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THE RICHMOND PLANET CHRIS. JACKSON KILLS HIS WIFE. JEALOUSY THE CAUSE. VOLUME XXXV NO 1 CHRIS KILL JEALOU Claims to Have uation==Now in Gruesome Chris, Jackson shot and killed his wife, Florence, Tuesday night, November 13, 1917 at about 8 o'clock at a house 541 Brook Ave., which house is alleged to be of questionable character. He was later arrested and appeared in the Police Court last Wednesday morning. The case was continued until he 22nd and he was remanded to jail. His wife died at about 2 A. M. Wednesday. Editor John Mitchell, Jr., interviewed him while he stood in the barred enclosure in the Police Court. It seems that he had suspected his wife of wrong doing. As some put it, he was insincere jalousy of her. He gave as the reason for his suspicions that she wanted to go out at times and did not want him to go with her. HAD WATCHED HER He reasoned that no woman, who was no willing to have her husband right, he was so, or her at a house on West Jackson St., on last Sunday night, but she found it out and his efforts were fruitless. He is a chauffeur for Dr. E. S. Bowie, 201 E. Grace St. His wife was made there, he claimed that she had thrown a hot iron at him last Tuesday. While out driving, he stopped at First and Broad streets to get a paper for the boss. He saw his wife's boy coming up First St. He had a letter for Jackson's wife. He told Jackson to give it to her and not to open it. GAVE HER THE NOTE. Jackson gave it to his wife, Florence but not before he had opened it, read its contents and then reseciled it. In this note was a request for Florence to come that night to meet the party that she was to have met. Sunday night, it was signed, "Ellen." He took this to mean Ellen, Gahman who lived at 541 Brook Ave. In the mean time, his wife had torn up the note and instead of burning it, she had thrown it in the waste basket. Chris Jackson picked out the pieces of paper passed them together and he claims to now have them in his possession. WENT THERE TOO He went to 541 Brook Ave., and waited in the hallway. His wife is alleged to have entered from the front of the house and the raim with whom he alibects he had an appointment entered from, the rear. He suspected a former admirer of his wife one who went with her before he went with her. The rooms are in the basement* of the house but this base men* is practically on the street floor, there being an entrance under the porch. He waited. When the time was opportune, he looked through the key hole and then through a crack in the splintered door. He claimed to have been able to see on the bed, where what he saw made him frantic. FIRED THROUGH THE DOOR. He fired through the closed door and the light in the room went out; or was put out. The man, who was ap parently five feet nine or ten inches made his escape through the other door. Finally his wife came out. He claims that she was not fully dressed. They got into the street where they struggled. Then she went back in the house. She told him he could sheet, but she could get him. She raised her hand and he fired. The wounded woman was removed to the hospital where at 2 A. M., Wednes day she died. A visit to the nouse, 541 Brook Ave., showed a decapitated structure. Here was found Ellen Grah a washer woman. HUMBLE SURROUNDINGS The surroundings were humble. She lived in the basement. A tub of clothes, with others to wash emphasize the fact that she washed clothes for a living. "Come in, Mr. Mitchell" she said. "Have a seat in the other room." Editor Mitchell entered the front room. He was sitting now in the room in which Chris, Jackson all alleged that he had caught his wife in an improper relationship with an amateur man. Ellen Graham said, "You see Mr. Mitchell, I partly raised Florence from a little thing. She came here to see me. She was in this room combing her hair. We were about to have something to eat. A man was sitting in the other room there. He had come here to get me to do some washing for him. I told him I couldn't as I had all of the work I could do. SEVERAL CHOTS FIRED A SISTER IN PARKERSBURG Several parties came to the door. Ellen Graham went to talk with them and then returned to continue her recital. The dead woman has a sister in Parkersburg, West Va. She has been notified of her death. Ellen Graham knew her only as Ida. The address given was 418 Bush St. "She runs a boarding house here" she said. Chris. Jackson had said that he feared some one would shoot him. He did not know, but what the man wielded shoot him. The case brought vividly to mind the case of Charles Sanders, who had shot and attempted to kill Chris Jackson about a female. THE SCENE SHIFTED Editor Mitchell had seen this same Chris, wan and poke on a conch at the Memorial Hospital, where for many weeks his life was despaired if while Charles Sanders occupied a cell in prison, Now, the scene had shifted, Chris Jackson was behind the bars in the city jail, charged with the murder of his wife, whom he had married four months ago. She be loured in a measure to the under world. It is stated by Chris Jackson's attorney that she has served a term in the penitentiary for dealing in cocaine. All of this is now brought to light with other side lights upon the secret life going on in this community. ATTORNEY POLLARD ACTIVE Attorney J. R. Pokah was representing Chris Jackson although his grandmother, Mrs. Vaughan declared that she had not decided just what she would do. Attorney Edgar B. English had been also consulted, Just who would represent him was not known. There is a child too that is alleged to have lost his mother in the death of Florence Jackson. He was the innocent cause of his mother's death. He came into the world before her marriage to the unfortunate young man, who must now face a jury in the Hustings Court of this city. THE CRACKED DOOR Ellen Graham pointed out to the editor upon the occasion of his visit the bullet hole over the bureau, where one of the bulle's had entered the plastering. Upon examining the door others were found. Chris Jackson had said that he looked under the door to the room leading from the down stairs hallway and that he had also joked through the key hole and through a crack in the door. Upon (Continued On Fourth Page.) RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1917 SIR, IN THIS DEMOCRACY FIGHT, THE GIRLS, SECREGILLION, HAS BEEN KILLED AND KILLED 12,000,000. BLACKS MAY BUY HENS AND LIVE, THEY WILL IN AMERICA COURT ON US TO ROUTE THEM BACK IN THIS STATE. Information Wanted If anyone can give me the whereabouts of Emma Thompson and Ida Thompson, colored, please furnish same at my office, 613-A N. Second Street. J. THOMAS HEWIN, Att'y-at-Law SIR, THE GUNS MET THE BLACKS WHERE N. BACK U.S. SQUADRIL CIVIL DR. BROOKS AT EBENEZER. Special Thanksgiving Services Will Be Held at Ebenezer Baptist Church. Rev. Walter H. Brooks, D. D., will preach special sermons at the Ebenezer Baptist Church, Judah and Leigh streets, Thursday, November 29, at Noon and at eight-thirty P. M. (Thanksgiving Day.) There will be special music on this occasion. The public is cordially invited to attend these services. We have many things for which to give thanks this year and we should put forth every effort to make this a real day of thanksgiving unto God for the blessings which He has vowed to us as a country, nation and Race. The offering of the day will be given to charity as formerly. Dr. Brooks needs no introduction to a Richmond audience and while the service is to be held at the Ebenezer Baptist Church it is to be the Community thanksgiving services. Let the people come out in large numbers and hear this distinguished divine. WILLIAM H. STOKES, Minister, Ebenezer Baptist Church. Mr. George W. Rison, District Deputy Grand Chancellor at Danville Va., was in the city this week. ATTORNEY ALFRED E. COHEN. Who Presented the Virginia Brief to the Supreme Court of the U. S. ANNOUNCEMENT THIS DEMOCRACY FIGHT, STRENGTHEN, HAS BEEN HITTLED 12,000 OCC. BY BOY RENT, AND LIVES, AND VILLA IN AMERICA BOUT ON US TO ROUTE THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD. THE COLORED ORPHAN ASYLUM NEEDS FUNDS. From the gifts from some of the citizens of Richmond, Va. donations from several Churches and Sunday Schools and a small appropriation from the city of Richmond, the management of the Friends Orphan Asylum has managed to bring it thus far. For a few years past our friends have been helping us considerably by sending us donations on Thanksgiving Day. The Board of Directors and Matron will be very grateful to you for any amount you may see proper to give to the home. Yours truly, W. T. JOHNSON, Pres. A Young Funeral Directory Douglas, Price son of Funeral Director A. D. Price officiates regularly at funerals now and is the youngest funeral director in this country being a few months more than sixteen years of age. Having been trained in the business since his earliest childhood he performs his duties with the suave diplomatic bearing of a veteran and will unquestionably increase his popularity among the firm's patrons. THE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION A Full Statement of the Reasons for the Opinion. Justice Day Delivers the Mandate==A Unanimous Conclusion==A Great Victory for Human Rights and Property. The Segregation Cases pending be fore the Supreme Court of the United States were brought by the authority and support of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. In cooperation with his movement, Editor John Mitchell Jr., Error. vs. William Warley. In Error to the Court of Appeals of the State of Kentucky. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 12, 1917 "Richmond Planot." - The Executive Committee of the Sunday School and B. Y. P. F. Congress will meet with the First Trust. MENT. was consulted and upon his recommendation, the brilliant young attorney, Mr. Alfred'Cohen was formally employed. Mr. Cohen had been for most in other cases in this state. He held that the ordinance was unconsti tutional. THE SUPPLEMENTARY DATA Counsel for the Association then decided to have him file the supplementary data from this state. This was made essentially necessary as City Attorney H. R. Pollard had filed an illustrated brief, showing his prosperity of the colored people of Richmond under the Jim Crow Car Laws. Mr. William A. Jordan and his committee were especially active and photographer George W. Brown's services were secured to show the other side of the controversy. The result is shown by the decree of the Supreme Court of the United States. We have been able to present it to our readers at this time through the courtesy of the that able legal luminary City Attorney H. R. Pollard, Sr. Here it is in its entirety: [SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED] STATES. No. 33.—October Term, 1917. Charles H. Buchanan, Plaintiff in VG. William Warley. In Error to the Court of Appeals of the State of Kentucky ( November 5, 1917.) Mr. Justice Day delivered the opinion of the Court. Buchanan, plaintiff in error brought an action in the Chancery Branch of Jefferson Circuit Court of Kentucky for the specific performance of a contract for the sale of certain real estate situated in the City of Louisville at the corner of 25th Street and Philzang Avenue. The offer in writing to purchase the property contained a proviso: THE BASIS OF THE CONTRACT "It is understood that I am par (Continued on fifth page.) A Card of Thanks. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Chiles, wish most heartily to thank the neighbors and friends generally for the many valuable gifts presented them on their marriage reception, October 25th, 1917. NOTICE! NOTICE! The regular Union Meeting of the various Tabernacles of the G. G. A. O. Brothers and Sisters of Love and Charity will be held at Price's Hall, Monday night, November 19, 1917. All members are requested to be present. By order of Dr. Albert A. Tennant, District Grand Deputy; Thomas Minor, Assistant. At the last meeting held September 17, the following named officers were served: Thomas Minor, W. S.; Sister Mary Durphy, W. Vivod Brother B. L.; Constains, W. Ree Secretary; Brother W. J. Garrant, W. Chaplain; Sisters Eliza Ross and Sarah Worde, W. Conductors; Thomas Minor and Mary Durphy, Associate Dentists. A Band of Calanthe Organized Lynchburg, Va., November 3. A band of thirty-three children was organized here, by Mrs. Anna Taylor of Richmond, Va., G. W. Mother of the Bands of Calanthe of the State of Virginia. The band was organized through the efforts of Mrs. Emma Garland, assisted by Mrs. J. B. Evans and Mrs. Lizzie Jackson. The band was left in charge of the Matrons, Mrs. Emma Garland, senior and Mrs. Lizzie Jackson, junior. Seven more children will be added soon. The name of the new organization is Palm Band. While here Mrs. Taylor was entertained at the residence of Mrs. Garland. Organ Recital at Ebenezer. A grand organ recital at the Ebenozer Baptist Church, Monday night, November 19, 1917, by Prof. Leonard Haz, Liggins. He is one of our youngest and greatest professors of music in the State, showing a masterful display of execution and registration. Come, and hear this wonderful player supported by some of our best local talent. Mme. Sivilla Ellen Briggs, Miss Lelia Lewis, Mrs. Louisie, Tilton Dean and Mr. Benjamin F. Dean, Admission 25 cents RANDOLPH—CASKIE Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Caske announce the marriage of their daughter, Effie Louise Mr. James W. Randolph, Thursday morning November 29, 1917, at 10:30 o'clock, at their residence 1417 Brown Street. At home December 7.—13 1-2 W. Leigh St., Friends are invited. No cards. PRICE, FIVE CENTS DECISION the Reasons on. e==A Unanimous y for Human ity. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 12, 1917 "Richmond Planor." The Executive Committee of the Sunday School and B. Y. P. U., Congress will meet with the First Baptist Church, Memphis, Tenn., Rev. T. O., Fuller, pastor, December 5. 9, 1917. The object of this meeting is to ar range a program for the next session of the Congress to be held in Galveston, Texas, next June, and to transact other imp grant business that pertains to the welfare of the congress. Each member of the Committee is urgently requested to attend this meeting. If you find it impossible to attend, kindly let us have a letter from you containing whatever surges you feel disposed to make to the Committee. D. W. Cannon U. H. T. Sip THREE FUNERALS AT WOODLAND CEMETERY. There were three funeral at the new Woodland Cemetery last Sunday afternoon. The sight was inspiring. The first to arrive was that of the wife of Mr. John Hanlin Smith of 21 W. Baker St. Funeral Director A. D. Price in charge with Master Douglas Price officiating and the next was that of a young girl from South Richmond with Funeral Director Robert C. Scott in charge. Then came the funeral of Carrie Wilson with the Valley Burial Company in charge. The latter was a most gorgous affair. The remains were in a drop couch state casket covered with light pearl gray plush with raisin trimmings. The body was sarcened in blue silk white lace trimmings. The white enamelled extension bar handles completed the effect. Since he opened May 30 1917 there have been 101 inverments in this popular cemetery. Rev. T. H. White, D. D., of Clifton, Force, Va., and Rev. R. G. Adams of Portsmouth, Va., called on us. Mr. William H. Thorogood of Norfolk, V., was in the city this week. Mrs. Carrie Burns and Mrs. A. H. Ransom have left White Sulphur for Philadelphia, Pa., where they expt to spend the winter. Miss Eva Smith, Mrs. Hoplin Cole Mrs. Maggie Turner and Mrs. Mattie Netherland visited Sunday School institute of Staunton, Va. in August Street M. E. Church, Rev. E. M. Mitchell, pastor. After the institute was over they were entertained at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Mitchell. They were enthusiastic over the reception tendered them. Dr. Mitchell is doing a grand work in Staunton Excellent Flat Excellent Play in good Leigh St. block, 5 rooms, bath, pantry, 2 back porches. Rental reasonable. See Brown and Robinson at once, St. Luke Bank Building. ARMSTRONG SCHOOL LEAGUE The Parent's and Parent's League of the Armstrong High School meets Friday evening, November 23, 1917 in the school building at 7:00 o'clock sharp, important business. Please attend. A Girl's Patrotism. The above subject will beably discussed Sunday, November 18th. 3:20 P. M., at the Sharon Baptist Church by Mise Katherine H. Hawes. All girls and parents are urged to be present. This meeting is held under the auspices of The National Protective League for Negro Girls Inc. Mrs. Ora B. Stokes, National Supt. . six . ie] ae sit fA NUNES oN SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1917 SON OF TARZAN (Continued from Page Three.) upon one side, listening to the pad of naked human feet Just beyond the Kar den, ‘The sound wits not repented ‘hen she resumed her restless walk ing. Down to the opposii> end of the garden she passed, (turned and retraces her steps toward (he upper end. Upor the sward near (he bushes that hid the fence, full In the glare of the moon Nght, lay a white envelope that hac not been there when she had turner almost upon the very spot a momen: before, Merlew stopped short tn her track» listening again and snifling—more than ever the tigress—alert, ready. Beyond the bushes a naked bite runner squat: ted, peering through the follage, We saw her take a step closer to the lettes | She had seen tt. Ie rose quietly ana following the shadows of the bushes that ran down fo the corral, was soon gone from sight. | Merlem’s (rained ears heard ins every move She made no attempt to seck closer knowledge of his Wentity Already she had guessed that he was & messenger from the Hon, Morlsoi: She stooped and pleked up the enve: ope. ‘Tearing tt open, she read the cos tents easily by the moon's brillians Hye Tt Was, as she had guessed, fros Baynes: “1 cannot go without reoins you agatn. Como to the clearing. early tomorrow morning and say goouby to me, Come alone, ‘There was a little more—words that mde her heart beat faster and a hap- py flush mount her cheek. It was still dark when the Hon. Morison Baynes set forth for the tryst Ing place. THe insisted upon having a gulde, saying that he was not sure that he could find his way back to the little clearing, As n matter of fact, the thought of that lonely ride through tho darkness Before the sun rose had been too much for lis courage, and he craved com- pany, A black, therefore, preceded him on foot, Behind gy¢ above him caine Ko- rak, whom t!/*snise in the camp bad awakened. to JE APHIS vive werdTe Bayinas Qo" rein inthe clearing, Merion hud not yet arrived, ‘Tho black lay down to Fest. Baynes lolled tn his saddle. Ko- rak stretched himself comfortably upon a lofty limb, where he could watch those beneath him without being seen, ‘An hour passed. Baynes gavo evi. dence of nervousness. Korak had al- ready guessed that tho young English. man had come here to mect another, Presently the sound of an approach. ing horse came to Korak’s cars, Me. tem was coming. She had almost reached the clearing before Baynes became aware of her presence, and then as he looked up the Zollage part ed to the head and shoulders of her mount, and Merlem rode into view Baynes spurred to meet her. Korak looked searchingly down upon her, mentally anathematizing the broad brimmed hat that hid her features from Ms eves, She was abreast the English man now. Korak saw the man take both her hands und draw her close to his breast. He saw the man's faco concealed for f moment beneath the same broad brim that hid the xint's, When he looked again they haa drawn apart and were conversing ear: nestly. _Korak could see tho man urg. ing something. It was equally evident that the girl was holding back, ‘There were many of her gestures, and the way In which she tossed her head up and to the right, tiptilting her chin, that reminded Korak strongly of Me riem, And then the conversation was over, and the man took the girl in his arms again to kiss her goodby. Sho turned and rode toward the point from which she had come. The man sat his horse watehing her. At the edge of the jungle she turned to wave him a final farewell. “Tonight!” she cried, throwing back her hend as she called the words to him across the Mitte distance which separated them—throwing: back her head and revextine her fuce for the first time to the eyes of the Killer in the tree above. Korak started as though plerced through the heart with an arrow. THe trembled and shook like a tent. Te closed his eyes, pressing his palms across them, and then he opened them again and looked. But the girl was gone. Only the waving foliaze of the Jungle’s rim marked where she had disappeared, It was Impossible! It could not be true! And set with his own eyes ho had seen Lis Meriem-older a little, with figure wore rounded by nearer maturity. wal subtly changed in other ways; more beautiful than ever, yet sti his litte Meriem. Yes, he had seen the dead alive again; he had seen his Meriom in the flesh, Sho lived! Sho had not died! Te had seen her—he had seen his Morlem—in the arms of another man' And that man sat below him now with in easy reach, Korak the Killer fondled hs heavy spear. Ho played with the grass rope dangling from his gee string tHe among the trees Now his hands bun; ly at bls sides. Els wenpons anc what he had tntended were forgotter for the moment, Korat was thinking Ue had noted that subtle change ti Merlem When last he had, seen hei she bad been bis Uthe, bal naker Mangant—wild, savage and uncouth She had not seemed uncouth to hin then, But now, tn the change that hac rome over her, he knew that such sh had been, yet no more uncouth thas he, and be was still uncouth, In her bad taken piace the change tn her be had Just seen a sweet and lovely flower of refinement and elyiitza don, and he shuddered as be recalled the ‘fate that he himself bad planned for her=to be the mate of an ape man hls mate, In the savage Jungle. Ils Merlem loved another! For! s tong time he tet that awful cruth sink deep, and from It he tried to reason out his future pln of netion. In bts heart was a great desire to Yoliow the man and stay him, out there rose fn is vonsclousness the thought “she loves him.” Could he slay the creature Merten toved? Sadly he shook bis head. No he could not. ‘Then came a partial decision to fot tow Merlem and speat with her. He halt started and then was ashamed He, the son of a British peer, had thns thrown away his Ife, had thus degrad ed himself to the level of a beasts that he was ashamed to go to the wo man he loved and tay his love at het feet. He was ashamed to go to the NtUe Arab matd who bad been bis fun gle playmate. For what had he to of fer her? For years circumstances had prevent ed a return to his father and mother and at last pride had stepped in and espunged from his mind the last ves Uge of any intention to return. tn a spirit of boyish adventure be had ens: hig lot with the fungle ape. ‘The kil ing of the crook In the const inn ha¢ filled his childish mind with terror o the Jaw and driven hin deeper into th wilds, ‘The rebuffs that he had me with at the hands of men, both biael and white, had had their’ effect upor his mind while it was yet ina forma tive state and easily influenced, Merfom was not for him—not for th savage ape. No, she was not for him but he still was hers, If he could no GPU ie As oh 7 Chas) (at Ge Nd TA, cal SG Rysee eles Jaeeet, * ei There Ho Lay Until Lute Afternoon, havo her and happiness, he would at least do all that Iny in his power t assure happiness to lier, Le would fol low the young Englishman, In the first votes, he world know, that he mao Merlem no harm, and after that, though Jealousy wrenched his heart, he would Watch over the mau Meriem loved for Merlem's sake, And so it came that a few minutes after the Hon, Morison Baynes entered the camp to be grected by Hanson, Korak slipped noiselessly tnto a near. by tree. There he lay until late after. noon, and still the young Englishman made no move to leave camp. Korak wondered if Meriem were coming there. A little later Hanson and one of his black boys rode out of camp. Korak merely noted the fact. He was not particularly interested in the doings of any other member of the company than the young Englishman, CHAPTER XIV, A Trvet by Proxy, ‘ANSON and his boy had rfdden ireetly to the clearing. It was already dark when they arrived. Leaving the boy there, Hanson rode to the edge of the plain. leading the boy's horse, ‘There he waited, It was 9 o'clock before he saw a solitary fg: uro galloping toward him from the di rection of the bungalow. A few mo- ments later Meriem drew in her mount beside him, She was nervous and flushed. When she recozntzed Hanson she drew back, startled. “Mr. Baynes’ horse fol) on him and sprained his ankle,” Hanson hastened to explain. “Hexcouldn't very well come, 80 he sent me to meet you and bring you to camp.” ‘The girl could not see in the dark- ness the gloating, triumphant expres ston on the speaker's face, “We had better hurry." continued Hanson, “for we'll have to move along pretty fast {f we don't want to be overtaken." “Is he hurt badly?" asked Mertem. “Only a little sprain,” replied Han son, “Ie can ride all right, but we doth thought he'd better He up tonight and rest, for he'll have plenty bard riding tn the next few weeks." | “Yes.” agreed the girl. Hanson swung lily pony about, and Merlem followed him, ‘They rode nortt along the edge of the Jungle for a milc and then turned straight ino tt toward the west. Meriem, following, paid Ut tle attention to directions. She did not know exactly where {Hanson's camt lay, and so she did not guess that he was not leading her toward it, All night they rode straight towar¢ the west. When morning came Han gon permitted a short halt for brealc fast. which he had provided tn wel filled snddiebags before leaving \ his camp. ‘Then they pushed on again nor did they halt-a second time until fn the heat of the day, he stopped and motiondi (he girl to dismount, “We will sleep here for x time and let the pontes zraze." he sald. i “Thad no fdea the camp was so fat “away.” said Meriem. “T left orders that they were to move on at daybreak,” explained the trader “50 that we could get a good start. 1 knew that you and I could easily over tale a fader safari. It may not be Lunt) tomorrow that we'll cateh uf swith them.” But thongh they traveled part of the THE RIOHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA night and all the following day, no sign of the safarl appeared ahead of | them. | Meriem, an ‘adept tn Jungle | eraft, know that none had passed ahead of them for many days. Occasionally | she saw Indications of an old spoor— @ very old spoor—of many men. For tho most part they followed this well marked trail along elephant paths and through parklike groves, It was an Weal traft for vapid traveling. Merfem at last became susptctous, Gradually the nttitude of the man at her side had beznn to change. Often she surprised bin devouring her with his eyes Stendily the former sensation of pre. vious nequaintanceship urged Itself upon her. Somewhere, some time be: fore she bad known this man, It was evident that he had not shaved for several days. A blond stubble had commenced to cover his neck and cheeks and chin, and with It the as surance that he Was no stranger con tinued to grow upon the girl, It was not until the second day, how ever, that Merlem rebelled. She drew in her pony nt last and: votced her doubts. Hanson assured her that the camp was but a few miles farther on, It was mldafternoon when they sud- denly broke out of the Jungle upon the banks of a broad and pineld river. Be gond, upon the opposite shore, Merlem Jeserled a camp surrounded by a high thorn boma “Tere we tre at last." said Hanson Ne drow Mis revolver and fred tn the Hr fnstantly the camp neross the rly: er was astir, Black men ran down to the river's bank, Hanson hatled them. But there was no sign of the Hon, Morlson Raynes. In accordance with thelr mester's in. structions the blacks manned a canoe and rowed ucross, Hanson placed Me- riom tn the little craft and entered tt Mhnself, leavin (wo boys to wateh the horses, which the canoe was to return for ‘nnd swim across to the camp side of the river Once in the camp Meriem asked for Baynes. For the moment her fears had been allayed by the siht of the camp, which she hxd come to look upon es more or less of a amyth. Haw: son potted Coward the single tent that | stood in (he center of the inclosure. | ihere.” he said. and preceded. her toward it, At the entrance he held the fap ustde and motioned her within. Merlem entered and looked about, ‘The tent was empty. She tuned toward Hanson. ‘There was n broad grin on his face, | “Where is Mr. Baynes?" she de- manded. | “Ile ain't here," replied Hanson. “Leastwise I don't see him, do you’ But I'm here, and i'm a better man than that thing ever was, You don't need hin no more—you got me," and j\he Iauished “uproartously and reached I for her. | Meriem was looking full into his face ‘ag she fought for freedom when there came over her a sudden recollection of | a similar scene In whtely she had been a participant and with {¢ full recogut ‘tion of her assaflant. fre was. tie Swede Malblhn, who had attneked her once before, who had shot his compan. fon, who would have saved her and from whom she had been rescued by Bwana. | His smooth faco had decetved her, but now, with the growing beard and E similarity of conditions, recognt- tlon came swift and sure, | But today there would be no Bwana to save her! os 8 8 8 ew ee As Merlem struggled with Malbin hopo died within her. She did not utter a sound, for she knew that theno was none to come to her assistance, and, besides, the Jungle tratning of her carlicr life hind tanght her the futility of appeals for succor In the savage world of her upbringing. But as she fought to free herself ono hand came in contact with the butt of Malbilin’s revolver where ft rested in the holster at his hip. Slowly her _ ITIS 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 SUBSCRIP- TVONG, THESE COUPONS WILL BRING A TALKING MACHINE, AN UMBRELLA OR A COPY OF PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR'S WORKS, JUST AC VAN CEL ELT FOR S100 WORTH OF COUPONS. WE WILL SEND YOU A LARGE SIZE TALKING MACHINE FOR 875 WORTH. WE WILL SENC YOU A SMALLER SIZE TALKING MACHINE = FOR oO WORTH, WE WILL SEND YOU A DETACHABLE UMBRELLA. YOU CAN TAKE IT APART AND PUT IT INTO YOUR TRUNK OF SUIT CASE WHEN TRAVELING. 