Richmond Planet

NET GOD MADE ME BLACK. By Lardan B. Walthon God made me Black. It is to Him I owe. Whale'er my mission in the mighty plan— The Trinity resolved in making man. White, Yellow, Red, and Brown—God made them so— He made me Black; and, toilers all, we go— Back to his task. Though robed in white or tan. Tis but the service of the soul that can. Make known the measure of the man below. We prize the gleaming glory of the day— No less we love the beauty of the night; We pause to hear the song-bird's roundelay. And praise its coat of color br of white— For deeper than the reach of mortal eight. God hast ordained and marked His men of clay. Cebu, Philippine Islands L. B. W. MYRTLE GROVE CASES IN COURT Veedict for Plaintiff—Cases Recall Failure of True Reformers. On Thursday morning, March 16th, at 10 A. M., the Circuit Court of this city began the hearing of the suits upon the dockee involving the sale of the lots in what is known as Myrtle Grove Park. There were six of these cases upon the dockee of the Court, and Attorney J. Thomas Hewin, with offices in the Mechanics Bank Building, corner of Third and Clay Streets, was counsel for all plaintiff. Only one of these cases was heard, and that occupied the attention of the Court for three days. This was the case of "Lucy J. Moten of Washington, D. C., v. Josiah C. Robertson and Jno. C. Robinson." After long and exhaustive argument by counsel on both sides, the jury brought in a verdict in favor of Miss Moten for $350.06. Counsel for Josiah C. Robertson and John C. Robinson immediately gave notice; that this case would be appealed to the Supreme Court. Hon. H. M. Smith, Jr., Willis B. Smith and Isaac Digg, Esquires, were counsel for the two Robinson. All these cases had been set for the 16th and 17th of this month, but owing to the time consumed in the hearing of the first case, the others had to go over until the next term of the Court, which is in the month of May. The other cases remaining to be heard are: Jane West, va. Josiah C. and John C. Robinson. Fannie Moten.^vs. Josiah C. and John C. Robinson. Frank L. McCoy, vs. same. S. W. Hall, va. same. Henry Anderson, va. same. Much of the evidence introduced recalled the failure of the Order of True Reformers some years ago, when its license to do business was revoked. The evidence showed that Josiah C. Robertson, colored, went to different sections of the country and sold lots to people, and represented to them that the Order of True Reformers was the owner of the lots, which the Order did not own. After the failure of the True Reformers' Bank, John C. Robinson, white, and Josiah C. Robertson, colored, reorganized the Myrtle Grove Corporation, and still induced the people to continue their payments upon their representations that needs could be gotten to the lots when paid for. In the meantime Mr. Matthew Gilmer had the mortgage upon the property, which he held foreclosed, and all the people who had made purchases of lots, lost their money. The Order of True Reformers never owned one lot of land in Myrtle Grove Park. The officers had an option upon the places by which they could have the place conveyed in them when they sold 200 lots and had them paid for, but this option was never complied with and they never got any title. Under these circumstances, the Court held that the actions of Josiah C. Robertson and John C. Robertson were fraudulent, in that they had interposed the ownership of this property, and hence they were personally liable. Under these interventions, from the Court the jury brought in a verdict for the plaintiff, John Lany J. Motten, attorney J. Motten Motten says that he is in possession before all over the country allowing him to file other claims in the Court. THE SHARON BAPTIST CHURCH ON FIRE The Sharan Baptist Church on the corner of First and Leigh Streets was the scene of much excitement, Friday afternoon, March 17. Flames were observed in the rear portion of the building by the neighbors and the blinding smoke which followed caused an alarm to be sent in from the A. B. C. Bakery, which is in the same block. Even after the firemen arrived, the blaze proved to be so stubborn that some people were uneasy about it. Mr. J. W. Johnson's residence is next door, then comes Mrs. Nannie B. Davis' residence and then the A. B. C. Bakery. On First Street side are many fine residences owned by prominent colored citizens. REV. DR. THOMAS ACTIVE Rev. A. S. Thomas, D. D., the parlor was soon on the scene. The fire rooms to have started in the basement where the furnace is located. The gas-meter is in the furnace room. This melted and the escaping gas served to add to the conflagration. The firemen hoon cut off the gas in the street and then the work of subduing the flames proceeded. The rooms in the rear of the Church, together with the library were ruined. The flames licked up all of the drapery and other material, ruining the roostrums and the pulpits, both upstairs and down. It cracked the walls in the main auditorium and threatened the entire structure. HEAVY LO88.. The loss will aggregate several thousand dollars, in view of the high price of material now. The building was insured for (10,600) ten thousand, five hundred dollars and the furnishings for five hundred dollars, making eleven thousand dollars in all. The Sharon Baptist Church was in the midst of a successful revival. Services are now being held at the True Reformers' Hall. The work of repairing the Church will be begun at once. Despite the insurance, there was much in the building which was not covered by insurance. Toe library is almost a total loss. The Church, too, is heavily mortgaged and this adds to the bad plight of the congregation. Resolutions Passed by the Ministers' Conference. Whereas, we have learned with deep sorrow of the burning of Sharon Baptist Church, which is very calamitous to that struggling congregation and a heavy burden on the heart of Pastor Thomas. Therefore, he it Resolved. That we, the Ministers of Richmond in conference assembled, do hereby tender the unfortunate people and pastor our sympathy and pledge them financial assistance from our Churches. Evangelistic Services at Fifth Street The Evangelistic Services, in the Fifth Street Baptist Church are meeting with great success. Dr. S. A. Moose, of Denville, Va., is preaching great sermons, such as Richmond will never forget. Great throngs of people are pouring in, filling our great auditorium up and down stairs. Many souls are declaring themselves for Jesus. Thus far about one hundred have come over to join the King's Army. The greatest of all the meetings, to this point, was the men's meeting Sunday afternoon. Fourteen hundred men were present. After crowding the main auditorium and with men standing in the vestibule, the Rev. Stavenson and others conducted an overflow meeting in the banquet. Hearn could not wish to hear a better sermon than was preached by the men from Denville. Dr. Moose was certainly the man for the occasion. At the conclusion of the meeting Pastor T. J. King presented the appeal and explained the plan of salvation. About seventy-five men came forward saying we want to know Jesus. Twenty of these men were moved and explained others who were already asked to join some change. Fine Program—Large. Audience at the City Auditorium. A large audience greeted the Williams' Singers at the City Auditorium Friday night, March 17, 1916. The eight persons who had assigned to them the task of pleasing the critical audience were all "stars" in their particular line. A piano upon the rostrum was the only musical instrument in sight, to the astonishment of a large proportion of the audience and it was not long before it was acertained that they did not really need that. They are a combination of both vocal and instrumental music. They range, in their selections, from the rendition of the productions of the Masters to the melodies of the southern clime. CHARMING MELODY "Listen to the Chiming Bell" was sung. With their highly cultivated, musical mellifluent voices, they filled that large auditorium with charming melody and enraptured the audience which encored them again and again. Mrs. Marii Pecke Merrill rendered, with truly remarkable effect, a soprano solo. She is transcendentely graceful and wins the favor of the audience, before she has uttered a note. "Swing Low, Sweet Charlot" was sung. "The Old Ark is Moving" added to the pleasures of the evening. THAT MALE QUARTETTE The male quartette sang, "I Stood On the Bride at Midnight." A selection from S. Coleridge Taylor's productions was sung with narked effect. Mr. S. H. Johnson, the baritone, sang "methora." Mrs. Virginia Greene rendered a Staccato Poika. The flexibility of her voice, which she had under absolute control, was a marvel. Mr. J. S. Crabb, basso, was a favorite. He sang with a grace and an ease that won for him immediate favor. Mrs. Hattie F. Johnson, as a soprano, was very fine, while Mr. G. L. Johnson, an tenor, astounded all of the critics who heard him. He has had few equals and no superior in these parts. ALL STARS. As to the others, we emphatically the statement, in this aggregation of musical talent, they are all stars. Mr. John H. Braxton had the management of the affair and he consoles himself with the fact that but for the revival services in all of the churches, the 4,000 seats in the City Auditorium would have been all occupied. "The Strange Case of Mary Page." The Hippodrome management is still amusing the Richmond public with a magnificent display or photofilms and a fine vaudeville performance. The performance last Tuesday night, when "The Strange Case of Mary Page was presented was exceptionally interesting. The equipment of this modern play-house enables the operators and performers to produce the very best results. Mr. W. J. Coulter has shown rare ability in pleasing even the most critical portion of his large audiences. Next Tuesday another episode in this remarkable portrayal of a trial will be presented for the approval of the patrons of the Hippodrome Theatre. Read the chapters in The Planet SPECIAL NOTICE To our friends and patrons: Dr. Roscoe C. Brown and Mr. S. W. Robinson, Jr announce the opening of a Real Estate, Loan, Insurance and Brokerage office on April 4, 1916 under the firm name of Brown and Robinson, in the St. Luke Bank Building, First and Marshall Streets. It shall be our practice to give good, prompt and confidential advice and service to our patrons, and to take personal interest in general conditions and affairs of the community as well as in the affairs of business. See regular and classified announcements in other editions of this paper. TAKE NOTICE All Clubs and Societies (male and female), are requested to send two representatives to Mann's Hall, 9 B Durvel Street, March 31st, at 8:30 P.M. to formulate some plans of holding Memorial Services over their designated friends buried in Evergreen and Greenwood Cemeteries. WHITE MAN CHARGED WITH NEVILIOUS CRIME CHARGED WITH CIRCINALLY ASSAULTING A COLORED GIRL. The case of Warren Page, white charged with criminal assault and robbery was called in the Hutings Court last Tuesday and on account of the illness of the detectives in the case, went over until April 5, 1916. The accused appears to be between 24 and 25 years of age. His reputation is said to be unavoyable. Warren Page is charged with having been criminally intimate with Catherine Matthews, a colored girl of thirteen years of age. Her birthday was last December. The crime is alleged to have been committed in the residence of Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Katz. WHITE FAMILY RAISED HER. According to Mr. Katz, white, he raised Catherine from a baby and has cared for her up to this time. Warren Page, white, had been calling her up over the telephone and on Monday, he said he had something to tell her. He told her to wait in the front door for him and he would be right over. Mr. Katz's wife had gone out. When he came to the front, he told her he could not tell her out there. Let him come into the hall. He asked her if any one MISS NANNIE H. BURROUGHS. Miss Burroughs at Fifth Street. Miss Nannie H. Burroughs, of Washington, D. C. is coming to Richmond Monday, April third to deliver a special lecture to everybody. Subject, "Some Things That Men Have Found Out About Women." The Sabbath Glee Club will sing on this great occasion. Admission, fifteen cents. else was there. She told him that Mrs. Leachman, my wife's mother was in the back of the house. WENT UP-STALRS. Catherine left him and marked upstairs as she was afraid of him. He followed her up there. A little white child named Corn Page was in the house at the time. He throw her on the lounge and took liberties with her. He then throw the colored girl, Catherine, on the bed and accomplished his purpose. He grabbed her with her arms behind and throw her on the bed. He left the print of his hands on her. He went into the next room and took my wife's jewelry out of the dresser. It is valued at $500. VALUABLE JEWELRY STOLEN. Catherine looked to see what he was doing. He had the rings in his hands. He asked whose rings they were and she told him that they belonged to my wife. He then took them. We have not seen them since. My wife's mother was in the second room door to the rear. She called Catherine to go down and look the chickens up. The girl went down and in the meantime, the white fellow left. She looked out of the window and saw him going up the street. Later, he called Catherine up to find out what had taken place. He wanted to know who had been told about it. Virginia Annual Conference to Convene Here. The Virginia Annual Conference, which convenes in Third Street Bethel A. M. E. Church April 4-9, will bring together ministers of the Gospel from all sections of Virginia. The work of this conference is divided into five Presiding Elder Districts with headquarters at Norfolk, Portsmouth, Richmond, Roanoke and Staunton. The ministers of these various districts vie with one another in the raising of general funds and in the promotion of all forms of religious work pertaining to their local charges. Last year the conference reported for connectional purposes such as education, missionary, superannuation fund, church extension and general expenses $6,000, they also reported a total of $90,000 having been raised for all purposes. There are 125 churches of this denomination in the Old Dominion with a membership of 13,000. Virginia has the honor of having the largest and most efficient Sunday School in the connection—St. John's, Norfolk, Va. The Woman's Mite Missionary Society is a potent agency in the state for raising funds for missionary work both home and foreign. The sixteen years old. Its present president is Mrs. J. E. Day, of Norfolk, Va. The A. C. E. League is a young but vitile organization gripping young people for Christian service. The State Superintendent is Rev. S. S. Morris. Fifty years ago the Virginia annual conference was organized in the Third Street Bethel A. M. E. Church. Plans are being made to observe at this conference the semi-centennial Jubilee, and each minister has been requested to bring a special contribution for missionary and educational purposes. The coming season will be remarkable in that it will close the work of Bishop L. J. Coppin, who has served eight years; it will also terminate the administration of eight of the pastors serving prominent charges. The time limit of the A. M. E. Church is five years, and pastors in charge at Norfolk, Portsmouth, Richmond, Hampton, Berkeley, Staunton, Savagoville, and Prospect will have served full time limit. Rev. S. S. Morris, pastor of the Richmond charge, has done splendid work and has had phenominal success, having held the same for five years. The membership and citizens generally, regret to see his leave. The Conference centers its interests in Kittrell College and raises each year more than $2,000 for its maintenance. The Semi-Centennial General Conference meets in May in Philadelphia and it is likely that the delegates elected to that quadrennial meeting will be instructed as to the legislation favored by this conference. The conference will be called upon to give its endorsement to Rev. S. S. Morris for the position of General Secretary of the A. C. E. League. All of the sessions will be public and the citizens generally will be invited to attend. --- ANNIVERSARY EXERCISES OF KNIGHTS OF PYTHIA AND COURTS OF CALANTHE. The Anniversary Exorcism of the Knights of Pythias and Courts of Calanthe will be held at The Fifth Street Baptist Church, Sunday, March 26, 1916, at 3:30 o'clock P.M. The sermon will be preached by Rev. T. J. King, D. D., pastor of the Church The members of the Uniform Rank and the various Lodges will meet at the Pythian Castle at 2:00 o'clock P.M. The members of the Courts of Calanthe will assemble at the Church at 2:30 P.M. The public is cordially invited. IT REALLY HAPPENED. In one of our Churches the other Sunday morning, several of the brothren waxed warm as the Pastor was telling of the sins of this world. 'Amens' were ringing right and left. One good brother, in particular, was exceedingly vociferous with his 'a-a-a-MEN,' bitting down vigorously on the 'men' as the D. D. named each sin, both of omission and commission. As each sin was called in its order, the brothren would break forth in a chorus of approval—a regular cathedral choir of 'Amens.' In due course the D. D. mentioned whiskey and gave a scathing denunciation of demon rum. He paused for the boys to give vent to their approval—but, silence reigned supreme. Not a mumbling sound could be heard. Unfortunately the vehement brother had to yawn just at that crucial moment and could not let out one of these 'a-a-a-MEN's. I found that at times, I would fall into a mood of reverie, forgetful of all else, but the happenings of the past and forebodings as to the future. I cannot say that these moods were unpleasant. I had relapsed into a state that "nothing moved me." I was not apprehensive, for I felt that I was prepared to meet anything that Fate might have in store for me. I talked with Miss Gladys and at times en-dovoured to tease her, but she came from a family not easily teased. The box of fine candy formed the basis of operation. WANTED HER TO LOOK NICE. In speaking of her father, she said he had given her mother a cloak that cost two hundred dollars. When I asked why, she repiled in the most unconcerned and artless manner that he just wanted her to look nice. I laughed heartily and then nettled back into the Pullmap car seat and watched the rapidly changing scenes on the outside. We passed Provo. It is located just back from the shores of Utah Lake. It is one of the wealthiest of the Mormon towns. I presume that it is known that the Mormons believe, or at least did believe, in plural marriages. TOO MUCH WIFE. They believe, or did believe that the old dispensation when the kings and the prophets had more than one wife should be practiced in all of its primitiveness now. The United States government prohibited it although it is claimed that the same practices are in vogue today. When most men cannot get along with one wife and find a difficulty in supporting that one, it seemed to the congressmen that it was lunary for a man, even though he be a Mormon, to have half a dozen. THE FIRST WOOLEN MILL It may have accounted, too, for the antipathy of Miss Gladys to Salt Lake City, where she did not care to stop even train time. At Provo, the first woolen mill west of the Missouri River was established. It uses one million pounds of wool annually in its manufactures. Brigham Young Academy is located bore. We were now in the lovely Utah Valley. It may be well to state that when I was in Salt Lake City many years before, quite a contention was aroused by the proposition made to abolish the Stockade. The Stockade was a block, hollow in the centre, in which all of the disreputable women of the city resided. On the outside of the block or square were small stores. You would walk in this neighborhood a thousand times and you would never suspect the nature of the locality. At Thistle, a branch line leads off to the fertile valley of San Pete. JOHN MITCHELL, JR. KANSAS CITY FOR MORRIS The Executive Board of the New Era Association comprising Kansas City and vicinity held its regular quarterly meeting March 9-10, with Pilgrim Baptist Church, Rev. C. C. Calloway pastor, near corner Charloett and Indianapolis avenue, Kansas City, Mo. The meeting was largely attended by pastors and visitors. All the churches in the Association were represented with their pastors, as well as the Board members. Moderator J. M. Booker called the meeting to order, and after the regular devotions called the Vice-Moderator, Rev. C. C. Calloway to the chair and then proceeded to outline the working of the National Baptist Convention and its troubles. After he was through speaking, a motion prevailed to allow the pastors and members of the Board to have a free and unlimited discussion of the facts concerning the National Baptist Convention. The debate began about 10:30 A. M., and lasted throughout the day. So convincing and clear were the arguments of Dr. Booker the Moderator and Vice-President of the National Baptist Convention of the state of Missouri and, others who were speaking for the Morris Convention that Rev. C. A. Buchanan prepared and offered the following resolution: PRICE FIVE CENTS The above resolution was adopted with one vote against it. Roy. J. M. Booker, D. D., Moderator, Kansas City, Mo. Rev. B. J.