Richmond Planet

NET. EDITOR MITCHELL'S TRAVELS One Seat for Two—Dr. Palmer's Troubles—An Eastern Shore Philosopher—Trucking Land Brings High Prices. THREE IN TWO. We went on the outside. Dr. Palmer had come for me, but I had Jack Byrd's wife with me. It looked like a question as to whether I would sit in her lap or she would sit in mine. I demurred to either proposition, and announced that I would stand on the running-board. It was not long before I found out that Dr. Palmer was "a speed demon." But happily, Mr. Chas. N. McCune came with a four-seat Ford car and a chauffeur. The lady owner was with him, and I vaulted into the car, while he went on ahead with Jack Byrd's wife. We parted company at the forks of the road. He went on to Cape Charles to get his wife, while we went on to Capeville, where he was to meet us. When he finally met us, he looked a bit crost-fallen. Mrs. Palmer would not come. She had other business. Dr. Palmer must have had a time explaining how he came to another friend's wife two-seat car and then wanted to take in his own wife, when there was no accommodations for her. We could have had Mrs. Byrd join us, but we did not know of the arrangements. Anyhow, it was Dr. Palmer's troubles, and we "had troubles of our own." I visited Mr. N. Square's store. He did not handle near beer. It was liable to cause him trouble. He did not believe that as much as a gallon of whiskey could be found on any coloured man's place in the neighborhood. This county was dry before the law went into effect. The building in which he was located belonged to Mr. Benjamin Cline, a middle-aged establishment; next door. "As I wandered about, I saw evidences of her handwork. I passed up the road in company with Mr. McCune. They called this section "Chiapaside." I saw a small house with about three rooms. It had been white washed. There was a garden spot of about sixty-five feet by about the same depth. I concurred that Mr. Williams Rose upon the appearance of the place. "This place doesn't belong to us," she said, "we rent here, and we are going to move, as we can do better." CHEAP RENT. "What rent do you pay?" I asked. "Four dollars a month," she said. I thought I misunderstood her, and I repeated the question, but she gave me the same reply. I laughed. Certainly if land was high, rent was cheap. A house and lot, with garden, for four dollars per month, and yet she could do better. I was again thinking as plodded. My way was slow, and I inflicted that rental agent might go further, but he could fare no worse than he would in the neighborhood of Cheapsale and Capeville. A DARK PHILOSOPHER For about the first time in more than fifteen years, I was getting hungry. Mr. McCune went over to Mr. A. J. Knight's residence. He is Chancellor Commander of Capereille Lodge, 183. Knights of Pythian. He greeted me cordially, and he and his wife prepared dinner for us. While waiting, I wandered to a house where I saw a colored man riding his horse. He was a horseman, and I horse that; I took to be a colt. He said it was five years old. He gave his name as Arthur Spady. I found him to be something of a philosopher. TONGED OYSTERS. In the rear of his place was a pile of oyster shells. He told me that his business was oyster tonging. "They make us take out a license now, of two dollars and a half." He said cautiously in reply to my question that he could make from one dollar to a dollar and a half per day at it. They tax for everything, and they will soon tax for walking. "They are doing that now," he said, "for walking is a part of oyster tonging. When I was a boy, they need to say, 'Run nigger, run, the white shell will catch you.' Now it is changed. They need to say that Niggers had no means. It is not so now. Some No grow here so much money as the white shell. CHANGED THE TIME? "It is now. Then, white shell, run." the nigger will catch you." I told a man that no man had more sense than I had. He disputed me. I told him I would prove it. I had five senses and no one had any more than that, although some of their senses might be better trained than mine. I gave $130 for this land many years ago. According to the way land is selling now, it is worth $750." I talked within further and he apoke of the young men being educated in schools. They needed mother-wit sense. I remarked to him that a man who knew how to support himself and take care of a family was already educated, even though he did not know a letter of the alphabet. A CALL TO DINNER. He touched his hat to me deferentially. I had won him, and the look of admiration upon his countenance, repaid me for all of the time I had taken with him. They were calling me at the Hall. I could see McCune waving his hands. Dinner was ready and I bid him this dark philosopher adieu, and we ew minutes later was making a room and kitchen of the room and kitchen of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Knight, where I ate cabbage, sweet potatoes, preserves, and although I am an inveterate tea drinker, and never touch coffee the year round, I drank that cup of coffee the Midnake had prepared, with a gusto that indicated that I did not know the difference. I had been on the farm of eighteen acres, saw the water and the fields with watered up and stored for the winter. In the pen were two large hogs. They will be slaughtered next month. I went back to the hall, spoke to the ladies assembled, there, and at about 4:15 P. M., Wednesday, got to Dr. Palmer's automobile, leaving Mrs. Lillie D. Byrd to preside until the close of the meeting. We passed Rev. Dr. George E. Reed on the road, going to Cherilton. I visited Dr. Palmer's office at Cape Charles. Dr. Blaird has an office there, too, building in the offices of the Richmond Benedict Insurance Company, Inc. I met the manager. We reached the station in time and went aboard the steamer "New York." I wanted to catch the N. & W. Railroad train at Norfolk for Richmond It left Norfolk at 8:15 that night. We left Cape Charles five minutes late for the trip across the Chesapeake Bay. A parrot in a cage covered with feathers in the water and then "Polly wants a cracker." Finally that bird was silent, and save for the steady thumping of the plaster rods and the swish and whirl of the waters on the outside, all was still. THE WASHINGTON BOAT. We arrived at Old Point about fifteen minutes late, and we could not land, as two steamers were docked there. One of them was the Washington steamer. Passengers on our boat were almost frantic over the prospect of missing the steamer, but we were able to throw of it, they saw it finally pull out and go majestically up the Cheesapeake Bay. We landed finally. WOULD MISS THE TRAIN. I was told that we would miss the N. & W. train at Norfolk. I went to the Willoughby Spit at amer. Colored men were lounging there. "What time can I get to Norfolk over this line?" "Quarter of eight," was the reply. This sounded "mighty good." went aboard and asked for his response. "What his response." I hastened ashore. The N. & W. train left at 8:15. There was enchance to get the Old Dominion stater. I was due to leave "Pier A" at 8:30. ON THE OLD DOMINION. I was in sight of the place at that hour, but the steamer was late. I was ushered into the purser's office. A white passenger proceeded me. I passed in my card and was given an excellent stateroom on the inside. I disappeared and a few moments later was in bed. In the morning, I awoke early and did some writing. We were expectin to get in Richmond at 7 or 7:20. We landed at the wharf at 7:20. Thursday morning, 2rd inst. I had told the colored employees of my desire to be at my office early. He told me I was lucky. This season of the year we have foga up the river. "Look down yonder, you see the fog rising? Had we have been an hour late, there would have been a different story to tell. You would not have gotten in Richmond before 2 o'clock this afternoon." I was lucky. "Yes, you are lucky." was the response. JOHN MITCHELL, JR. For a year or more high class papers and magnificent will be free to all who want them. If church papers are wanted state international order men. To Christians workers a bit of good literature will be easy free (and transportation paid) for distribution. Give groups and all others of all your household there there are children who will give good papers, programs and books to the Power Miners. PASTOR LEAVES. Farmville, Va., November 26.—R. R. G. Adams, who has been pastor of the R. F. First Baptist Church for more than eight years preached his farewell sermon on Sunday night to a packed congregation of seven or eight hundred. Text. Ruth 1:16, "Entreat me not to leave thee." The morning and evening sermons were the greatest efforts during his parental charge here. Many tears were shed by old and young. His many friends presented him with a suit of clothes, a silk hat and a purse. Mr. J. R. Hughes delivered the presentation address as following: Brother Pastor, members and friends: In view of your many years of successful pastorate of this Church and the high esteem in which you are held by your many friends, we take this opportunity of commending you for your faithful service and your untiring efforts in advancing the Kingdom of God on earth. We feel it our Christian duty and on the account of your many ability and the Church's prudent which you have displayed. We are constrained to say that we have been led to the highest law of God by you, which is love, and as your work among us is about to come to a close, we can but say like the Apostle Paul, that "You have fought a good fight and have kept the faith" and remember that wherever your lot be cast that it shall be the prayers of your friends that you continue in the King's Highway until the perfect day shall dawn in all its glory. "God knows the way. He holds the key. He guides us with unerring hand; Some time with tortile eyes will see and hear. Some time will understand. Then trust in God through all thy days. Fear not for God hold thy hand; Though dark thy way atting and praise, some time will see and hear. In conclusion and on behalf of your many friends who desire to show an appreciation of their love and respect for you, we now make this presentation to you as an emblem of our love and friendship for you and as you derive the comforts of it, for which it was designed, remember it to be a memorial of our love and esteem for you. Mr. Sallie A. Hughes presented the purse with suitable remarks. Mr. John Allen gave the silk hat. The following names are those who received the gifts: Charlie Branch, Walter Cabbell, Virele, Will Brown, P. B. Halrison, Jeff Hudson, John H. Brown, Haney Brooks, Floyd Robinson, Sallie A. Hughes, Sallie Brown, Fannie Watson, Emily Logan, Jane Gnee, Bettie Brown, Ann Mason, Addie Dean, Mattie Allen, Mary Potts, Lucy Lanchorne, Hattie Moore, Sue Robinson, Henry Anderson, Ada Methoe, Lucy Jeffries, Matilda Branch, Lizzie Scott, Eliza Cooper, Sue Thornton, Rosa Hughes, Elisa King, Jennie Thornton, Ellan Carter, Willie Ann Austell, Nellie Richardson, Eliza Watkins, Garrett, Joffries, Robert Wright, Terry Richardson, Jao, Steppee, Rev. P. M Robinson, John Brown, J. R. Hughes, James Hughes, Charles Jeffries, Willington Scott, William Hill, Dr. J. A Baker, Jackson Glaze, Henry Dean, Robert Coles, Patrick Armstead, George A. Miller, B. Dawn, Paul A. W. Moolay, Wraytie, Charlie Jones, Robert Evans, Robert May, Philip Greene, James Jones. The Reverend's many friends of both races regret his leaving the community in which he has done so much good. They gave him their best wishes for future success in his new field of labor. Portsmouth, Virginia. His pastor caro begins December 1, 1916. His family will be here for some time. --- LIKES THE PLANET Hartville, S. C., Nov. 24, 1916. Mr. John Mitchell, Jr., Editor. Dear Sir: I enjoy reading The Planet once a week and do love to hear of your travels. I wish I could see your photograph. Mr. Webster introduced your paper to me. I am enclosing seventy-five cards for you to continue and wish you God speed. I was born a slave in Darlington county, South Carolina and never was in fall or whipped. I was 65 years of age the 27th day of April. I wish you would inform me how many prisoners there are in this state white and colored, male and female. All of this is in my handwriting. I had not the chance to go to school. I am a renter and farming at high school and the Lord bless you. I am, as ever. Yours, 18AAC H. BISHOP, R. P. D. 1 Boz 84. P. E. — I want you to send me one of your photographs. I can't see to read at night but my girls can read. I am married the second time and the father of tea living children. I wish you would send me a price list of groceries and oblige. — I. M. B. The Planet Job Department can enumerate all kinds of interesting things. COMMISSION APPOINTED TO STUDY NEGIO EDUCATION. Educators from twenty men met in Durham, North Carolina, as guests of the National Training School, of which Dr. J. E. Shopard is president to study and perfect plans for the betterment of the educational system in Neyro schools. A very elaborate program was carried out. Men like Dr. I. G. Penn, secretary Proedmen's Aid Society; Cincinnati; Dr. R. E. Jones, editor Southwestern Advocate, New Orleans; Dr. W. E. Dubals, editor Crisis, New York City; Dr. A. M. Moore, Durham; President J. B. Rendell, Lincoln University, Pennsylvania; Dr. J. W. E. Bowman, Gambrush School; President W. L. Potat, Wake Forest, North Carolina; College; Prof J. E. Sylgarn, of the association for the Protection of Colored People, Amena, N. Y.; Proj. N. C. Newbold, Superintendent Rural Schools, North Carolina; President W. S. Scarbrough Wilberforce, Ohio; Dr. W. Y. Chamman, Newark, N. J.; President J. C. Hale, State Normal School, Nashville; Dr. H. Kearnes, Normal and Industrial School, Cowpens, S. C., and many other distinguished educators from over twenty states were present and discussed the subject of duplication in school work, duplication of schools, study of the rural schools, teachers' training schools, the place of religion in modern schools, and the standard of Universities, Colleges and Normal Schools. It was one of the greatest patterns of education in the United States. It is the beginning of the revolutionizing of the education system for colored schools. The commission as was appointed consist of Dr. W. E. B. DaBols, New York, James E. Shepard, National Training School, Durham, President J. B. Rendell, Lincoln University, President J. A. Griffin, High Point Normal and Industrial School, President J. A. Cotton Henderson North Carolina School, President J. A. Hale, State Normal, President J. C. Hale, State Normal and Industrial School, Nashville, which will meet early in the year 1917 in New York or Pennsylvania, to perform plans for the beginning of re-educationizing the education system of Negro schools. --- Y W C A Conference of Employed and Volunteer Workers Among Colored Women in City Young Women's Christian Associations; under the direction of the National Board of Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America, December 6-10, 1916. Phyllis Wheatley Branch, 740 N. Fifth Street. The National Board will be represented on this program by Miss Helen Thomas, Miss Boles and Miss Eva D. Bowle. The South Atlantic Field Committee, by Miss Katherine Hawes, Miss Leona McGeorge, Mrs. Elizabeth Proston Allan, Mrs. B. B. Mumford and Miss Hope. Christian Fundamentals will be the theme of three addresses by the Rev. Robert D. Brown, of Newark, N. J. Program will be issued in the daily press. Everyone is welcome. Special invitation is extended to Christian women who are interested in work among girls. SPARTAN ANNUAL MEETING --- The annual meeting of the Spartan Literary and Athletic Association will be held in the rooms of the association on Monday, December 4th, at eight o'clock P. M. This meeting will mark the first anniversary of the association, and the event will be appropriately celebrated. The Literary and Athletic departments have arranged programs for the entertainment of the members. Annual reports will be received from the executive officers and from departmental heads, outlining in detail the accomplishments of the past year, and submitting programs of the work for the coming year. After the election of officers, refreshments will be served the members, by a committee, under the direction of Mr. Chester P. Carter. SPARTAN—ADELPHI8 GAME The Spartans and the Alphas, two local football teams, will play the last game of the season, on Monday, December 4th, at 3:30 p.m. P.M. in Broad Street Park. The game between the teams is south, where an exciting and hard fought game will take place. Bumble Kendall and the Spartans will face the Bulldogs and Horns. Andrew Dyne and Crow Baldwin will the Squirrels show. To every loyal race man of America, the appeal goes forth to aid in the more thorough circulation of colored papers and magazines in the Negro homes next year. No one can deny the fact that the colored press, influences our people as no other medium, unless it be our loyal ministers. We are therefore asking colored America to take notice that a period from January 1 to Feb. 1, 1917 is set aside as special subscription period to colored papers and magazines. Every Negro home should have more than one colored paper in it. We need the colored press to defend the cause and advance the progress of the race, and we here appeal to all true hearted colored Americans to rally to the effort to place these journals in more homes. THE PLANS As the largest circulators of colored literature in the United States, we are here asking each church of our people to appoint from one of its women's auxiliaries, a representative who will act as captain and appoint others to aid in a general campaign for subscriptions to colored papers. It makes no difference what paper the prospective subscriber may want, he can secure it. Every Negro minister in the United States should see that his church is represented by an agent because he and many of his church read colored papers, he should put little sight of the fact that there are millions of our people who would be better race people and citizens. If they knew more of the races' side of life as well as that side of the story too often gotten from papers of the other races. Each church is to secure 25 cents on the dollar for each subscription secured. Seventy-five dollar diamond rhinestone given by this Bureau to the church agent securing the largest number of subscriptions to colored papers and magazine. Fifty dollar this awarded for next most successful agent, and five 50 prizes and five prizes to the next most successful. As soon as the church appoints its trust, the agent must send his or her color and clothe card to the southern & Circulating Publicity Bureau, which will not as a clearing house, and the Bureau will in turn furnish each agent with a printed list and prices of all colored papers and magazine, whereas any from any section of the country can secure any paper desired. All subscriptions less the commission to the churches will be reported to the Southern Circulating & Publicity ty Bureau, as a clearing house. Any church can make whatever arrangements it desires with its agents as to commission. Not the prizes, not the commission, but fellow race men and women' the earnest desire to see colored papers in every home must be the object of the campaign. If you are loyal to the cause of race enterprise which makes more and more employment as well as enlightens a race, now in a time to sow it. Let us start the new year with 500,000 more readers of colored papers and magazines. As circulators, this Bureau has labored hard with its agents month in and month out, now come forth and lend a hand, let every minister and race man agitate the cause. This will be followed by a book movement in April. Yours for the advancement of the race. Southern Circulating & Publicity Bureau.-Locker 11, Greenboro, N. C. S, K. Morgan, Sctty. NOTICE To the Brotherhood. Regular National Baptist Convention. The Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. Congress of the Convention will meet in Atlanta, Georgia, June 6-13, 1927. D. W. Connore, President National B. S. and B. Y. P. U. Congress. MINOR—CHEATHAM. Mrs. Sallio Cheatham desires to announce the marriage of her daughter, Ruth Anna, to Mr. Sylvester L. Dorman, Demona McKinnon, at the rest of Mr. and Mrs. David H. Coles, 900 Roane Street. Friends invited. No cards. IDEAL PREPAREDNESS. Special services will be held at Zion Baptist Church, 318 and Decatur Streets, Rev. W. T. Anthony, pastor. South Richmond Sunday night, December 10, 1916, at 3 o'clock. Program will be rendered by the National Ideal Benefit. Society. Members of the Richmond district are requested to be an in large number. Music will be furnished by the National Bing Church, and Johanna Quartette. B. H. Burgess, S. prume Morton, will appear in the auditorium. Tolman Hall will have "R" in its name. That he is prohibited, entertaining and instructive, won't be hear him. PERSONAL AND BRIEF --Miss Eleanor Eggleston, of Washington, D. C., visited the office. --Mr. E. E. Ricks, of Roanoke; Mr. E. B. Andrews, Rev. E. D. Sanuoka, of East Orange, N. J., and Miss Katie L. M. Brown called on us. --Mrs. Susie Roblingon, of 215 E. Seventhond street, South Richmond, continues very slick. --No home can be truly happy with out music, either vocal or instrumental. You can get both without effort on your part by calling on The Corley Company. Their new establishment has recently become a Mecca for those people who like all things musical. You pay one price and satisfaction goes with it. Read their advertisement. --Fine furniture is good for fine people and attractive furniture is good for good people. A little money will go a long way at the fine-house furnishing department of the Rountree Cherry Corporation. Call and see them and get bargains. The time limit is set, but you can get the kind you want if you are reliable and the money is running low. Read their advertisement. The E. C. Moyer Jewelry Company is making a plain, unwarranted effort to do business and to get your business. You will find low prices there despite the high prices. We buy there ourselves and we know just what we are talking about. If you have little money or much money you will find that you will save money by going there Road St. near Brook Apt. is the place. They have a large stock from which to choose. You like jewelry and this company knows it and is prepared to please her. Mr. Nathan Hunt, private secretary to Dr R R Moton, called on us recently in company with Mr J H Matthew of this city. The latter is State Secretary of the Y M C A work. Rollin Lande Hartt, Esq. of Boston, a writer for the Century Magazine in company with Hon. Ben P. Owens, called on us. The Methodist Church on Leigh St. near First Street was put up at an auction again last Tuesday and we knocked out for $4,100 just $1,700 before the amount it brought, when it was sold before. The structure was pulled down and a new dwelling expected to relieve the present congestion. The public schools were closed two days this week for Thanksgiving. — The Mechanics Saving Bank, as preparing to send out many thousands of dollars worth of checks to the memorial of the Christmas Saving, — it to Three checks will range from a cents up to $150.00. We have paid out. The next Christmas Saving Club for 1917 is now ready and persons may start at once on the next year's fourth of saving will begin. The habit of saving will begin accounts on the present amount saved and take out cards for the new year. — The Executive Committee of the Thrift Movement under the auspices of the American Bankers Association will meet at the Mechanics Saving Bank next Thursday night at 8:30 The public is invited. — It is reported that another morning picture theatre for colored folks will good be started in the neighborhood of Second or Third and Leigh streets. An option on a site has been secured and the outlook is promising for a first class playhouse. Rev. W. H. Brooks. D. D. Here. Rev. W. H. Brooks, D. D.' pastor of the 19th St. Bapt. Church, Washington, D. C. arrived in the city last Wednesday. He conducted the Thanks giving services at the Ebenezer Baptist Church, noon and night. PETERS—ROWE. Miss Pearl B. Rewe, and Dr. J. Lewis Poters were married in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Scott, 719 N. 3rd. St. September 18, 1916. SECRETARY. HUNTON DEAD. Secretary S. C. Burrell has received a telegram announcing the death of International Secretary of the Colored Department of the Y. M. O. A. He passed away Wednesday night in Brooklyn, N. Y. The deceased has been in active service for more than twenty-five years. His funeral will take place at noon today, in Bryantlyn. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. HOWARD AND HAMPTON IN THE FOOTBALL CLASSIC. (By HENRY C. CONWAY.) (BY HENRY C. CONWAY) Games scheduled for Thanksgiving: Howard D. Hampton, Washington D. Duncan, Washington D. Vaughn, Lincoln, Richmond, Va. A. and V. College, V. Blddle, Salisbury, N. C. College, V. Househouse, Nashville, Tenn. N. V. and I. Shaw, Ralough, N. C.; V. T. S. and C. m. V. I. S., canceled; Norville v. A. and T. canceled; St. Paul v. I. T. West High School, Lawrenceville, V. Howard and Hampton playing this week, for the championship, are about an evenly matched in general play as they have over boo. Each team lost some good men last year and are developing some excellent new material for this game. Both are in perfect physical condition and are determined to win. Howard has her best team in several years, and, as all know, are very hard to defeat on their home campus. The writer picks Hampton by one touchdown. Lincoln, after discharging her coach, has made such rapid strides, as shown in the Hampton game, that one can scarcely tell what may happen. What did appear as an easy victory for Union has been changed, and now if the Red and Steel win by one touchdown they will be fortunate indeed. The game between Virginia Normal will give an opportunity to compare the strength of the Virginia and North Carolina teams. Normal has done so well this year that it cannot well afford to lose this game. They have scored 11 points to the oppenents 20, and has not lost a game. Virginia Seminary has done just what was expected and would very likely give M. I. B. a good trimming on Thanksgiving Day if the game had not been cancelled. Seminary's fall are to offer a sufficient guarantee caused the cancellation. Fisk University has a team, both capable and versatile. The showing for this has been good, having won 6 and lost that to Howard, sooer will be watched with Morehouse will be watched with considerable interest, as it will serve as a basis of many Southern teams. Knoxville College has passed through a successful schedule of preparatory games, winning each by two or more touchdowns, and defeated Morrithtown College by 15 to 0. The team seems well prepared for a championship that may not be played, at A. and T. of Greenville will play Bennett instead of K. C. and T. K. C. game would have given a close line on K. C., and helped materially in placing that institution. Agricultural and Technical College of Greenhorn, N. G., meets Bennett College, of to same city, on Thanksgiving Day. There is considerable rivalry between the two, but the fact that each has lost a game already takes away some of the importance of this game. A. and T. lost to Biddle 7 to 0, this being the first defeat for A. and T. in three years. Livingstone and Biddle will play for supremacy on November 30. The winner will be proclaimed champion of North Carolina. Those teams are playing a high grade of football and would furnish any team in the country a hard game. North Carolina Industrial School has finished its gratifying and successful season, and today are undisputed champions of the secondary school of this section. However Prep defended Storer, but lost to M. I. S. Dunbairn High and M. I. S. tied, but Dunbairn lost to Storer. M. I. S. complete record follows: M. I. S. 18; Royal Cubs, M. I. S. 40; Warrenton A. C., M. I. S. 27; Mgran College, O. M. I. S. 20; Howard Props, O. M. I. S. 6; Armstrong Teach, O. M. I. S. 6; Dunbairn High. 6 will be in all 97 points to 20. Watch these teams next week for full report on all the recent games, together with a full report for the year of all the Negro institutions. Our all-star selection will appear December 16. Mrs. Florence Parker, of Orange, N. J., formerly Mrs. Florence Roane, wife of Lawyer William Roane of this city, now deceased, has returned to her home, after a two weeks' stay. She had - she pleasure of meeting her sister-in-law, Mrs. Pannie P. Jackson, 1203 W. Moore Street, whom she hadn't seen in thirty years. There was quite a rejoicing at their meeting. A number of informal parties were given in her honor 10 old acquaintances and dear friends. She was accompanied by her little four-year-old granddaughter, Miss Constance Roane, who captivated everyone, by her remarkable intelligence. —Sir William Roberts of Jacqueline Street is confined with an injury to his head. The Battle Are Team defended Williamsburg Football Team this week. 2 es os 7 om a we crests Aaya sees Ho OE, ERAT AG EE ttt reo “ © : viet peaaeine Pi Aletr, mean Vite. Respect ee a ae ge Leer EE RRL nf URE (RGR: — Ee ee eee : " . e - “The ‘tederation’s executive hopes! "| estdlughen concedes | Wilson's” e€ slestion of the! Oniiferisia -eheetars| o@ aaaa! ae ss - . that the authorities will not be so ill- Mtotlon; wishes him wail. vend thereby éupriving Catiorsis if et Qrabseoert | advised as to attempt the introductio:: “ . + fee vote in the electoral cotiags. Such | Y A Gestnn wi ‘of aay ‘ciasa of colored labor on the! 2 | (Lakewesd, N. J., November 22, . 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Becouse of the-clossases of the vou. fornia by the attit of the Georstary| dae been, a failure’: " Trenid mean the recrudescence of ali! witot of Harvard bas compiled the fol I have awaited the official count in of State it was sald at tbe Waite Fiesse] . - — Waowegpay,) ~ that “Joeal. enec . iy ine incre co lepmeer of nced towing table sa showing tke smoant California, and now that it bas been last night that the snstter was Rot] “1, 4, MEONOSUAN: a pia lby the Britieh . by {he increased employment of, Chl! spent annually by the American people virtually completed permit me to ex- serious moment aie awit ween tee Brian » er le Ine. forthings that are not breed.” "~ .teod to you my congratulations upon | General -opinion in Wanliington 1s] 10 Germans’ atill-ragiag § ‘Witte "9800, : Tntoxicating Hauors, -$2.200,000,000; your reelection. ae ~. that the quegtion will not come up'the Ancre brook. "tre Germans Navel 001: ce [Tee aot een t Seemed amy trac erie sagt are in Re aed he/teck he Poach tem end Se isk con . Bou ." plate, $800,000,000; Automobiles, $500 wishes for a most successful edmints- lamus pI e other ex! "ot te rn : : _] THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT. | 09.000; Confectionery. Sneg.eeo.ee; tration — ‘Charlee B. Hughes: ceedings, =o Mghting front, attacking between av-{200K for forty Soft: Drinks, $120,000,600: and : : fintacourt and the Chanlnes woot} bated. Tho SATURDAY.* DECEMBER 2, 1916 o—sirs| 000000; Patent ivedictnen, $80900.000 Two wosks and one Gay after the epatts declares tha atlas aa i . raltor, i ir; ] 900,000; Patent medicines, $80.00, wo and on . Paris aeclates this attack, éesper:| . = ete ——— foes ne ee tas wane Geneon. tr | Ne rom, $13,000.09. —Tolal, $5, lection Mr. Hugheu sent bis meamge POLLARD AGATN LEADS BROWN | ately pressed with the assiatance of * Prealdenta necm to overtook the fact | 303,000,000. ‘of congratalation to his political oppo mo Hauid fire, reulted In a main of ground] gn. nasa oe that the change ‘canuot, consistently | 1€& Batlonal board of effictency ex. nent, ‘The delay wea almost.withoat) joaly east of ProsBtore, alt way be) Tarrre't,c” POLLARD A-SURE Al- bor mado without ‘the ereation cr [Perts wore called apon to cut denn precedent bat i was as the semage| 00cm), Saray ER, Wtltween Chantne and gblatmoourt,| wut the poet. nite otal a cc those expenditures and cut out the implies, due only to the situation cre- fon ge “Fe ve qui . rater uondarg of autrage *xure [eden ret aterones at opinionated by an elecion nso uopresedeot | Steed, Tae and Fria Foliar, ihe TPee, Gs, Gergans reeked eso] Te te Mhere Democracy with a big “D" haat Would arse, The than: who ts addicted ed. - a — where Repogracy. sith a bin “D* hast to Nquor would call tiunr a aocessity — Even now st ooems there is a re-|{#eil, was the hero of the game, mak.| | Retirement of the Ramagians beferg)- yo Me the proportion ot thé number ot] THe tobacco uscr woull clalm the -mote chance that Mr. Hughes may|!0£8 Dranonian victory possible. A.jron Falkentarn in weal ene | woat kind 0 \ voters Tor total population iw t to 16.f2a.0e for the wess. Tha Imblber of; have been too hasty, for after the mes| min last Saturday in the game with adroltied vy Fetroared, Dut wee are at yotera to total population fs 1 to 15.) OR ee ee exe would claim the esce bed been sent last pight from} Hervard it was Pollard’s individual|cesses by the Rumanians in the fron.) tesm hay Here tx the greatest football player of the year, Fred Poltard, the dunky ekinned balftack of the little Drown University team, defeated the two bie Eastern star tean.a, Harvard and Yalo practically inglehanded. To beat Harvard and Yale on auccesalve Sat- urday afternoon on thelr own fields Yute” wna beaten 21 to 6, and’ the mighty Hareard was owrwbolmed 21 to 0. ‘Tho little colored Ind—be onty welgba a Httle over 160 pounde—atd {call atone. In both. eames he made his opponents appear foolish in thei attempts to catch him as he tore off Jong Tune of 35 to GD yards each. In the” Harvard game he clued the whole Crimson team for runs of 40, 36. 25, 48, 16 and 36 yarda ‘When Pollard finally gave was to 9 nubatieate after the third touchdown was scored and the game feretriorably tucked away in the archtven of Brown the erowd arose ax-one and accorded him an ovation rarely heard even on fp collvgiate field, Harvard and Brown Onitel tn acknowledging Pollard the halfack of the year. He wna the sensation, the apectacte and all cle of. the game. Not only wna he a veritable demon on offense. hut rarely did he fall to throw x Hare yard runner onthe defense, He te colved forward parses cloaniy, not only those of hin own team, but alt. Tinreard pasnen, which he tntercentet Pollard wan effective in “every depart ment of the Rame, exbibiting not one Seakneas, ani he had several chances to fall had he heen of tho falling kind Pollard in now tn bie second-year at Hrown, having matriculated ther from the Lane Technteal Hkh Schou" of Chicago. He ix earning his way through collene an a tailor. He inn Har with the fatiror as well ax on the gridizon. His room) ts _one-halt tailor hop. where he presans the Glathen of hin cinswmates : The dusky chan fa also a track star at Hrown He in their best hardier And sprinter | Howard Grew «bi Rreat feted and eas ' There te no question about tis gameness. Anyone wha wittieess, either the Harvard or the Yale Kame wit tentity to hin grit On both theas devagiona le wan bandied very rode - ty My hin appanente, Who oURKE bs ni manner and means io “eet” Bia out of the RAT" ae ' Mecseems a sertaluty on the At Anierican teats = The salt miote Star BACHELOR HOMELESS 0 SDER . MAPY LAW bee. -. ae Norfolk. Va. Now. 27o~Can w bach: olor have a home, and, if #9, whal constitutes x bona fide home for aM unmarried man? Thin ts the queation which wus warmly argued this morning in the Pattee Court by Guy T. Horner, spe: cial agent of J. Sidnes Peters, pro: hibition commiraloner, and . Attorney Garrett, who defended H.R. Digns, eolared, charred with having liquor in hfs pontesrton tn violatton of the Mapp act. Juntiee Arnold {n zuling on the ease stated that he could not take the Fight of @ bachelor to have a home from him and dinminwed the charger against DIRKS. , ‘The cane wax one of tho many Keniduled to be tried tp the court to- Any. The polices In a recent search of the premises occupied by Diggs had located a quert of rea Nqaor and nbout a quart of gin, Tho stuff war found fn the room inhabited by Dink aa his home, | Mr. Garrett demorred to tho war rant ax ft read originally and one cor- rection wax mado. Thon tho ques- Hon arone ax to the righta of a bach: clor to have a home. Mr.. Horner contended thatya hom» smuat havo women and children In tt. “Cannot a man without family have a home?” inquired Mr. Garrett “A man without a family can have no home ander the Mapp act.” was the opinion rendered by Mr, Horner. ‘Justice Arhold disagreed with him and dismiated the care, John Boyd, colbred. 921 Church Street, victim of a search by Sergeant White's purity squad, was held for the action of the gtand Jury on chargo of baving excessive quant’ tien of Nquor In hie home and in bie place of buriness in violation of thy Stapp act. ‘ ‘A miracie had been worked in the| case. According to attorney for tho defendant a Jug of xin bed been chanked to water, Sergeant White was sure that tho contents of the Juz! was gin when he broaght it ta the station. ‘Richard Minor. from Berkeley, ar: rested charred with being drunk on Ratarday night. after an - interview with Justice Arnold and Mr. Horner was dismiased of the charge. a ~e OPPOSED TO COLORED LABOR, Lonfon, Nov. 25.—Trade uniontom. which has Seva growing tnformalty at the prospect of the Introdwetion of eotered laber in Orest Britain, stnce the proposition was fret mooted, has new wade = forme! pretest. The Ne tenet Tranepert Workers Poteratian. one of tr: largest un: ‘paseo Sect acatutioe. conbteaniti cortata en et Se erent otetine . Fhe resetetion snys fm part: “The tederation’s executive hopes that the authorities will not be po ilt- advined as to attempt the introductio:: of any ‘cinsn of colored labor on the docks or other waterside pieces of employment. In the existing crisis. to think of employing colored isbor would mean the recrudescence of all the trouble and discontent experienced by tho Increased employment of Chi- nese in the mercantile marine.” THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT To tho Editor. of The Sun—sir Thone who ask for direct alectton o Prealdents necma to overlook the fac that the cbange canoot consistent: {bo mado without the creation o° uniform standard of suffrage require ments. In the Staten af the South where Democracy. with a big “D" ha supplanted democracy with a amnal 4." the proportion of thé number o xoters to total population tn 1 to 16 In South Carolina St is 1 to 29 an tm Minalsnipp! 1 to 30. Io Indlana | fe 1 to 4. In the Staten-whore womer yote the proportion of voter to pop ulation is even larkor. ‘The Soathert politiciana. who are too proud to Ie the freed isan mid the poor white vot” hgworer, not too ferupulous to insist ubon voter In Congress and clectors asad upen thin muppreasod vote. ‘There In nothing In the present elec tion Taw or practicen of the old alave Staten.to prevent a Democratle plaral {ty of millions being: piled op. Mr. “Wison’s scealled popular plurality jwns all accumulated in there Staten where free elections do not exint with 200,000. additional for good meanure. “A mensure to enforce a tres allat and a fale count in the South would he ealled a force hill" be the Now York World and other Demo- ‘eratic defenders of wholenale aiafran- chinement ‘The violation of kenulne democracy in tho States where Mr. Wileon’s anso- cates in Democratic Teadership are running things in not confined to men ‘of the same color ax some of tho peons in behalf of whore right to Tun tho Mexican and Philppine Governments President Wilron. In supposed to be aeontzing night and day. Tt Includes the poor whiten by the hundreds of thousands. In Mr Wilson's own natal Sinto of Virelnin, upon whore felis he ran look from the White| Houne white writing hin ronttnl pe: rode avout the Virrinia RMN of Riehts, a ruling ollearchy of 150,000 men har excluded. 180,090 poor whites] And 140,000 Wlacks from the ballot hex, partly be an alleged ““itoracy”| test accompanied by an inadequate cainmon school ayetem. partly by a cumulative poll tax eystem. apa part Ix hy downrieht trickery and fraud, specific inatances of sehich may be catalogued be the column, duc ta de nial of minority rishta: on election beards and ta elmnttar practices. Tn View of the Adiminintration’s attitude reward demerracy in that part of they country where tte own henchmen age mrconipiete control, Ite protreston iitereat In the rite of the people te rank bumbag The papular and electoral pluraltty, of Mr. Wilson, the Bemoeratic may jarity In the Sonate anid moat of the Hennaeratic vote tn the House ts hisesl nymni einbersted power seenced throush, tien violation of the Constitutton,| Sitch provider far reduction of rep ewntation wher the vote Is reduced, ne has been done di the States where te New Frectant looks euplounty ke he oil savers If thr provistons of he Conxtitution President Wiser 1 worn te uptoll were enforced _ he konid nat Mave won reetector. The} ‘curiewnth Amen hinent = A,+ th part: ‘Wher the right ta vote at any ele. ton fof the eholce of electors for ‘rentlent and Vicelresident of the ‘nitsl States, Reprerentatives tn ‘enigres®, the executive and judietal ‘ets of n State, or the members of] he Legislature thereof, Ix dented to} uy of the wale tohabitante of ch tate, being twenty-one yearn of axe.L nit citizens of the United States, or || ) any Way abridged. except for the] articipation in rebelifon, or . other] | rime. the haxin of representation herein hull be reduced tn the pro- ortion which Yhe number of such] inin ettizens shall bear to the wholof| umber of male citizens twenty;one} carn of are In wuch State.” ! ‘The Republican party has this year] wat the Presidency through tte, cow-| rdly fatlure when In powsy to meet] re laaue of real demioctarw®atned tf no South hy wholesale dinfranchise- \eat of the very YotetR upon whom, no representation of these Staten in ongresi and among the clectorn fa] axed. Tam not nure that a citizen! | pany State which because of Iawless| 1 ena In other States will not cant Sta] « roper proportion of electorn’ votes]? der the Constitution might not tn {1 alidate tho allexed reelection of reagent Wilnon by an_action at law.| omplianes with the plain mandate} ¢ tho Conntitution would elect Gov-} nor Hughes. not Mr. Wilnon, would| t vo tha Repablicana a working ma-| p rity of forty to fifty in the next ouro of Representatives, and would x herwiso readjust matters to the good] 5 the country. 1 White Attorney-General Grexory 1s] ¢ oking into the matter of election] c aude he might with profit oxamine|1 to tho violation of the Conatitation | “the South. George B. Lockwood. | y Muncie, Ind. Nov. 26—New York} | BIDS ON KERUMS, STATE BOARD OF HEALTH. To “HEAR MANUFACTURERS ON “FREDAY POR YEAR'S) &- WARD, s Richmond, Va, Nov. 2%, 1916. (Special) —Tne ‘State Board of Healt: will apen bids on Friday, November 2th at 10:30 A."M., for the supply of typhoid; smallpox and wheoping cough facines and dtphtheria and tetanus antitoxin for 1917. Under the . terms of the proposals, “which have besa vent manufacturers by the beard, the Btate Board of Health 1s to act, as in the past merely as the distributer of Chee anpylion at wholesale prices, alt collections, ect; being made. by. the Tanuectarer, | Gent 'ws your Concert Programe, TRS OF THRIFT | So eminent “an authority os Dr Ellot of Hervard bas compiled the fo lowing table aa sbowing the amoan ‘spent annually by the American poopie for-Yhings that are not breed.” ° ~ Intoricating Haaors, : $3.200,000,000: | Zomaces, $1,200,000,000; Jeweiry and plate, $860,000,000; Automobiles, $601 200.000; Contectionaety, $209, 080.000; Soft: Drinks, $120,000.00: and Coffee, $100,000,000; Millinery, -$60. | 000,000; Patent medicines, $80,000,000 Chewing mum, $13,000,009. —Total, $5, 303,000,000. ° If a national board of cttictency 2x perts were called upon to cut down Chose expenditures and cut out the needieas, Kreat diffeconens ot opinion would arise, The tan: who ts addicted to Hquor would cat I-iuar a necessity The tobacco uscr woul claim the sane for the west. TRA Imbiber of goda and soft driqks would claim the fame for his indulgences and tho pat- ent medicine man would toll you that you will surely die tf you do not take Dr. Blanks nero tonic. The.woman with a awent tooth would ray she could not do without her box of candy, and tho hahitual chewer of gum would tell you that chewing RuIn was good for tho digestion and plac that as necenalty of fe: while the tea and coffee fiend would surely find Ute not worth the living {f tho morning and evening draught wore misxiox fram the menu, Tt be this as ft may we munt concluite that cn enormous amount of money is xpent for frivoll- tien that five tia no lanting pleasure, and de no permanent good md ‘We can never hope to get away from a habit, for we are all creatures that Qo thingy becaure we hate aleayn done them. and even admitting that frirollty-habite give employment to a large number of people, the harm dane in often grenter than the resultant goo, "As n Tute we do not spend ant mon sy In Taree amounts. but fn amall uma. A certain Invyer who had been mumble {0 kaye any moncy and at for- y-flva found himaelt a thriftiees man, snileavored to analyze the reason for nix Inability to get aucad. Kor a month ne Kept track cf hin aezhdings and ound that bin meney cot away from nim in drlbleta—a nickel here and here. dimes and quarters handed on every side undid the run total wax emazing. It f+ surprising how much mir frivolity Wt te when we come {0 eckon itp And if you are arable @ save money ft may he becanse of cantefut hahite In fact many people vontd, not dare 1 keep xin expense ac unt, Test the figures prave farts hew do not care £0 face Evers streat railroad In the evn: ry. every Kummer Fenort, every Roda ountaln. every effar store and every aloon lives by virtue of the nickel nd the slime multiniied tndefinitely nt In the multiptication af nlekels ome the niftitans ‘The lewon wo all teed ta tonrn fant fe nat an casy one) te che art of | ansorving Iitele things. Tf yon doubt he facta above atated nnd fear to | nee them In Fold themes. get a Iittle | peket bank and every time yo. are mote ta pond money far that | ich te unneressazy, dran it tn your ¢ tile bank anit watch the peailte hev will prove Interesting If not t arprisinr, : ‘ HALTS CALIFORNIA VOTE, } Sacramento, Cal, Nov, 22,—Becro- tary of State Jordan sprung @ sensa- tion thin afternoon, when be announc- ed that heeaure presidential election returna an received by hin office are Incomplete in mt least two precincts of the Staio he may “deom it bis da- ty to withhold certificates of election to preatdential olectors trom Calfforn- in pending action by the court.” Jordan's statement follown: | SUnder the provisions of section 1313 of the politicn! code 1t Ie tho “u- Ly ofttho aceretary of stats.to com: pare and entimate the votes given for elector. Such comparinon and ntl: maten to be made aa noon an tho re: turnn have heen recelved from all the rountios of the State.” NOT INCLUDED IN RETURNS “In Maryavitis, precinet No. 3; twelve Democratic electors. are cred: ted with 96 voten each, but the votes received by Laren A. Handley, Demo- cratic elector, have not been credited beraune the clection clerks failed to include the vote tn the returns to the mupervisora, the supervisors could not aacertnin much vote and therefore the county clerk was unable i Inclade it In the returne to thie office. The re turna from this county are incom- pleto. . “In the county of Orange more inring cano of .dinfranchtsement 1s presented. All the voters of Orange Thorpe precincts bave been denied an expression of their winhes, as indicat: cd by thoir voter. Because the tally lintn‘ara tn the soaled envelopes gon raining the ballots, the board of super visors could not ascertain the vote in that’ pracinet, and the retarna certifi rd to thin office are not complete, be- ranre of much omission, VOTERS WIL, RE DISREGARDED “It theso mistakes are not correct. nd. If these partial returns are to be nocepted. if the will of the voters uf eee precincts in to be disregarded. s¥en the vote of one elector. why. can- net other mistakes be permitted «to secur in other counties and precincts, | snd thos the will of the voters be. hwarted and confusion result? { “It 1a the duty of. the Republican, nd Democratic Mate central commit; eos to take tmr:ediate atepe to have beee mistakes corrected, even If the Sd of the conrts must he tavebed: Kherwiee the secretary of state orm Mt hie duty to withheld ates of election to presbentint ove from Californie, te eféar et precedent say ust 09, antl At the office of 2. odd (he uncificiel thet Che eneretiey wt. eartedy to the Tee. inet: wan found-sernedt poneenciyiy a aig ae | (Lakewess, N. J. November 22, _ Te Breatgece, White’ Howse, Washinton ».C.) | ‘Beceuse of the-clossnses ‘of the vot I Dave awaited the official count in California, and now that ft bas beer virtually completed permit me to ex fend to you my congratulations spor your reelection. ot . I desire also to express my bes! wishes for m most successful edmints tration.