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THE RICHMOND PLANET Virginia State Library VOLUME XXXV. NO. 42 RICHMOND, VIRGIN, SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1918 PRICE THE NEGRO BUSINESS LEAGUE HOLDS DIG SESSION Atlantic City, August 23.—What is regarded as of the most significant events of the year and an epocalyptic one in the annals of the race is the Nineteenth Annual Session of the Negro Business League, which met in this city this week be ginning August 21 and ended Friday evening with one of the most notable functions of the season among Xiro Americans. The outstanding features of the sessions were the ad dresses of welcome by Governor W. K. Minton and Merrick Bacchus, Dr. R. K. Minton and Hon. Emmett J. Scott, Special Assistant to the Secretary of War. In delivering the welcome address on behalf of the State of New Jersey he spoke of the spent progress made by the race in the face of the blind prejudice which confronts it. He said that the attaining of education first was the stepping stone to branch out and became a part of the business of the country. He gave a clear definition of democracy and said that it must be emphasized at home as well. . . abroad. Continuing, he said: "We are talking democracy and writing about it but getting further and further away from it. We are pointing to understand one another better. "This is the way it is going to be developed, as I use it. New Jersey is a great centre of war activity proud of her history and proud of her activities. She has men in the events who are Catholic men who are Protestant, men who are Jew. She have troops, white and colored and men of every nationality now all Americans, of course. We have plenty every race thrown to another and properly so. They are going to be more tolerant of one another's viewpoint when they come home to take up again their civic responsibilities. I hope then that this class prejudice will be eliminated for all times. (Prolonged unhause and closer.) This will be a compromise for some of the sanctions through which we are going. (An unhurried.) Governor Edie referred further on to the work that has been done for the Negro in New Jersey. He spoke of the Colored Welfare League and other activities which seek to ameliorate the conditions of the colored citizens of the State. "I took," said the Governor, "that New Jersey, since she has been first in so many other forward movements is going to be first, likewise, in giving you greater opportunities." (Appease.) The executive referred to various colloed officers who are striving to keep their race throughout the country, particularly in New Jersey. He paid a special tribute to Attorney Isaue Nutter, of this city, closing his reference with the words: "Isaue Nutter is recognized from one end of the State to the other as a man you can trust." MAYOR BACHARACH Mayor Bachrach followed the Governor. After paying a high tribute to the Negro as a citizen he dwelt upon the men of color who readily responded to the present draft and also when a call for 20 or more men was made 90 or more always responded, his rendering of the poem entitled, "A Little Service That," moved many of the visitors to tears. His gift of the key of the city to the league was greeted with applause which lasted five minutes. President Napier in accepting the key said that since the organization of the league, in its annual sessions from city to city, Atlantic City leads as this is the first key that has ever (Continued on Eighth Page.) A MONSTER TRACK MEET Elaborate preparations are being made for a monster track meet which will be held in Atlantic City August 31 1918 at Bacharach Park. This affair will be under the direction of the Artic Avenue branch of the Y. M. C. A. It will be recalled that a similar affair was held here two years ago in which famous runners throughout the country took part. This year's affair will be on a much larger scale and is expected to eclipse any affair held here hereo fore. The arrangements are under the direction of Mr. John E. Gattling and Edward Larry. Mr. Gattling is a student of Howard University and Mr. Larry hals from the University of Pennsylvania. Entry blanks may be had by writing Mr. John E. Gatling, 1711 Artic Ave., (Y. M. C. A.) Atlantic City N. J. COLORED BOY STOPS HORSE. Savage Mys. J. O. Numphly and Son from Serious Injury in Purs. A horse ran away with Mrs. J. O. Numally of 213 South Vidale St. and little son Curtis Saturday evening between 6 and 7 o'clock but through the operation of a miracle Mrs. Numally was injured and the little boy only slightly cut on the leg. The holding back strop broke when they were driving along the east side of the lake in Billewood Park, near the clubhouse. The burgy ran up amidst the house. He became frightened and ran along the entire edge of the lake. Mixing some kicks up with the whirlwind speed the horse penetrated the dashboard with his 14 foot burgy missing Mrs. Numally, but hitting Curtis on one leg. The horse not one foot on of the dashboard but the other one hung there. On three feet the animal ran for a block or more on to the street cut track where a brave little colored boy stopped him. Several men then held the horse till he quieted down, stops. Numally and Curtis remained in the burgy all the white. LET NOT WHITE MEN DIVIDE US (Boston, Mass., Guardian.) The Intelligence Department, under Major Joel E. Spinnington sends one under the War Department officially a statement which claims on the credit for the Presidents state to admit leaching for the order to the Red Cross to take Colored nurses for colored school 1-4 and for the coming use of Co. Young. We would not take any credit from this Colored Liberty Congress for any good that came through or out of it. We would also accept it as a contribution for the mission to be published and edited with an objectionable and indebtible paragraph. There were certainly some of our best men present at the conference and some of those the Guardian has fought in the past stood up in the more nearly way. The vulnerability of the conference was due to Major Spinnington who pried first to interfere with the National Colored Liberty Congress and just prior to this Colored Convention's assembling to prevent it from being held, and did so as an official of the War Department. The real harm that might come from the Editorial Conference is for Major Spinnington to use it as a club to weaken and discredit it the free and independent agitation and organization efforts of us Color ed people for the abolition of race and Color proscription. It is to be hoped that our Colored editors will not permit any white man or any white officials or government Department by the bait of the undoing of patent injustices, either in a Jim Crow way or in any other way to interfere in the slights with the desirable friendliness and cooperation of race loyal Colored editors or to divide our race on promoting by publication or by any other means the uniting of the race in our own efforts for justice. THE CHICKAOHOMMY BAPSTH ASSOCIATION HOLDS A BAPSTH ASSOCIATION To the Richmond Planet Shackley P. O., Hanover Co., Va., August 22. The Chickahominy Baptist Association met with the Second Union Baptist, Church, August 21, with Rev. J. H. Payne, Second Vice Moderator in the chair. This was the eleventh annual session of the Association and it was the best session of the Association and the Churches were all well represented by their pastors and deacons. We had two new Churches to unite with us this year. They were the Mt. Zion Baptist Church, of Hanover County, Va., and the Morning Star Baptist Church, of South Richmond. The following ministers took an active part in the work: Rev. J. L. Brown, pastor of Chestnut Grove and Mt. Zion Baptist Church; Rev. J. H. Payne, pastor of Springfield and Second Union Baptist Churches; Rev. T. W. Smith, pastor of Nazarene and Morning Star Baptist Churches; Rev. K. D. Turner, pastor of Rock Hill Baptist Church and Rev. Albert Braxton and Rev. W. J. Fells. All of the brethren were in love and harmony together. We were sorry that our Moderator, Rev. M. Washington was confined to his room owing to his recent illness, but we wish him a speedy recovery. We had a glorious time. The brethren and delegates had a good time and Rev. J. H. Payne made us a fine Moderator, although a young man in the ministry. Old Chickahominy is coming to the front with such good brethren at the helm. Rev. M. Washington is the Moderator and Deacon R. H. Tinsley Clerk. