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NET Spicy Tilts Between Counsel.—Messrs. Mitchell and Crump on the Witness Stand—Rigid Cross-examination.—Messrs. Green, Watkins and Underwood Sent For—Virginia Scores VOLUME XXXIII. NO. 3 Supren Co SUPREME LODGE Spicy Tilts Between Witness Stand— Watkins and The long delayed suit of the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias, N. A. S. A., E. A., A. & A. against the Supreme Lodge, Knights of Pythias, N. A., S. A. E. A., A. A. & A. was called in Equity Division, No. 2 of the Supreme Court, District of Columbia, Monday, November 29, 1915 at 10:40 A. M. Grand Chancellor John Mitchell, Jr., Grand Keeper of Records and Seal Thomas M. Grump, Supreme Representative E. R. Jefferson, Supreme Representative Alternate Roscoe C. Mitchell, Past Chancellor John T. Taylor, Past Chancellor L. J. Morris were there. AN ARRAY OF LEGAL TALENT. Attorney Clarence Wilson, former United States District Attorney for the District of Columbia, Attorney Paul E. Lesch, both of the firm of Wilson, Huldekoper and Lesch and Attorney James F. Minor, of the firm of Smith and Gordon, of Richmond, Va., represented the Grand Lodge of Virginia, while Attorney Henry E. Davis and Attorney James A. Cobb, of Washington and Attorney William C. McCard, of Baltimore represented the Supreme Lodge, Knights of Pythias. SUPREME LODGE OFFICIALS ABSENT. The latter attorneys also represented S. W. Green, S. A. T. Watkins, Esq., D. E. Underwood, M. D. and R. R. Jackson in the contempt proceedings. None of the defendants was present. Grand Chancellor John G. Johnson; of the District of Columbia was an interested spectator and was at times in consultation with the Supreme Lodge's attorneys. Mr. Justice McCoy presided. Attorney Clarence Wilson arose after the preliminary document had been completed and proceeded to introduce Attorney James F. Minor of the firm of Smith and Gordon to the Court; stating that he would assist them in the case. A STATEMENT OF FACTS. Attorney Henry E. Davis arose and made similar remarks, concerning Attorney William C. McCard, who would assist him in the case. Attorney Minor proceeded to review the case. He told about the session at Kansas City, Missouri, when the Emergency Tax was levied. He related the history of the Pythian Temple and Sanitarium Commission of the appointment, of this Commission with the power to act, of its action in levying a per capita tax upon the members of the Order in States having Grand Lodges and he declared that this was unlawful and in violation of the Constitution of the Supreme Lodge. THE PAYMENT OF TAXES. He related about the action of the Supreme Chancellor at Indianapolis mission in 1911, when, the Grand Lodge, K. of P. paid $690.30 to aid the Supreme Lodge in the litigation with the Supreme Lodge of the World. This money had been levied by the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias, in its own right. He told of the treatment accorded the Virgin in delegates at Columbus, O. and of the dental of representation in violation of the order of injunction issued by the Supreme Court of the District THE COLUMBUS SESSION Attorney James F. Minor read from the notice filed by the Virginia delegation with the Supreme Lodge officials before, leaving Columbus last August and delivered that every effort had been made to comply with the legal requirements of the Supreme Lodge. He showed a through knowledge of all of the facts in the case and explained that he reprinted him for the limited time provided he gave into the墩 in making the claim in connection therewith. He communicated upon his statement of the facts by his client ATTORNEY DAVIS EMPHATIC. Attorney Henry E. Davis then stated the case of the Supreme Lodge He claimed that the Grand Lodge of Virginia had been suspended for improper conduct in sending out that "Shocking Conditions" circular. That the officials of that body had been guilty of gross misconduct. He set up the plea that the failure to pay the Emergency taxes was only incidental thereto. He cited parts of the circular in question and insisted that nothing prior to 1909 should be considered in the case. MANY LEGAL TILTS. During the statement by counsel of the position of their respective sides there were many legal tilt between Attorney Clarence Wilson and Attorney Henry E. Davis. Mr. Justice McCoy in most of the contents sustained the counsel for the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias of Virginia, upon the ground that upon a strict ruling, the counsel for the defense might be correct in their contention, but as the charges of contempt had been consolidated with the case in question, all of the facts should be known in order that he might arrive at a proper conclusion. WHY HE WANTED TO KNOW. If after the case had been submitted, he should find that anything that was improper had been admitted he would discard it. Mr. Justice Gould had issued the injunction and he did not have before him any written opinion submitted by him, and therefore, it was necessary for him to investigate the evidence. It was thought at first that the case would only consume one day, but it was not long before it could be seen that it would take a longer time than that. Court adjourned at about 12:45 P. M. to meet again at 1:30. Before that time, John Mitchell, Jr. Grand Chancellor of the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias had been called to the stand. Mr. Mitchell was then piled with questions by Attorney J. F. Minor. He explained the cause of the trouble between the that the action of the Supreme Lodge. One of the points emphasized by Attorney Minor in his statement was that the action of the Supreme Lodge in appointing a Pythian Temple and Sanitarium Commission with power to act and which action was construed as power to levy per capita taxes upon members in the jurisdictions of Grand Lodge was unconstitutional. During the cross examination or the witness, Attorney Minor brought this fact out in the face of the objection of the counsel for the Supreme Lodge. After the recess, Grand Chancellor John Mitchell, Jr. resumed the stand. He had in answer to questions brought out the fact that he and other members of the Virginia delegation to the Supreme Lodge had protested against the levying of taxes upon the individual members. THE SUPREME CHANCELLOR'S The Supreme Lodge, over his protest and under the ruling of the Supreme Chancellor had levied the tax. The position of Virginia was that a tax could be levied upon the Supreme Representatives to the Supreme Lodge, and the Grand Lodges but that after the Supreme Lodge had given to the Grand Lodges of the Order the exclusive, original jurisdiction over the subordinate lodges and the members attached to the same and this grant was in the Constitution and By laws of the Supreme Lodge, it could not move any authority or general over these members until it had changed the constitution of the Supreme Lodge. and taken back to itself, the exclusive, original jurisdiction that it had granted. THE COMMITTEE'S ADVERSE REPORT. He showed also that the Committee on Law and Supervision had made a report that the tax levy upon members of the. Order in States having Grand Lodges was unconstitutional and that the Supreme Chancellor had refused to permit the report to come up before the Supreme Lodge. Under a rigid cross examination, he showed that Virginia had purched one thousand dollars worth of the stock of the Pythian Temple in its own right and that it had denied the right of the Supreme Lodge to force it to make such a purchase. He also showed that the Emergency tax paid by Virginia had been levied by the Grand Lodge in its own right and not on account of the resolution passed by the Supreme Lodge. UNCONSTITUTIONAL TAX LEVY He went on to show that the tax law of the Supreme Lodge upon individual members was effective only in States without Grand Lodges. He pointed out the section of the law bearing upon this subject and when Attorney Henry E. Davis asked him questions as to other points of law, he readily turned to the pages and read them. Attorney James A. Cobb undertook to cross examine the witness, Attorney Henry E. Davis being called into another court on an important case. Mr. Cobb is one of the most brilliant colored practitioners at the bar of the District of Columbia and for a long time hold the position of Assistant United States District Attorney. RIGID CROSS EXAMINATION. In the matter of cross examination he fully equalled his colleague Attorney Henry E. Davis. At times he started forward to drive home a point, but at no time could he embarrass or exasperate the witness, who smilingly answered his questions and assured him that no insult was intended when he did not answer them to please him. At one time, the contention on this point was so spirited that the witness was asked to answer question either yes or no. At times, proper explanations could not be made by this procedure and the court was surprised when in reply to a question Mr. Mitchell answered, "Yes and no." This caused opposing counsel to ask him what he meant and then he had the opportunity to make the explanation in his own way, without being hampered by the laconic. "Yes and no." THOSE TROUBLESOME TAXES. He told of the experiences of the Virginia delegation at Indianapolis in 1911. For the first time, this delegation was denied representation unless it paid the taxes upon individual members, which tax the Grand Jurisdiction had levied in its own right and not by virtue of any action of the Supreme Lodge. $690.20 was paid over. The Supreme Lodge passed a resolution requiring that the remainder be paid in four quarterly installments the year following. The Grand Chancellor of Virginia had promised to send the amount if it were collected. He also showed that the Grand Lodge of Virginia was acting upon the report of the Supreme Representatives and upon the report made to the Supreme Lodge by the Supreme K. of R. & S. when it analyzed and examined the right or position and protest in passing the resolutions of which complaint was made. (Continued on Fourth Page.) EDITOR MITCHELL TRAVELS MORE ABOUT THE BANKERS' MEETING—A BRUNKEN MAN AND A POLICE OFFICER—RACE PREJUDICE IN SEATTLE PRESIDENT LAW OPENS MEETING The American Bankers' Association met Wednesday morning, September 8, 1915, in Moore Theatre with President William A. Law presiding. He is an impressive figure in the chair. President Fred E. Farnsworth is master of his position as Secretary, while Mr. Fitzwilson, his competent assistant, is as well known as the distinct-guished colonel himself. Hon. Ernest Lister, Governor of the State of Washington, delivered the address of welcome. He is an able orator. Hon. Hiram C. Gill, Mayor of Seattle also delivered an address. INTERESTING INFORMATION President Law's annual address was one of the ablest ever delivered before the body. The annual report of Col. Frederick E. Farnworth was able and exhaustive, containing valuable information for the benefit of the Association. The estimated membership for this year is 15,010. The amount of money collected on dues was $225,508.90. The annual income of the American Bankers' Association was $246,038.90. He reported 246 members of the Association in Virginia. The afternoon session took place at 2 P.M. Routine business was transacted, and many able addresses were delivered. THE FALLING RAIN I wandered about the principal streets of Seattle during the recess hours and on this particular day, a drizzling rain had changed into almost a down.pour. I had just gotten under a friendly awning, not having brought an umbrella, when the rain came down. I went into a store and secured an up-to-date combination strawberry milk-shake. It separated me from just 15 cents. I was waiting for the rain to cease, but it continued to come down and I walked out again and stood under that friendly awning. THROWING AWAY MONEY A traffic officer was in the street, directing the moving vehicles. Suddenly a white man walked out in the middle of the street and yelled, "Money is no good. I don't want any money." He threw several silver coins down upon the stone thorough-fare. Another white man darted to the spot, put the money into his pocket and disappeared. A street-car was approaching and this wild man barred its way, still yelling. The traffic officer in a kindly, but emphatic manner waved him to the side. walk. He just got out of the way of the street-car, for the fender touched him as it slowed up, but when it had passed, he was in the street again. AN AMUSING SCUFFLE Then he threw down another assortment of silver, and white men rushed out and picked it up. The police officer attempted to carry him to the sidewalk, but he resisted and struck the officer. Then the fun began. That officer grabbed him and he showed himself an adept at wrestling for it was only a few seconds before the man had struck the wet cobble stones. His head struck with a thud and he lay motionless in the middle of the street. A crowd had gathered and others came to the aid of the officer and carried the helpless man to the pavement, where he laid stretched out until the patrol wagon came upon the scene. THE PATROL WAGON. A telephone message had been sent and a few minutes later, the strangers had been bundled into it and all went on as before. The officer was evidently clearing the mud from his uniform for in about twenty minutes, he was there waving to the teamsters as before. The next day, when in the neighbor, hood, I saw the officer and laughingly congratulated him upon his pluck and forbearance in dealing with the unruly citizen. I thought perhaps he knew the man. He said that he did not. He had never seen him before. The Judge fined the man ten dollars and cost. As for the men, who picked up the money, they had gone rever to return unless this man or some other equally foolish had any more money, to throw away under the mistaken impression that money is no good. MR. LEWIS' ADVENTURE. When I went home that night I was tired. Mr. John O. Lewis had been anxious for me to see the stairs of Seattle after nightfall, but knowing that, he is able to go a "top-down" speed after the sun goes down, I hesitated to accompany him. Here I was near the northern border line of the United States and in the West, and he was dwelling as to whether he would meet a rebuke of a refusal at the place he wanted me to go. He is fair enough to be taken for a white person. I might get through too all right, provided a guarantee was given that no one would look at my hair. A WHITE CABARET HALL. The first place we entered, there was no objection. We sauntered to one of the tables and sat down listening to the singing maiden upon a raised plat. form. A waiter came and Mr. Lewis gave the order. It was promptly filled. I was in a cabaret hall. White couples were there. There were young women lounging with the men. When we had remained long enough, we passed out. When we got out, Mr. Lewis breathed a sigh of relief. "I wasn't sure that they would serve us ther," he said, "I am going to try this place." We passed in. A police officer was talking to a man, who seemed to be the manager or proprietor. A WAITER'S GREETING Both places were located in the basement. Singing was going on and a white man with a rich tenor voice was entertaining the white loungers. Mr. Lewis got impatient. No waiter had approached him, so he called one and gave him an order. He disappeared for the time being and then returned. "No service tonight," he said simply. He moved on. He did not request us to leave the place. He just declined to give service. Mr. Lewis' face was a study. He was crest-fallen and angry. What he was seeking, he had found and yet he was angry "clean through." FIRST-HAND INFORMATION As for me, I was finding out for myself. Here I was in a far northern and western city, meeting with conditions more embarrassing than those existing in my home city in the Southland, where I would not have been required to undergo such embarrassment. I knew exactly where to go and what to do when I got there. I found out that one ounce of discrimination on account of race and color in a northern city is worse than ten ounces of the same kind of treatment in a southern one. This ended our night's experiences. I went to the Lewis bungalow, satisfied in having observed a condition with him that I could not observe or find out, without him. Everywhere I had been alone, I had been accorded proper treatment. The white people recognized me as a visiting banker, but when I mixed with the home product, well, "those we are." The record of gridiron events of this season proves that Virginia Union University is in full accord with the slogan of the twentieth century—"Progress." The more modern method of employing a physical director rather than a hired coach has proved a decided improvement, contrary to many predictions. One of the best products of this new system is the splendid discipline Prof. M. P. Robinson, the Physical Director, has instilled in this year's squad. Not only does Union exhibit manifestations of progress in reference to coaching, but also along a line which is probably more tangible, at least something which will convince skeptics. Union played exceedingly close games with member teams of her association. This association, which is called the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association, comprises the following institutions: Hampton, Howard, Lincoln, Shaw and Union. The last contest-with Howard resulted in a 30-0 victory over Union; this year the score was reduced to 18-3. In Howard's favor. Last year's score with Hampton was 42-3, Hampton's favor; this year, Union held the Champions to 13.0. A complete list of all games played and resultant scores follows: Union, 29; St. Paul Institute, 0. Union, 27; Virginia Theological Seminary, 0. Union, 2; Howard, 18. Union, 0; Hampton, 18. Union, 9; V. N. L. 1. These statistics demonstrate conclusively that Union can no longer be considered of small importance or a "finch," but a real factor in football in Eastern Colored colleges. The attendance at our games is far from being satisfactory. And just why the people of Richmond fail to attend them is a source of great disappointment and discouragement to the Faculty and student body of the University. Richmond, citizens have the disjunction of having the largest and best, equipped college athletic field in the United States. And no colored school in the East can boast of such a large fenced-in park in Hovey Field. Three or four years ago, the arena might have been offered that Union made too poor a showing against big teams. But such rousing would be fallacious now, when only two defenses were suffered this season, and these from Howard and Hampton after exceedingly close struggles. If the people of Richmond desire to be represented by a college team, and wish to see big teams in action here, they should at least patronize the games. IDEALS OF BICHMOND DISTRICT HOLD GRANTS AND KNOWLEDGING SEMINAR Sunday, November 28, was the 4th annual Thanksgiving service of Richmond District of the National Ideal Benefit Society. The members and their friends filled the spacious auditorium of the Calvary Baptist Church, Fulton. On the rostrum were Rev Wm. Harris, D. D., Pastor; Rev J. C. Stevenson, D. D., Rev. Bolling, Rev Pittford, Mr. A. W. Holmes, Supreme Master; Mrs. I. E. Charity, Sup. Secretary; Mrs. Rosa Thompson, Sup. National Lecturer, and Mrs. W. T. Johnson, President of the Woman's Missionary and Educational Convention of the State; Dr. W. H. Dixon, Master of Ceremony. Devotional Exercises, Rev. Pittford; Welcome Address, Mr. Jeter, Graduate of Hampton School; Responding, Address, Mrs. Rosa Thompson, setting forth the plans upon which the Society was founded. Statistical Address, Mr. I. E. Charity, Sup Secretary, was superb. At the close of which she introduced the Pastor, who preached the Annual Thanksgiving Sermon. Offering: Mrs. Susie H. Robinson, Mrs. Alice Brown, Mrs. Pannie V. Robinson, and Miss Abbie Neal. Special Address by Mrs. W. T. Johnson, Rev J. C Stevenson and Mr. A. C. Hines. Mr. A. W. Holmes, Sup. Master, in making his closing address, was at his best. He explained in a humorous vain, how the many I represent, tions against himself in the origin of the Society had been adjusted, and he had in his possession a letter to that effect, which he read to the great con course present. This is one thing we should be thankful of, if nothing more, he said. Ushers: Madam Pearl Mayo, Susie Carter, Frances Morton and Mattie Hubert. The charming Ideal Choir was there, you know the rest. The National Ideal Lecturer, Mrs. Rosa Thompson; Director J. Charity, Sup. Secretary, Mrs. I. E. Charity, and Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Beauford, were invited to the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bolling, 1223 W Leigh St. 0 CARD OF THANKS. My Dear Mr. Editor: Just a word of thanks to the kind members and friends of the Fifth Street Church, who made Thanks, giving Evening such a pleasant one for me and my family. About eight o'clock the Honorable John Mitchell, Jr., called at our home at 207 East Clay Street, and while he enchanted us with his usual conversational ability, between one hundred and fifty and two hundred people came pouring into the door, led by Deacon Page, and followed to the door by an express wagon. The ladies chanted sweet music while the gentlemen packed the pantry, after which, Mrs. King and myself were invited to inspect the changed situation. We could scarcely recognize it as a part of our residence. There was everything imaginable, from a box of Unedna Biscuit to a barrel of flour and from a necktie to a cord of wood. Breath and speech were scarce with us about that time, so we take this opportunity to express our gratitude to you, kind friends, for making our Thanksgiving such a pleasant one: This is a great spirit evidenced by a great people. COLORED MEN AND WOMEN disirous of Good Wives and Husbands some with money and land, write MANAGER B' Box 207, LaFayette, Alabama. DO YOU KNOW HIM? I would like to know the whereabouts of Harrison Hurbert, who was discharged from the Petersburg Innae Asylum in the year of 1913 as cured. MRS. C. GOODLETTE, 131 Main Street, New Rochelle, N. Y. Rev. A. C. Skinner, of Philadelphia, Pa. is in the city, and has delivered several able sermons during his visit here. WANTED—Two Colored Butchers, must read and write, be of sober habits, and well recommended. Will consider, partnership with right party in old established business, located in growing city of 30,000. Address C. Care Richmond Planet. A DENIAL FROM ARKANSAS We are prompted by what we have seen in the Naahville Globe, which purports to be a "special" from Little Rock, Arkansas, concerning the Arkansas Baptist State Convention, and which false reports will in all probability be reproduced by such papers as can be induced to publish it, to say, that every word of that article is without foundation whatever. First—It is not true that the president of the Convention refused