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The Leading Western Journal in the Country. Modham Which Reaches Evory Colored Home. THE KILLING OF ARMSTEAD WALKER, JR. Hon. L. O. Wendenburg Hurls a Bombshell. Declares He Has Decided to Enter the Case. In the Light of New Evidence Adduced Believes the Accused Guilty--Commonwealth's Attorney Wise Joins in Plea for Continuance. Hon. H. M. Smith, Jr., Declares the Prosecution an Outrage and the Work of Unknown Enemies--An Able Plea for the Defense--The Suspense Should be Ended--Russell E. T. Walker Entitled to a Speedy Trial--Attorney J. Thomas Hewin Active Too. Makes Plea Against Continuance. Judge Richardson Grants Request of Commonwealth and Postpones Case until Friday, November 12th, 1915. VOLUME XXXXII NO. 49 THE KING HOUSE Decla In the Light Hon. H. M. S. mies--A Wal Judge Richa A veritable bomb-shell was exploded in the Hustings Court last Thursday morning when Commonwealth's Attorney George E. Wise arose and addressed the Court asking that the Court exclude from the court room all of the witnesses and the members of the jury. He said that the statement that he proposed to make might be prejudicial to both sides and for this reason he made the request. Attorney Smith offered no objection and Judge Richardson soon had the court room cleared. SLOW TO CONVENE No one seemed to have even suspected just what was coming. Although the Court convened at 16 o'clock, the Commonwealth's Attorney had not put in appearance. Attorney J. Thomas Howin sat at the lawyer's desk, and no other attorney was in sight until Attorney H. M. Smith appeared. Finally, Commonwealth's Attorney Wise put in appearance, then followed soon after Attorney J. K. Pollard, who has been most active in the case and at whose feet no doubt, Mrs. Maggie L. Walker lays the responsibility for most of her woes in this case. ATTORNEY-WENDENBURG APPEAR. To the surprise of every one, Hon. L. O. Wendenburg quietly took his seat behind the railings at the side of Mr. Pollard. Mrs. Maggie L. Walker was one of the first witnesses to retire from the court room. She had taken her seat at the side of her son, Russell, for whom she was risking all. Russell remained seated and that he heard much not to his liking was evident. It was evident to him and to everybody else in the court room that his troubles had just begun. COMMONWAIHTS ATTORNEY WINDS PLEA. Commonwealth's Attorney George E. Wise spoke of the newly discovered evidence in hand and of the impossibility to secure the prizes in time to go on with the guilt and announced that Hoe, L. O. Wendemburg had decided to enter the case, having held employed yesterday. Mr. Wendemburg would no doubt make his own statement. He was of the opinion that the evidence which he had was essential to the case. He would go on with the case, if the judge so ruled, but this substance was essential in order that justice to all parties might be forthcoming. HON. H. H. SMITH CAUSTIC. Hon. H. H. SMITH, Jr. presented to examine the evidence of admitted. His report was complete. He stated that the evidence was sufficient to prove the guilt of the defendant. been puzzled to know who was pushing the case. His remarks concerning Attorney J. R. Pollard were anything but complimentary. He declared that he and his associate had made every effort to trace this sinister prosecution which he called persecution to its source. THE FAMILY STANDS TOGETHER It had been alleged that the family of Armistend-Walker, Jr. had been doing it, but the members of the family were here to give the lie to the statement. When he concluded, Attorney J. Thomas Hewm opposed a continuance. An amusing mistake was made by him when he stated that he hoped that His Honor would stretch his conscience if possible and refuse to grant the motion to continue the case. Mr. Howin's portrayal of Mrs. Walker's condition as a result of a recent injury, was impressive. JUDGE RICHARDSON'S CONSCIENCE Attorney Smith was quick to explain that evidently Mr. Hewin did not mean to say that His Honor would stretch his conscience if he refused to grant a continuance, but rather that he would stretch it if he did grant it. Both statements were the subject of criticism for His Honor's action thereafter made it apparent that he had decided the mafter according to his own judgment. SURPRISING AND IMPRESSIVE. Attorney L. O. Wendenburg's statement was surprising and impressive. When he declared that he had, been approached by some of the best colored citizens, whose names he was ready to submit to the court, one of them being a college professor and the other a representative business man, it set at rest the suspicion that he was the agent or attorney for any insurance company. He had declined to go into the case until evidence had been submitted to him by the officers of the law, detailed on the case, showing that a crime had been committed. LARGE FEES. REFUSED. He declared that he had been offered as much as $2,500 since his participation in the Beatty case if he would not act in prosecuting persons and he had declined to do so. In this case, he had finally become convinced by the evidence submitted to him that The Thirty-third Anniversary of the Paws and Dungshoes of Midwinter will be held at the Queen Street United Aid & Church, Midway, October 20th, at 8:00 P.M. It is the program key Mr. George Scott has returned home after being headwaiter at Buffalo Lithia Springs Virginia. He is now second waiter under Mr. Peters at Murphy's Hotel. Mrs. Mabel McCree of Harrisburg, Pa., was called to the city last week on account of the death of Mr. D. J. Chavers. She returned home last Thursday. We have received a pamphlet, entitled, "The Question of Sunday Laws" by Rev. Arthur E. Main D. D., Alfred New York. It is published by the American Sabbath Tract Society, Plainfield, New Jersey. He represents the Seventh Day Baptist and makes a strong plea for the observance of the Jewish Sabbath. EIGHT YEARS IN THE PENTENTIARY. Magnus Jenkins, colored, who stabbed Albert Clay to death, August 23, 1915, at Woodville, just outside the city limits was found guilty by a jury in Henrico Circuit Court last Wednesday. His punishment was fixed at 18 years in the Virginia Penitentiary. Jenkins and Clay quarrelled over a girl and the killing was the result of it. --- RETURNS THANKS. Mrs D. J. Chavers wishes to thank her many friends for the kindness and sympathy shown during the illness and death of her husband; Mr. D. J. Chavers. NATIONAL GRAND MASTER HERE Dr. S. J. Elliott, Natl. G. M. Mosaic Templars of America was in the city last week. He was enroute to Norfolk to organize a Grand Lodge of that Order. Mr. F. B. Morris, private secretary accompanied Dr. Elliott. EVANGELIST SKIP WITH STILL HEAR Roanoke, Va.—First Baptist Church Rev. B. E. Ricka D. D. Minister. We are still in the midst of a great revival here in the Magic City. The Rev. W. H. Skipwith, B. D. preached three powerful sermons Sunday last, and twenty-two persons joined with th church up to this writing there are only five, and still they come. Our brother will pitch his brewwell sermon here Friday night next Oct. 15th. After which he will leave for Dauville Virginia, to begin a two week meeting for Mr. G. W. Church. THE CANADIAN ROCKIES—AWE INSPIRING SCENERY—A QUEST TION OF COLOR—JAPANESE AND CHINESE—A REMARK- BLE SIGN—THE OLD GOVERN- MENT TRAIL—QUICK SILVER MINES—GROTESQUE FIGURE It was not long before I was glad that I had decided to remain over at Sicamous and see the great canyon of the Canadian Pacific by day-light. I was in a parlor car and when the mighty wonders of nature were revealed, I rejoiced the more. To give you an idea of the wild character of the country and the bends, angles and curved made by the railroad track in order to get through it the guide said: ANOTHER WORD PICTURE. "For fifty miles, the line winds in and out the bending shores, while geese and ducks fly over the waters and light and shadow play upon the opposite banks. This lake with its bordering slopes gives a fine reminder of Scottish scenery. The railway in getting around it, leads at different and many times towards every one of the thirty-two points of the compass. Leaving the Salmon arm of the Lake, rather than go a circultious course around the mountains to reach the south-western arm of the Lake, the line strikes through the forest over the top of the inter-forest over the top of the intervening ridge. We come out at some 550 feet elevation above this arm, and get a magnificent view across the lake, its winding shores on both sides of the long and narrow sheet of water, stretching far on either hand, with high mountain ridge, for the opposite back-ground. The line gradually runs down hill until it reaches the level of the water, but here it has passed the lake, which has narrowed into the south branch of the Thompson River. A RANCHING COUNTRY. Then the valley broadens and the eye that has been as accustomed to roads and roughness and the uninhabited denudation of the mountains is gladdened by the sight of grass, fluffy fields, growing crops, hayfields and good farm homes on the level surface while burial of cedars, stones and bark. roam over the valley and bordering hills in large numbers. This is a ranching country extending far into the mountain valleys, west of the Gold Range on both sides of the railway and is one of the garden spots of British Columbia. "The people are comparatively old settlers, having come in from the Pacific Coast, and it does one's heart good, after having passed the rude little cabins and huts of the plains and mountains to, see their neat and trim cottages with evidences of thrift that are all around." INCREASING INTEREST This then is the scene, through which I was passing. From a tired dejected passenger upon the train, travelling through seemingly unmounting fields of grain, I was now in a section of the country where every mile brought new views of interest. In the vicinity of Kemloops is located an Indian reservation. After leaving the town, the river broadens into a lake and Thompson River canyons are entered, where tunnel after tunnel follow each other in quick succession: We passed Cherry Creek, Savono, Walhachin, Ashercroft and Spatsum. At Savonna, the lake ended and the mountains draw closer together. QUICK SILVER MINES THERE TOO Quick silver mines of great value are being operated in this neighborhood. Ashcroft is the point of departure for Caribou and Omineca gold fields of British Columbia. Trains of freight wagons drawn by long strings of pack mules, laden with merchandise (Continued on 4th Page.) SCHOOL DAYS! SCHOOL DAYS! DEAR OLD GOLDEN RULE DAYS Don't fall to witness an original production in four acts, by Mrs. M. R. Satterfield, of this famous play supported by a cast of fifty lads and ladies. This stupendous production supplemented with the rare musical genres, will be presented at the True Reformers Hall. Monday Oct. 25th at 8:30 P. M. Under the auspices of the building fund of the Richmond Industrial Benedictal Club of Virginia, Supreme Lodge Inc. Admission..... 15 cents. Mrs. M. R. Satterfield Mgr., Mr. John R. Holmes, President Richmond Ind. Benedictal Club of Virginia, Supreme Lodge Inc. BAILLEY—Wife Pierce Holley entered fate past on October 11, 1915 at Albany New York. LAID TO REST. The funeral of D. J. Chavers, who died at his late residence 318 East Preston Street, took place Friday, October 15, at the Leigh Street M. E. Church, Fifth and Leigh Streets, at 2 P. M. Funeral Director A. Hayes was on time and the ceremonies at the church were simple and impressive. Rev. E. M. Mitchel pastor preached the funeral. On the rostrum were Rev. A. S. Thomas, D. D. Stev. W. E. Nash, Rev. S. C. Burrell, Rev. Evans Payne, D. D., Rev. T. J. King D D. The Scriptures were read by Rev. S. C. Burrell. Prayer was offered by Rev. A. S. Thomas, D. D. "Lead Kindly Light" was sung by the choir. The call for Resolutions was answered by remarks eulogic of the deceased, by Master Tilton of Friendship Lodge, No. 19 A. F. & A. M. He was a member of Venus Lodge, No. 46, Knights of Pythia. He had been a Director of the Mechanics Savings Bank since its organization Resolutions from that body were read by Vice-President Thomas M Crump. Rev. W. E. Nash, who had known the deceased when he lived in Ohio made eulogistic remarks after which Rev. E. M. Mitchell sang a solo entitled "Home of the Soul." Ero the charming melody had died away, he began his text, which was from John 11:21. "Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here my brother had not died. He pictured the scene and the promise of the Savor that her brother would rise again. He dwelt upon the sterling qualities of the deceased and gave comfort to the weeping widow. At the conclusion prayer was offered by Rev. T. J. King D. D. pastor of the Fifth Street Baptist Church. The choir sang. Funeral Director A. Hayes marshaled the pall bearers into line and the mourning throng fled out of the church. The Directors of the Mechanics/Savings Bank attended the funeral in a body. The casket was of Thyly carved oak and is known as a "State" casket. The funeral designs were numerous and costly. The pall bearers were, honorary B. P. Vanderwall Col. Willis Wyatt, W. W. Hill. Dr. B. R. Jefferson, Dr. A. A. Teenant, Richard Davin, Christopher F. P. Foster, Rex Bellling, Active, Henkiah Curtin, R. J. Otlyn, Thomas Liggun, J. W. Pryor, Daim, Tarner. The remainder were intered in the National Cemetery here. Arrangements had been made through Mr. Cushy Washington. The hand stone will be 4455 A. Cushion of this all that spanning of D. J. Gleaves has been well upward up in that national grave yard to repose until the sound of the last tremor. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. ER, JR. hell. Case. uilty--Com- ce. Unknown Ene- sell E. T. Too. er 12th, 1915. MOORE—CARTER The parlor with its decorations, at the residence of Mrs. Lettitta H. Banks 412 Catherine street, presented a beautiful appearance last Wednesday night, October 20, 1915, the occasion being the marriage of her niece, Miss Nora L. Carter to Mr. William M. Moore. Promptly at 7:30 o'clock the bridal party entered in the following order: Mrs. Janie Hart and the groom, and Mr. James L. Burroll and bride. They were met at the improvised altar by Rev. W. H. Stokes, Ph. D., who in his usual dignified manner performed the ceremony. Miss Martha Ferris presided at the piano. The presents were handsome and numerous. After, receiving the congratulations of their many friends and relatives and amid-a shower of rice, the happy couple left for a Northern trip. They will reside in Atlantic City, N. J. where the groom is employed as letter carrier in the government service. BLACKWELL JACKSON Mr. William H. Jackson announces the approaching marriage of his sister Charlotte Virginia, to J. Hoyward Blackwell Jr. M. D. Wednesday evening October the twenty seventh nineteen hundred and fifteen at 6:30 o'clock Ebenezer Baptist Church. Reception from 7 to 8, 532 Hancock Street. Friends are invited. No cards. At home Friday November 5th, from 8 to 11 P. M. No. 14 East 13th street South Richmond Virginia. IN MEMORIAM. In sad, but loving remembrance of our dear dearling Floasie Fox Upahur who died October 10, 1914, one year ago, in Philadelphia, Pa.: We may all have our sorrows, Grief that quickly fades away But the loss of our dear darling Grieves our hearts from day to day. We shall sleep, but not forever, In the lone and silent grave; Blessed be the Lord that taketh, Blessed be the Lord that gave. By her saint, MARGARET BOOKER. FOOTBALL Adelphia vs. Battle-area, Tuesday, October 26, 1916, Broad Street Park. Association 15 cents. Grandstand free. Second championship game of the rugby. SYNOPSIS. Brick Wilkinson, high school, saves one Gleibware and a baby girl from being murdered by his fellow outlaws on the river. Wilkinson flees to the mountains and blinds to escape the wrath of the outlaws he had outlived. He learns that some one has discovered his hiding place. Red Feather, an Indian chief, brings Wilkinson a little white girl, named Lahoma. Wilkinson learns that she's her father is living with Indiana. CHAPTER IV. ATN'T got the tools yet, hooey," went on Brick. "Thy's not breaking up and enriching land that ain't never bore nothing but buffalo grass without I have picks and spades and plows and harrow. I got to get my tools to begin." She stiffened herself. "You shouldn't be afraid I'll cry. I want you to hurt me, if that the way." "It ain't like a pain in the stomach, Lahoma. All I get for you will be some books." "Booka. What are booka?" "Books?" What are books? "Books?" Willock rubbed his bushy head in desperation. "Books?" Why. they is just thoughts that somebody has ketched and put in a cage where they can't get away. If you want to be civilized you got to lasse other people's thoughts—people as has want to and fro and has learned life—and you got to dehon them ideas and tame 'em. Lahoma examined him with new interest. "Are you civilized?" Her countenance fell. "Not to no wide extent, but I can ford tolerate deep stream that would drown you, honey. I can write my own name and your too. I reckon. Lahoma Glidelware—yes, I'm tolerate well versed on a capital G; you just make a gap with a flying to it." "My name not Lahoma Glidelware," she interposed in some severity. "My name Lahoma Willock. Beautiful name—lovely, like flower—Willock. Call me Lahoma. Willock like a giant of little stream; Glidelware—hard, rough." Brick Willie stared at her in amazement. "Where'd you get that from?" "My name Lahoma Willock—Red Feather tell me." He shudded in silence, puffing rapidly. "How come you to be named Lahoma Willock?" Lahoma suggested thoughtfully, "All white people named Willock?" "There's a law—Willock shook his head—" with less aggressive names. But, after all, I am glad you have my name. Well, hello, this is enough talk about being civilized. Now let's make the first move on the way. You want to see your parents' flowers and lay some of these flowers on it. That's a part of being civilized, caring for graves. It just savages for forget the past and consequently never learns nothing. Come along. These monuments will do famous until I can get you show from the settlements. But I got a pony the first time I ventured to Doane's town, and it will carry you if I have to walk at your side. We'll make a festive march of that journey and lay in clothes as a girl should wear and book to last the winter." Wilkie rose and explained that they must cross the mountain. As they traversed it he reminded her that she had not gathered any of the flowers that were scattered under sheltering bowlers. "Why?" asked Lahoma, showing that her neglect to do so was intentional. "Well, honey, don't you love and honor that mother that bore so much pain and trouble for you, travelling with you in her arms to the Oklahoma country, trying to make a home for you up there in the wilderness and at last dying from the hardships of the plains?" Ain't she worth a few flowers? "She dead. She not see flowers, not smell flowers, not show." Wilkie said nothing, but the next time they came to a clump of blooms he made a nosegay. Lahoma watched him with a face as calm and unemotional as that of Red Feather himself. "What you do with that?" She pointed at the flowers in his rough hand. "I'm going to put 'em on your mother's grave." "She not know, not see, not smell. She dead; mother dead." "Lakahm, do you know anything about God?" "Yes-Great Spirit. God make my path white." "Well, I want God to know that somebody remembers your mother. It's God that smells the flowers on the graves of the dead." They walked on. Pretty soon Lahopa began looking about for flowers, but they had reached the last barren ledge, and no more came in sight. "No. 