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1918 NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION HERE A LARGE DELEGATION AT THE VIR GINIA UNION UNIVERSITY. Representatives Here From All Parts of Country. President Cabannis Presides--Many Clinics. DR. V. C. ROMAN SPEARS—CAPT. SPINGARN HERE, TOO. About 100 members of the National Medical Association, composed of physicians, surgeons and dentists, assembled for the twentieth annual session of the organization at the Virginia Union University last Tuesday morning. Those present represent practically every section of the country. The meeting was called to order by Dr. J. H. Blackwell, of this city, chairman of the program committee, the introduced Dr. F. S. Hardgrave, of Wilson, N. C. who, in turn, introduced the President of the Association, Dr. George W. Cabennin, who, in his address, emphasized the patriotism of the colored man in this war, and recounted the services of our medical men from the beginning of the war up to this time, and the willingness of those who remain at home to serve their government in any capacity. Dr. Columbia closed his address with the following strong appeal to the large audience: "My highest hope is that this conference may command wisdom; deliberate in peace and learn with much good fellowship. And as we believe this institute may professional ethics discipline us to profiteering in this hour of national distress, and best we become shepherds at a time when the souls of men are being taxed and tried, as never before, may this convention, without dissent, reconstitute itself to the cause of the country and to the service of mankind." Reports were made by delegates representing State and local medical associations, showing that there are more than 3,000 colored physicians, surgeons and dentists actively engaged in the practice of their professions in various States of the Union. At the afternoon session sectional meetings were held by the physicians, surgeons, dentists and pharmacists. The following papers were read and discussed: "Suspicie Diplipae. Its Symptoms, Etiology and Treatment," by Dr. C. H. Cranston, Harrisburg, Pa.; "Typhoid Fever," by Dr. S. M. Frazier, Miami, Fla.; "Blood Pressure Diarrhea the Significance," by Dr. G. W. Bowles, York, Pa.; "Modern Advancement in Dentistry Demanding a Clooser Co-Operation Between Physicians, Surgeons, and Dentists," by Dr. V. Pinnoe Bailey, Germantown, Pa.; "Appendicitis With Special Reference to Appendial Abcesses," by Dr. C. A. Torrell, Memphis, Tenn.; "Some Post-Operative Complications and Their Treatments—With Reports of Cases," by Dr. E. W. Lomax, Bluefield, W. Va.; "The Pus Tube," by Dr. Lylburn C. Downing, Roanoke, Va.; "Some Observations on Pellagra," by Dr. Charles H. Johnson, Atlanta, Ga.; "Scientific Dentistry," by Dr. B. L. Edwards, Anderson, S. C.; "Preventative Dentistry," by Dr. L. A. Corbin, New York City; "The Modern Dentist—Artisan or Artist," by Dr. A. M. Marquette, Helena, Ark.; "The Technique of Prescription Filling," by H. J. Moseley, Norfolk; "Incompatibilities," by S. H. Shackelford, Richmond A public meeting was held Tuesday night at the First Baptist Church with Dr. William H. Hughes, of this city presiding. Welcome addresses were delivered by J. Thomas Howie, Esq., on behalf of the citizens of Richmond; Prof. J. B. Simson, for Virginia Union University and Dr. E. Sheridan Roane, for the medical fraternities. Responses were made by Dr. E. M. Boyle, of Baltimore, Md., and Dr. E. p. Belsaw, of Mobile, Ala. Dr. C. A. Lewis, of Philadelphia, read a paper on "Tuberculosis in the American Negro." E. Kinckle Jones executive secretary of the National League on Urban Conditions Among Negroes gave a description of the work of that organization. The Association passed resolutions last Wednesday protesting against discrimination against colored physicians and soldiers by the War Department and against the "Jim Crow" car law by which colored people are not permitted to ride in railway cars with other citizens of the white race. "As loyal and patriotic medical men, we have offered our services to the nation, now in the throes of a great national crisis," the resolution begins. Then it is stated that with (Continued on Fourth Page.) Memorial to John McCrae of Montreal. (Author of "In Flanders Fields" and who now lies buried in this field of war.) By LUCIAN B. WATKINS. "In Flanders fields!" still "poppies blow—" Oh, could "the crosses, row on row," Im shriee the war and cruel tale Still booming, bleeding by your side! "The looks still bravely singing," go Above the storm of steel below; Still mornings "dawn" and "sunsets glow;" The Peace you loved is yet denied— "In Flanders fields!" We have your "quarrel with the foe," "The torch" you throw never fell, we know: We shif it high," rest satisfied— We look not faith with you who dist! Sleep, Grimade, sleep! God's "poppies grow" In Flanders fields!" We have your "quarrel with the foe." "The touch" you throw never tell, we know: "We hold it high," rest satisfied— We break not faith with you who die! Sleep, Grudge, sleep! God's "poppies grow in thunderstorms' fields!" DR. LEVIS TAKES AUTO RIDE Dr. Z. D. Lewis who has been committed to his home for several weeksvent out for an auto ride 1st Wediday morning. He was accompanied by his physician, Dr. E. S. Roanevictory, son and Dean, John T. Taylor. He was taken over the major portion of the western part of the city and also far out in the country. Dr. Lewis expressed himself as being delighted at the little outing and hopes to repay it in the near future. It is gratifying to note his progress daily toward recovery, and his numerous friends are hoping that ere long he will be able to return to his work. First, Lieutenant Chaplain and Mrs. H. A. Rogers, of Selma, Abraba, wish to announce the arrival of a little daughter, Louise Olivia, July 29, 1914. Chaplain Rogers is now with the colors "Somewhere in France." During his absence from the States, Mrs. Rogers will be with her mother, Mrs. L. J. Lewis, 420 Shafer street, Richmond, Virginia. Death of Little D. J. Taylor Little D. J. Taylor, Jr., the son of Mr. D. J. Taylor, Noel, Va., departed this life August 26, 1918. The funeral services were conducted from his grandmother's residence, Mesa H. A. Clory, Hewlett, Va., the services being conducted by Rev. Berkley, Undertaker Clark had charge of the remains. THE NEW CEMETERY Woodland Cemetery has met the general favor if one is to judge by the number of interments now being made there. A few Sundays ago there were five burials made there. Embalmer J. H. Robinson has been recently added to the force of employees and is giving satraction. He also has charge of the landscaping. The flower beds are the source of endless satisfaction to the ladies. The fountain which is in operation morning and evening is sur rounded by beautiful flowers and the lawn effect now being produced is also the subject of much favorable comment. Dr. R. E. Jones has purchased a beautiful monument from Contractor J. Henry Brown and it will soon be in place. Mr. P. L. Randolph the expert concrete contractor has just completed a large portion of walk ways. He has also completed the work around Mrs. Louisa Allen's section and that of Mrs. Louis Green. Woodland Park adjoining the Cemetery was the scene of two plenic parties, one on last Monday the Patriotic Lea gue and one on Tuesday, the Gar field Beneficial Club. The lake is now in good shape and a boat is there to add to the pleasures of the picnickers. d with the foe." w never tell, we know: at satisfied— in you who died! ! God's "popies grow" —Dr. C. A. Ward of Jacksonville, Fla., called on us. Mr. Joseph Wooldridge, of South Richmond, visited Baltimore, Md., this week to witness the great Elk display. Miss Katherine Medley, of South Richmond, is visiting in Plymouth, N. C., the guest of Mrs. Alberta Stevenson. She will return home soon. Mrs. Mary L. Lewis, of South Richmond left the city for Plymouth, N. C., where she will be the guest of Mrs. Alberta Stevenson. Mrs. Mildred Rufus and her sister, Miss Beatrice Stigger, of 2116 Canal street, South Richmond, left the city Sunday to visit their aunt, Mrs. Martha Hudson in Green Bay, Va. Mr. Harry Payne, son of Rey and Mrs. Julie Payne, who has been attending school at Andover, Mass. is now spending a portion of his vacation with his mother and father, who reside at 1212 N. 25th street, Richmond, Na. Mrs. Julia Scott, 609 N. Thirteenth street has returned home after having a very pleasant trip for several weeks to Blue Ridge Summit, Chambersburg and Gettysburg, Pa., Baltimore, Md., and Washington, D. C. Mrs. Carrie Goff, of Westchester, New York City, has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Mary Walker Brown, of 1121 St. James street, for the past few weeks and will return to her home this week. She is accompanied by her niece, Miss Regina Walker. Doctor John H. Holmes, of Winchester, Ky. is attending the sessions of the National Medical Association. He is accompanied by his wife. Mr. J. W. Johnson, formerly of this city, now residing in Washington, D. C., was in the city on business this week. Mrs. Mary Jones Helps and her two children, Johnny and Elsie, left the city Monday for their home in Brooklyn, N. Y. Miss Halle B. Robinson, one of our most popular public school teachers, having completed a successful term in the Vacational School of this city left Friday for New York and other Northern cities, where she will spend the rest of the Summer. Misses Maria L. White and Annie Wilson left Friday for Philadelphia, where they will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Matt. White. Mrs. D. P. Brown, New Haven, Conn.; Mr. A. L. Magill, Dr. A. L. Jackson, Charleston, S. C.; Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Thompson, Mt. Vernon, N. Y. and Mrs. Elifah Butler, of New Haven, Conn. are attending the sessions of the National Medical Association. ANOTHER NEW PYTHIAN LODGE AT PORTSMOUTH. Grand Chancellor Mitchell Speaks. Portsmouth, H. Va., August 24—Grand Chancellor John Mitchell, J. cee came over to this city last evening for the purpose of setting up a new bodge of the Order of Knights of Lythians. He was accompanied by Dr. A. A. Tennant, Grand Medical Register and Dr. E. K. Jefferson Grand Master of Exceterop. They visited Dr. Bass here and then Sir John E. Fisher came with his car and they soon located at the residence of District Deputy Grand Chancellor Atcher Drew, 1520 County street, where the Madame served supper. Later they went to Doris Had where the infliction took place. Sir H. S. Cooper had succeeded in organizing a club and thirty six were made to see the beauties of Lythianism. The candidates were mume pleas ed. In the lower hall a bountiful repect was spread and all peacfully enjoyed themselves. Col. Rescue C. Mitchell who had been attending the B. Y. P. U., and the Sunday School Convention in Norwich, came ever and assisted in the initiation where the Major William H. Tyler Major Lee N. Col. three came to call on the Grand Chaneller. The