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NET President Woods Meets the Issue. American Baptist Home Mission Society and Its Methods. Cites Facts and Figures to Sustain His Position. Struggle for Racial Control and Independence. VOLUME XXXII, NO. 41 President Meets American B Mission S Its Me Cites Facts and tain History Struggle for Racial Con BAPTISTS OF VIRGINIA AND UNION. When I began on the subject "Baptists of Virginia and Union," it was my purpose to show in the first place. That the State bodies are no more together in spirit and purpose today than they were sixteen years ago. In the second place. To correct some misleading and erroneous statements made through the press regarding the position of the Virginia State Baptist Convention, and to state clearly how this historic and useful body stands on the questions in the controversy. And in the third place To show beyond all doubt that Dr. Lewis, the distinguished and amiable president of the General Association of Virginia is still undergoing absolute control and dictation of the Home Mission Society; and that his spirit dominates the General Association, and hence the entire body, with official head is the property of the said society. In this I have succeeded. I am not putting myself on the back, for Mr. Lewis owns that copyright and I do not want to be guilty of infringement. But judging from expressions coming from all parts of our state and six other states of the nation, the work has been done to their satisfaction and in this I am gratified. TIME NOT PROPITIOUS FOR UNITING. That it is clear that the time is not now propitious for the uniting of the two bodies exhibited as the spirit of Dr. Lowh's writings. We have absolutely no principles in common, in things racial. Both bodies of course are composed of cohesed memberships, but their views regarding the Negro are diametrical. In General Association could return to the Convention, they, (the Association) would want to bring the Honor Mission Society with them; the Society would want the control of everybody and everything and this would mean that the race would be set back a generation; the work of the fathers would be destroyed and the future home of the Negro blasted. The Convention cannot and will not stand for such. Leave to us untarnished, and unencumbered the right and authority to dictate our religious and racial policies. Deprive us of what you can and may, but God grant us the right to be men. We ask nothing more and will accept nothing less. Again the men of the Association are not in sympathy with Virginia Theological Seminary and College, the educational object of the Convention. In sixteen years the General Association has not contributed as a body, sixteen cents to the institution. Dr. Lewis, who claims so much relation to its early history, has not given five cents to it in any way that it can be accounted for in sixteen years. Yet he avows a desire to help it. Who hinders him? Who hinders the Association? The Home Mission Society. REAL CAUSE OF SEPARATION The right to control; the right to own and manage and the fundamental principles of race leadership were the causes that resulted in the dislion. A合璧ance of these facts loomed up in Dr. Lowla' arguments but he covered it with words. The Society agreed to aid to the extent of fifteen hundred dollars annually, but soon broke this agreement of their own accord and then made the amount one thousand. This too, was soon cut off by the Society and nothing was given. At any rate every dollar that the Society contributed between 1890 and 1899, the beginning and end of any affiliation of that Society, amounted to $5,365-35. The records of the institution and the records in the law office of Col. R. C. Blackford, who made the adjustment, will prove this statement. This is the amount the Society threatened to sue for. Now the Society promised to give that amount, but they demanded its return and received it. I am not writing at random, nor with undesired bias, but from records that can be established. Dr. Lowla willfully and seriously inform the truth when he may the Society built or furnish the money to build Virginia University. The worth is that Deacon Adolphus Humbs advanced $18,000, to erect the building and supervised the preparation of the original building. This amount was supplemented by what Prof Hayes could raise on the field. The Society had to rockon with Mr. Humbs because he held the first mort cage. It was then they paid his ences to and from Richmond. In Ford's Hotel, the conference was held. Present for the Society were Dr. Morgan McVicar and Alvah Howey. They had a check made out for $18,000 with interest, to pay Mr. Humbs in order to get full control and to take the school away from the Convention. In addition to the check they offered him so much for the deal as a bribe. He refused the whole offer. Then they demanded what they had presumably contributed. Here again Mr. Humbs came forward and put up their demand, making the adjustment through Lawyer Blackford. This amount was $3,265.33. They claimed more than six thousand dollars, but their records could not justify the claim. Dr. Humbs makes no effort at truth or consternation, as every fair mind has preserved gifts the associate right to control the institution. They demanded that they should dictate the policy. They further demanded that the president and matron should both be white. And again they demanded that the title of the property should rest with the Home Mission Society. Because of these demands, Prof Hayes, Dr. W. F. Graham, J. F. Fox, R. H. Bowling and Harvey Johnson demurred. Now Dr. Lewis and his following concurred in the action of the Home Mission Society owning and controlling Virginia Theological Seminary and College. That he favored for the institution a white president and matron, and that he favored the Negro Baptists of Virginia he under the dictation and subject to the commands of the Society in every instance and in every particular. The General Association grants today committed to the same policy and leadership as it did when organized in 1899. The State Convention is committed to the principles and ideals before enunciated in these columns and that are so well known to Negro Baptists. UNJUST: DEMAND Among the many unjust demands of the Society was the one that the books of the institution be submitted to them. This shows their spirit of control. The Society putting up about one-tenth of what was required to run the school annually and demand for that one-tenth full control. Now they did not want a report of receipts and expenditures, but demanded the books. Prof. Hayes was massly in refusing to submit to such Suppose the banks, business enterprises and individuals of this nation who lend money demanded of all persons borrowing it the control of their business and supervision of their books? What would become of the business institutions of our land? Even our churches, schools and homes? They would be wrecked. Yet on this very thing Dr. Lewis condemns Prof. Hayes and the many men associated with him, and justifies the Society. They trained Dr. Lewis and they knew what they were doing, too. MERITS OF THE SOCIETY. It was not my purpose in the outset to enter into a discussion of the Society, but as Dr Lewis, one of the Virginia sponsors and champions of the Society, has taken the stand in the behalf, I shall add a word in reply. True, the Society has done a great deal of good, all fair minds admit that. On the other hand they have done a great deal of harm. The good we have enjoyed while the evil we have suffered. Many of the men they have trained are unaware on the questions that pertain to racial development. They are fundamentally building in racial questions. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. SATURDAY. AUGUST 28. 1915 ness. These men have fought every racial enterprise that lifted up its head in their respective communities. The Negro grocery store, the Negro doctor, the Negro lawyer, Society, schools and whatnot, have suffered at their hands. God only knows to what extent. While many others who had in them the divine touch, the spark of manhood, could not be dickered with. They have made some of our best men. All efforts to destroy the hidden spark in their breasts fanned it to alame, that burns to the glory of God and the benevolence of the race. Many of this type are in our Convention and they are among our best men. Mark, you, the society owns all the property of the schools today that they operate. Yet the money with which these schools were purchased and run was given by philanthropists for Negro education. All of the officers of the Society have been well paid while they have administered it. THE TRUSTEE PROPOSITION The term trustee has many legal phases, so much so that under many of our State Statutes, a baby, an alien, a demented man along with many other types can be a trustee. Another type, for instance, A can lend B a thousand dollars and in his bargain of loan or deed of trust make C his trustee. This does not give C one central legal interest in the transaction. Now the Home Mission Society holds in its own right, the legal interest of their institutions, their trustees are trustees for the Society and not for themselves, as Dr. Lewis seems to think. If the properties were sold today the Society would get every dollar and Dr. Lewis and the other colored gentlemen on the board could not under the law recover one penny, and he is simple to believe anything else. When the grounds of Roger Williams University were sold, what became of the money? Did the colored trustees receive a pro rata? Not by any means. The money went on back to New York. What about Wayland Seminary, formerly of Washington? VIRGINIA THROLOGICAL SEMINARY AND COLLEGE DIFFERENT. The Virginia Theological Seminary and College is managed by a Board of Trustees for the Virginia Baptist State Convention, a Negro organization, composed of colored Baptists. ( Continued on Page 5. ) Y. M. C. A. NOTES. The Blues rendered an excellent programme last Friday night under the direction of Captain A. C Clarke. Last Sunday was a day for much work. 9:30 A. M. the workers held special meeting at the Y. M. C. A and every man was active. The work in the City Home, City Hall and Penitentiary was very encouraging. Committeeman B. L. Allen delivered a very timely address at the Y. M. C. A. 4 P. M. Subject, "Theparation" 9:30 P. M. a special meeting for men was held at the Y. M. C. A. Committeeman William Thomas delivered a very timely address Subject, "Faith." Men, be on time Sunday, ready for hard work and the other man. 2.30 A. M. at the Y. M. C. A. the workers will hold a special meeting. 4 P. M. at the Y. M. C. A. building the boss will render a special programme. Messrs. Slaughter and Page will conduct the men's meeting. 5:30 P. M. at the Y. M. C. A. building: A great meeting for men Sunday. Sept. 5. 3:30 P. M. at the True Performers Hall. Come and hear about the game that will be played by the Y. M. C. A. Prof. J. W. Barco, of the Virginia Union University will deliver special, address. Subject, "Playing the Game." Special music. All men are invited. Every home is asked to have a special prayer for the Y. M. C. A. JOHNSON-BACCHUS Mrs. Virginia V. Bacchus announces as the approaching marriage of her daughter, Gertrude V., to Mr. James Lee Johnson, Wednesday evening, September 8th, 1915, at the hour of six, at her residence, 8 W. Baker St. Friends are invited. No cards. Say, can't you give, ohie What? Wid dem Deboos, Monday evening, Aug. 10 to West Plat on that Twilight. Ribbon me. I'm ready to be da. VIRGINIA PETHIANS IN CHAR TER BATTLE. Row Over Dropping Grand Lodge Surpasses Other Issues Before Supreme Body. Encampment Business Now Under Way—Friday's Parade Will Be Big Attraction. (Columbus, Ohio State Journal, Aug. 15, 1915). Surpassing in importance all other questions likely to come before the Supreme Lodge, colored Knights of Pythias, in biennial convention here, is the controversy raised yesterday as to whether the suspension of the charter of the Virginia State Grand Lodge shall be lifted. It is a dispute of several years' standing. Each side is represented by able attorneys. Several thousand colored persons from out of the city were in attendance at the encampment yesterday. The number will be greatly increased Friday, the day of the big parade, when persons able to attend only one day will be present. OFFER IS TURNED DOWN The question was raised yesterday when Attorney Stinson, representing the Virginia Grand Lodge, presented a check for $200 for the lodges' biennial tax and demanded credentials in return. This was refused by Supreme Chancellor Green, because the biennial tax has been abolished. The aim of the Virginia Lodge, it is believed, was to apply for credentials and, in event of refusal, legatures for contempt proceedings in the District of Columbia supreme court, which has issued a restraining order against the Supreme Lodge's effort to revoke entirely the charter of the Grand Lodge. The Virginia lodge's charter was suspended when Supreme Chancellor Green charged that it was in arrears in payments to the Supreme Treasury. It was charged further that the Virginia lodge caused pamphlets to be printed making false charges against the Supreme Chancellor in the handling of the emergency fund. Final action on the issue has not been taken. COURT OF CALASTIE OPENS. The Supreme Sessions are being held in the Chamber of Commerce Auditorium. The Coeur of Calahonta is holding its session at Lynden Hall. In his biennial address, Supreme Worthy Counselor Joseph L. Jones yesterday reported remarkable progress and growth by this auxiliary during the last two years. St. Paul's A. M. E. Church last night was filled with persons attending the memorial services. An address was delivered by Rosemary Simmons, official reporter of the Supreme Lodge. Several hundred Knights marched in down town parade last night. At 10:30 this morning at the camp grounds Rev E. L. Graham will deliver a sermon. Music will be furnished by the choir of the colored churches of Calahonta. First regiment Band of Charleston, W. Va. and Eighth Illinois infant stand. There will be inspection and a call at 2 P. M. and a dance parade at 5:00. The national band and music concert, one of the featured of the encampment, will be evening at 8 o'clock. Among the bands to participate IN MEMORY. In sad remembrance of our beloved daughter, Imaa V. F. F. who departed this life August 7th, 1966. Dearest daughter, we miss you. Since from earth you passed away, And our hearts are soiling sorely As we think of you each day. But we know that you are happy in the minstons of the blest. Where there is no pain or sorrow, In your sweet eternal rest. We'll meet where there's no pain or sorrow. 'Tis a blessed thought in store, To have a happy home in heaven, When the tolls of life are o'er. MOTHER AND FATHER. Special Service at Wood A. M. E. Zion Church. Special service at Wood A. M. E. Zion Church (Samaritan Hall), Sixth and Duval Sts. Rev. J. Christopher Stephenson, pastor, Sunday School 10:30 A. M. Preaching 11:30, by the pastor. V. Cobb, B. 7:30 P. M., 8:30 P. M., Rev. Clifford Jetter, B. D., pastor of Dickery Hill A. M. B. Church, Chesterfield Co., Va., will preschool a special permission. This chair will accompany him, and furnish mundes. Come and hear this great preschool and his chair. Welcome. SHEPHERDS OF BETHLEHEM COMING—FIFTH ANNUAL SESSION. The Improved Order Shepherds and Daughters of Bethlehem will convene in its fifth annual session in the city of Richmond on September 7th, and will remain in session for three days. The session of the body will be held in the Sixth Mt. Zion Baptist Church. It has been five years since the Order was founded in the city of Richmond and the growth of the institution has been remarkable and astounding. It is expected that about 200 delegates will attend this year. On Thursday night, September 7th, there will be a meeting for the public. The address of welcome on behalf of the citizens of Richmond will be delivered by Gee, W. Lewis, Esquire. Rev. R. V. Peston, pastor of the church, will welcome the delegation on behalf of the Sixth Mt. Zion Baptist Church and congregation. Wednesday night, Sept. 8th, Rev. J. Y. Willingham will preside the annual sermon of the Order in Price's Hall, where the society was founded five years ago. Thursday night, Sept. 9th, Dr. Douglas Freeman, editor of the News Leader, will deliver an address to the public in the Sixth Mt. Zion Baptist Church. The citizens of Richmond are cordially invited to attend these meetings. The following is the list of Grand Officiants. Grand Shepherd, J Thomas Hein. Vice Shepherd, N J E Moore. Sett Treasurer, W J James, Jr. Recording Sec. G L Julians. Degree Mistress, Dellah Jones. Grand Deputy, Mary J Jephks. Grand Chaplain, Rev N W Watt. Grand Sr. S, S. Fannie Pope. Grand Regalla, Maker, Clare A Holmes. BOARD OF DIRECTORS J. B. Clarke, Rev. Adolphus Holbe Amigda Denon, Austin Johnson Lewis Howard, M. W. Garland, Irving East Chara A. Holmes, Rev. N. J. Moore, Rev. C. A. Webber, A. W. Catharne, Harrison Holloway EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE J. Thomas Hawkins, Irving East Clara Holmes, Amanda Denison, Abel phus Holmes, J. H. Clarke This Order and its management have been thoroughly examined by the Insurance Department and re- ceived a statement at the hands of the Actuary without one single er- tion. In the report to the Insurance Commission, the Actuary says: "The accounts of the Order are in good condition and every effort made admirably to have these so as to be easily understood." Death claims are written promptly. The affair of the Order are in good shaped and date that the manag- ement is a modality of the obliteration resting open in administering the tunds. --- Do fun of my life, chile what what? Give me wild dem, Fisher on eat Moonlight and Twilight, Aug. What day dine? Sure to West First and only half, cents. Do dine with you. MR. ARBAM COX GONE. After a hour illness, Abram Cox departed this life, Sunday night, August 25, about 12 o'clock, at the residence of his brother, James Cox, 814 Louisiana St. He is survived by wife, brother, and sister-in-law. Funeral services were rendered at the Mt. C. B. Church, Wednesday, August 25, P. M. conducted by Rex. Harris. A loving one from us has gone. A voice we loved is still; A place is vacant in our home. That never can be filled. God in his wisdom has recalled The final boom was given; Although his body mouldereth here His soul is safe in heaven. JAMES COX. HELP: THE FLOOD SUFFERERS A grand sacred concert will be given at the True Reformers Hall, Sunday, August 29, at 2:30 o'clock. P. M., by the Sabbath Glee Club, Mr. Joseph Mattows, director, supported by Mdme. C. Bernard' Gilpin, the Harmony Quartetto and others of Richmond's best talent. Entire proceeds go to the flood sufferers. Please bring a silver offering. Attorney J. R. Pollard will outline the conditions as seen by a sympa-tifier. Subscribe to The Planet. Miss Lillian L. Moore is visiting Orange, N. J. Miss Margarette L. Brooks has been visiting Atlantic City and New York. Mrs. Rowena White and Mrs. Dallas Christian, of Lynchburg, Va., were in the city this week. Miss M L. Chiles returned to the city last Wednesday, after visiting Columbus, Ohio, and Washington. Sir John Bland and his son, Master John Bland, Jr., are spending their vacation with their uncle E. D. Bland of Prince George, Va. Mrs Sallie C Taylor and daughter of Danville, Va., have returned home after a pleasant stay in the city. Miss Goldie C Pryle and Miss Alice C Clements, of Lynchburg, Va., delegates to the S. S. Convention, have been the guests of Miss Theresita H. Chiles. Mrs. Floyd Hickman and Mrs. James Jones left the city last Tuesday for Lancaster County, Va., where they will spend three weeks, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. David Lee. Whar you gwine, honey, evening of Aug 30? Dem Usher's Moonlight and Twilight for me. Whar to West Plint be you gwine sure houch Foe gwine too. Fifty cents alnt no elephant. Miss Rosa L. Pervail and her friend, Miss Nanine Pryor, returned to the city after three weeks visiting Columbia, Va., the historical home of the Pervails. They also spent a week in the Blue Ridge with relatives of Miss Pryor. Miss Maria E. Howard, Mrs. Hattie H Brown, Mrs. D. M. Kav, of Frederickburg, Va., called on us last week. They were delegates to the Virginia Baptist State Sunday School Convention and State B. Y P. F., which not in the Eleanor Baptist Church. Mrs. P. M. B. Hodre, of Danville, Va., was a delegate to the Virginia Baptist State Sunday School Convention the convent of Eleanor Baptist Church last week. Her many friends is well and to come hot. She also visited Peterburg, Va. Mrs. J. A. Mors, 419 W. Daval St. has been at her home sick for a week or ten days, now slowly improving, but still continued to the room. We miss her so much. She is under the treatment of Dr. John Mergeweather, M. D. Mrs. P. L. Walker her niece, is very attentive to her Mr. Jane - Murp's, Elizabeth N. No West Leigh Street, London, and turned from a delightful stay in the north, visiting Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlain and Mr. and Mrs. Riddell, of Boston, Mass., and also Mr. Matthews, of Providence, R. L. He had a stay with his brothers in New York, especially with Mr. Edward Fletcher and his wife, Rebecca, who made it very pleasant for him during her stay in the northern cities. --- ANNOUNCEMENT Having been urged by members of the brotherhood of True Reformers from different sections of Virginia and other states, to stand for election to the office of Grand Worthy Master of the order, I wish to announce to the entire brotherhood that I will accept the honor if bestowed upon me by the Thirty-fifth Annual Session, which convenes in Richmond, September 14th to 15th, inclusive. I have served the order in every capacity from Canvasser to Deputy General and I assure you that I am fully informed as to the needs of the order in the present crisis. I know the workers and am