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The outlay for machinery alone ex- - ceeds $4000 Call and see our plant, We make this statement in order that / you may know and understand that we are well prepared to take care of your ? orders and deliver to you your work on time. Address | THE RICHMOND PLANET, - JOHN MITCHELL JR. PUBLISHER AND PRINTER, 311 N. Fourth Street 3 Long Distance Telephone, Randolph 2213 Richmond, Virginia Crashed It Down Full In Malbihn’s Waa” fingers encircled the coveted prize and drow it. from its resting place. She leveled it at bis breast, put the ham- mer fell futilely upon mn empty cbam. ber. For a moment she eluded Malbihn and ran toward the entrance to the tent, but at the very doorway his heavy hand fell upon her shoulder and drag. ged her back. Wheeling upon him with the fury of a wounded Honess, Meriem grasped the long revolver by the bar. rel, swung It high above her head and’ crashed! ft down full in Malbihn's face. With an oath of pain and rage the man stizxered backward, releasing bis hold upon her, and then sank uncon- selous to the ground, Without a back ward look Meriem turned and ted into the open Several oF the blacks saw her and tied to Iniereept ber Might, but the menace of the harmless weapon kept them at a distance. © And so she won beyond the encir: cling boma nnd disappeared into. the Jungle to the south. Straight into the branches of a tree she went, (rue to the arboreal tnstinets of the little Mangani she had been, and hero she stripped off her viding skirt, her shoes and her stockings, for she Knew that she had before her a Jour. “ney, and a Might which would not brook (Continued on Soventh Pago.) 8x + ite SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1917 SON OF TARZAN (Oontinued from Page Three.) Upon one side, Ustening to the pad of naked human feet Just beyond the sar den. ‘The sound wits not repeated ‘Phen she resnimed ter restless witit Ing. Down to the opposite end of the garden she passed, curned and retraces her steps Coward the upper end Uper the sward near the bushes hat tid the fence, Tull in the glare of the moon light, ny a white envelope that hac hot been Chere when she bad turner almost upon the very spot a momens before, Meriom stopped short In her tracks listening asain and snilling more thay ever the tisress alert, ready. Beyond | tuo lates «duke Glace euer Sn ted, peerine throush the foliage, He saw her take a step closer to the letter | She had seen it He rose quietly ana | following Che shadows of the bushe. | that ran down to the corral, was soon kone fron sizht, ' Meriem’s trained ears beard tn every move She made no attempt 16 seek closer knowlede of his identity Mready she had guessed that be wa & messenzer from the Hon Morisais She stooped and pleked up the enve, ope. ‘Tearing it open, she read the vou tents easily by the moon's: brilliany Hight TE Was, as she had guessed, fro. Raynes: T cannot go without seeing you math, Come to the ‘clearing carly tomorrow morning and sy coodby tome. Cone alone. There was a litte more—words that made her heart beat faster anda hap: py flush mount her cheek. Twas still dark when the Hon. Morison Baynes set forth for the tryst- §niz place. Me insisted upon having a guile, saying that he was not sure that he comld tind his way baek to the Iltte clearing, AS A matter of fact, the thought of that lonely ride throuh the darkness hefore the stn rose had been too much for lis courage, and he craved com- pany. A black, therefore, preceded him on foot, Rehind and above him came Ko- rok, whom (1 ‘otse In the camp bad ws alened Gwar Ss csuee verre Haymes ron rein in the clearing. Merion bad not yet arrived. ‘he binck lay down to rest, Baynes lolled tn his saddle, Ko. rak stretched himself comfortably upon a lofty limb, where he could wateh those beneath him without belng seen: An hour passed. Baynes gaye evi dence of nervousness. Korak hnd al: ready guessed that the young English. man hud come here to mect another, Presently the sound of an approach ing horse came to Koruk's curs, Me tlem was coming, She had almost reached the clearing before Baynes became aware of her presence, and then ag he looked up the fotlage part ed to (he head and shoulders of her mount, and Merlem rode into view Raynes sintered to meet her. Korak looked searchingly down upon het, mentatly annthematizing the broad wrlmmed hat hat hid her features from Ms eyes Ste wats abreast the English man now. Korak saw the man take both ber hands und draw her close to his breast Ho saw the man's face concealed for A moment Dencatir the same broad briny (hat hid the xirt's, When he looked again’ they had drawn apart and were conversing ear. nestly. Korak could see the manure ing something. It was equally evident that the girl was holding back, Phere were tnany of her gestures, and the way in which she tossed her head up and to the right, UpUlting her chin, that reminded Korak strongly of Me riem, And then the conversation was over, and the man took the girl in his arms again to kiss her goodby. She turned and rode toward the point from which she tind come. ‘he man sat his horse watehing her. At the edge of the jungle she turned to wave him a tinal farewell, “Vonight!" she cried, throwing back her head as she called the words to him neross the little distance which separated then throwin back her head and revestine her face for the first ime to the eyes of the Killer in the tree above. Korak stirted as though plerced through the heact with an arrow, Me trembled and shook like a feat, Te closed his exes, pressing his palms across them, and (hen he opened them again and looked. But the girl was gone, Only the waving foliase of the jungle’s rim marked where she had disappeared, Heowas finpossite! Tt could not be (ruet And set with his own eyes he had seon ios Meriem-older a little, with fisure core rounded by uearer maturity, «at sublly changed in other ways; more beautiful than ever, yet still bis Gite Meriem, Yes, he had seen the dest alive again; he had seen hig Meriem in the flesh, She lived! Sho had not died! Te had seon her-he had seen his Meriem—in the arms of another man’ And that man sat below bin now with in easy reach, Korak the Killer fondled his heavy spear. He played with the grass rove dangling from his. gee string Ie ne ee Meee |e among the trees Now his hands hung idly at his sides, fs weapons. and What the Ind Intended were forgotten or the moment, Korak was thinking Ue had noted that subtle change th [seriem. When ual he lind seen he fshe had been his litte, half naked [Mlarycanftswell selene heal wnat She hind gol seenied. uucontis 40, In Tien, "But wow tn the elias tant Wa Had Ueen, set no mene acount thal AG. Ghd be fae Gull oueouch SBE Der aa (allen tice toe Chi ins Nee Me mah Sua Bea a Reet ta lovely Hower of retinement and civilizan, dont und le. shunidered sg pepatied the fate (tate Minette anne [ae Hues Ielie higte of-ensape mine his mate, In the savase junsle. His Meriem teved another! For a long thie be 164 CHAE REM OHH leet Aan FUE IL MAH Karem Aime lls Heures patil we wen Lie Ms man and stay kim, out there rose in Ins wonnscloustiess the thouziit "she. toven Could_he slay tho ereature Merten toved? Sully he shook Mis bend. Ne ina aM ek “Then etme @ partial @eelston to tal tow Merlo uid speak Wit here inate) started “ial Wet Wea anbaniet He, the son of ¢ filtieh pour; had aa Grown away his fe, had thas dese Cd himself fo the level of @ beast se that he was ashamed to go to the wo man he loved and lay his love at her fee, He Wal aatuned to es Io te little Arab maid who bad been his jun gle playmate. Por what had he to of fer her? Por years circumstances had prevent ed a return to bis father and mothe: and. at last pride bad stepped in ane expunged from his mind the last ves lige of any Sutention to return. Ina spirit of boyish adventure be had ens: hts lot with the jungle ape. ‘The kill tinge of the ervoke In the const {nn had AMted his chiidish tukid with terror the Inve and driven tilm deeper Into On Wilds, ‘The rebuiis that he had met With at the hands of men, hott biaet and white, had had their effect upor his mind while it was yet in a forma tive stato aid easily indnenced, Mericm wan not for kimeciol for th aavngo alle, Ni ale wre nator hie but he still was hers, If he could ne: Ry fi oe Penne Until Late Afternoon, havo her and happiness, he would at Jeast do all that lay in his power te assure happiness to her, He would fol- Jow the young Englishman, In the first sakey, he sorikd Know, that he manne Merlem no tisrt, and after that, though Jealousy wrenched his heart, ie would watch over the man Merieni loved for Merlem's sake. And so it cume that a few minutes after the Hon, Morison Baynes entered the camp to be greeted by Hanson, Korak slipped noiselessly Into a near: by tree. ‘There he lay until Inte after- noon, and still the young Englishman mado no move to leave camp. Koralk Wondered ff Meriem were coming there, A Iittlo later Hanson and one of his black boys rode out of camp, Korak merely noted the fact. He was not Particularly fnterested in the doings of any other member of (he company than the young Jnglishman, CHAPTER XIV, i Time War Penk ANSON and bis boy had ridden directly to the clearing IL was already dark when they arrived Leaving the boy there, Hanson rode fo the edze of the plain. leading the boy's horse. ‘Phere he waited. 1 was 9 o'clock before he saw a solitary: fig ure galloping toward tim from the di rection of the bungalow, A few mo- ments later Merien: drew in her mount beside him, She was nervous and flushed. When she recoxutzed Hanson she drew back, startled “Mr. Baynes’ horse fell on him and sprained his ankle,” Unson hastened to explain. “He couldn't very well come, 60 he sent me to meet you and bring you to camp.” ‘The girl could not see tn the dark. hess the gloating, (immphant expres: sion on the speaker's face “We bad better hurry.” continued Hanson, “for we'll have to move along pretty fast ff we don't want to be overtaken,” “Is he hurt badly? asked Mortem, “Only a little sprain,* replied Man. son, “He can ride all right, but we both thought he'd better lie up tonight and rest, fer bell have plenty. hard riding tn (he next few weeks." ) "Yes." agreed the girl. Hanson swung lis pony about, and Meriem followed him, ‘They rode north along the edze of the Jungie for a mile and then turned straight into tt Coward the west. Meriem, following, paid Ite {lo attention to directions She did not Know exactly where Hanson's eamp lay, and xo she did not guess (hat he was not leading her toward it AM night they rode straight toward the west. When morning came. Han- son permitted a short halt for break. fast, whieh he had provided n- well filled saddichaxzs before leaving his camp. ‘Then they pushed on again, nor did they halt a second time until fn the heat of the day, he stopped and motional (he irl to dismount, “We (ill sleep here for a time and Jet the ponies saaze." he said, “1 had uo idea the camp was so far away.” sid Merion T left orders that they were to move on at daybreak,” explained the trader, “so that we could get a good start, 1 Knew that you and 1 could easily over, fake a Jaden safari. It may not be Un tomorow that we'll eateh up swith them" But, thonzh they traveled part of the “AJPH THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA eee EAE. a ee te aE he eee skin of the sufarl appeared ahead of them. Merfem, an adept th Jungle craft, knew that none had passed abend of them for many days. Occasionally {she saw indications of an old spor very old spoor—of mans men, Kor | the most part they followed this well marked trail along elephane paths and throush parklike groves. 10 was an Meal trail for capil traveling. Merlem at last became. suspleious Gradually the attitude of the man at her side had beznn to change. Often she surprised bins devourlus her with is eves ! Steadily the former sensation of pre. | vious aeqnaintancesbip urged itself upon her Somewhere, some time be fore she had known this man, It was evident that he had not shaved for | severa! days, A blond. stubble had commenced to ‘cover his neck and cheeks and chin, and with it the as suranee Unit he was no stranger con | tinued (o grow upon the gir Ht was not until the second day, how ever, that Meriem rebelled. She drew | in her pony at Inst and. voiced her: doubts, Hanson assured her that the | camp was DUCA few miles further on, Te was midafternoon when they sud. | denly broke out of the junste upon the banks of a brond and placid river Be yond, upon the opposite shore, Merten leseried a camp surrounded by a bigh | thorn hom “Here we are at last." said Hanson He drew his revelver and Gred tn the Mr Lustantly the camp across the ely. | er was astir, Black men ran down to the river's bank, Hanson hatled them, But there was’ uo sisn of the Hon, Mortson Raynes, | In necondanes wit thelr méeter's in structions the blacks manned a canoe and rowed across Hanson placed Me Fiem In the little eraft and entered it himself, leavites two boys to wateh the horses, which the canoe was to return | for aid swim across to the eamp side of the river ) Once th the eam Meziem asked fue Haynes For the moment ber fears [Amd heen allayed by the sizht of the I son pointed toward (he single tent that stood in the center of (he inclostre Mer cars erie scene foward it At the entrance he held the fap aside and motioned her within, | Meriom enteved and loosed about, ‘The | She turned toward Hanson. ‘There was a broad grin on libs face, | “Where is Mr. Baynes?" she de. manded. | | “Ile ain't here." replied Hanson. | “Leastwise 1 don't see him, do you? But Vm here, and Mma better man than that thing ever was, You don't need hin no more—you got me," and jhe langhed uproarivusly and reached "for her. | Meriem was looking full Into his face as she fonght for freedom when there came over her 1 sudden recollection of a similar seeue In which she bad been f purtictpant and with ft full recogni ‘tion of her assailant. fre was tie Swede Malbin, whe bad attaeked hee once before, who had shot his compan. fon, who would have saved her and ota whom she hud been rescued by Bwana, | | lis smooth face had deceived her, but now, with the growing beard and tho similarity of conditions, recognt- tion came swift and sure. { | But today there would be no Bwana | to save her! | | As Merlem struggled with Malbitn “hope died within her. She did not utter a sound, for she knew that there Was none to come to her assistance, and, besides, the Junsle (raining of her earlier life had Giught her the futility of appents for succor in the savage world of her upbringing. But as she fought to free herself one hand came in contact with the butt of Malbihw's revolver where tt rested in the holster at his hip, Slowly her os , _ ITIS OURLOSS AND YOUR GAIN! - WEARE GIVING AWAY COUPONS FOR EVERY GENT PAID IN MONEY INTHE PLANET OFFICE, ON EITHER JOB WORK OR ON SUBSCRIP- TYONS. THESE COUPONS WILL BRING A TALKING MACHINE, AN -TUMBRELLA OR A COPY OF PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR'S WORKS, JUST AC VAT Cry PT FOR S100 WORTH OF COUPONS, WE WILL SEND YOU A LARGE SIZE TALKING MACHINE FOR S75 WORTH. WE WILL SEND YOU A SMALLER SIZE TALKING MACHINE FOR 30 WORTH. WE WILL SEND YOU A DETACHABLE UMBRELLA. YOU CAN TAKE IT APART AND PUT IT INTO YOUR TRUNK OR SUIT CASE WHEN TRAVELING. 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We make this statement in order that ; you may know and understand that we are well prepared to take care of your orders and deliver to you your work on time. Address > THE RICHMOND PLANET, JOHN MITCHELL JR. PUBLISHER AND PRINTER, 311 N. Fourth Street . : Long Distance Telephone, Randolph 2213 Richmond, Virginia . Crashed It Down Full In Matbihn's Face. fingers encireled the coveted prize and drew ft. from Sts resting place. She leveled iC at bis breast, but the ham- ther fell futilely upon en empty cham. ber. For a moment she eluded Malbibn and ran toward the entrance to the tent, but at the very duorway bis heavy hand fell upon her shoulder and drag. xed her back, Wheeling upon hin with the fury of @ wounded tioness, Merion, krasped the Jong revolver by the bar Fel, swung it high above her head and erashed it down fall in Matbihn's face. With an eath of pain und rage the man stiascered back ward, releasing his hold upon ber, and then sank uncon: scious to the gronud, Without a back. ward Joo& Merien: turned and ded into the open Several ei the blacks saw her and Wied to iuiereept her tight, but the Menace of the harmless weapon kept them ata distance And So She won beyond the eneiy cling boma aud disappeared into the Jungle to the south Straizit into the branches of a tree she went, true to the arboreal instinets of the Tittle Mangani she had been, aud here she stripped off her riding skirt, her shoes and her stockings, for she knew that she had before her n jour hey and a Might which would not brook (Continued on Soventh Pago.) SATURDAY EAT ROANOKE NOTES ROANOKE, VA., November 12—Sunday morning, Rev. George C. Taylor, D. D. spoke $o_1$ to his congregation from I Timothy, 3:7. He preached a wonderful sermon showing plainly that with the advantages of the anteceduvian world, with all of our learning we were drifting apparently away from the truth as did the people of by-gone days and that the only way back was to accept Christ, who says, "I am the way, the truth and the light. Twelve conversions were had in the Sunday School service. Rev. Brother Burrell of Kittrell College, North Carolina, preached to a 'very attentive audience Sunday night at Mt. Zion A. M. E. Church. Mr. Everett Reesby, of New York City arrived here this morning to spend some time with his father, Mr. J. W. Reesby. The revival services of Mt. Zion A. M. E. Church continued this week. Rev. S. W. Mettus, D. D. is with Rev. Tayor in the meeting. He preached a wonderful sermon last Monday night from the text, "As I live, saith the Lord, I have no please in the death of the wicked." It was a great effort and three came forward to the mercy seat, one of whom accented Christ. Mr. George Lavender wishes to use this method in thanking the many friends who assisted and sympathized and helped them during the sickness and death of his loving mother, Mrs. Leanna Lavender. Mrs. N. J. Gravely of Soventh avenue, N. W. subjoins her thanks to the ladies who presented a floral design. She is the granddaughter of Mother Lavender. It is a source of gratitude after the sadness of death to have so faithfully served your em ployer that in the hours of your sad mourning they will present you a check for an hundred dollars, as was presented Mr. George Lavender by Mr. D. W. Fleckner, as a token of his regard for the beloved mother and son. Mrs. Bessie J. Curtis, 218 Seventh avenue, N. W. has returned from a three weeks visit to Baltimore, where she visited her brother, Prof. Lonney Branch. Mr. J. A. Colston is now teaching the Stewartville Public School. Mrs. Maggie Marrows left the city Saturday, eve for an indofinite visit to her and nephew in Camden, New Ma the Planet Agent, at 153 Weis Alfey, N. W. will supply you with The Richmond Planet. His old friend, Joe, will furnish you with the same at 205 Fifth avenue, N. W. Mrs. Mary C. Claiborne was in the city a few days ago and spent Saturday and Sunday with her husband Mr. C. C. Claiborne, of Martinsville, Va., who is employed in the blacksmith department at Roanoke Machine Works. Mrs. Claiborne took breakfast with Mr. and Mrs. M. Stanfield, 153 Wells Alley, N. W. and returned home the following Monday morning. She was looking fine. Mrs. J. T. Thompson, of 515 M. Dowell avenue, N. W., who has been indisposed for two weeks is greatly improved under the care of Dr. J. B. Claytor. Miss Anna Boss, of Savannah, Ga. is at the home of Mrs. J. T. Thompson and expects to spend the Winter in the mountains of Virginia. Mrs. Dessie Hutcherson, of 514 McDowell avenue, N. W. who has been critically ill for three weeks is very much improved and hopes for her speedy recovery are entertained, through the efficient care of Dr. George E. Moore. Mrs. C. J. Dickerson of Madison avenue, N. W., the Grand Worthy District Deputy of St. Lukes, left the Magic City last Thursday evening onroute to Paluski and North Carolina. She will spend two weeks out of the city. Her many friends wish her much joy and success on her trip. She will be missing at the Helping Hand Home Society meeting, which will meet at the residence of Mrs. Nancy Scott, Tuesday night, November 13. She is the vice-president. Mr. C. W. Fuller, of 330 Ninta avenue, N. E. is very sick at this writing. Dr. George A. Moore is attending physician. We hope for his speedy recovery. Mrs. Martha Preston, has returned from Gretna, Altavista, Va, where she spent a month. The Board of Directors of the Cosmopolitan Company was entertained by Dr. L. C. Downing at his residence Monday night. Those present were Dr. J. B. Claytor, Dr. J. H. Roberts, Dr. L. C. Downing, Dr. E. R. Dudley, Messrs. Hunter Terry, John L. Stockton and John C. Tate. The colored people are going to remember the Roanoke boys at Camp Lee, so let every Negro help to make the soldiers comfortable and happy. Write them and send them something worth while. Mr. Simon H. Harris, of 313 Seventh avenue, N. W. met with a very painful accident while at work at the N. and W. shops last Wednesday when his finger was mashed. Mr. Alva L. Douglass, who has made his home in Atlantic City, N. J. the past nine months, was called here to attend the bed-side and funeral of his mother, Mrs. M. H. Douglass. Rev. E. E. Ricks, pastor of First Baptist Church is in New York this week. The members, friends and well-wishers of the Hill Street Baptist Church certainly enjoyed two very excellent sermons on Sunday, November 11. At eleven A. M. the Rev. D. W. West, pastor of the Zion Hill Baptist Church, Radford, Va. delivered a masterly sermon from the text, Amos 7:7. Rev. West is truly --- Our Na HAS RECOGNIZED THE Insurance for the Nation widows, children, mother protection of the living sions, and will insist on e tection. NO CIVILIAN WILL I ernment under these poli The North Mutual dent As prepare TO ISSUE POLICIES ages from 6 Months to 50 IF LIFE INSURANCE government as necessary protection, how much me tect yourself and your o issued by The North Ca The Largest a INSURANCE IN HOME C DISTRICT OFFICE, Our National Government HAS RECOGNIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF LIFE Insurance for the National Army to protect dependent widows, children, mothers and fathers, and for the future protection of the living against the heavy toll of Pensions, and will insist on every soldier carrying the protection. 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B., Church Reporter We are glad to welcome home again, Miss Julla Hunt, who has been in Fortress Monroe, Va. for the past three and a half months. She reports as having had an excellent time LITTLE WILLIE'S LETTER. So says Willard, and I expect he is right. Poor Little Willie has not been married because no one loves a fat man, but he is feeling better now that he sees others being left alone in this cold, cruel world, with no one to love them and Winter coming, too. What will Willard do with all the candy he wins on the punch board? But he will find some one to eat him up—I mean his candy. Let him call, girls, you will have plenty candy for the winter and then you sure to get a husband in the Spring. There is a time in every man's life when he meets some one who gets the best of him from the start. We had the pleasure of meeting a lady last week with "eyes divine." We wont tell who, but believe me, she has some eyes, and we have in our short life, see some eyes, but never before any like these. Any man should be proud to have such eyes look with favor upon him. I had one good look into those eyes that haunt me still. Of course, I never forget that no on₀ loves a fat man, so what's the use! Oh! What's the use? Mr. C. F. Brooks, Prof. W. A. Gilliam, Dr. E. D. Downing, Mr. C. Tiffany Toliver and Little Willie the guest of Judge Penn last Sunday afternoon and Judge took the party to Fincastle in his big seven passenger Chandler, where Rev. Dr. Downing delivered an address at the Red Cross Rally. The party enjoyed the trip and returning to the city Mr. Brooks told the Judge he might ask his guest in for supper. The Judge replied not while beofsteak is forty cents a look. Going some, Judge. At the Hampton Theatre this week Anita Bush Company, one of the very best companies on the road, is drawing crowds nightly. 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MIDDLESEX COUNTY NOTES Middlesex, Va., Nov. 13.—Zion Branch Baptist Church had a rally last Sunday. Rev. Levl Thomas, a student of the Virginia Union University preached an excellent sermon in the morning. Subject, "Let Your Light Shine." In the afternoon, Rev. E. C. Johnson, pastor of the Lebanon Baptist Church preached from the text, *Rhomans* 1:16, "I am not ashamed of the gospel." He preached a stirring sermon. Amount raised was about fifty dollars. Rev. H. T. Harris is pastor. The ordination of Deacon Thomas Wormley and Junius Cook took place last Sunday at the First Baptist Church, Harmony Village, Rev. W. B. Carrington, D. D., pastor. A rally was also held at the St. Paul Baptist Church, Rev. H. E. Green, pastor. Next sunday there will be $_{0}$ a grand rally at the Shiloh Baptist Church, Rev. J. R. Henderson, R. D., pastor. Mr. Benjamin Ellis, B. D., pastor wricken with paralysis some time ago died last Friday near Saluda. Funeral services and burial took place at the Antioch Baptist Church, of which he was a member. Rev. J. W. Tynes, B. D. officiated. Mr. Ellis will be greatly missed in the community. Attorney J. Thomas Hewin, head of the Shopperh and Daughters, of Richmond, Va. will be at the Immanuel Baptist Church on the fourth Sunday in this month. Mr. W. E. Green has named his gasoline boat, "Olga Lee." Wedding bells are again ringing. Somebody near Streets is interested, but who? To keep up with the news subscribe for The Planet. Boyde sells 'em. Mr. T. V. Williams, who has been on the sick list is out again. Rev. J. W. Tynes, B. D., Mr. J. F. Jones, Mr. Junius Cook and Miss Lella South are recent subscribers to The Planet. With the "less" days we are now facing the sweetness or sugarless days owing to the scarcity of sugar here about, we are not grumbling. Any sacrifice to win the war. Bachelors are having their second chance. Some are making good, so far. Mr. Roye Holmes has recently purchased a new buggy. Now he has no opposition at the big house on the road to Warners ANOTHER PROPHET ADDED. We hear preachers as they warn us to flee from sin and tell us that God will deal with sinners, but if something don't turn up at once we let it go. Long before the United States entered the war the Rev. J. A. Martin, B. D., who was then pastor of the Lebanon Baptist Church prophesied that God would bring a punishment to this people on account of sin. Little thought was given to his plea to get right with God, but now they are remembling his say- UNION ings. We have been taught that the preachers are God's messengers. "And when this cometh to pass, (to it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them," Ezekiel 33:33. BACHELOR. FARMVILLE NEWS: Farpville, Va., Nov. 10.