following visitors were present S. K. Lowe; L. C. B. Walker Andrew Williams; Albert Jones, Jr. W. S. South eil; Howard Maury; Zeb Smith; W. J. T. Holtjer; Jordan Miller; J. P. Paehomann; John Ash; Joseph Spivy c.; C. L. Latham; C. L. Smith; E. M. Latham M. Branch. The following were involved as officers of Mt. Pleasant Lee; Chamberson Cotamurrier; J. S. McCoy; Macer of Work; J. W. Wen Gun; Pratice N. Walton; Keeper of Coffee and Sugar; N. Walton; Keeper of Exhuberance Wet Hall; Master of Finance J. Elliot; Imer Grand T. Journeyt Owner Guard C. W. Washington; Tumtree; Charlott east; N. L. Latham; M. A. Vanish instrutor at Arpege Robert Wick. Admirer were well/and by Sir W. A. Pearson Sir E. K. Jafferson; Sir Alexander Brown and by the Grand Chaise Hall. The Vicar spent the night at Col. Pratice's residence. They late at 9 o'clock the morning for Ridgmond after expressing a moiety as being much pleased with the visit to Portsmouth. TENTH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE IMPERIAL ORDER KING DAVID The tenth annual session of the Imperial Order of King David will be held at the Eleanor Rhaps Church, Caroline County, Va. Tuesday and Wednesday, September 3rd and 4th, 1918. THE NATIONAL IDEAL BENEFIT SOCIETY TO HOLD SIXTH ANNUAL SESSION The National Ideal Benefit Society will hold its sixth annual session in Newport News, Va., Tuesday and Wednesday, September 3-4. The President of the Order, Mr. A. W. Holmes has made arrangements for the Richmond Delegation to leave at 12:00 noon Monday from the C. and O. Station. PATRIOTIC MEETING A Fraternal and Patriotic Meeting will be held at the True Reformers Hall, Sunday afternoon, September 1st, at four o'clock, under the auspices of the Richmond Division, Grand Fountain, U. O. T. R. Rev, Robert A. Jackson, rector of St. Phillips P. E. Church will deliver the principal address. The Orpheum Quartette will sing a number of the latest war songs. The members of the Order and the general public are invited. BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE HOLD BIG CONVENTIONS The Virginia Baptist State Sunday School Convention and the Baptist Young People's Union Convention met in Norfolk, Vn. Last week and raised over $1,500 for education and missions. Sphoided sermons and addresses were delivered and special plans and lectures on improved Bible work were presented. Much inspiration was gained by the large number of young Baptist workers and the State work was given an impetus that bodies large results for next year. The 1919 session will be held with the Fifth Street Baptist Church, at Richmond and the conventions will celebrate the Ter-Centennial of the landing of slaves in this country, Prof. J. S. Lee, Newport News was elected President of the Sunday School Convention and Miss Natalie Taylor, of Danville, Secretary. Roscoe C. Mitchell, Richmond-President and Mrs. Lillian Hoffman, Newport News, Secretary of the B. Y. P. U. Convention were elected for the next year. TIME IS FLEETING—KEEP POSTED PRICE, FIVE CENTS SUPREME LODGE OF NATIONAL IDEAL, BENEFIT SOCIETY, INC. TO MEET IN NEW PORT NEWS, VA. Special to The Richmond Planet. Newport News, Vic., August 26—Mrs. Rosa Thompson Chairman of the general committee and her aids are kept busy putting on the finish touch, Wednesday night, the 28th various committees not and receive an arrangement for the coming of the Supreme Lodge had been completed. The delegates will arrive Monday in due to see the 41st before going in session. The Executive Board will meet Monday at six o'clock P.M. Tuesday morning September 3rd at 10 o'clock the sixth annual session of the Supreme Lodge will convene in the Zion Baptist church 20th St. Rev. C. E. Jones, D. D. pas or. All the day sessions will be held here; the session will hold two days closing Wednesday night. The great welcome meeting will be held at the First Baptist church Rev. C. D. Henderson ii. Th., pastor. Tuesday night at 8 o'clock there will be many able speakers and a most excellent program has been arranged. Newport News will have a huge delegation to receive the visiting defence. The many homes are being thrown open for their entertainment, as well as the churches and the many business places of the city all are saving to the Supreme Lodge Welcome to Newport News Roscoe Cookling Simmons to Speak Col. Rescue Confirming Shannon will return to this city on Monday September 16th to address a big particular meeting in the city and toptown. Col. Shannon comes back to Ridleyland in response to a wildebeest demand to bear two wildebeest elk, lion and wildebeast. Those who heard later of the older 11th had will present the wonderful man and his wildebeest. The meeting will be under the guidance of the station tertiary and Allied the Association. LONSOME NAMMEST CLUB Camp Stakehurst, Pamphold, May 26, 1918. To the Editor of The Richmond Planner. Dee Slyr. We, the members of the Lakeside Summits' Club, Camp Parkhurst, being far away from home, and as our teams suggest, bioscience, wish that you would pre- present our names to the public in some collection of your paper, for the bene- fit of some of the young ladies in the good old United States. We wish to correspond with ladies of our homeland in order to relieve the mo- notomy of life here. If you will be so kind as to notify us by return mail of chirges due, we will be delighted to forward same to you at once. Yours respectfully, WILLIAM A. ALLISON, Secretary. In Memoriam In memory of my beloved daughter, Prima V. Brown, who departed this life, eleven years ago, August 29, 1907. Dearest daughter, how we miss you, Since from earth you passed away, And our hearts are aching sorely As we think of you each day. But we know that you are happy, In the mansions of the blest! Where there is no pain or sorrow, In your sweet eternal rest. — Her Mother and Brothers HENDERSON. In sad but loving remembrance of our son and brother, Elijah Henderson who departed this Fife August 21, 1917. One year has passed and our hearts still sore. As the time goes on we miss you more. When days are dark and friends are few STEPHENS—FARRAR Mrs. Edlene C. Farrar announces the marriage of her daughter Margaret E. to Mr. Ashby F. Stephens in Washington, D. C., August 17, 1918. Mr. and Mrs. Stephens are now spending their honey-moon in New York City. Arrived Overseas Mrs. Blanche Girley wishes to announce that her husband, Fred. Girley has arrived safe in France. Mr. T. R. Scott left the city Sunday August 25 to spend a few days at Thornburg, Va. --- TWO N. A. A. C. P. FORCED TO WITHDRAW FROM DR. BUNDY The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People makes the following public statement concerning its relation to Dr. Leroy N. Bundy, of East St. Louis with whose defense against the charge of complicity in the East St. Louis riots of July, 1917, the Association has heretofore been associated. The statement is signed by Charles H. King, Chairman of the Associations Legal Committee, and John R. Shillady, the Association's Secretary. The statement follows: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is no longer connected in any way with the further defense of Dr. Leroy N. Bundy. The St. Louis, Missouri Branch of the N. A. A. C. P., under whose immediate supervision the National Headquarters had placed all matters connected with the defense of Dr. Bundy, informed the national officers of the N. A. A. C. P, some weeks ago that it wished to withdraw from further responsibility for the defense of Dr. Bundy, owing to the departures by Dr. Bundy from the conditions established by the N. A. A. C. P, for the proper management of the Bundy defense and for the collection, burdens and accounting of funds. The National Board of Directors and the executive officers of the N. A. A. C. P, deferred action regarding the matter, notwithstanding the recommendations of its St. Louis Branch, pending a full consideration of all the circumstances of the case, including the opportunity given Dr. Bundy to be heard in person concerning his relations with the Association's representatives in St. Louis. Following a request of Dr. Bundy that he be given a hearing by the National Board of Directors, a committee was appointed by the Board to hear and pass upon his version of his relations with the St. Louis Branch. This committee appointed a special time, agreeable to Dr. Bun dy, and met with him on July 11 in New York at the office of Charles H. Studin, Chairman of the Legal Committee. At the outset of the hearing, upon the alleged ground that he was not represented by his own attorney and did not have his own stenographer present, Dr. Bundy refused to make a detailed statement in explanation of his relations with the St. Louis Branch. His demeanor throughout the hearing impressed the committee as lacking in frankness and was characterized by an apparently strong desire to avoid disclosing the real facts in the situation to the com mittee. Based upon the meagre statements he was willing to make, and upon the well authenticated facts in the case, the committee came to the following conclusions: 1. That the N. A. A. C. P. had employed competent and well known attorneys to defend Dr. Bundy and that these attorneys were and are ready to defend him whenever his case comes to trial. The attorneys in question were employed under the personal supervision of the Hon. Charles Nagel of St. Louis, former Secretary of Commerce under President Taft, and a member of the Board of Directors of the N. A. A. C. P. 2. These lawyers were employed with the approval and consent of Dr. Bundy and are among the most prominent attorneys of the bar where the trial is to take place. The N. A. A. C. P. has already paid them the sum of $1,500 as fees to represent Dr. Bundy. 