to allow the Charter of the National Baptist Convention to be read, but to the contrary, it was read by Dr. S. E. Griggs upon request of Dr. J. P. Robinson, and the president of the Convention explained that it had not been adopted by the National Baptist Convention. Second—It is not true that any number of persons walked out of the Convention after organization, and those who walked out of the Convention before the organization were Revs. D. B. Gaines, J. S. Ladelle, R. B. Porter and W. O. Davis. The latter (Rev. W. O. Davis) returned and saked pardon and enrolled his church. DID NOT LEAVE Dr. J. P. Robinson did not leave the Convention, but to the contrary, was elected 1st Vice-President and acted in that capacity from the organisation to the close of the meeting, declaring publicly that he was with the State Convention and the Morris administration, and that he was a friend to Morris, though they had differed on National issues. Third—We do not, know any man in Helena by the name of Small, who it is said in the Globe, was elected Recording Secretary. In fact, there is no such person in the city of Helena. The Baptist State Convention which convened in the city of Little Rock was the largest in point of attendance of any held in twenty years. There is no division among them, and there was no confusion among them except as was raised by the three persons named above. SHOULD NOT BE DECEIVED. Don't be deceived by what may be said in the papers. Arkansas will lead in proportion to her numbers all the States in the Union in its support of the New Publishing Board, and in the numbers which will show up at Savannah, Ga., next September. There is not enough ground covered by those who are trying to make the public believe (that a split has occurred in Arkansas to build a shanty on. E. A. Morris. Convention Editor. Helena, Arkansas. BROOKS—SWANN Reg. Walter H. Brooks, D. D., pastor of the 19th Street Baptist Church, Washington, D. C., and Mrs. Florence H. Swann were married Saturday, November 27, 1915, at 6 o'clock P. M. They will reside at 1134 22nd Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Don't spend all your year's saving by buying presents for the Holidays. See us and save from $10.00 to $15.00 this Xmas. There's nothing more appropriate for a Xmas present than an artistic portrait of yourself, made at the French Art Studio, 534 N. 2nd Street. Besides making special reductions, we also give hair dozen portraits free with every order for a dozen. Have you made before the rush. Phone Randolph 5933 for appointment. Stuido open 10 A. M. to 10 P. M. PERCE TAPPIN, Prop. (Please mention paper) EVANGELIST SKIPWITH HERE. First Baptis Church; South Richmond, Dr. A. Binga, Jr., pastor. The Rev. W. H. Skipwith, our great international preacher and singer, will speak Sunday morning next, at 11:30 A.M., from the subject, "Some Reasona Why the Church and Sunday School Should Cooperate." Everybody enjoys hearing Rev. Skipwith, so you are invited. Miss Irene Larronge Hodges departed this life November 18, 1915, at quarter of ten o'clock. Her funeral took place from Sixth Mt. Zion Baptist Church. She leaves a mother, sister, two brothers, and a host of friends to mourn their loss. WANTED-An Jaillegent house keeper. Address in own hand, writ- ing. The Industrial Union Of America. P. O. Box, 286. Southern Pines, N. C. ON TRIAL Novelized by Charles N. Lurie From The Great Play by Elmer Relgenstein Copyright, 1915, by American Press Association. SYNOPSIS Robert Stirkland is on trial for killing Gerald Trask in the latter's library at night. District Attorney Grey declares Stirkland killed Trask, who was on duty for the sake of $1000 in cash, which Stirkland had just repaid to Trask. The defendant and Trask were the only two who know the combination to the safe. Important ingenuity and alertness, as well as the defenses and theories, who was Trask's secretary. Stirkland would not make defence, but law compulsory to do so. Mrs. Stirkland disappeared after the shooting. Mrs. Trask, in stand, tells of telephone calls he had heard, on the night of his death, by a woman who would not give her name. HERE was contempt, express and implied, in the manner in which he turned toward the door. But the only reply which he voucafished to her was "Good night" delivered with more than the usual emphasis. Now she held him by the vigor of her tone. She would not dismiss the topic thus. Perhaps there had been something in "the other woman's" voice as she had demanded speech with Trask which had aroused the tigress which is latent in every woman scorned, even the meekest. Perhaps it was the contemptuous, wormful manner of Trask himself which roused her. It was not simple jealousy. The time for that had passed years before. Perhaps it was the feeling that now she must insist on her conjugal rights, so long haunted. To his "good night" she replied: "No! I want to know who she is." Trask's irritation now broke out openly. His speech was rude as he answered. "What's the good of raging me like this? I tell you I don't know who she is. I suppose it is some business matter." "Notably would you call you up at this time of night on business. You know very well it's not business." "Well, what's your theory?" And John Trask, seeing that it was hopeless to pursue the former line of questioning, tared out at him with: "Aren't you ever going to change?" "Am I never going to have a minute's page? You're as jealous as a schoolgirl. You're forever raising a racket about something. If I look at a woman or a woman talks to me you're ready to fly at her throat." Again the wronged wife spoke. "Don't you think you give me cause, the way you conduct yourself? You seem to forget that you have a wife." It was the obvious retort, the cheap wit that replies, but does not answer, which prompted him to say: "You never give me a chance to forget it. Every time we're alone it's the same thing." "Then why don't you treat me as your wife?" His tone was querulous and rising as he said: "I don't see what you're complaining about. I don't beat you, do? You get everything you want. You go where you please and when you please. I allow you more money than you can possibly spend, and your time is all your own. Do you think there are many women who can say the same?" It was the old, old argument addressed to the woman who is "bought with a price." Almost since the time of Adam men have believed that they could buy women with maintenance, with dress, with jewels, with social position. Always the real woman; the soul that is beyond all price, that can be kept only by affection, genuine love, has eluded them. The husk may be bought; the grain is given free. The woman's soul of Joan Trask, more priceless than any of her diamonds or pearls or rubles, was not to be purchased by the things of which her husband spoke. It had been given to him freely in the beginning. He had dragged it through the mire of his indifference and unfaithfulness, and she had taken it back and cleansed it and nursed it in secret. It might yet be his, but he must earn it anew. It was her soul which spoke in the words: "Do you think that's all I care about? Don't you suppose marriage means anything to me but spending money and amusing myself? What good is it if I haven't the companionship of my husband?" The words struck a chord of coarseness in him. "Companionship of my husband?" It was not in that vein that the women spoke with whom he composed. He seated himself again. For a moment he stared at her in amusement, then he recovered himself and said blasphemously: "My God, are you going to get sentimental?" "I've never known what it meant to be really married," said Jean "Trust easily." "For six years I hid myself away because I didn't have to mutilate." ```markdown ``` "For six years I hid myself away." Your family. "Well, you didn't lose by it," said the man to whom money was all or nearly all. "If my father had cut me off you wouldn't be living in luxury today." "All your money hasn't brought me happiness. No other woman would have borne what I have for fifteen years. If you had a spark of manhood in you you'd lead a descent life—if not for my sake, then for your children's." His mother changed from the froncical and contemptuous to the arcasite. The mention of children, which brings the light of joy and hope to the eyes of the true father and the gladness of life to his heart, wrought no miracle in the soul of this man, so hardened to all true feeling. With a sneer he replied to his wife, the mother of his children. "Oh, now we're around to the children again." "You never consider them. They'll soon be old enough to understand." be old enough to understand: It was in an aggrieved tone that he responded, as though he had been accused unjustly: "They've got everything they want too. They're getting a good education and a liberal allowance. That's all they have a right to expect of me." Oh, shortsighted father: "You're sending them out into the world with a sigmum!" "Oh, sigmum be hanged! I lead a pretty straight life. You don't expect me to sit by the fireplace twirling my thumbs, do you? I've got time for that thirty years from now." It was with a sinking heart that Joan Trask recognized the futility of her arguments and her appeals to her husband. When reasoning falls fear and self interest will prevail sometimes. She decided to adopt a different course with her sneering, cynical husband. Wishy devotion had failed, appeal to parental love had been in rain. She would try compulsion. Her voice lost its appealing quality and took on the tone of indignant womanhood, conscious of its rights, as she said: "I won't stand it any longer—I'll get a divorce!" This threat failed of its effect. "Well, go ahead; I won't attempt to prevent you," said Trask. "No, you'll be glad, I suppose." "I won't be sorry, you can wager oh that." Again the tone stung her. But this time in her reply there was something which had been absent therefore contempt for the man whose name she bore. "And I've been living with you all these years!" she flung at him. But again her words and tone failed to hit his mark. If indeed they were intended to rescue him. "Well, why have you?" he asked. "You know why—he keep up appearances on account of the children—he give them a good name." to the room, and found it to be warm and moist, and her indulgence then, which he opened steadily, and furred it in volcanic paper. The space at length, for some time brooking no interruption: "You talk as though, you had been bribing me to throw away my self respect. I won't take any more of it. I'll bring suit against you tomorrow. I should have done it years ago. I did not because I always took your word. I always deluded myself into the belief that you were going to change. I've waited just thirteen years longer than I should. I might have known, after that affair, of Great Neck"— He had been listening to her quietly; making no effort to stem the rising tide of her wrath. At the words ```markdown ``` "What's the use of kicking up a row?" "Great New York, however, he stiffened in his chair his hands gripped its edge tightly and his face took on an aspect of ugly hardness as he checked her with: "Now, see here." In her voice there was an added note of sorrow as she went on: "Oh, I haven't forgotten it, although it is thirteen years ago. That little Miss Denee, that innocent child—and to think that I have lived with you after that." At the beginning of the interchange of words, when Glover left the room, she had been seated. As her feelings mounted she had risen and had moved unsteady about the chamber, as though the spirit that possessed her would not let her rest. But now, with the mutation of the "Miss Deane," whose name seemed to stir her so deeply, she seated herself in an armchair and sat there right, with clenched hands. She did not look at Trask. Whoever Miss Deane had been or was said no matter what emotion the memory of her awakened and stirred in the breast of Joan Trask it did not seem to affect Gerald Trask, save that he now seemed possessed of a wish to have the painful scene over with. Perhaps it was with a desire to reach the end that he now said, "Never mind digging up the past." "I will dig up the past!" said Mrs. Trask. "I'll tell the whole story to the world and let it see what manner of man you are and have been." Was it fear that now possessed the heart of Gerald Trank, insensible to other, higher motives? After all, despite his cynical disregard of his wife's marital rights, she had aided him in maintaining the place in the social world to which he had been born. If, gouged beyond endurance, she had bare to the world the tale of his indelicities—and worse—she could do irreparable damage to his reputation. Had he any friendships which could stand the strain? Could a man such as he be have any real friends? In an instant, with the incalculable rapidity of thought, his mind ran over the list of acquaintances. At the end of the list came Strickland. Strickland His thoughts swung back to Joan sitting, fearful and indignant, before him. It was plain to the man of the world that now he had "gone the limit." But little more was needed to force his wife over the precipice to which their steps had been converging for years. He knew her well enough to realize that, her resolution to divorce him once taken, she would not turn back from the bitter road, whither-over it led. Not even the thought of the children, so much dearer to her than to him, would deter her, he knew. Plainly he saw that the conjugal affairs of the Traks had reached a crisis and he must avert it. His words were conciliatory. "Look here, Joan, what's the use of kicking up a row? That divorce idea is all nonense. There's no reason why we can't go on together." "No, I'm through with you," she said. "Tve forgiven you a dozen times, and it been the same thing over again." There was no sign of weakening in her ione. He knew now that he could not afford to argue with her further. It must be as a suppliant he must approach her. The woman who had yielded to his will all these years, had condoned his offenses "for the sake of the children" and for the sake of appearances before the world, revealed herself at last as willing to be the mistress of her own fate. More strongly than before the desirability—may, the necessity—of conciliating her impressed itself upon him. He plumbed with her, rising from his chair, going over to her and bending over her. "Make this the last time," he begged. "What do you want to do?" I was with the family, but the counselor of the blood may, of the long wholeness of the family, of the long wholeness of the family, and wont stretch back to the time when the man before her had taken upon himself the solemn obligation to "love, cherish and honor," clouded her face again. "No," she said dully, "it's do use. It'll be just the same as ever." "I tell you it won't," he said. "What more do you want? I give you my word. I know that I've broken it before, but this time I'm in earnest." There was solemnity in her tone as There was solemnity in her tone as the said: "Gerald, if I do this it is the last time." It was with genuine relief that he exclaimed: "Good! We'll begin all over again!" He kissed her. Oh, trusting heart of womanhood! She took his words at their face value and rethined the kiss. But there was still misgiving in her mind that was not stillied by the wild, glad beating of her heart. "Gerald," she said, "you'll keep your word?" "I've said so," was his reply. "Then promise me that you'll break off with this woman." "What woman?" "The one who called up." "Oh, putawu!" he said. "There's nothing in that. You're wrong. You've misjudged me this time." They kissed again. With a parting good night Trask switched off the lights in the library, and the two went to their respective rooms. Such was the last talk of Gerald and John Trask. The woman went to her room with the joyous hope that she had regained her husband as he was in the first few months of their wedded life. She had recalined him! And the stars sang to her as she peered from the window of her room, and the voices of the city, stilled in the night, spoke only of the happiness that was to come to her at last after years of suffering. Gerald was to be here again, and all was well! And the man? He left his wife with a lie on his lips and in his heart. Not love, but fear had prompted, the reconciliation. The storm had blown over for the time. He would live quietly until Joan had time to forget a bit—Forget? Joan forget? He laughed a little bitter laugh. Curse it! Her memory was too good. Thirteen years since the Deane affair at Great Neck, Jove, how lucky he had been! Why it might have brought him a penitentiary sentence? Joah had remembered every detail of the affair, it seemed, and had flung it into his face that night. Women remember some things much better than men. But there, it had passed, fortunately for him, and he had "quured" Joan this night. So what was the use of remembering one affair in many? Besides, he was dog tired and must rest. Tomorrow he would plan how to get around Joan. Thus Gerald Trank went to his rest on the night that was to be his last on earth. Other persons are natir with the af- sairs of the Trasks this night. It was but a few minutes after Mr. and Mrs. Trask had left the library. All was in darkness, but the quiet of the place was broken by a queer grait- ing sound from the alvee in which attested the safe. It was metal moving upon metal, a silithering and scratching notice. To the nerves of John Trask, tautened and thrilled by her talk with her husband, all sensation is imag- ified, and she heard the sound. She moves toward it, entering the room. The figure of a man rises from before the safe, seizes a scarf from the library table and glides to where the hesitant figure of the woman stands. Before she can give voice to the words of in- quiry on her lips he has sprung up her, strangling her as he envelopes her head in the scarf. He forces her to the floor, but as he does so another man enters the room at the rear. It is Robert Strickland, come to the home of his "friend," for a purpose. In his hand is something bright and strange of shape. The man who is choking Mrs. Trask hears him and looks up, desiring from his terrible work. Joan is too far gone to scream, however. He has succeeded 1914-1915 He Aime His forever at Track and Pine. in his aim of silencing her. But as Strickland enters the room the stranger glides off to one side and leaves the newcomer looking down in bewilderment at the figure of Mrs. Track on the floor. Then, for the second time on this fateful night, the telephone bell rings. A moment more and Gerald Track in his shirt stands stamble into the dark room. With one hand he reaches for the telephone receiver, with the other he switches on the electric light. His eyes are turned from the other two occupants of the room, and he does not know of their presence. Mrs. Track cannot call to her husband, for she has but little breath left. He closes her eyes are fixed in fascination on the reviver which Strickland has the woman on the floor. And the woman shyly by the golden plane of light, seems bwildened by the sight of the woman living on the floor. The voice of Trank breaks in the silence. Yes, this is Trank. Is it that you, MRV? The words galvanize Strickland into action. He rises from the crouching position he has assumed, almost his revolver at Trask and fires. The shot hooves Joang and she screams. The two sounds are almost merged, and they startle Trask, so that he drops the receiver and turns in time to see whence his fate has descended upon him. His last earthly utterance is: "Strickland!" And with that Robert Strickland fires again. It is the end of earth for Gerald Trask, for the bullet lodges in his heart. From the rear of the room rushes in Stanley Glover, bearing in his hand, a heavy stick. He dashes at Strickland, and the stick falls heavily on the slay. THE "My God, he's killed Gerald!" er's uplifted right arm. With a groan Strickland drops to the floor, the revolver falling from his hand. And then Joan Trask, widowed by the shot, staggers to her feet and screams: "My God, he's killed Gerald!" It is Glover who takes command of the situation. Standing guard over the fallen Strickland, he urges, the moaning woman to telephone to a doctor. So run the story of the widow of the slain man. It was not told connectively, but find to be elicited by the questioning, at times insistent, but at all times considerate and gentle, of the district attorney. It was his duty to bring out the facts, to invoke justice upon the man who had invaded his friend's home at night and had shot him down. The fact of the shooting by Strickland was established by the testimony of Mrs. Trask. Trask lay in his grave, and Strickland had done the shooting. It was not denied. Had he not been willing to plead guilty? Had he not in open court protested against the continuance of the legal proceedings, which might send him to the electric chair, asking only that his little girl his Doris- he spared the ordeal of the witness chair? Throughout the appearance of Joan Trask on the witness stand her testimony had been followed with the closest attention by judge and jury, by counsel for both sides and by the throng in the courtroom. It made the deepest of impressions. Especially when the money was mentioned, $10,000 in cash, a large sum to the great majority of the audience, it was noticeable that Sirb. Trask's audience leaned forward in their chairs. Here, it seemed to their minds, as the district attorney had asserted in his opening address to the jury, might be found sufficient motive for murder. Strickland's financial difficulties, settled so short a time before the shooting, if really settled at all, his贪婪ness to pay in cash; his possession of the combination to the safe; his dramatic appearance in the Trask home only a short time after he had seen Trask in his own home; the elusive accomplice, who had disappeared—all pointed in the minds of the hearers of Mrs. Trask's testimony, to willful, deliberate murder, only to be explained in the chair of death. Having told her story of the shooting itself, Mrs. Trask was retained in the witness chair to tell of the subsequent happenings in her home on the fatal night and to undergo cross examination by the attorney for the defense. A few minutes after the shooting the police arrived, she said, but her husband was dead by that time. He died instantly, the doctor said. "Now, Mrs. Trank, did you observe the safe before the police arrived?" asked District Attorney Gray. "Yes; the safe was opened." "Did you notice if any of the contents were missing?" "Yes, sir; the $10,000 were gone." "That's all, Mrs. Trank." And Mr. Gray turned to David Arbuckle, chief counsel for the defense, with, "You may cross examine the witness." Then the district attorney, his militant air giving way to a relaxation that told of relief and satisfaction with his witness, settled back in his chair to watch the proceedings closely. He was