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VOLUME XXXIII, NO. 11. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1916. PRICE. BAPTISTS AND THEIR TROUBLES, AGAIN Editor Richmond Planet, Dear Sir--In your issue of January 15th, under the caption, "The Baptists and Their Troubles," you, in almost unparalleled breadth and fairness discussed the affairs of the National Baptist Convention, with which every Baptist and many others are greatly concerned. Permit me to say that in the discussion of these vazed matters, resulting last September in a split of the National Baptist Convention in session in Chicago, you have commanded yourself to every thoughtful reader. Evidently, unblessed and unprejudiced, you sought to go to the heart of the matter, letting the "chips" fall where they may. A MAN SICK AT HEART However, will you permit me, a man sick at heart because of our troubles, to point out some few things suggested by your editorial and deal with some facts as I know them? Referring to the correspondence between Rev. B. J. Brown, of Gainesville, Texas and Dr. J. M. Frost, (white) of Southern Baptist Sunday School Board, in which Dr. Frost affirms that the white Baptist Convention owns and controls all the property held by the Board, and that the Board simply held the publishing house and property in trust, as agents of the Convention, you seem to take it for granted that the white Convention furnished the money to establish their publishing house, and then you conclude that their case is a slightly different one from that of ours. I wonder, Mr. Editor, on what do you base your presumption that the white Baptists furnished the money for their publishing house in a different sense from which the National Baptist Convention furnished it, if the latter furnished it in any sense? THE QUESTION OF MONEY. I do not remember reading in Dr. Freest's letter to Rev. B. J. Brown, how the money to establish the white publishing house was secured, though my memory may be at fault on this point, as unfortunately at this writing said correspondence is not within my reach. But let us take it for granted that the white Convention did turn over to their servants, who had charge of establishing their publishing house every cent necessary to establish their plant, would the case be morally or legally different from ours? What are the facts in our case? Dr. Boyd traveled from State to State and raised some, if not all, the money to begin the publishing house at Nashville, and so far as the writer has knowledge, it is yet to be proven that he furnished any personal money (Continued on Fifth Page.) IDEALS AT FIFTH STREET. The public is invited to the First Ideal Official Encampment of Richmond District. The National Ideal Benefit Society, Inc., under the auspices of the Deacon's Club, at the 5th Street Baptist Church, Rev. T. J. King, D. D., pastor. Monday night, January 31st, 1915. All officers and members of the several lodges will meet promptly at 8 o'clock in the main auditorium. Program begins 8:15. Professor Samuel L. Johnson, Master of the Famous Ideal Choir, is arranging special music for the occasion. Come and enjoy a rare treat. Program—Music, National Ideal Choir; Devotional Exercises, Rev. T. J. King, D. D.; Music, ——; Welcome Address, Mr. J. B. Page, President of Deacon's Club; Response, Miss Maria Burke; District Report, Deputy T. L. Beverly; Official Roll, Mrs. Ida E. Charity, Sup. Secy. Official Address—Supreme Master, A. W. Holmes. Official Charge—Supreme National Lecturer, Mrs. Rosa Thompson. Closing Remarks, Pastor Rev. T. J. King; Offering, Mr. C. H. Munford, Mrs. Pinkey Newton, Mr. Henry Harper, Mrs. Mary J. Mooby; Presentation, Miss Rosa B. Brooks. Newport News, Va.-Rey, C. A. Cobb, 996 Center Street, Richmond, Va., who was with us a few Sundays ago, is a young man of great spiritual ability. He has preached in Lynchburg, New Kent, Norfolk, Newport Town, Goodhound, and many other cities and towns. Rey, Cobb is loved by old and young people of both the white, and colored races. Mary God speed this young man on his journey. ENCOURAGING PROSPECTS FOR A CARNEGIE LIBRARY HERE. The Library Committee of the Richmond Negro Welfare League has a plan which may lead to the establishment of a Carnegie Library to be located in the colored section of Richmond. If this is done, Richmond will be simply following the lead of Louisville, Greensboro, New Orleans, and several other Southern cities which enjoy the advantages of library facilities growing out of the activity and co-operation of the colored people themselves. The Library Committee has discussed many plans, until a recent letter from the Carnegie Corporation has called for concentration on what seems to be a feasible plan. Fourteen welfare organizations of Richmond have signified their interest in the movement for a private, free library. It is expected that many others will join hands in the plan. Organizations, ministers, school teachers, business men, and other influential citizens will receive letters next week inviting them to a made meeting to be held at the Leish Street Methodist Church on Friday evening, February 4, 1916, at 8:15 o'clock. At this time, a communication from the Carnegie Corporation will be read, and definite steps taken to meet requirements. A SPLENDID EDITORIAL Maycville, Tomn. Jen. 20, 1916. Hen. John Mitchell, Jr. Dear Sir—I am writing simply to extend my personal congratulations to you upon the splendid editorial, anent. President Wilson's Vacillating and Spineless Attitude toward the Negroes of the United States. The Democratic Negroes, who strove so hard to land Mr. Wilson in his present exalted position should know by this time that Mr. Wilson has nothing in common for them to do. His violation of his pre-election pledges, his complete back-down from the Baltimore platform, all goes to show that Mr. Wilson has rapidly developed into a political demagogue of the worst type, and he cares more for the office and the prestige it brings than for the people he serves. For glittering platitudes and obullient effusions, Mr. Wilson is a past master, but for keeping his word and promises, he is woody lacking, yet it is strange that some Negroes would continue to hope against hope and rock themselves into the debulsion that Mr. Wilson is all right, so far as the Negroes are concerned. But Mr. Wilson has written over his own door, ICHABOD; and this honors will go to another next November. Again, I congratulate you upon the splendid editorial in The Planet and I certainly extend to Bishop Walters my deepest and sincere sympathy. In Memoriam. Doswell Va. January 27, 1916.—In memory of my devoted husband, Rev. William L. Taylor, who departed this life January 27, 1916, just one year ago today. His memory is cherished even as his grave is kept green. —Hils Sorrowing Wife. REV. SKIPWITH TO CONDUCT MEETINGS AT FIRST BAPTIST. You are most cordially invited to attend the Great Evangelistic Services at the First Baptist Church, 14th and Broad Streets, beginning Sunday, January 30th, and continuing through February 13th, 1916. The Rev. Skipwith, the International Preacher and Singing Evangelist, will assist the Pastor Rev. W. T. Johnson, D. D., in these meetings. All are cordially invited to attend. Bring your sinner friends with you. Services each evening at 7:30 P. M. Mr. W. Isaac Johnson is recovering from his recent attack of pneumonia. Mrs. Nannle C. Johnson is indisposed at her residence, 519 St. John Street. The wife of Rev. L. J. Morris has been ill for two weeks at her brother's residence, 706 N. First street. She was stricken while on a visit there. She is improving. Miss M. Elizabeth Wilson, who has been indisposed at her residence, 1204 N. 31st Street, is rapidly improving, and will soon be able to be out among her many friends. H. A. Knight, the blacksmith, continues very sick at his residence, 509 Catherine street and will be glad to see his many friends. Grand Master-at-Arms W. H. Willis had charge of the altar work at the Installation of the Knights of Pythias at Fifth St. Baptist Church Tuesday, January 18th. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1916 BISHOP ALEX. WALTERS SPEAKS PLAINLY BISHOP ALEX. WALTERS SPEAKS PLAINLY SENDS OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT WILSON. President Wilson. White House, Wash., D. C. Honored Sir: In this open letter I desire to thank you most heartily for audiences granted and favors given me since your election as President of the United States; and further I thank the Heads of the Department for appointments and promotions made in their several Bureaus. There is a sentiment abroad that it is not the policy of the National Democratic Party to appoint and confirm Negroes to prominent offices. In the light of the following letter and the nominations of Mr. Patterson, Judge Terrell and Mr. Curtis, it is hard to believe that Your Excellency shares in this opposition: THE PRESIDENT'S ANTE ELECTION LETTER. 98 W. State St., Trenton, N. J. October, 16th, 1912. My dear Bishop Walters: I hope that it seems superfluous to those who know me; but, to those who do not know me perhaps it is not unnecessary for me to assure my colored fellow-citizens of my earnest wish to see justice done them in every matter, and not more grudging justice, but, justice executed with liberality and cordial good feeling. Every guarantee of our law, every principle of our constitution, commands this, and our sympathies should also make it easy. EXTRA-ORDINARY PROGRESS. The colored people of the United States have made extra-ordinary progress toward self-support and usefulness, and ought to be encouraged in every possible way. My sympathy with them is of long standing, and I want to assure them through you that should I become President of the United States, they may count upon me for absolute fair dealing and for everything by which I could assist in advancing the interests of their race in the United States. Cordially and sincerely yours. WOODROW WILSON Bishop Alexander Walters co Judge Robert S. Hudspeth, New York City. A CHARITABLE CONCLUSION. Certainly the hostile Negro sentiment of some, who occupy high places in the Democratic party cannot be considered as expressing the attitude of the Party towards us. If Democracy means anything at all it must mean the sharing in the Government of every honest, intelligent tax-paying citizen, without regard to creed or color. Surely this is eminently true at a time when every man of every race in our beloved country is expected to serve the colors in case of a crisis, and is needed to insure "preparedness" for our national defense. It does appear to me that it should be the aim of the National Government to inspire and intensify the warmest patriotism rather than discourage and repress the love and zeal of all citizens. THAT OFFICIAL INFORMATION. To be officially informed that Negroes cannot be confirmed in high Federal positions, such as they have hold under former administrations, no matter how worthy, is to say the least, discouraging. We have waited long and patiently to know what our Political status under the Democratic rule is to be in all parts of this country. In certain parts of the Southland a property qualification was demanded, and we met that, but, to no avail. Then the educational test was required and when our illiteracy was decreased seventy percent, and when we had met the educational qualification, we were bidden to stand aside and wait a little longer, instead of being encouraged to register and vote. In many places where we presented ourselves for enrollment, we were denied. It is well to understand that the Democratic party cannot have the support of the Negro vote in the North, East and West while it denies the ballot to the members of our race in the South; for a National Party to take such a position is unfair, unreasonable and untenable. A VERITABLE TEST CASE. Owing to the character of the opposition in certain quarters 'to a Negro being appointed Recorder of Deeds, it has become a test case and we are not now contending so much for the office as we are for the principle involved namely, the right of Negroes to be nominated and con- firmed in important offices. We do hope, Mr. President, that you will not hesitate to make the nomination of a colored man to the office or the Recorder of Deeds or to one of equal importance where Sen- tatorial confirmation is required, for we desire to know whether it is to be the policy of the Democratic Party to accord to Negroes the same rights and recognition -granted to other citizens of the Nation or in other words; can the Democratic Party afford to ignore a half million voters who are constantly increasing, on account of their color? INTERNATIONAL SECRETARY TO ADDRESS I. M. C. A. HERE. Mr. John F. Moore, Senior International Secretary of the Railroad Y. M. C. A., will deliver a special address to the men of Richmond at the First Baptist Church, Sunday, January 31st, (tomorrow) at 3:30 P. M. The Sabbath Glee Club will sing. Rev. E. M. Mitchell, pastor of the Leigh Street Methodist Church will sing special solos. By special request, Mr. Robert Cole of the Ebenezer Baptist Church Choir will sing. The meeting is under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. RKV. DR. BOYD AND FRIENDS HERE Rev. R. H. Boyd, D.D. Secretary and Manager of the National Baptist Publishing Board at Nashville, Tenn., and his son, Mr. Henry Allen Boyd; Rev. N. S. Ellington, D. D., and Mrs. L. B. Fouse, of Lexington, Ky., arrived in this city last Tuesday for the purpose of attending the sessions of the Sunday School Council of Evangelical Denominations of the United States, as representatives of the National Baptist Publishing Board. They are the only colored members of that body. The sessions were held in the auditorium of Murphy's Hotel. While here, they were the guests of Rev. Dr. T. J. Kng. They were well received and enjoyed their stay in the city. In Memoriam. In sad and loving remembrance of our dear mother, Jane Jones, who departed this life three years ago—Feb. 7, 1913. Why should our tears in sorrow flow? When God recalls His own And bids them leave a world of woe For an immortal crown? For an immortal crown: —Her Children. Three years have passed And my heart yet acnes. Grieved at the loss I have sustained. But there is one sweet thought chorished— That we will some day meet again. —MARY A. LOVEN. Notice to the Public. We are glad to state that Smallwood Memorial Institute, Claremont, Virginia, commenced its second term under very favorable conditions. Though the school has been, for some time, in the balance—and was in a critical condition to be lost to the race, we take pleasure in stating, that things have changed greatly in the favor of the Institution and of its promoters. As the last year was one of great struggles for the Institution, the opening of the session was delayed, causing a decrease in the number of students. We are now in operation, and hard at work trying to put the school on a firm financial and literary basis. We sincerely ask the patronage of all our people, especially those who appreciate an Institution established and operated by Negroes for their race and for the good of all. President Beautiful Day Returning. To the World: God's command, God's law—nothing tic now through the gates but the beauti-ove ful day. Got to be, if not got to be re- shot down by the City Hall above. An Military containing 48,000,000 guns, an Got to be shot down 10:30 A. M., and using the sun for the cannon ball, to Entire world watch the beautiful day whi- returning, commending January 25, best 1916. —PROPHET JEFFER. A Card of Thanks. Mrs. Annie E. Johnson desires, through this medium, to thank the re- neighbors and friends, for their cla- kindness, sympathy and services dur-own- ing the illness and subsequent death in of her husband John H. Johnson, a b who departed this life January 2, her 1916. May God reward them as he He only can reward. EDITOR MITCHELL TRAVELS ARRIVAL AT LOS ANGELES—THE MOVING PICTURE SCENES—SANTA MONICA AND ITS ATTRACTIONS—A PECULIAR EXPERIENCE. It is a difficult thing for one to believe that the distance from Seattle to Los Angeles is approximately two thousand miles. I awoke the next morning and I got no consolation as to reaching that progressive city on time. When finally we were passing through the streets of that California metropolis, I found out that it was after 11 o'clock and we were due there at least two hours prior to that time. The porter told me that Mr. Owens was on the outside awaiting me. I had entered at the new station, built since my last visit, and I was somewhat puzzled. MR. OWENS' GREETING I followed the porter and my luggage and sure enough there stood Mr. Robert C. Owens, affectionately called by his many friends and his wife, just "Bob." He grasped my heart heartily and led me to his fine automobile. I waited in and was soon at his palatial residence, 1327 W. Tenth Street, where his accomplished wife made me welcome. I was tired. Fin. Financial Showing. A synopsis of the annual statement of the Hickory Grove Baptist Church, Crewe, Va., Rev. D. J. Bradford, pastor. Services held the fourth Sabbaths of each month. Rev. Bradford took charge as pastor the fourth Sunday of April, 1916. On this day he organized six clubs. Collections for the day, $10.83. May—Home rally—sermon by Rev. J. J. Woodson. Collections for the day, $6.12. June—One service—Collection, $5.23. July—Pastor installed. Grand rally. Services for one week. Collections, $150.00. August—Four conversions—Collections, $22.91. September—Baptized three—Collections, $26.65. October—Regular service and a lecture by Dr. W. H. Stokes. Collections, $24.56. November—A sacred concert by the public school. Rev. J. A. Henson, teacher. Lecture by Rev. J. J. Woodson. Thanksgiving service at which about twenty dollars worth of groceries, vegetables and cash were brought for sick and poor of the community irrespective of Church affiliation and taken to them by the pastor. Among the sick visited were found one a paralytic, one with tuberculosis, one reported as being 108 years of age, two blind and one sinner. Others suffering from old age and other ailments. Two teams were furnished the pastor without charge by members of the church for this work, and services were held in every home. The sinner accepted Christ. Performed one marriage ceremony and preached one funeral. Collections, $22.07. December special Xmas services conducted by the pastor and the funeral of the young man who accepted Christ Thanksgiving. Collections, $13.52. Total receipts for the nine months, $348.66. With contributions of about $40.00 for charity, education and Missions. The membership here is reported at being 57. The Hickory Run Church of Brunswick, of which Rev. Bradford is also pastor, reports having a membership of 268,23, having joined during the year by Baptism and by restoration. Six funerals preached. Meeting every third Sabbath. Rev. Bradford represented these churches in the Amelia and Nottaway and the Bethany Baptist association, respectively, and was a delegate from the Bethany to the Negro Organization Society, which met in Petersburg last November. Besides preaching a Temperance sermon before the Beutah Sunday School Convention in Louisa, Rev. Bradford secured more than one hundred subscribers to the Lott Cary Herald and sold 60 "Doctoral Splinters" among his congregations. Rev. Bradford is Corresponding Secretary of the Teckahoe Baptist Association, which has four missionaries, owns 100 acres of land and has $300 in bank for the purpose of building a home for its superannuated members. In His Name, Rev. Bradford hopes to do more for the Master during the year 1916. A WOMAN'S INFLUENCE. (Extracts from an address delivered by Mrs. D. H. Chamberlayne, to the New St. John's Baptist Sunday School, Kilmarnock, Va.) Influence is an invisible power, which is able to sway the will of another. A woman has much of this power and should use it in the right way. It is necessary that she should be taught when a child, how to use this power for good. The habit of speaking softly and gently should be formed early. The bolsterous and loud woman is out of place in polite society. One can be polite and kind to the opposite sex without being unduly familiar. A woman's influence to make a man good or bad is great. Most of the men who have written their names on Fame's pages, owe their success and achievement to the influence of some good woman. Some who have lost the dearest possession on earth a good name, can trace their down-fall to some bad woman. No woman who is frisky, flirty, slangy or immodest can win the respect of good men. A man may seek this kind of a woman for his so-called good time, but if he is worth his salt, he will never ask her to marry him. Married women should be examples for girls and use their influence to make men better. Do you know why some husbands cease loving their wives? They are too familiar with men who are not their husbands. They are so busy trying to win some other woman's husband, that they neglect their husbands and homes. If wives would stay at home; attend to their duties, see that husband's clothes are clean, mended and have buttons on them, keep themselves neat and clean, have their houses free from dirt, properly prepare their husband's meals, meet them with amies and greet them with klases when they come home tired and fagged, there would be fewer divorces and more happiness. The wives who will do these things will have the love and respect of their husbands until death. Wives, you cannot influence the young for good if you are bad. Before attempting to teach others, be sure that your life is worthy of being set before them as an example. The day of teaching good and living bad, is passed far as an influencing the lives of others for the Master. Girls, a man goes only as far as a woman permits him. Let him understand that you will not permit him to take unbecoming liberties. Let him understand that you will not permit him to use disrespectful language in your presence. Let him understand that you will not permit him to puff smoke in your face. Let him understand that you will not permit him to come in your presence with a breath perfumed with whiskey. Your influence should either stop these things or stop him from coming to see you. Mothers, your influence, for good or evil is great. Your daughters are apt to imitate you. If you first wilt men, they are likely to flirt when they become wives. If you are true to your husbands, they will not be false to theirs. Remember, it takes the same amount of influence to keep your husbands as it did to win them. Some wives try to boss their husbands and thus lose them. They think that it is humiliating to be humble and obedient to their husbands. They rather drive, than coax and pet. Do not address men and women in public places by their names just because you have known them from childhood. Respect them by prefining Mr., Mrs. or Miss. White people will never respect us until we learn to respect each other. A woman should use her influence to help her fallen sisters. Do not scorn the unfortunate. Lend them a helping hand. Remember, but for the grace of God you would be an outcast. A word of cheer, a glance of a sympathetic eye, a touch of love, does much to win the wayward to Jesus. The woman who uses her influence for good and spends her life in helping others, has not lived in vain, nor has her life been a failure, although she may die unknown, unhonored and unsung. God takes note of the good she does, the fallen she uplifts, the lost she brings back to the fold. Her reward will be great in heaven. For she did what she could to influence others to love Him who said, "My kingdom is not of this world." Basket Ball Facilities Provided by The Richmond Negro Welfare League. Johnson's Auditorium has been fitted out for basket ball by the Richmond Negro Welfare League. Several teams have been organized. The League is co-operating in this plan with the Public Schools, the Spartan Literary and Athletic Association, and the Y. W. G. A. Teams desiring to play or needing coaches should apply to the Amusement and Recreation Committee of the League. PRICE FIVE CENTS GREAT COLORED BAPTISTS HERE RALLYING MEETINGS HELD. The Delegates to the Sunday School Council of Evangelic Publishers were received in Richmond by large gatherings of enthusiastic church folk and Sunday School workers. Tuesday night at the Ebenezer Church: Pastor Stokes and Superintendent Epps had out a splendid gathering. The choir of that Church rendered choice music. Their solo work was beyond the ordinary. Mr. W. P. Epps, the Superintendent of the Ebenezer Sunday School presided in a most pleasing manner. Dr. R. H. Boyd, the founder and manager of the National Baptist Publishing plant at Nashville, Tenn., was the first speaker. Dr. Boyd's speech was full of thought and force. He spoke at length about the work of the Publishing Board, its struggles, its achievements and its realizations to the denomination. His speech was received with interest and applause. Dr. W. S. Ellington, the Editorial Secretary of Sunday School Publications was next presented. Dr. Ellington is witty, humorous and very pleasing in his manner. His excellent training proves itself. He occupies a great position among denominational writers and is every whit worthy of such honor. Mrs. Prof. Fouse spoke of her work as Superintendent of the Metoka and Galedoa Classes. She is an active worker in the Council of Sunday School Publishers. She is a member of several committees and the white ladies work with her most pleasingly, both from the North and South. The Rev. Henry Allen Boyd closed with an exhibition of books and periodicals published by the Board. This splendid reception was repeated at the First Baptist Church, Wednesday night. Dr. W. T. Johnson predeided. All of the delegates were presented. Drs. Ellington and Boyd made even more lively speeches than the night before. Excellent music was rendered by the Ebenezer Chofl and the Sabbath Glee Club. Drs. W. H. Stokes, S. W. Timms, of Brooklyn, T. J. King, Revs. Bane and Willingham were also present. Passed Away. Atlantic City, N. J., Jan. 10.