— Charles B. Hughes: ‘Two weeks, and one day after the lection Mr. Hughew seot his message of congratulation to his polttical oppo pent, ‘The delay wea almost witout Precédent bat i was, as the miemage fmaplies, due only to the sltuatign cre ated by an election also ‘unprecedént Even now it soems there is a re- ‘mote chance that Mr. Hughes may have been too basty, for after the mes ‘age bad deen sont last night from the Lakewood hotel where Ure candi- ‘date is resting @ despatch from Sacre mento, Cal., announced that Frank C. Jordan, Secretary of Btate of Californ ia, mid that unless certain mistakes and omisafons discovered In returns of the election from Yuba county and Orange county wore corrected he might feel obliged to withhold the cer titteates of olection to Presidential -¢- lectora from that State. 2 ‘Ho called upon the Democratlé and Republican committees to take imme dinte stops to have the mistakes cor- rected, through: tbe courts if neces- sary, no that an evil precedent might not be eateblishe* Membern of the Republicun Natfon- al Committee Inst night. howover, {o- dicated that thoy builded Iittle upon thin development. It wan thelr beltef that’ the technicality would be rtraightoned out and thet no chango noffictent to elect Mr. Hughes would be made. Mr. Hughes meesago was received in the White House when tho Prent- dent wax at the theatre. It was nent to him thére, and he read It with every nIKT! Of KTatitication, denpatchen from Wantington ald Inst night. 10 wan announced the President would have nothing to may unill today, when -he probably would iseue n wtatement. Soon after Mr. Hughes depatched Ms telegram Chairman Wileox, In pehalf of the Republican National Fommittes. ferued the following state ment: = ‘ “Having coBterred by telephone dur ing the day and Inte this afternoon ith the Republican State committon ind the Remublican Natlonal commit ceman in Callfornta, Tam taformed hat the official canvarn of the vote ian been no nearly complete that nd hange will result from the few pre: nctm not counted {i the returns thus ar compiled. R “ALIFORNIA'S MAJORITY SUFFI." CIENT. ' “Thin means that the majority for | he Wlron cloctorn in California rang “from about 1.200 to 3,800 votes and | hat thin in the final result of the can ana for which wo have. been walting. 0 far as any recount ts concerned. | he Natldnal Committee te not advin: d that there are auttictent grounds 1 hich’ woud eall for surh an appiten: | on." t Following is the statement tarucd 1 y Mr. Jordan, the California Scere: t sry of State, concerning tho alta: t “Under the proviatona of nection 4 B12 of the political code, Mt in the du: - of the Secretary of State to. com: ¢ aro and entimate tho votes xiven fort jectoro. Such comparison and catl-. ate In to be mado aa acon as returns 1 ra recolved from all the counties fn t 1¢ State, . “In Maryseitte precinct No. 3, colve Democratic electora are cred- nd with 96 votes each, hut the votes ceived by Laran A. Handley, Demo-" , atic cloctor, have not been credited ~auno the election clerkn failed to 10 ude the voto in thelr returnn to the sporvisorn, the mupervisorn could not certain auch vote and therefore the jity clerk wan unable to Inclade it ue return to thie office, The re P na from this county are incomplete. { “fa the county of Orange = more, * ariig caso of dlafrancbiecmsent” tn ° ceented. AN the votern of Oranxe-| ‘ orpe precinct have been ented an! ! proasion of thoir wishes as indicat: | Pps thelr votes. Bocause the tally 7 aa are in the sealed _envelopen con > ining tho Dailot the Board of Super. P rora could not ascertain the xoté in] F nt precinct, and the returns certiti-| 1 to this office are not complete be-| © one of auch omisalon. “If there mistakes are ‘not correct:| , . it there partial retarns are to be| ¢, cepted, if the will of the voters of] ese precincts In to bo disregarded, | g en the rote of one olector, why cin] p, t other mistakes be permitted to o¢| «, rin other countien and precinctsl ¢ d thus the will of ‘the voters bol p, warted and confusion result? “It ts tho daty of the Democratic] 1, 4 Ropublican State central commit. | ty © ceperecem Weele. feelers ee bee In order to straighten the Jegal tan: le that has arioen over the election the Baparior Courts of these countios Host order tho ballot boxes reopened and the count rendered complete, tn the opinion of James Cremis, State statietician, who has charge of the of felal election canvaae. _ ‘At the office of Aitorney General Webbe the wpotticlal oplaten was vole od that the Seoretary of State ovald not certify to the réterns for the Beate Unlew the vote of overy precinct was found correct fa the afficial comvaas. ‘Chester J. Rewell, cbairman of the Repwericen State emiyal commition fan tatepent tonight extd: “Whether these are sack irreguiert- ties tn the roteran an te Jastity _pre- qetinge tm the courts ios mater epGy wha Cans cumenttees wil herve fitaten asice Z£ p fa tee sme aehatacisiogeey a es | he enaa--°*< tnd tharstr cupetving’ Caters ‘ite vote in the electeral optiage. Back |B prepeattton: fa too. ridioalons te die cm" oe | As to the \ erested. ta Call- tofala by the silts of toe Soorsary of Btate It was sald at the White House last night that the snstter was net serious moment. aie General -opinion in Wanlington ts that the queytion will not come up there, that tt will be settled in the State courts through mandamus pro- ceedings, ae POLLARD AGAIN LEADS BROWN TO vrorony. .°- Brown won, another victory last Saturday. The Gaturday before oh defeated Yale and Frits Pollard, the ‘star colored halfback of the Brown team, was the hero of the game, mak inga ‘Branonian victory possible. A gain last Saturday in the game with Hervard it was Pollard’s individual erforts.that made a victory posalble. He scored two of the three touch: downs and made ‘the third possible. But here's what one of the white pap- cre (The Sun) says of him: (Praise from this quarter 18 not likely to be too profuse.) at ‘When Pollard finally ‘gave way to a substitute aftér the third touchdown wad scored and the game irretrievably tucked away In tho archives of Brown the crowd rose as one and accorded him an ovation rarely heard even on a collegiate field. Harvard and: Brown united in acknowledging Pollard the halfback of the year. Hig wan the aonadtion, th spectacte and all else of the Kame. Not only wax; he @ vertitable demon on offense. bat rarely did he fall to throw a Harvard runner on the defence. Ho recotrod forward passes cleanly, not only those of his own team, but alno Harvard pave ms. which be intercepted. Pollard was “ffectiva In every dopartmont of play, axhibiting not one weakness, and he nad several chances to fall had - he heen of the failing kind. DUSKY BEATS YALE, DAILY VRESS CALL PLAYING OF COLORED FOOT-BALL_ PAYER REST ON YALE FIELD THIS SEA SON PERFORMANCE CALLED, | UNSRIVALLED. « ‘The Sunday Port of Nov. 12, 1916, had the following report of Vollard's playing In the Yale~lrown foot-ball] amo at New, Haven: “Individually, Fritz Pollard, a Mthe dunky six-foot halfback, dinplayed the] cloveréat all-around backfield success attained op Yale Field this eoason, 10 end running, forward paxning, in ox cutlng a bewildered cris-cross and de- layed pase run, which was Brown's trump card; tn danhing back punts, {n aide ntepping and dodging Yale tack- lers In a broken fletd, Pollard rave af unrivalled performances. Hix head Mne exhibition brought the crowd. of 26,000 people up with a roar. in the| opening minutes of the final playing’ period. “Catching a pust holsted aloft to midfield by the to of Harry Jrore, Pollard caught cleanly, _xracetully Uhrew off tho Yale enda, ntarted toward the right, drawing the entire pack of the Yale tacklera tn that direction, then deftly using a puzzling aldesten, nwitehed to the left, where Be outstrip Ad every Yale pursuer on a dexperate! xprint for the Yato gonl linc, nailing al cross with the second touchdown for tile visitors. ‘Thin heart-breaking performance nailed the lid dewn on Yate hoper, and! the Flin were never dangerous after wards. : DRINKING BLIGNTS LIFE OF PROMISE. Chicaxo, IN, Nov, 16.—Sutelde in police station’ cloned a carcer that two years ago neemed fall of promiac when A. K. Bannock. « bank cashfer of Wilton Junction, Ta., drank potnon A auspicious check wan the conclad {ng act in a short apace of dissipation, A year and s half ago Bannock. who bad been a clerk in the Union Bank of Wilton Junction, Towa, was promoted to cashier. He wan regard: ed an a -keen and coming financier. Ho fell. in with bad companions. Drink overcame him and ho waa dis. charged. 3 After his dincharge he wandered here and there, fnally coming to Chi- cago. Yeatorday he visited a halt dozen shipa in tho vicinity of Center Street and SheMeld Axenud. At each he presented a check made ont to “cash” and signed “A. W. Williams.” One of the storekcopera called * the police, Bannock’ sald nothing when the po: co arrented him. Ho. was taken in the patrol wagon, At the police sta. ton he waa led to the door. An he entered the polico relaxed thetr vigit- ance. In this short interim Bannock took s small bottle from his: pocket and swallowed the polaon it contained. He was hurried to the Alexian Bros, Hospital. Physicians asl his nyaterg was reduced by- drink. besides the amount of polsoh he bad swallowed made it tmponible to revive him. He died within an hour. A search of his pockets revealed several letters that: indicated how ho had gone down to destraction through drink. There was a letter of {ischatro from the baak and several letters he} bad written, bat failed’ to post. Theee| 1d of the Aight he had made sgainst| be liquer Asbit, Dut without enccess. Tt te net known if thé check to torgery. It wee made on the North S160 Gavings Bank. Investigation will be made by the police to Gqter-| mine if Xt 36 0 forgery. In the mean- tme the petice have telegrapbed to Witton Janction for further informe- fon of the young man. 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The Rumaniann have suffered far ther yeversex at thé hands of von Falkenhayen, according to Uerlin. The advancing invaders have taken 2100 prisoners. ‘Tho final strugelo for Monastir ta re ported tn pragress. Some of the allles! forces are only four miles from the ee, | Winter has set in on’ the westers Dattle front Frowsing weather, with fenow in nore sections, prevaila along the fighting aren. Ie Germany, trata aro reported «stalled neat the Swls- frontier. / Britirh. attacks northeast of. Beau montlinmal and north of Reaucour: advanced the British Maen closer tc Bapaume, reports. the war office in London. French forces driving from the nouth made a strong attack agalnat the German pumitions at Sallly Salllt a0] and south of that village, but It was repulsed, the Herlln war office re: ported. ‘PaHta reports a Serbian gain of 809 yardn of {renchen east of the Cerna and the arrival of the French in the outakifta of Knnena, five miles south of Monastir. 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Roberta, fa not a resident of the State of Virgtola; it ts ordered that ho appear here within fifteen days af- ter duo publication of this order ant do what may be necessary to protect his interest herein. A COPY—TESTE: ‘ LUTHER LIBBY, Clerk No: Typographical ErrorGetsby Our ‘Proof Room. at mil : Pay | NG IL ed ee \. - mr PAY The care. shown in reading proof is characteristic of. the care devoted te all phises of ser work. HAPPENED! [.# tertalomenta it was deckeod to cuaps one cent sdmicsion. Meops Wes iz (oralon) Bomar wes Samy ayia the ald soe weg be te ee ie et Lees ae sity Te pommie thay bac! = ee wen b ae oy oureel ak ait Oi The Yellow Claw BY SAX ROHMEF Copyright, 1815, by Lippincott's Magazine. Copyright, 1815, by McBride, Nast & Co. SYNOPSIS Henry Leroux, novelist, is visited by a strange woman, bordering on collapse, who is murdered in his flat while he had none to summon his friend, Dr. Cumberby. Protective Inspector Dunbar is summoned and questions Leroux, Dr. Cumberby, his daughter, John, and Mrs. Kearn. Friend. Mrs. Leroux is away, supposedly commented at the the more curious left both lights on "Did he say so? He did." The prised him to a came in, and I in the lobby. The the study, turned CHAPTER II. Inspector Dunbar takes Charge. DETECTIVE INSPECTOR DUNBAR was admitted by Dr. Cumberly. He was a man of notable height, large bon- built gaudily and squarely. In the entrance lobby he stood for a moment. "My name is Cumberly," said the doctor, glancing at the card which the Scotland Yard man had proffered. "I occupy the flat above." "Glad to know you, Dr. Cumberly, replied the detective in a light and not unpleasant voice, and the fierce eyes momentarily grow kindly. "This," continued Cumberly, draw- ing Dunbar forward into the study, "is my friend, Leroux—Henry Leroux, whose name you will know?" "I have not that pleasure," replied Dunbar. "Well," added Cumberly, "he is a famous novelist, and his fat, unfortunately, has been made the scene of a crime. This is Detective Inspector Dunbar, who has come to solve our difficultile, Leroux." He turned to where Exel stood upon the hearth rug, toying with his monocle. "Mr. John Exel, M. P." "Glad to know you, gentleman," said Dunbar. Leroux rose from the armchair in which he had been sitting and stared drearily at the newcomer. Exel screwed the monocle into his right eye and likewise surveyed the detective. Cumberly, taking a tumbler from the bureau, said: "A Scotch and soda, Inspector?" "It is a suggestion," said Dunbar. "that, coming from a medical man, appeals." While the doctor poured out the whisky and aquired the soda into the glass Inspector Dunbar, standing squarely in the middle of the room, fixed his eyes upon the still form lying in the shadow of the writing table. "You will have been called in, doctor," he said, taking the proffered tumbler, "at the time of the crime?" "Exactly," replied Cumberly. "Mr. Leroux run up to my flat and summoned me to see the woman." "What time would that be?" "Big Ben had just struck the final stroke of twelve when I came out on to the landing." "Mr. Leroux would be waiting there for you?" "He stood in my entrance lobby while I slipped on my dress gown, and we came down together." "I was entering from the street," interrupted Exel, "as they were descending from above"— "You can enter from the street, sir, in a moment," said Dumbar, holding up his hand. "One witness at a time, if you please." Exel shrugged his shoulders and curled slightly, leaning his elbow upon the mantelpiece and flicking off the thaw from his cigar. "I take it you were in bed?" questioned Dumbar, turning again to the doctor. "I had been in bed about a quarter of an hour when I was aroused by the ringing of the doorbell. This ringing struck me as so urgent that I ran out in my pajamas and found there Mr. Leroux, in a very disturbed state"— "What did be say? Give his own words as nearly as you can remember them." Leroux, who had been standing, sank slowly back into the armchair, with his eyes upon Dr. Cumberly as the latter replied: "He said: 'Cumberly, Cumberly, for God's sake come down at once. There is a strange woman in my fat apparently in a dying collition.'" "What did you do?" "I ran into my bedroom and slipped on my dressing gown, leaving Mr. Leroux in the entrance hall. Then, with the clock chiming, the last stove of midnight, we came out together, and I closed my door behind me. There was no light on the stair. But our conversation-Mr. Leroux was speaking in a very high pitched voice." "What was he saying?" "He was explaining to me how some women unknown to him had interrupted his work a few minutes before, by singing his doorbell." Inspector Dunbar held up his hand. "I won't ask you to respond what he said, doctor, Mr. Leroux presently can give me his own words." "We had dearest led to this floor," he recalled Cumberby, "when Mr. Blind, entering below, called up to us asking if anything was the matter. Lennox applied: 'Matter, Bzell. There's a devil of a business. For mercy's sake come up.'" "Well?" "Mr. Blind thereupon joined us at the door of this flat." "Was it open?" "Ken. Mr. Lennox had rushed up to me, having the door open behind him. The light was out both in the lobby and in the lobby, a fact unseen." SYNOPSIS 2 "What time would that be?" "What did you do?" What was he saying? commented at the time. It was all the more curious as Mr. Leroux had left both lights on." "Did he say so?" "He did. The circumstances surprised him to a marked degree. We came in, and I turned up the light in the lobby. Then Leroux, entering the study, turned up the light there too. I entered next, followed by Mr. Exol, and we saw the body lying where you see it now." "Who saw it first?" "Mr. Leroux. He drew by attention to it, saying that he had left her lying on the centerfield and not upon the floor." "You examined her?" "I did. She was dead, but still warm. She exhibited signs of recent illness and of being addicted to some drug habit, probably morphine. This, beyond doubt, contributed to her death, but the direct cause was asphyxiation. She had been strangled!" "My God! groaned Leroux, dropping his face into his hands. "You found marks on her throat?" "The marks were very slight. No great pressure was required in her weak condition." "You did not move the body?" "Certainly not. A more complete examination must be made, of course. But I extracted a piece of torn paper from her clenched right hand." Inspector Dunbar lowered his tuffed brows. "I'm not glad to know you did that," he said. "It should have been left." "It was done on the spur of the moment, but without altering the position of the hand or arm. The paper lies upon the table yonder." Inspector Dunfar took a long drink. Thus far he had made no attempt to examine the victim. Pulling out a bulging note case from the inside pocket of his blue serge coat, he uncrewed a fountain pen, carefully tested the nib upon his thumb nail and made three or four brief entries. Then, stretching out one long arm, he laid the wallet and the pen beside his glass Abject Terror Was Written Upon H Features. upon the top of a bookcase without otherwise changing his position, and, glancing aside at hisel, said: "Now, Mr. Exel, what help can you give us?" "I have little to add to Dr. Cumberly's account," answered Exel offhandedly. "The whole thing seemed to me"— "What it seemed," interrupted Dunbar, "does not interest Scotland Yard, Mr. Exel, and won't interest the jury." "What do you want to know, then?" asked Exel. "I will be wanting to know," said Dunbar, "where you were coming from tonight." "I left Sir Brian Malpas at the corner of Victoria street at four minutes to 12 by Big Ben and walked straight home, actually entering here from the street as the clock was chiming the last strokes of midnight." "Then you would be as walked up the street from an easterly direction?" "Certainly." "Did you meet any one or anything?" "A taxicab, empty—for the bood was lowered—passed me as I turned the corner. There was no other vehicle in the street, and no person." "You don't know from which door the cab came?" "As I turned the corner, replied Exel, "I heard the man starting his engine, although when I actually saw the cab it was in motion, but judging by the sound to which I refer, the cab had been stationary, if not at the door of Palace manSION, certainly at that of the next block, St Andrew's mansions." "Did you hear or see anything else?" "I saw nothing whatever. But just as I approached the street door I heard a peculiar whistle, apparently proceeding from the gardens in the center of the square. I attached no importance to it at the time." "What kind of whistle?" "I have forgotten the actual note, but the effect was very odd in some way." "In what way?" "An impression of this sort is not entirely reliable, inspector, but it struck me as ornate." "Ah! said, huncher and reached out the long arm for his notebook." "Can I be of any further assistance?" "You had entered the hallway and were about to enter your own hat when the voices of Dr. Cumberly and Mr. Leroux attracted your attention? "I actually had the key in my hand," replied Exel. "Did you actually have the key in the lock? "Let me think," mused Exel, and he took out a bunch of keys and dangled them reflectively before his eyes. "No, I was fumbling for the right key when I heard the voices above me." "When did you last hear? "Three days ago. "Did you answer the letter? "Yes; my answer was among the small which Nosime took to the post tonight. "You said, though, if I remember rightly, that he was out without permission? Leroux ran his fingers through his hair. "I meant that he should only be absent about five minutes or so." "But were you facing your door?" "No," averred Excel, perceiving the drift of the inspector's inquiries. "I was facing the stairway the whole time, and, although it was in darkness, there is a street lamp immediately outside on the pavement, and I can sweep positively that no one descend, ed—that there was no one in the hall nor on the stair except Mr. Loroux and Dr. Cumberly." "Have a brandy and soda?" suggested Dr. Cumberly, his eyes turned upon the pathetic face of the novelist. But Leroux shook his head wearily. "Go ahead, inspector," he said. "I am anxious to tell you all I know. God knows I am anxious to tell you." A sound was heard of a key being inserted in the lock of a door. Four pairs of curious eyes were turned toward the entrance lobby, when the door opened, and a sleek man of medium height, clean shaven, but with his hair cut low upon the check bones so as to give the impression of short slide whiskers entered in a manner at once furious and serrile. Abject terror was written upon his features and for a moment the idea of flight appeared to suggest itself urgently to him, but finally he took a step forward toward the study. "Who's this?" snapped Dunbar without removing his leonine eyes from the newcomer. "It is Soumen" came the weary voice of Leroux. "Butter?" "Yes." "Where's he been?" "I don't know. He remained out without my permission." "He did, eh?" Inspector Dunbar thrust forth a long finger at the shrinking form in the doorway. "Yes, sir," said Soames, holding his hat in both hands and speaking huskily. "Yes, sir; certainly, sir." He crossed the lobby and disappeared. "There is no other way out, is there?" inquired the detective, glancing at Dr. Cumberly. "There is no other way," was the reply, "but surely you don't suspect—" I would suspect the archbishop of Westminster." snapped Dunbar, "if he came in like that! Now, sir"—he turned to Leroux—"you were alone here tonight?" "Quite alone, inspector. The truth is, I fear that my servants take liberties in the absence of my wife." "In the absence of your wife? Where is your wife?" "She is in Paris." "Is she a Frenchwoman?" "No; oh, no. But my wife is a painter, you understand, and —er —I met her in Paris—er— Must you insist upon these—domestic particulars, Mr. Inspector I" "If Mr. Exel is anxious to turn in," replied the inspector, "after his no doubt exhausting duties at the house, and if Dr. Cumberly—" "I have no secrets from Cumberly" interjected Letoux. "The doctor has known no almost from boyhood, but—er—turning to the politician—"don't you know. Exel—no offense, no offense—" He crossed the study and at the door paused and turned. "Ilyt upon me, Leroux," he said, "to help in any way within my power." He crossed the lobby, entered the outer door and departed. "Now, Mr. Leroux," resumed Dunbar, "about this matter of your wife's absence." HILE Henry Leroux collected his thoughts, Dr. Cumberly glanced across at the writing table where lay the fragment W "My wife," began Leroux, "shared a studio in Paris, at the time that I met her, with an American lady—a very talented portrait painter—r-a Miss Denise Ryland. You may know her name!