-Davis, Corresponding Secretary, Kansas City, Missouri. PERSONALA AND BRIEFEN. Mr. W. P. Eyps is sick at his residence 408½ W. Duval Street. Mr. John A. Bland, of Prince George, Va., called on us. Sir W. Henry Jones is quite sick at his residence, 104 K. Byrd Street. Mr. Jerome H. Loe, of Philadelphia, Pa., was in the city this week. Mrs. Sylvia L. Mitchell has returned to Montclair, N. J., after a short stay here, visiting relatives. Sir Chas. H. Clark, Sr., District Deputy Grand Chancellor of West Point, Va., was in the city this week. Rev. H. N. Jeter, D. D., settled pastor of Sulloh Baptist Church, Newport, R. L., called on us in company with his daughter, Miss Olyve L. Jeter called on us. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Fauntleroy entertained at luncheon last Wednesday afternoon in honor of Dr. S. A. Mowen, of Danville, Va. Other guest were Dr. T. J King, R. C. Mitchell. We have received an invitation to the merridge of Bury, Clifton G. Cabell to Miss Ethel Virginia Burnett, Wednesday, April 5, 1916, at 8 P. M., in the College Chapel of the Virginia Theological Seminary and College at Lynchburg, Va. Dr. S. A. Moses was the order of the day at the Richmond Ministers' Conference Monday. His message was logical in arrangement, purely Biblical in matter, and forceful in delivery. The brothren received the message gladly. Mr. James D. Brice is the only colored book-keeper in the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md. He is the son of the late Roy, J. H. Brice, who was formerly in charge of the Leigh Street M. E. Church. He is attending the Washington Conference in session here in this city. —Mrs. Ida E. Charity, supreme secretary of the National Ideal Benefit Society of 918 St. Paul Street, is recovering from a severe illness. She takes this method of thanking the Second Baptist Church Sunday School, her neighbors and many friends both in and out of the city for lovely tokens and their unfitting attention. MRS. CARRIE TUCKER EXPLAINS Mrs. Carrie Tucker, who killed her husband, Henry Tucker, and who was released from custody upon the statement of the witnesses that it was accidental, called to state to us and declare that her first husband, John Hailie Randolph, did not, kill the man, Johnson, on her account. He killed him because he said Johnson had struck him in a bar. She denies that Henry Tucker, her second husband ever shot a man. Smith butted up against her and an officer walked up and arrested him for having a pistol on him and he was fined twenty dollars Howard University Alumni Association to be Organized Here. The graduates of the Howard University will form an Alumni Association in the near future. All alumni of the school will receive requests to attend a special meeting for the organization of this association. President Newman of the Howard University will visit Richmond on Sunday, April 2nd to deliver a special Men's Day sermon at the Third Street Bother A. M. R. Church at eleven o'clock A. M. and will address the Howard University graduates of this city in a mass meeting in this Church at eight P. M. President Newman expresses the desire to meet all Howard graduates on this occasion. Great Women's Meeting at North Mt. Mon. Last Sunday. Rev. Wt. R. V. Peyton spoke to a large crowd of women and Sunday, at the fifth Mt. St. Rose Church. The meeting was followed by the fifth Mt. Men and Fifth Street Hospital and the V. M. Q. A. The women were led to inaugural Grand. Twenty-fifth Infantry Wins Tournament With Five White Regiments Competing for Honors-Scores Heavily in Finals TWENTY-FIFTH, SMASHED THE HAWAIIAN AND EQUAL ED THE WORLD'S RECORD, IN THE 106-YARD DASH. PAGE TWO COLORED INFANTS CARRIES AWAY IN MILITARY Twenty-fifth Infantry With Five White R for Honors—Score GILBERT, OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH ISLAND RECORD AND EQUAL THE 100- HOW THEY ENDED Twenty-fifth Inf. 70 points First Infantry. 40 points Second Infantry. 29 points Coast Defense. 14 points The Twenty-fifth Infantry yesterday made good its promises to carry on the major, honors of the big military athletic meet, finishing in the final against three other regiments with seventy points to its credit out of a total of one hundred and fifty-four. In addition, Gilbert, of the Twenty-fifth, amassed the island record for the 100-yard dash to smithereens and set a local mark equal to the best ever made in the world. The finals attracted a great throng of spectators to Alexander Field, yesterday morning. Interest in the meet had steadily increased with each day's preliminaries and all who had been out to see any of the preliminary events were out early for the finals yesterday, besides several hundred who were out for the first time. The street was one long line of automobiles and the sloping bank of the college ground a dense mass of humanity. Time and time again, the spectators awarded on to the field, but promptly left at the request of the officer in charge. There was really nothing for the guard company to do, sloping back the crowd and only good natured taunts were hurled back and forth by the men of the regiment to those of another as some favorite measured up to their expectation. The Artily band was out again and rendered selection appropriate to the occasion. The weather man had lived up to his promises and gave a day that was ideal. It made one feel thankful to have been able to enjoy a glorious weather. CROWD OUT EAMLY. At eight-thirty a fair sized crowd was already on the ground and by nine o'clock there had been a great increase in the numbers. At nine o'clock sharp the first event took place. There were tardy ones who lamented their misfortune, and well they might, for Gilbert of the Twenty-fifth Infantry held the bleachers spellbound as he raced down the cinder track in record time. He ran in magnificent form and smashed his newly established record of nine and four-fifth seconds by setting a new one of nine and three-fifth seconds. NO MISTAKE POSSIBLE Five stop watches caught the world record time of nine and third-fifth seconds. Glenn Jackson of the local Y. M. C. A. held one of the watches and caught the time between nine and three-fifths and nine and fourth-fifth seconds. The Twenty-fifth Infantry went mad with joy and pounded their appreciation on the back of Gilbert, who was as cool as a cucumber. Gilbert is a perfect type of the spinner. He is tall, wry, and hasn't an extra ounce of flesh on his body. His every movement indicates speed. Parker of the Twenty-fifth Infantry ran second and Bray of the First Infantry was a close third. There was a lot of discussion by some as to who was second. Some thought. Bray should have the place, but the officials were of one opinion. Intense interest and great excitement always bring on disputes when races are very close. MEDAL MAN FOURTTH. The veteran Mills of the Twenty-fifth ran fourth. He has won medal after medal in athletic events, but had to give place today to faster men. Seen a short time later in service uniform he looked like the hero of a dozen campaigns. His left breast was covered with rows of medals—silent witnesses of past victories. Parker, Bray and Mills were closely bunched all the way down the field and crossed the line almost breast to breast. Smith and Genalinger of the First Infantry ran fifth and sixth respectively. From the start of the hundred yard dash to the close of the meet the interest was at fever heat. It did one good to see such splendid athletes perform in such excellent manner. One thrill followed another. There was wild cheering at the conclusion of each event when the announcer mag-phoned the results to the crowd. The points for the hundred yard dash were five for the first place, three for second place, two for third place and one for fourth place. The Twenty-fifth won nine points and the First Inventory two. The cash prizes were $4.90, $2.00 and $1.00. Gilbert did not accept any money as he does not wish to quality as a professional. There is so much action in the running events that they are invariably the favorite at every field meet. Speed is a mania with Americans and competitors in speed always command our interest and attention. The high hopes of the Twenty-fifth were fulfilled when they scored nine points out of eleven in the old hundred yard dash. They hit equally confident of the half mile run and primes himself with their acceleration war with plenty. The empty stairs and distance of first and second place in the preliminary of the lower grade were impressive from the lead at the start. of the half mile run and as the runners passed the bleachers the first time they were pretty well bunched. When they neared the home stretch every man used every ounce of power he had to drive himself forward at his maximum speed. It was a magnificent, sight to see these fine physical speckles fighting with might, and main to forge ahead. Harrison never allowed himself to be in danger of losing by a short-spurt of a nearby runner. He maintained a safe lead of about five feet. There is more speed on the island than was developed yet today morning. He jumped closely enough to make him exert himself to the utmost. He broke the Island record in the half mile run, making the distance in two minutes, seven and three-fifth seconds. Pride and Smith of the Twenty-fifth ran a close race for second place, Pride winning by a few inches. Travers of the First Infantry was some distance behind. Sproch of the Second Infantry was fifth and Morrow of the same regiment dropped but before completing the run, as he was badly outdistanced. The Twenty-fifth received five points for first place, three points for second place and two points for third place. The First Infantry received one point for fourth place. GOOD ARRANGEMENT. It having each team throw against every other team in the baseball throwing contest and decide the winner on a percentage basis, the officials gave the spectators three free contents to view. The First Infantry and Coast Artillery were the first to come on the field. The initial thrower of the First Infantry team is a dandy but can't play the whole game alone. He catches balls thrown anywhere in his visibility and returns them with great speed and accuracy. The throwers on the First Infantry team fumbled the ball and at times made throws that were costly. The Coast Artillery bunch played a steadier game and were able to make the eight round trips of one hundred and twenty each way in less time than the First Infantry. The finish was close, very close in fact, but as far as the Coast Artillery was concerned a miss is no good as a muck. The Coast Artillery team are Stewart, R. McKain, Jones, Stewart, W. Cumings, Benham, Dillard, Perry, Hinz and Prutt. The First Infantry team are Munson, Henton, Maddux, Kwieleinsky, White, Gilman and Buckland. The Field Artillery team did not appear on the field when the officials called for them to oppose the Second Infantry team and the contest went on. The Second Infantry by default. The same thing went on with the Fourth Cavalry and Twenty-fifth infantry teams were called out. The Twenty-fifth team won by default. SPEEDY CENTIPEDES With the call for the men for the centipede race to go to their places every one primed himself for something amusing. It was generally thought that the teams of ten men on two by fours, fourteen feet long would not be able to run the hundred yards without a few spills. However, the expected did not occur and all three teams crossed the mark without missteps. They showed good training and perfect the technique to the slightest misstep or movement out of the regular rhythm would have meant the master for the men of the offending teams. The Twenty-fifth won the race and did it in the short space of nineteen seconds. The Second Infantry team was a close second and the First Infantry team came in third. There were no points given for the centipede race; the cash prizes were $5.00 and $2.00. The Twenty-fifth Runners are Colston, Tate, Dawson, Pittman, Brainer, Eovert, Hart, Porter, Dunham and Dunn. The Second Infantry team are Mitte, Helko, High, Face, Devlin, Caplinger, Donahue, Frahke, Warden and Williams. TOOK·A SURPRISE VICTORY The Twenty-fifth and Second teams lined up for the baseball throwing contest to decide the championship. The Second Infantry team was the favorite, for on Friday they had made the splendid time of one minute fifty and two-fifth seconds. No team had been able to come anywhere near this time and it was generally conceded that with the usual run of things the Second Infantry should get first place. But variety is the spice of life and the Twenty-fifth Infantry beat the Second out by one second. Both teams handled the ball well and neither made errors that were very costly. The time however, was nearly eight seconds slower than the record established by the Second Industry in the preliminary. For first place the Twenty-fifth industry got seven points and a cash price of $1.40. The Second Industry received five points and a cash price of $0.90 for second place. The Twenty-fifth industry team are Smith, Hawkins, Phillip, Scott, Hudson, Begin, Coulson, Bowie, Budley, Washington, Harring, Bancroft, Washington, Co. B, Belford, and Bellingham. The second industry team are Sotterburn, Minneapolis, McKinley, Culphey, Kirk, Work, Surrey, Bancroft, Minneapolis. PROOF Capture THREE Three teams both leaders to represent the First Infantry and Coast Defense team were given on the deck the winner of their platoon. The two teams had not earlier in the day and the Coast Defense and outnumbered the First Infantry winning in two minutes four and fifth-seconds. Both teams had determination on their side when the awarded in action came. The Coast Defense secured an early lead owing to errors by the opposing team and were able to maintain this lead throughout the relay. The First Infantry fought hard but played a losing game. The platoon shot rang out as the Coast Defense team ball crossed the mark two minutes, one and fourth-seconds after it started on its course. The Coast Defense received three points for third place and a cash prize of $6. The First Infantry received two points for fourth place. THE 220-YARD FINALS. Sprinting events again hold the attention of the crowd when the winners of the three days preliminaries took their places at the starting point. The first and second places for the two hundred and twenty yard dash had been taken in each event by men from the First and Twenty-fifth. The time made yesterday was not as good as had been made in one of the preliminary runs. Ware of the Twenty-fifth forged ahead and crossed the line first. Mills of the Twenty-fifth and Simmons of the same regiment were running neck and neck for second place. Mills crossing the line a few inches ahead of his rival. Bray of the First and Twenty-fifth, and Smith and Gominger of the First came in in the order named. Again the men of the Twenty-fifth Infantry had demonstrated their superior sprinting ability. In appearance and in action they looked to be faster men. The Twenty-fifth received five points for first place, three for second, two for third and cash prizes of $4, $2 and $1. The First Infantry received one point for fourth place. WRESTLING DOUTS The finals in the wrestling matches were held on Friday. In the 153-156 class, Scales of the Twenty-fifth Infantry took first place, Schmidt of the Fourth Cavalry, second place. On Saturday, Alexander of the Twenty-fifth Infantry was scheduled to wrestle G. Hansen, Second Infantry, for third place in the 150-156 class. Hansen was slick and was not able to come out, so the officials gave the bout to Alexander. The first place in that class had been won by Workman of the Hospital Corps and second place by Gettys of the First Infantry. In the 165-190 class, Stolocoff of the First Infantry had won from Allen of the Second Infantry and from Williams of the Twenty-fifth Infantry. Yesterday Allen and Williams wrestled to determine who should get second place. The two lanky men Scales of the Hospital Corps and both were wiry and agile. Their wrestling was characterized by open work. There was little of the mat work desired by either man. Allen secured a pin fall at the end of three minutes and took the first bout. In the second bout several opportunities were presented for either man to secure a fall. Allen just missed throwing his opponent in one instance, due to a lack of speed. Both men fell heavily to the ground at another time and it seemed that either one might be able to secure a fall. At the end of four minutes and twenty-one seconds Williams was able to topple his man over and get the bout. The bout stood them one each. In the third bout Williams had the advantage the greater part of the time. Allen did not impress the spectators with having a great knowledge of the game. Williams has been the champion wrestler of the Twenty-fifth for some time. Near the end of the fifth minute Williams throw his man. For four minutes and thirty-seventh seconds. This gave Williams the match and second place in the heavyweight class. The Twenty-fifth Infantry got two points on Williams' work and Allen gave the Second Infantry one point. GREAT MARATHON FINISH. With the close of the wrestling shouts were heard that the Marathon runners were approaching the field. Some one had brought the word out by automobile a little while earlier that the runners had passed Fort street, and that the Twenty-fifth Infantry had a long lead. There was a great swarming of the spectators toward the entrance to Alexander Field to watch the incoming men. The runners entered the field from Punahou street and ran around the track to the finishing point. There they presented a sealed envelope containing a note to Captain Stayton. The information that the Twenty-fifth Infantry was in the lead proved incorrect. The runners had left Schofield Barracks after eight. The Twenty-fifth runner on the last stretch of the relay broke the tape two hours, eighteen minutes, fifty-sight and four-fifth seconds after the start from Schofield Barracks. The next runner to appear was a First Infantryman who made the Marathon in two hours, thirty-three minutes and fifty-seven seconds. The third man to enter was a Coast Artilleryman two hours, forty minutes and twenty seconds after the start. Fourth place went to the Second Infantry. Time. Two hours, forty-two minutes and five seconds. With the arrival of each runner the crowd broke into apprehension. All the way on the run the relay man had been cheered by passers by. PLUCKY SECOND INFANTRY. Near Pearl City, Stover of the Second Infantry, again failed when he was about one hundred yards in rear of the landing raymond, a Twenty-fifth Infantryman. It was an impossible before Stover was back in his foot and he insisted on—completing his run which he did. No one denies that we make money, but is that the leading motive in American life? The questions: "What in your opinion are the leading ideals of the men with whom you associate?" and "What do you consider to be the chief points of weakness in American life?" were put to about one hundred leading men—lawyers, bankers, editors, business men, farmers, scientists and others, and the replies show that forty-eight consider service to one's fellowness to be the leading ideal, while twenty-eight think the making of money for selfish enjoyment or personal power is the leading motive. A Wall street financier and Vice-President of a large trust company said: "I think that the lending ideals of the man with whom I associate are in general the ethics of Wall Street, where a man's word is of great value than anywhere else in the country. I feel, too, that their ability to become much less privileged here, and that them out of the country, the men and women of large in business companies may more than individual The Coast Artillery team received six points and $16.00 for third place. The Coast Artillery team received three points for fourth place. . ONE MILE RELAX. One of the finest exhibitions of virile manhood was that displayed by the racers in the one mile relay. The Twenty-fifth as in previous speed contests, came to the front in this further exhibition of their prowess as runners. They took the lead on the very first lap and maintained that lead to the very end. On the last lap, Gilbert, the nine and three-fifth seconds man, raced in for the Twenty-fifth. There was between twenty and thirty yards distance between Gilbert and the nearest man to him. The other teams ran rather close together but the First Infantry at the close of the race was several feet ahead of its nearest competitor. The Second Infantry and the Coast Defense had a hard fight for third place. For about the first five hurdles the Coast Defense was running third out in the sixth-furlong a speedy Second Infantryman forced him into fourth place and there the Coast Defense team remained. The Twenty-fifth won eight points, the First Infantry five, the Second Infantry three and the Coast Defenses one point. The Twenty-fifth Infantry team are Wyche, Stephonson, Savage, Anderson, Russell, Woods, Simmons and Gilbert. The First Infantry team are Bray, Sighn, Jenslinger, Matterson, Bennett, Hollis, Patterson, Matterson. The Second Infantry team are Bonnett Rich, Loun, Van Poll, Van Dyke, Kau, Leaplester and Mackey. WALL SCALING CONTENT The closing event of the 1916 Civil Val Military Athletic Meet was the wall scaling contest between teams from the First Infantry, Second Infantry, Twenty-fifth Infantry and Coast Defense. The first team to go over the wall was the Second Infantry team which made the time of ten and one-fifth seconds. They moved with great rapidity and machine like accuracy and received a volume of applause from the crowd of spectators. The next team was that from the Twenty-fifth Infantry, their time being one second slower that the Second Infantry. The First Infantry were next to scale the wall and did it in eleven seconds flat. The last team up was that of the Coast Defense, which showed a lack of practice. They came very near to leaving one or two of their members on the near side of the wall. When the last man had scrambled over and reached the mark twenty feet in rear, sixteen and one-fifth seconds had elapsed. The Second Infantry winners received ten points and $24 in cash prizes; the First Infantry six points and $18, and for third place the Twenty-fifth was given four points and $12. Fourth place brought the Coast Defense two points. The Second Infantry team are Blas, Ralla, Myer, Peebles, Gowar, Roberts, Shirley and Whittaker. The First Infantry team are Bennett, King, Last, Leach, Thompson, Bezo, Clark, and Gomolski. The Twenty-fifth Infantry team are Saunders, Kelley, Montgomery, Williams, Hansis, Whitney, Dorsey, and Patterson. The Coast Defense team are Herzog, Chalfant, Pingry, Silveren, Gillett, Laird, Johns, and Gobk. OFFICIALS TO PRAISE The officials of this most successful meet were: Officer in Charge, Captain Norris Stayton, C. A. C.; Reference, Captain Pohlman, D. G. Diasseau, for 1st Floor, 4th Cavalry, and 1st Lieut. Samuel H. Tighman, C. A. C. Judges at Finish, 1st Lieut. Karl Truesdell, 2nd Infantry; 1st Lieut. John S. Sullivan, 2nd Infantry, and 2nd Lieut. Charles M. Everitt, 1st Infantry, Field Judges, 1st Lieut. Thomas L. Crystal, 2d Infantry; 1st Lieut. Eugene Robinson, 25th Infantry; 1st Lieut. Charles H. Rice, 1st Infantry; 1st Lieut. Edgar M. Whiting, 4th Cavalry; 1st Lieut. Henry W. Hall, 4th Cavalry, and 2d Lieut. Hugh J. Knarro, C. A. C. Timers, 1st Lieut. Louis D. Popin, C. A. C.; 1st Lieut. Truby C. Martin, 1st F., and 2d Lieut. Frank V. Schneider, 1st Infantry. Starters, 1st Lieut. Raymond A. Wheeler, C. E., and 2d Lieut. Charles B. Lyman, 2nd Infantry. Clerk of Course and Scoreer, 1st Lieut. Claire R. Bennett, 2nd Infantry. Assistants to the Clerk of Course, 2d Lieut. Manning M. Kimmel, C. A. C., and 2d Lieut. Rufus C. Bratton, 1st Infantry. Announcer, 2d Lieut. Manning M. Kimmel, C. A. C. Referee of Wrestling, 2d Lieut. Robert P. Sears, 1st Infantry. (No. 3) Getting Your Money Out of the Bank If the bank rendered no other service to the community than to protect its valuables it would render a useful proposition. It would have no immediate proposition, you could only go one way; but the bank makes it easier to get money put than in, and in the outgoing process assumes risks and renders benefits too often lost sight of in the busy whirl of business. We take many things for granted and live in a matter-of-fact age. We want our morning paper at the breakfast table with never a delay and with little thought of what it costs to collect, transmit, type, print and deliver the news. We want our train on the dot or we get impatient. We want our milk and our coal, blizzard or no blizzard. We likewise expect the bank to do our business smoothly, efficiently, and without thought of the cost or the risks attending. When your bank hands you a check book, it gives you license to draw as many checks, in as large or as small sums as you wish, with the only provision (except in certain cases where a minimum balance is required) that you do not overdraw, and promises to pay our checks as presented as long as your balance is sufficient to pay them. Whether you want to pay your creditor in the next block, or a thousand miles away, the checking privilege of a bank account permits you to make your payment with ease, safety and dispatch. When you mail your check your trouble is over, and the bank's has just begun, for the bank warrants to you three things, all for your own protection and all its own risk. It is well to know them. It guarantees (a) That it will pay only the checks you have signed. If your name is forged and the bank pays the check, it cannot charge the amount to your account; (b) That it will pay only in the sum originally drawn. If some one gets your check and raises the amount, making it apparently a genuine check, the bank can only charge the amount in which you originally drew the check, unless it can show you were grossly careless in so drawing that you invited fraud. Therefore be careful to draw your checks properly; (c) To pay to the party to whom you ordered the amount paid and none other. If the check gets into the hands of strangers who forge the indorsement, so that the party to whom you ordered the money, paid does not get it, the payment is at its risk, and you are harmless. All this is ultimately for your good as a depositor. You know that your account cannot be drawn against except on your order. You know that the party you want to receive payment gets it. You get back the most perfect world. Many, a dispute has been settled and loss and law suit avoided by producing bank vouchers that told in no uncertain way that payment had been made according to the intent of the drawer. Therefore for your own good you ought to keep your money in a bank, and draw it out by check. Options may differ materially as to what is the leading motive in the life of the average American and what the leading ideal. We have been charged with being a nation of materialists, bent on getting money, getting money all the time and all we can of it—not to save particularly, but to spend. Our aim is not to save more, but to earn more. If we cannot have what we want, we do not do without, but work harder for it. We believe in guaging our pleasures by the cost and not the satisfaction we get out of them. When we make up our minds that we have been foolish and frittered away our possessions, we try to recoup, not by spending less, but by earning more. It must be admitted that we can, as a people, make money. We can save only a small part in comparison with other nations, but we do have the knack of getting it. The salaries paid our officials and leading business men would make some European princes envious, and the wages of American workers have attracted hoards of European laborers - to our shores. the things he loved because he wanted to be involved in them and because he loved them. "The feeling here, when he could to meet the approval of other nations for example, rather than our own approval. This is because as a nation and as individuals we are still rather more vain than proud." A Boston banker wrote: "The passion for 'getting on,' with accompanying failure to see what one is getting on toward. "Pride in power and in the ownership of things. Too great reliance on the finality of material. "The lust for spending and having others know that one spends." A religious director of 6,000 university students answered: "Our life is crammed these days with opportunities for relaxing, the picture show, the ball game, the theatre, the novel, and the canoe grip the lives of a great many and absorb their best energies." A bank examiner gave this list: "Materialistic tendencies. "Striving for effect at the expense of any or all ideas. "Lack of simplicity. "Lack of serious application to present or future problems. "Loss of early ideals through the breaking-up of what formerly constituted 'home life.'" "Lack of interest in religious thought." The President of one of the largest life insurance companies answered: "In business— "To succeed. Success means more than mere money; it means the power to advance methods and thereby benefit the society— "An utter contempt for society as that word is usually applied. No especial program that does not aim directly at intellectual quickening and social betterment." AMERICAN BANKER' ASSOCIATION. PUT HER OUT IN SNOW IN HER NIGHTIE MRS. MARTIN, OF BAYONNE, IN DIVORCE SUIT, ALLEGEN OTHER CRUELTIES. (New York Sun) Mrs. Grace May Harris Martin, tertially before Vice-Christophle Stevenson of Jersey City yesterday in her suit for divorce against Joseph Martin of 42 West Fifty-third Street, Bayonne, said: "One night, in 1907, I accidentally spilled a drop of water on my husband's face. He made me apologize, and afterward I awoke from sleep with a drowning sensation. My husband was pouring a pitcher of ice cold water on my face. On another occasion, when I refused to take a bath at 2 o'clock in the morning, he got a bottle of whisky and he said he would drink it unless I obeyed. I was about to comply when he said that as I had shown a willingness to obey him I needn't take the bath." Mrs. Martin said that she left her husband in 1907 because of cruelty to her and their children, but was induced by his pleading letters to return. Immediately, she added, "he began slapping me in the face. One night, when there was snow on the ground, he put me out of the house in my nightgown and kept me out for twenty minutes. When he let me in he appeared to be very sorry and made me a hot drink." There was a second separation and a reunion, she said, but when he put her out on the porch of their home at Bergendell in 1912 she went away for good. One letter from Martin put in evidence read: "Mr. stiff husband. If you will stop the stiff way of yours I will worship the ground you walk on and will carry you around in a basket for the rest of our lives. Darling, I am down to my last pair of socks, the lining of my coat is torn and everything needs your attention. Every day you stay away from me is hell." Martin has a counter suit in which the charges willful desertion and attributes much of the trouble of his married life to his wife's father, the Rev David Harris of West Copley Y. David. The Martins have four children. NEGRO PROPOSAL STIRS N. Y. TOWN THEATRE, BARRED, PROPERTY MAY BE TURNED OVER TO TEEM. Newburgh, N. Y., March 15.—If a man vows is church that he won't drink and then goes and drinks, what is he? Ask the Methodist next door, O. T. 8. That inscription placed today on the front of a building recently acquired by the Paragon Theatre Company, Inc., a New York and Delaware corporation, in the latest phase in a controversy that has arisen over the attempt of the corporation to establish a moving picture theatre on one of the exclusive residential streets of this city. at the library of the Rev. H. M. Miles, with a church, church. Miles, the president of the library company, would habitate one of the quiet places here on a basis of the property, when obviously less reference to Mr. Nelson, may thus the latter inspired the resolution. In retaliation Mr. Sharp announced that the building will be turned into a boarding house for Negroes. The Negroes here seemingly approve of the latter plan, as the Rev. J. F. Western, pastor of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, gave out a statement today saying that the Negroes of the city were contemplating the formation of a stock company with a view to taking over the lease of the property in the event of the inability to open a moving picture theatre on the site. The validity of the resolution adopted by the Council will be tested in the courts by the Paragon company. LET US ON TO NORFOLK NO TIME TO HISITATE, EQUIVOCATE OR VACILLATE. The Work Calls for Peace Harmony, Aggressiveness, Victory. (W. F. Graham.) Comrades and co-workers of the Virginia Baptist State Convention: We are called by our gallant leader, A. A. Galvin, D. D., to assemble May the 10th, in the historic old Mother Church of Norfolk, Va. I hall with pleasure the appeals being made by our leaders, and God helping me, I shall be present. This should be a remarkable year with us; every member and every church should be in Bute Street Church by delegation on the morning of May the 10th. It is important that we have the largest delegation in the history of the Convention: the brethren from the mountains, rolling hills, plains, and valleys should come—a perfect love feast should be had. Why not? Since it is well-known that when the Virginia Baptist State Convention meets the brethren of education, of large churches, of special gifts and powers, meet on perfect equality with all those who pastor our churches, whether in the country, towns, or cities. We do not tolerate swell-heads, big likes, and smart Atheses—"we be brethren." The Virginia Baptist State Convention caught the right spirit when she met in old Alfred Street Baptist Church, Alexandria, 1854. It was the spirit for the proper solution of the race question. Other Christian and philanthropic agencies as God-sent blessings, were at work and are at work today doing their best to lift the race and denomination to higher planes of civilization. We respected, appreciated and loved them; we do today, but long ago the Master of the universe, the Savior of our souls said "The kingdom is from within." The Negro race like all others, needs help and necessarily be helped; but the noblest of all help is that from within—that each we of the Virginia Baptist State Convention denote Self Help, Self Help encouraged and assisted by the friendly hands of others, lifts a race to the high plane of respectability which no ventures into worthy comperes; no worthy of a place on earth which does not seek equality in loftiness, capability, and accomplishments. Self Help brings consideration, sympathy, recognition co-operation, and finally equality in manhood rights. The glorious objective may seem a long way off, but we of the Virginia Baptist State Convention have caught the vision and purpose to hold out to the end. Shall we give the battle up? Shall we prove unworthy? A thousand times not. We hear the voices of the fathers who started in this work, calling upon us to go forward. Doctor Henry Williams, Henry Madison, J. B. Smith, C. H. Phillips, Robert Johnson, Geo. W. Lee, Fields Cook, Gregory W. Hayes, B. F. Fox, R. H. Bowling, James Minor and numbers of others, who are now in the glory land, are beholding us as a cloud of witnesses. Shall we appoint them? Shall we disappoint their living comrades? For there are still some of them left whose hearts yearn to burn for the success of the work. Shall we lead lights as Dr. Harvey Johnson, W. Bishop Johnson, Anderson Taylor, Nate Jordan, J. H. Harvey, Bernard Tyrrell, L. W. Wales, T. H. Shurtz, L. W. C. McIntosh, C. E. Miller, W. B. Wrown, R. B. Brown, G. B. Howard, J. J. Anderson, J. R. Paterson, Adolphus Hubbies, R. C. Pannell, and W. F. Graham. What fruits have come to us since the beginning of our educational work, in Lynchburg! We have lived to see students graduate and take high positions in life: President of Virginia Baptist State Convention, A. A. Galvin; second vice-president, B. A. Moses; recording secretary, C. D. Henderson; statistician, J. G. Stair Drake; corresponding secretary, T. H. White. President of Virginia Seminary, R. C. Woods; chairman of trustees board, J. H. Burke. There are all graduates of Virginia Seminary. What might I say of other entrant men now mastering large churches? Such as C. H. Jane, R. L. Wynn, W. D. Woods, T. J. King, R. H. Bowling, R. W. Ashburn, W. R. Ashburn, W. T. Hall, C. C. Boott, J. M. Mason, W. R. Road, R. W. Gell, L. C. Keiser, J. C. Austin, and I might go on with a great list of others benefited and successful men, fruits of our labor. Today we have the right to feel proud. It must be remembered that among the living congregations of these early days, more than half them, John Bentley, W. editor of The Business Press, taught of the many boroughs history that were then taught our own boroughs, our own cities, and places like New York in our town. We are not alone in benefiting by the work of these men. Let us thank them for their contributions. What future could we hope to make from these fruits? ee * ere ay Neeru amma eee ; Be oo i : Sane OG Ne es SRL b Me yakeher ere con ree ee aay is 1S ee ey : Fe lg a m ihe mg \ i Gee SMARY FAGE ot A See ee Ee RP ES OE SP Bek Ae 8, Weert eee a wwe t " Pus ae ‘ ‘previoesy, and Mary's) lending smstiontes‘Latason: How Mary die row to nog of tas crimt i Te paw on Marys encciaer, “Farther temporexy : meantty aaa. The Seines a srewremad perenonas?” Wi ioe eran Marre Byes om be Cateated father and her father's wulcide Weuree Walten describes the kidnaping of Mery ty. Fedesk, aed amy:Barica, wile {marae te become an actress, Fececk"s purest of her and of another Seeasien when Ure siaell of liquor drove Mary insane. * | fi A NEW CLEW. - ] Bee eo a ea en bh ek . tn some fashion from bis fel Yow men and women? wot merely io featare bot in emotion and character. ‘Yet, taken in the aggregate, alt theee contrasting permonallties may be sway: ef 09 coe man. It was not merely sympathy for Mary that swayed the crowd on this partic: ‘lar morning, however: it wan expec: tancy—a psychle senxe of something fmspending—and there’ was a whisper ‘that might have been excitement or are composite, “1 told you no.” when Langdon, a bundle of papers in bix hand, stopped forward anit nildressel the court, “Your Honor and gentlemen of the gary,” be sald quietly, “tt had Yeen my fmteation to call opon Mr. Daniels. manager’ for the defendant, as my ext witness. But"—he paused dra; watically—"Mr. Daniels has disappear: ff And in searching for bim «uch important facta have come to light that | I crave the indaigence of the court t Fecall some former witnenses in onder te introduce fresh testimony for the defence. It has been learned that, wn known ‘to Mim Page, James Pollock wapplied the money to back “The Beek ere.’ tn wiilch the defendant was. xtar Fed, and there ary such saspictotit fea. taree connected with the partneraht: éf Daniels and Pollock that I"— “T object” interrupted the. District Attorney botty. keaping to his feet. “If there are suspicious. featuren or new | i acts Jet Mr. Langdon introduce them as testimony. Your Honor, this in s palpable effort on the part of my learn #4 opponent to mislead the Jury.” “Om the contrary.” stormed Langdon. “I stand ready to bring out exch one © thewe facts tn the teatimony of my witnewes.” | " Langdon turned to the bailiff with « matte of muttsfaction. : “Call George Brennan,” be said, and ‘aaded a look of encouragement at Mary. “Mr, Breanan,” said’ Langdon, when the witnens had given his age as thir. ty and-bis state as unmarripd. “wifi You please ;¢eil the Court the result of ‘yeur-tavestigations Into the disappear. ance ef Witlam Daniels?’ “I called at the Daniels apartment.” wail the Getective quietly, “at Mr. Langton’s, request. He wanted Mr. Daniels a0 « witness and aleo wanted Keim:to call at hia (dr, Langdon's) of. fen” cs : “Whe was In the apartment when you balled F” “Mra, Dealels and ber daughter. A young girt.ef aixteeo or seventees.”* “Did yeu'notice gnything uaveval ta tsie behavior?” < “Well, I don't know ox I'd call it un. wousl, str, in the cireametances, bot Guy were terribly epest.. Mis. Due foly vald thet ber busband bed gone eat two Gaye before asd nobody bad men hts dime” “Hed cbs no tekting of his whore a ee | MME a eid ei un ow = oe tte Coytagies i iden. “Them 1 osted ban De 1 8 ber 5 ous 6 a ee ee ee et en eos ‘(het it's just the marder gad the tris! iiaeg have éetvon hs away: ohe sold filafe beet shmoet tasane ever sinee “Magpened.' With the help of Mrs Demiels and. the daughter I west through Ais papers there at the house, mad then Mrs. Daniels and'I wont.te “the theatre and -got the watchman te | "Da jou “08, ‘consig important oe the papers te: Mr. Dantels Gok? . : |. “Fen In one of the dmwers were ‘seme torn scraps of paper. Looked es %-the drawer might have been open ‘When the. letter was torn up, an’ some of the scrape fell in it. T pieced theas ‘tegetber and found they were part of io Mr. Daniels to Mr. Pol “How did you know it was Mr. Dan fels’s handwriting?’ - “His wife recoguised It at oace’an¢ ‘08d e” “Can you remember the wording of ‘that letter?” s “Yes. Jt eakd, “My dear Pollock: As. Jeseee of this theatre, I, too, am finan- ally interested in Misa Page. Should your persistent attentions causo ber te withdraw from the cast after tonight's performance, I frankly warn yon'— ‘The rest of the page was tom off. It Dore the date of the opening of ‘Thr Beckers.’ od | “Was: thin tho noteY’ _Langdon'x veice- rang out triumphantly, an he, held up before the witness a sheot on which some torn screps of paper bad} been pasted. and when Brennan bad Meatified them he turned tp the 35 and cried: “Gentlemen of the Jury, I offer thin threatenfog note written by Mr. Dan- fels to James Pollock, as an exhibit in the case of the defence!” ‘The next witneun was no other than Jee the bell-hop.” . "Joe," Langdon beran very gently. “yea have already told us bow Mr. Pollock gare you a message to take to Miss Page, and how upon receiving t abe. left the banquet in tbo Hotel Ite: pabite and went down the corridor with you and into the room where Mr. Pollock wan waiting. What aid you do then t* ! “I started down tho hall towards the stairs,” said Joe in his boyish treble. , “DAG you look back?" ' “Yeo; 1 was kind of curious ebout wot was goln’ on." : ! “Was thero anyone in the hallway when you looked back?” + ! “Yee, the fat man who bail been at | be banquet. the ono they “called Mr. Daniels, wan xtanding close to the door | f the gray xulte with bis ear against | tas if be wus listenin” - ' “Joe, do you recoxnixe this pleture?” | angdon’s voice changed aharply and | @ thrunt a photograph fnto the boy's | ands. The iatter nodded, q “Bore!” be xald. “That'w him—Dan-) | Ws, That's the feller 1 seen tn the| 4 orridor all richt.” ‘ Bot now the prowecutor wan ou his! § set, and though bia voice wan Junt an| 2 Mendis as TLangdon's, the bell-bos| 2 red im with nome trepidation as he} ® weed muarely: r “Joe, how doen it happen that yon] f rer told any of thix before?” » “I forgot.” aaid tho bay sullenty. “Well, we all forget nometimen,”) © ent on the District Attorncy Jn that |-n ted Yotce. “But } auppose sou re-| & enbered {t again when Mr. Langdon] B minded you that you had acen Mr.| D antels. Wasn't that it?" . a “Wot's eatin” you?" scotfed the boy'| th atedly. “How conld Mr. Langdon mind mo of suthin’ ho. didn’t know | m t seen, till I pat him .wiseT”’ | - "Well, suppose’ you tell us how you tt me to—er—pat him wise.” bs "You see,"" he piped, “me and Mr. iagdon war talkin’ things over. | th ause you see I wuz right there when |'¥1 all happened. and bo sayx to me, he'| at ys, ‘Joe, I'd Ika you to go orer to the'| to tel with me, and let'n take another } 60 k at that corridor.” 7 a0 ‘When we got there, we. did every: | co ng all over just like it bad bappen-|. ' ang then when I wux comin’ down | to ) bait 1 tooked back jolt Uke 1 aid] fore, and Mr. Langfon says, ‘Joe, ex Fou looked back did you see an;- iy? And I ays, ‘Only that fat guy. | a nies,’ and he says, ‘Ob, you sav! th niels! Wot wos he doin’? And (/ an @, Gettin’ an earful at the door.’| | ya be! aays, ‘Are you aureT snd 1 | to ®. ‘You. and be says. ‘t coses you | od ter tell that in court’ And I saye,| ev b om,’ and—that’s all” ie " . tg he prosecutor turned away with a/ te Tg amid a rippie of smothered mirth, | | Langdon, jaughing bimeeif, patted} “boy encouragingty on the shouléer | be cunt bite’ back to the witness | m and cated in bis steed Randall | ™™ dina, the oretwhile lending man of | #7 e776 Sifted company. - ir. Willies, how loug ¢id-reu re-| Ds ea the benqyet-reoes of the Me-| WF Repeitic. ou the night thet Miss) °S ~SO8I Mr. ‘Dunisis left, aid he? «| 4A forw- minutes after Mies Page bed gree. He said be was going to see i i f i r ( SER SS 8e tg Ree ae “s shew dese it wn that "yer van ta deen nape et | whace she was, and woold try to brias ber back again.” | “Whero were you when you beart the shor?" | “Just outnide thé "door of the ban: ‘qoet-room.” | “What did you dor = - “T ran down the hall in the direction from which she sound came.” - “Dd you meet anyone?” “Yes. I ran bang into Dantels at the comer where the corridor turned. I pearly upset him, I guess," for be emught at my arm and held on as ff terateady himself.” - “Did you say anything?” “Tes. I sald, ‘Did you hear « shot? Bomedody's killed.” And Dantels sald, ‘Ob, my God! T know tt” “Did he scem very much extited 7" “Yes—and sick. He was almost green, and be kept saying, ‘God—God—I must pull ‘myself together.’ But for that matter we were all pretty much ppset, and when we gut to the door of—of— the, grax auite be wasn't any more ex- cited than the rest of ax” “Thet ts all, thank you, Mr. Wil- Hams," said Langdon; bot while the Words were ntill on bis lips the prose cutor wan on his feet. - “I petitfon thw Court," he erted to. ringing tonce, “to bave all the foreso- ing testimony, together with that of the Getectivo Rrennan and the boy-Joe Murphy, wtri¢ken ovt as irrelevant. All this is wasting tho time of your bonor and the gentlemen of the Jury. It in not what thix man Daniels did bgt what Mary Pace did on the night that James Pollock was brotally murdered with which we are concerned. The State bar proved that this wdman. Mary .Pacc. entered the room where Jarses Pollork awaited her. That « hot and su <erenm came from that oom, and iit the defendant wax ound fn the room with the dead ody T* “And I aay.” stormed Langdon in re- ponse, “that Mary Page neither saw or heard what occurred in the gray ulte that night And if ft please your fonor, I will call as my next witve>x, fr. Foster—to tostity to the Inability ¢ the defendant to understand events bat wero happening.” “ET wee no objection to BUCH text. ony,” said the Judge thoughtfully. There was ‘a breathless tension tu he room. when Langdon, addressing is new witneas, said vibrantly: “Dr. Foster. you’ have told the court |’ at the defendant, Mary Page, in «|| tin of attacks of “repressed peycho- #,” superinduced by the eight of n- ication, and the smell of alcoholic wecoctions. When suffering from | | ich an attack would the patient be mscions of what went on abont ber?” | | “Certainly not. No more than 2 per- a ta deltrtom.” A long, quivering gasp of ineffable 1 . ‘ fief Soated Irom Mary's pale Ips at | | @ words, and two little flames of ope 4 exciteriont leapt into her eyes. ! Bren Langdéom had seemed at tines 1 checiah vague doubts and baid press-| | | her creelly to try to remember—| } om haxily—the events that were al , ank to her; and. in consequence the| * pra of the great altenist were balm} | her aching beart and. seemed in| § eth a wondrogs vindication. « P Langton, watching ber in amazed] § meorn, saw her slender body sbeke| § moe ed in s storm o¢ emotion, and] * ning in it not the breaklog of tI y fetters of tmmobie despair, but the! * attering Of a wonderful self-control | ¢ ened to her side,’ with an admont} P 7 aad reaerering whisper of encosr| # pment. To his sarprive she smiled ¢ Bim through the washed tens and weet his hand for an inctant in a] & etc ep on abe frermennd.traie | § a= ee * * eH Wiwwets eowttns the master, Pas 3| nf jimt Gepete.”: ‘ Bara fave in path you to'sho @ "be West on y you think you—reo-will be '. Say RE Miele eh oes ae een ees ae , ° eagity a Se Srey ay! = eae: S-very . Sateyest 3g” tho inter een caging anveantiep ly Ane on. see Steves the Nite. <i Yen traced ckaers i ‘wae the: use ef her-er—peculiar mecital Densbdewnar” =’ *-: teen : > SWhat wes int. : 1 “Her father’s brutality on the night eho at ‘from tii bowse in wild terror. Page héd snllered from her horror et alcohol from’ a’ baby.” - 4 “Phen tt was her father's treatment. rather than’ his Intoxicated condition. that Grove her ineane?” persioted’ the Prosecutor: bat’ Dr. Feeter saw the frit. af the caention and shook bie head emphatically. “It was not. It was the aight of his tatoxication, and tbe reek of the’ whis- Kay oa bis Breath. ‘The pain of his brutal grip om per shoulder, and the sight of hie fii-treatment of ber mother materally had ther effect—bot they fwere mot the main causes of her de. Yom.” : a “How do yoo know that Mr. Page stipped der sbowlier brotilly? Im't that merely hearsay evidence?” “No. ‘The marks of the hand were plainly vistble on thé’aboulder of Misn Page when abe was brought to me. Thece heavy brutees overlay a curious birthmark that came and weot, and the mals of Mr. Page's hand had dag auch ferrows into the fieth that the scars “Ihave here a copy of this morm- ing’s News which has an article tn it eutitied,” ‘What is Repreased Paycho- eis? by Dr. Foster. 1s that your bro- kere?” It ta" “In tt you say, ‘The cruel grip of Mary Page's drunken fatber left itn] mark indelibly upon ber shouider, for| wader the stress of intense excitement feat mark reappears.” Te that beainay —or bare you seen it?” “I bare acen it." ‘With a sneer that brought a hot Sub’ of anger surging into the doctor's fuce. he prosecutor turned.and banded the paper that he held to the foreman of be Jury saying slerringly: “Gentlemen of the Jury, In this news paper which. offer as an exhibit for he atate, you" will fiod # long article 7 the learned witness, which ta" pal: ably an effort to rouse cheap aympa. hy for the .prisover. In it he mays mbetantially what be has said {n court, Z, wt in both Instances, centlemon, hi bas failed to prove the troth of wha he anys.” . “My unsupported word. has been tak en in the court room without quentior before this,” thyndered Dr. Foater “What I have written aud aaid would be accepted before any medical board in the world”"— . “But tin.” Interrupted the pronecy tor suavely, “in not a medical board ‘This is a court of Inw: ayd I petition bis honor to strike oat Sr eridcnce advanced regarding thix mental atate of tho prisoner, [ contend that unten the facta can be PROVED before his honor and the gentlemen of the jury that,the entire textimony ts mogt ites ooable—and of no valce.” ‘With « little moaning gasp of din- may Mary half rose from her chatr, her Ups forming a mute appeal against ‘this drastic threat Those who were watching ber saw in the movement .n0 moro than a hysterical impulse born of the legal wrangling, but it was some- thing far Geeper and greater. For to Mary, Dr. Foster stood as the key- stove of ber proof’ of innocence. He Delieved ber—and to strike out his er!- Gence meant that there was mo one ‘Bo one left who—understood, Langdon, kaowing that be most cal! her to the stand nest, was exhast at her agitation and, fearing & general Deeakdown, sent the bailiff for emell-| fag saite and a giase of water. He! bad no fears that the evidence of the Sienist would be stricken out, bat be! was mevertheless racking his brains for gome method of proving the recurrence of that strange braise opoe Mary's sbowider when, with (he abruptnces that charactertaed him. the District At, tueney Giemiseed the witnem: And new i wes Mary whese name was called by the ballif’, and the tiie] quichening stir of taterest.anll arm pathy that maver falled te “pet reser areas’ Troon ond ee ber @ ‘metertery oo SS eon wie oe wine ond mes > umteniiy thet the bafill,’ wishest pa a ee Goer fm f = are EBT: we Blo was. bowerer; the eat Va eiieed ©. for the, stenting of every.’ ud the very Grat qaastion was the on ‘the taf boon reading... | Comet si F Reco + gecuryed on’ the night when you lef Ibe Wacuet and Jetbed Zaman Potton fa the Tote! Ropebiier” =< ~ Ik ewept away six ber new foun Dope and plunged ber Glanlly down int deepate. To ber it ovemed 00 prave.the ‘even Langdos pleeed ‘tittle or uo cre dence upon the ‘words ofDr. Foster ‘and obe had.a footed of being sodden ty teclated—alene—ta a world of hos {Me faces. 'A'nob‘eanght tn hee throat and the reves. grow ‘bleck-befoie her and when sde spoke Ker words came ‘ewiy—one, at ‘a timp, and sounded srange to fet own éare—ae thong coming trom & great @ietance. ‘“F—tott—the— banquet — room — and ‘went—into — that — other — room. Mr | Pelleck—war—there. He wouldn't—let —the—foave. He—be—tried — to — kiss wis. ‘Then, be threstened me. He— had—a glees'of whistey. I—eav him coming towards me—and—that's all— 1 can: remember Her: voice rove shrifty on. the Jest words, and she re- peated ‘them, the tears running down er cheeks. ‘That's alJ—ob.. you KNOW thet te'al—that I—remember!” / Btartled by ber catbarst and ber pal: lor, Langdon went quickly to her alte end laid his band on bere. | ““8Ot course 1 know.” ho said reas: suftogty. “I jost wanted you to repeat ft to the court, That was all—aod—{ ‘won't ask any more questions now.” | ‘wBut 1 havo one or two-to ask.” broke In the prosecutor, erultant over the opportunity to cross-examine Mars now that ber composure bad giten way. And, in eplte of the whinners of “ghame! He's no right to torture her now,” that drifted from the spectators ‘end ‘brought a warning rap from the Judge's gavel, be stepped brinkly for- ward and asked: “Misa Pagy, Dr. Foster has told a re markablo “story of yyur strange Aus ceptibility to the smell of alcouol. Ca! yoo youreclt tell of avy definite ocrn- sion otber than the two that harc:been mentioned—when you were orercome in thie—well, very peculiar manner?” - ‘The biting sorcamm. of bi rasping voice acted upon Mary Uke x dank of; ce water, Sho straightened op haush- tily and her voice was #0 coot and avlet| that the balllff, who waa banding Lanmion the amelling aalts, made a comle face an If mocking their precan tion. Al sel ie “L bave been overcome in that ‘pe- callar’ manticr un several occastone.” “Will you name one?” , “Yea, If you will look through the Ales of the Iochester papers ‘of two summer ace, you will Bod that I had man attack whtlo playing in ntock in phat city.” “Will you describe the circutmatances, please? “There wan n big aupper scene In they play which ‘dealt with city fe. The! company were supposed to be drunken ; revelers, and 1 wan to join them andi rink too. As usual, I bad expected wo | tnd cold tra In’ my glans—but for al joke—red) champagne had béen sub-' titoted. 1 remember only a afckentng | wah of hormr as of some awful im-| ending disaster. I know 1 screamed. | —bot the next thing I remember was‘ eing home in hed. They told me I t ad rushed from the atuxe lke a mad * roman. That vf course can be. vert | ed by: the papers or by any member, ¢ f that company.” i ‘The prosecutor, laughed tnxultingty. | ¢ And you,” he taunted, “you who go > asd at the smell of alcohol arm yet § aMciently familiar with it, to recog: 2 Ize real champagne—the moment you ft your lann!” ch “Vdlda't KNOW tt wan champagze,”” & ye protested. "I merely knew st wax ll Ie of mvino Kind. It'e—it'e the o nell" — > ‘The bouquet te the term more tee: ently axed.” badgered the prowecutor | kod can you tell ux nome uther vc | atone, Mixx Tage, when you drauk 11 at perfume and—were overcome? The ancer in hix rolee wits becorntns: torture ‘to Mary. She felt lke one ating. herwelf axniint n xtone wall, 1 Wa bruined and weary, and her ony found vent In a amtdei pathette tle ery: “What ts tho use of wy telling you? a won't believe me!” | “What I believe tiny uothing to do th the matter.” cried the prosecutor. ou munt anniver .the questions put you while you are on. that ntand.” J tell you"—beean Mary. Theo, th a litle choked excinniation abe} neht at the ratl with gropinz hands. hilip!" mbe called. “Philip!” And be aprang tw hier nlde, she collapse.) f fatoting into his arms, shudderin: 4 sobbing in wich obrioux lyxteria t Jt dld rot need Langilan's plea for}, hort recess to make the Judge way edly: ‘ Court will adjour for Aftcen min-| e—or until xuch (itme an Sins Pago briefly: i “Court will adjours for Afteen min- ntee—or until auch tine an Mike Pago fe fn 2 condition to be brought back to ‘With a grntefat glance at bis honor, Tangdon half carricd, olf led Mary toward tho prison door. Then, as the DATE came foricard t0 relieve bim. ho tarned aadiy back toward his tble to try again to think of nome new" wit- mean or nome tnethod ‘otter than by forturing Mary herself upon the wit- ness-stand to prove the truth of tha peatenenin of the alien | Halfway to his seat, however, he was arrested Ly a long, low walling scream that echoed and throbbed through the wtone Walled corridor. “Twice it came—the horrible scream sf & woman in mortal agony of tn the arose Of delirtam. The Jodge—batted midway as be wae leaving court— Reed an If freuen, and even. the prese- mater droppel tbe papera that be beld | mad stared horrified at the door to the wioce, which was sedéenly Rung vic- ently eyen,.reveating Mary stremsting | D the resp of the beilif. Mor fece sas Bvid, her eyeo wide, cad her babs vane uirking, sawing ond beating tee Gaemger sano tim Katd ker. Keak pore ar thew ig Ee en eaen es of ns in i H ; | Br almost vin it, 25 With a hoarse roar-6f excited horror the spectators sprang to thelr feet and aurged forward: but Langdon wa +quicker than they, and in three stride was berlde,ber, bis arme around ber calling her name with-a polgnant agony that filled the courtroom and echoed for dayn th.the memary of those"who beard it. “* lt een pierced the mists of delirtam tm which Mary's tortured soul wax sunk, and for a moment abe lay quiet wupine. in his arms, moaning softly. | In the inntant allence which fell over the room, two voles {a the corridor ross with unexpected shriliness. “I didn't mean. no harm? cried one hotly. “I saw the lady was faint Uke and I thought a bit of Uquor would pull ber round. That's all, 00 belp me Gawd, and the minute I pute the bot- te in front of ber—It—it happened.” ‘With sudden “harshness iis bonor, stepping back to the bench, sald: “Bring tp tore men from tho hall. And let everyoue In the room be neat: od immediately.” Awed by ilk tone. the spectators mumk back, while {Wo of the court of- ficers hurrie! into the ball, returning with a pair of xheepish policemen, one of whom way haxttiy thrusting a bottle of whiskey into hie Ureaat pocket. At the iche Langdon gave a cry of trlompb, 7 “Your honer—tint man han a battle of “whiskey. What In more—he te Grank—and bis presence tn the corr dor thrush which the defendant, bad | to pass, explntne—ber condition.