3. That all the professional assistance required for Dr. Bundy's trial has been provided by the N. A. A. C. P. Further, the National Headquarters has at all times stood ready to raise all the funds necessary for Dr. Bundy's further defense needs. 4. That since Dr. Bundy has been released on bail, he has been going over the courtroom collecting funds for the allied oppressors engaging additional lawyers whose securities are in our judgment entirely unnecessary for the wrong conduct of his case. 5. That, although the N. A. A. C. P, has provided him with the services of two excellent law firms, Dr. Bundy now claims that he wants in addition three more firms to assist in the trial of his case; to one of these he states that a retainer fee of approximately $3,000 is to be paid, to another $1,000 has already been paid, and to the third another fee has been promised. In the judgment of the committee, assuming that Dr. Bundy's statement is true that he, or others on his behalf, are paying money for these lawyers, this multiplicity of lawyers can only mean a waste of funds and a duplication of work, for which other retained attorneys have already been paid and which they are prepared to perform. 6. That Dr. Bundy has used at least part of the funds collected by him for the support and maintenance of himself and wife, and he refuses to support himself in any other way pending his trial than upon the proceeds of funds raised for his defense. 7. That Dr. Bundy has declined to account for funds which have been contributed to him for his defense. In view of this attitude on the part of Dr. Bundy, there is no method by which that part of the public which gives him its money will ever be able to compel him to render an account of what he does with it. For the aforesaid reasons, the com mittee recommends that no further contributions on behalf of Dr. Bundy's defense be solicited or received by the N. A. A. C. P. or any of its branches. The committee believes that a great imposition may be practiced upon the public if Dr. Bundy is permitted to solicit and receive money in the promiscuous manner that he has been following. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has made it a principle never to receive money for any purpose which was not entered in its regularly audited books and which it would not account for upon request. It cannot countenance any departure from such procedure and is of the opinion that any other practice may become the source of a scandal which would bring shame to the cause of the colored people. The following examples, which speak for themselves, are taken from the stenographic report of the hearing granted Dr. Bundy by the Legal Committee of the Association: Mr. Studin: What is your source of income? Dr. Bundy: In any way I could get it. Mr. Studin: Have you worked? Dr. Bundy: I don't think that concerns you. Mr. Studin: Have you lived on contributions that have been made to you by people who are spending money for your defense? Dr. Bundy: No sir, I have not. Mr. Studin: How have you lived? Dr. Bundy: That does not concern you. Mr. Studin: Have you incurred any bills that you think the National Association is responsible for? Dr. Bundy: Yes. Mr. Studin: What bills? Dr. Bundy: All bills. Mr. Studin: Will you name them? Dr. Bundy: No. Mr. Studin: How much do they spend to? Mr. Studin: What were they for? Dr. Bundy: I am through with this conversation. Mr. Studin: Did you ever say to the St. Louis Branch that you expected them to support yourself and your wife until the trial? Dr. Bundy: I can explain that. They said they refused to let me go out and make lectures whereby I might raise funds for the purpose of assisting myself in living during the term between March and September. I said: "Will you furnish me money to support myself?" Mr. Studin: Was it your idea that you should go out and raise money to pay your personal living expenses? Dr. Bundy: Yes. Mr. Studin: That is your present idea? Dr. Bundy: Yes, that is my idea now. Mr. Studin: How do you propose to raise money for your defense? Dr. Bundy: Do the best I can. Mr. Studin: Are you going to work? Dr. Bundy; I cannot, Why should I work? Mrs. Bundy; Perhaps he doesn't have to work. (Signed) CHARLES H. STUDIN, Chairman, Legal Committee. (Signed) JOHN R. SHILLADY, Secretary, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. LODGE OUTLINES THE G. O. P. WAR ARMS. Says American People Want Germany Beaten to Knices on Her Own Soil. Washington, August 23.—Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Massachusetts, arraised the Senate today in a speech covering the aims and purposes of America in the war which was acapted instantly as the first definition of the war policy of the Republican party, of which he has become the acknowledged leader through the death of Senator Gallinger. Senator Lodge declared irrevocably for a dictated peace rather than a negotiated peace. He asserted that only with a Germany heaten to her knees and ready to accept the will of the Allies as the rule of her conduct for all time; with the rights of the lesser peoples guaranteed; with the despoiled nations which had been crushed under the heels of the Teutonic military power restored to the fulness of their national and international rights and, furthermore a Germany defeated on her own soil, could the American people be satisfied. TAKEN AS DEFINING PARTY'S STAND. The speech riveted the attention of the entire Senate. It was realized before Senator Lodge had proceeded with more than the opening sentences that he was speaking for his party and defining the issue for the coming campaign, not only next autumn but also for 1920. Senator Lodge laid down as the cardinal principles for which the American people believed themselves to be fighting and for which the sons of the nation today from every quarter of the nation are streaming from schools and farms and factories and offices to cantonments, to the transports and the fields of battle in France the following definitions: "Belgium must be restored. "Alsace and Lorraine must be returned to France—unconditionally returned—not merely because sentiment and eternal justice demand it, but because the iron and coal of Lorraine must be take_n forever from Germany. "Italia Iredenta—all those areas where the Italian race is predominant including Trieste—must go back to Italy. "Serbia and Rumania must be reestablished in their independence. "Greece must be made safe. Most important of all, if we are to make the world safe in the way we mean it to be safe, the great Slav populations now under the Government of Austria—the Jugo-Slavs and the Czecho-Slovaks, who have been used to aid the Germans, whom they loathe—must be established as independent states. "The Polish people must have an independent Poland. "And we must have these independent states created so that they will stand across the pathway of Germany." THE DECIMAL PLANET, ABOUT MONE, VIRGINIA to the East. Nothing is more vital than this for a just, a righteous and an enduring peace. RUSSIA MUST GET PROVINCES BACK. "The Russian provinces taken from Russia by the villainous peace of Brest-Litovsk must be restored to Russia. The President, as you all remember, has announced with wisdom and foresight the vast importance of sustaining Russia. If Germany continues to hold a large part of Russia the world for years to come will be under the shadow of another great war, which will surely be precipitated upon us when Germany has developed her Russian possessions to the point of yielding her men, money and supplies. "Constantinople must be finally taken away from Turkey and placed in the hands of the allied nations as a free port, so as to bar Germany's way to the East and hold the Dardanelles open for the benefit of man kind. "We must not be beguiled into concessions to Turkey in the hope of separating her from Germany. It would be a miserable outcome to have Turkey retained in Europe, a curse to her subjects and neighbors, a plague spot and a breeder of wars. Her massacres must not under any pretense be condoned nor her iniquities rewarded. Let Turkey and Bulgaria share the fate of their master and be so treated that they will be unable again to trouble the world. "Palestine must never return to Turkish rule and the persecuted Christians of Asia Minor—the Syrians and Armenians—must be made safe." MUST MAKE GERMANY HARMLESS. [Senator Lodge continued: "These are the principal conditions which alone will give us a victory worth having, and when we talk about a complete peace and a just and righteous peace let it be known to all the world that this is what we mean. "It is idle to talk about our not annihilating the German people. Nobody, of course, has any such idea. It could not be done even if we wished to do it. We are not engaged in this war to arrange a Government for Germany. The German people must do that themselves and they will get precisely the Government that they desire and deserve—just as they now have the Government they prefer, whose purposes and ambitious and barbarism they share and sustain. "Our part and our business is to put Germany in a position where she can do no more harm in the future to the rest of the world. Unless we achieve this we shall have fought in vain. Congress and the President had no right to declare war unless they meant to do precisely this thing. Senator Lodge characterized his series of definitions as "the irreducible minimum." "What is the irreducible minimum?" demanded Senator Lodge. "We intend to make the world safe for democracy. But what exactly do we mean by democracy? If we mean, as we undoubtedly do, the democracy of England, France, Italy and the United States we can all understand it; but the Bolshevik, masquerade under the name of democracy, and the Bolshevik, by a combination of treachery, corruption