—but of course you don't, not Well, my wife is herself quite clever with her brush; in fact, she has exhibited more than once at the Paris salon. We agreed at—er—at the time of our—of our engagement that she should be free to visit her old artistic friends in Paris at any time. You understand? There was to be no leet or blindness. Is this really necessary, Mr. Inspector? "Pray go on, Mr. Leroux." "Well, you understand, it was a give and take arrangement; because I am afraid that I myself demand certain sacrifices—from my wife—and—if I did not feel entitled to interfere—" "Does she usually stay long?" inquired Donlair. "Not more than a week. as a rule." answered Leroux. "You must excuse me," continued the detective, "if I seem to pry into intimate matters, but on these occauses, how does Mr. Leroux get on for money?" "I have opened a credit for her," explained the novelist wearily, "at the Credit Lynnman, in Paris." Dunbar sorrified belyd in his notebook. "Liceen she take her maid with her?" he berated oddly. "She has no mind of the moment," replied Lawrence. "She has been withdrawn for the last twelve months or more." "Yes; my answer was among the mall which Soumes took to the pet tonight." "You said, though. If I remember rightly, that he was out without permission?" Leoux ran his fingers through his hair. "I meant that he should only be been absent five minutes or so, while he remained out for more than six hour." Inspector Dumbar nodded compre bendingly, tapping his teeth with the head of the tounnain pen. "And the other servants?" "There are only two—a cook and a maid. I released them for the evening—glad to get rid of them—wanted to work." "They are late?" "They take liberties because I am easy going." "I see," said Dunbar. "So that you were quite alone this evening when"—he nodded in the direction of the writing table—"your clitoris came?" "Quite alone. No living thing." said Leroux monotonously. "left this fat from the time that the three of us. Exel. Cumberly and I, entered up to the time that Miss Cumberly came and, with the doctor, went out again." "I'llm." said the inspector, making notes. "It appears so certainly. I will ask you, then, for your own account, Mr. Leroux, of the arrival of the woman in the clivet furs. 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When you can get Furniture and Rugs from an Old Established house like JURGENS—that's known to sell the best quality goods, just as reasonable as elsewhere—why not give your friends a good impression. It will give us the greatest pleasure to show you our wonderful stock of home making comfort giving Furniture and Rugs and—don't fail to ask our salesmen about our banking plan which gives you 5, 10 or 15 months in which to pay for any purchase. CHAS. G. JURGENS SON ESTABLISHED 1880 ADAMS AND BROAD PAGE THREE king of Marriage? right. The young man who is con- y should bank his money. After home he should have something laud versity. Wedded life rooms added prospective bridegroom should open pana happiness in the future. Weill system. CS SAVINGS BANK J. WRITE OR VISIT US AT —NORTHWEST CORNER. ES. WALTER T. DAVIS, CAT RAILROADS NORFOLK & WESTER ATLANTIC COAST LINK THE STANDARD RAILROAD OF THE SOUTH (Reactive January 8, 1926) Train Inc. For Petzburg: 15:48 A.M. 8:19 A.M. 8:18 A.M. 9:00 A.M. 8:30 A.M. 8:50 P.M. *8:00 P.M. *4:18 P.M. 8:50 P.M. M.. 8:50 P.M. For Goldberg: 11:58 P.M. 11:58 P.M. For Hopewell: 5:18 A.M. *11:18 P.M. *11:18 P.M. P.M. 18:18 P.M. Trains arrive Richmond daily: 6:20 A. M. 7:00 A. M. 8:13 A. M. 6:18 A. M. 6:07 A. M. 11:40 A. M. 8:10 P. M. 7:40 P. M. 8:13 P. M. 6:18 P. M. 7:45 P. M. 8:08 P. M. 8:16 P. M. Tuesday. *Tuesday Study* Of arrival and departure and commu- tions and guaranteed. THE SOUTHERN SR SERVES THE SOUTH (N. D. -Following schedule figures published as information and not guaranteed). 5:00 A. M. -Daily -Local for Dantille. 10:30 A. M. -Daily -Limited -For all points South. Pullian buffet parlor car. 3:00 P. M. -Except Sunday -Local for Chase City. Pullian buffet parlor car. 6:00 P. M. -Daily -For Dantille. Atlanta and Birmingham with Pullian observation sleep- car. 11:15 A. M. -Daily -Limited -For all points North. Pullian preamble 8:00 P. M. YORK RIVER LINB 4:15 P. M. — Daily—Local to West Point. 4:10 P. M. — Western train, daily except Sunday 4:10 P. M. — Daily—Local to West Point. 7:25 A. M. — Daily—Local to West Point. TRAINS ARRIVE RICHDIMON From A. M. to 8:30 P. M. to 8:10 A. M. 3:50 P. M. and 8:30 P. M. daily; 8:40 A. M. except Sunday. From West Point: 1:40 A.M. M. 6:15 P.M. From West Point: 1:40 A.M. train train from Baltimore, daily except Monday. MAGGREGOR DENT, D. P. A. 907 East Main Street, Baltimore, Maryland 772 21 North Seventh Street, Baltimore CHESAPEAKE & OHIO Cincinnati, Louise & West, *22 p.*, *7 p.*, *11 p.* Main Line, Near Lake, *7:25 a.*, *1:15 p.* Near Lake, Near Lake, *7:25 a.*, *1:15 p.* Newport News, Norfolk and Old Point, *8:38 a.*, *12 m.*, *4 p.* Newport News Local, *8:38 a.*, *12 m.*, *4 p.* Newport News Local, Norfolk, *7:14 a.*, *1:05 p.* *8:30 p.*, Newport News, *9:56 a.*, *1:05 p.* From West, *8:10 a.*, *1:20 p.*, *9:56 a.* From West, *8:10 a.*, *1:20 p.*, *9:56 a.* Charlestown, Charlestown, except Sunday from Thursday, *11:25 a.*, *1:20 p.* Jones River, *8:38 a.*, *4:30 p.* *Daily* *Knott School* ```markdown ``` Published Every Saturday by John Mitchell, Jr. 811 North Fourth Street, Richmond, Va. JOHN MITCHELL, JR. EDITOR All communications intended for publication should be sent to us go to reach us by Wednesday entered at the First Office at Richmond, Va. or email contact member. A jealous man is worse than a jealous woman, and both are liable to injure themselves and others at welt. Some folks are trying to save money by falling out with some of their friends. They will make up again after the first of January. Many people are worried over the election, and the surprising part about it is that most of these people had not a rent on the result. When you are tired, rest yourself, if you can. You will remain on this side of the river Jordan much longer to do. --- They lynch colored folks down South, but they give those left living work. They should stop doing the use and continue doing the other. A person who can save money on a Christmas Savings Club card in order to have a good time at Christmas can save all the year round on a savings account in order to buy a house and lot for lifetime. When a person is over religious, he shy about letting that person get into your debt. They are very liable to hit God pay you, and He does not settle bills of that sort until you are dead. --- They tell us that these are good times, that prosperity is at the door and that happiness and contentment should be in the land. This reminds us that talk is cheap, chickens are high, and turkeys are flying above the tops of church steeple out of every poor man's reach. --- Colored folks who want to marry should do so, and colored folks who want divorce should not be permitted to have them. "Look before you leap" is a good rule. Who ever heard talk of a person being able to leap back to a high cliff after he had taken the long leap. Look before you leap" --- Some colored folks marry in order to have a home, and after they marry, find out that they haven't any home. Then there is trouble. One half of the time of some people is utilized in finding out just who have money, and the other half is spent in devising plans to relieve them of the money they have. --- JUDGE D. C. RICHARDSON, of the Hunting Court of this city, must necessarily feel a grim satisfaction over the action of the Supreme Court of Virginia in upholding his decision in holding that the city tax of one dollar and forty cents on one hundred dollars' worth of capital of merchants is unconstitutional. There was a disposition at the time, in some quarters, to ridicule the decision and to regard the conscientious judge with a cynical smile of ridicule. No notice was taken of this, and so far as the distinguished jurist was concerned, he did not appear to care one way or the other. Some persons placed him in the attitude of being against Richmond city's beat interests. They were all unmindful of the fact that His Honor was sworn to uphold the law in keeping with the previous decisions of higher tribunals. He had no desire to injure Richmond or to reduce its revenues. When the Court descends to the level of the average politician, the judicial armenine is stained. Anyhow, the decision of the Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia has silenced the crookers in some quarters and given Jules D. C. Richmond a high place among the legal luminaries of the commonwealth. When a law is declared unconstitutional, the commencement way to do is not to look advance at the legal trifunction, but to attempt to pass a law in keeping with the decision of the Court. The death of Lewis H. Blam removes from active life one of the most remarkable men that this State has ever produced. He was a scholar and an economist. His views were thought to be erratic at one time, but time will demonstrate the correctness of many of the advanced views, which his works contained. His second marriage changed him wonderfully to the end that he did not care to embarrass his own associates and those of his family by giving undue prominence to the declarations made by him in former years. He has never retracted them, how ever, and to those who knew him best he was emphatic in elaborating great principles, which have their adding place at the throne of God. He was friendly to the people at the commonwealth, regardless of race or color. We knew him well, and we felt a personal loss when the announcement of his taking off was made. Somehow God, in His divine wisdom, continues to raise up Southerners of this type. He was consolent to the last degree, patriotic to the core, and we looked with horror and display when he quietly gathered up the chastity rose of death, wrapped it about him, and stepped nimbly into the canoe propelled by the boatman pule. May he rest in peace for his family is consolled by the thought that a worthy citizen has gone on before. SOARING PRICES February 19: Witness was elected President of the United States four years ago upon the platform to reduce the price of living and to open the prices in the workingman's pocket by reducing the tariff, which was alleged to be responsible for most of those kinds of DL from which we suffer. Now, the most we're putting in response to our protests, are high prices are federal investigations, which do not better the economic situation. February 19: Witness was reelected November 19, 1966, and the following extract from the local column of the Los Angeles Times will prove to be interesting reading. With the press of telephone in many instances at the highest level since the War Between the States and with many of the larger cities attempting to force the high cost of necessities downward through the operation of boycots and embargoes by the consumer, a special meeting of the executive committee of the Richmond Housewives League has been called to consider the advisability of such action in Richmond. The meeting will be held Friday afternoon at Goldock at the home of the president, Mrs. Smart Michaux, 926 West Franklin Street. Officers of the league have been watching closely for several days the trend of the movement in New York, Boston and Chicago, where drastic steps have been taken by city officials and others in an effort to reduce the economically high prices which it is charged are the result, in part, of attempts to "corner" the supply of many articles of food. The special meeting of the executive committee of the Richmond Housewives League was called yesterday day after advice from Norfolk had been received telling of the benefits declared in that city against turkeys and eggs. These commodities are restating in that city for 29 cents per dozen, 45 eggs and 45 to 50 cents per pound for turkey. The probability of further advances forced the Norfolk association to take action. Prices for turkeys quoted in Richmond yesterday were somewhat less than those for the export city, but, on the other hand, the retail price of eggs was substantially higher in Richmond than in Norfolk. The more moderate quotations on turkeys were the direct result of a temporarily well-supplied market in Richmond, the supply exceeding the demand in this city. "We have called this meeting," said Mrs Michaue last night, "for the purpose of discussing, and considering the advisability of declaring hostages. Such action has been taken in other cities of the country, and we have committees now gathering information which will be presented to the committee at the meeting Friday. "The committee will give a most deliberate consideration of the problem—to the causes and to the remedies—and we are in hopes that we may relieve the situation." Definite action is expected to be taken, since increasing complaint has been heard in recent weeks against the steadily rising prices of various foodstuffs, and it is probable that action against other commodities than turkeys and eggs will be taken by the league. The Richmond Housewives' League has a membership at this time of more than 350, and each member is a large buyer of various commodities. Declarations of boxcars by this organization would undoubtedly be felt in Richmond, and officers of the league are firm in the belief that they will find many housewives in Richmond not members of the organization that will give them all the assistance possible in the attempt to reduce the prices of commodities in this city. The price of practically every item required by a family has shown great advances in recent months, and conditions, it is admitted, have in many respects become critical. Not only have food stiffs increased from 35 to 75 per cent. over the quotations prevailing a year ago, but clothing, shoes and practically every other commodity have likewise made heavy advances. The ratio of living expenses to salaries and wages of the average householder is far greater, it is said, than at any time in recent years. While the cost of living has been searing, wages in many lines and among office employees have remained practically stationary. Cordia classes of labor are receiving today probably the highest wages ever paid for that class of work, yet the increased earnings have not been correspondingly as large as have the advanced commodity prices. The average American is suffering on all sides. With the winter months just approaching, reports are current of probable famines in coal. The retail price of this commodity has advance from $2 to $4 per ton. Many factors are said to be the cause of this advance, and the blame is placed on many shoulders and dented with equal emphasis by all concerned. If the white folks, who have all the money, are making these protests, what must be said of the colored folk of this community, and those of the entire country? Yet, these people supported the movement for the continuation of these conditions. Argument will not do. These people are slaves to a prejudice which causes them to experience untold suffering, while novices run the government. Still, a people who stood two hundred and fifty years of galling slavery can certainly go without turkeys on Thanksgiving Day and plum-pudding of Christmas Day. We are sorry for the housewives, but, God bless their souls, they are unable to eat their own cookings. The Syrians seem to be too high to get anything to cook. AROUSING THE COLORED FOLKS The white press of Richmond has for many years contributed from its editorial column all references that would offend the sensibilities or wound the feelings of the better class of our people. A decided sensation was caused among the colored people a result of an editorial appearing in the Richmond. (Na.) *Frontier Journal* of Wednesday, November 22, 1916. Under the caption of "Answering a Northern Contemporary" it discussed the signal triumph of Mr. Furry Portland who is accounted to be the greatest hailock in the country, and who succeeded by his skill and prowess in practically disposing the victory over Harvard into the lap of Brown University. The New York Printing Post was not discussing the matter spectullly with the Printing Journal, but that publication, Exhibitor like, rubbed in to the discussion and in its real mad the declaration. "The whites must rule, the blacks must serve; those professing can move North to live. Only by the most right adherence to the rules of precedence as bad down by the superior race can the latter retain its supremacy." This kind of prejudicial argument has done more to cause the retrogressive of thousands of young white men than anything else. It has caused an air of superiority to exert and the despised black folks are making giant strides to overtake and pass those kind of white people, who gulp down these egregious words, like a sweet northerer. For aoke truly when he said "Worth makes the rain, and want of it the falling; The rest is all but leather or prunetto." This has been the cause of the progress of the races of the Old World, who are outstripping the Americana in science, literature, art and in the industrial pursuits. The brawn and muscle o f this country are originating in the recent products of the foreigners, who hostate not at either race prejudice or work, but who proceed to do things. All of this talk about social equality, about eating at the table with a white person is neither more nor less than a cloud of dust, an attempt to becloud the issue. Southern white folks have been sleeping in the beds with colored folks for a century and the colored folks have been sleeping in the beds with the white folks. The children of the past, the men and women of today, were raised in this manner. They romped in the nurseries with colored folks and they sang and prayed in innocent enjoyment and amusement with the same kind of people. They hit off from the same apple with each other and they knew naught about this so-called social equality about which our able contemporary contends. They read from the same Holy Bible and they bowed down to pray at the same shrine, and when death came thousands of them were buried together in the same section, in the same cemetery. Then why try to deceive or to mislead the brothen in the North with such cheap argument? Some elements of the white folks and some elements of the colored folks went. n long bow-shot further in this matter as the thousands of white colored folks will show. But we suppose it will not do to discuss this phase of the question further. What we intended to say is that the Richmond (Va.) Evening Journal wounded the feelings of the colored people of this community deeply, and the feeling of resentment is in evidence from one section of this city to the other. O, the pity of it! ROANOKE NOTES ROANOKE, VA., Nov. 2$—At the Christian Church, Sunday, November 20th, at three o'clock Rev. George C. Taylor, D. D. delivered a very appropriate sermon, it being an occasion of the sacrament of baptism by immersion. The pastor, Rev. J. R. Loudback and his generous officers granted the pastor and officers of Mt. Zion A. M. E. Church the use of their pool for the occasion. An offering of $5 36 was lifted. This was anniversary day for Rev. Loudback. He had been ten years with the people of Knoxville. Rev. Taylor's text was, "Cast the bread upon the waters for thou shall find it after many days." He plotted it all plausibly that not one who heard him went away without fully understanding and gathering new hopes and aspirations, to continue sowing for the Master during their sojourn in this present life in order to gather in the latter end of our days a glorious harvest composed of faith and works and at last, but not least, a home in Heaven. Mrs. Fanny Cuff, of Vinton, Va. died Saturday, November 26th, at 1:15 o'clock in the 55th year of her age. She was the wife of Brother James Cuff, both members of the Mt. Zion A. M. E. Church. The funeral took place at 12:30 o'clock at the Star of Bethlehem Baptist Church, of Vinton, Va., of which Rev. Curtis is pastor. The church was filled to the doors. Undertaker W. F. Hughes had charge. The choir sang "Neater My God to Those." Brother T. T. Tranham led in prayer. The choir remanded another selection, after which Rev. George C. Taylor, D. D. of Mt Zion A. M. E. Church read Job 14:1-12. I Corinthians 15th chapter, from the 11th verse throughout Rev. Curtis spoke of the Life and character of the deceased. The A. M. E. Church at Roanoke, was or painted more than thirty years ago in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Carter, mother and father of Mrs. Cuff. Rev George Tee, of the A. M. E. Church spoke encounter words to the pourriers. He has been preaching forty-three years and had missed being in church only three sabbaths in that time. The remains of Mr John Dunnings who died Sunday, on Ninth avenue, N W were shipped to Rocky Mount Brevard county, Va. this morning. He was a member of Sweet Union Baptist Church, situated on Eighth avenue, N W. Roy William Gilbert is pastor. Sunday night at eight o'clock, Rev. Dr. M. E. Davis, of the Thirth Street Bethel A M. E. Church, Richmond Va. delivered a fine sermon to an attentive audience. He used as a test, H. Collosseo, 50: John 15:26. He delivered the message in a most persuasive manner and seemed to carry his audience away with the power of the Spirit of which seemed to gather upon him as he unfolded the truths of the Master. He explained how the things of the world allure men from the path of right and duty, but God has promised to guide men aright if they will submit their lives to Him and follow in the way He leads. A powerful discourse, one that should be remembered long and treasured in the hearts and minds of all who heard him. We hope the doctor may come and see us again soon. He is in the city by invitation of the Board of Directors of Burrell's Memorial Hospital and recording to reports his presence is having its effect for the help and durance of a deeper interest in the institution. $20.16 was collected as the offering of the day. All were well pleased. Rev James D. Walker preached at Hill Street Baptist Church, Sunday morning, November 6th, to an attentive audience. Text: Psalms 17:15. As for me, I will behold Thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when lawake with Thy likeness. The Reverend treated his subject in an able and convincing manner. At eight o'clock at the Hill Street Church, Rev James D. Walker spoke for the people from Exodus 32:26. Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the Lord's side. Let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him. The blobater will be ever published. It has come down to the nations, to individuals and all races of earth. If they will review the chart the Maker and Governor of all things, they will soon be able to discover the source from which all danger, disaster and even death comes to the sons of earth Mrs. Laura Cassell spent a few days visiting her sister, Mrs. Lloyd Hairston on her way to Columbus, Ohio, after having spent two months with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown, of Speedwell, Va. Miss Annie E. H. visited Miss Magnolia Brown, of 602 Park street N. W. on her way to Columbus, O. Mrs. Mary Rice, of 169 Common-wealth avenue, N. E., who has been away from the city to Hot Springs, for the past two months, returned home Wednesday, November 22nd. Her brother-in-law accompanied her home. He returned Thursday by way of Bedford City. and Lynchburg, visiting his people in Russburg and from there to Hot Springs, Va. Mr. W. P. Tweedy is in business at Hot Springs, Bath county, Va. Miss Hattie W. Mavins left for Elkhorn, West Virginia to visit her sister, Mrs. Mamie Williams. Miss Hattie is sister to Mrs. Johnnie Hayes, 23 Hart avenue. The Ladies of M. Zion A. M. E. Church began their bazaar Tuesday evening, which was well attended, and judging from the beginning, the promises are that it will be a successful affair. It closes Thanksgiving night. BOSTON THEATRE. This house is operating under the highest standard of respectability. Nothing immoral. Let the children come to matinees. Five cents to all. Good music and good order. See the Big War Extra. United States versus Mexico. Villa and his band operating on the border, showing the real fighting. United States soldiers and Villa bandits. Monday, "This Girl. From Prince." Tuesday, Bostrian Pudnik in the World of Love." Wednesday, "Grip of Evil." You can always find a good one at this house. INTELLIGENT FARMING It Means Decided Increase in the Annual Profit. [Protected by Kansas Station.] It pays to farm intelligently. Demonstration entropies on more than 800 farms conducted by farm bureau and the Kansas State Agricultural college prove conclusively that the farmer who exceeds his neighbors in crops produced receives anywhere from $150 to $600 more each year for his labor. "If the farm business is of good quality, other things being equal, it will be much more profitable than if lacking in this respect," says Edward C. Johnson, dean of the division of extension, Kansas State Agricultural college. "By good quality is not meant excessively high yields of crops or exceptional production of stock. It does mean, however, yields that are a little better than the average for the community, cows that give more milk than the average cow and beef cattle, hogs and horses of more than average productivity. "The Kansas farmer excels his neighbors in the crops produced and makes on the average $150 to $200 more each year for his labor than the average farmer. The farmer who excels in productivity of live stock receives $250 to $300 a year more for his labor than the average farmer, while the farmer who excels in both crop yields and productivity of live stock makes $100 to $200 a year more than the average." These facts can be demonstrated by the records of the farm business in practically any community in the state and have been brought out clearly by farm bureau and the agricultural college in demonstration surveys on more than 100 farms in Kansas as well as similar surveys in other states throughout the country. "It is clear," comments Dean Johnson, "that the farmer who has a business of considerable proportions, such as a well equipped, diversified farm of 100 to 210 acres, can improve his income very considerably by giving more attention to the maintenance of soil fertility, to the securing of better crop yields, to the selection of better dairy cows or to the better breeding and better feeding of beef cattle, hogs, horses and sheep." Concrete Hotbed. To avoid annual repairs and to secure the best, results build the hotbed of concrete. Locate the bed on the sunny, wind protected side of a building. A four sand bed is usually large enough except for commercial purposes. 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The farming man who worked that way Would finish up by noon. —Kansas City Journal. . . - Fe so wi - ‘ - BS es BS ae = gal RARER) | oot, Re?) ~ ZA Fi a =: my — ‘ goo: = ii = a. I) as PS ee 7 Va Sy = - <2 . a , ’ - 4% , lr \ ¥ 7? a 2 es . tH el | ed . " - a £ | == | se Mi , ; 407 we i Re [ he suiliiy MO Mos] ns 3 —: N = ed i] ny 4 tana eo So “ s os 7 ‘ 8 . 7 . re 2 — al \. (ee aa att ae | =e AT THE TONS METROPOLIS Rey. Dr. P. A. Wallace, raises $3,001 in Raily—Greatest Record in Hin tory of Ficet Street Church of which ho 1s pastor—Bishop A..P: Caimphor only’ Nogro Bishop in M. K, Church pleads for Africa in Stirring Ad: = drexe—Points to Africa as Ultimate Hope of tho Nexro—An Interesting book, on The Life and achievements of Bishop Alexander Waltorn to appear soon—Major Moton makes brief visit — Alien’« Natfonal News Bureau, * 447 Lenox, Avenue, Now York City, Nov. 2%, 1916, Roy. Dr. PA. Wallace whe hos “con pastor of the Fleet StroeP AM. EL Zion Church in Bro.klyn for only five months, has Just ended n rally in which ho ratsed aver $2000 the Targ- ent amount ever rained in tho history of the chureh. The rally Instod only ono month ending Sunday RN amner 12, when the final count totath thon? mount desimnated, Never before in the history of the church hax auch’ on thuniasm been shown on the part of the members of the church, or have ‘thoy ever rallied ty the nupport of a pastor Dr. Wallace organized the church tal to one rent team, and under bin Jendership n syatematic enmpaten was! waged which renulted in a complete victory for the members. The cam- paign attracted wide attention fa the paligions ctreles throughout the city ‘and among thoas who contributed $100.00 to the fund wax Scnator E- lot William Calder who on the first to the Fleet Street Church tiecame Rently tmipresied with Dr, Wallace ax f leader. ‘ ‘When the amount was anneunced at the end of the rally great enthustanin— refxned in the church, and {t har giv. en the church an fmpetun which. will doubtiens mark a new epoch in the re ligsous Ife of the church and commun ity. The ability of a pastor to bring abont such marvelous results In mueb~* a phort tlme, xhown the flie powera of londerehip and personality of Dr. Wallace and gives him . place {n the Ife of the connection wbfch tx untann, The wuccean that has come to him in hin effort given him # fixed place tn \ the uplift of the rico in Brooklyn. and makes him one of the outatandin ; perronalities of the race. 4 Tle came te the church from one at | che biggest churches of the connec: ! on in Philadelphia tn July amt he, Immediately lookeit around and Rot the | forces together for action. He has 3 ready made the church a religious anit, intelectual conter. and told your cor: 5 reapondent that he plana to introduce { many new features soon that will de- ¢ relop the church and tnerenre {tx tn- uence. One of the things he will In- raduce noon will be a public shere topics bearing upen ar : Mfo of the race will be atianwed, He han long been regarded an one ot the mort powerful preachern fn the nce. and in the Zion connection he tr ated an ono of the mort successful awtors. He has made notable records cheraver he has been stationed. He ix A RTaduate of hott, Maryville College t nd Lincoln Univeraity, Since being 1 t the church he las taken In over 60 1! nembers, He haa deen aignally hon h red by the conneetion, and ts today bh he tending man in the field for the wt ‘shopric. Judging from the high on- 6 com in-which ho In held by hia chureh 1 in ane to any that In 1920 ho will te e.clovated to that office. Bishop Wal bs pra when acen by your correspondent ai ant week maid that bo wan pleased with tr he magnificent record mada hy Dr., Dl Vnilace in that in his opinion the ro- |W ord wan A fine endorsement of his}! eraonality and force, c Dr. Wallace fn ably assisted 10 his] w hurch work by his wife who ta alts oman of culturo and education. She | of keenly Interested In tho career of| er husband. They have two children | tr on ISHOP A. P. CAMPHOR - PLEADS] th FOR AFRICA. "Jor Charley Sees: Some Joy In Living Charley Chaplin’s Comic Capers Jeeted at Garatega as one of the bis eps o€ the M. B. Church; and whe | Of the strongest parecaalifias race delivered. a stirring addres last Thirsday evening, at Sele — 6 WChurch, in which he made a ple for Africa, He ‘told of the wonderts | resources of. the country, called atty ton to the need of well trained youn men from. America who would go ¢ that continent and develop. tt, an hold st up nx. the ono great hope o the Negro peoplo throughout th world. Ho spoke on the subject: Th Avakentng and Redemplion of Atries ‘Mo was presented by Rov. F. A. Cul Jen, the pastor of the church ‘who tol of hin rise to his proxent gtation tr tho church, ant referred to him ai ‘one of tho eminent man of the race Bishop Camphor recolred an ovatlor when he Toro to apenk. Ho anid that Afelea tn fast becomtag. enlightened and that an tho reault of the _offort: of missionaries much Kood had beor accomplished for itn redemption. He enllod attention to the reat epportun {ty that wan offered for material de velopment, and said that he would re fer all voung men of the race in search of fortnne to go tp Afelca, Speaking ef the country in general he sald: “Afticn tn four time na.laree ae A. mertea. Tt In the great herltace of the Noro, and Tam anxtoun that the young genoration of today direct their attention ta Ite develonment There te no piace In the courre that Afters the anmorfuntes for material prosperity ax that Continent. Tt 1 rich tn reconrees: and only needle peo. ple to deroton It" Africa anid the Mahon river the Neera n fine chance te hull an a erent nation, nnd to keor our Wontity. Te aatt that the great: cat trarede fnelne the Negro wan to prevent 1 fram losing {ts perranalite Ve called attention ta the tntelll- xenee of many of the natives and it~ ed many of the falk lore asocintet with the Ufe of the naties In the couree of hin addresn he urret the nudiense ta take a keonor tnterext ft the aalvation of Afrlea. and recom. mended that the Frworth Taacie agra gta for & natlye Boy. oF i'n pluentton= The niidrem of the Nahop: threw a new and tnteresting leit on Afrfea and was fall of Infor nation of a heloful nature. Your ror- ‘exponilent Interviewed . him hefors in lecture and he expreaved himaelf x being hirhly pleased with the re: pono that in coming ax tho Feault of An -appente for Africa. In the course f the Interview be satd: “An the ree! nereence of Africa becomes howevor.! nerenringly evident, and ax the varied ueations Dresented by ste people an- car and reappenr within the conscl- urness of the modern world, 1 have o manner of doubt as the response of he representatives of the race fn the intted Staten. Tt will ring true. And n that Fexponse ther will find Inevlt- hiy a now and higher sense of thelr sation to the werld “The Pishop has eon in thix nection attending tho | nnual meeting of The Hoard of For. | en Minstons of the M. E. Church. :, ho appropriation he said made tor T.t | arin, the portion of Africa which he | rontdes saver ban been $17,112. Ho wilt | MII for his work ently in December. | he bishop har just ended x tour ; hich carriet him thea Rirminghare | Hlanta: New Orleann, Jacknon. Miss ad Jackronvilte. Fin. He hela mtv. 5 onary ‘conventiana In exch of these | tes, and anid that the enthustasin | aniferted on the part of the , er in the cause of home and forelon | Inalone In very atimulating and pre- nta a hapeful ontlook. Bishop Cam-' or han long before hin connection fone of tte erent forees, Me inngrad | to af Now Orleans Univeraity ant | « formerly pronident of Central Ale, ? ma Institnte, In 1898 he .went to; rica an minstonary and bax been xf tent factor in the redemption of at Continent. He remained ther -{P r elght years, during which time he] 7 in president af thé TAberia College]! , {= LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF] 5 ISHOP ALEXANDER WALTERS | 4 TO APPEAR SOON. ° i ft One of the most interesting and in- ting booka to appear sometime dur tl x tho holidara, wii! be The Life and 1 hievements of Bishop Alexander Wal tt a which-Ia-being published hy Flem G : HH. Revel, one of the largest pub ¥ hing houses in thia city, and which hi s been apoken of by that honre nest? ak that will furnish a thrilling w ry of achievements. Tho book will w tain an tntroductton by John E. mh ce, the noted writer, and will con- 4c n 350 pages, with fMlustrations. The to sk is written by the binhop himself of | covera tho apace of his activities «1 public Ife dating forty years. All, co .sen of tho blehop’s thrilling carcer” M 1 be treated, beginning from his tl th place in Bardstown, Ky., up to at present time. Several chapters ar 1 deal with his ministerial career, ef nty-five of them being as bishops his church. Tho high service he bo rendered his church Including bla th ys abroad which carried him acros: #0 Atlante ten thmes will be told “by th Bishop, and will doubtless be one Ct tho’ Inspiring features of the new K. His political - activities in bo sp {of bis raco, including his corre He correo SSE SISTERS IS Tae ESE entre a dmsscyemenonant spondence with distinguished men 0 | the mation, together with that - epoci ) making period in his life .whea bi | showed the wisdom of the race net t. confine {ts franchise to one ‘party, bu that in @ Democracy ft should be df vided, ‘ * An interesting feature of the ‘boo! Will be tho illustration whtchi, wit show tho first school house attende by the bishop, the old Court - Houso and other acones asyoctated with the carly line of tho Bishop Waiters. Thi “promixcs to hp on? of the notable | books of the year, and will be watched j with keen Interest, | ‘Tho great churchman tn phia book [{s rendering hin race and country 4 great sorvico, and It's gnfo to any that [tre story that he will toll of his lite, and how It wan porsitte for him ta | rina to much an tminent place in the {national Ife of the country wil give to tho youth of the race an incentive j well worth while, [Bishop Walters te doubttean the Ereatent man of hin raco today In pub- Me life and ono of the fow great men of the nation. At the ago of fifty: eight he bas made a carcer that will lve long after the great churchman haa panned to the heyond. Your corre- spondent tn glad-to announce the ap- Pearatice of this Interestinm=tOOk. + MAJOR MOTON HERR. Matar R. R. Maton, wha succeeded the lamented Rooker “T. Warhincton. an the head of Tusfleree .Tnntitite. wenn in the elt last week In connec tton with dutios at the ‘Institution. Your corresponient fatled ta reo the nduentor, but It Ix belteved that hie mineton here was in connection with the Reoker Washinctan Memorial fund. While here he wae the enost of a crap of burinesx and profoxetennl ' men at nnrivate hanawet at the Tiber restaurant. : Dr. Lewis 1. Moore, or Howard Unt veralty, Deltvern Two Notable Ad drexsen ht the Metropoiin At St. Mark's M. E. Church Talks On Preparedness In the Morning, and in the Afternoon, Delivern Adidrexs on the New Science of Matrimony, In Which Ho Scores Present Day. Evile in Matrimony—Dr, Re W. Wright, Jr. Starte “Ruy-A-Took” Movement--Mivw Henrietta Vinton Davin’ to Star La Sg Recital De cember 12, ' (Allen's National News Bureau.) | New York City, Nov. 27.—Dr. Lewls | 1. Moore, dean af the Teacher's Col. | ree at Howard University,.and ore | f the mort noted educators in thin | ountry, delivered two notable ad: | reases in this city last Sunday at ‘ t. Mark’x MF. Church, The an- | ouncement of the coming of the din- | ngMinhed educator created wide Ins { ‘rent throughout the city, and at | ach of the rervices whero he poke ¢ wan greeted by largo and enthusl- } ntl audfoncer, who regarded hin ad- fomes ‘as two of tho mast burning ennagcn ver heard In thin city, Tha ¢ apiration. he loft behind him wilt ve in the hearts of those who heard > im for xometime, and those who were “4 rtunate enough to hear him received | 1 {mpetun that will give them anew ! art in Ute. To hear the noted & acher swan the equivalent of lsten- 4 RK to @ college lecture, auch an are } sen by Dr. Moore before his stu: 1 mtn, : t While here, ho wan the.uent of 4 6 Rev. Dr. W. 1. Rrooks, pastor of 4 Mark's MoE. Churoh, and it was ¢ “thin churen whero he made hi 2 aresnen, He occupied the pulpit ink ® morning nnd preached on “Pre. 0 rednens.” An a basis for bis au. © ct he took his text in Ivatnh that rtion which reada: “Proparo ho the ay." He called attention to how 1 alah asa prophet had prepared thi © ny for the coming of the Chriat. © d how he had been used an an’ in rument In foretelling hin pians. He A fined a prophet as a man who not Iy foretelin ovonta, but ax one hav: g nuperior divino insight. Dr. foro vividiy portrayed the work w at_was ‘Gone by tho Inraciites in nv aring the way for the futare work i At was to be done. Hoe showed how J3 d was always in tho nations of the cy rid, and cttod tho ease of Abra. E m TAncoln, who was betng used at a » opportune time to do a apectfic w rk. He pointed to tha Faropean Jn ras one of the methoda that waa ai nk employed by God in Hin divine th emo of preparing the way, and w 4 how, when ho was visiting many ar the acenes of the European strug: th #. ho conld sea a mighty confifet ap ning. The able’ sermon of Dr. in ore wan full of atriking fMhuatre- sp ns which “brought his subject mi ongly before hx hearers, and left ah Ampreenion which will not be castly be cod. wr n tho afternoon Dr. Moore mpoke bo ore the Bt. Mark's lyccum, one of mr olddst and mont renowned iterary W' letiés Ia tho country, and one of N¢ Ivollost auxiliaries of St. Mark's to arch, 5 He . argo gathering greeted tho wa aker, including many graduates of of eal Thitenratey Vie. Sara enakes 1 o - on “The New Gctence of Matrimony.” S-Hle wae presented ‘by Dr. Brooks as e one of the foremost educators of the > Face, and who has done inuch for the ¢ Inspiration of young men and women. : Speaking from bis subject, Dr. Moor) sald that the now science of matri ¢ Mony-was away from thos funds ['mental thingn- which makes marriage 1 ono of happiness and contentment. , He warned hin hoarers against yar: 3{Flagos Laxed upon pure sontiment, sand sald that one of tho chief things » that should xovern marringen Ix con- | geninlity and the perpotuation of the human race. He sald: “That if a Face In to keep Ite place in the wertd “struggle, it must do so only by the Incroare of fta numbers, ant not by - extinetion. Phin te found only in the family ite. ‘The nation that pays attention to tho building up of familtes In the one that will play the biggest part tn. the succesn‘of tho w&tld.” Dr. Moore antd that one of the new xclences of matrimony today was to decreixe th: family or to make {tm nonentity tn tho soctal life. Ie, deplored thin ten dency, and cited Greece an an exanip'e, of what would befall a nation tha’ did not neck to perpetuate the human xtock. In calling attention to some of the things that were making for, unhappiness tn marringer, he ant! that the keen industrial competition which wan forcing wamen to compete with men, and the bachelors, whon he dubbed ag parasites, He recom. monded that parenta he more xerloity and confidential with thelr children, and sald that all mothers ehontt teach thelr dauchtera rome af the -duttoe that confronts the wife, The speaker declared that no father should permit yeunk men to call on their daughters witnout Inquiring of ‘thelr minion, and that if they con templated marriage, they should know something about thelr charnetor, He | Meplored divorce evil, and rexarded | thi nx one of the worst Indletments | against the present system of Revert. | sng the present day marriages Dr. | Meore anid that there ought ta pe | five things whiel should be consid. ered before marriage. there he named | aw health, heredity, education, texaper: | ament and age. Speaking of herett. 4 tary influences, he sald Vint a creat duty rested upen the shoulders uf the! parente in giving thelr children oat! coat heritage He urged sober vine nx one of the great anrcta of parents, He cited asin fine example of hored!: * tary influences {n.Jonathan Edwards whone long line of descendants were 5 henernble people. “It wax one of the moet Inatructive addresaes fer heard Fi In thin rection, and as the result tt" In Belloved that Qin question wilt be resarded moro xertously, “The at Iron wan delivered {nan interesting [, manner. and Dr. Moore, tn driving + home the rallent pointe tn hin tecture |) ut timon had the fe dudionce reur- ng with laughter. .and ‘then wonld muah them nx he would hold before hem so grave an aftermath, «ue to iaxty marriage. : : Your correspondent had a brief ine oy erviow with tho speaker, and he «ald fy hat be waa pleased with the trip to Sew York and the ovation he. re: py elved, He aatd that thingn were 60-1 Ro ne well at Howard University, and he outlook thin year wan bright forl ny aucceanful year, Dr.’ Mooro Ix one]. f the most enthustartle membora of] 5, foward faculty, and hin aympathette | ature han trourht him tn close con-| +7: act with the atudent body. He tn in] sf rmpathy with all departments of, the! ys, niversity. He ta making Teachers’; np ‘allege ane of the strongest depart: jn rents of the untvermity. and keepa tea cen eye for the bright young men bi ¢ the country, who are turning to, sachIng AS A profession. In order ye at hin clanses on Monday morn: 1g. Dr. Moore left for Waxhington at Mdntght. Nefore he spoke there way Mterary program {n charge of Mice Iattlo Holt, DYOCATE “RUYA-ROOK™ ' MOVEMENT tn In order that young men and ‘ta: omen of the raca may become detter / pr ‘auainted with the warke of Negro] Ch hore and writers, Dr Ro it. Wright,! su . the editor of The Christian Re! wa rder and the manager of tho A, M.{ pa _ Book Concern, at Philadelphia, ta! ttt Iwocating a Buy-A-Rook movement, | iu hich will have for tx object the bur- z of some book written by a Negro] | thor. Dr. Wright belfeves that fra cre in mot sumetent acquatatance ‘o'r th tho books written by the men, ha women of the race, and feele that | ix movement will do much to fa! iro them to take a greater Interest tr thelr own authors. Your corre ondent fools that thin Ie a timely 3 pvement, and 1s anxfoue that it the ould have wide notice. There hay); ena number of- apiendid booka! 