher eandition of Detective | + sean Witablre on the nbshey | cage! aware he was “lrunk as a vd nw” “aptain Sewell wax recalled, and 1 on questioned Teganting thr pres. | WEE MACE Serene even war rece: Chef Werner told of the “vers: nan’ inefdent and hore texthnony to the soher eandition of Detective Merseany Wiltakire on the nbsht Krenget swore he was “rink aya Wied owl.” * Captain Sawell wax reculled, and Shen questioned reganting thr pres, ent atnde of the women whe for. merly lived In the eegresated dis. trict, aahd they were scattered about the city, Some are keeping boarding house “others have furnished roomy for rent. ‘The polisy ate watebing AN the suspected houses, and arrents ‘are teing made wherever and when- ever eridence to Justify the arrest can be obtained. Attorneys Smith arked to have filet with the committer on ietter written by Mayor MeCarthy to the Noard of Police Commissioners on the ocenston of hig retirement from GMce ax Mayor, In thin letter the Mayor commends and praises the hoard and the oMficors of the Police Department. Richnongy Times. Diapaten, Aprit ie, 1985. Me ee ‘ i | HALT RAISING OF F-4 Bubmarine. Waterlogged. Oragged To ward Shore, When Cables Snapped. Effert to reve the sanken United States submarine F-4 in Honolotu har. bor were temporarily nuspended after the two hawaers with «hich the boat was betng dracce! toward the shore npappel. | The equipment of cable lines Is said to be Inmate. The hreakipg of the Mnea tn cited an evidence that the Welkht to be lifted cannot be borne by tht. cables in use. The broken lines are sald to have deen teated with eighty-four tone’ weight. Tne gycacel Hee in forty-five fathoms (270 feet) of water, and her position fs being held while preparationa for raising her by ponfoons are made. Rear.Admiral Moore: reported from Honolula that the mapmerioe evident ly was waterlogged and too heavy to be raised by the equipment employed by tho scarching fleet. This destroyed any faint hope that-might have bees left of finding any of the crew’ of twenty-one alive, oe ‘The cabmaritie had been moved 300 fest toward kbore by vessels with ce Biles, according to = message received by Secretary Dentels from the com imender of the firet ‘submarine divi. sida. The mecsage gave ne details, ah ea Ecvepteeeed peatinintgn tg ahaa oe hor SiGe MATS ene ‘ae \ 7 oo hy amas oe as peel NC) Seda Se ae a VN al Ga ae 25 Fy me “ne eer oren ee aera cay} ie i ae SRN gee pasar ee ess QeSseme 4" mone aise See eg eee nee jasc eres ’ wey baeenehe cial Sere eee aie eget att Sie cua aor oe wy sree oem es ee Soca ave ee a ae Sure = wee J-L- MEAD OYOLE COMPANY, CHICAGO, ILL. DOO Seer PO G0OOCOOSOOO4 AGIIN TS’ CONTEST. é sunscririon OOUPON. Please scad the Manct for ........ Months 6” : Seegeee ayes ee Se Reet Ne Neos ee ote ITS , 4 | SUBMARINE F-4. United States Vemsed gs She Is Rlaing From a Long Dive. dala e we Pas See ro ey — , FP 7 pen Reem Reine PEAS Gy. Avpivieds Pyeaelamseaaues, WATCHMAN _FOUND SLAIN Discovered Lying on Pile of Burning Rallroad Ties. Joseph Fletcher, watchman at. tho Park Mace colliery, “near Pousvilic, Pa., was found mardered and lying on a pile.of burning rallromd tos. | He had been killed by a Blow on the head with a pick, Hin revolver, with five chambers empty, was fount about 20) feet away. The dincovery of the crime wan mage soon after Its commisxton, as the body wan not bad ly burned, The Vark Place colflery in owned by the Lehigh Valley Coal company, and fe about four milen east of Mahanoy City. No motive fs known. A large force of tate police are ‘hunting fn the mountaipn for the murderer. FIFTEEN BAPTIZED IN CREEK Undergo tmmersion With Thermome ter Below 20 Degrees. ‘With m temperature below 20 de grees and a raw wind blowing through Millbact’ Valley, fifteen persona wore Deptized by immersion In the creek on the farm of Kphraim Erb, south of Richland, near Reading, Pa. Rev. 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Pins Maat, ee é wee , ET F ese, So ae rw Mois a ow Rey OF ee RT NY ge The beginning: In the year 1891, the then three National Conventions met with the New Hope Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas. The writer of this pamphlet had been previously asked to prepare and read a paper on "Industrial Education" before the Convention at Dallas. In that paper he endeavored to show the benefits and advantages derived from such an education, and in the discussion which followed the reading of that paper, it developed that some of the prominent members of the Convention had been asked by the Secretary of the American Baptist Publication Society to write articles on certain given subjects, to be published in the monthly teacher of that society. It was also stated that the Southern white Baptists learning of the invitation being extended to Negroes to write for periodicals of the American Baptist Publication Society, sent up a protest threatening to withdraw their patronage. The society, rather than of, fond their white brethren of the South, withdrew the invitation and the articles already sent in were published in pamphlets. Among those of our Negro brethren who had been invited to write a recall the names of Rev. E. K. Love of Georgia; Rev. S. T. Clanton, of Louisiana; Prof. R. J. Temple, of Mississippi. It was stated also in that meeting that the patronage of the Negra Baptists at that time for Sunday School literature and other helps which they bought from the American Baptist Publication Society amounted to about $100,000 a year. During the discussion it was shown that the Negro Baptists were prepared both as to scholarship and as to money to begin the establishment of a publication society and a collection of books which the matter was referred to the next meeting of the Convention, which would convene in Savannah, Ga., 1832. At the meeting held in Savannah, the following committee was appointed to draft plans for the pro-posed publishing house, and submit the same to the next meeting of the Convention, which would con-vene at Washington, D. C., 1893. Committee: C. Rev. C. Alabama (deceased) Rev. John H. Frank, Kentucky Rev. Goo W. Loe, D. C. (deceased) Rev. O. B. Howard, W. Va., Rev. E. C. Morris Arkansas; Rev. M. W. Gillbert, Florida; Rev. E. J. Flather, Georgia; Rev. H. C. Green, Louisiana; Rev. R. W. Bowen, Missileipl; Rev. C. Johnson, N. C. (deceased); Rev. H. E. Clemmons, Tennessee (deceased); Rev. J. L. Dart, S. C.; Rev. P. F. Morris, Virgintk; Rev. Wm. Alexander, Maryland; Rev. H. Watts, Texas (deceased) The following were appointed at large: Rev. C. H. Parish, Rev. W. Bishop Johnson, Rev. A. Binga, Rev. E. K. Lave (deceased). A. N. McEwing (deceased). It will be noted that some of these men have long ago passed to their roward, while others of them have changed their place of residence, but are still active in denominational work, and should not be shorn of the honors which justly belongs to them, and I for one am anxious that these great men who blazed the way and laid the foundation for a great publishing house shall forever hold their places in the history of the Negro Baptist family, that their descendants and all future generations shall rise up and call them blessed. There is no room for any doubt whatever as to how and by whom the publishing interests of the Negro Baptists were started. Here we give an exe copy of the adopted in the meeting held in the Vermont Avenue Baptist Church, Washington, D. C., September, 1893 "To the American National Baptist Convention: "Dear Brethrem — Your Committee on Publication House submit the following report, with recommendations for your approval. At the last meeting of the Convention the following preamble and resolutions were adopted. And Further, inasmuch as there are now ancient hundreds of Herter and theoretical productions from the pages of our collected Histories, commonly worthy of publication and humane, and written should be published the most of the people, the presumed our friends are not to be removed from these pages, humane. "Resolved. By the American National Baptist Convention in the annual session assembled, That a special committee, one from each State and Territory here represented, be selected by the respective delegations and appointed by the President with five from the country at large, be and are hereby authorized to effect plans for and proceed to the organization of the American National Baptist Publication Company shall have full power to secure buildings, machinery and all necessary apparatus, or to make ample arrangements otherwise for the publication of Baptist and other literature." There were other actions taken by the Convention, looking to the establishment permanently of a publishing house, which need not be given here, as enough has been written to show that the plans were laid for a national Baptist publishing house as far back as 1892, four years prior to the meeting held at St. Louis, Mo., in 1896. History of our brethren, in writing of the history of the National Baptist Publishing Board, date its beginning from the St. Louis meeting, which is very unjust to a very large number of worthy brethren who were engaged in laying the foundation several years before the time of that meeting. During the year 1894 the efforts were almost wholly directed to the reorganization of the Baptist forces. It will be remembered that at that time there were three National Baptist Conventions, viz: The Foreign Mission Convention of the United States, The American Baptist Con., The American Baptist Convention. Each of these organizations was distinct from the others and was precluded over by different men. At the meeting held in Atlanta, Ga., in 1895, the three conventions were merged into one and took the name, "National Baptist Convention," and with the exception of a few amendments, the Constitution adopted, by the Atlanta meeting is the same as the one we now have governing the National Baptist Convention. Under the Constitution adopted in 1895, each of the conventions was to be represented by a board, as we be seen from Article 6, which results in follows: "The Convention shall elect at each annual meeting a Foreign Mission, a Home Mission, and an Educational Board; and these boards shall continue in office until a new election." Under the new arrangements, matters pertaining to Foreign Missions were referred to the Foreign Mission Board, Educational matters to the Education Board, and Home Affairs, such as referred to in the Savannah (Ga.) and Washington, (D. C.) meeting, to the Home Board. During the stormy session held at Atlanta, Ga., very little opportunity was given to the new boards to plan for the year's work, house much of the work lay in status until 1896, when the Convention met in St. Louis, Mo. It was in the St. Louis meeting that the Rev. R. H. Boyd offered a resolution that the Home Mission Board proceed at once to get out a series of Sunday School periodicals. In compliance with that resolution, the Home Mission Board elected Rev. R. H. Boyd as manager, and Rev. E. C. Morris as editor in chief of the proposed series of Sunday School liturgy. The Rev. R. H. Boyd lost no time in an effort to have the order of the Convention carried into effect, and through the chairman of the Board, G. W. Gates, and Secretary J. A. Booker, a call for board to meet at Little Rock was issued with the view of commencing operations from that point, but on investigation it was found that the work could not be done there with, out a considerable outlay of money which was not at hand. Correspondence was then opened up with the Secretary of the American Baptist Society with a view, first, of getting that society to open up, of or more branch houses and put them into the hands of the Home Mission Board of the National Baptist Convention, or, second, to furnish our board with a sufficient amount of Sunday School literature, bearing our imprint, to supply the schools under and in harmony with the movement to establish a publishing house. To convince the American Baptist Publication Society of our good faith and yet determined to have such a publishing house, was secured the services of a man who had the esteem and influence of the American Baptist Publication Society and who had worked for and with that society, to further negotiate with Dr. Rowland, if possible, to form an alliance whereby the American Baptist Publication Society could co-operate with the National Baptist Convention in this new departure. The man whom we employed was the Rev. C. O. Booth of Alabama. The correspondence of those distant days are still in our possession. When Dr. Booth failed, the master was again taken up by the editor in chief and the manager, and it was agreed that the manager go to Nashville. Tonn, and see what arrangements could be made for getting out the first series. The manager had not been in Nashville, but a few weeks before he wrote the editor to come at once, which he did. On arriving at Nashville, Dr. Boyd took us to the Brandon Printing Company and introduced us to the University Press and introduced us to the managers, who politely showed us through their