a faithful prosecuting officer, intent on safeguarding the rights of his client, "the people of the state of New York." It was now the turn of the defense. "Mr. Trank," said Arbuckle, rising, "did you recognize your assistant, the man who opened the safe?" "No," replied the witness. "He came upon me so quickly. And the room was in total darkness." "Are you sure that no one but Mr. Trusk knew the combination of the警笛?" Was there a momentary pause by the witness? Did it enter, her mind for a brief fraction of a second that the question and answer would be marked "important" in the minds of the jury? The answer came. "Mr. Strickland know it "I move to strike out the answer as "I move to strike out the answer as not responsive," said Armklein. With that the district attorney sprang to his feet. "The point made by Arbuckle was too important to be permitted to go unchallenged to the jury. "I—your honor" he exclaimed. In the cold, quiet manner which marked him throughout the case Judge Dinnmore made his ruling. "The motion is denied." "I respectfully except," said Arbuckle, and he turned again to the witness. "Mrs. Trask did my words pass between Strickland and your assistant." "I can't be sure. There was a ringing in my ears. He almost strangled me." "But to the best of your knowledge they did not speak to each other?" "I can't say one way or the other." Dropping this line of questioning and taking up another, Arbuckle asked the witness: "Mrs. Trask, do you know who May is?" Up, to this point the manner of the witness had been calm. She had suffered much in the months which had intervened between the killing of her husband and the trivial of his agonilant, and the first fire of her grief and shock had burned down. With the loving kindness of a good woman she had forgiven the offences of the erring husband who lay in the grave. He had wronged and insulted her grievously, and no effort of the will could erase the memory of his wrongdoing, but he was dead now, and she was not a woman to carry even justified anger beyond the grave. But now— The simple question of the attorney aroused her. Her lips tightened and her eyes flashed as she answered with emphasis: "NO, SIR, I DO NOT." This ended her testimony. Both Gray and Arbuckle signalled that she was not to be questioned further, and she stepped down from the stand. At this point there was a night hitch in the trial of Robert Strickland. District Attorney Gray called for Dr. Morgan, but he was not at hand. Explaining to Judge Dinnamore that Dr. Morgan was the physician who examined Mr. Trask's body, and that Dr. Morgan had said he might be detained, the district attorney asked and obtained permission to call Stanley Glover to the witness stand. From a waiting room entered, in response to a call from an attendant, the dapper young man who had been the private secretary of Gerald Trask. He had been present on the fatal night, and he was convergent with all or nearly all of the details of the case. It was he who had taken the money from Trask for deposit in the safe whence it had been removed. LOVER entered the courtroom with an air of assurance that might almost be called jaunty. He did not glance at the prisoner as he walked quickly across the courtroom, and Strickland did not change the attitude of dejection which had marked him for many hours. Only rarely did Strickland raise his head to listen to any of the testimony. Since the outburst in which he had protested against the proposed calling to the stand of his little daughter Doris he had seemed indifferent to his fate. The spectators who had known him as a happy, active business man, ablit one upon whom the sun of prosperity had not shone of late, noted and commented upon the change which acute mental and physical suffering had wrought in him. "Do you solemnly swear that the testimony you are about to give will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God?" Glover nodded, and the clerk asked: "What is your name?" "Stanley Glover." Then the district attorney began his examination. The first question was, "Mr. Glover, you were Mr. Trask's private secretary?" "Yes, sir." "On the night of June 24, after you left the library with Mrs. Trask's books, what did you do?" "I went upstairs to my room." "Describe what occurred then." "I began going over the books. About half an hour later I heard a shot; then I heard Mrs. Trask scream and another shot fired. I picked up a heavy cane I had in my room and rushed down stairs to the library. Mr. Trask's body was on the floor, and Strickland was Mr. Trask's Body Was on the Floor, standing at the other side of the room with a revolver in his hand. I dashed at strickland with the cane and struck his arm. He dropped the revolver and fell to the floor." "When you entered the room did you see any sign of the other man?" asked Gray. "No, sir; the French windows at the back were open, and be must have escaped, that way. While Mr. Trask was telephoning for the police, I kept watch on Strickland. Then I happened to remember what Mr. Trask had said about giving Strickland the card with the combination to the safe on it, and I thought he might have it on him and that if he did it would prove of value to the police." More Arbuckle, ever watchful of the interests of the client who did not wish to be defended, interrupted Gervais's testimony. A witness must just what he known of the case, but he must not commend on his life, or draw conclusions thereof or should inferred, which may affect the minds of the jury. The law makes the jury arbitrators of the facts in a case, not the witnesses. Therefore Arbuckle interjected: "I object to the witness stating what he thought." Judge Dinmore sustained Arbuckle in his objection and directed that that part of Glover's answer be stricken from the record of the stenographer and informatively from the minds of the jurge. "Then the district attorney admonished the witness. "Just tell what you old and new, Mr. Glover," he said. "Well, I began to search Strickland's pockets." "Was that before the police arrived?" asked Grey. Again Glover's engentness to volunteer information became apparent, and he answered: "Yes, I was afraid he might destroy the card." This time Arbuckle made more vigorous objection. Springing to his feet, he shouted: "Your honor, I ask that the witness be instructed to answer the questions and no more." "Yes, strike out the answer," said Judge Dinsmore. And then, with all the stern dignity of the representative and embodiment of the law, in cold, measured tone he said to Glover: "You must confine your answers to the questions which are put to you. You are not to volunteer and you are not to tell what passed through your mind. Is that clear?" "Yes, your honor," said Glover, and the judge instructed Mr. Gray to proceed with the examination. "Did you find the card in Strickland's pocket?" "Yes, air." Gray passed a card to Glover, naking, "In this it?". Glover examined it and, said, "Yes." Gray took the card from the witness, said to the judge, "I offer it in evidence, your honor," and to the jury and the crowded courtroom, intently following every development of the case, be described the card as follows: "This people's exhibit A is a visiting card. On the face is engraved in Old English type the name of Mr. Gerald Trask. Below that is written in pencil 200 Henderson place, Long Branch. On the other side is written in words and figures 14 right 2, 27 left 3. Is there any question about the handwriting, Mr. Arbuckle?" "You'd better prove it," said Arbuckle. Glover proved to be a competent witness in this respect, being perfectly familiar with Mr. Trask's handwriting. And the financier's secretary he had seen it hundreds of times on letters and documents. The inscriptions on both sides of the card, he testified, were in the handwriting of the dead man. There was absolutely no doubt in his mind about it. Gray then asked: "Do you know the significance of these figures, '14 right 2, 27 left 37'? " "Yes, sir," said Glover. "It's the combination to Mr. Trask's safe." Here the fact that no one but Trank and Strickland knew the combination of the safe, a fact already testified to, imposed itself on the mind of every one in the courtroom. Mr. Gray asked: "How do you know?" "When the police arrived I gave them this card. We locked the safe and opened it with this combination." Here Gray held up the card so that judge and jury, court attendants and counsel for both prosecution and defense and many of those further removed from the scene of the examination could see that the card was torn. The card was passed to the jury for examination. Then Gray said: "Now, Mr. Glover, I call your attention to the fact that the card is torn almost in half. Can you explain how that occurred?" "Yes, sir," said Glover. "As I took the card from Strickland's pocket he matched it out of my hand and started to tear it in half. Before he had torn it all the way I managed to get hold of it again." With this testimony of Stanley Glover the proceedings in the case of the people against Robert Strickland paused for a day. The examinations of the widow and the private secretary had consumed much time, and the hour of adjournment had arrived. Judge, attorneys, attendants of the court, witnesses and spectators went to their homes. The prisoner was taken back to the Tombs, since in capital cases no bond is accepted. "All that a man hath will be give for his life," the law agrees with Holy Writ, and no bond can be fixed so high that a man who knows that the stands in danger of conviction on a murder charge will not forfeit it. So Robert Strickland went back to his cell to think of the wife who had disappeared and the daughter against whose appearance in court he had protested so earnestly. Whether he be pondered over the testimony given against him on that day was not reeled out. Reading in the later evening editions the testimony of Mrs. Trask and Glover, the city buzzed that night with discussion of the case. It was the leading topic, overshadowing even grave international complications, acute political matters, revelations of "grant" in high places. High and low milieu of the Trask murder case, the former interested because some of its own people were involved, the latter with the avid curiosity with which each detail of a sensational murder trial is followed by the multitude. All of the newspapers, even the stale old Evening Star, a stranger to big type and faring headlines, featured the case. On the "yellower" journals the "sob water" spread themselves over many columns, with bold tone and like illustrations, in reporting and commenting upon the tendency of Mrs. Trick. All agreed in commending the quiet dignity of the women in white words who had taken the stance to tell the secrets of her life, and they affirmed much sympathy among it. ```markdown ``` maudlin- with the bereaved woman. The case was meat and drink for the sensational writers, and they availed themselves of it to the full. But Joan Trusk knew nothing of all this. She did not read the papers, and she did not herself to interviewers. She had told her story on the stand. She would add nothing to it for the sake of spreading the sensation. Only a few intimate friends did she tell how much of an ordeal the giving of testimony had been to her. In passing from the courtroom she had neared the jurisoner, and he had raised his head just in time to catch her eye. For a moment he had forgotten his own misery, and in his countenance she read commiseration for her and sympathy with her in her ordeal, brought about by his own dreadful act. Despite her horror of the man who had shot her husband, she felt a momentary pang of sorrow for him and regret that perhaps her testimony would aid in the taking of his life by the law. But the law had called upon her for THE assistance in upholding its majesty—and she must obey. When the trial of Robert Strickland was resumed the first witness to be called was Dr. Morgan, the physician who had been summoned to examine the body of Gerald Trask after the shooting. He told of the summons and of having established the fact that the pistol had been aimed truly, the bullet putting Trask beyond the possibility of human aid. "Dr. Morgan, in what condition did you find Mr. Trask's body?" asked District Attorney Gray. "I found two bullet wounds. One was a slight flesh wound in the right shoulder caused by a grazing bullet. The other bullet entered the body just above the left breast and lodged in the heart." "That's all, Dr. Morgan," said Gray and Arbuckle signified to the court that he did not desire to cross examine the witness. With the testimony of Dr. Morgan the case for the prosecution was closed, and Mr. Gray resigned the leading place in the proceedings to his opponent, David Arbuckle. To the latter Judge Dinamore said: "Proceed with the defense, Mr. Arbuckle." To this Arbuckle replied, "I'll call Miss Doris Strickland." And an attendant left the courtroom for the young daughter of the defendant. Again the orderly proceedings of the law were interrupted by impulsive action by the prisoner at the bar. The dejection which had marked him gave way to desperation mounting almost to frenzy. Predominant in his nature was the love of a father for his daughter, the love which an eminent professor, learned in literature and psychology, has declared is the purport most disinterested affection known to human beings. With a cry Strickland sprang to his feet. His tones were broken as he addressed Judge Dinamore. "No-your honor--don't let her testify—she's my little girl--she's all I've got left--don't let her testify." With the same cold, grave, judicial severity that had marked his admonition to Glover not to volunteer opinions Judge Dinamore addressed the prisoner. "You must leave your case in the hands of your counsel. He will protect your interests." "I don't want to be protected; protect my little girl. Don't bring her in here!" said the unhappy father. But his voice was stilled by the sight of little Doris entering the room. The child's face brightened as her eyes fell on her father. Crying "Daddy!" she hurried to his side and put her arms around him before Arbuckle could make gentle interposition and take her away. As he separated the two Strickland said in a broken voice: "No, he, like her out of here. She's all I have left to me." His words went unheeded. "Up there, Daria," said Arbuckle to the little girl, and he took her to the witness stand. Again Strickland made a futile attempt to spare his little girl the order of telling. "Your honour, I want to keep her one of us; it's the only regency I've made. Help a man, your honour, a father, your daughter." "How happy, Dearlmy," you best know of his jubilant finish! It seemed to him the audience, although the son of the calm as he is meant to its prisoner and ask: "I am powerless to help you. I am merely an instrument of the law white, will note out jurid e to you. The law must be permitted to take its course. Proceed, Mr. A. Sickle." And then Sickland seemed to reply, perhaps for the first time since his arrest, that he was but an atom in the eyes of the law not so much a person with human feelings to be considered as a member of the community with rights to be safeguarded and with penalties to pay if he transgressed against any of the rules which society has set up for its own protection. With a gasp he sank into his chair and buried his face in his hands, permitting the examination of the child to go on without interruption. TO BE CONTINUED. ITALY SENDS MEN TO BALKANS TEUTON ADVANCE CONTINUES Austrians Capture 12,000 - Serbe in Two Day's - Fighting—Bulgarians Defeated in Mountains. The long expected participation of Italy in the Balkan campaign seems at last to be under way, as Italian troops have begun landing on Albania territory, according to a Chinese despatch to the Journal in Sulisa forwarded by the Central News correspondent at Zarich. It is believed that the retreat of the Serbians and advance of the Bulgarians westward has aroused Italy to the danger it involves to her pretensions to domination of the Adriatic sea and that she realizes she must aid the allies with armed forces if she is to maintain her position. Although the Austro-German advance is pressing the Serbians hard, driving them towards the Kosovo plain, a defeat of Bulgarians by the Serbians in a battle in Central Serbia is announced in an official communication given out at the Serbian location in Paris. Five Bulgarian cannon were captured. The communication which gives partial confirmation of recent reports that the Serbians had assumed the offensive and defeated the Bulgarians, follows: "Battles occurred recently on the old Serbo-Turkish frontier. The most important encounters were fought to the west of Vellika Plana and Mount Zetovatz. We inflicted a defeat on the enemy at the latter point, capturing five mountain cannon." Vellika Plana is twenty-five miles west of Nish, and thirty-five miles northwest of Leskovatz, in the region of which an important Serbian victory has been reported unofficially. According to an announcement of Austrian army headquarters, General von Gallwitz's army pushed back the Serbians fighting northward of Pristina to within about thirteen miles of the city and took Sunday and Monday 12,000 prisoners. Eastward and southeastward the Serbians are still tenaciously resisting the Bulgarians. Austro-Hungarian forces in the Ibar valley advancing on Mitrovitaza Tuesday stormed powerful positions on the north side of the valley and one to the south, and gained full possession of the valley. According to diplomatic advises received in Athens the Serbian government has been removed from Mitrovitaza to Pristina, in western Serbia, near the Albanian border. The diplomatic corps has gone to Petch, Montenegro. 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CALL AT THE PLANET OFFICE, 311 N. 4TH ST., (BET. BROAD AND MARSHALL STS.) RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. Mall Gazette from Hirne says "There it declared to be undoubted foundation for the report that Emperor William will make an open offer of peace through President Wilson" after the emperor's coming state entry into Constantinople. Hana Schmidt Must Die Hans Schmidt, the former priest who murdered Anna Aumuller and throw her dismembered body into the Hudson river at New York in September, 1913, must expiate his crime in the electric chair at Sling Sing. The court of appeals refused to set aside the conviction. RUSS WIN SOUTH OF RIGA Companies Get Another Month's Delay in Enforcement of Order. Renewed activity in the region to the south of Riga is reported in the Russian official statement issued by the war office in Petrograd. It is apparent from the statement that the Russians have begun a campaign to wear down the Germans operating on this front, the invaders losing ground in the fighting referred to. There is a renewal of the fighting in Galicia, on the eastern bank of the Stripa river. The war office admits the enemy has crossed this stream, but says the Russians have repulsed all attempts to advance. Kovel, west of the Styr river in Vodhynla, where the Russians have recently reported successes over the Teutonic adversaries, is being prepared for the possibility of an advance of the battle westward, according to refugees from that city. The Germans are declared to have put enforced labor rules into effect, pressing the work of constructing strong fortifications. Military stores have been removed and the able-bodied population has left the city in the expectation of heavy fighting, the refugees state. A food shortage in the city is reported. STUDENT DIES UNDER AUTO Lafayette Man Killed and Friend Injured as Car Uptake. George V. M. Jones, of Dover, Del., a Lafayette college student, was instantly killed, and Alvan Smith Hutchinson, of Oyster Bay, N. Y., one of Jones' classmates, was injured painfully when their automobile overturned on a curve near Religelville, about twelve miles from Easton, Pa. Jones was pinned under the car and his neck fractured. The young men had attended the Lehigh-Lafayette football game on Saturday and afterward had driven to Philadelphia with Hutchinson's shiter. They were on their way back to Easton when the accident occurred. TABLE KNIFE IN STOMACH Woman Swallowed M. White in a Bowlcush. The table phila which lign. IGNATIUS T. T. LINCOLN German Spy Likely to be Given by U. S. to Great Britain. M. Photo by American Press Association. Federal judge has denied a habeas corpus writ to Lincoln, who is a self-confessed German spy, and unless an appeal is taken he will be turned over to the British authorities on an extradition for tortery. Elizabeth Hochsberger, of Chicago, finally persuaded surgeons she had swallowed, while in a delirium due to illness eight months ago, was taken from her stomach by an operation at the West Side hospital. The knife was corroded and saw-edged from the action of stomach acids, and physicians said that nature had made heroic efforts to digest the implement. The woman rallied well from the operation. Several dozen doctors and medical students watched the operation. The loss to the fire in the annex of, the Bon Mache, one of the largest department stores of Paris, is estimated at $0,000,000 francs ($6,000,000). Firemen continued to spray the burnt ruins all night. The names broke out after it was believed they had been extinguished and the annex was almost destroyed. British Worth $129,000,000,000 The wealth of the British empire is $129,000,000,000. Mackenzie, the chancellor of the YOU CAN FIND HERE ADVERTISING CALENDARS SUITABLE FOR ALL LINES OF BUSINESS AND AT PRICES THAT WILL SURPRISE YOU. THERE IS ALSO A LINE OF "LEFT OVER" 1915 CALENDAR BACKS, WHICH CAN BE SOLD AT A SACRIFICE TO LARGE PURCHASERS, WHO DESIRE TO SAVE MONEY. exchequer, announced to commens in reply to a question as to the ma- nion's resources. The year income is $20,000,000,000. Cossacks Routed at Teheran Heavy loss of the lives resulted from fighting between pro-German forces and Cossacks at Teheran. The Cossacks were attacked by pro-German and "German firefights" and compelled to retire BATTLES WITH WILD CAT M. A. Milliron, a member of the state legislature, and Curtice Walker returned from a hunting trip and reported killing a big wildcat after a desperate battle twelve miles east of Kittanning, Pa. The men, armed only with shot guns, encountered the animal on a ridge near Gray's Furnace. It sprang at Milliron, who shot at it, inflicting only a slight wound. As the cat leaped again Walker struck it with the butt of his gun. It fell to the ground, and, before it could recover, Milliron fired a charge through its heart. Train Hits Mourners' Auto Five persons were injured, two seriously, when a Pennsylvania railroad passenger train struck an automobile near Mercer, Pa. The condition of John Chadderton and Mrs. Minnie Parker are critical. The party was en route to attend the funeral of a relative at the time of the accident. New German, Army for West A despatch from Zurich says Germany has completed a new concentration of troops estimated at 680,000. It is believed they will be sent to the western front. Postal Deposita Grow Postal savings deposits last month increased $2,150,000 over the preceding month, giving, according to postal officials, "a clear reflection of the great tide of prosperity and commercial activity that is sweeping over the country." Savings on deposit on October 31 aggregated $71,500,000. Bull Gores Child to Death The three-year-old daughter of Frank Borton, a farmer, living near Woodstown, N. J., was gored to death by a bull on her father's farm. Farm hands had to fight the maddened bear before they could recover the child's mangled body. Income Patient Bosted to Death William Rapp, of Chambersburg, Pa., an inmate of the private hospital for the insane of Hartford, was found dead at that institution. Her body was badly battered and it is believed he was killed by J. W. Green, biliary incident. Choice Groceries, Wines Liquors and Cigars PURE GOODS, FULL VALUE FOR THE MONEY. 