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THE RICHMOND PLANET VOLUME XXXIV, NO. 46 WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH THE NEGRO?' (By Charles Stelzie.) (By Charles Steele) The race Riots in East St. Louis have been the occasion of many discussions on the public platform in the last few weeks. The question has been asked, "How can we assume to free peoples in Europe from tyranny when we ourselves are guilty of the worst kind of tyranny toward a depressed race?" Our guilt in this respect may be somewhat exaggerated but there is no doubt that the East St. Louis race riots should have made every American citizen realize that weave in the Negro one of the most serious social problems by which this country is confronted. Booker T. Washington once said, "I cannot hold any man in the gutter without staying in the gutter myself." And Washington was right Aside from other consideration, it becomes a matter of self-preservation to take care of the Negro. There is one big fact that we have to reckon with—the Negro came to the United States against his will and he will undoubtedly stay here. He will not return to Africa to establish a Liberian republic as some people have fondly wished. It is simply a question as to whether he is to be a "good" Negro or a "bad" Negro, and the answer to this question depends as much upon the whites as it does upon the blacks. Even after coming to this country, for 250 years we systematically expurgated from the Negro race the best qualities that fit a man for citizenship in a democracy. Let us look at a few outstanding facts in regard to our treatment of the Negro. We compete him to live in the worst cities. suitably convolence in our or yard or yard or street when whites consider an absolute necessity. We drive the worst forms of immorality into the Negro quarters and then curse the Negro because of his moral weakness. If there is to be a "red light district" in town, it is dumped into the area into which we also dump the Negro population. It would be a comparatively easy matter to produce statistics to indicate that the Negro is the worst criminal in the country. But how can he help becoming such? We subject him to the severest tests of our city life—physical, moral and political and then cynically declare that the "niger" is no good anyway. The Negroes who live in these unsanitary and immoral surroundings are our laundresses, nurses and cooks. If there is contagious disease in their own homes and there is much of it—they are sure to bring it to our homes, either personally or through the laundry which we send to them. Washington was right. If we keep the Negro in the gattet, we shall be compelled to stay there with him. We can't get away from him. It is impossible to have a nation part tree and part slave, and it is still more impossible to have in one country a morally and physically decaying race, and a surviving race untouched by the dying race's fate. And yet it be remembered that the 1090000 Negroes in the United States constitute 10 percent of the population of our country. Occasionally some of us try to find comfort in the statement that la bar leaders are responsible for the mistreatment of the Negro race. But this may be set down as a fact—organized labor is as ready as anybody else to give the Negro a square deal. Every man who becomes a member of the American Federation of Labor obligates himself never to discriminate against a fellow worker on account of creed, color or nationality. This is as high a standard as one could find anywhere and in a general way it expresses the attitude of organized labor toward the Negro throughout the entire country. It is true that in some parts of the United States there is a prejudice against the Negro among trade unionists, but whenever this is the case these trade unionists simply reflect the opinion of the localled "better classes" of the community. For example it is safe to say in such communities it is easier for a colored man to join a white man's union than it is for a colored man to join a white man's church. Ordinarily when there is prejudice against the Negro on the part of the white trade unionists it is due largely to the Negro's character and not to his color. It is unfortunate that systematic efforts are being made to bring the Negro from the south to the large in dustrial centers of the north. The Negro is probably much better fitted for work on the farm than he is for work in the city. The latest census reports of the United States government brought out the fact that Negro farms in the south had increased 21 per cent while Negro population in creased only 10 per cent throughout the country. The real friends of the Negro will try to persuade him to move on to the farm for here he will have more independence than he will ever secure in industrial cities or even in smaller towns. There are exceptional Negroes who will make good almost any where but it is to be remembered that we are dealing with the one-tenth of the population of the United States which for many generations to come will in some respects be inferior to the white race. Those who are constantly preaching equality of every sort to the Negro race are not the real friends of the Negro. While the Negro should have equality of opportunity, it by no means follows that he is born with the same endowments or capabilities as the white man, and he is sure to suffer when he comes into competition with the white man in the city. The wildest guesses imaginable have been made as to the future of the Negro race. It has been said with equal insistence and with probably equal authority both that the Negro would ultimately dominate the United States because of the large birth rate among Negroes, and that the Negro race may be practically eliminated. As a matter of fact while during the past fifty years the total population of the country has increased four-fold the Negro population has increased two and two-thirds fold. But it must not be forgotten that whereas the increase of white population was largely due to the consider able influx of foreigners, the increase of Negroes depended almost entirely upon native stock. It should be noted that the increase of the Negro is only a little below that of older civilized nations—England's increase being but 12 per cent in the last decade. This is just about the ratio of increase for the Negroes in the United States. Survivor of Submarine Attack En- lists in Navy a U. S. B. Recruit L. Dupee, twentyeightingham, Ann, waked up the U. S. S. Recruit in Union Square at five o'clock Tuesday afternoon and said he wanted to enlist in the United States Navy. While he was being examined by Surgeon J. J. Kaveney he easily remarked that he had the experience of submarine gun fire during the past summer. Dupee had shipped from Portland, Maine, last June on the Norwegian tanker, "Kongsli" bound for Rotterdam. On the return trip in the third week of August, out four days, from the coast of Rotterdam at five thirty in the morning three shots were sent across the bow of the tanker. Dupee said: "I was on watch on the hurricane deck. The weather was clear and calm. No warning was given except the three shots. Twenty more were fired and in ten minutes we were sunk. The crew of 2S took to the three boats and immediately the submarine arose and came within fifty yards of us. This was the conversation the Captain of the submarine had with our shipper. It was all in English with no trace of German accent:" "How long have you had this ship? said the submarine captain." . "A year and a half," answered our skipper." " 'Where was she built?' he asked." " 'Baltimore,' was the reply." " 'What kind of a crew have you?' " " 'Mixed, Danish, Swedes, and Norwegian.' " " 'Any Americans?' " " 'None.' " According to Dupee the Captain of the tanker asked for a tow and he was told that an English cruiser would be along in the morning. The next day the cruiser came along but paid no attention to the men, it being a rule of British Admiralty not to pick up life boats. After floundering in the rough sea with no rations out few biscuits and little water the men finally landed at St. Nazares, France. Dupee has been three years at sea having shipped from Norfolk, Va. He was educated in the public schools at Birmingham. He was sent to the Training Station at Newport. WASHINGTON—JACKSON Miss Bertha O. Jackson and Mr. Edward Washington, Jr., were married at the home of Mrs. Annie Green, Engle wood, N. J., Saturday afternoon, Sep- tenber 29, 1917. Mr. and Mrs. Washington will re- ceive their friends at their home 724 N. 5th street, Richmond, Va., Thurs- day evening, October 11, from 8:30 to 10:30 P. M. COLEMAN—HOWELL Mr. and Mrs. C. Howell request the honor of their presence at the marriage of their daughter, Rosa H. to Mr. W. H. Coleman, Thursday evening, October 4. 1917, at 9 o'clock at 801 1:2 N. Fourth St., All friends are invited. No cards. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1917. AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION MEETS LARGE ATTENDANCE—WAR SESSION OF THIS GREAT ORGANIZATION. Savings Bank Session Begins Work Atlantic City, N. J., Sept. 25. Delegates to the American Bankers' Association have been steadily arriving here. Banker John Mitchell, Jr., of the Mechanies' Savings Bank of Richmond Va. came in tonight over the Pennsylvania and was met by Gen. A. F. Davidson. He entered an automobile and was registered at Ridley's Hotel where quarters had been previously secured for him. MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY The palatial Marlboro-Bleuheim Hotel was a scene of transcendent beauty last night. The profusion of flowers, electric lights, magnificently gowned ladies and magnificently formed gentlemen added to the attractiveness of the scene. The Executive Council, the controlling power of this great organization had been in session. The grand reception in honor of the body took place last night. THE BANKERS MEET The Savings Bank Section met this morning at 10 o'clock at the Marlboro Blenheim, President Geo E. Edwards of the Dollar Savings Bank of New York presiding. Invocation by Rev. Thomas J. Cross. The address of welcome was delivered by Mr. Elwood S. Bartlett, Cashier of the Atlantic City National Bank. The response was delivered by Mr. J. B. Nock, Vice President of the Savings Bank Section. The feature of the morning session was the address by Han. Dasli F. Blackett, C. E. Special Representative of the British Treasury. THE BRITISH REPRESENTATIVE His description of the financial condition growing out of the war was realistic. He stated that the war was costing Great Britain thirty million dollars per day. He explained how this expense was being met. People gave their time and their labor and their money and took from the government its "I. O. U." He explained how everybody could help in this world war. He spoke for more than an hour. The body listened with rapt attention and at the conclusion a rising vote of thanks was tendered. COLORRED BANKER MAKES REPORT For the first time in the history of the American Banker*4 Association President John Mitchell, Jr.'s, report as chairman of the Special Committee on the Nation Wide Turfif Campaign among Colored people appeared in the advance report of the officers of the Savings Bank Section and was distributed among the more than two thousand wealthy men of the country. It produced much favor able comment. GREAT PRODUCING POWER These reports will also appear in the financial journals of the country. Mr. Mitchell showed that the annual producing power of the colored people of the country is six hundred million dollars per year. The meeting of the Savings Bank Section here is the largest in the history of the organization. TROUBLE IN GEORGIA Dr. King and the Street Car Folks Rey, T. J., King, D. D., ex-Secretary of the National Baptist Convention, unincorporated gives an interesting account of his experiences in Atlanta Ga. It seems that down there colored people are not only separated on the street cars, but they are not allowed to leave the car through the same en trance with white people. FORCED BACK INTO THE CAR Not knowing this, and with no signs to guide him, he got off a street car at the wrong opening. Although he was on the ground, the conductor and motorman ordered him to get back on the streetcar and get off at the other end. When he demurred, one of them grabbed the switch-attick with which to strike him. He was forced back on the car and then alighted from the colored folks entrance, much to his chagrin and disgust. THE INFORMATION BUREA At the Information Bureau, the white lady would not pay any attention to him and information given was in a tone that he could not understand. According to his statement, he got more than enough of Georgia. THE NEGRO'S GETTING TIRED By R. P. Player in Chicago Defender I see ten thousand restless souls Give up their daily toil; I hear ten million voices speak As if in great turmoil. The nation's asking why this stir, And why this host's all fired; The answer comes from far and near, The Negro's getting tired. He has fought in all great battles, He cleared the fields and smiled. While other folks who fought or toiled Were either chafed or riled. In peace he worked; in wars he fought He did all things required. He helped to save the Nation's cause, But now he's getting tired. The Negro disobeys some laws, The other folks aren't free. It doesn't seem just really far, To hang him to a tree. An object lesson, some folks say, And thus the news is wired. A lesson that is void of good, The Negro's getting tired. He worked almost three hundred years For a trip across the sea. Four million worthy souls were born Seeped in humility. When Providence did set him free, His race was much inspired; Ambition gained is almost lost, The Negro's getting tired. He goes into the market place To buy and spend his cash; They spy his face; he has to wait Almost considered trash; His money has not bought for him The things life most desired. An equal chance is all he asks. He's getting awful tired... If young some call him, "Uncle Jack. If old they'll call him "boy"; They sometimes use him as a mat. And sometimes as a dog. The Good Book says that of one blood All men are equally made. But when he seeks true brotherhood He has too dark a shade. Yet others say they're in the path Of him who oft retired And prayed for all, refusing none. The Negro's getting tired. He long has walked the darksome road It doesn't seem much brighter. How long! How long! O mighty God Ere the load is lighter? The cry of shame before Thy throne Has off his rights inquired. Tis hard to face a frowning world; The Negro's getting tired. TIMID SAILORS SEE CITY WITH CHAPERONS. Torpedo Dodgers Fear to Venture Among Wilds of Manhattan Without Escort. Batch of 40 Make Tour Under Mus. Roper, and Others May Have Like Chance. The men of the merchant marine have the rough end of it in this war. Stoking the engines far down below sea level, where they can't possibly escape if the ship is torpedoed; serving as mess boys, cabin boys, common sailor; no glory very often not even a uniform to advertise what they are—doing their bit without the glimmer of a hope of reward. That is why the Seamen's Church Institute of New York which nightly harbors 500 of these seamen in its big building at 25 South street, is making a strenuous effort to give them a good time while ashore. And as the most of them are in such terror of the dangers of the land that they won't venture from the waterfront mattended, a rubberneck trip through the wilds of New York was deemed the thing Gat would hit the spot. The first one came off yesterday, George B. Vanderpoel gave the $30 "which took forty tired, lonesome, frelong less seafarers for a jolly three hours trip through Riverside Drive, Central Park and other places of interest and gave them the time of their lives, if the way they whooped and sang chants was any indication of their feelings. MAY BE TWO TRIPS A WEEK Such rivalry was there among the 500 men in the building for the chance to go on the first trip that the Rev, Carl Podin, who managed it, had them "draw" for the privilege. The hope was held out that there will be at least two such trips a week for a time else there is no telling what, might have happened to the forty who drew the lucky numbers. It all depends on the generosity of the public, whether the trips can be made a feature. Looking to rent something? See Cephas. Office, 535 1-2 N. 2nd St. Telephone, Ran. 588. LETTER MAKES APPEAL TO JUSTICE COPY OF LETTER TO SENATOR H. C. LODGE ON TEXAS OUTRAGE. (By Rev. E. C. Branch.) Galveston, Texas, Aug. 7, 1917. Senator H. C. Lodge. Dear Sr.—Some months ago I sent you a great deal of papers consisting of circular letters and letters bearing on the Texas outrage case and you will remember that I requested you to re return those papers several weeks ago. Failing to hear from you I didn't know whether it was because you were so very busy or whether my papers had been lost by you—at any rate. I would be very glad to get a report from you relative to these papers. I note that you and quite a number of the Senators and Congressmen decided to take no further steps in this matter after Secretary Baker told you and others that the report was not true which was indeed erroneous. We may yet thrash this case out in the court. Since the most peaceable acts you under consideration can not get a hearing, due to that fact because Mr. Baker said it was not true and he, himself, at the time of this outrage was committed by United States Soldiers and Army Officials, was no doubt in some backyard town in the state of Ohio and hence knows nothing about it. He also said something which his record does not show and he cannot produce any record to verify what he has said. L. M. Garrison was Secretary of war at that time. He had a thorough investigation made of it and I was fortunate enough to see Dr. Dogan's copy which condemned Gen. Bejj and all of its implicated in this great outrage, perpetrated upon only members of my race. This demonstrates be yond a reasonable doubt that it is a fixed purpose to not give the Negro any justice. And where there is an investigation that throws light upon an injust act done upon my race there is always a disposition to hide the facts. I am inclosing you under this cover a little book An Appeal To Justice for your information. This book is a force-runner to another large book which will come out soon bearing the same title, if for any reason that limitation demure our case. I propose to publish the facts to the world, to prove that those in authority are not desirous of giving the Negro Justice. If the Secretary of War still claims that this charge is not true, he would not do justice to the army officials if he fails to bring me to justice for claiming this to be a fact and inminimating a high army official who stands in his opinion without spot, or blemish. If the report is un true he would be dis-loyal not to bring me to Justice. I do not mean to attempt to have me mobbed like the Post-master at Texas City, and the Army Officials there tried to do, but I mean give me a fair trial before the Courts. I contend in as much as the United States soldiers and Texas City police men forced the whole Negro population of Texas City to vacate their homes and leave their homes unprotected, and be robbed at night while they were up town in prison under army guns, that General Bell, or the United States government is responsible. At the time this occurred, Gen Bell and all soldiers were on the pay roll of the United States government. To force me and my race to lose all of our property in this manner, and reducing many to poverty without a redress it is almost enough to pay. I am writing you at length because I want you to have the facts in this case, and if you care enough about the case, you can very easy ascertain whether or not these are facts. I have read the Constitution of the United States. I have read the Federal Reporter and the Supreme Reporter of the United States and I see from these various documents that there is not one sentence denying the Negro Justice on account of his color. I wish to advise you that I was raided in the South and I contend that General Bell had no more right to make a slave of me than of the President of these United States, if there is any virtue in our Constitution. I further contend that he had no more right to enslave our women than he had to enslave some white Millionaire's daughter, with these facts he fore you for your consideration, I beg to remain. Address: P. O. Box 48. We have put the facts up to the Senator—and we here request every loyal Afro American in the United States to write Congress to give us a hearing. This request includes drafted young men of our race, it includes soliders of our race. We are due this consideraton, because we lost our property while we were deprived of our personal liberty by U. S. Officials which is contrary to the U. S. Constitution, Mrs. M. Code of Lake Charles, La., lost a little girl on account of punishment in this slave camp. Mrs. Wright died from punishment. If the white man in power will not give the race justice, we should know it now, and the whole race must know it. If they can not give us justice in this case, they must be our enemies, if so they are enemies to the whole race. We call upon the laboring man, business man, doctors, lawyers teachers, preachers and our good women to meet us now in our distress appealing for justice. We also call upon the statesmen of our race and all loyal race pride reporters and editors to join us in our contention for justice in hon or of our women, if for no other cause. We want our claims paid—and we want the race to demand only justice. Committee Rev. E. C. Branch, Chr.; Rev. S. H. McNeil, Secty.; Sam Morgan, Geo. Hardy, Mrs. K. Morgan. Published by The Judge Lynch International Book and Publication Co. Box 18 Galveston, Texas. PERSONALS AND BRIEFES Mrs. H. C. Vaughan left the city Wednesday for her home, Farmville. —Mrs. Maria Jackson of 