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NET VOLUME XXXIII, NO. 4 Pres. Morris Meets the Issue Will Submit to an Im- partial Tribunal. Gives His Views Upon the Situation—Resents Con- duct at Chicago. Editor Richmond Planet: Helena, Arkansas.—My Dear Sir— The very high esteem in which you are held by me, and the unselfish interest you have manifested in all the general affairs of the Baptists since it has been my pleasure to know you, prompt me to write wou this brief article in answer to your splendid edi- torial under the caption "The Baptists And Their Troubles." BELIEVES IN OUR SINCERITY I am quite sure that you are entirely sincere in all you say should have been done, by God-fearing 'Christian men at Chicago,' and I fully agree that such a course should, if possible, have been pursued, but I beg to state that so far as a settlement of the controversy among Baptists is concerned, that a complete settlement would have been had at Chicago had all been willing for a settlement in a Christian way, or upon the New Testament plan. But I regret to say that the public has not been fully and truthfully informed as to what prevented such a settlement and on the plan suggested by you in your editorial of November 20th. THE ALLEGATIONS ABOUT THE CHARTER The entire Baptist family had been wrought up to almost a frenzy over what was called a Charter, which it was said would turn over all the affairs of the Baptists to seven men. As a matter of fact, all that was said in that regard was a subterfuge, and would have been exposed at Chicago had the parties sending out such publications remained in the Convention; but unwilling to face a true statement of the facts. An effort was made to prevent an enrollment of the messengers on the first day of the Convention, and those opposed to a peaceable settlement kept up an uproar for a whole day. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE CONVENTION. On the second day an enrollment was had and the Convention proceeded to organize, when the same people who attempted to break up the meeting the previous day went into the courts and swore out an injunction against the officers of the Convention, which if it had not been dissolved would have prevented any of the persons enjoined from any participation whatever in the affairs of the denomination any where in the state of Illinois, which as you can readily see, would have prevented some of the "God fearing Christian men" from having any part whatever in the settlement of the affairs. You will perhaps be surprised when I tell you that when those parties failed to destroy the organization, that they went somewhere in the city (Chicago) and denominated themselves the National Baptist Convention. DR. WASHINGTON TRIED, TOO. Whether men of that type would subscribe to such a proposition as you submit, remains to be seen. That you may know that you are not alone in your effort for peace, I would say, Dr. Booker T. Washington just before his fatal illness wrote Dr. Boyd along the same line, a copy of which letter he sent me. But when men will defy such an organization as the National Baptist Convention for years, and refuse to obey its orders, one could hardly believe they could be induced to submit their matters to a conference of Christian men and abide their decision. DR. MORRIS IS REGRETFUL No one regrets more than the president of the National Baptist Convention, that it is necessary to resort to the courts to get possession of the people's property, but if it will not be surrendered without them what can be done? The Convention has sent two Commissioners composed of the wisest and most God fearing man in the De nomination to confer with the gentleman in possession of the Publishing Plant, and each time the Commission has been appealed, and its report sought in the Convention. WILL NOT FORGET DE BOTH SEEKS. In this to the primary subject the Commission wanted to see one man, so men in the Commission in the same hope as the men in the Convention. which belongs to him, nor was there a desire to remove him from office. But no man who knows the truth about the Publishing Plant at Nashville, Tenn., will concede that the gentleman referred to was the sole promoter of the enterprise, or that it was started on any money furnished by him. WILL SUBMIT TO AN IMPARTIAL TRIBUNAL Your suggestion to the effect "Let President Morris agree to name a Conference Committee of not less than five," etc., is indeed an evidence of confidence in me on your part, and I thank you for it, but I would go a step farther and say, that President Morris would submit to a verdict found by a Committee appointed by any non-partisan man out of non-partisan men, but President Morris is only one man, and cannot speak for the National Baptist Convention. WOULD NOT OBEY ORDERS. As to new men attempting to snatch from the gentleman referred to, the result of his years of toil, would say, the new men were duly elected by the National Baptist Convention as the Publishing Board of the Convention, and when they found, as has been found on many occasions, that the gentleman would not obey the orders of the Convention; they proceeded in an orderly way to prepare a series of Sunday School periodicals, and will be prepared to furnish all Sunday Schools with literature who may give to the denomination which they represent; their patronage. GREAT HOPES FOR THE FUTURE My knowledge of the affairs of the controversy, and my faith in the loyalty of the Baptist Churches and their Sunday Schools to stand by righteous principles force me to predict that the New Board will go to Savannah, Ga. next year with all debts paid and a large surplus on hand. Very truly yours, E. C. MORRIS. TENNESSEE COLORED CITIZENS ACCORDED RECOGNITION. On Republican Executive Committee —Knoxville Editor Chosen As Secretary. Knoxville, Tenn., Dec. 6.—Colored Republicans of East Tennessee were accorded signal recognition by the party when Editor W. L. Porter, of The East Tennessee News, a colored publication of Knoxville, was selected as one of the secretaries of the executive committee at the convention held last Saturday. The colored citizens are granted every right in politics, in this section and they are now beginning to demand that more official recognition be accorded them. Esq. W. F. Yardley, at one time a candidate for governor in the state and the first colored lawyer to be admitted to the bar in Tennessee, appeared before the committee and asked that Editor Porter be elected to the office of secretary, that the colored people may have a representative on the committee. His plecction was unanimous. Astbury M. E. Church, Sunday, December 12, 1915, 11:00 A. M. preaching by the pastor, 3:00 P. M. Rev. E. M. Mitchell, his choir and congregation will be with us. 8:00 P. M. Special Sermon by the pastor, Rev. C. E. Jones. NOTICE OF REMOVAL Dr. Hughes announces the removal of his residence and office to 508 St. James Street. LITERARY UNION OF MIDDLESEX The Literary Union of Middlesex met at the Cratton Sunday School last Sunday, December 5. Everything was carried out well. The Committees on Nomination of Officers made their report, which resulted as follows: President; Mr., H. N. Lockley; Vice-President, Mr. Eddie-Wood; Secretary, Mrs. Mattie J. Brockenborough; Assistant Secretary, Miss M. K. Robinson; Treasurer, Mr. Howard Hill. The officers were installed in a very appropriate manner by Rev. Theos. Harris. Rev. Dr. R. E. Berkley preached a strong and helpful sermon. Text: "Thy word is a lamp into my feet and a light unto my path." The Union closed, to meet with the Mt. Zion Sunday School the 4th Sunday in January 1816. DO YOU KNOW HIM? I would like to know the whereabouts of Barnes Murchard, who was arrested from the Pennsylvania Board and arrested in the year of 1811 by the Squad. C. G. Browning, 1813 by the Squad, New Hampshire, N. Y. Supreme Lodge Officials on Trial They Arrive in Washington, D. C. Va. Makes Rapid Headway. Supreme Lodge Records in Evidence. Contention of Grand Lodge of Virginia Borne out by Record Evidence. The Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, Equity No. 2, Mr. Justice Walter I. McCoy, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia presiding, met at 10 A. M. in the city of Washington, Tuesday, December 7, 1915. Other business was transacted, after which the case of the Grand Lodge, K. of P. of Virginia, versus the Supreme Lodge, K. of P. was called. the Attorneys for the Supreme Lodge called Supreme Chancellor S. W. Green to the stand. He was cross-examined by his counsel and he admitted that Virginia had protested against the payment of the tax, that he had suspended the Grand Lodge, K. of P. of Virginia, for the failure to pay it and for the lasuance of the circular. He also admitted that the questioned Supreme Chancellor Green about the resolutions offered at the Indianapolis session and the state of Grand Chancellor Mitchell, that although the resolutions for re-trenchment and reform had been offered at the Indianapolis session of the Supreme Lodge in 1911, referred to the proper committee and reported back MANY PRESENT Later, Grand Chancellor J. S. Johnson, of the District of Columbia, Supreme Chancellor S. W. Green, Supreme Attorney S. A. T. Watkins, Supreme Keeper of Records and Seal, E. E. Underwood; Supreme Vice Chancellor Joseph L. Jones and Attorney James A. Cobb entered. Later, Attorney Gilles B. Jackson entered and became an interested spectator. Attorney William C. McCard was also present, and then came in Attorney Henry E. Davis, chief counsel for the Supreme Lodge, Past Supreme, E. A. Williams was also present. THE OPPOSING COUNSEL On the other side sat Attorney Clarence R. Wilson, Attorney James F. Minor, Attorney Paul E. Leah, and Attorney William H. Stanton, of Pittsburgh was also present. When the case was called, Dr. E. R. Jefferson was called to the witness stand. He replied to queries relative to the conference in Columbus, Ohio, last August with the conference committee from the Supreme Lodge. He was questioned by Attorney Davis. He made a good witness. ATTORNEY STANTON THERE, TOO Attorney William H. Stanton, who represented the Grand Lodge, K. of P Virginia, at Columbus, Ohio, then took the witness stand. He told of the efforts made by him to secure admission of the Supreme Representatives into the Supreme Lodge at Columbus. He also told of the resolution passed by the Supreme Lodge, permitting Virginia to come before the members of the Supreme Lodge after that body had taken a recess, the alarah had been dismantled, and the body so prepared that any one not a member of the Order might be admitted. PROVED THE CONTENTION. He described the scene, and also stated that he was in the Supreme Lodge session when this took place. This proved Virginia's contention that they were not treated as members of the Order as was directed by the injunction issued by the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. He was cross-examined by Attorney Davis, but his testimony remained unshaken. He was then permitted to retire. RECALLED TO THE STAND. Grand Chancellor John Mitchell, Jr., was recalled to the stand to answer some questions relative to the session at Kansas City. Attorney Henry E. Davis failed signally in his efforts to either confuse the witness or to shake his evidence that Virginia had always protested against the legality of the per capita tax in states having Grand Lodges when the tax was lovied by the Supreme Lodge. THE GRAND LODGE MINUTES He insisted that Virginia had levied the tax in her own right. Minthes of the Grand Lodge, K. of P. of Virginia, were submitted to prove this contention. Attorney Davis wearily said that he was through with the witness. Later, upon the adjournment of the Court for the day, this able attorney humorously asserted, in speaking to Mr. Mitchell, that he intended to recommend him to President Whitten to maintain his Montana policy. the Attorneys for the Supreme Lodge called Supreme Chancellor S. W. Green to the stand. He was cross-examined by his counsel and he admitted that Virginia had protested against the payment of the tax, that he had suspended the Grand Lodge, K. of P. of Virginia, for the failure to pay it and for the issuance of the circular. He also admitted that the tax was the primary cause of Virginia's suspension. He was examined on the action of the Supreme Lodge, since the St. Louis session in 1908. CHANGE OF CONSTITUTION He admitted that the attempt to change the Constitution of the Supreme Lodge commenced at this session. This was the session when the Pythian Temple and Sancterium tax was first submitted. Titles between counsel were frequent. When the Britton more session was reached the question as to the legal adoption of the new constitution was raised. Attorney Davis contended that it was legally adopted by a unanimous vote. He proposed to prove this by the witness. Then counsel for the Grand Lodge, K. of P. of Virginia, threw a veritable bombhell, when Attorney J. P. Minor objected to the line of questions and insisted that the official records of the Supreme Lodge must show what was done. A VITAL POINT. Attorney Davis was on his feet at once and declared that he would do this. He passed a copy of the Baltimore minutes to the Supreme Chancellor Green and he, after adjusting his spectacles, looked for it in vain. Counsel assisted him and he could not find anything else in the records but the statement that the Constitution had been adopted. Counsel for the Grand Lodge of Virginia read the law which provided that the Constitution could only be amended by a two third vote or by a unanimous vote after a notice had been given of the proposed change of the Constitution at a previous session. MUST LIE OVER ONE YEAR This would make it necessary for the change or amendment to lie over for two years. Attorney Henry E. Davis was worried, and he declared that there was "a cat in the wood-pile somewhere" and he proposed to find it. There was a sensation when Attorney James F. Minor arose and called MF. Justice McCoy's attention to a decision of this very court bearing upon a case that was upon all fours with the Virginia case, which decision was that the minutes or records of the body must show that the constitutional amendment was adopted by the vote required in its Constitution. SUPREME COURT DECISION He showed also that an appeal had been taken from this decision and that the Supreme Court of Appeals had upheld that decision Justice McCoy stated that in changing fundamental law, all of these safeguards were essential. He referred to rules governing the House of Representatives. If the decision quoted was in a case similar to the one before him, he did not see that he could do, otherwise than regard this decision as a command, directing his course of action in this case. JUSTICE MCCOY-TO READ THE LAW. He made a memorandum of where the decision could be found and said he would read it after the adjournment of the court. This phase of the case and confirmation into the court of the Supreme Court occurred Attorney Dervis also stated that he was resting his name upon the old court tribunal. This was just what the obligeance for the Second Judge, K. of P. Virginia, commanded him to do. questioned Supreme Chancellor Green about the resolutions offered at the Indianapolis session and the statement of Grand Chancellor Mitchell, that although the resolutions for reenforcement and reform had been offered at the Indianapolis session of the Supreme Lodge in 1911, referred to the proper committee and reported back by the committees and rejected, these resolutions had been expunged from the minutes: EXPUNGED FROM THE MINUTES He was asked if this was true. He admitted that it was. He had ordered all of the resolutions expunged from the minutes, but the Supreme Keeper of Records and Seal had permitted two or three of them to get into the minutes. He gave as the reason for the expunging of these resolutions from the minutes, that they would make the minutes too cumbersome. Court adjourned at about 3 P. M. Tuesday, to meet again Wednesday morning, December 8, at 10 o'clock. The Virginia delegation here fraternized with the visitors in the courtroom, and then went to their temporary quarters at the home of Attorney Shelly J. Davidson, 1911 Eighth Street, N.W. WEDNESDAY'S SESSION The Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, Equity Division No. 2. did not convene Wednesday, Decem- (Continued on Fourth Page.) MARRIAGE PROPOSITION : I am a Minister of the Gospel, and a fair brown; about forty years old; with property, money, business and ability. Would like to have the photo of some virtuous girl, or young widow with best character, education and of some attainment, that wants to marry. Must be a neat, good-looking, fair brown or mulatto. If interested, write to A. C. W., 3412 R Street, Richmond Va. Cincinnatt, O., November 29, 1915.