'Couldn't fool God.' They began the last descent. Willock suddenly discovered that tears were slipping down the 'girl's face.' Suddenly she cried joyfully, "Oh, look, look!" She darted toward the spot at the feet of a tall cedar where purple and white blooms showed in profusion. She gathered an armful, and they went down to the plains. "Hat, head's toward; the wunt," he said as they stood beside the pile of stones. Lakoban pinned the twoviews of the wavy terrain of the prairie. JOIN BRECKENRIDGE ELLIS Wilcox laid his at the foot of the grave. During the two years passed by Brick Wilcox in dreary solitude conditions about him had changed. The hardships of pioneer life which fifty years ago had obtained in the middle states yet prevailed in ISS2 in the tract of land claimed by Texas under the name of Greer county, but the dangers of pioneer life were greatly lessened. As Lahoma made the acquaintance of the mountain range and explored the plain extending beyond the natural house-shoe, Wilcox believed she ran little danger from Indiana. He himself had ceased to preserve his relaxing watchfulness. After all, he had been the highwaymen rather than the red men whom he had most feared, and after two years it did not seem likely that such volatile men would preserve the feeling of vengeance. With the wisdom derived from his experience with wild natures, he carefully abstained from any attempt to force Lahoma's friendship; hence it was not long before he obtained it without reserve. In the meantime he talked increasingly, and to his admiration he presently found her manner of speech wonderfully like his own—both fluent and ungrammatical. He knew nothing of grammar, to be sure, but there were times when his mistakes, taken from her lips, struck upon his ear, and, though he might not always know how to correct them, he was prompt to suggest changes, testing each as a natural musician judges music by ear. Dissatisfied with his own standards, he was all the more impatient to depart on the expedition after mental tools, despite the dangers that might beset the tourner. His first task, prompted by the coming of Lahoum, had been to partition off the half of the dugout containing the stove for the child's private chamber. Cedar posts set in the ground and plastered with mud higher than his head left a space between the top and the apex of the ceiling that the temperature might be equalized in both rooms. That held, however, they did not stay in the dugout except long enough to eat and sleep, for the autumn had continued delightful, and the cove seemed to the child her home, of which the dugout was a sort of cellar. Concerning the stone retreat in the crevice she knew nothing. Willock did not know why he kept the secret since he trusted Lahoum with all his treasures, but the unconscious reticence of the man of great loneliness still rested on him. "Lahoum," he said one day, "there's a settler over yonder in the mountains across the south plain. How'd you like to tray him a shift?" "I don't want anybody but you," said Lahanna promptly. Willek stood on one leg, rubbing the other meditative with his delightful foot. Not the glove of a muscle, however, revealed the fact that her words had bounded his heart with sunshine "Well, honey, that's in reason. But I've got to take you with me after books and winter supplies, and I don't like the idea of traveling alone. It come to me that I might get Mr. Settter to go to you. Time was not so long ago when印姆 hands was coming and going, and, although old Greer in beginning to be sprinkled up with setters here and there, I can't get over the feel of the old times. They ain't no sensation as sticks by a man when he's come to be wedged in between forty-five and fifty as the feel of the old times." "Well," said Lahoma earnestly, "I wish you leave me here when you go after them books. I don't want to be with no strangers. I want to just squat right here and bear myself company." "That's in reason. But, honey, while you might be safe enough while bearing the same I would be plumb crazy worrying about you. I might not have good cause for worrying, but worrying—it also' no bird that spreads its wings and goes north when cold weather comes; worrying—it's independent of causes and seasons." "If you have got to be stayed with to keep you from worrying they ain't nothing more to be said." "Just so. That there old settler, I have crossed a few words with him, and I believe he would do noble to travel with. He's as gruff and growly as a grizzly bear if you say a word to him, and if he'll just turn all that temper he's rented on me to on any strangers we may run up against on the trail he'd invaluable." "I'll go catch up the pony," said Lahoma briefly, "For I see the thing is to be did. This will be the first visit I ever made in my life when I wasn't drug by the Injuns." "You mustn't say drug, honey, unless specifying medicines and herbs. You must my dragged." The Injuns dragged you from one village to another. He paused meditatively, mattering the word to himself, while Lahoma run away to catch the pony. When she came back he said: "You been a weighing that word, Lahoma, and it doesn't seem to see that dragged sounds proper. What do you think?" "I don't like, the sound of it matter," said Lahoma, shaking her head. "I think drug is safer. It harder moves in the ear, and dragged stains." "Well, don't worry one other till I am sure you cut." Freud, he was still By this person he plains forward the most outstanding range, while the girl had more length than on the page. Willock and the man he had come to us were very good types of the first, motters of Great County or a highwayman, hiding from his kind, the other a trapper by occupation, trying to keep aboard of the pursuing waves of immigration. It was the first time Lahoma had seen Bill Atkins, and as all she caught sight of him before his dugout her eyes brightened with interest. He was a tall, lank man of about sixty-five, with a huge gray muscat and bushy hair of iron gray, but without a beard. But Lahoma was not afraid of coyotes, catamounts or mountain lions, and she was not afraid of Bill Atkins. Her eyes brightened at the discovery that he held in his hand that which Willock had described to her as a book. "Does he read?" she naked Willock breathlessly. "Does he read, Brick?" breathlessly. "Does he read. Brick?" The man looked up, saw Willock and spent over his book—discovered Lahoms on the pony and looked up again, unwillingly but definitely. "You never told me you had a little girl," he remarked grumily. "You never naked me," said Willock. "Get down, Lahoma, and make yourself at home." The man shut his book. "What are you going to do?" "Going to visit you. Turn the pony poose, Lahoma. He won't go far." poose, Lahoma. He won't go far." "Haven't you got all that north range so yourself." Bill Atkins asked begrudgingly. "Yap. How're you making it, Atkina?" "Why, as long as I'm let alone I'm making it all right. It's being let alone that I can't ever accomplish. I no sooner get settled and make my turf dugout than here comes a stranger." "Name of Brick Willock, if you were forot." interpolated Willock generally. "I'll just light my pipe, as I reckon there's no objections." The man turned his back upon Willock, opened his book and read. CHAPTER V. Lahoma's Education Advances AHIOMA approached the block of wood that supported him, white. Willie calmly, stretched him. wet out on the grass. "Is that a book?" she asked, by way of opening up the conversation. The man gripped it tighter and moved his lips busily. As she remained at his knee, he presently said, "Oh, no, it's a hand organ." Labios smiled pityingly. "Are you afraid of me, Atkinst?" The man looked up with open mouth. "Not exactly, kid." There was something in her face that made him lose interest in his book. He kept looking at her. "Then why don't you tell the truth? Wo won't hurt you." The man opened his mouth and closed it. Then he said, "It's a book." "Did you ever read it before?" "This is the third time I read it." "Seems as it hasn't accomplished no good on you, as you still lies." good on you, as you still tell lies." The man must abruptly and hold the book on the seat. His manner was quite as discouraging as it had been from the start. "Honey," interponed Willock, "that ain't to say a lie, not a real lie." "Is it a hand organ?" Lahoma demanded steadily. "In a number of speaking, honey, it is a hand organ in the sense of shouting you off from asking questions. You learn to distinguish the sounds of speech as you gets older. Out in the big world you don't say this or that according as it is. They steeps their words in a sense as suits the digestion. Don't be quick to call 'lie' till you learn the flavor of a fellow's meaning, not by his words, but by the sauce he steeps 'em in." "Don't get mad at me," said Lahoma to the trapper. "I want to be civilized, and I am investigating according." The trapper, somewhat conciolated, rescaped himself. He regarded the girl with greater interest, not without a certain approval. "How comes it that you aren't civilized, living with such a knowing specimen as your father?" "My father's dead. Brick is my cousin, but I not knowing nothing of him till he saved my life two years ago and after that, me with the Indians and him all alone. Would you like to hear about it?" "I wouldn't bother him, honey, with all that long story," interposed Willock, suddenly grateful. "Yes, tell me," said the trapper, moving over that she might find room on the block of wood beside him. "We was crossing the plains—father, mother and me—in a big wagon. And mother dressed up like Indians, they come whooping up and shooting, and father turns around and drives with all his might—drives clear to yonder mountain. And mother dies, being that sick before, and the soiling too much for her. So father takes me on his horse and rides all night, and I all asleep. Well, those same men dressed like Indians, they was in a cabin 'way up north and had put their wigs and feathers off and was gambling over what they stole from the other wagons. So father he sees the light from the window and rides up with me. And they takes him for a spy, and says they in a voice awful force just this way, 'Kill 'em both!'" The trapper gave a start at the explosiveness of her tone. Lahoma aboutted as harshly as she could, "Kill 'em both!' says they. Then she turned to Willeck. "Did I put them words in the correct sense, Brick!" "You done noble honey." "You done noobs, nobody." Labina required: "Now it was in a member of happening that Brick, he was riding around to have a look at the country, and when he rides up to the cabin, why, right outside there, was me and father and two of the robbers about to kill me. What do you decide up to? I says Brick. Takes up to — where the leading man is. That's where we're going to send this guy and his little girl, says he. 'You go to — and maybe you'll meet, and then — he goes. And with that he runs and then." on the back, and he was still laying there on your back just as you fell." "Did I, honey? Well, I reckon I was, then, for when I told you about it it was more recent." "It's awful interesting," the trapper remarked dryly. "Yes; didn't it?" Laboma glowed. "Then father jumped on one horse with me, and Brick put out on another, and when I woke up the Indians were all everywhere, but Brick come here and lied all alone and nearly died because he didn't have me to comfort him. So the Indians took me, and they killed father, and for two years I was moved from village to village till Red Feather brought me to Brick. And then we found out we are cousins and he is going to civilize me. Brick, he remembers about a cousin of his, Coulin Martha Willock. Her sister went driving out to the Oklahoma CHELLE MAYER "He ups and shoots at Brick," country with her husband and little girl and wasn't never heard of. I am the little girl, all right, and Brick, he was, outstretched, wasn't lucky. Brick was riding around that night, looking at the country, when they was rushed to put daylight into me! "I'd think," remarked the trapper, "that need take you back to your cousin Martin, for men folks like him and me need placed to take care of women folk." "Yes, but he got a letter saying my Cousin Martha and all her family is done been swept away by a flood of the Misses' oak river, and him and me in all the left of the Willockes, so we got to suck together. Besides, you see he killed them two robbers, and the root of the gang is laying for him. Brick he fell so dreadful, he never having so much maw put a scratch to a man's face before, for he wouldn't never fight in a boy, his conscience wouldn't rest if he was in civilization. He'd go right up to the first policeman he met and say: I done the deed. Carry me to the pen" he'd say, and then what would become of me? "He might get another letter from your Cousin Martha to help him out of the scrape." Lahoma scared at him, unable to grasp the stifness of these foolish words, and brick, seeking a diversion, explained his purpose of taking Lahoma to the settlements after supplies and proffered his petition that Bill Atkins accompany them. Lahoma never forgot that expedition to the settlements. She did not think life would have been too long to devote to such pliements. In the settlements she was bewildered, but never satiated with novelties, and on the way back everything she had seen was discussed, expounded and classified between her and Brick. The journey back home had been far easier than the descent into Texas because both Willock and Atkins had supplied themselves with popes-animals that sold ridiculously cheap at the outlying posts of the settlements. Brick Willock brought back with him something else to add cheerfulness and usefulness to approaching winter. This was a square window sash, set with four small panes of good glass. It was hard work to place this window in Lahoma's side of the dugout, but it was work thoroughly enjoyed. Lahoma's room was on the west, and from noon to sundown the advantage of the window was a source of never ending delight. "Good thing we got our window," Brick would say as they sat on the low, rule-bench before the little stove and the furious wind of January bowled overhead. Or, when the wintry sky was leaden and all Brick's side of the partition was as dark as the hole of a prairie dog, he would visit Lahona and gloat over the dim, gray light stealing through the small windows. "That window's bad fillet," he would chuckle. "Good thing I've got my window," Lahona would say as the snow thick on the plains and to hobble them all over the mountains, and the cutting blast that the fire with paddle --- "This window is going to shuffle me back." Spring came late this year, and in the early days