902 N. Seventh St. has been indisposed, but is now much improved. Rev. S. A. Moses, pastor of the High Street Baptist Church of Danville, Va., was in the city for a brief stay. He was looking well. Miss Ollie B. Jackson left last Saturday for Tidewater Institute, Cheriton, Va., where she will instruct in vocal and instrumental music. Looking to rent something? See Cephas, Office, 535 1-2 N. 2nd St. Telephone, Ran. 588. Mr. Geo. H. Johnson, the popular car of the Southside, has purchased Ford Car, and can now be looking after his business in the Ford Way. Mr. Joseph Hickman was taken very seriously ill last Wednesday evening at his home in East 17th St., Southside. Rev. W H. Dean, expactor of the Leigh St., Memorial church will preach Thursday night Oct. 4th at the Leigh St. Memorial M. E. church. A. A. are invited. Professional Treatment of the face hair and scalp. Hair tinting and dyeing done in the privacy of your own home. Call Randolph 3984. —Mr. Wyndham M. Carter returned to New York last week after spending a few days with his parents Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Carter. —Mr. S. S. Baker was seen on the streets this week after a severe illness since June. He is gradually improving under the skillful treatment of Dr. E. R. Jefferson. —Rev. J. R. Cooper of Danville, Va., passed through the city this week enroute home. He was returning from his vacation. Mr. Edward A. Baker left the city Wednesday to visit his brother in New York City. He was accompanied by Mr. Allen White, of Petersburg, Va. On their return they will visit Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa. and Washington, D. C. Special Mass meeting at Moore St., Baptist church under the auspices of the Richmond Ind. Ben. Club of Va., Supreme Lodge Inc., Sunday Sept. 30, at 3 P. M. All members of the club and friends are asked to be present. Rev. C. C. Gill, B. D. pastor of the Leigh St. M. E. Church will talk on the sub Jeet: Society and its Benefits. Fine programme will be rendered. All are invited. Mir. Iry Cousins, who was operated on at he Memorial Hospital, is at the residence of his mother, Mrs. Mickens $17 N. 4th St., Mrs. Mattie Cousins, his wife, and her mother were called to Philadelphia on account of the illness of her brother, Addison Lawson. Special Benefit Performance. Special benefit performance at the Globe Theatre. North Second street, Monday October 1, 1917. Opening Day Reception for the benefit of the Colored Old Folks Home and Colored Orphan Asylum. All interested in a worthy cause are invited to come. Children Day until 6:30. Five cents. Adults and children after 6:30. Ten cents. --- WANTED-An intelligent woman for housekeeper. Must be good cook. Address in own hand writing. Address, Industrial Union, P. O. Box 704 Southern Pines, N. C. PRICE, FIVE, CENTS BARRETT EXECUTION IS DELAYED AGAIN SECOND RESPITE FOR AURREY BARRETT, UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH. Governor Stuart today respited until November 23 Aubrey Barrett, the Negro youth, poster sentence of death for complicity in the murder of William Ronch, a white farmer, in Charlotte county. Barrett was originally sentence to die August 21, when his father was executed, but the governor granted a respite until September 20 in order to permit an appeal to the Supreme court. The Supreme Court coined to grant a writ of error, but pointed out that the record was very incomplete, which raised the presumption that another appeal would be made to the court. Action by the governor today affords ample time for whatever further steps may be taken in behalf of the condemned youth. (News Leader Sept. 25, 1917.) IDEAL SOCIETY NOTES The Fifth Annual session of the Supreme Lodge of the National Ideal Benefit Society was indeed interesting. The delegates who attended the meeting were more than pleased with the bustiness of the convention The large number of members added to the order during the year, the increased amount of money in the treasury the settlement of death claims to date, together with owning their home office all within 5 years was very inspiring to the delegation. On Wednesday afternoon September 5, the second day of the session, the Supreme Grand Lodge visited Evergreen Cemetery in a body and unveiled a monument erected in order to the memory of box of the board of Directors of the Society. The last night of the convention closed with a social tendered by the Richmond District which was much enjoyed by all present. Mrs. Rosa T. Thompson, National Lecturer who made a splendid record last year, as in previous years, as a lecturer and organizing deputy stands at the head. The Supreme Lodge will meet in Newport News, Va., September 1918. GRATEFUL TO THE IDEAL SOCIETY. I am indeed very grateful to the Supreme Lodge of the National Ideal Benefit Society for kindness to my wife, Ada C. Williams during her long illness and for the satisfactory settlement of policy, $100, through Prospect Lodge, No. 2, of which she was a member. I shall ever keep in memory the kindness of the Society and pray for its continued success. I am fraternally yours. JEFF J. WILLIAMS DRAFT MEN TO PARADE HERE MONDAY There will be a big demonstration in honor of the drafted man in this city, the coming Monday night. Every registered man in the Fifth District is requested to report at the corner of Third and Leigh streets at 7:30 P. M. to act as an escort to the drafted man of the district. The parade will be headed by the Fifth District Exemption Board and the Municipal Band. The men of the Fifth District have been drilling nightly at the Pythian Castle under the instruction of Capt. John C. Dabney and are expected to make a great showing in the parade next Monday night. The line will move from the Pythian Castle on N. Third street to Leigh, where the registered men will fall in, thence up Leigh to Monroe, to Broad, to Fifth, to the Fifth Street Baptist Church, which suitable exercises will be held. After the exercises a banquet will be held in honor of the drafted men. A committee of ladies haded by Miss Rebecca T. Mitchell and Mrs. Lucy A. Cross, managers, are preparing kits for the boys to use in the cantonments, whenever they are called to go. There is a possibility that this committee will be augmented by a committee of ladies from the Second District and look after the boys in that quota. The Second District is expected to participate in the demonstration Monday night. "THE FATE OF THE WAR GOD." This is the title of the original play to be produced by Mrs. M. E. Satterfield next Month. A large caste is rehearsing now and the play will be a sensation here. Watch for the date. WHILE WERE OFF DUTY TO DAY THE SERGEANT WANTS TO ORGANIZE A MEXICAN BEAR HUNT AT'S TOO BAD BUT WE CAN'T GET A BEAR DOG AN' IF YOU DON'T YOU MAY GET SHOT PRIVATE ME GOOK, I HEREBY ORDER YOU TO GO FORTH AND FIND A BEAR DOG WELL, ORDER'S IS ORDERS, ILL GET ONE THAT WAS A GOOD JOKE YOU PULLED ON LUKE HE'LL NEVER FIND A BEAR DOG HA! HA! HA! IT'S A STUNNER O CHARLIE O SARG, NOW YOU CAN HUNT BEARS FOR HERE ARE THE BEAR DOG!! MEXICAN HAIRLESS SATURDAY Sept. --29 THE PLANET ROANOKE NOTES The funeral services of Miss E. Marquena Taylor took place Tuesday, September 25th, at three o'clock from Mt. Zion A. M. E. Church. Ministers in attendance, Ex-P. E. Isaac Ewer, P. E. George R. Jones presiding elder of the Roanoke District, Ex-P. E. J. L. Jones, Rev. George Lee, Rev. L. L. Downing, Rev W. D. Naylor, Rev. S. M. Bonn, of St. Paul's Memorial M. E. Church, Rev. P. G. Gravely, Rev. R. B. Mays, Rev. I. Ewer read Scripture lesson, "Let not your heart be troubled, etc." The choir sang "Abide With Me." Prayer by Rev. R. B. Mays, Rev. George R. Jones delivered the eulogy. He spoke of the life and beautiful character of the deceased in the most concise manner. There were letters of condolence and telegrams from various parts of the State on behalf of the bereaved parents and family. Rev. S. M. Bean made some true remarks of the beautiful life of Miss Taylor, whose life was such a model for one of just seventeen years and two months. She will be missed, whoever succeeds her in Church and especially in Sunday School. But she has gone to join the Triumphant Sunday School beyond. The floral designs were very beautiful and profuse, betoken of the life whose last remains rested in a beautiful casket of white underneath. The mound was covered with these beautiful emblems of love and beauty. The remains were interred in the Old Lick Cemetery, there to await our coming, while we feel satisfied her spirit is basking in the sun light of God's eternal promises. Mr. C. C. Williams, the polite funeral director had the funeral in charge. The flower girls were conveyed to the cemetery by Rev. J. H. Pinkard in his automobile. Many of the people of the city left their various places of labor and business to do honor to a noble life that had ceased to be—just changed to the offulence of real life, not dead but transferred to a real life beyond life's sea. The services were very impressive. The Church was filled to overflowing, quite a number standing. P. E. George R. Jones conducted the services, using for his remarks, John 14:20-31, which was very befitting. I think it was the saddest funeral that I have witnessed for a long time. Just yesterday and Miss E. Marquena was with us and today she has gone. Let us take warning. We may soon be called to follow. Mr. Arnelle Holland, the sweet songster of the A. M. E. Church choir, sang a sweet solo "I Am Thinking of Friends, Ete." The Rev. George C. Taylor and Mrs. W. B. Waylor wish to thank the members and friends for the benevolent kindness shown them during the week's illness and death of their beloved daughter, Miss E. Marquona Taylor. Mr. George Ready, 2819 Webster avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa., who spent the latter end of his month's vacation here at the home of Mr. James and Mrs. Emma Wright, visiting Salem and other towns along the great N. and W. R. R., returned to Pittsburgh Sunday morning, September 23. He was helped by his visit to these healthful mountains and the pleasant flowing waters from beneath the famous Mill Mountain. Mrs. W. H. Saunders, of Homestead, Pa. and daughter, Mrs. Augusta Clark are visiting her sister, Mrs. A. D. Brandon, 116 Sixth avenue, N. W. Miss Ruby Macklyn, of Richmond, is in the city visiting Mrs. George A. Thornton, 218 Henry street. Miss Macklyn originally was assistant superintendent of Burrell Memorial Hospital. Miss Macklyn had the pleasure of addressing the Sunday School last Sabbath morning at the High Street Baptist Church. Mr. Lightburn Hale, of Columbus, Ohio but originally of Roanoke is in the city visiting friends of years gone by. He is looking very well. Mr. Boyd Cephas is in the city visiting his father and mother. It is very nice for children to remember their parents by an occasional visit which gives encouragement always to the old folks. Mr. Herman Steptoe spent two THE LARGEST AND STRONGEST OLD LINE, LEGAL RESERVE, NEGRO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY IN THE WORLD. Home Office, Durham, N. C. We are operating on the Legal Reserve basis using the Combined Experience Table of Mortality and 31-2 per cent interest. Hence you see the proper amount of every premium collected is being reserved to protect and mature each policy issued. IT PAYS TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE PROTECTED. YOU TAKE NO CHANCES IN CARRYING YOUR INSURANCE WITH US. 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Mrs. Hattie Hickman returned to the city after spending a month visiting in New Castle, Pa., Cleveland, Ohio and other points nearby. She joined her husband, Mr. W. O. Hickman, on his short vacation to Shaws ville. When in Roanoke stop at Hotel Hampton, formerly Hotel Pierce, under new management. Mrs. Ada Wilson returned to Schwich, Pa. after a three weeks' visit to this city. She was accompanied home by Miss Lottie Hale. Miss M. L. Taylor, 106 High street returned from a five weeks' trip to Pittsburgh and McKeesport, Pa., Baltimore and Annapolis, Md. Mr. B. H. Scott and Mr. R. Bonurant, of Lynchburg were the guest of Miss Taylor while enroute to Ohio State University at Columbus O. Mrs. Anna Stamps, of Pittsburgh, Pa. is the guest of Mrs. Charles Deane, 109 Wells avenue, N. W. She has been visiting at her native home, Pamplin, Va. She also visited Mrs. Mary Holmes, of Farmville. Mrs. S. W. Johnson, of Pittsburgh is the guest of Mrs. Fannie Hendricks on Gilmer avenue, N. W. Mrs. Nannie Poo Wade, with her infant son, Arnette Wade, of 2426 Oak street, Baltimore, are spending a few weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Poo, Sixth avenue, N. W. Mr. W. H. Davis, of Bedford, Va. returned after spending two months with Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Davis on Eighth avenue, N. E. Miss Ardelina M. Duff entered Burrell Memorial Hospital for an operation for appendicitis Monday. Mr. and Mrs. William Lewis, of Washington, D. C. are the guest of Mrs. Belle Hairston, on Patton avenue for ten days. Mrs. Dennis Carter, of 118 Glimer avenue left this week for Springfield, Mass. to join her husband, Rev. Dennis Carter, where they will reside in the future. Hor THE RICHMOND PLANET GRAND OPENING OF THE Globe Theatre, SECOND STREET, BETWEEN LEIGH & CLAY STREETS MONDAY, OCT. 1--SHOWS 11 AM TO 11 P M Good, Clean Amusement—The Best Moving Pictures which can be secured. Drama, Comedy, Art, and Music by a famous electrical orchestral instrument—"The Foto Player." 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Mrs. Frances Sawyers, a teacher is expecting to leave the city in a few days for a vacation. Monday night, September 17 was certainly a big night at the Hill St. Baptist Church. The "Harvest Homodoming Supper" was quite a success. It was cooked and served by the men and was quite a spiendid affair. Everybody enjoyed themselves to the highest. Sunday afternoon, September 23, the women of the various churches of the city met with the women of the Hill Street Baptist Church in their Woman's Day. Rev. W. W. Hicks is conducting a revival at Christiansburg, Va. for two weeks. The Rev. W. Hilton filled the pulpit at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Sunday and preached two touching sermons and also preached the funeral of Sister Mary Logan, who departed this life September 22. A revival will begin at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church, October 1st. Mrs. Frances Sawyers, a teacher is expecting to leave the city in a few days for a vacation. Monday night, September 17 was certainly a big night at the Hill St. Baptist Church. The "Harvest Homemaking Supper" was quite a success. It was cooked and served by the men and was quite a splendid affair. Everybody enjoyed themselves to the highest. Sunday afternoon, September 23, the women of the various churches of the city met with the women of the Hill Street Baptist Church in their Woman's Day Exercises. A splendid program was rendered. Fine services all day. Two special sermons by the pastor. Offering for the day, $32.23. Looking to rent something? Cephas. Office, 535 1-2 N 2nd Telephone, Ran. 588. BIG TIMBER (Continued from Seventh Page.) mind telling me just exactly what you meant a minute ago—just what you propose to do?" "I think it's better that I should go away," Stella said. "I want you to agree that I should; then there will be no talk or anything disagreeable from outside sources. I'm strong. I can get on. It'll be a relief to have to work. I won't have to be the kitchen drudge Charlie made of me. I've got my voice. I'm quite sure I can capitalize that. But I've got to go. Anything's better than this, anything that's clean and decent. I'd despise myself if I stayed on as your wife feeling as I do. It was a mistake in the beginning, our marriage." "Nevertheless," Fyfe said slowly, "I'm afraid it's a mistake you'll have to abide by—for a time. All that you say may be true, although I don't admit it myself. Offhand I'd say you were simply trying to welsh on a fair bargain. I'm not going to let you do it blindly, all wrought up to a pitch where you can scarcely think coherently. If you are fully determined to break away from me you owe it to us both to be sure of what you're doing before you act. I'm going to talk plain. You can believe it and disdain it if you please. If you were leaving me for a man, a real man, I think I could bring myself to make it easy for you and wish you luck. But you're not. He's"— "Can't we leave him out of it?" she demanded. "I want to get away from you both. Can you understand that? It doesn't help you any to pick him to pieces." "No, but it might help you if I could rip off that swathing of idealization you've wrapped around him," Fyfe observed patiently. "It's not a job I have much stomach for, however, even if you were willing to let me try. But to come back, you've got to stick it out with me, Stella. You'll hate me for the constraint, I suppose, but until—until things shape up differently—you'll understand what I'm talking about by and by, I think—you've got to abide by the bargain you made with me. I could not force you to stay, I know. But there's one hold you can't break—not if I know you at all." "What is that?" she asked lily. "The kid's," she murmured. Stella buried her face in her hands. "I'd forgotten—I'd forgotten," she whispered. "You understand, don't you?" he said hesitatingly. "If you leave—I keep our boy." "Oh, you're devilish—to use a club like that!" she cried. "You know I wouldn't part from my baby—the only thing I've got that's worth having." "He's worth something to me, too," Fyfe muttered, "a lot more than you think, maybe. I'm not trying to club you. There's nothing in it for me. But for him—well, he needs you. It isn't his fault he's here or that you're unhappy. I've got * to protect him, see that he gets a * fee. ke. thim to! Mrs. Jn. get back to a normal polise. Then it will be fine enough to try to work out some arrangement that won't be too much of a hardship on him. It's that or a clean break in which you go your own way and I try to mother him to the best of my ability. You'll understand some time why I'm showing my teeth this way." "You have everything on your side," she admitted dully after a long interval of silence. "I'm a fool. I admit it. Have things your way, but it won't work, Jack. This flareup between us will only smolder. I think you lay a little too much stress on Monohan. It isn't that I love him so much as that I don't love you at all. I can live without him—which I mean to do in any case—far easier than I can live with you. It won't work." "Don't worry," he replied. "You won't be annoyed by me in person. I'll have my hands full elsewhere." (TO BE CONTINUED) Watch For The Son of Tarzan. Our Next Story. O CHARLIE O SARG, NOW YOU CAN HUNT BEARS FOR I desire to know the whereabouts of Sarah E. Grimes, wife of Benjamin Grimes. He has a daughter named Merrier Helen Grimes. Any information will be thankfully received. MME. JOHNSON HAIR GROWER Is indoors by thousands of women as the most wonderful hair grower of the age. Large (4 oz.) Jar 50c. MISS VIOLA DUDLEY, AGENT 107 E. Federal St., Richmond, Va. THE STAR HAIR GROWER GROWER— WARFUL, HAIR DRESSING & GROWER, and Agents Wanted. Good Money Made agents in every city and village to sell hair Grower. 