1610 East Franklin St. (Near Old Market) RICHMOND VIRGINIA A. 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Ideal location. Write once to R. R. Stewart, 267 Thames Street, Newport, R. I. 41 RICHMOND PLANET RAILROADS Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac R.R. To and from Washington and Beyond Leave Richmond daily P.O. 10 AM +4.10 AM, +8.40 AM, 12:50 AM, +110 PM, +2.50 PM, +9.23 AM, +9.35 AM, 112.01 PM, 16.25 PM, +6.10 PM, +9.00 PM, +3.30 PM, +5.47 PM, +4.20 PM, +9.10 PM, +17.35 PM, +112.40 PM, Additional return work days, 1v. (The 7.50 AM, 2.15 PM, 6.10 PM, Ar. (The 6.20 AM, 11.25 AM, 5.42 PM, 7.50 AM, 7.50 PM, Ar. work days, 1v. +4.00 PM, Ar. +8.25 AM, 5.42 PM, 7.50 PM, Ar. +10.45 AM, "Hard St. Sta. +Byrd St. Sta., stopping at (Data). Read the signs. NORFOLK & WESTERN. ONLY ALL RAIL LINK TO NORFOLK Schedule in effect, April 5, 1915. Leave Hybrid Rail Station, Richmond, for NORFOLK. *9:00 A. M.; *2:00 P. M.; *4:00 P. M. *9:00 A. M.; *2:00 P. M.; *9:00 P. M. *9:00 A. M.; *2:00 P. M.; *9:00 P. M. Arrive Richmond from Norfolk. *11:40 A. M. *11:40 P. M.; *10:00 P. M.; *10:00 P. M. From the West: *6:00 A. M.; *2:10 P. M.; ***1:40 P. M.; ***0:00 P. M.; *0:00 P. M. * Daily * ****** except Sunday. **** Sunday only W. B. HEVILLE, W. C. BAUERDUNK, P. T. H. BUNKLE, G. P. A. ROMONS C. H. HOLDSLEY, D. P. A. Richmond, Va. ATLANTIC COAST LINE. EFFECTIVE APRIL 6, 1913. TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY: For Portland, and the South: 8:15 A. M., 6:00 P. M. 12:50 P. M. For Norfolk, 9:00 A. M., 8:00 P. M., 6:00 P. M. *4:10 P. M. For N. W. W. R. W. West: 6:15 A. M., 8:00 A. M. 9:00 P. M., 9:00 P. M. For Petersburg, 12:50 P. M., 8:15 A. M. 8:15 A. M., 9:00 P. M., 9:50 A. M., 8:00 P. M. *4:00 P. M. *4:10 P. M., 5:50 P. M., 8:00 P. M. 9:20 P. M., 11:50 P. M. For Goldblatt and Payetteville: *4:00 P. M. TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND-DAILY: 5:20 A. M., 9:10 A. M., 6:50 A. M., *8:27 A. M. *10:40 A. M., 11:40 A. M., *7:10 A. M. *1:40 P. M., 9:00 P. M., 9:50 P. M., 8:00 P. M., 9:00 P. M., 11:50 P. M. *Harvett Sunday.* *Sunny only. Time of arrival and departure and connection not guaranteed. C. M. BELLEAU D. P. A. M. THE SOUTHERN SR SERVES THE SOUTH Trains leave Richmond, Main Street Station. N. B.—Following schedule figures published or information and not guaranteed: 8:30 A. M.—Daily local for Danville. 8:00 A. M.—Daily, limited, or all public buses. 8:00 P. M.—Except Sunday-Local for Champlain City, Durham and intermediate stations. 6:00 P. M.—Daily—For Danville, Atlanta and Birmingham, with Pulitzer observation along car. 11:15 P. M.—Daily—Limited—For all public 11:15 P. M.-Daily-Limited-For all public bouth. P. Pollman ready 8:00 P. M. YORK RIVER LINE 1:10 P. M.-Strauen Grün (Parior arml)—Ballastkraft daily except Sunday, 11:00 a.m. for consulting for ballastkraft TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND From the South: 7:05 A. M., 8:00 A. 2:00 P.M. and 8:30 P.M., daily; 8:40 A. except Sunday. From West Point: 8:10 A. M., 8:15 P. daily. H. L. BUSHOP, D. P. A. 007 East Main St. Phone, Med. CHESAPEAKE & OHIO. (Cincinnati, Louisville & West, *7:00 A.*, *7:00 P.*, *11:00 P.*, Main Lice Local, *8:00 A.*, *7:00 P.*, *8:15 P.*, James River North, *10:00 A.*, *8:15 P.*, News North Old Pt., *12:00 A.*, *11:00 P.*, Newport News Local, *7:15 A.*, *8:00 P.*, Trains arrive from Norfolk, *11:00 A.*, *7:00 P.*, *8:00 P.*, Newport News, *9:50 A.*, *8:00 P.*, Penn State West, *10:00 A.*, *5:40 P.*, *9:50 A.*, *7:00 P.*, *7:20 P.*, James River, *7:15 P.*, *7:15 P.*, "Daily.", "Receipt Sunday." SEABOARD AIR LINE Southbound train scheduled to leave Middletown daily, 1:25 A. M. local to Norfolk; 1:50 P. M. sleeper and coach, Atlanta, Birmingham, Birmingham, Jacksonville, coach and sleeper to Jacksonville; 1:85 A. M. coach and sleeper, Birmingham, Jacksonville, Tampa and sleeper, Jacksonville. Ground train scheduled to arrive in Middletown daily, 1:25 A. M. local to Norfolk; 1:50 P. M. sleeper and coach, Atlanta, Birmingham, Birmingham, Jacksonville, coach and sleeper to Jacksonville; 1:85 A. M. coach and sleeper, Birmingham, Jacksonville, Tampa and sleeper, Jacksonville. ALPHEUS SCOTT (OFUROR HILL) Funeral Director and Embalmer OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Office, 2004 P Street, Phoca, Mid. 2337—Residence, 1015 St. James St., Phoca, Madison 6010. Purposively, Memorial Service of the Pt. Ruth Sullivan Service, Minneapolis HADAN BOTT, Burial for Woman and Children and in attendance at Funeral. Subscribe to the Memorial Piece, in only upto $1.00 per year in ad ```markdown ``` All communication intended for the publication should be sent so as to be read by Wendy. Entered at the Post (three at Richmond), as second class matter. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1915 Colored people should be careful to make friends with their white neighbors, provided they will permit them to be friendly with them. Our present condition is improving financially and this causes us feeling on the part of those white people whom we are out-stripping. We should not seriously regard this however, but continue to make friends even among this class. --- We are very delightful of knowing what became of that agitation for better streets in old Jackson Ward. The present city management seems to find out just where there is a lack of improvement in the colored section of the city and then send the street-building squad in another direction. CHIEF HEALTH OFFICER LEVY informs the Committee on Charter changes that he was desirous of having his department under the absolute control of the Mayor of the City of Richmond, and then the Committee processed at once by a unanimous vote to put IMMORAN LEVY's department under the Administrative Board. The old indictment "Find out what your enemy wants you to do and then don't do it." Did the Committee on Change of Charter consider DE. LEVY an enemy? PRESIDENT KEITH'S RETIREMENT. No event or happening within a period of twenty years is so much to be regretted as the announced retirement of PRESIDENT JAMES KURTZ of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia. He is a Virginian of the old school. He is as placed in his manner as the waters of a mountain lake, as gentle as a child, as fearless as the king of beasts, as diplomatic as an ambassador and as just as the blinded goddess of liberty. All of the people of the State who love righteousness, and catholic will love mourn over his retirement. it seems now that this is an age of men with small minds and little judgment, men who live in an atmosphere of fear and who shrink at the clamor of the mob on the outside and accordingly hostile to mere equal and exactingly hostile to mere equal and exact nation's decay. We hope that the American Republic is not following in the footsteps of Greece and Rome, when its ablest statesmen and greatest philosophers had to seek repose in death or flight. But we were discussing this truly great jurist, Ms. Justice Kern, who worrying of life's legal struggles in the midst of his greatest mental brilliance is going into retirement never to appear again. He has made a great financial sacrifice in seeking honor and serving the people. In the courts, he could have trebled and quadrupled his present salary, but he preferred to serve the people. We fear that we shall not look upon his like again. PROMINENT NEGRO CITIZEN IS DEAD. George S. Williams Dice at His Home in Savannah. George S. Williams, well known Nogro citizen and native of Savannah died early yesterday at his home, No. 414 Duffy street, west. He was about fifty-two years old. He had been closely identified with movements in the interest of the colored race and was accorded the friendship of many white people. Williams was educated in the public schools of Savannah and in Atlanta University. Following grad ation, he became a teacher in Savannah. For twenty years he was engaged in the railway mail service, and in the area of the foraker clerk at the Savannah postoffice. He superseded this work on account of impaired health, and was publicly commended by officials over him for the meritorious work he had done. Williams took a prominent part in the religious and fraternal activities of his race in Savannah and in the state. He was a member of the First Congregational Church and affiliated with the Colored Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias and among other fraternal bodies. For six years he had been supreme representative of the Grand Lodge of Georgia. He was representative also of the International Sunday School convention. His interest in whatever affected the advancement of the Negro or the city as a whole was always manifest. As one of the original treasures of the charity hospital, he had become president of the hospital time ago. In business Williams had succeeded and he became a steward. 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Mr. McCard said that he was under the impression that he, Mr. Mitchell, had印发了 him that this was only after the suit had been entered. It then of course became public property. It was a after three o'clock, when Court adjourned. The Virginia represent tatlers were elated over the result of the day's work. ATTORNEY COBIN COMMENT Attorney Cobb smilingly said that Mr. Mitchell was the toughest proposition that he had ever tackled on a witness stand. He had actually made him tired. This was regarded with some amusement by the diplomatic Virginiaan, who had learned to respect the questioning powers of his legal practitioner at the bar. The night, the Virginiaans spent the time at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Stolby J. Davidson, 13th St., N. W. where a fine dinner previously served. Mr. Davidson is a practitioner at the bar and his accomplished Madame is thoroughly qualified to discharge household duties. The next morning at 10 o'clock, all were seated in the court room when Mr. Justice McCoy entered. WHEN HIS HONOR ARRIVES At the sound of the gavel, the court official commanded all to stand and the learned jurist proceeded to the bench. His Honor wear a costly judicial robe, which lends dignity to the position. When he is seated, the crowded court room is a study. Conduits were there prepared to try their cases and the response, "Ready! was heard. Persons were there to apply for writes of habeas corpus, special deserves, adoption of children. Two Roman Catholic "sister" were there with two or three little tots in their charge. It took nearly forty five minutes before the Virginia case was ready again for trial. The various litigants had disappeared, while the Virginia delegation occupied seats drinking in every word that fell from the lips of the judge, counsel and witness. NOTICE GIVEN Attorney Henry E. Davis had given Mr. Mitchell notice that he proposed to give him a hot time on the witness stand and Mr. Mitchell had smilingly accepted his assurances. There was a meaning in that smile and he found it out in a short time after the Grand Chancellor of Virginia had ascended the witness stand. He appealed to the judge, arguing that Mr. Mitchell should not be permitted to answer certain questions. Attorney Clarence R. Wilson insisted that he had a right to ask them. Mr. Davis contended that he should be confined to the Grand Lodge and not to subordinate lodges, to happenings since 1969 and not to events prior to that time. Mr. Wilson insisted that it was a chain which could not be broken. TAXES THE CAUSE He wanted to show that it was the Emergency tax and the Pyritah Temple tax, all unlawfully levied that caused the suspension of the Grand Lodge, of Virginia. He also wanted to show that the Grand Lodge representatives had always protected against the tax levy and did so an Indianapolis. Mr. Justice Metoy heard the argument and then ruled that Mr. Mitchell might proceed. Attorney Davies noted an exception. Attorney Wilson insisted that subordinate lodges were, specifically referred to in the injunction. He read from Mr. Justice Gould's injunction order to sustain his point and that subordinate lodges had violated it. Attorney Davies said that the Order must be read in the light of the context, which specified that as he alleged that none of these things could be done upon the pre-sumption that the charter of the Grand Lodge had been revoked. NOT LAWFULLY REVOKED Mr Mitchell explained that as the charter of the Grand Lodge had not been revoked lawfully and the Supreme Court had ruled accordingly the Grand Lodge was in possession or all of the rights and privileges thereunder. He asserted that charter rights could not be vitiated, suspended or destroyed by a mere proclamation of suspension, but only after a trial of the Grand Lodge and a legal conviction. He declared that the Supreme Court could suspend more privileges, but that he had no power to suspend constitutional rights. The Supreme Lodge itself did not, possess this power. Upon the demand of Attorney Davis, he expounded the law and read it from the Constitution and By-laws of the Supreme Lodge. WOULD PRODUCE RITUAL. When Mr. Davis wanted to know more, he notified him that the information desired was in the secret work of the Order. He would produce it though. If His Honor directed him so to do. The answer or the Grand Lodge of Virginia to the summons to appear at the session of the Supreme Lodge was also a feature and the fact that Supreme Representatives from Virginia were present, legislation, in violation of the injunction, and in a heated argument between counsel. On one side was the very able United States District Attorney Chance R. Wilson for the Grand Lodge and Attorney Henry B. Davis for the Supreme Lodge. DOUBLE REPRESENTATION. 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Note - Persons living in the South can get their goods 3 days earlier if they will order from The Star Hair Grower, Mfr., Box 812 Greensboro North Carolina. summative and by counsel. They had made application for ocrensional blanks and the manuscript and for the rights and privileges of deeds. All of these had been refused. Attorney James F. Minor had impressively submitted to the witness one letter sent to Supreme Keeper of Records and Seal E. E. Underwood which had been sent with a certified check for supplies and Dr. Underwood had declined to honor the same on the ground that the Grand Lodge had been given although the injunction restrained him from so doing. Mr. Mitchell identified the letter. THE WRITTEN EVIDENCE The same course was pursued in the production of a letter with a certified check, which had been sent to Major General K. R. Jackson and had been returned by him. This, together with telegraphs sent to Supreme Chancellor S. W. Green, Supreme Keeper of Records and Seal E. E. Underwood were admitted by the Court. After having been on the stand a day and a half, Grand Chancellor John Mitchell, Jr., was permitted to vacate that position. Counsel congratulated him upon his excellent showing in testifying for so long time. The Thomas H. Crump, Grand Keeper of Records and Seal was put upon the stand to corroborate the vital points in Mr. Mitchell's testimony. He made a good witness. Attorney Davis tried in vain to entrap him into vital admissions, but he failed. When he concluded Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Justice McCoy enquired of counsel how much more time would be required in the case. MORE TIME WANTED. Attorney Wilson was the opinion that it could be completed the next day. Upon enquiring of counsel for the Supreme Judge if they had any witnesses, they held harried consultation, and then Attorney Davis arose with a thoroughly dejected look and said, "If your Honor please, we have been taken completely by surprise, due to the attitude allowed in this case and the testimony admitted. We had expected to submit the case upon the facts as presented. This is the number and time we are necessary for a pair of two witnesses. It will take possibly forty eight hours to get them here. One of them lives in Louisiana." His Honor smiled and remarked that he thought he knew about the one warrant, the one who keeps the SUPREME LODGE COINSELS PREEMBENT Mr. Davis told him that it was not but it was S. W. Green of New Orleans. He thought he could locate him. The other one was S. A. T. Watkins in Chicago. It was proposed to adjourn the case until Friday. His Honor said Monday and finally said Tuesday. Attorney Clarence R. Wilson immediately arose and stated that while the suggestion was unusual, he would not interrogate any objection as he was anxious that His Honor should have all of the facts before him. The counsel for both sides and the wit poses them retired. florence, S. C., Dec. 3, 1915--Miss D. Theresa Bacote, of Society Hill, will be married to Mr. Cyrus Robinson, of a Newport News, on Wednesday, December 15, nt 1 o'clock P. M. The bride, a charming young lady, invited me when seen at Darlington a few days ago. I expect to be presen- t and give them a fine write up. Rev. H. R. Bacote will offerl. Mr. N. D. Bacote, a first class mer- chant tailor of Dillon, passed through the city recently en route for home. N. G. C. Young, a prosperous farmer of Darlington County, passed through the city reception in route to Norfolk, Va. to spend some time with friends. Messrs. Harry Skinner and Clea- land Benjamin, of Bath, and Lewis, Maine, respectively, returned home on train 25, November 26. Mrs. G. A. Gurder left Sunday morn- ing for Sanford, Fla., after spending a few days here with relatives. Miss. Florence Peak, after spending awhile at Wilmington, N. C., passed through the city recently en route for Spartanburg, S. C., her home. Mr. Jas. Young and soft. John L. 6 Wynn, Jr., passed through the city on route for Richmond, Va. to spend a short while. Mrs. Joanie Boebee Saunders, of Washington, N. C., Grand Matron Lady Knight of Daughters of King David, passed through the city recently, returning from Charleston, S. C., where she had delivered an address at Emmauel A. M. E. Church. Subject: "Conservation of Fraternities." She reports a grand reception and banquet given in her honor. Mrs. Saunders is the oldest daughter of the late Bishop J. H. Boebee, and a teacher in the graded school at Washington, N. C. Mr. Rufus Reid, of Charlotte, N. C., is engaged in roofing the Catholic Church. Quite an undertaking. Mrs. Annie Williams, an esteemed lady of Timmonsville, S. C., passed through the city recently, returning from Cheraw, S. C., en route for house. Mrs. Williams is a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. Send 25c, silver or postage stamps and we will send postpaid a dollar size box containing 189 tablets. Take one tablet a day for 20 and if it doesn't do you more good than any medicine you ever took, send back balance of tablets and we will return money. Wanted a Deputy to work the State of Virginia for the attithe Fire and Ladies of Harmony. A good inducement for a good and faithful worker. For further information write, GEORGE R. PAXTON, 914 N. East, St., Indianapolis, Ind. REAL ESTATE. Our clients boost our business that's why you are so grow. From your Real Estate business with us and you will find our services better than others. R. A. GUFFMAN, 200 L.S. North End Street. Room in Drawing and Apparel. Miss Lillian Jenkins, of Wilmington, N. C., passed through the city recently en route for Palatka, Florida. Rev. J. M. Jones, of Maxton, N. C., has accepted a charge here and will preach the first and second Sunday in each month. Prof. S. W. McCottry, principal of Fulton Graded School at Kingstreet, and recently elected State Grand Deputy of the joint stock company, passed through the city recently en route for Lamar, S. C., on official business. Mrs. W. M. Lane, an old Florintine, not living in Wilmington, N. C., after spending few days here visiting her sister, returned home recently. Mr. Daniel McCastill, a foreman of A. C. L. Railroad Company, was accidentally killed at Wilmington recently. Mrs. Alice McCastill has shipped her household goods to San- ford, Fla., and will soon return there herself. The following ministers of the Gos- pel died here recently: Rev. J. R. Brooks died Sunday, November 21. He was treasurer of Pee Dee Baptist Association. Rev. A. J. Streecter Baptist minister, died November 16. Rev. J. E. Wilson, Methodist minister, and expostmaster here, died Sunday, November 21. Rev. W. A. Young, of Tuskaloosa, Ala., an evangelist of the Presbyterian U. S. after a week's visit here left for Timmonsville Monday, November 29. Let every Negro leader sound the appeal and contribute. PYTILIAN 'CADETS' OF NEWPORT THEIR NEW-ENGLISH ANNIVERSARY Brigadier General John Mitchell, Jr. Deliveries Able Address Newport News, Nov. 28.—The first anniversary of the Newport News Cadets was celebrated here at Zion haptist Church, Rev. C. E. Jones, pastor. An excellent program was the one of feature of which was an address by Brigadier General John Mitchell, Jr., of Richmond, On the rostrum were General Mitchell, Rev. Jones, Prof. J, S. Lee, Col. R. T. Stewart, District Deputy A. C. Jennings, Rev. Rich- ard Axhe, Col. T. J. Pree, Capt. John Stewart, Col. Roscoe C. Mitchell, of Richmond. General Mitchell and party, with three companies of Pythian Cadets were escorted to the Church by the Second Battalion of the Second Regiment of R. F. under command of Major R. F. Jackson. The companies participated in the Maco Guards, Roanoke and Mitchell Reserves. Arriving at the church, the following program was rendered: Devotionals, Rev. C. E. Jones; Deacon, Deacon Briggs; Selection; Choir; Paper, "Knighthood," Cadet Albert Johnkin; Instrumental Solo, Miss Costin Flint; Paper, Capt. Leroy McCanky; Music, Cadet Quartet; Paper, Matthew Banks; Introduction of Speaker, Col. T. J. Pree, Address; General John Mitchell, Jr.; Muscle, Macro Quartette; Committee on Finance, Major B. F. Jackson, Dea W. H. Sayles, Chester Hillory; Music, Pearly Gate, Quartette; Instrumental Trio, Gate, Finley, Wood and Crawley; Recognition, Roy W. H. Sayles, Cadet Nooovell Turner, Master of Ceremonies; Capt. John Stewart is in charge of the Pythian Cadets in the Tidewater District and is making much success in that line of work. We will commence a Baby Votiv Contest, open to all babies of two years and under at the time of entrances. The ballots will be printed weekly in The Planet and no baby will be eligible 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 names. These ballots must be cut out of The Planet. The same rules will govern in the manner of securing sub- scriptions to the Planet asheetofers. We will publish the names of any baby who enters, before the conclusion decided, upon the payment of $2.50, together with the photograph. Joyous mothers and happy fathers can now come into the timelight. CHRISTMAS MONEY Ladies, Men, Girls, Boys & Students EARN $4 to $6 per day or evening. At home or in spare time or at other school hours. No canvassing or interference with the other duties. Be independent of the work and poor pay. Get out of the booklet Writ to day for free booklet to the IDEAL CO., Box 70, Station G. 