thoroughly familiar with the field, having served as Deputy General over each Grand Division. I am prepared to give my entire time to the work and am willing to labor, day and night to restore our chorished institution to its former prestige and usefulness. Very truly yours in U. T. and C. C. A. PURYEAR Who is dem Usher boys, dey talk about so much? Doy is dem boys who is gwine to run dat Twilight to West Pint, Aug. 30. Some boys, too, is you gwine? B'illeve me, Ise gwine, Yes sarree. MRS. KELLY IN CALIFORNIA We have received a post card from Mir. Buma V. Kelly, of Norfolk, ex- pressing her thanks for the trip to the Panama Exposition, where she was at the time she was writing, enjoying herself. PRICE FIVE CENT PANAMA EXPOSITION CONTEST: Spirited Voting at Last Moment— Ends September 1, 1915, at 12 Midnight. The contest for a trip to the Panama Exposition, at San Francisco, ends September 1, 1915, at 12 o'clock midnight. Votes will be received up to that time. Mr. W. E. Brown led last week and had the contest ended with that issue would have been the winner. Mr. R. W. Moss is in the contest, however, and he is determined to come in "under the wire" ahead. Mr. Thomas Page is contending for third place with Mrs. Bowen White, while Mr. James H. Smith, the blind paper carrier, seems secure in the fifth place. Mr. E. B. Webater comes in at the sixth mile-post. The contest has been friendly and has attracted much interest. Who will win the First Prize? It is for Messrs. W. E. Brown, R. W. Moss and Thomas Page to answer the question. --- ST. LUKE'S HERE The Right Worthy Grand Council, I. O. of St. Luke, was in session at the Fifth Street Baptist Church last week. Dr. H. L. Harris, R. W. Grand Chief presided. His report was said to be the best ever delivered to the body. Mrs. Maggle L. Walker, R. W. Grand Secretary made an excellent report. The rules were suspended and who was elected by acclamation. Many new laws were enacted. The national body will meet only once every two years instead of annually as heretofore. The St. Luke Bank was reported as being in excellent condition. Both the stockholders and the depositors are gratified at the showing. Rev. Dr. E. W. Moore, of Philadelphia, delivered an able address and captivated the audience. --- BANDS OF CALANTHE AT ELLERSON. Children's Day Exercise 5 were held by Easter Lily Band of Calanthe at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Sunday, August 15. The Pythian Cadet Dattailon of Richmond was present. An excellent program was rendered by the children and addresses were made by many of the adults present. G W. M Mrs Anna Taylor, Mrs Mattie Howlin, A J Baird, Sisters Julia Young, Rebecca Temple, Sarah Games, Dora Burtt, Messrs E E Pips, Wille Scott and others were instrumental in making the day a success. The Pythian Cadets were entertained at Pleasant New Farm, owned by Sir A J Baird. They gave an exhibition drill on the church ground. Dr. A. T. Tammond, MD, the President of SALVATAR LAB, CHICAGO, IL, has attended the Medical Association. Mr. Tammond is an accomplished him GOOD SHOWS AT STAR THEATRE Mr. L. L. Gibson's show at the Star Theatre continue to draw the better class of colored people in the unique attractions, be it furnishing them through the S. H. Dudley syndicate. The sister act is Misses Crippen and Schaffer has been the hit of this week, while Mr. Philip Giles is getting his rounds of applause from the southholders. Next week: Riley and Hudgrins. Dainty Soubrettes will appear before the footlights with the only original Black Charlie Chapin. The movies change each night and the show promises to be up to the usual standard. Mr. James "Boots" acts at stage manager and he is a good one. See the show. WANTED Women and men to start a business of your own. $2,000 for $2 if you start right. My $2 Guarantee Formula Booklet with complete instructions How to Make a Wonderful Pomade, that will fake kinks out of kinky hair and it is perfectly harmless. A Face Bleach Cream, Beauty Cream, Hair Tonic, Face Powders, Shampoos. A free lesson in maneuvering. Free all included. You can make these preparations yourself. No experience necessary. Small capital required. A limited number sold of these formula only. Hurry, become your own boss making toilet preparations. Full instructions how to make and use them and just where to purchase the ingredients. Send money order ($2.00) or cash, registered letter. Don't put off. Act today. Address, THE SPAR BEAUTY FORMULA, Poplar Bluff, Mo., P. O. Box 128: A Comedy of Youth Founded by Mr. Manners on His Great Play of the Same Title-Illustrations From Photographs of the Play Copyright, 1913, by Dodd, Mead & Company ] SYNOPSIS Frank O'Connell was born in this pat- tern in shot and wounded in the war. He is added by Anne L. H. H. and the Irish society girl, who infiltrated the O'Connell when well aware of the need to disturb the peace at the University Angela that he has deserved a position O'Connell and Angela and the has espoused the Irish phase. Her position member of parliament is very good. The happy couple come to America in July. Daughter to Mary. Al's best friend in the trip is any way Angela does. O'Connell names the girl Margaret and calls her sister, Margaret receives a most important letter from England which pleases him. O'Connell allows Margaret to England at her uncle's request. The Queen King north's heart had hardly been freed toward his dead sister's little girl. Peg goes to the home of the Chichester family in England at the attention of Mr Hawke. Kingston's attorney, as Kingsnor suddenly dies. The first meets Ilarl Chichester and Danny, married man in love with Ilarl Blue. Her uncle them by accident in secret meeting. CHAPTER XIII. "I all my money gone?" Brent asked Likel. "I think so." "Good heavens!" "Dear mamma knows as little about business as she does about me. Until this morning she has always had a rooted belief in her bank and her daughter. If I bolt with her last cherished lighthouse will be destroyed." "Let me help you," he will eagerly. "How?" And she looked at him again with that cold, hard scrutiny. "Lend us money, do you mean?" He fell into the trap. "Yes," he said. "I do that if you'd let me." She gave just the suggestion of a sneer and turned deliberately away. He felt the force of the unseen reproof. "I beg your pardon," he said humbly. She went on as if she had not heard the offensive suggestion. "So you see you're both, in a way, at the cross roads." He asked her hand correctly. "Let me take you away out of it all," he cried. Bhe withdrew her hand slowly. Bhe withdrew her hand slowly. "No," she said, "not just now. I'm not in a biting mood today." He moved away. She watched him. Then she called him to her. Some thing in the man attracted this strange nature. She could not analyze or define the attraction. "But the impelling force was there. He went to her. Ethel spoke to him for the first time softly, almost caressingly. "Chris, some time, perhaps in the dead of night, something will snap me—the black, selfish, bournous that hates to be roused into action—and the creating for adventure will come. Then I'll send for you." He took her hand again, and this time she did not draw it away. He said in a whisper. "And you'll go with me?" Ethel stretched lizzy and smiled at him through her half closed eyes. "I suppose so. Then heaven hey, you!" "Why should we want?" he cried. "It will give us the suspense of expectation." "I want you! I need you!" he pleaded. "Until the time comes for amputation?" "Don't be迟!" And he dropped her hand suddenly. "Well, I don't want you to have any illusions about me, Chris. I have none about you. Let us begin fair anyway. It will be so much easier when the end comes." "There will be no end!" he said passionately. "I love you - love you with every breath of my body, every thought in my mind, every thrush of my nerves I love you!" He kissed her hand repeatedly. "I love you!" He took her in his arms and pressed her to him. She struggled with him without any anger or disgust or fear. As she put him away from her she just said simply: "Please don't. It's so hot this morning." As she turned away from him she was struck dumb. Sitting beside the table in the middle of the room, her back turned to them, was the strangest, oddest little figure Elijah had ever seen. Who, was she? How long und she been in the room? Bibel turned to Brent. He was quite pale now and was nervously stroking his slight mustache. Bibel was furious. It was incredible that Brent could have been no india crest. How on earth did that creature get there without their hearing or seeing her? Bibel went straight to the demure little figure sitting on the chair. Pearl's journey to England was one of the unanticipated memories of her life she undertook the voyages deliberately in giving her father, her parents, her child PEG O'MY HEART By J Hartley Manners By J.Hartley Manners her II would be to continue this feeling of being in a state of sullen resentment at being unable to generate from him. She planned all kinds of reprisals upon the important people she was going among. She would be so rude to them and so unbearable that they would be glad to send her back on the next boat. She scheduled out her whole plan of action. She would contract and disobey and beate and bebitte. Nothing they would do would be right to her, and nothing she would do or say would be right to them. She took infinite pleasure in her pain of campain. Then, when she was enjoying the pleasure of such resentful dreams, she would think of her father waiting for news of her, of the pride in her, of how much he wanted her to succeed. She would realize how much the parting meant to him, and all her little plots would tumble down, and she would receive to try to rescue her relations, warn all she could, succeed be beyond all expression and either go back to Australia, presuppose or send for her father to join her in England. All her dreams, her father either centrifugally or outspirally beating through them. She refused all alliances of friendship in their ship. No one dared speak to her. She wanted to be alone in her sorrow. She and Michael would roam on the lower deck by favor of one of the sonnies who would keep a sharp look out for others. This season O'Carroll by name looked quite a biting to Ferg and the dog and did many little kindly, gracious acts to mollify to the comfort of both of them. He warned her that they would not let Michael go with her from the dock until he had234 been quarantined. This hurt Ferg so much that anything could. She forgave him too. To have Michael taken from her would be the last thing she would do. She would, in detail, be so afraid of the country She was going to. O'Carroll at first thought herself to get the deter shine. He would wrap him up in the soft shields and then he would carry all the outside the gates when the constrictions had ended and she had her feet begging. Poor Big for charmed of her poor little big brother and the little per per brother, and she is married when she wanted to marry away with the proper man, the fairer man with extravagant people with plans of being married and their children to marry at the same time. But Mr. Hewlett did not appear to notice her absence. On the contrary, he had been for long belonging as the man to the poor fashionable man of the present world, the poor world. Out the door, he said to O'Farrell roll well, with the help of Michael, Michael, to free himself from his coverage. He was soon had a cab aboard. He helped Fog into then she swathed at her arms and O'Farrell opened the car lights, and out wagging Michael dusts and dries and bear ewed tik, oh so in hoppy fussy, affectionate, relieved little cance when he saw the beloved owner waiting for him. He made one sitting at her, much to the lawyer's dignified amazement, and began to look at her and lok her face and hands and jump on and roll over and over upon Pog in an excess of joy for his release. Pog offered O'Farrell an American dollar. She had very little left. O'Farrell indignantly refused to take it. "Oh, but ye must, include ye must!" cried Peg in distress. "Sure I won't be ally tonight if ye don't. But for you poor Michael here might have been on that place ye spoke of—that quarantine, whatever it is. Ye saved him from that. And don't despise it because it's an American dollar. Sure it has a value all over the wizard. Any besides. I have no English money." Poor Peg pleaded that O'Farrell should take it. He had been so nice to her all the way over. Hawkes interposed skillfully, gave O'Farrell 5 shillings, thanked him warmly for his kindness to Peg and her dog, returned the dollar to Ivan let her say goodly to the kindly waller, or told the calamari to drive to a certain railway station, and in a few seconds they were bowling along and Peg entered a new country and a new life. They reached the railway station, and Hawkes preached ticker, and in half an hour they were on a train bound for the north of England. During the journey Hawkes visited THE RICHMOND PLANET. RICHMOND. VIRGINIA. teered no information. He bought her papers and magazines and offered her lunch. This Peg refused. She said the ship had not agreed with her. She did not think she would want food for a long time to come. After awhile, tired out with the rush and excitement of the ship's arrival, Peg fell asleep. In a few hours they reached their destination. Hawkes woke her and told her she was at her journey's end. He again halted a cab, told the driver where to go and got in with Peg. Michael and her luggage. In the cab he handed Peg a card and told her to go to the address written on it and ask the people there to allow her to wait. until joined her. He had a business call to make in the town. He would be as short a time as possible. She was just to tell the people that she had been asked to call there and wait. After the cab and gate go through a few streets it stopped before a big building. Hawkes got out, told the cabman where to take Peg, paid him and, with some final admonitions to Peg, disappeared through the swing doors of the town hall. The cabman took the wondering Peg along until he drove up to a very hand some Elizabethan house. There he stopped. Peg looked at the name on the gateposts and at the name on the card Mr. Hawkes had given her. They were the same. Once more she gathered up her belongings and her dog and passed in through the gateposts and wandered up the long drive on a tour of inspection. She walked through the pathing dividing rose until she came to some open windows. The main entrance hall of the house seemed to be hidden away somewhere until the tall old trees. Peg made straight for the open windows and walked into the most wonderful looking room she had ever seen. Everything in it was old and massive. It bespoke centuries gone by in every detail. Peg held her breath as she looked around her. Pictures and tapestries stared at her from the walls. Beautiful old vases were arranged in cabinets. The carpet was deep and soft and stiff all sound. Peg almost gave an opulation of surprise at the wonders of the room, when she suddenly became conscious that she was not alone in the room, that others were there and that they were talking. She looked in the direction the sounds came from and saw, to her astonishment, a man with a woman in his arms. He was speaking to her in a most silent manner. They were partially concealed by some statuary. Peg continued at once that she had intended on some marital scene at which she was not deserved, so she instantly sat down with her back to them. She tried not to listen, but some of the words came distantly to her. Just as she was becoming very uncomfortable and had half made up her mind to leave the room and find somewhere else to swat she suddenly heard herself addressed and in no uncertain tone of voice. "There were indignation, surprise and anger in Khel's question: "How long have you been here?" Peg turned around and saw a strikingly handsome, beautifully dressed young lady glaring at her. Her manner was haughty in the extreme. Peg felt most unhappy as she looked at her and did not answer immediately. CHAPTER XIV "HOW long have you been here?" again asked Ethel of Peg. "Sure I only came in this minute," said Peg Innocently and with a little note of fear. She was not accustomed to fine looking, splendidly dressed young ladies like Ethel. "What do you want?" demanded the young lady. "Nothing," said Peg reassuringly. Nothing, said Peg regularly. "Nothing, school Ethel, growing another every moment. "Now, I was just told to walk, and Peg. "What told you? "A gentleman, replied Peg. "What gentleman?" asked Ethel sharply and simply. "Just a gentleman." Peg, after fum- bling not only in her pocket, produced ```markdown ``` the card Mr. Hawkins and given her, which Michael immediately attempted to take possession of. Pug matched it away from the dog and handed it to the young lady. "He told me to wait there!" Mind took the card irritably and pud: "Mrs. Chatterton, Regina Vitta." And what do you want with Mrs. Chatterton? BETT the school Peg, at the same time looking at the shabby clothes, the hungry looking dog, and the polished parcel. "I don't want anything with her. I was just-told to wait." "Who are you?" Peg was now getting angry too. There was no mistaking the manner of the proud young lady. Peg chafed under it. She looked up suitlessly into Ethel's face and said: "I was not to say a wurf, I'm tellin' ye. I was just to wait." Peg settled back in the chair and stroked Michael. This questioning was not at all to her liking. She wished Mr. Hawkes would come and get her pet of a most embarrassing position. But until he did she was not going to disobey his instructions. He told her to say nothing, no nothing would she say. Ethel turned nervously to brent and found that gentleman looking at the odd little stranger somewhat admiringly. She gave an impatient calculation and turned back to Peggy quickly: "You say you have only been here a minute?" "That's all," replied Peg. "Just a minute." "Were we talking when you came in?" "Ye were." Ethel could scarcely conceal herrage. "Did you hear what we said?" "Some of it not much," said Peg. "What did you hear?" "Please don't. It's so hot this morning," said Peg. "with no attempt at imitation. Just us if she were stating a simple, ordinary occurrence. Ethel flushed scarlet. Brent smiled. "You refuse to say why you're here or who you are." Ethel again asked. "It isn't me. that's refusal." All the gentleman said to me was: "Ye go to the place that's written down on the cural an sit down there an wait. An that's all ye do." Ethel again turned to the perplexed Brent. "Oh?" "Extraordinary!" And Brent shook his head. The position was unbearable. Ethel decided instantly how to relieve it. She looked freezing down at the forlorn looking little intruder and said: "The servant's quitters are at the back of the house." "Are they?" asked Peg without moving and not in any way taking the statement to refer to her. "And I may save you the trouble of waiting by telling you we are quite provided with servants. We do not need any further assistance." Peg just looked at Ethel and then bent down over Michael. Ethel's last shot had struck home. Poor Peg was cut through to her soul. How she longed at that moment to be back home with her father in New York. Before she could say anything Ethel continued: "If you insist on waiting, kindly do so there." Peg took Michael up in her arms, collected once more her packages and walked to the windows. Again she heard the cold, hard tones of Ethel's voice speaking to her. "Follow the path to your right until you come to a door. Knock and ask permission to wait there, and for your future guidance go to the back door of a house and ring. Don't walk unannounced into a private room." Peg tried to explain. "Ye, yes, madam, I didn't know. All the gentleman said was, 'Do there an wait?'" "That will do." "I'm sorry I disturbed you." And she glanced at the embarrassed Brent "That will do?" said Ethel finally. Poor Peg nodded and wandered off through the windows sore at heart. She went down the path until she reached the door Ethel mentioned. She knocked at it. While she is waiting for admission we will return to the fortunes of the unlikely disturbed boy (c). Ethan turned indignantly to Brent as the little figure went off down the path "Outside us!" he cried. "There little wretch!" Brent walked to the windows and looked after her "She's quite pretty!" Ethan looked understandingly at him. "Is she?" "In a lovely sort of way." Didn't you the last time? Ethan looked coldly at him. "I'm not notice the lower orders. You may simply do." "Oh yes, often. They're very interesting at times." He strained to get a last glimpse of the porch. "Do you know, she's the strangest little position?" "She's only a few yards away if you care to follow her." Her tone brought Brent up sharply. He turned away from the window and found Ethan, arms folded, eyes flashing, waiting for him. Something in her manner alarmed him. He had gone too far. "Why, Ethel," he said as he came toward her "Kindly exercise a little more restraint. You had better go now." There was a finality of dismissal in her tone as she passed him and crossed to the great staircase. He followed her; "May I call tomorrow?" "No." she answered decidedly; "not tomorrow." "The following day, then," he urged. "Perhaps." "Remember, I build on you." She looked searchingly at him. "I suppose we are worthy of each other." Through the open windows came the sound of voxes. "Go!" she said imperatively. And she passed on up the stairs. Brent went rapidly to the door. Before either he could open it or Ethel go out of sight Alaric burst in through the windows. "Hello, Brend!" he cried cheeringly "Deturbin' you!" And he caught Ethel as she was about to disappear. "Or you, Ethel?" Ethel turned and looked herself with her little wife the day changed to her hands, then answered easily: "You're not disturbed me." "I just going to," said Brent. "Well, wait a moment." And Alaric turned to the window and beckoned to some one on the path, and in