of March Brick made over to the cove, behind the precipice after Bill Atkins. "I want you to come over to my place," he begged, "and answer some of Lahoma's questions. Being cloaked with her in that there dugout all—inter, she has pumped me as dry as a bone." Perhaps Bill Atkins had his all of solitude during that cold winter—or perhaps he was hungry for another hour of the little girl's company. Nothing, however, showed his satisfaction as he entered her chamber. "Here I am," he announced, seating himself on the bench. This was his only greeting. "It is drug or dragged?" demanded Lahoma. "Dragged." "Why don't God send me a little girl to play with, after me asking for one every night all winter?" "Don't undawward God's business," replied Atkins briefly. "I put it this way." Brick spoke up. "God's done sent one little girl, and it ain't right to crowd him too far." "Will I be all they is of me as long as I live?" "Nobody won't never come to live in these plains," Brick declared, "unless its trappers and characters like us. But we'll try by you, won't we, Bill Atkins?" Atkins looked exceedingly gruff and booked his head as if he had his doubts about it. "You'll have to be taken so the states," he declared. "But what would become of Brick?" "Well, honey," said Brick, "you want to take your place with people in the big world, don't you?" "Oh, yes!" cradled Lahoma, starting up and stretching her arm toward the window. "In the big world—yeah. That's the place for me—that's where I want to live. But what will become of you?" "Well," Brick answered slowly, "the rock pile tother side the mountain is good enough for me. Your mother sleeps under it." "Oh, Brick!" She caught his arm. "You wouldn't die if I went away, would you?" "Why, you see, honey, they wouldn't be nothing left to go on. I'd just sort of stop, you know. But it wouldn't matter. Out there in the big world people don't remember very long, and when you're grown you wouldn't know there'd ever been a cave with a dugout in it and a window in the wall and a Brick Willow to carry in the wood for the fire." "I'll always remember—and I won't go without you. He could go with me, couldn't be. Hill?" "I suspicion he has his reasons for not." Athens observed gravelly. "I has, and I shall never go back to the States." "Then what's the use civilizing me?" demanded Lahoma mournfully. CHAPTER VI. A Young Man's Fancy. "I WANT you to enjoy yourself," went on Brick. In reply to Laoman's query, "And when I'm old and no count you need somebody to take care of you, and you'd go full equipped and ready to stand up to my civilized person that tried to run a bluff on you." "But, oh, I want to go—I want to out there—where there aren't no plains and alkali and buffalo grass—where they're pavements and policemen and people in beautiful clothing. I don't mean now, I mean when I've got civilized." She drew herself up proudly. "I wouldn't go till I was civilized—I was like 'bum.' She turned impatiently to Brick: "But you're got to go with me when I go." I'm going to stay with you till I'm fit to go, and then you're going to stay with me the rest of my life." "Am I fit to go with her?" Brick appealed to Bill Atkins. "You ain't." Bill replied. "I don't fit." Brick declared firmly. The tears were in Lahona's eyes. She looked from one to the other, her lit face deeply troubled. Suddenly she grabbed up her books and started to ward the stove. "Then this here civilizing is going to stop!" she declared. "Lahona." Brick cried in dismay. "Yes, it is—unless you promise to stay with me when I go to live in the big world." "Honey, I'll promise you this: When you are ready to live out there I'll sure go with you and stay with you—if you want me, when the time comes." Lahona selzed his hand and jumped up and down in delight. "It's a safe promise," remarked Bill Atkina dryly. One evening in May a tall little figure crept along the southern base of the mountain range, following its curves with cautious feet as it fearful of discovery. He was a young man of twenty-one or two, bronzed, free of movement, agile of step. His face was firm, handsome and open. A few yards from Brick Willock's dugout now stood a neat log cabin, and not far from the floor of this cabin, was a girl of about fifteen seated on the gras. She had been reading, but her book had slipped to her feet. With hands clasped about her knee and head tilted back she was watching the lily white clouds that stretched like wipers of scattered cotton across the blue field of the sky. The young man stretched himself where a block of granite and below it, a cedar tree effectually protected him from discovery. Thus hidden he stared at the girl unblinking. For two years he had led the life of a cowboy, exiled from his kind, along with the boys from lower Texas to Kansas along the Cahabon trail, ever seeing great herds of cattle, caring for them day and night, scarcely ever at her rest, even that of a disgusted Through rage and storm the grass had been his bad. During their life, rocking first meeting DICKI. In the early spring he entered into the process of growing and dividing common in his laboratory. With the help his uncreative enthusiasm and accents displeased him from the latter boys of "Old Man Walker," the son of the G-Bar cocktail. On no other condition but that of apparent astonishment he have retained his place with Walker's ranchmen. For two years he had seen no one like the girl of the cove. That was wonderful hair, its brown tresses gleaming, though untouched by the sun, as if in it were enmeshed in innumerable particles of light. The face was more wonderful. There was the seal of impression on the lips, the proof of fearlessness in the eyes, the touch of thought on the brow, the sign of purpose about the resolute little chin. The slender brown hands spoke of life in the open air, and the glow of the cheeks fold of burning suns. Her form, her attitude, spoke not only of instinctive grace, but of a certain wildness in admirable harmony with the surrounding scene. It seemed to him that in this young girl, who had the look and pulse of a woman, he had found what hitherte be had vainly sought in the wilderness—the beauty and the charm of it, refined and separated from its sorrowness and uncoathness—in a word, from all that was base and ugly. At last he tore himself away, retracted his steps as cautiously as he had come and funged himself upon the pony left writing at a sheltered hook far from the cave. As he sped over the plains toward the distant hard it came to him suddenly in a way not before experienced that it was day, that the air was balmy and fragrant and that the land, softly lighted in the clear twilight, was singularly beautiful. He seemed breathing the roses back home, which recalled another face, but not for long. The last time he had seen that eastern face the dow had lain on the early morning roses. How could a face so different make him think of them? The G-Bar headquarters was on the western bank of what was then known as Red river, but was really the North fork of Red river. "Old Man Walker," who was scarcely past middle age, had built his corral on the margin of the plain which extended to that point in an unbroken level from a great distance and which, having reached that point, dropped without warning, a sheer precipice, to an extensive lake. The young man reached the corral after a ride of twelve or thirteen miles, most of the distance through a country of difficult sand. He galloped up to the ride inudexion, surrounded by a cloud of dust through which his keen gray eyes discovered Mizzoo on the eye of leaving camp. Mizzoo was one of the men whose duty it was to ride the line all night—the line that the young man had guarded all day—to keep Walker's cattle from drifting. "Come on, Mizz," called the young man as the other swung upon his bronche; "I'm going back with you." The lean, leather skinned, sandy man matched cattleman uttered words not meet for print, but expressive of hearty pleasure. "Ann't you had enough of it. Bill?" he added. "I'd think you'd want to lay up for tomorrow's work." "Oh,n't ain't sleepy?" the young man declared as they rode away side by side. "I couldn't close an eye tonight, and I want to talk." Mizzoo was so called from his habit of attributing his most emphatic aphorisms to his aunt, Miss Sue of Missouri," a lady held by his companions to be a purely fertile character, a consequent "Miss, Harris," to give weight to sayings worn smooth from centuries of use. "I'll talk my head off," Mizzoo declared, "if that'll keep you on the move with me." "What I want you to talk about is that little girl you met on the trail down in Texas seven years ago." Mitzzo burst out in a hearty laugh. "I reckon it suits you better" to take her as a little kid, he eried, his tall form slapping convulsively. "I'll never forget how you looked, bluff, when we tried to run a bluff on her daddy last month. Yep, Old Man Walker" never knew what a proposition he was handling us when he ordered us to drive the old mountain out of his lair! Pity you and me was at the tail end of the attacking party. Fust thing we knowled them other four gobots was falling backwards a getting out of that trap of a cove, and the bullets was whizzing about our cars"— He broke off to about with laughter. "And it was all done by one old settler and his gal, them standing out open and free with their breech banners, and us hiking out for camp like whipped curs" The young man was impatient, but he compelled himself to speak calmly. "As I never got around the spur of the mountain before you fellows were in full retreat, I object to being clamped with the whipped curs, and you'll bear that in mind. Mizuno. You saw the girl all right, didn't you?" "You bet I did, and as such as I see her I know it was the same I'd come across on the trawl seven year ago. Her daddy give it to us plain that if he ever caught one of us inside his cove he'd kill us like so many coyotes, and I reckon he would. Well, he's got a much right to his claim as anybody else. This land don't belong to nobody, and there he's been a squatting considerable longer than we've laid out this ranch. He was in the right of it, but what I admire was his being able to hold his rights. Lots of folks has rights but they ain't man enough to hold 'em. And if you could have seen that girl, her eyes like two big burning sum, and her mouth closed like a steel trap, and her hand as steady on that trigger as the mountain rock behind her! Lord, Belf. what a trembly, knuckleknack, meaching sort of a husband she's a going to fashion to her hand, one of these days! But pretty? None more so. And a going all to wamp out here in the desert! "And now, about that child, seven years ago, the young man said, "Wiz, you, me and the boys were wrestling when 2,200 head up to Abilene, then proceed on to Ole. Some people were just too good at wrestling." With a little gall and winking at the pony. And it just bent and laid me down and ate me away with pleasure and delight. With all my best efforts we I learned at home I must have a proper sight in the world, and I looked I am. For which I learned at the same gal the lesson, for the girl she was holding up to her ear sort of meadow so I could take a mouth of all her good points. We went into camp that evening, and all of us got pretty soft and mellow, what from the unusualness of the moosing, and we asked the old codger if we could all come over to his camp and shake hands with the gal. He'd drawn back from us about a mile, he was that skewed to be sociable. So after considerable haggling and jawing he said we could, and here we come, just about sundown, all of us looking sheepish enough o be carried for mutton, but everlasting determined to take that gal by the paw." "Well," said the young man who had often heard this story, but had never been treated to the sequel "what happened then, Mixzoo? You always stop at the same place. Didn't you shake hands with her?" The other rummated in deep silence for some time, then rejoined: "I don't know how it is. A fellow can talk about the worst devilment in creation with a free rein and no words hot enough to blister his tongue, but let him run up to hurt something simple like that, and the bottom of his lungs seems to fall out. I guess that all too no more to be told. That was all there was to it, though I might add that the next day we come along by old Whisky Jimmy Jones joint that sets out on the sand hill, you know, and we put spurs on our brocks and want wheooping by, with old Whisky Jimmy starling and a-hollering after us like he thought we was crazy. I don't know as I had missed a drunk before for five year when the materials was peady found for its making. And I ain't never forgot the little kid with the brown hair and the eyes that seen to your bottom layer." Darkness came up and the book grew late, but few words were exchanged as they rode the weary miles that marked the limit of the range. The midnight luncheon be beside a small fire, over which the coffee steamed, roused something like cheerful conversation CARINGER Few Words Were Exchanged as They Rode the Weary Miles. which, however, flickered and flared uncertainly like the bonfire. "Guess I'll leave you now," remarked the young man when the fire had died away. "Yes, better turn in, for you're most uncommon dull, you know." Mizcozo replied frankly. "Twould be just about as much company" for me if you'd like "out and leave me your picture to carry along." Instead of taking the direction toward the river the young man set out at a gallop for the distant mountain range, which in the gloom seemed not far away. After an hour's hard riding he reached it. EARLIEST dawn found the young man seated composely upon one of the flattened outcroppings of the hill of stone that lay like an island between the outer plain and the sheltered cave. Both the dingout and the cabin of cedar logs within the core were as silent and his roid of movement as the rocks behind them. The young man watched first one, then the other, as tireless and vigilant as if he had not been awake for twenty-four hours. It was the dingout that first started from its night's repose. The door was thrown away, from the ceasing, and a great uncount man, strong as a giant and wild of aspect as a naval, strode forth, gun in hand, his eyes sweeping the landscape in quick fashing glance. Almost instantly he discovered the figure-perched on the granite block overlooking his retreat. He raised his gun to his shoulder. The young man fell downive behind the rock, and a bulley clipped the edge of his barricade. Remaining motion, he steamed his handkerchief to the end of his wip and waved it above the rampart. Having them mounted his powerful intent, he rose, still holding the flag of truce above his head, and remained motionless. Brick Whitbeth entered at him for a moment in his house motionless, then came forward. As the other thundered, he fell into the water, which laughed loudly, giving the impression, suddenly animated by the sound of water. neal APR SPAN NOREEN SEs CO EIS SEE by Sadia ES SR alas fie SNR aE S ms natn AS Wy pe mt ‘ = ste ‘, Bsa RAR SEER RPM as : ee | T. : ae z , ss 2 SRS INE oe THE, RICHMOND PLANET, RICHSCOND:, VERG 9 a neice ta ec ‘ SaTORDAY tciuese ss OCTORER'95, 1915 Shencd, and the girl of thie cove fooke: ‘out.inqulringty. In the meautimo'the young man slow <ly descended the bill to the oval valley walle Willuck hneriod forward Yo mee ain : “Don't you como no fu'ther!” Wi Jock cowmnanded, threatening with bi gun.: “Keep your hands above you head until 1 can sbip your cargo.” Obodlently he’ stood while tho grea + whiskered fellow took tho weapou from bis pelt and dived ‘into his bi pockets, “That'll “do. Now, what do yot want?” mi % “Ita ‘bard to pot fit Into a few ‘words,” the othor complained, “I' Uke to bave a little talk with you.” “You are ‘one of them fellows tha ‘come Leto to run vs ont of tho ‘coun try, aint you? Are your pards out: aide there, walting for a mexsago?” “Nobudy knows I'm bere- or thought of comin. Let me put that affulr tn ft true lzbt. The boys are all under ‘eur bows, and whea to lays down the law it Isn't for us to arguo wittr bim. We carry out orders”— “Gnioss there's a Bick Willock tn. volved in thein orders,” returned the man, with a grim smile. “Dnt it's our duty to try to carry out - the orders, whether-we like 'em oF not. Bo you won't bod (hut against me— Chat Mtde xeriwumage of lant month, especially og you cae out best mann.” “1 used to bare a bene myxcit,” WU- Jock spoke uncompromisingly, “but when be Kire me vertalu orem ope particular night that 1 recollect 2 kpovked him on,tbe head and put out for other parte. IT xuexn: Sour boss AnoWel Uhin wasn’ bin land, didn't be? What's colug ts become of thix country’ when o mun fen't antinfied with what ie his'n? Weil, now you've bud a little (alk WILD tie you can just moxer slong. Ti aend your weapens nfter you by a mmesncnier.” : The younz man cast a despatring glance toward the girl, who todd in her doorway gravely Hatening. The man with the buxhy whito bair bad drawn nex, but evidently with no hovent of interfering. “Willock™=the volee camo so eager, -#0 Impetuous, “that the words wero @omew hat tncoherent—"T've got to talk fo your daughter, Hold on; don't shoot: Esten! That's what I've come for, to nee her aud-—and ieet her and hear ber voce. tl cun't help it, cam 17 It'e been two lon years since 1 left home bick east, and tical these two yeara Tee never goon any thigg Uke your "Hetle girl, aud~and) what harm enn itd? Deaylhave pity ana fellow, and dy Yim the lgsest favor he could enjoy on this eartlh when It won't ust You m pours ura turn af yute: haut! Tin Just xo fenesetie, se hein sch, 90 Send KiNet by all tiese wets Mate att alkall begs qaul tethiias te talk to from one year's eid te the aaa bot sen and cattle. Willoek glared at telus an tence, tn: Serine the trlieger ther. chr futly “There Pye sate iht bil” ke com nud, “otice 2 ov ler dtet nlebt walt hur for dayilght se DP eonhi ssh yeu to belp aomiserable wretel: that's Just starving to death for the sound of a xirlx volce aud the sight of a ste smile.” “It i kinder loneseine.” remarked the other gruiily. «He lowered bia gun and leaned on {t Irresulutely, “You've nure touched me tu the rh:ht npot, non, fr T knows all you mean and more that you ain't eren ever dreamt of; but, you see, we dog’t know nothing about your mame, your character, {f you've got one, not what you really intends” “My name fs Wilfred Compton. 