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INTER' RAILWAY Cleanse the inner man, restores the tired glands and organs that have long been unable to perform their full duty. Take a full box of Herb Renovator and you will be healthier, happier and better looking. SPECIAL OFFER DEPUTY WANTED. WE DO REAL ESTATE BUSINESS Place, your Business with Us, and we will Please You. B. A. CEPHAS, 5351/2 N. SECOND ST. A Mrs. Julia Luffett, 138 St., N. Y. City Traveling Agent Serial No. $2555 ROYAL CHEMIST P. O. BOX 81, STATION E, NEW YORK FRENCH ART "ALER APLOTEVEH"— The Only Thing Missing Above Having Skilled Artists, we branches of the P Special Rates for the Phone Randolph 592 PERCE TAPPIN, Proprietor WE DO REAL EST ON THE Square Place, your Business with Us. B. A. CEPHAS, 53512 WHY LET YOUR EYES WORRY YOU? When you can obtain service and quality to fit your pocket book at ELLIS RAY FISHER, O. G. place of business at 502 N. 2nd St. and dont fool with the people ravelling around with a grip or heap glasses, because you can sell lenses yourself. Here is an ad. cut out of a tape where a lady in Pennsylvania was mistreated. Read it for yourself: OPTICAL FAKERS BUST IN PENNELVAN-IA'S CAPITAL-WILL THE GOVERNOR NOW RAZLIZE HIS MISTAKES? A news report from Hamburg, Pa. under date of publication, Police Captain Thompson last night night warned to residents of the city requesting that they travel from door to door and swindle people. The men represent themselves as opticians, and an unidentified woman was forced out of the house. When this woman answered the bell the men told her they were "informed she was not a doctor, she admitted it. The men examined the woman's eyes and after telling her she is not, she presented her to purchase a pair of glasses. They told her that the lenses in those glasses are the only one that would fit without them. The woman took the glasses, for which the men charged $20. These were later examined by a real optometrist and found to be ordinary window glass. Optometrist who have been reading reports and other cities wonder if the Governor will now realize his mistake in voting optometry bills. We are fighting for a bill in the State of Virginia in February. Help us to get it through for the public's benefit. It is just a bill we needed as our physician's bill in the Governor's bill just a few years ago. Come, see us and get service who it enlist and stays always. Eye tested by a graduate and glasses made in our manufacturing plant. BOARD AND LODGING. BY THE DAY OR WEEK. Family Service in Good Locality. Terms Reasonable. MRS. BOOKER T. LEFTWOH, 16 N. Second Street, Richmond, Va. S. W. Robinson Mrs. Lufferts writes: "After having used every known advertised hair grower for years' with no. results I tried Hair Root Hair Grower and continued faithfully for 16 months, now my hair is 29 inches (it was 4 inches when I started.) I believe every woman can grow her hair one-half to two inches a month by using Hair Root." HAIR ROOT GROWER IS 50n. A BOX Agents Wanted Everywhere. Make Big Profits. Address all mail and money orders. COLUMBUS, OHIO VIRGINIA ART STUDIOS —"TO EXCEL ALWAYS" about Our Pictures is the Voice. we make a specialty in all photographic art. the Christmas Season 1933 for appointment or 534 N. SECOND ST. STATE BUSINESS THE YEAR ROUND s, and we will Please You. ½ N. SECOND ST. FREE TO COLORED WOMEN OUR 1916 STYLE BOOK. We are the l l a r g u e t manufacturer of colored w o m e n s a bailer, and in order to fatroche, w o m e n s a and i g free a l l a r g u e t book, show ing style for w o m e n s a, in the l a r t e s t b i n d i n g. Everry colored woman should have one. We guarantee every article we sell no money refunded. All make us stand combing and washing the same as our own. We manufacture a STRAIGHTENING COMB of extra heavy back, absolutely the best and most serviceable, made fully guaranteed. With each ccomb we sell at 20 cents, give a lamp cup free. Feed your order for the straightening comb today. Postpaid so Couta. Borrow is published the names of the different organizations, churches, and educational orders that have been nominated by some of their friends. They want to see you, the winner of the $50.00 in cash that the Lincoln Salem Co. Dept. is going to award at the close of the contest to the organisation, chapel or fraternity order securing the largest number of votes by saving the labels and cash tickets as shown below. It is easy to increase your vote standing daily by using these products, and saving the labels and compass. Don't disappoint your friends, get right in from the start, and show them that you can successfully carry out anything that you take up. Remember that this is not a content that you have to get subscription for a newspaper, and spend a lot of money for nothing, all that is necessary for you to do in this contest is to use the products and save the labels. That above applies to the Individual and Children who have been nominated in this contest. The individual prize is worth consideration, you have your choice of a $125.00 Motorcycle, or a $125.00 Diamond Ring, or $100.00 in cash. The Children's prizes are great, $50.00 in cash first prize, $25.00 Bicycle second prize, and three gold watches to other children. REMEMBER AT ALL TIMES THAT THIS CONTEST WILL NOT COST YOU ONE CENT TO WIN. ED WOMEN N. Second Street IZATION T CHURCH CHURCH, Broad and College ACH, Clay Street CHURCH, North Third Street. TIST CHURCH, N. Fifth Street AL CHURCH, Fifth and Leigh Leigh Street. AND Leigh Streets. CHURCH, Byrd Street. OPAL CHURCH. CHURCH, St. John and Duval. AN CHURCH, Catherina Street AGUERRE O. E. Leigh Street DED KGS BPITAL, Baker Street. T CHURCH, 25th Street T CHURCH TIST CHURCH, Leigh Street ST CHURCH, First Street. CHURCH, Sydney CHURCH, 28th Street. INDIVIDUALS NOMINATED N. Second Street. 502.3 E. Clay Street. 105 E. Couts Street. NDEXTER, 12 E. Bakor Street. 704 N. First Street. 533 N. Second Street. LL, 1015 N. Seventh Street. 116 W. Leigh Street. 115 E. Leigh Street. HNSON, JR. 14.12 W. Leigh. 1.3 E. Leigh Street. PS, 306 College Street. 14.12 W. Leigh Street. 910 Abigail Street. HNSON, 732 N. Ninth Street. 810 N. Fifth Street. 112 E. Leigh Street. 04 N. First Street. 602 N. First Street. PIF, 1005 St. Peter Street. 5 E. Leigh Street. ON, 944 N. Fourth Street. LES, 114 W. Leigh Street. Pleside Seminary, Burkeville NEXLEY, 13.12 W. Leigh St. TT, 14 W. Leigh Street. RELL, 1015 N. Seventh Street. 304 E. Leigh Street. 1204 W. Leigh Street. 506 N. Second Street. WN, 603 N. Second Street. 007 St. Peter Street. Union University. 115 W. Dural Street. DUNS, 130 W. Decatur Street. ERS, 314 W. Franklin Street. 614 W. Franklin Street. E. Dural Street. CHILDREN NOMINATED St. John Street Marine Street W. Leigh Street W. Duval Street 922 1-2 Jacquelin Street Norton Street 1100 E. Leigh Street 1102 E. Leigh Street 100 N. Fifth Street North 26th Street W. Leigh Street 123 N. First Street 6 W. Leigh Street E. Leigh Street E. Clay Street Price Street Second Street Duval Street Leigh Street ATE YOURSELF TO FROM PRODUCTS AS SHOW GEORGE LOMAX, 1223 St. John Street George Evans, 410 Catherine Street ETHEL ROBINSON, 18 W. Leigh Street JONEPH TAYLOR, 425 W. Duval Street DEGORA WILKINS, 1602 1-2 Jacquillon Street JESSE HERNDON, 505 Norton Street THELMA SMALLWOOD, 102 E. Leigh Street ANTOINETTE BOWLER, 112 E. Leigh Street CAROLYN CARTER, 700 N. Fryd Street MARY WASHINGTON, North 26th Street EVLYN ROBINSON, 18 W. Leigh Street MELTON RANDOLPH, 523 N. First Street MARIEFTA CHILES, 316 W. Leigh Street IRMA PERGUSON, 107 E. Leigh Street JANNIE MORTON, 201 E. Clay Street MADOLIN DIGGS, 610 A Price Street DAVID CROSS, North Second Street THELMA EVANS, 10 E. Duval Street ETHEL HARRIS, 115 E. Leigh Street NOMINATE YOURSELF TO-DAY! SAVE LABELS FROM PRODUCTS AS SHOWN BELOW BROWN'S CLEANING & PRESSING COMPANY 932 West Bread Street. Save Coupons. 10 Votes for each Cent paid. MADAME HAWKINS—JOHNSON BEAUTY PARLOR 632 1.2 N. Second Street. Save Coupons. 10 Votes for each cent paid. WHIP AND QUEED SMOKING TOBACCO Save Cartons, 60 and 100 Votes each. King's Court Cigars. Save/Bands, 60 Votes each. Life Panillas Cigars. Save Cartons, 156 Votes each. NOAH'S LINIMENT NOAH'S HAIR DRESSING Save Cartons. 250, 500 and 1000 Votes each. JENNING'S FISH COMPANY Second Market. Save Cash Register. Recceipts. Good for 10 Votes for each cent paid. BROWN'S PHOTOGRAPH STUDIO 603 North Second Street. Save Coupons. Good for 10 Votes for each cent paid. THE DICKIE THEATRE Save $1.00 Book Covers. Good for 1000 Votes if bought at Content Head. quarters. 612 N. Second Street. Tablets, 30 Votes each; The Flag and Exemination Tablets, Soul of Virginia. Tablets, Jefferson Exemination Tablets, John Rush High School Tablets, Lennon Hair Nora. Save Wrappers, 100 Votes each. INDIRECT PURCHASING COMPANY 300 West Broad Street. Save Our pens. Good for 30 Votes for each court panel. BROOKLYN FURNITURE COMPANY 500 West Broad Street. Save Our pens. Good for 30 Votes for each court panel. ORGANIZATIONS N. 1000 Vo Street 1000 Vo L 1000 Vo D and College 1000 Vo Street 1000 Vo 4th Third Street 1000 Vo ARCH, N. Fifth Street 1000 Vo ARCH, Fifth and Leigh 1000 Vo Set 1000 Vo Streets 1000 Vo 4th Street 1000 Vo ARCH 1000 Vo John and Duval 1000 Vo ARCH, Catherino Street 1000 Vo 100 E. Leigh Street 1000 Vo AG 1000 Vo Walker Street 1000 Vo 12 25th Street 1000 Vo L 1000 Vo ARCH, Leigh Street 1000 Vo ARCH, First Street 1000 Vo Money 1000 Vo 4th Street 1000 Vo No. Vo. Old Street. 16 E. Clay Street. 1.0 Boultas Street. 1.0 12 E. Baker Street. 1.0 Third Street. 1.0 First Street. 1.0 Second Street. 1.0 4. Seventh Street. 1.0 Ellen Street. 1.0 Lolgh Street. 1.0 ... 14 1.2 W. Lolgh Street. 1.0 Lolgh Street. 1.0 College Street. 1.0 Lolgh Street. 1.0 2 Street. 1.0 Ball Street. 1.0 N. Ninth Street. 1.0 Fifth Street. 1.0 Leigh Street. 1.0 3 Street. 1.0 First Street. 1.0 St. Peter Street. 1.0 B Street. 1.0 Fourth Street. 1.0 W. Leigh Street. 1.0 Mininary, Burkeville, Ya. 1.0 1.2 W. Lolgh Street. 1.0 Kako Hall. 1.0 Leigh Street. 1.0 15 N. Seventh Street. 1.0 Leigh Street. 1.0 Leigh Street. 1.0 Second Street. 1.0 N. Second Street. 1.0 Poter Street. 1.0 University. 1.0 Dewal Street. 1.0 106 Decatur Street. 1.0 V. Franklin Street. 1.0 Franklin Street. 1.0 Street. 1.0 Street 6.05 ct 1.00 Street 1.00 Street 3.05 quolin Street 5.30 ect 3.00 leigh Street 1.00 Leigh Street 1.00 Street 1.00 Street 1.00 Street 1.00 st Street 1.00 h Street 1.00 street 1.00 reet 1.00 ct 1.00 t 1.00 reet 1.00 reet 1.00 OURSELF TO-DAY! PRODUCTS AS SHOWN BELOW GERM FREE DISINFECTANT Save Cartons 150,250 and 500 Votes TIP TOP & BUTTERNUT BREAD Save Wrappers and Labels, 50 Votes each. Nolde's Pound Cake. Save Wrappers--250 and 500 Votes each. SILK VELVET CORN SYRUP CAPITAL PORTO RICO MOLASSES Save Wrappers from Cans. 100, 250 and 500 Votes each. E. P. MURPHY & BON Coral and Wond. Save Bags, 100 Votes each. Save Coupons, 1000, 2000, 8000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000, 8000 Votes each. 502 North Second Street. Save Coupons. Good for 10 Votes for each cent paid. PIEDMONT, CHESTERFIELD AND FATIMA, CIGARETTES Save Coupons. 56 Votes each. KOINER'S VIRGINIA CORN MEAL Save Cartons. 100 Votes each, and 96 Pound Bags. 2000 Votes each. Koiner's Self Raising Backwheel Flower. Save Cartons. 100 Votes each. SWIFT AND COMPANY Soap Products Save Labels as shown: Swift's Pride Washing Powder. Save Cartons. 50 Votes Bach. Arrow. Borax Soap. Save Wrappern. 50 Votes Bach. Swift Pride Cleaner. Save Cartons. 50 Votes Bach. Swift Wool Soap. Save Cartons. 50 Votes Bach. Magnet Magnetizing Soap. Save Wrappern. 50 Votes Bach. Maxine Blissett Tetral Soap. Save Wrappern. 100 Votes Bach. THE PRESTOFO LINE OF SUFF BRINES Manufactured by the Southern Brew Company. Save Company. 50 Votes Bach. K. LEEKER, 800 W. Brand St. Bock. Brewmaster. Ready & Tasting Grade Stale for Leather. Grown in the Southern Brew Company. Save Wrappern. 100 Votes Bach. Nothing will please the "home folks" so much as something for comfort and home adornment. Here's a big storeful of happy suggestions from which to pick and choose. Just a Closing out our line of Sheet and Cast Iron Heaters. Discontinued styles at great price reductions. Splendid heaters at $2.75 to $10.50. COMET QUALITY Have your Furniture insured in the Southern Mutual Fire Insurance Co. and save the coupons good for 10 votes for each coat paid Useful Gift Alway Nothing will please the thing for comfort and home a of happy suggestions from wh few seasonable items below: ROCKERS Every style, every wood and finish, with wonderful values in Oak and Mahogany, at from $2.75 upward. Special for next week, Golden Oak, shaped sad the seat Rocker, angle back at $2.75 HEA Closing out our line of sheet and styles at great price reductions. NOW COMMIT Self Feeder—burns hard coal. Requires little attention and produces quick intense heat with little fuel expenditure. $18.50 to $22.50 Come in and let us help economically and satisfactorily. Rountree-C "The House of G 111-113-115 IT PAYS TO ADVERTISING RALEIGH COUNTY NEWS. (By Wm. F. Denny.) The Workman's Consumers Association with headquarters at Bockley are causing onlookers to wonder what they will do next? The president and general attorney made a trip over Fayette County last week proaching and speaking in interest of the Association they now plan to open a store at Hill Top on Xmas day, where there is a large population of colored people. They have opened a baker's large grocery store in Bockley, built by Miss Bettie Estes, the sister of Mrs. Albert Rodgers, as book keeper and Mr. John Fox and others as clerks. They have also opened a first-class restaurant and boarding house, with Mrs. K. C. Phillips as manager. They have also opened a Building and Loan Association and a Burial Association. The officers for the first year are Rev. C. W. Coffey, president; Mr. John Price, treasurer; Rev. G. L. Callaway, secretary and the F. R. C. Coffey, some of Ralough's best business men, hence the business must grow under the present management. Rev. C. W. Coffey, formerly pastor of Second Baptist Church, Frankfort, Philadelphia, Penn. he tendered his resignation to take effect forthwith, and he has accepted the presidency of the workman's Consumera Association of Raleigh County. The good people of Raleigh County welcomes Rev. Coffey. He is a scholar, and a preacher of ability. Thanksgiving Day at Ecclesia will come, remembered, Rev. C. H. Rawlings, the pastor of the Baptist Church, preached at 11:00 o'clock to a crowded house, and the. Sunlight Lodge, K. of P., gave an entertainment in the evening, by rendering the following programme: Address by M. of F. Scott, recitation by Miss Bertha Board, solo by Mr. William Penn, address by Attorney Wm. F. Denny; subject Damon and Pythias, recitation by Miss Josephine Wright, of Beckley, and Mrs. Alberta Anderson, of Ecclesia. Banquet was, served by a committee composed John Wilson, George Cunningham, Chas. Wilson, and Henry Ryan. Rev. G. W. Meade, master of ceremonies. The New River Collars Company at Eccles offers employment to 150 colored men. Good pay, good houses, good church, good school and regular work. Several men have taken advantage of this opportunity. Messrs. W. T. Merchant and Will Trent moved in from Herberton last week with their families, and several more will come here. Mr. J. S. Butts, the young attorney from Detroit College of Law, is making quite a favorable impression on the good people of the Lehigh County. Mr. Butts is a lawyer of high standing and scholarly ability. We bespeak for him great success at the bar. Messrs. Bliekey and Payne have moved their restaurant from the old George Building to the Blakey stand and have added a line of groceries to their menu. Mr. Bliekey Institute, in charge of the business, Mr. Payne is quite a hunter, and a polite young man. New. John Q. Hutchinson, of Booker, who is now prosecuting attorney for Burlington County, has almost the unanimous endorsement of the Republican party for State Senate. Mr. Brown W. Puryear, a colored lawyer, has been Mr. Hutchinson's assistant attorney. July 18, 1944, and in new dating custody available quiet at office. the EASLEY'S ICE CREAM Co 615 N. Second St. Save tags and paid bills. 10 Votes for each cont paid fts are days the Best. the "home folks" so much as some- e adornment. Here's a big storeful which to pick and choose. Just a w: BLANKETS, SPREADS, COMFORTS Now arrivals in warm bed coverings. Blankets, $2.00 to $2.50; Spreads, $1.25 to $3.50; Comforts, $1.25 to $6.00. SPECIAL—Full size extra heavy Wool Nap Blankets, $2.75 value $2.00 HEATERS and. Cast Iron Heaters. Discontinued. Splendid heaters at $2.75 to $10.50. Hot Blankets—burns hard or soft coal. Keeps fire for 24 hours. One of the most satia factory heaters on the market. $14.50 to $18.50 help you solve your gift problems sarily. Cherry Corp. Of Quality Furniture." 5 West Broad St. ERTISE— ERTISE IN THE PLANET for the State of West Virginia, and a son of Raleigh County, announces himself for nomination for Governor of West Virginia, and the people of Raleigh are a just uncertain about "Uncle Abe" for now Judge Ira Robinson, late president of the Supreme Court of Appeals, has come out and said, "My hat is in the ring for Governor," both good men. Let's see who will win. Apply to Wm. F. Denny, of Eccles, for the Richmond Planet and the McDowell Times. Department of the Industrial Union Institute, Southern Pines, N. C. Music, Elocution. Languages. Latest Conservatory Methods. Terms very reasonable. Winter term begins Dec. 1, 1916. Terms very reasonable. For particular address, INDUSTRIAL UNION INSTITUTE P. O. Box, 305. Southern Pines, N. C. WAINTS TO FIND HISI. If Mr. Robert Steward will com- municate with Mr. J. P. Leach, S9- Wilkinson street, Putnam, Conn. he learn something of interest to him. WEST POINT, VA. WEST POINT, VA. Mrs. Mary Lee of Pinners Point, is visiting friends in West Point. Mrs. Lucy Edwards is visiting relatives in Newport News. Mr. Clarance Walker of 12th St. is on the slick list. Master James Roy, Jr. has returned ed from Capo Charles, Va. Mrs. Addison Tyler and Mrs. Samuel Walkor of Plum Point were the guest of Mrs. Mary Johnson, Sunday. Miss Dell Taylor, of New Kent, was the guest of Mrs. Anna Brown last week. Miss Sophonia Walker; also Miss Marla Vaughan are out again. Rev. W. W. Harris spent several nights in town last week attending revivals. Mrs. Florence Morris spent Thanks giving with her mother in New Kent. Whenever you want a hot lunch, call at Mr. A. C. Allen, 7th Street, Ridgway Building. M. L. B. Club will meet Monday, December 6, at Plum Point, Va. All members are requested to be present. Thomas Johnson, president; G. Coleman, secretary. His Question, Said Little Lester Livermore: "What I should like to know, In where the breeze rest themselves When they're too tired to blow" -Judah Look to Yourself. There is an idea abroad among moral people that they should make their neighbors good. One person I have to make good—myself. But my duty to my neighbor is much more nearly expressed by saying that I have to make him happy if I may—Gottweiler. NATIONAL BAPTIST PUB LISHING BOARD'S SUCCESS What has been accomplished by an ex-slave for the Negro Baptists within less than a decade. A constructive genius and his contribution to race development. Baptist churches and Sunday schools giving patronage where members of the race have made good as skilled artisans. Gigantic Printing and Book Making Plant at Nashville, Tenn., Employing Scores of Members of the Race. Sending Out Millions of Copies of Religious Literature Annually-Marvelous Success Achieved by R. H. Boyd. Were some one to put the National Baptist Publishing Board's plant at Nashville, in a moving picture which would show the wonderful achievements and the accomplishments of that gigantic institution that has been built up for the Negro Baptists of the United States and for their posterity, it would take a film hundreds of yards long which would entertain thousands of people. The National Baptist Publishing House has come into existence within the past nineteen years and today towers magnificently over anything which has been accomplished by the race, whether it be in the religious, educational or in the business world. It has furnished and is furnishing employment to scores of Negro boys and girls that hitherto were about out of what: it is commonly known as the Art Preservative among printers and publishers. It has given a rating in the commercial world to the race and denomination that has no parallel. It has put the Negro Baptists on an equal footing with the denominations of other races because of the creative genius displayed in operating and maintaining the institution. It has forced a link in racial pride that has brought together more support for one institution than has even been attempted before. It has outstretched Jack's Ink Stalk story in its growth and development. It has served as an opening of the "door of the amphibian and deserving members of the church" closed to them by labor unions, which refused to allow members of the race to acquire certain knowledge in printing and book binding. It has put the race on the map in the theological world as producers of a religious literature distinctively their own. It has installed and is operating printing machinery of the most complicated and intricate designing and this, too, with the untrained help that has been picked up in the race. It has helped to make intellectual insights out of what has been regarded as a race of flowers of wood and drawers of water. this institution was founded by an ex slave, the Rev. R. H. Boyd, who still lives and who is secretary and manager Many say that Rev. Dr. Boyd saw the invisible in his early Texas pioneer days and that after operating on a very small scale in his Texas home, he went to the Negroes to see the wisdom of supporting a plant on a national scene. It was the latter part of 1856 when he began his pilgrimage to Nashville, Teen, after having looked all over the United States for a location that would be suitable for his work. It has been said that he was directed by God from his Texas home like Abraham of the Bible, the God of Israel. "Get out thee of the country and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will show thee." Whatever way it was, it is a known fact that the Negro Baptists' SHOCKING- TRAGEDY AT INGLE SEMINARY- ONE STUDENT DEAD, TOO. HEAD- Provision (Campbell Killed. Sub. Headache- Shocking Tragdey at Ing. Inside Seminary- Two Students Dead. Too. --- Burkeville, Va. December 2, 1915.