- That, your bonor, nad gentlemen of tho fury, fe surely proof enough of the truth of the statements made bs Dr, Foxter!" The fudse. obtiounly Impressed. frowned down at the ollreman. whove ftuabed and unstendy gait mate hi condition impursitile to dinsulne. “Ware you in the corritnr when the | peteoner was led from court?” he asked sternly. A “Kesh, your honor." atammered the policeman. “Did you speak to ber?” Yea shir. 1—l—neon whe wut faint Uke, and I nays. ease 1. 0 ny will do er good. Sw I Jhush—offered er a bit. and abe screams and flee at me tke « itl" cat.” : Aa tf to illustrate his wontn he went jowards Mary and gestured ax if axnin fering her the bottic. and instantly hat wailing cry raiig out-agal, and, trvEgling denperately, Mary tw ixted jervelf in the grip of tho kindly bandx hat held ber. The grasp of ono bailiff | ras ‘tadeed too kindly, being no more han a hold upon tho thin silk of ber } oure, and ax sbe twisted the -atulf are way and tere—leaving the white- exa of her shoulder expored. At the |, ight the prosecutor suddenly gave" curse cry and potnted at It. For then» |. Rainat the pale watlay tint of the akin | iF a hideous Wrulse—the ahndow of, a | An's hand, with Ifrid sear where the | ! alls cut cruc}ly Into the delicato flesh, | {Te,be continued) __ : GENERAL VON GALLWITZ. 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Selfishness and self aggrandisement has so permeated this government that it is travelling like a crawfish-backward and not forward. --- The Democratic Party and its representatives may know how to run this government, but from their actions they cannot get anybody to believe it We have received the speech of Hon. Clyde H. TAVENNER of Illinois in the House of Representatives, December 15, 1915. He proceeds to unmask the Navy League. --- Some people practice deception from the time they arise in the morning until they go to bed at night. They can do a profitable business, for there are thousands of people who prefer falsehood to truth and deception in preference to the genuine article. Hundreds of people depend upon someone else for sustenance and support. They are waiting for opportunities to shirk responsibilities, in order that they may secure a livelihood without working for it. We have received a copy of the hearing before the Committee of the District of Columbia of the House of Representatives February 11, 1916. It related to the bills offered to forbid the intermarriage of whites and Negroes in the District of Columbia and for the separate accommodations of whites and Negroes on the street cars of the District of Columbia. We hope to be able to reproduce copious extracts from this most interesting discussion. Rev. W. H. Moores, the brilliant ex-President of Guadalupe College, has submitted a plan for the unifying of the National Baptist Convention. It contains some suggestions that seem to appeal to all fair-minded persons. We are of the opinion that some basis of agreement should be reached, in this matter. It would be well for some divine, who has not been identified with either side to come forward at this stage and submit a valid proposition. If Rev. Dr. Moores can line up Rev. E. P. Jones, D. D., and Rev. R. H. Borto, D. D., we see no reason why Rev. E. C. Moores and his associates cannot be brought to accept any reasonable proposition, too. He has shown a disposition, personally, to make any sacrifice for the good of the cause. There is much feed for thought in Dr. Moza'i suggestions. By the way, where is that great pupil crator, Rev. Dr. W. F. Omanak, in this matter? He would be an admirable selection as chairman of a great peace movement. We hope somebody will search-the woods for him and have him come out. THE TENTH OAVALRY. The Tenth Country of the United States Army has again demonstrated its efficacy by winning golden co- --- had himself and their possession, he to answer an offer encumbered with many are his death like to be bound their appreciation and devotion to the white men currupted human understanding. All thought of bad treatment is lent in the chant and the only thought is to do and die. Just now, the United States government is lost in the chaos and the only most effective army units on a "wild goose" charge for Gav. VIIIa, in order to pacify certain extremists at Washington and elsewhere. The cost has been extinguished to be just seventy-two thousand dollars per day, with the financial barometer still rising, and no hope in sight that any recognised government can be expected to pay the amount of the expense entailed. Evidently, the colored troopers were not wanted, but they just had to have them. Their prowess will be observed for a while, and then the old race prejudice will then again come uppermost. The telegraphic reports say: "Army officers here say especial credit should be given the Tenth, which is a regiment of colored men, but there is glory enough for all with a spare measure for the supporting columns in the rear." Colored folks believe in keeping in front. These colored troopers have always given a good account of them, solves. We expect to hear more about this trouble on the border. For our part, we are willing at any time to place our confidence in the brave black soldiers, who, in the language of GEN. BENJAMIN F. BUTLER, can only carry the stripes, for the flag of this country contains no stars of glory for them. Let us hope that the wave of disapproval in the matter of the colored soldier will be followed by a wave of approval. Hats off to the Tenth Cavalry! Fire Spouting Devices Supplement Rain of Shells. TEUTONS STORM POSITIONS Paris Admits Enemy Gains. But Claims Advance is Checked—Berlin Claims 2500 Prisoners. The Germans before Verdun are making a strong drive at the French left flank, west of the Meuse, well toward the border of the neighboring Argonne region, and have gained ground south of Malancourt, some ten miles northwest of Verdun. Their first attacks took them into Malancourt wood and the official statement from Paris shows them to have pushed some distance further southward, occupying the Avancourt wood, the southern section of the Malancourt wooded district. The attacks have been made with important forces, with the support of a heavy bombardment by shells of large callibre and the throwing of liquid fire, by detachments carrying special devices for the purpose. The Germans attempted a further advance southward, but, according to Paris, their attempts to debouch from the Avocourt wood wore failures. The Berlin announcement on the drive reports the storming of all the French fortified positions in and near the Avocourt wood. The ground was won by Bavarian regiments and Wurtemburg landwehr. In making their substantial gains the Germans, it is stated, took more than 2500 prisoners and quantities of war material, while the French added materially to their casualties in fruitless counter attacks. The French official statement telling of the battle says: "In Belgium a reconnaissance on the part of the enemy which took place along our lines to the north of Pont Boeslinghe was at once driven back by a counter attack. "In the Argonne district our artillery has been very active along the southern boundary of the Cheppy wood. "West of the river Meuse the Germans several times renewed their attacks against, our front, extending from Avocourt to Malancourt, where the bombardment by shells of large calibre continued without interruption. The attacks of the enemy here were accompanied by the throwing of fuming liquid by detachments of men carrying special machines for this purpose. "In spite of the heavy losses inflicted by our fire, the enemy was able to take possession, after hand-to-hand fighting, of the southeastern part of Metascourt wood, known as the Avocourt wood, which we occupied. All the efforts of the Germans to march out from the Avocourt wood resulted in failure." The text of the German official statement follows. Western theatre: West of the Mouse, Bavarian regiments and battalions of Wurttemburg landwehr, after careful preparations, stormed the entire strongly fortified French positions in and near the forest northeast of Avocourt. In addition to considerable sanguinary losses, the enemy has so far incurred losses amounting to thirty-two officers, including two in command, of regiments, and more than 2600 men in unwounded prisoners and much war material, the amount of which has not yet been acertained. "Counter attacks attempted by the enemy did not bring him any advantage, but on the contrary, inflicted further serious losses upon him. Most of the Mouse the situation is unchanged." ```markdown ``` Photo by American Press Association. Seven Burn to Death. Ellsworth E. Fout, forty-eight years old, a well known farmer of Claysville, Mineral county, W. Va., and six of his children were burned to death in a fire that consumed the Fout home-stead. The structure, being old and of frame, was wrapped in flames when a member of the family discovered the fire. The dead are: Ellsworth E. Fout, Mrs. William E. Shearer, eldest daughter, aged eighteen; Minnie, aged fourteen; Polla, aged ten; Margaret, aged eight; Thomas, aged six; Ollie, aged four. Those who escaped were Mrs. Fout and infant son, Stewart; William E. Shearer and infant son, Elmer Fout, eldest son, and David Fout, a brother of Ellsworth E. Fout. The fire originated from a defective flue. Canal Reopen April 15 An official prediction that the Ponoma canal will be reopened by April 15 for the passage of deep draft vessels, was announced by the war department. Conditions in Gallard cut, scene of the principal earth movement, which blocked the waterway last fall, are regarded as justifying the forecast. Colonel Harding, acting governor of the canal zone, telegraphed the war department as follows: "Conditions in Gallard cut justify predictions that canal will be available for ships of thirty-foot draft," on April 15, subject to probable temporary delays thereafter to meet exigencies of dredging feet in completing canal to full width and depth and in removing shoals that may possible develop." Afire. She 'Phones for Aid. When her dress ignited, Mrs. Forrest Parsons, wife of a Pennay shopman, at Altoona, Pa., saved her life by summoning help by 'phone. She had just recovered from a severe illness, and passing a gas jet, the flame set fire to her waist, which she tore from her body and stamped out, as she supposed. Donning a bathrobe, she sank exhausted into a chair, only to find both the chair and bathrobe burning. She had strength enough to reach the telephone and ask for help. When the neighbors arrived she was unconscious. Mrs. Parsons is in a critical condition. Black Damp Killa Two Minera Two mine workers, George Slater and William Vincent, were smothered by black damp in the Red Ash Coal company's mines at Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Fire has been raging in a section of the mine for several months. The fumes of the black damp were carried from a lower level in an air current to upper drifts. Delaware National Collegates. Kent county Republicans indorsed General A. R. Benson and James Whoring as delegates to the national Republican convention in Chicago. GENERAL MARKETS PHILADELPHIA — FLOUR quiet; winter clear, $4.90$5.15; city mills, $4.15$8.65$6.75. RYE FLOUR — Steady; per barrel, $8$5.50. WHEAT firm: No. 2 red $1.15$ 1.18. CORN steady: No. 2 yellow, $81$ 81½c. BATS quiet: No. 2 white, $51½$ 52c. POULTRY: Live steady; hens, $18$ 18c.; old roosters, $12$13c.; Dressed steady; choice fowls, $20$1c.; old roosters, 15c. BUTTER firm: Fancy creamery, 400. per lb. EGGS steady: Selectod $27$29c.; nearby, 25c.; western, 25c. SHEEP—Strong. Native and west orn. $6.89; Jamaica. $8.78; $11.45. Dutch Liner Bank The large Dutch passenger ship Tubantan, outward bound from Amsterdam to the River Plate, was sank either by a mine or a torpedo near the Noordhinder Highlands. All the passengers and crew are believed to have been saved. The vessel In the new German drive west of the Mouse, northwest of Verdun, the Berlin war office reports, the Germans have pushed forward on Dead Man Hill, an important strategic height, which the French insist they still hold. Paris reports regainning ground taken by the Germans. Allied air craft have raided Eisen, where the Krupp gun works are located, and Munich, according to an Amsterdam despatch. Six buildings are reported destroyed in Eisen. Boris officially denies rumors that the new German submarine campaign, under which armed merchantmen are regarded as warships, has been abandoned or postponed. On the contrary, it is now in full swing. it is declared. THURSDAY. A slackening of the German infantry drive north of Verdun is noted in the advices. Possession of Dead Man's Hill, to the northeast, is still disputed by Paris and Berlin. There is a revival of activity in the Champagne and in Flanders. In the last region there have been violent artillery actions, particularly on the coast about Nieuport. The French steamship Patria, arrived at New York, re-its an attempt to torpedo her in the Mediterranean. At the time the Patria had twenty-nine Americans on board, including the returning, consul general at Calao, who died after landing at Lisbon. The Patria had no warning before the attack. The Dutch passenger steamship Tubantia, from Amstelmani for the River Plate, was sunk either by a mine or torpedo in the North sea. All on board are believed to have been saved. FRIDAY Five violent infantry attacks, made by the Germans against Vaux, east of Verdus, were repulsed by the French, Paris announces. The Germans have not yet resumed their activity against the French positions at Dead Man's Hill, northwest of Verdus, where they were reported to have been thrown back. Important actions are believed in London to be developing on the south Russian front. Petrograd and Ivanna both report increased activity on that line. Eight or more persons are reported to have lost their lives in the sinking of the Dutch steamship Tubantia yesterday. Officers of the vessel declare they saw a torpedo streak in the water. Washington is investigating the sinking, and the attack on the French steamship Patria; as Americans were on board both vessels. SATURDAY. The Paris war office reports no further actions by the Germans in the Verdun region. French observers declare the great drive of the crown prince has failed, and optimism in Paris has reached a high-point. It is believed there that the German reverses at Verdun will bring an end to the war before the year has closed. A British beignant has been sunk by a submarine off the west coast of Ireland. A Swedish vessel hit a mine near the Noordhinder lightship, in the same region where the Tulpen sank. An S. O. S. call was sounded by an other vessel in the same waters. There appears to be increasing military activity in the Balkans. Heavy troop movements in Bulgaria are reported from Bucharest. In Rumania passenger traffic on a line from Bucharest to the Hungarian frontier has been suspended. SUNDAY. French and German aeroplane squadrons fought the most spectacular air battle of the war in Alsace. The machines dropped bombs on the German aviation camp at Habashelm and shelled the railroad station at Mulhouse. On their return they met the German squadron and in the battle the French lost four machines and the Germans three. The German forces made another desperate attack to take Verdun and cut the French lines near Verdun and were repulsed, says the Paris war office. The German war office says a French attack in the region of Dead Man's Hill was repulsed. Four German seaplanes dropped bombs over the east coast of Kent, England, Killing nine persons and infilming thirty-one. Great property damage was reported. MONDAY. The Paris war office records another full in German infantry attacks in the Verdun region. Increased artillery activity at Mallincourt, on the west of the Meuse, however, may, it is believed, develop into a drive from that direction. A German attack at Cote de Polvire (Pepper Heights), failed, according to Paris. Four more steamships, two neutral, are reported sunk, one at least by a U-boat. Four or more lives were lost. Holland is reported to have sent a strong protest to Berlin on the supposed torpedoing of the Tubantia. An allied squadron of aixtivive ghips bombarded Loburgue and the German newcomer at Hastenau. Two more victims of Sunday's raid on Ken; died, making devon in all. Triton, Buster and allied forces are arrayed equally against each other in Greece, the general agreement has been maintained by the Bulgarian advance. Athens reports to Greece the commencement of the allied of --- Five Teek Effect, One In Heart—Corner's Jury Immediately Exonerates Her on Self-Defense Plea. Arthur English, New York attorney and prominent alumnus of New York University, was killed by his wife in a revolver battle at their home in the Catoctin mountains, near Frederick, Md. Mrs. English notified the police and surrendered. After being out just long enough to draft a decision, the coroner's jury brought-in a verdict that English had been killed by his wife in self-defense, and "we, therefore, exonerate her." A facilitie, in which twelve shots were fired, was the climax to a quarrel in which the wife insisted that her four-year-old son should not be permitted to chop wood. Five shots struck English, who, his wife said, attacked her with a hammer and then tried to shoot her. The tragedy was witnessed by the six-year-old daughter of the couple. It brought to a close a romance which united two prominent families in an elopement to Philadelphia and secret marriage on December 6, 1900. Arthur English was the son of Thomas Dunn English, noted poet author of "Ben Bolt," and alumnus of University of Pennsylvania. He was a native of New York city, where for years following his graduation he practiced. His wife, formerly Eloise Young, a member of one of Frederick's oldest families, is the daughter of the late McClintock Young, noted for his many inventions. It was generally known that their married life was very unhappy. They separated and were reconcilled several times. Neighbors say that English treated his wife miserably, that recently he was virtually insane, threatening many times to take her life. The two sons were put to work by the father, chopping wood. Knowing that the elder boy was not well, Mrs. English went out and asked that he be allowed to stop. English new into a rage, she said. Greatly frightened by his threats and by his savage manner, she went to her room where she got a pistol, which formerly belonged to her father. She tucked this in her bosom and proceeded about her household duties. Shortly afterward English went into the dining room where his wife was. In a fury he took a hammer, broke furniture and smashed chinaware. His wife begged him to stop, but this only seemed to make him worse. When again importuned to desist, he threatened to "finish her." As he raised his arm Mrs English drew her revolver and fired. She emptied the five chambers of her pistol, then picked up his revolver from the floor and fired all seven shots at him. Then, hysterical, after she had shot twelve times, she ran upstairs and reloaded her own pistol again. An examination of English's body showed that five bullets had taken effect in it. Two penetrated the abdomen. One went through his side. One passed through his heart, another had shattered his jaw. Dice P. 4. R. President. Agnew Thomson Dice was elected president of the Philadelphia & Reading Railway company, to succeed Theodore Voorhees, who died Saturday. Mr. Dice has been vice president and general manager of the Reading. Another feature of the day in Reading affairs was the circulation in the financial district of a vague report that Rockefeller interests had obtained control of the company. The street did not take the rumor seriously, though excited trading lifted Reading stock as high as it has ever been, to 39-5-4, a figure it attained in 1913, but had not touched since. WILL EXTEND PLANT Simultaneously with the securing of options on ten acres adjoining its works at Lancaster, announcement was made that the capital stock of the New Process Steel company, of $50,000 is to be increased to $1,000,000. The company is flooded with big contracts and it was decided to extend the plant to facilitate their fulfillment. The increase will consist of $460,000 common stock and $500,000 preferred. Votes to Take Over Plants at Need. The house has passed an amendment to the Hay army bill thereby authorising the president to regulation big industrial concerns for the manufacture of war materials in time of war, or at any time when war ensued. The amendment was elected by Representative Good of Iowa. REASONABLE FLOOR COVERINGS Now is the time to secure new rooms, carpets, meetings, lim- bations for the home. Prices must be advanced shortly as the im- portation of "dry-steel" has practically ceased. BUY NOW—WHILE PRICES ARE DOWN—YOU WILL EF- PECT A WORTH-WHILE SAVING. Never have you had a better selection to choose from, for our display embraces all the most popular wreaths and patterns of the season. Exceptional values in Crex and grass rugs for summer use. Come in and make your selection this week. E-Z TERMS IF DESIRED. ROUNTREE Cherry Corp. The House of Quality Furniture 111-113-115 W. EROAD ST. Stockholders' Meeting Richmond, Va., March 2, 1916. The Annual Stockholders Meeting Of The American Beneficial Insurance Company will be held Monday, March 27, 1916, eight P. M. at 613 North Second Street. J. THOS. MEWIN, Pros. R. W. ANDERSON. "INSURANCE THAT INSURES" We have recently added this line to our business and are now ready to handle all kinds of fire, accident and life policies in all the most reliable companies. Let us handle this business for you as well as collect your rents. Money to loan in any amounts on city property. RUSSIANS TAKE A TOWN Drive Austrians From Bukowilian Position After Long Fight. BITION After Long Fight. After a defense of six months by Austrian troops, Uskle zko, on the Dulster river, north of Czernowitz, has been captured by the Russians it was amitted by the Austrian was office in its statement sent from VIenna. The Russians have also gained a crossing of the Dulster at that point. The attack on Uusceckko was part of the general drive of the Russians or the southern end of the battle front by which they hoped to open up a path through Bukowina. The Austrian forces, operating northwest of Uusceckko, which is near the Bukowina border, were forced by the pressure of the Russians to evacuate the bridgehead fortifications and to abandon their transports Under cover of night they succeed in reaching the Austrian advance posts north of Czernowitz, according to the Austrian official statement. 