from the garden came Mr. Montgomery Hawkes. "Come in," said the energetic Alaric. "Come in, Ethel. I want you to meet Mr. Hawkes. Mr. Hawkes—my sister; Mr. Brent—Mr. Hawkes." Having antifactorily introduced every one, he said to Ethel: "See if the matter's well enough to come down, like a dear, will ye? This gentleman has come from London to see her. Dye mind? And come back yourself, too, like an angel. He says he has some business that concerns the whole family." Alaric busted Hawkes into a chair and then seized the somewhat uncomfortable Brent by an unwilling hand and shook it wryly as he asked: "Must you go?" "Yes," replied Brent, with a sigh of relief. Alaric dashed to the door and opened it as thought to speed the visitor on his way. "So sorry I was out, when you called," lied Alaric nimby. "Run in any time." C Ethel Turned and Seated Herself. Always delighted to see you - delighted is the angel wife all well! Brent bowed. "Thank you." "And the dazzling child!" "Please give my remembrances to your mother." Then he passed out. As he disappeared the irresponsible Alarke called after him: "Certainly. Should he so disappointed not to have seen you. Run in any time - any time at all." Alarke closed the door and saw his mother and Khaled coming down the stairs. All traces of emotion had disappeared from Khaled's face and manner. She was on a cruise in perfect command of herself. She carried a beautiful little French possie in her arms and was feeding her with sugar. Alarke finally brought his mother forward. "Mitter, dear," he said, "I found this gentleman in a rose-faced inquiring the way to our hedge. He's come all the way from dear old London just to see you. Mr. Hawkes, my mother." Mrs. Chichester looked at Hawkes' anxiously. "You have come to see me!" "On a very important and a very private family matter," replied Hawkes gravely. "Important! Private!" asked Mrs. Chichester in surprise. "We're the family, Mr. Hawkes," ventured Marte hopefully. Mrs. Chichester forbiddles camp-upment. After the news of the bank's financial nothing would surprise her now in the way of immunity. What could this give, obligated looking man want with these? Her eyes dilled. "It it bad news?" she fainted. "Oh, does no answered Mr. Hawkes, genially." "Well, is it good news?" queried Alarie. "In a measure," said the lawyer. "Then, for heaven's sake, get at it You've got me all damnny. We could do with a little good news. Wait a minute! Is it by any chance about the bank?" "No," replied Mr. Hawkes. He cheered his throat and said calmly and impressively to Mrs. Chichester: "It is about your late brother, Nathaniel King north." "Late," cried Mrs. Chichester. "Is Nathaniel dead?" "Yes, madam," said Hawkes gravely. "He died ten days ago." Mrs. Chichester sat down and silently wept. Nathaniel to have died without her being with him to comfort him and arrange things with him! It was most unfortunate. "Poor old Nat," Alaric said. "Eh, Ethel?" "Never saw him," answered Ethel, her face and voice totally without emotion. "You say he died ten days ago?" asked Mrs. Chichester. "Mr. Hawkes bowed." "Why was I not informed? The funeral?" "There was no funeral," replied Mr. Hawkes. "No funeral!" said Alaric in astonishment. "No," replied the lawyer. "In obedience to his written wishes he was cremated, and no one was present except the chief executor and myself." NOW, in Mr. Kingsworth's will, west out on the lawyer, producing a leather pocketbook filled with important looking, paper- "in his will"—he repudiated. Mm. Chichester stopped crying. "I A WILL" Mm. told Aldr. Bismuth, "The the dear old gentleman leave a will! Even Eibel stopped playing with Pet and listened languidly to the conversation. Mr. Hawkes, realizing he had their complete interest, went on importantly: "As Mr. Kingsworth's legal adviser up to the time of his untimely death I have come here to make you acquainted with some of its contents." He spread a formidable looking document wide open on the table, adjusted his place nez and prepared to read. "Dear old Nat!" said Alaric reflectively. "Do you remember, mater, we met him at Victoria station once when I was little more than a baby? Yet I can see him now as plainly as if he was yesterday—a portly, sandy barred old buck with three jolly chins." "He was white toward the end and very, very thin," said Mr. Hawkes softly. "Was he? from Marle. 'Fancy that It just shows, matter, doesn't it?' He bent cagely over the table at Hawkes traced some figures with a pencil on one of the pages of the will. "How much did he leave?" And Marle's voice rose to a pitch, or well defined interest. "His estate is valued, approximately, at some $200,000," replied the lawyer. Marle gave a lpg, low whistle and smiled a broad, comprehensive smile. Ethel for the first time showed a gleam of genuine interest. Mrs. Chichester began to cry again. "Perhaps it was my fault I didn't see him offender," she said. Marle, unable to curb his curiosity, burst out with, "How did the old boy solt it up?" "To his immediate relations he left": Mr. Hawkens looked up from the will and found three pairs of eyes fixed on him. He stopped. It may be that constant association with the law courts destroys faith in human nature, but, whatever the cause, it seemed to Mr. Hawkens in each of those eyes was reflected the one dominant feeling-greed. The expression in the family's combined eyes was astonishing in its directness, in its barefacedness. It struck the dignitist gentleman suddenly dumb. "Well? Well?" cristed Alarie. "How much? Don't stop right in the middle of an important thing like that. You make me as nervous as a chicken." Mr. Hawkens returned to the will and after looking at it a moment without reading said: "To his immediate relations Mr. Kingsworth left, I regret to say--nothing." Mrs. Chichester rose, Indignation flashing from the eyes that a moment since showed a healthy hope. "Nothing!" she cried incredulously. "Not a penny piece to any one?" ventured Alarie. The faintest suspicion of a smile flitted across Ethel's face. Hawkes looked keenly at them and answered: "I deeply regret to say—nothing." Mrs. Chichester turned to Ethel, who had begun to stroke Pet again. "His own flesh and blood!" cried the poor lady. "What a shabby old beggar," commented Alarie indignantly. "He was always the most selfish, the most—began Mrs. Chichester, when Mr. Hawkes, who had been turning over the pages of the document before him, gave an exclamation of relief. "Ah! Here we have it. This, Mrs. Chichester, is how Mr. Kingsnorth expressed his attitude toward his relations in his last will and testament: "I am the only member of the Kingsmouth family who ever made any money. All my precious relatives either inherited it or married to get it." "I insure you" - began Mrs. Chicher ter. Alarie checked her "Half a moment, matter. Let us hear it out to the bitter end. He must have been an amusing old gentleman." Mr. Hawkes resumed: "I consequently I am not going to leave one pence to relations who are already well provided for." "But we are not provided for, 'No' added Alark. "Our bank's busted." "We're ruined!" sobbed Mrs. Chiche ter. "Broke!" said Alark. "We've nothing!" waited the old lady "Dear, dear!" said the lawyer. "How extremely painful!" "Painful? That's not the word. Dis gusting I call it." Corrected Alark. Mr. Hawkes thought a moment Then he said, "Under those cirum- stances perhaps a clause in the will may have a certain interest and an ele- ment of relief." As two drowning people clinging to the propthetic straws the mother and son waited breathlessly for Mr. Hawkes to go on. Ethel showed no interest whatever "When Mr. Kingsnorth realized that he had not very much longer to live he spoke constantly of his other sister. Angela," resumed Mr. Hawkes. "Angela!" cried Mrs. Chichester to surprise. "Why, she's dead." "And not a word of me!" naked Mrs Chichester. "Wo will come to that a little later, and Mr. Hawkes again referred to the will. "It appears that this sister, Angela, married at the age of twenty a certain Irishman, by name O'Connell, and was cut off by her family."— "The man was an agitator—a Feqian agitator. He hadn't a jenny. It was a disrace."— Alaric checked his mother again. Hawke resumed: "Was cut off by her family, went to the United States of America with her husband, where a daughter was born. After going through many conditions of misery with her husband, who never seemed to prosper, she died shortly after gry birth to the child." He looked up. "Mr. Kingsmorth elsewhere expresses his lasting regret that in one of his children's acute stages of distress she wrote to him asking him for the first time to answer her. He replied: 'You have made your bed. He is R.'" The hard disc races the floor. was justified." broke in Mrs. Chichester. "With death approaching," resumed Hawkes, "Mr. Kingsnorth's conscience began to trouble him, and the remembrance of his treatment of his unfortunate sister disoriented him. If the child were alive he wanted to see her. I made inquiries and found that the girl was living with her father in very poor circumstances in the city of New York. We sent sufficient funds for the journey, together with a request to the father to allow her to visit Mr. Kingsnorth in England. The father consented. However, before the young girl sailed Mr. Kingsnorth died." "Oh!!" did Alark, who had been listening intently. "Died, eh? That was too bad. Died before seeing her. Did you let her sell, Mr. Hawkes?" "Yes. We thought it best to bring her over here and acquaint her with the sad news after her arrival. Had she known before sailing she might not have taken the journey." "But what was the use of bringing her over when Mr. Kingsnorth was dead?" asked Alarie. "For this reason," replied Hawkes, "Realizing that he might never see her, Mr. Kingsnorth made the most remarkable provision for her in his will." "Provided for her and not for"—began Mrs. Chichester. "Here is the provision," continued Mr. Hawkes, again reading from the will: "I hereby direct that the sum of £1,000 a year be paid to any respectable, well connected woman of breeding and family who will undertake the education and upbringing of my niece, Margaret O'Connell, in accordance with the dignity and tradition of the Kingsnorths." "He remembers a niece he never saw, and his own sister"—And Mrs. Chichester once more burst into tears. "It beats cockfighting; that's all I can say," cried Alarie. "It simply beats cockfighting." Mr. Hawkes went on reading: "If at the expiration of one year my niece is found to be, in the judgment of my executors, unworthy of further interest she is to be returned to her father and the sum of £250 a year paid her to provide her with the necessities of life. If, on the other hand, she proves herself worthy of the best traditions of the Kingsmorth family the course of training is to be continued until she reaches the age of twenty-one, when I hereby bequeath to her the sum of £5,000 a year, to be paid her annuity, out of my estate during her lifetime and to be continued after her death to any male issue she may have—by marriage." Mr. Hawkes stopped and once again looked at the strange family. Mrs. Chichester was sobbing: "And me—his own sister." Alaric was moving restlessly about "Boats anything I've heard of—positively anything." Ethel was looking intensely at Pet's coat. Hawkes continued: "On no account is her father to be permitted to visit her, and should the course of training be continued after the first year she must not on any account visit her M. Hawkes Read the Kingsnorth Will. father. After she reaches the age of twenty-one she can do as she pleasers." Mr. Hawkes folded up the will with the air of man who had finished his important duty. Alaric burst out with: "I don't see how that clause interests us in the least, Mr. Hawkes." The lawyer removed his place nez and, looking steadily at Mrs. Chichester, said: "Now, my dear Mrs. Chichester, It was Mr. Kingsnorth's wish that the first lady to be approached on the matter of undertaking the training of the young lady should be—you." Mrs. Chichester rose in astonishment. "IY" Alaric arose in anger. "My mother?" Ethel quietly pulled Pets' ear and waited. Mr. Hawkes wept on quietly: "Mr. Kinganorth said he would be sure at least of his niece have a strict upbringing in the best traditions of the Kingnorths and that, though his sister Monica was somewhat narrow and conventional in ideas—I use his own words—utill he felt sure she was eminently fitted to undertake such a charge. There—you have the whole object of my visit. Now, will you undertake the training of the young lady?" "I never heard of such a thing!"哭ed Mr. Chichester furiously. "Buffaloess!" said Bibel calmly. quarred the appointed lawyer, "Absolutely" from Mrs. Childsberger, "Britishly" from Ribbett, "I should not me" and Alain Brunet. --- up the rear. Mr. Hawkes gathered up his papers and in a tone of regret ventured: "Thus there is nothing more to be said. I was only carrying out the dead man's wishes by coming here and making the facts known to you. Mr. Kingnorth was of the opinion that you were well provided for and that, outside of the sentimental reason that the girl was your own niece, the additional thousand pounds a year might be welcome as, say, pln money for your daughter." Ethel laughed her dry, cheerless little laugh. "Hat! Ipn money!" Alaric grew suddenly grave and drew his mother and slater out of Mr. Hawkes's vicinity. "Listen, mater. Ethel. It's a cool thousand, you know? Thousands don't grow on raspberry bushes when your bank's gone up. What do you think, eh?" Mrs. Chichester brightened. "It would keep things together," she said. "The wolf from the door," urged Alaric. "No charity," chimed in Ethel. "I'd be happier with me father." "SOMETHING may be saved from the wreck," reasoned Mrs. Chichester more hopefully. "Until I get really started." said Alarie with a sense of climax. Mrs. Chichester turned to her daughter, "Ethet?" "Whatever you decide, mamma." Mrs. Chichester thought a moment, then decided, "I'll do it." she said determinately. "It will be hard, but I'll do it." She went slowly and deliberately to Mr. Hawkes, who by this time had disposed of all his documents and was preparing to go. A book in Mrs. Chichester's face stopped him. He amused at her. "Well?" he asked. "For the sake of the memory of my dead sister, I will do as Nathaliem wished," said Mrs. Chichester, with great dignity and self abnegation. Mr. Hawkes breathed a sigh of relief. "Good!" he said. "I'm delighted. It is splendid. Now that you have decided so happily there is one thing more I must tell you. The young lady is not to be told the conditions of the will unless at the discretion of the executors should some crisis arise. She will be to all intents and purpose your guest. In that way we may be able to arrive at a more exact knowledge of her character. Is that understood? The family signified severally and collectively that it was. "And now," beamed the lawyer, happy at the fortunate outcome of a situation that a few moments before seemed so strained, "where is your self? Alaric indicated the bell. "May I ring?" asked the lawyer. "Certainly," replied Alaric. Mr. Hawkes rang. Alaric watched him curiously. "Want a sandwich or something?" Hawkes smiled benignly on the unfortunate family and rubbed his hands together self satisfied. "Now I would like to send for the young lady—the heiress." "Where is she?" asked Mrs. Chichester. "She arrived from New York this morning, and I brought her straight here. I had to call on a client, so I gave her your address and told her to come here and wait." At the word "walt" an uneasy feeling took possession of Ethel. That was the word used by that wretched little creature who had so nobly intruded upon her and Brent. Could it be possible— The footman entered at that moment. The lawyer questioned him. "Is there a young lady waiting for Mr. Hawkes?" "A young lady, sir? No, sir." answered Jarvis. Mr. Hawkes was puzzled. What in the world had become of her? He told the cabman distinctly where to go. Jarvis opened the door to go out when a thought suddenly occurred to him. He turned back and spoke to the lawyer: "There's a young person sitting in the kitchen—came up and knocked at the door and said she had to wait until a gentleman called. Can't get nothing out of her." Hawkes brightened up. "That must be Miss O'Connell," he said. He turned to Mrs. Chichester and asked her if he might bring the young lady in there. "My niece in the kitchen!" said Mrs. Chichester to the unfortunate footman. "Burse you should know the differ- once between my niece and a servant?" "I am truly sorry, madam," replied Jarvis in distress, "but there was nothing to tell." "Another such mistake and you can leave my employment." Mrs. Chichester added severely. Jarvis plained piteously: "Upon my word, madam, no one could tell." "That will do" thundered Mrs. Chichester. "Bring my niece here—at once!" The wretched Jarvis departed on his arrival, mourning to himself: "Walt until they see her. Who in the world could tell she was their relation?" Mrs. Chichester was very angry. "My newsroom" she exclaimed. "Begold!" agreed Alaric. "Despair should." Fried said nothing. The one thought that was passing through her mind was, "How much did that girl hear Breat say, and how much did she see Mr. Breest do? Hawkes tried to smooth the misunderstanding out. "I am afraid it was all my fault," he explained. "I told her not to talk—just to say that she was to wait. I wanted to have an opportunity to explain matters before introducing her." "She should have been brought straight to me," complained Mrs. Chicagoer. "The poor thing." Then with a feeling of outraged pride she said: "My piece in the kitchen—a Kingsnorth mistaken for a servant." The door opened and Jarvis came into the room. There was a look of half triumph on his face as much as ```markdown ``` Mrs. Chichester Was Angry: Ethel Said Nothing. to say: "Now, who would not make a mistake like that? Who could tell this girl was your niece?" He beckoned Peg to come into the room. Then the Chichester family received the second shock they had experienced that day—one compared with, which the failure of the bank paled in insignificance. When they saw the strange, shabby, red haired girl slouched into the room with her parcel and that disgraceful looking dog they felt the hand of misfortune had indesed fallen upon them. As Peg wandered into the room Mrs. Chichester and Alarie looked at her in horrified amazement. Ehmed took one swift glance at her and then turned her attention to Pet. Jarvis looked repressively at Mrs. Chichester as much as to say, "What did I tell you?" and went out. Alhari whispered to his mother, "Oh, I say, really, you know - it isn't true. It can't be." Pet suddenly saw Michael and began to hurry furiously at him. Michael responded vigorously until Peg quieted him. At this juncture Mr. Hawkes came forward and, taking Peg gently by the arm, reassured her by saying, "Come here, my dear. Come here. Don't be frightened. We're all your friends." He brought Peg over to Mrs. Chichester, who was standing at her with tears of mortification in her eyes. When Peg's eyes met her mans' she bobbed a light courtesy she used to do as a child whenever she met some of the gentle folk. Mrs. Chichester went cold when she saw the gainter in. Was it possible that this creature was her sister Angela's child? It seemed incredible. "What is your name?" she asked sternly. "Peg, ma'am." "What?" "Sure, me name's Peg ma'am," and she holded another little courtesy. Mrs. Chichester closed her eyes and shivered. She asked Alarie to ring. As that young gentleman passed Ethel on his way to the bell he said, "It can't really be true. Eh, Ethel." "Quantit," was all his sister replied. Hawkes genially drew Peg's attention to her aunt by introducing her. "This lady is Mrs. Chichester—your aunt." Peg looked in her doubtfully a moment, then turned to Hawkes and asked him: "Where's me uncle?" "Alas, my dear child, your uncle is dead." "Dead!" exchimed Peg in surprise. "Afther sendin' for me!" "He died just before you salied." added Hawken. "God rest his soul." said Peg ploulsy. "Sure, if I'd known that I'd never have come at all. I'm too late, then. Good day to ye." and she started for the door. Mr. Hawken stopped her. "Where are you going?" "Back to me father." "Oh, nonsense!" "But I must go back to me father if me uncle's dead." "It was Mr. Kingsnorth's last wish that you should stay here under your aunts' care. So she has kindly consented to give you a home." Peg gazed at Mrs. Chichester curiously. "Have ye?" she asked. Mrs. Chichester, with despair in every tone, replied, "I have!" "Thank ye," said Peg, bobbing another little courtesy. Mrs. Chichester gazed at Peg and covered her eyes with her hand as if to shout out some painful sight. Peg looked at Mrs. Chichester and at the significant action. There was no mistaking its significance. It conveyed dislike and contempt so plainly that Peg felt it through her whole nature. She turned to Alaric and found him regarding her as though she were some strange animal. Ethel did not deign to notice her. She whispered to Hawkes: "I can't stay here." "Why not?" asked the lawyer. "I'd be happier with me father," said Peg. "You'll be quite happy here—quite." "We're not wanted here, Michael!" she murmured. The horror looked up at her had them. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. 