—Miss Florence Pervall, formerly of Richmond, Va., now a resident of Cincinnatt, Ohio, has been slightly ill for the past two weeks, but she is improving now. Mrs. Rosy Symmes, also formerly of Richmond, has been confined to her bed, owing to a slight illness for the past month, but she is recovering rapidly at this writing. Mrs. Symmes is now located at her brother's restaurant, 705 W. 5th Street. Eddie Foy, the prince of stage pierrots, who has made more fun with his clowning and his acrobatics than any other comedian of the present day, was engaged by the Sennett Keystone forces for the new series of Triangle film plays. Mr. Foy will be seen in "A Favorite Fool," a dramatization of a circus life similar to some of the stages plays in which he was so popular. Mr. Foy took, with him to the studio his entire family of seven little Foys. They all appear in this picture with alongside of Polly Moran, Charles Arling, Mao Busch and other Keystone actors. Like all Keystone comedies, which are under the sign of the Triangle, "Tickle Fatty's Fall" will appear exclusively at the Wells theatre. Jolly, but Rocco Arbuckle keeps things moving from start to finish as the hero Fatty, and his mischief, from which he backtracks to come out of with flying colors, are breathtaking in provoking laughter. While it is comedy, there are some breathless and hairy-growing adventures in runaway cities and falls all the time and reason from drowning, but the mystery of the perishable bodies all thought of peacefully. THE KRU WAR (Buchanan Liberia African Leaguer) Again the people are annoyed with another Kru war in Liberia. It has actually begun in Since. It began on the 12th ult. The Government has been very tolerant with the Kru people. It is hard to see what morgan can be done to keep in peace with them, but to hand them over the reins of Government and let them administer it. In 1909 the trouble began with the Kru, and every year thereafter it was trouble with Kru people except in 1914. They threaten the existence of the people from year to year, having the people keep watch nightly; they disturb the quietness and peace of the people ever and anon. And the Government simply attempts in a quiet way to persuade them to be good. Major Ballard went to Rockeas and fought them to bring them to terms, and barely escaped with his life. Captain Steward, shot almost to death by them; and Major Young went down there later and persuaded them to come and go with him to Monrovia and let peace be restored. So they did, that is, the Rockeas Kru. And peace was declared by the Government with the Kru again. But the great head of that tribe of the Kru was at their Capital at Pickananyness, where they did not have any thing to do with the peace terms, and hence, apparently repudiated it and killed Doe Johnson, the Government's man about six months later, and have sworn to catch other loyal Kru as soon as possible and throw them in the water, so the friendly Kru say. Along in July, probably, the Carbors and Bwatar tribes of the Krus who have been fighting war among themselves for nearly a half century, it is said, have made friends and have agreed now to make war against the Americo-Liberians; they have one word to that effect. That news was recently dispatched to Bassan from Sinoe, and soon after that the war commenced in Sinoe, and it has since been threatened in Bassa, in harmony with the rumors of the plan to carry the war all along the coast as far up as Little Bassa. It seems to be a general confederacy of the Krus. About the 10th of September, the Krus were taking away their women from Timbo to Rockees' and they whispered as the cause, that the Krus would bring war on the whole coast, and of course at Timbo. And on the night of the 22nd they went back to Timbo and fired two medicine or war guns. There is a general unrest; some are saying that they have been threatened with war so many times by the Krus; that they want the war to come at once and let it be finished. The more sober minds say let peace abide as long as possible. On the night of the 23rd ult, a Krumman and woman got a slight wound, it appears, from the effect of a bullet from a gun of some of the watchers. This was condemned by the men who stand for justice and order, and those charged have been arrested and are now out on bond. They have since been arrested on the charge of treason, so they named the shooting, coupled with some other threats, but the J. P. could not see treason in any of them except one man Logan, and many say that there is not a shadow of treason in the act that Logan is charged with, that he is simply held to appease the matter of a few men. Of course Logan did not quietly surrender himself to the ministerial officers when they wanted him as the other young men did, and the Sheriff took a posse with him to get Logan. The manner of bringing this posse has made, a little sectional strife, because some of the men in lower Buchanan say that it was done in a way to infer that there were no loyal men in Lower Buchanan, whereas, Mr. J. E. Smith, of Lower Buchanan, says he offered his service to go and arrest Logan with six men of Lower Buchanan but the service was not accepted. On the other hand the Sheriff declares that his action was prompted by the officer of the state who resides in Lower Buchanan. At any rate the man was arrested, and a Lower Buchanan man led the van, and peace prevails, and Logan with the other men to stand their trials like men. But the war still prevails in Since, and no reliable information has thus far been received. WANTS TO FIND THEM. I would like to know the whereabouts of Mitchell W. Borne and Hannah Borne. They left Independence, Va., about sixteen years ago and came to Richmond, Va. With them was a girl by the name of Ellen Maxwell. Any information of any of them will be gladly received. CALVIN MAXWELL Galax, Va., Grayson County. WANTED—Two Colored Busshers, must read and write, be of other habits, and well recommended. Will consider partnership with right party in old established business, located in grazing city of South. Address O. Curo Shark, main Street. PRICE. FIVE CENTS Haunted by Specter for 15 Years Haunted in his dreams by the specter of the man he had murdered and in his waking hours by the memory of his crime, Howard Washington, a Negro, who fled from Leesburg fifteen years ago, leaving Ernest Campbell, his employer, weltering in his blood and in the throes of death, has surrendered himself to the police at Galveston, Tex., and confessed his crime. According to telegraphic advice received by Sheriff T. W. Edwards, of Loudoun County, the Negro walked into the Galveston police station several days ago, physically exhausted, footore and in tatters, and asked to be sent back to Virginia. He said he had wandered around the country for fifteen years haunted by the ghost of Campbell. He could bear the sight of the spectral form that was continually rising before him no longer. DESCRIPTION TALLIES WITH THAT OF MAN UNDER ARBERT When the Loudoun sheriff was advised of the confession of the Negro he was inclined to discredit it. He investigated the case and learned that the story of the murder was true. Washington quarreled with his employer while he was assisting Edward丝 mending a stove, and seizing the oven door he struck the white man down, crushing his skull. He fled and the county police were unable to find any trace of him. Search for the fugitive murderer was aban doned within a few weeks. Sheriff Edwards telegraphed a minute description of Washington to the Galveston police, and received the assurance that it tallied exactly with the appearance of the man in custody. The sheriff arrived here yesterday and compaled by J. H. Leslie, deputy sheriff, and obtained a requisition on Governor Ferguson, of Texas, for Washington. They left for the Long Star State last night. WINKLER—ARCHER Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Archer request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Fannie L., to Mr. W. E Winkler, Wednesday, December twenty second, nineteen hundred and fifteen at 3 P. M., Mt. Hermon Presfysterian Church, Chuta, Va. Reception at the residence of Mr. T. P. Archer, 1701 W. Leigh Street, Richmond, Va. Thursday night, December 30, 1915 No cards Q CARNIVAL POSTPONED The Fall Carnival, to be given at Rythian Castle by Ronett's Court, No. 173, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, December 13 15 17, 1915, has been postponed until a later date GREEN—STORRS. Mrs. William H. Storrs announces the engagement and approaching marriage of her daughter, Ruth Mabel, to Mr. Alfred E. Green, of Hayonne, N. J. The ceremony will be performed by the Rev. Evans Payne, D. D., of the Fourth Baptist Church, at the home of the bride's sister, 1117 N. 314f Street Tuesday, December 23th, at 8 o'clock. Owing to the recent death in the family, the affair will be quiet. Friends invited. NEGRO BAPTIST CHART A Negro Baptist Chart is being made. It will bear the faces of a hundred or more of the preachers and laymen who have in the past and are still, loyal supporters of the educational and missionary work of the Virginia Baptist State Convention. The chart is to be 36x25 inches and contain the names of the men, together with a word of advertisement relative to the Jubilee Year of our Convention, which is August, 1917. Among the number will be lawyers, doctors, merchants, business, and professional men in all walks of life, who are prominent in church affairs. Personal letters have been sent to a large number of brethren and responses are being received every day. Those desiring to take part in the Jubilee and who wish to be included in the chart are sincerely requested to send at once their photograph, together with $1.50 for making a cut, to S. A. Moses, Box 531, Danville, Va. --- Master Precious Alexander Stewart, who has been quite sick with pneumonia at his residence, 709 N. 59th Street, is improving. His attending pyschiatician, Dr. W. H. Dixon, states that he is getting on nicely. IF YOU WANT To borrow, buy, rent or sell, see us. Most services at moderate charges. BRAGG BROS. & CO. 709 N. 59th Street. ON TRIAL Narrated by --- Charles N. Durfe From The Great Play by Elmer Relgenstein--- Copyright, 1915, by American Press Association. Robert Strickland is on trial for killing Gerald Strickland in the latter's library at night. Distinct Attorney Giny declares Strickland asked Trask, with the aid of an accomplice, who took the aid of the snow in one of his work. Strickland had bad news about the death of Trask wrote the call, the who knew the combination to the safe. Important figures in the case are Arbuckle, counsel for the defense, and Gliver, who was Trask's secretary. Strickland would not make defense, but law compels him to do so. Mrs Strickland departed after the shooting. Mrs Trask on stand, tells of telephone calls made in her husband, on the night of his death, by a woman who would not give her name. Trask returned from Long Branch that night, not out of giving by mistake the complaint, and the safe to Strickland. Strickland and of her who called him up, Gliver and Trask discussed Strickland and praised him. Mr. and Mrs. Trask quarrelled about his attentions to other women, and she dragged out of the post "that affair at Great Neck." The thirteen years to be, in which a Miss Done was invaded. Trass pointed to reform, and his wife forgave him, although he was only four of a dozen but that prevailed him. Later when the two bad guys to their respective to the telephone bill sang again, Trass answered to summon one he called "Magic," who was unknown to this wife. Striker entered the library, shot Trask and was struck down by Glover. The money was stolen. Glover is called to tow it! CHAPTER VIII. The Story of a Child. N all within the courtroom save the joke the entrance of the child made visible impassion. So fair and bright a child to be brought into the oppressive atmosphere of a courtroom that seemed to be filled with the shadowy presence of a long line of murderers and the thieves, abandoned men and women of all sorts, "drug friends" and the offcourts of humanity! Why, on the very spot on which the child stood when she turned to her "daddy" the brother of a young woman who had been wronged had stood and with a pistol had shot dead the man accused of the wrong, in the very presence of the court! Surely, as Robert Strickland had meant, this was no place for his pretty, whimsical little Dory! Before Judy could be permitted to testify there was a legal formality to be observed. The law does not recognize the competence of a young child to give testimony unless the court is satisfied that the child has been instructed in and understands the meaning of truth telling. So District Attorney Gray, addressing the court, said: "Your honor, I respectfully ask that the competency of this child to testify be determined." Arbuckle being willing, Judge Dinamore asked the little one: "How old are you, Doris?" "I'm going to be nine years old on the 6th of November." "And do you go to school?" "Yes, sir. I was promoted. I'm in the grammar school now," replied the child. With a view to probing the child's moral training, Judge Dinamore asked: "Did you ever go to Sunday school?" "Yes, air; I went every Sunday before mamma went away," replied Doris. "But now Aunt Helen won't let me go because all the children talk about me and make me cry." It was in a plaintive voice that Doris told thus of the effect on her of the tragedy which had cost a man's life and had brought her beloved "daddy" into the shadow of the electric chair. Throughout the courtroom the sympathy with the little one was apparent, but Robert Strickland did not stir. "Did you learn in Sunday school that you must always tell the truth?" Judge Dinamore continued. "Yes, sir. That's one of the Ten Commandments—Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. That means that you should never tell a lie. Miss Weston told me that. She's my Sunday school teacher. She taught me all the Ten Commandments. Shall I say them for you?" Here, for almost the first time, a little gleam of humor darkened the tragic scene. "The child's angerless to display her accomplishment made the judge raise his hand in affected horror as he said, "Not now," and many in the courtroom laughed. Satisfied that little Doris would tell the truth, the judge turned to District Attorney Gray and said: "I think she may testify," and to Arbuckle, "Proceed, Mr. Arbuckle." Her full name was "Doris Helen Strickland," the little girl told the lawyer, but the next question, "Who is your father?" seemed to puzzle her. Why should any one ask her who her father was when her "daddy" sat there in court in plain sight of them all? "Why, that's my daddy there!" said Doris, and she jumped from the witness chair and started toward him. Her affection for him was evident. --- O was plain, that she representated the love which had made him beg so passionately that she be kept out of the case. Arbuckle stopped her and with tenderness lifted her back into the witeness chair. "Robert Strikland is your father?" he asked. "Yes, sir." And then, with careful, gentle questioning, the lawyer elicited from the little girl the story of that last evening in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Strikland and their little daughter. Doris remembered the night on which Mr. Trisk was shot, she told Arbuckle. Her father had been away from home, buying a house in Cleveland for them to live in. He came back that evening. Just before he returned Doris was in the sitting room, at about half past 7. She was waiting THE "I think she may testify," said Judge Dinimore. for daddy, she said, and while she was waiting she was practising her piano lesson. On the evening of June 24, tiring of her music and agitated by thoughts of her returning daddy, little Doris Strickland left the piano, crossed the room and went behind the sofa to play with her dolls. She was very quiet for a time, so quiet that her mother did not know she was there. Mrs. Strickland entered the room, went to the table whereon the telephone stood and consulted the telephone book before taking the receiver from the hook. Then she spoke: "Hello. Give me 4000 Jersey City please. Hello! Is this the Jersey railroad? Give me the lost articles clerk please. Hello! This is Mrs. Robert Strickland of New York city. Mrs Robert Strickland. That's right. Have you found a purse belonging to me? Are you sure? Why. I don't know. I came in from Long Branch yesterday, and when I got off the train I noticed that my hand bag was open. The purse must have fallen out. Yes, I've telephoned to the station master at Long Branch several times. No, it hasn't. He referred me to you. The 4:17 from Long Branch. Yesterday. A small black velvet purse. About $40 in bills, some visiting cards, with my name and address on them, and some very important memoranda. I wish you would. Very well. Goodbye." For a moment longer May Strickland sat at the table, with elbows resting therone and face between two clenched fists. There was an intent, staring look in her eyes. She turned and faced Doris, who had emerged from behind the sofa. The appearance of the child startled the mother. "Doris!" she exclaimed. "Where did you come from?" "I was sitting behind the sofa, mamma. Was it that nice, soft, black, little pulse you lost?" "So the child had overheard the telephone talk! And Robert was coming home that night! Doris must be warned! The mother's voice was very quiet and earnest, and the words came slowly as she said: "Listen to