—Mrs. Missouri A. Harris, the widow of the late Charles. Harris, passed away, very suddenly, on Friday, the seventh inst., at two-forty, at her residence, 1701 Mediterranean Ave. The funeral services were held at her home, Sunday afternoon, the ninth inst., Rev. Dr. Henderson, pastor of the Shillow Baptist Church, officiating, with Rev. J. P. Gregory, of the Union Baptist Temple, assisting. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Emma L. Jefferson, of this city and Mrs. Lena H. Watts, Washington D. C., and a grand daughter, Miss Ruby Cole, three sisters: Mrs. Snain Branch, Mrs. Mittle Conrad, Washington D. C., and Mrs. Julia Christian, Orange, N. J. and a host of other relatives to mourn their loss. Interment was made in Pleasantville, N. J. WANTED—Fifty Reliable Women for work as Cooks and General House Workers. Must have good references. Wages good. None but first-class need, apply. SYLVIA L. MITCHELL, Employment Bureau, 666 Bloomfield Ave., Montclair, New Jersey. Y. W. C. A. The Association desires to thank the many friends whose kind response to the invitation to attend a house-warming on Monday night made the occasion such a success. The address by Miss Smith, general secretary of the Central Association, brought the message of the Association movement close to the hearts and minds of her hearers. The Girls Club expects to fill the new book-case on Friday night, when they hold a Book Reception. Many friends are rallying to the support of those young people in this effort. EXPLOITOR'S NOTICE Notice is hereby given that I have qualified in the Chancery Court of the City of Richmond as an attorney of the estate of the late Arthur W. Hayes, and all persons who may owe him anything, will make payment directly to me; and all persons who have claims against his estate will present the same to me for payment. J. THOMAS BROWN, Secur. WE ARE OFFERING YOU EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO SAVE. Our Christmas Savings Club WILL GUARANTEE YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR. IF YOUR WANTS ARE UNDER THE AMOUNT OF YOUR CHRISTMAS CHECK, YOU CAN DEPOSIT WHAT IS LEFT IN OUR SAVINGS DEPARTMENT AND GET A SAVINGS BANK PASS-BOOK. WE ARE PREPARED to start you in any amount from 1 cent to 50 cents. You can start at the big end first by paying 50 cents on the 1 cent card. The last payment will be 1 cent. On the 2 cent card, the big end starts with $1.00 and ends with 2 cents. On the 5 cent card, the big end starts with $2.50 and ends with 5 cents. 25 cent and 50 cent cards are the same each week. You pay the same amount until the last week in November. OUR VACATION CLUB. You may want to save money for the "GOOD OLD SUMMER-TIME." The Vacation Club is here, too. You can pay 25 cents per week and have a Check for $6.25 in July or you can pay 50 cents per week and have a Check for $12.50 in July. By taking out four of the 25 cent cards, you can have $25.00 for your vacation in July and by taking out four 50 cent cards, you can have a check for $50.00 for your vacation. In addition to this, we give you interest if you have kept up your payments. For further information, call and see us. Bring us your Deposits. Try our Safety Deposit Vault Boxes. They cost you only about six cents per week and your Money, Jewelry, Private Letters, Insurance Papers and even your Pass Book will be safe from prying eyes. N. W. CORNER OF THIRD AND CLAY STREETS, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA PAGE TWO ```markdown ``` REMEMBER, a 1 Cent Card paid up regularly, either ascending or descending, will guarantee you a Christmas Check of $12.75 with interest. REMEMBER, a 2 Cent Card, either ascending or descending, if paid up promptly each week will guarantee you a Christmas Check of $25.50 with interest. REMEMBER, a 5 Cent Card, either ascending or descending, if paid promptly each week will guarantee you a Christmas Check of $63.75 with interest. You may want to save money for the per week and have a Check for $6. ing out four of the 25 cent cards, you have a check for $50.00 for your v For further information, call and see u week and your Money, Jewel MECHA N. W. CORNER OF OFFICERS JOHN MITCHELL, JR., President THOMAS M. CRUMP, Vice-President WALTER T. DAVIS, Cashier THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA FFFERING YOU A Y OPPORTUNITY TO Christmas Savings AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR. IF YOUR WANTS ARE UNDER T IS LEFT IN OUR SAVINGS DEPARTMENT AND GET A SAV in any amount from 1 cent to 50 cents. You can payment will be 1 cent. On the 2 cent card, the big starts with $2.50 and ends with 5 cents. 25 c ntil the last week in November. VACATION C "GOOD OLD SUMMER-TIME." The Vacation Cl in July or you can pay 50 cents per week and ha can have $25.00 for your vacation in July and b tion. In addition to this, we give you interest if y Bring us your Deposits. Try our Safety Deposit Vault B Private Letters, Insurance Papers and even your Pass B NICS SAVINGS THIRD AND CLAY STREETS, RICHMOND, V THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES IF YOU SHOULD FAIL IN YOUR PAYMENTS. YOU WILL RECEIVE A CHRISTMAS CHECK FOR ALL THE MONEY YOU HAVE PAID. BUT WITHOUT INTEREST. WE HAVE MAILED CHECKS FOR AS SMALL AN AMOUNT AS 5 CENTS. --- --- REMEMBER, a 10 Cent Card, if paid up promptly each week will guarantee you a Christmas Check of $5.00 with interest REMEMBER, that a 25 Cent Card, if paid promptly each week, will guarantee you a Christmas Check of $12.50 with interest. REMEMBER, that a 50 Cent Card, if paid promptly each week, will guarantee you a Christmas Check of $25.00 with interest. LUB. is here, too. You can pay 25 cents a Check for $12.50 in July. By tak-aking out four 50 cent cards, you can have kept up your payments. s. They cost you only about six cents per k will be safe from prying eyes. BANK, GINIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS John Mitchell, Jr. Thomas M. Crump R. W. Whiting John T. Taylor Thomas Smith A. D. Price W. F. Graham E. R. Jefferson J. J. Carter ```markdown ``` As Philip Langdon's car threaded its way through the heavy traffic, dodging drays and clamorous trolleys on its way toward the grim building where so many tragedies are staged by "the law" the young attorney felt his heart sink into engulfing waves of doubt and fear. For the first time since the beginning of the trial he had lost his buoyant hope, his tremendous faith in his ability to prove Mary Pego innocent and if need be to snatch her from a cell by the sheer power of his love. The evidence was so overwhelming, so irrefutable. And Mary herself utterly unable to explain those last tragic moments. He knew she couldn't remember—couldn't explain. But the jury would not be convinced. He realized that. Over and over in his brooding mind he saw again the tragedy of that night when the body of James Pollock, the clubman and wine agent, had been found with a bullet in its heart and beside it the unconscious figure of Mary Page. Between them had lain that revolver with its one accusatory empty chamber, the revolver that Mary herself admitted she had carried. That Mary was innocent he had never doubted. His love was too great to admit of doubt, but he was a lawyer, and now he saw only too clearly that his defense might prove unconvincing in the face of the damnatory fact—that Mary had hated and feared James Pollock, who forced his attention upon her; second, that she had carried the revolver hidden in the front of her dress when she went into the anteroom where Pollock was waiting, and, third, that the shooting had occurred directly after the door had closed upon the two of them. If he, Langdon, had only been five minutes earlier—that was the acid that ate into his soul. If he had only reached that door five minutes sooner perhaps that fatal shot would never have been fired. He wondered irritably why it was that the public, and that portion of it that comprised the jury, couldn't see how improbable it was that Mary would have ruined her career in such a fashion, however much she had hated Pollock. It was inconceivable that a girl who at the falling of the curtain at 11 o'clock had touched the goal for which she had striven and been halled as the greatest star of the century could have killed a man of her own accord at midnight and watched the dawn come from a cell in the Tumba. He knew how much her career had meant to Mary. How close to her heart was the triumph and the fame, and to lose it this way. He sighed heavily, then, realizing that they were approaching the Tomba and that to the world at least he must be the confident attorney he straightened his shoulders and forced a smile to his lips. Close to the curb two women were listening while a third read aloud from the early edition of an afternoon paper, stippling the monotony of her tones by ejaculations and questions. From his car Langdon could plainly see the huge headlines two women were reading: LOVER'S LAST FIGHT FOR LIFE. State's Case Against Famous Actress Almost Complete—Young Lawyer Fights Final Hopeless Battle. With a shoulder of aversion Langdon dragged his eyes away. The notoriety of it was almost as bitter to him as the awful overshadowing fear. He hated to think that Mary's name should be dragged in the mud of common gossip as an actress who had shot a millionaire in the anteroom of a huge hotel, while just outside the door, amid laughter and music and lights, the great world indulged in supper dancing. He hated the thought that his love for Mary had become a spicy mortal to be rolled on the tongues of the general public, but, after all, what he had to bear was pitifully small compared to the burden on Mary's own arm shoulders. The car drew up at the curb, and as Langdon leaped out somebody shouted harshly: "Here's Langdon." And the whole throng of men and women came surging toward him, sweeping him into the current of a wave of humanity. Josifing and staring, they flung a thousand questions at him, pulled at his arms and pressed against him until at least the impregnable doors clanged behind him, leaving his breathless with a feeling of being bruised and battered mentally as well as physically. The quiet of the prison was almost like peace for the moment, but he knew that beyond that pool of silence in which he stood another clamorous flipper, stirred about the door of the room and flashed the room itself—the mouths of them, some men and many women, voracious for sensation, glued with the lure of this trumpet-like tragedy that was being played for them by the police. The law had indeed confessed that the man, a criminal man, should be known. The Strange Case of MARY PAGE The Great McChure Mystery Story, Written by FREDERICK LEWIS In Collaboration With JOHN T. M'INTYRE, Author of the Ashton Kirk Detective Stories. Read the Story and See the Essanay Moving Pictures "what the public wants." With a word or two to the officials, Langdon went hurriedly down the echoing corridors to Mary's cell; past row after row of monotonous barrel doors, from behind which faces peered out with idle curiosity—faces, savage, despairing, dull with indifference or ravaged by tears. But they meant nothing, to, Langdon, for heart and brain alike were speeding on ahead of him to that distant narrow room where Mary waited. At the cell door he halted and quickly removed, his hat, unhidden tears springing to his eyes, for Mary was kneeling like a little child, her head in her mother's lap, and the elder woman was praying aloud: "And God give us strength to go through this day and grant justice to this my child!" "Justice, dear God, justice!" echoed Mary. And no artistry of the great actress could have given to that simple prayer the polignancy that a great faith and a great sorrow gave to it. Then they spied Langdon, and Mary, jumping up, gave a cry of joy and ran into his arms. He held her tightly, and the actress in her would have applauded if she had known the effort that lay back of his cheery greeting, his word of hope and the tender smile with which he put into her hand white roses to plunge against her dark frock. "I think we had better go on into court now," he said as she drew the blossoms through her belt. "The men are waiting, and it's about time, you know." For an instant Mary shouldered and clung to him with closed eyes. "If I could only be there without going across that awful bridge," she sighed. "Somehow the people are loss terrible when they are sitting down and keeping quiet." "I know, dear, I know," said Langdon sadly. "I wish to God I could spare you, but it's really only their way of expressing sympathy, and I'll give you a happy thought to say to yourself when you cross today. Just look straight ahead and say over and over: 'Today Philip begins my defense. Today we will begin to prove my innocence.'" "Then you think"—cried Mrs. Page. "The state will undoubtedly rest its case this morning," he answered gravely. "Our chance is coming now." "Oh, then I shouldn't mind anything," cried Mary and, kissing him, lifted her lovely head. And now the end was almost come. The last witness for the state was THE FAMILY OF THE WESTERN WESTERN WESTERN "If I could only be there without going across that awful bridge." called to the stand, and Langdon drew a deep breath. Unless some one was called in rebuttal he knew that now the final stone was to be laid in that carefully built tower of evidence against Mary Page. The police had sworn that they saw Mary threaten James Pollock with a revolver in the park that afternoon. Employees of the theater had testified to her fear of his attention; her own maid had been forced to admit with faltering tongue that her mistress had erred out that he was a death, and she wished he was dead. Walters and innumerable patrons of the Hotel Republic, revelling in the publicity, had told gloatingly of having seen Mary Page, drunk apparently, reel from the cafe on the night of the murder and go directly to the anteroom where James Pollock was waiting. And now the last man was on the stand—the hotel detective who, together with Langdon himself, had found the dead man with his living but unconscious companion. The monotonous questions of name and age and occupation were rattled off swiftly enough, and then the detective, with the case of one used to testimony, gave a brief resume of how he had first been called by the head waiter, by whom complete had been made of the riotous behavior of a big supper party from one of the theremans. "It was a pretty noisy bunch," he said. "But they didn't seem to be doing any harm, so I just stood at the door, watching them go, and presumably and be making a business card THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Copyright, 1915, by McClure Publication THE WEEKLY NEWS "We found Mary Page lying in a faint." Gave him a message, pointing out the young lady who was sitting at the head of the table with the noisy party. "Was that young lady Miss Page?" asked the district attorney, indicating Mary with a jerk of his head. "It was," said the detective firmly. Then Mr. Pollock went down to what we call the little gray room and, going in, shut the door. The bellhop started into the dining room, but almost before he'd taken a step the young lady, Miss Page, threw her wigwag on the floor with a hysterical sort of laugh and came reeling out of the room with her hands stretched out, as if she didn't know where she was going. "I turned away to call one of the mails to take charge of her, and when I came back she was making straight for the gray room, walking as firmly as if she'd never had a drink in her life. She went in and shut the door, and a minute afterward Mr. Langdon there comes flying out of the cafe and abouts: "Which way did Miss Page go?" "In the gray room," I answered, and with that he ran toward it, with me beside him, but before we got there we heard a shot, and-" He paused, enjoying to the full the sensation of the moment and the tense whispering wave of sound that quivered through the crowded room. "When we had broken in the door we found James Pollock shot through the heart and Mary Page lying in a faint beside him with a resolver not six inches from the end of her fingers." Mary, who had been watching him as if fascinated, quilted from that curt, almost vindictive, description of the finding of the bodies of the living and the dead, and, resting her arms on the edge of the dock, she buried her face in them and for the first time sobbed bitterly. A murmur of sympathy arose, and several people stood up, only to be rudely pushed back into their seats by those behind. And now the district attorney, going to the grewsome array of "exhibits" in the case, picked up the revolver and, showing it to the jury, put it into the detective's hands. "Is this the revolver," he demanded dramatically, "and is the prisoner the woman whom you found locked in the room with the dead body of James Pollock." "Yes," answered the detective. And at the word the penalties of the reporters began to spin like mad across the far- The detective, released, stepped down from the witness box, and now the district attorney turned smilingly to the judge and said, with an ornate flourish: "Your honor, the state reps!" The last stone in that brutal gallows of evidence had been cemented into place. Four excited and self important office boys scuffled out of the room bearing aloft on which was scrawled: "State reps its case after evidence of Detective Farley." And through the open door as they went came a murmur like the distant sound of wild hoots, the unidentified public clamoring for the news home by the boys on ropes for the newspaper officer. But when the door closed, a burglar alarm blared the room in thralled. Mary's own hand cupped, and lifting her tear minced face, she smiled dwarfed at laughter, as if Would have said: "Now is our chance! Now we will tear down this awful temple of doom that has been built for me!" Langdon drew a deep breath, fung back his shoulders as if breasting a tremendous current and said quietly: "Your honor and gentlemen of the jury, you have heard the case against Mary Page. Now listen to the case for Mary Page. "She has declared herself that she has no recollection of those fun moments in that hotel room to which she had been lured by a miserable bounty. She remembers only a dash-like a dream—of his leering face, and then blackness swept over her. Gentlemen, it is not the first time that Miss Page has been affected in that same fashion. And if Mary Tang killed James Pollock she did it in a moment of insanity superduced by the horror of intoxication that has puruued her since the day she was born." As with one accord the jury sat up and leaned forward in their sockets, and unlockers broke out into a sudden babbie, in which the word "husine" bobbed like a cork on a sea of rumor, and not even the judge's gavel could secure silence for several moments. In that time the color crept back into Mary's cheeks, and somehow she felt deep in her heart that the tide of feeling at least was turned again in her direction. The district attorney was frowning and whispering to his assistant, who nodded from time to time as he nervously fingered the pile of papers in front of him, but now Langdon was speaking again: "It is my intention, your honor and gentlemen of the jury, to show you step by step through this girl's life the part which that horror of intoxication has played, a horror that has