300 FALL INTO RIVER Bridge Collapses Under Weight of Six Trolley Cars. When the Woodvale bridge at Johnstown, Ia., sagged under the weight of six trolley cars and fell into the Conemaugh, not less than 300 men in the cars and standing on the bridge went down with the structure. William Williams, a Cambria work man, was squeezed and badly hurt in ternally. John Smith was painfully hurt. A half dozen other men were scratched, but all the others escaped injury. This is the most remarkable occurrence in this section of the state in a score of years, with the exception of the time the Chicago flyer went into the Conemaugh near Mineral Point some years ago, and no lives were lost. BRYAN OUT FOR WILSON date at St. Louis Convention. William J. Bryan came out squarely for the renomination of President Wilson. He said there would be no other candidate at the St. Louis convention. "I am a candidate for delegate at large to that convention," said Mr Bryan, "but if any of my friends, who suddenly have become friends of Woodrow Wilson can serve him better than myself, let them send some one else to the convention." Threatens to Escape Again. The department of justice in Washington was advised that Justice T. T. Lincoln, so called international spy, had served notice on the warden of the Tumba prison that if the federal authorities in New York decided to turn him over to the Billah authorities he will escape. The advisers to the department said the Tumba authorities have d. asked the guard around his cell. A. HAYES'SONS FUNERAL DEROTORS 727 N. SECOND ST. Residence, 725 N. 2nd St. FIRST-CLASS AUTOMOBILE AND HACKS. CASKETS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS. Chapel Service Free to All of Our Patrons. ALL COUNTRY ORDERS ARE GIVEN OUR SPECIAL ATTENTION PHONE. MADISON 2775 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. The Planet is for sale in many of the cities, all over the country, for five cents. 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STEWART 208 SOUTH SECOND STREET RICHMOND, VA. DEALER IN FANCY GROCERIES FRESH MEATS, VEGETABLES FIRM AN DOYSSTERS PHONE, MADISON 1637. BOARD AND LODGING BY THE DAY OR WEEK. family Service in Good Locality. Terms Reasonable. MRS. BOOKER T. LEFTWICH 916 N. Second Street, Richmond, Va. Read our Ads. You will be benefited by answering them. Worry. Dust do our worrying today and you can put off all business with this News. HEIMIE, THE HORN PLAYER, IS THE HARDEST WORKER BECAUSE HE'S ALWAYS A TEUTON! GEE!—I'll GO HOME AND SPRING IT ON PHILBERT SAY PHILBERT!—WHY IS HEIMIE SCHMOT THE HARDEST WORKED MAN IN THE BAND? I'll BITE! WHY? BECAUSE—GET THIS PHILBERT—BECAUSE NO MATTER WHAT THE OTHERS DO HES ALWAYS A CERMAN! AND GAY DOC RUN LIKE THE DICKENS—I DON'T KNOW WHEN HE'LL HAVE MOTHER OUT BREAK PERSONAL FEES—MANY SICK REV. DR GILBERT PREACHERS Florence, S. C., March 22.—Miss H. Louise Monzon, a teacher in the graded school at Letta, S. C. has returned from her home in Charleston. Mrs Emma Melvin and husband, Mr. George Melvin, with their baby Catheline, have gone to Hartsville, B. C. Rev. Dr. M. W. Gilbert, President of Selma University at Selma, Ala. lectured to a full church at Trinity Baptist Church, Monday night, March 20th. Dr. Gilbert left for Col- umbia on Tuesday, morning's train. Mrs. B. A. Dogs of Darlington visit ed the Wilson family recently. Mr. John Richardson and wife. Mrs. Frances Richardson, of Jack- sonville, Fla. are visiting Kingaboro B. C. Mrs. Maggie E. Taylor, a trained nurse of Statesburg, S. C. has return- ed home. Mr. William Hodge, a trusted em- ployee of the A. C. L. R. R. Compa- ny at Wilmington, N. C. He has been attending the Wilmington Con- ference. Mrs. Agnes M. C. Bride left for Lamar S. C. to visit relatives. Mr. E. L. Swinton, of Darlington, S. C has returned to Raleigh, N. C. Miss Maggie and Sister, Miss Dorcas Baccone have gone to Timmonsville, S. C. Mrs. E. E. P. Brogdon, Secretary Mayesville, S. C. has gone to Washington, D. C. Mr. John S. Mitchell, noted contractor of Orangesburg, S. C. served on the U. S. District Court just closed here. Mr. Mitchell is prominent in Knights of Pythias, the Laymen's Movement of the M. E. Church and the like. Mrs. W. B. Hughey and children, Miriam, Jonathan and Davey have been visiting Darlington. Rev. J. A. Gibson of Andrews, S. C. has gone to Latta to be married to Miss Lillian Moody, Wednesday, March 15. Rev. M. C. Allison of Sumter, S. C. a leading, A. M. E. preacher, in company with Rev. John Virgil has gone to Kingsborough to the District Convention. Mrs. Mariah Graham, of Hartsville S. C. and daughter, Mrs. F. McMillian or Clio, S. C. were here, too. At 12:14 Noon, Dr. M. W. Gilbert in a manner, introduced himself by saying that he was very glad to be back among us. He is a native South Carolinaian and has decided that South Carolina is a good State to be born in if not to live in. He delivered an able sermon from the text, the third chapter and the thirteenth and fourteenth verses of Paul's letter to the Philippians Subject, "The Victorious Christian Life." On the rostrum were seated Rev. J. M. Cornell, C. G. Hoon, W. M. Howard, and the pastor, Rev. C. T. Taylor. Rev. Taylor introduced Dr. Gilbert as one of the greatest pulpilors in this country and without regard to denomination, all join in extending to Dr. Gilbert a hearty welcome at the close of the sermon. Rev. Hoon offered prayer. At the close of the prayer the 490th hymn was lined and the doors of the Church opened for joiners. Dacoon Reed then called for pastor's salary. The amount raised was $27.45 and 96 cents for foreign mission. Rev. W. M. Howard gave notice of the Missionary Mass Meeting, commencing Monday night, March 20th. He outlined the program, after which a collection of $6.01 was raised for Dr. Gilbert. Miss Roxie Hamlin, a trained nurse left Sunday for a short visit to Timmonsville, S. C. Rev. T. H. Hines and Brother W. H. Thomas left for Mt. Rona Baptist Church-Sunday morning. Dr. T. Gallant left for a short visit to Cheraw, S. C. Sunday. Miss Rosa Green of Darlington, went to Lake City to assist Miss H. E. Gregg in a school concert. Mr. Robert Corbett of Memphis, Teen, has gone North. He has a job at sawmill, paying $100 per month. Mrs. Mamie Barron has been to Ritter, B. C. where her husband died with acute indigestion. Mr. James Wright, has returned Mr. James Bright has returned home at Cowards, B C. home at Coward, B C. Rev. A. R. Cowan, or Marton. Charley Chaplin's Comic Capers BILL BROWN, Dr. W. J. Gouache, St. Louis University, Dr. W. C. Broth, Boston, MA, postdoctoral research in the study of the raily. M. W. A. Sparks of St. Augustine Fil. has gone to Payetville, N. C. to visit relatives. Bur. J. W. Shaw, of Mayesville, N.C. has returned home. He prescheduled at the District Conference at Kingsbury. Mrs. Anna Faide, of New York has gone to Mayesville to visit her sister Mrs. Alice Moore. She is related to Mrs. Julia Miller of N. Boyd Street. Mr. N. D. Jeff has received a message from his daughter Bima, that the girls' dormitory at the State College at Orangeburg was burned. He went there at once. Miss Maggie Bacote of Darlington, teacher in the public school, has gone to Timmonsville to visit her sister, Alma Miss Ruth O. Webster returned from a visit to Georgetown on Friday the 18th. Mr. K. E; Harris, in company with Mr. J. D. McNair informed me that he was married to Miss Lucy J. Willis on March 19th at Jacksonville, Fla. it is reported that forty-eight students were injured in escaping from the burning administration building at the Colored State College at Orangeburg, S. C., Monday, the 20th. VIRGINIA BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION. To the Baptist Brotherhood of the Virginia Baptist State Convention and those affiliating—Greetings. Dear Co-Workers: On May 10th, 1916, the Virginia Baptist State Convention will convene in its Forty-ninth Annual Session with the First (Buto St.) Baptist Church, Norfolk, Va., where the young and eloquent Rev. R. H. Bowling is the honored pastor. As Corresponding Secretary, it is my duty to call your attention to the time and place of meeting, as well as to urge upon you the importance of attendance. The work of the different boards of the convention is helped or hindered in proportion as you contribute, or fail to contribute to it. The seal and inspiration of your local church are rekindled or extinguished, in proportion to your representation by delegates, or your failure to represent by delegate. Therefore, we urge every church, if possible, to represent by delegate. The representation fee is $5.00 per delegate and every church is at liberty to send as many delegates as she pleases. Our educational work is in splendid shape and should receive your liberal support. The urgent cry of our Foreign Mission Field is ever in our ears, while the neglect of our Home Mission Field should arouse every living church to the sense of her duty. President Galvin of the State Convention and President Woods of the Seminary and College have presented to you the claims, of the work you have entrusted to them. Then let us rise up to the sense of our duty and contribute our portion of the $6,000 that they are asking for to carry on the work of the Lord. You're for success, THOMAS H. WHITE. Our Secy. AGENTS. GET BUSY! Agents get busy. You can make $50 to $100 per week selling the wonderful Min-Ral-Cop. Thousands need it. Marvelous Invention, for the relief of sick and suffering men and women Don't wait! Send for an appointment at once. I want bright, wide awake men and women. Here is a brand new field. Nothing like it before. The chance of your life. Act quickly. Write for terms to R. J. Stone. 619 N. second Street, Richmond, Va. 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He had been beaten once at Las Cruces before his revoise at Namiquips; and after the engagement at Namiquips probably turned north to Las Cruces again to escape from the trap American and Carranza troops are setting for him. United States army aviators were reported searching the almost blind trails leading to the passes in the Blirra Madire range, by which Villa, who knows them as a city man knows his own pavement, may seek to double and escape. Brickader General John J. Porshing commanding the United States pumitive expedition, from his base at Casas Grandes, has sent another column of American troops, the fourth stick of a "fan" stretched south, to aid in corralling the bandit chief. The report that American troops have been depatched to Las Crucero to aid in fighting Villa and his band thus forced into another battle with the Carranza troops near that point came by wireless to the United States army station at Columbus, N. M. T. Americans are evidently trying to close the north side of the trap, while the Carranza menoth twice have shut. Army officers agree that if Villa gets through that trap, breaks up his command into small bands and turns to the Sierra Madre mountains as a hiding place. It will be almost impossible to capture him. Villa is sent his candy days as an outlaw in these mountains, the passes through which an army and its transport may not move. It takes ten to twelve days to treat these tortuous passes into the Sonoran district. Mexicans believed Villa would hide himself away in the mountain fast nesses until the American troops have given up the chase, if he can reach those retreats. In asking the war department for additional troops, to be lined in the campaign against Villa, Funston did not give the number, but explained he wanted an adequate force to protect the line of communication, already more than 100 miles long. The request for more troops came simply because General Peralshing found it necessary to stretch his line of communications so thin that, unless reinforced soon, operations must be restricted to a limited area. The detachments of cavalry sent in different directions south of Gaza Grandes has made advisable a tioning of troops along those lines to support the mobile forces sweeping the trails to Hablorn, Namaqulps and Carmen. When Babcorn is reeched the advanced troops of the expeditionary forces will be almost 200 miles from the border. The telegraph wires were cut out where north of Casas Grande and Carranza officials were without details of the Namaqupa battle in which colonel Cano defeated Villa. A roting band of outlaws that scattered from the main Villa command on its flight south after the massacre of Columbus, are believed to have cut the wires. Communication may not be restored for some time and information on Villa's movements will have to be by wireless to the United States army base at Columbus to be transmitted to Major General Funston at San Antonio. MAD HORSE ATTACKS MAN Animal Bitten by Rabid Dog Turns on Owner. Attacked by his horse, supposed to HAVE YOU TAKEN OUT A Christmas Savings Club Card? YOU CAN JOIN NOW. PAY UP THE BACK AMOUNTS. THE CLUB OPENED DECEMBER 20,1915. YOU CAN CATCH UP AND BE IN WITH THE PROCESSION WHEN THE LAST GONG SOUNDS NEXT NOVEMBER. You can select the Class you want to join and send or bring the amount. If you are a non-resident, send the amount by money-order or express. You will get your Christmas Savings Club Check in time for Christmas. The Vacation Club is here, too. You can join any one of them by paying up all back dues. You will receive your check July 17, 1916. Checks on the Christmas Savings Clubs are mailed December 8th. GET A TEN CENT SAVINGS BANK. YOU GET THE LOAN OF ONE FOR 10 CENTS AND YOU GET BACK YOUR 10 CENTS WHEN YOU RETURN THE BANK. FAIL TO RETURN THE 10 CENT BANK AND WE KEEP THE 10 CENTS. THE BANK COSTS US JUST THAT AMOUNT. TRY THE SAVING HABIT. IT WILL GROW ON YOU JUST AS YOUR ACCOUNT GOES. SOME PEOPLE CANNOT KEEP MONEY THEY WILL SPEND IT. THAT IS WHY THE CHRISTMAS SAVINGS CLUB IS SO POPULAR. PEOPLE GET THEIR MONEY WHEN THEY NEED IT MOST CHRISTMAS TIMES. OPEN AN ACCOUNT AT THE BANK. GO THERE FOR ADVICE. WE ARE DESIROUS OF SHOWING YOU. JUST WHAT WE CAN DO. WE WANT YOUR CONFIDENCE AND WE ALSO WANT TO HELP YOU SAVE YOUR MONEY. he suffering with rabies from a dog bite, George W. Stant, of Federalis burg, Md., had a narrow escape from the infiltrated animal. He was attempting to quiet the horse when it turned upon him, and before he could release himself, part of his clothing was torn from his body. He saved himself by leaping a fence. Couain of Abraham Lincoln Dies, Ellijah Lincoln, a second cousin of Abraham Lincoln, died at his home in Fort Branch, Ind., eighty-four years old. He never met his illustrious relative. Mr. Lincoln was a vet eran of the civil war, and before that participated in the Plains Peak, Col. gold rush in 1849. Four Annapolis Men Dismissed. Dismissal of four midshipmen from the Naval academy was announced. C. H. Lyle, of Tennessee, first class, and Thomas H. Davis, of South Carolina, and Francis Kelly, of New York, Third class, were dismissal by order of Secretary Daniels for drinking. James B. Betts, of Iowa, was expelled for gross disobedience. Brazil's Ambassador Seriously Ill. The Brazilian ambassador, Domico da Gama, is seriously ill in Washington, ton with intestinal trouble. He was stricken suddenly. Portuguese Size 4 More Vessels. Four German steamers which had taken refuge in the port of Loureiro. Father Slaya Four Children. Daniel G. Patterson, of Greensboro, N. C., formerly a railroad man, rhel and lhc four children while they slept. He then lived in self. Potato Cards Now. The new regulation in regard to the distribution of butter and potatoes went into effect, and the people of Berlin are now able to purchase these supplies only on presentation of cards. Each person will, be permitted to purchase 12 grams (about five ounces) of butter weekly and ten pounds of potatoe each twelve days. May Oust Crown Prince. The German crown prince is about to be relieved of his command, by a Bernese Switzerland report, forwarded by the Tele wire. Four Annapolis Men Dismissed. Dismissal of four midshipmen from the Naval academy was announced. C. H. Lyle, of Tennessee, first class, and Thomas H. Davis, of South Carolina, and Francis Kelly, of New York. Third class, were dismissed by order of Secretary Daniels for drinking. James B. Betts, of Iowa, was expelled for gross disobedience. Brazil's Ambassador Seriously Ill. The Brazilian ambassador, Donico da Gama, is seriously ill in Washington with intestinal trouble. He was stricken suddenly. Portuguese Seize 4 More Vessels. Four German steamers which had taken refuge in the port of Lourenco Marquese, Portuguese East Africa, have been edited and the Portuguese flag hosted on them. The crowds on the vessels were intermed. NEW HOPE FOR SUFFRAGISTS House May Consider Question at This Session. Suffrage still may come before the house in Washington for a vote this session. By a unanimous vote, the house judiciary committee decided to reconsider on March 28 the vote by which it recently postponed consideration of all suffrage proposals until December 15. The decision followed a long fight in the committee. In some quarters it is feared the Administration's desire for a prompt disposal of preparedness legislation and an early adjournment, will prevent the issue coming to the floor this session. 