and ignorance, have reduced Russia to servitude under Germany and have engendered a form of democracy as dangerous to the world as the Government of the Hohenzollerns. But, assuming as we do when we say we must make the world safe for democracy that we mean our own conception of democracy, how is it to be made safe? HOW TO MAKE THE WORLD SAFE "That, again, is a vague term which must be answered and can only be answered by definition. We are fighting and our allies our fighting with us for security for independence, for the right of nations, great and small, to govern themselves in their way; for organized races and peoples to have the opportunity to govern themselves in independent States; for the sanctity and observance of treaties; for the general disarmament of nations. "Broadly speaking, there is only one way to obtain this security, this safety of democracy, this preservation of freedom and civilization, and that is by reducing Germany to a condition where by no possibility can she precipitate another war for universal conquest with all its attendant horrors upon an unoffending world." In contemplation of the necessary final accounting with the Germans, Senator Lodge further clarified the American war purposes and answered the persistent murmurings of the pacifists by saying: "The results which we must have, and which I have ventured to outline can never be obtained by a negotiated peace. Lord! Lansdowne—and he is not alone—appears to, think that this war can be ended by a peace formulated by eminent representatives of the nations in the old way. He does not seem to have gone beyond the methods of 1815 and the Congress of Vienna. "As this war is utterly different from any war that the world has over known, so must the peace which concludes it be utterly different from any peace which the world has over known. It cannot be a peace of war (Continued on Seventh Page) STENOGRAPHER WANTED—Apply at once. Law Offices of Bassette and Walker, 548-25th Street, Newport News, Virginia. WHAT DID SHE DO? 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There is a certain man in our village who has a grievance against the preachers because of their aid in turning wot Virginia into an arid desert land, where not even an oasis is allowed to exist for the slaking of the thirst of a poor, weary toddy-tastes. He moves loosely on opportunity to vade --- FEMALE EMBALMER MADAME LUCIE CHRISTIAN SCOTT is associated in business with her husband, Mr. Alpheus Scott. Madame Scott claims the honor of being the only Negro woman in the State of Virginia—holding a State license to practice Embalming, and is indeed, one of the few women in the United States embalming and conducting funerals. She ranks with the best in her profession. She is prominent in fraternal organizations, namely, Courts of Calanthe, I. O. of St. Luke, I. O. of Good Samaritans, Household of Ruth, Tents, Sons and Daughters of Richmond, Shepherds of Bethlehem and Ideal Benefit Society Your patronage and influence will be greatly appreciated. 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Jr., President Contractor & Builder Bank Bldg. Phone, Ran. 2637 in Rear. Phone, Randolph 2168 Taking of Contracts for Building Job Work A Specialty. T, Funeral Director OFFICE 2220 E. MAIN ST. DOLPH 2073. ALL NIGHT LL RANDOLPH 2703. D. VIRGINIA his malice on preachers in general and to get in a good anti-prohibition argument. This week he was seen talking to a group of men and was heard to deliver himself in this fashion: (The part of his speech consigning all the preachers vin speedily transports to the place that would not harbor a tallow-candle dog a pair minutes, is obviously omitted.) "If this is a free country, why is it that I can't drink as much as I want, eh! Old Noah had his regular toldies, before men know how to spell democracy and here I can't get mine in a democracy country! Yes, and—and—and didn't Christ even turn witness into wine! Elh? Did he?" --- WE WANT SUBSTANTIAL PEACE AND LASTING UNION. It is mortifying to some of the Baptists to see the condition and movements of the Baptists. In this country, especially colored Baptists—How they abuse one another, rage and imagine vain things. Some of our brethren are cutting and butchering one another up, supposing our trouble to be really in men. But our trouble is not principally men but in the weakness of our system of co-operative Denominational work; this, many of our brethren know but they will not say so for, fear of being persecuted—yea crucified—as Paul was when he dared to speak a word against the tradition and laws of the fathers—Acts 21 Chapters. Brethren we are conducting our work different from the fathers in local churches—we call it improvement—now why we cannot improve in our Associations and conventions—why we cannot combine our churches for Christian work different from what our fathers did, I cannot see. We ought to come together in a union of churches on written articles of agreement—whereas now we, in our Denominational work are only compacts of messengers and individuals. Those who represent our churches in Associations and Conventions even the National Convention are not dele gates; hence do not and can not re present the churches in a real and legal sense. Our National Conventions are great and big bodies based upon and tied together by sentiment. But you may say sentiment is stronger than law—yea even than death—yes it is also as uncertain as life too. Don't we all consider life is uncer tain? Today you are rich, tomorrow you are poor—today you are in good health, tomorrow you are sick; today men praise you tomorrow the same men curse you—Poorly fitted indeed, for great sub stantial and lasting work is a denom ination that is a more voluntary Association—a body held together simply by sentiment. If we are not going to hook up dif ferent than what we are —I think the best thing to do is to let the Nat onal Convention stay divided; Let each Convention, following its indefe nate vague ideal go on and do the best work they can for the Lord. There are Baptists that don't see anything certain and lasting In the policies of either Convention; but they are all we have, so they are going on with them. It seems the slogan among us is, peace and union. I did all I could against the split that came in Chicago. I am not against reunion but I think that a big thing to do in one motion—I would suggest that we work and get peace first, and then take the vote on reunion. I think re union will come after peace with less expense than it will come before peace—even along with peace. The incorporated Convention evidently believes in a Republican form of church government in Missionary and Educational work, the unincorporated sands practically for a pure de moracy—the Morris wing holds that the National Convention is the legal representative of all Negro Baptist Churches in the aggregate—the Jones wing is acting on the theory that Baptists can have no body or organization to thus represent them as churches—that the local church is the unit in making legal contracts—and they must make such contracts by direct vote and not by representatives or or organizations of representatives. Suppose we get these conflicting views harmonized in getting the peace proposition past so we will know which one of these forms of government we will have after we reunite. [Reunion will follow a getting to gether in thought and feeling very easy; but getting together in thought and feeling will not certainly come in the wake of union or reunion in matters of the world—where people are to work together organically. It is important that they think alike as well as feel alike—we need not only love one another in this reunion business but fundamentally to see things alike. The white Baptists and white Meth orists split before or about the time of the Civil War—I believe they will reunite when they come to see and feel things alike. We thank the white Baptists for what they are doing in the way of getting us as Negro Baptist and I hope they will not become impatient with us; but remember as long as we are not to gether in thought and feelings we may stay apart just 000 not withstanding; we want a substantial peace and lasting reunion. OFFICIAL CALL To Baptist Churches, Associations and Conventions throughout the United States. Greetings.—By authority of the Executive Board of the National Baptist Convention, your attention is here by called to the thirty-eighth Annual Session of the said Convention to be held with the Baptist Churches of St. Louis and the State of Missouri, September 4-10, 1918. This call is made in accordance with the report of the Peace Commission which met at Memphis, Tennessee on the 19th of March 1918 and at the earnest solicitation of the Baptist of St. Louis made to all factions of Baptist in the United States. We have been assured that ample arrangements will be made to entertain the many thousands of Baptist who will attend this meeting. Under the constitution there are three classes of members composing the convention. viz. Representative, Life and Annual. It is specially urged that all Baptist churches will be re presented at this meeting of the convention by messengers chosen by the churches. THE RICHMOND PLANET. RICHMOND. 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Start a bank account today. One dollar will start you almost any savings bank in the country and ten cents will start you in ours. You can start with one penny if you patronize the Christmas Savings Club. Look out for the future and rest secure that a savings bank account is the best means by which you can do this. JOHN MITCHELL, JR., President Mechanics Savings Bank, Richmond, Va. Owing to war conditions it may not be possible to secure reduce rates or special trains to the convention hence messengers may be required to reach St. Louis in special coaches or on regular trains. In that event it will be necessary to start from your home in ample time to reach St. Louis not later than September third. S. President. N. Secretary. T Convention. AN OVER THE DU PONT CO. for Colored Men and W the Hopewell plant. Be portunity for recreation THE NEW COLOR E. C. MORRIS, President. R. B. HUDSON, Secretary. National Baptist Convention. "TO HELL WITH THE KAISER." TO HELL. 