1-1 have a letter or two in my pocket that { rot a long time ago. They'd tell something about me. but I'd rather not | ebow ‘em, un they're private” “From your gal, I reckon? maked | Willork more mildly. "Yobx,” he answered gloomtly, “Carried ‘or an long ax a year? “Nenrly (eo yeurs.” : “Mean to stilt lng ’em around?” ' *Of course I'm gelfif'to keep ‘em* || “Well, £ don’t deny that's pretty fa-.]! vorable. Now took here, son, Tve|' been bnl€ crazy fronr lonesomences, {| and I don’t bolleve I'vo got the beart | ! fo send yoo awns. That gal of ogre— |! sbe'a just a kid. yon understand, |! Now you wouldn't be taking ap no/J dea that mhe wan what you'd clasetty {1 a a young Iady or anything like that, |! ar : “Of course not. She's fifteen or atx. | een, Tahould think Tpon my honor, | Villock, any thought of nentiment oF | omiince in a thousand miles from my.| nind.” “Yes: Just so. ut auch thonghts | ravels powerful fast. Don't take ‘om | 3 ong to lap over a thousand mile.” ; ‘Tint it's because she: is a young}, an, fresh and. oner{ioclal as the | pountaln breese thet 1 want to bel? with ber tor itttle wiile—yen, gut to roow bev, $f I may.” WY PW WAAL coite. fo Tu walk Yor you ‘ahét"at the other. day?" |; Wilfred. Coopton sailed with sed den wenbinens. “You” 7 w + Bousewhere “bengath the immenn Jwhisters an answering ‘smile allpped ‘Whe a breeze, stirring the fron gray hair, “I klider belleve in you, som Nobody cant gninsay that you've play: @d the wan'in this matter. Now, jus one thing more, You must swear here before me, with Bul Atkins for an of Willing. witness, that should wo Ie! You'mako the acqanintance- of our Lt. Uo zal and should you get tobe frieuds, you ‘two, that the very fast minute ft comes to you that «be ain't uo Uttle gal, but Is in the way of be- ing food for love—Bil Atkins, afr I anaklng tuycelf plain?” “You wtn't.” returned: tho old man sourly.. “You're tdo complicated for ordinary uve." ‘Then you tell bim what I mean", | Tho old nian glared at Wittred Gerce- ly. “If we decide to, grant your re. quest, yoons man, swear on your hon- or that the second you find yourself thidking of our Ittlo girl as a woman, to bo woord and won, you'll put out and never xtop till you're so far away you'll be clear out of ber world. And not one wonl to her, not so much aa one fiat. mind youl an to the reason of your gulug. It'll Just’ Bo goodby, and farewell!” ¢ “Yon nee.” Willock Interpolated, “whe fy nothing but n litte gnl,.and we don’t want no fooilsh {deas to the contrary. You takes her for what who ts, noth- fog tvok from nor added to. In course sho'll he growed up some day, L reck ‘on, Mionzh may the ‘gvod Lond take, food long thme fintsbing ap the work he's exon xo noble, When sbe'a rowed up, wien she's a woman, ft ain't for us to any how you come and how you 59, take from or add to, But while she's 'n skid ft te diferent. ac cording.” “You-bave ty word of honer to all thene conditinus” Wilfred ere lhe Jy. “An n-cbild of the mountains Task for bee acgualutanee, If { atould over; fool Atferently about her TM go awny and stay niay untll she's a woman.” The two men went into the cabin An hour Inter thes reappeared, accom! panied hy the girl, Wilfred wan atitl sented obeliently on the rok. “Come over here In the xhade,” WM lock cnilel ne he strode toscant a cmxey bank that sloped up to a lng of three cwtir treet of interlocked pinches, “Come over here and know her, Thiet our gal.” Taher looked at the young man; with grave fnterevt ax he advanced, king mite af hie gnrtentn and moves] ments as she inlght have examined he wkin nil actions of some unknown, nina. BI Atkine alse watehed him, pat with eumpl fons eve, PSet dawn.” nal Willock, winking on he grass. “The last man up ts the! Nemet fool tn Texan.” ' Lahoma and Wired instantly drop { red ax If whet. at the wame time dreak-| ne Into tnnihter that entnad Willodk'a, ean te quiver xmpathetically, BAU) Atkins, sour and unresponsive, stood] RIMS erore ite pnmattile, alded ta A> le tn ily otevtiunte nttitde by the tA tects th tty of ne, The Fonne man. exclaimed boytiably, CHI ainfting ot the strl. "We're frtenda Iready became we've Inughed te ether.” . 2 Yeu" erie! Lahoina, cand Brick te Dit tos, Ther’ best of all 1 afa't tn i" erted Hi Atking a0 ereely that the young. mun wax Rome Phat Bsconipurwd, s Now. MW" orektined the gtel ret rovinely, “it right down and make 36 mv “Thi te Miva Tatura Witlock," rowled THR “and tiiv’-.waving at the mone tin hiatasteall aye be ltrod Couniton, Know each other!” “Dam chid to know yon” Laboma eclared frankly. “It mighty tacks | oa came this wre, for. you sev, I Just ro here in the cove amt never touch | 8 e big workd, T heileve sou know a! jousand thine about the world that 8 ain't never dreanied of.” “That we have never «dreatned of?" erected TU] Attn. u “That we have never dreamed of,"| », womed Labora mookly, “ate that’al 5 hat T would ike to hear about. Pm| ji at A Uitte Air] now, Lut when T ams) age'T'm going ont inte the bg world. | i that’s why I'm ‘ao gle’ to know yoo, | 1) tne you lke n kind of dictionary. | b re you coming back here again?” “I hope no!” be exclaimed fervently. | a1 "And so do I. In my cabin I have a! w ng tint of things written down tn my | Di diet that I'd like to know about—| ni estions that come to mo as I st] es aking ovér the bill into the eky,| hi ings Brick doesn't know and not| ot en Bill Atkina, So that's why Im kd to know you.” Laboma said! ni avely. “But why did you want # ow mer She fastened on him her Hi minous brown eyes, with red Bye to rted, awaiting the clearing up ef this hi pacers. és : to Witfred preserved a solemn cowmte th ace. “Tre deen awfully fonesormma, th @acd to know you, leboma sak gavely. “Bot why did you want to Know me? .Sbe fastened on him her Jominous brown eyes, with red Tye Darted, awaiting the clearing up of this mystery. ‘Wiitred preserved a solemn counte mance. “Tre been awfully jonesocms, Laboma, the last two yepr, becuase wD to that time Td lived in a city with friends afl about, town and ne amd of gay times, and these last two Fears I've deca tn the terrible desert. ‘You are tbe frst girl [ve seen that re minded me of hume.. When I saw you jana imew you wote my kind, the way you held yourself and the emile in your ou" “Oh, ts that it? But I want to ask Fou ef about yournit,” remarked Ler oma thonghtfully, “because J can see from your face’and the way yoo talk that you're « real sample of the big workd. If I tell you al) abopt myself, ‘Will you do the same?” . ‘Wilfred - promsteed, and Laboae en- tered ca the bisters. of ber childhood. ‘Wittyed tocked’ an@ tetemed joyously, conactows of the emernal soepe, alive te the subtle charm of her feartens meting barmeny of bey seston! tmet. We Be aes, die wee chy 8 eli Dees | be cow nittety tho proaies of Ge wo See ee ie "1916 Calendars. Row Ready | - We have a fine lane of Calendars fer 1916, both imported and domestic and they are now ready for the inepection of the Public. We can quote prices that Will be of special mnterest te these who buy these kind of souveaws. A visit iS requested even if you are pet ready er are not prepared fo purchase now. THE LIME 16 ATTRACTIVE AAD THE DESIGNS ARE. NEW, AD, SURPIS- - INGLY BEAUTIFUL. THE JW. BUT- ‘LERPIPERGO., OF CMGAGD, 1 HANDLES THE. FIMEST LUNES: OF CILEMDAR, COLLEGE COMENCE- MENT PROGRAMMES AMD FOLDERS “OF AYVADUSE INTHE COUNTRY. 1 SEE TAEM (S TD REALE TO TE FULLEST. EXTEAT THE FORCE. OF ‘THIS DECLARATION, = | CALL AT THE PLANET OFFICE, OTT N. ATS, (GET. BROAD AND MARSHALL OTS.) RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, ~ ‘Out of Town Orders Solicited. | KILLS Tive SONS AND GIMSELF Scranton Man First Beat Father- in-Law Unconscious. WIFE FOUND THE BODIES Bhe Heard Reports of Shots Upstairs Leasing tls two childres, Robert Aree years Old. umd Mawson, four Fears old, into a belirooin at bis heme, +3 Lame street, Seranton, Paw Robert Gre, thirtyaeven years old, shot and “Milled both and, then Billed Miinseif, While he was fring fhe fourta shot his wife sought to break Into the room, “Keep out.” xhouted the husband and be fired twice more. When the womun entered the oom the three bodies were lying in a heap on the floor. Kuch had been’ shot twico, 1a each cave, one , bullet entored: the heait Just over the left eyo and an other pierced the heart. Orr cans home and quarrole! with bis fatherin-iaw, Henry Rawson. He grabbed # copyenient clab and struck Rawson over the head, beating him to unconsclousncss. Then’ ho threw him out Into the yard. Next,‘the man took his two children to the-room on tho second floor, explaining to them that be had something for. them. A couple of minutes Inter his wife heard the roports of pistol shots, and rush: ed to the room; which was locked. It wasn't until after the triple tragedy bad been enacted that abe was able to batter her way {nto the foom of death. a ‘The boliet ts that Orr had worked himself into a fronzy, of rage during the quarrel with his fatbor-in-law and became crazed, Recfor Kille Man In Study Rev. Tyron Holley, rector of Bt George's Erieopat church, one of the most fashionable congregations to’ Now Ofleans, abot and killed Lansing Pexzeall, son of w prominent railroad man. : Rev, Mr. Holley told the police thal hp shot Poarnall thinking be waa ¢ wargiar. . _ Abont'six o'clock ta'the mording Dr Hoey telephoned pollee . headquar dora thet he had shot.a man in the Fectory ‘stody. . The. minioser ssid the patios Seat siete ie eles he peace Mg 2 pintel Ye epee fae ee aay and sow a man near the doer.' ‘The fat-ire 408’ eek enewer me Questions as to whe he was and what he saute!) Dr. Mates amit, and when font ted him ont he muvlo a motion ax if to draw a weapon, | fred snd the man fo'l » Pallee fonnd a whidew fn the tos tory parlor had been opened. Youns Pearsall Meet several Mocks from the Holley home on the neat atrect, / Wipes Out Entire Family : Aswhele chatty) cs wiped ost When Pras Grit . aced fartyetwn Wehe, Ce le lgarcia ene nt more, set nnd feta cy kit bt wife and feo ear ff fovehtar, Ger trade, and en weed a tente Sudden fe tty so onty knows Tense tur pie ti. 0 0e Orlines had Deon uniter a fey te ore for nery ounness for pene be - Meowae sbred "ote. Frank M Method! t tery probaly wi the Inst per ste cet family allve. As the Cerri. ot te leave the hose Grimes cet ty Mims ae tor, Poteet ax ther ot sted to KEL someone, an} Dan. ¢ Lat tnyael: Tden't krew what fan te dest The revi fe Yet upon thy Matecnest a ae. $08, bat teal Orlee. back fate fe Veoe ant tatk. el te him far seme thor, with a view of quieting his gerves nn! turning his. thoughts {nto nora sSannels. The, man scomed a Httle better and more compose! when he left. Wheat at Billlon Mark | The 1915 Amerivan wheat croz will total 1,002,029,00% accordions to October crop ertiinates of tho de partment of agriculture. This estt mate {9 an Increave 0°22.700,000 bush els over the Soptember catimates. Detaile of the report were as fol lows: Corn condition on Ortober 1 was 79.7; month ago, 188; Fear ago, 729; ten year average, 78. of Indicated corn crop, 3.026,169,000 bushels; month az’, 2,985,000,000; Year ago, 2,676,000: 1914 final, 2,673,000,900. Spring wheat crop preliminary ¢s- timate, 345,142,000 bushels; month ago, 322,000,000; " yerr- a0, 217,000, 000; 1914, Anal, 208,090,000, Preliminary ‘catimate all wheat crop, 1,092,929,990 bushels; month ago, 981,000,10; ‘year a0, 892,000,- $00; 1914, Mal, 891,100,000, - Preliminary ostimate of oats crop, IBITAT§.000 bushels: month ago, 1 408,000,000; year aco, 1,137,000,000; 1914, final, 1.141,000,40, Prince to. 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Sia tim ion Nera RY fen Fer on aba Ea wd anges Com atte Sah, a a “iF Choma he eae Eee. Sieh ind tae, eS mises” “tug” BR TS | SEABOARD AIR LINE. THE PROGRESS RULWAY OF TER Soom cai rk Tes Set eta ae ae Sa ee Midis 8." Me cores, Juckaeertile, weet ears awe tae Se oreo A. Mey Sime Pe APAELS SCOTT ee = Co fn we Set ens te teens aly eputs 91.69 por yang mm pA aaah. a ```markdown ``` SHOT AND KILLED FATHER Croton-on-Hudson, Oct. 13. Thirteen year old Eva Tice who shot and killed her father while he was choking her mother, was set free here today by Dr. J. Russell Fooshay, Westchester Coronor, who decided that the shooting was "justifiable homicide." The rather small girl in a cheap white frock, with the shortest of skirts and hair in little braids, obviously had no real comprehension of what she had done. It was plain that she could hardly recall what happened. As she sat without any emotion attentively answering the questions put to her the Coroner and others crowded in the parlor of Judge B. J. Decker's home latened with astonish ment and compassion. "When I pulled the trigger then he didn't talk any more, said the small girl in the matter of the way. She didn't remember whether her father was choking her mother she just chanced upon the pistol while they were quarreling, and running into the room cried: 'I'll shoot you papa!' "I think he heard me," said Evie to the Coroner. "No he didn't turn his head. But I think he heard. I don't know why I thought so. DIDN'T MEAN TO KILL HIM "I didn't expect the pistol to go on I didn't aim it." The child's story was told just after her mother had testified in an agony or tears that the husband had seized her by the throat, jammed her against the stove and then against the wall and exclaimed: "Some day I'll put a little hole in you, first witness, after medical testimony to the facts of Edward Tice's death by a bullet, was Mrs. Alice Delaney, a neighbor. She said she heard the pistol shot, and that a minute or to later, Eva Tice rushed into her kitchen and throw her arms about her crying hysterically. Mrs. Delaney put her down on a couch, where the girl lay in tears without saying anything. Mrs. Delaney told the Coroner that she knew Tice crank and had heard Mrs. Tice speak of her husband spending his money on a girl she gave her to work to support the family. Tice made $12 a week and there were six children. Edward Tice a 19 year old man, said he had heard his father threaten his mother and call her vile names. It added that there was hrdly night when his father was sober. Mrs Tice told her story in a quivering voice. "I got up and was looking for matches. I didn't find any and looked in my husband's clothes," she said. "There I found $4 that I thought he had taken from the boys. I took it. When he asked about it later I said I hadn't seen it. He thought he had lost it and went away to work very ugly. He came home at 4:30. We never have supper till 7. He said: Give me something to eat. I told him he'd have to awalt a few moments, he put out in the yard, washed up, and played with the children. He kept going down collar to drink from a bottle of whiskey. I found the bottle afterward empty." "When my husband drank beer I could do anything with him, but when he drank whiskey I couldn't do a thing." "He came in and said: I want my supper and I want it damned quick. I told him only the meat was cooked. He took the knife and fork to cut the meat and I took them from him. I said: I'll cut it." He said: Lay them down." When he sat in the iron face, the children screamed, Eva said, "Don't hit mamma paps." "Eva ran out, I don't know where she went. My husband jammed me up against the stove and then against the wall. He had hold of my throat. He was just about to hit me, and there was a shot —oh—oh!" The wife shrieked her anguish, and for several minutes the inquiring halted. Tice was asked about the pistol when she had recovered her self somewhat. It was one picked up in the country and the dead man had often pointed it at her and the children. EVA ON WITNESS STAND. Eva was called. She knew what an oath was she said, but couldn't ex plain it. "Some in and papa and mamma were 'guarrelly.' her 'story' ran: I came in in the hall, were quarrelling, her story ran: "Papa struct me on the head when I asked what was the matter. I ran out of the room and began to look for a magazine in the dresser in the room when I found the pistol. I picked it up and ran in and told papa that I was going to shoot. Then I pulled the trigger and he didn't talk any more." She did not fire to save her mother, said Eva, or to punish her father for striking her, but just because she didn't like to hear them quarrel. She had no idea the pistol would shoot. She said since her father had tried unsuccessfully to kill chickens with it. "Clearly not responsible, and the verdict is one of justifiable homicide," said the Copper—The Sun, New York N. Y. October 14, 1915. DEPUTY WANTED. Wanted a Deputy to work the State of Virginia for the Faithful Ship and Lodge of Regency. A good Substitute for a good and faithful Ship. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and possess a Bachelor's degree or equivalent. 914 of these applicants will be considered. Mrs. Venelle Davis is still confined to her bed. The Magnolia Club was nicely established last week at Miss Maria Walkers on, E. Street. Mr. Maderson Sergee of Nesex who has been employed for years by Mr. George Allen died here last week he was buried in the West Point Cemetery. Mrs. Beuhak Armastond of New Kent was the guest of Mrs. Lonisa Walker on 12th Street. Mrs. Lillian Lacy and children spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Billips in King and Queen. Rev. James Ducan - Pastor of Ephesus Church died last Monday. His death was very shocking as he attended church Sunday. Mr. James Jackson was called to Baltimore last week by the. death of his father Mr. Ed. Jackson. His remains were brought and laid to rest in West Point Cemetery his wife child and sister in law accompanied his remains here. Mrs. Curtis, wife of the ox pastor of Ephesus died last week in her home. Mr. Laphaetto Turner continues very sick. Mrs. Blanche Billips, of King and Queen is visiting her mother here, Mrs. Jerry Wiley. Miss Anna Jonos left here Saturday for Baltimore. The Fairmount people arrived here last week. Their names will be published later. Ms. John Lacy attended the fair in Richmond last week. AT THE STAR THEATRE The Star Theatre, corner 201a and Hull streets, Southside, is drawing large crowds this week. The vaudeville artists, Walton and Duo in a high class musical act are winning new hauels and the show is an all round good one. The pictures are up to a high standard and create great interest in this playhouse. Next week Mr. Gibson will present Johnson and Baylor in their screaming comedy act. THE GREAT BABY CONTEST We will commence a Baby Voting Contest, open to all babies of two years and under at the time of entrance. The ballots will be printed weekly in The Planet and no baby will be obligate for a prize that does not poll thirty thousand votes. All that is necessary to enter the contest will be to file the names in The Planet office with 100 votes. These ballots must be cut out of The Planet. The same rules will govern in the matter of securing subscriptions to the Planet as heretofore. The baby who enters, before the content is decided, upon the payment of $2.50, together with the photograph. Joyous mothers and happy fathers can now come into the timelimelight. REAL ESTATE. Our clients boost our business that's why you see us grow. Place your Real Estate business with us, and you will find our service better than any other. CEPHAB, 335 1-2 North 2nd Street. MADAM MARY CHURCH TERRELL TO ADDRESS RICHMOND When the Y. M. C. A. of Virginia Union University secured the services of Madam Mary Church Terrell, of Washington D. C., it afforded Richmond the pleasure of listening to one of the greatest speakers of our race today. When Madam Terrell graduated from one of the best Universities or this country not long ago, her intellectual attributions were acknowledged to take chair in the university she had just completed. Instead she married the brilliant young Harvard man to whom she was engaged, and who is now Judge Terrell, of Washington bench. Everywhere Madam Terrell has told the story of what her race has done, is doing and hopes to accomplish. Not long ago at the International Congress in Paris, she recited the story in simple beautiful French. In italics. To us she will tell it in strong forceful English. Women Orators are comparatively rare, but without doubt, Madam Terrell is one of them. --- UNION SPECIAL TO WASHINGTON Plays St. Paul Today Secret practices were begun on Howe Field this week, no one being admitted to the park but players and officials. Extensive drills in signals and fakes were undergone. The first maneuver of the season is staged in Lawrenceville with St. Paul aggregation today. Coach Pollard of the enemy's team promises to lay many obstacles in the Union's path to victory. When Coach Robinson transports his Unclesites to Washington on Oct 50th to contact with Howard, for the interim coach, it is indicated that a large number of roosters from Richmond will accompany him. Manager C. S. Johnson has made special arrangements for a private coach for Richmond athletics and has changed the team will leave on Friday, October 5th at 5:10 P. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. CHARLESTON, W. Va., Oct. 14. Since West Virginia has been in the "dry" column curious and devious devices have been resorted to by those desiring to "nap" in the morning. Intoxicants are coming into the State in spite of every effort to prevent it. "Liquor is brought here in motor boats, automobiles and on freight trains in large quantities," said a city official. "The little fellows get caught, but the big ones are making a great deal of money. "One man who never sells direct to the consumer operates three automobiles and a motor boat, but he can doed a certain here because he'd does not deliver it to the limits. His agents receive it outside the city line under a cover of darkness and later dispose of it at $1 a plnt. When Willis Howo was arroasted recently in Tyler county with twenty gallons of whiskey in tubes used ordinarily; for the transportation of nitroglycerine for use in shooting oil and gas wells, the prohibition officers admonished the public. He would not have been caught had he not been unduly reckless in handling the tubes-supposed to contain explosives. TOO ANXIOUS ABOUT PIANO. On one occasion at Fairmount the prohibition officers confiscated a whole box car loaded with whiskey of a very good brand. On one occasion a carload of the whiskey was received in Charleston consigned from a mail order store to contain a piano box of whiskey in pints. A few days ago a man of good address registered at one of the Parksburg hotels. He had two large trunks like those carried by traveling salesman. He had a sample room reserved, yet took no prospective customers to it. After the man had left it it was learned that the supposed man had a sample room of the first class and had disposed of a large amount of whiskey at $3 a quart. NEW AND FIERCE DRINKS In some sections of the State the creation of new drinks has been reported. One concession was of, sum of strength to cause the temporary insanity of one of its users. This liquid was made fiery and effective by a process of fermentation which followed a combination of red palm oil, rain water and a few ingredients known to none but the maker. It requires about one month for this stuff to get "right," and when it does reach its real point of "excellence" its consumption would make a tortoise run a foot race with a fox. During idle times many miners have succeeded in making more money selling whiskey than they would in the mines. A great many of these miners have acquired their acquaintances, their only dimly being in transporting the goods into the coal rests. . They have devised various means of getting it to points of safety, some working in two, or three, getting the goods to one point and allowing some one else to take it further along. The other point is the way it was originally shipped. One popular manner of shipping has been in linseed oil cans. MOURNERS IN HIGH SPIRITS In the smaller towns the old-fashioned way the moonahinners had of dispensing whiskey has been utilized with a certain element of success. One man will casually ask a prospective customer if he would like to have a drink. An affirmative answer brings in a certain amount of luck in a certain situation, surprise might result. The surprise is a pint of whiskey. The man who talks too much has more or less trouble in getting whiskey. The others do not. One rather ghastly device that was successful for a long time was brought to light because one man in the secret became too talkative. The family gathered at a railroad station and received a casket supposed to contain the remains of a relative who had died in Nebraska. URBANNA NEWS Mr. and Mrs. William Payne and Mr. and Mrs. Levi Thomas, were the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Washington, Sunday October 3rd. Mr. and Mrs. R. Walker Harris and Mr. and Mrs. L. Thomas were callers at "Woodgrove" the home of Miss Salona Wood last Sunday. The Pine Grove School opened Monday the 4th with an enrollment of 33 pupils. Miss M. E. Wormley, of Mascot, Principal, Miss Sallio S. Woods of Urbanna assistant teacher, Rev. J. W. Tynes preached an excellent sermon Sunday at the Antoch Bancet Church. Mr. E. Howard General Supt. of the American Beneficial Insurance Company was in the county recently in the interest of the Company. Mr. E. Washington Groene of Urbana is teaching near. Harmony Village this term. Mrs. Emily Williams who has been quite sick, is now improving. Mr. J. W. Howard of Richmond gave an inspiring address at the Lebanon Baptist Church last Sunday. Miss M. E. Wormley and Miss Silie S. Wood were the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jackson of Toppin, while attending the Teachers' Institute, at Graffton Church. Mrs. Margret Wood visited Mrs. Rachel Steptoe Sunday October 10th. Misses Sarah and Mattie Ward spent Friday night with their aunt Mrs. Margret Wood. Mr. Harry Cook Jr., is home for the winter, he has been staying in Alantic City during the summer. Mr. Robert Gatewool of Churview and Mrs Tennie D. Fields of Waterview are gullie skis at this writing. There was an all day meeting at M. Zien October 19th. The pastor Rev. B. W. Brown preached an excellent sermon in the morning. In the afternoon, Rev. W. W. Jobber preached an able sermon. On Sunday night, Rev. J. A. Martin pastor of the Lehman-Sagittarius Church observed a storm and beneficial sun. men, he used as a subject: 'When you board a plane, change your boarding place.' In that he pictured the evil of riding to temptations. And the consequences: If we fail to change our boarding place and yield to temptations. The sermon as both spiritual and moral. CHIEF RAM COLONY FAILS TO REACH SHORE. New York, Oct. 5.—With the arrival hero Tuesday night of the steamer Norsman from Liverpool with eight Americanons on board forming what is left of the crew of the British steamer Liboria a dramatic chapter was written into a colonization scheme headed by Alfred Charles Sam, said to be chief of an African tribe to transport Nogroes from Texas. Overseas to the scheme of Africa. The capture by the British authorities or the colonization ship and the subsequent chasing of the crew by a German submarine were among the adventures of the Libería's sailors. The project as described by Sam was to enable Nogroes to go to West Africa, join in the colony and live in comparative luxury. Before the Liberia sailed on its first, trip Sam wide-ly announced his "plan." The Liberia, financed it was said, by Nogroes, left Portland, Me, in May, to go to Galveston,folk. It was ceeded to Galveston, Texas, where it was reported to have taken on forty Nogroes and started on its voyage to the west coast of Africa. At Anamabu on the African coast the Liberia was seized by British authorities as the owner plus a British subject. While thorog the crew was stricken with fever and removed to a hospital. After their recovery they were discharged. They then went to Liverpool whence they were sent back to prison. Many Oklahoma Negro farmers from Oklahoma and other eastern Oklahoma counties sold all their possessions and joined Alfred. Charles Sam's African colonization party when the plan was launched In this state nearly two years ago. Special trains carried the Norwegians to Galveston where a large number became stranded before the steamer Liberia arrived to carry them to the alleged promised land. When returned, to Oklahoma, destitute. Only a few of the many who became members of the colony over sailed on the steamer. (Oklahoma.) JOTTINGS FROM THE BAPTIST MINISTERS' CONFERENCE The Baptist Minister's Conference of Richmond and vicinity met in the Second Baptist Church last Monday at 11:30 A.M. President Emmanuel Payne in the hair. The devotional exercises were conducted by Rev. Drs. J. Y. Willingham and J. H. Binford. After the reading of the minutes by secretary Thomas, the Pastors present made their reports for the past Sunday's work. Dr. H. K Williams was asked to read a paper on November 22, 1915. Subject: "Pantherism as a Religious Force." The now Roy. Dr. William Harris the new pastor of Calvary Baptist Church of the city was asked to present a paper on November 29, 1915 on the subject: "The Christian Presacher as a Conservator of Peace." The Birth of the Nation" and the multiplication of Bd Polka Homes in the city were themes for discussion in the closing moments of the conference. Considerable opposition to both of which was expressed by the brethren. It is hoped that the church going public will be so busy with the master's business that they will not lend their aid or influence to these pernicious enterprises, which tend to disturb the peace and harmony of our community, although the Mayor of the city and his associates grant permission over our united protest. The general protest expressed was that entire people would be better off if they could give more serious thought to the aims, objects and purpose of the various things that spring up in this community, from time to time, appealing to them for support. The Negro Baptist Old Folks Home 505 West Baker Street and the Friend's Orphan Asylum 112 West Charity Street, are remarkable example or charitable institutions right here in our midst. We know the men in charge, we know the workthey have done, and what they are doing now. The books of these institutes are at our disposal for perusal as well as for study and city authorities. The conference has under advertisement a 'Union Evan galactic movement' to be launched soon. The Rev. W. H. Branch Pastor 81 Street Baptist Church was admitted to membership in the conference. --- Y.W C A OPENING. You are invited to attend the Greater Meeting on Sunday, October 31, 1915. 230 P. M. at 51th Mount Zion Baptist Church. Miss Delia F. Ruffin a regular trained Secretary has been secured to take charge of the work. She will deliver an address, subject: What Y. W. C. A. Means to Our People. Officers from the Central Association (white) will be present. Music under-direction of Mrs. Louise Tilton Deane. Recitations and poles. Mrs. L. B. Lewis, President, Miss Bessie Edwards, Secretary; Mrs. M. C. Braxton, Corresponding Secretary; Mrs. A. G. Thompson, Treasurer. Bring a friend JAMES H. COLEMAN BROKEN IN FANCY GROCERIES, COMPROTOTOMERIES, MEATS AND VEGETABLES All South Primate District. 