me. Doris, dear. When daddy comes I don't want you to say anything to him about the game. He'll A Doris Took the Traveling Bag. Be angry, if he knows it's lost, and then he'll worry about it. You don't want to worry daddy, do you? "No. But, mamma, weren't you shopping yesterday?" "Of course, dear." "But you told the man you were at Long Branch." "It was a friend of mine who was there," said Mrs. Strickland. "I loaned her the purse, and she lost it." "Who was it?" asked Dohrs. "You don't know her, dear." "Why did you lend her your purse?" "Because she didn't any money of her own." There was a puzzled look on the child's face as she replied. As she told Judge Dilmore later, she had been trained, and by the very mother who was now tibbing to her, to tell the truth in any circumstances. So she said: "But, mamma, wasn't it tibbing to tell the man." "No. I explain some other time. Now promise mamma you won't say anything." "I promise," said little Doris. And now came a great event in the life of Doris the homecoming after a few days' absence of her dearly beloved daddy. She had missed him greatly, so that it was with great joy she heard his voice in the anteroom saying to the Strikers' maid: "Hello, Bertha! How are you? Everybody all right?" "Almost before Bertha could reply Doris ran from the room, crying: 'It's daddy, momma! It's daddy!' Still outside the room in which his wife wilted, silent, for him. Strickland called out: 'Yes, it's your old daddy! Hello, sweetheart!' There was a boisterous nesting of father and little daughter in the ant-room. "Hello, daddy dear! What have you got for me?" asked Doris. "Something wonderful!" replied Strickland. "Give me another kiss. Are you glad to see your daddy?' "Oh, mamma and I have been so lonely!" "Where is mamma?" "In here," said Boris, and she took her daddy by the hand and led him into the sitting room. At one side stood the wife. As her husband entered she made one step toward him and then hesitated, wailing. Strickland was still busied with his little daughter. He handed his traveling bag to her, and she stood holding it in her two small hands, for it was heavy, while May, overcoming her hesitation, ran to her husband. Her voice was affectionate, but high pitched, as she embraced him and said: "Robert, dear, I'm so glad you're back! Her words were sincere, and her outward manner was that of a loving wife, glad to welcome back her husband after an unavoidable separation. To the latter" happy in the reunion with his wife and child, there was nothing strange in the greetings. But a close observer might have noted that the manner of May Strickland at this time was strained and unnatural, almost hysterical. She was keyed to too high a point. Her motions were strained and jerked, as though her limbs moved in response to nerves that were stretched taut. The face she showed to Robert was aglow with welcome, but when he turned aside for a moment to speak with Doris the eyes took on a staring, strained expression in which one might read horror, almost. Was it the loss of the purse that perturbed her so? Whatever it was, while her husband's attention was distracted by the child, she made a great and successful effort to calm herself. Strickland stilled the clamors of Doris long enough to turn to his wife and say: "It's good to be back. By Jove, I was home!" "Those few days seemed like ages," said May. "Didn't it seem a long time, Dorita?" "Oh. an awfully long time!" said Dorita. "Whenever the clock struck today I wished it was time for you to be here. Didn't I, mamma?" "Well," said Strickland, "next time we will all go together." "Everything's all right, then?" asked May. "Yes; just as I wrote you." "Have you had your dinner, Rob ert?" "No; I won no anxious to get home that I didn't stop." "The beautiful girl, in kind humour," and kindly on the left the room to superintend the preparation of her birthday dinner. "Oh, yes," said Strickland; "Doris and I have lots of things to tell each other." He seated himself and took Doris on one knee. "Now, young lady, tell your daddy, who hasn't seen you for four, whole days, exactly what you've been doing with every minute of your time." "Oh, daddy, I was promoted!" said Doris, with face aglow. "Of course you were promoted! I didn't expect anything else. You're in the grammar school now!" "Yes," said Doris proudly. With mock sorrow Strickland went on: "Oh, dear; oh, dear; at this rate you'll soon be through college!" "I don't want to go to college," said Doris. "I want to be a cook, with a big white apron and lots of shiny pans, so that I can make cookies and pies and bread and give them to the heatens." "To the heatens!" "Yes; I'm learning to cook, daddy. I helped Aunt Helen yesterday." "Were you at Aunt Helen's yesterday day?" "Yes, all day, because mamma was downtown shopping?" "And what did you do today?" "Today, I stayed home and played house. We were going to the park, but mamma wanted to lie down, so we didn't go." "In't mamma well?" "She has a headache." "Has she had it long?" "No, only today. Did you get a house, daddy?" "Yes, a nice white house, with a large garden." The description pleased Doris, and she clapped her hands. "And cows, daddy?" she asked. "And cows, didn't" said Hank. "No, no cows, but lots of flowers and a dog." "Oh, a big dog?" "Yes, and now let me show you what daddy brought you." Doris jumped off his knee with the explanation, "Something for me?" "Yes, something else," said Strikeland, and the two walked to the table. ```markdown ``` "Oh, daddy, isn't he beautiful?" on which Doris had deposited her father's traveling bag. As Strickland opened the catches Doris chambered upon a chair in her impatience to see the gift. When Strickland opened the top of the bag the little girl peered within. She thrust her hand into the opening and drew out a revolver, which she held dangling from one hand. "Oh, what's this shiny thing?" the child examined. In evident fright Strickland took the weapon from the child and dropped it into the bag. "That's a revolver," he said, "and don't you ever dare touch it!" Then he reached into the bag and drew out a large doll, wrapped in paper. Unwrapping it he said: "There, what do you think of that?" Doris took the doll. "Oh, daddy, we can't be beautiful? What shall we call him?" In mock meditation Strickland put his hand to his forehead and appeared to be thinking deeply. "We well," he said slowly, "as he came from Germany, suppose we call him Herman?" Before Doris could accept the Germanic name for her new doll Beetha appeared in the room and said to Strickland, "Mr. Trask is here." It was plainly to be seen that the visitor was welcome to Strickland. He forgot even Doris a moment and turned eagerly to the servant, saying: "Oh, yes! Bring him right in." CHAPTER IX. Enter Gerald Trask. BERTHA left, and in a few moments Gerald Trask, financier, wealthy man in his own right, the friend of Robert Strickland who had lifted him out of his financial difficulties and had made it possible for him to recover after he had made a disastrous failure of his recent business undertakings, entered the room. Enemies of Trask said that he could conceal more cold bloodedness and ruthless purpose beneath a mask of cordiality than any other man in New York; even such few friends as he had found him cold. It required no keen student of physiognomy to see that this man was centered in self; that the very keynote of his character was selfishness; that he would pursue his own ends over any chance, whether those were boundaries or personal. Yet Gerald Trask could recount evil purpose beneath a madding calflier when precariety. It had been remembered of him in the "street" that he could meet with a financial opponent at a director's table and profess friendship within a few minutes after planning that opponent's alter rule. Men marvelled, at the friendship, seemingly real, true and firm, which existed between Gerald Trask and Robert Strickland. The former was the counting, ferocious financial wolf, avid of gain and pleasure, and ruthless in his methods of pursuing his ends. The latter was frankly domestic and as open of countenance as he was direct and straightforward in his ways. Anything hidden or treacherous was alien to his nature. He acted, frequently to his detriment, on impulse, and no man could say that Robert Strickland ever deliberately planned to harm him. His nature was that of the trustful soul who will choose to a friend until that friend proves himself false beyond question. When occasion came he could strike, and strike hard, but it took much to rouse him to the point of anger. Men instinctively liked Strickland just as they naturally disliked and mistrusted Trask. Often attempts had been made to warn the former against the latter, but he had bridled at the first suggestion of such a thing, saying that Trask had proved his friendship and that he, Strickland, would listen to no word against his friend. And Trask? Until the very end it was a mystery why he maintained his cordiality toward Strickland. He had nothing to gain from him in a financial way, because Strickland's dealings in recent times had not punched out well, and he had had to call upon Trask for assistance. Socially Trask's position was as high as Strickland's, so the motive of social advancement was lacking. Perhaps Trask recognized in Strickland the possession of qualities lacking in his own character and was attracted thereby according to the law of the attraction of opposites. Perhaps there was another reason. On the night of June 24 Trask entered the living room of the Stricklands with a chery "Hello, Bob?" "Hello, Jerry. How are you?" And the two men clasped hands. "Else," said Trask. "Just get back?" "Yes, about fifteen minutes ago. Everything is arranged. Oh, by the way, you haven't met Doris, have you? Doris, shake hands with Mr. Trask." The little ceremony of introduction over and Doris having shaken hands ably with Mr. Trask, the latter saw the big doll in the little girl's arms. "Hello," he said, "who is this?" "This is Herman," Doris, and Trask shook hands gravely with the doll, saying, "How do you do Herman? How do you like America?" Then Trask turned to Strickland with the question: "So everything's all right, Bob?" "Yes. I made very favorable terms with the Briggs people." "When do you begin?" "In a few weeks. I bought a crackerjack house." "You'll leave soon, then?" "Yes. You got my wire, of course. I want to take up what note." With a smile which be intended to make as kindly as possible, Trask replied. "Can you make it? If you can't spare it..." "Thanks all the same, but I want to pay it." "I don't mind holding off for a few months. That $1000 won't put me out of business." "No," said Strickland, the muscles of his jaws tightening for a moment, "I don't want to leave any debts behind me. I thought I might have to ask for an extension, but I managed to scrape it together. The Briggs people helped me out." "Well, you may need it, anyhow," said Trask. "I'll wait until you get on your feet." Strickland shook his head. "Thanks, Jerry, but I want to wipe it out. I'll feel easier." "All right, just as you like. Here's the note." And Trask took the document from his money case while Strickland reached into his inside cont pocket and took out a small flat packet of bills. "And here's your money," said Strickland. There was surprise on Trask's face and in his voice as he said: "Why the bills?" "Well, it was so darn hard to get that I. just wanted the pleasure of handling you ten one-thousand dollar bills." Trask took the bills and put them into his pocket. "You'd better count it." said Strickland. "Did you count it?" asked Trask. "Yes." "Well, that's good enough for me." Gratitude and friendship, were ap- parent in Strickland's voice as he said: "You gave me a big lift, old boy. I've got lots to thank you for." "Any time you need help!"— "Yes, I know you've been a good pal, Jerry, but I hope things will run smoothly now. I should have gone long ago. May has been urging me for over a year." The joy of the lover-husband was in the tone in which Strickland uttered the name of his wife. It caught the ear of his listener, and the face which was turned away from Strickland at the moment wore a peculiar smile. But there was nothing to betray his thoughts in his intonation or words when he replied: "She must have guessed, what was coming." Pride in his wife was now upper most in Strickland's mind as he answered: "Yes; women have instincts about those things. I tell you, Jerry, she's one woman in a million. She's stuck to me like a major through all this business; never whimpered a minute, never a complaint or an angry word. Ah, she's an ace!" "She must be" replied Trask. "You know." Strickland went on, "It's too bad you never met May. I want you to know her. Doris, dear, run and tell me that Mr. Trink is here." Track raised his right hand in a gesture of disent. He rrowned just a A "I want you to meet Mr. Trask, May," said Strickland. Griffle, and his voice sounded a bit hurried as he replied: "Some other time, Bob. I've got to hurry away. By the bye, I'd like to have you come down to my place at Long Branch Sunday. I'm getting up a fishing party—six or eight of us. The bass are running well now." "I'll give you the address." Trask took from his pocket a card and a pen and wrote on the card. "It's on Henderson place, three blocks from the railroad station," he said; "first house on the corner." He gave the card to Strickland, who placed it in his pocket with the word "Thanks." "Better come down Saturday night, as we want to leave by 5 Sunday morning," said Trask. "But I've got to run along now." "As he turned to the doorway he came face-to-face with May Strickland, about to enter the room. For a moment he hesitated; then made as if to go on. The woman saw him and drew back, but her husband, looking past his departing friend, saw her and halted her with "Come in, dear." There was no way out for May Strickland at this juncture in her life. She could not retreat without evident discontent to her husband's guest. Reluctantly she entered the room, and the she was cast whose throwing meant so much in the lives of all four there present, the woman, the child and the two men, with others whose fates were interwoven with theirs. May Strickland's face was pale as she entered the room, and a close observer might, have seen her hands twitching her handkerchief nervously. Her husband at that moment was not a keen warrior. His mind was too intent on the pleasure of introducing the wife who was the joy and pride of his life and the man who had proved himself so good a friend. Was it not Trask who had made possible the successful trip to Cleveland which was result in the opening of a new life for his beloved May and Boris, as well as for himself? Strickland's face beamed as he said: "I want you to meet Mr. Trask May, Perry, my wife." Both Mrs. Strickland and Trask bowed, the former in silence and the latter with a formal "Delighted Mrs. Strickland." Then, having covered his noise, he said: "I've often heard Bob speak of you." Strickland laughed. "Yes, dear, Jerry knows almost as much about you as I do." "Although the husband did not perceive it, there was strain apparent in the grouping of the three. Trunk relieved it by saying, 'Well, I've got to hurry away now.'" Strickland answered impulsively: "Oh, wait just a few minutes! Good heavens, I want May to know you." heaven I will want to show you "Sorry," said Trask, "but I can't Some other time. Good night, Mrs. Strickland." In a low voice, the words scarcely audible, May Strickland replied, "Good night!" And now Trask turned his full face upon her, laying just the faintest pos- sible stress upon his words: "I hope to have the pleasure again, Mrs. Strickland. Good night!" To Doris also there was a "Good night" before Trask left, followed by Strickland. Mrs. Strickland followed them with her eyes until she was quite sure that they were out of earshot; then in a hurried, uncertain way she turned to her little daughter with the question: "Doris, dear, was he—Mr. Trask— here long?" "Yes," answered the child; "they were talking an awfully long time. Daddy's going fishing at Long Branch." "What do you mean, child?" "Mr. Trank lives at Long Branch, and daddy's fishing with him Sunday. Wouldn't it be funny if Mr. Trank found your purse, mamma?" "Be quiet, Doris." Having sped his parting guest, Strickland re-centered the room. He said to his wife: "Well, you weren't very talkative, dear." "I wired him to come. I took up that note—the $10,000 I owed him." Had Robert Strickland's mind not been so occupied with his relief over the freedom from the debt which had harassed him he could not have failed to note the horror stricken eyes of his wife. Her figure was dressed forward from the waist, and there was uncontrollable agitation in her manner. "You mean you paid it?" "Yes. Why, what's the matter?" "Nothing. But I thought—I am glad you're able to." Jill, who's agitation passed fresh strength in mind. Only the thought of = Husband and Wife Were Alone Together at Last. Financial freedom and Trask's generosity remained. "Yes," he said, "I feel better, too, although Jerry would have given me an much time as I wanted. He's a big hearted chap." "Yes." "He invited me to go fishing with him to Long Branch on Sunday." "Oy. I think Helen will expect us to dinner." "By George! I never thought of that. All right, I won't go, then." There was relief in May Strickland's manner as she said: "No, don't. Besideth, I dislike the idea of your being out in a boat." "All, right. I'll telephone Jerry in the morning." It was best time now for Doris. In the manner of all children, she begged hard for "just five minutes more with daddy, please," but both daddy and mother were obdurate, insisting that a "little girl should have been in bed hours ago." After kissing them both good night Doris trailed off to bed, not, however, until Strikland had asked her to hang up his vest for him. She took her new treasure, Herman, with her, and her parting words were "Leave the door open." Husband and wife were alone to gether for the first time since his homeschoning. "Oh, Robert," said May, "I've read your letter a dozen times. I feel as though I knew every mesh and corner of the house. I'm so nervous to go." "Oh, no longer that." "Well, ten days, if you like" "Let's go next week," said May en- gely "I have grown to detest New York." "But we've waited so long; n few days more or less"... "That's just it. We've waited so long that it's gotten on my nerves." PITCHED A NO HIT GAME. And Just For That the Manager of the Ball-Club Fired Him. "I'll set that I am the only manager who ever fired a no hit pitcher right after he established that record," said Bobby Quinn, the veteran business manager of the Columbus American association team. "In the says that Tom Bryce owned the Columbus team he bought the Linn club, then in a bush league. One morning he told me to fly to Linn as fast as the steam car would carry me. 