business, and on returning to the office, we asked the managers to look over a few communications we brought from our home. We told the people at the University Press what our business was, and told to them, "We have no money," to which they replied, "You don't need any." As a matter of course, we expressed surprise at this receiving reply, but the manager of the Press informed us how that the Southern white Baptist came there much in the same way a few years ahead of us, and that they now have jobs to their credit in one of the halls at Nashville. Leaving the THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. University Press, Dr. Boyd and the writer, went to South Nashville to a meeting that had been previously arranged by Dr. Boyd at the home of Rev. Mr. Jones, where it was agreed that if necessary the Baptist pastors of Nashville would become responsible for $250.00 to meet incidental expenses of the concern until returns could be had from the first series of periodicals sent out. The $250.00 was not needed. I was informed by the manager that the first series (called white man's brains and Negro backs) notted $280.00, and this amount was in creased each quarter, until the manager bought Sut the University Press (so he informed the editor). In those early days we only maded man's brains and Negro backs to Nassau, and not try to know out the business side of the affairs, and never entertained the slightest opinion that the business was not being properly handled, but trusted implicitly all the business to the manager, whose genius we have so frequently pointed to with pride. But it is not the purpose of this little pamphlet to deal with the publishing house or board as it now claims to be constituted, but rather to correct those who are erroneously claiming that the publishing house is the authority of the National Baptist Convention, was built up by individuals who only had the good will of the denomination. To be silent and not let the world know that some of the men who cannot now speak and others who are too modest to lay claim to the part they played in bringing into existence a publishing house for their race and denomination would be almost a crime. These men had but one motive, and that was to love something to postity which would make them happy and hope, and become a means of inspiring the coming Baptist hosts to greater achievements in the future. The matter of private or personal gain never once entered their minds; the field is so broad for that, that there was no need or desire among them to use the denominational agencies for that purpose. There are those, however, who left all else to work for and with this concern, and they cannot be put upon the same original occupations, because they have had the management of the publishing house affairs and who depended wholly on that for a live, illhood should have been well paid for their services. It is not at all out of place for us to say that the discussion which have taken such wide range in the last two or three years, respecting the ownership of the publishing plant, and as to who, or what, organization has the right to control, has greatly shaken the confidence of the people and somewhat weakened the ardor of those who have been the strongest supporters of the concern, and this pamphlet is intended to show that the National Baptist Convention is the Alpha and Omega of the Publishing House, and that no legal entanglements will change that fact, and for the institution to live and prosper all supplants, of outside interests, being involved must be removed. If in less than twenty years the Negro Baptists built up the largest publishing plant operated by the race, one can hardly conceive what a mammoth concern will be here to honor the name and memory of its progenitors when its one-hundredth anniversary shall be celebrated, when all who live and are active now will have gone to their reward. It will be noted that it is not the purpose of this paper to deal with the discussions which have been going on concerning the National Baptist Publishing House, but rather to establish beyond any reasonable doubt that the authenticity of the National Baptist Publishing Board, the National Baptist Convention, which is the successor of the three conventions that exist, prior to 1855, and that the publication movement, like the Foreign Mission and Educational movement, had its beginning before the consolidation of the three conventions took place. You're very truly, E. C. MORRIS, President National Baptist Convention Champion Gets Timepiece at Banquet at Which Johnson Makes A Speech. New York Sun: Havana, April 7...Jess Willard started out today to reap some of the glory that goes with his victory over Jack Johnson. The new title holder left this city tonight for Key West, where he will hop right into a Pullman for his journey north, ward. Willard's whole camp went along with him too. In addition to H. H. Frazee, Jack Curley, Tom Jones, E. A. Well and Fred Mace, Trainers Savage, Hemple, Monahan and O'Rourkow wore in the party. The program that Willard car from West to New York will be one of triumph. The Willard literary will be wired ahead and it's safe to assert that tremendous crowds will be waiting at each stopping place to get a peep at the big fellow who brought the heavyweight champion, skip back to the white race. A big reception was held in the stadium last night. Willard received a gold watch as a present from the citizens and was asked to make a speech. After dragging his "six feet six" to its full height Willard said: "Gentlemen, if I were a speaker, or I would not be a fighter." Jack Johnson was on hand. The fallen champion received a watch also, but what touched him more was a little joying cup of solid sillver, the gift of Willard's handlers. Johnson made quite a speech. He heaped praises on his conqueror, saying that it will be many a day before Willard is beaten. The big negro was really deeply affected by the great reception that he got, not only from the Cubans but as well from the Americans who were in the stadium. Willard children the crowds just as much on the Mild color man like them. Every time Jan put the hat on the street yesterday first dosees and then hundreds of cheerful Cubans followed in his path. WILLARD HAS TITLE: JOHNSON GETS CASH Glory Is All That Champion Will Bring Back as His Share of He copts, But His Future Is Bright. Havana, April 6.