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THE RICHMOND PLANET Virginia State Library RISE - COUNTRY - WORLD NEWS VOL. 1E, NO. 34 DEFENDS RACE AGAINST ATTACK BY RABID WESTERN EDITOR New York City, N. Y., June 23, 1918 125 W. 131st Street Editor of The Planet: Dear Sir, Will you kindly permit you to speak through your paper in regards to what the Marshalltown Times Republic had to say about the five black men and the crime that they committed out there in Iowa. It is not strange that this editor should set himself up as a judge and jury too, but when he confines his tribunal merely to the black rapist, then he becomes odious. Since rape is a beinous crime, why is it that he cannot condemn all rapists, white or black? Whenever a black, or Ethiopian woman is insulted by a Caucasian, or white man, he seems to take cold feet he has nothing to say; but as soon as he hears of some Caucasian, or white woman being insulted by a black man then his ankle get hot immediately. He does not know that for every white woman that is insulted by a black man, there are twenty black women insulted by white men. If every white man was lynched for insulting black women, in some districts there would not be enough limbs on the trees with which to accommodate the lynchers. NEWS SOFT-PEDALED. The editor speaks of the "News being soft-pedaled for the mothers'ays." Well, he should have known that that is not the first time that that kind of news has been "soft-pedaled." Black girls, who have been working out among white families, trying to make an honest living on their return homeward in the evenings, they have been run through the wide open streets of the town, by flendish white men, sometimes to fall exhausted at their mother's door. All this news was "soft-pedaled." Not long ago when a white man rode up to the door of a black man's house and offered him, as it was afterwards, stated, $200 for the virtue of his daughter, this news was also "soft-pedaled." In fact every time a black woman is insulted by a white man the news is "soft-pedaled." Now, it seems that if the editor prayed and fasted as he was commanded on the 30th of May, he scarcely got through with that job before he rushed to the desk to get his pen that he might condemn, ten or twelve million people for a crime that was supposed to have been committed by five men. No doubt he stands around and thinks that God has answered his prayer. If the fate of the country hung upon such fellows as he, why its doom is already sealed. THE POWER OF PRAYER. Now, we know that tervent prayer, backed up by perfect love, and an mushaken faith will move God on His Throne, even to the turning of the world upside down. Wherever one man could be found that would stand upon these three things as God has commanded, he has always been victorious. When the King of Syria sent a host of men to Dethian to take the Prophet Elisha, why Elisha prayed and God smote the host with blindness. Again, when Jerusalem was threatened by the Assyrian army thezeikah prayed, and in one night God destroyed 185,000 soldiers, have you ever heard of the Big Berthas or the mightiest gang that are in operation today of doing such deadly execution in so short a time"? But for fear the editor will think that the Lord bag changed since that day and time, I will refer him to Hebrews 13:8, "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever." TWO WAYS BY WHICH PRAYER MAY BE LOST The rich man who prayed in hell prayed a good prayer, but the prayer was lost because he prayed too late. Showing very clearly that when an individual has passed into the next life, he has passed beyond the state of prayer, whether he should pray over on that side, or whether some one should pray for him over on this side. He is lost forever. Secondly, the man who approaches God with malice in his heart, his prayer is a failure also. The Saviour says in Matthew 5:23-24, "Therefore if then bring thy gifts to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against the altar; leave there thy gift before the altar, and so thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, then come and offer thy gift. This shows the editor that repentance comes before prayer. Now, the Black or Ethiopian people have some thing against this editor and all others who see like him, and not only rip him, remove some of his clothes, and that they ever present the curse of the New Age. High God. A woman does not editor blame for certain things, that force some things to become unnatural? They become some of them not like animals, they are deceived for forever. When you the editor blame for this the dismay is known (black man?). When does he be responsible for such a life discrimination in school funds that in come instances a white child note as much as $2,000 to the black child? $14.99 for educational purposes? THE POWER OF THE LITTLE WHITE GOD Why does not the editor take a little time and tell his readers that right at this time all enemies have privileges that black people have not, let an ablen enemy woman and a black woman buy a railroad ticket from New York to New Orleans, including sleeping and dining accommodation which will go through O. K. and which one will be held up at the Mason and Dixon line? The little editor that is trying to gain so much notoriety reminds me of the fellow who, while keeping the wolf away from the door, let a bear get in through the window. But on the other hand, if the black woman should take a little white god along in her arms, not only would she go through with the best of rail facilities, but the best hotels would be open to her and not only so, this little white god would be her passport to any place in this life and in the life to come, except Heaven. Therefore the editor from the Hawkeye State ought to see that this is idolacy and as the Most High is a jealous God, the will destroy idols and idol worshippers. WATCH THE SUN! On one occasion when Christ was passing the people made a great demonstration, certain of His enemies told Him to rebuke them, but He told them that if they should hold their peace that the rocks would cry out. This shows clearly that God is not dependent upon man alone to do His bidding, but can make nature itself talk to the people. On one occasion He caused an animal to speak. When there was no one else to speak against Cain's wickedness in slaying his brother, why God suffered Abel's blood to cry out from the ground against injustice. Today as the voice of mankind is weak in speaking against the infamy that has been heaped upon the Black or Ethiopian people, God is not going to let His sun shine in all of its strength this Summer as a protest against this wickedness. Now, if the Editor of the Times-Publican is any way skeptical I would advise him to watch the sun from now until the first of October. And as far as lynching is concerned, it is going to be stopped, because the Most High God has said so. I trust that the editor is strong enough to believe that God is both able and competent to execute rapidly and rigidly the things that He has in mind to do; for God is determined to make the editor and all that are like-minded to know that "He rules in the affairs of men." Therefore, He is not in any humor to take man's foolishness any longer. CALL FOR THE VIRGINIA BAP TST STATE AND SCHOOL CONFIDENCE 2119 Marshall Ave., Northeast Nassau, To the Officers, Missionaries and Coworkers of the Baptist State Sunday School Convention of Virginia at the First Baptist Church, Rev. R. H. Bowling, Pastor. Dear Friends: The Convention will meet in Norfolk, on the 21st of August at 9:00 A.M. The first session will be held Tuesday evening, at 8:00 P.M. and all the schools in the State are asked to send delegates or non-sengers. This will be one of the best sessions in our history and schools are asked to send a liberal contribution. It is imperative that you send representatives because matters of vital interest will be discussed regarding ecclesiastic work and business relating to the body politic. Living as we are in one of the most eventful epochs in the world's history, it is urgent and wise that delegates from all hamlets, districts and cities meet this year to compare notes, take an inventory of "stock" and prepare for future service. We usually gain inspiration at these meetings and this is why we should assemble in large numbers to renew our efforts, gain inspiration at these meetings and this is why we should assemble in large numbers to renew our efforts, gain inspiration to aid us in the continuation of our work, "lest we forget" and become pessimistic. The Pastor, Superintendent, and officers of the Church and School are preparing to take care of all who may come. A scholarly and unique program has been arranged and all will be benefited who may come. J. S. LEE, President. J. K. TRENTP. Corres. Secretary. RICHMOND, VIRCINIA, SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1918 The Eyes below are lovingly abducted to the family and friend of the late Mrs. A. Jim Brumwell, the mother of my brother who had two children beloved mother friend, who passed to her in college, today. For more than sixty years Mother Brumwell was a member of Water A. M. E. Church, Baltimore. She lived her red, rosette canaled it thing proving by her daily life the sheer joy of her Christian profession. Her faith in God was constant; her joy was thus ever true. All through the longest days of her severe suffering she lifted her trustful heart toward Heaven and,velled, loved "he will be gone". Though unconcerned then, this, I loved her, who oblent prayer in the hour of death, as it was in Heaven. She was a mother to the friendless, a sister to the lonely, a comfort to the community. Her reward is Heaven. CROSSED LIFES RIVER A soul has crossed Life's River, A spirit and a light, Back to its God and Giver, A faith divinely white. A friend to all who knew her, These hold her memory dear; No mother-heart was truer, No sister more sincere. Now we who live and love her Beneath the grave-hushed sod, Lifting our eyes above her, Renew our trust in God. Colored Eo Leaders Colored Editors and Leaders in Session. MOULDERS OF PUBLIC OPINION CONSIDER METHODS BY WHICH THE NEGRO MAY BEST AID NATION TO WIN THE WAR. Notable Addresses by Officlets of High Station. Washington, District of Columbia, By the authority and direction of the War Department and the Committee on Public Information Emmett J. Scott, Special Assistant to the Secretary of War, called to Washington this week for a conference, thirty or forty representatives of important colored newspapers of the country, together with a number of the leaders of thought and opinion among the Negro people, to consider methods by which the millions of colored people of the nation may best assist in the winning of the war. PROCEEDINGS ARE MARKED BY DIGNITY AND UNITY. The conference formally opened Wednesday morning, June 19, in the main auditorium of the new building of the Department of the Interior, 18th and F streets, Northwest, at 10:30 o'clock and continued through out Thursday and Friday, June 20 and 21. Mr. Scott presided at all of the sessions which were marked by an earnestness of