1916 Calendars Now Ready We have a fine line of Calendars for 1916, both imported and domestic and they are now ready for the inspection of the Public. We can quote prices that will be of special interest to those who buy these kind of souvenirs. A visit is requested even if you are not ready or are not prepared to purchase now. THE LINE IS ATTRACTIVE AND THE DESIGNS ARE NEW AND SURPRISINGLY BEAUTIFUL. THE J. W. BUTLER PAPER CO., OF CHICAGO, ILL. HANDLES THE FINEST LINES OF CALENDARS, COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT PROGRAMMES AND FOLDERS OF ANY HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY. TO SEE THEM IS TO REALIZE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT THE FORCE OF THIS DECLARATION. buried his head under her arm though ashamed Jarvis came to respond to the ring at that point he being spared her or like expression on her face Pig trickfully can't tell the teacher. "Oh no, no me!" she paused. "I have Machete with me. Don't take him away from me." "Take it away," commanded Mrs. Chilhester savely, "and to get it inside the house again." "Well. If you don't want him inside yer house we don't want me inside yer house." Pig shapped back. Hawker plunder. "No!" said Pig firmly. "I was not give him up." The lawyer tried again to take the dog from her. Come, Miss McCormall, you really must be responsible. "I don't care about being a terrible" replied Pig. "Machado was even to me by my father; and he's not very big and he's not a watchdog. He's pet dog and he!" She sought aid of Ethel's little people, and with the help of self-institution she said. "See, she has a dog in the house, right here in the house. Food, it is." And she pointed to where the little ball of white wiggle sleeping on Ith's lap. Then he laughed heartily, "I didn't know what it was until it moved." ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 35TH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE NATIONAL BAPSTIST CONVENTION TO BE HELD AT CHICAGO ILLE NOIS SEPTEMBER 8.14 1915 The Executive Board of the National Baptist Convention takes pleasure in announcing, to the Baptist of 11 United States, the Thirty fifth Anniversary of the Convention to be held in Chicago Ill. September 8-14 1915. The outlook for a great and prosperous meeting was never brighter and not-withstanding the extreme hard times, the indications are that all the Boards of the convention will be able to report much progress. An important feature of the meeting will be that on Wednesday evening Sept. 8. The entire convention will attend the great Emancipation Exposition which is in progress. The Exposition is under the direction of the great State of Illinois, and will give the thousands of our people who attend the Convention an opportunity, to see those exhibits which show in no unmistakable terms, the wonderful progress made by the race freedom. A programme which is instructive and inspiring has been carefully arranged and will be enjoyed by all who may attend. Rates have been secured on all railroads, announcement of which will be made soon. By order of the Board. B. C. BURNS, PRESIDENT, R. B. BURNS, SECRETARY. D. J. FARRAR, Contractor & Builder Office: Room, No. 405, Mechanics' Bank Building PHONE. RANDOLPH 2637. Resinknock-610 N First St.-Shop in Rear. Phone, Randolph 2166. Special Attention Paid to the Taking of Contracts for Building of Any Style of Architecture. Job Work a Specialty. THE MAGIC 13910.000 THE MAGIC SHAMPOO DRIER AND HAIR STRAIGHTENER MAILED ANY WHERE IN U.S. POSTAGE PAID SEND MONEY BY POST OFFICE MONEY ORDER Address all letters to Magic Shampoo Drier Co. Minneapolis, Minn. not to individuals. BEAUTIFUL HEAD OF HAIR IS A LADY'S CROWNING GLORY.—And every lady can have it if she will use the Magic. The Magic will dry the hair after a shampoo or bath, and straighten the curliest head of hair. It will also estimate its growth. The Alkalinium Comb cannot failure the hair, because it is never heated direct, but takes its heat from the heating bar which is heated on our Alcohol Heater, or any other heater. We advise the use of Hayer's Hair Foam 50. Best on the market. Price per box, $6. Alcohol Heater, price $6. Literal terms to agents. Write for Literature today. MAGIC 87 SHAMPOO DRIER COMPANY, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA (GOOD FOR 15 VOTES.) PICTURESQUE SCENES SHOWN IN SOUTHERN'S BOOKKLET "Summer in the Land of the Sky is the title of a handsome, little booklet being sent out by H. L. Bishop, Division Passenger Agent, of the Southern Railway at Richmond. The booklet which is highly artistic and attractive throughout, describes resorts along the Southern Railway. It is profusely illustrated. Its descriptive articles are well worth reading, giving word pictures of the scenes they portray. The picturesque lands of Western North Carolina and the Community and Camp Life there are all vividly drawn. Southern Railway offers a law Summer round trip fare between various points on and near its lines throughout Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, etc., these bearing final links of Colorado State, 1916. Rov. Delaware Williams, who is a member of the Shiloh Baptist Church of Baltimore, Md., a few months ago was licensed to preach the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, by the said church. Health having become poor, the doctor recommends that he go to Virginia. Desires a small charge, as pastor, nearby. Apply 1105 Drudg Hill Avenue, Baltimore, Md. OVER NIGHT TO BALTIMORE Via York River and Cheesapeake Bay—A most desirable route—from Richmond only $5.50 one way; $4.00 and $4.50 round trip. Past summer train service effective June 29th, 1915. For further information relative Atlantic City and Niagara Falls excursion areas, write M. L. Bishop, Div., Past, Agt., Richmond, Pa. THERE IS ALSO A LINE OF "LEFT OVER" 1915 CALENDAR BACKS, WHICH CAN BE SOLD AT A SACRIFICE TO LARGE PURCHASERS, WHO DESIRE TO SAVE MONEY. Get the habit of reading The Planet. Subscribe now, $150 per year. Single copies, 5 cents each. JOHN M. HIGGINS DEALER IN Choice Groceries, Wines Liquors and Cigars PURE GOODS, FULL VALUE FOR THE MONEY. 1610 East Franklin St. (Near Old Market) RICHMOND . . . VIRGINIA A. HAYES, OFFICE AND WAEROOMS: 727 N. Second St. RESIDENCE-725 N. SECOND ST. First-class Hacks and Caskets of all descriptions. I have a spare room for bodies, when the family have not t suitable place. All Country Orders given Special Attention. Your special attention is called to the New Style Oak Caskets. Call and see me and you shall we wait on individually. PHONE: MADISON 2783 OTHER PEOPLE JUDGE you by your Furniture now! When you can get Furniture and Rugs from an Old Established house like JURGENS—that's known to sell the best quality goods, just as reasonable as elsewhere—why not give your friends a good impression. It will give us the greatest pleasure to show you our wonderful stock of homemaking comfort giving Furniture and Rugs and—don't fail to ask our salesmen about our banking plan which gives you 5, 10 or 15 months in which to pay for any purchase. CHAS. G. JURGENS SON Established 1890. ADAMS AND BROAD Richmond, Fredericksb'y & Petomac R. R. TO AND FROM WASHINGTON AND BEYOND. Leave Richmond. Arrive Richmond. 4.08 A.M. Byd. Nt. Nt. 6.30 A.M. Byd. Nt. Nt. 6.40 A.M. Byd. Nt. Nt. 6.53 A.M. Byd. Nt. Nt. 6.53 A.M. Byd. Nt. Nt. 19.01 noon Byd. Nt. Nt. 8.50 P. M. Byd. Nt. Nt. 6.47 P. M. Naln. Nt. 8.20 P. M. Byd. Nt. Nt. ACCOMMODATION TRAINS - WEEKDAYS. Leave Byd. Nt. Nt. 4.00 P. M. For Frederickburg. Arrive Byd. Nt. Nt. 6.25 A.M. From Frederickburg. Leave Byd. Nt. 7.30 A.M. Nt. 8.16 P. M. 6.30 P. M. For Ashland. Arrive Kibla Nt. 6.00 A.M. 11.25 A.M. 6.46 P. M. From Ashland. Nursery accommodation trains leave Kibla 6.15 P. M. Nursery arrives Kibla 10.16 A.M. From Frederickburg. *Daily. All trains to or from Byd Street Station stop at Kibla. Time of arrival and departures not guaranteed. Read the sign. NORFOLK & WESTERN. ONLY ALL RAIL STATION TO NORFOLK. Leave Myrtle Street Station, Richmond, for NORFOLK: **'80 A. M.** **'80 P. M.** **'80 A. M.** **'40 P. M.** **'80 A. M.** **'50 P. M.** **'10 A. M.** **'90 A. M.** **'50 P. M.** **'10 A. M.** Arrive Richmond from Norfolk: **'110 A. M.** **'110 A. M.** **'110 P. M.** **'M. From the West:** **'80 A. M.** **'A. M.** **'10 A. M.** **'****'140 P. M.** **'80 P. M.** **'90 P. M.** [ Daily ] Daily except Sunday [ Sunday only ] W. H. BEVILLE, W. C. BANNEHLE P. F. M. KOANLEE, G. P. A. KOANLEE C. H. BULLEY, D. P. A. Richmond, Ta. ATLANTIC COAST LINE TRAINS LEAVE, RICHMOND DAILY: For Florida and the South: 8:15 A M, 6:00 P M, 12:50 A M, For W. W. W. A. M, 8:00 P. M, *:6:00 P M, 11:00 P. M, For N. W. W. West, 6:15 A. M, 6:00 A. M, 10:00 P. M, 9:20 P. M, For Baltimore, 12:60 A. M, 6:15 A. M, For New York, 10:60 A. M, 8:00 P. M, *:4:00 P. M, *:10:00 P. M, 8:55 P. M, 6:00 P. M, 9:20 P. M, 11:50 P. M, For Calgary and Bayfield (*-*) P. M. TRAINS LEAVE, RICHMOND DAILY: 5:00 A. M, 9:15 A. M, 6:50 A. M, 7:27 A. M, *:10:60 A. M, 11:40 A. M, 7:10 P. M, *:14:00 A. M, 6:17 P. M, 6:06 A. M, 8:00 P. M, *:14:00 A. M, 11:20 P. M, *:14:00 Sunday, *:Sunday only* Time of arrival and departure and connection not guaranteed. C. S. CAMPBELL, D. P. A. 825 Main St. SOUTHERN RAILWAY Premier Carrier of the Railway Trains leave Richmond, Mala Street Station, H II - Following schedule figures published as information and not guaranteed: 6 50 A. M - Dullery, Los Angeles 11.18. P M — Daily — Limited — For all points North. Pulls on really 8.00 P M. YORK RIVER LINE. 8 10 P M. Stemmer train (Parker our) Daily To West Point. Train, connecting for Railmont Early every Sunday. 7 35 A M. Daily Local to West Point TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND From the South: 7 08 A. M., 8 09 A. M. From the North: 8 30 P. M., Daily, 8 49 A. M. From West Point: 8 10 A. M., 8 15 P. M. Daily. M. L. RIEHOP, D. P. A. 807 Last Main St. Phone Mad. CHESAPEAKE & OHIO. Cincinnati, Louisville A West, **00 P** **11 00 P**. Manhattan Local, **810 A**, **22 00 P**, **16 18 P**. Manhattan River Line, **10 00 A**, **18 18 P**. N New York, Hill Pl, **810 A**, **13 18 P**. Newport News Local, **12 15 A**, **5 00 P**. Trains arrive from Norfolk, **11 30 A**, **45 P**. **00 P**, Newport News, **910 A**, **00 P**. Foxwood, West, **910 A**, **00 A**. **11 30 P**, West, **910 A**, **00 A**. **71 50 P**, Daly, **00 P**, Except Monday. SEABOARD AIR LINE THE PROGRESSIVE RAILWAY OF THE SOUTH Southbound train scheduled to leave Richmond daily. 9:30 A.M. local to Norfolk; 1:20 P.M. shearer and Atlantic; 1:45 P.M. reaches and stops Jacksonville; 8:35 P.M. reaches and stops L. Jacksonville; 12:45 A.M. sleeper, Atlanta, Hirringham, Jacksonville, Tampa and coach Jacksonville. Northbound trains scheduled to arrive in High bound daily. 4:00 A.M. 8:30 A.M. Local. 9:30 A.M. 5:37 A.M. ALPHEUS SCOTT (CHURCH HILL) Funeral Director and Embalmer OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Office. 3006 P. Street, Phone. Mad. 2337—Residence, 1015 St. James St., Phone. Madison 6619 Paraphernalia, Material and Service of the Best, Reliable Service, Moderate Rates MADAMF. BOOTT, Embalmer for Women and Children and its attendance at Funerals. THE ECONOMY 327 N. FIRST ST. Fine Tailoring Cleaning, Dyeing and Repairing CHITMAN M. WHITE Prepitter --- Published every Saturday by John Mitchell, Jr. u All N. 4th St., Richwood, Va. JOHN MITCHELL, JR. — EDITOR All communications intended for publication should be not so as to reach us by Wednesday. Entered at the Post Office at Richmond, Va., as second class matter. SATURDAY. AUGUST 29, 1915 A person who will not answer should tell that. A spendthrift would be able to make a spendthrift given per cent. If you have in the world, you should cover the cost of this and translation. --- Do you who have the good fortune are notably trying to be the best from the people who have been fortunate? They might also not want to be the best from for what they want. --- --- Serve your neighbors with care and love. Be kind to others. Be a positive and helpful person. --- The authorities are concerned that mandatory and that the courts will library and that all are concerned with the should continue the law and the and that the law is the purpose many cases of the ground and the should continue the law. Profound is impugnation to the person who practises it and very desirable to the person at whom it is directed. It relieves passion over and causes satisfaction to the one who uses it in business. It should be avoided though for it lowers moral standing of the one who practises it. Alderman John J. Mitchell is again advocating a park in old Jackson Ward. The cost of the site will be $15,000 and the improvements the town twice as much more. We hope to see the project a success. Our position has always been that this section of the city should be recognized. If the City Council appropriates the money, it will be a surprise. If they make it the equal of other parks, we shall be dumbfounded. Ex President Theodore Roosevelt apparently finds it impossible to regard the rules of propriety and keep quiet while sojourning in the shadow of presidential and political retirement. He finds it necessary to do just as his able and former chum and friend is doing. Ex-President William Howard Taft. Col. Roosevelt is blunt to the point of rudeness, while Mr. Taft is diplomatic to the point of endorsing President Wilson's policies. By his attentuousness, Col. Roosevelt leaves the impression that he wants war with Germany, while as a matter of fact, when he was president, he avoided war with Japan. All of us agree that peace is preferable to war, but that peace with honor, rather than peace with dishonor, is what we are after. President Wilson's policies have at times partaken of the nature of vaccination and have lacked that stiffening in their composition as essential to maintaining a nation's self-respect. Still, we are not yet in war, but the uncertainty has the effect of halting business and stagnating finance. Hon. William J. Bryan was at the other extreme. He wished the nations of the world to know, that we were aboard a ship, commanded by the custodian of the dove of peace and that under no consideration would we steer the vessel into turbulent waters or war. As a matter of fact, it should be known that we do not want war, but that we shall fight if there is no other recourse for us to maintain the nation's honor. A strong man at the helm ready and able to fight, but possessing the ability and skill to avoid war is what is demanded of the next occupant of the white house. Demagogues is on the water Col Rossevelt may not know it but there is a radical change in the sent ment at the present time. MURDER IN NORTH CAROLINA The touching of colored people in the Southland is too timid. The a sas sation of colored families is result in the asses sation of white men. The followi n telegraphy report tells its own story. Ashevie B. N. C. Aug. 20. Four methods of the identity of P. L. Phi. Phi. a promenant to the object of waiwan tourism. Written a promenant by what the author asserts he be a of national order of waiwanese, and to hint at the entire end of the story, the author. Harve W. and Merritt M. Ske. are told about after being trapped in the woodlands, and are confined in bison enclosure and under cage. They were captured. W. was able to tell captured Ske. that three other It is well known that an attempt has been made to establish a Mountain Bike Trail on the Mount Everest. This trail is designed to provide a safe and scenic route for mountain bikers. It is made up of a series of hills and valleys, with a variety of terrain and vegetation. The trail is also equipped with a bike rack and a water bottle holder. The trail is open to the public and is suitable for all levels of mountain biking. 4. Napoleon and Marseille, the two are in the city, they are well protected there. The French and Austrian forces have been attacked after their dawn and their arrival from Assisi to Lyon, a distance of 40 miles, on a special train. At London the ships picked up a train and followed until they came from the prison which was being the country for Philips. Passed the train, deemed their guilt, and that they had joined the posse to and in the search for the murders of Philips. The wiping out of the Philips family is said to have been the result of a blasting foul. It will be seen that these lawless conditions are but a practical demonstration of God's power, the evidence of the power of eternal justice, which never fails and which brings murders to merciless punishment on the side of the Jordan, rather than permitting them to receive it on the other side of the same mystic stream. --- THE HOODLUM COLORED FOLKS --- There is no longer any question as to the necessity for action on the part of the reputable, law-abiding, well-fearing colored people of the Southland in particular, and the United States in general, with a view to restraining and putting out of business the lawless elements amongst us, who are persistently bringing the race into ill repute. Whiskey and women, cocaine and immorality, are the evils which ruin young men, and make them veritable friends in the night time. It is our duty to stop this degradation of womanhood, to rescue the female child at the cradle and not at the jail. These observations are caused by the recent "gun plays" at the dance halls in this city. A "Wild West Show" was virtually duplicated at Price's Hall, in this city. It is located in a respectable community, within half a block of a minister's residence and within calling distance of some of the most prominent colored people in this city. These lawless people have made this hall a nuisance and respectable people who patronize the place must necessarily bear the odium. Johnson's Hall is not much better, although the rules of the management are strict and the arrangements for preventing disorder better. The Pyrian Castle, was the same name time age of similar scenes of disorder. In fact, no dance hall can be opened in this city for colored people without the risk of a cutting scrap or "a gun play." The management of the Pythian Castle deemed it advisable to discontinue dances or this description and reject all applications for the use of the hall for public dances. It was ascertained that even police protection did not suffice to prevent the disgraceful outbreaks near the time for the closing of the hall at midnight. WANTED A colored family on a gentleman's place of 6 acres, near Washington. Wife to cook and to look after garden, flowers and lawn. Would employ daughter or son to assist. Must have references. Apply EDWARD P SCHWARTZ, 734 15th St., N. W. Washington, D. C. HIS LAST CHANCE. N Proved a Failure, and He Announced the Verdict Publicly. These thoughts were caused by reading an extract from the Oakland, California, Sunshine. In this section fifteen years ago, race prejudice and the color line were practically unknown. Then came the floodplain, dissipated. "Lanked up" colored people, male and female, and here is what has followed: The manager of the Oakland Auditorium intimates that Neftros may not be allowed the use of the building for dancing purposes, but is willing to back them for concerts and other such affairs. Mr. T. Henry requested the building for a big ball which the West Indian Association contemplates giving in the near future and was told by the manager that he must pay $200 rent and $200 for 20 union musicians and for police hire and other minor expenses, but added that he did not know whether the Auditorium would be fit for a colored dance, as he very well knew, that colored people lived to shoot and cut one another at their dances and that the dancers often carried bottles of whiskey and beer with them, and thus by keeping a continual war they might all graze the building. All of this, it is alleged by Mr. T. Henry, the manager said but that he would have to take the society and take the matter with the proper commission and let him know. Mr. Henry, although somewhat disconcerted at the chairman's reply, will do a little investing on his own foot, and of which we may hear later. We cannot change that those in communities of New York cannot be left behind. We cannot change what we have done to the people and help us are confined to. The need for affair, which can happen and be left out in the past. We can show the charity is protected. We can explain the need for the work and condition that it needs to be completed with the management. We shouldn't say that these are colored talks are excluded from these hal- led and published. It would be well to start the re- tention here in Richmond and in me. be that the result of the camp patron may be deserved in California. The lawless hoodliness at dances should be made to go. Let us put them into a sewer or popular disgu- sion and cover up the sewer. Let us insert that the halls hold them of that the be torped to leave for more commercial quarters. When we respect our elves, then other races will re- pect us whether it be in Virginia or in California. LEESBURG (VA.) ITEMS. Our pastor Dr. E. D. Tyler, was at the end all day. Fresh from the ashes on he seemed to be full of the spirit. At 11 o'clock he mounted the stand with Iro. Charles Handall and Iro. Lane Daw. Text Like, 10:20. Subject, "Joy." He talked as never before. At 2 o'clock we had a Sunday School. At 7 o'clock he was at his post of duty. Mat 1.1. Subject, "The Burning Day." For hold the day cometh that shall as an oven and all the prot, tea and all that do whiskily, shall be stable, and the day that cometh shall burn them up, sayeth the Lord of host, that it shall leave them, neither root nor branch. We were held spellbound forty-five minute. Many strangers worshipped with us. Surely the Lord was in His holt. At the close $12 was raised. At the close of the day was raised Bro. Lane Daw, of Washington, will preach for us next Sunday night. We were glad to see so many of the old members out. Mr. John Edmonds and wife, of Washington are visiting their parents of Royal Street. Mr. James Edmonds, Mrs. Daniel Johnson and Mrs. David Mathew have returned home after two weeks' visit to parents. Rev J. E. Dotson is making some extensive repairs on his church. New seats, etc. Looking forward to the conference about September. A big time is expected. Mrs. Joshua Williams spent three days at the association. She reports a good time. Deacon W. J. Glenn reports a grand slitting. WEST POINT, VA. Mr. Samuel Carter arrived home Tuesday from Baltimore. Rev. J. D. Ward visited town last week. Miss Viola Johnson is sick in her home, suffering with appendicitis. Mrs. Susie Williams, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Williams, left Friday for Philadelphia. Mr. Lefet Turner is on