—It developed here today that Joas Willard got only glory out of his fight with Jack Johnson yesterday. The big Kauaian cowboy smiled when he admitted it. His agreement was to accept half of whatever money was lost after John Johnson $22,000 and the expenses were taken out. Jack went out the official figures as $7,900. He said that he just did make excep- butp, but that all hands expected to clean up on the moving pictures of the contest. Johnson appeared on the streets today looking none the worse because of his battle yesterday. He tried bravely to make the best of it by laughing, but it was plain to be seen that Johnson was forcing his golden smile. He declared that he had an offer of $200,000 for his end of the moving pictures. "I don't think that is enough and I intend to get a better price before I will sell," said the oxchampion. "When I get the money I intend to buy a farm in France and settle down. No more fighting, for me. I shall not attempt to regain the title. In a measure I am glad that it is over. I have not had a moment's peace since I defeated Jeffries at Reno. Perhaps now people will be more inclined to let me alone. "My one regret is that I am not allowed to return to my own country. "I think it will be a long time before they beat Willard. He is too tall and hits too hard for the rest of them. He is far more clever than I had any idea of. I hold him safe up to the twenty,fifth round. I felt myself slipping. Youth had to answer itself, I guess, and I will take my defeat like a man. They can't say that I didn't try to the very last punch. I'm glad that I am leaving the ring with a clean record." Jack Welch said today that he would have given the decision without question to Johnson had it been a twenty round fight. "I think that Johnson put up one of the most masterful battles I ever witnessed," said the famous arbitrator. "He couldn't have lost in the shorter route. He fought carefully and punished the big white man punished, though he is built to take a terrifying hold. I think it surprised Johnson that he was there after the thirteenth or四teenth round. I expect, Willard to be dropped on those rounds, as Johnson was making every blow count. It will be many a day before they whip Willard. His size is his greatest asset, and this alone will hold the title for him for many years to come. I don't think anybody ever gave him credit. He is a far better man than I ever dreamed he was. Willard's appearance on the streets was the signal for a general turning out. Big less takes his honors modestly. There is nothing of the blowhard about him. The only marks on him are a cut on his chest and a pair of braces. Iips He said. He is a man of West tomorrow. He goes to New Orleans for a week's engagement and from there he will go to New York. He decided today that he will reap a little of the golden harvest that a new champion falls heir to and does not contemplate fighting for at least a year yet. "I know I will be challenged right and left, but I won't pay any attention to them," he said. "I know I wouldn't get much out of the fight if I got within and nobody can blame me. They've little chance. They've all done it and I think I have a good chance to get many a dollar before I am asked to fight again." Jack Johnson's white wife now finds herself in an unpleasant position. As the wife of the world's champion she attracted a lot of attention that she seemed to revel in, but now that her dusky spouse is plain Jack Johnson, negro, the curious are wondering just what her unusual custom, she remained in the seclusion of their apartments today and did not make her daily trip to town with the exchampion. Jury Gives Maximum Penalty After Hearing Story of Ada Holmes. Still feeble by the effects of eight pistol balls fired into her body by her one-time lover, Ada Holmes, colored, told a Hustings Court jury yesterday the details of the quarrel that fed W. M. Thomas, a light colored, mulatto, corner her at Addison and Grace Streets early on the morning of February 5, and calmly fire at her a dozen times. The jury heard her story and, decided without a dissenting opinion that it was a clear case of malicious wounding—the offense charged in the indictment—and gave him the maximum penalty provided by the law, ten years in the penitentiary. The shooting took place at about 7 o'clock on the morning of Fobrury 5, on West Grace Street near Addison. Thomas, it developed from the evidence, deliberately provided himself with extra cartridges and lay in wait for the woman near the house where she was employed, knowing that she was due to report there shortly for her daily work. EMPTIED REVOLVER. RELOAD. ED AND FIRED AGAIN The negro opened fire as soon as she came into view, and the woman ran in terror to the front door of the home of E. C. Pelous, only to find it locked. While she pounded at the door for admittance, Thomas implied his revolver at her, and Dog, calmly reloading the weapon, fired. The police into custody by the police and has been to fall slug. It was at first believed that the woman had no chance her recovery. Agents' Contest. OPEN TO EVERYBODY. MEN, WOMEN OR CHILDREN. First Prize A ROUND TRIP TICKET TO THE PANAMA EXPOSITION, OR TO THE PANAMA CANAL OR THE EQUIVALENT. WINNER FOR THE FIRST PRIZE MUST POLL NOT LESS THAN 25,000 VOTES. SECOND PRIZE—A Suit of Clothes, a Dress, a Cloak, an Overcoat, a Gold Watch, a Diamond Ring or a Loving Cup. Winner must poll not less than 10,000 votes. THIRD PRIZE—Fifteen Dollars in Silver. Winner must poll not less than 5,000 votes. SIXTH PRIZE—$2.50 in Silver. Winner must poll not less than 2,000 votes. SEVENTH PRIZE—$1.50 in Silver. Winner must poll not less than 1,000 votes. EIGHTH PRIZE—$1.00 in Silver. Winner must poll not less than 750 votes. WHEN CANDIDATES HAVE POLLED AS MANY AS ONE HUNDRED VOTES THEIR NAMES WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE PLANET. Value of Votes Send 2 Months Subscription, 25 cents and get 15 Votes. 4 Months Subscription, 50 cents and get 45 Votes. 8 Months Subscription, $1.00 and get 135 Votes. 12 Months Subscription, $1.50 and get 225 Votes. For each back paying subscriber or money paid into the office, a Vote will be allowed for each cent paid, whether advertisement or job work. THE COUPON WILL BE FOUND IN THIS PAPER. At the hospital however, physicians found that none of the bullets had penetrated to a vital organ. Six bullets were removed and two more still remain lodged in her body. The woman testified against Thomas reluctantly. Her testimony developed the fact that the two quarrelled over attention's that. Thomas is said to have, paid her daughter. Thomas had employed no lawyer and conducted his own defense.