—Professor Graham C. Campbell, sixty-nine years old, who for twenty-three years had been president of the Ingleside Seminary, an institution for colored girls, was instantly killed here this evening by an explosion of the school, which the school is supplied with light, girl, girl, Nora French, of Amelia, also was killed, and Noriam Scott, of Chula, was so badly injured, that she is expected to die. Both of the girls were colored. A DANGEROUS GAS PLANT The accident happened about 8:30 o'clock. The acetylene gas plant which was in a small building apart from the main school buildings, was working badly, and Professor Campbell, accompanied by the two colored girl students, went to investigate, and, if possible, to repair it. He carried a lighted lamp, and as he approached the building, the fire exploded by the flame and exploded. Professor Campbell and Nova French were killed outright by the force of the explosion, and the Scott girl sustained fatal injuries. BUILDING ON FIRE The small building in which the plant was housed took fire and was destroyed, but the loss is not heavy. The fire was prevented from reaching the main school buildings. Professor Campbell was a native of Nova Scotia, and had devoted his life to education. He is survived by his wife and five CENTRO DE LOS NIÑOS had no publishing plant and were preparing and auditing out no Sunday school literature; they were giving no employment to the Negro boys and girls, doing nothing tangible until Dr. Boyd came upon the scene. His book, The Story of the Pub. ```markdown ``` Rev. R. H. Boyd, D. D. LL. D. Secretary-Treasurer and Manager of the National Baptist: Publishing Board, Nashville, Teen. Hishing Board, which has just been issued and is now in great demand has proven one of the most interesting narratives that has come from the lips of any man. Stranger than fiction, and yet as real as the gospel th has of ing on which ace int. put local lit. It int. pil. ila, ana ana out of er. an ho The National, Baptist Publishing House Plant, located at the corner of Second Ave., North, and Locust Street, Nashville, Tenn.; operated, by the National Baptist Publishing Board. The institution occupies several brick buildings, generates its own electricity, hosts its various buildings and departments by steam, employs scores itself, the story is told and then the thousands of wheels that revolve at the plant and the millions of copies of books and publications that are sent out each quarter together with the magnificent institution, standing like the pyramids of Egypt, attest the substantial part of the story. The founder of the institution has often been referred to as a giant oak in a forest among the Baptists of the United States. His far-sighted bus children. They are: Graham Campbell, Jr., who is a student in the UConn Theological Seminary at Richmond, G. Campbell, a teacher at the Hampton School, H. Campbell, a Campbell, of Chatteroy, W. Va. Campbell, of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Mr. Ester, of Chatteroy, W. Va. RALLY AT NAZARENE CHURCH. Peake, Va. The members of the Navarro Baptist Church, Rev. Thos. Smith, pastor held a rally on the third Sunday in November and raised $61.00. This amount goes to the fund for remodelling the church. Mr. Charles McClalborne of Richmond, Va. was present and assisted. The club led by Mrs. Elizabeth Bray led in the fight. Mrs. Ida Walker Jackson was called from Brooklyn, N. Y. to gift the funeral of her father's sister, Mrs. Emma Walker Deane. When she arrived she was too late to see She was returned to her home in Brooklyn. She lit the grave of her deceased aunt before she left for home. ADVANCED TWO DAYS. Philadelphia, Penn, Nov. 26, 1915.—The joint local committee of arrangements for the National Equal Rights Convention at the 8th annual meeting of the National Independent Equal Rights League and National observance of the Semi Centennial of the 13th Amendment observance. This is December 12 and 14 for the League's convention and December 15 for the 12th Amendment observance. This is two days earlier than the original date set. The sessions will all be in the Allen A. M. B. Church, 19th and Bain Bridge Streets. A big convention案 occurred. Every city is asked to send delegates which are not confined to members of the League. ncess tact in building up the institution has attracted the attention of the entire business world, as well as the entire race to which his denomination belongs and who feel indebted to him and are standing locally by the institution which has been built up for them and which will stand for ages to come by the support that is being given from every quarter of the year, that is, the third year. Dr. Boyd showed in his report the work of the institution for the past eighteen years. The figures themselves are staggering. In this number of years the institution has written and circulated one hundred ninety-four thousand, three hundred ninety-nine copies of religious literature, which does not include the thousands of volumes of books which have been made up and distributed throughout the civilized world. They have been made up and distributed three million, six hundred eighty-four million, one hundred forty-nine letters and it is said that sometimes as high as two thousand letters are received in a single day. It develops that the National Baptist Publishing Board furnishes employment to more Negro men and women, boys and girls, than any other institution of a commercial nature operated in the race. Very little is said to be known of Dr. Boyd, who has refused all along to allow anything to be written about his life. He knows that he was born a slave and he was forty years old before he went to school and that his mother who died only a few months ago, was over ninety-five years of age. The Publishing House, his life's work, is looked upon as a monument P members of the race. Within its walls are written, printed and sent out more Sunday school literature and religious hope than from any other denominational house of the race; has one printing press that can print ten thousand Sunday school quarteries per hour. A monument to the race. that he has built as an humble worker in his denomination and as his contribution to the race as a constructive genius. Nashville, Tenn., the home of the institution, is now as well known as a religious publishing center as it is an educational center, having been made possible by the millions of religious tracts and literature that have been issued from girls' scantle religious and commercial business institution. ADELPHILIS BATTLE WITH THE EAGLES TO A DRAW On Thanksgiving day the football season closed here with one of the best games ever witnessed between city teams. The game marked the last trial of local teams to wrest the championship title from the A. S. C. boys. The game was interesting in many respect. Ward saved the day for the Adelphias when he pulled down Half Back Smith as he was about to cross the goal line. The game ended in a 0:0 tie. R. S. LEESBURG, VA. Mr. Frank Gallagher, of Washing ton was the welcome guest in town this week to visit his parent and friends. He was looking the picture of health. Brother Lane Daw prescheduled a very acceptable sermon last night at the Baptist. Church, in the absence of Pastor Taylor. Rev. W. R. Manley was at his charge Sunday. Rev. J. E. Dotson was at Gleedes ville, where he is bringing things to pass. Mr. Guss Valentine is on the sick list with Pneumonia Mr. M. W. Roy is on the sick list. Mr. Will Jones lost their little child Saturday. Our other sick are improving. —W. L. J., Reporter MME. G. COLEMAN QUENK HAIR GROWN Scientific and Sanitary Treatment of the Scalp, promoting health and a wealth of beautiful hair. Stops hair from breaking off and falling out. It is the most powerful hair grower known to science. It is unner passed. Positively will give big results after the first course of treatment for three months at $2.90. Agent Wanted. 787 Leafgrove Ave. Chicago, IL SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4. 1915 The Scrap Book In the Sirup. During the maple sugar-making season the teacher of a rural school received the following note: "Dear Maunt -- Please excuse Cyrus William for not coming yesterday which he would of done only he was down to the sugar lot and he fell into a pan of strap that had just been boiled down and which was still some warm but not enough to kill him. But he went in all over and such a mess you never did see hate and all. He had to go through three tubes of water you remaine in bed while I was up up up things. So kindly excuse and he would some rather you wouldn't tell if that he fell into the sap for the other boys would be not to tease him about it and he is sensitive to teasing. Please find enclosed by Cyrus William a small bottle of our strap for your own use." Hoping that the strap "inclosed by Cyrus William" was not a part of that he had fallen into, the teacher accepted his "vacuum" and maintained discreet skype regarding his absence -- New York Post Stoadfast. By having made with somewhat of good grace. For do not brave them than I decline To how to trouble graver far than mine? Pain twiste this body? Yes, but it shall not Shall be an empty one! Whatever my lot, My banner, ragged, but nailed to the mast. Shall fly triumphant to the very last! Others so much worse off than I have fought. Can I ignore the lesson they have taught? Strike hands with me! Dark is the way we go. Do the courageous line it—that I known. -From "The Quot Courage," by Everard Jack Appleton Wanted No Extras. An auto dealer had a second hand car he wished to sell, so he set it out in front of his store with a card attached and the price $7.50 on the card. The hand made priceing was executed carefully, as such things sometimes are. A very "close" old farmer who had been wanting to buy a car for years, but who didn't like to spend much money, came along and glanced at the card—an auto for $7.50! He did think he might be willing to spend a couple of hundred for a car, but here was one for $7.50. He went home and wrote out a check and sent it to the dealer. ```markdown ``` The dealer wrote back saying that the "£5.50 check included would not buy the horn." The next day he got a letter from the farmer, and this is what it said: "Will buy the auto without the horn." -Indianapolis News. 'They Penged the Hole. Lord Coleridge was once the visting of the varsity men at Oxford. He was addressing a large audience there when he used the phrase: "We must remember not merely the beauty of the individual colleges, but the beauty of Oxford as a whole. And what a whole it is." "Hear, hear!" yelled the varsity men. "Yes, what a hole!" they groaned. "What a beauty hole." Then it dawned upon Lord Coleridge that this was a thing he would rather have expressed otherwise -- London Tit-Bits. It Was Hopeless. "I have come to ask you, sir, how I can get out of marrying your daughter." The earnest young man who a moment before had entered the office of his future father-in-law sank objectively into a seat. The elder man gazed at him not unsympathetically. "How did you come to say you would marry her?" he asked. "It's the old story of a man's too trusting heart. I am unable. I assure you, to support your daughter in the style to which she has been unacustomed, which is the only way to marry nowadays. We are not fitted for eachother. But one evening my sentiment got the best of me, and I used foolish words to which she now holds me. I am coming to you to ask you to help me out." The elder man clasped him by the hand, his voice filled with deep emotion. "My boy," he whispered, "it's no use. Better marry her and get it over with. I can do nothing. Her mother did the same thing to me."—Life. His Authority.. General Winfield Scott, the hero of the Mexican war, used a secretary for all his correspondence, private as well as official. Once, in the absence of his secretary, he undertook to write an order for the transferring of some previous and spelled "wagon" "wagoon." Later the secretary in looking through the various memoranda, etc., found the order and defected the serror. "General," he asked amably, "by what authority do you spell 'wagon' with a double a?" Scott never turned a hair as he replied without a moment's hesitation: "By what authority? By the authority of the major general commanding the armies of the United States, sir! What better do you want?" LOGIC OF A LUNATIC. The Crazy Man Knew Where to Draw the Line on His Contract. Orville L. Kiplinger, chapman of the Michigan City (bnd.) reformatory, tells the following instance of a scrupulous conscience: Some years ago an insane patient was given to the immodest, not to say expensive, habit of tearing his clothing from him and converting jeans, ticking, denim or whatever the clothes were made of into carpet rags. The person physician demonstrated with the shredding nut as follows: "Say, old man, you're certainly making a lot of unnecessary trouble for us. We don't think it's fair. Wouldn't you like to make money?" The insane man emphatically averred his willingness to earn reily cash. "Well, I'll tell you what I'll do," resumed the doctor. "I will give you to cents for every day you don't tear your clothes or chl? The offender assented eagerly and started in to make good. Tuesday his clothes remained intact; Wednesday ditto; Friday and Saturday the same. His information was the talk of the institutional. But on Sunday morning the garment the crazy man had worn all week were torn into strips and thrown to the four wards of his cell. "What does this mean?" asked the indignant play a man. "I thought I had you hired to keep your clothes on and be good." "Weil," said the prisoner immediately, "you didn't suppose I was going to work on Sunday, did you?" Judge Anxieting Trouble A great part of the happiness of life could be in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory. Longfellow. Had the Laugh on Dow Neal How was once rolled into the Portland police station on a Saturday night to confront a tips' leak agent who insisted that they drank brandy and water together on a Sound boat. When the trade apostle of temperance got there the fellow explained that he drank the brandy and bow the water. A. Dual Reputation: An Grantfield Rowe tells the story, a certain distinguished English actor, whom we may safely call Jones. Brown, plays a persistent but horrific game of golf. During a recent visit to this country the actor in question occasionally visited the links of a well C. C. D. "A WOOK PLAYER THAN YOU ARE." known country club in Westchester county, near New York. After an especially miserable show of impatience one morning, he flung down his driver in disgust. "Caddy," he said, addressing the silent youth who stood alongside, "that was nwful, wasn't it? "Purty bad, sir," stated the boy. "I freely confess that I am the worst golfer in the world," continued the actor. "Did you ever see a worse player than I am?" "No, sir. I never did," confessed the boy truthfully. "But some of the other boys was tellin' me yustidly about a gentleman that must be a worse player than you are. They said his name was Jones-Brown." Saturday Evening Post. Cast Besides the Waters A lady who lives at Oyster Bay, on going to her front door the other morning, was startled to find a burly police-man preparing to ring. "What do you want?" she asked. "I'm sorry, marm, but there's been a man committed suicide down there on the shore." "Oh, horrible!" broke in the lady, trembling. "And I'm noighty sorry to tell you that the coat he left behind him has your husband's name in it." "Oh, oh!" shrieked the lady and promptly fainted. But her Irish maid, who had a good head on her shoulders, even before she tried resuscitation, called up her master's town office and got the reassuring news that he was there safe and sound and doing business as usual. And the lady speedily recovered from her swoon. "Yes, I do," quoth Jane. "only I cut the name out of the Naming Stro."—New York Post. She looked Beauty, but she Had a Fine Song of Humor. There is on the Breton coast a little必备 resort needed in an admirable setting of rocks and groves and equipped with a Grand hotel of the beach which has been transformed in these sadly changed days into a hospital for the wounded soldiers of France; for all that there are other people on the sands besides the convulsive heroes and especially any number of pretty women always ready to lend their help to the doctors in charge. Among those a charming 'actress was particularly lavish with her attentions to the soldiers. One day when she was present a big dark follow manifested an invitingly repgrunce to a bitter dose which by the doctor's orders he was to drink. "If you are a good boy and do what the doctor tells you," said the doctor "you may kiss me." Instantly and with one grip the big fellow swallowed the stuff, wiped his D. B. great mustache he and claimed his reward. It was all done so pretty that even the head surgeon permitted himself to smile. But the real comedy began when the head nurse, a homely matron turning fifty, appeared the next morning and announced. "Every one of you who takes his machete will be allowed to kiss me." The effect was immediate. Each and every patient made a face and put down on the table beside him the dose which he had been about to swallow. Now the head nurse is goodness it, and her goodness is well spiced with wilt. She was the first to laugh at the result of her invitation. Then she pretended to be muggy. "Very well!" she cried. "Every mother's son of you that hasn't taken his medicine in five minutes will be condemned to kiss me." The soldiers launched in their turn, and every glass was hastily packed up and promptly emptied. New York Post. Mistiko. Neither it nor class nor wrong directions discourage these. There is precious instruction to be given by finding we are doing. Carlyle. No Reciprocity Karl Weilman pitches for one of the St. Louis teams in the big leagues. As might be guessed from his name, he is German. "Say," demanded an opposing butsman "one day last spring, "why don't you go back to Germany and fight for the fatherland?" "Who, me?" demanded Karl. "Not on your life! Did the kaiser send anybody over here to help me last fall when I was pitching in all those tough double headers?" - Saturday. Evening Post A. But of Correspondence. The following correspondence, ending in true Irish fashion, actually passed between two men in England some years ago. "Mr. Thompson presents his compliments to Mr. Simpson and begs to request that he will keep his doggs from trepassing on his grounds." "Mr. Simpson presents his compliments to Mr. Thompson and begs to suggest that in future he should not spell 'doggs' with two gees." "Mr. Thompson's respects to Mr. Simpson and will feel obliged if he will add the letter 'o' to the last word in the note just received, so as to represent Mr. Simpson and lady." "Mr. Simpson returns Mr. Thompson's note unopened, the imperfine it contains being only equaled by its vulgarity." The Crucial Test. At an adjourned,town council meeting a member casually mentioned that a person could not enjoy or even (listinguish between drinks in the dark. A worthy bailie denied this and offered to bet that, blindfolded, he could name any drink given him. The bet being accepted and the bailie blindfolded, the test commenced. The bailie drank everything submitted, amached his lip and correctly named the drink until the taker was in despair. Then "try him wi' water," whispered a counselor, and the hint was taken. Bip—smack—sip—a shake of the head—I cannot just mind the name o' this, but I mind o' tastin' it when I was a wee liddle. His Choice She always praised the book. But he really missed it. But she knew how to cook. Disappointing. Ji her book "The Story of a Princess" Dr. Anna Shaw tells of her first position as a schoolteacher when she was fifteen and the salary of $2 a week not to be paid until the dog tax was collected in the spring. With the $26 for her first labor of thirteen weeks she went "outside" to the nearest shop and bought a beautiful party dress—her first. It brought her her first proposal, made by a youth of twenty, "whose costume, like himself, left much to be desired." On the night of the proposal he wore a blue flannel shirt O HER FIRST PROPOSAL, and a pair of treasurers made of four bags. His mother had thoughtfully selected a clean pair of sacks for the purpose, as one leg of the treasurers bore the words "A. & A. Green," and on the rear of the garment was the legend, "Ninety six pounds." To a negative response to his proposal the youth exhibited: "That's darned disappointing to a fellow." Somehow Good Oh, yet we trust that somehow good Will be the final goal of ill. To pangs of nature, sighs of will. Defects of doubt, and tails of blood; That nothing waits with agonies feast. That no one life shall be destroyed Or cast an enbust to the void. When God hath made the pule complete That not a worm is shown in vain. That not a moth with with desire Is abloved in frustures fire Or but subsist another's gaze. Hebold, we know not anything; I can but trust that good shall fall At last fatten at last to kill. And every winter change to spring So runs my dream, but what am I? An infant crying in the night. An infant crying for the light. And with no moaning but a cry. Only on Approval. At the Wednesday evening service in the church parliars in a certain New York parish the minister chose honesty for the subject of his brief discourse. In less than a quarter of an hour he found time to lambaste nearly everybody who had ever deviated from the narrow path, but he was particularly hard on those persons who order things, on approval. After the sermon everybody enjoyed himself socially. There were some big guns there from other parliates, and the parliars had been done up especially for the evening. There were two lovely new red velvet chairs that the minister found particularly comfortable. He complimented the head of the furnishing committee on her thrift and taste. On Friday evening there was an other meeting in the parliars. The minister looked around first thing for those velvet chairs. "What have you done with them, Mrs Blank?" he said to the head of the committee. "Oh," said she serenely, "they went back yesterday." The furniture store just sent them up for Wednesday night on approval." Paid Her Back "When I was in America," writes Dennis Slaten in "Twenty Years of My Life." "Eugene Field edited one of the great Chicago dailies and was the principal author of the west. My first meeting with him was a character little one. I was at an at home in New York, talking to the editors of a fashion paper who had also written books of twaddly gush about travel. The hostess brought up Field and introduced him to the editors. "Very glad to meet you, ma'am," he said. "I think I may say that I have read all your books with the greatest interest." "Are you a writer, Mr. Field?" she asked. "I am sorry to say that I have never heard of you." "Nor I of you, ma'am, but you might have pretended, name as I did." Fitted In Nicely There was no mistake about it, the judge was asleep. The embarrassed lawyer, who had reached the telling point of his argument, spoke in a higher key and then raised his voice until the walls of the room reverberated. Bus the judge slept on. The court officers were blind to the young lawyer's blinds. At last in desperation he turned to his opponent. "Now, Mr. Grubber, you see the delicate situation I am in, and there's only one way out. Unfortunately I haven't any books with me, but if you don't mind I am going to knock over that pair of yours." With well directed gesture the young lawyer struck the books, and they, as well as the chair on which they had been standing, went down with a terrific crash just as his astonished opponent leaped to his feet and exclaimed: "But I do most emphatically object! And the judge, without raising his head from the position it had been on, copying for the last fifteen minutes, replied with all his wonted dignity: 'I Jeopardy outruped!' The Robert Courteous An Irishman was one day looking at the notice, "Your King and Country Need You." A delicate looking Englishman happened to be peasing by and, thinking to have a joke at Pat's expense, started the following: Englishman—Well, Pat, will you vote unteer for the front? Irishman—Begob, I will if you come Englishman—Why do you want me with you? Irishman—fure, when the bishop sees you be will lose his peace. He'll think the British are going from the dead—St. Louis Globe-Democrat: The Protective Law of 1912 Has Done More Than Was Expected. That the fur-scales of the Pribilt islands have so increased since the passage of the protective law of 1912 that the resumption of limited commercial scaling is advisable for the welfare of the seal herds is the conclusion of the special commission sent to the islands last summer by the bureau of fisheries of the department of commerce. The law of 1912 provided that the killing of all seals, with the exception of a few needed by the native of these northern islands, should be stopped for five years and that 5,000 three-renew-old males should be maintained as an annual breeding reserve during the life of the treaty suspending pelagic scaling which was concluded by the United States, Russia, Japan and Great Britain in 1911. 