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Plenty of room with all necessary conveniences. Large Picax or Band Wagons for hire at reasonable rates and nothing but first class Carriages, Buggies, etc. Keep constantly on hand hine funeral supplies. Open All Day and Night-Man on Duty All Night PHONE, MAD. 577 RICHMOND, VA. Charley a Bum Story Teller AND E RUN LI DICKE S THE HOW NATIONAL BAPTIST CONDI TION CAN GET TOGETHE! WITHOUT. COMPROMISING AN) HIGHTHOUS PRINCIVLE OR HU MEILIATING AND ONE. (CW TL Mones, 11. Texan.) A distinguinbed leader wrote we a follows: “Tel me traukly and caudjdly wha you consider the way out of the pres ent délemoa, I stall be glad to hea from you and will give every wore you. say ite due weight. 1 am a anxiols aa you or any otter brothe in the deaomination for ys to hav peace and unity, How can we got te?" A review of what f have sald an done will ahow that my position Got fix Aneonststent> an xeme bays tiade It appar attice ny last acticle In 1916 f wrote two articles for Uh Eaton Review. Uy Seven reusone ety the Sauoual Hapa Convention whould clst a nek president at the Phitadelpita meeting”; Clr Seven Teasonn why he charters, uf the teurde should be made to conform to tae Constituuon of the National Bap: Hist Couveiition “In those articles I feewed the records of Drs. Morria and Boyd Later the two articles ap: Geared in pamphlet form under, the Uitte of “The Tap Root of the fru.” A review of Uhese articles will now that T have not varied a halen breadth from the position which 1 took two deare ago And while 1 wan Brutally Irank, P did not refvet upon the per senal honor of either Dr Morria of (or Boyd. f reviewed thelr oMeial Avts and public poltey; atl 4 review should be wolewined “by all public servants - NEVER REFUSED 10 FOLLOW 1 have never refused to follow the orcaldent clevted by. mayerity of Ue delegates to the National Baptist Con vention. At Philadelphia 1 inninted that If the administration would do away with tho unsatisfactory ayatent of “acclamation,” and allow the Mer: sengers to be properly ¢nrolied amt yole for who over they desired, that { and my friends would vote for Pront- dent Merris; we bad no special candi. date, but were only inatatng on eM ctency and order tn the Convention I ave never knowingly dowe any thing to apiit the Convention. I pre, dicted that we woald split uniena we! elected another Prdsident. 1 tated at (he timo that 1 would'remain with the Natlooal Baptist Convention, 1 did all 1 coatd to help elect President Jono, both bofore aud after the Cun-| | vention met in Chicago. I took of! my coat and kept our men from xtam-| | beding after we bad won the victory, | | au Toaaw itz bat the adminintration || ‘wad physleat coatrol ut aie ott |! tucetmg place by virtue of previoun| | arrapgemont with the exposition pen-| ‘ ple for seme consideration. Mont uf} | our people were confused aa to tho! tneaning and the dissolving of the “in- junction.” And I aasiated in holding! ' them together. 5 we EFPORTS AT CHICAGO. ; I did all 1 could to get them to}* xether in Chicago. No sooner than}! Mrenident Mortia tost control of: thy ‘onvention and our forces took charge, |! i npoke to Dr. Faller, Dr. Jordan and| ! others about finding’ some way to|! harmenize matters, Dr. Morrin and]! myncit promined tho Judge ine wel! would ondeavor to get them together, t¢ After Dr. Morris hed been ‘lected hy f nia followers, [ went to hin division {© und poke in faror of getting together Lefore leaving Chicago, while somo of tiem booted me and had me to un:ior. stand that they meant to spank the whole bunch of us, For they reat’. | bought that our forcon were weaker |! ing, while the fact wax that our ut}! vision wae taking my to tank for ap-[* praring before them. 1 went back to my diviaion and be| " fore the stirring committee of sorenty-| © ive or one hundred and urged them | * 10 try and get together and they}! hooted me. But I know I was right.|* and I hare nover doubted for a mo.| ° ment that we would Ket together te fore another annual mocting. : T have been quistly planning and| ¢ working for peace and unity, along}? with others throughout the country. |‘ NOT AN OFFICIAL PEACE LEADER| | I am not the official peace icador.|* { am pot trying to lead; 1 am « hum-|' ble worker in the trenches with the} common people. 1 will follow any|! one who desires to lead to peace and|* unity and cooperation ‘and efficiency.|' I have gtven a few suggestions as tol.’ why we should’ get togetbor. I thougtit | It was the thing to do since all the ' radicals, ke myself were silent about | ‘ getting togethor, and we were drifting] ‘ farther apart every week the paper|+ brought ‘aa the bitter aayings of the]! other side. 4 Since publishing the article on why|! we should get together, and since'tho|! Cffective “Gettogethermeeting” in|! Wasbingtoe. D. C.. { have bad suff{! Clqt ebcouragement from leading]! bepthrea thromghout the country 10] advance Sep and attempt to tooo, we Catinguished Idgaizer by} marine Nth cape: decres of severance: ; tar -\ ‘ERe' 1s Tre How” ; +_ The twe' divisions of the National Magpie Convention can ext tapethor ‘compromising s&y righteous os patele ort eM; eI eee areal. * ee forts te: the setter smd ot te comatitetion - f+ the Sptepeeverssel National .Baptiot” Cox: whee geome aad superacription. it bears and for. which 1t has been working and to ‘which {t has been reporting siog its organization, a2 it promised to make Mt conform, and attempted to do and ‘was ‘prevented from doing by the.ad- miatstration. forces at the Phitedel- phia meeting of the National Baptist Convention in’ September, 1914 1, That none of the charters of any of the Incorporated Boards conform 0 the constitution of the National Baptist Convention’ ts -an ‘undeniable fact. (a) Professor Rodgers was tho first to call the denomipation’s atten- ton to die abore fact. For which the denomination owes him a debt of gratitude. (b) Prosiaent Mofriv was one of the chartered members of the Publishing Board, and be should havo known that the Board was not subject to the Convention control. . THE FIRST TO'CALL. a rh | (er Secretary Boyd-*eas among the first to call public attention to the correctnean of Profensur Hodgern’ po- aition, I am aure there was 20 [wrong intention on Boyd's part apy ‘more than op tie other Boards and secretaries, whowe chartern were drawi tn precisely the sume manner. (1 Laci conuldered a friend of the Boyds, und 1 wrote a lengthy article on why the charters’ wheuld be niade to conform to the Constitution of the National Buptint Contention, so ax to bring the Hoarda under convention control, The Publishing Board pulm Mnhed that article afler gelng over It carefully. If Wey did not destre to make the chunge they did not have to give publicity t my attlete whteh denundet or mugRewted a change uf their charter. 2 On the other band, the Publiab- ing “Bonrd promied to make thetr charter conform to the Conatitutlon, Gu Members of the Hoard commend: mt ty urticle, asd the Secretary ordered It publiutied aud proceeded to Ret wut A InIMUFILy’y FOpOre Ik oppo sition to the radical report of the Couiiamon whieh virtually put the Publishing Hoard «into the handy of - he uninesrporated Couurbutton with | wt biesdify ing the charter or tn ay | way making Mt conform to the Constl- | ution on the Convention; $n whieh | MinOFity » report the Based auccentod he modifying of the by-laws of the foard in stich x way ae to xive the | ‘onvention the control whleh wan , ahead uy Mrotesae Heagerd, my nel | ik others Ub) True to tte promtan | be Publishing Hoard came forward t Mhitwtetpila with the rotnurlty" ft epurt and the wuggestion to change [ he Ty lie of the Hoard, tn ax way a Rise the -abaveneita csntict < IGNORED THE REPORT 3. Toatead of Tecetwing tie nitruar- ity's report or conaitering It before Tejecting it, Uie admilmistration fora Just ignored the report, and stampad- fd un, and refused the Toard‘s offer to ehange itn’ bylaws to give the Cane vention eontral of the Boards. (a) The administration forces then procendet to spank the Publishing Hoard, whieh Aad dared to protest agaiuat the Com Iinatow'e work, aud to rule thone of ux out who dured tw criticine the ail milutatration, and inalated on eur ron, mitutioual right to vole und be voted for any office in the National Baptist Conveution. (b) The admtulsteution ignored the change offered by te Pub lishing Board stil proveaded to volo unlimited power to the commulaston ronttary to the wonstituiion aud the emminaion had tn mind tw facer- porate the Convention, and did ofder it ineorpuruted und demandint forth. with that all the Kearda change their harters and tum thelr property aver tito the hands of the seve tier Mrators of the Convention. After the charter came ont, soma of In Were of the opinion tht it com nitted the denomination te a. warn yatiin thun Our preseit unsutietac ory “Board nyaten.” and the Bute inhing Board stood “pnt”, rad await 4 developmenta at the Chieagy aust ng the coming September, And after all the bluster about. the ‘ublishing Board refuming ts chagee ix ehurter and make {t eonform ts be Charter of tie Gonveatlon, Ui acts are that not a xingle board of he convention har ty Una good day hanged its charter aud mide ft von orm tw the eonatituson af the Nw OnAD Baptist Convention. NO BAD FEELING WaNTicr. See ae ae ate ee ee ee MULE not ott up trad feellrat: 1 ldnttien to have to refer to hone dings, wines they are passed. bus tt In necemary to salt attention. t Quan to nhow at the Tublishing Hoard did try to change Me by-luwn mo ante xive the conven- tion the cuntrot of all Beards. and not simply give a {nation contrat of the Boards Ite We name of the Convention: simply becauxe ¢be Prevideat’s name war associated with that faction. ~ 4. Suen the Publishing Board has denn tlkrewn into court by the Morris faction of the Convention, the Hoard has very winoly and juatly made its defense upoo ite chartered rights tp represent both factions af Baptists of the National Baptist Convention, atad all other Haptist of the ame faith And practice. and pollty to which: It han been reporting since ite organi. tion. (a) {t wax a fine move for “Oid Foxy Grandpa; fine ‘for the Board and (he denomination too, in spite of the amart tricke of the young boys Lwho have been hotly- parsuing ‘Bie trail “for these many moona. With the divisions of the Conventson in court and the Publishing Beard, in ‘court, it was the only senafdle and jhonest thing to do. (b) Should the Dresent suit ‘to “oust Boyd and hi Woard™ and reinstate “Harris and his Hoard” succeed? Then tho denomisa Uon will have no more control over Harris and his Board, than ft haa aver | Hoyd and his Board; since both world be working’ under the same un jebanged charter. J OrFicH SEMKRRS IN EVIDENCE ‘Wa mey be wrong, but ‘Ht hes al warn agoeated to. ws thet ome est ren whe were prétending to éestre: tc | regulate Bey’ and his Board, Bere | realy - been ‘trying: to = themeet| } (Osetinued en Page) ra ee oe ftextean [Sroeps Together. . a ea oo. Fee SAY VILLA IS HEMMED IN PESO ne en aL gaia tains and Cannot Escape, ts Report. Franctsco Villa, heading south fron ;Galona, 1s encircled by Carranas itroopy, accordtag to advices from Gen eral Lule Gutlorrer, corimanderin eblef at Chihuahua. . |. With 15,000. men fn Chfhuahua’ and heavy reinforrements on thelr way, jhe fioks Villa bas email ghance to eacape. | General Gutterrez arrived In Jun Fex and later conferred with Geroral Gavira, fa El Paso. Afterward Gea. eral Gutierrez save out a ntatement that hexider: the troops holding pelnts and maintaining patrols, dye columps (of 1200 mea cach, ate cfoaing up on ‘the baniit chief, uader the respective lcommands Gutlerrex ‘inielf and Generale Iu Hereera, Rafael Mul- donada, Bexjumin Garza and Jose Ca pazos. Pilla ie now moviog south of Gas pa. Genera! Garta xext a oew caval- ry detacument 2twr tim. trom Abu: mada, or the erat, 1a additiog to tho force nen* from Laituna, south of Abt: mada, A dospateh from Colonel Nieto Mo- cla nt Pearson, oid Vila carried & large number of wounded with bim tn wagons throuxh Galeana, The Mor: monn at Camas Grandes, Wy sald, frel escure, und have ny desire &) be taken out of the euuntry. Ie also eosfirm: ed the news of the nafety of the child of Mrs, Maat! Manke, kilwapped by Villa after It» father bad been murder @4 and fount nt: the Corawe Valles it GENERAL FUNSTON __ Will Command U. & Troeps Or dered to Kil! or Capture Villa. ed ss eo e , a ie ie ” Ss et ee cos eae ¥ a A RLS Poe ee ea eee i SS paojo hy American Prone Asmocitton, Pana iaaone ae |. Fire, believed to have been caunod by an tncendinry, raged In Quarry: ville, Pa, for five hours, A general store, a audiiery, three dwellings, an Ico huuae, a barber sbop and arverat sheds were destroyed. The local fire department wad un- ablo to gain control’ over the flames and agpenied tor aid from surrounding towns. Two engine companies wero sent by rail from Lancaster. Esll- maten of the damage averaxe $55,000, Partly covered by {meurance. Teuton Casvaities 2.567.372. ‘The Gorman casualtics siace the outbreak of the war hava. been £667, $23, it was officially anpounced by the British government press bureau. ‘The German ‘casualtion in February ‘were pet at 35,198. The figures for February are regarded as conserva, tive tr view.of tha tact that the bat- Be of ‘Verdun, in which the Germans ‘are known to have ldat heavily, be gan on February 21; ‘ Find Woman's @¥Bieed Body. ‘The body of m handsome woman ef ‘thicty-fve, terribly beeised, was found in the apartment of Dr. Hen- Jamin Staring, 65 West Mleventh street, New York. »-Dr.>; Sepring wes taken to potice headquarters, but wes in such a, dased ovagition be ooald. not talk coherently. The we- men ‘a pelieved to be Miss Theres Keenea, & gure. Oo eens Sy Baa | Se Se Fimolaligaa PreeagesQue''ey ‘Wied fer usaf fis oes ARE KEPT BUSY A> RECIPROCAL” ABREEMEST Artillery ef Beth Sides Are Poundin Opposing .Pesitions—signe ef BI French Counter Attack. s Activitife Ga the Verdun front ccs taue to bd chiefly those of the at fery arm, which etill is belug vizo ously. employed. : No infantry attack by the German has yet developed west of the Meus’ where there have been signs that Eaowal of the drive was In prospec : German‘ effort’ seems to bay again sdified tn sts most intenstv form te the other bank of the stream where a’ reconnolasance {a force I the Haudremont wood, west of Douay mont, ia reported by Paris ty bay been checked by tbe French curtal & fre. Southeast of Dowauinont in the re sfoa of Vaux and Damloup, the violen Gerann bombardment continues, while further south, in the Woevre region both German and Froich guns are basy pounding oppoxing positions. Entering on the fourth week of th battle, Monday's -activity had all the ‘slgns of 8 prelude to a new phase tt the contest for the yroat Freoch bar Flor fortress.’ The German xuns kept battering the French defences north Of tho strongbetd and on both slde: of tho Meuno. 2 New intantry stacks aro looked for end the fact that for the frat tlme eince the battle bexao the German ‘ertitiery was directed simultancously and continuously (rein all threo side atves rise to the expectation that the| crown, prince will attempt to strike at multaneods blows with ble In:antry fm a frontal and two flank attacks. There were, howover, also algns vt @ French jntention te lwanch « hure| couster attack, particularly) fn the Woevre plain, where the French ar tHlery dlaplayéd unusual activity. ‘A pew German Infantry attack om] the western “bank of the Meune |r foreshadowed by a ntatement tn th French” official atatemont reportin the bombardment hy the Preach art!l lery of Germac xroups forming “be tweon Vorkes and the Bole des Cor beaux.” The fire wax Ixunched from Le Mort Homme (the Dead Mant south, of Bethinconrt, mad the Boly Dourrun.. due nvuth of Chattancoart. The Germans here menace th porthwextern triancle of outer Verdun] forts, They are, however, expected aim firat at Le Mort Homme and the] Cote de 1He (Goore HIM), eo strate] gical hille still ta French handy and] vital for the Germans to place thelr heavy gunn againnt the Verdun forts| in the nortiwest. ¥ SOCIALISTS NAME TICKET Pick Candidates for President anc Vice President by Referendum. Aller L. Hennon, of Yonkers, N.Y. bas heen choven nate candidate tot proaldent of the Noclaliat party by 6 Feferendum ote of the ‘member o the party, it wax annotmeed tn Cnt caro. George R. Kirkpatris k. of New York way nominates for vice present Victor Berger, of Milwanken, and Mor ria Hiliquist, of New York, were ftorea monibera of the @xecutlye om ‘Miter, Another voto ta clect three ‘more menibers of tho executive com mittee will he. taken Immediate!s, For the first time the Socialist par ty this year nominated tty presiten, tial candidate by a referendum eete of its members by states Instead at holding a national convention. Tae vote on the candidates was tts follows: For president, Henson, 16,820, Jauer H. Maurer, Reading, Pa. 12261. Ar thur LeSueur, Fort Sentt, 2495. Fo Vico president; Kirkpatrick. 29,67; Kato O'Hare, St. Louls, 1,38. High! candidates for members of the execa Yo committee were votnd for, bul only two recalved a majority. * Freezes Fect to Win $1 Wacer. Cttaries Tobaine, walter ino Jefferson, Ind, reataurant, vet $1 @t even money teat he would Kc ten blocks barefooted in the sonw and with the temperature hayering Around Yero. He Yound = ready taker for bin wager. Dobsinc performed the foat and collected his $1, but both his feet were trozen. The loser maid tt was worth the money. Portugal to Send 100,000. ‘Tho Portuguese minister to Switz. erland announces that Portugat wil) favish the allies with 160,000 sea and several batteries of artillery to help ficht the Germans, . Vico Prosident €2 Years Old. Vice Present Marnbal was sixty: two yoara old on Tussday. He was the reciplent-ef mumerons COmETATLE fons from officials and diplomats, President Wilsén was ono of tho first] to extend congratulations. Canadian Citlee Vote “Dry.” Manitoba went “dry” by & two ‘tc me vote and redeemed the pledge of Premier. Norrie, elected last yoar, that St tho earilost diy posatblo he welt gubait « prohitition mejsure, Wiaal eq carrie! ‘zhe. meagure by nearly three to one: ‘Phe measure is for straight prohibtehen.” Baby Drowns in Feet of Weter.- Gordon Lambert, mineteen morithe Wid Wf Revés tation, near. Ranbery. ‘Pa, wes crowsed in a foot of wate near hie home, 4 Pies, Chiefs Treepe May Enter, Thi |. Gedmtry and Arrest Americade Wh * “@einmit Depredations in Mexlos. The United States accepted Gener Oprragia’a proposal for a» reciprocs epraagerseat Dy which either Bi tweope of Americad troope may pu! gue bandits on either, alde of the bo: eer. Secretary of State Lansing, after | esaference with President Wilson, a: Rounced ‘that the Upited States he reached an agreement with Carraom and bad placed its note of acceptanc sad & supplementary statement ex Waiuing ita purposes, in the hands 6 ‘Elleeo Arrendoado, General Carranza’ ambassado> designate. : -, The text of the reply to Carransa’ ‘proposal, as seat to American Consa Silliman, who is with the first chief s Queretaro, Mexico, “follows: ““The government of the Unite tater has recetved the courteous note ef Senor Acaoa and bys read with satisfaction bia suggestion for recip Focal privileges to the American and Mexican authorities in the puranit and apprehension of outlaws who {nfest their respective territories lying along ‘the totercational boundary, and who are a constant menace -to the lives and property of residents of that re son. “The government of tho United Biates, in view of the unusual state of affairs wbich has existed for some tte along the international boundary and earnestly desiring to co-operate ‘with the de facto government of Mext ¢0 to suppress this state of tawless Ress, of which the fecent’ attack od Columban, N, M. fv a deplorable ex: ample, and 40 Insure peace and order fn tho rexfon conttguous to the boun- dary between the two republics, readl- fy xrants permixsion for military forces of the de facto gorerament of Mexico to cross tho international Doundary in pursuit of lawless bands of armed men, who have entered Mex! co from the United States, committed outrages on Mexican soll, and fed 1n- to tho United States, on the under standing that the de facto government of Mexico grants the reciprocal privk’ lege that the military forces of the! United States may pursue across the’ international boundary tato Mexican territory lawless bands of armed mea who have entored the United: States from Mexico, committed outrages oo American soll and fled into Mexico,’ “The government of the United Btates understands that in’ view of its, agreement to this reciprocal arrange. ment proponed by the de facto Rovers’ ment the afrangement now com plete and fn force, and the reciprocal} provided therounder may accordingly be exercined by either goverpment without further interchange of views.") ‘The porition of Carranza was set | orth ‘ina manifesto that was tasued hrough hifx government tn Mexico Dity, in which the firat chiof plainly indicated hin Intention to defy the Dalted States unless bis demand for a| reciprocal agreement was complied with. Word was sent at the same} ime to the confidential agent of tho| Mexican government here to make im: mediate representations Oo this affect $100,000 Fire In Pottsville. “A $100,000 fire destroyed the Blater estate building in. Pottevtile Pa. For a time the nigh northwest wind threatened to cause the destruction of the heart of ‘the town, as flaming embera were carried a balf mile tc Rouse tops, cauxing numerous slight fires. ‘The Slater dalldiog was occupied dy the Garden moving picture thea tre, clothing stores of Spiker Broth: ers and Rouse & Rosenzweig, two eat ing housen and another swall_ store. while six dwelling houses on Rallroad wtreet, In the rear, were rufned by fire and water. ‘The cause is unknown. About sév- enty-five per cent of thé Ions ta cov. ered by insurance. 