the sick list. Miss Pearl Jackson, of Richmond, is the guest of Mrs. James Epps. Mrs. Nancy Bass arrived home from Baltimore. Wednesday. Miss Ethel Allen came home from Norfolk, Friday, where she has been visiting. Miss Mattle Jones is visiting her parents at Newport News. Mrs. Friar Brooks was the guest of Norfolk, came home Sunday. Mr. Carter Ahwed is home from Baltimore. Little Thomas Smith died here at his home, Wednesday. Mrs. Jane Davis attended the St. Luke Convention in Richmond, last week. A colored family on a gentleman's place of 6 acres, near Washington. Wife to cook and to look after garden, flowers and lawn. Would employ daughter or son to assist. Must have references. Apply EDWARD P SCHWARTZ, 734 15th St., N. W. Washington, D. C. HIS LAST CHANCE N Proved a Failure, and He Announced the Vindictive Publicly. The late Charles Frohman on one of his last Atlantic crossings told a story that a New Yorker recounted the other day with a sigh. "I imported once from London, Mr. Frohman said, "a comedian I expected great things from. But he turned out to be a frost. So after putting up with him for a fortnight I sent for him and said: "You've been a frost from the start. Here, now, is my last proposition to you. I'll look in on you tonight, and if you don't get a laugh out of the house, why, you understand—well, the next boat sailed Saturday." "The comedian brooded over this warning long and hard. By the time the afternoon's rehearsal came on he had thought of a new gag. This might perhaps save him. "Because then, when sat on Sat early" W. H. Jackson Star 15:15:15 Perverse or otherwise provoking that Victory, for the sake of that Victory, cannot be severed, because they are tough or yield their lives, when taken off the by little touch. PRESIDENT THE MANAGER "Send to the care room and ask the pres- ident. A gave to 2 men was introduced, who amounted to himself as the em- piree of the world. The president rang the bell and told the messenger that if that has his idea of sanity to send in the name. Told Her What to Do Mike told just come over from the old country to work with his brother, who was bother in a million-dollar home. It was a morning custom for Mrs. Bick to have several chats with her friends over the telephone. Some times these talks stretched well over the telephone. James, the brother, was tired of this and inducted Mike, the greedier, into the work. The last morning Mike tried his hand disaster resulted. Mrs. Banks called up: "Mister that," ordered Jimmy to Mike. "If it is Mrs. Bicks tell her to hold the line." Mike took down the receiver and listened: "Is Mr. Rich there?" a voice asked. No answer from Mike. "Who is at the phone?" in a madder tone. "It is me, Mike." "I want Mrs. Rich. This is Mrs. Buckey," said the lady in anger. "All right," said Mike. "Just hold the rope." Baltimore American. An Accommodating Box A Newark woman who lives in an apartment house changed her iceman not long ago, and the next day the youth who drove the team for the new man put the place of ice on the dumb waiter in the basement to be hoisted up. She pulled away. "Heaven," she exclaimed, "that new iceman certainly gives good weight!" @ K. W. W. "WHY ARE YOU HERE FOR?" After much effort she got the dumb waiter up to the kitchen level. To her amusement there was a small boy sitting upon the ice. With what little breath she had left she demanded: "What are you here for? Why in the world did you make me pull you up here?" "Why," replied the youngster, "I thought maybe the ice would be too heavy for you to lift me. I came up for the jump out of with it." A WANTING Compliment. Here is a good an story from the late Frank T. Bullson's "Resollections." He once gave an improvisational lecture to the crew of H. M. R. Mars at the institution of Captain May: "I did not attempt to lecture. I just fell back upon the well known vernacular and talked pure sailor, giving them all the yarns in my budget that were appropriate. And the time allotted me—an hour and a half—sped like a dream, pubuctuated by laughter and applause as generous and as full as only the handy man can give." The next morning the chief yeoman of signals saluted Bullen and asked him casually if he knew the ship's steward. He replied that he did not. "Ah, well." Flags rejoined, "he's a funny man, but a great chum of mine Last night, as he was a-goin' down from the lecture, he says to me, 'Flags from 'enceforth I regard you as a perfectly truthful man.' I may as well say, sir, that I've 'itherto' ad the reputation of bein' the biggest liar in the fleet." "It was not until some time afterward," wrote Mr. Bullen, "that I fully appreciated the somewhat oblique compliment." Footprints Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sand of time. Footprints that perhaps another, Sailing over life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again. Buying His Note. Colonel Bill was a pioneer legislator men hunt and banker of the vest pocket et variety. It was seized that Colonel Bill got caught by a debtor, so unmerging was his joblessness of man, but his transience with old man Blankerton was an exception to the rule. Blankerton got into Blankerton Bill's ledger to the amount of $40 and finally balanced the account with a note. When the paper was a long time overdue and there was no prospect of a settlement, the eminent disgust of the colonel, he digged, with a stern Anglo-Saxon emphasis, that he would sell Blankerton's note for $50 cents on the dollar. The statement was not long teaching the ears of the maker of the note. He met the colonel in the village street one day and accosted him. "Bill, heard you'd offered to sell my note for $40 cents on the dollar." "Will you sell it to me at that rate?" "Yes, sir. I'll sell it to you at that rate." "All right, Bill. make out a new note." "Colonel Bill's symptoms of apoplexy became noticeable from that moment." Got Too Familiar. A story told of Justice Brewer concurred a trip he made to his old home in Kansas, accompanied by Mrs. Brewer in Washington a justice of the supreme court, a speaker of as "Mr. Justice," and that is the title Mrs. Brewer always has heard. When they reached Chicago, however, the "Mr." was dropped and the priest was referred to as "Justice Brewer." At Omaha some old friends called him "Travel J," and when they crossed the Kansas Bound former teachers referred to his as "Travel." "Let's go home," suggested Mrs. Brewer. "Why?" asked the justice. "Because, dear." Mrs. Brewer replied, "I am afraid if we go any far ther they will be calling you 'Davie.' A Grand Climax The following reminiscence is related by the well known composer, Ida de Lara, writing of his opera "Messaline." One night the principal bark tone fell ill, and the manager implored Mr. de Lara to take his place, as the theater was filled with people, and to disappoint them was out of the question. Mr. de Lara consented to do so but stipulated that he should not dress for the part. Accordingly he made his appearance on the stage in a frock coat, although all the other characters wore the costumes of ancient Rome. In the part he was playing Mr. de Lara had to be thrown to the ground by Messaline's slaves. The "slaves" dung him down so violently, however, that a quantity of money which he had in his pocket rolled all over the stage. It is possible that the audience might not have noticed this little piece of unrehearsed byplay had not the "slaves" become so excited at the sight of the coins that they left their captive and rushed to pick them up with the gagerness of gold miners who had struck a pile of nuggets. "This," says Mr. de Lara, "was the great bit of the evening." Quite Informal When Mark Twain lived in Buffalo he made the acquaintance of some neighbors under peculiar circumstances. Emerging from his house one morning, he saw something which made him run across the street and run mark to the people who were gathered on the veranda. "My name is Clemens My wife and I have been intending to call on you and make your acquaintance. We owe you an apology for not doing it before now. I beg your permission for intruding in you in this informal manner and at this time of day, but your house is on fire!" Good on Summer Menue GOOD ON SUMMER MEALS. A green salad served with cheese, nuts or eggs, and a French dressing with whole wheat-and-sandwiches, can be made the main course for lunchoon A cheese souffle served with spinach makes meat unnecessary. Beets stuff with creamed mushrooms and nuts are delightful, and a ring of mashed potatoes filled with creamed carrots and pears will please the most fastidious appetite. A canape, blque or puree made of fresh vegetables, or a custard made of mixed fruits, is a good beginning to other lunchoon or dinner. Desserts should be fresh fruits, fruit ice, or gelatin dessin. Florence, S. C., Aug. 22, 1915. I left the city at 9:50 A. M. over the Winston-Salem south bound rail road on a north bound train. I was unwell. It was about 6:30 A. M. when I placed a rocker at the west—shady—end of the porch and seated myself. While I sat there two persons passed and asked if I had spent the night there. "No, no," I said. I desired a much better feeling than I then had, so decided to remain perfectly quiet till the city clock struck seven. Soon after that hour I felt much better. Miss Naomi Wilson of Georgetown, S. C. sister of Rev. A. A. L. Wilson of society Hill, S. C., arrived here. On Saturday evening at 5:30 Miss Wilson left for Society Hill, S. C., to visit her brother, Rev. A. A. L. Wilson. Mrs. Estelle Miles and daughter, Cleo, from Reading, Penn., passed through the city recently, en route to Darlington, to visit father-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Miles. Mr. and Mrs. Eugenia Byrd, of Wilmington, N.-C., passed through the city recently, en route to Wilmington, S. C., returning from Society Hill, visiting relatives. They had with them little William L. Mrs. Byrd and husband both looked fine. Miss Brighthe Alexander, of Woodruff, S. C., passed through the city recently. Miss Iola Deas, who has been teaching at Center Schoolhouse for more than five years, has been reelected for the next term. She gives good service. Rey J. M. Lewis added twenty online converts to his church at Mt Carmel, recently. Dr. W. L. Williams, of Shaw University, Malebish, N. C. left the city Aug 18, en route to Darlington, S. C. to visit friends. Mr. Igee Parmon, a first class farmer, of Darlington County, spent Wednesday, Aug 18 in the city, with his wife and son. This year he has planted eight acres corn; two and three quarter acres tobacco; twelve acres cotton; one acre wheat. He gathered 3,500 pounds of oats. He has been farming on his own account for five years successfully. January 12, 1912, he was married to Miss Lauretta Connors. She is his second wife. Mrs. M. E. Taylor, of Marlton, passed through the city recently. Misses Elsa McCoy and Jack quette Davis, of Simter are visiting Lonebrook, N. C. Mr F. R. Miller, a prominent farmer from Hyman, S. C., passed through the city recently, en route to A M. E. District Conference, at Darlington, S. C. Miss Rosa Young, of Mont Chair, N. J., is visiting Kingsville, S. C. Miss Gertie Bryant, of Augusta, Ga., is visiting Philadelphia, Penn. Rev Dr J. A Pension and wife. Mr B. A Pension, originally of Sumter, S. C., are visiting Jenkintown, Penn. Dr Pension has resigned the pastorate of Sylah Baptist Church at Sumter, S. C., but is still pastor of Emm Baptist Church, Sumter County, until the association meets, in Oct. Mrs B. A. Pension has put upon the market a preparation known as Mine Pension's Wonderful Hair Preparation. She has had quite a success. She wishes her agents to address her in the future at 202 Cedar St., Jenkintown, Penn. Miss Mary Brown from Lynchburg, S. C., is visiting Wilmington, N. C. N. C. is visiting Wilmington, N. C. Mrs. Serena E. Simmons, of Ridgway, S. C., is visiting Miss Augusta Mullins, a graduate of Oakland Sanatorium, Huntsville, Ala., graduate 1914, trained nurse. Mrs. Lesstrella Peel Bradford, of Ithaca, N. Y., is visiting Mrs. Joseph Fleghar. Mrs. J. Davis has returned from a visit to Wadesboro, N. C. Mrs. B. E. Bayley is on route to Pages Mill., S. C.; to represent Morris College. Mr. J. C Taylor, of Philadelphia, Penn. is visiting relatives at Marion, S. C. He is assistant class leader in his church. Miss Madelee Sweet gave a concert at the A. M. E. Church, Aug. 17th, 1915. It was quite a success. The opening chorus was: "Way Down on the Suwanne River." Among those present were Mr. Le Roy Allen and others. Miss Emma Smith, of Newberry, S. Cand children J. H. Smith and Gladia Elizabeth, in company with Mr. Julius Smith, passed through the city recently en route to Fair Bluff, S. C. to visit relatives. Rov. D. J. Nathaniel is conducting a revival at his church near Marion, this week. Mr. John Gandy, of Darlington, S. C., passed through the city recently en route to Statesboro, Ga., as an employee of the Statesboro Oil Company. He will manage the quarry for them. Mrs. Rev. J. H. Brown and daughters Ottelau and Julia are visiting Summerville, S. C. Mr. Blanche Robinson, Miss Daly Sellers, Mrs. Maria Senior, left for Bennettville, S. C., to attend the marriage of Mr. Thos. C. Robinson of Bennettville, S. C. Mr. F. S. Singleton, of this city, left for Montgomery, Ala., to see after his uncle's estate. Mr. James Fraser of Charleston, S. C., passed through the city recently en route to New London, Conn. to see his wife, who is quite ill. For a number of years Mr. Fraser has been connected with the government service as a man of the U. S. Marine. Miss-Jenelle Meck, of Summerton, S. C., passed through the city recently on route to Wimmington, N. C. Dartington, S. C., Aug. 28, 1915. I received Dartington about 16:15 and started for the Baptist pastoress accompanied by Rev. B. P. A. Callaham and family. Mr. Chrissman Sweet and his little daughter, George, took me up into his burgey and Lettie, his horse took me to the paranage. Mrs. P. A. Callaham had a few words before this extended an invitation to me when next in Darlington to call to see her, and spend some time. Dr. Callaham had gone to communion service at Macedonia Baptist Church, of which he is pastor. I visited the A. M. E. District Convention in session at Darlington. About a block away I met Mr. C. E. Melver, a reliable citizen of Darlington and one who always enjoys reading Negro newspapers. He at once secured one from me. Dr. Rockett, president of Allot University, preached an interesting sermon, comparing the gospel to the light of day. He also spoke in the Endoavors League meeting. AT SUNDAY SCHOOL I left the parsonage at 4:50 for the Sabbath school at Macedonia Baptist Church. I found a large crowd of children at church. Mrs. Mabel K. Howard, superintendent, Mrs. M. K. Howard. Here I met quite a large crowd of boys and girls. The school was opened by the superintendent, Mrs. M. K. Howard. Mr. Sawyer led in prayer. The classes were assigned. The lesson taught and a practical talk was made by the superintendent. The superintendent announced that the secretary, Miss Marie Scott had been successful in marrying a young man of Florence, S. C., Mr. Eugene Commander and that they all wished them success. Mrs. Howard introduced me to the school. I gave a short talk, soon after which the school was dismissed. I met Miss F. E. Keith, Mr. Sawyer Mr. Brockington, Miss Jennie Dickson, of Society Hill, Miss Harlee, Gandy and many other acquaintances at the Sabbath School, and Miss Vivian Callaham. I met also Miss Nannie R. Swett, of Society Hill, Mr. C. E. Grice, and Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins, Mrs. Keith, Mr. C. E. McIver and Miss Hattie Irvin. Miss Hattie Ervin kindly handed me a piece of fancy work that, I might see the class of work she can do. It was sweet violets and very good. Miss Lucille D. E. Vaughn of Charleston, S. C., is visiting Miss Thelma Gibson, here. Later in the afternoon, on Broad Street, I met the Misses Poughs and Miss Vivian Callaham. I had a few minutes' talk with them concerning what each is capable of doing. I found one skimstress, two musicians, one a cook, also. I found all of them to be tidy, attractive and good natured. GEN. VON BOSELER Captures 85,000 Germans at the Fall of Vovo Georgievsk. Photo by American Press Association. 25 a. Day Starve to Death. Deaths by starvation continue in Mexico City. Conservative estimates place them at twenty-five a day. A visit to various hospitals by a representative of the American Red Cross, disclosed that for the first three days of August, twenty deaths from starvation were recorded. This did not include many who died in the streets from lack of food. During the month of July, 1, 856 deaths were registered in Mexico City. According to Charles J. O'Connor, of the American Red Cross, 8 per cent of them were glue to starvation. U-Boat Sinks Spanish Ship. The British steamship Bonny, of 2702 tons gross, the Spanish steamship Isldore, 2044 tons, and the small Norwegian steamship Mineral and Romulus have been sunk by German submarines. All the crews were saved. The Isldoro is the first Spanish victim of the German under-water craft. Two Negroes Lynched. The negroes were charged with poisoning mules on a plantation several months ago. Militia Sergeant Stabbed Sergeant Bert Laferty, of Company I, Second Infantry, National Guard of West Virginia, is in a critical condition on a result of being stabbed with a haynet at Camp Hatfield, near Parkersburg, W. Va. Thomas R. Smith, a private, was arrested and in being held on a charge of assault. --- REGRETS LOSS OF AMERICAN LIVES Germany Asks U. S. to Delay Action on Arabic. OFFICIALS SEE RAY OF HOPE Berlin Government Requests Time to Give Their Version of Sinking of Liner. If it was due to the action of a German submarine that two American citizens lost their lives, in the torpedoing of the steamship Arabic, such action was contrary to the intentions of the German government, according to official advisers received by German Ambassador von Bernstorff from Berlin and telegraphed by him to Washington. It was also said in the communication that the German government will deeply regret such a loss of life, and would tender the aforestest sympathies to the American government. The text of the matter given out by Count von Bernstorff read: "The German ambassador received the following instructions from Berlin which he communicated to the department of state: "So far, no official information available concerning the slinking of the Arabic. The German government trusts that the American government will not take a definite stand at hearing only the reports of one side, which, in the opinion of the imperial government, cannot correspond with the facts, but that a chance will be given to Germany to be heard equally. "Although the imperial government does not doubt the good faith of the witnesses whose statements are reported by the newspapers in Europe, it should be borne in mind that these statements, are naturally made under excitement, which might easily produce wrong impressions. If Americans should actually have lost their lives, this would naturally be contrary to our intentions. "The German government would deeply regret the fact, and hears to tender a sincere sympathy to the American government." The ambassador made no comment upon the statement, and an attacko said that it spoke for itself. Germany Akea Delay Germany, through her ambassador, Count von Bernstorff, asked the United States not to take a final stand, on the sinking of the White Starlinor Arabic, on which two Americans lost their lives, until all the facts were known. It was the first word from Germany since the disaster. Count von Bernstorff telegraphed the state department saying he made the request at the instruction of his government and added that the German admiralty had not yet been able to get a report on the sinking. The request indicates that the German government may have some facts which, in its opinion, justify the action of the submarine commander. It comes as the first ray of promise on a situation which admittedly was growing darker with each hour of silence by Germany. GERMANY APOLOGIZES Telle Denmark She Regrets Attack on British Submarine E-13. The Danish logation at Berlin, according to a Reuter despatch from Copenhagen, has received from the German secretary of state a note containing an apology and expressions of sincere regret for the violation of neutrality, involved in an attack upon a British submarine within the territorial waters of Denmark. The note states that renewed and emphatic instructions have been issued to commanders of German war vessels to respect neutral rights. Denmark had protected against the firing on the British submarine E-13 by a German parrot boat while the E-13 lay grounded on the Danish island of Sakura. Fourteen of the British sailors are said to have been killed in the attack. U. S. Troops Fired on Again. General H. H. Hoyt reported to the war department that the Mexican troops he landed on American soldiers at Locle, Ariz, the second time within a few days. No one was wounded. The Mexican commander sent word that it would not happen again. Man of 81: Wade Dr. Naskeljah Garland Kehrle, 51 years old, head of the Pastour Institute of Baltimore, and an authority on the treatment of rabies, was married to Miss Hattie P. McCoy, 46 years old, a school teacher. Russian Ship Torpedoed. The German admiralty in Berlin announced that a German submarine torpedoed and sank a Russian ship. fary ship at the entrance to the gulf of Finland. Trawler Torpedoed; S Least. The Hull trawler Commander Boyle was sunk by a German submarine. Three of the crew were drowned. Nine others were rescued. U. 8. Senator From Indiana Reported Dying at Summer Home. M. Photo by American Press Association. SUBMARINE SINKS LINER Three Killed by Shells as Ship Flees and Seven are Drowned. The British steamship Biomed has been sunk by a German submarine. Her captain, quartermaster and steward were killed by shells fired by the submarine during a pursuit of four hours. Seven members of the crew were drowned when a lifeboat was swamped. An officer of the Biomed, who landed here, with other survivors, says two submarines were silted. According to his report, they were rigged with dummy funnels. One of them this officer asserts, subjected the Biomed to a heavy shell fire. The Liner attempted to escape, but surrender after being pursued for four hours. Two boats were lowered and forty- one of the crew got away, taking with them the body of the captain. Shortly after this time he beat was swamped, he lights a fire and five Chinese women went on attack. The others were plowed in the second boat. This boat being overloaded, was in danger, and the swamped, but its occupants were saved by the arrival of a steamship. Survivors say that during the pursuit the crew of the Diemed referee to continue stalking, and the world was not illiten by dock-bands. The Diemmer was off at a distance of about half a mile until the Diemed sank. U. S. TO CONTROL HAYTI Asks That Fact for Customs and Financial Management be Accepted. Portrait Prince, Aug. 25. The Amerer The American government has addressed the government of Haiti, expressing it desire that there be accepted without delay the draft of a convention for ten years, under which there shall be established an effective control of Haitian customs as well as administration of the finances of the country under a receiver general and American employees. Under the terms of the convention, both municipal and rural police are to be natives, under the command, however, of American officers. The plan includes the arrangement of the debts of Haiti to firefighters and an engagement to code no Haitian territory to say foreign power except the United States. MORE HELP FOR RUSSIA Japan Will Ship Greater Quantity of Munitions. The Tokio Kokumin Shimbun says: "Premier Okuma states that Japan has decided to give greater assistance to Russia to prosecute the war. He could not discuss details, but allowed it to be understood that this assistance would take the form of the forwarding of greater supplies of munitions." Japan has decided to employ all resources for increasing the output of munitions for the allies, particularly Russta. The Japanese government believes the time has arrived for more concerted action against the enemies of Japan and her allies. FUSE WORKERS GO ON STRIKE Failure to Get Increase Causes Half of Bethlehem Branch Plant to Quit. Fully one-half of the employees of the Bethlehem Steel Company at its new fuse plant at Reddington, near South Bethlehem, Pa., walked out and many more followed at noon, so that few of the 1,200 wroking force at the plant remained. Monday was semi-monthly payday at the plant, but the expected ten percent increase, which was to become effective on August 1, was not included in the pay roll. Quite a number of girls are employed at the plant, many of whom walked out. Cape May Lawyer Drewne George Rolton Eldredge, a young lawyer of Cape May, drowned off Cape May point. He had gone out fishing in the surf with his father, Captain James W. Eldredge, of the Cape May Point Life Saving Station, and fell out of the boat. The body was recovered. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA A GENERAL SURVEY OF THE WAR Koppelins Tuesday night raided London. The official bulletin says the outskirts of the city were attacked and ten persons killed and thirty-six injured. Kovno, the Russian fortress on the Niumen at which the armies of Field Marshal Hindenburg have been pounding since the fall of Warawah, has been captured. Berlin announced the taking of Kovno, together with 400 cannon and quantities of war material, "in spite of the most tenacious resistance by the Russians." Two more forts at Novo Georgievsk also have fallen and Brest-Ilfovsk is invested from the western side. From the Dardanelles, General Sir Ian Hamilton reports an advance of 500 yards by the British left flank at Suvla on the Gallipoll peninsula. THURSDAY The White Star Line steamship Arabic, British owned, bound from Liverpool for New York, has been torpedoed off Fastnet, Ireland. She sank in eleven minutes. Three hundred and seventy-eight of the passengers, and crew were handed at Queenstown. It is said forty-eight persons lost their lives. There were twenty-six Americans aboard. Further additions to the British forces in the Barbicanes have been made. London announcing that more troops have been handed at Saliva bay on the Gallipoll peninsula. The British admit, however, their advances there have been checked. The German victory at Kovno was not complete, according to the Russian claim. Petrograd reserves that the Grand Duke Nicholas' forces still hold all the fortifications on the right bank of the Menen. Berlin claims progress all along the line in Russia. FRIDAY Twenty or more persons are believed to have lost their lives when the Arabic was smashed by a German submarine. Among the eight passengers reported missing are two Americans. The other missing are members of the crew. Novo Georjevsk, the strong Russian fortress northwest of Warsaw, which the Tatars continued to hold after they dismounted the Polish capital, has been taken by the Germans. More than 200 men were captured with the fortress and an enormous stock of war material. Berlin announces. London also has received a report that the 18th Streetship New York city, of 27 stations, has been sunk. SATURDAY Announcement was made by the state department that Ambassador Gerard at home will be instructed to ask the state government for an explanation of the slinking of the White Star Ship Niner Arabic, in which fifty-six were lost. It is definitely established that two Americans are among the victims from Copenhagen says that the ship is located by a German fleet, which bombarded the port of Riga, where they say the Germans have taken ninety miles north east of W. Turkish forces defending the Gallip poll points according to a special despatch, been cut off by the allies from the city, making supplies of ammunition and reinforcements, and count most surrender. This according to the despatch, means the eventual arrival of the Constantinople. The Thirty stories which gained ground not only in Arras, France, several days have been driven back by the Thirty. SUNDAY The Russian official statement says eleven German warships, the battleship Moltke three cruisers and seven torpedo boats were sunk in a naval battle in the Gulf of Riga. Three German transports landed 8000 soldiers at Pernov on the north coast of the Gulf of Riga and they were annihilated by the Russian troops. Germany claims Russia lost two gunboats and one torpedo boat in the naval battle. The Textoplex allies continue to make gains in Poland. They captured over 750 prisoners and cut the railroad line leading to Brest-Litovsk. On the western front there were many artillery duels. Italy has declared war on Turkey and is making an army of 250,000 to march on Constantinople. MONDAY. Osmanetty, the Russian, strengthened in western Russia, has been occupied by German forces Berlin announces. British steamship Diomond sank by German U-boat after a chase of four hours. Three of the crew were killed by shell fire and three drowned. Italian transports have sailed for the Dardanelles to cooperate with the allies against the Turks, Rome reports. A German torpedo boat destroyer was sunk of Ostend, Sunday night by two French torpedo boats which escaped undamaged, Paris announced. Transports from various Italian ports, conveyed by warships, have left carrying an expedition to strike at Turkey, presumably in the Dardanelles, Italy's declaration of war on Turkey, made Saturday, is expected to influence the Italian states to the allies' side, especially Roumania, which faces a German ultimatum. Drops 18 Sterles to Death. Losing his balance while at work at the edge of an air shaft in the new Widener Building, in Philadelphia, Earl Wadgwick, 19 years old, an electrician's apprentice, plunged eleven stories to the street level and was instantly killed. Almost every bone in his body was broken. GERMANS STORM HILL NEAR FORTS Hurt Hoge Army at the Brest- Lińsk Defences. ADVANCE ALL ALONG LINE Teutonic Armies Closing in On Russian Stronghold Captures 8100 Additional Prisoners and Machine Guns. Additional particulars of the attempted landing of German troops in the Gulf of Riga are contained in a despatch from Petrograd, which says that three large transports filled with troops approached the shore under under cover of a German squadron. The German ships were allowed to come close to land before a terrific artillery fire was opened by the Russians. A duel between the cruisers and shore batteries continued for two hours when the last transport was sunk. Only a few crowded boats then remained and these were soon smashed to pieces by the Russian fire. The Tentacle armies are losing in further injury in Brest-Litovsk, German army headquarters recording the capture of a ball at Kopytow, southwest of the Russian fortress. Further progress by the Austro-German army against the Russian. In all the field operations except to the north of the Niemen in the Battle rovines, all claimed by Boltz. The capture of Stroop aided Russian prisoners and seized more machine guns is reported. The situation issued from the German army's calendar describes the operation: "Army group of Field Marshal von Hindenburg. On the retreat of the front of the army group, prisoners was made during battle to the east and to the west of Kopytow, the officers and men and took of the machine guns. "Army group of Prince of Bavaria to the plain situation in the northeast of Kiel, circle and in the forest district south of it, place the enemy at a distance from troops, the pursuit reaching to Bollowka fort. The enemy was more than 400 men in prisoner and nine machine guns. "Army group of Eldh Macdonald von Mackenzie. Before the attack of the German and Austro-Hungarian troops, advance to the Pulva, the Pulva river, to the east of most of the Pulva, the enemy evaluated his positions. Our unit continued. "On the northwestern front of Brest-Livoya, a kill at Kopryn was taken by fire. Our troops are advancing through the mostly desert to the north east of Vilna, pursuing the enemy whom they defeated." FINL AND GERMAN GOAL Defeat in 'Gulf of Riga Balked Plan to Land Troops. German invasion of Finland, was to have followed the capture of Riga by the German Navy which penetrated the gulf of Riga, where it was defended by a Russian fleet. Information to this effect was obtained in Copenhagen. According to this information the German fleet was to have continued up the Baltic and to have landed troops after the forces of General von Rugolov occupied Riga. This defeat of the German fleet frustrated this plan. P. O. S. OF A. AT READING State Organization Has 115,000 Members and Nearly $3,000,000 Assets. With more than 130 delegates present, the state convention of the Patriotic Order Sons of America convened. The state president, Herman A. Miller, of Easton, submitted his report, in which he gave a review of all the transactions of the state organization. Other reports read show that the membership in this state is above 115,000. The campa in Pennsylvania have assets of nearly $3,000,000. One of the notable projects of the order on which a report was made is the erection of a monument over the grave at Carlisle of Mollie Pitcher, the heroine of the battle of Monmouth. Find 3-Inch Shell in Road. Officials of the Clearfield Foundry and Machine Shops at Clearfield, Pa., were aktivated, when Samuel Adams, an employee, found a three-inch artillery shell half buried in the road near the big works. Police and officials of the plant expressed the belief that the shell had been dropped from a great height. The projectile failed to explode. Spanish Envoy Daniels Report. Senor Rianco, Spanish ambassador to the United States, denied a report that he had been asked to take over German interests if diplomatic relations between Germany and the United States should be severed. British Submarine Grounds. Official announcement was made that a British submarine had grounded in the sound. Fifteen members of the crew were saved. Fatal Fight In Cell. John Deaugustin, of Cumberland county, a convict in the state prison, at Trenton, N. J., was killed and his cellmate, Joseph Ferranto, of Middleborough county, is lying in the prison hospital as a result of a flight between the two cities. He were at bel. THE PLANET AGENTS' CONTEST W. E. Brown, Richmond, Va. 113,662 R. W. Moss, Richmond, Va. 105,167 Thomas Page. (Fulton) Richmond, Va. 36,478 Mrs. Rowena White, Lynchburg, Va. 42,150 James H. Smith, Richmond, Va. 20,203 E. B. Webster, Florence, S. C. 3,575 John S. Ashby, Brooklyn, N. Y. 2,475 E. B. Johnson, Buckner, Va. 3,000 Mrs. Lillie M. Ellis, Newport News, Va. 2,085 Rev. J. J. Nickerson, Williamsburg, Va. 1,570 Thomas E. W. Perry, Norfolk, Va. 1,300 Ned McKiever, Newport News, Va. 1,250 J. A. Taylor, Troy, N. Y. 1,174 J. H. Mattox, New York, N. Y. 1,150 Quaker City Advertising Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 1,110 Rev. A. A. I. Davis, Albany, N. Y. 1,000 Rev. R. G. Adams, Farmville, Va. 1,000 C. Branum, Boston, Mass. 1,000 J. E. Schmidt, New York. 970 W. L. Jones, Leesburg, Va. 900 Rev. James Evans, Stewartsville, Ohio. 950 Thomas Johnson, West Point, Va. 815 J. H. Fowlkes, Roanoke, Va. 685 J. A. Stokes, Philadelphia, Pa. 500 T. W. Townsley, Washington, D. C. 490 Mrs. John DeBona, Norfolk, Va. 474 Samuel Hobbs, New York, N. Y. 440 E. K. Thumm, Pittsburgh, Pa. 435 Mrs. L. Langon, Brooklyn, N. Y. 420 Rudolph Graves, Elizabeth City, N. C. 390 William H. Moore, Wilmington, N. C. 300 Jesse F. Brown, Louisville, Ky. 300 Mrs. Alfred Preston, York, Pa. 225 L. H. Walker, Pittsburgh, Pa. 213 E. F. Boyd, Cleveland, Ohio. 210 D. W. Shoemaker, Sheffield, Ala. 200 William H. Green, Rochester, N. Y. 180 People's Drug Company, Cleveland, Ohio. 150 Frank N. Wilson, Washington, D. 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SATURDAY...AUGUST 28, 1913 Bowser, He Shaves A BUT FATHERED IN THE FOOTHAM CLOUD $100 a week, I shall pay you with drums to the North Sea, and with worth save for yourselves. I have been at the truth of Shire, Wake- now, Mrs. Hew. "Just what I have done, you will shave once, I will do it!" "Will it? If it does, I have a great satisfaction in you. I've been talking to you on how to help the children. I can shave clean in exactly the manner I last things in the world. When you know how, Just think of the SHIRS I have thrown away!" "Well, I suppose I will do the spite of anything I say, but I shall desire to be held responsible for trouble." "Responsible! trouble! How could I hold you responsible? And what trouble can there be?" "Why, that time we betrayed you all most treason the hour because you cut your ear." "Toooh! I was probably just passing. Don't remember a thing about it. I will look pretty blaming you for what I did wouldn't I? After dinner I will take a little shave, and if you don't say it a better one then I will have even given me. I'll just tell you for good." After dinner Mr. Browne took a bowl of hot water and stirred up stains, saying to Mrs. Browne he went: "Better time to be the cook! I must be six or seven miles this time, but I'll be right on this tomorrow night." He went into the kitchen and looked the door. Then he took off his coat, vest, necktie and collar. He looked down at his shoes for a moment and then decided to take them off also. "Let's see" he mused as he opened the box and stood before the glass. "The first thing is to lather of course. That's as easy as rolling off a log. This is something like comfort. This is hanged if I don't believe I shall want to abave (wince a day after this)." Mr. Bowser decided to put on plenty of lather. He put it in his chin, checks, nose, forehead, ears and throat. When he had fathered until both arms naked and no more would stick to him, he picked up the razor and checked. "I just hold it with three fingers, this way, and lay it on my neck, this way, and move it gently down. A child three years old could do that." Mrs. Bowser a trick or two before I'm through. Good woman, but she thinks she knows it all. Razor just slides"—Mr. Bowser gave a jump, and at the same instant he saw the lather stained with blood. "Don't amount to anything—just the head of a phlebotom" he whispered to himself. "Barber told me to keep my arm gifft, and I forgot. I can't expect to get the ball of it in time instant, you know. A little more of the father." He bit off a wound, and it bounced to drop off and the pierced up the right arm. "The way you throwing away $1,000 to the barber," he mentioned, he left the shot of the rooftop on the check. "Wow, better, better, better. No particular history about that. Now ever I want to give you a time to get the thing off it. Perhaps I better begin on my chores. I don't suppose it is any different to what I have upown down, so sing it." "Mr. Bowser, what is the matter?" called Mrs. Bowser as she looked upon the door. "Nothing, the answered her." "Then what are you going to grow up so for? I thought you should the chair delvers down." "The bad luck thing must have slipped on the" he looked as he turned to the glass to survey the cut. "Probably didn't hold it exactly right. All that more like the way the further and me to hold it. Now, then, take it very calm you get the hang of it. May be ten minutes the time, but on the next occasion I'll." "Mr. How's it going?" she called Mrs. Bowser from the hall. "What a day it was! the prequel I wanted to see what this sweet ing and kind of life was like the prequel Didn't it to you a way you would come out." "You go away, sweet thing! It was the most sweet thing!" "That is so great! I love the room. I understand as much as I love your family. I love your family that I did not get my thirst and that you are not so with me. Miss Howe her, have me to myself. I have some papers to fill out before I consult the lawyer. Then show. "Just a minute, sir! Mr. Bowser. Why do you shave?" "That is great, my son being a fool question." "It may be, one great pleasure answer it." "I shave because I don't want to grow either a mustache or whiskers. That ought to be obvious to a child. What are you grinding at?" "At the time you have wasted." "Wasted! Wasted!" "I have known you for twenty five years, and I have never seen the slightest sign of a board on your face. You are naturally a smooth faced man. If you didn't shave for three months there would be no board." "Do you mean to tell me that I'm the biggest idiot in America?" he thundered. "But you have no board!" she protested. "And you have never said anything about it until now." "Why, if you hadn't been shaving you'd have been trying to cut your hair with a can opened." Mr. Bowser came downstairs and brushed past her and went over to the barbers. After he had been greeted he naked. "Would I have any board if I didn't shave?" "Not a sign of one." was the prompt reply. "But you have shaved me a hundred times." "Yes, sir." "Why in thunder did I come here if I've no beard to be shaved?" "I thought you liked to be tickled with the lather brush." When last seen Mr. Bowser was kicking the stone dog on his front lawn. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. A GENERAL SURVEY OF THE WAR WEDNESDAY Under the pressure of a vigorous German attack, the fortified city of Novojo is being evacuated by the Russians. Berlin reports the Germans within six miles of the Petrograd Warsaw railroad. According to Petrograd, heavy fighting has been resumed in east Galicia. The allies have landed for more troops on the Galicia peninsula and a determined offensive in the Bardanelles operation has been resumed. A news dispatch from Athens says Bulgaria is satisfied with the offers made by the allies for her participation in the war, and that Greece also probably will be lifted up against Germany. Home asserts that the Italians have drawn their lines closer around Gorz THURSDAY. London military experts assert that the real object of the German arm pain in the east is Petrograd, from which the troops of Field Marshal von Hindenburg in the battle provine age only 300 miles distant. In now, sixty miles so close to Warsaw has been occupied by German troops. Petrograd officially announced that Russians still hold Moscow, and that German allies have been occupied. Bulkaria and Serbia are reported to have agreed to the terms proposed by the allies, on which Bulkaria and Serbia later the war almost never fell in line. A description of the situation in allied troops in the war has appeared in the newspaper. FRIDAY. Grant ettrath drawn the Pulaski the the south south south port port port Austria tran on Lewis alt ```markdown ``` SUNDAY While extension of the aggrievance action of the French armies be revealed in the official statement of the French war office, announcing the capture of a German position north of Putkauze in the Wape Oise region of the rising line, and telling of a successful raid by French aviators, Germany and Austria have started their onslaught against the Serbs by bombarding Belgrade and by sending to Ostrava, Hungary, several army corps withdrawn from Warsaw far a dash into Serbia as part of the camp pallig in smash their way through Serbia for the relief of the Turks who are short of ammunition at the Dardanelles. The Teutonic armies continue their drive against the Russians and anounce further gains and the capture of over 100 prisoners. MONDAY. German troops in north Poland have broken through the Russian lines between the flug and Narew rivers Berlin reports, and are advancing rapidly. Southeast of Warsaw the armies of Prince Leopold of Bavaria and Field Marshal von Mackenzie have joined and are thirty miles from Brest-Litovsk. Petrograd admits the investment of Novo Georgievsk with a defending force of from 40,000 to 80,000. The attitude of the Balkan states definitely may be determined by session of the Serbian and Greek parliaments, which met Monday. Austro-German forces have again bombarded Belgrade, supposedly as the first step of the promised new drive into Serbia. Qulet prevails along most of the battle line in the west, although fighting with hand grenades is reported from the Argonne region, France. General John C. Black Dead. General John C. Black, Civil war veteran, former congressman, former United States commissioner of patents and a member of the United States civil service commission, died suddenly in his rooms at the Palmer House in Chicago. THE MAN WHO STOPPED JESS WILLARD IN FIVE ROUNDS Jess Willard, the new world's champion, has always denied or ignored the fact that he was decisively beaten. However Willard was not only decisively beaten, but was stopped — or, what is worse was made to quit in five rounds only three and one half years ago. You will not find this little episode in the record book; neither does a word mention it ever fall from his tongue or pen. Jess is supposed to receive $25,000 for the story of his career, but that was not enough money for him to tell of his fight with Joe Cox. Joe Cox stopped Willard in five rounds at Springfield Mo., Oct. 9, 1911. The writer has in his possession the original accounts of that battle as it appeared in the Springfield papers the day after the bout. The following is a verbatim copy of the account of the fight as it appeared in the Springfield Republican Oct. 10, 1911. The concluding bout between Cox and Willard was marred by as rank an exhibition of outfitting as was ever witnessed in a gymnasium. With the Springfield hope bound rights and left at will off his face and head, Jess Willard, the Kansas comedian, last night had down his gloves in the fiddle round of his scheduled ten round fight with the local artist under the auspices Springfield Athletic Club at the Landers Landers theatre and turning to Referee Jennee Bronson remarked "I am in condition to fight" and began his state touring to the view and some fields of his native state. After the great advantage to which Willard showed when he stepped into ring his immense height making him easily a half foot taller, and his arms seemingly able to follow an attempt which Cox might make to beat a hay mower his cessation of sitting in the hilt was a disappointment to the massive audience, and of "Rope" "Rope" "The hit and the him tape" killed the air In the first round, which was mainly a walking game between both men as they played up on each other, a couple of those were struck by each. William having that he was able to grab with the left and keep the local boy from getting too close by staying him off with his long arm. In the second round they managed to land a good left hit on the jaws which staggered the visitor but in return received a left job to the left eye which almost completely elicited his tongue. In the third round both men opened up. Gav leading the frightening and landing compression of arms and left to the body and head. In the round Jones knocked him in theILITY of dehumanizing him to follow his punches after taking an ankle for a good job saved plans. A the operation of the fourth round won keen on small running at a five hole each playing and receiving a five hole of blows. Gov was arrested off their possession were delivered to the local law and body were released and had been them all the week before the 1990s. Following the act of the 1990s with more than 600 man at the prosecution court and bound on their own safety, the court sent Walther to the county jail for their own safety and to the deputy. Now he had the man serving for murder. Walther is now made by the court that he was able to anoint him after he had an officer of the court. Walther turned to Biftonon and threw his hands behind his back. "I'm in no condition to fight," it was a shock for all who had asked the big man to make a good housewife "for the looked good woman to be a a "white man's hope" to rise," but as he left the ring there was little remaining for him except a hope that he might take a quick out of the theatre and more identically than the Ara's, park his satraps and steal away into the stiltness of the Kansas night. "As a corn buster, Willard may some day win the world's championship, but as a prizeholder he will have to stretch then his spine," was the expressed opinion of the entire house last night. (A) BLAME REAL ESTATE MEN The activity of real estate agents, white and colored "has been a potent cause of the open and florid evasion of the segregation ordinance by which residents and property-owning homes are still being greatly injured." This is the indictment laid at the door of the local real estate fraternity north of Broad Street, who have petitioned the Council so to amend Section 5 of the segregation ordinance as to allow the law fall in place upon negroes, who rent houses in white districts, but also upon the agents who contrive the rental of the houses. ORDINANCE COMMITTEE WILL CONSIDER PETITION The petition will be considered by the Council Committee on Ordinances its meeting Thursday night. It was introduced, by request, in the Common Council by Councilman Carter C. Jones patron recently of several amendments to the segregation law designed to make more difficult colored colonization to the segregation law designed to make more difficult colored colonization by the white race. Section 5 of the persecution ordinance provides, that every person who, either by himself or of the provisions of the ordinance, and any agent for another who violates any of the provisions of ordinance, shall be liable, upon conviction thereof, to the usual fines. POLLARD'S INTERPRETATION MEETS WITH OBJECTION With the object of determining the force of this section to be applied to the person who violates it, the Councilman Attention asked the Attorney to be interpreted in the Pollarard's opinion that the person who violates it is only liable to be punished in a manner similar to the one in the previous case, a fine of who rented to a colored person a house in a white section could not be held liable. The settlers now urge that the Council consider ordinance. determine the reservation ordinance, and if necessary amend it, so that meaning shall be impossible to be misunderstood or misconstrued. and so house in a section reserved under the law for the other race, shall be borne by the real estate dealer who arranges Times Digest Aug. 16, 1915 --- Report van Sanders Insane. General Ilman von Sanders, former commander-in-chief of the Turkish forces at the Dardanelles, who has just been replaced by the grand duke of Mckenzieburg, is reported to have gone in line and is now confined in Constantinople. Steps Into Holes: Brown Steps into Fole, Brown. Although two younger companions, Robert Ibach and Charles Boone, tried to save him, Howard Selbert, 14 years old, son of Harry F. Selbert, was drowned in Tuliphocken creek, near Reading, Pa. He was wading in shallow water and stepped in a deep hole. The body was recovered. Submarine Bombards British Towns. Parton, Harrington' and White Hoven. 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Frank, after being condemned to death, obtained a commutation of his sentence to life imprisonment from John M. Slaton, then governor, several months ago. A short time later he was murderously attacked by William Creen, another prisoner, who tried to cut his throat. He had recovered sufficiently to be removed from the hospital to his cell last Sunday. Frank's body was found about 150 yards from the road. It was barefoot and clad only in prison trousers and ahirt. His eyes were bandaged and his hands tied behind him. His feet were dangling four feet above the ground. There was no mark of bullet wounds or other mutilation. The place where the body was found was behind Frey's cotton gin, a mile and a half from the National Cemetery. The nearest farm house is 200 yards away. News that the body had been die covered spread rapidly, and within a short time hundreds of persons were hurrying to the place. Among the onlookers were many women and children. Frank's body was cut down two hours later, but not until one of the crowd had spoken to the crowd, ad vocating mutilation of the body. Newton A. Morris, a former superior court judge, pleaded with the throng to let an inquest take its proper course. A vote was taken, and it was overwhelmingly in favor of letting the coroner take charge of the body. At the suggestion of former Judge Morris, the body was taken from the undertakers' wagon, in which it was placed at the agnelling scene, and put into a motor war, on the outskirts of the town. The body was turned over to an undertaker, who secretly removed it to a private residence. It will be taken to Frank's former home and then will be sent to his parents in Brooklyn for burial. News of the lynching caused a profound shock. Before leaving for the confederate reunion at Fitzgerald, Governor Nat Harris gave out a statement deploring the tragedy and promising to try and bring Frank's slayers to justice. The armed men arrived in the vicinity of the farm almost unnoticed and proceeded methodically to their business. All means of wire communication from the prison to Milledgeville, three miles away, were destroy ed and all wires, except one telephone line, from Milledgeville also were cut. Five men went to the house of the warden, J. T. Smith, awakened him and made him prisoner. At the same time, a small squad of men went to the home of J. M. Burke, superintendent of the farm. Burke was forced to go with them to the gate nearest the dormitory where it was believed Frank was kept. The two guards on duty there were ordered, while guns were levelled on them, to open the gates. The party then rushed in, quickly got Frank and hurried him to one of the waiting cars. He was forced into one of them, while a number of the party is said to have nourished a rope before his face. Without delay those who had been guarding the warden left him, and joined the party at the gates. The cars then started off. Upon leaving the prison, the lynchers adopted a ruse, evidently designed to throw off, or at least delay, possible pursuers. They first directed their course to abridge across Little river, near Eatonton, about twenty miles from Milledreville. News that Frank had been taken from the prison reached Marietta, early in the morning. Shortly before o'clock a dust-covered buggy, with the horse in a father came dashing into the public square. A knot of men drew about it. There was a hum of conversation. Then — "He's there," shouted a man, and he began to run to the seat along the Roswell road. "They got him," the crowd shouted. Others began to run. A motor car jumped out of the square. Another fellow, men fairly dropping off the running board as it rpt under way. The first persons who reached the spot say Frank's body was still warm. The new hemp rope was run through the fork of a large limb, fifteen feet from the earth, drawn across and made fast to another tree, twenty feet away, When the body was cut down, parts of Frank's shirt were torn away by couleur hunters. RUSSIAN FORTS FALL TO GERMANS Kovno and Novo Georglevsk Defences Captured. THOUSANDS. ARE PRISONERS Part of Niemen Barrier, Vital to the Czar, Stormed by Teutons—Berlin Claims Success All Along Front. The war office in Berlin reports the capture of 'one of the forts comprising the defences of Kovno, between the Niemen river and Gosha, and the fall of three of the outer ring forts which have been acting as barriers in the German bombardment of Novo Georgievsk. Thousands of prisoners were taken in these successes. The official statement follows: "The army group of Field Marshal von Hindenburg, in further battles in the region of Kupiski won successes, and 625 prisoners, including three officers as well as three machine guns, fell into our hands. The troops of the army of General von Eichhorn, under the leadership of General Lustmann, took the forts of Kovno, situated between the Niemen and Gesia. More than 4599 Russians were taken prisoners, and more than 240 cannon and numerous other materials were captured. "The armies of General von Schola and General von Gallwitz by dint of continuous fighting, drove their opponents further back in an easterly direction, and 1890 Russians, including eleven officers, were taken prisoners, and one cannon and ten machine guns were captured. "On the northeastern front of Nova Georgievsk, a large fort and two intermediate fortifications were taken by storm. On the other front we succeeded almost everywhere in forcing the enemy further back. We captured 2400 prisoners together with nineteen cannon and other materials. "Army groups of Prince Leopold and Field Marshal von Mackensen are continuing further their victorious progress." GALVESTON HIT HARD All Structures on Water Front Destroyed and Many Ships Lost. By wireless to Fort Sam. Houston from the army transport Bufford, in Galveston harbor: "Water in buildings about three feet. All buildings and structures of every nature along water front are ruined. Many boats have been greatly damaged or destroyed. "The army transport Metchellan in high and dry a half mile inland. The number of lives lost is unknown. There has been great pecuniary damage." This message indicates the water has receded two feet in about three hours, as a message received earlier stated that the water stood five feet in many streets and buildings. "Galveston has passed through one of the worst storms within fifteen years, and now is ready to repair the damage done by the hurricanes. "Five feet of water stands in the city and is slowly draining off. Two fires started and are yet to be placed under control. "The transport McClellan broke from its mooring and drifted half a mile out to sea. The commercial wireless station at Port Arthur is out of commission, and the big aerial masts at Port Crockett there are down." ACCEPTS FRYE AMENDS U. S. Asks Germany as to Future Attitude on 1828 Treaty. The American reply to Germany's last note on the slinking of the American ship William P. Prye, made public by the state department, accepts the proposal that damages be filed by a mixed commission and that the disputed treaty provisions be submitted to arbitration at The Hague, but calls on Germany for a statement, meanwhile, as to whether she intends to conduct her future naval operations in accordance with her interpretation of the Trussel-American treaty or those of the United States. The note is regarded as putting the noted case well on the way to a set- Torpedo-Diverting Device for Allies. A device invented by the Italian engineer, Querolini, which makes it possible to drive torpedoes out of their course and explode them, has satisfied tests, says a special despatch from Rome, and arrangements are being made to supply the device to the allied fleets. Robbed and Left to Die. John Smith, a junk dealer, of Shenandoah, Pa., returning home was waylaid on Locust mountain by highwaymen, beaten in unconsciousness, robbed of $50 and left on the roadside to die. His condition is serious. Specific for 'Black Death' Discovered. The discovery of a specific for cerebro-spinal meningitis was announced in Melbourne, Australia, by Dr. Richard Bull, director of the bacteriological laboratory of the University of Melbourne. Doctor Bull stated that every year the germ THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA MILLIONS CUT IN HARD COAL RATES Commerce Board Finds Anthracite Schedules Too High. CUTS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1 Decision Sternly Condemnne Granting of Special Privileges and Raps Interlocking Directorates. The interstate commerce commission held that the present rates for transporting anthracite from the coal producing regions of Pennsylvania to tidowater are unreasonable. New rates, effective October 1, were set, which reduce the annual revenues of the railroads by several million dollars. The commission harshly criticized several railroads that handle coal business, saying that they extended special privileges to companies they controlled. This practice, the commission said, "is pernicious as direct cash rebates." The commission declares the anthracite roads show from 8.76 to 34.61 per cent of their gross earnings available for dividends, surplus, improvements or other uses. It points out that the anthracite railroads are governed by interlocking directorates and that railroad directors also sit on the board of the coal companies. George F. Baker, E. T. Stotsburg, T. DoWitt Cuyler, H. C. Fryk, W. H. Moore, William Rockefeller, P. A. B. Widener and others prominent in the financial and business world are among the directors mentioned by the commission as sitting now or recently having sat in interlocking capacities on the railroad and coal company boards. Under the decision of the commission, the coal carrying roads will be compelled to reduce their rates by cents a ton for the transportation of the commodity to the water points. This will result in a saving of approximately $8,000,000 a year to the consumers of anthracite coal, as the railroads transported over 71,000,000 tons of coal during the year 1913, the largest figures available to the commission. The roads affected by the decision include the Philadelphia and Reading, the Central Railroad of New Jersey, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, Lehigh Valley, Erie, Wilkesbarre and Eastern, New York, Ontario and Western, Pennsylvania, Northern Central and the Delaware and Hudson. The commission further ruled that railroads hauling fuel for their own use must adhere to the same rules and practices they follow in hauling coal for the public. Dog, Chews Lady's "Bank." Never again will Mrs. Alice Lovejoy, of Sumjury, Pa., entrust her savings to trail hockey. Had she made this decision Thursday she would be $500 better off. That was the sum which Mrs Lovejoy stored away in a full-length silk hose and thought no more ab at it. But Eldo, her pet dog, discovered the impromptu bank, which proved a tasty morsel, and bang at one bow, vanished stocking and $500. Find Babe in Parlor; Will Adopt it. While the family of Adam Dock, of Durryen, near Wilkes-Barre, Pa, was at breakfast, the cries of a baby in the parlor attracted attention. There, bundled amply, in spotted linen and resting on a chair, was a six-weeks old babe. Dock and his family have decided to keep the child in the event that the police are unable to locate the mother. Shot by Payroll Bandits. In a battle with a band of five masked highwaymen at Garman, near Johnstown, Pa., Daniel Dunbar, a member of the State Constabulary, was shot and seriously wounded. Three of the highwaymen were surrounded and surrendered, and troops are confident they will capture the other two within a few hours. The battle followed the holdup of the empty pay wagon of the Greenwich Coal and Coke Company, at Greenwich. The wagon makes the trip weekly from the railroad station at Garman to the mines, at Greenwich with a payroll, about $1,000. Because the train bringing the money was late at Garman the wagon left for the mines without the pay. Five Die In Explosion. Five men were killed and the bel latine house of the Aetna Explosive Company's plant; at Grove Run, near Emporium, Pa., was blown to pieces by an explosion. The other buildings were badly damaged, and the entire countryside shaken. The men killed were Joseph Strayer, Fred Haskins, Simory Haskins, Osie Miller and Michael Campbell. 