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Frank Marshall, the St. Michael's farmer, who is accused of imprisoning his daughter, Grage, twenty-eight years old, in an attic room at his farmhouse, for eleven years to break up a school girl romance, was held without bail by Justice of the Peace Tharp, in Easton, Md., for a further hearing. Marshall was arrested at the home of a brother, W. O. Marshall, near Kirkham, about six miles from Easton. Sheriff Stephens and a half dozen constables had been searching for him. Marshall left his farm house after telephoning a challenge to the sheriff to come and get him. He threatened to shoot any one who came on the farm to serve a warrant. Marshall accompanied the sheriff without a word. He first was taken in a motor car to the farm house, where he spoke to his wife. Rows a few minutes. "You had better wall for some money," she said to him as he stepped in the sheriff's car. "I don't need any to get out of this," replied the farmer. A large crowd awaited the arrival of the machine, but there was no demonstration as the prisoner walked into the justice's office, and a minute later was escorted across the street to the Talbot county jail. Marshall who is charged with assault with intent to murder, may not be given his further hearing for a week. While Marshall was arraigned before Justice Tharp, a warrant was issued by Justice Dodson, of St Michael's, for the arrest of his wife the stepmother of Grace, on the charge of assault. The complaint was made by Miss Emma L. Davies agent of the Children's Aid society. Tharp earlier has issued a writ for Mrs. Marshall, but, after conferring with lawyers, refused to permit it to be served. He declared the wife could not be arrested as a co-principal pal with her husband. Grace Marshall, ignorant of the outburst of indignation spreading throughout the Eastern Shore because of her imprisonment, is lying at the home of Mrs. M. H. James, an aunt, and is responding rapidly to nursing Marshall denied he had imprisoned the girl to break up a school girl romance. At the same time, residents recall that her sweetheart was John Yewall, a farmband, twice her age, who died five years ago. Yewall's death was said to be hastened by an impression that the girl was dead. The Marshall's, the authorities say, announced about that time that their daughter was dead. They say they gave out this news when another daughter, much younger, died of diphtheria. School chums of Grace Marshall were fooled by the assertion, it is declared, and a group of her classmates sent flowers for the funeral. The farmer, who is fifty years old, and is a tonant on the farm of former State Senator Richard S. Dodson, a Democratic power in Talbot county, declared that he did not pen up the girl on account of the romance, but because she was insane. This statement, however, is contradicted by Senator Dodson, who recalled that about eleven years ago Marshall went to his home and said he intended "to shoot a man bothering his daughter." "It's all a lie about me treating my daughter brutally," shouted Marshall. "She is crazy and we hept her at the farm to give her kind treatment. We could not bear to have her taken to a hospital, where she would be away from us." Mrs. Marshall said she personally attended Grace daily. Chariton is Free Porter Charlton, the American who recently was tried in Como, Italy, on a charge of murdering his wife and who was found guilty and sentenced to six years and eight months' imprisonment, was released. He is in good health and spirits. By reason of the time that Charlton had been under restraint and an additional one year taken from his sentence under an amnesty, Charlton wasCompeted to serve, only twenty-five days in prison after his conviction and sentence. Charlton killed his wife in 1910 and placed the body in a trunk and threw it into lake Como. Remote Where He Falls Michelle Everitt, the proprietor of the Wendport Silk mill and the owner of another large silk mill at Nassau, Pa., was found dead in his mill in Wendport, however fallen against the former in the collar. He also was injured, and he by She bent, leaning for twenty-four fourths it in the belief that he was murmuring with heart failure in the pain, and that he was lying above the furnace all night. Foot Ball Captain Slain William Parker, aged twenty, captain of the Wheeling Hjgh school foot ball team, was fatally injured in a game at Buckhannon, W. Va. Parker's head was hurt in the first play, but he remained in the game until near the close of the first half. He died an hour later from hemorrhage of the brain. GENERAL: LEWIS HALL Hands British Air Scoots In France; Gets Airsitor's License [Name] Photo by American Press Association. Mr. Barner went with his son to the place where the boy found the explosive and unsarhed a long fuse, partly burnt, leading to the middle of the road. Digging deeper, the father discovered a stick of dynamite. The motive for planting dynamite in the lonely country road is a mystery to the authorities. Fun For the Tar. A New Jersey hen aspiring a barrel of fine, soft tar, alighted thereon and laid an egg. There resulted a firmly bound sandwich, tar, egg and chicken in the order named. A woman and a man, who went to the rescue, were also held fast by the hands until the police were called and effected a rescue. —Exchange PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT. - Hard Wax In the Ears. Impacted cerumen in the ears interferes with hearing. Some cases of deafness are due wholly to the external auditory canal being filled up with hardened cerumen, and after this has been removed the hearing is restored. Where it is not convenient or possible to call upon a physician to have the wax taken, out of the canal some one at home may give the necessary treatment, which is quite simple. Buy an ounce of glycerin and a medicine dropper. At bedtime drop five drops of the glycerin in the ear when lying down, with the affected ear uppermost. After dropping in the glycerin lie still in the same position for ten minutes. Then treat the other ear in the same manner if it needs attention. Continue this treatment for three consecutive nights. The morning of the fourth day syringe out the affected ear or ears (use a soft rubber ear syringe) with warm water, a tumblerful, in which one teaspoonful of phenol sodique has been stirred. This will bring away the wax, which has been softened and dislodged by the glycerin applications. --- GENERAL MARKETS PHILADELPHIA--FLOUR quiet; clear, $4.90*5.10; city mills; $7.90 RYE FLOUR—Quiet; per barrel $666.25. 75%c OATS quiet: No. 2 white, 44½% 45%c lower grades, 43c. POWERFUL live study; bans, 14$ 46%c old roosters, 11½c. Dressed study; choice fowls, 19c.; old roosters BUTTER firm: Fancy creamery, 346 per lb. OHICAGO.-HOGS.-sandy. Mixed and butchers. $6.70-$7.65; good-heavy. $7.10-$7.35; rough-heavy. $6.45-$6.60; high. $4.00; pigs. $4.75-$4.60; high. $6.80-$7.00; CATTLE-steady, Beaver, $4.40 10.26; cows and heifers, $30.85; Tennessee, $6.50/8.40; calves, $9.10.50 SHEEP-steady, 10c; lower, Native and western, $8.10; lamb, $6.15/8.90 That New York truck driver with an open voice and style might well exchange jobs with some so called singers now superduous on the stage. Apple pie is an institution which never needs an introduction, a revival nor a higher up certificate that it is the kind mother used to make. A pair-house we will not be able so any anything so relatively unimportant as a world war until election is over and the mood announced. THURSDAY. - Italy has landed an expeditionary force at Salonika to aid the French and English forces in Serbia. Bulgarians in the meantime, have captured Philip, and are moving upon Monastir. The Serbian force which was dislodged at Babuna pass is supposed to have been driven into Albania. In a new offensive the British have gained 280 yards of Turkish trenches on Gallipoll. peninsula. Petrograd official reports sky the Russians are pushing their campaign in Courland, that they have captured trenches south of Dvinsk and that threo is heavy fighting along the Styr river. The Russian council of ministers has closed down 1000 industrial plants owned by allens, throwing 30,000 men out of work. Violent cannonading in the forest of Glenenchy, and artillery engagements along the Alene and Somme rivers, are reported by the Paris war office. Berlin says a British surprise attack between Messines and Armenières failed. FRIDAY. Germany announces the conquest of all Serbia, as she existed before the Balkan war. Bulgarian troops are pressing on toward Monastir, in south Serbia. Berlin announces that German submarines have sunk two British submarines and a British auxiliary cruiser off the north coast of Africa. A bitter struggle for Gorz, Austria, is in progress, and Italy is said to be preparing to hurl 500,000 men against its fortifications. Austrian airmen again have raided Venice, and German air raids against Poperinghe and Luneville, on the western front, also are reported. Petrograd officially announces the Germans have been driven back, south of Riga, and repulsed in their offensive efforts, near Dvlnak. The Germans are said to have lost 200,000 men on the eastern front during October. SATURDAY. Monastir, in southern Serbia, is reported, captured by the Bulgars. Further north, the main Serbian army has been forced back nearer to the Montenegrin frontier. Berlin announces the capture of 2800 Serbs. Genova hears that Austrians admit the capture of Gorz by the Italians is invitable. Austrian airmen have refused Udine, Verona, Vicenza and Grado, in the Province of Vonetia, killing twelve persons. Petrograd reports that 700,000 new Russian troops will be ready for the front if a month, and that by spring 2,000,000 new and well equipped men will be prepared to take the field. Snow and cold weather have interfered with operations in Russia. London hears the Russians have retired to the east bank of the Styr, in Galicia. SUNDAY. The Austrian forts at Gorizia have been surrendered by the Italian guns, a Geneva despatch says. Italian gains also are announced in the region of Olsava and on Monto San Michele. Five hundred delegates of British trade unions passed a resolution pledging resistance by revolt if necessary of the regulations shortening the hours for the sale of liquor. Join the allies or demobilize is the demand made by the entente allies to Greece, says an Athens report. A commercial blockade of Greece also has been proclaimed, the despatch also declares. By directly opposing the Austrian advance, Montenegrin troops have apparently saved the retreating Serbian army, giving it time to escape the quickly closing net drawn about it by the Austro-German and Bulgarian forces. MONDAY The allies have declared a blockade against Greece in an attempt to compel assurances that Serb troops will not be interred if driven beyond their own borders, as the Germanic powers insist they shall be. Serb successes are reported from Macedonia, where it is said the Bulgarians have been forced from Prillip. English troops have reached Monastir, Serbia, and Serbian forces are moving to form a junction with them. Berlin reports the capture of 2000 Serbians in north Serbia. Italian operations against Gorz, Austria, progress, and its fall is expected momentarily. Operations along the Riga-Dvinsk front, in Russia, temporarily are in abeyance. Petrograd reports heavy fighting along the Styr river, and the recapture by the czars troops of Tchartorysk, in that region. Heavy artillery action by the allies along the battle front in France is regarded by the Germans as a prelude to another general offensive. U-Boats Sink. Two British Ship The British steamships Hallamshire, 4420 tons gross, and Merganser, 1905 tons, have been sunk. Their crews were saved. The British steamship Saisette, from London for Bombay, is a south shore of Ras Abu Bores, in the gulf of Suez. She has signalled for assistance. General's Daughter Dies Mrs. John T. Wilson, daughter of General Wayne McMahon, of the Confederate army, died suddenly at the home of her daughter in Huntington, W. Va., of acute indigestion. Boy Hammers Dynamite Immac, twelve-year-old son of Newton Barner, residing near Selinsgrove, picked up a dynamite cap lying upon the State highway. 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Hillstrom was convicted of the murder of John G. Morrison, a grocer, and his son, Arling, January 10, 1914. Under the law, he was allowed to choose between shooting and changing. He was the nineteenth person to pay the death penalty in Utah and the fifteenth to choose shooting instead of hanging. President Wilson twice appealed for further respite for Hillstrom. The president's second request, made Thursday, was denied by Governor Spry as not based on any new facts. Although self-possessed, when he faced his executioners, Hillstrom had a sensational nervous collapse just previously. He贴了 the door of his cell with strips torn from his blankets and fought the guards fiercely with the handle of a broom he had snatched from an attendant in the corridor. The outburst was unexpected. He arose and began to shake the cell door, shrinking as if in a nightmare. The noise reached the outside guards who turned in a general alarm. The prison physician tried with slight success to quiet the man. It was decided not to interfere with him until necessary and he was not disturbed until the time to take him to the scene of execution. When the guards arrived for this purpose Hillstrom attacked them savagely with the broomhandle, which he had broken in two, leaving a sharp point on one piece. The deputy warden, A. C. Ura, received a slight wound in the arm from Hillstrom's weapon. Hillstrom fought almost until Sheriff Corliss arrived and appealed to him. "Joe, this is all absurdness!" said Corliss. "What do you mean? You promised to die like a man." Hillstrom hesitated a moment and then shouted, "Well I'm through!" he said. How To Get One. Richmond, Virginia 213 600 The P "But you can't blame a man for fighting for his life." The firing squad consisted of five men, who were paid $40 each for the work. They selected their rifles by lot, one of the weapons containing a blank cartridge. The chair for Hillstrom was placed against the inner wall of the prison facing a harrife to conceal the firing squad from the condemned man and the scavengers. After he was seated attendants asked if he had anything to say. He said: "Gentlemen, I die with a clear conscience. I never did anything wrong in my life. I die fighting, not like a coward. Well, I'm going, good-bye." Hillstrom staggered to the chair and his head dropped as he was strapped in. Hillstrom's collapse was attributed to an unplate administered after he had offered resistance in his cell. The prison physician placed a paper target directly over Hillstrom's heart to guide the members of the firing squad. When the officer started to give the command to fire Hillstrom yelled: "Let her go!" The squad fired, and four bullets pierced his heart. Hatching Copperheads Orvis Walker, of Rehbersburg, Centre county, PA, has been so successful as a breeder of black Minorca chickens that he is trying his hand at snake catching. Wednesday he uncovered five dozen snake eggs under a rock along the new State road he is helping to build. He collected the whole nest and carried it home in his pocket. Walker put the eggs in a fruit jar and "set" his improvised incubator in the warm rays of the sun. He expects to wait thirty days for the hatch to come out, and says if he has good luck there will be about a quart of little copperheads in the jar. Eure Give Girl Anthrax Miss Sophia Rosen, seventeen years old, the third anthrax victim in New York within the last few months, died there. The girl is believed to have contracted the disease, which is common among animals, by wearing a fur neckpiece, the skin of which had not been properly treated. When the girl was admitted to the hospital Wednesday her case was diagnosed as drug poisoning and acute nephritis. Three hours later she became unconscious and died. A culture taken from her neck showed an thrax bacillus. Taking No Chances. Officer-What are you hiding here for in your condition? Good Fellow-I'm 'fraid (hic) somebody. It take me home.-Indianapolis News. UMBRELLA COUPON GOOD FOR 5 CENTS The Planet, 311 N. 4th St. Scrap Book Eugene Field knew that Mr. Cleveland prided himself on having a remarkably fine collection of the first editions of Field's books. One day Field salutered lazily into Mr. Cleveland's office. "You think you have everything I've ever written, don't you, Cleveland?" "Yes; certainly I have," was the emphatic reply. "Well, you're a flair; you've nothing of the kind," contradicted Field coolly as he pulled out of his pocket a Tribute Primer. This was his first book. It was a small paper covered pamphlet of forty-eight pages, published in Denver in 1883 and very rare, even then, and much coveted by collectors. "There are only three-or-four copies of this in the world," said Field. "I have been after the book for months for Francis Wilson, but you can have it if you want it." "But why let me have it if you intended it for Mr. Wilson?" asked Mr. Cleveland, puzzled. "Just to bear him cuss," chuckled Field. "You can have it for $25. It cost me $15, and I want $10 for the trouble of bringing it up in the elevator," and Field departed well pleased with the success of his mission.—McBride's Magazine. Make the World Bright. When you hear of good in people—tell it. When you hear a tale of evil—quell it. Let the goodness have the light. Put the evil out of sight. Uncle Josh, who lived far back in the crimson clover cree, happened into the big city one day and found himself standing before a woman's exchange. That was a new one on Josh, and for a long while he stood there and thoughtfully pondered. Finally he entered the building. "I s'pose, ma'm," said he, addressing one of the attendants, "that this is the woman's exchange?" "Yes, this is the woman's exchange," replied the attendant. "What can we do for you?" "I s'pose," continued Josh, glancing alternately at the two or three women in the office, "that you are the only woman folks here?" "There are no others," was the wondering response of the attendant. "When Wolcester conquered Ostr- way," said an English officer, "he took Pearl all his wives away from --- Didn't Appeal to Him. "Um," thoughtfully observed, Josh, starling toward the door, "then I guess I'll jee" keep Hanner."—Philadelphia Telegraph. A Pathotic Ascoci. him. I believe he left the monarch only a half dozen or thereabout. Cetewayo day after day sent pious messages to Wolsleya pleading for the rest of his wives; but the British soldier refused sternly. When Wolsleya came to leave the country Cetewayo, in despair, sent this message to him: "If you will not send me any more wives will you not at least be enough of a gentleman to exchange the six I have for six others?" The Fifty Dollar Look When Robeman Bulger lived in Birmingham, Ala., that city boasted of two jails—a small city jail, commonly known as the Little Red Brick, and a county jail, which was called the Big Rock. In Birmingham at that time was a lawyer who made a specialty of defending darkeys. According to Bulger, an aged negro stumped into this practitioner's office one morning. His son was in jail, and he wanted the white man to get him out. The lawyer figured from the old negro appearance that he could not count upon an especially affluent client. "All right, uncle," he said. "I reckon on I can take the case and get your boy out for about—let me see—for about $10. Got the money with you?" "I sat tinally has," answered the old man, and he produced a roll of bills big enough to choke a calf. The counselor took one look at that delectable dark green bundle. "Hold on, uncle," he said. "Is that boy of yours locked up in the Little Red Brick?" "Naw, sub," said the old man, "he's in de Big Rock." "Oh, I thought he was in the Little Red Brick," said the lawyer. "To get him out of the Big Rock will cost at least $50."