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SUBSCRIPTION RATES ONE YEAR ..... $1.50 SIX MONTHS ..... .80 THREE MONTHS ..... .40 FOREIGN SUBSCRIPTIONS ..... $2.00 Those people, who never learned fight are having a hard time of now and Col. Theodore Roosevelt smiling. The Texas Republican State Convention has placed a ticket in the field with candidates for every office. Wonders will never cease. ```markdown ``` President Woodrow Wilson claims credit for having put Senator James K. Vardaman out of business. In this he did more than the entire population of the United States could do. Everybody must talk war although thousands of us may want peace. To talk peace will be misinterpreted by Germany as a weakness and she will fight all the harder. ```markdown ``` It is mainly evident that Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany could not be elected a magistrate in this country, much less the President of the United States. ```markdown ``` The Republic of Russia has virtually declared war on the United States. This is more than Germany has officially done. It is regarded as very serious to our interests and steps are being taken to counteract the effect of it. The Allies are fighting and they cannot yet be said to be winning the war. It will be only after the full strength of this great country, under the leadership of President Woodrow Wilson has been felt that it can be truly said that we are winning the war. The age limit adopted by Congress is from 18 years to 45 years. It should have been made from 16 years to 60 years and be done with the apprehensive misery of the whole busi ness. If this war can be extended over the next presidential campaign there will be no need to nominate a President. Hon. Woodrow Wilson will win in a walk. Already in Congress, the War Department is supreme. It can demand any sacrifice and it is immediately forthcoming. Congressmen and Senators have been put on notice to support all administration measures. We shall go back to a Republican form of Government when the war is over. A Government that can stand the expenditure of two million dollars per hour should be able to whip Germany and her Allies. This is the same Government that refused to make an appropriation of a few million dollars to reimburse the depositors in the defunct Freedman's Savings Bank. New is the 1.199 to revive the application for this amount of money. --- The National Baptist Convention meets next week in St. Louis, Mo., and the indications are that the act of the Peace Commission at Memphis, Tenn., will be ratified by that body. It is plainly evident that the peace movement has met with favor from one end of this country to the other. The Baptists will get together and naught but death will tear them apart again. The crap-shooters, gamblers, thieves and crooks seemed to have either gone North or enlisted in the United States Army. The "hold up" on the Petersburg Turpike this week where officers were robbed knows plainly the class of men caught in the dragnet of the draft system. These kind of men should be in France on the fighting line, there they can get "gassed" and go on to the Devil, where they belong. We can not see why the inmates of the penitentiaries should not be enlisted. If this class of men are to wear the uniform of the greatest Republican nation in the world. --- President Byron Gunner of the National Equal Rights League is not "letting the grass grow under his feet." He is carrying the colored folks to Chicago or rather he intends so to do in September. He is urging every one to send delegates. In the meantime, Rev. W. H. Jernigan, President of the National Race Congress of America is calling them to Washington October 1st and he intends to have an Anti-Lynching session too. President Wilson and Congress will not be able to forget the colored folks. They are attracting attention by their magnificent service in France and they are attracting attention in this country by their endless number of race conferences. The way to win is to agitate and to agitate and to keep on agitating, while working particularly for the success of the Government. During the dark days of the Civil War, an enquiry was made of Fredrick Longlass and it was this, "Is God dead?" What would be the query now if the same person were alive and lived in the French Republic? The full recognition of the colored people of this country has not yet come and this blood--letting must go on until it does come. The best way to arouse the dormant spirit of fair play in the white population is to serve the country and to display a loyalty that will last even beyond the portals of death. Colored regiments and battalions are meeting the test and the indications are that there will be a mighty revolution in sentiment when the boys come marching home. Our mouths may be watering for peace and our eyes be red In a desire for the same result of the struggle, but let the lips be silent and let us fight on. The Allies are quoting Shakespeare. "Lay on Macduff, lay on, and damned be he, who first cries hold enough." If we are too religious to say the same thing, let us point to the inscription and fight on to the end of the chapter. "REGION OF TERROR" IN CITY OF PITTSBURGH. The Pittsburgh Courier is worried, if we are to judge from its editorial comment on conditions about East Wylie Avenue. The crap-shooters, dissolute elements have transferred their field of opera from the South land to the North-Sand, where they can do more to create prejudice against the citizen of color than anywhere else. They are Eving, active advocates of the segregation of the races and are used as outstanding reasons why the "jim-crow" sys can should be operative in all parts of the country. The Courier says: East Wylie Avenue has been the scene of much disturbance and excitement in the last few days and we stop to ask ourselves why this peaceful residential district, with is tranquil citizens should be constantly harassed by poolroom tots, gamblers loafers and even murderers, and then again we ask why they don't have more police protection for their families and their homes? Are citizens not tax payers, do they not respect their homes? If so why then can't they get the sufficient number of police men to protect this neighborhood, and clean out all the loafers who hang around! Chancey and Wylie, whose very presence makes it almost impossible for the women and children to pass without hearing some indcent or insulting remarks? Then again they ask why all the cacap no-account amusements such as the "flying horses" and "merry-go-rounds" pick out this peaceful comunity to beat their drums and disturb the quait at all hours of the night? Is it because the colored man has not cut grown this petty foolishness or that he is an easy prey to this tom foolery? This is such a crime breeding amusement, at this particular section of Wylie Avenue, and the peace loving people have been at their wits and ever since it has put in its up pearance; because every night, around or near it has occurred a cutting or shooting affray. Now this thing must cease, there must be law and order in this section; the community must rid itself of this nuisance, which tends to make this particular district show up bad, and offers an excuse for lawlessness. Within the last fortnight there has been no less than half a dozen cutting and shooting affrays in which two persons have lost their lives and others seriously injured. Wake up, citizens; demand more policemen, rid yourselves of loafers, petty amusements, or anything that roards rather than accelerates your progress in community life. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA of Pittsburgh, Pa., but they are pur suing the southern "let them alone" policy. They are "making us eat our own cookings," so to speak. They reason that the colored people are all there together and if they kill each other so much the better for the community in which they live. It means that sooner or later we shall be required to do our own reforming. We must see to it that our charitable societies do work in the slums and that the authorities be asked to co-operate in rescuing babies from the care of their worthless mothers and fathers and that the illegitimate elements be looked after and trained in Christian communities. The police officers can arrest and club these people and cause hundreds of us to "boil over" with indignation, from a racial stand-point but this will not "cure the evil" or settle the trouble. We are having this "so called race problem" in the North. We must outlaw this element and do what we can to bring the respectable elements amongst us unto their own again. The hoodlum black man is an incubus up on our progress and the only way to deal with him is to proceed systematically with the work. We have many organizations professing to improve conditions, but they do not go to the root of the trouble. They employ large numbers of young men and issue admirable reports on what has been done, but the trouble of which the Pittsburgh Courier complains is far away from their fields of practical endeavor. They should be made to approach this field or go out of business. UNSATISFACTORY CONDITIONS. The condition of the streets in the section of this city occupied by colored people is