'They tell me that they've got forty men on the payroll,' he said. 'Get up there and clean 'em out before they break me.' "Up I goes and finds that they had only thirty-eight, all eating three square meals a day. A little grand jury work brought out the fact that some of them had never played professionally before and about ten of them had no shoes, gloves or uniforms. Most of them had not even practiced, because there wasn't enough equipment to go round. I couldn't get them all into a room, but we assembled in the park, and I chased over half of them. "The next day we were to have a game at Van Wert, and the bush manager wanted to ship the whole gang over. 'Nothing doing,' said I. 'Pick out about a dozen.' En route it was fixed up to let iron Mountain Miller, one of these big, awkward bushers, do the pitching. 'He's a bearcat,' says the manager. 'Uncage him,' says I. "I got up in the grand stand and watched him perform. He had nothing, not even a wrinkle on the ball, and those Van Wert guys just laid back, and, wham, you could hear 'em whistle. Alex Reilly, out in center, caught sixteen line drives, and the two other fielders were pulling them down against the fence and making one handed catches after running a quarter of a city block. They laid down between innings to rest. "Well, Iron Mountain shut them out without a hit or run, and the buttons flew off his shirt. After supper I fired him. 'What! Fire me,' he howled; after a no hit game? Didn't you hear all the people talking about it? 'Yes,' says I. 'I heard them talking about it, but I saw it. On your way.'"—Cincinnati Enquirer. Anthony Koelow, five years old, was smothered at his parent's home in Larksville, near Wilkes-Barre, when his uncle, George Koelow, who, the police alleged, came home in an interrogated condition, throw himself over the child, who was in a cradle and slept until he was crowded by the child's mother. The man reported, he did not remember interacting with, and did not know of the tragedy until he was crowded in bed. MEER LORS CGE So Det ete 6 ae * . a ets Bee ws ae : wo ge 7 ws . Pa Ra ate ae ain oP ae : : wey UTI MSc eo tte inde ie : , ; oi ge A geaepbaee EE So rb Se Phew ty | fs. remenss eA TEE weer Sane - 3 : “ae Rae USMS CROP aoe se SATDROAY, DECRMBSR 11, 1911 Women Killed . . dn Collision. PASSENGER: THAIN CRASHES ENTO STREET OAR AT HAN- Train No. 80 of the Richmond, Fred ericksburg and Potomac Railroad Cora pany crashed into Brodd and Mair Streetcar No. 923 st Hancock anc Broad Btreet at 8:41 o’olock Isat night, killing Cornelis Johnson, colored. The street.car register ahowed that thirty. four passengers ‘had boarded the car after {t left the car beros an the eastbound trip, and it iecbelieved all of this number were aboard when the accident occurred. C. 8. Powers, a Iife-insurance agent, ‘tad two ribs broken. His son's hand was cut. Another man, whose name had not been ascertained.Jast night, was slightly injured. A man named Wills was cut about the hands and arms by flying glass. These injuries wero reported by officials of the street: car company, and constitute all of thoso hurt {n the accident. so far an could be dotermined last night * CAR SPLITS SWITCH INTO HANCOCK STREET: The street car is sald to have spli' iho nwitch through which Clay Street cars turn into Hancock Street. Al this time the train is anid to bave deon passing Laurel Street going nortk, having just left, Elba Statloa when the street car attempted to cross thu tracks and continue down Broad Strect. A Westhampton car was stopped by the east gate on Bros@ Street and narrowly avoided being caught in the collision. - * Police Captain Epps and Sergeant Zimmer made no arrests last night. They allowed Engineer C. ta. Moncure, ot 100 North Granby Street, to con. tinue on bis trip after he had prom- tacd to surrender himself to the polico when be returns to the city today. Coroner Taylor authorized the re- moral of the Johnson woman's boly to the undertaking rooms of A. D. [’rice. ‘The coroner said last night that he tad set no definite time for tho In| quest, and would not do so untit he lind learned what evidence. the police bad secured. WITNESSES AGREE ON DETAILS: OF ACCIDENT. Descriptions of the mabner In which the accident occurred as told by wit. nessa and as given by répresentatives of the dreet-car company agree. The story told by Gateman W. N. Buro. ette, 511 South Meadow Street con- forms to that told by the motormar and conductor. Their tnformation is to the effect that the train was just leaving Elba Station when tho street car foachod the crossing. Conductor P. 0. Duling, 2508 Boverley Stroy went In front of the car and waved it abood, Motorman M. V. Peterson, 3 South Mulberry Street, started bis car for- ward, and reached tho switch which deflects Clay “Street cars down Han. cock Streat. .Tho front trucks of tho street car crossed tho ewitch. and started down Broad Street, bui the roar trucks, for some reason, followed the curve. Tho car stopped of its own accord, na it waa impossible “for it to proceod with the front truck headed fn | one direction and the rear wuck tn another. . TRAIN MAKING SPEED FOR GRADE TO YARDS. >; At this time the train had left Elba and bed reached Laurel Street. The heavy train of Pullmans, drawn by ‘one of the largest locomotives on tho division, was gotting up speed for the grade into the railroad yards, and w 5 approsching rapidly. Peterson real- ized the danger. Dyling bad slresdy done so, and was ranking down Broed Street waving his arma wildly. Peter- son leaped from*front platform of the car and rushed after the conductor. He called to Duling to return and rush the passengers from the car, while he ran toward the approaching train. Gateman Burnette had taken in the attaation, and was ranning as rapidly as posible toward the. train. He swung a red lehtern and signaled wild. ly for the train to stop. No slackening fn the speed of the trrin was noticed, and {t bore down upon the stalled car. and the helpless passengers. -Con-; ductor Duling’ reached’ them a bara minute before the engine struck the car. His warning is suposed to have: Deen just in time to start the Johnson woman, who was standing near the rear door, from the car. LOCOMOTIVE SWIPES STREET . GAR ON SIDE. In tho opfaion of thoad who were in the car and those who witnessed the accident-from the strest, the colored ‘Woman must have been on the plat- for at the time the car.was struck. ‘The crodbeam of the locomotive struck the street carom the side near the froat door. The car was hurled backward, and the cross-beam as well es the pilot buried itestf again in the car's stds, this thue peer the rear door, ‘The car careened and appeared to be about to turn ever. However, one of the steal Ight poles in the mid. le of the strom cnnght it asd held Persons whe witneased the socident were of the opinion last might that the eagine stepped atmest tmenedistely after it hed strock the anv. . ‘The Johu- aon wean had: been kuricd from tho caf end wes foved burined hancath the pilot of the engine, She wes killed Seco ove, bat © sumber of hay benes are - ea ee oe Sate cea to hive bean breheh, snd she ‘sevemal severe wetnds abozt: the eens. i : z MOST OF PASSENGERS RSCAPE : INJURY.’ * ee How. other passengers eecaped seri. ous injury is not known. The.icar register showed that thirty-four people kad boarded the cor after iti left’ the ear barns, Dut, with the exception of three .or-feur who were located’ by regresentatives of the ctrest car com. pany late last night, all of them es- caped injury. These were only in- fared slightly. | : After ‘the aciident Lath, jam-took charge of the sitdation until Captain Epps ead Sergegnt Zimmet | jarrived. Persons who bad: been in'the lear ecattered in all-directi@us as soon as they were able to drag themselves from the damaged vehicle, and but fev of them could be located by the police. ‘The police witnesses of the accident consist of the train and gtreet cer crewa and several Negroes. . ‘The steel pole against’ which the street car was flung was bent and broken almost off about ten- feet fron {te base. As it toppled, it brought down the main trolley line along Broat Street and all of the network of auxil- fary wires close to the switch: ‘Bie current was cut off from these .wires 4s soon as possible and before tho wrecking crew of the street car com. pany began to clean the line, i]. aninee Rintwe Deearee 1] «THIRTY MANUTE DELAY. In Order not to delay the train . | Tralnmaster E. K. Grady directot, tha 1 jthe train be backed down to the nwitet . ‘at Laurel Street and that It proceed or . its way over thin siding. ‘This, wa t done tho train passing tho scene 0 1 the accident at a distaace of a fox B tret Nc atatement was seciret fron - Engineer Moncure nor from Firemat t J. L. Cato or Conductor E. Dickerson ')Tho train was delayed about thirty minutes, A much greater delay was exper! ees by the street car. company. The accfdent occurred at 8:41 o'clock, ar! completely blocked all of the Bro: : Street tramc, tho Clay Street Hare anv the Westhampton line. Tho damage car was towed back to tho shed at } 10:20 o'clock, but the Iino was net opened until somo time afterward, “Passengers were transferred across the blockade along the Broad Strect Unes and along tho Clay Stroet line. ; Weathampton cars wero switched 0 Main Street along Laurel and pro. ceeded west along Main. It wan nut [enti carly this morning that tho trol- ley, and other wires had been repairet jand the line made ready for the day» traffic. MOTORMAN TELLS HOW ACCI. | DENT HAPPENED. aed Motorman Peterson sald last night, “We had crossed the raltroad’s west: orn gate in safety and bad plenty. of time to cross the tracks had it not ‘been for splitting the switch. After Duling waved mo ahead, and I din. covered that the rear trucks had ‘turned along tho curve, I shut off the current and hastened along tho tracks waving my hands in an effort to stop the train. I sent Duling back to warn the passengers off the car when I saw that the train was not stopping. The crash mado when the car was hit was terrific and the entire car scemed to havo boen lifted bodily and‘ burled| axuinst tho steel pole. I do not know if the Johnson woman was on the car. It was more than half full, and |: a great many of tho passengers wore white. So far as I could ace the loco- ; motive’s steam waa not cut off unul after tho train bad hit the car.” : Gateman Burnette wan of the sams} pinion, “I saw the danger of the]! sar soon -ofter I had closed the cast-|! Fh gate and had stopped tho Went. }é nampton car.” ho sald, “and arabe! | ny red lantern, I ran down the atrect |' ind signalled time after time for the rain to atop. It continued though. | t nd I realized that the car must bo t truck. 1, do mot think ‘that the J rakes were applied to the locomotive 7 ntil ft wan within a few feet of the s ar. . 2a ‘ COLORED MAN SAYS ‘WOMAN WAS ® ON CAR. Is NOSE A gece oe ATIF PTO] O Roy Fleming, colored, employed byt no railroad, and who was with. tho]! ohnnon woman at the time she waa ft ited, sald Test nigbt that he and tho ll ‘omtian had entered tho car but a few jocks distant from tho scono of tho re ceident. The car wes al(gbtly crow. |S j. according to Fleming, and they |?! cre standing near the rear door. |/# jeming was unable to tell how he|> anaged to Ret from the car. Ho dit st know if the Johnson woman hai tempted to leave before the accident whether she had been hurled from 1 door when the engine atrick. He} 71 aited about the acene. making o vain {D. fort to Jocate the Jobason woman [in r a few minutes, and when ho was jat formed that she was beneath the /of wine he rushed to Henry Rangolprt. {co jored, and told him of the death of /Ju otf friend. 9. Arthur Bass, 626 North Second lor re&; Patsy Weaver, 1116 St. James | po reet, and William McGriff, 1103 West ‘th anklin, where he is employed, ‘are | ai > names of tho witnesses secured by | ta: @ police. None .of them had beea !an eetioned about the accident last lin rht, and it is probable their first /ps timony will be given at the co.-/an er’s inquést. 5 90 fugineer Moncure has been driving | Af ain No. 80 for somo timo, and the | br; Ident of last night {s eald'to kare lyic m the first serious one in his ca-lce z. He is sald to havo remarkod to | pr, resentatives of the street car com. | Ge xy immediately after the accident | Lo t night that he did not seo the car Mc! 1} he was aboat forty feet away. | me ; trata, the engine of which was ory "$7, ls one of the heaviest and fast. | en! which Jeave this city during the Rey iy might. It makes through con-|ing tion wit” New York, and gonsists |g, oy of Pullmans. +. band he Johnson women is sald to have | cto m about twenty-five years old and narried. She hea s sister named es living at 1518 Taylor. Street, ther vister, named Johnson and two ws whoes names: could not be med last might. No arrangements! the funeral will be made entil sf-/ o¢ the ‘eatcome of the coroner's in-| Pa een: : ° os. LER SURPRISED WRECK HA3|5,,, ‘NOT OCCURRED BEFORE. ' ' | di caty seirprteed thet tite hee zy —,. 916'Cafendars How Ready We havela fige fine of Céléndars foc'1916, both imported and domestic and - they are mow ready, for the inspection of the Public. We can quote prices that will be of special interest to thote-who buy these kind of souvenirs, A visit - is requested even if you are not ready or are not prepared to purchase now. THE LINE IS ATTRACTNE ND THE || YOU CU FAD HERE IOERTSING DEGAS. ARE MEW AND, SURPRS- || gq eNUSSUTABLEFORALLIES. | WGLYBEAVTIL. THE J-W.BUT- | | o¢ pyguess aND AT PRICES THAT | | ERPIPERGL, OF GHGED. UL) | ay supniyy , MOLES THE FEST LIES OF fj TTT | GALENIMRS, COLLEGE COMMENCES |) THERES ASD AUMEOF “LEFT NENT PROGRES ND FOES | ven” 16 CAO BRS, OFANWHOUSEIN THE COWNTRY..10 | | SEE THEM IG TO EAUETOTAE | | WMCHOM BESOLOATASAGRGE |. FULLEST EXTENT. THE FORGE OF | | TO LARGE PURCHASERS, WHDDE- | | THIS DECLARATION. | SHETOSWEMONEY, BALL AT THE PLANET OFFICE, SIT N.ATHST. (GET. BROAD AND MARSHALL STS.) RICHMGND, VAGINA, i Out of Town Orders Solicited, yy fon the accident. “I havo always held the conviction that the ratlroad_cross: ings in Broad and Helvidere Streets are a menace to Mfe and property. They should havo bgt removed lone ‘aKo. “Not long ago I callew the company's attention to tho fact that trainin were being operated over the Broad and Helviders tracks after. midnight with not a single watcbsnan at any of the crossings. It is a mere. providence of God that people haven't been wl:uRh- tered at thene cronaings before. | “Shortly after the organization of ve present Council, 1 introduced resolution looking to the removal of all railrond tracks from Broad and Belvidere Streets. The war followel soon after, and I was prevailed upon to hold the matter in ubeyance at Teast until conditions adjuated themselves and the outlook fn th ratlroad busi. fon that stepx should be'taken at once ness {mproved. I am xtill of the opin. (o removo the grade-crossing menace that exista on our buslest thorourh- fare, and which daily threatens the lives of our citizens.” Tho resolution to which Mr. Paller refera is still on file with the Councll Street Committee, which {n now con. sidering also the mdjurtment of the Bolt Lino crossing problem —Times- Dispatch—Dec, 2, 1916. Frederickaburg, Va., Nov, 27, 1915.