—Friday morning in the public school No. 2 every one who went through it saw a scene of marvelous beauty and bounty. This was the second fair for the farms and schools of Prince Edward and it was indeed a grand one. The farmers from every section of the county came Thursday with the best that their farms had produced. They brought a wealth of products peerless and perhaps without parallel at a county fair. The teachers and housewives brought their work and decorated the walls of every room so beautifully. Friday morning the building was packed with people from every part of the county to see the exhibits. Everybody expected an unprecedented exhibit and nobody was disappointed. Corn, the king of the season, crop seeds, hay of great variety, tobacco, pumpkins, turnips, potatoes of all sizes, peppers, peanuts and all that the farms can yield were to be seen in great numbers. The housewives did their best in canns, jars and bottles of jellies, pro serves, pickles and canned goods. The school children showed much skill with the use of the needle and their fingers had cut and fashioned into shape many artistic designs. We congratulate Mr. J. W. Lancaster for his great work and success has crowned his efforts. Among the friends from other parts of the State who made interesting remarks were Prof. George E. Owens, of Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute, Petersburg, Mr. Pearson, of Hampton and Miss Lizzie A. Jenkins, of Hampton. Miss Mundy, who is teaching at the Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute was here Friday and Saturday. We were very glad to see her. Rev. Jacob Randolph had a large crowd out Sunday to the Grace Street Baptist Church to witness baptizing. Accomac News. Miss Gracie Ayers, of Machlpongo, and her sister, Miss Abbie Ayers, of New York were the guest of Mrs. Emma Heath and Mrs. Mary Pitts, near Belle Haven, Va. FOR RBNT—Large, beautiful houses on Leigh and Clay streets, with modern improvements. 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Ne a ROANOKE NOTES preached a wonderful sermon show | ine plainly that with the advantaces of the antedeluvian world, with all, of our learning we were drifting apparently away from the truth as did the people of by-zone days and that the only way ack was to accept Christ, who says, “Tam the way, the, trath und the light. ‘Twelve ‘con- versions were had in the Bunday School service Rev. Brother Burrell of Kittrell College, North Carolina, preached to. a ‘very. attentive audience Sunday, hight at ML Zion A.M. 1. Chueh | Mr. Everett Reesby, of New York City arrived here this. morning. to spend some time with his father, Mr JW. Reesby The revival services of ML Zion A. M. E. Church continued this. week. Rev, S. W. Metts. D. D. is with Mev. “Tayor in the meeting. He preached) a wonderful sermon. last Monday night from the text, “As 1 live, saith the Lord, T have tio pleas ure in the death of the wieked.” It was a great effort and three came forward to the merey seat, ong of whom accepted Christ. Mr. George Lavender wishes to use this method in thanking the many friends who assisted and sym- pathized and helped them during the sickness “and death of his loving mother, Mrs. Leanna Lavender. Mrs. N. J. Gravely of Seventh avenue, No W. subjoins her thanks to the ladies who presented a floral design She is the granddaughter of Mother Lavender, I is a source of grat itnde after the sadness of death to have so faithfully served your em ployer hat in Che hours of your sad mourning they will present you a check for an’ hundred, dollars, as wits presented Mr. George Lavender by Mr. PD. W. Fleekner, as a token of his regard for the beloved mother and son Mrs. Nessie J. Curtis, 218 Seventh avenue, No W. has returned from. a three weeks visit to Baltimore, where she visited her brother, Prof. Lonney Branch Mr. d. A. Colston is now teaching the Stowartsville Publie School Mrs. Matgnle Marrpws left the city Saturday eve for an indefinite visit ty her's onl nephew in Camden, New Mp "the Planet Agent, at 138 Welts Alloy, SW ai? supply you with ‘The | Richmond Planet, “His old friend, Joo,” will furnish you with the same at 205 Fitth avenue, NW. Mrs. Mary C. Chuiborno was in the city a Tew days ao and spent Sat- urday and Sunday with her husband Mr. ©. C. Claiborne, of Martinsville, Vai. who is emplosed in the black: smith department at Roanoke Ma- chine Works, Mrs. Claiborne took breakfast with) Mr. and) Mrs. M Stanfield, 152 Wells Alley, No oW. and returned home the following Monday morning. She was looking fine. Mrs. J.P. ‘Thompson, of 518 Me Dowell avente, No W., who has been indisposed for’ two weeks is sreatly improved under the eare of Dr. J.B. Claytor, Miss Anna Boss, of Savannah, Ga. is at the home of Mrs. J. 'T. ‘Chomp: son and expects to spend the Winter in the mountains of Virginia, Mrs, Dessie Hutcherson, of 514 MeDowell avenue, N. W. who has heen eritieally ill for three weeks is very much improved and hopes for Her sheedy recovery are entertained, throush the eficient. care of Dr. George KE. Moore. Mrs. C.J. Dickerson of Madison avenue, NOME. the Grand Worthy District Doputy ‘of St. Takes, left the Magic City last ‘Thursday evening on- route lo Pulaski and North Carolina. She will spend two weeks out of the city. Her many friends. wish her mich joy and Sueeess on her trip. She will he missing at the Helping Hand Thome Society meeting, which will meet at the residence of Mrs. Naney Scott, ‘Tuesday night, Novem= her 2. She is the’ vice-president. ‘or. COW. Fuller, of 320 Ninta avenue, NOR. is very sick at this writing. Dr. George A. Moore is his attending physician, We hope for his. speedy recovery. Mrs, Martha Preston, has returned from Gretna, Altavista, Va, where she spent_a month, ‘The Board of Directors of the Cos- mopolitan Company was entertained by Dr. 1, Downing at his residenee Monday night. ‘Those present. were Dr. J. B. Claytor, Dr. J. TT. Roberts, Dr. 1. C. Downing, Dr. H.R. Dud loy, Messrs. Hunter "erry, John 1 Stockton and John C. Tate. The colored people are Koing to remember the Roanoke boys at Camp lee, 80 lot every Negro help to make the ‘soldiers comfortablo and happy. Write them and send them something worth while, Mr. Simon Hf. Harris, of 312 Sev- enth avenue, N. W. met with a very painful accident. while at work at the N. and W. shops last Wednesday when his finger was mashed. Mr. Alva J. Douglass, who has made his home in Atlantic City, N. J. the past nine months, was called here to attend the hed-side and fun eral of his mother, Mrs. M. 1. Douglass. Rev. B. B. Ricks, pastor of First Baptist Church is in Now York this week. 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WRIGHT, Superintendent 4 +etostdeetoscdesto aoe choses seth seein a eet aecto nee oeeteaecteeieneeteaectostooeatoaectoooetleefeoectedte sfecteefctoatectes an excellent jnoneber, At three P.M. the Rey, WoM Gilberé, purtor OF Sweet Unlon Bap- Uist Church preached a wonderful sormon, At clght P.M, the service began In the form of covenant and Communion service. ‘The covenant meeting lasted thirty-five minutes, and was indecd quite spiritual ‘Ten how members were —fellowshipped into the chureh. ‘The Lord's Supper was then administered by the pastor. M. C.B., Chureh Reporter We are glad to weleome home again, Miss Julia Hunt, who has been in Fortress Monroe, Va. for the past three and a half months, She re- ports as having had an excellent time LITTLE WILLIE'S LETTER, He who courts and goes away May #0 courting another day. So says Willard, and 1 expect he is right. Poor Little Willie has not heen married because no one loves a fat man, but he is feeling better now that he sees others being. lett alone in this cold, cruel world, with no one to love them and Winter com ing, too. What will Willard do with all the eandy he wins on the punch hoard? But he will find some one to eat him up—T mean his candy. Let him eal, girls, you will have prenty candy for the winter and then yow're sure to get_a husband in the Spring. ‘There is a time in every man's life when he meots some one who gets the best of him from the start.” We had the pleasure of meet- ing a lady last week with “eyes divine.” “We wont tell who, but helieve me, she has some eyes, and we have in our short life, seen some eyes, but never before any like these. Any’ man should be prowd to have such eyes look with favor upon him. T had ono good look into those eyes that haunt me still. Of course, I never forget that no one loves a fat man, so what's the use! Oh! What's the ‘use? Mr. C. M Brooks, Prof. W. A. Gilliam, Dr. B.D. Downing, Mr. C ‘Tiffany Teliver and Little Willie were the guest of Judge Penn last Sunday afternoon and Judge took the party to Fincastle in his big. seven passen- ger Chandler, where Rev. Dr. Down- ing dolivered an address at the Red Cross Rally. ‘The party enjoyed the trip and re- turning to the city Mr. Brooks. told the Judge he might ask his guest in for supper. ‘The Judge replied not while beefsteak is forty cents a look. Going some, Judge. At the Hampton Theatre this week Anita Bush Company, one of the very best companies on the road, is draw- ing crowds nightly, ‘This is strictly a high class company in every way. Rach member a star in his or her own linc, ‘This truly is a great company. Don't forget. Help the Red Cross that's helping our boys. We must help protect. them while they are preparing (0 protect us, onr country and our homes. ‘Then buy a life insurance policy on yourself and family. Get it from the N.C. Mu- tal and Provident Association, of Durham, N.C. Seo Crowell or Reed. ‘They represent. the. strongest old line, legal reserve Negro insurance company in the world. | See them. Together let us sweetly live, to- gether let us sweetly live, Who wants to die? But, “Bo ye also ready.” LPTLE WILLIS, Madison Stanfield tho Agent for Ue Dr D. P. Ordway Master Com: many ved Oho Planaf Agent will no- Utoly serve you with the papors or the plasters or pills which cure your ills, fevers amd chills, at any time, in his home or on tho street, It is hard to beat the Planct: Iustler, MIDDLESEX COUNTY NOTES. Middlesex, Va. Nov. 13.—Zion Branch Baptist Chureh had a rally last Sunday. Rev. Levi Thomas, a student of the Virginia Union Uni- versity preached an excellent sermon in the morning, Subject, “Let Your Light Shine.” In the | afternoon, Rev. B.C. Johnson, pastor of the Lebanon Baptist. Church preached from the test, ‘Romans (216, “1 am not ashamed of the gospel." Ho preached a stirring sermon, Amount raised was about fifty dollars. Rev, HH. T, Harris is pastor. ‘The ordination of Deacon ‘Thomas Wormley and Junius Cook took place last Sunday at the First. Baptist Chureh, Harmony Village, Rev. Wy R. Carrington, D. De pastor, A rally was also held at the St. Vanl Baptist: Church, Rev. Il. E Green, pastor. Next sundity there will be a grand rally at the Shiloh Baptist. Chureh, Rev. J. 1. Henderson, B,D. pastor Mr. Benjamin Ellis,” who was stricken with paralysis some time ago died last Wriday near Saluda. Fun- eral services nd burial took place at the Antioch Baptist Chureh, of whieh he was a member. Rev, J. W. Tynes, B.D. officiated, Mr.” ellis Will be greatly missed in the eom- “mitnity. Attorney J. Thomas Howin, head of the Shepherds and Daughters, of |Richmond, Va. will be at. the Im- |manuel Baptist Church on the fourtia Sunday in this_month. |; Mr. W. E. Green has named his gasoline boat, “Olga Lee." | Wedding bells are again ringing. Somchody near Streets is interested, but who? ‘To keep up with the news subscribe for ‘The Planet. Boyde sells ‘em, Mr. ‘T. V. Williams, who has been on the sick list is out again. Rev. J. W. Tynes, Bs D., Mr. J F. Jones, Mr. Junius Cook and Miss Lolia South are recent subseribers to Tne Planct, With the “loss” days we are now facing the sweetless or sugariess days owing to the scarcity of sugar here- abont. we are not grumbling. Any sacrifice to win the war. j Bachelors are having their second chanee. Some are making good, 0 iar | Mr. Royo Holmos has recontly pur- chased a new buggy. Now he has no opposition at the big house on the road to Warners ANOTHER PROPHET ADDED. We hear preachers as they warn us to flee from sin and tell us that God will deal with sinners, but if something don’t turn up at once we let it go. Tong before the United States entered the war tho Rev. J. A. Martin, B. D., who was then pas- tor of the Lebanon Baptist Chureh prophesied that God would bring a punishment to this people on account of sin, Little thought was given to his plea to get right with God, but now they are remombering his’ say- ings. Wo have been taught that the preachers are God's —mossengers. “And when this cometh fo pnss, lo it will come,) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them,” Bzeklel 83:33. BACHELOR. PARMVILLE NEWS. Farmville, Va. Nov, 10.-—Friday morning in ‘the publie school No. 2 every one who went through it sew a scene of marvelous beauty and hounty, ‘This was the second fait for the farms and schools of Prince Kdward and it was indeed a grand one, ‘The farmers from every” see- tion of the county eame ‘Thursday with the best that their farms bad produced, ‘They brought a wealth of products peerless and perhaps without parallel at at county fair. ‘Phe teachers and housewives brought their work and decorated (he walls of every room so boantituily. Mriday morning the building was packed With people from every part of the county to see the exhibits. Rverybody expected an unprecedented exhibit and nobody was disappointed. Corn, the King of (he season, crop seeds, hay of great variety, tobacco, pumpkins, turnips, potatoes of all sizes, peppers, peanuts and all that the farms ean yield were to bo seen in great numbers The housewives did their best in cans, jars and bottles of jellies, pre serves, pickles and canned goods. ‘The school children showed much skill with the use of the needle and their fingers had cut and fashioned into shape many artistic designs. Wo congratulate Mr. J. W. Lancaster for his “great work ‘and success has crowned his efforts. Among the friends from other parts of the Stato who mado inter- esting remarks were Prof, George B. Owens, of Virginia Normal and In- dustrial Institute, Petersburg, Mr. Pearson, of Hampton and Miss Lizzie A. Jenkins, of Hampton, Miss Mundy, who is teaching at the Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute was here Friday and Sat urday, We were very glad to sec hor, Rev. Jacob Randotph had a large crowd out Sunday to tho Grace Street Baptist Church fo «witness baptizing, Accomac News. Miss Gracie Ayers, of Machipongo, and her sister, Miss Abbie Ayers, of New York were the guest of Mrs. Emma Heath and Mrs. Mary Pitts, near Belle Haven, Va VOR RENT—Large, beautiful houses on Leigh and Clay streots, with modern’ improvements. Apply. to BRAGG BROS. & CO., 506 North Second street. FOR RENT -Large Spacious Front Room, second floor. Suitable for Auxiliary Meetings to Clubs- So. cictics, Proparitory, Bte,, with all necessary conveniences. "Ono Dol: lar a meoting. WINSTON'S, 537 Brook Avo. 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Board and Room for Girls $8; Boys $9 per Month For Further Information. Address Principal W. E. Woodyard, A. B., Dinwiddie, Va. MADAM M. FE. JONNSON'S SYSTEM 7 OP HAM AND SCALP TREATMENT ae IS SUPERIOR TO ALL, OTHERS. tare iN If you make less than $25.00 a PRS week you are fooling away your time, EA RM naR 1 will teach you through mail a pro: CRP Rae ue fessional business that will pay you KOR SHB One Dollar an Tour, Be, 'e RY SPECIAL REDUCED RATES FOR we Ry NOVEMBER tek ; Send two-cent stamp for full partic- Nye ot ulars to ‘Geche. , “Madam Johnson, Louisville, Ky., 1 x have such a large business I'am. un- p zi able ot care for it by myself. ‘This YP gg is the greatest of all business. Yours, ffi Mrs. M. Holly, 305 N, Bruce St., Baltimore, Ma.” Mme. Johnson, President MADAM M. E. JOHNSON : BOX 458, LOUISVILLE, KY. THE RICHMOND PLANET CHRIS. JACKSON KILLS HIS WIFE. JEALOUSY THE CAUSE. Claims to Have Caught Her in Compromising SituationNow in City JailA Statement of the Gruesome Tragedy on Brook Avenue. VOLUME: XXXV NO 1 CHRIS KILI JEALOU Claims to Have uation--Now in Gruesome Chris. Jackson shot and killed his wife, Florence, Tuesday night, November 13th, 1917 at about 8 o'clock at a house 541 Brook Ave., which house is alleged to be of questionable ch. r. act. He was later arrested and appeared in the Police Court last Wednesday morning. The case was continued until he 22nd and he was remanded to jail. His wife died at about 2 A. M. Wednesday. Editor John Mitchell, Jr., interviewed him while he stood in the barred enclosure in the Police Court. It seems that he had suspected his wife of wrong doing. As some put it, he was insane jealous of her. He gave as the reason for his suspicions that she wanted to go out as times and did not want him to go with her. HAD WATCHED HER. He reasoned that no woman, who was noilling to have her husband her right. He now was or her at a house on West Jackson St., on last Sunday night, but she found it out and his efforts were fruitless. He is a chauffeur for Dr. E. S. Bloce, 201 E. Grace St. His wife was maid there. He claimed that she had thrown a hot iron at him last Tuesday. While out driving, he stopped at First and Broad streets to get a paper for the boss. He saw his wife's boy coming up First St. He had a letter for Jackson's wife. He told Jackson to give it to her and no to open it. GAVE HER THE NOTE: Jackson gave it to his wife, Florence but not before he had opened it, read its contents and then resealed it. In this note was a request for Florence to come that night to meet the party that she was to have met Sunday night. It was signed, "Ellen." He took this to mean Ellen Graham who lived at 541 Brook Ave. In the mean time, his wife had torn up the note and instead of burning it, she had thrown it in the waste basket. Chris Jackson picked out the pieces of paper passed them together and he claims to now have them in his possession. WENT THERE TOO He went to 541 Brook Ave., and waited in the hallway. His wife is alleged to have entered from the front of the house and the man with whom he alleges she had an appoint ment entered from: the rear. He suspected a former admirer of his wife one who went with her before he went with her. The rooms are in the basement of the house but this base menu is practically on the street floor, there being an entrance under the porch. He waited. When the time was opportune, he looked through the key hole and then through a crack in the splintered door. He claimed to have been able to see on the bed, where what he saw made him frantic. FIRED THROUGH THE DOOR He fired through the closed door and the light in the room went out or was put out. The man, who was an parently five feet nine or ten inches made his escape through the other door. Finally his wife came out. He claims that she was no fully dressed. They got into the street where they struggled. Then she went back in the house. She told him he could shoot, but she could get him. She raised her hand and he fired. The wounded woman was removed to the hospital where at 2 A. M., Wednesday day she died. A visit to the nouse, 541 Brook Ave., showed a deciplated structure. Here was found Ellen Grah a washer woman. HUMBLE SUBROUNDINGS The surroundings were humble. She lived in the basement. A tub of clothes, with others to wash emphasize the fact that she washed clothes for a living. "Come in, Mr. Mitchell" she said. "Have a seat in the other room." Editor Mitchell entered the front room. He was sitting now in the room in which Chris. Jackson al- leged that he had caught his wife in an improper relationship with another er man. Ellen Graham said, "You see, Mr. Mitchell, I partly raised Florence from a little thing. She came here to see me. She was in this room combing her hair. We were about to have something to eat. A man was sitting in the other room there. He had come here to get me to do some washing for him. I told him I couldn't as I had all of the work I could do. SEVERAL SHOTS FIRED While Florence was in this room I heard one cry out, "I've got you." Then there was a succession of shots fired one after another. I begged Florence not to go out, as Chris, would kill her. She said he would kill her babe and she was going out to htr^ She went out and on they wugging out in the stresses. She wore her T-shirt. She asked if she was fully dressed, "She had her waist open," was the replay. Chris, pulled her cloak off of her and also her shirt waist. Here is the shirt waist now. She picked up the discarded garment of the dead woman," and here is her cloak." These were mute witnesses of the These were mute witnesser of the traredy. A SISTER IN PARKERSBURG Several parties came to the door. Ellen Graham went to talk with them and then returned to continue her recital. The dead woman has a sister in Parkersburg, West Va. Shr. has been notified of her death. Ellen Graham knew her only as Ida. The address given was 418 Bush St. "She runs a boarding house there," she said. Chris. Jackson had said that he feared some one would shoot him. He did not know, but what the man world shoot him. The case brought vividly to mind the case of Charles Sanders, who had shot and attempted to kill Chris Jackson about a female. THE SCENE SHIFTED Editor Mitchell had seen this same Chris, wan and pale on a couch at the Memorial Hospital, where for many weeks his life was despaired of while Charles Sanders occupied a cell in prison. Now, the scene had shifted. Chris Jackson was behind the bars in the city jail, charged with the murder of his wife, whom he had married four months ago. She be longed in a measure to the under world. It is stated by Chris Jackson's attorney that she has served a term in the penitentiary for dealing in cocaine. All of this is now brought to light with other side lights upon the secret life going on in this community. ATTORNEY POLLARD ACTIVE Attorney J. R. Pollard was representing Chris Jackson although his grandmother, Mrs. Vaughan declared that she had not decided just what she would do. Attorney Edgar B. English had been also consulted. Just who would represent him was not known. There is a child too that is alleged to have lost his mother in the death of Florence Jackson. He was the innocent cause of his mother's death. He came into the world before her marriage to the unfortunate young man, who must now face a jury in the Hustings Court of this city. THE CRACKED DOOR Ellen Graham pointed out to the editor upon the occasion of his visit the bullet hole over the bureau, where one of the bulle's had entered the plastering. Upon examining the door others were found. Chris Jackson had said that he looked under the door to the room leading from the down stairs hallway and that' he had also joked through the key hole and through a crack in the door. Upon (Continued On Fourth Page.) RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1917. THE ANNOUNCEMENT. SIR, IN THIS DEMOCRACY FIGHT, THE GIANT, SEGREGATION, HAS BEEN MET AND KILLED. 12,000,000. BLACKS MAY BUY, RENT, AND LIVE, WHERE THEY WILL IN AMERICA. COUNT ON US TO ROUTE THEM ALL IN THIS FIGHT. N.A.A.C.P. U.S. SURRETE COURT GEORGE JOHNSON Information Wanted. If anyone can give me the whereabouts of Emma Thompson and Ida Thompson, colored, please furnish same at my office, 613-A N. Second Street. J. THOMAS HEWIN, Att'y-at-Law SIR, IN THE GIMMY MET AND BLACKS M WHERE M.A.R.C.R. U.S. SUPREME COURT DR. BROOKS AT EBENEZER. Special Thanksgiving Services Will Be Held at Ebenezer Baptist Church. Rev. Walter H. Brooks, D. D. will preach special sermons at the Ebenezer Baptist Church, Judah and Leigh streets, Thursday, November 29, at Noon and at eight-thirty P. M. (Thanksgiving Day.) There will be special music on this occasion. The public is cordially invited to attend these services. We have many things for which to give thanks this year and we should put forth every effort to make this a real day of thanksgiving unto God for the blessings which He has vouchsafed to us as a country, nation and Race. The offering of the day will be given to charity as formerly. Dr. Brooks needs no introduction to a Richmond audience and while the service is to be held at the Ebenezer Baptist Church it is to be the Community thanksgiving services. Let the people come out in large numbers and hear this distinguished divine. WILLIAM H. STOKES, Minister, Ebenezer Baptist Church Mr. George W. Rison, District Deputy Grand Chancellor at Danville Va., was in the city this week. M. B. ATTORNEY ALFRED E. COHEN, Who Presented the Virginia Brief to the Supreme Court of the U. S. INNOUNCE THIS DEMOCRACY FIGHT, SIEGREGORY ON, HAS BEEN KILLED. 12,000,000. Y BUY, RENT, AND LIVE, HEY WILL IN AMERICA. COUNT ON US TO ROUTE THEM ALL IN THIS FIRST. THE COLORED ORPHAN ASYLUM NEEDS FUNDS. From the gifts from some of the citizens of Richmond, Va. donations from several Churches and Sunday Schools and a small appropriation from the city of Richmond, the management of the Friends Orphan Asylum has managed to bring it thus far. For a few years past our friends have been helping us considerably by sending us donations on Thanksgiving Day. The Board of Directors and Matron will be very grateful to you for any amount you may see proper to give to the home. Yours truly, W. T. JOHNSON, Pres. A Young Funeral Directory. Douglas Price son of Funeral Director A. D. Price officiates regularly at funerals now and is the youngest funeral director in this country being a few months more than sixteen years of age. Having been trained in the business since his earliest childhood he performs his duties with the suave diplomatic bearing of a veteran and will unquestionably in crease his popularity among the firm's patrons. THE SUPREME COURT'S DECISION A Full Statement of the Reasons for the Opinion. Justice Day Delivers the Mandate--A Unanimous Conclusion--A Great Victory for Human Rights and Property. The Segregation Cases pending be fore the Supreme Court of the United states were brought by the authority and support of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. In cooperation with this movement, Editor John Mitchell, Jr., Error, vs. William Warley. In Error to the Court of Appeals of the State of Kentucky. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 12, 1917 "Richmond Planet."—The Executive Committee of the Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. Congress will meet with the First Draft. EMENT. GHSBEN DOWNSON. was consulted and upon his recommendation, the brilliant young attorney, Mr. Alfred*Cohen was formally employed. Mr. Cohen had been for most in other cases in this state. He held that the ordinance was unconsti tutional. THE SUPPLEMENTARY DATA Counsel for the Association then decided to have him file the supplementary data from this state. This was made essentially necessary as City Attorney H. R. Pollard had filed an illustrated brief, showing the prosperity of the colored people of Richmond under the Jim Crow Car Laws. Mr. William A. Jordan and his committee were especially active and photographer George W. Brown's services were secured to show the other side of the controversy. The result is shown by the decree of the Supreme Court of the United States. We have been able to present it to our readers at this time through the courtesy of that able legal luminary City Attorney H. R. Pollard, Sr. Here it is in its entirety: STATES No. 33.—October Term, 1917. Charles H. Buchanan. Plaintiff i Error, vs. William Warley. In Error to the Court of Appeals of the State of Kentucky. (November 5, 1917.) Mr. Justice Day delivered the opinion of the Court. Buchanan, plaintiff in error brought an action in the Chancery Branch of Jefferson Circuit Court of Kentucky for the specific performance of a contract for the sale of certain real estate situated in the City of Louisville at the corner of 37th Street and Pflanz Avenue. The offer in writing to purchase the property contained a proviso: THE BASIS OF THE CONTRACT. "It is understood that I am pur- (Continued on fifth page.) A Card of Thanks. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Chiles, wish most heartily to thank the neighbors and friends generally for the many valuable gifts presented them on their marriage reception, October 25th, 1917. NOTICE! NOTICE! The regular Union Meeting of the various Tabernacles of the G. G. A. O. Brothers and Sisters of Love and Charity will be held at Price's Hall, Monday night, November 19, 1917. All members are requested to be present. By order of Dr. Albert A. Tennant, District Grand Deputy; Thomas Minor, Assistant. At the last meeting held September 17, the following named officers were elected: Thomas Minor, W. S.; Sister Mary Durphy, W. Vice; Brother B. L., Consuls, W. Rec. Secretary; Brother W. J. Garrant, W. Chaplain; Sisters Eliza Ross and Sarah Worde, W. Conductors; Thomas Minor and Mary Durphy, Associate Deputy. A Band of Calanthe Organized. Lynchburk, Va., November 3.