a disgrace to this community. This is noticeably true when miles of concrete pavement and Belgian blocks may be found in other sections of the city. Even horses are provided with better means of travel than human beings if those human beings are colored folks. A man with an automobile, traveling in the sections of the city occupied by colored people moves like a veritable "ship of the desert!" All that is gotten, when complaint is made is the appointment of committees, endless comment and absolutely nothing done. Colored people have shown their patriotism. Thousands of them are in France. They are living up to the traditions of patriotism but how can they feel happy in the face of such adverse conditions? We hope that some effort will be made to remedy this state of affairs. We are entitled to at least one first class paved street. Take new Richmond from one end of it to the other, and there is not a first class street to be found anywhere for colored residents. Still some white folks do not understand why some colored people distrust them. What else are they to do? They are treated as "a thing apart" and some white folks do not like to be told of this kind of treatment. We were promised a high school, but the sign there "For Rent" shows plainly that a friendly school board has been handicapped and hindered by the failure of somebody to provide the money to erect the new building. We presume that we must have recourse to prayer and be satisfied for religion affords consolation when nothing else will do it. We shall pray for these white folks. Our friends amongst them do, not need any prayers for God is blessing them already. THE WAR SITUATION. The war situation is not altogether satisfactory to the Allies, although the present and past successes have called a thrill of pride to permeate every "true-blue" American be he black or white. The ground that the Allies are regaining is the same that the Germans wrested from them during the past two or three months and there is much more to be regained. The Germans are conducting what is known as an elastic retreat. They kill as many troops as they can and then fall back. The Allies pursued the same tactics when the Germans a few months ago made such headway. the loss of life on both sides is appalling. It has been estimated that it will take five million troops to drive the Germans back to the Rhine. God only knows how many it will take when they get to their own soil and yet they are undertaking the task. The United States of America has undertaken the task of furnishing the men. The last draft will furnish the necessary number. It is evident that our strength was some what exhausted and that we are making the last serious call for only a nation that is forced to go the full limit would raise the demand up to forty five years. Germany and her Allies have been forced to do this long ago and Great Britain and her Allies have had re course to the same means of resistance. The nations that can hold out long est in man power and finance will win the war. It is even now a miracle almost that Germany should have been able to hold out so long. She is getting ready to hold out longer by entering into an alliance with Russia from which country an almost inexhaustible number of men may be obtained for defensive purposes. Officered by Germans, they may prove to be as an important—a factor in the struggle as the Turks have proven themselves to be. Still this country is confident that with the proper exertion the Allies can win the war and beat Germany to her knees. Colored folks are helping to bring about this result both with their labor, their money and their lives. What they want to know is, if the Constitution of the United States when it is restored and again elevated to its pedestal of universal recognition, will the black man and the white one and the white man and the black one be accorded universal recognition and privileges under its pariote decrees. THE ODD FELLOWS' TROUBLE. The New York Age is responsible for the statement that the Sub Committee of Management of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows has seen fit to rescind its order postponing the biennial session of that great organization this year and that orders have been issued to send delegates to the meeting to be held in New York, September 9, 1918. This has created a sensation as it shows that the Davis faction has the backing of a large proportion of the order in going ahead with the meeting any way. As we predicted, it was necessary to meet the action of that masterly combination led by Hon. Henry Lincoln Johnson and his able assistant B. J. Davis. It will be interesting to note the outcome of the present struggle. It looks to us as though two B. M. C's, will meet in New York. Grand Master Morris will not recognize the Georgia delegation and the delegation will not be large from any part of the country. If the "machine" resorts to "rough-house" manipulation at which both sides to the controversy are skilled in the game the protesting contingent will proceed to do business and leave the question of regularity to be settled at some other time. It is plainly evident that the Sub Committee of Management made a blunder in postponing the session this year. It has given the other side an excuse for their protesting meeting and they will contest the regularity of the delegates now being sent by the regulars under the leadership of Grand Master Morris. Unless we are much mistaken, Hon. Benjamin J. Davis will lay claim to having been restored to the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows regardless of which body does the restoring. Hon. Henry Lincoln Johnson will have enough funds to finance the affair and the fight in the Old Pellows' organization will be transferred from Georgia in general to the United States of America. We are no prophet or son of a prophet, but it is a safe prediction to say that Ben. Davis and his crowd will never go all the way to New York without securing admission to some kind of B. M. C., even though the Hon. Edward H. Morris is not the presiding officer. The part that the courst will play in the affair is an open question. The Georgia B. M. C. will not meet at the same place as the Morris B. M. C. The committees on Credentials will not be the same. The Sub Committee of Manage ment by its action has paved the way for a "wide open" split and those Georgia politicians have not been slow to take advantage of the blunder. There will be two flags flying after the September meeting, both bearing the emblem "B. M. C. of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows" and it will be for the rank and file to say under which flag they will rally. We hope that a committee on the adjustment of difficulties may be appointed and an agreement reached by which this split will be closed up, but a person must be an optimist indeed who predicts that such a desirable result can be accomplished at the New York session. JUMPED IN THE RESERVOIR. Woodland, the three months old colt of Mr. A. D. Price took it into its head to jump into the concrete reservoir at Woodland Cemetery and if Henry Smith and his wife had not been about, there would have been a colt funeral as the reservoir is six feet deep and it was full of water at the time. The colt swam around the reservoir four times before it decided it had enough and then it poked its head up where Mr. Smith stood. He pulled it up, and it was only by the combined effort of the two that Woodland was brought to firm earth again. It bounded away as soon as it got out. Its mother continued grazing near unconcernedly just as though nothing had happened. 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From these we trust you have received much inspiration and that when vacation days are over you will work zealously that you may have something in treasure before the stormy days of Winter are upon us. As Solomon says, Go to the ant, thou shuggain; consider her ways and he wise. In so doing we will not flit away all the sunny Summer days in idleness and folly, as the grasshopper, but will count it joy and labor of love to do something even in vacation days to foster the work of our Convention. The Convention through its board elected Mrs. Mamie E. Gordon, of Norfolk, Va. as Field Secretary and no doubt she has already visited some of your Churches and home and has presented the work to you as we could not in writing. Mrs. Gordon is well known in the various State Bodies and therefore, needs no introduction, but that you may know of her appointment, we take this method of informing you. For money raising we stand next to and quite near the Baptist State Convention. While we submit to second place, under no condition should we ever surrender this place, unless it be to take first place. Our next meeting in Roanoke, Va. should be better in every way than the last meeting. There is no complaint to be made whatever against the last, but we are older, more experienced and should by all means excel in every phase of the work. Look at the stupendous sacrifices being made to win this war, mostly for glory to our government, suppose just one hundredth part of this effort were made directly to advance the Kingdom of Christ, so marvelous would be the change in conditions, that it would seem that we were almost in a new world. While the government is enlisting men by the thousands to fight as they say, for free democracy, ought not the Church of Christ be able to enlist a few thousand more to fight for the cause so dear to the heart of our Convention? Remember the old adage, 'A task well begun is half done.' (MRS.) M. 