7 ‘ttton by Negro authora and such | our oka should be In the homes of erery| .n and woman of the raco. Dr.{ 17 right fs an Interesting dovotce to] tht ro Uternture, apd bas done much wil inspire tho raco “in this direction. han compiled many of, the early} 3 rks of the race, espectally the poers| Tur Phillls Whoatloy and other writers | wee jn calling attention to this move | Cha EEL ment, Dr. Wright is rendering the Tace fine service. MISS HENRIETTA VINTON DAVIS “IN BIG RECITAL. What -will doubtless bo one of tho greatest eventa of this. seaxon will be tho big recital that will occur on Tuce day ovening at Metropolitan’ Baputst Church, in which Miss Henrietta Vin- ton Davin, the noted dramatic reader, will appear. The event. promixes ty be ono of the big oventy of the year, and will bring together nome of tho vests known musteal people of this aity, It. tn belfored that Miss Davia WM de ween at her best and on this eccaston who WI bring to her wor’ to fine dramatle finish. and forvor that she fa capable of doinc, She will glvo in addition to hor fue rep. ototre of readings, her travelogue leo ture, giving wome of the customs of the ‘natives of South. Amorica. She will appear In native contume fa this. role. She witl be surrounded by auch wellknown people ag Mine Minnte, Brown, the Rifted and ‘artistic young | Minger, whose fing munienl tempera: ment ‘and erudition has tons made her a favorite with Now York aut ences, together with George H. Jones, | Jr. and 1, David Martin. Since com:: Ing to thin city Misa Davie has worket her way Into the hearts of the peop | nt this city, and te proving “herself ta be nn artist of One dramatic un | Jerstanding: : { CLEVELAND ALLEN, | XENUA (O,) NOTES. Nenia, Obie Nenia fe 4 very gute and pretty Tittle tawn, WER a popnla floaef ten or twelve thousand. The colored joople here own much prop erty, but they have not an eye te usiness ax they shoul. There ta tot of tind that could he tlle ap fa houses: ind inany hotvys that could be reutodeled and rented. Peaple ure [ooking far Qotses every day, even seople fren Chietunatt and other sur. reuniing counties, The Kaxtend of Xenta meets to be batit up. and Uke. everywhere else, the white people wanted tt. They say [CDC the pretttest part of the town A-new povtotMen yeas butte about four years ago. It wae moved of Green Street higher up on Main Street, Kast. Vrevioug to mat, they were renting ream tn a building for a pest Yination Kexpeetfully, There are three celored grocery stores here; two gre omned by a cot: ored man from Virgéntd Mr. Holmes. There are three doctors, colored. and one dentist. colored, Withertoree Cole lege Ie two and a half or three miles hortheast. Nenta fs nlwo a railroad center. It han three banks or miore, Ciuzen's, “National and Commercial Xenia haw had ttn gates cloued, But on the fourth of November, It opened {in Rates for diferent enterprinea fo come in. They are putting down as phalt watke and running gan and RoweT PIPES. ¢ Nenta has a Ubrary, given by Care nekie, where the white and colored ran go and read banks, of bring thet wway to read. It fe situated on Chureh Mireet, East, abeve Detrolt Street, The principal streets in Nenia are Main, Market, Church unt Detrott treota. One thing IK that the penptr af Xenia have not enaurh eanfidence in each otter, and they need more ‘woperation, concentration and eam: ination Respeefally, . IDA RO RROWN LEESHURG ITEMS, Twesbure, Tus Rov, - Fredertek Halt, of Washington, came up Sun- day on Uke ten o'elock tratn and preached at Providence Baptint Church, at etsht o'clock from the subject, “Search the Seriptiires "Tt Wan a vers acceptable sermon, In part he sald, “No Mar, drunkard, nor thief could get to Heaven A good audience grreted him. 3 Wh nny heard a grand sermon, from Rew, JE. Dotan at twelve orclock at the MoE Chureh So we had a feast all day. Wo hope to have Rev, Mall to vintt wengain : Mr Jacob Redman tx confined tn the hoaysra’ very UL, The Scarlet Fever has returned to our town again The boys who went West lo work thia Pall, have returned, Chickens will come home to roost oe Mra. Garner Diggs, Mins Berta Turner will leave for Raltimore the week end, where they will visit Miss Sharlotto Randall, : ; a es NAVI get Cee iaaver 2a Los “3 Be u : ce 2s " “vas . \\ at aa, “3 iN £ Ne Sp uPA oem x a MOM ent cal : . sac 5 oti i ss a a Avis ater f] . = ; Re? aeneees Sh Sah we Saag eB : . e Mere e225) i ae . ae Be . lal y = 4 ae ‘ i aan, ‘ K aes" i ¢ Biss. sf ie . 4 BE. ‘ par : of co... J wd ho ee : it Be etic SR Te . oe Ee he, pace ee, f. ¥ Bees a Be ae Ee BES, BB Boe ce ud gO AEN oop Ra oa ROSEMUND HEVOIRE. IN “THE WOMAN HE MARRIED." AT THE BIJOU AIL. NEXT WEEK. i: ‘ * Walter Roberta, the EnxHshman, tat Feeemand Revere sec the qrtist’: of Mee Blake's company) Marie’ fou: dente in The Wenn He Married” fue Renton secomt wenran with James fe the outstanding staref the cast of i Hackett, and), secomd leads with New Yorn pritetpals who have been Amelia Wingham in "A Contentet Sullet (rom leuting Hreadway pre Weman “A Modern Magdalen" wand ducthins te Interpret the sensational “The Climbers.” The other members parte in The Woman be Married” are tn keepin with the production, AL the Crescent newt week, Miee es The Wenn Hd Married te Vir. votre tx remethered by her auccest rinke Harned’s colebrated) aneceas. Tt here and abroad with Modjemka, Ren will be presented at the Hoje Theatre Hnr, Houta James, Eemund | Browse at popular prices for. week, starting and Oliver Murusra productions nest veck ¥. M0. AL NOTES, Pave Priday tlt t was ae very warm hee with the Yo MOG. A, Literary and the program was evtremely tnter esting. The class fer the explanation on the Sunday Sehoel lesson was well attended Jast Saturday at the YL M. COA. You eannot afford to mies thts opportunity, Come and yeu wilt be here than tweld for eoninr Everyhody wan very busy last Sun- day in the work of the YOM. CoA. ‘The workers enjoyed the early meeting (9:00 A.M) ut the YMC A ALTO ALM, the committer helt spertal meeting for the Ipmates of the city home, and atl were happy. Three prlsonern were led to accept Christ, nthe elty Jal at 1AM This committos wae well pata, The meeting for the women tn the penitentiary wat very tmprevstve, and two women were won for Junin A220 POM at the Gth Mt. zion Raptiat Church, the 27th anniversary eteretnes cloud, Prayers were offered by Dro RV, Peyton and Director R Wo Whiting. The sermon by Rey Neon Ho Town woo n climax Sub: Jeet “Dectston. “The Reverend gave fork many thoughts of help, and | everybody was happy. The music by the cholr of the church Waa excellent. | led by Director S&C. Jackran. | Subweriptions and colléction. vere! rood. We thank everybody, and now | we fo forth fn our New Year with Tenewed zeal and a deternination to! tievend by the belp af God, t Come to the explanation on ite! Sunday School fesson, by Dr. W. HI Stokes, today (3 P.M.) at the Y. M-| COA Rulhting. Yeu cannot afford to crenata Men, be on time Sumlay realy for) hard work and the ether maa. | AML workers are invited ta the spe lal meeting (9:20 4. MV at the YOM A. i A great meeting: fur faye GP MO at the YL M,C. AL Mothers, send var hoy > Rev. FW. Black will addrem the nen (5:99 P.M) at the ¥. MLC. A. Rullding, Mr. Inaac Parker will wing special aolos. Como and bring the ther man on time, Watch for tho date wien the woman sho will mpeak to only men at the Stiaron Baptist Church. Every homo fs asked to have spectal ayura for tho Y. M,C. A. | Charley Swipes a Pie Copyright, 1916, by J. Keeley. Walter Roberts, tho Ene Mshman, tty ef Mew Pliketa company) Marte fon tet Renton Resenet wernt with (Jitnes Ko Hackett, and), socomd leads with Ametta Mingham in "A Contentet Woman “0 Medern Magdalen” and “The Climbers.” The other members are in keepin: with the production, The Wenn He Married ta Vine Finke Harned’s colebrated anecens It Wil be prevented at the Boje Theatre at pepniar prices for. week, starting neat werk ‘CMORED BENION INTERNATION. ALY. M,C, A, SECRETARY DEAD, Mr W A, Hunter, Senfor Interna: tune Seereiary of the Weune Meas Chrtettan Anmoctation, sted, Wadnes tay Aight, November 26t0, at Tirook: lyn, N.Y. Mr. Huaton had reen neatly thirty yoars of service in the Yan CA, dork and MAH Bh Peae Civertos among Che workers, Hie fineral takes place today (Saturday) in Hrooklyn, N.Y. Genetal Seeretary Scott Co Burrell, of the Richmond Y. M. C. A. left Feitay werninye to attend the fans Politica’ Leonomy. - 3 eagl . ae 7 A 5 SANE = } z Uy; i‘ WD aa Y tf pis 4 BL te guacho anal iy eon cn fi sie iia dedpbia Madcerin, aaa aoe re ABR, oy Sid eR ACB SA e | . a tie er at ald 1% silo ao Seon et Came PAGE FIVE we ore * Ea Dale SATURDAY, DBOEMBER 2,- 1916 The Yellow Claw oF ate Copyright, 1815, by Lippinoott's Magazine Copyright, 196, by MeDrida, Nest & Co. s i. POPOOEOSESEOSSOOSSOOOOOOS cident," ue bat; Mak not fo yotir ma ter; you neat not be afraid. But b = enough to remain tn ‘the kitche or the present” Pevplog tu furtively as they yore * the two women crossed the Job! 1y an went to thelr own quartern, “Mr. Ronmesx next,” muttered Dun bar, ead, glancing nt Cumberly as b returned from the lobby: “Will yo! ting for him?" he requested. Dr. Cumberly nodded and pressed | bell beside’ the mantelpiece. An inter Fai foiluived, to which the tnspecto tinde notes and Cumberly stood look Ing at Leroux, who was beating bi jaline Upon bis knees and staring un aceingly before him, . Cumberly réag again, and tn respons to the second ring the housemald ap feared at the door. “1 rang for Soames,” ead Dr, Oum berly. “Ee te pot tn, alr,” answered the mir Inspector Lunbar started as though be bail been bitten, “Whatl? ho ctted. “Not in? “No, oir” nald the girl with wide open, frightened exee. TDuntar tumed to Cumberty. 7 “You said there was no other way out” “There ts no other way, to my knowledge.” “Where's bis room?” Cumberly led the way to's room at the end of m abort corridor, and In. spector Duubar evtering and turniog up the light glanced about tbe Little apartment. It was a very neat eerr- ante’ bedroom, with comfortable, quite simple furnitore, but tho chest of drawers had been hastily ransacked, nud the contents of a trusk—or eome of tts contents—lay strown mdoat the ‘ee | “He baw packed bin gripl came Le rour's rolce from the doorway. “It's gone!” | Tho winduw wan wide open. Dun- | Dar sprang forward and leaned oat over the knixe, looking to right and left, above and below. A sort of square courtyard was be. ’ neath, and for the convenience of Aradesmen a band lift was coostracted | outside the kitchens of the three Sats | comprining the bouse—namely, Mr. Excel's ground floor, Henry Leroor's second floor and Dr. Camberty's top. | 1t worked in a nkeleton shaft, which Pansed close fo the left of Soames’ window. | For an active man this was a good enough ladder, and (be inspector with. drew bis bend, shrugging bis square shoulders trritably, { “My fault entirety™ be mottered, Diting his wiry mustache. “I should have come and seen for myself if thero was another way out” { Leroux tn’ a Gutter of excitement, now craned from the window. 1 “It might be possible to climb down the wbatt.” he cried, after a brief sor vey. “but not If one were carryiog @ heary grip..such as that which bs bas taken!” “i'm!” sotd Dunbar, “You area writ- ing gentleman, 1 understand, and. yet” {t does not occur to you that be could have lowere! tho bag on @ cord if he wanted to avoid the nolse of dropping et 4 J “Yee—er—of courne,” muttered Le ~ roux. “But really—bat reaily—ob, good | God! 1 am bewildered! Whst to heaven's name dove ft al! mean!” { “It menns trouble,” replied Dunber ¢ rimly—~‘“bad trouble.” a They returned to the stody, and In- pector Danber, for tbe Grat time stace is arrival. walked across and exam- a ned the fragmentary message, raising ¥ ia eyebrown when he discovered that t was written upon the mame paper as > arour's martascript. ‘Then. his brows drawn together. be bi tooped to the body of the murdered roman. Tartialls ralstag the turcieak © @ suppressed a gasp of astonishment. a’ “Why, she only wears a allk night. be reas and a pair of suede slippers!” He glanced back over bis aboutder. ! “I bad noted that.” aald Cumberty The whole business ts utterly extracr pary.” z De “Extraordinary ts co word for itr’ Ie! rowled the inspector, pursulng bis ex- To miiation. “Marks of pressure at the : rost—sea, and geverally unhealthy ~P pearance.” a “Doe te the sims habit” interjected | ab Camberly. * {3 "What Gresy” ta “1 alumld uot ike to may.oat of haad. | W< eaibly murpilue. 7 "No, Jewelry.” covtlitued the detec | tm je nateligly. “Neds rig, got 1! ete a : the study, where the bollee were nor dusty engiced Li the telhy he me Dis daugtter Molen, whe was watttt py Ras eure ete, Sas as Salt bo Pather.” che tesa while sebok § Aled upon the estas ips. “tell am HF qutckty: whut tits bappenend i Poreviving that aa expliuntion we { amarotdatic, Dr, Comberiy outline the story ef Che nists grewnome hap penings while Mig Hen began to chim { the bour of 1 { Holeo, easdr eyed and with he (charming face rather pate, hung upos J every worl uf the narrative, } “And pow." concluded ber father “you must Ke to bed. DE insist.” j “But father” cried the girl, “thero t something.” [Se hesitated unenstty. 1 SWetl, Helen, go on,” sald the doctor {SP am afrahd you wil refuse.” }oMAtlenst xive me the opportunity.” (Well, in the “xine. tho bal : glimpse, which Thad of ber 1 xwemed”— Dr. Camberly remted bbe tiaids apon Die deuxhter'n shoubters characteristic. ally, Jooking Into the Utubled gray cyen. “You dewt meun™—he began. “I thought 1 orecornizet! ber! white. Pered the fet, Great venvenns, can tt be posible “2 bave Leen tryiiz ever alnce to re call where we bad niet, bt without re. sult, It might mean no saute Dr. Cumberty rozanted her axedly. “It might mean sy ain th ty Mr, Le roax. But} aupiese yon will ony Mt tr Amponsibiei” “It ts impossiit .” natd De, Cumberly Ormly, “Blenitsn toe ben, Helen. “But, father,” ples ted the girl plac tog ber handy over Lis own, “Consider what tn at rtahe” “Tam uiiteas tit you Zhould not become tnveived tn thin’ wierbid bust: news.” ® “But you sucely know me better than fo expert me te falit or become Bye terlcal, or anything «ily Mke that 1 Was certatuiy stocks! when 1 ¢ame down tonight, because — weil, I was all eo frightfully unexpected" Dr. Cutmterls shook bin head, Helen! put her arms alwut his nevk ‘nnd ralsed her eyen to hits “You have nowght to refuse,” abe sald woftly. “lout you nee that? De. Cumberly friwned, Then: "You are right. Helen.” he agreed “I mbould know your pluck well enough. Hut if Tastetor Dunbar i gone the pwike niay refuse to admit, — i : “Then let ux hurry!" ered Helen. “1 am afraid they will (ake wway— Bido by alle they descended to Henry Leroux’s Gat. riugiug the bell which ap hour earlicr the Judy of the clvet fate had runs. A sergeant in uniform opencd the door. “Is Detective luspector Dunbar here?” nguired the physiciin. “Yea, alr.” “Say that Dr. Cumberly wisbes to peak to him. And"—as the man was! \bout to depart—"request him not te] | rouse Mr. Leroux” Almost {mmelintely the inspector} | peared, 8 took of surprise upon bis} | ace, which Increased on perceiving! } he girl beside her father. a 4 “Thin ts my daughter, inapector,”].' xplained Camberly, “She ts a coo) | ributor to the Minnet aud to variogs} pagazines. and in thin Journalistic ca-| | acity meets many people tn many]! yalks of Ufc. She thinks sho mag be f use to you in preparing your.case”| s Dunbar turwed rather awkwardly, “Glad to meet sou, Mixs Cumberty,?] - ame the Incritabic forniula. “Entire rat your wervice.” “I bad an iden, Inapector,” eal the 1, laying ber .band confidentially on Duntar's arm, “that I recognined nen I entered Mr. Leroux's stady-to- T pht"--Dunbar uxtded—“that I recog. F ed—the-the victim!" Good!" anid the Inspector, robbing | ® } palms briskly together. His tawny | @ pe sparkled. “lid you would wish | peo her again before we take ber | w ay. Very plucky of you, Mixs Cum a ly] But then, you are a doctors | pebter.” é They catered, and the inspector clos | the door behind them bs Don't arouse poor Leronx,” wht | wf wd Curberiy to the detective “Fj te } him on“a couch in the dining | es ma.” a He {a stilt there,” repiied. Dunbar.) . or chap! Tt lar — : le mrt Helen's glance and broke of |. rly. S t, Cumberly stooped and raleed thet from the ghastly face of the dead | nan 7 elon. her hand reeting opom her fe. ra xboulder, ventared one mped | a ro and then boked away. shedaee: MB sttgbily Dr. Cumberty sooyiees Fithe cont and cared anxiodaly ad bis daughter. Dut Helen, with admirable courage. having closed her ayes: for:a moenent, reopened them and suilled at her father’s anxiety.” Sbe was pale but perfectly composed. ““Well, Alias Cumberly?* inquired the tispector eagerly, while RIT tw tbe room watched ils sllin girl in her charming Gishabille, thie datuty Ogurd so atterty Fout-of luce tn shat acene Of morbid eriine, She mise! her grdy eyen to the de teetive, SE atl Deters thot 1 have acon the face Ketwewhere befere But 0 sholh bare to retlect awlsie 1 iect Ko many folks, you ar, tn a eaausl waysbe fore Lean eonusit my self to uny wtate | ment" Very proper, Misys Camberly, Dan bar-suld, “very proper and whe ot SOU part. Fahu't wisl to hurry: sou In any Way “Rat hee annie doesn't bappen to be Vernou" - “Vernonz” erled the girl, her eyes Hgbting op at the sound of the nuiwe “Mes. Vernon! In iy, it ts! Sho was pointed eur to.me at the last Arts ball, where why appeared tim most mon. strous Chinese: costume.” “Chinese?” inqutred Dunbar, produc. ing the bulky potehook, “Yea, Ob, poor, poor soul!” . “You knew nothing further about ber, Ming Cumberly 7” “Notblig, tuypector. Sho was merely pointed out to me ns one of the stran- gest Oeures in the hall Mer husband. I underatan, 4 an arte expert™— “Ho wan:” naid Dunbary closing tho book sharply. "“{le dial Unis afternoon, und @ paragraph announcing bis death ppears in the newspaper which we found in the vietin’s fur coat.” * “But how"— “Tt wan the only paracraph on the mat page folded outward whieh was} | £41 - ili weal & Cea She oe Pf gs LE RTIE a Se : y Asi 5 er jy qi ie ff % Sys u ie Ie any fense persenal 1 ain greatly indebted to you, Mian Cumberly; every hour wasted ou a coro ky this means & fresh plalt tn the rope around the neck of the wrong man!" Ticlen Comberty grow slowly quite pallld. “Good night.” whe eatd, and, bowing to the deteetive und ty the surgeon, abe prepuret ‘te depart, | "E mball return tp a few minutes,” Dr. Cuniberly att, and escorted hte aughter from thy ron. TO BE CONTINUED. 20 Years for Young Incenalary. Kiward Mannon, , of | Philtpsbuck twonty-rlx yenrn old, was aentene ed to the penitentiary by Judae Quigley, at Hellofonte, Pa., for not lus than twenty years nor more than thir ty, for atartiox four fires within a year which destroyed ugwardn of $100,000 worth of property in Philipsburg. The lest dive cecurred four weeks ago. Fe TD Se See, eee | Vitor, Awnten and Artic varintion Of peaches neemed quore hanty than others at (he Ghiv experiment station Jaat winter, accontlug to resulta given by Paul Thayer in the October mouth: ly bulletin. The winter was Unusually severe berauce of low temperatures and a thaw jn Javuary which started the buds to Krow. . Tho Victor trees had about 00 per cent. Ure tude in the latter part of March, whtir the other two varieties had about %) per cent. Champton, En- glee Mammoth und Mayndwor were) also hardy ant are considered better commercial varieticx. Gold Bfine. Chatr'a Choice, J. HM. Hale, Elberta Nina and Rrackett varleties muttered most. Much of the profit in crowing peaches inns rome from relecting va Hetied resixtant to winter killing. ' EFFECTO | HAIR POMADE THE GRMATBOT OF ALL HAIR FOODS will posttively softea the most stabborn haér and compel it to grow from ome to stx tmohes fe an many weeks & atagio appliiontion will convince you. What hes been done for thousands of others will be done for you b the ued%r this wen- Gerfal pomade. Agente wanted ev- erywhere. Write ws today ond we will self you how’ te make from Bive to ‘Ten Dellews Gaily. Salary ond comumiedion paid retfebts agents. Actress: te = : Perfect Phonographs at Popular Prices > THESE TALKING MACHINES ARE THE MOST REMARKABLE. VALUES TWAT HAVE YET BEEN OFFERED TO THE TRADE, IN FINISH AND TONE QUALIFY THEY ARE ie TO ANY OF THE. SEEOD RETINL MACHINES OW THE MARKET No. 1-13x13x6 inches, - - - $75 Worthot Umbrella Coupons No. 2-16x16x7 inches, - te $100 Worth of Umbrella Coupons CABINETS MAY BE HAD IN OAK, MISSION OR MAHOGANY. NO. ! HAS A POWERFUL SINGLE SPRING MOTOR AND WILL PLAY TWO 10- OR ONE IZ-INCH RECORD ON ASINGLE WINDING CNEAINNG. THE MACHINE HAS NEES CPIGMN ARTS THESE A ERPERMIVE BO: “THE RICHMOND PLANET, 311 N. 4th St. - - Richmond, Va. | GRAVE PROBLEMS CONFRONT SOUT iteny Avacans Gls For - Exodus of Laborers, REED OF LAW ENFORGEMEN Editorial im New Orleans Timee-Pica yune Evokes Able Comment on th Bituation by W. Scott Chinn—Emi gration of Colored People te th North and Weet te Approved. Plaquemine, La—The great exodus of colored people from the ‘south ta the north and weet is evoking sertous comment {fn all sections Tho follow. Hing by W. Scott Chinn of this pla which appeared recently tn the Pica yUne, suns up the causo of thip feare taking of the colored people of south in a nutshell. The situation serious, and ft requires:a right abou face action on the part of the sogth chango the growing condition of, which now pervades the raifke of working classes in its midst, Mr. Chinn says: “Your editorial of Sept, 19 ent ‘Negro Emigration to tho North’ about tho sancat and most logical vie of the altuation presented lately, a ft'a high thne ‘for our good wt frhenda of the south to quit playing ‘act’ rather than ‘talk’ about what south stands for as relates to the Ne| sro. - “As far as climatic conditions, loca) tion, efc., tho south ts tho nataral ho! of the Negro, bot I binsh and hat my bead witb shame when I think other essential conditlone—pamely: 80 cial welfare, where absolutely no pro tection is given to the wgen of my| race, ‘and oar. young girls still rema! the prey of evil white and black men| the Mann act not affecting them at al “Eéncationally, tt te ‘nll’ for many counties and parishes there te pot @ public achdo! for colored and if eo it Is for a few days or moa! und often tanght by those lees bd than their pupils, although te weal metances Negroes pay- ai) kinds of axe, even ecbool tixes, witch yelp to educate white children, ele own grow up im ignorance, “Economic conditioas need not mentioned, for the seqyth bas = md grown fat om the work of the wed labover.’ fer-crery comt paid as steupty Gown béel inte the. . men's. rene. Semen that peal ateme hes abroad, and to stay, erammen treatmmnt’ of thy Magis nl ply means tho willing of lays the gotden exes. “Why should lynching continue fo A doment? White men beth make an execute the laws, thu patting .us a thetf compsete merey la every Way, Mat tegaliy any crime ean be puninber withln an hour afler tm committal. “The utter diatrsurl of these things upon the part of the nouth tx rexponst ble for the migration, not the lure of better henirs and other things alone but lougti: for that peace and privt lege to rest contented and happy with. in the place called home, “The Negro luves the south and bi southern white friends, Dug Iam afral aho only loves bim ux Le serves bo weltinh cudp. Uoast ex we may, tt stil appears av if the south barbore ill ¥ toward un, for at every opportuni barrowing taley aro told of our fault and shortcomliiss, reai or imaginary. whilo our worthy dceda seldom see the Ught of day. Theres too much ‘Uh fn tho past’ ax relates to us—days reconstruction and Negro domina! when the white man ts now tn Doaseasion frei start to finiah. Wb; not play falr aud tell the truth? “Booker ‘T. Wanhington, with all bis apparent indifference, knew fal well that the eouth did not pra the Golden tule tn tts treatment of Ba, and oD no proposed tour did ever sanction or agree Co travel an ho had been sasured thet his would meet the approval of the whites!" Why? The answer ts with you. “Publish It far and near, as sou point ont, that cnlees the conditiond- be tmproved in thoes sections w! they are diaantisfied the exodus continue, and it wil! cplees-the w! Christian men and women of our southlend rise and with ondaunte faith in God, who leadeth aright, forth and correct tlicse evils, The ja cast, and that ‘formidable Hon’ of which you speak will provi he undoing of a land rich to possibilities and once again set. dai the hour hand of tims on the clock of progress. as “Tbe Negro must bestows t0 wo with and uot merely for he wl man, t0 be at cast kicked and trea reo worse than wheo a slave, I uighi ‘noon, the clock bas streck, he Kuropcan war is yet destined ettie many other probleme equally rave.” A new program ts oa, and’ ew south must keep pace with if mffer. A grateful people thank y: er that noble editorial” = > What Beh? “Ave you inviting that queer fish Mr, Jimeoa T : “Yes, Y'm dropping him a tee.”— Besten Transeript. Ss ~ hon: teams: vents aoe wont . Ast hast of me would come te aches; DREADNOUGHT ARIZONA | Getting Firet Trial on Atlant Coast. ‘ | i ree i Basal | ery FA i | i i 1 S 5 i f H i Excusable. | * —, , SF fg y be Da, i rr s . : : re | sS . rT - op ‘Employer (Monday morning}—You're am bour late! z Clerh—1 beatd: you were dead.” I'm oorry. atri—Chicago News. 5 Brewi ws °T thowaht suu hed given wp bens wood srt, dearie.”3 “Forvtinn m1, Low can you be ob heart Jove? This is 1 pés.”—Kansaa City Jour. BOLVED. i | | R : re _|t a= Gao %\ ” Seg TTR | i ee t ; aes ‘Writer_The editor wants « “fashion. able” story. Wite—Look at my gowns and write something distinctly different, dear— Richmond Times-Dispatch. This Is a, Section of Ow Splendidly Equipped . Press Room ae | Ihe f AB Ta ie one : Sy ' eh im a 4 A se We pales everything. imatese give us o chance, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1916 Bahia, Brazil, Sept. 28, 1916. To the Richmond Planet, Richmond, Va., U. S. A. My dear Mr. Editor - I am indeed highly pleased to note the organized activity on the part of the decond- ants of the African race in the United States of America. But I would not have you, congratulate yourselves too soon. I would have you remember, that you are yet in very shallow water. When your learned leaders are treating political economy, they should treat it as an applied science, and not a religious fancy. Make it appli- cable to the peculiar conditions of the race in question, with her special en- vironments in society. The common facts in political economy are but ex- amples to be used in comparing the generalities of said race. The Negro is the easiest race in the world to become satisfied with pure hypothesis, and simply knowing how a thing should be. But my philosophy goes beyond this. I believe in making it, as I think that it should be at my own expense, just as much as is possible. This is to say: find out the best practical way of applying your theories. Political economy teaches how national or social wealth is amassed, but since that your nation is fairly prosperous, you should now find out if relations in public matters are at their best for all concerned, according to the science of political economy. And why? You will remember that all wealth is valued or measured by the labor or the sacrifice it costs, against the satisfaction or comfort it gives. Then the question with the race in question, is not only to be thrifty and sacrificial, nor simply to hoard up money, or even to buy up estate. Your great question is to obtain a representative part of the comforts produced by the wealth of your nation, as is conceded to you in your constitutional contract. You must remember that your constitution is not more or the terms and conditions by which you agree to live and work together. It is not something handed down from heaven by the almity, and the therefore guarded by the holy holy. It was made by men for themselves, the same who promise to observe and protect it! And this, you do well to ever hold in mind. Now, the thing is: you are both, wealthy producers and taxpayers. But you are not permitted to enjoy a relative proportion of its benefits. There is no reason why that your race should make any greater sacrifices, for similar comforts than any other group of citizens. Here is where all of your leaders have stumbed. You rule yourselves out of the game, and then wonder why somebody else does not keep you in it. You all believe in forts and life altogether too high, and this is the only thing which qualifies your race leaders for renown as a stater on. I am sometimes perplexed at Mr John Mitchell, Jr. Then, I say, that much which he says is the result of a man in utter despair. Because I neither regard his as a coward, ignorant or an unjust man. Neither can we say that he is unfaithful to the cause of his race. But evidently he, like many others of us, often finds himself in close places, where only his white friends seem able or willing to help him, and certainly he would be unkind to forget a true friend. Yet, when he comes to the place where he even double the position of his friend, he then resorts to individual force. I warn him, therefore, (after begging his pardon for the liberty I am taking), that such a course seems to be pure madness. For example, in disgust on the five persons being lynched recently in Florida, he says that: "the way to do the lynchers, is to shoot the life out of them and go shouting home to glory." Now, my dear brother, I know you felt like that, but imagine yourself in the place of either one of those three men, and ask yourself how much shooting you would have done. You always preach humility before the laws of the land, and you especially oppose the "toting of a gun" among civil people. So, it seems that those people had surrendered themselves to the authority of the law, after doing they could to avoid what they thought they would have had. Hard others been so faithful to them they were to the first man they would not have been lynched. Therefore let me remind you sir, that it is hard to live alone. I feel sure that you can understand me. Those gentlemen who went to that prison were pretty sure that their victims were powerless to defend themselves. These people were in the custody of the law, and it is the duty of every good citizen to see that the legal authority of his country is upheld. Then, I ask you, who was it that failed to do their duties in that court? You should not forget what you are sworn to be and to do enough! I ask the man who introduced the question of preparedness in America through the medium of your paper, The Richard Planet, if you can remember it. I believe just as much in racial preparations as I do in national preparations. Furthermore, I believe in finding out what rights come in, and then defending or opposing it with my last drop of blood or my last breath. Then do not be led astray by the forces and history of your family and community when the rights of your people. You must defend your people, and you must defend your country. joy to live consistent in all things and truly believe that you do the same. Therefore, I say, we should in the same way that our good editor felt, and the feeling he expressed under the hint of passion and bewilderment many fortunate individual having even hope of protection and dual deliverance, give vent to his feelings in actual blood-shed or other crime. Hence much patience and lenency should be tapped on the poor black person when when they, or one of them, is actually guilty of crime, and lynchings only worstes the bad matters. Hasty, or too harsh trials, is another injustice against the colored man in the Southern States, there. It excites despair in the people as a whole, and it is bound to cause less respect in future for the laws of the land. This is not all; it will instill into the common mind among them that might is right, rather than that right begets might. I often see the point of our hero's advice to his people, when he is advising them to make certain sacrifices in an effort to satisfy the white people in the South. I also warn him that a patient will bear his sufferings much more easily when he knows that all possible is being done to relieve him. Hence, it is our binding duty to prove to the sufferers that we are actually preparing a sure cure for their wounds. Then, too, is the fact that submission has been overdone by the colored people in the South. But with that, it does not seem to be causing any better respect from his white brothers. They would rather extend their propaganda, to the extreme North, and into other Southern countries. Such men as Ben Tillman, Vardaman, Hill, etc., are greatly encouraged to continue their inquisitious persecution of colored people, so long as it seems to be bringing the results which they desire. Those crimes against you all there, is mostly an endeavor to strike other Latins with the terror of his Anglo-Saxon brother. It is to be remembered that the Latin blood flows high in every civilized country, and most of the uncivilized ones. According to the present war, the Latins are being drawn together, while the whites, of Saxon extract, are falling, where the objection of race, was demonstrated first, and where it seems to be going. It was the Negro and his white prosecutors most of the while, but then the Jew was the object of hate, then later it became the Latins, which bound you country on the South, and now it is the Teutons and Latins, as well as Montana. These are the people which they have been teaching to help them to "keep the Negro in his place." They have gone next to their last notch now; they have stirred up the Germans; rather "the whole nest of Teutonic blood in your country against the dominating class of the government. Prosperity has rapidly unsettled the brains of some of the Americans, and caused them to lose their reason, and forget justice. You are therefore riding for a fall, as a nation! You are nearing a bloody internal revolution, and the Negroes should take side only with the right. The colored leaders are splendid advisers, as a rule, but they generally side with the white people before they will run the risk of losing one of their three meals a day and a good, warm bed to sleep in for a few nights. Do me tell you, my good leaders, you are making bad matters worse every time you do any such thing as to try to harm the white people to unreasonably subject your people. We cannot trust your people, which cannot trust their own, and they are right for not trusting us, until we can be relied upon by our own. They should never stop work. We should not wait until something has happened and then lose our equilibrium with excitement. I have been working, studying and sacrificing all my days that I might be able some day, by the help of God, to deliver some of you, in peace, if possible! But the main point is to re-inspire you with a trust in God and His righteousness and co-operation with your colored race brothers, or to deal with them as all other civilized people have found it necessary to do, with their usurpers. Then I say to you leaders again, to leave off that respect of persons, etc., and fight for that which is right, regardless of favors it brings you. Without right, we are worse than heathen, having no hope in this world or that to come, while with righteousness we are said to be able to command the angels of heaven or subdue those of heathen. I believe in work for, and on the part of Negroes, but not under any worse conditions than those granted the white brother. So let us use our reasons and apply our manhood in demanding of us, then next generation just as much as the white man does for his children. Let not be too afraid of war. We read, much a thing in heaven once, and if God's side had not put up such a resistance, it seems that all would have been lost. Now, just to show you that I am am: on my ideas, I have been woaking for more than ten years to establish an American colony here in Brasil, and after having gone as far as I believe it is safe to try alone. I now appeal for your help and co-operation. I have at my c. umand about 1,200 hectes of land, whereupon to begin, hard work. I need I need a few dollars and the space of about six months in which to prepare for you to begin coming here to help make this dream of mine a reality. Therefore, I ask you, who are willing, to heed my call, to pay special attention to all the various things as done there, as so as to be able to apply it here for your own good, and send what money you can as fast as you can get it together, so that I will make everything as near ready as it is possible before you begin coming here. I do not believe in making any com- promise with those lynchers, until they are willing to quit lynching. I believe, too, in consulting with able thahura, who are equally concerned, and then to (if it is possible), co- operate with them in death. Some of you should come here, by all means, and help me to build up this colony. As a colony, you will not have to know the language nor be subjec- tured to the people of the country. They work would be among your own people, done just as you find it the most probitable, and also encouraged, and will be serving a meaningful purpose. You could be in a position to render welfare services to your country. THE RICHMOND PLANET; RICHMOND, VIRGINIA male, in helping them to obtain needed products from this country, while helping to separate old brand with a strong and industrious people; also giving a long way in solving the race question there. I do think that this would have some of you from being lynched, and you would not have to 'shoot the life out of the lynchers' by doing so. There has been too much seal demurated on the part of leading Negroes, so you confined to one place, and finally those Southern States, wherein a lot of preparation than begging mercy of the people has been done to guarantee the protection of your life, property and an equal chance to earn a living. Booker Washington has put you in conditions to abandu and rcalculus that it will take many generations to get back as much of your rights as you had before he began. Hence, I am not at all in harmony with that compulsions, propaganda, generally coming from teachings derived in Virginia. These white people there have never demonstrated a willingness to give Negroes their full freedom which has caused a great setback in other States. As Booker Washington what they called a typical Virginia product, it evidently unsafe to throw the mercy of any such people. The loss it too great to be even tolerated in the minds of thinking people. By her particular form of training Negro leaders, Virginia has been able to reap a greater benefit than any other State in the Union, from taxes paid upon property owned by Negroes. These taxes, however, are not paid by the Negroes in Virginia; nor wholly by those from Virginia alone, but some of the money and, property for which Virginia is receiving taxes belongs to Negroes who represent the citizenship of every State in the Union. Still, it does not beget the civil nor social rights of the few Negroes who live in the city of Richmond, alone. If this does not form an important part in political economy, I am very badly deceived. There is always a cry coming from Virginia, pushing the Negroes into greater obligations to the State, and the State out of obligations to Negroes. And this is where the white man's brains have outworked those of the colored brother—from the same place. I can believe Mr. Mitchell, when he says that he has many, white friends in his home city. But ever our good Mr. Mitchell must grant us the right to remember that Richmond was the capital of the proslavery or Confederate body. These people, although whipped in to surrender, have never yet given up the struggle to profit at the expease of ignorant Negroes, and their thrift. Had Negroes been playing the part of parasites in the United States of America, there would be some justification for much of her Negro thrift propaganda. But it is the other way, in about most everything proposed by those good, white gentlemen, which is many times given to us by our own good colored men whom they have succeeded in eluding. Therefore, let them baware that all thinking Negroes are aceptible of anything which they propose to Negroes for their race to follow. We are perfectly conscious that labor is the first of all artificial values, but if the work produces and the labor still fails to enjoy its fruit, something must be wrong. Yes, some people tried to shoot the life out of those yankees about fifty two years ago, some of whom went "shooting home to glory." But there came a Booker T. Washington, whom those good people succeeded in making a tool out of, and through him, paved the way to re-commence shooting the life out of you, and nothing is done about it. There is also another tendency on the part of these good gentlemen. They admit that you should "work for a living, but they do their best to prevent the Negroes from uniting with the white laborers and establishing a uniform basis operation. Yes, Brother Mitchell, you need help if you wish to keep up with those white people. You are only one, while they are legion. Yes, we want their work first, and then we want pay for doing it. Alter that, we want equal rights to enjoy it. All of this belongs to the science or politics of economy, and still it is not all. Prey tell me if it does not concern the Negroes in their struggle. This is the way to "shoot the foe of the lynchors." For absolute social equality for all, under similar conditions, I am, Respectfully yours. Bahla Brazil. I S. MOORE AMERICAN BENEFICIAL ADOPT A NOVEL IDEA The American Equestrian Insurance Company is certainly forging its way to the front as the foremost industrial insurance company in this country. The company has adopted a novel idea of teaching its policy-holders the history of the race to which they belong and at the same time advertising the company's business. Beginning with January, 1917, the company will bring before the public each and every year one of the historical characters of the Nogro race on its calendars. This year the company will distribute calendars bearing a life-size portrait of Frederick Douglass, and on the calendar will be printed a short historical sketch of the man and his achievements. Each and every year this company will issue calendars with one of these earliest characters of the race and a historical sketch upon it. The idea is indeed a unique one and thousands of requests have come to the office already for one of these calendars. The American Benedictal Insurance Company was the first company to adopt the system of having a trained nurse to visit all of its sick members. When the company began this system the idea was regarded as a novel one, but it has proven to be a great success, and everywhere it has been tried the result of having a sick nurse to visit the sick has increased the work fifty per cent. The public is requested to watch for these calendars, which will be distributed the first of January, 1917. The Planet office is ready to commence with the necessary preparations for the course all board of publishing in a new number and with dignified. The prizes are considerable. LEISONS OF THE ELIMINATION. A three-legged dog can make a terrific noise, but is harmless. In ordinary times European nations might be dangerous to the United States, but industrially, for five years at least, they will be out of commission and to a great extent will be making for money to pay for what they may buy from the United States. This why in the roar of the Presidential campaign the counsellor took no heed of the Republican or for protection against European manufacturers. Any race-horse can beat the fastest four-four or that ever ran on a track if he is loaded with a 250-pound handicap. Great Britain with a war debt of ten or twelve billion dollars, is for the present out of business as a competitor of the United States, and this condition must continue until the third decade of this century. It is astonishing little experienced politicians know about all of them who have been prominent in American public life since the Civil War, and popular is Charles E. Huron. He was nominated at Chicago because the Republican leaders feared to name the only man in the country who could defeat Wilson. There are many who believe that Theodore Roosevelt would have swept the East, the West and the Pacific Coast and broken into the solid South. Fear of losing the German vote and the election made the Republican leaders adopt the one course which was certain to cost them the election. When the progressives left the Republican party they the majority of them did so forever. They were West and these irreconcilable Progressives gave the majority to Wilson in the three doubtful States of California, New Mexico and North Dakota. It is useful to glance briefly at the career of the Republican candidate which covers a period of a little more than ten years. From the very outset Charles E. Hughes has been one continued chapter of accidents. Popularity he never had in the true sense of the term. He was "picked up to conduct the insurance investigation in New York which gave him his first chance to be mentioned in the newspapers. He got into print in this way and again was picked up for the Republican candidate for Governor of New York in 1896. For reasons needless to explain William Randolph Hearst was made the Democratic candidate for Governor that year, although those who forced his nomination through a hostile convention knew that he could not be elected. By this accident and the kindness of Hearst in forcing himself upon the Democratic party, Charles E. Hughes, the Republican candidate for Governor, was elected while the rest of the Republican ticket was defeated. Again in 1908, Hughes was re-elected in the tidal wave which carried the Republicans in the nation. In 1910 the New York Republican State leaders just to get rid of Hughes, forced him on President Taft as a member of the National Supreme Court, although the National Executive refused to make him Chief Justice and instead promoted Justice White. In Louisiana Protectionist Democrat, into the higher place. In every capacity in the world he had an opportunity to act, except the insurance investigation. Hughes has a failure. If he had been elected President he would have wrecked the Republican party in the nation just as he had at ready done in the State of New York and would have been as ridiculous a failure in the White House as Millard Filmore or James Buchanan, although for a different reason. Like Woodrow Wilson, he can conceive of no man entitled to an opinion himself. He is the standard by which all things must be judged, and all questions determine how these two men uttered his inward sentiment it would be in the off quoted words, "I am Sir Oracle; when I open my mouth let no dog bark." Woodrow Wilson has been elected because Democrats who dislike him and think that he was born a hundred years too late voted for him to prevent, the repeal of what they regard as the legalization of the last three years. As Politicians, Mr. Wilson can do no more mischief