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The question has been asked, "How can we assume to free peoples in Europe from tyranny when we ourselves are guilty of the worst kind of tyranny toward a depressed race?" Our guilt in this respect may be somewhat exaggerated but there is no doubt that the East St. Louis race riots should have made every American citizen realize that we one of the most serious social problems by which this country is confronted. Booker T. Washington once said, "I cannot hold any man in the gutter without staying in the gutter myself." And Washington was right. Aside from other consideration, it becomes a matter of self preservation to take care of the Negro. There is one big fact that we have to reckon with—the Negro came to the United States against his home. He will not return to Africa to establish a Liberian republic as some people have fondly wished. It is simply a question as to whiche or he is to be a "good" Negro or a "bad" Negro, and the answer to this question depends as much upon the whites as it does upon the blacks. Even after coming to this country, for 250 years we systematically expunged the Negro race the best qualities that fit man for citizenship in a democracy. Let us look at a few outstanding facts in regard to our treatment of the Negro. We compel him to live in the first cities, sanitary conveniences in house or yard or street which whites consider an absolute necessity. We downthe worst forms of immorality into the Negro quarters and then curse the Negro because of his moral weakness. If there is to be a "red light district" in town, it is dumped into the area into which we also dump the Negro population. It would be a comparatively easy manner to produce statistics to indicate that the Negro is the worst criminal in the country. We should help becoming such? We subject him to the severest tests of our city life—physical, moral and political and then cynically declare that the "niger" is no good anyway. The Negroes who live in these unsanitary and immoral surroundings are our laudresses, nurses and cooks. If there is contagious disease in their own homes and there is much of it—they are sure to bring it to our homes, either personally or through the laundry which we send to them. Negroes was right. If we keep the Negro in the house, it will be compelled to stay there with him. We can't get away from him. It is impossible to have a nation part free and part slave, and it is still more impossible to have in one country a morally and physically decaying race, and a surviving race untouched by the dying race's fate. And let it be remembered that the 10,000,000 Negroes in the United States constitute 10 per cent of the population of our country. Occasionally some of us try to find comfort in the statement that the leaders are responsible for the mistreatment of the Negro race. But this may be a dum dum organized labor is as ready as anybody else to give the Negro a square deal. Every man who becomes a member of the American Federation of Labor obligates himself never to discriminate against a fellow worker on account of creed, color or nationality. This is as high a standard as one could find anywhere and in a general war it expresses the attitude of organization toward the Negro throughout the enduring conflict. It is true that in some parts of the United States there is a prejudice against the Negro among trade unionists, but whenever this is the case these trade unionists simply reflect the opinion of the cocalled "better classes" of the community. For example it is safe to say in such communities it is easier for a colored man to join a white man's union than it is for a colored man to join a white church. Ordinarily when there is prejudice against the Negro on the part of the white trade unionists it is due largely to the color character and not to his color. It is unfortunate that systematic efforts are being made to bring the Negro from the south to the large in dustrial centers of the north. The Negro is probably much better fitted for work on the farm than he is for work in the city. The latest census reports of the United States government brought out the fact that Negro farms in the south had increased 21 per cent while Negro population in creased only 10 per cent throughout the country. The real friends of the Negro will try to persuade him to move on to the farm for here he will have more independence than he will ever secure in industrial cities or even in smaller towns. There are exceptional Negroes who will make good almost any where but it will be remembered that they are dealing with the wealth of African population of the United States which for many generations to come will in some respects be inferior to the white race. Those who are constantly preaching equality of every sort to the Negro race are not the real friends of the Negro. While the Negro should have equality of opportunity, it by no means follows that he is born with and endures or capabilities as the white man, and he is sure to suffer when he comes into contact with the white man in the city. The wildest guesses imaginable have been made as to the future of the Negro race. It has been said with equal insistence and with probably equal authority both that the Negro would ultimately dominate the United States because of the large birth rate among Negroes, and that the Negro was largely fully eliminated. As a matter of fact both nations past fifty years the total population of the country has increased four-fold the Negro population has increased two and two-thirds fold. But it must not be forgotten that whereas the increase of white population was largely due to the considerable influx of foreigners, the increase of Negroes depended almost entirely upon native stock. It should be noted that the increase of the Negro is only a little higher than national nations—England's increase holds but 12 per cent in the last decade. This is just about the ratio of increase for the Negroes in the United States. Survivor of Submarine Attack Enlists in Navy at U. S. S. Recruit L. Dupee, twenty years of age from Birmingham, Ala., waived board the U. S. S. Recruit in Union Square at five o'clock Tuesday afternoon and said he want ed to assist in the United States Navy. Whole he was being examined by Surgeon J. J. Kaveney he casually remarked that he had the experience of submarine gun fire during the past summer. Dupee had shipped from Portland, Maine, last June on the Norwegian tanker, "Kongall" bound for Rotterdam. On the return trip in the third week of August, out four days from the coast of Rotterdam at five thirty in the morning three shots were sent across the bow of the tank cr. Dupee said; "I was on watch on the hurricane deck. The weather was clear and calm. No warning was given except the three shots. Twenty more were fired and in ten minutes we were sunk. The crew of 28 took to the three boats and immediately the submarine arose and came within fifty yards of us. This was the conversation the Captain of the submarine had with our skimmer. It was all in English with no trace of German accent." "How long have you had this ship? said the submarine captain." "A year and a half," answered our "Where was she built? he asked." "Baltimore," was the reply." "What kind of a crew have you?" "Mixed, Danish, Swedes, and Nor-Wefganc." " 'Any Americans? " " " 'None.' " According to Dupee the Captain of the tanker asked for a tow and he was told that an English cruiser would be along in the morning. The next day the cruiser came along but paid no attention to the men, it being a rule of British Admiralty not to pick up life boats. After floundering in the rough sea with no rations or few biscuits and little water man finally landed at St. Nazares, France. Dupee has been three years at sea having shipped from Norfolk, Va. He was educated in the public schools at Birmingham. He was sent to the Training Station at Newport. WASHINGTON-JACKSON. Miss Bertha O. Jackson and Mr. Edward Washington, Jr., were married at the home of Mrs. Annie Green, Engle wood, N. J. Saturday afternoon, Sept ember 29, 1917. Mr. and Mrs. Washington will receive their friends at their home 724 N. 5th street, Richmond, Va., Thursday evening, October 11, from 8:30 to 10:30 P. M. COLEMAN—HOWELL Mr. and Mrs. C. Howell request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Rosa H. to Mr. W. H. Coleman, Thursday evening, October 19, 1917, at 9 o'clock at 801 12 N. Fourth St. All friends are invited. No cards. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1917. AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION MEETS LARGE ATTENDANCE—WAR SESSION OF ORGANIZATION. Savings Bank Session Begins Work. Atlantic City, N., J. Sept. 25—Delegates to the American Bankers' Associa'ion have been steadily arriving here. Banker John Mitchell, Jr., of the Mechanics' Savings Bank of Richmond Va. came in tonight over Gen. Pennsylvania, and was met by Gen. F. Fordwell. He entered an automobile and was interviewed at Ridley's Hotel where quarters had been previously secured for him. MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY The palatial Mariboro-Blohmhotel was a scene of transient beauty last night. The profusion of flowers, electric lights, magnificently gowned ladies and magnificently form ed gentlemen added to the attractiveness of the scene. The Executive Council, controlling power of this great organization, opened in session. The grand reception in honor of the body took place last night. THE BANKERS MEET The Saving Bank Section met this morning at 10 o'clock at the Marlboro Blenheim, Presidont Goo E. Edwards of the Dollar Saving Bank of New York presiding. Invocation by Rev. Thomas J. Cross. The address of welcome was delivered by Mr. Elwood S. Barrett, Cashier of the Atlantic City National Bank. The response was delivered by Mr. J. B. Noeh. Vice President of the Saving Bank Section. The feature of the morning session was the address by Hon. Basil F. Blackett, C. E. Special Representative of the British Treasury. THE BRITISH REPRESENTATIVE His description of the financial condition growing out of the war was realistic. He stated that the war was costing Great Britain thirty million dollars per day. He explained how this expense was being met. People gave their time and their labor and their money and took from the government its "I. O. U." He explained how everybody could help in this world war. He spoke for more than an hour. The body listened with rapt attention and at the conclusion a rising vote of thanks was tendered. For the first time in the history of the American [banker] Association President John Mitchell, Jr.'s, report as chairman of the Special Committee on the Nation With therift Campaign among colored people appeared in the advance report of the officers of the Savings Bank Section and was distributed among the more than two thousand wealthy man of the country. It produced much favor able comment. GREAT PRODUCING POWER These reports will also appear in the financial journals of the country. Mr. Mitchell showed that the annual producing power of the colored people of the country is six hundred million dollars per year. The meeting of the Sullings Bank Section here is the largest in the history of the organization TROUBLE IN GEORGIA. Dr. King and the Street Car Folks Rev, T. J. King, D. D., ex-Secretary of the National Baptist Convention, unincorporated gives an interesting account of his experiences in Atlanta who seems that down there colored people are separated on the street cars, but they are of allowed to leave the car through the same enrance with white people. FORCED BACK INTO THE CAR Not knowing this, and with no signs to guide him, he got off a street car at the wrong opening. Although he was on the ground, the conductor and motorman ordered him to get back on the streetcar and get off at the other end. When he demurred, one of them grabbed the switch-stick with which to strike him. He was forced back on the car and then alighted from the colored folks entrance, much to his chargin and disgust. THE INFORMATION BUREAU. At the Information Bureau, the white lady would not pay any attention to him and information given was in a tone that he could not understand. According to his statement, he got more than enough of Georgia. THE NEGRO'S GETTING TIRED. By R. P. Player in Chicago Defender. I see ten thousand restless souls Give up their daily toil; I hear ten million voices speak As if in great turmoil, The nation's asking why this star, And why this host's all fired; The answer comes from far and near, The Negro's getting tired. He has fought in all great battles, He cleared the fields and smiled. While other folks who fought or toiled Were either choked or riled. In peace he worked; in wars he fought —He did all things required. —He did everything. He biped to save the Nation's cause, but now he's getting tired. The Negro dishebies some laws, The other folks aren't free. It doesn't seem just really fair, To hang him to a tree. He worked almost three hundred years For a trip across the sea. Four million worthy souls were born Seeped in humility. When Providence did set him free, His race was much inspired; Ambition gained is almost lost, The Negro's getting tired. He goes into the market place To buy and spend his cash; They spy his face; he has to wait Almost considered trash; His money has not bought for him The things life most desired, An equal chance is all he asks, He's getting awful tired. If young some call him, "Uncle Jack." If old they'll call him "boy;" They sometimes use him as a mat, And sometimes as a to; He gives names of many kinds, though he wasn't afraid. There are reasons why The Negro's getting tired. The Good Book says that of one blood All men are equally made, But when he seeks true blood And prayed for all, refusing none. The Negro's getting tired. He long has walked the darksome road How does it seem much brighter, How isn't it so brightly God Ere the load is lighter? The cry of shame before Thy throne Has off his rights inquired. TIMID SAILORS SEE CITY WITH CHAPRONS. Torpedo Dodgers Fear /To Venture Among All Americans Without Scarsc Batch of 40 Make Tour Under Mrs. Roper, and Others May Have Like Chance. The men of the merchant marine have the rough end of it in this war. Stoking the engines far down below sea level, where they can't possibly escape the ship is torpedoed; serving moss boys, calm boys, commander sailing; no glory very often not a uniform to advertise what they are—doing their bit without the glimmer of a hope of reward. That is why the Soamens' Church Institute of New York which night harbors 500 of these seamen in its big building at 25 South street, is making a strentuous effort to give them a good time while ashore. And as the most of them are in such terror of the dancers in the street, they won't venture from the waterfront town to a rubberneck trip through the wilds of New York was deemed the thing that would hit the snot. The first one came off yesterday George B. Vanderpoel gave the $30 which took forty tired, lonesome, friend less seafarers for a jolly three hours trip through Riverside Drive, Central Park and other places of interest and gave them the time of their lives, if the way they whooped and sang chanties was any indication of their feelings. MAY BE TWO TRIPS A WEEK. Such rivalry was there among the 500 men in the building for the chance to go on the first trip that the Rev. Carl Podin, who managed it, had them "draw" for the privilege. The hope was held out that there will be at least two such trips a week for a time also there is no telling what might have happened to the forty who drew the lucky numbers. It all depends on the generosity of the public, whether the trips can be made a feature. Looking to rent something? See Cophas. Office, 535 1-2 N. 2nd St. Telephone, Ran. 588. LETTER MAKES APPEAL TO JUSTICE COPY OF LETTER TO SENATOR H. C. LODGE ON TEXAS OUTRAGE. (By Rev. E. C. Branch.) Galveston, Texas, Aug. 7, 1917. Senator H. C. Lodge. Falling to hear from you I didn't know whether it was because you were so very busy or whether my papers had been lost by you—at any rate, I would be very glad to get a report from you relative to these papers. I note that you and quite a number of the Senators and Congressmen decided to take no further steps in this matter after Secretary Baker told you and others that the report was not true which was indeed erroneous. We may yet thrash this case out in the court. Since the most peaceable acts we took under consideration can not get a hearing, due to that fact because Mr. Baker said it was not true and he, himself, at the time of this outrage was committed by United States Soldiers and Army Officials, was no doubt in some backward town in the state of Ohio and hence knows nothing about it. He also said something which his record does not show and he cannot produce any record to verify what he has said. L. M. Marlson was Secretary of war at the time. He had a thorough investigation made of it and I was fortunate enough to see Dr. Dogan's copy which codified Gen. Bell and all others indicated in this great great horror package upon only members of my race. This demonstrates he yond a reasonable doubt that it is a fixed purpose to not give the Negro any justice. And while there is an investigation that through light upon an injust act done upon my race there is always a disposition to hide the facts. I am inclosing you under this cover a little book An Appeal To Justice for your information. This book is a for-rover-to another large book which will come out soon bearing the same title, if for any reason that limitation demure our case, I propose to publish the facts to the world, to prove that those in authority are not desirous of giving the Negro justice. The Secretary of War still claims that this charge is not true, he would not, of justice to the army officials if he would to bring me to justice for claiming this to be a fact and incriminating a high army official who stands in his opinion without spot or blemish. If the report is un true he would be dis-loyal not to bring me to justice. I do not mean to attempt to have me mobbed like the Post-master at Texas City, and the Army Officials there tried to do, but I mean give me a fair trial before the Courts. I contend in as much as the United States soldiers and Texas City police men forced the whole Negro population of Texas City to vacate their homes and leave their homes unprotected, and be robbed at night while they were up town in prison under jury duty that General Bell, or the United States government is responsible. At the time this occurred, Gen. Bell and all soldiers were on the payroll of the United States government. To force me and my race to go of our property in this manner, and reducing many to poverty without a red-dress it is almost equal to robbery. I am writing you at length because I want you to have the facts in this case, and if you can enough about the case, you can very easy ascertain whether or not these are facts. I have read the Constitution of the United States. I will read the Federal Reporter and the Time Reporter of the United States and I will from these various documents that there is not one sentence denying the Negro Justice on account of his color. I wish to advise you that I was raided in the South and I contend that General Bell had no more right to make a slave of me than of the President of these United States, if there is any virtue in our Constitution. I further contend that he had no more right to enslave our women than he had to enslave some white Millionaire's daughter, with these facts he fore you for your consideration, I beg to remain. Yours respectfully, E. C. BRANCH. Address: P. O. Box 48. We have put the facts up to the Senator—and here request every loyal Afra America in the United States to write Congress to give us a hearing. This request includes drafted young men of our race, it includes soldiers of our race. We are due this consideraten, because we lost our property while we were deprived of our personal liberty by U. S. Officials which is contrary to the U. S. Constitution, Mrs. M. Cade of Lake Charles, La., lost a little girl on account of punishment in this slave camp. Mrs. Wright, died from punishment. If the white man in power will not give the race justice, we should know it now, and the whole race must know it. If they can must be as justice in this case, they must be able to so they are enunciates to the whole race. We call upon the laboring man, business man, doctors, lawyers teachers, preachers and our good women to meet us now in our distress appealing for justice. We also call upon the statesmen of our race and all loyal race pride reporters and editors to join our constitution for justice in hon or our of our justice in other cause. We want our claims paid, want the race to demand only justice. Committee—Rev. E. C. Branch, Chr.; Rev. S. H. McNeil, Secty.; Sam Morgan, Qeo. Hardy, K. M. Morgan. Published by The Judge Lynch International Book and Publication Co. PERSONALS AND BRIEFES Mrs. H. C. Vaughan left the city Wednesday for hee home, Farmville. —Mrs. Maria Jackson of 902 N. Seventh St., has been indisposed, but is now much improved. Rev. S. A. Moses, pastor of the High Street Baptist Church of Danville, Va., was in the city for a brief stay. He was looking well. Miss Ollie B. Jackson left last Saturday for Tidewater Institute, Charlton, Va., where she will instruct in vocal and instrumental music. Looking to rent something? See Cophas. Office, 635 1-2 N. 2nd St. Telephone, Ran. 588. —Mr. Geo H. Johnson, the popularker of the Southside, has purchased new Ford Car, and can now go out after his business in The Ford Way. —Mr. Joseph Hickman was taken very seriously ill last Wednesday oven ing at his home in East 17th St. Southside. Rev. W. H.. Dean, expasitor of the Leigh St. Memorial church will preach Thursday night Oct. 4th, at the Leigh St. Memorial M. E. church. A.I. are invited. Professional Treatment of the face hair and scalp. Hair tinting and dye ing done in the privacy of your own home. Call Randolph 3984. —Mr. Wyndham M. Carter returned to New York last week after spend tag a few days with his parents Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Carter. —Mr. S. S. Baker was seen on the streets this week after a severe illness since June. He is gradually improving under the skillful treatment of Dr. E. R. Jefferson. —Rev. J. R. Cooper of Danville, Va. passed through the city this week onroute home. He was returning from his vacation. Mr. Edward A. Baker left the city Wednesday to visit his brother in New York to buy. He was accompanied by Mr. Allon White of Petersburg, Va. On their return they will visit Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa. and Washington, D. C. Special Mass meeting at Moore St., Baptist church under the awnings of the Richmond Ind. Den. Club of Va. Supreme Lodge Inc., Sunday Sept. 30, at 3 P. M. All members of the club and those asked to be present. Rev. C. C. Gill, D. C., pastor of the Leigh St. M. E. Church, will talk on the subject: Society and its Benefits. Fine programme will be rendered. All are invited. Mr. Iry Cousins, who was operated on at he Memorial Hospital, is at the residence of his mother, Mrs. Mickens 817 N. 4th St, Mrs. Mattie Cousins, his wife, and her mother on account of the illness of her brother, Addison Lawson. Special Benefit Performance Special benefit performance at the Globe Theatre, North Second street, Monday October 1, 1917. Opening Day Reception for the benefit of the Colored Old Folks Home and Colored Orphan Asylum. All interested in a worthy cause are invited to come. Children Day until 6:30; Five cents. Adults and children after 6:30, Ten cents. WANTRD—An intelligent woman for housekeeper. Must be good cook. Address in own hand writing. Address, Industrial Union, P. O. Box 704 Southern Pines, 17 C. PRICE, FIVE CENTS BARRETT EXECUTION IS DELAYED AGAIN SECOND RESPITE FOR AUBREY BARRETT, UNDER SENTENCE OF DEATH. Governor Stuart today resplited until November 23 Aubrey Barrett, the Negro, under sentence of death for complicity in the murder of William Roach, a white farmer, in Charlotte county. Barrett was originally sentence to die August 31, when his father was executed, but the governor granted a respite until September 30 in order to permit an appeal to the Supreme court. Supreme Court declined to grant a writ of habeas corpus pointed out that the record was very complete, which raised the presumption that another appeal would be made to the court. Action by the governor today after a sample time for whatever further or shorter time in behalf of the condemned youth. (News Leader Sept. 25, 1917.) IDEAL SOCIETY NOTES The Fifth Annual session of the Supreme Lodge of the National Ideal Benefit Society was indeed interesting. The delegates who attended the meeting were more than pleased with the business of the convention. The large number of members added to the order during the year, the increase amount of money in the treasury the amount of death claims to date, together with owning their home office all within 5 years was very inspiring to the delegation. On Wednesday afternoon September 5, the second day of the session, the Supreme Grand Lodge visited Evergreen Cemetery in a body and unveiled a monument erected by the order to the memory of M. Holmes who was one of the Ideal Nursery, Pr of the National Benefit Society, member of the board of Directors of the Society. The last night of the convention closed with a social tendered by the Richmond District which was much enjoyed by all present. Mrs. Rosa T. Thompson, National Lecturer who made a splendid record last year, as in previous years, as a lecturer and organizing deputy stands at the head. The Supreme Lodge will meet in Newport News, Vn., September 1918. GRATEFUL TO THE IDEAL SOCIETY. I am indeed very grateful to the Supreme Lodge of the National Ideal Benefit Society for kindness to her wife, Ade C. Williams during her long illness and for the satisfactory settlement of policy, $100, through Prospect Lodge, No. 2, of which she was a member. I shall ever keep in memory the kindness of the Society and pray for its continued success. I am fraternally yours. JEFF J. WILLIAMS DRAFT MEN TO PARADE HERE MONDAY There will be a big demonstration in honor of the drafted man in this city, the coming Monday night. Every registered man in the Fifth District is requested to report at the corner of Third and Leigh streets at 3:30 P.M. to act as an escort to the parade of the district. The parade will be headed by the Fifth District Exemption Board and the Municipal Band. The men of the Fifth District have been drilling nightly at the Pythian Castle under the instruction of Capt. John C. Dabney and are expected to make a great showing in the parade next Monday night. The /line will move from the Pythian Castle on N. street to Leigh, where the registered Leigh to Monroe, to Broad to Fifth to the Fifth Street Baptist Church, wher suitable exercises will be held. After the exercises a banquet will be held in honor of the drafted man. 