purpose, a broad grasp of the questions at issue, and an unwavering loyalty to the flag of the nation, as well as by an intense devotion to the highest interests of the colored Americans for whom they came primarily to speak. The discussion covered a wide range, and the conferences were given an opportunity to present their views, reflecting the state of mind of the colored people of the country, with the utmost freedom and frankness, unhampered by parliamentary restrictions or any effort to direct opinion in any particular channel — save that of utilizing in the most effective manner every resource at the command of the race to bring victory to the American arms in it⁵ present struggle for Liberty and world-wide democracy. Mr. Scott's admirably tempered addresses at various stages of the deliberations repeatedly admonished the conferences to voice their sentiments fully and fearlessly, laying all grievances and suggestions for their redress upon the common altar, with the view of strengthening where needed the patriotism and morale of the Negro people. So fair and impartial were the rulings of the chair upon every point raised or principle enunciated, that at no time was a single exception taken to them. Every conceivable shade of individual opinion was represented in the body, but there was from the outset a firm disposition to subordinate private and personal considerations to the general good, without regard to politics, creed, faction or section. This lofty aim wa3. adhered to most religiously. Density of statement, harmony of thought and unity of action were the predominating features of the three days' session. The document, reported by the special committee appointed to summarize the expression of the conference $a_3$ to the best plans for the mobilization of the resources ditors and in Session. of the 12,000,000 Negroes of the Republic in support of the war aim of the government, was led by a unanimous vote, given heartily and enthusiastically. 'America' was sung with fervor and unction as final adjournment was taken. NOTABLE ADDRESSES BY OFFICIALS OF HIGH STATION. The conference was addressed in sympathetic vein, during the gessions, by the following notable officials of high station: Hon. Newton D. Baker, Secretary of War; Mr. George Creel, Chairman of the Committee on Public Information; Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy; Mr. Edward N. Hurley, Chairman of the United States Shipping Board; Major Joel E. Spingarn, Attached to the General Staff, United States Army; Captain Arthur S. Spingarn, of the Medical Reserve Corps, National Army; General Paul Vignal, Military Attache of the French Embassy Major Edouard Requin and Major L. P. DeMontal, of the French High Commission. PERSONNEL OF CONFERENCE. The following gentlemen were invited to be present at the conference: Dr. Robert E. Jones, Editor Southernwestern Christian Advocate, New Orleans, La.; John H. Murphy, Editor, The Aloe-American, Baltimore, Md.; W. T. Andrews, Editor, Daily Herald, Baltimore, Md.; Chris J. Perry, Editor, The Tribune, Philadelphia, Pa.; John Mitchell, Jr., Editor, The Planet, Richmond, Va.; Charles W. Anderson, Former Collector Internal Revenue for Second District of New York City, now Assistant Commissioner of Agriculture for State of New York, at present serving on Exemption Board, New York City Robert L. Vann, Editor, The Courier, Assistant City Solicitor, Pittsburgh, Pa.; R. S. Abbott, Editor, The Defender, Chicago, Ill.; George L. Knox, Proprietor and Publisher, The Freeman, Indianapolis, Ind.; A. E. Manning, Editor, The World, Indianapolis, Ind.; Dr. H. M. Minton, 1130 S. 18th street, Philadelphia, Pa.; Rev. Ernest Lyon, Chairman, Colored Branch of Maryland Council of Defense and Consul General of the Republic of Liberia to the United States, Baltimore, Md.; Ralph W. Tyler, Former Auditor for the Navy Department, Contributing Editor, The Cleveland Advocate, Washington, D.C. W. E. King, Editor, The Express, Dallas, Texas; Fred, R. Moore, Editor, The Age, New York City; George W. Harris, Editor, The News, New York City; Edward A. Warren, Editor, The Amsterdam News, New York City; P. B. Young, Editor, Lodge Journal and Guide, Norfolk, Va.; W. E. R. Dutlofs, Editor, The Crisis, New York, N. Y.; H. C. Smith, Editor, The Gazette, Cleveland, O.; J. E. Mitchell, Editor, The Argus, St Louis, Mo.; C. K. Robinson, Editor, The Clarion, St. Louis, Mo. Nelson C. Crews, Editor, Kansas City Sun, Kansas City, Mo.; Benj. J. Davis, Editor, The Independent, Atlanta, Ga.; J. Finley Wilson, Editor, The Eagle, Washington, D. C.; William H. Steward, Editor, American Baptist, Louisville, Ky.; Robert R. Motton, Principal, Tuskegee N. and I Institute, Tuskegee, Ala.; Major Al. (Continued on the fourth page.) MOTOR SAYS HE IS NOT REQUIRED TO DO CHIEF'S WORK In Reply to Citizens of Grand Jury, City's Chief Executive Points Out That Charter as Amended, Gives Head of Police Force a Free Hand in Dealing With the Men Under Him Two Thousand Vice and Liquor Arrests Prove Police Active. Mayor George Altis life today made his first formal reply to censure of him in the report of the grand jury. His statement declares that his concession at indue has been for law enforcement so far as the realization of that object is humanly possible. He points out that the missing of those souls of soldiers within two hours' ride of Schmidh has brought prob lem unusual for any city but present in all places similarly located with respect to cantonments. The mayor results the charge that Richard's degenerate with vice gambling and loadding. Mayor Ainslie asserts that the chief court isound with oim by the grand jury sums up in his dismissal of K. R. Bowell as chief of police for what is termed "slight indissection." He replies that Bowell's infinity of judgement was a grave one unfitting him for the functions of chief of police. He further declares that he had no reason to suspect Sherry or Pollock of wrong conduct. Sherry having been retained as captain under siege is Werner and Bowell without complaint against him and Pollock having purely clerical duties which he performed efficiently and with no sign that would point to his ever being under the influence of liquor. The statement says that 2,000 arrests for violations of the laws reposting gabling bootlegging and vice made in three years is not a mean record. The chiefs of police have been given a free hand says the mayor in response to the belief that this course and only this made for efficient administration of the department. The statement of Mayor Ainslie is as follows: THE JURY'S CRITICISM The report of the grand jury recently made contains comment upon me to the effect that: "In the opinion of the jury Mayor Ainslie has not shown discreet judgment in the management of the police department nor in the appointment of the present chief. Mayor Ainslie lacks those qualities requisite for the proper management of the department." So far as I have been able to gather from the report, or otherwise, this somewhat sweeping criticism was based upon the removal of Chief Sowell and the appointment of Chief Sherry. My infirmity in the opinion of the grand jury which went far ahead in making its comment upon me was shown by those single acts, unless it is to be inserted from the retention of Captain Pollock. It does not often happen that Richmond editors agree but they all expressed approval of the removal of Sowell. The grand jury characterized his offense as "a comparatively slight indictment," and his removal as "destructive and unwarranted." Then way didn't the jury recommend his rebuke as chief? The slight indiscretion which he admitted consisted in immediately telling a suspected policeman of the statements made about him that he had hauled whiskey in a city car to gather with the name of the man who made them and also in warning him that he was going to be watched. If that is a "slight indiscretion" in a chief of police what would be a grave one? RECORDS OF SHERRY AND POLLOCK As to the appointment of Sherry It has been asked why didn't I know what was told the grant jury about him? My answer is that the persons who enlightened the jury about Shery had never given me the benefit of their statements and opinions. More over Shery was police captain from June 1, 1916 to May 24, 1918. During that period chief Werner was chief of police until his death January 18, 1918 and Chief Sowell from that date to May 24, 1918. They were in immediate charge and control of all captains and other police. They met the captains in frequent conferences. They only business was to know their officers and men to see that their duties were performed and to demose or dismiss them for the good of the service if they were not giving satisfactory service. The Chief of Police has no other duties. He is the officer who is by law "responsible to the mayor for the discipline and efficiency of the force." Nei her Chief Werner nor Chief Sow ell ever so much as hints to me that they ever superseded Siberty of being convicted or he had in the performance of his duties, or that he was and if any twister influence. Cetna told both keep him as captain of his district when either could have reduced him in rank or any motion. Captain Folkeback has been clerk and secretary of the department for nearly six years. His duties are what he current. Two years ago he was made purchasing agent by charter establishment. He had to be made a member of the force to obtain his services, the being only other way in which he could be employed but he never did a day's police duty to my knowledge. I never saw him in uniform and doubt it he has one. He is an expert stebographer clerk and bookkeeper and is the paymaster of the force. He has handled millions of dollars of public funds without the loss or unplacement of a penny. He was repeatedly elected to his position without opposition because of his efficiency. I have been in his office practically every day and I now or saw him there or elsewhere when he appeared to be under the influence of bionor nor has any chief of police or other policeman ever made report or s statement to me to that effect. HAS GIVEN CHEF FREE HAND As I was very familiar with the arguments made against the old chief provisions under which the board of police commissioners managed the department in detail, not only in its fiscal affairs but in the appointment of members of the force the promotion, demotion punishment, dismissal and even the assignments of policemen. I was well aware that the changes in the charter were deliberately made, and that they plainly expressed the intention greatly to charge the powers of the chief of police by giving him the direct authority over the members of the force formerly had by the board. The charter provides that: "The chief of police shall be responsible to the mayor for the discipline and efficiency of the force" and in order to shoulder that responsibility the chief was given the widest powers of appointment, promotion, demotion and other punishments including dismissals and the punishment of the chief of police for the good of the service." My conception of the proper performance of my duties was and is