—Times Dispatch, April 9th, 1915. Three Arrests Made by Pinkerton Men After Months of Investigation. After it had been bended about from hand to hand in Jackson Ward, had once been hidden in the basement of the Riverside Baptist Church, and once had narrowly escaped burial in a cemetery, because ghosts began to walk before their usual hour, most of the $6,000 total en from the Merchants' National Bank on January 7 was recovered yesterday by Pinkerton detectives. Three negroes implicated in the theft are under arrest in Heorce County Jail. The arrests are James C. Bradshaw, once employed as a porter in the bank; Thomas J. Caway and James Farmer. They were arrested under a United States statute providing for the protection of national banks, the warrants being issued by United States Commissioner Molvin Flegelheimer, at the instance of Ralph B. Daughton, special agent of the Department of Justice. DETECTIVES RECOVER MOST OF STOLEN MONEY Bradshaw is charged with unlawfully embezzling, abstracting and wilfully misapplying $6,000 from the Merchants' National Bank, and Conway and Farmer are charged with unlawfully allying and abetting him in the embezzlement. Commissioner Fleeghemer gave the prisoners a preliminary hearing yesterday afternoon, and set April 15 as the date on which to hear them on the merits of the case. In each instance bond was fixed at $2,000, which none of the negroes was able to give, and they were committed to fall in default. Of the roll of $6,000 stolen, the detectives have recovered a total of $4,980, which includes a deed to trust for $250 executed by Conway on a piece of property he said he had bought from his brother. The Pinkerton detectives, assisted by Detective Sergeant Atkinson, of the local detective department, continued search last night for the rest of the amount, and, with the exception of a few dollars said to have been spent by Conway and Farmer, expect to make good the whole loss. BRADDSHAW WAS REGARDED AS TRUSTWORTHY. The case is unique in its details. Bradshaw had been employed in the bank several years, and, because he found and returned $100 to Thomas B. McDama, cashier, he was regarded as trustworthy. Early on the morning of January 7, while he was cleaning out the teller's case according to the story he narrated to the detectives, he noticed a roll of bills lying in a partly opened drawer, and abstracted it: / Fearful of carrying it about with him, he placed the roll in a cloth sack and hid it among the rafters in the collar of the bank, leaving the money there for two days. Then he informed Farmer of his "find," and asked him to hide it until they could make more definite plans for its disposal. FARMER was to get $300 for secreting the money, and he saw to it that he was well paid for his trouble. FARMER is sexton at the Riverview Baptist Church, and, of course, that was the last place in which detectives or police would seek for stolen property. He placed the money in a coal bin in the rear of the church, and later removed it to the collar. But the theft weighed on Bradshaw's mind, and he called for its return. FREIGHTENED BY GHOSTS FROM NEAR CEMETERIES Late one night he repaired to the Late one night he repaired to the church, and he and Farmer went down into the basement to get the money and to decide upon another hiding place. Bradshaw tenderly un- roller the paper in which the bills hunted, and farmer, Farmer, grabbed tent with the price he had charged for secreting the bills, grabbed $1,100. Bradshaw then decided to try a cemetery. When the moon was low in the sky one night he hied himself to a nearby burying place, and was well within the gates when ghosts, warned of his coming, sprang from behind every tombstone and terrified him into flight. Wearily he betook himself again to his home at 1503 Jacqueline Street, and then handed the wad to Conway, with instructions that he hide it again somewhere else. Conway took the roll to his own home at 1503 Jacqueline Street, just door to Bradshawa home and hid the money in the stairway, taking up several boards, so that the money lay between the flooring and plastering. Several times afterward detectives, in their vain search for the stolen wealth, trumped above it, while Conway shook with fear. Her for two months it lay, none of the nuggets darling to touch it. Meanwhile, oppressed by the fear of arrest and imprisonment, Bradshaw began having dreams and to see visions. He was shadowed every day and night, and he knew it. When he caught on to one operative the operative was changed, so that the distressed negro never knew who was friend or enemy. At last he began to confide his dreams to one of the operatives. He told of seeing golden bird flying into the golden west, out where the pententary grimly stands, and of rocks falling from heaven, and of rocks falling from him to him that he must seek not only his own salvation, but also point the way upwards to Mr. McAdams. He was deeply interested in Mr. McAdams's welfare. The operative carried the storke of the dreams and visions to Su-pentintendent J. W. Erb, of the local office of the Pinkerton Detective Agency, and the latter always sent back an interpretation. And always the interpretation had something to do with finding stolen money. There were more dreams, and Brad shaw, for whom Mr Erb found an other position in the Park Building after he was discharged from the bank, became so forgetful in considering his visions that he would leave wastepaper baskets on the desks and ash cans in the office chairs. NEGRO POINTS' TO WHERE MONEY HAD BEEN HIDDEN Mr Erb knew that he was troubled in mind and conscience, and sent out more operatives to aid the negro in his dreaming. Came the time when Bradshaw appeared to be on the point of breaking down, and yesterday it was decided to arrest him and to search his house. Companied by Superintendent Asher Rosseter, division superintendent of the Pinkerton Agency, with headquarters in Philadelphia, Special Agent Daughton and Detective Sergeant Atkinson, Mr. Erb went to Bradshaw's house, and finally, at the ugro's suggestion, went to Conway's home and recovered $3,835 hidden in a box beneath the stairway. Further search resulted in the finding of $895 and the deed of trust for $250, making a total of $4,980 recovered. The three negroes were taken to the United States, marshal's office, where further effort was made to have Bradshaw divulge the biding place of the rest of the money, or to tell what disposal he had made of it. He swore that he didn't know what had become of it. "Well, go