'A committee of ladies haded by Miss Rebecca T. Mitchell and Mrs. Lucy A. Cross, managers, are preparing kits for the boys to use in the cantonments, whenever they are called to go. There is a possibility a committee will be augmented by a committee of the Second District and look after the boys in that quota. The Second District is expected to participate in the demonstration Monday night. "THE FATE OF THE WAR GOD." This is the title of the original play to be produced by Mrs. M. E. Satterfield next Month. A large cast is being now and the play will be a sensation here. Watch for the date. TWO REYLAREN SATURDAY..SEPTEMBER 29. 1917 NOPEACEWITHOUT ALSACE-LORRAIN New French Premier Reaffirms Demands. Tella Chamber of Deputies France Will Wage War Until Germany Glives Back. Provinces. The ministerial declaration was read by Professor Paul Painleve, the new premier, in the chamber of deputies in Paris. It reaffirms the determination of France to continue the war until the disannexation of Alsace and Lorraine from Germany is assured, along with reparation for damages caused by the Germans. Alluding to the efforts made by the Germans to weaken the moral forces of the country, the declaration says that in cases already under investigation and those that may hereafter require inquiry, justice will follow its course without hesitation or weakness and without taking any account what ever of the personalities involved. "Whoever makes himself an accomplice of the enemy," says the declaration, "must suffer the rigor of the law." The declaration affirms the resolution of the government to pursue a vigorous "republican and social policy." The French democracy, it contends, has shown itself worthy of the confidence its leaders had in it and the absence of a representative of the Socialist party in the present cabinet must not be interpreted as involving in any way a diminution of that confidence. As regards the conduct of the war the declaration attaches the greatest importance to the intensification of the manufacture of material for war purposes, to close collaboration among the allies and to the pursuit of a more methodical diplomatic policy. the foreign office, in a statement given to the press, denies reports appearing in Danish and other foreign newspapers to the effect that the German government has indirectly communicated its peace terms to Washington, or that Wilhelmus so has sent out feelers to sound sentiment in the United States. The assertion made by Mathias Erzberger, the olerical leader in the rotchast, that Germany's note in reply to the pope's peace proposals already was on its way to Rome was also denied. HUMMY HAS Reached Decision Conformable to "English Views." In connection with the report published in the Tages Zeitung that Germany has decided to abandon all claims to Belgium, the Cologne Volks Zeitung says: "We, too, have received similar information from which it may be concluded that last week a decision about Belgium was reached in conformity with the English views." Mathias Erzberger, centre leader, speaking at Biberach on Sunday, said: "The foundation of peace must be no conquests of any kind. We are advancing with long strides toward such a peace—peace built upon the basis of the relchstag peace resolution." BRYAN NO LONGER PACIFIST Quikest Way Out of War Is Straight Through, He Says. "Peace at any price" has been stricken from the code of William Jennings Bryan. "Fight to a finish" has been substituted. Speaking before the annual convention of the International Lyceum association, Bryan declared, "the quickest way out of this war is straight through." He branded pacifists as promoters of anarchy. "Any division or discussion now," Bryan asserted, "would simply prolong the war and make it more costly in lives and treasure, and the more anxiously he should support the government in the quickest way of assuring peace." FIX SIZE OF POTATOES Two Standard Grades Recommended by Government Department. by Government Department. Two standard grades for potatoes are recommended by the food administration and the department of agriculture. The necessity for their adoption is emphasized in a department state mont. In the first grade the minimum diameter of the round variety is fixed at one and seven-eighth inches and of the long variety one and three-quarter inches. The minimum diameter of the second grade is one and one-half inches. The SON of TARZAN Our New Serial Is a Treat In the Realm of Adventure BETTER THAN "Tarzan of the Apes" Jack Clayton, the Ape Man's Son, Feels the Call of the Wild and Flees to Africa With AKUT, THE GRAY APE There the Boy Learns From Akut the Life of the Jungle; There He Meets Meriem, the Captive Girl, and There the Trio Have Many Strange and Thrilling Experiences Among Wild Beasts and Savage Peoples. This Great Story Will Appear Soon Watch For It? THE SON of TARZAN A GENERAL SURVEY OF THE WAR WEDNESDAY. Fighting news is overshadowed in importance by the Russian internal situation, which remains confused. The provisional government, while admitting itself unable to announce the final overthrow of General Korniloff's revolt, nevertheless expresses optimism concerning the situation. The disclosures regarding messages sent to Berlin through Swedish diplomatic channels, has led to action by the Argentine government. It sent Count Luxburg's passports to the German legation. The whereabouts of Count Luxburg is unknown. An explanation of his action has been demanded from the Berlin foreign office. THURSDAY General Korniloff's attempt to overthrow the Kerensky government in Russia has apparently failed. He is reported to have offered to surrender if granted terms. Kerensky blimself has taken chief command of the armies, and General Aleoff, former commander-in-chief, has been appointed chief of staff. American artillerymen are now with the fighting forces undergoing training in France. Under the supervision of French instructors they are being drilled intensively in the use of the famous French seventy-fives, the gun which has proved such a wonderful asset to the French armies in beating back the Germans along the Aisne and at Verdun. On the Italian front, the Austrians have made another determined attempt to drive General Cadomat's troops from their positions just under the crest of Monte San Gabriele, northeast of Gorz. A few of the Italian advanced posts were driven in, but the main line of occupation held firmly and was not penetrated, the war office at Rome announces. FRIDAY. Convinced that Korniloff's rebellion is at an end, the landers at Petrograd are setting about the reconstruction of the government. Formation of a new cabinet is under way. Meanwhile the Russian army at the front, particularly in the northern sector, is displaying a fighting spirit, and according to the official statements is regaining some of the ground recently abandoned to the Germans in the Riga district. Activity on the other battle fronts except the Austro-Italian, where General Cadorna is still fighting determinably for Monte San Gabriele, is not notable. SATURDAY. General Kornilloff's rebellion has come to a definite end with his arrest and that of General Lokomosky commander on the northern front who joined in his revolt. The Russian army on the Riga front continues to display a fighting spirit and has scored new ad Three additional towns have been captured. One of the occupations not lowing the defeat of the Germans on the road to Pskoff. The heavy attack made by the Germans north of Caurieries wood on the Verdun front netted them little ad vantage. Paris reports that they were THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA ejected from the greater part of the trenches they had occupied. Two surprise attacks launched by troops of the crown prince in the Champagne met with repulse. On the Flanders front the British advanced their lines slightly by attacks east of West Hook. SUNDAY. Increased activity is noticeable on the various fighting fronts, especially near Riga and on the Isonzo. A stubborn battle is in grogress near the Zageovold farm, on the Riga-Paskof road, thirty miles northeast of Riga. Whether the action is a German attempt to force or only a feint is uncertain. Petrograd, however, reports that the Russians are valiantly repelling attacks. On the Balnsizza plateau, northeast of Gorizia, and in the region of Monte San Gabriele, the Italians on Satur day advanced their lines on the south eastern edge. In the operation General Cadorna's men captured more than 400 prisoners and some machine guns. In the Champagne and in the Verden region the German crown prince has made ineffectual attacks against the French lines. British troops in a successful raid into the Germans lines near Cherlys southeast of Arras, wrecked dug-out and defenses. MONDAY. Desperate resistance is being continued by the Austrians to the Italian advance on the Isenzo front. They made four attempts to recapture the ground won late last week by General Count Cadarona on the Balinsziz plateau, but each time were repulsed. The France-Belgian front operations continue to develop only local actions. The Germans showed enterprise in a sector that haswitpissed little activity laterly,attacking French positions in Apremont forest, in the Ardennes. Along the British front there were only raiding operations, London reports. Arrested For Libelling Lincoln. Dr. Wohlheim T. von Kappe, a physician of Vincannes, Ind., will be prosecuted to the limit on a charge of libelling Abraham Lincoln. He is under arrest. Von Kappe charged in a copyrighted book that President Lincoln was a traitor to the American cause during the Mexican war, was an infidel and blasphemer. Many historians are listed as witnesses against him in the grand jury indictment. Wife Slayer Acquitted. Patrick Donahue, who shot and killed his young wife and Dr. Harry Kilty in the doctor's office at Shenandoah in May, was found not guilty of the murder of his wife, in Pottsville, Pa., after the jury had deliberated all night. The defense was based on self defense in protecting himself from an attack by the doctor, resulting in the accidental shooting of his wife. The unwritten law was also advanced. Lack of Labor Lets Peaches Rot. Peaches in many large orchards of Western Maryland and Eastern West Virginia are rotting on the trees because of a shortage of men to pick and market them, according to reports. It is reported that some of the orchardists are feeding the fruit to livestock. Russian Army Leader Who Supports Kerensky. [Name] The administration's soldiers' and sailors' insurance bill, amended so as to equalize the allowances of the dependents of enlisted men and officers, passed the house. The vote was 319 to 0, Representatives Platt, of New York, and Horsey, of Maine, changing negative votes to ayes before the result was announced amid thunderous applause. The same compensation for dependents of officers or enlisted men in death and disability cases was provided in an amendment to the bill and adopted over the protest of the committee in charge of the measure. The bill also was amended to increase compensations for all dependents about 15 per cent. The new monthly rates adopted were: Widow, $35; with one child, $45; two children, $52.50; an additional $5 for each child up to four. One motherless child, $20; two, $35; three, $45; $10 additional for each child up to five. A widowed mother would receive $30 a month. No family allowance would exceed $75 a month. Under the original draft, the compensation for officers' dependents might have gone as high as $200 a month. The change was marked by enthusiasm by every member on the floor except a few committeemen. An amendment to provide that widowing soldiers or sailors within ten years after the date of injury should be entitled to the regular compensation, also, was adopted. 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BERTRAND W. yeas fe. | SINCLAIR 6 Ck eS all Copyright, 1916, by Little, Brown & Co. - aie SYNOPSIS | eke selected (ives ond ant than ke & Estella Benton, loft a penniless orphan, goon to Join her brother Charli, who 1a logging Yumbor In British Columbia, Charilo tolls Stella of his prospoots and excribea his primitive manner of ving, Ho Introduces a nelghbor, Paul Abboy. Fyfo pays a visit. Stolla ta ropelled by him, although sho fools the force of big Personality.” Stella wants to quit, but het brother dissundes hor, Ho takes the gang back to Fyfo's camp, . Btelia visite Fyfo's camp whilo hor broth- or in there, It Is an improvement over Charlto's. Fyfo visity tho Hentons and Auella s drunken rlot among the lowrerm Charlo gete Intoxtented and Stoltn de- comen all the moro digzusted with hor sur- roundinga.” Fyfe profioves marriage as way out, but is rejected, Wintor nots tn, bringing moro drunkon- heny and trouble. Stolla in sorely. tried, and when Fyfo proposes again sho+mar Fles him Immediately. In spring the Fyfoa return from a honeys moon, and Stella ty pleased with her new home. Btella goes canooing on the Inko, upsets and ty rescued by Monohan, « partner of Abbey and toward whom sho ta greatly attracted, * CHAPTER X, A Resurrection, might have been a week or 80 T iater that Stella made a alscoy- ery which profoundly affected tho whole current of her thought. ‘Tho Jong twilight was Just beginning. Sho Was curled on the lying room. lor, playing with the baby. Fyfe and Char- Ue Benton sut by a window, smoking, conversing, as they frequently. did, upon certain phases of the thnber in- dustry. A draft from an open window fluttered some sheet musi down off the plano rack, and Stella rescued It from Jack juntor’s tiny, clawing hands. Some of the Abbeys had beey there tho evening before. One bit of musie was a song Linda had tried to sing and glen up because {t soared above her vocal range. Stella rose to put up the muste. Without any premedl- tated idea of playing, sho sat down at the plano-wed-begin to run’ over the accompaniment. Sho could play passa- bly. “Ghat doesn't seem so very bard,” jhe thonght nlond, Benton turned at sound of ber words. “Say, did you norer got any part of your voice back, Stell?” he asked. “I never hear you try to sing." “No," she answered. “I tried and tried long after you lett home, but it was always the same old story, I haven't sung a note in flve years.” “Linda fell down hard on that song Jast night," he went on, “There was a time when that wouldn't have been a starter for you, ch? Did you know Stella used to warble Ike a prima don- na, Jack? Fyfe shook his head. “Fact. The governor spent a pot of money cultivating her volce. It was some vole too. She"— He broke off to sten. Stella was humming the words of the song, her fingers picking at the melody instead of the accompaniment. “Why, you can!" Renton erled. “Can what?" She turned on the stool. “Sing, of course. You got that high trill that Linda hind to sereech through. You Kot {t perfectly without effort.” “{ didn't,” she returned. “Why, I wasn't singing; Just humming it over." “You let ont a Mnk or two on those high notes Just the same, whether you knew ‘you Were doing it or not," her brother returned impatiently. “Go on. ‘Turn yourself loose. Sing that song.” “Oh, I couldn't,” Stella said ruefully. “I haven't tried for so long. It’s no use. My volce always cracks, and I want to ery." “Crack fiddlesticks!” Benton rotort. ed. “I know what tt used to be, Be. Heve me, {t sounded natural, oven if you were just lilting. Here.” Ho came over to tho plano and play. fully edged her off the stool. “I'm pretty rusty," he sald, “but 1 ean fake what I can’t play of this. It's simple enough. You stand uf there and sing.” She only stood looking at him, “Go on,” he commanded. “I belleve you can slug anything. You havo tc show me {f you can't.” Stella fingered the sheets reluctantly; then she drew a deep breath and be gan. It was not a diMleult selection, mero ly a bit from a current Nght’ opera with a closing passage that ranged a trifle too high for tho ordinary. un trained volce to take with ease. Stella sang tt effortlessly, the Inst high, tril ing notes pouring out as sweet and clear as the carol of a lark. Benton atruck the closing chord and looked uy at her, Fyfe leaned forward in hi chair, Jack Junfor, among the pillows ‘on the floor, waved his arms, kicking and gurgling. “You did pretty well on that,” Char Mo remarked complacently, “Now sing something. Got any of your ol pleces?” “I wonder $f X could? Stella mur mured. “I’m almost afrald to try.” She hurried away to some outlying part of the house, reappearing in a fev minutes with a dog enred bundle o sheets in her hand. From among thes Bhe selected threo and sot them on the rack, . Benton whistled when ho glanced over the music. “The Siren Song," ho grunted, “What 1s it-romething now? Lord, look at the scale! Looks Mko one of those screaming arias from tho ‘Mly- ing Dutchman.’ Some stunt!" “Marchand composed It for the ex- Press purpose of trying out yolces," Stella sald, “It ts a’ stunt.” “You'll have to play your own ac- companiment.” Charile grinned, "That's too much for me." . “Oh, Just so you give me a ttle sup: Port here and there,” Stella told him, “YT can’t sing sitting on a plano stool.” Mu £ (ea a | Vp) ||! = be E ay GPK A een Benton made a face at the music and struck tho keys, Tt seemed to Stella nothing short’ of A miracle, She had been muto 80 long, Sho hnd almost forgotten what a trag- eidy losing her voleo had been, And to find it again, to hear tt ring Ike a trumpet—it did! It was too big for the room, Sho felt herself eaught up in a triumphnnt ecstasy as she sang, Sho found horself blinking as the Inst note died away. Ter brother twisted about on the plano stool, fumbling for a cigarette. “And still they sny they can't come back," he remarked at Inst. “Why, you're better than you ever were, Stel- Ja, You've got the old sweetness and flexibility that dad used to rpve about, but your votce ts bisicer, somehow ait ferent. It gets under a'man’s skin.” Sho picked up the baby from the floor, began to play with him. Sho didn't want to talk, Sho wanted to think, to gloat over and hug to herself thig miracle of her restored voles. She was Yery quiet, very iauch absorbed in her own reflections until it was time, Yery shortly, to put Jack junior in his bed. ‘That was a function sho mado wholly her own. ‘The nurse might greet his waking whimper In the moming and minister to his wants throughout the day, but Stella “tucked hin tn" his erly every night. And after the Dine eyes were closed she sat thero very still, thinking. In a detached way she was conselous of hearing Charile leave. Later, when sho was sitting beside her dressing table brushing her hatr, ; Fyfe ene In. He perched himself on { the foot rail of the bed, looking silently at her. “She had Jong grown used fo that. It was 9 familiar trick of hist | “tow aid it happen that you've nev- er tried your yolce Intely?" ho asked aftor a time, “I gave It up long ago," she sald. “Didn't I ever tell you that I used. to sing and lost my volco?” 