that I should give the chief a free hand in all matters which were made his specific duties. This I have scrupulously done. I have dealt with the chief of police only at not being good practice or good law to deal with captains or other members of the force. Each chief was given specific and unqualified orders to entforce all laws, the manner means and selection of men to carry out such orders being left to him, and each has repeatedly asured me that he was doing his best. I submit that as proper management and that any other would have the bad effect of undermining the chief's authority over the force and would have subjected me to the just criticism of improper interference which was the complaint against the board of commissioners. I do not understand the duties of the mayor under the charter to be those of a detective to sleuth around personally to try to catch bootleggers and prostitutes. Nor do I understand them to be those of a "tly cop" to spy upon the police. Neither is he merely another chief of police. The law hardly intended to provide for two chiefs with the same duties. A mayor must place confidence in the chief of police until that confidence is forfeited. His remedy then as con-templated by law is a new chief of police not resignation as has been suggested by some of my critics. MAYOR'S EFFORT TO EXFORCE LAW I affirm that my whole attitude has been for the enforcement of law as well as in humanly possible. Nearly 2,000 arrests in three years for violations of laws against gambling vice and lotter selling; should mean some thing. I have tawer given a chief of police a word gesture or book that could be properly interpreted to the contrary. I have turned ever to the chiefs dozens of anonymous complaints and tips. To a temp to hold me per politely responsible for conditions alleged to exist as if I favored caused or connived at them is unfair unjust. Biological. I have performed my duties faithfully consciously and according to law and what is considered good business management. We are living under unusual conditions and have unanticipated problems. To put from thy to forty thousand men within two hours' ride of us should have been expected to give us a changed and more difficult problem. That has happeed in every city near a camp or environment but I caner subscribe to the theory the Richmond is a seething mass of disease vice and corrupt ion. WANTED 200 colored carpenter, at once at Camp Hill, Newport News, Va., 62 12 cents per hour; time and half overtime; double time for Sunday. Long government job. Best accommodations. Call for job 129 H. C. BURFORD, Camp Hill, Newport News, Virginia. TIME IS FLEETING—KEEP POSTED PRICE, FIVE CENTS DR. GRAHAM'S COMPLEMENTS. Editor, Richmond Planet. Richmond Virginia. My Dear Mr. Killow, I am always more than pleased to renew my subscription to the Flume, knowing as I do its most valuable place as an insurer for the uptidity of the race. You have done well as a race lead or and the world should feel proud of you. Respectfully yours W. F. GRAHAM Florence G. Munford, 19 years old wants position as stewardryer and typist. A graduate from one of the best Business Institutions of this city. Reference exchanged. 722 N. 9th Street. SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION SUNDAY The Richmond District Sunday School Union, which subscribes to the principles as enunciated by the Virginia Baptist State Convention will meet timorew (Sunday) at 3:30 P.M. at the Thirty-first Street Baptist Church, Rev. R. C. Williams, pastor. A splendid program will be presented. All are invited to be present. That self-help are part of the basic strata of this young organization and all should be interested. Miss Rebecca T. Mitchell, Mrs. Anna Brown and Little Lacie Cross are visiting Mrs. Fannie Page Smith, Mrs. Brown's sister, in Washington, D. C. —Mr. Marcelius L. Hatcher, of N.Y. but formerly of South Richmond spent Sunday with his parents and friends. Mr. Hatcher is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hatcher of 1917 Decatur Street. His friends were delighted to see him but sorry that his stay was so short. There will be a Grand Queen's Rally given at the Fifth Street Baptist Church, Tuesday, July 16, 1918 for the benefit of the Building Fund by Mrs. Lillie B. Hardy, Rev. T. J. King, pastor, Admission, ten cents. Safe in France France June 6th, 1918. Dear Mother,—I arrived in France yesterday all safe and I am getting on all right; give my love to papa and sister. Give my regards to Bertina Hood. Your son. —WILLIE HOWLETT. 5th Hospital Unit Vet. Somewhere in France. POSITION WANTED-A young graduate desires a position as stenographer and typist. Care of Planet Office. Mr. and Mrs. Branch Agreeably Surprised. Mr. and Mrs. C, C., Branch, of 723 N. Second street wish to thank the members and friends of Brigade No. 1 of the Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church for the unexpected surprise that was led on their twenty-ninth marriage anniversary. A handsome purse was presented by Miss Mary Robinson and Mrs. Emma Baily. We thank you for flowers while we live to enjoy them. PEARSON—CURTIS Mr. and Mrs. Curtis, of Washington, D. C. wish to announce the marriage of their daughter, Flosse to Mr. Harvey W. Pearson, of Richmond, Va., Sandy, June 23, 1918, of Washington, D. C. Proof Pearson is well known through the State and Washington in the musical world, having played in most of the large theaters and theater houses in the State. Proof, and Mrs. Pearson are making their present home in Baltimore Md., where he is in charge of an orchestra. His mother is Mrs. Harriet Pearson, of 318 E. Leight street, this city. Mr. and Mrs. James H. Ammons, Jr. returned to the city Friday, June 28, after spending their honeymoon in New York, visiting his sister, Mrs. Mary E. Kidd, of 15 W. 137th street, A delightful time was shown to the young couple while in the big city. On their return they brought Mr. and Mrs. Kidd's oldest son, Lewis Kidd, Jr., who will spend the Summer with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James H. Ammons, Sr., of 307 N. First street, this city. Mr. and Mrs. James H. Ammons, Jr., wish to thank their many friends for the most useful gifts received on the occasion of their wedding. RACE - COUNTRY - WORLD NEWS THE RICHMOND PLANET Virginia State Library TIME IS FLEETING-KEEP POSTED --- VOLUME XXXV. NO. 34 DEFENDS RACE AGAINST ATTACK BY RABID WESTERN EDITOR New York City, N. Y., June 23, 1918 135 W, 131st Street Editor of The Planet: Dear Sir,—Will you kindly permit me to speak through your paper in regards to what the Marshalltown Times-Republican had to say about the five black men and the crime that they committed on there in haw? you should set himself up as a judge and jury too, but when he confines his tribunal merely to the black rapist, then he becomes odious. Since rape is a heinous crime, why is it that he cannot condemn all rapists, white or black? Whenever a black, or Ethiopian woman is insulted by a Caucasian, or white man, he has nothing to say; but as soon as he hears of some Caucasian, or white woman being insulted by a black man then his ankle₈ get hot immediately. He does not know that for every white woman that is insulted by a black man, there are twenty black women insulted by a white man. Every black woman is lashed for insulting black women, in some districts there would not be enough limbs on the trees with which to accommodate the lynchers. "NEWS SOFT-PEDALED." The editor speaks of the "News being soft-pedaled for the news." Well, he should have known that that $13 not the first time that that kind of news has been "soft-pedaled." Black girls, who have been working out among white families, trying to make an honest living on their return homewired evenings, they have homewired through the wide open streets of the town, by floundish white men, sometimes to fall exhausted at their mother's door. All this news was "soft-pedaled." Not long ago when a white man rode up to the door of a black man's house and offered him, as it was afterwards stated, $200 for the virtue of his daughter, and $100 for every time a black woman is insulted by a white man, the news is "soft-pedaled." Now, it seems that if the editor prayed and fasted as he was commanded on the 30th of May, he scarcely got through with that job before he left for his pen that he might condemn, tea or twelve million people for a crime that was supposed to have been committed by five men. No doubt he stands around and thinks that God has answered his prayer. If the fate of the country hung upon such follower, he why its doom is already sealed. THE POWER OF PRAYER. Now, we know that fervent prayer, backed up by perfect love, and an unshaken faith will move God on His Throne, even to the turning of the world upside down. Wherever one man could be found that would stand upon these three things as God has commanded, he has always been victorious. On the King of Syria sent a host of men to Dothin to take the Prophet Elisha, why Elisha prayed and God sgnote the host with blindness. Again, when Jerusalem was threatened by the Assyrian army Hozekhian prayed, and in one night God destroyed 185,000 soldiers. Have you ever heard of the 'Big Berthas' or the mightiest guns that are in operation today of doing such deadly execution in so short a time? The Lord ha, changed since that day and time, I will refer him to Hebrews 13:8, "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever." TWO WAYS BY WHICH PRAYER MAY BE LOST. The rich man who prayed in hell prayed a good prayer, but the prayer was lost because he prayed too late. Showing very clearly that when an individual has passed into the next life, he has passed beyond the stage of prayer, whether he should pray over on that side, or whether some one should pray for him over on this side. He is lost forever. Secondly, the man who approaches God with malice in his heart, his prayer is a failure also. The Saviour says in Matthew 5:23-24, "Therefore if thou bring thy gifts to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother will be saved, that they have there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first he reconciled to thy brother, then come and offer thy gift. This shows the editor that reponance comes before prayer. Now, the Black or Ethiopian people have some thing against this editor and all others who are like him, and not until they remove these obstacles, will their prayers ever reach the ears of the Most High God. For the editor blame for not making such haws that force some black men to become animals? Then because some of them act like animals, they are doomed forever. Whom does the editor blame for this 'densely ignorant black man?' Whom does he hold responsible for such a big error? Whom does he blame in some instances a white child sets as high as $2,000 to the black child's $1,100, for educational purposes? THE POWER OF THE LITTLE WHITE GOD. Why does the editor take a little time and tell his readers that right at this time all enemy enemies have privileges that black people have not. Let an alien enemy woman and a black woman buy a railroad ticket from New York to New Orleans, in