entangled her in this mesh of tragedy. I shall call as my first, witness Mary Page." It came as an 'overwhelming surprise,' this calling of Mary to her own defense, and, although she strove to be calm, she was obviously startled and afraid, and wave after wave of excitement swept through the room. At the reporters' table one "sob sister" whispered to the other: "Poor thing! She can't stand much more. It wicked to call on her." "Miss Page," said Langdon, and his voice was very gentle. "Don't it true that because of a strong prenatal influence you were born with an unnatural horror of intoxication?" "It is true," sighed Mary, but in an instant the district attorney was on his feet. "I object!" he cried. "That question concerns something that took place before Miss Page's birth. She can she must, in fact—know it only by hear-say." "I must sustain your objection," said the judge. "Mr. Langdon, your question was unfortunately worded. Can you alter it?" "I think I can," said Langdon. "Let us put it this way: What is your earliest recollection of your father?" "I object to that also!" stormed the district attorney. "It is not relevant. What have a child's vague recollections to do with the action of a woman of Miss Page's age?" The judge hostetel, and Langdon, still untied, said quickly. "I withdraw my question. The witness is excused." "Do you wish to cross examiner?" asked the judge, and the district attorney, with a scowl, shook his head. "Are you through with me?" gasped Mary in bewilderment, and Langdon nodded. And now, as the throng waited, he turned to the little gray haired mother, and his voice rang out (was it with trumpets). "Mrs. Page." In an instant the room was in an uproar. More copy boys rushed for the door bearing shipping sheets covered with a scrawhad, disjointed words, and the unlockers, who had so far considered Mrs. Page as merely a "group" a bit of the setting in this gripping tragedy, now scrambled up on to their seats to gape at her. In vain the judge thundered with his gavel, and in vain the police showed back the spectators and even thrust one or two belligerent ones out into the corridor, where they were welcomed with a pear from the waiting. The noise did not subside until curiosity had been sated. "Mrs. Page, how long ago was it that you met your husband, Daniel Page?" "Thirty-one years ago at Christmas," she said softly, and the district attorney leaned forward scowling, waiting to leap at the first irrelevant question. "And you became engaged almost at once, did you not?" The question and the answer were equally quiet. "Yes." "But you were not married for some time." "No." The gentle old voice shook now, and a faint flush crept into the thin cheeks. "Why? The question snapped sharply, but her answer was long in coming. "Because," she said at last, "I found that Dan drank, and 1—I said I would not marry a man like—like that." "But you did later on?" "Yes," she continued. "He promised me that he would stop, and I believed—God knows a woman always believes that—from a man." "Please make only direct answers to the questions," broke in the judge sternly. But some woman in the back of the room said aloud: "That's the truth she's speaking. Let her say it." "Silence!" commanded the judge. And now Langdon said: "Will you tell us as concisely as possible of what happened after your marriage?" For a long time it seemed as if she could not go on, and Mary leaned toward her, whispering softly: "Oh, mother-mother, darling!" But as if the words were a draft of encouragement Mrs. Page took up the thread of her story. "What happened," she said wretched, "to what happens to the thousands of women, We hadn't been married very long before my husband, burgled to drink again. The first night he gave home really drunk was the night I had planned to tell him that Mary was coming to us from God. I don't think I shall ever forget the horror of that time! And all the while that I was making ready for her he was making my inability to go out with him an excuse for debauch. "Oh, your honor," and now she turned to the judge, "It's no wonder my child is full of the fear of drink. For night after night I walked the floor, and I prayed like a wicked woman that my baby might do before it came into the world—because I was afraid it would bear the taint—would be born with that awful devastating thirst." More than one man in the room and, indeed, more than one of the jurors moved uneasily at the words, quietly spoken; but pregnant with tragedy. "On the night that Mary was born," she went on, "Dan was too drunk to even be told—that—he had a daughter." A murmur of sympathy crept through the room, and one voice could be heard distinctly: "Oh, well, that's not unusual. Most men do—beauty drunk." "I fell then," said Mrs. Page tenderly, "that it didn't matter. I had my baby, and I was too full of happy dreams for her future to fear for the present." "Somehow," Mrs. Page continued, "the years passed, and Mary reached sixteen, but each of those increasing years had increased her fear of drunkenness. She was even afraid of her father, and because we were too poor for her to have pretty clothes also THE "Dan was too drunk to be told he had a daughter." could not go to the parties and things like other girls. And I suppose my own horror kept bullying and blending with hers—until that day. She broke off, and now Langdon was on his feet, a red spot of color in each cheek and his hands nervously clutching a wrap of paper as he asked sharply: "What day do you refer to, Mrs Page? "To the 16th of June ten years ago," she answered. "Will you tell us why that day is so clearly remembered?" asked Langdon. "Because," she answered deliberately, "that was the night of Mary's first wild attack!" "I object," shouted the district attorney, but the judge frowned. "This seems to me to be particularly relevant to Mr Langdon's somewhat curious defenses," he said. "I will let the question and answer stand." "Will you tell us," said Langdon, "what bright on that attack and what you know of it?" Don't tell it to me, but to the jury, who were not there." "I understand," she said softly, and Langdon sat down, overwhelmed by his own resolute desire of that terrible night and wondering where the frail little woman was getting the strength for the order! "It was early evening," said Mrs. Page, turning to the jurors. "Philip-Mr. Langdon had come to ask Mary to go to a ball game with him, for they were friends even them," she explained tenderly. "And while they were standing on the porch my-my-husband came home drunk. He saw the two of them and insisted them using Improper and insulting language. He didn't mean it; he didn't know what he was saying, but it was terrible for Mary, and she urged I Philip to leave at once. I heard them—and heard Iana words—and I ran out to help, leaving the poker thrust into the hot coals of the range, for I had been fixing the fire. "We—we got Dan into the house and on to a sofa in the kitchen at last, where he lay babbling about James Pollack, with whom he had been drinking and who was also—or who had tried to be—a friend of my daughter." Again the whispering murmur of excitement swept through the room, but died of its own accord. "Dan slept for a long time, and when he woke up he wanted more to drink. I had sept Mary to bed, and I was alone with him. I tried to reason with him, but he forgot I was his wife. He was insane with that being the loftile of whisky out of his cabinet, and when I wouldn't be—he beat me. He throw me down and kicked me and struck him with a chute. And, though I tried to keep back a cry that would rouse Mary, she—she heard and came running down, poor child, in her little nightdress. "She screamed and ran forward and dragged at her father. Trying pitifully to protect me—and at last—he turn; ed-upon her." She shuddered and buried her face in her hands—her eyes tear blinded and her mouth distorted with the anguish of memory. "And then—he saw—the potter—I had forgotten—still thrust into the fire—and he dragged it out." A galving moan like a vocal echo to her mental agony slipped from Marya lips, and dropping her head, she spiked aloud. "Please go on. Mrs. Iare," said Lennon warningly, and though the mother paused toward her daughter, she took up her story, smiled by a vowel that rose word by word into a pungent cry WILLIAM H. WINCHESTER "I heard James Pellock make an insulting taunt." straight from a mother anguished soul. "He dragged Mary to the center of the room—that flaming poker in his hand. He forced her to her knees. I struggled to get to them, but I was weak—dazed, half conscious because of a blow on the head. It was all just a nightmare to me! But I heard Mary scream and scream and scream, and then—I saw—the poker burn into my child's forehead! I smelled the sorrowed flesh and from somewhere I got the strength to leap upon him—and then—the door was burst open and—Mr. Langdon came in. "He—he had been worried about us," she painted, her voice breaking now, "and, coming back to the house, heard the cries. My husband rushed at him and they fought. Then suddenly Mary, who had been lying in a mating little heap on the door, writhed—got to her knees—to her feet—and before I could stop her, began to dance wildly about the two men, laughing and shouting and singing. And then, while we stood there appalled, even Dan—scaled by it—she ran on out of the house—and into the street. "Philip was after her in a moment. But it seemed hours before I could crawl to the door, and I saw—Mary disappearing down the street—and heard James Pollock make an insulting fault. Then I was knocked down by my husband, who crushed by me with an oath. "When I got up again Mr. Langden was out of sight, and Dan and James Pollock were lying huddled in the path struggling to get to their feet." "Three hours later Philip brought Mary home wrapped in his coat. Her rightgown was in ribbons, her feet were torn and bleached where she had danced and run over stones and stumps in the wools near our home. Her hands were bruised from snatching at trees and peeks by the way. She was in torture with the burn on her forehead, but she was—quite same. And, your honor, she had no recollection of anything that had happened after she saw her father advancing with the red hot poker." [Next Installment Mary's Madness.] FIRE IN ASBURY PARK Bank and Newspaper Buildings Do attoved: Lost $100,000 Fire dept. trailed the buildings of the Ashbury Park Press and Ashbury Trust company, causing damage estimated at from $100,000 to $150,000. 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All communications intended for publication should be sent as so to reach us by Westminster. Kneller at the Post Office at Richmond, Va. as second胶质 matter. We are required to pay for our foll, whether we want to do so or not The world seems to be upside down and the statesmen in this country seem to be the same way. COL. ROOSHWILTS DELIVER- ANCES. "And oftentimes, to win us to our harm. The instruments of darkness, tell us truths. Win us with honest trifles, to betray's in deepest consequence." — SHAKEMEKAREK Whether or not Hon. THEODOR RUMMERT, Ex-President of the United States and foremost citizen in all of this world is a receptive candidate for that high honor again is a question that can only be answered at the meet- ing of the National Republican ing of the National Republican Convention at Chicago. It is not that he dislikes the Republican leader less but the Democratic leader more. The distinguished statesman delivered an address at Philadelphia on the 20th just before the National Conference on Americanization at the Metropolitan Opera House. The huge crowd that greeted him seemed to indicate that this great American is "coming back." Whether this be true or not, he stated some great truths, and indulged in declaring some great principles. Coming as it did, virtually "upon the heels" of that great address by that master mind, that prince of statesmen, that dean of the great men of this country, Hos. Eleanor Roof, of New York, his remarks possess peculiar interest. There seems to be ear-marks of grim humor in his preliminary remarks as quoted by the reporters. The report is as follows: Under the theme of "Fear God and Take Your Own Part," Col. Roosevelt touched a wide range of discussion. He appealed to America to fulfill her promises of liberty and equal opportunity to the people who come from foreign lands, declaring that to be the first essential in transforming them into desirable citizens. What we are interested in is the fullfillment of our promises of liberty. The and equal opportunity to American citizens born upon our shores, people, who for more than two hundred years gave to the nation and to its citizens sur their unrequited toll. They nurtured the leading characters in American history, including George Washington, the first President of the American republic and Thomas Jefferson, the evy author of the Declaration of Independence. Col. Roosevelt can champion the cause of allens upon our soil and is on the other hand, he has taken such action as to humiliate and discredit one of the kindest races of people on the face of the globe. We do not understand this kind of logic, which would elevate one class of citizens and discredit another class if. He is quoted further: "In a book which has long been a favorite in our family one of the characters sums up the duty of man as being to 'Fear God and take your own part.' Col. Roosevelt said, "Surely it is just as good a motto for a nation as for a man. We fear God when we do justice to and demand justice from the men within our own borders. This sounds all right, but in its practical application the distinguished speaker, in dealing with colored men, was weighed in the balances and found wanting. President Roosevelt has been sitting down in the same kind of scales and the indicator registered the same result. He talks strongly when he says: "We must do it to the weak and we must do it to the strong. We must organize our social and industrial life so as to secure a reasonable equality of opportunity for all men to show the stuff that is in them and a reasonable division among those engaged in industrial work of the reward for that industrial work. We cannot get it into our minds that the great orator meant to include colored men in his stontorian declaration of "all men." He talkk further and says: "Outside of our own borders we must treat other nations as we wish to be treated in return, judging each in any given crisis as we ourselves ought to be judged, that is, by our conduct in that crisis. If we are really devoted to a high, good, we must fit in for our strength permits." --- Why is it that Col. Roosevelt is so interested in people across the water and so little interested in his colored fellow-citizens at home? They have been wronged by others. Five of their bodies were found swinging from trees in Lee County, Georgia, last week and they had only been suspected of having killed a sheriff. Why was it that the distinguished New Yorker can find no words of condemnation for that class of people, while he is mightily interested in those people of the Old World, who hardly need his help? They are under the "iron heel" of Germany, and although the rule is severe, there is no evidence that the alleged cruelty of the past now prevails. But he is specific in his declarations as the following report of his remarks will show: "When he silt idly by when Belgium is being overwhelmed and, rolling up our eyes, prattle with unctuous self-righteousness about the duty of neutrality, we show that we do not realy fear God; on the contrary, we show an odious fear of the devil and a mean readiness to serve him. The nation should, the colonel said, be prepared to take its own part. A country that cannot defend itself often is as fortile a source of evil as one which does wrong to others. Instead of defending his own people, he would plunge this country in war to help some others, which it is doubtful that we can help. In his remarks, he is showing that he loves Belgium along with his affection for his own." country and that he loves subjects of Belgium more than the colored citizens of the United States and yet he makes this trite but surprising declaration: "Whatever may be the case in an infinitely remote future, at present no people can render very great service to humanity unless as a people they feel an intense sense of national cohesion and solidarity. "The man who loves other nations as much as he does his own country stands on a per with a man who loves other women as much as he does his own wife. It would seem that the latter statement applies to himself." It is evident that Our Resistance would plunge this country into a relentless war, if he could but have his way. What else are we to presume or to continue from his remark when he says: "For the last eighteen months I have borne testimony with all my strength against Germany because of its cynical disregard of the obligations of international humanity, alike in its dealings with Belgium, in the outrages committed on noncombatant other nationalities and in its assaults on our own people. "It has been to our deep discredit as a nation that we have not actively and effectively interfered against the callous brutality. It is a fundamental rule that he who minds his own business will find but little time to get his neighbor's house in order. There is little to be found more effective in promoting Parsons' Wiseen's candidacy for reelection than in this kind of "war talk" on the part of a leader, whose sense of information should be more years of experience should have counted his ardor and curbed his ambition. The ways of the American nation should be those of peace. Our course should not be servile submission, but a bold declaration of principles, assuming an attitude of defensive patriotism, rather than one of offensive meddling. "The larger Americanism demands that we insist that every immigrant who comes here shall become an American citizen and nothing else; if he shows that he still remains at heart more loyal to another land, let him be promptly returned to that land; and, if, on the other hand, he shows that he is in good faith and wholeheartedly an American, let him be treated as on a full equality with the native born. "The larger Americanism demands that we native born also be wholehearted in our allegiance to our country and our flag; that we refuse to be sundered from one another along lines of class or creed or sect or national origin; that we judge each American on his merits as a man; that we work for the well being of our bodily selves, but also for the well-being of our spiritual selves; that we consider safety, but that we put honor and duty ahead of safety. Only thus shall we prove our possession of the valor of righteousness. "Only thus shall we stand square to all the winds of destiny, high of heart; the masters of our own souls, fit to be the fathers of a race of freemen who shall make and shall keep this land all that it seemed to the prophetic vision of the mighty men who founded it and the mighty men who saved it." Who believes that the distinguished statesman, the magnetic orator, the aggressive leader had in mind, the devoted, painstaking, loyal, uncompaining "sons of Ham" in mind, when he spoke of "class or creed or sect or national origin?" We do not believe it. With us, he has lost his reputation for square dealing with all men, without regard to race, color or previous condition of servitude. He has a feeling of prejudice against the "brother in black," an antigathy to the colored troops, who were alleged to have saved from annihilation the Rough Riders, whom he commanded in Cuba. with them he has lost his reputation passed over the river. hope that is and he might well exclaim in the words of Shakespeare's creation Cassio: Reputation, reputation, reputation! 0, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, Sir, of myself, and what remains is bestial. My reputation, lago, my reputation! — SHAKESPEAK. "THE BAPTISTS AND THEIR TROUBLES, AGAIN." "The mightier man, the mightier is the thing What makes him honour'd or begets him hate; For greatest scandal waits on greatest state." — SHAKKPEARL Itv. R. T. POLLARD, D. D. President of Florida Memorial College at Live Oak, Florida, has written a post lucid communication in regard to the National Baptist Convention, controversy. We are free to say that he impresses us as being "a seeker after truth." While he seems to be a devotee of the denomination, his logic is of a kind and his statement of facts of a nature, that somewhat puzzles us as to supt what is his attitude at the present time and as to which side of the fence in this religious controversy he proposes to "build his Ebenezer." Be that as it may, he has made some statements which are interesting and informative and tend to throw much light upon a most interesting situation. Rev. Dr. POLLARD wishes to know our authority for saying that the Southern Baptist Convention did not have a beginning in the same method and manner of the National Baptist Convention. Except from a legal standpoint, it does not matter whether the National Baptist Publishing Board (colored) at Nashville had a financial beginning like the Southern Baptist Sunday School Convention (white) or not. We do not need any other evidence than the fact that colored folks, as a rule, in business enterprises export "to put in a shoe string and draw out a tan-yard." white white people as a rule "put in a tan-yard and are pleased if they draw out a shoe string." A colored man, who owns a ten dollar share of stock in a colored concern, will make more ado about it than the one who owns a thousand dollars worth of the same stock. White people, as a rule, put up capital in order to do business, even though the amount may be afterwards inflated. In morals, if not in law, of the National Baptist Convention owned the National Baptist Publishing House at Nashville, Tenn., it has a right to dictate its policy and to control its affairs. Did it have the legal right to do it? If we are correctly informed, under the charter obtained in Nashville, Tenn., did we hold the right ville. Then, it did not have the right so to do. Now as to ownership; the Courts have held that actions at law in matters of this kind will only be entertained, where property rights are involved. It must be shown that money be longing to the National Baptist Convention has been invested in the National Baptist Publishing House at Nashville. It is not sufficient to set up the claim that the National Baptist Convention owns the plant there, but it must be proven that its money has been actually used in purchasing the property of the concern, which has a corporate existence in the city of Nashville. Can this be shown in the face of the fact of the admission of the officers of the National Baptist Convention that no sums of money have been taken from the treasury of the national organization for that purpose? The National Baptist Convention unincorporated cannot sue and it cannot be sued. Unincorporated bodies as a rule act through trustees, but they are seriously handicapped in many ways in maintaining an action at law. Rev. Dr. R. T. Pollard is absolutely correct when he says that Rev. Dr. Boyd drew a salary, and so far as liability to him was concerned, it ended with the payment of that salary. For our part, we do not know that Dr. Boyd put any of his personal money into the National Baptist Publishing House. Knowing him to be a Christian gentleman, we took his word for it. We are under the impression that he alleged that he put money into the plant and that his wife did the same thing. If we are in error, we stand to be corrected. Be that as it may, if the National Baptist Publishing House is what it is represented to be, we are under the impression, and of the opinion, that it required exortion and executive ability far in excess of that possessed by the usual paid official in order to make the success that his friends chronicle. He was accordingly entitled to special consideration, which would not be vouchsafed to an ordinary employee. We suggested that an impartial tribunal pass upon this phase of the question and determine the relative merits of the respective contents of both sides to the controversy. Dr. Pollard's reasoning is sound though in all material particulars and Rev. Dr. R. H. Bord cannot find any excuse for taking unto himself and his colleagues, the publishing house of the Baptists at Nashville, Tennessee. The title, thereto, from a moral stand-point at least, will be deemed long after he and his friends have passed over the river. For our part, we cannot see that any defense from a moral or legal stand-point can be made of the action of the Commission in securing a Charter, of incorporation without the specific authority of the National Baptist Convention itself. This gave the malcontents, the excuse which many of them wanted and it threw the officers of the great national organization upon the defensive. Rev. Dr. Pollard asks if the National Baptist Convention has been incorporated in a legal sense. If the Charter of incorporation was accepted at the Chicago session by a two-thirds vote it has been, although unlawful and unparliamentary methods were used to encompass the result. We are of the opinion that it should be incorporated, but in a lawful and Christian way. It is easy enough to amend the charter as granted. If undue power has been given, the members of the body have the power to change the same at an annual meeting. Rev. Dr. Poilard asks if we are quite sure that this incorporating of the convention was the only thing to do? It was the only proper thing to do. Of course, "there are many ways of killing a dog, besides hanging him" and so there are other ways that the National Baptist Convention could control its incorporated boards. But there was but one direct way that it could control them, and that was by assuming legal responsibilities and standing up both in a moral and legal sense. Those who did not want incorporation wanted no doubt to dodge liability. Under the old plan, creditors could not proceed further than the incorporated boards. Under the incorporated plan, they can proceed against the National Baptist Convention. Under the old plan, Rxv. Dr. Boryn and his associates would stand responsible as agents or officers of the incorporated State body for the deeds of the concern. If they made any money, the national unincorporated body would have its hand extended for a share of the profits. If it lost any money, the national unincorporated body could disavow ownership and "disappear," leaving the Nashville incorporated concern "with the bag to hold." They would do as our able ministerial friend suggests, and elect the Board and refuse an election to any member, who failed to do the bidding of the national body. We do not believe this course is manly. We believe that the individual or body that insists upon sharing the profits should be equally as frank and fair to come forward and insist upon sharing in the losses. The fact that the Nashville National Baptist Publishing Board is self-perpetuating only emphasizes the fact that preachers were "built for preaching" and that they are not fitted for the work of dealing in the affairs of commercialism. The fact that the National Baptist Convention had gone frequently on record against being incorporated is interesting information and it affords an insight into the manner and method of these great religious organizations. If the National Baptist Publishing Board is incorporated and it is self-perpetuating, then it is independent of the National Baptist Convention incorporated and it is independent of the National Baptist Convention, unincorporated. It has only to account to itself and its owners and not to any other body. Rev Dr. POLLAND says that a committee of the National Baptist Convention reported against incorporating the Convention and then recommended that the charter of the "Publishing Board, and we take this to mean the National Baptist Publishing Board be so amended as to provide for the election of the members of that Board by the National Baptist Convention. When the report was read, the provision aforesaid was not in it. We are inclined to agree with our very able friend when he declares that the real cause of the split was the effort of the Convention to subordinate all its Boards to its authority and to control them. We do not understand, though, how the National Baptist Convention could organize until a report had been made on its enrollment of delegates. Prior to that time, only routine business could be transacted. We have had the good fortune to converse with the able Rev. Da. R. H. Born and we are of the opinion that the fundamental mistake made was in the action of the National Baptist Convention in presuming that it owned the National Baptist Publishing House at Nashville, Tenn. It had gone upon the presumption that it elected some members of that incorporated body, when as a matter of fact, it had never really done anything of the kind. The Convention got credit for owning a printing plant that it did not own, that it had never owned, that it had never bought aid that they had never contributed a penny to purchase. When the attempt was made to get possession of this property and to enforce its alleged rights at law by first incorporating for the purpose, then the "bottom fell out of the co-operative arrangement," and the awakening came. If the National Baptist Convention wants a publishing house, it must necessarily purchase one, either from the present defunct owners at Nashville or from the white folks who deal in these kind of commodities. The one at Nashville is not worth a fight, as it belongs on it is allowed to be. hope that is the warring parties believe in the same Baptistic principles that they will come together upon a common basis and have peace. We have expressed an opinion with the lights before us. If we have made a mistake in our conclusions, we stand to be corrected by those, who know more about the past happenings than we profess to know. In the words of GEN. U. S. GRANT, "Let us have peace." "For the love of money is the root of all evil which white some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."—NEW TESTAMENT. BISHOP WALTERS AND THE PRESIDENT. We take pleasure in publishing the open letter of BISHOP ALEXANDER WALTERN, addressed to PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON, whose residence is now at the White House in Washington. BISHOP ALEXANDER WALTERN has been successful in occupying a most prominent position as the leader of colored people in this country. When he embraced the principles of democracy and stopped from the Republican platform over to the Democratic one, many colored men shook their heads. Those who did not want to believe that he had sold out, solemnly shook their heads, without saying anything. Now, after many months have elapsed, it is difficult to find any citizen of color who does not believe that BISHOP WALTERN was constituentious in his movement and really believed that he was benefiting his people by his attitude. The letter, which he publishes from a New Jersey statesman and a Virginia aristocrat is not susceptible of but one construction, and it would have been an insult to presume that the distinguished writer meant other than he stated in this remarkable platio. It was a pro-election pledge. How has Hon. Woodrow Wilson kept it to his devoted colored followers? It is a painful subject and it emphasizes the fact that even men in high places can regard their promises lightly, President Wilson may be able to explain that letter in the light of his actions or rather his failure to act in the face of the solemn pledges therein contained. We would like to read his explanation. So far as we are concerned, we insist that the distinguished occupant of the White House shall read his own letter and decide whether as a gentleman of honor, President of the United States, sworn to recognize the civil and political equality of all men before the law, he can give as an excuse the antagonism of certain United States Senators as his excuse for failing to do his duty. He must answer before a just Judge for the deeds done in the body. Whether he likes it or not, he must do his duty, in order to look the honorable men of the country in the face. We congratulate Bishop WALTER upon his manly stand in this matter. He has proven his loyalty to his own people and his devotion to the ideals that he has championed for more than twenty years. Our distinguished President has made promises and he is in down writing as to his pledges. As a Virginian, halting from the mountains of our mother State, we insist that he shall live up to the enunciation of principles therein contained. 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The writer does not know how much earlier than that, but he does know that as early as 1906, Dr. Boyd was serving the Board on a salary, and a respectable one at that, for the writer was chairman of the first investigating committee appointed by the National Baptist Convention to look into the property holdings of all its Boards, including the PubHailing Board. If Dr. Boyd was on a salary and was backed by the moral and financial support of the constituency of the National Baptist Convention to raise money in the name of the Convention, tell me, if you please, how does that slightly affect morally, or the white Board? Normine or more years the writer had the honor of being the President of Selma University, the institution located at Selma, Alabama, and owned by the Baptist State Convention, of that State. During his incumbency the writer raised thousands and thousands of dollars, a part of which went into the erection of two or more splendid brick structures on the campus of the school; but while he did that work of raising money from every Association, Convention, Church and individual, both in and out of the State, he was getting a stated salary. A VITAL QUESTION. What further claim, more than respect and honor could he make on the Baptists? Surely not to take Selma University. I quite agree with you that under the old constitution of the National Baptist Convention the Commission had no standing, differing from an ordinary committee. Its acts could not be binding till passed upon by the Convention. But the Commission, whose name has been changed to that of the Convention in Boston that the Convention in supplying their report in the Philadelphia meeting in 1914, gave them authority in the adoption of a clause in the report that recommended that the Commission be given authority to take such steps as may be necessary to protect the Convention's property. AUTHORITY SPECIFICALLY WITH-HELD I submit that the adoption of a general statement in the form of a recommendation, that the Commission be given power to take such steps as may be necessary to protect the property or the Convention, could not of itself constitute authority for getting out articles of incorporation for the National Baptist Convention; for that would have been tantamount to the abolition of the disobey an express decision of the Convention, made in the Houston meeting in 1912 and again in the Nashville meeting in 1913 (and I am informed in the Philadelphia meeting in 1914) to the effect not to incorporate the Convention, and not only without rescribing its previous action but without knowing that it was giving the Commission such authority as the Commission claims to possess by reason of this general statement the pass of a specific act, motion or resolution. A general act cannot abrogate a specific act. In a parliamentary sense the National Baptist Convention has not been incorporated. Is this true in a legal sense? A LOGICAL DEDUCTION Referring to the matter of incorporating the National Baptist Convention, you in your editorial use the following language: "There was but one thing to do, so far as the national organization was concerned, and that was to place the parent organization upon equal footing in law with its creature, the National Baptist Publishing Board. Uniformly upon the national organization had no power to enforce its decree against its creature at Nashville." Are you, Brother Editor, quite aureo that that was the only thing to do? How have the leading religious bodies, national and State, gotten along by incorporating their Boards and not themselves? It is unproceded for the parent body of national organizations among Baptists to be incorporated; they incorporate the Board rather than the parent body in order that the property held for the parent body by the several Boards may not all be put in jeopardy for the debts of any one Board. SHOULD NOT NEED INCORPORATION. The parent body should not need to be incorporated to protect itself. against its own Board, but if incorporates its Board to protect itself against the outside. Its protection against its Board should be put in the articles of incorporation of the Boards themselves, and the parent body should see to it that it be placed there. When this is done, the Board will also demand for the parent body will control the Board; for the members know that their heads must come off if they fail to obey. If the articles of incorporation of the Publishing Board at Nashville were as they should be, the Convention would not be having the trouble that it is now having. The writer happened to be a member of the committee that was appointed by the Baptist Convention at the Houston meeting in 1913 to consider the propriety of incorporating the National Baptist Convention. The committee was given one year to study the question and to report at the Nashville meeting in 1913, which was done. I am free to confess that it was in the committee meeting in the Publishing House in Nashville; I discovered by listening to the reading of the articles of incorporation of the Publishing Board Board was self-perpetuating and that there were only nine legal members and that they all lived in the State of Tennessee. FIGUREHEADS AND THEIR. DUTIES. I saw there that the members elected by the National Baptist Convention, one from each State, annually, were only figureheads. After the committee had unanimously decided (all but one member and he was undecided) to report against incorporating the National Convention, the two who were elected to the heartily supported the motion to recommend that the Convention be not incorporated, suggested to the committee that while we oppose incorporating the Convention, we all certainly should agree that the charter of the Publishing Board be so amended that the members of said Board be elected by the Convention instead of electing themselves, and that we put such recommendation in the report to the members. This was unanimously consented to and the Secretary was instructed to put it in the report, but, to my surprise, when the report was read, that provision was not in it But, Mr. Editor, I submit that the getting out of a charter for the National Baptist Convention was not the CAUSE or the split in Chicago, but only an OCCASION for it. It was simply an incident. The cause of the split was the effort of the Convention to subordinate all its Boards to its authority and to control them as it should. The cause of the split was therefore, farther back than the Chicago meeting. A SURPRISING ADMISSION If the anti-charter people were in the majority on one or two test votes on the first day of the Convention, as it is claimed by the Jones' faction (and I concede that they were so far as the count showed), what reason would there be for the leaders of the anti-charter movement to go somewhere else to hold a meeting, if the charter was the main issue? The fact is, there were many who were opposed not so much to the Convention having a charter but to the kind that had been gotten out by the Commission—a charter that defied the principles for which Baptists have so long stood. But at the same time the same men were bringing all Boards under the control of the Convention and so regulating the affairs that there could be no question about the authority of the Convention. Had, the Convention remained as one, the charter would have been voted out, but that would not have been all of it. They were not in favor of the charter but would support the administration in bringing all the Boards under its control by so amending the charters of the several. Boards as to bring about this result. SOME VOTES MAY HAVE BEEN ILLEGAL. Perhaps, I should explain my parenthetical expression, that the anti-charter people were in the majority on the two test votes at the beginning of the Convention in Chicago. Whether or not these votes were by proper delegates on either side, I am not able to speak affirmatively, for there had been no enrollment when these votes were allowed. The President made aumentary the charter, putting the question to be considered before the enrollment was made, but this blunder is so common among our denominational bodies, when there is no great issue at stake, till this one by the President was pardonable, and would not have been noticed had it not been for what followed; for when the effort was made, on the motion to adopt the program, to amend it by providing for the consideration of the charter BEFORE the enrollment was taken, then the President saw where the thing was being done, and he deided upon a point of order based on the Bennet resolution passed in the Philadelphia meeting, that he would rather be inconsistently RIGHT than to be consistently WRONG; hence he sustained the point of order. THE WAYS OF TRUTH. I have in this writing hown to the line, lotting the chips fall where they may. Finally, what is the remedy for our troubles? I suggest that an armistice be ordered by the authorities on both sides; let the war of slander, vituporation and newspaper inundees cease and let reason, judgment and Christianity prevail; then call a conference composed of some of the officials on both sides and more of the men who have no official connection with these matters; and you will see again bright prospects for a re-united Baptist consitency. The sober men, who have not been messed up with these matters will have to take the lead in the war, and like the men will continue to cut each other's threats and to put out each other's eyes. Very truly. THE RICHMOND PLANET. RICHMOND. VIRGINIA (Continued From First Page.) and I was destined to be more so, for already arrangements had been made for me to address the colored folks at several of the churches. THAT REMARKABLE JOURNEY. I had luncheon and then I rested That afternoon, in company with Mr Owens, his Madame and her mother and his accomplished daughter, Mine Gladay, and Mr J. Harmon Wilson, we visited Santa Monica in that seven passenger automobile. He, the drive ways in this southern California city of Los Angeles, is arranging and the pleasure of the occe- sion ecstatic. I felt as though trouble, trials and tribulations had left me and mine, never to return. THE MOVING PICTURE BUSINESS. I was shown the vast park, where the moving picture humorist, Charley Chaplin, "pulls off" his stunts for the benefit of the laughing public. Still farther down, I passed partially built houses. Some of them had magnificent fronts, with no tops and in the rear was only frame-work. We finally arrived at the beach. A colored man entered the restaurant. From this point the "creamies" the colored society in Los Angeles and in the cities adjoining, gathered and had free and full access to the peaceful waters of the Pacific Ocean. PICTURESQUE SCENES. The automobile was roomy and comfortable and on that Sunday afternoon, I again and again gave expression to my satisfaction in being able to enjoy such a treat. I saw the high cliffs on the sea-shore. All along were the cabins of the fisherman, most of them being Japanese. It is difficult to describe the scene. I will try. Just at this point on the Pacific Coast are high bluffs, towering from seventy-five to one hundred feet above the ocean level. Down below between the ocean and those bluffs, which resembled the palladias on the Hudson River in New York State, is a narrow roadway. THE GREAT PACIFIC OCEAN. The restless sea breaks upon the sandy banks and in this space are built houses of every description and villages of every kind. "This," said Mr. Owens, "is the home of the moving picture films. For miles through here this country is used to stage the various scenes that you see exhibited in the moving picture houses of the United States. More than 76 per cent of all the pictures made are manufactured right here." I looked up on the hillside and I saw castles and residences, and store fronts. I saw vessels in the water that were not vessels, only imitation ones. I noticed that the windows of some of the houses looked naturally enough, but walk through the door-way and you would find yourself still in the open air. BUILT ONLY TO DESTROY. I had lived many years in a lifetime, but all of this was a primer to me, and never before seen anything like it. Those people would build up an imitation house at a cost of hundreds of dollars only to abandon it and tear it down tomorrow. Man's inventive skill and his transcendent genius were always developing something new. The god of day could be seen hovering in the heavens, prior to his usual plunge behind the western waters of the mighty Pacific. This caused our party to start in the opposite direction. A few moments later, we were in Santa Monica. A RISKY DRIVE We whirled through this town which resembled Coney