—A band of thirty-three children was organized here by Mrs. Anna Tayor, of Richmond, Va., G. W. Mother of the Bands of Calanthe of the State of Virginia. The band was organized through the efforts of Mrs. Emma Garland, assisted by Mrs. J. B. Evans and Mrs. Lizzie Jackson. The band was left in charge of the Matrons, Mrs. Emma Garland, senior and Mrs. Lizzie Jackson, junior. Seven more children will be added soon. The name of the new organization is Palm Band. While here Mrs. Taylor was entrained at the residence of Mrs. Garland. Organ Recital at Ebenezer A grand organ recital at the Ebenozer Baptist Church, Monday night, November 19, 1917, by Prof. Leonard Have Liggins. He is one of our youngest and greatest professors of music in the State, showing a masterful display of execution and registration. Come and hear this wonderful player supported by some of our best local talent, Mme. Stivilla Ellen Briggs, Miss Lola Lois, Mrs. Louise Tilton Dean and Mr. Benjamin F. Dean, Admissions. 25 cents RANDQLPH--CASKIE Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Caskio announce the marriage of their daughter, Effie Louise. Mr. James W. Randolph, Thursday morning November 29, 1917, at 10:30 o'clock, at their residence 1417 Brown Street. At home December 7,—13 1-2 W. Leigh St., Friends are invited. No cards. PRICE, FIVE CENTS E CISION the Reasons on. e- A Unanimous y for Human ity. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 12, 1917 "Richmond Planet."—The Executive Committee of the Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. Congress will meet with the First Baptist Church, Memphis, Tenn., Rev. T. O. Fuller, pastor, December 5.—9, 1917. The object of this meeting is to ar range a program for the next session of the Congress to be held in Galves ton, Texas, next June, and to transact other important business that pertains to the welfare of the congress. Each member of the Committee is urgently requested to attend this meeting. If you find it impossible to attend, kindly let us have a letter from you containing whatever suggests you feel disposed to make to the Committee. THREE FUNERALS AT WOODLAND CEMETERY. There were three funeral at the new Woodland Cemetery last Sunday afternoon. The sight was inspiring. The first to arrive was that of the wife of Mr. John Han.lin Smith of 21 W. Baker St. Funeral Director A. D. Price in charge with Master Douglas Price officiating and the next was that of a young girl from South Richmond with Funeral Director Robert C. Scott in charge. Then came the funeral of Carrie Wilson with the Valley Burial Company in charge. The latter was a most gorgous affair. The remains were in a drop couch state casket covered with light pearl gray plush with saffron trimmings. The body was sirtured in blue silk white lace trimmings. The white enameled extension bar handles completed the effect. Since he open May 30 1917 there have been 101 in erments in this popular cemetery. —Rev. T. H. White, D. D., of Clifton Ferge, Va., and Rev. R. G. Adams of Portsmouth, Va., called on us. —Mr. William H. Thorogood of Norfolk, V., was in the city this week. —Mrs. Carrie Burns and Mrs. A. H. Ransom have left White Sulphur for Philadelphia, Pa., where they expe t to spend the winter. Miss Eva Smith, Mrs. Hoplin Cole, Mrs. Maggie Turner and Mrs. Mattie Netherland visited Sunday School Institute of Staunton, Va. in Augusta Street M. E. Church, Rev. E. M. Mitchell, pastor. After the institute was over they were entertained at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Mitchell. They were enthusiastic over the reception tendered them. Dr. Mitchell is doing a grand work in Staunton. Excellent Flat. Excellent Flats in good Leigh St., block, 5 rooms, bath, pantry, 2 back porches. Rental reasonable. See Brown and Robinson at once, St. Luke Bank Building. ARMSTRONG SCHOOL LEAGUE The Parents and Patron's League of the Armstrong High School meets Friday evening, November 23, 1917 in the school building at 7:00 o'clock sharp. Important business. Please attend. A Girl's Patr'otism. The above subject will be ably discussed Sunday, November 18th, 3:30 P. M., at the Sharon Baptist Church by Misa Katherine H. Hawes. All girls and parents are urged to be present. This meeting is held under the auspices of The National Protective League for Negro Girls Inc. Mrs. Ora B. Sokes, National Supt. TWO THE YUANET SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1917 WORLD'S NEWS IN MIDGET FORM Long Stories of Big Events Told In Brief Paragraphs For Quick Reading ABOUT BOYS IN TRENCHES Progress of Hostilities on All Land Fronts, In the Submarine Zones and in the Up in the Air Battle Field. War Bulletins Galns were made in a combined advance by British and French troops northeast of Ypres in the region of Mouthulst wood and Poolecapelle. It is expected that 4,000 national army recruits from Camp Upton, N. Y., will be sent to Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, S. C., about November 1. British airmen bombed a German aerodrome in Bruges. A captured German officer professes ignorance of America's entrance into the war. British troops have captured Nyangao, in German West Africa, and heavy fighting is in progress. Owing to the near approach of the Germans and in order to carry out a long decided project it was officially announced that the government of Russia would be moved from Petrograd to Moscow. A sorious mutiny occurred in the Austrian fleet at Pola owing to disagreements between Austrian sailors and the crews of German submarines. The men slew their officers. Petrograd tells of the defeat of a Russian squadron in the Riga gulf by a German fleet. Russian troops were being impaired to dead Islamists in uor attack, but the war office had less touch with the Russians there. Washington Doctor Garfield, fuel administrator, reported that the coal situation was improving and that there was a downward tendency in prices. Encouraging reports were received from the president of the miners' union. A weeding out policy is to be applied to surplus staff officers, the number of which has caused criticism, and many may be retired temporarily. The new War Trade board has is sued a drastic order of conservation of needed supplies and prohibits a large list of exports. Provost Marshal General Crowder announced that a new system for the drafted men was being arranged so as to have the right men in the right place without confusion. The American transport Antilles was sunk by a German submarine Wednesday, causing a loss of 70 men, including 16 officers. All the army, navy and steamship's officers were among the 167 survivors. The transport, which was homeward bound, sunk in five minutes, the torpedo having crashed into the engine room. Neither the submarine nor the torpedo was seen by the convoying war vessels, the navy official report says. Herbert C. Hoover, food administrator, in a statement to the public predicted lower food prices between now and January 1 if there was proper cooperation of growers and retailers. He said, however, that he lacked authority to force this co-operation and that hoarding by farmers and extortionate prices by retailers could not be prevented. Secretary McAdoo started a campaign to stamp out sinister influence working to block the second Liberty loan. Leading men of the National Retail Grocers' association, independent retail grocers and chain stores of the country, representing 360,000 retailers, in conference with the food administration, pledged their co-operation to the president. Secretary Daniels, in a bold and frank appeal, called on the medical profession to crush out the social evil, which, he declared, was a menace to the military effectiveness of the United States. Senator Husting of Wisconsin, one of the most ardent supporters of the administration's war programme, was killed accidentally by his brother while on a shooting trip. Dealing a body blow to conscientious objectors and other unpatriotic Americans, the federal circuit court of appeals handed down a unanimous decision declaring the selective draft law constitutional and beyond court jurisdiction. New classifications are promul- gated showing the exact order for calling men in the draft. The Western Wisconsin Teachers' association passed resolutions denouncing Senator La Follette. President W. son is in favor of the recently created aircraft board visiting Europe. Nine and one-quarter cents a pound for sugar is the limit New York retail dealers are justified in charging, declared an expert of the food administration, who said it was unfair for them to charge more when refiners, jobbers and wholesalers were holding prices down when they could make big profits. Secretary Baker will name Boston as one of the five ports where army depots are to be established. Hoover, food administrator, said the 5-cent loaf for a standard would be wasteful. The strike of the Borden milk drivers in New York was settled. A weekly wage of $25 with one day off a month was granted. Because of inability to obtain raw sugar the Savannah Sugar Refining corporation, at Fort Wentworth, Ga., shut down. The Chicago butter and egg board announced that there are 2,114,528,040 eggs now held in cold storage. Capt. Howard E. Sullivan, Second Now York field artillery, is placed under arrest at Camp Wadsworth, Spartansburg, S. C., under charges following an assault on a soldier of his command. New York city is verging toward a coal famine. Dealers have little or no coal on hand, and none will sell for immediate delivery. Gas, electric and public utility companies are drawing upon rapidly disappearing reserves, and mild weather alone defers immediate suffering. The Rev. J. Ross Stevenson caused a sensation at the session of the Presbyterian Synod of New Jersey by declaring that moral conditions in and about Princeton, N. J., require the immediate consideration of the church. Scrutiny by the navy of the life record of a German agent who applied for work led to the arrest of the two German bankers Fritz Kuhn and George von Seeck. ORVILLE WRIGHT Inventor of Airplane Honored; Lord Northcliffe Presents Medal. X Orville Wright, Dayton's foremost citizen, who, with his brother, invented the airplane, has been honored by Lord Northcliffe, head of the British war mission to the United States, who decorated him with the Albert medal. GERMANS TRAP RUSSIAN FLEET FIFTY HEAVY GUNS AND MUCH WAR MATERIAL SEIZED. Slav Warships Outranged by Foe's Dreadnaughts—10,000 Russians Captured. 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The Son of Tarzan Copyright by Frank A. Munsey Co. SYNOPSIS A scientific expedition off the African coast rescues a human derelict, Alexis Paulitch. He brings aboard an ap, intelligent and friendly, and reaches London. Jack, son of Lord Greystoke, the original Tarzan, has inherited a love of wild life and steals from home to see the ape, now makes friends with his mother. The ape refuses to leave Jack despite his trainer. Tarzan appears and is joyfully recognized by the ape, for Tarzan had been king of his tribe. Tarzan agrees to buy Akut, the ape, and send him back to Africa. Jack resolves to go along. Jack learns the ape language. Paulitch, hating the father, tries to kill Jack, but in killed by Akut. Jack and Akut escape to Africa and enter the jungle. Malibhn and Jensen, two Swede renegades and traders, try vain, for mercenary and to pay the possession of a little girl, Merlion, held by an ape, shook. Jack learns jungle lore from Akut. Jack comes across the Swede's safari, but is repulsed. Dishearened, he takes all the more to jungle life. From a tree he spies Merlion. The shell beats Merlion. Jack rescues her and takes her to the jungle. Attacked by Kovudou, a black chief, Jack is wounded, and Merlion is torn from him. The Swedes buy Merlion from Kovudou. In a row over her Malibhn kills Jensen. A man known as Bwana rescues Merlion. Bwana takes Merlion home to his wife, who adopts her, Jack, with Akut's ape, storms Kovudou's village. Not finding Merlion, she has been killed. The Hon. Visits bwana and falls in love with Merlion. Disgusted and under the name of Hanson, Malibhn arrives at Bwana's plantation. Baynes persuades Meriem, who believes that she is the best teacher in Bwana, Bwana, learning this, she says, she will win. MERIEM and Bwana were sitting on the veranda together the following day when a horseman appeared in the distance riding across the plain toward the bungalow. Bwana shaded his eyes with his hand and gazed out toward the oncoming rider. He was puzzled. Strangers were few in central Africa. Even the blacks for a distance of many miles in every direction were well known to him. No white man came within a hundred miles that word of his coming did not reach Bwana long before the strange every move was reported to the big Bwana—just what animals he killed and how many of each species, how he killed them, too, for Bwana would not permit the use of prussic acid or strychnine and how he treated his "boys." But here was evidently one who had slipped into the country unheralded. Bwana could not imagine who the approaching horseman might be. After the manner of frontier hospitality the globe round, he met the newcomer at the gate, welcoming him even before he had dismounted. He saw a tall, well knit man of thirty or more, blond of hair and smooth shaven. There was a tantalizing familiarity about him that convinced Bwana that he should be able to call the visitor by name, yet he was unable to do so. Bwana was wondering how a tone white man could have made his way through the savage, unhospitable miles that lay toward the south. As though guessing what must be passing through the other's mind, the stranger vouche-safed an explanation. "I came down from the north to do a little trading and hunting," he said, "and got way off the beaten track. My head man, who was the only member of the safari who had ever before been in the country, took sick and died. We could find no natives to guide us, and so I simply swung back straight north. We have been living on the fruits of our guns for over a month. "Didn't have an idea there was a white man within a thousand miles of us when we camped last night by a water hole at the edge of the plain. This morning I started out to hunt and saw the smoke from your chimney, so I sent my gun bearer back to camp with the good news and rode straight over here myself. Of course I've heard of you—everybody who comes into central Africa does—and I'd be mighty glad of permission to rest up and hunt around here for a couple of weeks." "Certainly," replied Bwana. "Make yourself at home." "This is Mr. Hanson," he said, using the name the man had given him. "He is a trader who has lost his way in the jungle to the south." My Dear and Merlem bowed their acknowledgments of the introduction. The man seemed rather ill at ease in their presence. His host attributed this to the fact that his guest was unacustomed to the society of cultured women, and so found a pretext to extricate him quickly from his seemingly unpleasant position and lead him away to his study and the brandy and soda, which were evidently much less embarrassing to Mr. Hanson. When the two had left them Merlem turned toward My Dear. "It is odd," she said, "but I could almost swear that I had known Mr. Hanson in the past. It is odd, but quite impossible," and she gave the matter no further thought. For three weeks Hanson had remained. During this time he said that his boys were resting and gaining strength after their terrible ordeals in the untracked jungles to the south, but He had not been as idle as he appeared to have been. He divided his small following into two parts, intrusting the leadership of each to men whom he believed he could trust. To them he explained his plans and the rich reward that they would win from him if they carried his designs to a successful conclusion. One party he moved very slowly northward along the trail that connects with the great caravan routes entering the Sahara from the south. The other he ordered straight westward with orders to halt and go into permanent camp just beyond the great river which marks the natural boundary of the country that the big Bwana rightfully considers almost his own. To his host he explained that he was moving his safari slowly toward the north—he said nothing of the party moving westward. Then one day he announced that half his boys had deserted, for a hunting party from the bungalow had come across his northerly camp, and he feared that they might have noticed the reduced numbers of his following. And thus matters stood when one hot night Merlem, unable to sleep, rose and wandered out into the garden. The Hon. Morison had been urging his suit once more that evening, and the girl's mind was in such a turmoil that she had been unable to sleep. The wide heavens above her seemed to promise a greater freedom from doubt and questioning. Haynes had urged her to tell him that she loved him. A dozen times she thought that she might honestly give him the answer that he demanded. Korak was fast becoming but a memory. That he was dead she had come to believe since otherwise he would have sought her out. She did not know that he had even better reason to believe her dead and that it was because of that belief he had made no effort to find her after his raid upon the village of Kowudoo. Behind a great flowering shrub Hanson lay gazing at the stars and waiting. He had lain thus and there many nights before. For what was he waiting or for whom? He heard the girl approaching and half raised himself to his elbow. A dozen paces away, the reins looped over a fencepost, stood his pony. Merlem, walking slowly, approached the bush behind which the waiter lay. Hanson drew a large bandanna handkerchief from his pocket and rose stealthily to his knees. A pony neighed down at the corrals. Far out across the plain a lion roared. Hanson changed his position until he squatted upon both feet. Again the pony neighed, this time closer. There was the sound of his body brushing against shrubbery. Hanson heard and wondered how the animal had got from the corral, for it was evident that he was already in the garden. The man turned his head in the direction of the beast. What he saw sent him to the ground, huddled close, beneath the shrubbery—a man was coming, leading two ponies. Merlom heard now and stopped to look and listen. A moment later the Hon. Morlson Baynes drew near, the two saddled mounts at his heels. Merlom looked up at him in surprise. The Hon. Morlson grinned sheepishly. "I couldn't sleep," he explained, "and was going for a bit of a ride when I chanced to see you out here. and I thought you'd like to join me. Ripping good sport, you know, night riding. Come on." Merlom laughed. The adventure appealed to her. "All right," she said. Hanson swore beneath his breath. The two led their horses from the garden to the gate and through it. There they discovered Hanson's mount. "Why, here's the trader's pony," remarked Baynes. "He's probably down visiting with the foreman," said Merlem. "Pretty late for him, isn't it?" remarked the Hon. Morison. "I'd hate to have to ride back through that jungle at night to his camp." A moment later the two had mounted and were moving slowly across the moon bathed plain. Their horses were pressed side by side. Baynes was pressing Merlem's hand as he poured words of love into her ear, and Merlem was listening. "Come to London with me," urged the Hon. Morison. "I can gather a safari, and we can be a whole day upon the way to the coast before they guess that we have gone." "Why must we go that way?" asked the girl. "Bwana and My Dear would not object to our marriage." "I cannot marry you just yet," explained the Hon. Morison. "I must inform my people, and there are other formalities to be attended to first. You do not understand. It will be all right. We will go to London. I cannot wait. If you love me you will come." "You love me?" she asked. "You will marry me when we have reached London?" "I swear it!" he cried. "I will go with you," she whispered, "though I do not understand why delay is necessary." She leaned toward him, and he took her in his arms and bent to press his lips to hers. At the bungalow Bwana had met the returning adventurers on the veranda. Returning from the foreman's quarters, Bwana had noticed that the corral gate was open, and further investigation revealed the fact that Merlem's pony was gone and also the one most often used by Baynes. Explanations on the part of the Englishman met a rather chilly reception from his host. Merlem was silent. She saw that Bwana was angry with her. It was the first time, and she was heartbroken. "Go to your room, Merlem," he said, "And, Baynes, if you will step into my study I'd like to have a word with you in a moment." Bwana saw Hanson in the garden and called him to the veranda. Hanson paused. Both men were silent for a time. Presently the trader bed in an embarrassed manner, as THE RICHMOND PLANET. RICHMOND. VIRGINIA "I will go with you," she whispered, though there was something on his mind he felt in duty bound to say, but hated to. "What is it, Hanson?" asked Bwana, "You were about to say something, weren't you?" "Well, you see it's like this," ventured Hanson. "Beln' around here evenings a good deal I've seen them two together a lot, and, beggin' your pardon, sir, but I don't think Mr. Baynes means the gil' may good I've overheard enough to make me think he's tryin' to get her to run off with him." Hanson, to fit his own ends, hit nearer the truth than he knew. He was afraid that Baynes would interfere with his own plans, and he had hit upon a scheme both to utilize the young Englishman and get rid of him at the same time. "And I thought," continued the trader, "that, hasmuch as I'm about due to move, you might like to suggest to Mr. Baynes that he go with me. I'd be willin' to take him north to the caravan trails as a favor to you, sir." Bwana stood in deep thought for a moment. Presently he looked up. "Of course, Hanson, Mr. Baynes is my guest." he said, a grim twinkle in his eye. "Really I cannot accuse him of planning to run away with Meriem on the evidence that we have, and as he is my guest I should hate to be so discourteous as to ask him to leave. But if I recall his words correctly it seems to me that he has spoken of returning home, and I am sure that nothing would delight him more than going north with you. You say you start to morrow? I think Mr. Baynes will act company you. "Drop over in the morning, if you please, and now good night, and thank you for keeping a watchful eye on Merlem." Hanson hid a grin as he turned and sought his saddle. Bwana stepped from the veranda to his study, where he found the Hon. Morlson pacing back and forth, evidently very ill at ease. "Baynes," said Bwana, coming directly to the point, "Hanson is leaving for the north tomorrow." He asked me to say to you that he'd be glad to have you accompany him. Good night, Baynes! At Bwana's suggestion Meriem kept to her room the following morning until after the Hon. Morlson Baynes had departed. Hanson had come for him early—in fact, he had remained all night with the foreman, Jervis, that they might get an early start. The farewell exchanges between the Hon. Morlson and his host were of the most formal type, and when at last the guest rope away Bwana breathed a sigh of relief. It had been an unpleasant duty, and he was glad that it was over, but he did not regret his action. He did not mention the subject again to Meriem, and in this he made a mistake, for the young girl, while realizing the debt of gratitude she owed Bwana and My Dear, was both proud and sensitive, so that Bwana's action in sending Baynes away and giving her no opportunity to explain or defend hurt and mortified her. Also it did much toward making a martyr of Baynes in her eyes and arousing in her breast a keen feeling of loyalty toward him. CHAPTER XIII. As Hanson and Baynes rode toward the former's camp the English man maintained a morose silence. The other was attempting to formulate an opening that would lead naturally to the proposition he had in mind. He rode a neck behind his companion, grinning as he noted the sullen scowl upon the other's patrician face. "Rather rough on you, wasn't he? he ventured at last, jerking his head back in the direction of the bungalow as Baynes turned his eyes upon him at the remark. "He thinks a lot of the girl," continued Hanson, "and don't want nobody to marry her and take her away. But it looks to me as though he was deaf her more harm than good in sending you away. She ought to marry some time, and she couldn't do better than a fine young gentleman like you." Baynes, who had at first felt inclined to take offense at the mention of his private affairs by this common fellow, was modified by Hanson's final remarks and immediately commenced to see in him a man of discrimination. "He's a darned bounder," grumbled the Hon. Morison, "but I'll get even with him. He may be the whole thing in central Africa, but I'm as big as he is in London, and he'll find it out when he comes home." "If I was you," said Hanson, "I wouldn't let any man keep me from gettin' the girl I want. Between you and me I ain't got no use for him either, and if I can help you any, why, just call on me." "It's mighty good of you, Hanson," replied Baynes, warming up a bit, "but what can a fellow do here in this God forsaken hole?" "I know what I'd do," said Hanson. "I'd take the girl along with me. If she loves you she'll go, all right." "It can't be done," said Baynes. "He bosses this whole blooming country for miles around. He'd be sure to catch us." "No, he wouldn't; not with me running things," said Hannon. "I've been trading and hunting here for ten years, and I know as much about the country as he does. If you want to take the girl along I'll help you, and I will guarantee that there won't nobody catch up with us before we reach the coast. "I'll tell you what--you write her a note, and I'll get it to her by my head man. Ask her to meet you to say goodbye. She won't refuse that. In the meantime we can be movin' camp a little farther north all the time, and you can make arrangements with her to be all ready on a certain night. Tell her I'll meet her then, while you wait for us in camp. That'll be better, for I know the country well and can cover it quicker than you. You can take charge of the safari and be movin' along slow toward the north, and the girl and I'll catch up to you." The balance of the long ride to Hanson's northerly camp was made in silence, for both men were occupied with their thoughts, most of which were far from being either complimentary or loyal to the other. As they rode through the wood the sounds of their careless passage came to the ears of another jungle wayfarer. It was no other than Korak himself, who was perched in a tree. He moved stenthily through the branches until he came within sight of the riders. He fell in behind the pair, following them to Hanson's camp Here the Don Morison penned a brief note, which Hanson gave into the keeping of one of his boys, who started off forthwith with it toward the south. Out of curiosity Korak remained in the vicinity of the camp. 