including sleeping and dining accommodation$^4$ which one will go through O, K, and which one will be held up at the Mason and Dixon line? The little editor that $I_5$ trying to gain so much notoriety reminds me of the fellow who, while keeping the wolf away from the door, let a bear get in through the window, if the black woman should take a little white god along in her arms, not only would she go through with the best of rail facilities, but the very best hotels would be open to her and not only so, $I_5$ little white god would be her passport to any place in this life and in the life to come, except Heaven. Therefore the editor from the Hawkid idolatry and as the Most High $I_5$ a jealous God, He will destroy idols and idol worshipers. WATCH THE SUN! On one occasion when Christ was passing the people made a great demotion, certain of His enemies told Him to rebuke them, but He told them that if they should hold their peace that the rocks would cry out. This shows clearly that God is not dependent upon man alone to do His bidding, but can make nature itself talk to the people. On one occasion He caused an animal to attack him, and he chose to speak against Cain's wickedness in slaying his brother, why God suffered Abel's blood to cry out from the ground against injustice. Today as the voice of mankind is weak in speaking against the infamy that has been heaped upon the Black or Ethiopian people, God is not going to let His sun shine in all of its strength this Summer as a protest against this wickedness. Now, if the Editor of the Times-Publican is any way slogical I would advise him to watch the sun on October. And as far as lynching is concerned, it is going to be stopped, because the Most High God has said so. I trust that the editor is strong enough to believe that God *l* both able and competent to execute rapidly and rigidly the things that He has in mind to do; for God is determined to make the editor and all that are like-minded to know that "He rules in the affairs of men." Therefore, he is not in any humor to take man's foolishness any longer. CALL FOR THE VIRGINIA BAPTIST SCHOOL SCHOOL CONVENTION 2119 Marshall Ave. Newport News, Va To the Officers, Missionaries and Coworkers of the Baptist State Sunday School Convention of Virginia at the First Baptist Church, Rev. R. H. Bowling, Pastor. Dear Friends: The Convention will meet in Norfolk, on the 21st of August at 9:00 A. M. The first session will be held Tuesday evening, at 8:00 P. M. and all the schools in the State are asked to send delegates or messengers. This will be one of the best sessions in history and schools are asked to send a liberal contribution. It is imperative that you send representatives because matters of vital interest will be discussed regarding ecclesiastic work and business relating to the body politic. Living as we are in one of the most eventful epochs in the world's history, it is urgent and wise that delegates from all hamlets, districts and cities meet this year to compare notes, take an inventory of "stock" and prepare for future service. We usually gain inspiration at these meetings and this is why we should assemble in large numbers to renew our efforts, gain inspiration at these meetings and this is why we should assemble in large numbers to renew our efforts, gain inspiration to aid us in the continuation of our work, the forget" and become pessimistic. The Pastor, Superintendent and officers of the Church and School are preparing to take care of all who may come. A scholarly and unique program $ha_{g}$ are arranged and all will be benefited who may come. J. S. LEE, President, J. K. TRENT, Corres. Secretary. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1918. The lines below are lovingly dedicated to the family and friends of the late Mrs. Eliza Brummell, the mother of my brother's wife, and my own beloved mother-friend, who passed to her rest June 23, 1918. For more than sixty years Mother Brummell was a member of Waters A. M. E. Church, Baltimore. She lived her religion rather than talked it, thus proving by her daily life the sheerity of her Christian profession. Her faith in God was constant; her joy was strong enough the lengthened days of her severe sufferings she lifted her heart toward Heaven and prayed, "Lord, Thy will be gone!" The thought of her silent prayer in the hour of death, as it was in like, she was a mother to the friendless, a sister to the lonely, a comfort to the community. Her reward is Heaven. CROSSED LIFE'S RIVER A soul has crossed Life's River, A spirit and a light,— Back to its God and Giver,— A faith divinely white. A friend to all who knew her, These hold her memory dear; No mother-heart was truer, No sister more sincere. Now we who live and love her Beneath the grave-hushed sod, Lifting our eyes above her, Renew our trust in God. Colored Ed Leaders Colored Editors and Leaders in Session. MOULDERS ON PUBLIC OPINION CONSIDER METHODS BY WHICH THE NEGRO MAY BEST AID NATION TO WIN THE WAR. Notable Addresses by Officials of High Station. Washington, District of Columbia —By the authority and direction of the War Department and the Committee on Public Information Emmett J. Scott, Special Assistant to the Secretary of War, called to Washington this week for a conference, thirty or forty representatives of important colored newspapers of the country, together with a number of the leaders of thought and opinion among the Negro people, to consider methods by which the million of colored people of the nation may best assist in the winning of the war. PROCEDINGS ARE MARKED BY DIGNITY AND UNITY. the conference formally opened Wednesday morning, June 19, in the main auditorium of the new building of the Department of the Interior, 18th and F streets, Northwest, at 10:30 o'clock and continued through out Thursday and Friday, June 20 and 21. Mr. Scott presided at all of the sessions which were marked by an earnestness of purpose, a broad grasp of the questioning issue, and an unhurried, authoritative manner, as well as by an intense devotion to the highest interests of the colored Americans for whom they came primarily to speak. The discussion covered a wide range, and the conferences were given an opportunity to present their views, reflecting the state of mind of the colored people of the country, with the utmost freedom and frankness, unhampered by parliamentary restricions or any effort to direct opinion on the issue of utilizing in the most effective manner every resource at the command of the race to bring victory to the American arms in it⁸ present struggle for liberty and world-wide democracy. Mr. Scott's admirably tempered addresses at various stages of the deliberations repeatedly admonished the conferences to voice their sentiments fully and fearlessly, laying all grievances and suggestions for their common common with the view of strengthening where needed the patriotism and morale of the Negro people. So fair and impartial were the rulings of the chair upon every point raised or principle enunciated, that at no time was a single exception taken to them. Every conceivable shade of individual opinion was represented in the body, but there was from the outset a firm disposition to subordinate private and personal considerations to the general good, without regard to politics, creed, faction or section. This lofty aim $a_{\mathrm{g}}$ added to the action, the dignity of statement, harmony of thought and unity of action were the predominating features of the three days' session. The document, reported by the special committee appointed to summarize the expression of the conference $a_{\mathrm{g}}$ to the best plans for the mobilization of the resources ditors and in Session. of the 12,000,000 Negroes of the Republic in support of the war aims of the government, was kept by a unanimous vote, given heartily and enthusiastically. 'America' was sung with fervor and unction as final adjournment was taken. NOTABLE ADDRESSES BY OFFICIALS OF HIGH STATION. The conference was addressed in sympathetic vein, during the sessions, by the following notable officials of high station: Hon. Newton D. Baker, Secretary of War; Mr. George Creel, Chairman of the Committee on Public Information; Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Chairman of the Navy; Mr. Edward N. Hurley, Chairman of United States Shipping Board; Major Joel E. Spingarn, Attached to the General Staff, United States Army; Captain Arthur S. Spingarn, of the Medical Reserve Corps, National Army; General Paul Vignal, Military; General of the French Embassy; Major Edouard Routin and Major L. P. DeMontal, of the French High Commission. PERSONNEL OF CONFERENCE. The following gentlemen were invited to be present at the conference: Dr. Robert E. Jones, Editor Southwestern Christian Advocate, New Orleans, La.; John H. Murphy, Editor, The Afternoon; The Afternoon, W. T. Andrews, Editor, Daily Herald, Baltimore, Md.; Chris, J. Perry, Editor, The Tribune, Philadelphia, Pa.; John Mitchell, Jr., Editor, The Planet, Richmond, Va.; Charles W. Anderson, Former Collector Internal Revenue for Second District of New York City, now Assistant Commissioner of the Internal Revenue of New York, at present servicing an Exemption Board, New York City Robert L. Vann, Editor, The Courier, Assistant City Solicitor, Pittsburgh, Pa.; R. Chicago, Ill.; George L. Knox, Proprietor and Publisher, The Defender, Chicago, Ill.; George L. Knox, Proprietor and Publisher, The Defender, Indianapolis, Ill.; A. E. Manning, Indianapolis, Ill.; A. E. Manning, Indianapolis, Ind.; Dr. H. M. Minton, 1130 s 18th street, Philadelphia, Pa.; Rev. Ernest Lyon, Chairman, Colored Branch of Maryland Council of Defense and Consul General of the Republic of Liberia to the United States, Baltimore, Md.; Ralph W. Porter, Forator for the Navy Department, Contributing Editor, the Cleveland Advocate, Washington, D. C. W. E. King, Editor, The Express, Dallas, Texas; Fred, R. Moore, Editor The Age, New York City; George W. Harris, Editor, The News, New York City; Edward A. Warren, Editor, The Amsterdam News, New York City; P. Lounge, Editor, Lodge Journal and Guidelines, Va. N. Y.; E. D. Rullois, Editor, The Crisis, New York, N. Y.; H. C. Smith, Editor, The Gazette, Cleveland, O.; J. E. Mitchell, Editor, The Argus, St. Louis, Mo.; C. K. Robinson, Editor, The Clarion, St. Louis, Mo. Nelson C. Crews, Editor, Kansas City Sun, Kansas City, Mo.; Bonj. J. Avis, Editor, The Independent, Ala.; J. Pinkey Wilson, Editor, The Atlantic, N. Y.; American H. Stoward, Editor, American Raptist, Louisville, Ky.; Robert R. Moton, Principal, Tuskegee N. and I Institute, Tuskegee, Ala.; Major Al (Continued on the fourth page.) MAYOR SAYS HE IS NOT REQUIRED TO DO CHIEF'S WORK In Reply to Criticisms of Grand Jury, City's Chief Executive Points Out That Charter as Amended. Gives The Police Force a Free Hand in Deciding With the Men Under Him—Two Thousand Vice and Laird Armes a Prove Police Activit y. Mayor George Atkins today made his first formal reply to censure of him in the file of his grand jury. His statement declares that his assistant at tude has been for law enforcement so far as the realization of that object