Island, N. Y. A traffic police-officer halted the car, but the chauffeur took the chance and sped on down one of the narrow streets. I felt a little nervous and I was disposed to feel in the neighborhood of my wallet to pay the fine, but a smile and a wave back at him made it all right, as the officer no doubt heard of Mr. Owena and his chauffeur to stop everybody and colorle, known "kid" Owena. For years he had been in politics in this part of California, and if politics and money will not make a man known, nothing else will do so. THAT TRIP IN THE CLOUDS We passed a "trip in the cloud" spiral machine, sometimes called "shooting, the chute." Miss Gladys and Mr. Wilson proposed that we go in and take an exhilarating spin. Mr. Owens proposed. Finally all agreed to go but Mr. Owens. Had my foreign sight been as good as my mind-tight, I would have joined my friend, Mr. Owens, in his protest. I very well anxious that it would well believe that it is all over, that they all consented in order to secure a "tender-foot to see just what effect this experience would have upon me. CAUGHT AT LAST I have seen these spiral "dip the dip" in many cities, but I always saw them and was satisfied. I had carefully declined the invitation of Mrs. T. S. Johnson to ride in one at the Panama Exposition at San Francisco, but I could not back out now, and so, "like a lamb led to slaughter." I went in. Have you ever ridden in one of those devilish contrivances? It cost "Bob" Owens ten cents for each one of us. If you have never tried one, my advice to you is, "Don't." I have no desire to injure the business of the management, but I certainly have sympathy for my follow countrymen, who may have a head and a stomach like my own. AN ATTEMPTED DESCRIPTION. You start out just as gently as though you were sitting in a street car or on an open freight car or on an automobile truck and then you go up a slight incline and then you come down a slight incline with a bump. Then you go up a greater incline and you come down one of the same kind. Then you go up a lower incline or you are yourself going up a greater incline. You are now ready for trouble or at least you thank you are, for you have in them few seconds learned enough to know that just in proportion as you went up, you must come down. FALLING THROUGH SPACE. It is the irony of fate, a leaf from the book of life. When I came down, with my hands grasping the back of the seat in front, it was just as though I was falling through space or being shot down in one of those express elevators in a Chicago sky-scraper. They tell you not to stand up and not to rise in your seat and you roll down or slide down into the seat as far as you can get, but you cannot get down far enough, and you feel almost on uncontrollable desire to stand up and hysterically yell that you paid ten cents to get into this thing and you will pay ten dollars to get out again. UPWARD AND DOWNWARD. Just as you feel that you cannot stand any more of it, that nature rebels, you find yourself going up another incline, which appears to be at an angle of more than ninety degrees. You know what that means. You have gone up looking into the sky and you must come down looking at the other place. It is a long way up and it is an equal distance down. Just as I felt that nature was giving away, I strack the bottom of the incline and found myself, and laughing associates, sitting beside and in front of me, quietly moving to the point of entrance, where we got out. HAD DODGED THE EXPERIENCE I saw "Bob" Owens coming towards me. He had dodged an experience, which I wished I had dodged, too. He had pleaded indisposition and I now knew the reason why. The next time (but there would be no next time) I would do the same thing. I was now in the main thorough-fare of this village. I found all of the places of the village. I had been walking with Miss Gladys, but I suddenly discovered that there were three in the party, and I discreetly dropped back to the companionship of Mr. Robert C. Owens and his wife. ALL AMUSEMENT PLACES OPEN The shooting gallery was open. All one of the shows a white lady sat on a swing, protected by a netting, in which was an opening. The man who could throw through that opening and strike her would get a prize. They all tried it. Up to the time of my leaving, she was in absolute repose and out of sight. She was not really tried at her. Then there were horses with their riders in a merry-go-round style. The whole affair was not more than three feet square. TRYING HIS LUCK. The "tender-foot" bought paddles and named the horse on which they would wager. If the horse named by them won, then they had the choice of anything in the store. You could get a ham, coffee, sugar or anything else there. To enter the game was only ten cents, Mr. Wilson was anxious. He had won upon a prefrontal visit there. He wanted me to try my luck. I shook my head. I had never been able to make a dollar in a game of chance, and I had never tried to do so. I had played innocent games in childhood, but lack was usually against me. All that I had been able to obtain had come to me through years of almost ceaseless toll. DIDN'T GET WHAT HE WANTED Mr. Wilson tried again and again but luck was against him. He strolled sadly away. In the meantime, "Hobt" Owens had disappeared and he left me in the company of his good-looking and accomplished wife. After we had waited for him and we were looking for a car, we saw him coming. He looked somewhat "sheepish" to me and Mrs. Owens gave him a look that "kind of" explained the situation to me. He made no aloofness at his wife, he ousted up, his wife and him down right. What there was in Santa Monica, he knew about it, and when it came to investigating on his own hook, and in the shortest possible time, he was at home at the performance. THE RETURN TRIP. They held in a supply of Santa Monica popcorn or at least "Job" Owens did, and as Mrs. Owens couldn't well talk and eat popcorn at the same time, "peace reigned in Warawar" over that sudden disappearance. It may be well to state that I saw no bar-rooms in Santa Monica. I did not say that there were none there. I said that I did not see any. We reached home in good time, and a little later, I was on my way to church, where I was expected to say a few words to the colored folks of California. JOHN MITCHELL, JR. Lad of Mixed Blood Weds White Girl Gets Year On Roads Kinston, Jan. 23. Because it was proved in the recorder's court here that Claud Penuel is the descendant of both colored and white persons, he is under sentence of twelve months to the country roads and Caro Jones, a country girl of Jones County, must serve an equal time in the Lenior County jail, unless the Superior Court next week should reverse the record. In agreement, the Judge unmistakably will. Witnesses for defense admitted on the stand that ancestors of the man only two or three generations back were mutilates or octoroons. Penuel and the Jones girl claim to have been married in Norfolk several weeks ago, after futile attempts to secure license in this State. The girl, it is presumed, did not know of the blood taint of her force. The question of the marriage did not enter into the court proceedings, since with the death of her sister, any ceremony that had been performed became null and void under the statutes. With the appeals, it was announced that Pauley has the means for a stiff legal fight and will take the case up to the Supreme Court if necessary. The girl is in the custody of her relatives. Both are under bond. No one expects the girl to share the fate of the man if the decision Reserved. Woodal is sustained. Her sentence is more than apt to be set aside. She is an ignorant little country girl and could not be fairly held responsible. it is pointed out. Do You Know Them? I would like to locate some of my name was Lucy Williams and how people. If possible. My mother mother was named Louisa Williams. She was owned by Mrs. Hagan Powerur of Fauquier County, Va. I was sold to Mr. Jesse Ovalr, who was moving to Troy, Mo. I was next sold to a Doctor, who took me to Marshall Town, la, where I lived sometime. Any information will be gladly received. MRS. LUCY WILLIAMS, 2834 Federal Ave., Chicago, Illinois. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. The boys were out in good numbers last Tuesday night to the Bible Class for boys and were a happy bunch. Night P. M. last Tuesday the men and very live prayer meeting 8:00 General Secretary met the men for their Bible Class and they were ready for the very interesting lesson which was taught. Last Saturday 5 P. M. at the Y. M. C. A. many attended the class for the explanation on the Sunday School. Remember this class is open to women and men. Come; you are welcome. 9:30 A. M., the workers' meeting was well attended at the Y. M. C. A. The boys were out in full 4 P. M. to hear Committeeman B. L. Allan, who is making this department a special study. We hank the mothers 9:30 P. M. at the Leibhart St. Methodist church the great evangelical meeting was added to the list. Thomas, pastor of the Sharon Baptist Church. Subject, "The Source of a True Principle." Mr. Robert Cole was at his boat, for his songs reached the hearts or all. The address was to the point and every man got his part. Much fruit is expected. Last Thursday night the Board of the Y. M. C. A. held a very important meeting and was glad to welcome the now director (Mr. Roscoe C. Mitchell) who fills the place of Prof. B. J. Mitchell has fallen asleep (a faithful Director) means much for the Y. M. C. A. for Mr. Mitchell comes from our boy's department and the men. This is for what the Y. M. C. A. is working—development. BRITISH LOSE 6000 ON TIGRIS 3000 Killed When Relief Column is Repulsed. RUSSIANS TAKE 4000 TUBKS Big Victories Are Claimed by Both Bides in Different Asiatic Fronts of War. The British force going to the relief of the troops surrounded by Turks at Kutu-Amara, attacked the Turkish positions on January 21 (last Friday), but were repulsed after an engagement lasting six hours, according to an official report issued by the Turkish headquarters staff. The British, the announcement says left about 300 dead on the field. It is further declared: "British soldiers taken prisoner stated that the British column had also lost 300 men in dead and wounded in the preceding engagements near Sheikh Salad. "The Turks attacked another British detachment advancing to the west of Kurna from Mum Tenk which caused the British to retreat. The British left 100 dead." The relief column under General Aylmer, coming from Imam All Gharib engaged the Turks near Menherab twenty-one miles east of Kutul-Amarra on both sides of the Tigris. T. O British were thrown back several miles by counter attacks. At General Aylmer's request, a one day's truce to bury the head was granted. GERMANS BATTER CATHZDRL The Cathedral at Neuport, south of the German official statement, located in Berlin, has been destroyed, led by German artillery fire as it was offering an excellent observation post. The tower of Complo was also destroyed, the same reason being given. 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Tho formal repr will not be printed until months ene. iu the Froceadings of the Asroclatinn 1 seetns to Tue Sux both proper and desirable Unt thes words” of atates Inavilke philosophy and patriotic wat: tug mbould be printed at this thie 1a their entirety.) Mx Montiner AnD Gestirstys oF dite Haas Tt Mr, Reevey be. preset: Tatoatd be gind to ave Ile mpeak (° Mineelf and for ine. If there is any truth dn the tpam Togattur Idea te tt dott Te muat Bave occurred to alt Sou that Ste rather hard ts nit through along otening aml bear Praine to one'n face, T hope sou short tio that 1 realy bellove i atl It Ina well founded maxii that in pras Creal affatrn of Hite It in seine tint t0 pn: po much, atrean on the. grattiatical Minatruetion -of what people naga te try to divine the reason why thes sy 1 nnd fo T hav taken wll hens things which have Boon anid about tee sith 2 tecltig that thoy denote the kidlit hheas of old frlendahtp abd the reyeros warmth of loyalty to an old eotupanion at the bar. 1 ALL PRAIBE OB ALL. MAME. { ‘The world in apt to be all-praine or ait Diaie, and ‘sometioen all praise Alternating with ‘ail blame, and when tho members of n profeeaion or u call: lag impute to one of thelr bumber i multitude of noble qualitioe It in {alt to infer that they are really exprensing thelr own conception of what. tel pwrnfecaion in and what they. woul Itke thelr fellow members to be fate pinuse}; and in that conception of the (rue apirit and the noble character atid the exalted purpose of the profeanion | of the taw, Tam with you with sll ay heart [appinane]. : Tam funt a lamyer, from the grou up, and everything that 1 Lnye ote | fa may Ufo hax born ax an Snedlent to A lawyer's carcer, Feepomiing to the cal | fade upon s Tawyer wader the tepid sibilities of hin oath and hin conreption | teuninee..« ; UNABLE TO PRACTICN io. FESSION. J have been much removed from the activities of the profession for nia: yeare because the engrossing «tar acter of duties in the Departments and tn the Sonate In Washington hs been auch am absolutely te forbid the aiving of any Une or atrength to the practice of Jaw, and now T have cone Wack, I have come home to my wll friecda and my old hagnts and taken up the old courne of going up amt down town daily, ax Tuned to de forty or fifty yearn ago. It te very Rrateful and delightfecl to feel that in my Jong absence [hav not been forgotten; that many an a: friend who ins passed avay linn et!) found a new one coming to take b's place, A RETURN TO LAW. Hot I think I tiavo come back ts the profession with a little aenre 0! detachment and with a view from the outalde, looking at tt as a whole. free from those preposseasiona of interest fn the particular case which absort ua no fully in our ordinary practices: and there fs one thing that haa during the past fow months been filling my mind and that I would lke to aay to you: It seems to me that during the period of Atty yeara ance I wan ‘firct openinx my eyes to the feld of the commen law ander John Norton Pome roy fn (tis city a great new duty bas ‘come to the profesnion of the law. We had then to appeal to entablished and unquestioned principles. The duty of tho lawyer was bounded by. that eatabliahed, firm, impregnable barrier of legal principle: the application of the well understood principles of In to the maintenance of bis client’ righta was tho Hmit of hix ordinary obligation. ‘A BROADENED FIELD. Now tho whole field bas broadened. Fundamental principles are questioned. doubted, Aiscumed, possibly en: angered Oar country, which seemed then 80 secure, 80 peaceful, no certain in its Prospect of prosperity and peace and order, {s passing in under the shadow of great Fesponsibfiition and great dan rors to {ts inatitations. ‘Wo are no longer isolated. ‘The ever flowing ¥tream of ocean which sur- rounds us is no longer @ barrier. Wo have grown so great, the bonds that unite us in trade, in influence, in Dower with the rest of the world have become 0 strong amd compelling that we cane Hre unto euresives — (ow wowtions teem _ =p, beciane Wich meat Fo eet eneetions upon whih we have Mile or me prove dent te guide us: questions epon the sna" preeners, Sf eur couatry, i —— wil depend. These questions can be! Be ee ee ee ee ' {THAT PROPOSED CONSTITUTIO! {something has toca ssid about th “'proposed Constitution and ste dotca :1 give'you my word that the inutar the neceanjty of concentration up’ tho work of the Couatitutlonal Co: ‘vention had passed, my mind apran back to thers grave and serious do: ere that threatened our country 7 completely that when the Conatitutlo twan defeated it waa a scarcely tote “Incident of ‘my Ifo. | How are we to mect the future, an what Is tho Fesyonibility of tho bar that In the guardian of American law toward mecting that future? It in no 9 matter of opportuniam; it fn not “matter of temporary expedient. Th situation cannot be deat with by merely doing what meets to you an: to moto be the expedient thing in thi nituation and fn that altuation todus or tomorrow. Our people must bas themnelten upon « foundatton of prin celle” They munt renew thelr loyally fo {goals And tho inate principle I the principle of American Inv! FW in the principte of individual ith erty which ban grown out of the Ife tof the Anglo-Saxon race ad bas been {waxing strong during all the 700 yenrs niner Magna Carta. That ‘war the formative prihelple that made Amer: fea, the United Staten and Canada, from_the Atlantic to the Paeite, froin the Gulf to the frezey north, English speaking, pursulog the course of the common tay, preserving Hberty and doing Jurtics. That the power of that principle of individual Itherty that -le- Yeloped tn the life of ouF race. ts the greatent formative power in the fhe tory of the world {applause}. Over against it atands the principle of the State. Upon the one trand Ix tho dee: Jaration fy that great tstrdiment, the value of which we kardly yet appre: clate, the immortal Derluration, pennest by Thomun Jefterwon, that all men ure created with atienalde rishts, whieh kovernmentt ate created ty preserve Tappiause} On theories hand te Oe principle that States are erent) with supreme rights whieh all tadividuls are bund to observe The one centtes the wystem of Inve and order and Jia tee upon the inalienable right of the individual, the other centres tv yt tem of Inward ander and Justive apen (he rishin nf the State, whieh suber Mnates the richts of the Individual, and thay is the funiamental question Sten fe belie fought owt upon he pattingelds of Europe applause! Vere tn thin country we have ete joyed Iiberty and arder xo loris tht we nave forgotten how they cant.” Our people aKMUIBE that they-come ie the sir comes, to be breathed: they have. uinumesd that they will, Of thelr wt ure nnd by tholf own force, enatinue orever, without effort, AN, ne! Tl | ty has always been barn of atruxate, thas not come nave through sterifies | nd the Mood of murtyen acd the | jevotton of mankind, And it In not t preserved except by Jenloun wate | ulnens und tern determination al: | ayn to be free. ‘ ‘That eternad vigilance tn the pries » f Uterty in suena trutone that {thas | oat ft moaning. Int it In an eternal 3 ruth, and the principles of Amerlin erty tmtay stand in need af a ret owed devotion on the part of Ue 5 Huerivan people, We have forgotten 5 at in Our vast tnaterlal prosperity. 4 Ve have grown so rleh, we have Hvel t 1 euse uid sonutert and peace x lung. ¢ iat we have forcetten to WHA Ke ¢ we those akrewable Inv tdente Of Heep vie tiuat be prepared ty defend eur @ witvadual Tberty ik ea ways We 9 lust be prepared to do tt feat ay vreve ot cariin agaliet all eternal 4 raresstant Tappiaune) Gad kuwwe fg Se prave aint D despite all fouls a) wieked ware, hat L diy at wish G omy counter the peace of wIAVETY p dishonor of Injustiee oF polttmmnety reat ajsialise) TP want to see IN Uy gy wetey ie wget that beat tn the Q casts of the men at Concord HEAR, py he were Just atid Ged fearing men fp whe were, ready Co tight for thele jy wety And if the hundred million fy ple of Atuerica bave that mptrit atid of te made manifest they won't have Aight fapplause] ‘i Hut there In unother way In whled of Saunt be prepared tu defend §. ant py Indy necessary to the first: We de int fe prepared to defetpl I witht pt Taxattint nil (udltterene wand fale ctrine, agedist all willingness to jantt fadividiiad ndepwnde atc to tee rot of peravtieal tyranny, whether yy Ye of a thoninteh of mw majority yplaune} : Kiva there are certatn etrewmstatee¢ ich toad toward weakening the xlanve of the Atuerican people “fundamental prinetptes upon whieh Cr law of America tr baxed One of m tx that the changes In conditions ve required and, are continually Te ring extenntonn of government, Kav mental regulation and control, In jer to prevent injuntice; and we yg Uralls turn Inthe creation of there gq c mud neceaanry regulations t0 those wh jernmenta which have, been lost th, “jent in Fegutation, and thore are 4q governments which nacrifice tndl- jg val Hberty for the pUrpORE Of TERY the ng the conduct of men: and so the gq Jency i away from the old Amer! ty principles toward the principles af eaueratic and governmental con: tag ‘over individual life: a Uangerour pge 4 for a freo people to travel, to in necennary resulta, and the dan- geo in that in attaining those reaults fine true principles’ of liberty bo lost jury tendency ts away from the old Ameri: can principles toward the principles af bureaucratic and governmental con: trol over individual life: a Uangerour road for a free people to travel, to Attain neceasary reauita, and the dan: fer In that In attaining those reauits the true. principles’ of liberty bo loat sigbt of (applause). ‘Another cdreumatance which we ought not to loan aight of fs the fact, that @ vast number of people havo. come to the United States within vory recent times from those countries of Furope which differ so widely in thetr fandamental conceptions of Inw and personal freedom from ourselves. ‘The millions of immigrants who névo come from the céntinent of Eu- rope bave come from commanitics which have not the traditions of ind). vidual liberty, but the traditions of Btate control over liberty; they have some from communities in which tho’ courts are part of the administrative yystem of the government, not inde- pendent tribunals to do jastice be ween individual and te government; | hey have come from communities In which the law is contained in codes ramed and‘ imposed upon the people y superior power, and not communi. . south et ths lie of the poopin, made . the poopie, 7 dee pean carvae Ener Own Feo ‘Bt is w dow. to change ‘the ; eitvase' ot the’ tadivideal towed lw, owerd petition! principles. It cannct ” eo Gene in's moment, and this ‘great seep @f saen, geod men, Geed women. 