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Te brings aboard an ‘apa, tie telligent and friendly, and reachen London, Jack, son of Lord Greyatoke, the original Tarzan, has inherited a love of witd life, and steals from home to see the ape, now & drawn: card In inusie hall, “Phe apo makes friends with hlin, ‘Tho ape refuses to leave Jack despite his tminer. ‘Tarzan appears and te Joy fully recognized by the ape, for ‘Tarzan had been King of his tribe. ‘Faraan agrees to buy Akut, the ape, and send him tack to Atnea. Jack resolves to Ko along. Jack learns tho ape language, Paulviteh, hating tho father, trie to Kil Jitek, but fo killed by Akut Jack and Akut eseapo: to Africa and enter the Junle Matbinn and Jenssen, wo Swede rene gades and (raders, try vainly, fur merco- Rary reasons, to Zet poxsession of Ue girl, Merlom, held by an Arab shell Jack learns junslo lore from’ Akut, Jack comes across the Swede's gatarl, but fs repulsed. “Disheartened, ho takes all tho more to funglo life, Prem a tree ho eples Meriem: Tho shell beats Merlem, Jack rescues Ker and takes her to the une, Attacked by Kovudoo, a black chief, dick be wound= ed, and Meriem ts torn fram him, ‘The Swedes buy Meriom from Kovudoo, In a row over her Malbihn kills Jenssen: Aman known as Bywant rescues Merle, Tiwana takes Merion home to bis wife, who adopts her, dhtek, with Akuts apes, storms Kovudeo's village, Net finding: Meriem he believes she has been Kile The Hon. Raynes visity Bwana and falls fn love with Merion, -Disuaiived and ander the mame of Hanson, Malbitn arrives at Bwana’s plantation, Raynes persuades Mertem, who believes Aorak dead, to prepare to elope with him. Bwana, learning Gils, sends Baynes away, CHAPTER XII. A Night Rido. ERIEM and Bwana were sitting M fon the veranda together the fole lowing day when a horseman, appeared in the distance riding neross he plain toward the bungutow, Bwana shaded his eyes with his hand and gazed out toward the oneoming elder. Me was puzzled, Strangers, were few In central Afrien, Tven the blacks for a distance of many miles in every direction were well known to him, No white man eame within a hundred miles that word of his com- ing did not reach Bwana long before the strange =~ every move was re- ported to the big Hwana—fust what animals he killed and how many of each species, how he killed them, too, for Bwana would not permit the uso of prussie acid or strychnine and how ho treated his “boys.” But here was evidently one who had slipped into the country unheralded. Bwana could not tmaxine who the ap- proaching horseman mizht be. After the manner of frontier hospl- tality the globe round, he met the new- comer at the gate, welcoming him even before he had dismounted, He saw a tall, well knit man of thirty or more, blond of hair and smooth shaven, Where was a tantalizing familiarity about him that convinced Bwana that he should be able to call the visitor by name, yet he wits unable to do so. Bwana was wondering how a lone white man conkd have made his way through the savaze, unhospitable miles (hat lay toward the south, As though guessing what must be passing through the other's mind, the stranger vouch: safed an explanation “L came down frou the north to doa Hite trading and tnntins." he said, “and got way off the beaten Wack, My head man, who was the only member of the safari who bad ever before been in the country, took sick and died. Wo could find no natives to guide us, and 80 I simply swung back straizht north. We have been living on the fruits of ‘our guns for over a month “Didn't have an idea there was a White man within a thousand miles of us when we camped last night by a water hole at the edge of the plain, ‘his morning 1 started out to bunt and, saw the smoke from your chimney, so T sent my gum bearer back to camp with the good news and rode straight over here myself. Of course Pye heard of you—everybody who comes into cen- tral Africa does—and Cd be mighty glad of permission to rest up and hunt atround here ror n couple of weeks." “Certainly.” replied Bwana. “Make yourselt at home.” ‘hey had reached the veranda now. and Bwana was introducing the strans ger to Meriem and My Dear, who had Sust come from the bungalow's interior, “Phis is Mr. Hanson,” he said, using the name the man bad given him. “He isa trader who has lost his way in (he Sungle to the south." My Dear and Meriem bowed their acknowledzments of the introduction, ‘Phe man seemed rather il at ease In their presence. His host attributed this fo the fact that his suest was unacense tomed (0 the society of cultured wo- men, and so found a pretest to extrl- cate him quickly from his seemingly unpleasant position and lead bin away to his study and the brandy and soda, whieh wero evidently much tess em: barrassing to Mr, Hanson, When the (wo bad left them Meriom tnrned toward My Dear, “It is odd,” she said, “but 1 could almost swear that Thad known Mr, Hanson in the past. It is odd, but quite Impossible," and she gave the matter no further thousht, For three weeks Hanson had re- mained. During this time he said that his boys were resting and gaining strength after their terrible ordeals in the untracked Jungles to the south, but the leadership of exch to men whom ho belleved he contd trust. | ‘To them he explained Ils plans and tho rleh reward that thes: would win from him if they carried this desins to 8 successful conclusion, One party he moved very” slowly northward along the trail that connects with the great caravan routes entering the Sahara from the south. “The other ho ordered straight west ward with or ders to halt and go Into. permanent camp Just beyond the great river whieh marks the natural boundary. of the country that the big Hwan righttully considera almost his own. To hiis host he explained that he was ‘moving his safart slowly toward the Horth—he sald nothing of the party moving westward, ‘Then one day he announced that halt iis boys had de. serted, for n hunting party from the bungatow nd come neross his. north. erly camp, and he feared tnt they might have notleed the reduced num: bers of his following. And thus matters stood when one hot night Meriem, unable to sleep, rose nd wandered ont tnto tho garden, ‘The Ton, Morison had been urging his sult once more that evening, and tho gitl's mind was tw such a ttrmoll that she had been unable to sleeo. ‘The wide heavens above her seemed to promise nm xreater freedom. trom doubt and questioning. Taynee. had urged her to tell hin that she loved him. A dozen times she thought that she might honestly ive him the at swer that he demanded, Korak was fast becomtns but a amem: ory. That he was dead she had came to believe since utherwise lhe. would have sought her ott, She did not Kuow Unt he had even better reason to believe her dead nd that It was be cause of that belief Ie had made no overt to find her after bis raid upon the villaze of Kowudeo Hehind a great Hawerings shrub Man. son lay siazing at the stars and waitines Ne had kein Chis and. there any hights before. Cor what was he walt ims or for whom? Te heard the int approaching snd halt raised himself to his elbow. A dozen paces away, the teins Jooped aver a fenteepest, stond hh shy Meriem, watking slowly, approached the bush behind whieh the waiter lay Hanson drew a tarze bandanna hawk Kerehien from his pocket and rose stealthily to his knees. A pony nelghed down at the corrals, Far ont nero the plain a tion roared. Hanson chan ex his positon antit he squatted typon both feet. Again the pony neb:hed, this time closer. ‘There was the sound of his body brushing agaist shrubbery. Hane son heard and wondered how the ant mia} had got from the corral, for it was evident that he was already'in the jure den, ‘Phe man turned his head in the Alrection of the beast. What he saw sent him ¢o the ground, Lnddted close, beneath the shrubbery — A man was coming, loading two pontes, Merlom heard now and stopped to Wook and tisten. A moment liter the Hon, Morison Baynes drew near, the two saddled mounts at his heels. Merfem looked up at him in surprise, Tho Hon. Morison grinned sheepishly. “I couldn't sleep," he explained, “and was going for a bit of a ride when T chanced to see you out here, and 1 thovght you'd ke to Joln me. Ripping good sport, you know, night riding, Come on.” Merlom Inughed. ‘the adventure ap- pealed to her, “All right," she said. Hanson swore beneath Is breath, ‘The two led thelr horses from the gare den to the gate and throngh It. ‘Phere they discovered Hanson's mount “Why, here's the trader's. pony," re- marked’ Baynes “He's probably down visiting with the foreman," suid Meriem, “Pretty Inte for Win, isn't At?" re. marked the Hon, Morison, “fd hate te have to ride back throujsh that Jun gle at night fo his camp.” A moment hiter the (wo had mount. ed and were moving slowly neross (he moon bathed plait, Their horses were pressed stle by side. Tynes was pressings Meriem’s hand as he poured words of love into her ene, and Merion was listening “Come to London with mes ursed the Hon, Morison. “1 can seater a safari and we ein be a whole day upon the way to the coast before they hess that we have sone.” “Why must we so that way? asked the girl “Rwana and My Dear would not object to our miarriasse.” “1 eamnot marry yon pst yet." ex plained the Ho, Morison. "T annist in- form my people, and there are other formalities to be attended to first. You do not understand. It will be all right We will go to London 1 cannot walt If you love me sou will come." “You love me?" she asked. “Yon will marry me when we have reached London?” “1 ewenr IU!" he ered, “T will go with you." she whispered, “thongh [do not tnderstand why de: Iny Is necessary.” She leaned toward him, and he took her in his arms and THE RIOHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Sa eae ORE ag ie Si Wy Ati SH ve eS Apa? VAP en tan Y mare” apc vWf aes f, ie “gee Y i Ag nH go with you,” she whispered. though there was something on his talnd he fet in duty voud to say, but tated to, “What fs it, Uaueen 7" asked Bwana “You were about (o say something. weren't you?" “Well, vou see tts like this" ven: tured) Tlansen. “Beli around hero evenings i 00d deal Uye seen them Ovo Coxeter a lot. sind, begin’ your pardon, sir, but 1 don't. chink Mr. Raynes means the git any good L've overheard enonzh to make me thik he's tryin’ to get her to run of with him.” Hanson, (0 fit his own ends, hit near: er the truth than he mew.” He was afrald (hit Raynes would interfere with hs own phins, and ho had hit upon a scheme both Co atillze the youn Englishman and get rid of him at the sume time, “And T thonght.” contiued the trad. er, “that, inasinueh as I'm about due fo move, you mizht like to suggest to Mr. Baynes that he go with me, Pd be willin’ (o take him uorth to the ear. avant traily as a favor to yon, cir" Bwana stood fe deep thought for a moment, Presently he looked up, “OF course, Manson, Mr, Haynes ts my guest.” he said, a rim twinkle in his eye. “Really H cannot aceuse him of planning to run away with Meriem on (he evidence hit we have, and as ho is my guest U should hate to be so diseourteons as to ask him to leave, Bac it 1 recall his words correctly: it seems to me (htt he has spoken of re (urning home, and Pam sure Chat noth ing would delizht bin more Chan going north With you. You say you start to morrow? TM (hink Mr Haynes: will ae company. you “Drop over in the morning, If yon please, and now good nicht, and thank you for keeping a watchful eye on Mertem.” Uanson bid a grin us he turned and sought his saddie. Bwana stepped from the veranda to his study, where he found the Hon, Morison pacing back and forth, evidently very ill at ease, “Baynes,” said Bwana, coming dl veetly to the polnt, “Hanson ts leavin for tho nort: lomersrr @ great fancy to you... yuot asked me {0 say to you that he'd be ghd te have you accompany him, Good night Baynes!" At Bwana’s suggestion Meriem kept to her room the following morning un UL after the Hon, Morison Baynes had departed. Hanson had come for him early—in fact, he had reniined atl fight With the foreman, Jervis, that they might get an early start. ‘The farewell exehanes between the Hon, Morison nnd his host were of the most formal type, and when at last the guest rode away Bwana breathed asigh of reliet, MH had been an am pleasant duty, and he was glad that it was over, but he did not regret his aetion. He did not mention the subject agatn to Meriem, and in this he made n inis lake, for the young girl, while realiz ing the debt of gratitude she ower wana and My Dear, was both proud and sensitive, so that Bwann’s action in sending Baynes away and giving he ho opportamity to explain or derend hurt and mortified ber Also it did meh toward making a martyr of Baynes in her eyes and arousing: in her breast x keen feeling of loyalty toward hini CHAPTER XIIl. ON Sibi eit: Hieceiin. $ Hanson and Raynes rode toware AAD tie irre: eninp the Baste man mainGined a morose si fence. ‘The other was attempting te formulate an opening that would lead naturally to the proposition he had ti mind. He rode a neck behind his com panion, grinning as he noted the sullen scowl Upon the other's patrician face. “Rather rozh on you, wasn't he? he ventured at last. Jerking his head back in the direction of the bungalow fs Baynes turned his eyes upon him at the remark: “Ie thinks a lot of the girl" contin ved Manson, “and don't want nobortt fo marry her and take her away ut It Jooks to me as though he was dain her more burm than good tn sendin you away. She ought to marry some time, and she couldn't do better than a fine young gentleman tike you," Baynes, who had at tirst felt Inetined to take offense at the mention of his private affairs by this common fellow, Was mollificd by Hanson's final remark and tmmediately commenced to see in him a man of discrimination, “Ho's a darned bounder:’ grumbled the Hon, Morison, “but CN Ket even With him, He may te the whole thing in central Atrica, but Pm as big as he Is in London, and he'll Gud it ont when he comes hone.” “If 1 was you." sald Hanson, “Tt wouldn't Tet any man keep me from gettin’ the girl 1 want, Between you And me [ain't get no use for him ol ther, and if f can help you any, why, Just call on me." “It's mixhty good of you, [anson,” replied Baynes, warming up a bit, “but what can n fellow do here In this God Forsaken hole?" “Eknow what Fd do." said Hanson, “Pd take the eich along, with me. sho loves vou she Wt go, all right." “TC cat be done.” suid Raynes, “He bosses this whole blooming ccuntry for iat tin) sik sii | ak i ah iia dials inal aim, L. 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(Residence next door) the ote eho ate ote oho etoateateate-ate fe ate ate ofe ete ate adoate ate ote efoate ofe ote eto 8 as 2 PHOTOS—Woe Offer you the Latest and Most Artistic Photos at a oe More Moderate Figure than you can Obtain Blsewhere. Special < Attention Paid to Children. We will Also be Pleased % ae to Quote You Prices on Extertor and Interlor % A View Work. % ¢ ENLARGING AND COPYING FROM OLD PHOTOS A SPECIALTY ¢ GEORGE 0. BROWN, Photographer 3 608 NORTH SECOND STREWT RICHMOND, VIRGINIA * Milles dround. Ne'd bo sire Co éafch us."" “No, ho wouldn't; not with mo run. ning things.” said Hanson, “I've been trading and hunting here for ten years, and 1 know ay much about the country as ho does. If sou want to take the girl along TH hetp vou, and LU guar: ante that there wont nobody cated up with us before we reneh che const. “IM tell you whnt—sou writo her ¢ note, and 1H get it to ber by my head man, Ask her to meet you to. say Goodby, She won't refuse that, In the meantine we can be movin’ camp a Uttlo farther north all the time, and You can make arrangements with her to be all ready on a certain night, Well her L'il meet her then, while you walt for us in camp, ‘That'll be better, for L know the county well und ean cover ft quicker than you. You can tako charge of the safarl and bo movin’ along slow toward the north, and the glri and 1 enteb up to you.” ‘The balance of the long ride to Man con's northerly camp was made tn st- lence, for both men were oceupted with thelr own thoughts, most of which wero far from being either complt- mentary or loyul to the other. As they rode through the wood the sounds of thelr careless passage camo to the cars of another jungle wayfarer. It was no other than Korak himself, Who was perched ina tree, He moved stealthily through the Dranches until he came within sight of the riders He fell in behind the pair, following thes to Hanson's eamp Here the Hon Morison penned a briet note, whieh Hanson gave {nto the keeping of one of his boys, who start: ed of forthwith with ft toward the vuth, Out of enrfosity Korak rematn «Ly the vieinity ef the emp. Raynes was recipes meine baek and forth beneath the trées wheii fhe should have been resting against. the forced marches of the coming Mght, Hanson lay tn tis hammock and smok- ed. ‘They spoke but little, Korale Tay stretched pon a branch among. the dense follaze above them, In the garden beside the bungalow Merfom wandered thoughtfully in. the Moonlicht She still smarted from Bwana’s, to her, unjust treatment of the Hon Morison Baynes, Meriem loved them both and was grateful to them fou all that they had done for her, bat deep ty her heart surged the savaze love of liberty that her years of untrammeted freedom th the jungle had made part and parcel of VAIL Ay wig Nant OWA | WW gi? WOM 1 YA all Ree ly i Se ; Ope: N WY 387) Whe - Ca CUA) AN, x KA & POL. ssonste Sounds of Their Passago Camo to the Ears of Another Jungle Waytaror er being, Now, for the frst Une ace shh come to then, eriem felt like # prisoner in the bungalow ot Bwana and My Dear, Like a caged tigress the girl pacea the length of (he tnelosure, Once she ( ontinued on sixth Page.) G or" fi) THEQDORES M¢ an ag ROOSEVELT 1856— Viet tee Xl ZARA Peay NG PS wee Ay SS ZA ay, AS Peconcoosccoodf Poort | BP O00G | PocOccoCcoCoad Why SUy/ Sa” Bank Your Cash, Wil Q.e) Gor ¢| Says Roosevelt $ In many speeches in his strenuous ca- reer President Theodore Roosevelt urged on his hearers the desirability of bank accounts, He said that bank depositors make the best citizens, Are you one of the best citizens? Are ) you a bank depositor? Nd c, ona: Start an account with us today, ~eAW- ===) large, for us to handle, ae S$ READY TO SERVE YOU. WRITE OR VISIT US A® THIRD AND CLAY STS.—-NORTHWEST CORNER. 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Mo, local to. Noriiony 1:0 FW Alecpere end coaches to. Jacksonville, Avian Rirningan:, 388M. through achaa” any sleepers to. Jacksonsittes "1:80 F, He Plone, Matted: sab AS Mig agen ta Aste aminhinn | Suckaonwiis, “Tampa and couakwe Sreknonedie, Northhousd raine gcheduled to arrive Rlohmond daltys 4:20 A.M Teeth. Ms af A.M. local. 0:80 A. Ml, B30) P.O FOUR Published every atrday 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, NOVEMBER 17, 1917 Attorney Alfred E. Cohen now sits among the bright legal stars, who understand constitutional law and can expound it. May he increase in weight and finance. He has our best wishes. Attorney J. Thomas Newsome and his associate have had their case disposed of by His Honor, Judge Edmund Waddill, Jr. and they have been awarded fees. The case was against the city of Newport News, Va. and that enterprising neighborhood will have the displeasure of handing over the amount as decreed by the Judge of the United States District Court. When it comes to being wide-awake in a case, involving rights and technicalities, our good friend, Mr. Newsome is surely "on the job." The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has certainly scored to the extent that it will never be called upon for an excuse for its existence. If it never does anything else, this one legal victory will guarantee its usefulness and be a plea for its living for all time. It has been a long tedious disappointing struggle, but the success attained more than compensates for all of the troubles, trials and tribulations. We congratulate the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the energetic legal department that engineered the movement. THE COURT'S DECISION The decision of the Supreme Court of the United States as handed down with the unanimous opinion of that august tribunal in its last analysis does not mean that that body has gone on record against the segregation of the races. It simply means that the advocates of racial segregation upon the plea of police-powers have gone beyond the "twilight zone" set by the Supreme Court, penetrating into the "sanctum sanctorum" of the Constitution of the United States itself. In doing these unwise people have endangered the fundamental property rights in the Constitution itself. When Southerners of the type of Mr. Justice White and Mr. Justice McReynolds unite in such a decree, it is notice to the country that all that can be done by law has been done and that discriminations of the kind noted must cease. We take it then that it would be unwise for our people to indulge in any undue jubilation over the opinion, but to accept its benefits in a sober and becoming manner, realizing that the results will be as beneficial to white people in many sections of the country as to colored people. Let us prove ourselves worthy of this recognition and only take advantage of it in cases where necessity warrants the same. There is an immutable justice, an equilibrium of fair-play that is gradually asserting itself and we can see in this that the pendulum of human rights is swinging as far one way as it has the other. God be praised! THE RIGHT OF SEIZURE AND SEARCH. The action of some of the official representatives of the Department of Justice at Washington relative to personal rights and privileges, freedom of speech and of the press has been of such a nature as to lead the average citizen as well as attorney to doubt seriously the ability of this most important department of our national government. When United States officials held up a mail train in order to search passengers, both white and colored, and to examine their personal baggage, without even the semblance of law and without even alleging to have a warrant, we wondered when the end would be in sight. Then a protest was made by the citizens to the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company and that corporation directed its very able counsel to take action. The United States officials alleging to represent the legal department at Washington, then secured a searchwarrant for the train and under its protecting authority attempted to search the passengers and their personal belongings despite the fact that this warrant could not under any construction of law be made to extend to passengers and their personal belongings. ...These acts were perpetrated in the face of the specific mandate of the Constitution of the United States, Article IV, which reads: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." This constitutional provision supercedes any act of Congress. The President of the United States and every official in this country are sworn to observe this provision. It cannot be done upon the plea of breaking up the whiskey traffic, which is pernicious enough in itself, but this brazen violation of constitutional law is much worse. It is evident that the very able and distinguished Attorney-General of the United States, engrossed as he has been with his other duties, has not had time until now to give his attention to this phase of the subject. Certainly, he understands the situation when the following ruling was made and officially promulgated. It reads: "The Attorney-general of the United States has advised the president of the Richmond, Frederickburg and Potomac railroad and Washington-Southern railway that, while it is the purpose of the department of justice to use all proper diligence in enforcing the law against the transportation of liquors, the agents of the department have been given instructions not to search persons or their baggage against their will until after an arrest under a warrant has been made." President W.H. Hum H. White, of the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad took the position that the railroad company was under a legal obligation to protect the passengers and their personal belongings against unlawful interference. This applies to colored passengers as well as to white ones. Attorney-General Gregory has not hesitated to uphold the law and practically to hold up to obloquy those officials who have encroached upon private rights to a point where each and all of them are liable to suits for damages. It is all coming right and in the decisions now being handed down, we see, or think we see, the dawt of a new for the citizens of color in this country. BILIKIN NEWS. The Bilikin Whist club met Tuesday, November 13, 1917, at the residence of Mr. W. A. Williams. The first prize was won by Dr. Shackelford. The booby prize goes to Mr. Walter T. White. "Booby White" from now on. Mr. C. I. Taylor, one of the large Bilikins, was here on a visit from the cities by the sea. He played an extraordinary game. Sammy calls hot chocolate, coffee. That's a new one on the boys. Mr. R. O. Thompkins came in very late for fear of winning the booby, although this same Bilikin ran fifteen blocks in order to be served. The menu was beyond comparison. Perfect harmony reigned in the "Club of Clubs." GEORGE RISON'S GENEROSITY. One of Danville's Public Spirited Citizens Liberal to Soldiers. (Danville, Va., Nov. 12, 1917.) During the months that three local military commands were quartered in this city and at the time of their departure for the training camps, it is doubtful that any other citizen, white or colored, was more garrulous and thoughtful of the soldier boys than was George W. Rison, one of the city's best known and most public spirited and influential Negro citizens. The same is true of the benefits and courtesies extended to the drafted countings both the white and the colored. Since the departure of the troops, George, as everybody knows him, has continued his generosity and thoughtfulness to the soldiers and in this manner has chosen to testify his patriotism. He provided "foods" for the boys in the volunteer organization and for the drafted men when they were gotten together. His devilic ed crabs are gratefully recalled by many who have enjoyed them. Sand wiches, tobacco in the form of chewing and smoking have been freely be stowed upon the soldiers, without discrimination. Most of the foods and all of the work of preparing, putting them up and distributing them was done by George Rison, himself. The latest manifestation of this patriotic generosity on George's part was afforded recently when Peyton R. Hatcher recently made an automobile trip to Camp McClelan, laden with vials and gifts for the Danville men in that Camp. On that occasion Mr. Rison sent down to Battery E. and Company M. as the local artillery and infantry commands were known here, one hundred twists or rolls of tobacco, which he had prepared and put up for this purpose. Mr. Hatcher kindly consented to convey and deliver the tobacco Since then Mr. Rison has been receiving a heavily mail from Camp McClellan, consisting mostly of expressions of gratitude from the beneficiaries of his generous thought funes. Perhaps it should be added that in his patriotic generosity and local pride THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Mr. Rison has been actuated by no more police or association of pattern Rohan has been educated by no more policy or expectation of return... as given because his heart prompted him to do so. In all public movements in this city he's one of the leaders of his race, and his in fluence is wholesome and helpful to both races and to all classes. THE WIDE WORLD OVER. June, Germany. A silvery moon Shines under the Linden Trees Sees two playmates part, Elizabeth—Rinehardt, He sighs—she sighs— The moon is sad, and sinks, and dies. Junetime, England. Moontime Steals out the sea, to see Annie Lee—grieved past tears, Enoeh—steeled past fears Wretched. Oh so wretched be! Wrecked love for law, lost, moon in sea. June, Night. America. Moonlight Drifts up over the prairie, weary Gabriel—Evangeline, Eliza—George again Part, 'neath the stars Death for the life of the stars and the bars! The moon sees our love, parting, struggle, and death, Sees us strangely the same—the wide world over! —Miss J. G. Wright, Hartshorn Memorial College, Richmond, Va. SALEM SELECTMEN TENDERED A BANQUET. Salem, Va., November 5.—One of the most unique banquets that the citizens of Salem have ever witnessed was tendered the boys who have been called to the colors. The banquet took place in the reception room of John Wesley M. E. Church, Thursday evening, October 24. Preceding the banquet a short, but impressive program was rendered. The master of ceremonies, Theron N. Williams in a few but appropriate remarks opened the meeting and introduced to the vast audience the speaker of the evening, the Rev. Mr. C. L., Corbett, Superintendent of the Baptist Orphanage (white) at Salem. For nearly an hour the speaker held the concourse of people within his power by his logical reasoning and sound doctrine. A feature of the program was the singing of the Star Spangled Banner as a bass solo by Mr. Pleasant Law. After each verse of our national anthem the soloist received unstinted applueses. The assembly then went down to the reception room which was tastefully and beautifully decorated with the Stars and Stripes, and where a committee of ladies had arranged an elaborate menu. Seated with the boys were prominent citizens. Toast master William C. Dudley introduced each prospective soldier and in response all pledged their devotion to the country and expressed a desire to defend her cause. In their speeches to the young men the citizens urged them to always prove themselves brave and loyal and to add greater luster to the Negro's record as a soldier, made possible by the lives of their forefathers. The citizens feel very grateful to Messrs. Thoron Williams, William C. Dudley, A. M. Braxton and P. Ludwell Braxton, members of the general committee, who attributed greatly to the success of the occasion. Try This Preparation WHEN ALL OTHERS FAIL Don't burn your hair off with hot iron combs. Forget the old time way. Hot irons are used for lots of other things but not for human hair. When hot irons are used it burns the life out of the hair. It breaks off. That is why so many women are without hair. To prevent baldness, stop using iron combs. GIVE THE OLIVE HAIR BOMBAY SIVE THE OLIVE HAIR POMADE A FAIR TRIAL PRICE, $1.00 PER BOX. This is OLIVE HAIR POMADE, made only by the Druid Hill Drug Co. 