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She ranks with the best in her profession. She is prominent in fraternal or- ganizations, siarnely, Courts of Ca- fanthe, I. O. of St. Luke, I. O. of Good Samaritans, Houschold of Ruth, Tents, Sons and Daughters of Richmond, Shepherds of Bethle- hem .and Ideal Benefit Society. Your patronage and influence will be greatly appreciated. Please remember that she is always at your service. @gyReliable service av Moderate rates. a Orrice 3006 P St. “Phone, Madison 2337 ResiDEence, tors St. James St.. Madison 6619 7 ```markdown ``` DR. R. C. WOODS AND THE CONVENTION Lynchburg, Va., March 14, 1916. To The Baptist Brotherhood of the Virginia Baptist State Convention; The exceeding great opportunity again presents itself to the Baptist churches pastor and affiliated workers to rally to the call of the Convention. Forty-nine years have rolled on and each recurring meeting has presented reasons for rejoicing by the distinguished host gathered as they have clasped glad hands in jubilation and felicitation. Victories have been achieved and great strides forward have been made that have marked the progress of the race and denomination. We rejoice when we recount the steps of the fathers: Their valor, vision and deeds of consecrated sacrificial service distinguished them. This truth is made more evident each day. Hear us! As men true, triad and able, men of courage, men of conviction we are addressing ourselves to the work in a definite, constructive way and establishing once for all times that the work shall not recede one lot, we are going forward uninterrupted, with the spirit of courage, charged with the spirit of humility and Christian service, conquering and to conquer. When we close our sessions in Norfolk, not a worker shall be ashamed of the record made in the meeting. When the history is made known, it will be one replete in achievement. We here and now call upon our friends everywhere in Virginia, District of Columbis, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York and Rhode Island, to respond in in days of yore. We want to see your faces and hear your voices. We need your assistance in this great and responsible work and we beg you to come prepared to lay upon the table six thousand dollars. This is the amount that has been called for and surely with the resources of the Negro Baptists, we shall have the amount and not one dollar less. We refer you to the days of Lexington, when at the altar, passing through the trying ordeals, our Convention swore eternal, allegiance to the principles then espoused and from that day until this enunciated by us. We then declared as a race we believed in believing something, in owning something and in operating something. The procedents set are all that we want them to be. At Roanoke and at Petersburg, we demonstrated our capacity to do. Then we needed just what we raised, and we raised it. The cost had been counted up in 1899. We did not go heedlessly into a proposition. Then we sturck out on lines fundamental. We perceived that there was no other way to renown than through suffering, sacrifice and toll. We were then and are now cognizant of the truth that those races and individuals that have carried civilization forward and immortalized their names, walked the same beaten paths, and that our elevation as a people and a denation depended upon our following the same principles. Seeing and believing this we followed on. And we have no apology to make. We would do the same thing, the same way a thousand times and over. To the race we have rendered inestimable service. We blasted the way as pioneers. We helped them and are helping now millions of people to find themselves. We were to all intents and purposes pathfinders. Our foundation was laid in faith and established upon prayer, tears and sacrifices, buttressed by divine power and grounded in divine wisdom. Merral as God Himself, are the immortal truths given by Him to those, who by faith, follow on. As surely as did Moses and Abraham hear His voice and follow His lead, did the fathers of our Convention. We are greatly encouraged. Truths, nations are this day, destroying the landmarks of the past, yet they are making landmarks for the future, and God is still God, and right the day must be. Have in our work we have withheld the head, of God. Today he will hold and succeed in what THE GEM HAIR GOODS CO. 235 Duffield St., Brooklyn, N. Y. GEM SKIN WHITENER Before Using After Using and buildings, modernizing our spaces in every respect. This has been done at considerable cost, but done because we were seriously needing the addition. We brothems we need our adjustment of the six thousand dollars called for and urge you to respond. Today, enjoying as an institution the benefits of our new building with every modern facility, which cost us more than twenty-five thousand dollars, we owe on this particular debt only seven thousand dollars. Thirteen thousand dollars will pay every dollar we owe. All things considered this is a remarkable record for an institution of learning that has ever increasing needs. Up to this day we have been able to meet all our current demands in every way without going in debt a dollar. If, Christian workers, you will give us at Norfolk, for part four thousand dollars, we pledge to apply three thousand dollars to our mortgage debt. Let every worker from Maine to Virginia, from every city, town, humblot and rural section, join In, in swelling the chorus. We plead with our ministers and our layman to heed our appeal. The First Baptist Church of Norfolk, Rev. R. H. Bowling, pastor, is making great preparation for our entertainment. Dr. Galvin, our Conention president, is urging you to uphold his hands. All of our officials beg you to do your best. Deacon Hublea, our distinguished layman, friend and financier, joins with us in sending our greetings to the brotherhood and in making to you this urgent appeal. I am yours for God and humanity. R. C. WOODS. President Virginia Theological Seminary and College. URBANNA. VA. Urbanna, Va., March 20 ... The Literary Union of Middlesex met with the Harmony Village School that Sunday with Mr. H. N. Lockley presiding. After the usual business, the literary programme was rendered. Sunday was a busy day, therefore a few schools were represented at the Union. The Union will meet with the Union Grove Sunday School on the fifth Sunday in April. Since our last message death has claimed two of our most respected citizens; Mr. Llewolyn Russ who died in a richmond hospital and Mr. Christopher Washington, who died at the Cedar Park Farm. Mr. Ollie Brokenborough, who had the misfortune to break his leg while operating a gasoline engine, is much improved. Messrs. Harvey Wood and Shopard Rawley visited in Webb Town last Sunday. As a token of their esteem and loyalty to their president, Mr. H. N. Lockley, the Literary Union of Middlesex presented to him through a committee, two valuable books. Mr. G. S. Bundy made the presentation speech in an appropriate manner. Persistent Lockley, on accepting, said in part, that he highly appreciated the gift and that he will ever strive to make the Union a grand and noble institution for the benefit of all, as long as he is in the chair. As the Spring draws near our people are making their march northward. Among those who left last Saturday for northern Idaho were Mrs. Johnson, James Gernitt, Mackenzie Johnson, James Jones, Maddames Dora Thornton, Mollie Johnson, Missa Lelia Bet Roane and Copa Fields. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Johnson visited relatives and friends in Webb Town last Sunday.—JCB WEST POINT, VA. Mrs. Roa Davis, of Twelfth Street gave a surprise birthday party to her husband. Wednesday night. It was very surprising as Mr. Davis was tired, after working all day and was about to rotire. Mrs. Patay Martin left Wednesday for West Field, N. J. Mrs. Nellie Coleman has returned from a very extensive trip to the North with her daughter and brother. Mrs. Edna West has returned to her home in New York, after staying nwhile here with her mother. Mrs. George Allen, who is convalescing. Mrs. Anna Tyree is on the sick list. Mrs. Dolle spent several days in Richmond. Mr. Charlie Clarke, Jr. spent Sunday in Richmond with his sister, Corena, who lost her husband Sunday morning. Mr. Charlie Clarke, Sr. left here Sunday evening to attend the funeral of the same, which took place Monday. Subscribe to the Richmond Planet Only $1.50 per year in advance. THE GEM 235 Duffield St. GEM SKIN Before Using THE RICHMOND PLANET. RICHMOND. VIRGINIA Frank Collins was called back to Richmond very suddenly to the bedside of his sister, who is reported to be very ill. He left Wednesday. Miss Elizabeth Lee left for Alexandria the week end to visit her sick mother. We learn she is much better than she did. We learn that Mrs. Robert Coe called in the doctor a few days ago. We hope for her an early recovery. Mrs. George Holms returned from Washington a few days ago much elated over her trip. Mrs. Grace Harlow and neice, of Gledesville were the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Berry, Sunday. Mr. James C. Walker will leave Tuesday for the Richmond Conference. Mrs. W. L. Jones left Saturday for Washington, in company with Miss Carrie Minor. She will be the guest of her daughter, Miss Mary G. Jones for a few days of recreation. She will also visit her son, Robert while there. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Cain are stopping with Mr. William H. Roberts on West Loudoun Street, for while on the stick list the week end on Harrison's island. Mrs. William Roberts, Mrs. H. Robinson and Mrs. E. C. Cain called on Mrs. James Edmonds Sunday afternoon and spent a very pleasant evening. We are expecting our pastor, Dr. E. D. Tyler, next Sunday. He has been on the sick list since January. Mr. Andrew Harris, of Washington made a flying trip to Leesburg Sunday, but she failed to meet him at the station when the train came along. The Herndon Sunday School Union will hold its next union meeting here on the fifth Sunday in April at Providence Baptist Church. TROY. N. Y. It does seem as though God is causing our enemies to stir us up all over the country in order that we might learn to come together and trust in Him. Rev. J. A. Taylor 44 conducting Bible readings from house to house in Troy and Albany for awhile. Mr. H. H. Kemp, of 2850 Fifth Avenue, a long and faithful member of the A. M. E. Zion Church of this city has been confined to his room on account of sickness since the 5th inst., but is much better now. ALBANY, N. Y. Mrs. Fannie Williams, or 63-3rd Street was taken from her home to the Albany Hospital, Thursday, February 24, 1916 and died there Thursday, March 16th. Her funeral was from the Morning Star Baptist Church, Sunday, March 19th. Rev. E. T. Curtis, pastor, preached a loving sermon. Rev. A. B. Brown, of Center Cross, Va., Rev. J. A. Taylor of Troy, N. Y. and Rev. Holden, pastor of the M. E. Church of Albany, N. Y. were in the pulpit with him and took part. Sister Williams was one of the oldest members of the Church. She was faithful to her death. Miss Edna J. Moore died at the home of her mother, Mrs. Bertha J. Moore, or 135 Sheridan Avenue, after a short illness. Monday morning, March 20, 1916. Rev. A. B. Brown, of Center Cross, Va. is in Albany, N. Y. assisting Rev. E. T. Curtis in a series of meetings, which commence Sunday, March 19, eight P. 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The People's Committee recommended from Benjamin Coxe, and proposed that two persons may be given the port. A GENERAL SURVEY OF THE WAR WEDNESDAY. German troops have advanced two miles on a front four miles wide, between Bethlehm court, Cumilers, northwest of Verdun, according to a German official statement. Cumilers is five miles northwest of Verdun. In the advance the villages of Forges and Regenville, the heights of Raben, and the woods of Cumilers were occupied, and more than 3300 prisoners and ten cannon captured. In the Woevre region, east of Verdun, French troops were driven finally out of Fresnes, and 700 captured, the report adds. Paris announces the recapture of trenches lost in the Champagne region, Monday. Rioting is reported in Constantinople in unofficial despatches. An Athens report says Enver Pasha, Turkish minister of war, has died from a wound inflicted by an assassin. THURSDAY Berlin announces the capture of Vaux, its forts and fortified positions, five miles northeast of Verdun. Paris admits the temporary occupation of Vaux, by the Germans, but says the French retook the place in counter attacks. The French official statement also says fierce German attacks on the east and west banks of the Meuse river have been repulsed. Snator McCumber withdrew his resolution to warn Americans off armed merchant ships of belligerent nations, thus removing the issue entirely from congress. Germany has declared war on Portugal as a result of the seizure of German ships in Portuguese harbors, according to semi-official advisors. Russian troops are reported to have captured the Turkish port of Rizak, on the Black sea, thirty-five miles east of Trebkond. FRIDAY A fall in the infant fighting in the Vermont region is noted in the French official statement. Artillery actions continue. Berlin admits the French have a "Yoothold" in the Port of Vanx, while Paris officially claims both fort and town, which lie northwest of Vermont. Official advice to Washington indi- dicates that the fall of Trenton is near. The German consel has left, turning over his archives in the United States count. How To Get One. Richmond, Virginia The state department has been officially advised that seven American-were aboard the Norwegian bark Sillus, torpedoed without warning near Harveo on Thursday. All were saved but one is reported injured. The Germans are again violently attacking the French at Vaux village, northwest of Verdun. Twenty five thousand men are said to have been hurled at one French position in the Corbeau wood, northwest of the fortress. Fighting has been renewed in the Champagne region. The Portuguese cabinet has resigned and a new government of national defense formed in view of the state of war existing in Germany. The British relief column endeavor to reach Kutel-Amara has been repulsed with a loss of 2000 killed according to Constantinople. Infantry on the front at Verdun has nearly ceased. The only gain reported was the taking of a French trench in the Woevre region by the Germans. The Berlin war office reported capturing since the beginning of the Verdun battle 430 officers and 26,043 men (unwounded) and 189 guns, including forty-one heavy pieces and 232 machine guns. North of the Alpine the artillery struggle was very active in the region of the wooded hills south of Ville Aux Bots. On the left bank of the Meuse in the region of Bethinourt the bombardment was quite intense. On the right bank of the rover a small German hand grenade attack near the woods adjacent to the Cote du Polvoire was repulsed by the French. The Petrograd report says the Russian forces are continuing their advance in Armenia and are closing in on Trebizond. A full in the German offensive at Verdun so far as infantry attacks are concerned, is indicated in the war office reports from Paris and Berlin. Artillery actions, however, continue with violence. German losses in the fighting at Vaux are said in Paris to exceed all the war's records for one battle operation. Evidence in the cases of the Sillus, whose sinking off Havre Thursday has been attributed to a German U-boat, is being collected from the Americans on board, all of whom were saved, by the United States consul at Nuremberg. Russian forces have advanced to Brussels, fifty miles from the Persian-Moscoustania border and 130 miles from Bagdad. An allied offensive from Galélica is pursued to be under consideration of an allied war council in Paris. The Balkan forces opened a new of fire. Gore is under heavy bombardment. SATURDAY SUNDAY. MONDAY. 15,000 MEN ON BORDER Meanwhile Carranzistas, With 10,000 Troops, Seek to Anticipate Ameri- oans in Capture. Through the thick vell of censorship that has been established at El Paso, Texas, by General Funston, sufficient information leaked through to confirm the belief that the advance guard of the first expeditionary force may start in pursuit of Villa in a time to be measured by hours. The main force may not start for two or three days. While the border waited in keen expectancy for word that United States soldiers had crossed the international line, reports flowed in from Mexican sources to the effect that Mexico's arch bandit already had been surrounded by the troops of Carranzana. The "first child" apparently was making strenuous efforts to anticipate the Americans, and was reported from several sources to have concentrated more than 10,000 troops at different points about Casas Grandes region in Chihuahua, where Villa is supposed to be. The officers of the Tenth Cavalry left for Columbus shortly after it was learned that the passage of transport trains had ceased. The stoppage of transport trains was regarded as particularly significant, as their movement had never ceased night or day since the news of the Columbus raid was flashed through the country. Their stoppage now is taken to mean that the concentration of supplies at Columbus has been practically completed. On account of the censorship the little definite news that came from Columbus was brought by incoming passengers. They reported that while military activities were being carried forward at fovorish speed, the indications were that it would be some days at least before the main punitive force moved. It is considered likely, however, that some advance scouting parties may cross the border within the next twenty-four hours. The strong undercurrent of excitement along the border was stirred by news that a Southern Pacific train had been fired upon at Belen, Tex., seventeen miles east of El Paso, Conductor Rogers, in charge of the train, said several shots had been fired from underbrush near the station. The local police continue to arrest Mexicans who were supposed to be in communication with the Villa forces, and all former officers, generals or cabinet-ministers of Villa, now are in jail here. While there has been no disturbance of any kind here the apprehension felt by the American population was indicated by heavy sales of gun and ammunition in the last few days. Our stores reported that they were almost completely sold Umbrella? any will guarantee them. length and put it into your ella. We have ordered a excellent quality. entitle you to one Um- we will send the Umbrella ne. k you are entitled to a for their work can get Umbrella Coupons and other. 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