1 eS re ee SEE } without our traditions, but with ex \ Urely different traditions, will chang "us unlese we change tnem. Fifteen per cent-of the lawyers 0 Abie clty are foreign born, Fifty po cent of the lawyers of this city sr either forelga born or of foreign par -epter And the groat mass of ther havo in thelr Blood, with alt thé abl and brilliaiteand god and noble met among thum—havo In thelr blood nev essay the traditions of the countrle from!” which they came. They canno holp 1 They wil hold those trad! tlons until they are -expolled by the apirit of Amorican {natitutions. That Sa a question of time. And somebody has got to look after tt. Somebody has got to make the spirit of those In: atitutlone vocal. Somebody has got to exhibit delfef in them, trust (n them, devotion to them, loyalty {0 them, or. you cannot win this great tody' from Continental Europe to a true understanding of and loyalty to our Institutions.” The change may woll bo son In pur colleges and Inw schools, where thero nro inany profeasorn who think they know better what law ought to. be, and what tho principles of jurlspru- dence ought to be, und what the pollt- cat inatitutions of the country ought to be, than the people of England and America, working out tholr saws through centurica of life. And these men, who think they know ft all, these half baked and concolted theorists, arc teaching the born in our law schools and in our colleges to despixo Ameri: can institutions [applause]. Vere in x great now duty for tho ber, and If ve ‘havo uot been byDo- crits duriug’ all theno years mM which we have been standing up tn court nnd appealing to tho principles of the law, appoailng to the prinelples of our Conntttution, demanding Justice ac- cording to the rules of the common jaw for our cients: if we have net eon hypocrites. ¥e will come to the lofense and the ansertion~-the trlusu- phat axnertion—of thore principles which We have been assertion (pr paune] : AML clarson and conditions of mew wre organtzed, the merehante, the msA: iiacturera, the bankers, the clergy nen. the farmers, the laborers, netlvois terested Ith the promotton of tho’) dealn of thelr clus or thelr callus. | (in for Inwyern to perform the | uighent duty. for the fdealn of thelr Inset. oF thelr calling. are the ideals of ; ur country’ free 1antstutlonn. ‘ ‘The Adwocluttin of the Bar of the t ‘ty of New York, which we foundid } ere forty-itve years age, and that; duitrabie) County Bar. Ansoctatlon, cileb baa broadened out froin the | ia anwnetativn; i the admirable awe cnn of the State Bar Association, over | ich you. nif. preside with auch ef ¢ ciency and grace; sn the vantly Ine} reasing: itumnbers of the American iit Ansorlation, we can sce steps rward the uccomplishinent of this. p igh duty of our profension, for that { uty cannot be perforined by the lax 9 cr alone tmmersed tn tho Interent of ¢ particular ease, {t can be performed 1 nly by “atimulating and clovating @ 4 ubllc opinion of the var and through x iat influencing the public opinion of » 1¢ country, Who fs thero who caa q yeak with uch authority to thon meriean people an the body of the } ur, which reprenents them in the ad: gj iniatration of the law of thetr coun y1 Who in there on whom reatn no A eat @ reaponnibility for the frener~ if ton of the fundamental principles 1 the law, and who tx thero who. Dy di adition and teaching and the habit jy, thelr Hfe, ought more gladly to ac} pt the duty of making the funda- qt ental grouidwork of Anierican Me Gt ty a reality ameng a devoted and fy Artotte people? The whole buxinens of xoverninent, yy which we are all concerned. 1a be ming acrious, Krave. Usreatening. No nn America hax any right to reat ntented and nany ast Indifferent. £67 yg ver before, not even in the Um Of gg "civil war, have all the cnergtos ty ail the deyotton of the American jy moctacy teen demanded for the per gr rulty of American fnatitutions, for th “continuance of the Americal Te re bile, axninat foes without and more yy, {fous foen within, than-in this year fy, grace 1916 [applaune). va eam glad to come back to the bar “~ thin Uine of itm trlnin: Tam prowl of it. T belleve in ft. and I have con (ny nce In the performance of Ste NK i y in the future (prolonged ap py use] —New York Sun, iM FQVAL SUFFRAGE THE CAUSE + OF Row ty cuencn, ~ Crutehiiel) ‘Traces | Pith African squabble wo Woman Getelng the Ballot. : (itfchmond Journal, Jan. 20.) All fa not well with Pitth African Baptit’ Church, Harvto and Cary Streets, That became evident today when Sister Patsy Smith, who raid that abo had been looking up to God {nthe church for forty’ year, wos before Polico Justice Crutehfeld on the charge of boing dinorderly tn thw edigce the night of the Mrat Monday ta January. And tho sad part about it ts. accord: tax to Crutchfield. equal suffrage ts back of all tho trouble. ‘ “Ewell recall.” aaid the Ono Jobi:, xrowing reminiscent, “that It was way back in 1860 while T was a sontor Justice that the women raised 2 howl for a vote in the affatrs of this church. The trouble was afred before mo and I gave them the right to ballot. Since then—well, I wouldn't like to say. Bot any police officer who has patrolles that ‘bout in recent, yours can tell wbother there has boon any tFouble.” TATE ARRESTED PREACHER. Whereupon, Patrolman Pop Tate stopped forward and swore that many was the time he had to sit in that church of nights to keep order. Once, he said, he had to arrest the preacher before the chace conid be suppréseed. As for Sister Patsy, he knew hor well and he was josth to believe that the had created any disturbance on he night-in question. .. Daly, after reeding Scripture and siag- ing the hymn, sasobiiced that the ‘ burch ae get down to a bestness | Sts Menara ‘Bis epee over the and stat the premnece of ister Patsy REYUSRS TO BUDOR. | Ou _susing her be om nee Se, ener ing. 90 long as she was present. As Sister Patay ountlnaed to keep. live seat, the pastor appointed w committee consisting of Brethren Alexander and and Langhorne to eject her. ‘As they spprpeched her Sister Patsy turned and delled them to lay hands upon.ber. If anyone put her out, sho tet it be known in no uncertain terms, Mt would have to be @ police officer. * So the committee of ejection, deem- ing discrotion tho better part’ of valor. went forth and camo back with a policeman, who performed tho duty which they had besitated to carry out. Meanwhile a warrant charging Sister Patsy with disorderly conduct had been sworn out, MCDANIEL QUIZZES WITNESSEY. It took Justice Crutchfield an hour or more to make hoads and talls ou of the’ affair, even though tho Rev. Georno W. McDaniel, his Baptist pas: tor, was seated beside bim and fro- quently saked questions of witneases: Tho upshot of {t was that Sistor Pata was discharged with the admonition 10 worship elsewhere in tho future. It_wan brought out that tho election of Pastor Daly in 1912, following tho ismixsal of Pastor Dobbins. ‘with whom Sister Patsy sympathized, aused heF to become disxruntied and © usk for a lotter of dinmiasal heree!*. Though this was xivep, who refused | © accept It, for some Tearon or other. | sid thereby bangs the atory. Thots | jan boon moro oF lesy trouble between | jer faction and the new preachers | Nor since. i 1 Kccording to Sefton William Bur. 3 ord, who took aldes with Sinter Patny, fantor Valy's sicction wan effected in 1 bogus way. This wan atoutly denied 1} y the pastor and his friends. 1 SHOOTS WOMAN AND THEN eEAKES OWN LIFE, White Man ConuniG, Sutcide Mtcr ; Wounding Woman. Robert S. Fields shot Mra Livura Hell through the bady Juxt below tho heart In the home of hin brother:tt: Inw, DP. Stuart, at 2215 Carrington Street. abont $:30 o'clock Imst night and, reloading the single-barreled re volver, fired a ball through hin own ‘deart.” He died within a few minutes. Mrs, Hell waa rushed to Virginia Ton- pital by Ambulance Surgeon Porter and 1a in n precarious condition, It 13 thought. however, that she wilt’ live, ax the aurgeons have lorited the ball in her back, and are of the opinion that St followed the rite around the body, rather than parsing directly through tho vital organs. Fieldn fs said to be the son of a, prominent merchant of Awhernt Coun: ty, and to bave been deputy shertt of that county at one time. He re cently returned to thin city from Lynchburg, where ho had been cotv fined In Jail for more than a month awaiting (rial on a charge of wife de- nortion. He was released about ton days ago, with orders to pay $10 a month toward the support of his child. Blain wea about thirty-seven years oid. Mra, Bell. is said to be.a native of Amberst County also, but hax been ltviti« here for nome thine. Persons in the neighborhood ‘say she han eon divoreed froth her husband, and that her maiden name wax Laura Grubbs. She fs about twenty-eight yearn old, and Ia the mother of two children, both of whom Hyed with her wt 2212 Car rington Street, RELOADED WEAPON ANU TERNED IT ON HIMSELF, ‘The shooting wax done with s singl parreind. Colt revolver of InrKy caliber, and of idontically the. name type us that with which Presidext James Gaz Neld was murdered. It was thy prop rty of D. P. Stuart, brother-in-law of he dead inan, Fields was forced to reload the weapon with Ita copper shell and needle-pointed bullet before ho urned {1 on himself, after shooting the roman, That the shooting ta the culmination fan old aftuie between the man aud he woman tn (he opinion of those who cnow the families. It ts sald they ave KNOWN one another for yours, and hat their intimacy had romething to Jo with the divorce of the woman and he muparation of the man from bis rife. “ thought ho was my husband.” irs. Bell moaned to Policeman Alet mith ax hy questioned ber concerning, no shootfug. She would make no re ly when Smith asked her how long ve had known Fields was not her usband. Turning convulalvely 7 er aide she gaaped: “Sy broath tn aving mo,” and would make no fur: er atatement, D. P. Stuart told the mont connected ‘ory of the affair Isat night that tho alice wero able to obtain. He sald at Mrs. Bell had beon Iving on T treet for nome time, but had moved ) 2212 Carrington “ Strect’ about a cok ako because the rent wan cheap “there. She was employed in Whit- k's tobacco factory, and was sup. orting her two children. ARRESTED IN LYNCHBURG ON Stuart (hen informed Captain Sowel: and Policeman Smith that Fields bac boen arrested by the local police fo the Lynchburg authorities on ® non aupport charge and returned to that city for trial. He was released several days ago, and returned to this city early this woek. Duo to tho fact that Stoart’s father-inlaw bad died recent. ly and bis wife was suffering consider. ably from abuck, he had taken her to live in the house at 2242 Venable Street. So when Fields returned to this city without a home te xo to, be allowed him to ilve in his house at 2215 Carrington Street. Tt te not known if Fields and Mra Bell has seen much of one another since the man came back to Richmond. but about 8 o'clock last night he sent ¢ message to her home saking that she come to see him at his residence, as he was ptanning te Jeave the city and wished to see her before he left. Mrs, Befi went to the house and into the frout room. The heuse is a one-story remo baikiing tute which two short lights of steps lead Sram the strest. ‘neept for tee few wente suwst out = So west ccmmaed ite esse ae a 60 whet ‘$e Che rwem after tre. Wetl awe eS were me in, ona 2 i a ber ss on tact of Wale wna tos Sot ene ond that and the het ube. had ‘bien te be ber ote. Rip farther that che bad ‘datéred’ the dufidiag t talk wit Sut stwaruiag sf any Lind. Deopecatal out a warning of any pecately wounded, she bad .steggered from tho Foom and onto the fret porch of the house, She fell there and dragged her- zelt down the first Aight of steps to bring up on the top step of tho filght Rearest tho atrost, ‘There a Nogto girl Samed Fanate found her. INJURED WOMAN FOUND ‘ON FRONT STEPS OF HOUSE. Fiolds made no offort to follow her. Ho had approached to within an arm's length of his victim and, pressing tho roussie of the weapon-to her breast. bad fired The woman's clothing was burned by the explosion and her flesh was soared. Fields 1s thought to have slipped another shell into the platol at once and to have fired s bullet through his own body. He fell on his faco across the bed in the room. Theto he, Aled without speaking. ‘Ars, Bell was found on the stops of he house, swaying uncertainiy.to and fro, by tho colored girl. Sho ran dl- rectly to the house of Mr, Stuart ‘and nformed him of the shooting, bringing. jim to the scone within a short time, in’ the meantime, several pedestrians) wad stopped and one of them sum- noned the police and the ambulance. ‘Mra, Boll's two children—Raymond, qd Bing, and Fannio, aged fve—wero sloop. in their home directly across he street from the aceno of tho shoot: ng ond were not arouped. They alert hroughont tho night ignorant of tho, Mght of thoir mother. Coroner Tay- oF was notified by the police and rdered the body turned dver to any; adortaker the family might desire. fo will viow {t this wornink.—Times: epatch—Jantary 21, 1916. This Newspaper Announces a Wonderful New Photo Play Serial Entitled The Strange Case of A Real Detective Story / _ By FREDERICK LEWIS In Collaboration With JOHN T. MINTYRE, Author of the Ashton - Kirk Detective: Stories Did Mary Page Kill James Pollock? ||. Mary herself remembers nothing but the vision-- I the haunting vision of the giant hand on her white shoulder! She may have done it. She does not know. Do you? See the Essanay Moving Pic. ares Read the Story In This Newspaper : AND SGLVE THE MYSTERY |] . MONTENEGRO. SUES FOR PEACE Ms of tle Kingdom Con- firmed at Budapest, Se aM —— Seren The Derlin Oversees Nowa agezcy ‘announces that Count Tisea, the, Huo: garian premier, had dec:ared ia the Moungarian pariiament tat Mcntcoe ro bad askod tor peace: ” Montenegro which asked for tie ar mistice Mast Thurs:ay, consented un conditiceally to lay down her arms, and would be accorded the prhce she requested, tbe premier dectare!. 19 news agency’ report reais as follows: “The proceediogs under the frat peregraph. of the ‘order of the 42y| bod Just been c. mopleted whed Count! ema peke! perme toa to Interrapt| the dipcee va. 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My Moticines or po cares, no metter viiat your Siemon, etnies oy amnion mene oe ee ee nee Soca the neve oursd Geweeds SaaS rr ea eee ee Sin Raat a Sarees eee Sate dia cer cy Boasnioeas, ze pee, She | eae. a of van eee. . ad Srphiaae s oe ie ' , u LE 2: ee: ee megotlaticns. = “4 “Tho announcenicnt caused « greal commotion tn partament, “Wy asked thst beforehand Mcnte Bogro unconditionally Jay down~hot arms," continued the premier. “Joyful shouts followed u's atato- ment, “Just at, (ve m-men'," .cont’aue | the primo mintete:, “the neva has ar- rived that the rn-o:dl fons} Inying down of arms ins been a exctsd. “Since Vie preliminary condita has been flies, pewo nogo'ta tos ‘will be eaters | nts bom-at tety." ‘Terms Offered by Augtria, Terms of the vezAraze peice anid to} have b on ofiered by Austla to Mon- tenegro are given tn an Athons dos patch ay follown: Austria cazaiet to muarantes Men-| tenegry al ter i rial ristts inScuia. rin ercha ge for the evasion of Mt, Loveen to Austin, : Followliv Ce.tinje's fail the Monte- negrin ofictuts In Seatari_rotire & (0) Alessia, tye it! rill x soutlf of Scutart and near th= Adrli: sca. Fidtecn allie! aeroplanes, sel & out froin Sth niki, -have ‘bamba de the Lule rh we mp en the Serbo Gre. k frontier. Tre ast t es report trate number <f Hutsatian sobllers were hied azid_wo unde! Prince Eich Frefesteh, non of the Kaiser, te tere! by Swiss news;ay yore to have Teen sin to Athena on} p sperlad mnision to Kine Constanta} “*_ Alpbombs Kill At Ancona, Four Austrian aeroplanes dropped bombs on the city “of Ancona. One Dernon wan killed. The material dam @g0 war urtinportaat, . How t» Pashlon a Geld Breided: halter ‘That 1a.80 Medich, 9s Gold braided collars .are , disttactty anart with olmple Uttle trotthar frocks of datk nentra} tobed pussy willow. or failo classique, ‘Tbe collar is waualty ‘of white silk and ts edged all around with flat, dol gilt braid about half sim inch wide. From tbe points tthe collar, and moat collars. bave\polnts these Gnys, depend tiny gold tassels, Woman and.Man Mgonshine Partnere Mrs. Sarah Reed and Wiley Marks, of Cathorn ¢ unty, began sorving prison ‘nenzencea” in Parkersburg, | W. Va. after; pleading guilty Yn dis-, trict court to a charge of operation stitl for the manufacture of moonaiine whiky, "Thof wero sentenced to pay fine of $3009 ani serve terme of ol mop'he, THE ECONOMY 837 N. FIRST 8T., Fine Tailoring Oleaning, Dyeing ‘and Repairing | ORETMAN M. WHITE Proprister BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Economy Hints A penny saved is a penny earned.— Benjamin Franklin. T make a slash pocket mark the line of the opening while the garment is on the wearer to be, and when off the figure mark still more clearly by chalking or colored basting. Cut the opening carefully—for heavy materials a sharp knife is best—baste over a small edge, press flat and run a row of fine, even stitching around the edge, being careful not to stretch the opening. For the pocket cut two pieces about an inch wider than the opening about four and a half inches long. One piece, intended for the under, must extend beyond the other about an inch at the top, and both pieces at the top should be the same shape as the opening. If the garment be unlined the pocket is made of the same material, no facing is necessary, and the pocket is attached round to the opening. From the wrong side hem neatly the shorter piece of the pocket to the under edge of the opening, allowing half an inch to extend at each side. Now turn the garment on the right side, lay flat, haste the longer section of the pocket up in place and now either through the stitching or slip stitch from the back, fastening tightly at the corners and taking care to keep the edges of the opening as close together as possible. Sometimes a piping of the material is set in along both edges to close them up still more effectively. The arrowhead or crown's foot makes an excellent finish for the corners of the pocket, and they are used extensively at present. Bar stay tacks may also be used to insure safety. AN AID TO MEMORY. How to Make a Calendar That Just Fits the Kitchen. A useful and unique calendar that is indispensable to every systematic housekeeper can easily be made without expense. A very light colored cardboard can be used, but light gray or white is the most effective. The cardboard should be about 14 by 8 inches and should have smooth edges. First of all, rule off a border about one third of an inch and gilt it in with gilt. Take but very little on the tip of your brush and run it along carefully so as not to run over the edges. Then you should obtain a pad 2 by 4 inches, containing the dates. This may be detached from some cheap calendar which you have or can purchase at any bookstore. Holding the cardboard lengthwise, attach this pad so that its base will fall along the edge of the border on the base of the cardboard. In the space above the pad containing the dates form two columns. In these print neatly in alphabetical order a complete list of articles which you are accustomed to purchase from your grocer. After giving these a coat of gilt you will have an attractive daily reminder for your kitchens. How to Make a Pretty Bedspread For Your Bedroom. When a bedroom or small dressing room is papered with anything but a plain or neutral paper, bright colored or flowered chintz should never be used, but often a little color is needed to add tone to the room. Select a plain white spread of good quality and rather heavy. Cut from chintz a bunch of roses or a spray of gay colored flowers and baste one in each corner, with a larger one for the center. Bow to the spread and finish the raw edges with a fine feather stitch or with a long and short buttonhole stitch. This idea can be carried out for scarfs to cover the dressing table and bureau. Make the scarf or linen cut to fit the top of each and finish the edges with a scallop or a item, and finish this with the stitch that was used on the spread. Cut out the flowers and appliqué to the edges of the scarf. Bunches of the same flowers can be added to the corners of the white curtains with good effect. How to Wash a Shawl So It Will Look New. To wash a Sheetland shawl make a good lather of soap and lukewarm water and press and squeeze the shawl in this till clean, but do not rub soap on it. Then rinse in two lots of weak ends of the same temperature. Rinsing in weak suds makes the shawl look fuzzy and new, but if rinsed in clear water it will be spoiled. After the final rinsing press out what water you can and throw it in a heap on a clean sheet planed to the door, turning occasionally till dry. Now stretch it on the sheet to the shape and size you wish it to be, pin it firmly down and sprinkle well with cold water. When dry it should look like new. How to Pull Molasses Candy Without Making It Tough. When the candy is ready to pull handle as little as possible. Throw it over the hook or nail and take hold of It with hands and middle finger if you can, and through this method throw it over the book lightly. When pulling out the favoring on the candy a little at a time and pull it in. It is much nicer than putting favoring in while hot. One can make candy tough by pulling the wrong way. --- HOW TO DYE IN SPITE OF SHORTAGE OF FOREIGN STUFFS. Because of the very serious shortage of German dyes and the delay in replacing them by good American ones the price of dyeing any kind of materials has gone up, and the risk must be assumed by the customer. There are, however, lots of things which may be dyed at home for a few cents and which are every bit as satisfactory as those done at a big establishment. It is therefore the simplest process in the world to dissolve a bottle of red ink in a porcelain kettle full of hot water and add a little salt and then dip all the faded pink silk blouses and all the yellowish white blouses in your wardrobe, which will come out a delicate shell pink. They must be wet when put into the mixture, and they should be vigorously stirred around with two wooden sticks, and when taken, out they should be put at once into warm water to rinse out the extra dye. + In using the regulation dyes. + + which may be bought for 10 + + cents a package, be sure to fol- + low the directions carefully and + remember that a pink blouse put + into a very weak solution of + blue dye will come out a deli- + cat's lavender. A blue blouse + that has faded may be dipped + in weak yellow dye and will come + out a dainty green, while a sand + colored blouse dipped in red dye + will be a coral shade. + If you have some solled white + slippers buy enough green and + brown water color paints to + make a good strong solution dis- solved in a cupful of water; then, + after cleaning the slippers with + gasoline or even soap and wa- ter, scrub the paint into them, + with a stiff nailbrush and you + will find yourself possessed of + pretty bronze slippers. Its painting slippers remember + that they must always have shoo + treas in, so that they will neither + stretch nor shrink with the wet. YOUR CORSAGE. How to Keep Cut Flowers Fresh For Two Days. Many people find that they cannot wear cut flowers even for one afternoon, because in some cases the body heat seems to wilt them. But if this can be avoided it is quite possible to find a bunch almost as fresh the second day as the first if they are