at least for five years because the majority in the House is too small to pass any partisan bills. Nothing could be more infamous than his treatment of Senator James Smith of New Jersey, the man who made him Governor of that State and later paved the way for his election for the Presidency. But for Smith, Woodrow Wilson would still be a professor in Princeton University and a writer of books in which the great majority of the people know nothing. With a great untimely death, his back up from Smith and became his deadliest enemy. Other friends of his have been treated in the same way. He has kicked from his feet the lad der by which he climbed to power Owning to the bigness of the United States a political aspirant may be an Ananias in New Jersey and an apostle in California. Right here it may be asked what in Wilson doing before the ink is dry which announces his election? He is declaring war against Tammany Hall, the Democratic organization in New York City, because his own failure to carry the State of New York. He says that Tammany Hall must be destroyed and that May John Mitchell, his brother, must be described in the words of "Prince John" Ven Benzen's definition of an old "lain Wig" as "a man who took his whiskey straight and voted the Democratic ticket occasionally," must be re-elected. In times past Mitchell has voted the Democratic ticket whenever his name was on it, and would require proof to establish the fact that he voted for Wilson in 1912. Notwithstanding this record, Wilson will use all the power of his office to force upon the Democrats of this city the nomination of John Purney Mitchell for Mayor. This man Mitchell stands no more chance of the Mayoralty than a snow ball is a furnace. A year ago, on the Mayor's birthday of Alfred A. Carrion was elected with a Democratic majority of 8 to 1, and in November 1917, the Democratic nominee will be sworn in by a coroner. To making he fight for Mitchell. Whom will impale one he but himself. He but but one dangerous one in this country, and that enemy he can see at my time by looking to the glam. The abbreviation is supreme and the two words in the world when he is sitting is blessed. There are more whose pursuit of their own ends is so absolute and exclusive that in their eyes whatever promotes their own purposes is right and whatever apparently fails to meet this requirement is wrong. This is why Woodrow Wilson has been described as a man highly conscientious, but without moral perceptions. DOCTORS ARE FINKED FOR NON- REPORT. STATE-WILL NOT COUNTENANCE FAILURE TO PROTECT RIGHTS OF CHILDREN BY NOT RECORDING BIRTHS. Richmond, Va., Nov. 22, 1916. (Speak al.) Two physicians of Eastern Virginia have recently been arrested and found failing to report births occurring in their practice and others who violate the law may expect the same treatment in a vigorous enforcement of the vital statistic law. This announcement, which is regarded here as "fair warning" to all negligent physicians, was made to day by the bureau of vital statistics of the state board of health. The two physicians in question were both men of standing who enjoyed good practices, but failed, again and again, to comply with the State law which requires all doctors to report within ten days after their occurrence all births in their practice. Repeated appeals from the bureau of vital statistics were in vain and efforts to protect the rights of the physicians patients without recourse to law were made. The bureau thereupon directed its field to wear out warrants and prosecute. This was done and convictions were secured in both instances. No appeals were noted. "When the vital statistics law first went into operation," said the State Registrar of Vital Statistics today. "It seemed best to give physicians, midwives, undertakers and the public sample opportunity of acquaintin themselves with the provisions of the law. We accordingly bent every energy to inform those whom the law affected, and, in the main, met with ready compliance. By far the greatest part of all births and deaths occurring in Virginia are now reported promptly and accurately. In some physicians who, either through carelessness or contempt of the law, consistently declined to forward birth and death certificates. We reasoned with these men until we found it did no good. Hereafter we shall possess vigorously. "The law requires nothing of the physician that is not for the protection of his patients. He is expected to report births and deaths promptly as a part of his service to his patients, and he can no more excuse neglect of this than to any other duty. He owes those who he attends. The physician or midwife's failure to observe the law, in the case of births may involve complicated legal questions as to age death is not reported, estates are oft en thrown into liquidation and great complications may easily arise. The physician's advice to save are fully aware of their professional obligation in protecting their patients in these essential respects. If the parents of children insist, even the most careless will obey the law. Meanwhile the state will enforce it literally a against all statutes." ANSWERING A NORTHERN CON TEMPORARY. Brown University has a Negro player on its football team this season Fred Pollard, who is accounted as "possibly, the greatest halfback of the country." In the recent game with Harvard, when the Providence player scored his third touchdown after running forty-six yards through the entire Harvard team "the crowd" notes the New York Fronting Post "rose as one and recorded him an ovation rarely heard even on a collegiate field." Satirically comments the Post: This is all very generous, of course, but where does it leave our fold for militar friends, Social Equality and Anglo-Saxon Superiority? isn't this putting dangerous ideas into Pollard's head as to what constitutes his proper place? Did not the stadium crowd realize that by thus applauding a mere "nigger" they were endangering white supremacy in the South? For the sporting south of Polkland the South has only genuine practice to bestow, even though it may help to spoil the young man. But what ought to be done to him? So solicitously asked by the esteemed Edward Pont, we hazard the opinion that the youth who has so signally demonstrated his ability to take care of himself, even in the keenest competition with whites, need not give his northern admirers any anxiety concerning his future. In the North where the Negro is not a problem, he can aspire to almost any position economically if not socially. In the South, where he is not a prejudice but a problem, he cannot be coddled, no matter how superior he is individually. The Providence team would have tried in vain to house its players, en bloc, in any southern hotel, with Pollard as a sine quinon. It would have been as impossible to seat the Negro at the table in the main dining room with white folks as to have engaged with southern college teams to play match games, as long as Pollard was a participant. If by chance such a game was arranged, that moment the Negro undertook to tackle a white player there would be evidence of rioting in the grand stand and bleachers. Eight or ten years ago, there was a Negro player named Thorpe on Harvard's team. An effort was made to effect dates with southern colleges but in effectually Where, in isolated case, consent was given, the calls called off, by house hotel accommodations, could not be obtained unless the Negro was regrouped and, to the credit of Harvard, that was not considered. Brown and Harvard can afford to pollade with a prejudice, but the fourth not and will not disregard its great problem. The two races cannot mix. The whites must rule, the blacks must serve; these protecting can move north to live. Only by the most rigid adherence to the rules of procedure and hold by the superior race, can the latter retain its supremacy—Hudson, Va. Breaking Journal, May 19, 1914. THE STAR HAIR GROWER— A WONDERFUL HAIR DREAMING & GROWER One Thousand Agents Wanted. Good Money made. We want Agents in every city and village to sell The Star Hair Grower This is a wonderful preparation. Can be used with or without straightened irons. Sells for $25 per box—one $26 box will prove its value. Any person that will use a $25 box will be convinced. No matter what has failed to grow your hair, just give The Star Hair Grow- er and be convinced. Send $25 for full size box. 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The final 152 miles, from Binghamton to New York, was covered in an approximately two hours and twenty minutes, and the entire journey, 232 miles in an airplane, in the actual flying time of about nine hours and one minute. An unofficial estimate places her average speed for the entire distance at about ninety-two miles an hour. Miss Law, who recently attracted attention by her flights over Philadelphia during the Ad Men's convention was greeted on her arrival at Governor's Island by Major General Leonard Wood and Mrs. Wood, who congratulated her on her achievement. She was considerably chilled, and was taken to the house of an officer at the post to recuperate. She had little to say about her flight, except that she had to fly much lower than she wanted to because of the haze. Miss Law broke the American cross country non-stop record by flying 500 miles from Chicago to Hornsby. 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Rabbits, of course, are free to go in or out of these dens, which should be constructed in promising spots on the farm and in the acchard. A trained dog will locate inhabited dens. The outlet is closed with a disk of wood on a stake, or the dog guards the opening. The cover is lifted and the rabbits captured by hand. These traps are especially suitable for open lands and prairies, where rabbits cannot find natural hiding places. They are permanent and cost nothing for repairs from year to year. If it is destined to poison rabbits the batte may be placed inside these traps, out of the way of domestic animals or birds. This trap also furnishes an excellent means of obtaining rabbits for the table or even for market. ```markdown ``` MADAME LUCIE CHRISTIAN SCOTT is associated in business with her husband, Mr. Alpheus Scott. 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It will be a long time to come before Rev. A. B. Thomas across for any one to assist him with his baggage from the train, because the last man that asked for this job stepped off the train at the crossing a quarter of a mile from the station, carrying $10 worth of Rev. Thomas' property. Miss Chosie Cyrus, of Timmonsville, S. C. is teaching at Terry School Lanes, S. C. Mrs. J. H. Hamlin visited our city Sunday, the 26th inst. In order that there should be nothing left out after the Conference, Miss Carrie Bowler and family entertained at her home on Sunday, the 18th. Invited guest came from far and near. Quite a jolly crowd came through the county from Sumter, S. C. Mrs. Mary Iacon and daughter little Maggie are visiting Hallshore N. C. Mr. Lawrence Smith of Summerville, S. C. visited our city recently on business for his brother, Mr. John Henry Smith, who came home from Springfield, Massachusetts slick. Miss Claudus Rhodes and sister Miss Noemi left the city Monday M on train 89, for Ehrhardt, S. C to teach. Mr E. L. Gordon, of the South-Western Christian Advocate, New Orleans, La. left the city November 26th carote to New Orleans, La. Miss Janie Gerald and mother, Mrs Annie Gerald of Mullins spent the day here recently. Mrs. Martha James, an old school mate of mine, is doing well and enjoying good health Miss Naulal Martin of Tirromoneville, S. C. is visiting relatives here. Mrs. Iner Ivory. Rev. W. G. Alston returned Missionary from Africa at attending the A. M. E. Conference here. Miss Salille Mae Watson spent Thanksgiving Day with friends at Sumter at Morris College. Mr. M. Floyd, of Moyers Mill has returned from a trip. North visiting Washington, Baltimore, Harrisburg and Middletown, Pa. and other points. He enjoyed the trip so much that he is planning to return as soon as Spring. Rev. J. F. Lytle of Marshville, N. C has returned from a week's meeting at Summerville, S. C. He stopped over in Charleston a day Mr. P. M. McCullough is still with the C. L. railroad company trainee and doing well. He is preparing to connect with the Masons. Mrs Virginia, his wife, is with him. Mr. H. K. Kennedy, who has been paralyzed for more than two years is out again, we are glad to say. Mrs Carrie Rowley and family entertained at their home during Conference, Rev A. B. Murphy of Kingstree and Rev Martin, of Sumter. Rev W. H. Jones, of Kingstree, F. C. preached at his Church, Mr. Zion M. E., Sunday A. M. Text, Job H. Rev Jones has on exhibition the head of a call with two fully developed heads, found on Mr. W. A. Brocklein's farm near, Kingstree, October 21, 1916. Mrs. Hester McCuthbon, of Wil- mington, N. C died at 70s Woods street, on Thursday, November 16th at 2:30 o'clock P. M. Her daughters Mrs. Mary E. Fullwood and sisters Missora Rosa and Ella Dixon accom- pained the body to Sumter, S. C for burial. Mr. E. J. Willeon, of Mayesville, S. C, a well situated farmer, visited our city recently. He is interested in the Mayesville Industrial School. Rev. M. T. Taylor has returned from the R. M. W. A. Church Con- ference at Wedgefield, S. C. He has his same field at Marion, S. C. Rt. Rev. E. R. Miller, presided. Rev W. S. Thompson for many years pastor of Cumberland M. E. Church here while attending the An- nual Conference here, preached at Trinity Baptist Church, on Sunday, November 26th. To show their ap- provalation a collection of $6.00 was given him. Miss Susan Staggers left the city recently to open school at Pamplico, B. C., where she has taught for four years. Rev. J. M. Alaton, after spending Sunday, November 25th, with his family and Conference guest, Rev. Moses and J. E. White left the city Sunday P. M. over the Coast Line, for his work at Ellington, B. C. Mr. A. S. Waters, a well-to-do farmer, with 16 bales crop and 1000 pounds home made pork passed through the city recently enroute for home. Mrs. Lucy Williamson, of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church was funeralized recently by the pastor. Rev. E. Ham, from a broken foot, sustained while at work at the A. C. L. shop recently. Mr. Willie Williams, of New York passed through the city recently enroute for Hartsville, B. C. Mr. Alfred Deas, of this city, was married to Miss Sudie McDonald, at Pockton recently. They now live at 608 Maxwell street, Florence, B. C. At the M. R. Annual Conference at Cumberland M. E. Church, West Florence, Friday, the following named persons visited the session: Florence M. R. Webster and Mrs. Julia Stephenson; Marion, Mr. Taylor; Darlington, Rev., King. Many come from the country and near-by town. From Philadelphia, Mrs J. H. Mussina and Orlando. The M. R. Church Annual Conference postponed here on Sunday night November 19th. Dillon, S. C. on Sunday. The United Order of Abraham Supreme Officers visited Wynona, Tuesday, the 28th. All trains going North continue to carry laborers in large numbers. —E. B. WESTER. LEWIS H. BLAIR DIES AT HOME. Lewis Harvie Blair, soldier, writer, philosopher and constructionist, died at his home, 2327 Monument Avenue yesterday morning at 3:55 o'clock in the eighty-third year of his age. He had been in failing health for two years, and latterly the infirmities of age had crept upon him until he was unable to withstand the cardiac trouble which was the immediate cause of his passing. Mr Blair was a descendant of Rev John D Blair, better known in his time as "Jarson Blair," and Mary Winston, a descendant of Isaac Winston, the colonist, who came from Yorkshire, England, in 1704, and settled near Richmond. His father was John G. Blair, a well-known bank carrier in ante-bellum days, and his mother was Sarah Ann Eyre Heron. He began active life at a youthful age. Owing to his father's death, he left school at seventeen, and entered the United States government service. After four years in that life, he served in a mercantile office, and later he entered the engineering department of the United States Lighthouse service on the Great Lakes. SERVED IN CONFEDERATE ARMY DURING WAR. He had just entered upon business for himself when the War Between the States broke out and he was called to arms in the defense of his native State. He entered the Confederate army in 1862 and fought to the end serving under Major-General Samuel Jones. Brigadier-General Humphrey Marshall. Major-General William Lorling. Major-General William E. Jones. General John C. Brecklidge, and other commanders. At the close of the war Mr. Blair went to Amelia Courthouse, there of paving in the mercantile business. Later he returned to Richmond where he engaged in the wholesale grocery business under the firm of Harvie & Blair. His last business connection was with the Stephen Putney Shoe Company Incorporated, of which he was treasurer. He retired from active life several years ago. In 1858 Mr. Blair turned to literature. Among his works are "Unwto-Laws" "The Prosperity of the South Dependent Upon, the Elevation of the Neura" and "Recollections of Richmond" which has not yet been published. Mr Blair was also a contributor on current topics to local newspapers and to magazine. He was clear and able in his expositions, and was a writer of decided views on political and religious subjects. He was especially well acquainted with the history of Richmond and with its unbuilding after the ravages of war. He took an effective part in the reconstruction of the city, building wisely and permanently and enacting in enterprises which rebounded a much to the general benefit of Richmond as it did to life personal profit. GENERAL TAKES PLACE THIS AFTERNOON Mr. Blair was twice married. His first wife was Miss Alice Wahler Harrison, of Angelia County, his second wife Mrs Martha Ruffin Feld, of Mecklenburg County, by whom he survived. He leaves the following children by the first marriage: William Harrison, Walter D. Lewis Harvie, Mrs William Northrop and Donald M. Blair. The children surviving by the second marriage are Miser Jean Fold, Josephine M. Louthe Heron and Mary Skipwith Blair. The funeral will be held from the residence this afternoon at 3 o'clock, and the interment will be conducted privately in Hollywood Cemetery. The services will be conducted by the Rev. Thomas Foulknaker, of Salem, assisted by the Rev James Y. Fair, D. D. pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian Church. The active palletbeakers will be be follows: A Belrose Blair, A Leslie Blair, Le Roy E. Brown, Frank D Beveridge, Chiles M. Ferrell, David J Martin, Hamilton Feld, Joseph H Harrison and Mortimer Harrison. The honorary palletbeakers will be William A. Anderson, Judge R. Carter Scott, J Kent Rawley, Herbert W. Jackson, Howard D. Hope, Gordon Blair, Charles J. Faulkner, Boydton Captain A. B. Culguire, Austin L. 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Mr. Beck told the committee that he believed the plan as submitted would meet all needs of the future, and said that it would only be a matter of a short while until the changes would be thoroughly understood. He added that he had heard of no valid reasons being raised as to why the changes should not be made. Postmaster Thornton pronounced the plan one whisk. If it accomplished no other thing, he said, would greatly facilitate the delivery of mail. Mr. Hill impressed upon the committee the necessity, of making no changes from those recommended as a unit by the Administrative Board. He declared that all of the changes had been made and evolved into the general scheme after more than a year's hard work, and that the entire project would be rendered worthless if changes were made. Most of those who opposed the position argued that it would be a who move to eliminate all conflicting street names, but said that they saw no reason for renaming the West End streets, many of which were named for men at the front of the nation's history. Among those who asked that these names be retained for sentimental reasons were E. V. Valentine, representing the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities; Mrs. Virginia M. Pleasants, representing the Colonial Dames; Mrs. H. W. Judd, representing the Dorothea Payne Madison Chapter, Daughters of 1812, and L. H. Jonkins. W. A. Clarke, Jr., secretary of the Retail Merchants' Association, asked the committee to defer action in order to give business men an opportunity to express their views. Abner C. Goode, an attorney, called the attention of the committee to what he considered to be an error in the designation of Fourth Avenue, Highland Park. He was assured that if this was a mistake, it would be rectified before the committee took any action. BELIEVES CHANGES WOULD RESULT IN CONFUSION William T. Johnson, representing the Bradstreet Company, opposed what he characterized as sweeping changes on the ground that they would cause endless trouble where the question of title examination was concerned. He favored, however, the elimination of duplicate names. W. L. Austin, who described him self as a "dotall man," representing Miller & Rhonda, said that he did not believe the change contemplated would be for the best business interests of the city. "It would require," he said, "twenty years for the post-office to readjust its delivery system to the changed conditions, if put into effect." Councilman English was of the opinion that the changes were so revolutionary in character that the whole matter should be placed in the hands of a subcommittee for thorough investigation. Objection to this on the part of other members of the committee, who believed that the special committee, which evolved the plan had gone into it thoroughly, caused him to withdraw his motion to this effect. Then, upon motion of Councilman Moore, action on the matter was postponed until the committee's next meeting—TimesDispatch, Nov. 28, 1916. OFFICIAL ELECTION RETURNS ARE CERTIFIED. Official returns from every voting preference in Virginia, ascertained yesterday by the State Board of Commerce, shows the Democratic party to be as strongly interested in the thanks as ever. The total vote for that's all it costs—and you don't even have to play all of that now. It's a genuine Victrola and plays all the thousands of band and orchestra, vocal and instrumental selections, perfectly. Also plays the latest dance music for those happy home dances. Woodrow Wilson was 102,824, and the total vote for Charles E. Hughes, 49.35, a clear plurality for the Democratic candidate of 53,466. As compared with the strength of the two parties in 1922, the Democrats registered a gain of 13 per cent, as against a gain of 9 per cent, for the minority United States Senator Claude A. Swanson, with no opposition, polled 133,666 votes. Seventy-seven compliant memory votes cast in Dickerson County for Roland N. Chase made him the second choice of the voters for the United States Senate. Harrison Wagner received ten votes. In the same county and was given third place, and Jacob Yost won fourth place with three votes in Floyd County. Scattering votes in singles and two were accorded a dozen other citizens. BENSON COMES THIRD WITH 1.062 VOTES. Allan J. Benson, Socialist candidate for President, polled. 1,062 votes; J. Frank Hanley, Prohibition candidate, received 663, and Arthur C. Reiner Socialist-Labor candidate, received 67. An examination of the congressional vote shows nine of the ten Virginia districts Democratic by a safe margin. In the Fifth District, however, Beverly A. 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