is humanly possible. He points out that the missing of thou sands of soldiers within two hours' ride of Richmond has brought problems unusual for any city but present in all places similarly located with respect to chantments. The mayor resents the change that Richmond is degenerate with vice gambling and coattugging. Mayor Ainslef asserts that the chief fault found with aim by the grand jury sums up in his dismissal of R. B. Sowell as chief of police for what is termed "sight indiscretion." He replies that Sowell's infirmity of judgment was a grave one unfitting him, for her reflections of chief of police, he further mentioned that he had no reason to suspect Sherry had been of wrong conduct. Sherry having been retained as captain under Wesner and Sowell without complaint against him and Pollock having purely clerical duties which he performed efficiently and with no sign that would point to his ever being under the influence of liquor. The s statement says that 2,000 arrests violations of the laws so spoiling gabling bootlegging and vice made in three years is not a mean record. The chiefs of police have been given a free hand says the mayor in response to the belief that this course and only this made for efficient administration of the department. The statement of Mayor Ainslie is as follows: THE JURY'S CRITICISM. The report of the grand jury recently made contains comment upon me to the effect that: "In the opinion of the jury Mayor Amissle has not shown discreet judgment in the management of the police department nor in the appointment of the present chief. Mayor Amissle chose qualities requisite for the proper management of the department." So far as I have been able to gather from the report, or otherwise, this somewhat sweeping criticism was based upon the removal of Chief Sowell oil and the appointment of Chief Sherry. My infirmity in the opinion of the grand jury which went far ahead in making its comment upon me was shown by those single acts, unless it is to be inferred from the testimony of Chief Sherry, not often happen that Richmond officers agree but they all expressed approval of the removal of Sowell. The grand jury characterized his offense as "a comparatively slight indiscretion," and his removal as "drastic and unwarranted." Then why didn't the jury recommend his reintroduction as chief? The slight indiscretion which he admitted consisted in immediately telling a suspected policeman of the statements made about him that he had hauled whiskey in a city car to go into a bar. The policeman who made them and also in warning him that he was going to be watched. If that is a "slight indiscretion" in a chief of police what would be a grave one? RECORDS OF SHERRY AND POLLOCK. As to the appointment of Sherry it has been asked why didn't I know what was told the grand jury about him? My answer is that the persons who enlightened the jury about Sherry had never given me the benefit of their statements and opinions. More over Sherry was police captain from 1910 to 1914, and in that period chief Werner was chief of police until his death January 18, 1918 and Chief Sowell from that date to May 24, 1918. They were in immediate charge and control of all captains and other police. They met the captains in frequent conferences. Their only business was to know their officers and men to see that their duties were performed and to demote them for the good of the service if they were not giving a factory service. The Chief of Police has no other duties. He is the officer who is by law "responsible to the mayor for the discipline and efficiency of the force." Neither Chief Worner nor Chief Sow eil ever so much as hinted to mo that they ever suspected Sheery of being decretor or hostant in the performance of his duties, or that he was under pain, improper influence. Certainly, he was ascertained as a member of his district when either had him reduced him in rank at any moment. Captain Pollock has been clerk and secretary of the department for nearly sixteen years. His duties are what lly elicited. Two years ago he was made purchasing agent by charter amendment. He had to be made a member of the force to obtain his ser vice, there being no other way in he never did a deal or duty to my knowledge. I never saw in form and doubt if he has one. He is an expert stenographer clerk and bookkeeper and is the paymaster of the force. He has handled millions of dollars of public funds without the loss or misplacement of a penny. He was repeatedly elected to his post--on without opposition because of his efficiency. I have been in his practice every day and I ney or elsewhere when he appeared to be in the liquor nor has any chief of police or other policeman ever made report or s'atement to me to that effect. HAS GIVEN CHIEF FREE HAND As I was very familiar with the arguments made against the old charter provisions under which the board of police commissioners managed the department in detail, not only in its fiscal affairs but, in the appointment of members of the force the promotion, demotion punishment, dismissal and even the assignments of policemen, I was well aware that the changes in the charter were deliberately made, and that they plainly expressed the intention greatly to enlarge the powers of chief of police by giving him the direct authority over the members of the force formerly by the board. The charter provides "The chief of police shall be responsible to the mayor for the discipline and efficiency of the force," and in order to shoulder that responsibility the chief was given the widest powers of appointment, promotion, demotion and other punishments including dismissals, "when the same shall be in the judgment of the chief of police for the good of the service." My conception of the proper performance of my duties was and is that I should give the chief a free hand in all matters which were made his specific duties. This I have scrupulously done I have dealt with the chief of police only it not being good practice or good law to deal with captains or other members of the force. Each chief was given specific and unqualified orders to enforce all laws, the manner means and selection of men to hire out such orders being left him that such has repeatedly as sured him that he is giving his best. I submit that is proper management and that any other would have the bad effect of undermining the chief's authority over the force and would have subjected me to the just criticism of improper interference which was the complaint against the board of com missioners. I do not understand the duties of the mayor under the charter to be those of a detective to sleuth around personally to try to catch bootleggers and prostitutes. Nor do I understand them to be those of a "fly cop" to spy upon the police. Neither is he merely another chief of police. The law hardly intended to provide for two chiefs with the same duties. A mayor must place confidence in the chief of police until that confidence is forfeited. His remedy then as con templated by law is a new chief of police not resignation as has been suggested by some of my critics. MAYOR'S EFFORT TO ENFORCE LAW I affirm that my whole attitude has been for the enforcement of law as well as in humanly possible. Nearly 2,000 arrests in three years for violations of laws against gambling vice and liquor selling should mean something. I have never given a chief of police a word gesture or look that could be properly interpreted to the contrary. I have turned over to the chief dozes of anonymous complaints and tips. To attempt to hold me per person, I have argued to exist as if I favored censorship or commited at them is unfair unjust illogical. I have performed my duties faithfully conscientiously and according to law and what is considered good business management. We are living under unusual conditions and have unusual problems. To put from thirty to forty thousand men within two hours' ride of us should have been expected to give us a changed and more difficult problem. That has happened in every city near a camp or cannonment but I cannot subscribe the theory that Richmond is a seething mass of disease vice and corruption. WANTED - 200 colored carpenters at once at Camp Hill, Newport News, Va. 62 12 cents per hour; time and half overtime; double time for Sunday. Long government job. Best accommodations. Call for job 129 H. C. BURFORD, Camp Hill, Newport News, Virginia. PRICE, FIVE CENTS Editor Richmond Planet. Richmond Virginia. My Dear Mr. Editor, I am always more than pleased to renew my subscription to the Planet, knowing as I do its most valuable place as an insurment for the uptilt of the race. You have done well as a race leader and the world should feel proud of you. Respectfully Yours. W. F. GRAHAM. Florence G. Munford, 19 years old wants position as stenographer and typist. A graduate from one of the best Business Institutions of this city. Reference exchanged. 722 N. 9th Street. SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION SUNDAY The Richmond District Sunday School Union, which subscribes to the principles as enunciated by the Virginia Baptist State Convention will meet (morrow (Sunday) at 3:30 P.M. at the "thirty-first Street Baptist Church, Rev. R. C. Williams, pastor, a splendid program will be produced and an invited to be present. The principle Negro self-help are part of the basic Strate of $l_3$ young organization and all should be interested. Miss Rebecca T. Mitchell, Mrs. Anna Brown and Little Lacie Cross are visiting Mrs. Fannie Page Smith, Mrs. Brown's sister, in Washington, D. C. —Mr. Marcelius L. Hatcher, of N.Y. but formerly of South Richmond spent Sunday with his parents and friends. Mr. Hatcher is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hatcher of 1917 Decatur Street. His friends were delighted to sooh him but sorry that his stay was so short. There will be a Grand Queen's Rally given at the Fifth Street Baptist Church, Tuesday, July 16, 1918 for the benefit of the Building fund by Mrs. Lille B. Hardy, Rev. T. J. King, pastor. Admission, ten cents. Safe in France. France June 6th, 1918. Dear Mother.