properly guarded overnight. Keep the box that they came in, and when you take them off hold the stems under running water for a few minutes, taking care not to wet the flowers themselves. Then wrap them up in oilled paper and put them in the refrigerator or in a covered box outside near the window. This treatment seems to restore the flowers and hold in the delicious odor, which soon becomes musty and rank if they are kept unfrapped in a close room. Some people think a pinch of salt in the water will keep cut flowers fresh longer, and so it does in some cases. In others it seems to change the colors a little. With roses it is successful, but not so much with violets. A piece of gum camphor is said to be an excellent preservative in the water, and others advocate a small lump of charcoal. But in any case the water should be changed daily and the flowers put in a cool place overnight. How to Make Fudge That Is Real Fudge. Two squares of chocolate, one and one-half cupfuls of sugar, one cupful of milk; melt these a large piece of butter, one teaspoonful of vanilla. Boll until it forms a ball in water. After removing from the stove put a scant tablespoonful of cream in the fudge and stir a few minutes. This makes it smooth and creamy. Just before the fudge is done put in a cupful of chopped chwalm nuts or one-half cupful of nuts. For a change pour half the fudge on the buttered dish and over that a layer of marshmallows, then the rest of the fudge. How to Transfer Feathers From One Pillow to Another. First soap well the inside of the new case with a cake of soap only just barely moistened. Then sow the case up, leaving an opening just large enough to allow the feathers to pass in easily. Then open a space in the old case exactly the same size and sow the two together. The feathers can then be passed from the old case to the new one without any mess whatever. How to Remove Indine Stains From Household Articles. Tincture of baine is a very common household remedy. As we all know, it makes a most horrible stain if it is accidentally spilled on our clothing or any fabric. Immediately after such an incident the articles stained should be immersed in water to which have been added about two peacupfuls of plain ammonia to the gallon of water. How to Make Rubber Last and Keep Them From Creaking. To lengthen the life of your rubbers rub them lightly when first purchased with vaseline or sweet oil. The varnish will absorb the grease, and the rubbers will not crack. THE RICHMOND PLANET. RICHMOND. VIRGINIA covered with cold water and set over a slow fire to simmer for two or three hours. The water should never reach the boiling point, for if meat is cooked at too great a heat the juices will not be extracted. Salt should be added when the water reaches the simmering point. All scum must be carefully removed as soon as it rises. If the scum is removed two or three times the stock should be clear and clean. Vegetables to flavor should be added at the last hour of cooking. They give the stock a state taste if overcooked. When the stock is done pour it through a wire strainer into a bowl. When it is cold remove all the fat that has arisen to the surface, and the stock will be ready for ordinary use. All stock, whether it is to be used for soups or gravies, should possess food value. A little good rich stock is of greater value than a quantity of poor stock. A good quality of stock is especially essential in making soups. If your stock seems thin and poor it should be enriched by adding a little milk, butter, meat extract or an egg. An excellent water pot or cascabel with a cover makes the best pot for stock and is easy to keep clean. A stock pot should be thoroughly cleaned after each time it is used, and the stock should never be allowed to remain in it overnight. MINCEMEAT. How to Make Delectable Pies For the Winter Season. Cook three pounds of lean beef with a pound of suet until the meat is tender. Cool in the water, then remove the meat and chop fine, adding twice the amount of finely chopped apples. The apples should be washed, quartered and cored before chopping. The skins may be left on if chopped first. Add the suet which was cooked with the meat and which will rise and form a cake of fat on the top of the liquid. It should be chopped, and the water in which the meat was cooked should be placed on the stove and allowed to cook away to about a cupful of stock, which should be added to the chopped meat, apples and suet. Now add two pounds of brown sugar, three cupsfuls of molasses, three pints of water, three pounds of seeded raisins, two pounds of currants, half a pound of very finely chopped citron, half a cupful of elder vinegar, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, cinnamon and mace, with salt and pepper. Add the spices slowly in teaspoonful only at first, tasting frequently. The seasoning is the most important point in mincement. Much depends on it, and it requires judgment to know what is lacking and just how much to add. If desired richer add orange and lemon juice with chopped quince preserve, also the syrup from the preserves with this addition. The combination is delicious and as rich as one would care to eat. How to Test Linen and Cotton If You Can't Tell the Difference. If you are not sure, that your merchant is reliable when buying table linen take home a sample and wash it hard and then see, when it is troned dry, how much of its fine gloss and smooth, satiny finish remain. Very often this is only a dressing and comes out in the wash. To test for cotton in your linen take a thread running in each direction, pull them apart and when they break notice the ends. If the fibers curl up and are fuzzy it is cotton thread; if they are justulous and do straight and caramel you have linen. As in the case of cotton and wool mixtures, it holds true of linen and cotton that a mixture made of a good grade of both is preferable to an all linen at the same price. The latter would have to be of an inferior grade, probably overheated and thereby rotted and sure to wear poorly. How to Wash Flannels For the Small Children. Make a fairly hot suds with a good quality of white soap. Immense the piece, allow it to soak for half an hour, then swish and pat it around. Squeeze out as much moisture as possible and repeat the process. If it does not look perfectly clean repeat the process. Rinse it through clean, warm water until all traces of soap are gone, squeeze it, place it on a towel, twist the towel tight to get out more water, put a clean towel in a large agate pan or a clean bowl, place the article lightly upon, it, pet all in a warm oven and leave the door open. The washed piece should look almost like new. How to Renovate the Brushes In Your Garret Swaner The sweeper brush bristles become soft from long use and do not sweep up pieces as well as when stiff. Put a little common baking soda in some hot water, take the brush out of the sweeper, dip it up and down in this; let it dry in the sun and it will be like new. Hair bristles or any brush can be treated in the same way with the best results. North Carolina Mob Lynches egro. Two hundred masked men visit- ed the Wayne county jail, at Goldboro, N. C., compelled the faller to deliver his keys, took from a cell John Richards, a colored man, charg- ed with having been implicated in the murder of Anderson Gurley, a farmer, carried him to the scene of the crime and hanged him to a tree. They then fired into the body. Richards is said to have confessed to the authorities that he and two other colored men sought to rob Gur- ley and killed him when he related. How to Wash Ponges So That It Looks Like New. Waan a pongee garment or material in a warm suds of white soap and hang it out until bone dry. Under no consideration ever sprinkle it. Iron it on the wrong side, and you will find it retains its luster and looks like new. Do You Want an Umbrella? Well, here it is. The Hull Bros. Umbrella Company will guarantee them. The Detachable Handle enables you to reduce its length and put it into your traveling bag or trunk without injury to the Umbrella. We have ordered a consignment of these Umbrellas, all of which are excellent quality. 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Phone, Randolph 2213 The Plarret, 311 N. 4th St. 311 N. Fourth St. HOW TO MANAGE YOUR COLD WEATHER VENTILATION. It is easy enough to ventilate the house in warm weather. One simply leaves most of the windows open most of the time. To be sure, we are often assured by scientists that this method does not ventilate. We are even told that the air out of doors is not always ventilated. But we man age to thrive in the closeness of the outdoor atmosphere, and we manage to feel comfortable if we get a good deal of this atmosphere into our houses. However, unless our houses are equipped with a system of artificial ventilation, open windows form the best means of ventilating. It is, of course, a matter settled nowadays that we sleep with open windows, one open at the top, one at the bottom. In this way we keep our bedrooms well aired. And in the house where the bedrooms serve only for sleeping rooms the windows should be left open as much as possible during the day. Children especially should sleep in rooms that have well ventilated throughout the day. In the case of storms weather too much of the windows some times comes into the windows, even of our bedrooms. There are various methods of keeping this weather out. In case of too strong winds cheese-both screens answer the purpose. For these just cover a regular screen frame with a couple of thicknesses of cheese-both. Then put it in place. Weatherboards put in partly open windows are also admi- rable. These make ventilation possible without creating a very big draft. DENTAL HYGIENE. How to Have Well Kept Teeth That Last a Lifetime. We cannot all have small, even, white teeth, but we can all have perfectly kept teeth. A careful mother begins the attention to her children's teeth as soon as they push through the gums. She cleans them with a bit of absorbent cotton on the end of her scrubbed finger, and as the child grows older she brushes them. Nowadays all the teeth of all school children are inspected, which will result in better teeth, with no false teeth before the age of fifty, except under unusual conditions. The teeth should be brushed after every meal and cleaned with a paste at least every other day. Do not use any of the powders that are gritty, however cleaning they may be. Teeth cannot be treated the same as a bath bath. Always after eating anything How To Get One. Richmond, Virginia Every piece of food should be removed from between the teeth with dental floss. This is really the only safe measure of dislodging foodstuff. Brush up and down on the surface of the teeth and across. Gritty powders in time destroy the enamel, and brushing across the mouth has the same effect. Brush it the finest side of the teeth as though it is the other, being careful to touch the mouth well. Now, the average woman is apt to feel she has done the duty when the teeth are brushed. This is not true. A mouth wash is that as necessary. Rinse the mouth daily with any good alkali wash. How to Cover Buttons to Match Your Frock. Do you cover your own buttons? It means a saving and gives variety to a costume. It can be done by crochet stitch or by needlework as well as by bits of fabric silk, too insignificant for any other use. Objectives have been heard on the score that the result is not as satisfactory as professional work, but the answer to that is the intention to do all the work neatly. Skipper methods are to be condemned everywhere, although, to be sure, time is wasted in the insido finish of frocks. Even expensive dressmakers have taken a hint from Paris and concentrated on externals. How to Develop the Art of Saving Gas When You Cook To get the greatest amount of heat from a gas range and not waste gas the gas should not be turned any higher than will give a perfect blue flame. When the flame becomes a yellowish red the gas is being wasted and giving a heat that smokes and smokes cooking utensils and shortens their period of useless about one half. In cooking have the flame about one half inch of clear flame and after the cigarette being cooled reaches the boiling point reduce the flame to only swirl a height as will keep it boiling. This also applies to oven fets. How to Make Beauty Bags For Your Daily Bath. Make the logs of cheesecake about four inches square or a little larger and fill them loosely with the following mixture. Outmeal and rolled oats, a pound; powdered crisps root, a quarter of a pound, almond meal, a quarter of a pound, powdered canned soap, four olives. A few drops of oil of verbena may be added if liked. Visitor—How did he become crazy? Warden-He was one of these efficiency experts who thought he could get a hen to lay an egg on toast.—Philadelphia bulletin. Mary's Little Lamb. Mary had a little lamb At lunch attended which We wish to state would indicate That Mary's folks are rich. —Kansas City Journal. Efficiency That Failed. Fear has been expressed by many that after the European, war the United States would become the refuge of people who would find that the mother countries had acquired too many restraining influences to make it worth while to remain any longer. We now learn that we are to be in a way protected against this possible influx of perhaps some desirable but surely much undesirable material. In order To discover the probable amount of immigration to be expected after the European war is ended a nation wide canvass will be taken by the chamber of commerce of the United States. The canvass will be made through the railroad ticket agents of the country, who keep close tabs on the immigration situation and would therefore be in a position to know much of value to the investigators. They also are in touch with the steamship ticket agents, who can also give data of value. One of the objects will be to formulate plans to distribute those who are found desirable in order to avoid having them crowd in thickly populated sections. Whether it is found that a large immigration after the war is probable or not the canvass will et Who Can Solve Who Can Solve the Mystery? JACKSON Umbrella? any will guarantee them. length and put it into your umbrella. We have ordered a excellent quality. entitle you to one Um- we will send the Umbrella ne. ask you are entitled to a for their work can get Umbrella Coupons and other. Call at The Planet cents, this gives you five equals $25.00, bring ent's Detachable Handle fty cents; six months for erything. We do Linotype UMBRELLA COUPON GOOD FOR 5 CENTS The Planet, 311 N. 4th St. Solve the Mystery? PAGE SEVEN dently yield much valuable information, as the problem of the placing of immigrants under normal conditions has been growing more difficult yearly. The matter of admitting only good assimilating material and barring the undedicated can also be taken under advertisement and the necessary precautions taken for the best. This is the right time to keep standing prominently on the newspaper page, over the office desk, on the school blackboard and elsewhere Stephen Decatur's famous saying: "Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations may she always be in the right, but our country right or wrong." --- It costs the public in this country $5,000,000 a year to be afflicted with "ragtime." A genius with a real musical substitute could easily pick up another $5,000,000 by abolishing the nuisance for good and all: The Japanese are imitating those cheap toys "made in Germany." May the Yankees of the east spend all their energies at that sort of trick and let world politics and expansion ideas alone. --- FROM SOUTH CAROLINA Florence, S. C., Jan. 25...An attractive marriage took place on Goddbolt street at Marion, S. C. Tuesday P. M. at the home of the bride, Miss Myrtle A. Mosses. The parties were Mr. M. A. Holloway and Miss M. A. Mosses. Among those at the marriage we mention a few: Mrs. W. H. Holloway, of Charleston, S. C. Mr. Joe Montgomery, of Florence, S. C., Mrs. Emily Mosses, Mr. Alfred Holloway, Miss Mildred Holloway and Miss Naomi Donnelly acted as flower girls. Rev. M. B. Roman officiated. The happy couple left for Charleston, S. C. on a bridal tour. Misses Rubble Wobster, dutch Johnson and Lillian Fendal met the party at the station. Refreshments were served at the marriage. We wish that much success. Mr. E. P. Postwright, a well-to-do farmer of Summerton, S. C. has gone to Pittsburgh Pa. His farm produced sufficient for home use. He raised one thousand pounds of meat this year. Mr. Joe Montgomery has gone to Marion, S. C. Miss Mamie Osber, having closed her school at Nichols, S. C. has returned to Columbia, S. C. She will open the public school at Tabor, N. C. Mr. J. A. Mathias, of Society Hill, S. C. is visiting Goldsboro, N. C on business trips to the first-class farmer and reliable citizen. Mr. and Mrs. John Fraser are visiting New Haven and Litchfield, Connecticut. The Rev. D. C. Deas, P. E. of the Florence District, A. M. E. Connection has gone to Columbia, S. C. to attend a meeting of the executive board of Alla University. Mrs. C. Goods, life of Mr. B. J. Goode with the baby, little B. C. Goods, arrived in the city recently from Joneysville, S. C. Mr. D. W. Peterson, of Mannin, S. C. received a from telegram Sat- ursday, the 15th that his brother had received a severe blow on his head at Floyds. He left on Sunday, via automobile and carried his brother to the hospital, where he died Tues- day, and was carried back to Hartla- ger burial. Mrs. Netta Peterson left the city Tuesday P. M. for home. Miss E. L. Dotey, of Winston- Salem, N. C. visited Adams Run, S. C. She is suffering from an acci- dent received in an auto accident. Miss Metta Brawley, of Society Hill has returned home. Rev. W. M. Burnett, of this city, left for Latta, S. C. to visit the Grand Season of the Sons and Daughters of Abraham. N. Gankin is now at Lake City, S. C. Mrs. Elsia Rogers and children, L. Rogers and Edward Rogers, are now at Sumter, S. C. Rufus Reld of Charlotte, S. C. belongs to Hartaville, S. C. recently. Mr Reld is a first-class tutor. He will be employed by the Coker Company at Hartaville. On Thursday, the 20th inst. I visited East Florence and called at Dr. Roberta to see his daughter, Miss Laura V. Roberta. She was a little indisposed from a cold, but regarded it highly. Miss Ann Carver is now at Charleston, S. C. visiting Mrs. Brown, 63 Queen street. Rev. E. W. Williams, of Timmonsville, S. C. preached at Phillips Creek Church, Sunday, 20th chapter Isaiah, 16th verse. Mr. Daniel McMillian of Harner has gone to Columbia, S. C. to visit his daughter who is quite at Allen University. Miss Lula Simmons, of Charleston, S. C. is visiting Greenwich, Conn. Miss Annie Stafford is visiting Kenne Square. Mr. Turner is still on the Augusta run between Florence and Augusta, Nos 209 and 210. He is well well and satisfied. Mrs. Della White, of Darlington, S. C. is visiting Philadelphia, Pa. and will attend the wedding of her brother, Benjamin Weston to Miss Bessie Collins, of Eastville, Pa. Mrs. Julaia E. Stephenson, of this city left the city on Monday P. M. for Darlington over the Seaboard R. B. Rev. J. B. Brawhor, of Seranton, S. C. has gone to Ell Grove to presci for Rev. Graham. Text, St. John 14:1. Mrs. Alcina Williams left the city Saturday to spend a while at Timonville, S. C., visiting Rev. E. Ham. Mr. James S. Major came from Sumter to visit his brother Mr. Peter Major, who is quite ill here. Mr. H. Best left for Whiteville this A. M. court. Young ladies around here are not willing to do their share of house cleaning. Young men are not willing to chop a piece of wood for their mother or whoever keeps house E. B. WEBSTER WEST POINT. (VA.) NEWS. Mrs. Susan Howard, who has been very sick is out again. Mrs. Sarah Wynn is reported as being no better. Mr. George Edwards and Mr. James Allen are out again. Miss Josie Allen has returned from Red Oak, Va. Mrs. Patsy Martin spent Saturday 1 Richmond. Mr. George Davis was called to his home in Reaganoke, Va. by the death his father. LEESBURG, VA. A GOOD MAN GONE. Mr. Robert H. Tyler departed this life Monday, January 17, 1946, after an illness of about 20 months, after having served his people well 34 years as a public instructor for the betterment and uplift of his race—9 years in Leesburg and 24 years in Ft. Lauderdale, his 39 years of age. When asked what his home was he said, "On Christ the Solid Rock I stand." Rev. A. H. Hanes spoke from the twelfth Psalm, first verse, "Help Lord, for the godly man ceaseth." He leaves two brothers, wife and daughter and host of friends to mourn their loss. He had been a member of the M. E. Church for many years. The Old Felihws had him to rest in the cemetery here. He was also a Maeonic officer and organist in his church. He will be missed. Mr. John C. Walker read the obituaries and resolutions. Mrs. Frank Collins presided at the organ. Last Sunday our Pastor was convalescent, but it being a bright sunshine, a lovely day, we had out a Tyler. Tyler was 11:15 preached from the subject, Trust and Waiting, sixty-second division of the Psalm, first and second verses. He spoke as the Spirit gave him utterance. The choir just tried themselves, Mr. Ganes Tyler, of Alexandria, worshiped with us. At 2:30 the Sunday School convened with Superintendent William H. Roberts. A-Class walked away with the banner. We were glad to see so many older people out to Sunday School. At 7:45 the Pastor's subject was the Church's First Great Enemy. He proceeded to fetch from the left, to the front, and his tall drew the third part of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth, etc." Mr., and Mrs. Henry Robinson spent Thursday and Friday in Washington, on business. We were glad to have Sister Arch Wellington and Mrs. Lucy in our congregation Sunday. Come again, sisters, you are always welcome. Rev. W. R. Manley left Sunday for his field of duty, Blue Mount, Va. He had just returned from Charlestown, where he conducted a meeting he may marry or wife. Rev. R. Dobson conducting his revival. He had four participants Friday night of last week. Mrs. Etta Sowell is on the sick list the week end. The Gripper is getting very preva- lent these parts. W. L. J. . Res- kuffa ROANOKE, VA. NOTES Sunday morning, January 23rd, at eleven A. M. at Mt Zion A. M. E. Church, Rev. George C. Taylor preached to a very attentive audience from Romans 8:14, "As many as are led by the Spirit of God these are the sons of God." He handled his subject in a masterly manner to the satisfaction of his hearers. He showed conclusively the glorious reward offered those who follow Christ and on the other hand proved to all present that Satan offered only death for those who follow him. How sad and appalling for men to choose wrong. He convinced all how dangerous it is to follow one who has always deceived his followers in all ages, as Satan's only reward is death for serving him. Men offer great opportunities to their followers, but deceive them so often. When men unite to do right one to another, war and blood-shed will cease. But this time will never come. I fear, until Christ shall appear with His holy angels to sit in judgment on the doings of worldly men, whose only purpose in life is to predominate over his weaker and unfortunate fellowmen. Christ's reign will despoil all other authority and He will reign supreme. He stalked the home of Mr. and Mrs. William H Cassell last Thursday, January 20th and left a thirteen pound baby boy. Mr Cassell just returned from Farmville, Va. today, January 20th, and reports to his old friend, Major W. B. F. Crowell that all is well and the boy is shifting cars and playing at Farmville in his imagination, of course. Mrs. Endie Preston, the wife of Alexander Preston of Ninth avenue this city, died Saturday morning at four o'clock at the age of seventy-eight years. She leaves a husband four daughters and eight grandchildren to mourn their loss. She had been sick for more than twelve months and had borne her sickness with Christian fortitude. She had, indeed lived the life. She always had a word to say for the Master. The funeral services took place on Monday, January 24 at two o'clock from the Church, E. E. Ricks officiating. The remains were solently laid to rest in the First Baptist Church Cemetery there to await the resurrection morning, when we shall all be called into judgment. May we consider our state before the summons come to us all. Rev. Hall, of Pittsburgh, Pa. preached for the First Baptist Church people Sunday night, on the subject of Love Divine. Love and Natural Love and showed how false the natural love was as compared with the love of God. He cited how vory false man is toward his fellow and even closer than that how false men and women are in the bond of their vows to each other which were helpful to many who listened to his words and counsel and advice. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Goins, who was sricken a few days ago with appendicitis at school was taken from their home on Eleventh avenue N. W., to Burrell's Memorial Hospital where he died later from the effects of that dreaded disease. It seems like spring time here in these mountains. Subscribe to The Richmond Planet. Only 1.50 per year in advance. Ladies of the city present him a most beautiful cane. The following letters will explain themselves: Richmond, Va., Jan. 17, 1915. Hon J. Thomas Hewin, City. Dear Sir,—With the accompanying token, we are sending you our commendations and heartiest congratulations on the fearless and manly stand-taken, and the matchless defenses presented by you in the after events developing from the much to be deplored tragedy, happening a few months ago in the life of one of our young men of the city. No word of praise or congratulation seems necessary, when we retain the abiding knowledge that we have done that which is right, without fear or favor, justifiable in the sight of a just and impartial God. With a number of your friends, wish you to know that we deeply appreciate your worth; first, as a man, a gentleman, a lawyer, a scholar, a man, possessing enviable business, qualities. We appreciate your worth to the community, to the city and state as a citizen and lawyer; your intrinsic value to the moulding and uplift of a down-trodden race. We ask you to accept this token in the spirit given, and may it always bring gratifying thoughts to you of a splendid service rendered an unfortunate brother; of pleasant and grateful thoughts of those, your friends. May you live many years to contribute of your ability to a progressive people and to enjoy the gift as a pleasure; and in your declining years, may it help to support and sustain you until the time of your retirement. God preserve and keep thee, and shower His benedictions upon thee, are the wishes of Your friends, (MRS.) NANNIE T. MOGAN, Donor (MRS.) MAGGIE L. WALKER (MRS.) RONA K. WATTON (MRS.) LILLIAN H. PAYNE Richmond, Va., Jan. 21, 1916. Mrs. Nannie T. Morgan, City My dear Madam,—I have your communication of January 17th and the contents have been very carefully noted. I must say that I have delayed answering you because at the time that I opened the letter and read his words, and the beautiful sentiment's expressed therein, my heart was so full that I had to wait some little time until I could compose myself to make a reply to it. I must say that such sentiment's as are expressed in your letter will certainly help us to pass down the rugged pathway of life with a little more case. I do not know of a present that could have been made to me which I appreciate more than the beautiful cane which you, and I have given you, and with you, were kind enough to send me. I shall always keep it as a token of friendship you ladies have for me, and in return, I want to assure you that I have the same degree of friendship for you and each of you. I want to say that I certainly accept the token in the spirit in which it has been given me, because I feel that you ladies mean what you say in your communication. This cane and the beautiful letter accompanying it, I shall take excellent care of both, and in the declining years of my life it will be a pleasure for me to put my hands upon this cane and say: as did Dana in "Old Ol' Old" "The red and The staff. They comfort me." While I am leaning upon this cane I shall always bear in mind the wish which you ladies have expressed in this letter, "that I may live long to do good for my people." I have always endeavored to shine as best I could in my little corner, even though it may be an humble one. In conclusion, permit me to say, that I highly appreciate your token, and I have taken the palms to have my name suitably inscribed in my plate and attaché to the cane, so that it even be lost the finder will have no trouble in returning the same to me. I remain yours respectfully, J. THOMAS HEWIN. Dictated (I. K. M.) 2nd Anniversary of Gibson's New Standard Theatre, Philadelphia. . "Standing Room Only" was the sale all week at this popular theatre the greatest palatial home of its kings in the country owned and controlled by a Negro. The assessed valuation is $116,000, and it is equipped with every known modern device pertaining to a theatre. Mr. Gibson, says "There is nothing too good for his people," and the people enjoy it by packing his house nightly to enjoy the comforts of a first class theatre where they can see the best talent the country affords. Mr. Gibson recognizes no rivalries. The success of others he counts his own gain. The faults of others he desires not to see. He cannot resent an injury and justice to the evil-doers is his pain also. He is a physical, intelligent, shrewd managerial giant. He tires not of labor. The world is better for his living. Philadelphia is poor of life and manhood. Philadelphia is poor of life and manhood. It be far distant—when it cannot seek him for advice or counsel. Every one looks up to him and none goes empty away. He is a man, take him for all in all. We shall not look upon his like again. Those who helped to entertain his guests were Benlow and Benlow, Baldwin, Braxton Trio, The Arrants, The 2 Billfords, Cycling experts, Fidler and Shelton, Billy King's 12 players, in 2 bills, from Alaska. URBANNA (VA.) NEWS. Urbanna, Va., Jan. 24—Rcv. C. D. Jones preached at the Lebanon Church last Sunday, which was greatly enjoyed. Subject, "Instab's Heavenly Vision." Mr. Stephen Cephas died on the 22nd inst. There seems to be a mystery as to the cause of his death. The authorities are investigating. Mrs. Peachis Fraxier visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Tailfero, on last Sunday. Mr. E. W. Green spent the week end here last week, having come to be at the Middlebox County Teachers Meeting, which was held at the India (Graded School), Friday, January 21st. Mr. Joseph Harris, of Lot, is quite sick at this writing. Marriage bells will soon be ringing near here. Tell your neighbor to subscribe to The Planet.—J. C. B. Danville, Va., Jan. 24: 1916. To all the brethren of the Virginia Baptist State Convention, in Virginia and elsewhere, Greetings: With great pleasure, I now break a long silence by a word for the work. I hope you had a merry Christmas and yours may be a prosperous New Year. This year, like all that have preceded it, brings to us not only new blessings but new privileges, opportunities and obligations. While in the past year death claimed some of our brethren, thank God, a host yet remains that, with all that in them lies, will see to it that this and Baptist flag bearing its triple declaration, "One Lord, one faith and one baptism," does not truil in the dust. In all parts of the field from which I have heard the brethren are still on the firing line," in this cause that so heavily rests upon our hearts. Our work at the Seminary seems to be in fine and encouraging shape. From now on until the roll call in Norfolk is the space of three months and fourteen days. Let us get busy and make good. Every Baptist who will help in this cause will please send in his or her pledge at once, if you have not given Please send in your pledge! Please send in your pledge! Oh, do send in your pledge now! The list is the record of pledges made thus far: A. A. Galvin and church; $10; J. H. Burks and church; $10; G. W. H. Winston and church; $50; R. A. Asho and church; $25; M. L. Fairfax and church; $25; J. H. Robinson; $10; E. S. Calloway and church; $25; C. H. Thompson and church; $20; J. Y. King and church; $25; J. A. Harroll and church; $60; J. L. Taylor; $2; C. D. Henderson and church; $150; L. W. Swain; $15; A. R. Robinson and church; $450; W. Asho and church; $250; P. R. Anderson and church; $40; E. W. Murphy and church; $50; J. J. Washington; $15; W. P. Terry and church; $25; W. F. Graham and church; $200; R. C. Woods and school; $2250; C. C. Carrion and church; $25; B. Toryll and church; $100; B. S. Nowlin and church; $40; J. M. Price; $50; J. S. McDaniel and church; $50; P. L. Banks and society; $20; W. B. Johnson and church; $100; Charles Stewart, Jr.; $5; W. H. Powell and church; $25; T. H. Cunningham and church; $25; M. Johnson; $25; A. J. McDaniel and church; $50; P. L. Nickerson and church; $50; A. H. Gunn; $10; S. A. Garland and church; $25; Lula Davis; $50; T. H. White and church; $100; W. D. Woods and church; $100; M. C. Holland and church; $50; J. A. Shetton and church; $25; H. A. Stoven and church; $75; D. Jennings and church; $25; R. C. Pannell and church; $40; D. P. Dillard and church; $25; A. A. Spencer and church; $25; A. Humbles; $50; H. Powell and church; $50; J. P. Hubbard and church; $50; T. J. Johnson and church; $25; R. L. Wynn and church $100; W. R. Smith; $10; J. B. Shelton and church; $15; E. Tarte and church; $100; W. R. Robinson; $2; P. L. Lee; $1 Yours for the work. Austin, Press 232 Main Street, Danville, Va. COLLEGIATES WRIPPED BY ACADEMICIANS. Union Plays Welfare League Tonight The result of the College-academy basketball game last Saturday night in Johnson's Auditorium was a victory for the Academicians by the score of 25-12. The contest was exceedingly interesting and closely fought throughout. The chief fault of the College team was lack of ability in goal throwing. Several times they had excellent opportunities for scoring, when a wide throw at the basket would apoll it. The Academy exhibited splendid team-work, and missed a very few goals. Hucles easily captures chief honors of the contest, throwing 15 goals, 5 of which, however, wore free. For the Collegiate, Bowle seems to have played the most consistent game. On January 29th, (tonight), the Negro Welfare League team will impose that of Virginia Union. The League team is composed of the best basketball players of the city, nearly all of which have occupied berths on the quintets of big schools in former years. The personnel of the city team is as follows: Russell T. Walker, W. Henry Harris, W. I. Johnson, Jr. Daniel Grifa, H. L. Moore, Oscar Shelton, Horsely and James Shelton. The Union five will be chosen from the two teams that played last week: McDonald, Taylor, Hucles, House, Hall and Gregory: Robinson, Bowle. Daniel, Tolson and Lawton. It is expected that the colored people of Richmond will patronize this contest as a means of showing their appreciation of the efforts of the Richmond Negro Welfare league and Va. Union University in presenting opportunities for witnessing clean, athletic sports in this city. The Welfare League has incurred considerable expense in fitting up Johnson's Auditorium as a basketball court for the Richmond Public School children. Express your gratitude by your presence. The game starts promptly at 8:40 P.M. AGENTS WANTED—To sell Galline Pain Care, old home remedy for burns, sore, sprains, etc. Fine for rising breast. Galline Pain Cure, 918 N. First St., Richmond, Virginia. AUTOMOBILE CONTEST RALLY FOR NEW MEMBERS! RICHMOND INDUSTRIAL BENEFICIAL CLUB OF VIRGINIA SUPREME LODGE Commences January 1, 1916—Closes October 31, 1916 We want 1500 New Members by October 31, 1916 Do You Want A New Car? Why not enter the Automobile Contest Rally of the Richmond Industrial Beneficial Club of Virginia, Supreme Lodge, Inc., and win the Car, by helping us to get 1,500 new members in this Order, on and by the above date. The person that turns in the highest number of coupons by October 31, 1916 will win the Car... No Car will be given away if we fall to get in the 1,500 new members. We will redeem each coupon at Twenty-five (25) cents apiece. Joining Fee of new members, only Two ($2.00) Dollars, during this Rally. Any respectable person can enter the Contest, regardless whether they are a mem Temporary Supreme A GENERAL SURVEY OF THE WAR WEDNESDAY. French reports say Montenegro has broken off peace negotiations with Austria, and King Nicholas is planning to seek refuge in Italy. Confusing reports come from Greece. London discredits reports from Teutonic sources that allied troops have been landed near Athens and that the Greeks have received an ultimatum demanding the removal of diplomatic envoys of the central powers. The Russians announce the capture of important positions in the Caucasus and say several Turk regiments were annihilated. Constantinople, on the other hand, says Russian advances in this field have been checked. THURSDAY. Montenegro, according to an official communication to Rome, has broken off peace negotiations with Austria and fighting has been resumed. Russian despatches announce an important victory over the Turks in the Caucasus region, saying the Turkic center, has been smashed, and that the Ottoman troops have been driven back on a front of sixty-five miles upon Erzerum. British forces in Mesopotamia have advanced to within a few miles of Kut el-Amara, where part of General Town shend's forces are supposed to be be leagued by the Turks. An official statement in Vienna says the Russians have renewed their offensive in Bessarabia, but have been repulsed in all attacks. FRIDAY Despatches from Vienna disclare the report that Montenegro has entered the war. Reports from other sources say the Montenegro has not only have resumed hostilities, but have been beaten and are retreating toward Stuttgart. Berlin Reports that the allies alliatum calling upon Greece to consular representatives of the center powers has been reported. The allie never have admitted that such an alliatum has been sent. Fighting between Russia and Austrian armies in Bessarabia. Australia has forbidden the export of any products to Holland. SATURDAY. Grand Duke Nicholas, with his Russian army, has inflicted heavy losses on the Turks in the Caucasus. The Ottomans are reported in flight in that sector, and the Russians now are bombarding the forts of Ezerum. This stroke has relieved the Turkish pressure on the British in Mesopotamia. The Montenegrins are reported to have beaten two Austrian army corps near Berane, but the Tutours have been heavily reinforced, and Kun Nicholas probably will be compelled to lead his army across the border into Albania. Advices from Russia tell of the continuation of the fighting in Bessarabia and Galicia. Vienna announces the Russians have been definitively checked. SUNDAY. Two air raids over Kent are made within a few hours and one person was killed and six hurt and consti- erable damage, done to property. Austrians occupy ports of Antivar and Dulegno, on the Adratic, Mon tenegrina continue fighting. British relief expedition in Mesopo tama is unable to dislodge Turk- from trenches after severe fightin- near Kut-el-Amara. It is said Turkey will issue state- ment admitting submarine attack of the liner Persia. A. H. Capture by the Germans of an allied position 250 yards long to the north of Arns, was announced by the German war office in a statement. MONDAY A vigorous offensive has been begun by the Germans in north France French military experts believe the move may be a new attempt to break through the allies' lines to the Englsh channel. Austrian forces have captured Antivarl, on the coast of Montenegro, and are moving southward upon the Allbanian scapot of Durnazo. Still for their south, Bulgarian forces are driving toward Albania. Allied almirer have made an attack upon Monastir in Macedonia. The Turkish rout in the Caucasus is said to be increasing in proportions Allied observers believe this will prevent the proposed movement upon Egypt. Berlin announces that German sea planes attacked Dover, England, early Sunday morning. London despatches speak of two air raids over East Kent saying one person was killed and all injured. Pipe Burns Clothes; Death Results. Captain George Broadwater, retired sen captain, died at Unifor hospital, in Elkton, Md., from burns sustained when he set his cloth ing on fire by placing a lighted pipe into a vest pocket. Deceased was seventy years of age and leaves a family. Manholes to Warm Cops. Electric heaters will be placed in the manhouses of conducts of the loca electric company to keep warm the feet of the traffic policemen in Lan caster. DIVIDEND ON U. S. STEEL Declared 11.47 for Quarter; First Pay ment Since December, 1914. The United States Steel corporation resumed dividend payments on its common stock when the directors declared a quarterly distribution of 14% per cent. This resumes the common stock to a five per cent basis. It was the first payment authorized on the junior iso since the dividend declared for the September quarter of 1914, which was 15 of the per cent. Prior to that the common stock had been paying fire per cent since June, 1910. The total of net earnings of the corporation for the quarter ended the comber 31, 1915, was $51,223,788, according to the quarterly report. This breaks all records of previous earnings. The net income for the same quarter was $4,853,113 and the surplus $23,390,92. These returns compare with total earnings of $28,710,644; net income of $30,045,701; and surplus of $18,037,361 at the end of the preceding quarter. Total earnings for the year 1915 amount to $130,351,296, which compare with $81,746,518 the previous year. The largest quarterly total earnings previously on record were for the second quarter of 1907, when they amounted to $45,503,705. The regular quarterly dividend of 1% per cent on the preferred stock was also declared. Midvale Price for Armer The factory cost of making the battleship Pennsylvania's armor at the Midvale plant is $341 a ton, Mr. Dinkey, president of the company, told the senate, naval committee, at a hearing on the proposal to build a government armor plate plant. The government pays $425. Terri Revolveri, Fede L. Tire Revolver. Ends Life. Gideon Lick. sixty four years old took his revolver and going to his bus in In Sertanion Pa. unchained four shots into the air it make sure the wrench was in war in order, then pit the fifth bullet into his brain and over dead. ber of this Order or not. Any person of good health and character will be admitted to membership. Each person will receive a coupon for each candidate brought in by them, provided the candidate has paid his full joining fee and passed the examination. All Sick and Death Benefits are paid according to age—Ages ranging from 16 to 59 years. Sick Benefits paid from $3.00 to $4.00 per week. Death Benefits from $60.00 to $100.00. The Car is Won by the Person Turning in the Highest Number of Coupons. Any respectable person desiring to organize New Branch of this Order in any part of this . . . organizer for particulars. Special Rates more. High St., Richmond, Va. Church Dynamited; Dogs on Trail. The new church being erected by the congregation of the Church of the Latter Day Saints in Buch Valley, near McConnelsburg, Pa. was blown up by dynamite. Blood-hounds were put on the trail of suspects. The church, which has forty members, was formed recently. Kills Interned German Baller Stephen Hummel, an interned German sailor, who went to Allentown, Pa., to work until his ship could go to sea again after the war, was crushed to death by a slide of ten tons of rock in the Reyer quarry at Northampton. Drank Whisky Ninety-two Years. Julius Low, 113 years old, is dead at Pittsburgh. He took one drink of whisky every day for the past ninety-two years. He was born in Poland and was married in Russia ninety-two years ago. --- I DAD, I HART in Mine Explosion. Veto Proba, a miner, was killed at the Blackhawk oil mill, near Pottsville, Pa., and John Bertogio probably fatally injured when the men drilled into a drill of charge that had fall to explode when prepared for blast ing. Coughing Flit Kills Women As she was about to go to bed Elizabeth, wife of Frederick Egge, of Allentown, Pa., was asked with a coughing spell, and died before the oldest daughter could awaken the younger children. SATURDAY IS CHILDREN'S DAY DON'T SEND THE LITTLE ONES TO SCHOOL HANDICAPPED WITH POOR EYESIGHT. Clear vision means quick thought and to think quickly brings success. Parents, who realize their responsibility for the future success of their children, will not delay in having this very important question decided at once. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR POOR EYESHIN' WHEN IT CAN BE PREVENTED. For the benefit of School Children I shall examine the eyes of every child who comes to my office, every Saturday, between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. by the Charge, DR. M. M. SPIGEN Eyesight Specialist and Optometrist, 114 N. Fifth Street, Professional Building. Your Table Will Not Be Complete Without An Assignment of Those Menown Inns I. W. 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