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In the news columns this afternoon is announced the outcome of the contempt proceedings instituted against the News Leader by Judge George J Hundley, of the circuit court of Charlotte county. These proceedings grew out of comment published in this paper on the case of Aubrey Barratt. The circumstances in that case, now familiar to readers, were such that The News Leader had to protest against the execution of the boy. Were the same conditions to arise tomorrow, The News Leader would make the same effort to secure a respite until the contempted facts in the case were cleared up. Conscious that our utterances were warranted in the discussion of a case that had been disposed of in the trial court, The News Leader received with out apprehension the rule issued against us by Judge Hundley. We felt that if such statements as ours were in contempt of cour the time had come to change the law of contempt. We felt too, that if we were within our rights, it was important for every newspaper in Virginia to know that fact. We deem it as vital to the pub we welfare for the press to be unhampered in the honest discussion of pub lie questions as for the courts to be unhampered in honestly administering Justice. If the court wished to establish its rights, we were at least as anxious to establish and to maintain our own The News Leader accordingly selected counsel with an eye to a complete review of the law of contempt in Virginia. Our counsel were instructed to prepare the defense of the case in such a manner that it would not only serve for The News Leader but would likewise be useful to all Virginia newspapers in future comments up on the administration of justice. It was of course, the intention of The News Leader in the event of an ad verse decision in the trial court, to carry the case to the supreme court of appeals of Virginia in form that would if practicable, insure an opinion covering the principles involved. These principles we repeat, are too vital to remain unhefnem. News papers must know their full rights if they are to perform their full duties After our case had been completed however and after our answer had been prepared, it appeared that Judge Hundley regarded the issue as more personal than official, and that he had romanced the articles in question as reflecting upon his personal and judicial honesty. If the Judge regarded the question as thus one beween gentlemen rathen than between a court and a newspaper. The News Leader was of course prepared to meet him cordially on that ground and to repeat assurances that had been given in the article when they first appeared. A new and brief form of answer was accordingly prepared. In this The News Leader maintains its rights to make the criticisms complained of, denies that they are con temptuous and again asserts its con tidence—which had never been snaken—In the personal and judicial honesty of Judge Huntle. The full text of this answer was printed elsewhere and was forwarded on Monday to representatives of the commonwealth No personal appearance or appearance by counsel, was made. The rule was today dismissed The affair is closed. Before dismissing the subject from these columns, The News Leader must express its thank to those editors and readers who so kindly offered their services in this case. In the whole history of the paper nothing has been more grafting than the promptness and unanimity with which friends endorsed our stand in the Barrett case and assured us of their sup port. As for the boy whose trial led to this affair, we iterate our conviction that he should not be electrocuted, but should receive executive clemency. We trust that Judge Hundley will join with the commonwealth's attorney in urging this course upon the governor. That would add a very pleasing ending to the chapter. —Richmond, Va., News Leader, Nov. 7, 1917. WINCHESTER NOTES Winchester, Va., November 12. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hall entertained the Brotherhood of John Mann Church at their residence on East Picadilly street on Friday evening. Mr. Jesse Manuel is visiting his son. Mr. George Manuel on North Kent street. Mr. and Mrs. Marshal Phillips are the guests of Mrs. Emma Morris on South Market street. The annual woman's day was observed at St. Paul A. M. E all day Sunday. The ladies rendered a fine program. The choirs of T. Carmel and John Mann Churches furnished the music. Miss Lucy Parker is the president of the Red Cross Society, on West Water street, and will furnish yarn and all the necessaries for knitting for the sold'ers. Every colored lady and girl of this community should avail themselves of this opportunity to help make some of our so'd'ers comfortable and show their patriotism as they need sweaters, scarfs, pu'sc warmers and various other things. Everything will be furnished free so matrons get busy and help. Mr. Lester Finley, who has been on the sick list, is able to be about again. Mrs. Lucy Smith, daughter of Mr. Mat Brooks of Wolf street, was buried at White Posts, Va on Saturday, Rev. Charles Reed officiating Mr. Howard Poleston, of Steeton, Pa. and Miss Larry Ransom were united in marriage by the Rev. J. A. Reed on Wednesday night, at the home of Mr. Harry Ransom, a brother of the bride. The wedding was a quiet affair and the happy couple left on an early train for Steeton, where the groom is engaged in business. We wish them many years of happiness. Mr. Bruce Honderson, of Bunker Hill, W. Va. was in town on Saturday visiting the Sunshine Sewing Club. He was entertained by Miss Pocahontas Jackson, on South Kent street on Friday afternoon. A nice luncheon was served. Mr. Larrie Turner was elected President of the Oceola Club on Thursday night for the ensuing year. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. Last Friday night the Y. M. C. A. Literary had a very live meeting and the program was very interesting. The class for the explanation on the Sunday School lesson was largely attended and all were helped by Rev. A. D. Daly pastor of the 5th Baptist Church, West End. Last Sunday was a very active day with the boys and men. 9:30 A. M. at the Y. M. C. A. building the World Wide Week of Prayer was opened by General Secty. S. C. Burrel. The meeting was a good one. The committees 10 A. M. went to the several places for service. Committeeman B. L. Allen gave the boys 4 P. M. at the Y. M. C. A. a very helpful address. The attendance was good. Charles Roy ter, Jr., and other boys took an active part. The exercises of the 28th anniversary sary were continued 3:30 P. M., at the 4th Baptist Church and the hour was one of the best in the history of the work. Rev. A. D. Daly preached a sermon that will not be forgotten very soon. Subject: Brotherhood which is very timely. The choir sang from the soul. We thank everybody. Do not forget that you and your friend are invited to the explanation on the Sunday School 1 lesson today 5 P. M., at the Y. M. C. A., by Dr. W. H. Stokes. Come. Men be on time Sunday ready for hard work and the other man. Come to the special meeting for workers 9:30 A. M. at the Y. M. C. A. Building. Committeeman B. L. Al'en will be glad to meet the boys 4 P. M. at the Y. M. C. A. Mothers send your boy. Women and men are invited to the great meeting 3:30 P. M., at the Second Baptist Church South Richmond. The continued exercises of the 28th anniversary Dr. T. J. King pastor of the 5th St. Baptist church will preach a special sermon. The choir of the church will sing from the heart. Leader Director Alexander. Every body is invited. The A. auxiliary is busy planning for the Thanksgiving Tea. Men get ready to meet the sailors and soldiers. The Y. M. C. A. night school is open to all who want to be helped. Come. Every home is asked to have special prayer for the Y. M. C. A. APPEALS TO GOVERNOR FOR AUBRY BARRETT. State Senator Cannon Undertakes Case of 17-Year-Old Boy. In the interest of Aubrey Barrett sentenced to death for the murder of W. T. Roach, a Charlotte County farmer, by the Charlotte County Circuit court, State Senator James E. Cannon, of Richmond, appeared yesterday before Governor Stuart. Senator Cannon held an interview with the Governor in order to set a date for the reviewing of the case by the Governor in the efforts to invoke executive clemency. It has been learned that Senator Cannon was employed in behalf of the Negro by persons interested and in sympathy with young Barrett. Senator Cannon at first investigated the case with the of seeing what could be done by appealing the case to the Supreme court of Appeals. But he realized that this source could afford him no hope, because there was no record in the trial court upon which he could appeal. TRIED TO ARREST BARRETT WITHOUT SECURING WARRANT Roach missed wheat from his field, and going to the home of the Barretts near by, without any warrant, attempted to arrest the elder Barrett on the charge of the rechery. A fight followed, and Aubrey Barrett went to the aid of his father. Roach was killed, and the Barretts made some effort to dispose of the body. The elder Barrett was convicted of murder and has been executed. The boy's case was called just after that of his father. W. L. Lancaster, of Farmville who had represented the father, withdrew from the case because of the action of Judge George J. Hundley in refusing his instructions as to self defense, and the boy was tried with out counsel, without jury, and after the briefest of hearings, was sentenced to execution. It is said that he was induced to change his rife of not guilty as guilty in the hope of receiving leniency. Before the date of the execution many people became interested in the case of young Barrett, and believing that he had not been given the best fit of the many safeguards which the law allows for the accused, but his case before the Governor and received a stay of execution in order that the Governor might further examine the case. — Richmond, Va., Times Dispatch, Nov. 10, 1917. We do all kinds of Job Work. Let us do it for you. (BY W. Everett Clark.) For the first time in the history of the two schools, Virginia Union University defeated Hampton Institute at football in Richmond on the third of November. The cay was an ideal one and a large crowd of people gathered at Hovey Park to witness the game. Promptly at three thirty the two teams faced each other Union kicking off to Hampton. Hampton lost the ball on downs, and after Union had made several unsuccessful attempts to gain on end runs, the ball again came into Hampton's possession. Harvey then attempted a forward pass, watch was caught by Hucles of Union. After bringing the ball to Hampton's 40 yard line, the Unionites attempted a drop kick. They were un successful, however, and as Hampton began some terrific line plunging, the whistle blew for the first quarter. UNION SCQRES FIRST. The second quarter began with the ball in Hampton's possession. The ball being on her 40 yard line, Hampon attempted to punt. The punt was blocked, and the bar; went to Union on Hampton's 40 yard line. Hucules then made a successful drop kick which gave Union 3 points. Union again kicked to Hampton; Harvey receiving the kick made a long gain which was followed by another 15 yard gain by Owl. After attempting another pass and being unsuccessful Hampton lost the ball on downs. Union was held for downs and was forced to kick. Harvey caught the ball on Hampton's 20 yard line and ran it back several yards. Then Owk punted to the center of the field. A long forward pass was then made by Union, which was caught by Gregory. This brought the ball to Hampton's 40 yard line again, and the Richmond boys attempted another drop kick which did not go over As Hampton put the ball in play again the whistle blew for the first half. SECOND HALF: NO SCORE As the rival teams faced each other at the beginning of the second half, each said a stronger determination to win. Hampton kicked to Union. After at tempting another pass the Unionists were forced to kick. Neither team was able to make first down for some time, but after several line plunges by Rigney, Hampton made a first down, but was forced to kick. Gregory caught another pass for Union and was about to cross Hampon's goal for a touchdown, when he was overtaken and stopped by Brooks. The Hampton line did some excellent work in keeping the fast Union backfield from carrying the ball across for a touch down. The whistle blew at this time for the third quarter. The last quarter began with Union attempting another drop kick. She was unsuccessful, however, and Hampton regained the ball on her 20 yard line. Owl then punched the ball into Union's territory. Union made a short pass over center, which netted a 10 yard gain by Hudes. Union was penalized 5 yards. She was then forced to kick again. Hampton attempted another pass and was finally forced to kick. Union made another short pass but again lost the ball on downs. As Hampton was putting the ball in play again, whistle blew and the game ended. CLEAN, HARD FOUGHT GAME Although a hard fought gam - 46 was clean throughout. The Union eleven under Captain Puryear played a great game and the fast and aggressive work of Gregory and Hucles in the backfield did much to win the game for them. The Hampton machine has been borked by the draft. Captain Harvey had a practically new team with which to face the experienced Unionites. Although Hampton lost, the game was very creditable from the Hampton point of view, an her team showed the Hampton spirit in defeat as well as in victory. The playing of Rigney and Owl in the backfield was exceptionally good, as was that of Paxton and Brooks on the line. UNION--3. HAMPTON 0. Taylor L. E. Brooks Baylor L. T. Paxton Nade L. G. Clayborne Waller C. Spaulding Thompson R. G. Mitehall Puryear (C.) R. T. Burress Smith R. E. Jimerson Johnson R. H. B. Owl Gregory L. H. B. Hearn Wood F. B. Rigney Hueles Q. B. Harvey (C.) Referee: Savoy; Umpire, Dr. Carper; Head Lipsman; Anderson; Timekeepers, Ball and Johnson; Time, Fifteen minute quartiers; Score, Union 3 Hampton 0. hris. Jackson Kills His Wife. Continued from the First Page.) examining the door closely, it was found that he could do all of these things. The bed could be seen and the form of a person or persons lying upon the bed, provided there was light in the room. Chris Jackson had stated that his wife, Florence was un dressed. THE GRANDMOTHER'S Ellen Graham claimed that Chris in the struggle pulled Florence's shirt waist off and also her cloak. A visit to 28 W. Leigh St., where Chris Jack son made their home prior to their employment by Mr. Bolce brought out additional information. When Editor Mitchell rang the bell, to his surprise Attorney J. R. Pollard appeared in the doorway and gave the information that Mrs. Vaughan was then going down to the City Jail to see Chris., who had sent for her, Mrs., F. C. Eldridge and her son were there also, Mrs. Vaughan soon appeared and in reply to queries stat ed that Chris and Florence had been married about four months. DID NOT AGREE They did not get on well together as his wife was her tempered and disposed to fight. She did not know that she had ever been to the penitent tlary but she had heard since the marriage that she had been there. The couple had lived with her until about three weeks ago when they se cured employment at second and Grace streets with Mr. Boice. Mrs. Vaughan stated that she had not definitely decided upon just what at torneys she would employ to defend her grandson Chris Jackson. She was going down to talk with Chris then THE BODY REMOVED The body of Florence Jackson was removed to Price's Undertaking establishment last Wednesday, eventing. There it lay upon the 'cooling board,' where it was viewed last. Thursday morning by the Coroners jury. She was well built. A bullet hole just be low. She beast bone and almos' in the center showed where the death wound had been made. TWO OTHER DARK SPOTS There were two (other dark spots that looked like bullet wounds. The autopsy had been held, the cuts made by the surgeons knife had been siped up. Everything was being delayed in order to hear from her sister in Parkersburg, W. Va., Al] kinds of rumors are being circulated. The question that is interesting the public seems to be the identity of the man who made a hurried exit from the place when the shots were fired. CAME TO SEE ABOUT WASHING Ellen Graham says a man was there, but she gives his name as Archer and says that he lives on Smith St. She knows that he came to see her about doing some washing. He disappeared when the shots were fired and she does not know which way he went. Jackson says that he saw a man on the bed. The identification of this man will go far to himravel this case which has attracted so much attention among the colored folks of this city. THE COOK'S STATEMENT. A visitor to Dr. Bosee's residence at 201 E. Grace St., disclosed the fact that Chris Jackson had been employed there about five weeks and his wife abouth three weeks. The cook, who did not seem to wish her name used, although it is Mary Cheeseman stated that she did not know anything about the affair. She did know anything about Florence as she was not in her class. When told that Florence had been raised by Ellen Graham, she remarked that she did en to have been raised by anybody. BELIEVED HER TO BE A BAD WOMAN. She regarded her as being a bad woman, giving as her reason, her general attitude and bearing, Chris and Florence had had a fuss the day she was killed. Florence had thrown a flat iron as him and she thought it struck him on the hip. She saw Florence throw the pieces of the note after she had torn the note up, in to the scuttle. Chris had told the officer where to find it and he had been there and gottenthese pieces. DID NOT WANT TO TESTIFY She did not want to be drawn into the case as she did not know any thing about the case. She had never heard of Ellen and thought that a man's name was signed to the note that had, caused the trouble. She spoke sympathetically of Florence's boy. She had not seen any specific acts of wrong doing on the part of Florence, although she was convinced that she was a bad woman, gauging the same by her actions. She had heard a certain man's name mentioned in connection with the affair, but further than calling the name of the street on which he lived, she did not care to go, as it was only a rumor. VIRGINIA—In the Law and Equity Court o the City of Richmond, the 15th day of November 1917. MAGGIE MATTHEWS.....Plaintiff. against In Chancery, ERNEST MATTHEWS.....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 ground of deser- tion. And an affidavit having been made and filed that the defendant Ernest Matthews is not a resident of the State of Virginia, it is ordered that he appear here within fifteen days after the due publication of this order and do what may be necessary to protect his interest herein. A Copy, Teste: LUTHER LIBBY, Clerk R. E. BYRD, ed. Head—Y. W. C. A. Notes: During the present week the girls of our home have been faithful. In attending the revival services in the churches, Tuesday night seven attended, of that number six we Christians three of whom had joined no church in the city and the other was unconverted. At the close of the service the unsaved oneook a stand for Christ and all have sent their names to various churches as candids dates for membership. "Truly—"God is working His purpose out." Saturday night, 8 to 9 we close our Week of Prayer with Rev. R. A. Adams, D. D., the Evangelist as leader, Friends and strangers wel come. You are strangers once only. THE PLANET SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1917 VIRGINIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY AND COLLEGE IS IN A PROSPEROUS CONDITION. --- The Virginia Theological Seminary and College has had a most auspicious opening and as in the midst of a very prosperous and hopeful year. The Jubilee, held on the grounds in July, did much to put the school for ward in every particular. The finan cesses of the Jubilee enabled the institution to pay off all mortgaged indebtness and add much to the equipment. With increased faculty and large student body, the work has attained now proportion. More than three hundred students are enrolled in the courses. In one week after the opening, the three hundred mark was about reached which brought the in situation within about thirty of its capacity. The constant incoming of young men has necessitated the leasing of new houses to cope with the congested situation. The dormitories for young women being filled, the in situation is practically closed to receiving more. Expansion is now the urgent demand. More than one hundred and thirty applicants have been placed upon the writing list to advise entrance elsewhere. The capacity should be increased to five hundred boarding students to meet what is now an urgent demand. These students represent more than twenty stakes and two foreign countries. Every department in the institution has a large number of students enrolled. FACULTY. The faculty is one of high attainment and special fitness. Many with considerable experience in the educational work and representing the nation's best institutions; Three new members have come to the faculty this year. Prof. L. Emmett Drewry, A. B. of Oberlin takes up the work as physical Director as successor to Prof. J. R. Hunt who has been commissioned First Lieutenant; Miss Amy L. Pendleton, A. B., of Oberlin and Prof. A. P. Lesner, A. B., of Howard, are additions to the faculty. This phase of the work is in excellent shape. DINING HALL A new Dining hall is now in the course of erection and nearing completion. This building with imposing Colonial front makes a splendid addition in the general appearance of bulldings and grounds. This Hall will be completed about January last, and dedicated. SCIENCE HALL When the new lining hall is occupied the former one will be converted into a Science Hall and equipped well as a Laboratory for physical sciences. These improvements will enhance the institution to approximate in a very large degree its ambition respecting the work and its general advancement. WOMEN'S EXECUTIVE BOARD APPEALS. Mrs. L. W. Tyrrell, chairman and Mrs. M. R. H. Allen, secretary, with the other members of the Executive Board of the Women's Convention, have made an appeal to the churches of Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York to recognize Friday, November 23rd, as "Pam try Supply Day" and on that day give some edibles for the institution. Each county in Virginia has been allowed some one article of food to supply some meat, some apples, some soya sauce, some potatoes flour and the clink. Also each State is requested to give some the article. All kinds of food stuffs are called for meal, meat, beans, potatoes, cabbage, turnips, fish, etc. This is a worthy appeal made in a strenuous time for a worthy institution. In this effort Mrs. Tyrrell and her workers have the full support and cooperation of the President of the institution. It is his earnest and urgent desire that these worthy work will be a hearty response to their appeal. By so doing the work will be greatly helped and they will be encouraged. ABINGDON NEWS Mr. P. L. Porter editor of the East Tennessee News was in our town last Sunday and smoke in the morning at the Valley St. Baptist church. He brought to our people a very instructive and inspiring message. At night our pastor Rev. W. H. Gray preached a fine sermon. Outside a large number of drafted men from Washington, Co., gathered in our town the county seat to leave for Camp Lee. On Friday night they were given a banquet by the colored citizens. On their departure Satur day morning they were presented with boxes of lunch by the white ladies of the Red Cross chapter. Mrs. M. G. Eversole of Seattle Washington has returned home after visiting Mrs. Catherine Lawles, Mrs. Henrietta Lovley, Mrs. Mary Baker, Mrs. Polly Clark is quite ill at the home of her daughter Mrs. Jenny Cook. Mr. Wm. H Brown and wife of Bristol, Va., were visiting here last week. REPOCTER THE COLORED PUBLIC SCHOOL ATHLETIC LEAGUE. Ad a recent meeting at the Navy Hill School an athletic league was formed by representatives from Moore, Navy Hill, Baker, Buchanan, George Mason, and Dunbar schools. The purpose of the league is to develop athletics in the colored schools by means of monthly contests. The officers elected for the year are: A. L. Morton, president; B. L. Allen, vice president and publicity agent; B. F. Vaughan, secretary and treasurer; W. T. White, assistant secretary; G. H. Rold and A. T. Scott, statistical committee; L. T. statistical of physical Training in the Richmond Public Schools in athletic advisor, Prof. J. H. Black well, W. H. Harris and V. A. Lowle were appointed to draft a constitution. A plan of athletics for the whole year was outlined. It consist of regular events and certain feats of skill. The events for November are the standing broad jump and the forward roll. All patrons and friends are asked to foster the work of athletics among our boys in the public schools as a means of serious training and development for citizenship. Specially Colored Public School Athletic League: A. L. Morton, president; B. F. Vaughan, secretary; B. L. Allon, Publicity Agent. DANVILLE NEWS Mrs. Lizzie Bennett Terry of Pittsburg, Pa., is home visiting. Mrs. Ethel Alexander of Jersey City spent a few days in the city enroute to Boydton, Va., James McAden a cripple was arrested and sent to jail for 30 days on the charge of vagrancy. He had only been out of employment three days. Hq was discharged because his employer had no further work for him to do. He was fortunate enough to secure a job but was locked up before he could report for duty. But one good thing this young man had been attending the Baraca Class of the Calvary Baptist Sunday School to whom he applied for help. The president Mr. W. B. Muse and the Assistant teacher, Mr. W. O. Ferguson, investigated the case and presented the facts to the Mayor and secured his release. It ways to be connected with the Sunday School and Church. We are glad to have a colored paper in our city, "The Headlight," Mr. Theo Harrison editor and proprietor. Office in the Southern Aid Building. We wish for him much success. Mrs. Annie Wheeler of Oaksville is very sleek. Rev. W. F. Grasty pastor of the First Baptist Church closed his seventh anniversary Monday evening. An excellent program was rond ored. (Refreshments were served. Mr. John L. Johnson has returned home after touring Baltimore. Mr. Hirie Richardson is spending the week end in Washington and Baltimore. Mr. Charlie Pritchett of Liberty Hill died Friday morning in his 22nd year. His funeral was conducted from the house by Rev. Terry. Undertaker L. H. Brooks officiated. The floral designs were beautiful. We note with sadness the death of Mrs. Cordela M. Flemming, mother of Mr. Herbert Flemming, Richmond Va., Mrs. Flemming had many friends in this city who will learn with much sorrow of her death. Mr. L. M. Green, of this city attended her funeray in Richmond, Va. Sunday November 4th. Mr. Sidney Parker of Richmond Va., is in the city again. Mrs. Romaine Adams of Holbrook street is on the sick list. An excellent musicale was rendered last Monday evening at the West morland High School by Miss Minnie Hayes and Mrs. Forbes of Lynchburg Va., REPORTER RONCEVERTE NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Greene gave a dinner in honor of their sister Mrs. L. B. Johnson, who leaves for Charleston, Thursday morning to stay all winter. Those present were: Rev. and Mrs. I. H. Carpenter of Ronceverce, Rev. E. Tyser of Lewisburg, Prof. and Mrs. J. C. Justice and Miss M. E. Parfairx. The table was decorated beautifully and all had a delightful time. They all wish her good luck and success with her stay. On Wednesday evening November 14, 1917 Mrs. L. B. Johnson was deftfully intertwined with a surprise party by her Sunday School pupils, Miss Alice Greene, Thelma Sweeney, Dolly Carlin Mrs. James Ligons, Bernie Lee, Ella Ellis, Dovar Dove, Watches Mrs. Augustine Petersen and Arlean Sweeney. We all had a delightful time. Lunson was served at seven, and they reported to their homes. The meeting is nicely attended and several are asking prayers. The visiting ministers are Rev. E. J. Tyler of Lewisburg, and Rev. Williams of Folk of Union. Mr. A. B. Sweeney was called to Charleston on the sad death of his tree. Addle Flagg who died of nightly disease. She leave a loving husband a mother and four children and other relatives and a host of friends. Mr. Walter Ree spent Saturday and Sunday with his sisters, Mrs. Wm. Green and Mrs. C. Brinkley. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA whom he had not seen for eight years. The District Superintendent, Rev. S. H. Brown filled the pulpit at the Methodist Church, Sunday, and preached an able sermon. Rev. I. H. Carpenter filled his pulpit at White Sulphur Springs. Mr. and Mrs. Scott and daughter Dolla spent the day at Greer's hotel while on their way to Richmond, Va. where they will spend *.