~ The Supreme Lodge of tho People: ‘Bensvolent and Fraternal Society mac in this city on November 26 and 26 ‘at the Kenmore Hall. Tho attendance of delegates waa quite large. The wel come address wax made by Sister Julia S. Ross, of Piedmont Lodge No. 9. Reaponse by Sister Mary Combs of Courthotlse Lodge No. 3. The re port of Prealdent D. M. Kay, showed the soclety to be ip, a prosperious con dition. The joint report of the Secre tary and Treasurer ‘was road and showed the Society to be in « strong financial condition, with all claims paid to date and tho Order not owing anyone, one cent. The Society stands socond to hone in its aseets per captia. After the business seaslons were over, brief but impressive Memorinl Sar- vices wore held for the following de- :eaaed members: Sisters Sarah Brooks, of Piedmont Lodge, No. 9: Jeorgianna Acors, of Oak Grove Lodge, No. 11, and Maria Jones, of icDutt Lodge, No. 12. On motion, nemorial exercises wore held in mem- ry of Dr. Booker T, Washington and. alogies were made by, O. M. Barrell, tev, A. R. Jackson, Rav. W. M. Waeh- ngton, Mre. MB. Combe, Mra. Julim |. Ross, D. M. Kay, Warren W. Lew md Joseph F. Walker,. The meeting loved with a grand banquet. Bey, 11, (mmersed Mleven-yoarold ar] ‘Huber, son ot Edgar Haber, of Weat Readink, Pa, wad baptized fr the cy. wat- ere: of the Schuylkill rivers while & little roup from: the - Menao- atte Brethren tm Christ church stosd of tbe dank sigziag tiymas.. Reb. W Fret, pastot of the church, waded into the river with The sIttle boy, and: fumereed~hirs three times, Greek Letter Fraternitios. The first and oldest of nay Greek let ter fraternity in the United States yas the [bi Meta Kappa eoctety foundit at William and Mary collegy. Virginia, tn 1776. frei which sprang Q-ehapter at Yaie In 17NU- and later chapter at other colleges. Thin wus the only Greek etter: noctety tn the United States until 1823, when the Kappa Alpha was formed at Unton college, New York Several other oot lege neclettes were formed during tbe Period. with such mines an Phfonia Sienn, Lronephtan! Hermoaurtan, ete., but these were not Greek Wetter sicte Ges, The fitst woinan' Greek letter Frmternity was the Kappa Alpha Theta, founded at De Panw university tn 1870, The record shows it was founded by Rattle Locke, elise of ‘71; Alice Allen, FI: Bette Thysen, ‘Ti. and Hanns Fitch, “7 hiiadelphita Preas, SERB’S DEATH STRUGGLE — Peter and Tyre of ma | Soldiers. { | ap a ia poe ; Ca ae s w Fae ae ee : man a 1 ‘2 \ . RP Sabin = + ED | Wrotoe by American Prem Association, ————— -" "SER3 ARMY ESCAPES 90000 Ker Cate Over Border, Are erg Reorganized: Bigsiy 1. ...and Serbian’ troops os- Mpeg. fies te mouniaine of ATosate aad Moi. + ro, accor.ing to oMctal Feportn «cuca reached’ thé eBiles’ Beadquartern at Salouta, acu 4 to a despatch. They are detne orgamze | tute a @ffective army witch will the ta Offensive ay soon as stipplles wute: are now on the way urrive In escaping the Teutontiuigar tai the Serttais had tw abandon most v thelr cannes and ammunition, bu faved ther Itchi artillery, All the miecnhers of tig Serbian Rorermauent have arrived at Seatarl where ties will be Jolned by the eu tente ministers now at Podvoriva Berlin annowneid the enpture, en Noverter 2s, of Prizrend, near the At bantan border, by the Hulgarlans, fooh wm pronere General van Gallkitz's torces took Miler more, Accoriting to Soda'n announcement, the Bulgarians tn southern Serbla have revumed thelr qfwaalve opers Mons axatne: the Anglo-French forces French: troops have had to evacuate positions on the south bank of the Cerna, the Bulgarians crossing the atrvant under the protection of thelr artery. The defensive fizbting for Monastte on Friday and Saturday Inst contered arount! a bridge at n crossing on the route to the ¢lty, The Serblang were| compelled to retire, and male unsuc- censful efforts to blow up thle dridco before falling back. Tho way the shells knock things down In the war zone, human muacles devoloped In «tigging trenches will be useful to: put thd pllen ef brick and store back where they Were before tbe war. The attitude of the British foreigr office ‘on the issue of the “freedom of the sear,” as announced recently, i that “the whole question of interna tonal agreements and bow they car be made worth anything in the future may reasonably form the subject of discussion between nations after the war.” Much han been aatd about vio tations of faternational law and of na. tional right an defined by that law by Delligerents, but nothing could be more frank than this declaration by « gov- ernment which our state department bas remonstrated with upon this very paint. Qur meat packers, farmers and cetton planters bave found their rights wpon the sean interfered with right wong. To help them tn ther dlemma the tate cannot be decided too soon yee way or the other. | It bas been offictaily announced that ever 2,000 games of footial were on the Ist for the- season ending on Thanksgiving day. Thia.ts « record apd argues, in tbe opfnion of football wuthorities, that the public fads the game attractive. Cader the mew rales % Se a game which, Ife baseball, can be followed and understood by the lay- man. As new. played it fo a game for aki and mencies combined rather than & tuasle of brete strength. JOHN Mi. HIGGINS peace oe Choice Groceries, Wines Liquors and Cigars PURE GOODS, FULL VALU FOR THE MONEY. 1610 East Franklin St. (Near O16 Market) RICHMOND ; . VIRGINIA A. HAYES, OFFICE AND WAREROOMM: 727 N. Second St. RESIDENCE—1% N, SECOND 87. Firstilass Hacks and Caskets of all descriptions. I have e spare room for bodies, when the family have not t guitable piace All Country Orders given Specie! Attention. Yout special attention ta called jo the New Style Oak Caskets. Call and see me and you shall we waited mm Individually. "Powe, Mamsom 3788 POOCIOFOGE0 OTHER PEOPLE JUDGE yeu by your Furniture now! Whea you can get Furnitare and Roge from an Old’ Batabtished house ke JUROENS—that's known to eall the best quality goods, Just as ressop- able as elsewhere—why not give your friends a good impression. Tt will give us the greatest pleasure to show you omr wonderful stock of home making comfort giving Puratture sud Rags and—don't fall. to sak oar salee- men about our banking plan which gives you 6, 10 or 15 months in which to pay for any purchase, CHAS. 6. JURGERS SON 2 7 ae ‘ ESTABLISHED 1580. ADAMS AND BROAD 7 meg [rama aege ce eens HORNETS a : Richmond, Frederickaburg & Potomac R. 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A Kast Main Bt. ‘Phew, Met. aly | CHESAPEAKE & OHIO. Sree iar Tociey mg eta BE on Bak "ge oon ht Se ee ioe eae gh Pros we ve Sent, F, SI Be Sire ge Tang tuny ee SEABOARD AIR LINE. THE PROORIEEIVEE RAILWAY OF ‘TCR SOUN Rowthbound trate scheduled te latry itenege dally, 0:36 4. M, local bo Borlina; 1-8 FP. Sackncerdle, 6:8" Fo, Sovectn Sie i seccoriy te "ae depen Riraisehim, fear, “Tape peed, da eek See a0 a a at Pee ineral,, Director’ and orm PE ons eae tart necntekon Sea James &, Phoas, ‘ ke [ase Dubearits 10 the Richmond Pinast, me caly opnte $1.50: por veer Im nee --- SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1915 We shall win if we persevere and faint not Every day carries us nearer to eternity. Do not forget that When we pray, there is no need to stop working in order to do it Colored folks, the white folks are not half so mean to us as we are to each other We are having much trouble in this world and we hope that we shall have none in the world to come If we work, we have a right to expect a proper compensation. If we fail, then we should not expect a reward. The National Democratic Convention will be held in St Louis, Mo. President Winston Witts will be nominated there. --- Colored politicians are getting busy They are seeking the candidate who will recognize them when he gets into the White House --- Women are the best workers Gun over created. When they become thoroughly interested in a movement success is already assured. Colored folks should register and vote. They should exercise the right of franchise if they have to vote for themselves. We should increase the number of our white friends, and decrease the number of our white enemies. We can do this by upright conduct Some folks work just enough to do something to eat and something to wear and a dollar or two, and then they sit down to rest until they really drive them to work again. --- PRESIDENT MORRIS MELIN THE ISSUE Hew. K. G. Monroe, D.D., of Helena, Ark., President of the National Baptist Convention, sends us a communication, which speaks for itself. He accepts the suggestion offered by us and states plainly that he will appoint a conference committee to meet a like committee from the other side. He states plainly his position personally, but disavows any intention of declaring just what the body of which he is the official head will do. This is all that we asked. Our idea was to indulge in a preliminary discussion of ways and means, with a view to evolving a plan which the leaders on either side of the content believed their respective followers would accept. We are free to admit that we believe that as the trouble on both sides started at the head, it can be settled at the same place. We mean by head, those divides on both sides, who are the leaders. PRESIDENT MORRIS' open declaration that he is willing to submit his kid of the contention, together with the facts and abide by the action of the body, to whom the questions had been submitted is in line with our estimate of his high character as a gentleman, and a leader. It is a fact that there is much sympathy in the country for Rev. R. H. Born, D. D., whether mistakenly or erroneously or not, that an effort is being made to dispose him of the fruits of his labor for a life time. Of course President Morris disavows any such intention, and to prove it, avers that he is willing to submit the case to an impartial tribunal, pledging himself to submit to the findings thereof. We are in a position to state that Rev. Du. R. H. Born is willing to do the same thing, but we desire him so to state over his own signature and in a manner as publicly as PRESIDENT E. C. MORRIS has done. What we want is one great National Baptist Convention. We have that already, but we want one that is accepted and recognized by all factions. We believe that we are sufficiently advanced in intelligence and finance to see our desire realized. Will Rev. Dr. R. H. Boyd come along with his letter? We hope so. --- THE QUESTION OF LEADERSHIP Under the caption, "We Can't But Kick," the Washington (D. C.) Bee says: "The New York Times in a news item of November 23 states that at an informal meeting of the Board of Trustees, of Tuskegee, it was necessary to select a leader of the colored race and a principal of Tuskegee at once, and they named three men being considered, Missus. Morton, Scott and Logan." Against either of these men the Bee knows, nothing, and it has no suggestion to offer to the Honorable Board of Trustees, as to who would be the best fitted as principal to succeed Da Wastinisory; but we do most earnestly protest in behalf of the Negro race against the statement that the man selected will be the leader of the Negro race. It is a preposterous statement, and we doubt seriously if the man selected will aspire to race leadership, and if he, could command a considerable following if he did. There are several tried leaders now, and no Board of Trustees of any one institution can say this or that man shall be the Leader. We can make predictions, but not command. White this Board of Trustees is distracting a leader, what would DuBois, Miljman, Bruner, Watkins, Shriverman, and a score of others be doing? Our able contemporary seems oblivious of the fact that the influential New York Times is not authorized to speak either for the Board of Trustees of the Tuskegee Institute or for the Negro race. The report was evidently a mistake made by a reporter at Tuskegee whose line of vision was limited. The Negro race has been putting along for about fifty years, without having any chosen leader other than the one the white folks saw fit to choose for him, and this poor fellow evidently didn't know. URBANNA NEWS Urbanna, Va., December 3, 1915—Thanksgiving Day was celebrated at the Emmanuel Baptist Church November 25. Rev. Young, of Lancaster, was present to assist in the exercise. On Thanksgiving night the Union Grove School league had a necktie sale for the benefit of the school. An interesting concert and debate was witnessed at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church on the same night. The debate was, Resolved, "That Woman Should Vote" Miss Sarah C. Campbell, affirmative; Mr. James C. Boyd, negative. After a vigorous argument by both sides, the judges retired for a considerable time. They rendered a decision in favor of the affirmative Rev. C. D. Jones, of King and Queen, preached at the Lebanon Baptist Church last Sunday, November 28. He preached a strong sermon Text, Matt. 16, 18 Subject: "Christian Church" Mrs. Leanna Thornton is quite sick at this writing. Mr. Rott Gatewood and Mrs. Sarah Harris are set on the sick list. The teachers of the Pine Grove graded school gave an excellent concert November 26, at the school building. Mrs. Emily Williams, left here fast Tuesday, November 30, for Baltimore where she will undergo an operation. She was accompanied by her husband, Mr W. P. Williams. Missers, Jeff Braxton and J. C. Boyd were visiting near Nebastond Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Fannie and Retia Taitferro- visited Mrs. Pearle Prazzer and Ella Easton last week. J. C. B . PROVIDENCE R. L NEWS Providence, R. I., Dec. 7, 1915 Three deputy sheriffs attended the morning services at the Congdon St. Baptist Church on Sunday last in case the expelled pastor, Rev. Sidney W. Smith should carry out his threat to occupy and preach in the church pulpit in spite of the fact that as far as the members are concerned his pastorage ceased on Tuesday, November 30, according to a recent ousting process of the members held at a church meeting about a month ago. At a church meeting held on last Tuesday evening. November 30, all of the expator's money was ready for payment, but the necessary payment papers were not honored, being not properly made out. It is said that Rev. Smith became enraged and thoroughly aroused when he yalled to get his money, and declared he was still the pastor and would accept his pulpit as usual Sunday, December 5th. Instead Rev. Dr. W. S. H. Holland, principal of the Watchman Industrial School, preached at the several services to the largest number of worshipers that have assembled at the church for some time, and the presence of the expaint. Rev. Smith as a pulpit participant, failed to materialize. In the meantime, three of Sheriff Wicox's men on the inside plus several able bodied policemen on the outside doing patrolling duties, saw that the dove of peace in and around Congdon Street Baptist Church should not be disturbed, molested or any way scared by the threatening attitudes of the expaint, Rev. Smith, of this city. Judge Douglas of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island and a leading official in Baptist doings here, and other white men of prominence, are directing affairs at the church. BENNETH A. WATSON ber 8, 1918, until about 10:15. Mr. Justice McCoy, wearing the imposing judicial black robe, ascended the bench and the official promptly declared the court open. The attorneys were soon in their places. CLOSE CONSULTATION. Prior to this time Attorney Henry E. Davis (white) was in a close con- veration with Supreme Chancellor S. W. Green and Supreme Attorney S. A. T. Watkins. When the attor- nery announced that they were ready S. W. Green took the witness chair preparatory to an examination at the hands of his own attorneys. They were showing by him that the tax was levied originally in Kansas City, and was known there as the Emergency Tax. DID NOT PROTEST. He declared that Virginia had protested against the payment of the balance of the tax due the Supreme Lodge by virtue of the 1911 tax levy, but insisted that its representatives had not done so on account of its alleged unconstitutionality. Frequent legal tails took place between counsel for the Grand Lodge, K. of P. of Virginia, and those for the Supreme Lodge. WITNESS PROCEEDS Finally, it was decided that the witness should be permitted to explain the history of the tax in his own way, and he proceeded so to beginning with the St. Louis session of the Supreme Lodge when the Pythian Temple and Sanitiorum Commission was appointed, of which commission John Mitchell, Jr., was a member, but who was unable to attend the meeting of the Commission on account of pressing engagements in Virginia. TANES BY COMMISSION The Commission levied a per capita tax upon each member of the Order in grand jurisdictions and elsewhere John Mitchell, Jr., submitted a minority report which declared that the tax as levied was in violation of the Constitution of the Supreme Lodge and recommended that before it be entered that the constitution be amended so as to make such a levy constitutional. TRACED BACKWARD The tax was traced down to the Indianapolis sessionals Supreme Chancellor Green then asserted that the protest of the, Supreme Representatives from Virginia was based upon the fact that the money