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Arrendondo will start for Mexico soon, personally to deliver the notes of recognition to General Curranza. Great Britain, France, Spain, Germany, and Japan, which have awakened the action of the United States, are expected to resume diplomatic relations with Mexico soon. The new Chinese minister to Mexico, who recently arrived in this country, will be accredited to the Carranza government without delay. JERSEY DEFEATS SUFFRAGE Amendment to Give Woman Ballot Rejected by: Over 50,000 The voters of New Jersey defeated the woman suffrage amendment to the state constitution at a special election. The proposition was rejected by a majority estimated at more than 50,000. The refusal of the men of New Jersey to share with women the responsibility of governmental affairs will it is believed, have a far-reaching influence on equal suffrage campaigns now being carried on in New York, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. The woman suffragists of New Jersey who had made a vailant fight in a campaign that attracted much attention all over the country, were greatly disappointed over the result as the promises they had recieved led the leaders of the cause to believe that they were surely going to win. Two German Ships Tornadoed Two German ships Torpeded The German steamships Pernambuco, 4788 tons, and Soederhamn, 1499 tons, were torpeded by a British submarine, off Grekoesund, on the Baltic coast of Sweden. The Pernambuco mask. The Soederhamn was kept absent by her cargo of wood. Both vessels were bound for Germany. COLUMBUS, OHIO The Bishop K. J. Coppa lectured Thursday evening at My Neighbors A. M. E. Church, subject, The Hundredth Milestone in African Methodism of the Great A. M. E. Church and Its Standing in the World as a Church of Great and Trying Struggles through which it has Fought for its Place in the U. S. and the Tales of the Sea. Bishop L. J. Coppin made a lasting impression on the adherents of the Church he represents, asking those who would feel disposed to sang in Philadelphia in 1916 and attend the Centennial of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He made some interesting statements as to the organization of the Church. Mr. Thomas Payne was killed by End No. 18 Friday morning at West End office just as he had gone to receive his check or pay for the month's service. He was a young man recently married. He is said to have been a devout Church worker and Christian gentleman. His funeral took place at Jerusalem Baptist Church in the West End, on Norfolk Avenue, N. W. We deeply sympathize with the mother and family, also the heartbroken young widow. Mrs. Annie E. N. Martin of 626 Fairfax Avenue, N. W. died Saturday at twelve o'clock and will be buried Tuesday. Funeral from the High Street Church, of which she was a member for a number of years. She leaves a host of friends to mourn their loss. The Rev. J. H. Burks is reported much improved today. We hope for him continued good health. Rev. Holland of our church at Martinsville, Va. A. M. E. Church. He preached, "For the Love of Christ Constrainteth us. Paul going to Damascus to bind all whom he found serving God. Which subject he handled with great force and all who heard him were profited thereby. Our Honorable Mayor Moormaw, of Roanoke city passed away to the great beyond that night from the hospital. It throws a gloom over our city like the death of no other officer does. The excellent head of the city has fallen, who will fill his place in the thought that comes to all concerned. State Summer School SIXTEENTH ANNUAL SESSION WILL BEGIN JULY 5, 1915 AT THE AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (PORTRAKE A. AND M. COLLEGE) AND CONTINUE FIVE WEEKS. Write for catalog. Secure lodging in advance. Address. J. H. BLUPORD Director State Summer School, Green- boro, N. C. JAS. B. DUDLEY, PRESIDENT. Toussaint L'Ouverture And Court of Susanne. The STANDARD NEGRO PRATENAL ORDER of the WORLD MUSEUM OF THE ARTS MUSEUM OF THE ARTS Organizers make big money organizing Lodges and Courts for this Order. Good organizers (men and women) wanted every where. Liberal Commission. Write for terms. Address Rev. A. Fitzholan Wallace SUPREME ORAND GENERAL 81 O Street, N. W. Phone North, 7188 Washington, D. C. S. W. Robinson and Son, Inc. Dealers in HIGH GRADE LIQUORS 19 and 21 North 18th Street Richmond, Va. 'Phone. Randolph 2313 EDW. STEWART 203 SO. SECOND ST. Richmond, Va. Dealer in Fancy Groceries Fresh Meats, Vegetables, Fish and Oysters. Phone, Madison 1637. --- The Scrap Book This Was Fine Diplomacy. Here is a story about a diplomatic negro waiter, also about two well known Kansas men, who can go by the names of Smith and Jones just to tell the yarn. Smith and Jones look much alike and are frequently taken for each other. One day Smith was in a certain big hotel not a thousand miles from Kansas City and went into the dining room for dinner. The negro waiter basically brushed off the crumbs and said, "Why, how is it, Mr. Jones, how is it?" I'm glad to see you. I haven't seen you since I waited on your table when you all used to have a little game upstairs." "I am afraid you are mistaken," said Smith very quietly. "My name isn't Jones. You have the wrong man." "Nuff salt!" Nuff salt!" smiled the never, with much bewailing and scraping "All knows all right when to keep me off my feet. Ah knows all right, Mr. Jones." Kansas City Journal. Breaking the Road. One man with the breast of a turtle cries out for the united road. The skirts and men are gathered, and the dogs shall carry the load. The whips are cracked and the leath- ness set, forward the eager paws. But only the one who drives them is praised when they bring him back. Ah, forgotten shall be the heroes who answer another call! They are servitors, dumb if loyal, to be nothingness, one and all. But the road cannot be broken except by the road the man builds. Of the nameless, unthanked tollers who but their lords' commands. —Louis Worthingham Smith. No Headdress. A prominent New York business man, who declines the use of his name for reasons most obvious, is telling this one on his wife: On his return from a long tour of the west this business man's wife was harring to him the delightful times she had while he was away. "One night I was invited to a dinner party at a smart cafe," she said, "and one of the guests was the Turkish man bassador. He was well informed on every subject and was one of the most entertaining dinner companions I ever knew." "Did he wear a fez?" asked the husband. "No, indeed!" she replied. "He was clean shaven." Saturday Evening Post The Least Straw. Mary Jane's master is a slightly over-centric bachelor. He has one need of riting habit. Instead of telling her what he wants done by word of mouth he leaves on his desk or on the kitchen table or anywhere else where she is likely to see it a note curtly directing her to "Just the dining room" or "Turn out my upholster," and so on. The other day he bought some note paper with the usual die dunk address imprinted upon it from the stationery and ordered it to be sent home. Mary Jane took it in, and the first thing that caught her eye was a note attached to the package. She read it open eyed. "Well," she said, "he's asked me to do a few things in his blessed notes, but this is the limit. I won't stand it no longer." For the note read: A great sensation was created the other day at a station just previous to the starting of the morning express for London. The guard was about to start the train when a fussy and fat old gentleman trotted up to him and said: "Wait a minute, will you, please while I—" "Iimpossible, sir," said the guard, putting the whistle to his lips. "But you must wait!" cried the old gentleman excitedly. "There's a man's leg under the wheel." "Good gracious! Where is he?" quired the horror atricken guard "Hold on, there." He hurried after the old gentleman while a couple of porters jumped down on to the line amid great excitement. After a short search one of the porters handed up a rush basket containing a large leg of mutton. "Thank you," said the old gentle man. "What do you mean, sit?" roared the guard. "You said" "I said a man's leg was under the wheel, and so it was. I paid for this leg, and if it itmine I should like to know to whom it belongs." Then the train moved on—London Answers. Toothache Reason: During the reign of Charles II., the age of gallantry, it was the custom among gentlemen when, they drank a lady's health in order that they might do her still more honor to destroy at the same time some part of their clothing. Upon one occasion Sir Charles Soddy was dinging in a tavern and had a particularly naughty on, while upon one of his friends to play him a drink drank to the health of a certain lady, of the same time throwing his moustache to the sun. Of course the Charles had to do likewise, but he go even, for not long after that, dining with the same company, he drank the health of a far one, at the same time ordering a dentist whom he had engaged to be present to pull out a refractory tooth which had been troubling him. Every one else was obliged in this manner to mourn a molar. CORNERED HIMSELF. There Was Only One Way Out, and He Just Had to Take it. William F. Cody one day engaged in a spirited tabletalk with a white hatred, gray boarded trumpet, who was by way of being the greatest and most unsuccessful bar in the locality. "She, Cody, that there bar story of yours isn't puppy high to a little science I hold with之 she gizzy back some twenty years ago. I come that pizen critter at th' mouth of a canon. Bing! I plops a shot from my of uncle leader into her, but she don't even tarry. On she comes 't that givn me mary clamst 't load. I throws th' gim at her, his her on th' smoot'm takes out up th' canyon with th' sold gal, plum' mad, pitty patty' after me. "We runs for 'about a mile, she padlin' along behind an 'galin' a lot. Then cargon walls skip gettin' bighere an' smoother an' narrower 'til they were about a thousand' feet up, my I'e'd most touch each side. I couldn't a clim 'en if I did trip, an' that she warmtin' wasn't giving me no chasm. All of a suddth' the path got still narrower till me an' the bar had to most squeeze through, an' then I come slip into a straight up walling front of me. These I wise, slick as glass walls on these sides and that need bluehair pattie ten feet in in rear. Couldn't go alged, turn round me go straight up." The tragic plausible, enjoying the deep silence of the crowd. "Yes, but what did your bear do?" naked God. The old man's face began to take on the purity of love of poet wisdom. His feature strained and twisted as his brain could a way out of his own mundanity. The face. Looking helplessly arrogant and meeting no friendly glance from the audience, he finally blurted out. "By gun, she killed me!" Samuel J. Lewis in Harper's. Transitions Transitions are ever full of pain. Thus the cycle when he meets her, and to create his new look, must harbly ditch off the old one upon the rocks of Carville. A Social Tragedy. Jean's brother is kind particularly active with Jean. She is keep pretty busy with Jean who is just over three years old. But she keeps to the truth well D. B. BURTON STARTLED THE LADY. friends who still mingle in the smart set, and just a night or so she can over to see how Mrs. Nexdore looked in her war point for Some officer or other. She took Joan with her. Mrs. Nexdore was dressed in the manner that once tempted Nora Bayes to say of herself, "I don't know whether I am dressed for an opera or an operation." And gathered about her was a flimsy sort of a wrap or cloak that seemed to bring something to little Deans mind. The latter looked up at Mrs. Nexdore wonderingly and started the lady by saying: "Is no goin' to take a bath?"—Detroit Saturday Night. Making It Plain. An Irish drill sergeant was instructing some recruits in the mysteries of matching movements and found great difficulty in getting a countryman of his to halt when the command was given. After explaining and illustrating several times he approached the recruit, sized him up silently for a couple of minutes, then demanded his name, "Fitzgerald. nor," was the reply. "Did you ever drive a donkey, Fitz? " "Yes, nor. " "What did you say when you wished him to stop?" "Whoa!" The sergeant turned away and immediately put his squad in motion. After they had advanced a dozen yards or so he bowed out at the top of his lungs: "Squad, halt! Whoa, Fitzgerald!" A Wise Precaution. Very few people are amblebletrous that is able to use the left hand as readily and skillfully as the right—but there is an amusing story of one Irish man who was careful to cultivate that art. When he was signing articles on board a ship he began to sign his name with his right hand and then changed the pen to his left hand and finished it. "So you can write with either hand, Pat?" asked the officer. "Tix, sort," replied Pgt. "Whin I was a bboy my father always said to me. Pat, learn to cut your finger nails wid yer left hand, for some day ye might lose yer right." COLORED MOVING PICTURES New Method by Which Striking Results Are Attained. The marvelous accuracy of modern machinery has made possible a new form of colored moving pictures which have now passed the experimental stage and are in the course of production on a large scale. Every color of the rainbow can be reproduced accurately by the new films, and the pictures can be displayed from an ordinary moving picture machine, but the new films are bound to be expensive. Colored moving pictures that have been displayed successfully in recent years are made up of two sets of pictures, one taken for red light and one taken for a blush green light, and the colors produced are simply combinations of these two colors. Most ordinary colors can be reproduced fairly well by this means, though a few do not appear right. In producing these two color films first one color is thrown on the screen and then the other color, leaving it to the eye to mix the two colors unconsciously. In the new colored movies three colors are used—red, blue and yellow from which any other color may be obtained with reasonable accuracy. Instead of three films, however, each bearing one color, all three colors are placed on one film in three very thin layers. Thus white light passing through such a film will reproduce the colors. The great problem is to make the hyenas "register". Each liger must be placed above the lower one with perfect accuracy. A sloped a length of an inch would make the cover up so badly that the piles would be freaks. Assuming in the dealing of appearance to tan well, the register which has made the new pictures possible, Saturday, February 10. Human Health Care Before the Hour they sent away from Scotland to the parish priests, relieving the Lord's Church, what had been kept in the church of the Holy Trinity, in the church of Moscow. It is now in a museum at Moscow. Shackley heart was preserved in a casket. When Isidore Robert Bruce of Scotland died in 1767 his heart, too, was preserved in a casket. It was given to his friend Sir James Douglas, to be buried in Jerusalem. On his way out of Palestine Sir James Douglas fell, taking against the Mosque, and as he fell he threw the precious relic before him on the battlefield, crying out, "Now, pass onward as then wert sount, and Douglas will follow these or die." The heart was found next day by Sir Stuart Leigh, who brought it back to Scotland, where it was buried in the monastery of Moscow. London Chronicle. Transparent Accompliance Of late there have been made at attempts to construct metaplates of a transparent material one of the inter- sides of the kind said to be an aeroplan plane which use nonimmiscible col- lubid for the wings and other parts and when doing in a few hundred feet in the air the apparatus to quote in visible accord to reports. A new mulling basis for the matter comes to deaden the need and some advantage of the transpiration state that observations can be made in a real setting. A Valuable Tree Whither in Los Angeles, city, can perching on the roof of an apple fruit tree in California, it is an availble installer obligatoris and is treated against wind and tide by floods of London to the amount of $1000. This tree has four year produced $1000 points, which averaged the greater 20 cents each. It also produced $1.20 worth of bad wood, making a total production of $3.00 for the year. Argent. Bubbah Hean Treasure The St. Vincent de Paul society of Brooklyn, by way of a service to the people, looks over the city's waste to recover articles that have been thrown away unintentionally. Things found last year ranged from a $500 roll of bills and a solid gold watch in an old west pocket to two healthy specimens of the rubber plant. Bundles of laundry are the most frequent item. PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT. Danger In Overweight. "Laugh and grow fat" is not good advice for the man or woman who is fuelled to be heavy. Arthur Hunter, chairman of the central bureau of medico-actuarial mortality investigation and actuary of a big life insurance company, states that there is no doubt that marked overweight has a material effect in decreasing length of life, especially at the middle and older ages. Among men forty pounds above the average weight the lifetimes of those who entered the companies at forty-five was about four years less than that of men of normal weight. The public should understand that marked overweight is a serious handicap to length of life. Diabete, Bright's disease, heart disease and apoplexy cause a large proportion of the deaths among overweights. While the overcaster is not such a bad social influence as the excessive drinker, the former is also shortening his life by lack of moderation. Insurance companies will be glad to give to the public such information needed to overcome incorrect living and methods by which improvements may be made. 