1 “No,” he answered. “Charlo dld Just ‘now. You rather took my breath away. It's wonderful, Youd be a sensation in opera.” | “I might have been," she corrected, “That was one of my little dreams. You don't know what a grief t was to mo when I got over that throat jtroublo and found I couldn't sing. | T used to try and try, and my votec would break very time. I lost all | neart to try after awhile. ‘hat was | When I wanted to take up nuraing, and , thoy wouldn't Iet mo. I haven't thought | about singing for an ago. I'vo erooned lullables to Jacky without remomber. /Ang that I onco had volume enough tc drown out an accompanist. Dad was | awfully proud of my voice.” | "You've reason to bo proud of 1 now,” Fyfe sald slowly. “It’s a voice in ten thousand. What aro you going to do with 17" “Nothing,” sho said, a trifle tartly. “How can 1? Gianting that my vole« ) 1s worth the trouble, would you Ike me to go and study in tho east or abroad’ Would you bo willing to hear the ex penso of such an undertaking? ‘To have me leave Jack to nursemalds and you to your logs?” 1 sai that tn tho tutiness of time 1 might secure a Ittlo reflected glory at the husband of Mme. Fyfo, the famous soprano," ho replied slowly, “Well, 1 Wicdcacee THE RICHMOND PLANET, RIOHMOND, VIRGINIA — we taht say that's & particularly pledsfng prospect.” “Then why ask mo what I'm gotng to do with It?" sho flung back Impattent- ly, “ICH be an asset—lke my looks— and—and"— Sho dropped her face in her hands, choking back}an Involuntary sob. Fyfe crossed the room at a bound and put his arms around her, “Stella, Stetta!” he erled sharply. “Don't be a fool." “D—don't be cross, Jack," she whls. bered, "Please. I'm sorry. I stmply can’t help it You don’t understand.” “Oh, don't 17" ho sald savagely." understand too well; that’s the devil of it, Dut 1 suppose that’s a woman's way—to feed her soul with Mlustons and let the realities go bang, Look here.” Te caught her by the shoulders*and pulled her to her feet, facing im, ‘There was a fire tn his eye, a hard shut: ting’ together of his Ups. that fright: ened her 1 little, “Look here,” he said roughly, “Dake | a brace, Stella, Do you reallze what sort of a state of mind you're drifting Into? You married me under more or less compulsion—compulsion of circum: stances—and gradually you're beghi- ning to get dissntisfled, to pity yourself Yow precipitate things you maybe don't dream of now If you keep on. Mang it, I didn't create the elrcum- stances!” I only showed you « way out. You took tt, It sutisfled you for awhile; you can't deny it did, “But It doesn't Any more, You're nursing a lot of Mt: sions, Stella, Ut are going to make your life full of misery." "I'm not.” she sobbed. “It's because I haven't any Musions that—that— Oh, what's the use of talking, Jack? Z'm not complaining. I don't even know what gaye me this black mood Just now. I suppose that queer miracle of my yolce coming back upset me. I fecl—well, as if I wero n ditferent per- fon, : Mmehow--ns If T hud forfelted any right «have tt, Oh, Its silly, you'll say. Bus its there, “I can't help ny feoling—or my Inek of it" Fyfe's fueo whitened a ttle, Hts ands dropped from her shoulders. “Now you're tulking to the point," he sald quietly, “Especially. that ‘Inst. We've been married some Httle tine how, and, If unything, we're farther apart in the essentials of mating than we wore nt the beginning. You've committed yourself to an undertaking, ‘yet more and more you encourage your. Belt to wlsh for the moon, If you don't stop drenming and try real living, don't you see a lot of trouble ahead for your- self? Its shmple. You're slowly” hny- ening yourself agatnst_mo, beghuning to resent my belng a factor in your Mfe. It’s only a matter of time If you Keep on unt! your emotlons center about some other man." “Why do you tnlk Ike that? she sata bitterly. “Do you think I’ve got neither pride nor self respect?" “Yes, Both a-plenty,” he Answered. “But you're a woman, with a rather ‘complex nature even for your sex. If your heart and your head ever clash ‘over anything lilo that you'll be In per- feet hell until one or the other gets the upper hand. You're a_ thoroughbred and high strung as thoroughbreds are. It takes something hestdes three meals a day and plenty of good clothes to complete your existence, If I can't mako St complete some other man will make you think he can, Why don't you try? Haven't I got any posstbllt- tles as a lover? Can't you throw a Mttle halo of romance about me for your own sitke—tf not for mine?” Ho drew her mp close to him, stroking tenderly tho glossy brown “bal ‘that flowed about her shoutdera | “Pry tt, Stella,” he whispered pas: sionately. “Try wanting to Hike ine for ja change, I can't ike love by myself, Shake off that infernal apathy that's talking possession of you where I'm concerned. If you can't love ine, for God's sake fight with me! Do some- thing!” Looking back at that evening as the summer wore on Stella perceived that ‘it was the starting polnt of many things, no one of them definitely out- standing by Itself, but bulking largo as fa whole. Fyfe mado hls appenl, and tt ‘Setk how wriiewed Bava tn cantata Genk, fou 3 (ia we aN We We ime “Try It, Stella,” he whispered passion- atoly. ficial aspects, She was sorry, but she ‘was mostly sorry for herself. "And sho denied his premonition of disnator. 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Ife was virile, handsome, cultured, Just such a man as she could easily, have centered her heart upon in times past—Just such a man ag ean set @ woman's heart thrilling when he lays slege to her. If he had made an open bid for Stella's affection she, en- trenched behind all the accepted can- ous of her upbringing, would Yave re- colled from him, viewed im with wholly distrustful eyes. But he did nothing of the sort. He wag a friend, or at least he became so. Inevitably they were thrown much to- gether. ‘There was a continual Inform- al running back and forth between Fyfe's place and Abbey's. | Monohan Was a Uly of the fletd, although it was common knowledge on Roaring Inke that he was a heavy stockholder in the Abbey-Monolan combination, At any rato, he was holidaying on the Inke that summer, ‘hero had grown up a genuine Inthnacy between Linda and Stella. There were always people at the Abbeys’, sometimes a few guests at the Fyfo bungalow, Stella's mar Velous voice served to heighten her popularity, ‘The net result of it was that in the following three months scarce threo days went by that she ald not converse with Monohan, She could not help making comparl- sons between the two men. ‘They stood out In marked contrast, in man- ner, physique, in everything. Where Fyfo was reserved alniost tp taciturn- {ty, Impassivo featured, save for that whimsical gleam that was never whol- ly absent from his keen blue eyes, Monoban tilked with fnelle ease, with wonderful expresslveness of face. He was n finished product of courteous cenerntions, Moreover, he had been everywhere, done n IIttlo of everything, neguived in his manner something of tho vero of is experience, Phys: Teally he iwas Mt as any logger in thie camps, a big, active bodied, clear eyed, ruddy man, What It was about him that stirred her so Stella could never determine, She knew beyond peradyenture that ho had that power. He had the gitt vf quick, sympathetle perception, but so too had Jack Fyfe, she reminded herself. Yet no tone of Jack Fyfe's Votce could rulse a flutter in her breast, make a flush glow in her cheeks, while Monohan could do that. He did not net need to be actively attentive, It was only necessary for him to be near, CHAPTER XI. ‘The Crisis, ‘T dawned upon Stella Fyfe in the I fullness of the season, when the Hirst cool October days were upon them, and the lake shores damed again witht the red and yellow and umber of autumn, that she had been playing with fire and that tire burns. ‘This did not Biter Into her consctous- ness by degrees. She had stecled her- self to seeing him pass away with the rest of the summer folk, to take him- self out of her life. She admitted that there would be a gap. But that had to be. No word other than friendly ones would ever pass between them. He would go away, and she would go on as before. That was all. She was searcely aware how far they had tray- eled along that rond whereon travelers converse by glanco of eye, by subtle {ntultions, eldquent allences. 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M., asa ‘coaches tae, uate & Re tulggherachanarils, Tampa wade Northbound traine schedoled to arrive nord “duty be a, ol The degrees of racial progress are seeing that the case was hopeless FOUR Published every at midday by John Mitchell, Jr., at 311 N. 4th Street, Richmond, Virginia. All communications intended for publication should be sent so as to reach us by Wednesday. Entered at the Post Office at Richmond Virginia, as second-class matter. When you don't know what to do, do nothing. Colored folks can pray at night and in the day, if they do not atop work. Don't worry while you live and you will be sure not to worry after you die. Colored folks, don't fail to be respectful to white folks and to colored ones. Save some of your money colored folks. If it is only one cent per day save some of your money. Colored people are largely responsible for many of their own troubles. They should not forget this. Death gives us rest from our labors and safety from our enemies bite none of us want that kind of rest and that kind of safety. Talk patriotism, advocate loyalty and offer your service to the government. You can always rest assured that you will not be charged with disloyalty. our earliest experiences in public life, we have been contending for the rights and privileges of the colored people of this country. It will be so to the end of the chapter. Every colored family should have a good colored journal in their home. It will inform the members of the family and benefit the community. Read the colored journal when you get it. The high cost of living has affected everything. That is why we appreciate our readers, who have responded to our appeals and who have sent in money to pay their subscriptions. When you are tired, rest. When you are hungry, eat. When you are illiterate, learn. When you are anxious for a good time, look at your pocket book and consider your actual needs, and puse before you engage in reck less spending. His Honor, Judge George J. Hundloy is under the impression that the comment upon the Aubrey Barrett case, constituted contempt of his Court. The intention of this journal was to save a human life—the life of a boy and the support of His Honor and his approval in the efforts were wanted and not his disapproval or his enmity. RACE PREJUDICE There is no question in the world but what race prejudice is on the increase. We see it in every vocation of life. The aspiring colored man, the one who wishes to launch out in new avenues of commercial and professional endeavor feels the full effect of this great hohgoblin of American prejudice. We have felt at times disposed to despair over the ultimate out come, but we now view it in a different light. It marks the progress of the race. It indicates that our success along all lines is awakening the antipathy and arousing the an-agonism of the white people whom we are outstripping in the race of life. Those ahead of us are not caring as to our progress. They feel sure that we will never out strip them for they are making progress at an increasing ratio. So it is, just as we note the opposition, we meet rejoicing. We take it to be indicative of the barometric progress of the race. The degrees of racial progress are gratifying and all thoughtful colored men should rejoice. VIOLATING THEIR OWN LAWS. Mr. Riley Grannon writes an article to the Washington, D. C., Post of the 22nd inst., which may prove to be interesting reading. He says: The war has caused a head-on collision of vital governmental policies. One or the other, must give way. Either business men must quit entering into combination to help government or the Sherman antitrust act must be killed. Heinous crimes of the malum prohibitum kind have been committed by big and little business since the war began, with the knowledge and complexity of the government. Government officials have not only compelled business to violate the Sherman law, but they have joined in the procedure of cracking the law into a thousand pieces. The essence of the Sherman law is a requirement that business shall not combine, but shall always compete in a dog-eat-dog fashion. Any combination is on its face a restraint of trade and a crime. The essence of the new policy of winning the war is combination and cooperation. The wheat men, the potato men, the railroad men, the copper men, the steel men, and all the other tribes lining up, throwing their tomahawks in a common pile and holding war councils with the govern ment's big chiefs. When Herbert Hoover called the millers into conference and prevailed upon them to form a combine he fractured the Sherman law. Before he had done that's the railroad men at the government's invitation, formed a combine including every mile of railroad in the country, 'n at violation of law. The railroads are now directed by five men from Washington—a situation that would have resulted in bombing raids by muck-rakers five years ago. These five men really do not d much directing; they leave it all to Dan Willard, the skipped, mate, cook, and bos'n of the pirate crew that are wrecking the Sherman law. The Council of National Defense has a set of committees that are nothing but a list of violators of the Sherman law. The committee on coal production is composed of nothing but coal barons, with that jolly old buccaneer Francis Peabody steering the low, rakish craft toward Treasure Island. The committee on shipping is made up of merchant marine magnates. The munitions standards board is nothing but a combine in restraint of scrapping among men who are required by law to engage in cutthroat competition. And on so all down the line. Why doesn't\Congress put a stop to this carnival of crime? Where is the Department of Justice and its brazen mace that knocks malefactors cold? Where is that grand old Supreme Court, from which there is no appeal except to the great white throne? Not working, Congress talks loud and shuffles its feet to drown its embarrassment. The Department of Justice talks "German spies," and rolls the whites of its spies when the Sherman law is mentioned. The Supreme Court—worse old owl—saw what was coming and bunched all the antitrust cases into a bundle and postponed them until a year from next Christmas. You will not see any prosecution for violation of the Sherman Act while the war is on. But if business does not get busy and violate the Sherman Act you will see the hammer fall. It makes a difference whether there is a war with Germany or not. The Sherman Act does not harmonize with war. It cannot coalesce with any alliance. It is solely for domestic consumption. Men like Alba Johnson say the Sherman Act has about it a flap or of decay, and they hint of epitaphs But Johnson is not in Congress, and his audience consists of mere business men down at Atlantic City. So his remarks may be set down as "irresponsible." Further comment is unnecessary. How can the Department of Justice consistently prosecute persons for violating the laws of this country? How can it permit the strictures of Mr. Grannon go unnoticed? THAT SIXTEEN-YEAR-QLD BOY. They electrocuted Albert Barrett at the Virginia Penitentiary, Friday morning, August 31, 1917 and thus rang down the curtain on one of the individuals implicated in the killing of W. T. Roach, the white farmer. This was done as much to appease public sentiment in the county from which he hailed as anything else. Barrett was an industrious citizen. He had purchased a farm, mules, and he had a devoted wife and a sixteen year old boy, who is now behind the bars in the same institution. Barrett had a good reputation and if he had ever be fore taken his neighbor's goods, the courthouse records do not show it. Roach charged him with taking a load of his wheat from his farm and he alleged that he tracked the wagon wheels to Barrett's premises. Barrett returned to Roach 'the quantity of wheat alleged to have been taken and it is in the testimony that he offered to pay him. Roach insisted upon turning him over to the county authorities and proceeded to arrest Barrett upon his own premises without the authority of law. He sent a Mr. Collins to secure a warrant for Barrett and in the meantime stood guard over this colored man on the colored man's own premises. Barrett ran away from Roach and Roach pursued him, Barrett stumbling over a pile of brush fell and Roach got on him and was choking him, when Barrett called on his sixteen year old son, Aubrey for help. Aubrey came to his father's aid with a stick and he dealt Roach a terrible blow, which fractured the skull. The two hid the body in order to give them time to leave the neighborhood and they made their escape, being an rested near Lynchburg. Attorney W. L. Lancaster of Farmville represent ed the prisoners. He protested against the ruling of the Court and upon hearing THE RICHMOND PLANET. RICHMOND. VIRGINIA withdrew from the boy's defense leaving him without counsel. Helpless and alone, Judge Hundley over his own signature admits that he tried this boy, who was without counsel and that he sentenced him to be electrocuted. Attorney Lancaster gave as his reason for not representing the boy, that he felt that he could not secure for him that justice to which he was entitled. It has been shown, despite His Honor, Judge Hundley's statement to the contrary that he was without any discretion in the matter, that he could have sent this boy to a reformatory he being under the age limit, eighteen years being the number of years specified in the Virginia statute. The only redeeming feature about the whole matter is the fact that Virginians came to the rescue of this helpless, sobbing, frightened black ur chin, who had in a time of dire distress rallied to the aid of his father. You may say what you will, but to our mind, he needs no reformation. Let us suppose that the color of the parties in this controversy could be reversed. What if Roach had been a colored man and Barrett a white one? Would not Aubrey Barrett have been halled as a hero, instead of now being within the shadow of the electric chair, where his unfortunate father has already paid the penalty for his hasty action? It is a sad story. It has aroused the latent feeling of sympathy in the white men of this commonwealth. the latent feeling of sympathy in the white men of this commonwealth. Numbers of white citizens have signed a petition to the Governor for the commutation of the sentence of death. We would to God that they had gone a step further and released from confinement one of the most remarkable children of paternal fealty ever in the history of any commonwealth. It may be that his Excellency, H. C. Stuart, Governor of Virginia may see it in this light. Certain it is that he has been deeply moved by this tragic happening and in the turmoil of passing events may exercise his powers to the end that life imprisonment shall not be the portion of a devoted son, who went just a little too far in executing the command of a loving father.—The Richmond Planet, Sept. 8, 1917. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. The meeting for last Friday night was a great help to those who attended. A full day for service was given by the boys and men last Sunday. At the Y. M. C. A. 9:30 A. M. the workers met and held a special meeting. 10 A. M. the committee did some excellent work in the city jail. The inmates of the city home were greatly benefited by the meeting which was held by the committee, 10 A. M. Our General secretary held a meeting for the women of the penitentiary 10 A. M. and the hour was one that will not be forgotten very soon. 4 P. M. at the Y. M. C. A. Committeean B. L. Allon gave the boys a very timely address which was awarded with the best of advice. The Park or Brothers rendered an instrumental duet (the violin and piano.) Mothers send your boys again. The address to the men 5:30 P. M. at the Y. M. C. A. by Mr. Washington A. Hendley went to the heart of the men and the solo by Mr. E. J. Cary added much to the meeting. You and your friends are invited to the opening of the class for the explanation on the Sunday School Leson. Dr. W. H. Stokes the teacher will be glad to meet you. Today, 5 P. M. at the Y. M. C. A. Men be on time Sunday ready for hard work and the other man. The workers will hold a special meeting 9:30 A. M. at the Y. M. C. A. Bullding. Committeeman C. P. Gaston will conduct the boys' meeting 4 P. M., at the Y. M. C. A. Mr. George Lomax will address the boys. Mothers send your boys. All boys are invited. Mr. R. H. Fauntleroy Supt. of the Fifth St. Baptist Church Sunday School will deliver a special address to the men at 5:30 P. M., at the Y. M. C. A. Mr. Joseph Matthews will sing special solos. Come and bring the other man. Be on time. The Bible class for boys will open Tuesday, Oct. 2nd, 7 P. M., at the Y. M. C. A. The Men's Bible Class will open Tuesday Oct. 2nd, 8 P. M., at the Y. M. C. A. Women and men are invited to the launching of the Season for the work of the Y. M. C. A. Sunday Oct, 7th, 8:30 P. M., at the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, Rev. E. D. Caffe will] reach a special sermon. The choir of the church will sing heart to heart muscle. Be a committee. Bring the other woman and man. Every home is asked to have special prayer for the Y. M. C. A. DO YOU KNOW HER? Dear Sir,—D you know any one by the name of Perry in Richmond? We have a colored lady here by the name of Alice Perry and she says she has a brother and 2 sisters. Now this lady is losing her mind. She has spine trouble and dropsy and the neighbors are getting up a petition to have her sent to the Insane Asylum. She owns her own home and if they take her there you know they will get her property unless her people get her and look after her interest, and if you can find any of them tell them to come on right away and get here before it is too late. Come right to my house and I will gladly take them up to her and if they are too poor to come for her, write and tell us what is the best thing to do with her. We are all white people and try to keep her in food. She says she was 18 years old in the Civil war times. Kindly let us know what information you can get. Ongoie, Mrs. DAVID A. WAHL 1723 Fahnstock, St. Wilk-Insburg, Pa. PORTSMOUTH NEWS. Mrs. Millie Thompson and daughter, Miss Louise Dunston of Danville, Va., visited friends of Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va., spent a day in the home of Rev. R. G. and Mrs. M. C. Adams, 1608 Effingham St. Rev. W. E. Call of Daville, Va., was in the city visiting his daughter, Mrs. Dr. Elliott, of Richmond Ave., Mrs. W. H. Peebles of Glasgow street is ill. Mrs. M. F. Lawson of Danville, Va., who is visiting her daughter, Mrs. S. S. Morris of Norfolk and Mrs. M. C. Adams, visited Mrs. Missouri Smith of Phoebus, Va., who is very ill, while there also visited Mrs. M. S. Wainwright. Miss Evelyn Lightner of Griffin St., left for Howard University. Miss Rosa B. Willis daughter of Rev, and Mrs. Julia B. Willis and Edna Manning and others accompanied by Mrs. Dr. Rold left for Knoxville College, Tenn. Mrs. M. A. Martin of Philadelphia, formerly of Portsmouth, Va., is visiting Mrs. J. S. Morgan of County St. Miss Susie Thomas of Nelson St., left for Hampton for a few days visiting relatives. Mrs. Lille Miller of Nelson street is much improved. Mrs. Cornella Harris of Prince Ed ward Co., Va., who has been visiting her sister Mrs. Alma Harroll of Nel son street, left for home this week. Mr. and Mrs. Robt Vick have returned from their vacation. The Woman's Day exercises at the Metropolitan Baptist Church render ed Sunday night at 8 P. M., were a grand success. Much credit was given to Mrs. M. Boone, Fannie A. Miles and Mrs. M. C. Adams as managers. WINCHESTER NOTES. Mrs. Carrie Boston of Philadelphia is visiting Mrs. Andrew Gaskin. They have been fast friends from childhood. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jefferson was the scene of a pretty wedding on Monday, when their beautiful daughter Sarah Lucole and Mr. William Lewis, of New Market, Va. were united in marriage. The wedding was a quiet affair owing to the recent death of the bride's grand mother. Rev. J. E. Reed officiated. After partaking of a wedding breakfast the happy couple left for their honeymoon in Washington, New York and other places of interest. After October 1, they will make their home in Woodstock, Va., where Mr. Lewis is engaged in business. Mrs. Lewis is quite an accomplished young lady. She taught school in Woodstock, New Market and Staunton. She has a host of friends and all wish her years of good luck and happiness. Mesdames Mortha Reed, of New York, Manda Dangerfield, Philadelphia, Eva Stewart, Philadelphia, were the week end guest of Miss Bettie Coxen, on New Market street. Miss Kirby, of Pittsburgh, Va. is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Honesty, on Gibon street. Mrs. J. Mount Lovet was chairman of a delightful entertainment given at John Mann M. E. Church assisted by the following ladies, Misses Bettie, Hilda and Pocahontas, Jackson. A nice program was rendered and a nice time had. A nice sum was realized. Mrs. Jamule Johnson and children are visiting Mr. and Mrs. S. Mash on E. Piclichl街. Misses Rosa and Virginia Harmon will spend the Winter in Philadelphia. Mr. Cooley has returned from visiting his parents at Marion. Prof. P. W. Gibson and Mrs. Gibson and children have returned from Middlburg and Manassas via Paris and Milkwood. Mrs. S. N. Giles has gone to Washington to join her husband. Mr. George Cook of Uniontown, is on the slick list. The people of St. Paul A. M. E. were greatly pleased with the preaching of Rev. Wing Senior on Sunday morning and night. The following officers were installed by Mr. M. B. Cooke, P. N. F., Mr. Larry Turner, N. G.; Rev. William Mayberry, V. G.; Mr. W. E. N. Laws, N. Tr.; Mr. Perry Brooks, P. N. G. These are all young men and the Morning Star of the West, 1461 G. U. O. O. F. ought to be proud of her sons. Our people are still manifesting great interest in The Planet and the agent will be pleased to give you any information you want concerning it, any time, night or day, no trouble. Mrs. Otho Well is the guest of Miss Gertrude Wells, on S. Brad dock street. Mr. J. W. Strange, of Connellisville, Pa. spent the week with his sister, Mrs. Joseph Fletcher. The Ladies Ald of John Mann M. E. Church held the meeting at Mrs. Elmer Thompson's Friday evening, on E. Clifford street. Old Folks' Day will be celebrated in John Mann Church on Sunday, September 30. Communion Sunday morning. Miss Ella Boyd has returned from visiting her brother and sister in Stephen City and Middletown and motoring to the Capital City. Rev. Jeffroys, the Episcopal Rector of Berryville held services in the Episcopal Chapel on Water street and baptized several. Mr. Edward Martin of Philadelphia is visiting mother, Mrs. Mary Strange on N. Main street. Mrs. Hannah Evans has been quite sick at her home on N. Kent street. Mrs. Nora Bell paid a visit to the Empire and had an enjoyable trip. Mr. Matthew Finley is much improved. Rev. and Mrs. James E. Bland Mr. P. W. Wade and Mr. John W. Wood of Steelton, Pa. were the guest of Mrs. Elmer Thompson, on E. Clifford street last week. Rev. Bland is the pastor of Primitive Baptist Church. They also spent several days touring the Valley visiting friends. Mrs. Thompson is niece of Rev. Bland. Mr. Charles Brown spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Thompson. Mr. Brown halls from Niagara Falls N. Y. DANVILLE NEWS. Mr. Oscar Cooke, of White Sulphur Springs West, Va., is visiting friends in Danville, this week. Miss Hattie Watkins, has returned home after touring the North for several weeks. Professor I. W. Taylor and Mr. David Taylor have returned home after spending the summer away. Mr. J. Travis Flood was slightly in jured Saturday night by a runaway horse. Miss Hattie Johnson and Mr. Dix, were married last Monday night by Rev. G. W. Goodie. They were highly entertained by Mrs. and Mr. Spencer Thursday night at their residence on Holbrook St., they will make their home in Morgantown, West Va., Miss Martin spent a few days in the city this week enroute to her home in Alabama, while here she was the guest of Miss M. N. Taylor. Rev. Kemp of South Carolina filled the pulpit of the High St. Baptist church Sunday morning. Mrs. Cella Winslow and her daughter Kathryn have returned home after spending some time in Richmond. Miss Harriet Grasty will leave to night for Hampton Institute. Miss Mabel Oliver left Sunday to attend Howard University, Washing ton, D. C. Mr. Berkley Harrison will leave to night to attend Howard University, Washington, D. C. URBANNA NOTES. Urbanna , Sept. 24.—Rev. E. C. Johnson preached a stirring sermon at the Lebanon Baptist Church on last Sunday, Text: 1 Cor. 10-4, Subj. "Christ the Book of Our Salvation." Rev. E. C. Johnson has accepted a call from the Lebanon Baptist Church. News reached here that the homes of Mr. W. P. Tabb of Churchview and Mr. Stranner Lewis of Samos, were destroyed by fire last week. Mr. Joseph Tallafero of Philadelphia, Pa., is visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. A. Tallafero, Sr. Misses Elizabeth Ronne and Ella Carter who have been visiting their parents near Streets left last Friday for Baltimore, Md. Miss Margrett Ward who has been spending her vacation with her brother er Mr. Clarence Ward of Baltimore, Md., is visiting parents Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ward. We are very glad to report Rev. C, D. Jones is rapidly convalescing. Miss Sarah C. Campbell, was in town for a few days last week on bug ness. Mr and Mrs. Harvey Wood visited the latter's parents near Montague, last Sunday. On to Mt. Zion Baptist Church on the Second Sunday in October, a grand rally and the installation of the pastor, Rev. J. W. Tyneg, B. D. BATCHER FOR SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Florence, S. C., Sept. 25.—Miss Louisa Lindsay, of Baltimore, Md. passed through here enroute to Darlington, S. C. to spend two weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Mary E. Harlee, the widow. She and her grandchildren, Mrs. Hattie Cannon, Miss Mamie Harlee are among the leading people of Darlington, S. C. Mrs. Lindsay is well pleased with her new home, Baltimore, and calls it, God's country. She said she traveled all right until she reached Washington, D. C., where she was Jim Crowed. She will return in about two weeks. All the children had been remembered before she left Baltimore. Mr. James Brockington, Grand Chief of the Society of Love and Truth was in the city recently on official business connected with his office. This is one of the youngest orders in this part of the State but quite progressive. The Grand Chief Mr. Brockington is to organize lodges at Mullins, S. C., Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church and other points. Death claims and all other business of the Order are promptly attended to. Rev. J. C. Moye was called to Hellenwood, Tenn. on account of the illness of his youngest daughter, Mrs. Mary Ann Wiley. Dr. S. S. Brewington, of Georgetown, S. C. has gone to Des Moines, Ia. to enter the army service of the United States. —E. B. WEBSTER. Well, let us say that from Augusta and vicinity about 80 delegates went to the National Baptist Convention in Muskogee, Okla., last week. That is a conservative estimate, we think. In railroad fare alone (not to speak of board and incidentals)—it cost these 80 visitors to the convention an average of $45 each. That makes a total expense for railroad fare alone of $3,600. Multiply it and see. A total of $3,600. How much money do you suppose these delegates carried to the convention for conventional objects? Probably $5 each. That would make only $400. Where is the sense in spending $3,600 to carry $400 for education and missions and publishing house and theological seminary, etc.? Wouldn't it be better for the brethren to stay at home and send the rail road fare up annually for convention a) purposes? Or, if they must meet, wouldn't it be better not to meet often er than once in four years? Don't all speak at once; but we would like to have a word or two from the brethren.—Georgia Baptist. MONEY LOANED ON REAL ESTATE HOUSES FOR SALE Private Papers Kept in Round Door Vaults. Legal Papers Acknowled Notary Public. Savings Account SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES FOR MECHANICS SAVINGS NORTHWEST CORNER THIRD AN Private Papers Kept in Round Door Burglar Proof Vaults. Legal Papers Acknowledged Before Notary Public. Savings Accounts Solicited John Mitchell, Jr., President A CORRESPONDENCE COURSE FREE OF ALL CHARGE For Sunday School Teachers and Officers Conducted by Roy, S. N. Vass, D. D. Box 441, Raleigh, N. C. The Sunday School that has not trained teachers is behind the times. Roy, S. N. Vass, D. D., is the only man in the Negro race whose experience fits him to do this teacher training work thoroughly, having had a quarter of a century experience on the field, and the American Baptist Publication Society has kept him on the field all these years, and has now turned over entirely to his supervision the work of training the teachers of a whole race by his travels and office work. Write to him at Box 441 Raleigh, N. C., for further information. DO YOU KNOW THEM? Washington, D. C., Sept. 18, 1917. Mr. Editor—I am hunting my people. My name is Osborne F. Dennis. I am fifty eight years old, was born in Henrico Co., Virginia, ran off from my mother when quite a child, have never seen nor heard from her since. A childish recollection of my home place was in Henrico Co., Virginia, thirteen miles from Richmond on the pike road and four miles from deep bottom, my father died when I was quite young. My mother whose name was Silvia Dennis married again. There were three children of the first marri age, two girls and a boy; Manorva and Josephine Dennis; the youngest a boy was myself, Osborne F. Dennis. My father's name was Fred Dennis. My mother's owner was John Fogright Please see if you can trace the whereabouts of my sisters or relatives. Yours truly, O F. DENNIS VIRGINIA—In the Law and Equity Court of the City of Richmond, the 20th day of September, 1917 ANDREW THOMAS...Complaintant against LOUISE THOMAS .....Defendant IN CHANCERY. The above styled suit is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony upon the grounds of abandonment and desertion. And an affidavit having been filed that the defendant, Louise Thomas is a non-resident of the State of Virgin ia, it is ordered that she appear here with fifteen days after the due pub lication of this order and do whatever is necessary to protect her interest herein. A Copy, Teste: LUTHER LIBBY, Clerk. GILES B. JACKSON, P. 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Will also store the Strength, Vitality and the Beauty of the Hair. If Your Hair Is Dry, and Wry Try— EAST INDIA HAIR GROWER If you are bothered with Falling Hair, Dan. FOUR HEY SUNNET published every at dusk by John Mitchell, Jr., at 311 N. 4th Street, Richmond, Virginia. JOHN MITCHELL, JR., EDITOR All communications intended for publication should be sent so as to reach us by Wednesday. Entered at the Post Office at Richmond Virginia, as second-class matter. SATURDAY..SEPTEMBER 29, 1917 When you don't know what to do do nothing. Colored folks can pray at night and in the day, if they do not stop work. Don't worry while you live and you will be sure not to worry after you die. Colored folks, don't fail to be respectful to white folks and to colored ones. Save some of your money colored folks. If it is only one cent per day save some of your money. Colored people are largely responsible for many of their own troubles. They should not forget this. Death gives us rest from our labors and safety from our enemies but none of us want that kind of rest and that kind of safety. Talk patriotism, advocate loyalty and offer your service to the government. You can always rest assured that you will not be charged with disloyalty. our earliest experiences in public life, we have been contending for the rights and privileges of the colored people of this country. It will be so to the end of the chapter. Every colored family should have a good colored journal in their home. It will inform the members of the family and benefit the community. Read the colored journal when you get it. The high cost of living has affected everything. That is why we appreciate our readers, who have responded to our appeals and who have sent in money to pay their subscriptions. When you are tired, rest. When you are hungry, eat. When you are illiterate, learn. When you are anxious for a good time, look at your pocket book and consider your actual needs, and puse before you engage in reck loss spindling. His Honor, Judge George J. Hundley is under the impression that the comment upon the Aubrey Barrett case, constituted contempt of his Court. The intention of this journal was to save a human life—the life of a boy and the support of His Honor and his approval in the efforts were wanted and not his disapproval or his emunity. RACE PREJUDICE There is no question in the world but what race prejudice is on the increase. We see it in every vocation of life. The aspiring colored man, the one who wishes to launch out in new avenues of commercial and professional endeavor feels the full effect of this great hobgoblin of American prejudice. We have felt at times disposed to despair over the ultimate out come, but we now view it in a different light. It marks the progress of the race. It indicates that our success along all lines is awakening the antipathy and arousing the antagonism of the white people whom we are outstripping in the race of life. Those ahead of us are not caring as to our progress. They feel sure that we will never out strip them for they are making progress at an increasing ratio. So it is, just as we note the opposition, we meet rejoicing. We take it to be indicative of the barometric progress of the race. The degrees of racial progress are gratifying and all thoughtful colored men should rejoice. VIOLATING THEIR OWN LAWS. Mr. Riley Grannen writes an article to the Washington, D. C., Post of the 22nd inst., which may prove to be interesting reading. He says: The war has caused a head-on collision of vital governmental policies. One or the other, must give way. Either business men must quit entering into combination to help government or the Sherman antitrust act must be killed. Heinous crimes of the malum prohibitum kind have been committed by big and little business since the war began, with the knowledge and complexity of the government. Government officials have not only compelled business to violate the Sherman law, but they have joined in the procedure of cracking the law into a thousand pieces. The essence of the Sherman law is a requirement that business shall not combine, but shall always compete in a dog-eat-dog fashion. Any combination is on its face a restraint of trade and a crime. The essence of the new policy of winning the war its combination and cooperation. The wheat men, the potato men, the railroad men, the copper men, the steel men, and all the other tribes lining up, throwing their tomahawks in a common pile and holding war councils with the govern ment's big chiefs. When Herbert Hoover called the militers into conference and prevailed upon them to form a combine he fracured the Sherman law. Before he had done that's the railroad men at the government's invitation, formed a combine including every mile of railroad in the country, /n tat violation of law. The railroads are now directed by five men from Washington—a situation that would have resulted in bombing raids by muck-rakers five years ago. These five men really do not d much directing; they leave it all to Dan Willard, the skipper, mate, cook, and bos'n of the pirate crew that are wrecking the Sherman law. The Council of National Defense has a set of committees that are not吵ing but a list of violators of the Sherman man law. The committee on coal production is composed of nothing but coal barons, with that jolly old buccaneer Francis Peabody steering the low, ratish craft toward Treasure Island. The committee on shipping is made up of merchant marine magnates. The munitions standards board is nothing but a combine in restraint of scrapping among men who are required by law to engage in cutthroat competition. And so on all down the line. Why doesn't\Congress put a stop to this carnival of crime? Where is the Department of Justice and its brazen mace that knocks malefactors cold? Where is that grand old Supreme Court, from which there is no appeal except to the great white threue? Not working. Congress talks loud and shuffles its feet to drown its embarrassment. The Department of Justice talks "German spies," and rolls the whites of its eyes when the Sherman law is mentioned. The Supreme Court—wise old owl—saw what was coming and bunched all the antitrust cases into a bundle and postponed them until a year from next Christmas. You will not see any prosecution for violation of the Sherman Act while the war is on. But if business does not get busy and violate the Sherman Act you will see the hammer fall. It makes a difference whether there is a war with Germany or not. The Sherman Act does not harmonize with war. It cannot coalesce with any alliance. It is solely for domestic consumption. Men like Alba Johnson say the Sherman Act has about it a flaw or of decay, and they hint of epitaphs But Johnson is not in Congress, and his audience consists of mere business men down at Atlantic City. So his remarks may be set down as "irresponsible." Further comment is unnecessary. How can the Department of Justice consistently prosecute persons for violating the laws of this country? How can it permit the strictures of Mr. Grannon go unnoticed? THAT SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD BOY. They electrocuted Albert Barrett at the Virginia Penitentiary, Friday morning, August 31, 1917 and thus rang down the curtain on one of the individuals implicated in the killing of W. T. Roach, the white farmer. This was done as much to appease public sentiment in the county from which he hailed as anything else. Barrett was an industrious citizen. He had purchased a farm, mules, and he had a devoted wife and a sixteen year old boy, who is now behind the bars in the same institution. Barrett had a good reputation and if he had ever be fore taken his neighbor's goods, the courthouse records do not show it. Roach charged him with taking a load of his wheat from his farm and he alleged that he tracked the wagon wheels to Barrett's premises. Barrett returned to Roach the quantity of wheat alleged to have been taken and it is in the testimony that he offered to pay him. Roach insisted upon turning him over to the county authorities and proceeded to arrest Barrett upon his own premises without the authority of law. He sent a Mr. Collins to secure a warrant for Barrett and in the meantime stood guard over this colored man on the colored man's own premises. Barrett ran away from Roach and Roach pursued him, Barrett stumbling over a pile of brush fell and Roach got on him and was choking him, when Barrett called on his sixteen year old son, Aubrey for help. Aubrey came to his father's aid with a stick and he dealt Roach a terrible blow, which fractured the skull. The two hid the body in order to give them time to leave the neighborhood and they made their escape, being arrested near Lynchburg. Attorney W. L. Lancaster of Farmville represented ed the prisoners. He protested against the ruling of the Court and upon seeing that the case was hopeless THE RICHMOND PLANET. RICHMOND. VIRGINIA withdrew from the boy's defense leaving him without counsel. Helpless and alone, Judge Hundley over his own signature admits that he tried this boy, who was without counsel and that he sentenced him to be electrocuted. Attorney Lancaster gave as his reason for not representing the boy, that he felt that he could not secure for him that justice to which he was entitled. It has been shown, despite His Honor, Judge Hundley's statement to the contrary that he was without any discretion in the matter, that he could have sent this boy to a reformatory he being under the age limit, eighteen years being the number of years specified in the Virginia statute. The only redeeming feature about the whole matter is the fact that Virginians came to the rescue of this helpless, sobbing, frightened black ur chin, who had in a time of dire distress rallied to the aid of his father. You may say what you will, but to our mind, he needs no reformation. Let us suppose that the color of the parties in this controversy could be reversed. What if Roach had been a colored man and Barrett a white one? Would not Aubrey Barrett have been hailed as a hero, instead of now being within the shadow of the electric chair, where his unfortunate father has already paid the penalty for his hasty action? It is a sad story. It has aroused the latent feeling of sympathy in the white man of this commonwealth. white men of this commonwealth. Numbers of white citizens have signed a petition to the Governor for the commutation of the sentence of death. We would to God that they had gone a step further and released one of the more remarkable children of paternal fealty over in the history of any commonwealth. It may be that his Excellency, H. C. Stuart, Governor of Virginia may see it in this light. Certain it is that he has been deeply moved by this tragic happening and in the turmoil of passing events may exercise his powers to the end that life imprisonment shall not be the portion of a devoted son, who went just a little too far in executing the command of a loving father.