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Bishop, Division Passenger Agent Richmond, Va. ```markdown ``` AT THE NATIONS METROPOLIS Prof. O. B. Cooke Here—Young Educator Makes Study of Vocational Schools in the East—An Ambitious Young Man—Mrs. &. M. Taylor Opens Fine Lodging House—Family Denies Discrimination Against Dr. M.C.B. Mason, at John Hospital in Baltimore—Young Mason Says Report Does Grave Injury to Hospital Authority—Chicago Ready for Exposition—Half Century of Freedom Will Show Negro Progress—General Notes. (Allen) Signature New Haven W. Street, New York New York City. Aug. 21, 1915. Last week your correspondent had an interview with Prof. H. Cooke instructor in mathematics, at the Lincoln High School at Kansas City Mo. and one of the oldest educators of the race. Prof. Cooke said his direction to this section was for the purpose of making a study of the various vocational schools of the East, with a view if necessary to introduce similar methods in the schools of Kansas City. The attention that educators are paying to the vocational schools of the country have imbued Prof. Cooke with the idea of making a more extensive inquiry into the methods of such a system, and to be able to vocational training, should become a part of the educational system of today. When your correspondent saw Prof. Cooke, he had already visited many of the vocational schools of St. Louis, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, and Washington, D.C., and was impressed with the success that had been attained in the schools he visited. While in New York, he visited the following schools that are the models of vocational training. The Manhattan Trade School, which is a large trade school for the vocational education of girls, and said to be one of the most complete schools of its kind in the country, the Baron De Hirsch School, and the New York Trade School, together with various playgrounds where boys and girls are taught vocational work. Prof. Cooke expressed himself being well pleased with the system as worked out in this city, and tabulated many pointers that he will find of use in his investigation. Prof. Cooke left this city feeling that he had gained valuable information that will be of great help to him and the schools of Kansas City. From this city he will visit the schools of Boston, Newton, Worcester, Rochester, Buffalo, Chicago and Gary, Ind. At Gary, Ind., Prof. Cooke will make an extensive investigation, for it is at Gary, where the vocational system of education has reached its greatest height. The public schools of Gary have become models that have won the admiration of educational experts throughout the country. Prof. Cooke who is a brother of Will Marton Cooke, the well known composer, comes from a fine family of cultured people. He was born in Washington, D. C., and was educated in the public schools of that city. He graduated from Cornell University in 1892, and fourteen years ago he went to Kansas City as teacher. Prof. Cooke is one of the stalwart forces in Kansas City and is admitted with every movement having for his race bettirement. He is the Chairman of the Y. M. C. A., a member of the Board Public Welfare, the Child Protective League and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, of which he is an ardent supporter. Prof Cooke's tour will take him about three weeks. AN AMBITIOUS YOUNG MAN. Your correspondent is glad to call attention from time to time of young men who are making good and bringing out the fine possibilities of the young manhood of the race. Occasionally your correspondent comes across young men who are holding positions of trust and responsibility in the large corporations of this city. A young man who has reflected credit upon himself and the race is Dr. G. Warren Hooper, who for 11 years has been stenographer in the office of the Bothechem Steel Company, which is one of the largest concerns in this city. Dr Hooper is the only member of the race among a large force of clerks in this vast office and he has given fine satisfaction. He has held this position ever since he graduated from the Gaffey Business School in this city. During his spare moments he took up the study of chirropody and passed a successful examination in Jersey City, N. J., where he resides. He maintains an office at 419 Pacific Street, and during his spare time he is building up a splendid practice. He is well known in Jersey City and takes an active part in the affairs of the race. He is a member of Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, president of the recently organized Business League, and Secretary of the Committee One Hundred, one of the most influential civic movements in this section. Dr. Hooper is a fine example of what the young man can do who is anxious to succeed in life. MRS. TAYLOR OPENS FINE LODGING HOUSE. Mrs. J. M. Taylor, one of the best known business women of this city, has opened a opened bedding house at 136 West 53rd Street. Visitors to this city who desire a splendid home where the accommodation is first class will do well to visit her. Mrs. Taylor told your correspondent last week that she was anxious for visitors to the city to have a real first-class place to stop while they are in the city, and that she would endeavor to maintain such a place. In order that your correspondent might be well informed on the splendid accommodation that the house offers, she showed your correspondent through the house. The house contains four rooms, which have been well fitted up with new furniture. The house is a bathroom on each floor, which is a theraphy room in every room. The house has thoroughly vaulted and a completely enclosed first-class apartment with a private bath. Nice work, but I don't know if it committed the crime. The lawyer staff is very helpful. I will show you what I see. DR MAC R MASON NOT DESCRIM INVITED AGAINST WRITES MEMBER OF FAMILY In order to act to the benefit of the timer that Dr M C B Mason was badly treated while he was a patient at the John Hopkins Hospital, your correspondent wrote a letter of inquiry to Mr. Mason, the widow of the noted Jereryman, to ascertain the truth of the report. Your correspondent has received a letter from M C B Mason, Dr. son of the noted breather, who at the direction of his mother denies the report that Dr. Mason was ill treated at the hospital. The letter states that the report was founded on an erroneous foundation and that the report in the Afro Amos, an leather has done a great deal of harm. In closing his letter, young Mason states that if the energy that is being need to perseize the hospital would have been used in praise of Dr. Mason while he was alive of would have served a greater purpose. Young Mason whom your correspondent met when he was a student of Columbia University, this city, is in demand over the malicious reports that has come out relative to the treatments his father received at the hospital and defends the action of the hospital authorities and the memory of his father in a well pointed letter. Young Mason writes as follows: "Your kind letter of the 17th inst., to my mother, has just reached my desk, and I hasten to reply. We thank you very much for your sympathy in our great bereavement. Epresions from father's friends,iks yours have done much to lighten our burdens. Thanks also to the interest you have taken in the report concerning father's treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital. I am too glad that I can inform you that the statement published paper I believe in a Baltimore college paper was entirely erroneous, misleading and seriously infrauded. As soon as my father's illness took a serious turn to the worst, I was called to the office was in almost all attendance to him. Naturally at the time we were quiet as possible concerning father's illness, knowing that the immediate family and one or two of his close friends. Some of our interested and sympathetic friends crowding the hospital were not allowed to see him, and knowing that ordinarily no provision made at Johns Hopkins Hospital for private Negro patients, they immediately took up the cry that father was not receiving the proper treatment and attention. As a matter of fact, special arrangement had been made for father's care and everything known to science was being done to save him. Closing in better young Mason says: "I am only sorry that some of the fire and energy directed against the hospital authorities who did all that they could to save a great man's life, might be translated into some flower and smiles for him while he was living. Possibly this might have given him strength to handle a little longer for the race to which he must have gave his life." The letter will be received through out the country with much appreciation to the large number of friends of Dr. Mason. Your correspondent reminds the rumor and feel that an injustice has been done to the memory of the novel clergyman. CHICAGO READY FOR EXPOSITION. Information reached this but that Chicago is all ready for the exposition that opened in that city last Monday and judging from the enthusiasm that is already being manifested the affair will eclipse anything that has ever been done in this direction. It is believed that the most elaborate panorama of exhibits indicative of the Negro's fifty years of progress that has ever been staged will be in evidence at the Chicago exposition. There will be exhibits from every section of the country, typical of the Negro's progress and achievements, and there will be other features that will make the trip to Chicago worth while. According to the information that has reached here, the commissioners consisting of men and women of both races have worked untrifly for the success for the movement and can count for the penny for every expenditure that has gone to the success of the exposition. Every detail has been worked out, and when the exposition opened last Monday, it is safe in saying that the large number of visitors from every section of the country witnessed one of the most gigantic spectacles that has ever been chronicling the wonderful progress the Negro has made since he was granted his freedom, fifty years ago. What the Negro has done in art, science, business and in other directions will be shown in splendid exhibits that have been carefully picked from every section of the country and from men and women who have contributed well to the history of the race. The Chicago exposition is the last of the scheduled expositions and judging from the interest that is being manifested in every section of the country it will be a great success. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY. Pres. Woods Meets Issue (Continued from 1st page) churches. If for any reason the properties were sold the Trustees would turn over to the Convention the proceeds of sale. The Convention, through its delegates, who would be representatives of the Negro Churches, would by vote dispose of the money. Herein every church having contributed to the institution would have a say about the funds. Do you understand the difference, Dr. Leward. DR LEWIS VILLIETS THE DEAD In order to justify the entair and non-inferior methods on the Home Mission Society, Dr. Lewis ascertained and written the scandal and secret memory of the lamented Gregory W. Haines. But so it is and so has it ever been with Dr. Lewis. He will denounce and commande any Negro or Negro enterprise in defense of his creator and preserver, the Home Mission Society. A greater man than Gregory W. Hayes has never honored Virginia nor the nation with his presence. He was a true philanthropist. He gave his all and himself to his face and their face. Dr. Lewis has not helped his cause nor the race in assailing him and that falsely, too. But for Hayes, Graham, Fox, Bowling and Johnson, a different condition would obtain in Virginia and the nation today. We would not have a boy's interest today in anything but our churches. ANOTHER CALUMNY Dr. Lewis charges that the State Convention keeps no missionaries on the field. The reason of the charge is his ignorance of the facts. For years the Convention has kept missionaries on the field and has today His missionaries by his dieroges' operation have been in many instances, paid agents to destroy Negro enterprises. He charges that Virginia Seminary is ever in need. Harvard University with more than twenty four million dollars as an endowment, makes annual appeals. Every institution regal poor, for black and white, is ever appealing. Virginia Seminary would be an exception if it did not appeal. But if our lead had sold their birthright, their Christian character, their manhood, then Virginia Seminary could receive funds from the Society and wrap as does Dr Lowry. But we prefer to be men, to be free from our own destiny. If character and manhood must be offered the price of money the Lord God grant us poverty. Dr Lowry and following waived for money the principle for which most of all races all ages and chides have freely served their love. He made a false alarm when he said that Virginia Seminary had not good buildings poorly furnished rooms, and usurpability. These were made of the wood both included in a heart of woods. He wronged on the Eastern Michigan money PUBLISHING HOUSE He states he opposed individual ownership of the publishing house. The National Artist Publishing House is not individually owned. Again he accords a Nero enterprise without grounds. But can you say so much for the American Bottles Publication Society? The men in the National Convention, who are breeders of the present trouble, are men trained under the same influence as Dr Lewis. Sutton E. Griggs has wrinkled as many Nero enterprises as has any living man. He will meet at Waterloo now, Dr Lewis. THE NEW CHURCH Dr. Lees was famous for carved statues. He now charms me of creating a new church. When I referred to Court Street as a church then and now" of the State Convention, I stated a truth worthy of all association. It is common to say of churches of the Convention and tours of the Association promotion Your church, that is the one over which you can prode while it is a Nepali-tibetan Church; it is also a Himalayan church, in comparison Your church as faithfully as can be for the Society as you do for Christ. SOUTH AND AGE Ever ready on the lap of Dr. Lewis is the expression of "loyalty" "thoughtful youth" "Dr. Lewis" takes to himself if age. But I submit that he is not as old as time nor history, and that he has no monopoly on either, because he is old and now dotard. If he preach and speak only of what has happened in his public life, then he is seriously wanting in fundamental truths. Lockstation cannot produce principle. Before we unite, we must agree. All bitterness must be abandoned, misrepresentation banished and a common interest and cause possess us one and all alike. Yours for truth and humanity. R. C. WOODS. President Virginia Theological Seminary and College. Say, fellers, what is dat Twilight gwine Aug. 30? To West Pint, to be sure. Who is running dat thing? Dem old, reliable Ushers of the First Baptist Church. Iso gwine, dem is sincin. AGENT WANTED Wanted at once, a good hunting agent to handle the New Patent Book Form Visiting Card. A good article, something new. Write for exclusive agency and free samples. 50 per cent profit. PARKER & CO., 1427 11th St. N. W., Washington, D. C. WANTED—A competent woman to take charge of a printing o c and to teach printing. A man of settled habits can also apply to Miss MARIE H. BURROUGH, Lincoln Heights, Washington, D. A High Grade School, conducted by the Frahiscan-Sisters. Primary, Intermediate and Academic Departments. Vocal and Instrumental Music Taught. An up-to-date Kindergarten in a separate building, where special care is given to the training of the little ones. Both Schools Open September 13th. Streets Blocked With Darbik, But No One Was Seriously Injured — 100 Annville Homes Damaged. The whirlwind which struck Hanover, Pa., with the velocity of a cyclone in two minutes did damage to property estimated at fully $100,000. Hundreds of houses were unroofed, scores of stores and manufacturing plants wrecked, thousands of panels of glass broken, while trees were uprooted or limbs broken by the hundreds, and immutable chimneys and many poles blown over. A dozen houses were demolished, street cars were blown off the track, telephone, telegraph and trolley wires were blown down, street and alley-blocked with derbis, yet not a single person was killed or even seriously injured. Had the storm lasted a few minutes longer, Hanover would likely have been blotted out. As it stands, this historic town, which in three weeks will celebrate the centennial of its incorporation, has suffered seriously. Following a heavy rainstorm, the wind suddenly raised and blew in froniously, making a sound like a freight train. Try out from the south and north met in the center of the town and played love. As usual on Saturday night, Center Square was crowded, but the rain drove the people to shelter in the stores and houses, which probably accounts for the loss of life. Street and store life immediately went out and the people were terror stricken. Meredith closed their stores and rushed home to learn the safety of family and home. Residents sought refuge in dollars Woman went and strong men lost their nerve. A crash on the roof and falling platter landed someone to cry fire in a motion picture theater and a panic followed. In the rush for the exits mothers were separated from their children, but no one was in injured. Many streets were almost im- passable and in the darkness all the lanterns and flashlights obtainable were used. Every house for five blocks on Pennsylvania street is damaged. Fronts or sides of dwellings were blown out on this section in North Hanover and along the Abbottsown turnpike the plate is off the roof everywhere. The Hanover Jordan mill is damaged, the Illwater Wheel plant was bit and the John E. Rohr bank, planting milk warehouse and office were battered down. Annyllie Homes Damaged. The amount of dollars damage was done in the town county be a hurried cause with carried in Middletown, Dauphin county, Saturday night and went to town, location county in a northern early direction. The storm caught the east end of Annville overturning a score of barns, unbuilding, at least two homes, and leaving a trail of debris which had all the elements of a western cyclone. At Annville the storm damage will reach $1000. Twenty families at least are homeless because their houses were unroofed, leaving the water to soak furniture and plaster. Two British Warships Sunk. German torpedo boat destroyers have sunk a small British cruiser and a British destroyer by torpedoling them in an engagement of small craft off the west of Jutland, the German admiralty in Berlin announced. The admiralty announcement adds that in the naval airship raid on London Tuesday night important establishments in the city and on the Thames were bombarded with good results. Blast furnaces at Woodbridge and Ipswich also were bombarded the statement says. The statement is as follows: "On August 17, at 2 o'clock, five boats of one of our torpedo boat floatillas, attacked a small modern British cruiser and eight torpedo boat destroyers near Hornarlig, lightship, on the west coast of Jutland, and sank the cruiser and one destroyer with torpedoes. Our forces had losses." "During the night of the 17th and 18th our naval airships again attacked London. London city and important Thames establishments were liberally bombarded. Good results were observed. In addition, factories, and blast furnaces at Woodbridge and Ipswich were bombarded. The airships suffered no damage despite the heavy fire, and all returned. Gormaps Leaving 90,000 Weekly. Routney correspondent at Zurich maps it is estimated by Swiss observers that the Germans are leaving 500 on the eastern front, weekly. Man Beheaded by Bridge. A Pennsylvania railroad freight train ran down two men on Rock's bridge, near Harrisburg, Pa., one man being beheaded and his head falling into the river. The other was only slightly injured and not away before his name could be learned. Virginia. In the Clerk's Office of the Law and Equity Court of the City of Richmond, the 25th day of August, 1915. Lau's Armstead, In Vacation. Phonotiff, vs. James Armstead, In Chancery Defendant. The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony, by the Plaintiff from the Defendant upon the ground of Desertion. And an affidavit having been made and filed that said Defendant is not a resident of the State of Virginia, it is ordered that the Defendant, James Armstrong, appear here within fifteen days after due Publication of this Order and do what may be necessary to protect his interest herein. A Copy. Teste, LUTHER LIBBY, Clerk. 1 HENRY CRUTCHFIELD, p. 9. 1215 E. Broad Street. Richmond, Va. HYGEIA HOTEL Buckroe Junction, Phocbus, Va. CENTRALLY LOCATED. A NEW Modern Hotel for Colored Specially. European Plan. Meals served at all hours, day or night. Rooms up-to-date in every respect for ladies and gentlemen. Soda fountain drinks, and ice cream, cigars, cigarettes and tacoses, candies, confectioneries. Excursion parties collected. Popular rates, and prices. W. M. Davis, Manager. On 29 Richmond, Va., to the Ideal Convention, Sept. 7-10, 1915. To the Officers and Members of the Various Lodges and Nurseryes of the National Ideal Benefit Society, Inc. Greeting: The third annual session of the Supreme Lodge will convene in the Ideal's Hall, Tuesday and Wednesday, September 7th and 8th, at 10 o'clock, A.M. The Nursery Thursday and Friday, September 9th and 10th, 10 A.M. In order to get good homes, the delegates and visitors are urged to send their names to Headquarter: 210 E. Clay St., at once. FOUR GREAT PUBLIC MEETINGS AND EVERYBODY IS WELCOME Tuesday, Sept. 17th, 8 P. M. Welcome Meeting, Lleigh Street Memorial M. E. Church, Fifth and Leigh St. Rev. E. M. Mitchell, D. D., Pastor. Wednesday, Sept. 18th, 8 P. M. Ideal's Evening First Baptist Church Sixteenth and Decatur St., So. Richmond. Rev. A. Binga, D. D., Pastor. Thursday, Sept., 9th, 8 P. M., a great women's conference and guardian's review, Moore Street Baptist Church, West Leigh St. Rev. R. D. Johnson, D. D., Pastor. Friday, Sept. 10th, 8 P. M., open session of the Ideal's Guardian's Convention Fourth Baptist Church, 28th and 29th. Rev. Evans Payne, B. D., Pastor. The Ideal Choir under the direction of Prof. S. L. Johnson is arranging special music for each evening. If anyone falls to attend these meetings will miss a treat. Come early to avoid the rush. A. W. HOLLIS, Supreme Master. ROSA THOMPSON, Pres. Nursery Convention. I. R. CHARITY, Act. Sup. Copy LUCY A. HALL, Secretary. EVENTFUL DAYS AT THE LINCOLN JUBILEE EXPOSITION COLIBEUM, CHICAGO, 15TH, AND WABASH AVENUE Dedicatory Exercises 3:00 P. M. August 28 Health and Wellness 3:00 P. M. August 28 Folk Love Musical Festival 4:00 P. M. August 28 "Chicago Day," 10:00 A. M. August 28 Woman's Day August 28 Convening National Medical Association August 28 S. M. T. Day and G. R. F. August 28 Governor's Day August 28 Grand Army of Republic Day August 28 Eighth Regiment, L. N. G. Day August 28 Saginaw Mass Veterans August 28 Michigan Day August 28 Benjamin Hanncker's Day August 27 Nevro Authors August 27 Hamilton Club Night August 27 Mohary Day August 27 New York, Pennsylvania August 28 Southern States Day August 29 Hibernia Congress August 29 School School and Young People Society August 29 Convention, L. B. P. O. of Els August 29 Knight Templar Day August 29 Folk Lore Musical Festival, 4:00 P. M. August 29 Pentecost Congress August 29 Bilthia Day August 29 Educational Congress August 29 Railroad Day August 29 Grand Unified Order of Civil Fellows Day September 1 Roman Catholic Day September 1 Catholic Order of Foresters Day September 1 Presbyterian Day September 1 True Reformers Night September 1 Anthology Day September 1 Congress of Anti-Slavery Workers September 1 "Peace Day September 1 Folk Lore Musical Festival, 4:00 P. M. September 5 Labor Day September 6 Industrial Congress September 7 Ancient Order of Foresters Day September 7 National Baptist Day September 8 Wisconsin Day September 9 British of Fellows Day September 9 Insurance Day September 9 Frederick Douglas Day (Maryland) September 9 Tahoege Day September 10 Medical Day (Minnesota) September 11 Methodist Day September 12 Folk Lore Musical Festival, 4:00 P. M. September 12 National Baptist Woman's Day September 12 Knights of Tabor Day September 12 Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Northwest Day September 12 National Day September 13 Ohio Day September 13 International Interracial Congress September 14 Praternal Day September 15 Ancient United K. D. of Africa Day September 15 Closing Day, Illinois Day September 16 FemaleEmbalmer ME. LUCIE CHRISTIAN SCOTT is associated in business with her husband, Mr. Alpheus Scott. 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