—Saturday Evening Post. Accused of $262,000 Thrift Harry Hartley, of Smilkenburg, was arrested by detectives in New York, upon information from the Pittsburgh police that he is wanted in his home town for the theft of $62,000 cash and $200,000 in negotiable contracts. The complainant is George Merta, of Smilkenaburg. It is alleged the property was taken October 15. Boy Accused of Arson Victor Webb, seventeen years old, was arrested in Lancaster, Pa. charged with arson. It is alleged he entered an untenanted house of Frank Sprecher on North Christian street and dred it. The timely arrival of the firemen saved the building. Webb was seen in the building shortly before the fire. "Would you like to take a nice long walk?" "Why, I'd love to." "Well, don't let me detain you."- Columbia Jester. ```markdown ``` AT THE NATION'S METROPOLIS Sylvester Russell Makes Unjust Attack Upon Lafayette Theatre - Crítica ces Management Unfairly For Condition He Does not now - Shelton Stevens a Benedict - Young Ohio Man Sends the News to Friend Here- Makes $30,000 As Hair Manufacturer - Joseph J. Ferguson In Six Years Accumulates Vast Fortune In Hair Goods - Rev. H. Loe Jones Conducts Theological School - Rev. Johnson Making Good As Episcopal Rector (Allen's National News Bureau, 321 West Fifth Street New York, N. Y. Nov. 29, 2015) Sylvester Russell writing from far away Chicago made an unjust attack upon the management of the Lafayette Theatre in the issue of the Freeman of November 30 Mr. Henson takes the management of the theatre to task for dismissal for ethical reasons the Billy King Company which was scheduled to play the house a few weeks ago. In his attack upon the theatre he claims that theatrical critics have been violated, and that the theatre as the result has loss prestige. In his attack he induces in language hardly becoming to the writer who values his reputation, and blames Mr. Morganstern for being a Jes. Your correspondent feels that an unkitted attack has been made upon the Lafayette theatre, and without knowledge of the management, your correspondent is venturing to determine the theatre. In the first place, in writer unacquainted with a situation several hundred miles away should attempt to criticize conditions of which he does not know. The Billy King Company was under the direct supervision of Mr. Morganstern and had a better chance to judge the fitness of the act than Mr. Russell. Because a company in the first or second act please the management, is not argument that it will continue to do so. If Mr. Morganstern felt that the performance was not in keeping with the policy of the house (which is a high one) that is his privilege to cut the act. We do not know the Billy King people, but we have the utmost confidence in the Lafayette management, and venture to say that the show was prohibited from going further because it was felt that it was injurious. Your correspondent has made a study of this house and has always been impressed with the high characters of the show, and the sincerity of the management to keep up a respectable tone. Before the present management your correspondent would not enter the theatre because of the low tone of the show that played the house it was the character of the shows that closed the theatre, and condemned it as a play house, before the present management took hold. When Mr Walton and his partner came to the theatre the sheriff had closed it up and any attempt on the part of anyone to open it was scouted at. The present management set about to relently conditions that soon opened the eyes of the most apprehil and which revealed the genius of the management. Today the Lafayette theatre is a new theatre and is meeting the conditions of the sections in which it is located in a most pronounced manner. Never before in the history of the theatre has such shows played the house. The tone of the house is rightly enforced, and is evident in the large number of mothers and their children who can be seen at the theatre at almost every performance. The house is the favorite for the young people in the city, and it is a familiar sight to see a group of school children attending some of the afternoon performances. The parents have confidence in the house and readily trust their children to attend performances. This is the best test of the sincerity of a theatre to keep up a respectable tone Mr. Russell claims that the present management is inexperienced. This is a weak charge and without foundation. An inexperienced management could not take a house found in the condition of the Lafayette and make out of it a paying proposition. Over $400,000 per week is paid out in salaries, going for the most part to colored men and women. I venture to say that there is no theatre in the country that employs more young colored men and women than the Latoyette. The ticket seller, ushers, the major picture operator, stage manager, porters, etc., are all colored men and women. The theatre employs an orchestra of young colored women, thereby assisting in opening up a field for these young women. No writer should take serious objections to a management that tries to maintain a decent policy. Few men in the theatrical world are better acquainted with the ethics of the profession than Mr. Walton and to those who know the sincerity that the present management is evidencing in making the house a decent one, will put little credence in an unjust attack. SHELTON STEVENS A BENEDICT. Shelton Stevens, of Oberlin, Ohio and who will be remembered as the brilliant young man who graduated from the New York School last spring, has sent word to Mr. W. M. McCarthy of 146 West 64th Street, where he lived while here, that he has recently become a benefactor. The Invitation to Mr. McCarthy stated that young Shelton had married Mrs Christie Grace Fields, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Fields, and one of the most prominent young women in Oberlin. Young Stevens stated that she was dolg well in his work as plumber, and saw before him a good future. While in this city attending school Mr. Shetton made his home with Mr. McCarty and grew to look upon him as a benefactor. Mr. McCarty, who is interested in young men acquiring education did much to encourage Mr. Shetton, and for this Mr. Shetton has always been grateful. In talking to your correspondent last week Mr. McCarty said that young Shetton was a one young man and that he is glad to see that he is making a success. Mr. McCarty is one of the best known hotel men in the race and in this direction he has done much for young men. The present secretary of the Y. M. C. A. in this city has been encouraged greatly by Mr. McCarty. Mr. McCarty has worked at some of the leading summer places in the country. He is a prominent member of St Mark's M. E. Church. Young men coming to this city desiring a safe place to stop will do well to write Mr. McCarty. MAKES $50,000 AS HAIR MANU FACTURER Six years ago Prof. Joseph Ferguson, who conducts a hair dressing parlor and manicuring shop at 112 West Lafayette Street, had fifty cents in his pocket, but by persistence and pronounced genius he has made over $0,900 manufacuring hair goods and preparations. Prof. Ferguson conducts one of the most imposing hair goods comportium to be found anywhere in this country and is making wonderful success in his line. Your correspondent called at the shop last week and was ushered thru the magnificent establishment of Mr. Ferguson. He found a complete establishment containing every facility for the manufacuring of hair goods, together with the various preparations for the face, hair and toilet in general. The establishment contains a laboratory, reception room, office and store room, etc. Together with manufacturing goods. Prof. Ferguson conducts a hair dressing school, where a complete course is given in hair dressing and manicuring. Miss Shookley is in charge of the manicuring parlor. The preparations made by Prof. Ferguson are used in most of the drug stores of this city, as well as throughout the country. Your correspondent was shown a list of the drug stores that are supplied by Prof. Ferguson and the list included some of the largest drug places in the country. The success that Prof. Ferguson has made in this field shows the great economic possibilities that this field offers. Prof. Ferguson was born in Fairfax, Va. He was educated in the public schools of that city, and as a young man began his career at Mamasus, Va., as a barber. He became the leading barber in that city. He the leading barber in that city. He then went to Washington and became clerk with the firm of P. D. Watkinson & Company. He made a thorough study of chemistry. He graduated from the Beauty Culture School of Madame Thompson in Philadelphia. Several years ago, he came to this city and opened his present establishment. REY JONES CONDUCTS THEOLOGY REAL SCHOOL A movement in this city that is filling a long felt gap is the Theological School, located at Lloyd West Edge Street, of which the Rev H. Leg Jones is dean. The aim of the school is to give young men with limited means an opportunity to prepare themselves for the ministry at limited cost. The school is meeting the needs of the young men in every pronounced man, and should do much to strengthen the ministry. The school is run three nights a week, and besides a course in the elementary branches, it gives a full theological course. Rev. Jones the dean, is well equipped for the task. He was born in Richmond and in a graduate of the Normal School in that city. He took his theological course at the Amity Theological School in this city. He was of interest in poetry and has pastored some of the leading churches of the connection. He has had large experience as evangelist. REV JOHNSON SUCCESS AS PRESIDENTIAL RECTOR Rev J W Johnson, pastor of the St Jrphan P.E. Church in West Chest Street, is meeting with much success in his work. He is one of the most successful pastors in the church and his work in this city is showing him up as a great force for good. The St Crippan was among the churches of the face to begin the institution work, and in this direction it has made success. Among the institutional features are club rooms for men, Girls Home, Printing Department, Shoe Making Department, Cooking Classes. One of the features of the work is the Model Flat, which trains young women in domestic science etc. The church is also the center for many civic organizations and other movements. Rev Johnson was born in Petersburg, Va., and is the first graduate of the Payne Divinity School in that city. He was formerly instructor of church history in that institution. The St Crippan Church is one of the most Bourishing parishes in the New York City. It has a membership of 600 members. Thanksgiving was a great night with the men of Richmond at the Y. M. C. A. Building. The Women's Auxiliary, under the direction of the President, Mrs. Louthera Blahvel gave the men a very happy hour. The table was laden with the good things of the season and every man was well satisfied. The fun around the fireplace added much to the occasion. We were glad to see Dr. Walter II Brooks, of Washington, D. C., Dr. W. T. Johnson and many others. The explanation on the Sunday School Lesson was extremely helpful last Saturday at the Y. M. C. A. Many were present but we did not see you. You are invited. Come and bring another friend. Last Sunday was a high day with the Y. M. C. A. Meeting for the workers 9:30 A. M. at the Building was good. The closing of the 26th Anniversary Exercises of the Y. M. C. A. at the 6th Mt. Zlion was the climax. Dr J. S. V. Peyton made a strong appeal for the work as other pastors have done. Subject: "Holes In Your Pockets." We believe many of the holes will be stopped after hearing the Doctor. The chair of the church was at her host. The Bible League of the church adores much to the occasion. The audience was very large. Subscriptions and collection were excellent. We thank everybody. Watch the work and give us your support. Come to the Y. M. C. A. today, 5 P. M., to hear Prof. J. W. Barco of the Virginia Union University. Men be on time Sunday, ready for hard work and the other man. Special meeting for workers 9:30 A. M. at the Building. Committeemen C. B. Gaston will conduct the boys' meeting, 4 P. M., to the Y. M. C. A. Mothers send your boys. 3:30 P. M. a great meeting at the Y. M. C. A. Building. Rev. E. M. Mitchell, pastor of the Leigh Street Methodist Church, will sing and speak. Let no man miss this meeting on time. Watch for the date when Dr. D. S. Freeman will speak and the Euterpa Quartette will sing. We are getting ready for the Great Evangelistic Meetings with the pastors. Every home is asked to have special prayer for the Y. M. C. A LOOKS LIKE CLIFFORD IS DEAN. "With a recent issue, the Afro-American Ledger, with appropriate ceremony entered the year that brings it within touching distance of a quarter century of its existence, on July last The Cleveland (O.) Gazette celebrated its thirty-second birthday and remarked that having been in the editorial harness so long, we feel like the dean of the Afro-American press." "If the deanship goes to age, (this paper was established March 2, 1851) and entered upon its thirty-fourth year last March it belongs to us" remarks the Martinburg (W. Va.) Pioneer Press, which, however, is willing to cast the first vote for "deanship" not for age but for better service rendered, in favor of its (O.) contemporary. To this The Gazette replied modestly that the pain undoubtedly belongs to the "Pioneer Press" and the Afro-American Ledger was on the point of casting the second vote, when a glance at the presided there are three contemporaries older than either of the two mentioned, and one more which is just as old "The Christian Recorder of Philadelphia," is sixty-three years old; the Charlottie (N. C.) Star of Zion thirty-nine, the Louisville (Ky.) American Baptist, thirty seven; and the Robinson (Va.) Planet, thirty-two. Now who is dean? Baltimore (Mt.) Afro American Ledger The editor longest, continuously, in the editorial "harness" is the dean of the Mro. American press. The question therefore is, has Editor Stewart of the Louisville (Ky.) American Baptist been in the editorial "harness" thirty-seven consecutive years? An answer, in the affirmative, from him, will settle the matter. The Cincinnati Gazette: This question of who is the dean of the colored press has been up several times, and without any claim to the honor the statement of the service of the editor of this paper has been given upon several occasions. The Baptist Herald was established in Paducah, Ky., in 1855 of which Rev G W Dupee was editor and Wm H. Stewart, associate editor. This paper was merged into the American Baptist, Jan 1st, 1855, with Rev A C Carpenter, editor, and Rev G W. Dupee and Wm H. Stewart, associate editors, and Brother Stewart has been connected continuously with one or the other of the papers since 1855 as associate editor or editor. This information has been published before and it is a source of pleasure and pride without any regard to the reason which has caused it to be repeated at this time. Louisville (Ky.) American Baptist. H Rev A. C. Carpenter is editor, and Rev G. W. Dupee and W. H. Stewart, associate editors of the American Baptist, of the foregoing makes clear, then Editor J. R. Clifford of the Martinsburg (W. Va.) Pioneer Press is the dean, providing of course he has been the editor of his paper for the past thirty-three consecutive years "Speak up," Brothers Clifford and Stewart" (Cereland (O.) Gazzetta. Dorothy Gish, one of the most lovely little stars of the Griffith Triangle Studio, together with other excellent Griffith players, will be presented in Chester B. Chapp's adaptation of the German student idyll, "Old Heidelberg." This is the play made famous in this country by the stellar appearances in it of Richard Mansfield and Aubrey Boucleault. In the original German it enjoyed extraordinary popularity on the other side, and that popularity has been duplicated here. It is said to show many significant touches of D. W. Griffith's personal supervision, particularly in the battle and mob scenes. Those who admire Griffith's wonderful full battle pictures in "The Birth of a Nation" will find here, it is said, the same sort of pictorial beauty and dramatic effectiveness. Once in a lustrum or a deside comes in play fashioned according to the classic model of great character, straight forward unity of plot, terrific emotional power, truth to life and art. Such, say many who have been it in New York, Chicago and Philadelphia, in Thomas H. Ance's new civil war play, "The Coward," starring Frank Keenan. It has undoubtedly excited greater interest than any other recent offering whether in the film of the regular stage world. The scenes of "The Coward" are held in the Valley of Virginia in 1861. For the battle scenes between the Federals and the Confederates, Mr. Ance massed his resources in even more spectacular fashion than he did for his spectacular production, "The Battle of Gettyburg." The far maritime line of soldiers is thrown over mountain and valley. The clouds from exploding shells half cover, half disclose the landscape. The furious onrush of foot soldiers and cavalry is exhibited. But the most startling scene of all is the fall with his horse of the young actor from a bridge into the river. The feat caused spectators in New York at the initial showing of the play to grasp with astonishment. OF RICHMOND, VA., LOCATED AT RICHMOND, IN THE COUNTY OF MENRICO, STATE OF VIRGINIA, AT THE CLOSE ON BUSINESS, NOVEMBER 10TH, 1915, MADE TO THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION. RESOURCES Loans and discounts... $101,371.64 Overdrafts, secured, $409 unsecured, $925.70... 1,334.70 Bonds, securities, etc., owned, including premium on same... 1,630.00 Banking house and lot... 41,053.99 Other real estate owned 51,185.75 Furniture and fixtures... 4,792.53 Exchanges and checks for next day's clearings... 1,688.99 Other cash items... 116.79 Due from Nat'l Banks... 16,068.55 Paper currency... 4,071.00 Fractional paper currency, nickels and cents... 59.10 Gold coin... 4,725.00 Silver coin... 1,890.00 Total... $229,988.04 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in. $338,10.00 Surplus fund. 3,000.00 Undivided profits, less amount paid for interest expenses and tax. 270.73 Dividends unpaid. 257.10 Individual deposits, includ ing savings deposits. 173,562.78 Certified checks. 200.00 Cashier's checks outsid ing. 33.25 Hills payable. 10,000.00 Reserved for accrued inter est on deposits. 1,212.00 Reserved for accrued taxes. 220.00 Unearned discount. 7,315.88 Total. $229,988.04 1. Walter T. Davis, Cashier, do solely swear that the above is a true statement of the financial con- dition of Mechanics Savings Bank, of Richmond, Va., located at Rich mond, in the County of Henrico, State of Virginia, at the close of business on the 10th day of Novem ber, 1915, to the best of my knowl edge and belief. Correct—Attest: WALTER T. DAVIS, Cashier. THOMAS M. CRUMP JOHN T. TAYLOR R. W. WRITING Directors State of Virginia, City of Richmond Sworn to and subscribed before me by Walter T. Davis, Cashier, this 27th day of November, 1913. ALBERT V. NORRELL, JR. Notary Public. My commission expires 21st day of November, 1919 BIJOU Triangle PLAYS A THREE HOUR Entertainment. Change of Programme Weekly. All Reserved Seats. 10cts. BIJOU Theatre MAUDE BALLINGTON ROOTH, THE WORLD'S FAMOUS WOMAN OR ATOR, DEC. 6 CONGRESSMAN SLAYDEN, OF TEXAS, LECTURER, DEC. 16 RALPH PARLETTE, OF CHICAGO, ILL, NOTED LECTURER, JAN. 10 BOSTONIA SEXTETTE CLUB, STRING MUSIC, FEB. 1 DUNDAR QUARTETTE AND BELL RINGERS, FEB. 11 GRAND OPERA SINGERS, FEB. 17 HETTIE JANE DURAWAY, IN DADDY LONG LEGS, FEB. 25 BRUSH, THE GREAT MAGICIAN, MARCH 23 A Season Ticket to this Wonderful Course in Balcony, only 50 cents. Tickets on sale at Single Night Admission, 15 cts. SATURDAY IS CHILDREN'S DAY DON'T SEND THE LITTLE ONES TO SCHOOL HANDICAPPED WITH POOR EYESIGHT. Clear vision means quick thought and to think quickly brings success. Parents, who realize their resor- sional ability for the future success of their children, will not delay in having this very important question decided at once. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR POOR EYESIGHT WHEN IT CAN BE PREVENTED. For the benefit of School Children I shall examine the eyes of every child who comes to my office, every Saturday, between 10:00 A. M. and 4:00 P. M. Free of Charge. DR. M. M. SPIGEL. Eyesight Specialist and Optometrist. 114 N. Fifth Street, Professional Building. YORK RIVER LINE to BALTIMORE NEW STEAMERS "CITY OF RICHMOND" "CITY OF ANAPOLIS" Leave Richmond.....5:10 P. M. (Main Street Station) Arrive Baltimore.....7:00 A. M. SPECIAL AND EXCELLENT ACCOMMODATIONS FOR COLORED PEOPLE Staterooms—Men's Smoking Room— Women's Saloon—Spacious Deck. Splendid Meals—Table D'hote and A la Carte. $2.50 First Chas—$2.00 Second, Richmond to Baltimore. For information, tickets, staterooms, etc., communicate with MAGRUDER DENT, District Passen ger Agent; S. D. KISER, City Ticket Agent, Phone Madison 272, 907 East Main Street, Richmond. SOUTHERN RAILWAY TEXAS CITIZENS ASK HELP To whom it may concern; We have not received any aid on account of Texas City Storm. We need help. We have no money to fight the case in court. WILL THE, RACD LOVERS HELP US? E. C. BRANCH 2705 Ave. G., (Rent) Galveston Texas. ```markdown ``` SIXTEENTH ANNUAL SESSION WILL BEGIN JULY 6, 1915 AT THE AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (FORMELY A. AND M. COLLEGE) AND CONTINUE FIVE WEEKS. Write for catalog. Secure lodging in advance. Address, J. H. BLUFORI Director State Summer School, Greens boro, N.C. JAS. R. DUDLEY, PRESENT. FemaleEmbalmer MR. LUCIE CHRISTIAN SCOTT is associated in business with her husband, Mr. Alphonse Scott. Madam Scott claims the honor of being the only Negro woman in the State of Virginia—holding a State license to practice him balmaging, and is indeed, one of the few women in the United States, Embalming and Conducting Funerals. She ranks with the best in her profession. She is prominent in fraternal organizations, namely: Charts of Calantha, I. O. of... L. 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Large Picnic at reasonable rates, and nothing but es, etc. Keep constantly on hand Night—Man on, Duty All Night. RICHMOND, VA. RENTALS LOANS BROS. & CO. Agents and Brokers at, under All Circumstances, -te Borrower-te Lender. Phone, Ran. 4569 EL WALLS ARE PROTECTION ing Methods d on Years experience SAVINGS BANK, MIND AND CLAY STREETS WANTS TO FIND THEM. I would like to locate some of my people. My father's name was Ryland Jones, my mother's name was Jones, before she was sold, and after she was sold, har name was Mary Carter. My sister's name was Janie Stokes, her brothers were named Richard and Henry Jones. Mother belonged to Mr. Charles Ebell, of Richmond, Va Mary Carter and Andrew Carter belonged to the old Baptist Church. Any information will be gladly received. Richard Trowerow. SPECIAL BUSINESS COURSE Van de Vyver College will give ing beginning November, 1st, 1915. For particulars apply to the Francisco Historic T15 N. 1st St. Richmond Va.