ahead and dream some more," said Mr. McAdams. "See if those golden birds can't tell you where the rest of the money. Your own prophetly prophect before, and thy might help you again." Every effort will be ma'o to have Bradshaw sleep well in the County jail, so that the golden birds may fly again in his dreams. —Times Dispatch, April 19, 1915. COLORED CAVALRYMEN GO TO SCHOOL CAVALRY TROOPS GO TO SCHOOL IN CAMP 100 Men. of Ninth Regiment Have Enrolled Since the First of Month. The Ninth cavalry is the only regiment stationed here which is conducting a school. The latter is in charge of Chaplain George W. Prioleau. A special tent is provided for the purpose. It is used in addition for holding religious services, games, amusements and moving pictures. It is provided with a plano and an organ. These things in the army are now provided through the efforts of the chaplain, but it is beginning to look now as if the government will provide tents, chairs and moving picture projectoscopes for the purpose. School Superintendent Lutz has helped out by furnishing a number of books. There are now 100 enlisted men of the regiment attending the school, which has been in session since February 1. In camp the men only take one hour's instruction a day, but in post two or three times that much. On graduation, they have an education equivalent to an eighth grade education in the public schools. Officers are always willing to help them, and if they have sufficient ambition it is possible for them to learn enough to pass an examination for a commission. The government allows one instructor for every 15 men. It is considered a credit to the regiment that 100 men should have joined the school since the first of the month. They are learning reading, writing, arithmetic, geography and spelling. United States history is given special attention. We print Pamphlets. By-laws Books and all kinds of printing. SATURDAY. APRIL 17, 1915 LONGING. I've felt an awful longing dear. Which makes me feel quite blue. My mind and heart are weary. For just one word from you. Wan and weary, sick and cheerless. By a feeble taper's light. Yet I am always longing Longing, yes I'm always longing. Ere the time will surely come. Weary, and I still am weary For the sunshine of my roam. The distance seems far between us, As far as miles are concerned. But aren't our hearts as strong and brave. As though our love had just begun. Hearts are breaking, souls are sinking. 'Neath the heavy load they bear. Yet live Christians never thinking. How many sorrows they could share. But Ah! my longing cares. My sorrows and cares are o'er. What more happiness do I seek? Than to be with you once more. —Dr. W. H. P. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. The Reds and Blues met last Friday night and it was a warm hour. Watch for the results. New members are the cry by both. The explanation on the Sunday school lesson last Saturday was enjoyed by all who attended. Come again. Last Sunday was joyous day with the Y. M. C. A. The workers were out in good numbers to the meeting 9:30 A. M. 10 A. M. the committee held special meetings in the city home. Five prisoners were won for Christ in the city jail by the committee. The boys enjoyed the address at 4 P. M. at the Y. M. C. A. by Committeeman B. L. Allen. Mothers, send your boys again and invite other mothers to do the same. 2:30 P. M. at the Richmond Beneficial Ins. Co., auditorium was a very helpful hour with the men. Dr. George Rice Hovey, President of Va. Union University, gave the men a heart to heart address from the shoulder and the men are asking that the doctor come again soon. The music from the University quartette was sung from the soul. This was one of the best meetings for results in the history of the Y. M. C. A. work. It was stormy on the outside but calm within. Today at 5 P. M. you and your friend are expected to come to the Y. M. C. A. to hear the explanation on the Sunday school lesson by Prof. J. W. Barco. Do not miss this. Men, be on time Sunday ready for hard work and the other men. Men, be on time Sunday ready for hard work and the other man. 9:30 A. M. a strong meeting for the workers at the Y. M. C. A. Committeeman C. B. Gaston will address the boys at 4 P. M. at the Y. M. C. A. Now in your time to send your boys, mothers. The Lawyer and Christ at the Richmond Beneficial Ins. Go. audit, torium, 2d and Jackson Streets, at 3:30 P. M. Men, do not fall to hear Lawyer J. Thomas Newin speak to the men at this hour. Subject: "Christ." Live singing. Be on time. Come and bring the other man. Be a committee for this meeting. Every home is asked to pray for the Y. M. C. A. COMMUNICATION Washington, D. C., April 9, 1915 John Mitchell, Jr., Esq.. Editor "The Richmond Planet" Richmond, Virginia. My dear Sir: In your issue of February 6th, 1915, reference was made in your editorial under the caption of "Peculiar Situation" to our ad carried at that time in the "Washington Post." You stated that you had later read the "Washington Bee" and that you could not find a line of advertising matter of this organization. At that very time there was a two column write up in the "Bee" the same was dated February 6th, 1915 and carried cuts of two of our buildings. We paid one cent a word for this write up. As further evidence of our giving support to our colored papers I respectfully papers. I respectfully refer you to the editorial in "The Washington Eoo" the issue of March 13, 1915. Fearing that you may not have the issues referred to in your files, I am sending you copies of the papers under separate cover; and must state that Editor Chase's editorial in his issue of the 12th is an excellent reply to your editorial. In the week of February 6th, we also carried a two column ad in The Washington Eagle, a publication that is about five months old, issued from the national capital by one of the enterprising young men of our nation. I am sure that you must not harm or unfriendships to our Association, but I must say that it is unfortunate that you didn't examine "The Root" more closely, as well as other publications of our group, which have frequently moved ads from this Association. We rarely ever have difficulty, except that it is something The image provided is too blurry and low-resolution to accurately recognize any text or graphics. It appears to be a grayscale image with no discernible content. Therefore, no text can be extracted from this image. The above is from the photo of Jack Johnson, when he fell in the corner where Willard rested between the rounds. It