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Variable route tickets will be sold enabling purchaser to make going trip via Memphis or New Orleans or Shreveport or St. Louis, returning via anyone of these gateways or any other regular-delivery route. The "Land of the Sky" in Western North Carolina is very inviting the year through and a trip through this country, at least in one direction should prove very enjoyable. The Washington-Sunset Route is also operated over the Southern Railway through Atlanta and New Orleans. This constitutes a daily Pullman Stee Tourist car service with through per sonal conductor. For further information, descriptive matter, apply to H. L. BISHOP, Div. Iana. Agt., Southern Railway, 907 M Main St, Richmond, Va. RICHMOND PLANET LUCK OF AN ADMIRAL An Apparently Fool Order That Won Him Fresh Laurels. Among the stories in J. B. Thornhill's "Adventures in Africa" is an amusing one that was told by Captain Ghouur, the Belgian chef the zone of the Haiti Unipolice zone of Kataanga. It followed a discussion on the way office boys rise to preferment while really pool outside men make no headway. "A young cadet. In the Portuguese navy was given work at the admiralty office, where he remained, and, with out ever having been on board ship rose through influence to be captain and ultimately admiral. When the king and queen of Portugal went on a visit to Tangier he was charged with the duty of taking them there and hoisted his sailing aordingly. The captain of the boat naturally went to him for orders as to which the office bred admiral was in a state of hopeless innocence. He parried questions and solved difficulties by telling the captain to not for himself. On arrival at Tangier the captain asked how many cables he should put out, and the admiral in a quandary answered: "The order was obeyed, and the Portuguese boat became the laughing stock of foreign battleships as cable after cable was run out. That night a hurricane came on. An English cruiser slipped her cable and put to sea—and safety. The French, German and Italian vessels snapped their cables and were driven on the beach. The Portuguese vessel plunged out the gale. The admiral was given descriptions in recognition of his fore sight, was promoted to naval commander in chief and was congratulated by every one. "What a head that man has" was the universal comment." Help Others. No man can live happily who regards him self alone, who turns every thing to his own advantage. They must live for another if then wish to live for their self. Senan. Off With the Old—On With the New. In a Georgia town the darlings were out for their Saturday afternoon good time. A middle woman, whose name discused with wealth of crops butolened recent last moment, attended by a man on each side and two in the rear all chanting for the pleasure of taking her to the picture show came down the street. A plainly clad man stepped out of a carved, accusingly fronting her. "Say, how's this, Mimble! Mistah Saal sklessly colt in its grave, an you 'celvin' de 'toumous o' gentemonous!" "Huh?" fired back Minnie with a toss of her head that swished her vell "I ain't crazy about no dead man!"— Saturday Evening Post. Select Once when passing through a cemetery in Leuco Elliot Gregory was surprised to see that the members of one old New England family had been her led in a circle, with their feet forward its center. He asked the reason for this arrangement, and a witt of that day, daughter of Mrs. Stowe, replied "So that when they rise at the last day only members of their own family may face them." Among the things which show Carranza up as a man of brains as well as a nation was his occupation of all the news centers in the war zone with loyal troops to control the output of news. People who have the urge for Red Cross work may find plenty to do in assanging hurts on the gridiron right at home, where charity and all that properly begin. 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Mrs. Rosa Hagar, killed herself an¢ hér three Melis’ childrens at’ thos home, 2026 Soi’ Cleveland avenue Philadelphia, by virtualty sedling the wo upstairs résms aad turmtigg’ oc ee 4, dbiidren: -lpy- en found see: Sbiddren: -lay- 0s they hea slept ‘abielr night ‘ofbthes, Whe waxen dolls, their faces innocent & trouble, rig te ined were 2 See took, as oad who hid“fougat.” Jewolry bedecked the arms necks of the tots, who ~wére erine, five yeare- old; Arthur, and Harvey, Jr, seven montite aad‘named after bis father, who divd last Thanksrtving of appendicitis, ifBwo other children, wards of chart tyble societies, “who Bonrded witb Mrs. Hagar, played in tho parlor, while the doadly gus scoped tn upon -them. But they were not overcome. Mrs. Anna Craig, a neighbor,” who @scoverod the tragedy, rescued the Uttle boarders, one of whom is Bonny Goleman, of. Allentown, a cripple of two years. ahd tho other, Anna Stone, eight months old, ‘Mra. Craig says Mrs, Hagar, who was abont thirty yoars old, bad talked often of death thoae Inst fow months, maming {t as'tho only surceaso for her ‘troables. Sho had grieved over her Aumaband’s death and her consequent financial strafts, which woro compll- cated when a woman boarder gavo up her room Saturday. ‘Mrs. Craig, who Mves at 2028-South. Cleveland avenue, thought she smell ed gas, Tracing Sts odor she,came'to the Hagar homo, which abe found Jocked_gpi silent. Sho broke the Dario iow and came upon nny Coleman. who bold out bis] erm t her. The Uttle one crawled slowly about the floor. Mrs. Craig found tho door locked, and burst {t open, only to be.thrown back by the rush of gas, which filled the hone, though tho supply from ‘the quarter had long sfnco given ont She threw open the windows, ollmbed the staire and, breaking auother door in. the second ntory middlo room, saw what had hanpenod. In tho centro.of the bed lay. the mother, by her side Arthur and Har vey. On a-burean propped up #0 as to ba acen at all angles, waa a picture of the family, hefore Harvoy, Jr., was} | born, Mra. Craig throw open the win-| dow and gained tho front room, wkora| lay Catherine, on a couch, her arms}: and bair tossed fa the position of na}: jural steep. ‘The woman, tried to vato} to awaken Catherine and ask what} i bad happened. ‘Then reaction «rippea Mrs. Craig] 1 und whe screamed again and agaic| « pefore she renched the street. Mra.| t Mary Walters, another neighdor,} | aught her as sho-collapaed and some} 1 me telephoned Dr. A. P. Chariton,| } eho came and pronounced the mother nd children desd. They must have! een that way for three of feur hours! , he police said. e ASKS MAYOR FOR HUSBAND. Giri Without » Home Wants to Set s, tle Down, Florence Evans, aged twenty-two, of Oaklond, aleey City, has writ ten Mayor Joseph OG. Armstrong, of Pittaburgh, to find her a husband. The letter follows: “T have been without a home since I was eighteen years old. Now I am twenty-two, and sick of the life. 1 want to settle down. I want to know if you would mind finding me @ good, Tepatable man, who is willing to/be good to a good girl and treat her as @ husband would treat a good wife, mot one who is married oo Sunday and divorced on Monday. © “Tam willing to make @ comfort, able home for. any man willing to work and help make a home comféet, abla» Please answer soon, as I am aaxicus,” . “AQza Fumes Kill Four Otto Hardekopf, proprietor of ‘s mall mest: market in Chicage, Dis wife and two daughters mot death from suffocation. Teo tamily lived {a apartments over the shop.” According to" a physician whe ccamized the bodies, the oxygen fm the. apartment, deere ‘snd windows of which were Gases, wae entirety consemed by 528 gate Durateg under s -weeh.dolier fs Ge Kuchen. The absence of this cle ment trem the alr which the victims fweathed caused Genth, bo“gaid. Wim ovary return of his birthiiay She riqueeriot emperor of Austrie Rm. . SSasrucr ee eee ee MRS NORMAN: GALT. | Prestsent witeers _ Fiancee, [J Wren He's te Wed {a Deceraber. Bae § @ ms, ty Arnot Costbe. PRESIDENT WILSON TO WED Formally Announces Hie Engagement to “re. Norman’ R. Galt. Woodrow: Wilson, the president of sthe United States, announced bis en to MraDoresa' R. Galt, of eeeca se i date of the wedding bas pot A, Dany It papa whl take December, “at the home of Pe brseetict oy TMi. Walt : couied Fiirhen a widely knows old Virginia peat. | She is @ Aedchior of the late: Dr: George Boll ‘tity, ahd’ ieés with her mother, on ‘Twontieth-street. | Mrs. Galt ts a per ‘banal triead of Mive ‘Halen Wootrow Bones, a cousin of President Wilson, and has attended the majority of the ‘White House receptions. and partion within: the past year, - = Members of the president's family have kaown for “months that Mrs, Gett and President Wilson were con templation matringony-and the afatt Is acceptable to them. e - Mrs. Ellen Louise Axsen Wilson, the president's wife; died August 6, 1914. She was fifty-four years old, and the mother of’ three daughters, two of whom are married. \ ALLIES POUNDING GERMANS ; Fighting Continuee Along Trencher Captured In Flanders and France.’ | Fighting continues northeast -o' Gouches and on tho holghts o} La Follo, according to the an Rouncement given out by the French war office. This ls the region tx which tho British and French are co-operating in an offort to break the ‘German hold !n French Flanders. Progress by tho allied forces in Ar tols and Champagne was recorded in the Fronch official communication and In @ report from Feld Marshal Sir John French. Parts reported per cepilbie:gains in the Souchex Valley and the capturo of the whole German fortified works south of Tabure, in Champagne. ‘ Berlin reports the repulso of allio¢ attacks’ near Souchez ‘And ¥iolent bombardments in Champagne. Figuring on the basis of 7000 ta 8000 Germans Killed in the recent fighting about Loos, it {s believed that the losses In wounded must have ap proximate) 20,900, From this may be judxed the neriousness of the Ger mans of the check administered ant ehe Imporinnes of the victory to she allies. : | According to a despatch from Art sterdam; admission that Germac losses have heen very heary {a the past few days on the westorn front {¢, mado by the correspondent of the Der in Taxcbintt, who declares French attacka were carried oot with “unpre nedentod vixor and courage." He cs: imates' that within a brief period the French havo fired more than three million sbolla against tho German ines. ) ‘The president has notified the bel- Ugerenta that this country ts. deter mined to defend the freedum of the seas “without compromise and at any cost.” Ife han also protested to Great Britato for month against the British Dlockade, against tyranoical orders in council, againnt interference with our commerce with neutral oations and againat {ts arbitrary classification aa contraband of certain articles produced hete for export. The public has tn- ‘dotsed these declarations with empba- sis upon the clause quoted, “without compromise and at-any cost.” ‘The problem of pacifying Mexico and restoring a decent semblance of order ta sure to tax the powers of the agent selected to tho.utmost. Mexico has a+ ways had a strong band government, ‘will respect and support-no other, and the better It 1s for internal ‘business an4 foreign Intereats tho more will it de menkced by sporadic revalotions.. Bevery government on earth has passed through the primitive stage of dret faintly creeping. then feebly tottering. and finally sfanding firm on its feet. [ |, Belence has way of turning matore te account, and there are great poss Ditties inthe contro! of Panama canal Biides- For instance, an enemy war fleet could be turned back.and perhaps Demated in by simply peehing an elec: trieal batton om the bank, the way munken torpedoes are sometimes ex me Great educations! posufbtiities are be Reved ‘to cats Jn-the wovies, Fmt the audiepe whe pays bin )0 conte wants te be amma the came as the “ied | 1 ", ie eupperts the rev . Camps ‘Ont And He Meets Up With Sev- eral Adventures. ” By M. QUAD | EE a oe ite, oe | Mr. Bowser bad slmply read the heads of the ftemn In his evening paper and Iniil it on the floor, where the cat come and’ rolled upon it and Sattored hernetf that: she had at last become a Mtorary fellne, He was uneany, He walked back and forth. He looked out of a back win- dow and sniffed and snuffed. 2 Mra, Bowser wax reading a book, but she sarc it all from the corner of ber eye, and out of pity ahe asked: “Do you think the house is on fire that you mut and anor = —* “Ara, Bowser,” ho replied as he came back and sat down, “I almost think I smell the weods. I want to ask you's question.” * “Go ahead.” ‘ “We het no vacation this wammer, and I worked very ‘steaiily every day. I have not got rbeumatios; I have mot "4 i iN — ind { a | ra , ’ oo y | BY yes i rn a a eae OY oz Cs 5 Senza Le fap ie er. Ti pay Ve AGN ee par anouRD ‘Fam camprine AND TOLD Bn — oa got the Inckache; I'm not going tat cenmumption, und 1 am not on th brink of the grave.” : + "Tamm glad to hear i," smiled Mrs Boruer, ° “But I want to take @ vacation for s few dinys,” he waid. | “Well, why not?” “Thery are four men of my acquaint ance Kolnt up to the North woods tu camp not hunt and tinh for a few days T abould like « go with them , I think it would do me good.” “Of coure bh would, and If I were a man I whould certainly go along. As! am vet, I xhatl stay home and run the house. 1am fecllug very well this fall and xhatl be content to remain right here." “You say 1 may go anxiously, tn- quired Mr. Rowsr. “Why.of course, T will do all Tecan to help you get ready, and hope that you will hare a good time.” Mr. Bowrer looked at ber in amaze ment with mouth half open, and for n. lon minute be evitld not believe that be heard uricht, Then he timtdly said: “AV'e uty be gone (WO WeekH.” “I hope you will,” war the reply: “If Ore men of you are going to camp out chat long you'lh have to take a cook with you.” “Oh, un, we shan't. Ita all settled that foam te de the cooking. That makes iny share of ¢he expenses the jexn, you Know." “What ena yon cook?" waa, queried, mith a xnutle of doubt, : “I don't profona to be a head cook, put Tenn get n meal to satisfy hungry nen. Most of the food will be canned Uf und will simply have to be warm: Md over. Any child con do that.” “Well. I uexs you will get along,” aid Mra. Rowner, after a silence. “Sure to. mure to, my dear. Every- hing will go as slick an grease, and ro'll all come baek rolling fat By jeorke, but I wish we were to Atart to- norrew! I hnven't been in the woods ince 1 ax n boy. T want to hear the ater whixper—the squirrels chatter nd the doe cniling to her fawn again. t will he a tremondous change from he routine of office work.” ‘Three or four days later Mr. Bowser ras off. He was armed with a new lanket, seven sorts of liniment and slves, and he counted on killing no es than Bve dcer with'bis own hands, would make venison scarce and high oF the reat of tho atate, but It was rerybody for bimaclf when the deer ling senzon wan on. Behold, Mr, owser and bis four companions in # mt et up in a dell in the forest. | bere were no squirrels to chatter; the aven'were falling instead of whiaper | fs. and if a doe was calling to her Wn ale was no far away that they |: ldrr’t bear ber. The-yoods ware | ther damp, There were also @ bon: | ' ed thounand mosquitoes to every mnter. : It wan the forest, however; and after | picked np upper the men xat around | ‘ @ campfire and. told stories in trae | ‘ ater’ stvie. Your trae hunter a |/ ayn Iiew when be smokes at the mpfire. aint the Bowser crowd for | wed xilt. When the chill air of even- 1 K had viren them roid nonea and |) cir supply of Men bad ren how they |: tired to thetr tent and om thelr beds daleam twigs. They slept the stesp | s mighty Nimrede—and then seu |s od = < af Mr. Bowsers cooking was not quite | ' to thn MR for bréakfant, bet the | < ber four {man wom tno besty to ing Gowe their beat ged and ne}. Kina were meds. | fib was lei ‘to | * t <moteday Gap, ond cuventy |: Do You WantanUmbrella? | Well, here it is. The Hull Bros. Umbrella Company will guarantee them. 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The Planet, 311 N. 4th St,” | Ieere fied e 7 Tere tier out of wleht when Ae set about fe Te wane unstasunsty agreed Hehe thes etoutd tiave a faottedt, nttk Fed thai fur dtaner. tent they had not brought aap on hettie targe enough Io Waid th Bie sem sa to neve the bene, Mr Rewser status ever the Problem for te ce Hie antautes and then soil i He west boll that phat by se Cons Othe nol of it wontd peo dn the fit ies fat and when it MES place Same was would be fond Mto ciel She dabhite part next day, There were te be poration with the meal Ane tn ein pel a potatoe PRON Me Lesser He pecled what he J thoushe Work he recuired and put thems ott Qe gw tee tos OM the Way up they Gad benght a hanes ple of 0 furer's = wife, Me Howser now BrORPLE (eat ef the tent and placed tt ons big sip aed cave tt the right stant to be warned thronsh, The cof. feo would be faade ater on There wasa creek a few reds away, and Mr. Rewser had broncht along bts Aeling outit. While he waited for’ Ume to pas« he went teting, and he had the luck toe cateh a ninpow all of three tnebes long. Ile was aeeking to catch another au tneh longer when a istan€ xhout in the weeds told him that four hungry nen wete on the way to camp to partake of hix banquet. Mr, Bowner and the four arrived almout al- multineotaty, but the cook was far enough ahead to Ktep on the mince pio’ In bin haste and Matten It out into | nothing. Then bis cotpantons camo up and broke forth as the waters did at the Johnxtown flood. 7 € ‘The potatocs had bolted dry! That ham had meite! into grease! “Bowser, you swore yon could cook!” “Te tan Mar and o frauds “He left our diuner to poll and went fabing!” “Lets throw the old frud into the preek!