* winter. The Baptizing was held at the First Baptist Church Sunday. There were eight who were baptized and Rev. G. H. Carter preached an able sermon. Rev. William Polk has returned home after spending three days at the meeting held at Rosecover. FLORENCE, S. C. NOTES. Florence, S. C., November 13.—Miss Leona Mae Webster, of the faculty of the city graded school served tea on Sunday evening to her coworker, Prof. W. S. Singleton and Mrs. Sue Mae Watson. A Mrs. Singleton of the faculty and patrons of the city graded school was held at the A. M. E. Church, East Florence on Sunday evening. Dr. T. Gallant, the dentist is still to be found at his office on Evans street, where satisfactory work may be had. Mr. L. J. Hartsville, of Hartsville street, where satisfactory work may be had. Mr. L. J. Hartsville, of Hartsville street, where satisfactory work may be had. Mr. L. J. Hartsville, of Hartsville street, where satisfactory work may be had. Mr. James Jenkins, of Bannockburn, S. C. has gone to Mullins, S. C. Mrs. Christina Williams after visiting her mother, Mrs. Malia McLeese left for Philadelphia, Pa. Mrs. Christina Williams after visiting her mother, Mrs. Malia McLeese left for Philadelphia, Pa. Mrs. Christina Williams conduct the A. Williams, boarding and lodging house at 1315 N. Tenth street, Philadelphia, Pa. Miss Nannie Sumter has returned to her home at Mayesville, S. C. from New York, where her father, Rev. Sumter is pastor of the A. M. E. Church. The Young People's League. The Young People's League of the Ebenezer Baptist Church not Sunday and a live and active meeting was conducted. The subject was introduced by P. Henry. Further discussion by Misses M. J. M. Sheppard, Messrs. J. J. Wood, J. Smith and Mrs. Ora B. Stokes, Miss Marion Thompson rendered an instrumental solo, and Miss E. Coles sang, Misses Zemoria Woolly, Altony White Estelle McGee, Pearl Lowis and Altony acted a paetomine. Several friends were induced to the league by Miss Edwin Come and bring your friends. The Supreme court Decision (Continued from First Page.) chasing the above property for the purpose of having erected thereon a house which I propose to make my residence, and it is a distinct part of this agreement that I shall not be required to accept a deed to the above property or to pay for said property unless I have the right, under the laws of the State of Kentucky, and of Louisville, to occupy said property as a residence." This offer was accepted by the plaintiff. COULD NOT OCCUPY IT To the action for specific performance the defendant by way of answer set up the condition above set forth, that he is a colored person, and that on the block of which the lot in controversy is a part, there are ten residences, eight of which at the time of the making of the contract, were occupied by white occupants and only two (those nearest the lot in position) were occupied by colored people, and that under and by virtue of the ordinance of the City of Louisville, approved May 11, 1914, he would not be allowed to occupy the lot as a place of residence. IN VIOLATION OF CONSTITUTION In reply to this answer the plaintiff set up, among other things, that the ordinance was in conflict with the Fourteenth Amendment, to the Constitution of the United States, and hence no defense to the action for specific performance of the contract. In the court of original jurisdiction in Kentucky, and in the Court of Appeals of the State, the case was made to turn the constitutional validity of the Court of Appeals of Kentucky, 165 Kg. 559, held the ordinance valid and of itself a complete defense to the action. LIKE RICHMOND ORDINANCE A DISTINCTION WITHOUT A DIFFERENCE. Section 2 provides that it shall be unlawful for any white person to move into and occupy a residence, place of abode, or to establish and maintain as a place of public assembly or residence, block upon which a greater number of houses are occupied as residences, places of abode or places of public assembly by colored people than are occupied as residences, places of abode or places of public assembly by white people. VIOLATION A PUNISHABLE OFFENSE. The ordinance contains other sections and a violation of its provisions is made an offense. The assignments of error in this case are the violation upon the ground that the violation of the eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, in that it abridges the privileges and immunities of citizens of the United States to acquire and enjoy property, takes property without the process of law, and dominies equal protection of the laws. The objection is made that this writ or error should be dismissed because the alleged denial of constitutional rights involves only the rights of colored persons, and the rights of colored persons, and the rights of error is a white person. The court's decision is that while an unconstitutional act, law, attacks upon the validity of laws can only be entertained when made by those whose rights are directly affected by the law or ordinance in question. Only such persons, it has been settled, can be heard to attack the constitutionality of the law or ordinance. But this case does not run counter to that principle. SOLD BY A WHITE MAN The property here involved was sold by the plaintiff in error, a white man, on the terms stated, to a colored man; the action for specific performance was entertained in the court below, and in both courts the plaintiff's right to have the contract enforced was denied solely because making it illegal for the ordinance making it illogical for the colored person to occupy the lot so colored the ordinance the State courts would have enforced the contract, and the defendant would have been compelled to pay the purchase price and take a conveyance of the premises. The right of the plaintiff in error to sell his property was directly involved and necessarily impaired because it would not effect that he could not sell his lot to color who was willing and ready to acquire the property, and had obligated himself to take it. This case does not come within the class wherein this court has held that where one seeks to avoid the enforcement of a law or ordinance, he must present a grievance of his own to test the attack upon the alleged violation of the rights. In this case the property rights the plaintiff in error are directly and necessarily involved. See Trux v. Raich, 239 U. S. 33, 38. THE CASE UPON ITS MERITS We pass then to a consideration of the case upon its merits. This ordinance prevents the occupancy of a lot in the City of Louisville by a person of color in a block where the greater number of residences are owned by persons; where such a majority exists, the sons are excluded. This interdiction is based wholly upon color; simply that and nothing more. In effect, premises situated as are those in question in the so-called white block are effectively debarred from use of color, because if sold, they cannot be occupied by the purchaser nor by him sold to another of the same color. A DRASTIC MEASURE This drastic measure is sought to be justified under the authority of the State in the exercise of the police power. It is said such legislation peace by preventing racial conflicts; that it tends to maintain racial purity; that it prevents the deterioration of property owned and occupied by white people, which deterioration, is contended, is sure to follow the occasion of recent promises by persons of color. The authority of the State to pass ment, sald: "It (the Fourteenth Amendment) was designed to assure to the colored race the enjoyment of all the civil rights that under the law are enjoyed by white persons, and to give to that race the protection of the rights that under the law are enjoyed, whenever it should be denied by the States. It not only gave citizenship and privileges of citizenship to persons of color, but it denied to any State the power to withhold from them the equal protection of the law. It authorized Congress to enforce its prohibition on private legislation. * * * It ordains that no State shall make or enforce any laws which may abridge the privilege or immunities of citizens of the United States. * * * It ordains that no State shall deprive any person of the right to sue out due process of law, or deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. ALL EQUAL BEFORE THE LAW "What is this but declaring that the laws in the States shall be the same for the black as for the white, that all persons, whether colored or white, shall stand equal before the laws of the States, and, in regard to the Amendment, that the protection the Amendment was primarily designed) that no discrimination shall be made against them because of their color? "The Fourteenth Amendment makes no attempt to enumerate the rights it designs to protect. It does not them, it does as comprehensive as possible. Its language is prohibitory; but every prohibition implies the existence of rights and immunities, prominent among which is an immunity from inequality of legal protection either for Life, liberty or property. States to a colored man is an immunity to a colored man is in conflict with the Constitution." Again this Court in Ex parte Virginia, 100 U. S. 339, 414, speaking of the Fourteenth Amendment, said: "Whoever by virtue of public position under a State Government, deprives another of property, life or liberty, without the process of law, or denies or takes away the equal protection of the laws, violates the constitutional inhibition; and as he acts in the name and for the State and is clothed with the State's power, his act is that of the State." In giving legislative aid to these constitutional provisions, Congress enacted in 1866, Chap. 31, Sec. 1, 14th Stat. 27, that: "All citizens of the United States shall have the same right in every State and Territory as is enjoyed by white citizens thereof, to inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold and convey real and personal property." And in 1870, by Chap. 114, Sec. 16, 16th Stat. 144, that: "All persons within the jurisdiction of the United States, small have the same right in every State and the same right in every force contract, to sue be part of evidence, and to the full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of persons and property as is enjoyed by white citizens, and shall be subject to like punishment, pains, penalties, taxes, licenses and exactions of every kind, and no other." In the face of these constitutional and statutory provisions, can a white man be denied, consistently with due process of law, the right to dispose of his property to a purchaser by prohibiting the occupation of it for the sole reason that the purchaser is of color intending to occupy the promises as a place of residence? The statute of 1866, originally passed under the sanction of the Thirteenth Amendment, 14 Stat. 27, and practically re-enacted after the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment, 16 Stat. 144, expressly provided that all citizens of the United States in any State shall have the same right to purchase property as is enjoyed by white citizens. Colored persons are citizens of the United States and are the only one to purify property and enjoy the same without laws discriminating against them solely on account of color. Hall v. De Cuir, 95 U. S. 485, 508. These enactments did not deal with the social rights of men, but with those fundamental rights in property which it was intended to secure upon the same terms to citizens of every race and color. Civil Rights Cases, 109 U. S. 3, 22. The Fourteenth Amendment furthered its purpose to operate to qualify and entitle a colored man to acquire property without State legislation discriminating against him solely because of color. The defendant in error insists that Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U. S. S. 537, is controlling in principle in favor of the judgment of the Court below. In that case this Court held that a provision of a statute of Louisiana requiring Railway Companies carrying passengers to provide, in their coaches, equal, but separate accommodations, for the white and colored races, did not run counter to the provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment. It is to be observed that in that case there was no attempt to deprive persons of color from the public carrier, and the express requirements were for equal though separate accommodations for the white and colored races. In Plessy v. Ferguson, classification of accommodations was permitted upon the basis of equality of both races. In 'the Berca College Case, 211 U. S. 45, a State statute was sustained in the Courts of Kentucky, in the Court of the State, in the formation of white persons and negroes in laws in the exercise of the police power, having for their object the promotion of the public health, safety and welfare is very broad, as has been affirmed in numerous and recent decisions of this court. Furthermore, the exercise of this power, embracing nearly all legislation of a country, is not to be interfered with by the courts which are within the scope of legislative authority and the means adopted reasonably tend to accomplish a lawful purpose. But it is equally well established that the police power, broad as it is, cannot justify the passage of a law or ordinance which the Federal Constitution limits the Federal Constitution's people has been so frequently affirmed in this court that we need not stop to cite the cases. THE SUPREME LAW The Federal Constitution and laws passed within its authority are by the express terms of that instrument made the supreme law of the land. The Fourteenth Amendment protects life, liberty and property owned by the states without due process of the law more than the mere thing which a person owns. It is elementary that it includes the right to acquire, use and dispose of it. The Constitution protects these essential attributes of property. Holden v. Hardy, 169 U. L. 118, requires the free use, enjoyment and possession of a person's acquisitions without control or diminution save by the law of the land. 1 Blackstone's Commentaries, (Cooley's) E. 127. OUTSIDE OF THE LIMITATIONS True it is that dominion over property springing from ownership is not absolute and unqualified. The disposition and use of property may be controlled in the exercise of the police power in the interest of the public health, convenience or welfare, and occupations may be controlled. Legislature business may also be required the interest of the public. Certain pieces of property may be confined to portions of the municipality other than the resident districts, such as vivery stables, brick-yards and the like, because of the impairment of the health and comfort of the occupants,elligibility property. Many illustrations which illustrate the decisions of this Court, and other courts, of this principle, but these cases do not touch the one at kar. THE CONCRETE QUESTION The concrete question here is: May the occupancy, and necessarily, the purchase and sale of property of which occupancy is an incident, of its municipality the States, or by one of its municipalities the cause of the color of the proposed pant of the premises? That one may dispose of his property, subject only to the control of lawful enactments entailing that right in the lowest, must be conceded. The question makes it pertinent to enquire into the situational right of the white man to sell his property to a colored man, having in view the legal status of the purchaser and occupant. THE WAR AMENDMENTS Following the Civil War, certain amendments to the Federal Constitution were adopted, which have become an integral part of that instrument, equally binding upon all the States and fixing certain fundamental rights which all are bound to amend the slavery in the United States and in all other places to their jurisdiction, and gave Congress power to enforce the Amendment by appropriate legislation. The Fourteenth Amendment made all persons born or naturalized in the United States, citizens of the United States and of the States in which they reside, and provided that no State shall make or enforce any law shall abridge the privileges or immurities of the citizens of the United States, and that shall deprive any person of life, liberty or property without due process of law, nor deny to any person the equal protection of the laws. THE SLAUGHTER HOUSE CASES The effect of these amendments was first dealt with by this Court in the Slaughter House Cases, 16 Wallace 36. The reasons for the adoption of the amendments were elaborately considered by a court familiar with the times in which the amendments arose, and with the instances, which unpledged the adoption. In case, Mr. Justice Miller, who spoke for the majority, pointed out that the colored race, having been freed from slavery by the Thirteenth Amendment, was raised to the dignity of citizenship and equality of civil rights by the Fourteenth Amendment. The States were prohibited from abolishing the privileges and immunities of such citizens, or depriving any person of life, liberty or property without due process of law. While a principle purpose of the latter Amendment was to protect persons of color, the broad language used was deemed sufficient to protect all persons, against discriminatory legislation. This is now the settled law. In many of the cases since arising the question of color has not been involved, and the cases have been decided upon alleged violations of civil or property rights, irrespective of the race or color of the complainant. In the Slaughter House cases it was recognized that the chief enforcement was the desire to extend Federal protections to the recently emancipated race from unfriendly and discriminating legislation by the States. ANOTHER CASE CITED. In Strander v. West Virginia, 100 U. S. 303, this court held that a colored person charged with an offense was denied the process of law by a statute which prevented colored persons which tried him. Mr. Justice Strong, speaking for the Court, again reviewed the history of the Amendments, and among other things, in speaking of the Fourteenth Amend- A VIRGINIA CASE. SPECIFIC CITATIONS. THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE. NOT A CASE IN POINT. THE BEREA CASE FIVE different localities by the same incorporated institution, prohibited their attendance, said the judge and in this court, the judgment of the Court of Appeals of Kentucky was affirmed solely upon the reserved authority of the Legislature of Kentucky to alter, amend, or repeal charters of its own corporal and the question here involved was neither discussed nor decided. In Cary v. City of Atlanta, 143 Georgia, 192, the Supreme Court of Georgia, holding an ordinance, similar in principle to the one herein inculpation to be invalid, dealt with Plessy v. Ferguson in the College Case, in language so apposite that we quote a portion of it: EQUAL SEPARATE PRIVILEGES "In each instance the complaining person was afforded the opportunity to ride, or to attend institutions of learning, or afforded the thing of whatever nature to which, in the particular case, he was entitled. The matter that he was entitled to require him, as a member of a class, form with reasonable rules in regard to the separation of the races. In none of them was he denied the right to use, control, or dispose of his property, as in this case. Property of a person, whether as a memoir, a class, or as an individual, cannot be taken as a success of law. In the recent case of McCabe v. Achison, ets., Ry. Co. 235 U. S. 151, where the Court had under consideration a statute which allowed railroad companies to furnish railroad-cars for white people and to receive ding-ding-cars altogether for colored language was used in reference to the contentions of the attorney general; "This argument with respect to volume of traffic, seems to us to be without merit. It seems to the constitutional right depend upon the number of people who may be discriminated against, and the essence of the constitutional right is that it is a personal one." * * * DESTROYED THE RIGHT "The effect of the ordinance under consideration was not merely to regulate a business or the like, but was to destroy the right of the individual to acquire, enjoy and dispose of his property. Being of this character, it was void as being opposed to the due process clause of the Constitution." That there exists a serious and difficult problem arising from a feeling of race hostility which the law is powerless to control, and to which it must give a nuance of consideration, may be freely admitted. But its solution cannot be promoted. But depriving citizens of their constitutional rights and privileges. NOT SEGREGATION As we have seen, this Court has held laws valid which separated the races on the basis of equal accommodations in public conveyances, and courts of high authority have held enactments laws which provide for separation in public schools, of white people, where equal privileges are given. But in view of the rights secured in Fourteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution, such legislation must be where its limitations, and cannot be sustained where the exercise of authority exceeds the straints of the Constitution. We think these limitations are exceeded in laws and ordinances of the character now before us. It is the purpose of such enactments, and, it is frankly avowed it will be their ultimate effect, to restrain the law at least in residential districts the compulsory separation of the races on the basis of color. Such action is said to be necessary to the maintenance of the purity of the races, although it is to be noted in the ordinance under consideration that the employment of colored servants in white families is permitted, while any residences of colored persons, not coming within the block as defined in the ordinance, are not prohibited. NOT AMALGAMATION ISSUE The case presented does not deal with an attempt to prohibit the amalgamation of the races. The right which the ordinance annulled was he civil right of a white man fit to do so to the poor, the poor, and of a colored person to make a disposition to a white person. It is urged that this proposed segregation will promote the public peace by preventing race conflict. Desirable as this is, and important for the protection of the public peace, this aim is published by laws or ordinances which deny rights created, or protected by the Federal Constitution. It is said that such acquisition by colored persons depreciate property owned in the neighborhood of white people. But property may be acquired by the neighbors or put to disagreeable, though lawful uses, with like results. NOT IN POWER OF THE STATE. We think this attempt to prevent the alienation of the property in question to a person of color was not a legitimate exercise of the police power of the State, and is in direct violation of the fundamental law entitlement of the Constitution's Fourth Amendment of the Constitution to interference with property rights except by due process of law. That being the case the ordinance cannot stand. Booth v. Illinois, 184 U. S. 425, 429; Otis v. Parker, 187 U. S. 606, 609. Following this conclusion it follows that the judgment of the Kentucky Court of Appeals must be reversed, and the cause remanded to that Court for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion. Clerk Supreme Court, U. S. "The Fate of the War God," an original drama by Mme. M. E. Satterfield will be reopened at the True West Theater in New York on November 19th. Admission, 12pm. copies THE PLANET SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1917 VIRGINIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY AND COLLEGE IS IN A PROSPEROUS CONDITION. The Virginia Theological Seminary and College has had a most auspicious opening and as in the mids' of a very prosperous and hopeful year. The Jubilee, held on the grounds in July, did much to put the school for ward in every particular. The financial success of the Jubilee enabled the institution to pay off all mortgaged indebtness and add much to the equipment. With increased faculty and large student body, the work has attained new proportion. More than three hundred students are enrolled in the courses. In one week after the opening, the three hundred m.k.r.w was about reached which brought the institution within about thirty of its capacity. The constant incumbling of young men has necessitated the leasing of new houses to cope with the engendered situation. The dormitories for young women being filled, the infusion is practically closed to receiving more. Expansion is now the urgent demand. More than one hundred and thirty applicants have been placed upon the writing that r advised to seek entrance elsewhere. The capacity should be increased to five hundred boarding students to meet what is now an urgent demand. These students represent more than twenty stakes and two foreign countries. Every department in the institution has a large number of students enrolled. FACULTY The faculty is one of high attainment and especial fitness. Many with considerable experience in the educational work and representing the nation's best institutions. Three now members have come to the faculty this year. Prof L. Emmett Drewry, A. B. of Oberlin takes up the work as physical Director as successor to Prof. J. R. Hunt who has been commissioned First Lt.utenant; Miss Amy L. Pendleton, A. B., of Oberlin and Prof. A. P. Lester, A. B., of Howard, are additions to the faculty. This phase of the work is in excellent shape. DINING HALL A new Dwarf that is now in the course of erection and nearing completion. This building with imposing Colonial front makes a splendid addition in the general appearance of bulldings and grounds. This Hall will be completed about January 1st, and dedicated. SCIENCE HALL When the new ining hall is occupied the former one will be converted into a Science Hall and equipped well as a Laboratory for physical sciences. These improvements will enable the institution to approximate in a very large degree its ambition respecting the work and its general advancement. WOMEN'S EXECUTIVE BOARD APPEALS Mrs. L. W. Tyrrell, chairman and Mrs. M. R. H. Allen, Secretary, with the other members of the Executive Board of the Women's Convention, have made an appeal to the churches of Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York to recognize Friday, November 23rd, as "Pamtry Supply Day" and on that day give some edibles for the institution. Each county in Virginia has been allotted some one article of food to supply. Some meat, some apples, some sugar some lard, some potatoes flor and the like. Also each State is requested to give some one article. All kinds of food stuffs are called for meal, rice, beans, potatoes, cabbage, turnips, fish, etc. This is a worthy appeal made in a strenuous time for a worthy institution. In this effort Mrs. Tyrrell and her workers have the full support and cooperation of the President of the institution. It is his earnest and urgent desire that these worthy workers will receive a hearty response to their appeal. By so doing the work will be greatly helped and they will be encouraged. ABINGDON NEWS Mr. P. L. Porter editor of the East Tennessee News was in our town last Sunday and smoke in the mourn ing at the VaKey St. Baptist church. He brought to our people a very in structive and inspiring message. At night our pastor Rev. W. H. Gray preached a fine sermon. Outline a large number of drafted men from Washington, Co., gathered in our town the county seat to leave for Camp Lee. On Friday night they were given a banquet by the colored citizens. On their departure Satuy day morning they were presented with boxes of lunch by the white ladies of the Red Cross chapter. Mrs. M. G. Eversole of Seattle Washington has returned home after visiting Mrs. Catherine Lawles, Mrs. Hertietta Lonley, Mrs. Mary Baker, Mrs. Dolly Clark is quite ill at the home of her daughter Mrs. Jenny Cook. Mr. Wm. H Brown and wife of Bristol, Va., were visiting here last week. REPOYTER THE COLLORED PUBLIC SCHOOL ATHLETIC LEAGUE. AJ a recent meeting at the Navy Hill School an athletic league was formed by representatives from Moore, Navy Hill, Baker, Buchanan, George Mason, and Dunbar schools. The purpose of the league is to develop athletics in the colored schools by means of monthly contests. The officers elected for the year are: A. L. Morton, president; B. L. Allen, vice president and publicity agent; B. F. Vaughan, secretary and treasurer; W. T. White, assistant secretary; G. H. Reid and A. T. Scott, statistical committee. L. T. Jones, Director of Physical Training in the Richmond Public Schools is athletic advisor, Prof. J. H. Black well, W. H. Harris and V. A. Lewis were appointed to draft a constitution. A plan of athletics for the whole year was outlined. It consist of regular events and certain feats of skill The events for November are the standing broad jump and