—I arrived in France yesterday all safe and I am getting on all right; give my love to papa and sister. Give my regards to Bertha Hood. Your son. —WILLIE HOWLETT, 5th Hospital Unit Vet., Somewhere in France. POSITION WANTED—A young graduate desires a position as stenographer and typist. Care of Planet Office. Mr. and Mrs. Branch Agreeably Surprised. Mr. and Mrs. C. . . Branch, of 723 N. Second street wish to thank the members and friends of Brigade No. 1 of the Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church for the unexpected surprise that was led on their twenty-ninth marriage anniversary. A handsome wife of the late Robinson and Mrs. Emma Bully. We thank you for flowers while we live to enjoy them. PEARSON—CURTIS. Mr. and Mrs. Curtis, of Washington, D. C. wish to announce the marriage of their daughter, Flosse to Mr. Harvey W. Pearson, of Richmond, Va., Sunday, June 23, 1918, and Mrs. Sandy, June 23, 1918. Prof. Pearson is well known through the State and Washington in the musical world, having played in most of the large theaters and opera houses in the State. Prof. and Mrs. Pearson are making their present home in Baltimore, Md., where mother of Mr. Harvey W. Pearson, His mother is Mrs. Harriet Pearson, of 318 E. Leigh street, this city. Mr. and Mrs. James H. Ammons, Jr. returned to the city Friday, June 28, after spending their honeymoon in New York, visiting his sister, Mrs. Mary E. Kidd, of 15 W. 137th street. A delightful time was shown to the young couple while in the big city. On their return they brought Mr. and Mrs. Kidd's oldest son, Lewis Kidd, and Mrs. Kidd's spend the Summer with his grandmother, Mr. and Mrs. James H. Ammons, Sr., of 507 N. First street, this city. Mr. and Mrs. James H. Ammons, Jr. wish to thank their many friends for the most useful gifts received on the occasion of their wedding. ```markdown ``` JOHNSON'S BOLO KNIFE SURE CAME HANDY IN CLOSE FIGHT WITH HUNS With It Henry Johnson, Colored U. S. Soldier Split a Lot of German Skulls in a Rough-and-Tumble. NEW AND TERRIBLE WEAPON IS NOT PLEASING TO THEM. Americans First Came in Contact With It When They Went Into the Philippines. Washing on, June 29.—A year ago Henry Johnson a colored citizen of Albany, N. Y. was peddling ice, coal and wood in contented obscurity. To Henry Johnson a soldier of the United States is wearing the coveted French War Cross with palms because he proved himself a brave man and because at the critical moment he got his hands on a bolo knife. The cable has told of Henry's exploit—how on night duty with a companion in an American listening post he "hook on" twenty four marauding Germans in a swift rough and tumble, killed some of them with his rifle bombed others from his basket of green ades and then even after he had been wounded split so many skulls with his bolo that all the enemy left on their feet after meeting Henry be came suddenly and violently home sick. AN "UGLY" WEAPON The bolo knife which Henry wielded so well weighs 1 pound and $ ounces without its scabbard and has a broad 14 inch blade. It is sharpened to a razor edge and near the end runs abruptly to a thrusting point. But one of its chief virtues as a small arm is its cleaving power. Most of the weight of the knife is distributed along the back of the blade. The handle is ser rated to fit the fingers for an easy grip and with a quick muscular swing the bolo is a bone cutter of the first rank. Americans first ran up against the bolo in the Philippines. Over there it was originally an agricultural tool just as the machete was in Cuba and blacksmiths at country crossroads hammered it out infinitely and in all sorts of forms. The "cris" with its curly blade is a form of bolo and the "campian" is a bigger bolo. WAS WEAPON OF THE MOROS. It was up among the Moros that it was developed for war purposes. In the underbrush it proved a very terrible weapon as many a trooper found to his cost. A healthy stroke in the tropical night—just one—counted for a major American casualty. After a while our soldiers found there was no particular knack in the Malay use of the bolo they could not master. Then they began to capture bolos. And so after the war ended bolos kept coming back to the United States as souvenir. But it was not until 1910 that the War Department tried the experiment of issuing the bolo knife as a regular part of the American equipment. It was used and tested by our men in Mexico but there it was employed chiefly as a tool rather than a weapon. It was not until our khaki garbed boys went down into the French trenches that the bolo knife proved its right to be considered "the last line of defense" and a life sever to the man who unsheathed it. Our colored troops display a special aptitude and affection for this weapon. The white fighter is inclined to rely upon his automatic pistol in an emergency at close quarters but the colored man in uniform takes as nat urally to the bolo knife as he does to—well as he does to the name of "Mr. Johnson." ISSUED TO U. S. TROOPS The holo knife is issued to our troops in two sizes—the smaller size of the type which Henry Johnson used and a larger knife employed exclusively by Field Artillery batteries. This latter is practically a short sword compable to the principal weapon of the old Roman legionaries. It is two feet long and weighs between three and four pounds. Of course being is sued only to artillery men who are not ordinarily actually at grips with the enemy. It is intended mainly as a sort of superbrush cutter. But in the hands of a desperate man fighting for his life it is a terrible persuader. NOT A TRENCH KNIFE The bolo is in no sense a trench knife. That is issued to every man in the ranks and is a special tool not meant for fighting save at the last gasp. But the 14 inch bolo knife is essentially a weapon. It is issued to 6 per cent. of our infantry forces—not regularly to every seventeenth man, but as occasion may require or the immediate commanding officer may direct. Henry Johnson was given his because he was assigned to particular larly dangerous duty in a listening post. Others may be equipped with bolo knives—for instance as members of a special detachment to an company raiding forces within the enemy lines. Their work must be quick silent and thorough. From Lunelie to Cantigny the Germans THE NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION TO MEET IN RICHMOND The Nat. Med. Association, composed of colored physicians throughout the United States will meet in this city in the month of August. A citizens Committee has been formed with J. Thomas Hewin, Esquire as Chairman for the purpose of extending some form of welcome to the Doctors on the occasion of their annual session in this city. On Thursday June 29th J. Thomas Hewin appeared before the Administrative Board of this city, and made a request of that Body to grant the Blues Armory for the use of the Colored Doctors. The Board complied with the request, as will be seen by the following letter: Mr. John E. Butler, Building Inspector Richmond, Va. Dear Sir,—I beg to advise that per mission has been granted by the Board to the National Medical Association (colored) to use the Blues Armory on Thursday night, August 29th, 1918, from 9:00 P. M. to 2:00 A. M. for charitable purposes as requested by J. Thomas Hewin., 613-A. N. 2nd Street. PART II A great any decision are expected from all over the United States and it is the earnest desire of the citizens committee that each one will give their co operation to make their stay in this city a great success. EDITOR BROWN APPOINTED F. M. Sackett, Federal Food Administrator for Kentucky has appoint Phil H. Brown colored editor of Hop kinsville, Ky., to be director of Negro activities for Mr. Sackett's department. Brown will have immediate control under Mr. Sackett of the work of food conservation and salvage among the colored people of the State. Mr. Sackett made the selection with especial care on account of the importance of the instruction of colored people in the observance of the food laws. Colored people do the greater part of the cooking in the State and the food administration will make a special effort to organize and interest them in the patriotic work of the department. The Colored director will have an office in Louisville, from which an intensive campaign of education will be inaugurated that will reach the forty counties in the State where there is considerable Negro population. Plans are under way to have a monster patriotic meeting of the colored people of the State here in Louisville with in the next fortnight at which leading speakers will appear, including one or two of national reputation. COLORED SALESMEN SUCCESS IN ST. LOUIS, MO. St. Louis, June 30.—Colored sales women in department and other large stores will cease to be an oddity judging by the results which have followed the innovation of employing colored women in the stores in this city. Their employment goes a long way toward solving the problem of getting help in this city. Colored men and women realize that they have before them an opportunity which was never theirs until now and they are anxious to show that they can be entrusted with positions of responsibility. Colored help is now to be met with in the smaller specialty retail stores as well as in the wholesale houses, and the managers of these establishments say that the experiment is working out very well. WAR DEPARTMENT WILL BROOK NO DISCRIMINATION. All Cases of Alleged Unfairness Reported Will Be Fully Investigated —Secretary Baker says 'Any Wrong Done Will be Righted." Washington, D. C., July 1.—The War Department has made it clear that it will tolerate no discrimination against colored draftees by the local draft boards in any section of the country and that cases of alleged unfairness will be fully investigated and corrected by the Departmental authorities. Secretary of War Newton D. Baker in a recent interview speaking with reference to alleged discrimination against colored draftees said in part: "I have heard that draft boards in adjoining counties take a different view of practically indictential facts with regard to colored men; but the answer in all these cases that a review is provided directly by the President and all that is necessary for anybody to do who thinks there is a grievance is to point it out to the War Department and it will be investigated. If the draft boards act unfairly we will correct their action. "The War Department will brook no discrimination and any cases of alleged or suspected discrimination brought to our attention will be investigated and any wrong done will be righted." 35 LYNCHINGS IN U. S. THIS YEAR July 1, 1918. The Editor, Dear Sir—I send you the following relative to lynchings for the first six months of this year. According to the records kept by the Division of Records and Research of the Tuskegee Institute there have been in this period 35 lynchings. This is 21 more than the number 14 for the first six months of 1917 and 10 more than the number 25 for the first six months of 1916. Of those lynched 34 were Negroes 1 was white. 