* +A hungry man’ will accept of no ex- cures or protextations, Str, Bowser | Urged the want of necexaary otenalls to | lo bla cooking, but ic was np go. The our half mtarvet men xeved bim and | olted him about thut wildwood dell, while the dor pleaded for ber young, | ind whed they hud wrecked him and | dred themselrex out thes opened a-can "Ree and devoured them and— _[{ fesolved, That ax Mr, Samuel Bow- er joined this happy band through cht | anery and fraud he te deposed aa cok and thac he be rentenced to be hained to n‘log during the. reat of the appy days of our stay bere and that ¢ be fed nothing but dill pickles.” But the sentence wan-not carried out, | hough Mr. Bower was made to fee! hat he bad disgraced tho camp, An our after noon three of the four men, | he other having been appointed. as ook, took Gut gone qnll sought for game | | wain.. When they were well out of late “Mr, Bowser took-bis firedrwe and | 1 falked of wy bimnelf. He had come ] » KOI Geer as well as to prepare ban: | Bets. . - i After-Me had let inp a me wehtee | | i white be was'nncaking the tbe 5. eds te.crne benier's ste u ght of « Liz “tuck deet, ‘4 aeten fort buss Tis twart fnmped Inte Bisometth cad there wos cabt ehtl Patties Hye ohab eh son fas sp tue, but he Was Heweet Satie: Howser and he Wasnt pets te tet at dittte thier Ike Mat tare doi. Ue drew ac bong beeatl td Iasi cee tee ite tine thread ‘The ee eed on ihe Woodland ar, Whea tess was a fond yell, and Poet her ters enime erastitng few of. Gee ef then bad his cap fie Wiis fete te cof foo petnited tee ae hate Un Hated os iced stevited ont: j See Bee red sasin yom de Meter notre pat a tester Cheatsgh any Hier! Sie dat ceed te ANI eaetabned te etter uate MP ebetet nein te do anytiing of the Rind) preted Me Hewser 0 theneht it wes a Mls tak deer! Yen Denied biet! Catt sat tell a Goer freta a tee) If yom ent, what In the Oot Mares ate Soa dude here? Suppose fone felet Strtek an duel lower? : the Pn Yon wented Go KEL him for what be raid shout your cooking! xbented the other men Maybe he's a dangerous Man tor tet feose tn the Words Dare ia OM hte but he tnay try to ki me next!” “NG. he won't." determinedly anawer- ed the man whose enp teat been per: fprated ind whose kul had been tickliad by a bullet. “Bowser, you can't stay here. You are dangerous, You mast co home!" “But [=1--[.came for two weeks” starmmered the would be axnassin, “It mikey no difference, You must pack up ani io, You can walk the Ore Miles tu the house white you got the horke and wagon, and twfore midnight you cau be nt the railroad xtation. If you don't go we will, You are @ good Defebbor, nt heme and a anfe man rdund town, but you aro ax dangerous ann grizzly bear th the woods.” Mr. Rowser arrived home three days after he had left ft. Mri. Bowser ele- rated onc exrbrow an he entered the oure, Wit she asked no questions. She Ndo't eren obverse that he was look- pg f per cént better and that he bad mined vt leart Afton pounda to weight, ind Mr, Bowser hasn't yet explained why he left the wildwood and ‘its pealthy evening afr no mach gooner han be had planned for. ‘A Rood wifo never “plies ft on to @ aabena and Mrs, Bowser ts a good fe. GORZ NEAR ITS FALL Key to Trieste Under Borbardment at Five Points and About to Yield. | he Avstrian“city of .Gorz, twenty. two miles northwest of Trieste, is about to fall, according to « telegram Fecelved in Geneva from Brescia, ‘The Itallans, the despateh says, have brought up a targe Sumber of heavy guns and are bombarding the town ‘from five diferent points, At the sume time the Itallaas sre stipek fog thd’ inter defences of Tolatino, ‘while on the Carvo the -Aegeriens are weld to hove been forced 4e sbanéos eovewsl wiles of trenches. * ‘ e— The —— * Getting Hie Hair Cur. Mr, Cloverhigh my setwood bye otal a RE] few means 0, Rely WY us chim nd pod | thers showing “ Pimnly Gat he iS Ee seman lpeted fram of the hitats of the iA barber, Ni Bo Meen havtug a BE MM atisve. tet cee? awhed Dubtine tarily P ON get tnt - OM iis dite nt, too.” was the reply. aS S Always have ty Bettie cut when T have a shave.” map wy wart cer g, Ny Nan wen 100” Nee age ali: (8 k } WA Ww Se Jangold inquiry from hly friend. “Every mernlyg.” amawered Clever: letgh. “And bave your hate cut, too, every Gay" wait the other. “Ye0” “Don’t you find It rather expennive?” “No; tC only conte 15 cents.” “What! Only 15 cents for a nbave and hair cutting?” “That's all. Barber couldn't whure me without cutting my hair, you know.” And ft took poor Dubbtus xeven and @ half minutes by the club clock to pee why. > Penme. Rf avery wish were granted, If every hope came true. If every eed we planted A lovely Viowsom grew, Lf avery day were sunny ‘And every one ware wish, There'd bo no aweet in honey, ‘There'd be no joys to prize - If we knew that tomorrow é Would be Juat tke today, With not fine touch of sorrow, No cure to spoil our play, No doubt and no missiving, * No hienrinchea and no fears, ‘Then vain were all our living, We'd crave the foy of tears, ‘We'd nich for sacred sorrow, ‘We'd tong to feal (ho rain, And te should yearn to borrow ‘The bicancdnasa of pain, Yor more than all the Wlearure—* ‘That crme and quickly fed : Adown the yeare we treasure ‘The tears that We have shed. Edgar. A. Guest. Wise Joseph. Monsleur wanted the picture hing to the right; madame wanted ft on the left. Bot monsleur ingleted that the servant’ should hang the picture ac: eeréiag jo fin orders Conrequentiy Jeeaph siock n nail inthe wall om the right, but (his done he-alse bs dere gttek. another !n onthe left. it ts Ges qecond nail for?’ Rig manter tn- SEVEN Quired In astonishment. “Ite to nave Me the trouiie af fetebing the lndder tomerron when mensteur wil have cone tetited te the vyews of madame.” Argetuttt : One of Or. Hale's Jokes. | Where he wis quite a young man the Iaty Dr, Lawrd Everett Hale played @ praction ieke an some girle whe Were ueiibers uf a purty with whom he was suininering ou the Masatchi Betta cost 7 All these girly were reading the sune exelting wevet amd ene dey at diner Mt was in lending tople, Knowing that none ef thetr had tnished tt, Hate, un- known to thet, carried It away with Bim the uext merning when be went to the cl! Gn the (rain he wrote an absurd con tusicn to the novel, laying the final serue at the sumtner fesort, Carrying Cis buzue conclusion ton Publisher, w Gien! of bh, be bud tt put in type, and then, carefully remoy Sng the bona fide conclusion, be putstent fo hin own. On ble return he placed the hook on the plazza and waite! The look whieh spread over a ttre faeests shir sea that Inst chapter wus Dr. Hate de: tired, werth golug far tv see. eee ie 2 The xeveruiient etiedal bead Deen telling ao stigle eid Soetet or v what he ne pee da the ea eet ee: niin davai nen the castes bens od land. “AD tr ity toed cer Wont be siete tae Ger an et nh the eli € tow ane at Phe eMetat atoreedt tee tote tows the law. i Nhe ee kf even seriptlen tuuet tee branded sat at iy en denim Weel, Mae thoes Eat dae wn awty’ feb wr min ta et - A Grece Re ef. An obt orran Newer lip ee tis deathbed. Me was a jon) ol fe and everybody liked bi, Me tuts Way been ready to da nuythins st! everything connected with the hu: withoat complaining, but bad evident ly Led bis own troubles which be hit Kept tocked in his breast. * The curate was with the old in soothing and comforting bim ax tut be could. “Would you mind, alr, ald thie stk | man, “anking the organist to plus the Gead march over me? [Just love that ‘dead waren!” SOertatntz, with pleasure, Mr, Jones,” replied the cumte “Thank’ee, ‘sit; none of that there tweediedur Reetboven, you ki ow. Lut Bandes'a.” **T ean promise that muh. a 6 coud "map," said the curate. ‘The did man fay plactdiy for awhile amd then exciaimed with fereme “ILor teankfal Tim that-P absu't mie te Mew for him when be plays the bud Patt at the end” When war ridden Eorope anks this Country to send over a billlon or ro ty pit ff on Its bnsiners fect axain vo Toke wil! be heard ip oppoaition. SATURDAY OCTOBER 23 ... 1915 "A place of which every man in Richmond should be ashamed and a place such as I never dreamed existed in Virginia is our city jail," declared James E. Tyler, president of the Legal Aid Society, in speaking of the little house under the hill. Mr. Tyler has made a thorough inspection of the place and tells of what he discovered in the following manner: "I went to the Jail last Sunday morning, after receiving a letter from one of the inmates asking that the society to help him obtain his liberty. My visit however, was purely a pornal one and not in any way connected with the work of the society. I really can't begin to describe to you the horrors which I found existed there. I honestly didn't dream that such a place could exist in Virginia, and I firmly believe that if the citizens of Richmond were acquainted with the facts they would wipe the place off the face of the earth. "Understand me from the beginning. I am in no way criticizing the officers of the institution but merely the system under which it is operated a system in vogue here these many years. "The jail itself reminded me of a large bookcase and each prisoner a volume from which one could read a story complete in itself, a story of untold trials, downfalls and efforts to regain place in society. IN THE WORST SECTION "The building, an old affair, is located in the worst section of the city surrounded by a most disreputable neighborhood, in which the very atmosphere breathes flth. and crime. Surrounded on all sides by the city stables, the city incinerator in which all of the city garbage is burned, and other such places, its atmosphere at best is enough to make a dog sick. "Here cooped up in cells so small that when 2 men are placed in them one has to stand on the outside while the other dresses. I found 325 pris oners, of which sixty were white. Housed in a foul dark place, they had no place in which to be turned while their cells were being cleaned, consequently the cells were not cleaned. Now you can imagine men in a place like that! A place in which men live like animals, eating and sleeping within the four rows of bars composing their case!" The building is overrun with vex min and the odor sickens you when you enter the door. There is no provision to separate the diseased from the well, except in cases of extreme illness, and then the prisoner is shunted into a place called the hospital which is really no better than the others. WOMEN HOUSED TOGETHER. "The white women and Negro women are kept in the same dormitory, only a row of bars between them, and to see three or four white women lolling on their fifty bunks, surrounded by a slatternly group of Negroes is something that I have no words to describe. The women? They were mostly in for drunkenness a crime in which they harm only themselves and yet are given the same treatment that is accorded the man who has committed some despicable crime. "I stayed around the place talking to first one prisoner and then another or until the hour for dinner had come determined to see what they had to eat, and I honestly wish I had not. While waiting for 2 o'clock, the time they get their second meal—you know they only get two aday—I talked with R. P. Lord, deputy jailor and he told me of the workings of the gaol." "Mr. Lord described the place as vigorous as I did, but said that it was the old system and could not be changed until vigorous action was taken. Under this system, which I have said before has been in vogue these many years, this jalior is allowed 50 cents a head for each prisoner registered and is allowed 18 cents per day on which to feed them. Out of this 18 cents he has to pay running expenses. It is figured heat and light, feed the inmates, pay his deputies and save enough to pay his own expenses. It is figured that it takes 150 boarders to pay expenses. POLICE IN BAD LIGHT. That is the system and it has a far reaching effect. Think of the position in which it places the police force and the judge of the police court. Could it not be made to their advantage to keep the place well filled? Of course. I am not intimating that this is done, but this is merely the position such a system places them in and I have heard several policemen say that they wish it was abolished. When dinner time came I went to the cellar where the food is prepared and it was here that I found the place the most sickening. In a black caulron was boiling a mass of watery looking stuff, which I found out was cabbage and when it was done, it was conveyed to the upper floors by Negroes in big dirty looking buckets. Pans for the prisoners had been dung onto the table and the meat was dumped into them the huge dippers full, the dipper being not overly clear looking. 'Then came a Negro loaded down with potatoes, which were dumped into the swimming pans and the receptacles were then passed through the bars to the waiting hands. As each man stood in his place, another Negro passed by with a tray loaded with evil looking corn bread, which was half pitched through the bars, just as you and I have seen, farmers, feed their hogs. The small square pines were counted to see that no man got more than his share. "The prisoners themselves are a dirty lot, no especial effort being taken to keep them clean apparently. There is a bath in the jail, it is true but such a bath as I would not wash a dog in. The inmates are never given fresh out-door air, and how they manage to keep a semblance of health is beyond me. Day after day they sit in their cells looking at the fifth around them, their hands idily laying in their laps, brooding over the fact that this is what society has dealt out to them. Can you wonder that they come out determined to get revenge for such treatment? For the most part, they are ignorant. They cannot express that feeling that has grown up in them under such roundings except in violence and that is how day after day you see the same names on the register of men returning to jail. The jail is run as a business proposition, out of which the keepers are to make a profit. It is not run as a governmental institution. It is to the advantage of the men in charge to keep the place as full of prisoners as they can as every prisoner means that much more in pocket. And yet even with this, I am told that Ser. Satterfield, who has the contract, would like to see things different. Every man in his employ declare they would rather their jobs were on salary basis and the prisoners made to work for their maintenance. MAYO'S ISLAND THE PLACE. "Is there a remedy? . . Yes Mayo's island would solve the problem. It could be turned into a regular Black-well's island, where the air would be pure and clean, where the surround ing would be all that any one could ask. The jail could have a big yard into which the inmates could be turned until their cells are washed out daily, and the prisoners could break rock enough each day to pay for their food. "As it stands now the jail is a 'is grace to the city and the state at large, and I believe the time is not far distant when the good citizens will rise up and demand that these frightful conditions be abolished." (News Leader, Oct. 13, 1915) Mr. Junius Hatcher, of 437 West Baker street, who has been quite sick the past ten days is greatly improved and will be glad to see any of his many friends. --- SELECT CITY EMPLOYEES BY CITY SERVICE PLAN Chairman Carter C. Jones of the Charter Change Committee will at the next meeting of that body introduce a resolution providing for an amendment to the charter creating a civil service commission which shall not lose the members of the Police Fire and Health Departments and perhaps all other city employees. Mr Jones was ready to introduce the paper last night, but the committee failed to muster a quorum. Only four of the nine Council members reported for the meeting, and four of the five citizen members. Upon the motion of Councilman Haddon, the committee voted to adjourn to meet again at No clock Monday night. "I am in favor not only of a permanent civil service commission, but also a permanent city planning commission" said Mr. Jones last night. "The need for the former commission is perhaps more immediate. We ought to have a regularly constituted body to handle all applications for positions in the Police Fire and Health Departments and possibly all other departments—which will take the responsibility off the heads of the departments and to which employees, if they desired to do so, could appeal in case of discharge. SAYS RACE QUESTION WILL NOT INTERFERE "It has been objected that we cannot have civil service here because of the race factor. I am informed by the City Attorney that it would be a comparatively simple matter to devise a civil service system for the municipal departments whose operation would not be hampered by the Negro question any more than the race consideration interferes with the present system. There is nothing to compel us to adopt in its entirety the Federal civil service system which makes appointment dependent solely upon precedence in filing the application and examination rating. We can incorporate these features, too but with provisions which will practically eliminate the race question." While Mr. Jonas is in favor of a civil service commission of three members appointed by the Mayor, he will consent, he said, to, any other plan of selection that seems wise. Such questions as the salary to be paid the members of the commission, the length of their term of service, and the actual machinery of operation, he said, will have to be worked out by the Charter Change Committee and the City Attorney. The police were yesterday notified to look for John Johnson, colored, aged twenty-six years, who escaped from the State Farm. A reward of $28 is offered for his arrest. He is described as having cheatnut eyes, black hair, yellow skin, of slender build, weighing 148 pounds, and being five feet six inches in height with a small scar in the outer end of his right eyebrow. 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