collected to defend the Order against law suits had been used for salaries and other general expenses. The Grand Lodge of Virginia had been suspended for issuing what was known as the "Shocking Conditions" circular. HAD NOT HEARD OF IT He declared that the first that he had heard about any protest about this particular tax was when he received a copy of the circular in question. This circular was distributed in New Orleans, and it had a tendency to disrupt the Order. On this account he had suspended the Grand Lodge of Virginia. He was interrogated relative to every phase of the question, and finally at 12:30 P. M., the court took a process until 1:30 P. M. A RIGID CROSS EXAMINATION The feature of this day's proceedors was the superb, relentless, merciless cross examination of the witness by Hon. Charlene R. Wilson, Ex United States District Attorney. In a most pleasant tone he called his attentive to correspondence between S. W. Green, Supreme Chancellor, and John Mitchell, Jr., Grand Chancellor, relative to the Indianapolis meeting taxes. He forced the witness to admit that he was mistaken when he had testified that he had not known of any protest previous to the issuance of the "Shocking Conditions" circular. He reviewed every phase of the law, demanded that he point out to him the section of the Constitution of the Supreme Lodge under which the Supreme Lodge, had made the Defense Fund levy NEW METHOD FOR AMENDING CONSTITUTION. Supreme Chancellor Green declared that a resolution, when passed by a two thirds vote of the Supreme Lodge or by a unanimous vote, became a constitutional enactment. He declared that this was the way they had been doing and he thought it was all right. Attorney Wilson took up each tax levy and demanded to know by what constitutional authority it had been levied. He wanted to know if the witness did not know it was in violation of the Constitution of the Supreme Lodge. Supreme Chancellor Green said he did not. WHAT HE THOUGHT He had always thought that all that was necessary in order to make it constitutional was to have the resolution passed by a two-thirds or by a unanimous vote as required by the Constitution, provided it was levied for a special purpose and it had been levied in order to save the life of the Order. IMPROPER CONDUCT BY COUNSEL Attorney Henry E. Davis made strenuous efforts to protect his client but to no avail. At one time, he went so far as to answer a question for him. It was then that Attorney Clarence R. Wilson arose, thoroughly angered by the occurrence, and notified the Court that he would stand upon his rights and that he would not tolerate any further interruptions from Mr. Davis while he was examining the witness. The Richmond Planet is always now. Read our serial stories. Last Friday night was a live wire with the F. K. M. G. A. Library and every man was at his post ready to render his part. The explanation on the Sunday School London last Saturday was enjoyed by everybody who attended and we were glad to see strangers. Come again and bring a friend. Last Sunday found every man ready for work, thus the day was a full one. 8:30 A. M. at the Y. M. C. A. Building the meeting for the workers was a strong one. The inmates of the city home were made happy by the work which was done by the committee. 10:00 A. M. 10:00 A. M. in the city jail, much good was accomplished by the work of the committee. General Secretary S. C. Burrell conducted a special meeting for women in the penitentiary, 10:00 A. M., and one woman was lead to accept Christ. The meeting was a live one. 4:00 P. M. Committeeman C. H. Gaston gave the boys a very timely address and every boy gave the very best attention. The singing lead by Master Paul Morton was good. Mothers, we thank you for sending your boys and you are kindly invited to ask your neighbors to send their boys. Help us to reach the boys. Rev. E. H. Mitchell, pastor of the Leigh Street Methodist Church, spoke to the men from his shoulder, 6:30 P. M.; at the Y. M. C. A. Subject: "Be Strong," which was very timely. The Reverend sang a new song, accompanied by Prof. C. B. Gaston, which reached the hearts of the men. The meeting was one of the best in the history of the Y. M. C. A. Strangers from afar work present and expressed themselves as having been helped. Please remember that you and your friend are invited today, 6:00 P. M.; to the Y. M. C. A. Building to hear the explanation on the Sunday School Lesson. Committeeman B. L. Allen will conduct the meeting for boys 4:00 P. M at the Y. M. C. A. Building, Mothers, send your boys. An open meeting for men, 5:30 P. M., conducted by Committeeman A. C. Clarke, Subject; "The End." Every man is asked to come to this meeting. Women and men are invited to the Sharon Baptist Church to hear special sermon by Dr. D. S. Freeman, Sunday, December 19, 8:00 P. M. The choir will sing special songs. The quarretto that the Doctor claims as his, will sing for him, (The Eutepa) at the same hour. The Church and Y. M. C. A. are working together. Come early that you may get a seat. Free for everybody. Every home is asked to have special prayer for the Young Men's Christian Association. JOHN MITCHELL, JR (Baltimore (Md.) Commonwealth) Editor John Mitchell, Jr., of the Richmond Planet, that strong and influential race journal of the Old Dominion, writes interestingly of his travels. His description of men, conditions and things are graphic and picturesque, and transports you, as it were, to the scenes and into the presence of those who form the subject of his analytical mind. But John Mitchell is a great character from any angle from which any one may choose to take observation. The recognition he has commanded from the great captains of finance and industry, as the only Negro member of the National Banking Association, is an honor of which not only he himself, but of which the whole race may well be proud. We have visited the magnificent office, the domicile of the Charles Bank, of which he is the successful president, and there is nothing in Baltimore, of its kind, to surpass it for beauty of architecture and for uniplexness in its appointments. It is a gem, enhancing the attractiveness of the city and the credit of the race. ADELPHIA CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD Adelphia ..... 17 Adelphia ..... 0 Adelphia ..... 26 Adelphia ..... 13 Adelphia ..... 0 Total ..... 56 Superbas ..... 0 V. N. I. L. ..... 0 Battle Are ..... 0 Olympias ..... 0 Eagles ..... 0 Opponents ..... 6 WON'T WHIP HUSBAND Small Wife Promises Not to Beat 250-Pound Spouse. Mr. and Mrs. William Heim, of Hermond, were before Judge Moer, in Northumberland county court, at Sumbury, Pa., the husband being charged with desertion. "I want you to make her promise to let me alone," the husband, who weighs 250 pounds, pleaded as he looked down on the woman, who isn't more than ninety pounds in weight. Asked what she did, he replied that she was cruel to him. Pressing his questions, court forced the admission out of the woman that she occasionally spanked her husband. He made her promise no more whippings and sent them home. New York to Hear "Billy Sunday Billy / Sunday will conduct a revival in New York city in Jan- uary, 1917. 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Williams, Poyateal DI. re ticciaa taal More than three thousand lovers of Soe Creat erTaToPn sport, trom alt’see ‘fons of tho’ country, witnessed - the ‘Annual classic between Hampton Insti fate and Howard Univer “on apkagiving Day, on the Hampton Adhlotie Held, whoasHampton became the champion of the Aliddio Atlantic States while Howard was crushed 2y the most overwholming dofeat of xil the yoars of her gridirop activities. . Tho weather man seemingly mado ‘the day to order, for under clear akivs, no wid, and s tewperature agroebais to both players and spectators, tho sreateat coufiict of a decade was pulled Off before a crowd wildly outhustastic, Including ,huudreds of: rooters for Howard. __.}¥éws had gono out from Washiug. bs that Howard bad put on the field Aho fastest team tho university had “econ In fvo years—ono trained in the futricactos of play, experts In hand. Hing double, triple, and forward passes ~s0 tho great throng gathered to 300 & heart thrilling contest between there woll-matebed rivals, neither of whica had met defeat tn this season’s serlen. Tho loss of olght variety players by Hampton last season was sufficient excuse for her opponents to think her chances for a Kood toam woro slim. Hampton's season began. with almat an entirely new line-up, some of the men not even baying played on tho school’s second eleven last year. But by the bard work of Capiain Gaylo and the coaches the greatest machine Jn the history of the school was turned ‘out, a machino which showed mastery ‘of ‘the gamo snd possessed both @ Wonderful dofense and 's superlative offense. ‘Tho great offensive work that How: are had promised crumbled before the mighty charging of Hampton's for. wards and the fast, hard tackling of tho Howard runners was blocked dy, Hampton's secondary defense even be- hind the line of scrimmage. : ‘At no tine during the game was Howard dangerous. Only four first downs were made rushing tho ball by Howard backs during the entire game. From the spectators’ polat of viow tho game was a fine Dloce of straight football playing, without any attempt at individual starring, the members of each team working together Iike the well_olled parts of some groat ma. chines. It was @ hard fought battle Groughout, but all times a aplendid npirit was in evidence, which in char. | acterintic of Hampton-Howard names, ‘The work of Penderbughes, McCala, and Matthews standout for Howard, while Rigney, Atkins, Coleman. and j Harvey did excellent work for Hamp. ton. : t Thin Kam@ ends tho.career of thro men well-known fn football circles ull over the country—Bryco and Heamon, for Howard, and Gayle, the most wont. erful player Hampton bas ever pro- duced. « § Hampton juatly claims the cham. pionahip of tho Middle Atlantic States, having defeated Shaw, Union. and Howard, none of these teams having peen allowed to cross her goal line. | FIRST QUARTER Kiek.off by Howard: Hampton ad. vanced bail back 35 yardx Hompton gained downs for a first down. Hamp: ton's second attempt at formard pana fon fourth down, failed and ball .went to Howard on har iG.yard linc. Howard punted to midfeld: Hampton advanced ball back to Howard's 20- yard line, Hatnpton failed on a forward Dass on fourth down and went to'ltow- ard on hor 20-yard line, Howard's quar- ter downed in tracks on fourth down, ball went. over.- Hampton bammered through Howard for long gains and ‘Atkins carried the ball for touch down. No goal. Hampton kicked o% Howard advanced ball to bor 26-yard Hine, them punted to midfierd, End of first quarter with. ball in Hamp- fon’s possession. "Score, Hampton §, Howard 0, oe BECOND QUARTER. % | Hampton‘ pass on foarth failed, she punted, and Howard made « fine god run for long. gain, Howard gained on downs for a first down on Hamp. ton’s 20-yard line. “No gain on downs: her pasa failed on fourth down, .balt went over. Hampton punted from her 20-yard line. Howard received ball, Jost {ton second down by a fumble fn midfield. Hampton made,tong gain on downs for a first down and brought all to Howard's 30.yard line’. Here Hampton made two fumbles and ball ‘went to Howard on her own 10.yanl line Howard punted to. midfeld and Figmpton failed on three successive Passes. Hampton'y auprier, back changed. First half ended with ball in Hampton's possession. Score, Hampton 6, Howard 0. ‘rarep quantem. ° + Hampton's “kickoff, Howard “ad. vanced to midfield ‘snd punted to Hampton's. 3$.yard line. Hampton Yenalised for offside playing. Hamp. tom made fret down on downs and then fost ball in her own territory. Howard advanced to Hempton's 30. yard Ite and again lost bell. Hampton made a gate of 99 yards but wee renal. Ised “10 yards: punted to midield: Fieward firmbied ond foot taf! on fret down: a socesstul poms brought the bell to Howard's M.yerd Meo; by tine sensing Os De was breaght te we oy "<f Hepert’s goel lac. ‘Time called for wad of third ‘quarter ‘Bampton 4; Miward.0- °° Lo) YOURTH QUARTER, |}. One| attaninute’ after sng varied Harvey made a touch cews: ‘Hamp. ten. Ne. goal. Hampton kicked off; 2g, gains down; Howard panted tc midfield, ia tera punted in to Howard's territory: Howard re. tarned with punt. Hampton penalised 16 yards. Ball see-sawed ip midfield; & successful pass to Gayle of 25 yards brought the ball to the 20-yard line. Another tou¢h.down was’ made for Hainpton by Mundy. Hampton kicked of; Howard made a num! of un- successful runs; pass failed, punted. Hampton peaallzed for roughing; punted to 35.yard line. Howard now Dut forth every—effart to score. A pasa brought bell to Hampton's 20- yard Hine: another successful pass but gain; third pass failed, The camo onded with ball in Howard's posses. sion. Score, Hampton 18, Howard 0 Line-Up: Howerd Hampton LE McCalo White LT. Waters Coleman ua um Givens Cc. Beamon Dabney Robinson RE. Williams Gayle RT. > Matthews Dixon RO. Bagley. . Banks -@ Bryco Harvey LH Grinnsgo Atkins Meadows RH. Stratton’ Doreoy Mundy F.B. =Penderbughes Rignoy Time—Four 16-minute quarters. Referee, G. C. Wilkinson, Umpire, Bf. P. Robinson. Headlineaman, H. G. Douglass. * Score—Hampton,18, Howard 0. Touchdowns for’ Hampton, Atkins Harvey, Mandy. - GREEK ENVOYS - SENT-TO SALONIKA Belleved to Convey Deciston | Acalnst Demobiztion fers FRc: 1 RETIRE | A Greek muititary commission ba left Athens for Satontks to discus personally with represcatatives of th allies; the Hulkan situation as far a Greee ts {avolvod. | ‘There tx strong presumption tha “members of the commission wil tn form the represcotatives of the allies that the Greek general stad has ad vised against the demand of tho en tento powers that Greece demobilize and withdraw ber forces trom Oreek Macedontn. * "Five members of the Greek genera stam hav recently accepted spectal decoration sent to them by Eniperot ‘William according to a despatch from Milan. The Athens correrpondent of we Paris Matin aitirma that the only ef fective course for the entente ts te apply a Workade to Greece, and adde: “It will be all the more, frutttal to results nluee popstar dincontent with the royat polley Ix growing percept Diy, If the elvvtlons hat been beld three wees ago the Ventzelox party would have been heaten but now, mit withetatding the extraontiuary com Aitions undir witeh they will be held he {x Mhely to Ket a minjority. A Blockade not wnty would starve the popnlation Int would ruln the mercan tile marine, Ureure's sole xource of wealth. Chis quently the general publics depts acltated und business clreles are ante.” Berlin annonces that the Frencd| forces in xouthern Serita have beer. compelled 10 vive up thelr positions, In the sultent formed by the, Cerna’ and Vardaf rivers vwing to threatened | envelopmens. The rewert further ears : “Ipek tMastenenr) has heen evacu ated. Priwrers brought in durtog| Jeatonizy’s Aghting numbered 1280." Defegt of the Tulgartans ta attacks last Sunday on the French ne. at three polutr, at Abozurkl, Demin Kape and Costmoring, 1s reported In a dew patch from Athens to Parls. | ‘The Seridan retreat {nto Atbanta gaya the de-patch, ie proving difficult becaune of the cold weather und the pad state of the Foade, and also ts hampered hy the presence 1a the Ser plan ranks of more than 4M Aus wan prisonera. ‘There are how 100, 900 Serilan troops and 206 rota geen gathered in Albania, the Athenti pavicen Mate, sording to estimates trim Germar jourcéy the central’ powers lomt only 000 ren in tho Sorbian campatgn, _Athets reported that’ British trans jorts landed additional allied divis ons at Galonika on Sunday. Artilicry re armored. automobiles are being yurrfed to the fromt. “(A- @ividion la ° 2.000 mea.) . Report 300 Mutineers Shot | Threo hundred Bulgarian soldiers of an infantry regiment which muti ated when onicred to Gallipoll tc fight’ with the Turks were immedi ately shot, according to, a Central News despatch. * Rumania Extends Army * Tre Romanian gorernment has oF Gered the mobilization of all ratural faed foreixners under the protectior of the Rumanian Jaws up to fory years old. z Britain Baro Picture Post Cards Announcement was rage at the war office ts Tonton that tn future Ail pletarial postcards, ndiresved te ewtral evvatries will be stopped by eae x . 5 A CENERAL SORVEY: OF + WEDNESDAY. ¢ Closely following the visit of Bu Yeror William to Vieona comes the Rows that threo members of the Aus trian cablact have resigned. Thelr successors have been oaqed. ‘When the cntento’ allies baye con: gontrated 600,000 men in the Balkans, Rumania will deliver an ultimatum to Austria, according to & report cur rent in Hucharest. ~~ Capture of 15,000 Serbs by the Bul- warlans when they took Prizrend is announced by Rerlin. 