will be observed that he is holding his hands over his head to ward off any blows that might come. Then, seeing that there was no danger, he let his hands fall to his sides. His pose had been perfect for the purposes of the moving picture men, who regarded this part of the affair as the climax to the earning of a great fortune by showing the moving pictures all over the world. It would be an appeal to the white man's vanity. That pose of Jack Johnson won for him ($22,000) thirty-two thousand in cash and rights in the moving pictures valued at a quarter of a million dollars. There are few white men who would not have laid down for that amount just as Jack Johnson did. Study the picture again, and then imagine that you see more than a quarter of a million dollars in the dim distance. Jack Johnson was supreme in the pugilistic field, supreme in getting money as a result of that supremacy and supreme in angering both the white and the colored races in this country. We shall never gaze upon his like again. Farewell, Jack Johnson! HIPPODROME THEATRE THE 20 MILLION DOLLAR MYSTERY Every Thursday-Matinee and Night VISIT OUR POPULAR SATURDAY -- MATINEE & NIGHT PERFORMANCE. SPECIAL FOR LADIES AND CHILDREN. MATINEE NIGHT All Children, 5c; Adults, 10c. Admission, 10c.; Reserved Seats, 15c. very special, such as we had in The Post. Conditions in Washington are very different from conditions existing in Richmond and other Southern states; and I wish it were possible to write you at length on this point. Notice it to say that we find it very profitable to carry an ad or ads in certain white papers. Our people are more impressed by such an ad being placed in a white paper. I may this advisedly. It is late in the day to make reply to your editorial, but being busy with the organization of the State of Kentucky, which we have just entered and other pressing duties, I've been prevented from making an earlier statement. However, I feel that it is never too late to mend or correct an error or wrong impression; and I therefore avail myself of this opportunity to give you a brief statement and supply you with proof regarding the same. Be assured that we value your good opinion and frank and manly statement concerning all matters affecting the interests of our race. Trusting this is what you desire; and assuring you of good wishes for your continued health, happiness and success, I am. Yours very respectfully, S. W. RUTHERFORD, SWR-OT Secretary. The above is from the photo of Jack Johnson. It will be observed that he is then, seeing that there was no danger, of the moving picture men, who regard showing the moving pictures all over Jack Johnson won for him ($22,000) the quarter of a million dollars. There are Johnson did. Study the picture again, the dim distance. Jack Johnson was an supremacy and supreme in angering his like again. Farewell, Jack Johnson. READ ZUDORA IN THE HIPPOD THEATRE THE 20 MILLION DOLLARS Every Thursday— Every Friday—“The Great Detective VISIT OUR POPULAR SATURDAY ANCE. SPECIAL FOR LA MATINEE All Children, 5c; Adults, 10c. REV. CHILEMBWE SHOT BY MLANJI POLICE Philadelphia, Pa. April 12, 1915. A lotor dated Queenstown, South Africa, March the 5th, says: Rev. John Chiliembwe was shot by the mianji police. Several arrests were made, and four of the rebels who were caught red-handed were tried and immediately executed. The chief instigator of the uprising. John Chiliembwe was shot by the Mianji police. This news is in the Lovedale Christian Express, which came this morning. Rev. John Chilembwe was born in Sanguna, Chiradzula, British Central Africa, 1871. He was brought to this country by Mr. Joseph Booth, from British Central Africa, given to the National Baptist Convention at Boston, 1897. He attended school at the Virginia Seminary and College, and was ordained and returned to Africa in 1890. He was known to us as one of the most devout Christians who ever came to us from Africa. In 1913 he finished the largest and most commodious church buildings in Chiradzula District. We are hoping there is a mistake, and that the report is not true, as we believe John Chilembwe would be one of the last men to become a rebel against his country, in the face of the Bible he believed and taught. I am sending this to you as a matter of news, as a great many of our people of all denominations know of John Cobbumba. Tyuly yours, L. G. JORDAN. Secretary. Watch for the Ad in Next Week's Paper THE E-Z TAILORING COMPANY 537 N. Second Street HAS OFFERED A SPECIAL DISPENSATION FOR THE NEXT NINETY DAYS NOTE—Our Special Terms and Joining Rates. You can Join any branch of this Order for the small sum of One Dollar and Ninety Cents ($1.90) within the next 90 Days. JOHN R. HOLMES, FOUNDER ```markdown ``` ACCURACY IN STATEMENT. Under all circumstances, to buyer to seller, to borrower, to lender. BRAGG BROS. & CO. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP AT 506 N. 20 STREET, RICHMOND, VA. We wish to notify our friends and the public of the dissolution of the firm of Bragg Bros. & Co., as of June 1st, 1914, G. W. Bragg and D. P. Bragg having purchased the interests of Mr. J. R. Pollard, including his good will. We wish to add our appreciation of the past favors of our customers, and to request the continuance of their patronage for the firm who will continue the business as heretofore at the same location, 506 N. Second Street. G. W. BRAGG. D. P. BRAGG. J. R. POLLARD. Referring to the above, we wish to announce that the business formerly conducted by the firm of Bragg Bros. & Co., will be continued under the same name, and we request the continued patronage of our friends and the public, ensuring them of careful attention to such business as they may contract to us. BRAGG BROS. & CO. AGENTS CONTEST 17420 17395 8340 7495 3995 2135 2000 1305 1300 R. W. Moss, Richmond. W. E. Brown, Richmond. Thomas Page, of Fulton. James H. Smith, Richmond. Mrs. Rowena White, Lynchburg. K. B. Webster, Florence, S. C. John S. Ashby, Brooklyn, N. K. E. B. Johnson, Buckner, Va. Thos. E. W. Perry, Norfolk, Va. Rev. J. J. Nickerson, Willisburg, Va. J. H. Fowlkes, Roanoke, Va. J. E. Schmidt, New York. Quaker City Adv. Co., Phila, Pa. J. A. Taylor, Troy, N. Y. Ned McKlover, Newport News Va W. L. Jones Leesburg, Va. Rev. A. A. Davis, Albany, N. Y. E. B. K. Thumman, Pittsburg, Pa. Mrs. Lilke M. Ellis, N. News, Va J. H. Mattox, Brooklyn, N. Y. Wm. H. Moore, Wilm'tgn't, N.C. Rudolph Graves, Elizabeth City, N. C. Samuel Hobbs, New York, N. Y. Mrs. Alfred