—The Richmond Planet, Sept. 8, 1917. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. The meeting for last Friday night was a great help to those who attended. A full day for service was given by the boys and men last Sunday. At the Y. M. C. A. 9:30 A. M. the workers met and held a special meeting. 10 A. M. the committee did some excellent work in the city jail. The inmates of the city home were greatly benefited by the meeting which was held by the committee, 10 A. M. Our General secretary held a meeting for the women of the penitentiary 10 A. M. and the hour was one that will not be forgotten very soon. 4 P. M. at the Y. M. C. A. Committeeman B. L. Allen gave the boys a very handy address which was crowded with the best of advice. The Park or Brothers rendered an instrumental duct (the violin and piano.) Mothers send your boys again. The address to the men 5:30 P. M. at the Y. M. C. A. by Mr. Washington A. Hendley went to the heart of the men and the solo by Mr. E. J. Cary added much to the meeting. You and your friends are invited to the opening of the class for the explanation on the Sunday School Leson. Dr. W. H. Stokes the teacher will be glad to meet you. Today, 5 P. M. at the Y. M. C. A. Men be on time Sunday ready for hard work and the other man. The workers will hold a special meeting 9:30 A. M. at the Y. M. C. A. Building. Committeeman C. P. Gaston will conduct the boys' meeting 4 P. M., at the Y. M. C. A. Mr. George Lomax will address the boys. Mothers send your boys. All boys are invited. Mr. R. H. Fauntleroy Supt. of the Fifth St. Baptist Church Sunday School will deliver a special address to the men at 5:30 P. M., at the Y. M. C. A. Mr. Joseph Matthews will sing special solos. Come and bring the other man. Be on time. The Bible class for boys will open Tuesday, Oct. 2nd, 7 P. M., at the Y. M. C. A. The Men's Bible Class will open Tuesday Oct. 2nd, 8 P. M., at the Y. M. C. A. Women and men are invited to the launching of the Season for the work of the Y. M. C. A. Sunday Oct. 7th, 8; 30 P. M., at the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, Rev. E. D. Caffe will preach a special sermon. The choir of the church will sing heart to heart music. Be a committee. Bring the other woman and man. Every home is asked to have special prayer for the Y. M. C. A. DO YOU KNOW HER? Dear Sir,—D you know any one by the name of Perry in Richmond? We have a colored lady here by the name of Alice Perry and she says she has a brother and 2 sisters. Now this lady is losing her mind. She has a trouble and dropsy and the neighbors are getting up a petition to have her sent to the Insane Asylum. She owns her own home and if they take her there you know they will get her property unless her people get here and look after her interest, and if you can find any of them tell them to come on right away and get here before it is too late. Come right to my house and I will gladly take them up to her and if they are too poor to come for her, write and tell us what is the best thing to do with her. We are all white people and try to keep her in food. She says she was 18 years old in the Civil war times. Kindly let us know what information you can get. Obligo, Mrs. DAVID A. WAHL, 1723 Fahnstock, St. Wilkinsburg, Pa. . PORTSMOUTH NEWS. Mrs. Millie Thompson and daughter, Miss Louise Dunston of Danville, Va., visited friends of Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va., spent a day in the home of Rev. R. G. and Mrs. M. C. Adams, 1608 Erlingham St. Rev. W. E. Call of Daville, Va., was in the city visiting his daughter, Mrs. Dr. Elliott, of Richmond Ave., Mrs. W. H. Peebles of Glasgow street is ill. Mrs. M. F. Lawson of Danville, Va., who is visiting her daughter, Mrs. S. S. Morris of Norfolk and Mrs. M. C. Adams, visited Mrs. Missouri Smith of Phoebus, Va., who is very ill, while there also visited Mrs. M. S. Wainwright. Miss Evelyn Lightner of Griffin St., left for Howard University. Miss Rosa B. Willis daughter of Rev, and Mrs. Julia B. Willis and Edna Manning and others accompanied by Mrs. Dr. Reid left for Knoxville College, Teen. Mrs. M. A. Martin of Philadelphia, formerly of Portsmouth, Va., is visiting Mrs. J. S. Morgan of County St. Miss Susie Thomas of Nelson St., left for Hampton for a few days visiting relatives. Mrs. Lillie Miller of Nelson street is much improved. Mrs. Cornelia Harris of Prince Ed ward Co., Va., who has been visiting her sister Mrs. Alma Harrell of Nel son street, left for home this week. Mr. and Mrs. Robt Vick have returned ed from their vacation. The Woman's Day exercises at the Metropolitan Baptist Church render ed Sunday night at 8 P. M., were a grand success. Much credit was given to Mrs. M. Boone. Fannie A. Miles and Mrs. M. C. Adams as managers. WINCHESTER NOTES: Mrs. Carrie Boston of Philadelphia is visiting Mrs. Andrew Gaskin. They have been fast friends from childhood. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jefferson was the scene of a pretty wedding on Monday, when their beautiful daughter Sarah Luceile and Mr. William Lewis, of New Market, Va. were united in marriage. The wedding was a quiet affair owing to the recent death of the bride's grand mother. Rev. J. E. Reed officiated. After partaking of a wedding breakfast the happy couple left for their honeymoon in Washington, New York and other places of interest. After October 1, they will make their home in Woodstock, Va., where Mr. Lewis is engaged in business. Mrs. Lewis is quite an accomplished young lady. She taught school in Woodstock, New Market and Staunton. She has a host of friends and all wish her years of good luck and happiness. Mesdames Mortha Reed, of New York, Manda Dangerfield, Philadelphia, Eva Stewart, Philadelphia, were the week end guest of Miss Bettie Coxen on New Market street, Mlsa Kirby, of Pittsburgh, Va. is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Honesty, on Gibon street. Mrs. J. Mount Lovet was chairman of a delightful entertainment given at John Mann M. E. Church assisted by the following ladies, Misses Bettie, Hilda and Pocahontas Jackson. A nice program was rendered and a nice time had. A nice sum was realized. Mrs. Jamule Johnson and children are visiting Mr. and Mrs. S. Mash on E. Picadilly street. Misses Rosa and Virginia Harmon will spend the Winter in Philadelphia. Mr. Cooley has returned from visiting his parents at Marion. Prof. P. W. Gibson and Mrs. Gibson and children have returned from Middloburg and Manassas via Paris and Milkwood. Mrs. S. N. Giles has gone to Washington to join her husband. Mr. George Cook of Uniontown, is on the sick list. The people of St. Paul A. M. E. were greatly pleased with the preaching of Rev. Wing Senior on Sunday morning and night. The following officers were installed by Mr. M. B. Cooke, P. N. F., Mr. Larry Turner, N. G.; Rev. William Mayberry, V. G.; Mr. W. E. N. Laws, N. Tr.; Mr. Perry Brooks, P. N. G. These are all young men and the Morning Star of the West, 1461 G. U. O. O. F. ought to be proud of her sons. Our people are still manifesting great interest in The Planet and the agent will be pleased to give you any information you want concerning it, any time, night or day, no trouble. Mrs. Otho Well is the guest of Miss Gertrude Wells, on S. Brad dock street. Mr. J. W. Strange, of Connellsville, Pa. spent the week with his sister, Mrs. Joseph Fletcher. The Ladies Aid of John Mann M. E Church held the meeting at Mrs. Elmer Thompson's Friday evening, on E. Clifford street. Old Follis' Day will be celebrated in John Mann Church on Sunday, September 30. Communion Sunday morning. Miss Eliza Boyd has returned from visiting her brother and sister in Stephen City and Middletown and motoring to the Capital City. Rev. Jeffreys, the Episcopal Rector of Berrville held services in the Episcopal Chapel on Water street and baptized several. Mr. Edward Martin of Philadelphia is visiting mother, Mrs. Mary Strange on N. Main street. Mrs. Hannah Evans has been quite sick at her home on N. Kent street. Mrs. Nora Bell paid a visit to the Empire and had an enjoyable trip. Mr. Matthew Finley is much improved. Rev. and Mrs. James E. Bland. Mr. P. W. Wade and Mr. John W. Wood of Steelton. Pa. were the guest of Mrs. Elmer Thompson, on E. Clifford street last week. Rev. Bland is the pastor of Primitive Baptist Church. They also spent several days touring the Valley visiting friends. Mrs. Thompson is niece of Rev. Bland. Mr. Charles Brown spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Thompson. Mr. Brown hails from Niagara Falls N. Y. DANVILLE NEWS. Mr. Oscar Cooke, of White Sulphur Springs West, Va., is visiting friends in Danville, this week. Miss Hattie Watkins, has returned home after touring the North for several weeks. Professor I. W. Taylor and Mr. David Taylor have returned home after spending the summer away. Mr. J. Travis Flood was slightly in jure Saturday night by a runaway horse. Miss Hattie Johnson and Mr. Dix, were married last Monday night by Rev. G. W. Goode. They were highly entertained by Mrs. and Mr. Spencer Thursday night at their residence on Holbrook St., they will make their home in Morgantown, West Va., Miss Martin spent a few days in the city this week enroute to her home in Alabama, while here she was the guest of Miss M. N. Taylor. Rev, Kemp of South Carolina filled the pulpit of the High St. Baptist church Sunday morning. Mrs. Celia Winslow and her daughter Kathryn have returned home after spending some time in Richmond. Miss Harriet Grasty will leave to night for Hampton Institute. Miss Mabel Oliver left Sunday to attend Howard University, Washington, D. C. Mr. Berkley Harrison will leave to night to attend Howard University, Washington, D. C. URBANNA NOTES: Urbanna, Sept. 24.—Rev. E. C. Johnson preached a stirring sermon at the Lebanon Baptist Church on last Sunday, Text: 1 Cor. 10-4, Subl. "Christ the Book of Our Salvation." Rev. E. C. Johnson has accepted a call from the Lebanon Baptist Church. News reached here that the homes of Mr. W. P. Tabb of Churchview and Mr. Stranner Lewis of Samos, were destroyed by fire last week. Mr. Joseph Talliaferro of Philadelphia, Pa., is visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. A. Talliaferro, Sr. Misses Elizabeth Roane and Ella Carter who have been visiting their parents near Streets left last Friday for Baltimore, Md. Miss Margrett Ward who has been spending her vacation with her broth er Mr. Clarence Ward of Baltimore, Md., is visiting parents Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Ward. We are very glad to report Rev. C. D. Jones is rapidly convalescing. Miss Sarah C. Campbell, was in town for a few days last week on business. Mr and Mrs. Harvey Wood visited the latter's parents near Montague, last Sunday. On to Mt. Zion Baptist Church on the Second Sunday in October, a grand rally and the installation of the pas tor, Rev. J. W. Tynes, B. D. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Florence, S. C. Sept. 25.—Miss Louisa Lindsay, of Baltimore, Md. passed through here enroute to Darlington, S. C. to spend two weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Mary E. Harlee, the widow. She and her grandchildren, Mrs. Hattie Cannon, Miss Mamie Harlee are among the leading people of Darlington, S. C. Mrs. Lindsay is well pleased with her new home, Baltimore, and calls it, God's country. She said she traveled all right until she reached Washington, D. C., where she was Jim Crowed. She will return in about two weeks. All the children had been remembered before she left Baltimore. Mr. James Brockington, Grand Chief of the Society of Love and Truth was in the city recently on official business connected with his office. This is one of the youngest orders in this part of the State but quite progressive. The Grand Chief Mr. Brockington is to organize lodges at Mullins, S. C., Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church and other points. Death claims and all other business of the Order are promptly attended to. Rev. J. C. Moye was called to Hollenwood, Tenn, on account of the illness of his youngest daughter, Mrs. Mary Ann Wiley. Dr. S. S. Brewington, of Georgetown, S. C. has gone to Des Moines, Ia, to enter the army service of the United States. —E. B. WEBSTER. Well, let us say that from Augusta and vicinity about 80 delegates went to the National Baptist Convention in Muskogee, Okla., last week. That is a conservative estimate, we think. In railroad fare alone (not to speak of board and incidentals)—it cost these 80 visitors to the convention an average of $45 each. That makes a total expense for railroad fare alone of $3,600. Multiply it and see. A total of $3,600. How much money do you suppose these delegates carried to the convention for conventional objects? Probably $5 each. That would make only $400. Where is the sense in spending $3,600 to carry $400 for education and missions and publishing house and theological seminary, etc.? Wouldn't it be better for the brethron to stay at home and send the rail road fare up annually for convention at purposes? Or, if they must meet, wouldn't it be better to not meet often or than once in four years? Don't all speak at once; but we would like to have a word or two from the brethron.—Georgia Baptist. MONEY LOANED ON REAL ESTATE HOUSES FOR SALE Private Papers Kept in Round Door Burglar Proof Vaults. Legal Papers Acknowledged Before Notary Public. Savings Accounts Solicited SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT. APPLY John Mitchell, Jr., President A CORRESPONDENCE COURSE ' FREE OF ALL CHARGE For Sunday School Teachers and Officers Conducted by Rev. S. N. Vass, D. D. Box 441, Raleigh, N. C. The Sunday School that has not trained teachers is bobbing the times. Rev. S. N. Vass, D. D., is the only man in the Negro race whose experience fits him to do this teacher training work thoroughly, having had a quarter of a century experience on the field, and the American Baptist Publication Society has kept him on the field all these years, and has now turned over entirely to his supervision the work of training the teachers of a whole race by his travels and office work. Write to him at Box 441 Raleigh, N. C., for further information. DO YOU KNOW THEM? Washington, D. C., Sept. 18, 1917. Mr. Editor--I am hunting my people. My name is Osborne F. Dennis. I am fifty eight years old, was born in Henrico Co., Virginia, ran off from my mother when quite a child, have never seen nor heard from her since. A childish recollection of my home place was in Henrico Co., Virginia, thirteen miles from Richmond on the pike road and four miles from deep bottom, my father die when I was quite young. My mother whose name was Silvia Dennis married again. There were three children of the first marri age, two girls and a boy; Manerva and Josephine Dennis; The youngest a boy was myself, Osborne F. Dennis. My father's name was Fred Dennis. My mother's owner was John Goffright Please see if you can trace the whereabouts of my sister or relatives. Yours truly, O F. DENNIS VIRGINIA—In the Law and Equity Court of the City of Richmond, the 26th day of September, 1917 ANDREW THOMAS...Complaintant against LOUISE THOMAS .....Defendant IN CHANCERY The above styled auft is to obtain a divorce from the bond of matrimony upon the grounds of abandonment and desertion. And an affidavit having been filed that the defendant, Louise Thomas is a non-resident of the State of Virginia, it is ordered that she appear here within fifteen days after the due publication of this order and do whatever is necessary to protect her interest herein. A Copy, Teste: LUTHER LIBBY, Clerk. GILES B. JACKSON, p. q. VIRGINIA—In the Law and Equity Court of the City of Richmond, the 19th day of September, 1917. JUNIUS BROADNAX,.... Plaintiff against In Chancery, Manerva BROADNAX,.... Defendant The object of this suit is to obtain an absolute divorce from the bond of matrimony by the plaintiff from the defendant on the grounds of desertion and adultery. And an avidavit having been made and filed that the defendant, Manerva Broadnax is not a resident of the State of Virginia; it is ordered that she appear here within fifteen days after the due publication of this order and do what may be necessary to protect her interest herein. A Copy. Teste: LUTHER LIBBY, Clerk. J. HENRY CRUTCHFIEL, p. q. A Good Skin Bleach copyright applied for Black and White Ointment-For Removing Freckles, Tan, Blackheads, Skin Blemishes-Lightens Up Dark or Sallow Skin-Used by White and Colored Folks. Give Black and White Ointment a trial. 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I am very anxious to find the where abouts, if he be still alive, or to find the address of his relatives, if he is dead, of William Scott, who till some time in June of this year lived at 2495 E. 31st St. Cleveland, O., with a Mrs. Fletcher. Sickness caused him to return to his home near Richmond and he has not been heard from since. R. E. Sturdivant's PHILADELHIA, PA. Bell 'Phone Poplar 0245 Madame Sturdivants OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT. Select Help Furnished—We Furnish Employment to All Classes—Colored and White. The Negro Agricultural & Technical College of North Carolina (Formerly the Agricultural and Mechanical College for the Colored Race) GREENSBORO, N. CAROLINA SUMMER SCHOOL For Progressive Teachers SEVENTEENTH Annual Session JUNE 26—JULY 29, 1916 Easy terms, practical courses, pleasant surroundings. For terms or catalog, address Dr. S. B. Jones, Director. Send $1 and secure lodging in advance. JAS. B. DUDLEY, President Greensboro, N. C. 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It's all plain sailing for them." ‘There was a note of Infinite regret in his voice, a sadness that stabbed Btella Fyfe liko a lance. She dtd not dare look at him, Something rose chok- ingly In her throat. She felt and fought against a slow welling of tears to her eyes. Before she sensed that she was betraying herself Monohan was holdin both her hands fast between bis own, gripping them with a flerce, insistent Pressure, speaking In a passionate un- dertone, “Why should we bave to beat our heads agaist a stone wall ike thts?" he was saying wildly. “Why couldn't we have met and loved and been hap- DY, as We could have been? It was fated to happen. I felt it that day 1 dragged you out of the lake, It's been growing on me ever since, I've strug. sled against it, and it's no use. It's something stronger than Tam. 1 love You, Stella, and it maddens me to sce You chafing In your chains, Ob, my dear, why couldn't tt have been dif- ferent?” “You mustu’t talk Itke that," she pro- tested weakly, “You mustn't It isn't right.” ’ “I suppose It's right for you to lve with a man you don't love when your heart's crying out agalust {t?” he broke out. “My God, do you think I can't see? I don't have to seo things; I can feel them. I know you're the kind of woman who goes through h— for her conceptions of right aud wrong. I hon- oF you for theta 2an But, ob, the pity of it! Why should tt have to be? Lite could have held so much that 13 fine and true for you and mo together. For you do care, don't you?" “What difference does that make?" she whispered. “What difference can it make? Oh, you mustn't tell me these things! I mustn't listen. I mustn't." “But they're terribly, tragically true," Monohan returned. “Took at me, Stel- In, Don't turn your face away, dear, { wouldn't do ‘anything that ‘might bring the least shadow on you, I know the pitiful hopelessness of It. You're fettered, and there's no apparent loop- 1} \\ qe rr Me % eel or FO 4 Aca. SSG | Spe (S RAY yy SSN a a TaN P- gd .