2 Acconiffig to Sofia, Butrarian troops Are operating auccessfu'ly against the allied troops in nouthorn Serbia. The left bank of the Cerna ts reported cleared cf the Anglo-Fronch forces. Rome claims further progress for Uie Italian armics tn thelr desperate strugrte for Gor. s —_—_ THURSDAY. i Earl Kitchener in understood tc have declared against the abandon ment of the Galipoll peninauta cam .paign, on the ground that ft fs s Goarantee against a’ Teuton-Turk Movement upon Egypt. , Bulgarian troops are reported to have been sent to nid tho Turks at Gallipoli. Austrian forcos have captured two town in Montenegrin territory. Italy formally annoonces that, an agreement was reached Monday by the .Rome overnment not to con: clude w separate pence with Aunteia. Dospateticn to London ay the Rus. alann have retaken Czernowitz, th capital of Bukowina, and have achlev- od other successes,” Vienna oMtetally Feports the enptire of 12,000 Russians in November, FRIDAY. “Tho alate department. at Washies ton ts urdlerstood to have notifies Ambaxsador ven Bernstorf that Cap tafn Karl Mtoy-Ed, the German naval Attache, I nereona non grata to the United Sixes government, A report frem Salonika sayn Rus alan forees havo fuvaded Bulgarte London accents na authentic the Fe port that Anstrinn and German troops Dav coccuplet Monastir, Serbia, Count Golnchowskt. former forcign minister of Austria, I fn Atliens, aupposedly on a diplomatte mission, Turkinh despatches say tho British troopr jn “Mesopotamin have been routed ‘with losses of £000 men, Tt aino ts reported from Constantinople that an alle! crotrer hag been allenc: ed tn the Dartanelien. A German submarine tn reported sunk br Nrittsh ahore batteries {n the Straights of Gihwaltar, A British gunboat and reveral more British merchantment have been nunk by U: boate In the Moditorrancan, Soareemeente From Germany comes the report that Greece has virtually turned over Grecian Macedonia an a bnse of op erations to the entente alles, bealdes riving them fre» une of the raltroad and the harbors on the Aegean, tp: cluding Kasats. Accordine t an Athens despaten, Serbian sehiters who fol back tnto Grock trritery after Monastir wan fovacunted were not dturmed. Lonion fs stil In the dark as to the reported Nussiau favaton of Bulgaria, Of the other hand there are ramors that 28,000 Nuxaritan xolifery have been sent toate allan atid Prened front. It fs asata reported that Italy 18 about to-lagd forves fn Albania for une fn the Hallany, London hax a report, which tacks confirmation, that twelve mile * of German trenches have been taken by the Rusians along the road to Tu kum, went of the Ittea, aunnay. Matory polley of King Constantine and his mintstors hax aroused tho al Med nations and drastic acon 1 planned to make Groves reply to al Mes’ demanits, Several hundred peronx were KID ed by an exploaion in an ammunitior factory at Halle, Prissian Saxony, s Kolding despateh rays, Bir Edward Grey anitounces that Britain, France, itussis, Italy and Je pan have mow viened a pact agataat concluding © separate peace or mak: fag peace demanda without tho con- sent of all of the allies, Franco-iritish state ant war chlete hold long conference at Calaia, Russia claime to have captured sev. eral important German grenches to the Riga diatrict. é ‘Artifery ducis. marked ‘the’ Gay along the front in Belgium and France, z peas | *M. Venizelos, former premfor o Greece, has {ssued a mantfento advis tng the Nat{onal Liberty party, whiet hea beads, to abstain from voting fc the coming elections, and charging virtual aupprension of the constitu Uonal regime in the dissolution of the whamber ani the ordering of new elections. -Grenre still delays bet answer to the demands of the enten: te powers. | ‘There fs no news from Rumanis and stl no atvices ax to the Russian move axalost Ritgaria. Sorblans re Uring from Mondstir bitvo ardived at Glevgell to Join tho Freneh troops undgr Gener! Sarrall. Eprollmen: of the Tuqiian “army class of 1917 next year, a yoaT ia ad ‘vanco of tho ordinary time, 1s order ed in an {mpertal vkase issued fo Potromrad. +: . Asylum Potientia Suletde Slipping. away from the attendants fn the deal of night, Raymond E. Yer- ger, & well-known young Allentown Dookkep rr tweatytwo years otf, commited #:1.1¢ by Ranging with a towel fr = a.sthr orm 7'the Stite how pltal a: ‘iierevi"'s, near Allentown where ke Pa't Teco an inmate a year. ALSO VON PAPEN ‘ S. Asks Fecal Geman Attaches, . BERNSTORFE 1S. AOTIIE? Naval and Military Envoys of Embas *y Objectionable Becauec of “Im proper Activities." Tho state department announce! formally that ft tad asked £01 the recall of Captain Hoy-Ed ant Captain von Papen, naval anc “Inilitary attaches, rcepectively, 0 the Gorman ombursy, becauré “ o! “objectionable activities in connec on with military and naval matters.” The stato department's announce ment camo soon after the cabinet meeting. Sccretary of Stato Lapaing has communtcated to Count yoo Bern stort, tho German ambassador, that the attaches are no longer persona grata to tho United States. The ussal Aplomatic procedure ts for the am Dassador to dieis« them from the embassy. They muy or may not leave the country, althonsh they probably will, y Secretary Lanuinys xed this state ment: "On account of what this govern- ‘ment consilers Wuyrajur activities to military and naval waters, this Koy: erameat has reque td the Immediate recall of. Captain Hoy-Ed, tho Gor man naval attache, and Captain you Papen, the German military sttache, as they are no luactr acreptablo to thin governinent.” Captain Boy-Ed's ‘activities bare for some time attracted the attention of the government In connection with, alleged minuxe of Amerieas’ passports, and more recently tx connection with disclosures ut the trials of oMeinls of tho Hamburg-Anwrican Steamship no in New York. : Tho name of Castain von Papen, the military attache, ink been brought to official uttentiéa tn connection with charges of pla: to cripnte Amer fcan munitions plurts, and most. re- cently in connectiv with the recall of Dr. Conatantin Dumba, the Aus rian ambassador. Letters which were selzed pon Jams F. 3. Archthald, an American war correspondent, which disclosed ho activities of thy Austrian ambas- yador, mentioned Captain von Papen's pame.- It wan raid at the state de} partment that Cont von Rerpatort! aad been notified «f the xovernment’s sttitude, and that announcement bad Jeon withhelt tv sive the ambasse Jor opportunity t+ communicate with is home roverniivnt.« I ix under tood Count von Mernntorit notified Berlin, but no ‘ar has recetved no ply. Tt wan sald at the state department hat 19 action wan taken because of he Reneral activities of the two Gor ian oficers an! that the rowlt of the rial of ofhals of the Hamburg | (meriean line was merely tneldental, | $00 Pupils Schoolless : Two larse sesoot bulidinss tn Plt taton townetdy, near Pittston, Pa. have beta wrecked badly by ‘mine caves and Soo chiigren are without publle schon! sw eommodattons, The foantatens of both buihiings have been tamaced, plaster bas drop: pod from tle watld and the strueturen ary unsafe, “Tue cara occurred tn tho inines «if the Pennsy!vanta com: pany. School wititues are crowded! al: most to Ureir eapaelty and school df: Feetors are pussled to Mad room for the ehitiren ont of nchool ax m result of the dase. It will he xome Umo before the wrrvked buildings can put §nto shape for use. 2 Arrest Three Plot Suspects Acting unter fastructona from Wittam Flys, ehfet of te secret service, tetevtives ta New York took to puller headquarter for -to- Yoatization, Euxeao Kluger, deseabed ano Hungarian typesctter; his wife, and Anton F. Mente, an Austrian. . In Kiuger’s apartment, tho detec tives nay, they found @ large con- sigamont of chemicals and explostres, They say they watched Mento's acts at stenmsbip docks in New York and Hoboken. z iia sane iea git | Having. alreauy adopted two chil: Gren, a boy and a efsl, John B. Mo Kaight, © Pennsylvania brakeman, Uving In Juniata, near Altoona, Pa. took stops to adopt a third, which was Jeft on bis doorstep. When Mrs. McKnight responded to & sligbt knock, abo found the child tn & basket, with a silp of paper bearing the word “Marion,” and the dato of birth, October 26, 1915. A nocond Dasket contained the tafant’s clothes. Lack of Arm’ Coste Lite One-xrmed Michael McCarthy was shot and killet by two men who, held up 2 salooi ft St. Louls, because at thelr command of “hands up" he rained only the arm left bim. One slcove of McCarthy's coat hung empty, its end In the coat Docket. “The robber apparentiy thought he wan reaching for a revul ver. 4 Children Burned to Death News reached Huntington, |W. Va, that four children had ‘been burned ‘to death fm’ Logan coun ty, The iittie son and daughter of Beary Prichard, of Holden, were fa tally burned while playiog Indian and the two children of James Lowe, of Ram Crock, lost thetr lives when thelr Lome wan Gentroyed by fire. : . Pardon for Unique Litter: ” Ywagk Jobason, fommorty. of Wheat. We “W.Va, coavicted of steafag i @inper bucket ‘anda cont, and sve fenced to ilfe imprisonment ender he Debitual criminal act,-has bees pardoned by Governor H. D. Hatseld. Johnson served eight years of his penteacs: CAPTAIN VON PAPEN German Military Attache Whoee Recall te Asked. . aa eae Le aa Seat tie alin Sans i alan —— co : ne a WILSON PLEADS FOR U.S. DEFENCE Urges duogess Assemble All Resources of Nation. ENDORSES MILITARY INCREASE es a ee ee ony ‘New Taxes on Incomes, Luxurle and Induatry—Scores “Hyphen y Aenea. | Sanding Uehind the reading des) in tho boux of representatives, Prest donut Wilson delivered in” person to 1 Joint rcanton of the congress, an¢ Through It to the people of the Unite Btates, his third annual mesaago, pos ably one of the most remarkable Tecent year With national preparedness as bis theme, the president called upon con Krenn to unite tn anvermbling all the Fesources of the nation Into a mighty weapon far tte defence, Not aly dtd Bo call for the expected Inafoactn tn the army and the nary, but 40 also demanded the mobiitzation of the Sn dustrles and resources of the country ax nnotier toy tn the direction of prenre:tties In words uf vitrolle “force, he do noticed eltivene of the United States who have taken part in the vartous attempts ta volate nentrcity. At many pulgty, he was Interrupted by abripinees The following are the anala points fn the messace The presi nt presents, and. urges for adoption, Bie plans of the war de partment, proviling for an Increase of the regular army te 7125 oftcers and 134,787 men, and a xupplementary force of wegen elttzenn trained f9 military discipliie and evolutions: ino the navy department program te conatfiet ten hattloships, nix. battie cruisers. toy rewit erufserr, fifty de etroyers, Iu fleet and coaet qubina rineefhng vther vessels, during the next Ave fears To ralxe money for theso expendi cures and te cover a deficit fn the na onal treasury, hie mURReKtA: Lowering the limite of exemption In the income (ax. . Continuanen of the duty of ono cent a pound on .gusnr. : Tax of one cent a gallon on Rano ino and naphtha. ¢ ‘ ‘Tax of Mitty cents x horse power on motor curs nel internal exploaton en: rines. Stamp tax on bank checks. z Tax of twenty-five conte & ton on pig ron. ‘Tax of twenty-five centa a ton op abricated iron and steel. Ho declares the pnrposo of the Jnited Stater % continue to uphold he Monroe doctrinh, .. 1 Ho defends the courne of the admin stration fn Mexico, saying’ thin pol cy ban resulted tn gaining tho friend bip.of the Central and South Amert an republics, thus creating a true manvAmericantam. —. { ‘He reanserts the neutrality af the Jaited States In tho world war and xprorscs hope that this nation may © of service in brioging about the” conomic readjustment and recupers jon which must follow the confict, Ho bitterly ncores “hyphenated” mericanism ax a greater menace te be United States than any foreign afluence, and urges the. enactment f laws providing adequate puntab-, ént for disloyalty, whother by Amer: ans or lito. =| He urges the passage of the bill to reate an American merchant marine “rejected at the last session—to do. op American commerce, particu ‘rly in South "America, and to ald 10 navy Im case of war. =f He: urxes pianx for’ the mmobttzatiza| [the nation’s industrial and natural ssonreen, Moniioning fn thix ceazee | oh’. the eratment of rural ‘azedite telxttim, er “ T! a . 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Second St. Save tage and ald bitte. 10 Votes for each ‘cent paid } Describing tho execution, the a6 vices said that the women, ranging from girls to qrandmothers, all is peon garb, were led from the court wartial room.: Some wept but. mos! wero stotcal. All were herded in line against « long adobo wall. Some bié thelr faces with thelr bair aa. the -Fitle squad, chosen by the commander of ‘the district, raised their guas: Not all fell at the first volley, but the re maluder sank to the ground with the pecond round of fre,” Live ‘Steck Quetations CRICAGS. HONS Ise. Somer, Serre igen eed SBE ane eee tes. Be. 40; balk, se.i0g 665. ' Sep ids coer sope Lain ae ‘Nihet se. "s ae i6e, tower, wen ns ate ieee CARNEGIE GAVE AWAY FORTUNE Vast Wealth of Ironmaster Drops To $20,000,000. Very Little Will Go to His Family, Thus Making Good His Boast of Dying Poor. Andrew Carnegie has a fortune today of $20,000,000. Of the vast wealth which the fron- master possessed when he started giving away his fortune twenty years ago, in conformity with his principle of dying poor, that is all he has left. He is now far down on the list of America's millionaires. Mr. Carnegie has given away about $350,000,000. If interest were to be included on some of the funds he has not aside, the total would reach nearly $400,000,000. This sum kb has given away in pursuance of his belief, as expressed by Dr. Henry S. Pritchett, president of the Carnegie Foundation, in his address on Wednesday in Pittsburgh, "that the map who dies possessed of great wealth and who devotes no part of it to the public has failed in life." The fortune of $20,000,000 which Mr. Carnegie has left he has devoured in his will almost entirely to charity. Very little will go to his family. Thus, when his will is made public, it will be found that he really made good his boast of dying poor. There is, strictly speaking, no record like his in this or any other country. The virtual amount of Mr. Carnegie's present fortune was disclosed by one of the ironmaster's closest friends, a man who has had the direction of the disposal of much of this great wealth. While preferring that his name not be used, this friend made it clear that he believed the time had come to make known the extent of Mr. Carnegie's wealth today in proof of his deep sincerity of purpose and of the manner in which he had carried out his formula of the responsibility of private wealth. Mr. Carnegie's immediate family consists of his wife, who was Miss Deane Whitfield, and their daughter, Margaret, now 18 years old. He has two nephews, Thomas Morrison and William Coleman Carnegie, the son of his brother Tom. It will be only a comparatively small inheritance which these will receive when the one-time Carnegie fortune is taken into consideration. It was explained by this friend of Mr. Carnegie's that not since he first started giving away his fortune has the ironmaster attempted to make money. He has refused, for example, to buy a single share of stock in any corporation or to go into anything, which, while promising increased wealth for him, involved the hazards of business. Two Girls Burned to Death Burned to a crisp, the bodies of two girls, five and seven years old, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. George Ostrom, were found in the remains of their bed at the Ostrom home in Pitton, Pa., following a fire in the double dwellings, part of which the family occupied. The fire started in the section of the house occupied by the family of Peter Poplar when the parents of the Ostrom children were visiting frisads. The fire had its origin from an overheated stove in the Poplar home. The names quickly enveloped the one side of the double frame building and spread to the other. Firemen worked about the fire for several hours before Mr. and Mrs. Ostrom returned and learned that the children were in the house. KILLS WIFE BEFORE CHILD While his six-year-old daughter romped about the room, and his other two children were asleep in an adjoining room, Albert Hughes, thirty years old, shot and killed his wife, at their home in Auburn Corners, Susquehanna county, near Montrose, Pa. The husband shrieked to the neighbors that he had killed his wife by accident, and then gave himself up to the authorities. He said that he was cleaning his gun when it was discharged. The story of his daughter contradicts this and Hughes is in jail, charged with murder. It is said that the husband had been jealous of a neighbor. Two Killed In Auto Crash Loading control of his car which ran up the hill on a sharp curve on the National pike, seven miles west of Cumberland, Md., Milton Dicken, a grocer, and his sister-in-law, Mrs. Alice K. Kifer, wife of Pink R. Kifer, a grocer, were killed when the machine was swirled back by the embankment on its side in the middle of the road. The machine did not turn turtle and was but little damaged, but Dickens skill was crushed by the framework of the bed and the Kifer's neck in the jaws when he forced the car Fatal Quarrel Over Dog During a quarrel over the ownership of a dog, William Reilly, twenty-five years old, of Hawley, near Scranton; Pa., was shot to death by James McDonough, forty-seven years old. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW World's Peace, He Says, Can Be Obtained in League of Nations. [Image of a man with a bald head and a mustache]. Photo by American Press Association. In a London speech Mr. Shaw said, "I do not believe there can be any peace in the world until there is between England France and Germany. If Great Britain defeated Germany very heavily the latter might try to seek a combination with the United States. In fact, Britain might drive Germany and America into one another's arms by carrying victory too far." The shooting occurred in one of the principal stores of the town. According to witnesses, Rolly just had threatened to take the dog at the first opportunity, when McDonough drew his gun and shot him near the heart. Rolly staggered from the store, walked a couple of hundred feet and fell dead. McDonough gave himself up. Hunter Bleeds to Death Glarence Green, eighteen years old, was injured fatally while hunting near Franklin, Pa. He chased a rabbit under an abandoned building and leaned his cocked gun against the wall. Either Green or his dog knocked the gun over and Green received the charge in his right leg above the knee. Robert Jennings, a quarter of a mile away, heard his call for help, but thought boys were playing about the building. Half an hour later, Jennings answered the call, but Green had lost so much blood that he died two hours later. Boy Burned to Death John Leonard, six years old, was found burned in a clump of willow trees beyond Third street bridge, in Wilmington, Del., and a short time after he had been admitted to the Delaware hospital he died. The boy was unconscious and the police have been unable to find any witnesses who could tell how his clothing was ignited. Cat's Bite Killing Him William Cardine, aged nineteen, is in a hospital in Willamaport, Pa., suffering from lockjaw, and probably dying. Last August a cat hit him in one of his hands, the wound healing quickly and Cardine felt no ill-effects until a few days ago when slight convulsions set in. Symptoms of hydrophobia developed and he is steadily growing worse. Six Blamed for insane Man's Death Six attendants at the Danville (Pa) State hospital for the insane were held responsible by a coroner's jury for the death of William McNells, of Indiana county, a patient, who died Saturday from injuries alleged to have been indicted by them. The jury exonerated the management. No Bed For Family The arrest of Stinley Bogis, at Mahanoy City, Pa., charged with non-support, disclosed the fact that the family was living in a collar without even a beak. An eight-weeks-old babo slept in a scrap box, Mrs. Bogis says, drink in the cause of the situation. Gunner Killed in Accident Francis Baird, of Delano, near Hastleton, Pa., while gunning for rabbits in the Quakake valley, near Round mountain, slipped from a rock. His gun exploded and the load entangled his body, killing him instantly. Sixteen Killed Playing Foot Ball Foot ball claimed sixteen lives in the 1915 season, which has come to a close. Last year the toll was one. GENERAL MARKETS PHILADELPHIA. — FLOUR quiet; winter clear, $4.90@5.10; city mills, $8.75@6. RYE FLOUR—Quiet; per barrel 35¢.525. WHEAT firm: No. 2 rod, new, 31¢.15½¢. CORN quilt: No. 2 yellow, 77¢.78¢. OATS quilt: No. 2 white, 44¢.¢ 18¢.c.; Lower grades, 43¢. FOULTRY: Live steady; hans, 14¢ 16c.; old roosters, 11¢12c. Dressed steady; choice fowls, 18c.; old roost- rers, 13c. WINTER firm: Fancy creamery, 25¢1c. per lb. Eggs steady: Selected, 44¢16a. hearby, 43c.; western, 43c. Live Stock Questions CHICAGO. - HOGB - Active, 10¢ 11c. higher. Bulk, $4.25¢6.25; High, $4.25¢6.30; mixed, $4.25¢7.00; heavy, $4.25¢7.60; rough, $4.25¢8.50; plum, $4.25¢8.90. GATTLE. - Steady; beef, beef $4.25¢10.50; western plum, $4.25¢10.90; beef, beef THE RICHMOND PLANET. RICHMOND. VIRGINIA. Seven Others Injured in Explosion at Dupont Plant. VISTIMS BLOWN TO ATOMS Parts of Workmen's Bodies Blown Across the Brandywine—Cause of Disaster Mystery. Thirty men, nearly all of them young, were killed and seven were injured when 80,000 pounds of black powder exploded in a packing house in the upper Hagloy yard of the E. I. Dupont de Nemours & company, hear Wilmington, Del. The cause, an official statement given out by the company says, is a mystery However, there were rumors aloft that some outside agency caused the detonation of the powder. These speculations concerning the possibility of a plot to blow up the Dupont works were based largely upon posters recently put up near the powder plant warning Germans to get away not later than January 1. The killed are: James Baldr, Benjamin Barber, Marge Bricett, Elmer Cumpaton, James Egner, Harry Ellott, Elmer Fox, Norman Fisher, James Gemmett, Nelson Newgate, J. Maber, Freel Joffrey, B. Kelcher, Edward King, James Maliy, Bryan O'Connor, Harry Place, G. Sylvestri, Paul Smack, John Smack, Wesley Simpson, E. Springfield, Allee A. Thaster (foleman), Leslie Timmons, W. Wein, Elmer Mace, Patrick Hanrahan, C. Pleasanton, William Oliver and one man thus far unidentified. The injured are: Lewis Booker, Edward Davis, E. F. Ware, P. J. Slikes, W. H. Oliver, J. R. Meredith, all of whom are at local hospitals. Mace, a driver; Hanrahan, a carpenter; Clarence Pleasanton, fireman, and W. Oliver, machinist, among the killed, were outside the packing house. The explosion was so severe that only a hole in the ground marks the spot. The packing house was blown to pieces, as were other structures nearby. There were twenty-five men and youths from sixteen to twenty one years at work in the packing house. None survived. They were all blown to atoms, not enough of any body being found to enable identification. The others killed were outside the building. For hours after the explosion, other workmen in the yards were busy with buckets and baskets picking up arms, legs, hands and remnants of flesh scattered over the surrounding country and hanging from trees for over a quarter of a mile. The only body identified among those known to have been in the packing house is that of Allen A. Thaxter of Portland, Me., foreman in the mill. The trunk of his body was blown across the branly-wine creek and was identified by shreds of clothing that clung to the mangleled flesh. The men injured were at work out side the packing house or in adjoining mills. The disaster was one of the worst that has ever occurred in the history of the Dipont company. Twenty-five years ago six mills in the same plant exploded and killed fourteen men and injured a number of others. The money loss will only be a few thousand dollars. All of the injured were badly mutated, some having their eyes blown out and limbs almost torn off. Bones will die. John Smack, one of the killed, only began work Monday. The scene about the plant was heartrending. Hundreds of relatives of workmen damored for admission or screamed in anguish. Just before the explosion occurred a car carrying several thousand pounds of powder was run along a narrow railroad track to the door of the packing house. This was drawn by two horses. One theory is that some of the powder spilled from the car, and falling on the tracks was ignited by the car passing over it. It is supposed this flash ignited the explosive in the car and caused the disaster. RABBITS $25 EACH Three York Hunters Pled Gulity and Are Fined. George L. Brown, Charles Bow man and Henry Epply, all of York, Pa., contributed $100 to the state treasury, they having pleaded guilty to charges preferred by Game Warden F. P. Gemmit that on November 21 they hunted and shot four rabbits, on the farm of Mr. Brown, in Jackson township. The four rabbits therefore cost them $21 apiece. State Pays $1,000,000 for Schools A million dollars in school ap propriations was paid out by the state treasurer at Harrisburg. These were due last summer, but were not paid out on account of the low state of the treasury. 1915 DECEMBER 1915 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Do You Want an Umbrella? Well, here it is. 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The Planet will be sent to you four months for fifty cents; six months for eighty cents; one dollar and fifty cents per year. We Print Bills, Tickets, Letter-heads, in fact, everything. We do Linotype Work for the Trade, at the Lowest Prices. THE PLANET 311 N. Fourth St. Richmond, Virginia Phone, Randolph 2213 SATURDAY. ```markdown ``` = A GENERAL SURVEY OF THE WAR A GENERAL SURVEY OF THE WAR WEDNESDAY British troops are being withdrawn from the hardnelles and sent to the Balkanans. Premier Asquith is under stood to have assured Serbia that re-inforcements are on the way to its aid. It is understood the allies plan to land Greece men in the Balkan peninsula and to have Russia attack Bulgaria; while Italy will send an expedition, the vanguard of which already is reported to have landed, through Alaania to the hard-pressed Serbs. Rome says Italian troops are within two miles of Gorz, and that this city soon must fall. Austria, on the other hand, denies that the Italians have made any progress. Russian official statements report an advance near Dvlnak, and hard fighting along the Stripa river, in Galicia. THURSDAY Premier Asquith announces that Greece has yielded to the entente demands and has given guarantees they will be respected. Greek ships which had been detained by the allies have been released. Austro-German troops in north Serbia are pressing on toward Prizrenz to meet the Bulgarian forces. Berlin reports the capture of 17,400 more Serbs. German positions on the coast of Courland have been bombarded by Russian warships. Berlin says two cruisers of the attacking fleet were sunk. The Germans report a victory over the Russians, southeast of Riga. Riva, Austria, is being bombarded by the Italians. FRIDAY. Russia is declared to have 250,000 troops at Danube river points on the Rumanian border, ready to strike at Bulgaria. Rumors are heard of an impending deal between Rumania and Russia. General von Hindenburg is reported in pnews despatches from Petrograd to have given up the Riga campaign, and to be evacuating Mitan. The German cruiser Frauenlob, according to a semi-official despatch, has been sunk in the Baltic by a British submarine. Gorz, Austria, is reported in flames, and Italian officials predict a withdrawal by the Austrians along the whole loam front within the most new town. How To Get One. SATURDAY. Capture of New additional Serbia is reported by the German war office. The Germans have occupied the heights on the west bank of the Sittnea river west of Prittsia and on the west side of the Kosovo plain. Austrian troops are pushing their advance southwest of Mitrovita. Success for the Turks on the Gallipoll position in inflicting losses upon the Austrian troops are announced by Constantinople. A wireless message from Berlin declares the reports that the Russians have relied on Czarovsk in Volhynia are untrue. The British expedition in Mesopotamia is back again in possession of Cteselphon, near Bagdad, after its recent temporary withdrawal a short distance because of lack of water. Italian attacks on the defences of Gorz continue. Rome reports, they lately won positions being strengthened despite Austrian counter attacks. SUNDAY. seizure of all wheat in Canada. Berlin announces the capture of Rudnik and the conclusion of the operations against Serbia. The Austro-Germans effect a junction with Bulgarians and Turkey. Gorizia, Austrian stronghold, is reported captured by Indians, in a Geneva despatch. Eighteen allied steamships have been sunk by German submarines in the Mediterranean, Berlin claims. In France the German troops met defeat in a sanguinary hand-to-hand fight for the possession of trench positions north of the field work known as "The Labyrinth," in Artolus. The conflict lasted several hours, the kaiser's troops refusing to admit that they were beaten until their losses compelled them to give up the struggle. MONDAY Berlin reports that the Austro-German campaign in Serbia has reached its conclusion, as the way from Germany to Constantinople has opened. It is asserted that 100,000 Serbs have been taken prisoner during the last few months. Petrograd bears that Rumania is about to join actively with the allies. An unconfirmed report says Gorz has fallen to the Italian troops. Austrian troops in this field of action have received 30,000 reinforcements. Lord, Kitchener is in France. Four German aeroplanes shelled Verden, in reprisal. French aviators dropped bombs upon Brieties, south of Steenag. Germana Rux H. & Coppe Germany buy O. S. Copper Orders for copper aggregating about 200,000,000 pounds, nearly ninety-fifth of the annual production in the United States, have been placed by German representatives; with copper concerns in this country, it was reported: UMBRELLA COUPON GOOD FOR 5 CENTS The Planet, 311 N. 4th St. Bodies of Victims Lay Four Days After Terrible Crime—Ghastly Find In Home. Five murders, the wiping out of a family and their farmhands, were discovered in the farmhouse of Samuel Weltzman, which lies off the Georges road about three miles outside of New Brunswick. Another farmhand, apparently the man who had killed the others, was found dead clutching a revolver. The dead are Mr. and Mrs. Weltzman, who were shot as they slept; their son-in-law, David Kigner, and his wife, Beatrice, and two workmen whose names are not known. County Physician Carroll, who went to the farmhouse with Prosecutor Florance and detectives, judged by the conditions of the bodies that they had been dead for several days, and from other circumstances the authorities have concluded that the murders took place on Wednesday evening. The discovery might have been longer postponed but for the chance meeting of a milkman who had been unable to find any one around the house with David Kligner's brother. The Weltzman farm sits back about a quarter mile from the road, on the edge of a clump of woods. There are no other houses nearby. Weltzman was fairly prosperous. He was last seen on Tuesday, when Joseph Wildgoose, one of his customers, stopped to get his milk. Wildgoose went again on Thursday, but could not find any one around the place. --- Saturday he happened to meet Nathan Kigner, a brother of David, and told him that his brother's foks were apparently away. Kigner became alarmed, and with Maurice Kalpen and Voorhees Ragin, went over to the farm and tried to get in. Ferguson forced the window of the bedroom and climbed in. David Kigner lay face up on the floor between the two beds with a bullet wound in his chin and forehead. On one of the beds was a farmhand, a Hungarian, on his knees as if he had been shot down as he tried to rise. In the other bed was the other hand, a Foje, crushed under the clothes, with the receiver in his hand and a wound in his right temple. The door of this room was locked on the inside and as Ferguson opened it a dog that had been lying in a corner, came drawing itself along the floor whining and exhausted from want of food and water. In Waltzman's bedroom he and his wife were found lying on their backs with bullet wounds in their heads. Death had come to them as they slept. In the other bedroom across the hall, that of Kigner and his young wife, there were evidences of a terrible struggle. Mrs. Kigner lay dead on the bed, shot through the breast and head. The bedclothes were scattered about, and in a wall were several bullet holes, as if many shots had been fired in an effort to kill whoever had been struggling with the murderer. The laborer had been with the Weltzmans for only a month. He was known as a surly fellow and Weltzman had much trouble with him. BRITISH CASUALTIES 600,000 British casualty lists published during November total 1232 officers, 45,184 noncommissioned officers and men in all fields of war, bringing the total since the beginning of hostilities up to approximately 600,000. Heavy as were the losses in killed wounded and missing for the present month, they were much lighter than in October, when the names of 8110 officers and 71,187 noncommissioned officers and men were included in the lists. West Virginia Liquor Law Upheld The West Virginia supreme courts declared constitutional that section of the state liquor law which prohibits liquor dealers outside the state from advertising their wares in West Virginia by circular letters, and order blanks. German positions on the Belgian coast, from Zeebrugge to Ostend, were bombarded for two hours by a British squadron, according to a Reuter despatch from Amsterdam. POSTMASTER A SUICIDE John S. Weaver, of Mechanicburg, Shoota Himself at Hla Home. Shoots Himself at His Home. John S. Weaver, sixty years old, for four terms postmaster of Mechanicsburg, Pa., committed suicide by shooting himself in the mouth with a revolver, as he stood on the balcony of his home. His wife was in the house. Lack of health is assigned as the cause. He was first appointed postmaster under President Harrison and closed his last term last January. He served as a deputy clerk of the courts of the county. He was a Republican leader in the county for thirty years, coming here from Lancaster county.