Preston, York, Pa. T. W. Townsley, Washington. E. F. Boyd, Cleveland, O. Mrs. L. Langon, Brooklyn, N. Y. D. W. Shoemaker, Shoelfeld, Al. Frank N. Wilson, Washington. NOTICE TO BAPTISTS NOTICE TO BAPTISTS BAPTIST BROTHERHOOD, TAKE NOTICE! Dear Brother: Within the short space of a few weeks the delegates from every part of Virginia augmented by the vanguards outside of the State, will assemble in the historic High Street Baptist church, Danville, Va., for the purpose of holding the forty-eighth annual session of the Virginia Baptist State Convention. Wednesday, May 12th, 1915 is the date. The extension of the Kingdom of God in the hearts of men through the medium of preaching the gospel, and sustaining home and foreign missions with Christian education, are the objects. The officers and members of the convention are expecting you in this session to be represented without fall. President Galvin and Commissioner Ashburn, with a host of loyal brethren within and without the State, are working like Trojans to make this the banner meeting of our convention. The ministry, and laymen of Dauville are preparing a royal entertainment for the delegation. So send the names of delegates to Rev. S. A. Mason, D. D., 699 High St., Dauville, Va., and be prepared to answer the full-call in lieu. In the wish of yours for a successful meeting. Sick Benefits range from Three to Four Dollars a week. Male and Female are paid alike. Death Benefits range from Sixty to One Hundred Dollars. All Death Claims are paid in full after twelve months' membership in this Order. All Death Claims are due and payable sixty days after satisfactory proof has been received in the Supreme Office. All Sick Claims are paid to the individual member by the RICHMOND INDUSTRIAL BENEFICIAL CLUB or VA. SUPREME LODGE, Inc. through its Subordinate Clubs; which means the members are absolutely protected for their Sick Dues by the Supreme Lodge. All Claims are paid according to age. Ages ranging from 16 to 59 years. Full Sick Dues are paid Ninety Days after your first financial meeting from the time you become a member. All persons joining this Order shall pay at least three months' dues before they are entitled to Sick Benefits. And shall stand square on the books of the Order within the time the ninety days expire. All new members failing to become square on the books shall be excluded from all benefits offered by this Order. This also applies to new members joining under special terms and rates, for ninety (90) days. All persons joining the Order under the old joining rates of two dollars and fifty ($2.50) cents will receive full sick benefits sixty days from their first financial meeting. All persons joining the Order shall comply with the By-laws, Rules and Regulations governing new members in regards to paying Sick and Death Claims. It only costs you Eight Dollars and Eighty ($8.80) Cents to keep benefited in this Order for a year. This includes semi-annual tax. Monthly Dues only Sixty-five ($6.00) Cents. Semi-annual tax twice a year. No carriage or death tax, other than your Monthly Dues. Persons of Good Character and Standing are Requested to Come and Join Us. DEPUTIES WANTED TO ORGANIZE SUBORDINATE CLUBS IN ALL PARTS OF THE STATE. For further information, apply to JOHN R. HOLMES, Supreme President and Organizer Temporary Headquarters: 1518 W. Leigh St., Richmond, Va. Supreme Recording Secretary, E. C. ELDRIDGE. Supreme Financial Secretary, J. E. SHELL Supreme Recording Secretary, E. C. ELDRIDGE. W. L. BRANCH, Funeral Director and Embalmer For First Class Service that Cust you Loss. Satisfaction Commu- ted. Office and Pudson, 905 N. 2nd St., Phone Rm. 1150. DO YOU KNOW THEM? IF SO, WRITE AND LET THEM KNOW. I desire to know the whereabouts of my uncle, David Cross. His sister is my mother and her name is Martha Booker. I have not heard from my people in 20 years. My name is James Jackson although they used to call me James Cross. My address is 2377 E. 231st St., Cleveland, O. I desire to know the whereabouts of my aunt, Mrs. Louisa Cary who lived in Sydney. I also had a cousin named Jennie Cephas. When last heard from she lived on Henry St. Any information concerning them will be gladly received by. JENNIE CHAMPION, 1727 N. Woodstock St. Philadelphia, Pa. My father Ell Smith, now dead was born and reared in the State of Virginia. He was sold as a slave to the State of Louisiana. There were three brothers and one sister, all sold as slaves in Louisiana. Elly John, James and Emily Smith. I am the only living son. Any information concerning the whereabouts of any member of the family will be gladly received. DR J. MITCHELL SMITH, 955, 1-2 Naomi Ave. Los Angeles, California. --- I would like to know the whereabouts of my brothers, Tom and Gabe Williamson. My mother's name was Sarah Williamson, father's name Scott Williamson. My home is Lynchburg, Va. An yinformation will be gladly received. Miss Bertha Williamson, 1314 Poplar Street Philadelphia, Pa. O JOHN R. HOLMES, FOUNDER To Four Dollars a week. Male and Female Dollars. All Death Claims are paid in due and payable sixty days after satisfaction to the individual member by the RR Subordinate Clubs; which means the age. All Claims are paid according to a Days after your first financial meeting day at least three months' dues before the Order within the time the ninety days excluded from all benefits offered by the rates, for ninety (90) days. All pensions ($2.50) cents will receive full sick benefit and Standing are Requested to ORGANIZE SUBORDINATE OF THE STATE. y to MES, Supreme Presidee Inquarters: 1518 W. Leigh St. C. ELDRIDGE. Supreme Female E Male and Female are paid in full after the days after satisfactory proof by the Richmond Industry moans the members are according to age. Ages raise financial meeting from the thirty days before they are entitle the ninety days expire. A fee is offered by this Order. (0) days. All persons join full sick benefits sixty days. Rules and Regulations for Eight Dollars and Eighty Cents Monthly Dues only Sixteen than your Monthly Dues. Requested to Come and ORDINATE CLUBS STATE. President and F. Leigh St., Richmond Supreme Financial Society Supreme Financial Secretary, J. E. SHELL Female Embalmer is associated in business with her husband, Mr. Alpheus Scott. Madam Scott claims the honor of being the only Negro woman in the State of Virginia—holding a State license to practiceEm balming, and is indeod, one of the few women in the United States, Embalming and Conducting Funerals. She ranks with the best in her profession. 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