- “Ob, you mustn't toll ma those, thingel hole to freedom. { know it's best for me to keep this locked tight in my heart, as something precious and gor- rowful. T never meant to tell you, but the flesh isn’t always equal to the task the sptelt imposes.” “Whether I care or not isn’t tho question,” she said, “I know what I have to do. I married without love, with my eyes wide open, and I have to pay the price. So you must never talk fo me of love. You mustn't even see me if it’can be avoided. It's bet- ter that way. We can't muke over our lives to suit ourselyes—at least 1 can’t. I must play the game according to the only rules T know." “Oh, I know," he sald haltingly. “1 know it's got to be that way. I have to 0 my rond and leave you to yours Oh, the blank hopelessness of it; the useless misery of It. We're made for each other, and we have to grin and say goodby, go along our separate ways trying to smile, What a devilish state of affairs! But I love you, dear, and no matter—I—ah"— Tis voice finttened out, THis hands released hers. He straightened quick- ly. Stella turned her head, Jnck Fyfe stood in the doorway. [His face was fixed in its habitual mask. Te was biting the end off a elyar, He struck & match and put it to the elgar end with stendy fingers as he walked slow: ly across the big room. “1 heat the kid peeping,” he sald to Stella quite ensually, “and I noticed Martha outside as I camo in. Better go see what's up with him.” ‘Trained to repression, schooled in sel Lontyol, Stella rose to obey, for under ithe ae te a a ee) See CREE apparently ceased to beat. Sho tried to smile, but she knew that her face Was tear wet. She knew that Jack Fyfo had seen and understood, She dad done no wrong, but a terrible ap- prehension of consequences setzed her, a fear that tragedy of her own making might stalk grimly in that room, Bitting beside a window, chin in hand, her lower lp compressed between her teeth, she saw Fyfe, after the lapse of ten minutes, leave by the front en- trance, stopping to chat a minute with Linda and Charlie Benton, who wero moving slowly toward the house, Stel- Ja rose to her fect und dabbed at her taco with a powdered chamois, She couldn't let Monohan go lke that; her heart cried out against ft. Very likely thoy would never meet again, Sho flew down the ball to the ftving room, Monohan stood just within the front door gazing irresolutely over his shoulder, He took a step or two to meot her, His clean cut face was drawn Into sullen nes, a deep flush mantled his cheek, “Listen,” he said tensely, “I've been made to feel Ike—like— Well, I con- trolled myself, I knew it had to be that way. It was unfortunate. I think wo could have been trusted to do the decent thing. You and I wero bred to do that, I've got a lttle pride, I can't como here again, And I want to sce You once more before I leave hero for } good, I'll bo Kolng away next. week, ; ‘That’ be the end of it—the bitter fn-. ish. “Will you slip down to’ the first point south of Cougar bay about 8 in the afternoon tomorrow? It'll be the last and only time, He'll have you for fe; can't I talk to you for twenty minutes?" “No,” she whispered forlornly, “I can’t do that. I—oh, goodby; goodby I" “Stella, Stella!" she heard his yi- brant whisper follow after. But shoe ran away through dining room and hall to the bedroom, there to fling her- velf face down, choking back the paa- sionate protest that welled up within her, She lay there, her face buried in tho pillow, until the sputtering exhaust of the Abbey cruiser growing fainter and more faint told her they were gone. She heard her husband walk through the house once after that, When din- her was served he was not there. It was 11 o'clock by the timeplece on her mantel when she heard him come in, but he did not come to their room. He went quietly into the guest chamber across the hall, Sho waited through a leaden period. Then, moved by an impulse she did not. attempt to define, a mixture of motives, pity for him, a craving for the outlet of words, a desire to set herself right be fore him, she slipped on a dressing robe and crossed the hall, The door swung open nolselessly, Fyfe sat slumped 4» a chair, hnt pulled low on his forehead, hands thrust deep in Ms pockets. He did not even look up, His eyes stared stntight afead, absent, unr seelngly fixed on nothing, He seemed to be unconscious o¥ her presence or to: ignore it, she could not tell which, “Jack,” she said, And when ho made no response she said again tremulous- ly, that unyielding silence chilling her, “Jack 1" Ho stirred a little, but only to take off his hat and lay it on a table beside} him, With one hand pushing back me- chanteally the straight, reddish tinged hair from his brow, he looked up at her and said briefly in a tone barren of all emotion : 7 “Well?” She was suddenly dumb, Words fail- ed her utterly, Yet there was much! to be said, much that was necdful to. say. They could not go on with a cloud like that over them, a cloud that had to be dissipated in the crucible of words. Yet she could not begin. Fyfe, after a prolonged silence, seemed to} grasp her difliculty, Abruptly he be- gan to speak, cutting straight to the heart of his subject nfter his fashion. “It's a pity things had to take this particular turn,” sald he. “But now that you're face to face with something definite, what do you propose to do about it?” “Nothing,” she answered slowly. “I can't help the feeling. It's there. Rut Tecan thrust it into the background and go on ns If it didn’t exist. There's nothing else for me to do that I can see. I'm sorry, Jnek.” ’ “So am I," he said grimly. “Stin, it was a chance we took—or I took, rath- er. I seem to have made a mistake or two in my estimate of both you and myself, ‘Phat {s human enough, I sup- pose. You're making a bigger mistake) than I did, though, to let Monohan sweep you off your feet.” ‘There was something that she read for contempt in his tone, It stung ior. “He hasn't swept me off my feet, as you put it,” she cried. “Good heavens, do you think I’m that spineless sort of creature? I've never forgotten I'm your wife. I've got a little self respect left yet if ‘I was weak enough to grasp at! the straw you threw me in the begin- ning. I was honest with you then, | I'm THE RIOHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA mysterious power to strike them off, It wasn't a ts’ you undertook Mghtly. Xt fen't a c..4--marrlage, I mean— that you hold lightly, ‘Chat being the caso You would linve been wiso to try maklug the best of it instead of make ing the worst of ft. But you let your- self drift into a state of mind were you—well, you see the result, I saw it coming, T didn't need to happen in this afternoon to know that there were undercurrents of feellng swirling about. And so the way you fcel now fs in ft: self a penalty, If you let Monohan cut Any more figure In your thoughts you'll Pay bigger In the end" 7 “Zean't help my thoughts or, X should Say, my feelings,” she sald weartly. | “You think you love him,” Fyfe made low reply. “As a matter of fact you love what you think he ts, I dare say that he has sworn hls affection by all that's zoo and great, But If you were convinced that he didn't really. care, that his Mowery protestations had a double end in view would you still love him?" “I don’t know," sho murmured, “But that's bestde the polut, I do love him, T know it’s unwise, Its a feeling that has overwhelmed me in a way tliat I didn't bellove possible, that I had hoped to avold. But—but I can't pretend, Jack, I don’t want you to miaunder- stand, I don't want this to make us both miserable. I don't want It to geu- erate an atmosphere of suspicion and Jealousy. T never cheated at anything in my Mfe, You cam trust me still, can't you?" “Absolutely, Fyfo answered without hesttation. “Then that's all thero is to it," she replied, “unless—unless you're ‘rendy to give me up as a hopeless case and let me go uway and blunder along the best 1 can.” “I haven't even considered that,” he sald. “Very likely it's unwise of ao to say this—it will probably antagonize you—but I know Monohan better than you do. I'd go pretty far to keep you two apart—now—for your sake.” “It would be the same if It were any other man,” she muttered. “I can un- derstand that feeling In you, It's s0— 80 typleally masculine." “No, you're wrong there, dead wrong," Fyfe frowned, “I'm not a self suerifleing brute by any means. SUI, Jnowing that you'll only live with me on sufferance, if you were honestly in love with a man that I felt was halfway decent, Fd put my feellngs in my pocket and let you go. If you cured enough for bim to break overy tle, to fuce the embarrassment of divorce, why, I'd tigure you were entitled to your freedom and whatever happiness i¢ might bring. But Mono- han—h—, I don't want to talk about him! T trust you, Stella. Im banking on your own good sense. And along, With that good, natural conmon sense, you've got so many illusions, About Itfe in general and about men. ‘They seem to have centered about this one! particular man. Lean't open your eyes or put you on the Fight track, ‘That's| @ Jo» for yourself. MM Tenn do $e to wit back and walt.” Ls votce trailed off huskily. Stella put a band on his shoulder. “Do you care. much as all thee, Jaekt," “she whispered, “even in spite of what you know?" “Por two years now,” he answered, “you've been the biggest thing in uy life. 1 don’t ebange easy. 1 don't want to change, But I'm getting hope- less." “Pm. sorry, Jack,” she sald, “I can't begin to tell you how sorry Jam. T didn’t love you to begin with" — “And you've always resented that.” ho broke in, "You've hugged that ghost of a loveless marriage to your bosom and. sighed for the xen! romance you'd missed. Well, maybe you did. But you hnyen't found it yet. T'm very sure of that, although I doubt tf T could convince you." “Let mo finish,” she pleaded. “You bnew I didn’t Tove you; that 1 was worn out and desperate and clutching at the Hfé line you threw. In spite of that—well, if I fight down this love. or IT IS OUR LOSS AND YOUR GAIN! | WE ARE GIVING AWAY COUPONS FOR EVERY GENT PAID IN MONEY INTHE PLANET OFFICE, ON EITHER JOB WORK OR ON SUBSGRIP- TIONS. THESE COUPONS WILL BRING A TALKING WACHINE, AN UMBRELLA OF A COPY OF PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR'S WORKS, JUST AS YOU SELECT, : FOR S100 WORTH OF COUPONG. WE WILL SEND YOU ALARGE SIZE TALKING MACHINE FOR 875 WORTH, WE WILL SEND YOU A SIMALLER SIZE TALKING MACHINE FOR a WORTH. 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Good night.” He pushed her into the hull, and the lock elieked between them. |For ono confused Instant Stelta stood poised, uncertain.; then sho went Into her bed- Toom and sat down, her keenest sen- sation one of sheer rellof. Already In those brief hours emotion had well nigh exhausted her. ‘Lo bo alone, to Ho still and rest, to banish thought—that was all she desired. CHAPTER XII. In Which There Ie.a Further Clash, NE can only suffer #0 auch. oO Polgnant feeling brings its “own anaesthetic. When Stella’ Fyfe fell into a troubled sleep that night the storm of hier emotions had beaten her sorely. Morning brought its physical Continued on Page Seven, ete ee ce ee ee SRA: 5 See Sere Hor reve Serer Pas saan [A OBST AME WH | (YOU Hi 0.15 TO BLOW _ 0 GIVE You ALL You. 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All the world loves a lover, but her world did not love lovers who kiek- ed over the conventional traces, She had made a niche for herself. ‘There were ties she could not break lightly, and she was not thinking of herself alone when she considered that, but of “her husband and Jack junior, of Linda Abbey and Charlie Benton, of cxeh and every individual whose life touched more or less directly upon her own, Shoe came down to breakfast calmly enough. Sho told herself that In frst seeking the Hne of least resistance she had manifested weakness, that since her present problem was Indirectly the out- growth of that original weakitess sho would he weal no more. So she tried to meet her husband as If nothing had happened, in which she succeeded out- wardly very well indeed, since Fyfo himself chose to ignore any change in thelr mutual attitude, She busied herself about the house that forenoon, seeking deliberately a multitude of Hite tasks to occupy her hands and her mind, But when lunch was over sho was at the end of her resources, Juck juntor settled in his erth for a nap, Fyfe went away to’that area back of the camp where arose the crash of falling trees and the labored puting of donkey en- gines, She could hear faint and far the voices of the falling gangs tht erled “Pim-ber-r-r-r." She longed for some secluded placo to sit und think or try to stop thinking, And without fully realizing the diree- tion she took she walked down past the camp, crossed the skid road, step: ping Mghtly over main Ine and haul back at the donkey engineer's warning and went along the Inke shore. ‘path wound through the belt of ‘hand hardwood that fringed the » Not until she had followed thle on the neck of a little promontory ih of the bay did she remember hn shock that sho was approaching place where Monohan had begged to meet him. Sho looked at her ch, ‘Two-thirty, She sought the ro Une for sight of a boat, wonder- Af he would come In spite of her ye But to her great relief she Tho agNe vetter OF IG mM Seen NOW us sho had'seen then-that no.good and at earnest chance of evil’ might come of such a clandestine meeting, had taken her stand as final, Sha. was glad, because she did not want to go baek to the house, She dtd not want to make the effort of wander. ing away In the other direction to find that restful peace of woods and water. She moved up a little on the point until sho found ia mossy boulder and sat down on that, resting her chin in hei palms, looking out over the placid sur faco of the like with somber eyes. And so Monohan surprised her, ‘The Anoll lay thick carpeted with moss. Th was within a few steps of her when a twig eracking underfoot apprised her of some one's approach, Sho rose, with an Impulse to fly, to escape a meeting she had not desired, And ns she ros the breath stopped In her thront, Twenty fect behind Monohan came Jack Fyfe with his hunter's stride soundlessly over the moss, n rifle droop ing in the crook of his arm. A sun beam striking obliquely between two firs showed ler his face plainly, the faint eur] of his upper lip. Something sn her look arrested Mon: ohan, Io glanced around, — twistec about, froze in his tracks, Nis back te her. Fyfe came up. Of the three he was tho coolest, the most rigorous}; self possessed. ITe sdlanced from Mono han to his wife, back to Monohan After that his blue eyes never left th other man’s face. “What did I say to you yesterday? Fyfo opened his mouth at last. “Bu then I might have known I was wasting my breath on you!" Charley Gets a Message From Front Charley Chaplin’s Comic Capers “"Well,” Monohnn retorted tnsolently “what are you golng to do about It This fsu’'t tho stone age.” Fyfe laughed unpleasantly. “Lucky for you, You'd have beer eliminated long ago,” ho said, No At takes the present age to. produc such rotten specimens as you.” A deep flush roso in” Monohan' cheeks. He took a rtep toward Fyfe hils_hands etinehed. “You wouldn't say that {f you weren" armed,” he (aunted hoarsely. “No? Fyte cust the rifle to one side Tt fell with a metallic clink against 4 stone. “I do say it, though, you see You are a sort of a yellow dog, Mono han. You know it, and you know that I know it. ‘That's why it stings you to be told so.” Monobin stepped back and slipped out of his cont. Ills face was crimson “Ll teach you something!” hi snarled. Mo lunged forward ns ho spoke shooting a straight arm blow fo Fyfe's face. It swept through empty alr, for Fyfo, posed on the balls o} his fect, ducked under the driving fis and slapped Monohan across the mouth With the open palm of his hand, “Tag.” he said surdonteally. “You're st” Monohan plyoted and, rushing, swung right and left, missing by Inches, Pyfe's mocking grin seemed to madden. hin completely. Me rushed again, launch: ing another vicious blow that threw him partly off his balance. Before he could revover Fyfe kicked both fect from under him, sent him sprawling ‘on tho moss. Stella stood Ike one stricken. ‘The Yery thing she dreaded had come about Yet the manner of Its unfolding was not as she hud visualized it when she suw Fyfe near at hand, She saw now a side of her husband that she had never glimpsed, that she found hard to understand. She could have under stood him beating Monohan senseless, §€ he cold, A murderous fury of Jeal ousy would net have surprised “her This did. Te had not struck a blow, did not attempt to strike. She could not guess why, but she saw that he was playing with Mono han, making v fool of him, for all Mon: ohan's advantage of height and reach Fyfe moved like the light, always be alloy Hae D 4, i) hae =e 4 Ga le MNT, EO Shell Se LZ] AR ER L » fl (| AZ (Brae A Ws % <—. SS “Jack, Jack," Stella Found Valeo to shriok, “you're killing him!" yond Monohan's vengeful blows, slip- Ping under those driving fists. to slap his adversary, to trip him, mocking him with the futiiity of his effort. The elusive Nght footedness of tho Man, the succexsive stinging of those contemputuons slaps at lust maddened Monohan into ignoring the rules by which men fight. Ie dropped his hands and stood panting with his ex- ertions. Suddenly he Kleked, a swift lunge for Fyfe's body. Fyfe leaped: aside; then he closed. Powerful and welshty a man as Mon- ohan was, Fyfe dreve him halfway around with a short arm blow that landed near his heart and while le staxgered trom that clamped one thick arm about his neck i the strangle hold, Holding him helpless, bent back- ward neross his broad chest, ye slow- ly and systematically choked hin, Ho shut off his breath until Monohan's tongue protruded and his eyes bulged glassily, and horrible, gurgling noises issued from his gasping mouth, “Juck, Jack,” Stella found volee to shriek, “youre killing him! Fyfe titted Ils eyes to hers. The horror he saw there may have stirred him, or ho may have considered his object necomplished. Stella could not tell. But he tung Monohan from him THE RIOHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINTA Brace en taal nce cnc her te ocean a a dozen feet, to collapse on tho moss. It took him a full minute to regain his breath, to rise to unstendy feot, to find Ms voice, “You can’t win all the timo,” he gaspel. “Some day I’ show you that you can’t.” With that he turned and went back the way he had come, Fyto stood st- lent, hands resting on hts hips, wateh- ing until Monohan pubhed out a stim speed launch from wnder cover of over- | hanging alders and set off down tho lake. "Well," he remarked then In a curl- ously detached, impersonal tone, “the ghining wilt Begin to play by and by, T suppose.” | ‘What'do you mean?” Stella asked breathlessly. | He did not answer. Is eyes turned to her slowly. She saw now that his face was white and rigid, that the Ine of his lps drew harder together as he looked at her, but she was not pre- pared for the storm that broke. She Ald not comprehend the tempest that raged within him until be had her by the shoulders, his fingers crushing Into her soft flesh Mke the Jaws of a trap, shaking her as a terrier might shake a ‘rat till the heavy colly of halr cascad- ed over her shoulders, and for a second fear tugged at her heart, for she thought he meant to kilt her, When he did desist he released her with a thrust of his arms that sent her staxgerlng against a tree, shaken to the roots of her being, (hough not with fear, Anzer hud displaced that. A hot protest agatnst his brute strength, against his passtonate outbreak, stirred her. Appearances wero against her, ‘she knew. Eyen so, she revolted ‘tenis his eave man roughness. She Was amazed to find herself longing for the power to strike him, She faced him, trembling, leaning against the tree trunk, staring at him in Impotent rage. And the fro died out of Ils eyes as she looked. He drew a deep breath or (wo and turned away to plek up his rifle, When he freed about with that in his hand the old mask of immobility was In place. He waited while Stella gathered up her scattered hairpins and mado shift to coll her hair into a semblance of order; then he sald gently: “1 won't break out Ike that again.” “Onee ts enough.” “More than enough for mo,” he an- awered. She disdained reply. Striking off along the path that ran to the camp, she Walked rapidly, choking a rising flood of desperate thought, With grow- Ing coolness paradoxteally there burn- ed hotter. the flame of an elemental wrath, What right had he to lay hands on her? Her shoulders ached; her tlesh was bruised from the terrible grip of his fingers. ‘The very sound of bis footsteps behind her was maddening. To be suspected ana watched, to be continually the target of Jealous fury— no, a thousand times 10! She wheeled ‘on him at last. “I can't stand this!" she erled, “It's beyond endurance, We've ike flint and steel to each other now. {f today's a somnlo of “hat wer > sxpect It's bet- tne ep of every: ‘ from here: auu Leu you—crom everyuody.” Fyfe motioned her to u nearby log. “sit down,” sald he. “Wo may as well have it out here.” i For a few seconds he:busied himself with a cigar, removing tho band with utmost deliberation, biting the end off, applying the mateh, his brows puck: ered slightly. “I's very unwise of you to meet Monohan like that,” he uttered finally. “Oh, 1 see,” she flashed. “Do you suggest that I met him purposely—by appointment? Even if I dia"— “Phat's for you to say, Stella,” he In- terrupted gravely, “I told you last night that I trusted you absolutely. I do so far as really vital things aro con. cerned, but I don't always trust your Judgment. T merely know that Mono: hon sneaked along shore, Md hts boat and stole through the thnber to where you were sitting. I happened to sec him, and [ followed him to seo what Ho was up to, why’ hie should tnke such measures to keep under cover.” “The explanation is simplo,” she an. swered stiilly. “You can belleve It oF not, as you choose. My being therc was purely unintentional If T had seen him before he was close C should certainly not have been there. I have been at odds with myself all day, and went for a walk to find a quiet place whore I could sit nnd think,” “It doesu't mutter now,” he sald “Only you'd hetter try to avold things We that tn the future, Would you (Continued On Eighth Page) Subscribe to The Richmond Planet $1.50 per year in advance. ‘wae ~ » FSEieet Fuonograpns at r’opular Prices : THESE TALKING MACHINES ARE THE MOST REMARKABLE VALUES ; THAT HAVE YET BEEN OFFERED 10 THE TRADE, IN FINISH > AND TONE QUALITY THEY ARE EQUAL TO ANY OF THE $20.00 RETAIL MACHINES ON THE MARKET ; No. 1-13x13x6 inches, - - - $75 Worth of Umbrella Coupons ; No.2.-16x16x7 inches, - - - $100 Worthof Umbrella Coupons CABINETS MAY BE Po IN Rie IGEN (hte 1 HAS a Seis . SPRING MOTOR AND WILL PLAY TWO 10- ORONE 12-INCH RECORD ON A SINGLE WINDING » NO.21S EQUIPPED WITH A MOTOR GUARANTEED TO PLAY FIVE 10-INCH RECORDS ON : ONE WINDING. THIS MACHINE HAS NEEDLE CUPS SIMILAR TO THOSE IN EXPENSIVE MA- | » CHINES. TURKN-TABLES 10 INCH DIAMETER. 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