the forward roll. All patrons and friends are asked to foster the work of athletics among our boys in the public schools as a means of serious training and development for citizenship. Respectfully. Colored Public School Athletic League: A. L. Morton, president; B. P. Vaughan, secretary; B. L. Allen, Publicity Agent. DANVILLE NEWS. Mrs. Lizzie Bennett Terry of Pitts burg, Pa., is home visiting. Mrs. Ethel Alexander of Jersey City spent a few days in the city enroute to Boydton, Va. James McAdam a cripple was arrested and sent to jail for 30 days on the charge of vagrancy. He had only been out of employment three days. Hq was discharged because his employer had no further work for him to do. He was fortunate enough to secure a job but was locked up before he could report for duty. But one good thing this young man had been attending the Baraca Glass of the Calvary Baptist Sunday School to whom he applied for help. The president Mr. W. B. Muse and the Assistant teacher, Mr. W. O. Ferguson, investigated the case and presented the facts to the Mayor and secured his release. It says to be connected with the Sunday School and Church. We are glad to have a colored paper in our city, "The Haddlight," Mr. Theo Harrison editor and proprietor. Office in the Southern Aid Building. We wish for him much success. Mrs. Annie Wheeler of Oaksville is very sick. Rev. W. F. Gratty pastor of the First Baptist Church closed his seventh anniversary Monday evening. An excellent program was rendered. Refreshments were served. Mr. John L. Johnson has returned home after touring to Baltimore. Mr. Hirie Richardson is spending the week end in Washington and Baltimore. Mr. Charlie Pritchett of Liberty Hill died Friday morning in his 22nd year. His funeral was conducted from the house by Rev. Terry. Undertaker L. H. Brooks officiated. The floral designs were beautiful. We note with sadness the death of Mrs. Cordelia M. Flemming, mother of Mr. Herbert Flemming, Richmond Va., Flemming had many friends in this city who will learn with much sorrow of her death. Mr. L. M. Green, of this city attended her funeraj in Richmond, Va. Sunday November 4th. Mr. Sidney Parker of Richmond Va., is in the city again. Mrs. Romaine Adams of Holbrook street is on the sick list. An excellent musicale was rendered last Monday evening at the Westmoreland High School by Miss Minnie Hayos and Mrs. Forbes of Lynchburg Va. REPORTER RONCEVERTE NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Greene gave a dinner in honor of their sister Mrs. L. B. Johnson, who leaves for Charleston, Thursday morning to stay all winter. Those present were: Rev. and Mrs. L. H. Carneler of Ronceverte, Rev. E. T. Teter of Lewisburg, Prof. and Mrs. J. C. Justice and Miss M. E. Fairfax. The table was decorated beautifully and all had a delightful time. They all wish her good luck and succes with her stay. On Wednesday evening November 1917 Mrs. L. B. Johnson was delightfully entertained with a surprise party by her Sunday School pupils. Uses Alice Greene, Thelma Sweeney Holly Carter, Messrs Jaames Ligens, Bernie Lee, Harry Ellis, Dover Rev. Wainres of Miss Augustine Waterson and Arlean Sweeney. We all had a delightful time. Lunson was served at seven, and they reported to their homes. The meeting is nicely attended and several are asking prayers. The visting ministers are Rev. E. J. Tyler of Lewisburg, and Rev. Williams ofolk of Union. Mr. A. B. Sweeney was called to Herston on the sad death of his two Addie Flagg who died of sight disease. She leave a loving uncle a mother and four children on other relatives and a host of friends. Mr Wetter Rose spent Saturday on Sunday with his sisters, Mrs. Wm. Green and Mrs. C. Brinkley THE RICHMOND PLANET. RICHMOND. VIRGINIA whom he had not seen for eight years. The District Superintendent, Rev. S. H. Brown filled the pulpit at the Methodist Church, Sunday, and preached an able sermon. Rev. I. H. Carpenter filled his pulpit at White Sulphur Springs. Mr. and Mrs. Scott and daughter Della spent the day at Gree's hotel while on their way to Richmond, Va, where they will spend winter. The Baptizing was held at the First Baptist Church Sunday. There were eight who were baptized and Rev. G. H. Carter preached an able sermon. Rev. William Polk has returned home after spending three days at the meeting held at Roosevelt. FLORENCE, S. C. NOTES Florence, S. C., November 13. Miss Leona Mae Webster, of the faculty of the city graded school served tea on Sunday evening to her coworker, Prof. W. S. Singleton and Mrs. Sallie Mae Watson. A mass meeting of the faculty and patrons of the city graded school was held at the A. M. E. Church, East Florence on Sunday evening. Dr. T. Gallant, the dentist is still to be found at his office on Evans street, where satisfactory work may be had. Mr. L. Jones, of Hartsville, S. C. passed here enroute to Charleston, S. C. his new home, where he is to be married to Miss Julia Heyward, December 1. at Morris Street Baptist Church, Rev. R. Kemp, officiating. Mr. James Jenkins, of Bannockburn, S. C. has gone to Mullins, S. C. Mrs. Christina Williams after visiting her mother, Mrs. Malisa Mcclain left for Philadelphia, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Williams conduct the A. Williams, boarding and lodging house at 1315 N. Tenth street, Philadelphia, Pa. Miss Nannie Sumter has returned to her home at Mayesville, S. C. from New York, where her father, Rev. Sumter is pastor of the A. M. E. Church. E. B. WEBSTER The Young People's League The Young People's League of the Ebbenezer Baptist Church met Sunday and a live and active meeting was conducted. The subject was introduced by Mr. T. Henry. Further discussion by Misses E. Coles, M. L. Sheppard, Messrs. J. J. Wood, J. J. Smith and Mrs. Ora B. Stokes, Miss Marion Thompson rendered an instrumental solo, and Miss E. Coles sang, Misses Zomoria Wood, Altony White Estelle MeGee, Pearl Lewis and Altony Pelham acted a pantomime. Several friends were introduced to the league by Miss Edwina Clay. Come and bring your friends. The Supreme court Decision (Continued from First Page.) chasing the above property for the purpose of having erected thereon a house which I propose to make my residence, and it is a distinct part of this agreement that I shall not be required to accept a deed to the above property or to pay for said property unless I have the right, under the laws of the State of Kentucky, and the City of Louisville, to occupy said property as a residence." This offer was accepted by the plaintiff. COULD NOT OCCUPY IT To the action for specific performance the defendant by way of answer set up the condition above set forth, that he is a colored person, and that on the block of which the lot in controversy is a part, there are ten residences, eight of which at the time of the making of the contract, were occupied by white people, and only two (those nearest the lot in question) were occupied by colored people, and that under and by virtue of the ordinance of the City of Louisville, approved May 11, 1914, he would not be allowed to occupy the lot as a place of residence. N VIOLATION OF CONSTITUTION In reply to this answer the plaintiff set up, among other things, that the ordinance was in conflict with the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and hence no defense to the action for specific performance of the contract. In the court of original jurisdiction in Kentucky, and in the Court of Appeals of that State, the case was made to turn upon the constitutional validity of the ordinance. The Court of Appeals of Kentucky, 165 Ky. 559, held the ordinance valid and of itself a complete defense to the action. LIKE RICHMOND ORDINANCE The title of the ordinance is: "An ordinance to prevent conflict and illfellowing between the white and colored races in the City of Louisville, and to preserve the public peace and promote the general welfare by making reasonable provisions requiring as far as practicable, the use of separate blocks for residences, places of abode, and places of assembly by white, and colored people, respectively." By the first section of the ordinance it is made unlawful for any colored person to move into and occupy as a residence, place of abode, or to establish and maintain a place of public assembly any house upon any block upon which a greater number of houses are occupied as residences, places of abode, or places of public assembly by white people than are occupied as residences, places of abode, or places of public assembly by colored people. A DISTINCTION WITHOUT A DIFFERENCE Section 2 provides that it shall be unlawful for any white person to move into and occupy as a residence, place of abode, or to establish and maintain as a place of public assembly any house upon any block upon which a greater number of houses are occupied as residences, places of abode or places of public assembly by colored people than are occupied as residences, places of abode or places of public assembly by white people. VIOLATION A PUNISHABLE OFFENSE The ordinance contains other sections and a violation of its provisions is made an offense. The assignments of error in this court attack the ordinance upon the ground that it violates the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, in that it abridges the privileges and immunities of citizens of the United States to acquire and enjoy property, takes property without due process of law, and denies equal protection of the laws. The objection is made that this writ of error should be dismissed because the alleged denial of constitutional rights involves only the rights of colored persons, and the plaintiff in error is a white person. The court has frequently held that while an unconstitutional act is no law, attacks upon the validity of laws can only be entertained when made by those whose rights are directly affected by the law or ordinance in question. Only such persons, it has been settled, can be heard to attack the constitutionality of the law or ordinance. But this case does not run counter to that principle. SOLD BY A WHITE MAN The property here involved was sold by the plaintiff in error, a white man, on the terms stated, to a colored man; the action for specific performance was entertained in the court below, and in both courts the plaintiff's right to have the contract enforced was denied solely because of the effect of the ordinance making it illegal for a colored person to occupy the lot sold. But for the ordinance the State courts would have enforced the contract, and the defendant would have been compelled to pay the purchase price and take a conveyance of the premises. The right of the plaintiff in error to sell his property was directly involved and necessarily impaired because it was held in effect that he could not sell the lot to a person of color who was willing and ready to acquire the property, and had obligated himself to take it. This case does not come within the class wherein this court has held that where one seeks to avoid the enforcement of a law or ordinance, he must present a grievance of his own and not rest the attack upon the alleged violation of another's rights. In this case the property rights of the plaintiff in error are directly and necessarily involved. See Trunx v. Raich, 239 U. S. 33, 88. THE CASE UPON ITS MERITS: We pass then to a consideration of the case upon its merits. This ordinance prevents the occupancy of a lot in the City of Louisville by a person of color in a block where the greater number of residences are occupied by white persons; where such a majority exists, colored persons are excluded. This interdiction is based wholly upon color; simply that and nothing more. In effect, premises situated as are those in question in the so-called white block are effectively debarred from sale to persons of color, because if sold, they cannot be occupied by the purchaser nor by him sold to another of the same color. A DRASTIC MEASURE This drastic measure is sought to be justified under the authority of the State in the exercise of the police power. It is said such legislation tends to promote the public peace by preventing racial conflicts; that it tends to maintain racial purity; that it prevents the deterioration of property owned and occupied by white people, which deterioration, it is contended, is sure to follow the occupancy of adjacent premises by persons of color. The authority of the State to pass laws in the exercise of the police power, having for their object the promotion of the public health, safety and welfare is very broad, as has been affirmed in numerous and recent decisions of this court. Furthermore, the exercise of this power, embracing nearly all legislation of a local character, is not to be interfered with by the courts where it is within the scope of legislative authority and the means adopted reasonably tend to accomplish a lawful purpose. But it is equally well established that the police power, broad as it is, cannot justify the passage of a law or ordinance which runs counter to the limitations of the Federal Constitution; that principle has been so frequently affirmed in this court that we need not stop to cite the cases. THE SUPREME LAW. The Federal Constitution and laws passed within its authority are by the express terms of that instrument made the supreme law of the land. The Fourteenth Amendment protects life, liberty and property from invasion by the states without due process of law. Property is more than the mere thing which a person owns. It is elementary that it includes the right to acquire, use and dispose of it. The Constitution protects these essential attributes of property. Holden v. Hardy, 169 U. S. 366, 391. Property consists of the free use, enjoyment and disposal of a person's acquisitions without control or diminution save by the law of the land. 1 Blackstone's Commentaries, (Cooley's Ed.) 127. OUTSIDE OF THE LIMITATIONS. True it is that dominion over property springing from ownership is not absolute and unqualified. The disposition and use of property may be controlled in the exercise of the police power in the interest of the public health, convenience or welfare, harmful occupations may be controlled and regulated. Legitimate business may also be regulated in the interest of the public. Certain pieces of property may be confined to portions of the municipality other than the resident districts, such as livery stables, brick-yards and the like, because of the impairment of the health and comfort of the occupants of neighboring property. Many illustrations might be given from the decisions of this Court, and other courts, of this principle, but these cases do not touch the one at bar. THE CONCRETE QUESTION The concrete question here is: May the occupancy, and necessarily, the purchase and sale of property of which occupancy is an incident, be inhibited by the States, or by one of its municipalities, solely because of the color of the proposed occupant of the premises? That one may dispose of his property, subject only to the control of lawful enactments curtailing that right in the public interest, must be conceded. The question now presented makes it pertinent to enquire into the constitutional right of the white man to sell his property to a colored man, having in view the legal status of the purchaser and occupant. THE WAR AMENDMENTS Following the Civil War, certain amendments to the Federal Constitution were adopted, which have become an integral part of that instrument, equally binding upon all the States and fixing certain fundamental rights which all are bound to respect. The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in the United States and in all places subject to their jurisdiction, and gave Congress power to enforce the Amendment by appropriate legislation. The Fourteenth Amendment made all persons born or naturalized in the United States, citizens of the United States and of the States in which they reside, and provided that no State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States, and that no State shall deprive any person of life, liberty or property without due process of law, nor deny to any person the equal protection of the laws. THE SLAUGHTER HOUSE CASES The effect of these amendments was first dealt with by this Court in the Slaughter House Cases, 16 Wallace 36. The reasons for the adoption of the amendments were elaborately considered by a court familiar with the times in which the necessity for the amendments arose, and with the circumstances, which impelled their adoption. In that case, Mr. Justice Miller, who spoke for the majority, pointed out that the colored race, having been freed from slavery by the Thirteenth Amendment, was raised to the dignity of citizenship and equality of civil rights by the Fourteenth Amendment, and the States were prohibited from abridging the privileges and immunities of such citizens, or depriving any person of life, liberty or property without due process of law. While a principle purpose of the latter Amendment was to protect persons of color, the broad language used was deemed sufficient to protect all persons, white or black, against discriminatory legislation by the States. This is now the settled law. In many of the cases since arising the question of color has not been involved and the cases have been decided upon alleged violations of civil or property rights, irrespective of the race or color of the complainant. In the Slaughter House cases it was recognized that the chief inducement to the passage of the Amendment was the desire to extend Federal protections to the recently emancipated race from unfriendly and discriminating legislation by the States. ANOTHER CASE CITED. In Strander v. West Virginia, 100 U. S. 363, this court held that a colored person charged with an offense was denied the process of law by a statute which prevented colored men from sitting on the jury which tried him. Mr. Justice Strong, speaking for the Court, again reviewed the history of the Amendments, and among other things, in speaking of the Fourteenth Amend- "It (the Fourteenth Amendment) was designed to assure to the colored race the enjoyment of all the civil rights that under the law are enjoyed by white persons, and to give to that race the protection of the general government in that enjoyment, whenever it should be denied by the States. It not only gave citizenship and privileges of citizenship to persons of color, but it denied to any State the power to withhold from them the equal protection of the laws, and authorized Congress to enforce its provisions by appropriate legislation. * * * It ordains that no State shall make or enforce the privilege or immunity of the United States. * * * It ordains that no State shall deprive any person of life, liberty or property without due process of law, or deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. ALL EQUAL BEFORE THE LAW "What is this but declaring that the laws in the States shall be the same for the black as for the white, that all persons, whether colored or white, shall stand equal before the laws of the States, and, in regard to the colored race (for whose protection the Amendment was primarily designed) that no discrimination shall be made against them because of their color?" "The Fourteenth Amendment makes no attempt to enumerate the rights it designs to protect. It speaks in general terms and those are as comprehensive as possible. Its language is prohibitory; but every protection implies the existence of rights and intimities, prominent among which is an immunity from inequality of legal protection either for life, liberty or property. Any State action which denies this immunity to a colored man is in conflict with the Constitution." A VIRGINIA CASE. Again this Court in Ex parte Virginia, 100 U. S. 329, 347, speaking of the Fourteenth Amendment, said: "Whoever by virtue of public position under a State Government, deprives another of property, life or liberty, without due process of law, or denies or takes away the equal protection of the laws, violates the constitutional inhibition; and as he acts in the name and for the State and is clothed with the State's power, his act is that of the State." In giving legislative aid to these constitutional provisions, Congress enacted in 1866, Chap. 31, Sec. 1, 14th Stat. 27, that: "All citizens of the United States shall have the same right in every State and Territory as is enjoyed by white citizens thereof, to inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold and convey real and personal property." SPECIFIC CITATIONS And in 1870, by Chap. 114, Sec. 16, 16(th) Stat. 144, that; "All persons within the jurisdiction of the United States, small have the same right in every State and Territory to make and enforce contracts, to sue, be parties, give evidence, and to the full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of persons and property as is enjoyed by white citizens, and shall be subject to like punishment, pains, penalties, taxes, licenses and exactions of every kind, and no other." In the face of these constitutional and statutory provisions, can a white man be denied, consistently with due process of law, the right to dispose of his property to a purchaser by prohibiting the occupation of it for the sole reason that the purchaser is a person of color intending to occupy the premises as a place of residence? THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE. The statute of 1866, originally passed under the sanction of the Thirteenth Amendment, 14 Stat. 27, and practically re- enacted after the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment, 16 Stat. 144, expressly provided that all citizens of the United States in any State shall have the same right to purchase property as is enjoyed by white citizens. Colored persons are citizens of the United States and have the right to purchase property and enjoy and use the same without laws discriminating against them solely on account of color. Hall v. De Cuir, 95 U. S. 485, 508. These enactments did not deal with the social rights of men, but with those fundamental rights in property which it was intended to secure upon the same terms to citizens of every race and color. Civil Rights Cases, 109 U. S. 3, 22. The Fourteenth Amendment and these statutes enacted in furtherance of its purpose, operate to qualify and entitle a colored man to acquire property without State legislation discriminating against him solely because of color. NOT A CASE IN POINT The defendant in error insists that Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U. S. 537, is controlling in principle in favor of the judgment of the Court below. In that case this Court hold that a provision of a statute of Louisiana requiring Railway Companies carrying passengers to provide, in their coaches, equal, but separate accommodations, for the white and colored races, did not run counter to the provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment. It is to be observed that in that case there was no attempt to deprive persons of color of transportation in the coaches of the public carrier, and the express requirements were for equal though separate accommodations for the white and colored races. In Plessy v. Ferguson, classification of accommodations was permitted upon the basis of equality of both races. THE BEREA CASE. In the Berea College Case, 211 U. S. 15, a State statute was sustained in the Courts of Kentucky, which, while permitting the education of white persons and negroes in FIVE different localities by the same incorporated institution, prohibited their attendance at the same place, and in this court, the judgment of the Court of Appeals of Kentucky was affirmed solely upon the reserved authority of the Logislature of Kentucky to alter, amend, or repeal charters of its own corporations, and the question here involved was neither discussed nor decided. In Cary v. City of Atlanta, 143 Georgia, 192, the Supreme Court of Georgia, holding an ordinance, similar in principle to the one herein involved, to be invalid, dealt with Plessy v. Ferguson and the Berea College Case, in language so apposite that we quote a portion of it: EQUAL SEPARATE PRIVILEGES "In each instance the complaining person was afforded the opportunity to ride, or to attend institutions of learning, or afforded the thing of whatever nature to which, in the particular case, he was entitled. The most that was done was to require him, as a member of a class to conform with reasonable rules in regard to the separation of the races. In none of them was he denied the right to use, control, or dispose of his property, as in this case. Property of a person, whether as a member of a class or as an individual, cannot be taken without due process of law. In the recent case of McCabe v. Achchison, ets., Ry. Co, 235 U. S. 151, where the Court had under consideration a statute which allowed railroad companies to furnish dining-cars for white people and to refuse to furnish dining-cars altogether for colored persons, this language was used in reference to the contentions of the attorney general; "This argument with respect to volume of traffic, seems to us to be without merit. It makes the constitutional right depend upon the number of persons who may be discriminated against, whereas the essence of the constitutional right is that it is a personal one." * * * DESTROYED THE RIGHT "The effect of the ordinance under consideration was not merely to regulate a business or the like, but was to destroy the right of the individual to acquire, enjoy and dispose of his property. Being of this character, it was void as being opposed to the due process clause of the Constitution." That there exists a serious and difficult problem arising from a feeling of race hostility which the law is powerless to control, and to which it must give a measure of consideration, may be freely admitted. But its solution cannot be promoted by depriving citizens of their constitutional rights and privileges. NOT SEGREGATION BUT CONFISCATION As we have seen, this Court has held laws valid which separated the races on the basis of equal accommodations in public conveyances, and courts of high authority have held enactments law which provide for separation in public schools of white people where equal privileges are given. But in view of the rights secured by the Fourteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution, such legislation must have its limitations, and cannot be sustained where the exercise of authority exceeds the restraints of the Constitution. We think these limitations are exceeded in laws and ordinances of the character now before us. It is the purpose of such enactments, and, it is frankly avowed it will be their ultimate effect, to require, by law, at least in residential districts the compulsory separation of the races on account of color. Such action is said to be essential to the maintenance of the purity of the races, although it is to be noted in the ordinance under consideration that the employment of colored servants in white families is permitted, and nearby residences of colored persons, not coming within the blocks as defined in the ordinance, are not prohibited. NOT AMALGAMATION ISSUE The case presented does not dent with an attempt to prohibit the amalgamation of the races. The right which the ordinance annulled was the civil right of a white man to dispose of his property if he saw fit to do so to a person of color, and of a colored person to make such a disposition to a white person. It is urged that this proposed segregation will promote the public peace by preventing race conflict. Desirable this is, and important as is the preservation of the public peace, this aim cannot be accomplished by laws or ordinances which deny rights created, or protected by the Federal Constitution. It is said that such acquisition by colored persons depreciate property owned in the neighborhood of white persons. But property may be acquired by undesirable white neighbors or put to disagreeable, though lawful uses, with like results. NOT IN POWER OF THE STATE We think this attempt to prevent the alienation of the property in question to a person of color was not a legitimate exercise of the police power of the State, and is in direct violation of the fundamental law enacted in the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution, preventing State interference with property rights except by due process of law. That being the case the ordinance cannot stand. Booth v. Illinois, 184 U. S. 425, 429; Otis v. Parker, 187 U. S. 606, 609. Teaching this conclusion it follows that the judgment of the Kentucky Court of Appeals must be reversed, and the cause remanded to that Court for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion. Clerk Supreme Court, U. S. "The Fate of the War God," an original drama by Mme. M. E. Satterfield will be repeated at the True Reformers Hall, Monday night, November 19th. Admission, ten cents