8 of those put to death, all Negroes were charged with the crime of rape. Of those put to death three were women. The states in which the lynchings occurred and the number for each state are as follows: Alabama 1; Florida 1; Georgia 8; Illinois 1; Louisiana 8; Mississippi 2; North Carolina 1; South Carolina 1; Tennessee 4; Texas 7; Arkansas 1. BEST IN USE OVER THERE. The small Arms Division of the United States Ordnance Department believes that the bolo knife has points of superiority over any knife in use on the European battle field else it would not have been adopted for our use. The German uses his fighting knife chiefly for thrusting usually at the throat as the First American sentries stationed near the Rhino-Marno Can at soon discovered. But the bolo knife may be employed in any way the emergency dictates and its pocular heft lends it an unlooked for wickedness. Moreover this knife has a distinct psychological value. It was a complete surprise to Fritz—if not to his intelligence department at least to himself and his associates in the trenches. What he has learned about it he does not like. And to the Ameri can it is a tried and tested weapon. the heritage of another successful war and a piece of steel which he is convinced will do all that cold steel can do. THE COLORED SOLDIERS OF THE U. S. A. IN FRANCE. Infirmary 372nd Infantry, R. I. U. S. S. P. 215 France, June 6th, 1918. The European war has the name of being the greatest war the world has ever witnessed; and to day you will find all true American citizens of the U. S. A. especially those who have husbands; sons; brothers and sweethearts in France eagerly watching the news papers mornings and nights in hopes of finding some good news concerning their loved ones in France who are so near the front. The majority of the people think that we are homesick and blue; but they are mistaken for there is no sign of the homesickness blues among the colored troops in Europe especially among the 372nd boys. From the time they started to pack their clothes for the over sea journey to this present date there has been a con imation of joy and pleasantness among our boys; and I have not the slightest doubt that this joy and pleasantness will follow us through out this great struggle until we reach the soil of the dear old U. S. A. again. Each day you will find every officer and enlisted man busily engaged in trying to learn every secret of modern warfare that will be of an advantage to America in helping to win this great war. It has not only been said but thought among many of the people that we would never have an opportunity to help our loyal white citizens of Aemrica to win this great struggle for Democracy which they are now fighting so bravely for; but as time is the only true fortune teller; it has proven their words and thoughts to be wrong. Because we are actually serving our country now. Each day the boys go about their daily duties not only willingly but cheerfully singing and histling their old American melodies. (Old Kentucky Home) seems to relieve the boys from Kentucky of the idea that they are away from home, while the song of (Home Again in Indiana) lifts us all from our feet. (Take Me Back to Old Virginia) is a stimulant to all our Va. boys; if there is any thing that makes us blue it is the song of (Dear Old Girl;) which makes us think of friends and sweethearts which we left behind. It is useless for me to mention the popular song of (Old Black Joe;) because it is known as one of our favorite songs. The boys receive so much pleasure out of their daily work until they seem to forget all about the surrounding excitement. I must not forget to mention the attitude of the French people to all American soldiers; they do all in their power to make it pleasant for us; and it is highly appreciated by all of the soldiers. There is one thing which I wish to impress upon all of our people and that is they should write to their soldier boys as often as they can; as a letter is highly appreciated by all soldiers. These few lines are sufficient to let the people know that we are all O. K. Very truly yours, HARRY WILSON REID, 372nd Regiment 'Med. Department. NEW YORK POLICE COMMISSION ER WANTS COLORED MEN FOR DEFENSE LEAGUE. Hon. Charles W. Anderson, 1st V. Pres. Welfare League, 367th Infantry, 90 W. Broadway, New York. My dear Anderson.—There is no doubt that you are aware that we have in this department an organization known as the Police Reserves, consisting now of more than 12,000 men well organized uniformed and drilled until they have become a decidedly useful and efficient military unit. These men have been drilled and trained not only along military lines but along police lines and in case of an emergency they would be capable of rendering great service in policing the City of New York should the Police Force become depicted by the military drafts or for any other reas on be unable to alone preserve law and order in this city. It occurs to me that we should have at least one battenal of colored men in the police reserves for in the race without a hyphen we are always certain of finding men who are absolutely loyal to our institutions and who have time and again demonstrated their bravery and efficiency in the military organization. It is time in this city at least that the Fourteenth Amendment should be in full force and effect. It is also time that worth and not birth should be the controlling factor in our business and political life without regard to race religion or previous condition. 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VIRGINIA HAPPENED! of communication between the brain and the various muscles are a little "out of whack" and it requires a great deal of enery to communicate the desires of the brain to the various parts of the body that certain duties should be performed—yes, that's all. The other evening she had to step on a platform, which by actual measurement was only six inches high, she stopped and eyed the six inch step she had to take, looked up to high Heaven and breathed a sigh, then exclaiming, "Oh, my," she raised one foot upon the platform, then brought up the other one, and all the while SHE RESTED BOTH HANDS ON HER KNEEES TO AID. DUNN CAMBRAI AMIENS SLAUN RANGE SANTIGNY HONFIDIÉE HONNY CLAON SÉMIPIGNY KARL COMPLEGNE DIEGONS NWBLE RHEIMS CHATEAU THEORY RYMARIE PARIS Inserts: Top, Field Marshal Haig of the British Army; below, left, General Foch, Commander in Chief of all the Allied Armies; right, General Pershing, Commander in Chief of the United States Army. [Emblem of the Royal Navy] Insert, Admiral Sims of the United States Navy, Commander of the American Naval vessels in foreign water. With the Allied Navies, the United States Navy is clearing the sea of U-boats, also holding the German Navy close to its base. Insert, Admiral Sims of the United States Navy, Commander of the American Naval vessels in foreign water. With the Allied Navies, the United States Navy is clearing the sea of U-boats, also holding the German Navy close to its base. COLORED MEN FOR THE NAVAL RESERVES. The Naval Reserve has some choice opportunities for colored men at present. Experienced men can now be enrolled as Wardroom Stewards of warrant Officers' Stewards according to their ability. The pay of these ratings is unusually attractive. Wardroom Stewards receive $50.00 per month, besides board, lodging, medical attendance etc. Warrant Officers' Stewards besides receiving board etc; are given $35.00 per month. Men who do not possess sufficient experience for these ratings can always enroll as Mess Attendant third class. Draft men should go to their local board, where a release from the draft army will be given to them if they are not in the current quota. They are then eligible for immediate enrollment in the Naval Reserves. MEN OF NEW DRAFT AT CAMP LEE, VA. Notal Number of New Men for the National Army Will Reach 15,000. INTERESTED IN NEW PLAN Soldiers Hear of Action of Southern California Automobile Club Which Makes Rule for Members to Fill Seats by Picking Up Soldiers. Camp Lee, Va. June 24.—Thirteen hundred Virginians arrived at Camp Lee this afternoon as the advanced guard of 15,000 draftees who will arrive within the next four days. Included in the number was Richmond's contingent of over 300. All of the men arriving today were assigned to the second section of the depot brigade of which Major Alfred Dockery is the commanding officer. The crest of the movement will be reached tomorrow and Wednesday when the full shipments from West Virginia and Pennsylvania will have begun to arrive Pennsylvania is furnishing 9,000 on the present movement and Virginia and West Virginia 3,000 each. Included in the Pennsylvania are the quotas from Pittsburgh and Alleghany County. The Pittsburghers on the last call were sent to Camp Humphries, Va. THE NATIONAL RACE CONGRESS. The Executive Committee of the National*Race Congress was prepared a petition asking Director General McAdoo for the suspension of the Jim Crow Laws as a War Measure and will take the matter up officially with him on his return to the city. Arrangements are being made for a great meeting of the Race Congress TOMMY ONLY AMERICAN WOMAN WITH DOUBLE HONOR MEDAL. Mrs. Burden Turner is the only American woman to hold a double honor medal. She has been decorated with the Croix de Guerre to which has been added the Legion of Honor. 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Tuskegee Institute, Ala. — Recruits of the National Negro Health Week Campaign which began April 22, are being received here and will be considered in connection with the offer of the three silver cups by Mr. Allen W. Clark of the National Clean Up and Paint Up Bureau July 10th is the last day for the reports to be sent in. The presentation of the SilverCups will be one of the features of the annual meeting of the National Negro Business League co is to a board in Atlantic City New Jersey August 21, 22, and 23rd. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA TAKE YOUR VACATION AND SUMMER SCHOOL WORK AT THE SAME TIME. In going away this summer to do the work required by the State Department of Public Instruction why not go where you can combine com fort and pleasure with profitable study. Such a situation is that of the Christiansburg Industrial Institute. 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THE STANDARD RAILROAD OF THE SOUTH Effective February 11, 1918 TRAINS BECOMMON DAILY—For Florida and South: 8:30 A. M. and 0:15 P. M. 12:45 A. M. For Norfolk: 6:55 A. M. and 9:00 A. M. 8:00 P. M. FOR N. & W. RY. West: 9:20 A. M. 8:00 P. M. 8:25 P. M. For Petersburg: 12:45 A. M. 6:55 A. M. 8:00 P. M. FOR N. & W. RY. West: 9:20 A. M. 8:00 P. M. *4:50 P. M. *2:45 P. M. 8:18 P. M. 8:16 P. M. 8:33 P. M. THE SOUTHERN SERVES THE SOUTH (N. B.—Following schedule figures published or information and not guaranteed). 5:50 A. M.—Daily—Local for Daville. 10:50 A. M.—Daily—Limited—For all points South. Fullman bachelor parking car. 8:50 M.—Mortgage Funder—Local less than City, Bulkwater—Information station. 6:00 P. M.—Sandy—For Daville, Albany and Birmingham with Fullman observation sleeping car. 4:12 P. M. -Bally-Local to West Point. 4:12 P. M. -Bammer-train daily, daily except Sunday for West Point and Bakkenmore. No step. 7:85 A. M. -Bally-Local to West Point. 807 East Main Street DENYT, F. 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M. 0:300 --- --- We subscribed our full quota of $21,500, and we are now enabled to aid the citizen of limited means to own one of these obligations of the NATIONAL GOVERNMENT. XOO The bonds pay 4 1-4 per cent. per annum. There is nothing better than a United States Bond. Rich men only formerly were able to purchase them. Now it's the poor man's inning. Buy to-day. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Liberty Loan R SALE CASH and $1.00 A quota of $21,500, and we are means to own one of these NATIONAL GOVERNMENT let us tell you about per cent. per annum. There are Rich men only formerly w it's the poor man's inning. Richmond, Va. --- HEY LUET KEEP UP WORK TO FILL W. S. S. QUOTA On June 1 Virginiaans Had Invested Less Than $5,000,000, Which Leaves $40,000,000 To Be Raised Before January 1. With an average per capita investment of $2.07 for the entire State, Virginia, on June 1, had invested $4,547,347.57 in War Saving Stamps. Her total allotment, which must be filled before December 31, is $45,000,000. This means that those who have pledged themselves to buy a certain number of stamps between now and January 1 must not only live up to their bargain but must induce others to do likewise and, where possible, to increase the amounts specified in their promises. No reports were received from Gloucester and Warwick counties. Norfolk county is included in Norfolk and Portsmouth cities. The standing of the cities is as follows: Bristol, $9.39; Staunton, $6.07; Buena Vista, $6.00; Lynchburg, $5.83; Richmond, $4.34; Petersburg, $3.56; Clifton Forge, $3.50; Charlottesville, $8.40; Roanoke, $3.18; Portsmouth, $3.00; Newport News, $2.67; Alexandria, $2.61; Norfolk, $2.47; Danville, $2.13; Radford, $2.06. Fredericksburg is included in Spotsylvania county and Winchester in Frederick county. —W. S. S. Let Uncle Sam do the spending now; you spend later. Buy War Savings Stamps and save. Some people labor under the delusion that they do Uncle Sam a favor when they buy War Savings Stamps. The reverse is true. Uncle Sam can take instead of borrow every dollar in the country if he wants it. —W. S. S.— War Savings Stamps are better than money because they earn money. —W. S. S.— MONEY AND ITS USES. While not the first thing, a close second. Money has ruled, while many reckoned. Make it your servant, be not its slave. For the present and future, Save! Savel! Use of money in profligacy, Brings not happiness, but misery. And lo! in places it is not lent, We find more signs of purest content. But money spent in the wisest way, And used for values and work to pay, For the labor of mankind and beast, For the help 'mongst us of those who're least, Will yield to each the greatest return, Interest or income money can earn; To the masters, workmen, priests or kings Unole Sam has great need for your cash. So we the barbarous Huns can smash! Buy War Savings Stamps and VICTORY Will orown our warfare for LIBERTY! —E. N. Newman. CHARLESTON PUTS BAN ON ALL ANTI-RACE MOVIES. West Virginia Capital Lines Up Against Production That Cultivate Racial Feeling. Charleston, W. Va. June 22.—The Executive State Council of Defense, Wednesday placed a ban on the exhibition of "The Birth of A Nation" and all similar plays in this State during the period of the war. The action of the state council came as a sequel to the passage of a resolution by the McDowell County Auxiliary Council of Defense protest against the showing of "The Birth of A Nation." The McDowell County Council composed of colored citizens of that county and one of the units of the State Auxiliary Advisory Council of which J. C. Gilmer is secretary set forth that the attraction is one "calculated to arouse hatred and prejudice between the white and Negro races of the State and likely to hinder and retard the proper cooperation between the races in promoting the greatest efficiency in war work of all kinds." The order of the Council is broad in its inhibition of plays or motion pictures written or staged in the spin it of "The Birth of A Nation" and is specific in making it unlawful and subject to penalties to show such a play or picture at any time prior to the termination of the present war. The oeder recites that the Negroes of West Virginia have been loyal and patriotic and have cheerfully responded to all demands for activities in the work of national defense; that the Auxiliary Advisory Council and the State Council of Defense have been working together in complete harm and that "through and by the exhibition of The Birth of A Nation" in this state results are likely to be produced which will materially prevent the two races from working to together in harmony and from bringing about the best results in the several lines of war work. The ban became effective immediately on the passage of the order and will protect the smaller towns in the mining sections where the picture is booked for exhibition having made a tour of the larger cities. Managers of the houses affected and owners of the picture are flooding the state house with letters and telegrams of protest without avail. J. C. GILMORE WHAT DID SHE DO? 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Round Trip Ticket to Niagara Falls. Morris Chair. Kitchen Cabinet. Range. Gentleman's Suit. Overcoat. Grafonola. Music Cabinet. Davenport. Silver Service. Candelabra. Bicycle. Drugget. Parlor Suit. Baby Carriage. Set China. Sewing Machine. Hat Rack. Gas Range. Brass Bed. Chiffonier. Writing Desk. Gold Watch. Lady's Dress. THE FIGHTING [Image of a military officer in uniform, wearing a cap with an eagle emblem.] Major General Edwards, U. S. Army. Those two stars which you see on the shoulder straps, indicated that the subject of this photograph is a Major General of the U. S. Army, Clarence R. Edwards. THE FEDERAL POW MIAH MEMORIAL CENTER TOMMY HENRY THE FEDERAL CONFERENCE CONFERENCE BETWEEN BATTLES Photo shows France's Prem of war with General Petain and leaders are strong supports to all the Allied Armies. ows France's Premier Clemenceau, discussing the moves General Petain and in rear General Weygant. These strong supports to General Foch, Commander-in-Chief of Armies. Photo shows France's Premier Clemenceau, discussing the moves of war with General Petain and in rear General Weygant. Those leaders are strong supports to General Foch, Commander-in-Chief or all the Allied Armies. THE Y. M. C. A. NOTES. 9:30 A. M. at the Y. M. C. A. holding a great meeting for workers. General Horace Slaton was out last Friday night and the meeting was aod one. The work of last Sunday more than did the several committees for their twice. 9:30 A. M. at the Y. M. C. A. the workers held a special meeting and a hour was a very profitable one. The prisoners of the city jail were cited by the committee 10 A. M. meetings were very impressive. 10 A. M. the inmates of the city one enjoyed the meeting which was aid for them by the committee. The meetings in the penitentiary did not be forgotten very soon. Four sons accepted Christ. 10 A. M. our General Secretary visited the men who are to be electrocuted. P. M. the boys were out in large numbers and all were happy. Comteeman George W. Howell makes M. B. American Flying "Ace" Bags Twelfth Enemy Plane. Lieut. Frank Bayliss, of New Bedford, Mass. is fast becoming one of the most noted flying "aces" fighting for America. the hour very helpful Vice President John W. Baylor gave the men a very timely address 5:30 P. M. at the Y. M. C. A. Subject: Love. Every man was active. This was a great hit. Every man is asked to be ready for hard work and the other man Sunday. All boys are invited to the meeting for boys 4 P. M. at the Y. M. A. Dr. L. D. Blanche will give the men a special address 5:30 P. M. at the Y. M. C. A. No man should miss hearing the Doctor. Come and bring the other man on time. Live singing. Come. By special request every home is asked to have a few minutes of prayer for the Y. M. C. A. DO YOU KNOW HIM? Will some one kindly furnish me the whereabouts of Leonard McGill and inform The Planet Office. I am his brother and haven't seen him for twenty years. W. C. McGILL, 2614 Gordon St., Philadelphia, Pa., or W. C. McGill, Shipwright, Philadelphia. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA THE EDITOR IFULTON NOTES. Millie Valentine was hurt Saturday June 22 by a street car. At the Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Sunday night, June 23, Rev. M. A. Trier, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Deland, Florida, preached a real spiritual sermon from Luke 23:43-47. We are sinfully feeling the presence of the Holy Ghost in our meeting. The choir is rendering excellent music. Sunday, July 7, 8:30 P. M. Rev. Edwards (white) will preach for the benefit of the T. E. L. Bible Class of the Mount Calvary Sunday School. A short program will be rendered. B. Valentine, superintendent; C. B. Jefferson, corresponding secretary. Letters from Sergeant Joseph Barnes and Lieu E. C. Pinnom some where in France were very cheeky to their mothers and friends. They ask your best wishes of all, hoping to see you soon. They had a ideas ant sail. We hear through the administration that our dearest sons, brothers, husbands and friends, who left here four weeks ago are safe in France. Dear friends, pay up your Christmas cards. Also you can deposit from ten cents upward at 824 Denny street until 8:30 on Saturday. A. AND T. COLLEGE SUMMER SCHOOL OPENS. A. and T. College opened its Nine-teenth Annual Summer School Session June the 24th with bright prospect for the largest summer school in the history of the college. The college dormitories are used by the United States War Department for a Training Camp. The soldiers are being taught to repair automobiles, tractors, trucks and to do heavy car pentry work such as is used in bridge construction. The Government has sent to the college 268 drafteres all from Washington. These men have at least a Grammar School education. Among the number can be found graduates of the leading colleges and some professional men. The camp is commanded by six commissioned officers, all white. The instruction in the Mechanical work is being taught by the teachers in the Mechanical Department of the A. and T. College. The Negroes in Greensboro have been very patriotic. When they learned that the dormitories and a part of the grounds were to be used for the training of soldiers, they opened their homes to the reception of the school teachers. The college has a list of approved homes that will accommodate as many summer school teachers as could be accommodated in our dormitories. Subsoribe to The Richmond Planet. BUY WAR SAVING STAMPS Buy THRIFT Stamps. THE MECHANICS SAVINGS BANK HAS BEEN NAMED BY THE UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT AS A WAR SAVINGS DIVISION. N. W. CORNER THIRD AND CLAY STREETS RICHMOND, VIRGINIA ```markdown ``` They say worry kills more people than disease, for worry breeds disease. The most potent source of worry is a lack of money caused by a failure to save money for a time when it is most needed. Banks are established for the purpose of helping you to save money. Money kept in unsafe places tempt people to steal it from the owner. This is why the owner is advised to deposit money in a bank and to place valuables in a safety deposit box in the vault in the bank. It would be well for you to call and ask permission to look at a safety deposit box. It is the result of years of experience by people, who know. Save today. Tomorrow, you may need the money saved. Disease and trouble are stalking horses, ever present and liable to be at your back-gate at any minute. Prepare to ward off attacks and thus avoid worry. By so doing, you will prolong life and you may go to Heaven when you die. JOHN MITCHELL, JR., President, Mechanics Savings Bank. HOUSE PAINTER and DECORATOR. ROOF PAINTING and ROOF REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. First Class Service at Reasonable Rates. The SPRING DRIVE is on, not on the WESTERN FRONT, but on RICHMOND REAL ESTATE. 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