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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Campbell have returned from Union, W. Va., where they went to attend the funeral of Mrs. Campbell's father, Mr. James Clair. William and Harry Ellis have gone to Nitro, W. Va., to work. Rev. Howard White is filling his pubbit at Fort Springs, W. Va. Many friends of Mr. Joseph French are glad to learn of his recovery from an operation for Appendicitis at Clifton Forge Hospital. Mrs. Joseph French and Mrs. Henry Morton were visiting Mrs. French's husband, Mr. Joseph French at Clifton Forge Hospital Sunday. Mr. Green Barber and Mr. Charles Brinkley, both continue ill at their homes on Franklin avenue. Mrs. Bullock, of Huntington, W. Va. is visiting Mrs. Albert Proctor. Women's Day was celebrated at White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. Sunday. Those visiting from this city were Rev. and Mrs. I. H. Carpenter$^2$ Mrs. William Lace, Mrs. Fannie Haynes and Miss Eva Brinkley. Mr. S. H. Johnson leaves for Washington, D. C., Wednesday, after spending his vacation with his wife sister and brother, Mrs. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Green. His health is greatly improved. NATIONAL MEDICAL NATIONAL MEDICAL (Continued from the First Page.) the commissioning of about one hundred colored physicians, further commissions are denied the hundreds of others who want to serve the nation, this is deplored, and an appeal is made to the War Department to "right the injustice of the present policy and to give us a fair representation of commissioned officers." It is alleged in the resolutions that colored physicians are being drafted and assigned to duty as privates, with no apparent chance of being transferred to the medical corps. Of the "Jim Crow" law, the resolution says, "We are inconvenienced, humiliated and abused by the passenger car system known as the "Jim Crow" cars. It is out of keeping with the tenets of American government, for which the world is now bathed in blood, that the government itself should operate such a passenger traffic system. It not only debases a patriotic class of citizens, but breeds discontent and deprives citizens of fair compensation for money invested in railway tickets." An appeal is made to Director-General McAdoo to abolish the law as a war measure to the end that 12,000,000 faithful citizens may be rewarded for their devotion." The association places the stamp of approval upon the recent decision to train colored nurses for colored soldiers in base hospitals at home, but desires also that their services may be extended to the hospitals at the front. Wednesday evening was the scene of a brilliant gathering at a lawn party on the grounds of Hartshorn Memorial College. A brass band discured lively airs. The United States Colors were a feature. The leading citizens of the city were present to meet the visiting physicians. 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Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy, in which the Association directs the attention of Secretary Daniels to the case of two young colored women, graduates of the high and normal schools at Washington, for employment in response to a recent press item in the Washington papers in which it was stated that women between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five years, possessing high school education and good health, were wanted for immediate service, and were told by the Department that no colored people could be enrolled. The Association asks whether it is the intention of the Navy Department, when offering opportunity to women for service in the Department to exclude from such service colored women who may be able to meet the requirements of the positions offered and says that white it would feel bound to protest against the restriction of employment in the Navy Department to white women, it would suggest that, if colored people are to be excluded from employment of fired, public announcement so stating be made. In making public this letter to Secretary Daniels, the Association says that it is a common practice in the Departments at Washington, when colored people apply for positions to which, they have been certified, for them to be informed that there are no vacancies. The Association says that its Washington Branch is practically delicited with complaints of this character. The most recent one coming to National Headquarters at New York is the case of a young colored woman who on August 13 received from the Treasury Department an official notification that her name had been certified to one of the bureaus of the Treasury by the Civil Service Commission for a temporary position as clerk and requesting that she call at the bureau at her earliest convenience. Reporting in less than an hour after receiving this notice, the applicant was told that there were no vacancies. The young woman in question alleges that this is the second time that she has been treated in the same manner. "In view of the great need for workers in all the governmental departments to help win the war," said Mr. Shillady, the Association's Secretary, "the Association wonders how the great majority of the general public, not addicted to color prejudice, will regard the continued denial of opportunities to serve the government merely because the aplicants happen to have dark instead of white skins." The letter to Secretary Daniels follows: "August 16, 1918. "Hon. Josephus Daniels, "Secretary of the Navy, "Washington, D. C. "Dear Sir: I have before me a copy of the Washington Evening Star of Saturday, August 10, which in an article occupying seven inches of newspaper space says that the Navy is offering opportunities to women without previous clerical or office experience to enroll in the United States naval forces for services at Washington or at other points where the needs of the service require them as clerks and messengers. "Women between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five years," reads the statement "possessing high school education and good health, are wanted by the local Navy recruiting headquarters (Washington) for immediate service." "After describing the pay and subsistence allowance offered, the article goes on to describe the desirability of the work and from its general tone gives the impression that women capable of meeting the requirements, are urgently desired. I have before me at the same time a letter from a member of the Washington Branch of this Association, under date of August 14, a teacher in the Dunbar High School, who informs me that two cultivated young colored women, graduates of the high and normal schools, and said to be well equipped for the work, had applied and were told by the department that no colored people could be enrolled. The young women brought their case to the high school teacher to whom reference has been made, who was plainly told that no colored people would be accepted, the same time, says my informant, the office was filled with white girls receiving assignments as fast as they could be given. Here appears to be a clear case of discrimination, but before deciding that it is the intention to discriminate against colored people, I put the case before you and ask you in no name of this Association with it present one hundred and twenty-even branches and more than 36, 60 dues paying members of both ages, whether it is true that when ord to enroll all available women present themselves is given to a avail recruiting officer as was given according to the Washington papers, Lieutenant J. Frew Hall, the word 'women' is meant only to apply to the women. If it is the intention the Department to restrict emment to white women, an inten- tion against which we would feel bound to protest in the name of our common citizenship, we would most respectfully suggest that when public announcements are made by the Navy Department of positions from which colored people are excluded it be specifically stated that these positions are open to white people only, and thus save self-respecting, well intentioned colored people from need less humiliation. Sincerely yours, (Signed) JOHN R. SHILLADY Secretary, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. URGES A NATIONAL LIBERTY ORGANIZING DRIVE. President Gunner Appeals to Colored Americans to Assemble at Chicago in September to Deliberate on Organization by Colored Americans to get World Democracy. Hillburu, N. Y., August3, 1918. Dear Fellow Colored Americans:— The National Liberty Congress which recently convened in the city of Washington, fully accomplished its avowed aim and object viz: "To press the just claims of colored American citizens to share in the world democracy and to take positive measures to secure from the Government guard tea of the abolition of disfranchisement and of all caste discriminations civil and political." Expressed in plain uncompromising English, our just grievances were brought squarely before the House of Representatives and before the Ameri can people by said Liberty Congress, and were made a prominent and permanent part of the Congressional Records. (June 29, 1918.) It seems providentially fortunate therefore that Oh's note-worthy achievement on the part of the Liberty Congress is to be so soon followed by the Eleventh Annual Convention of the National Equal Rights League to be held in September in the City of Chicago. Our League is to convene in one of the most wide awake political and social centres in the United States and dur ing a most critical period in the world's conflict. From this import ant centre we shall urge our people to remain loyal to our country and to the cause of humanity. We mean to stand by Old Glory to the death; we intend also to contend to the death, if need be for an equal share in that same democracy for which so many thousands of brave Colored Americans are cheerfully pouring out their life's blood. To secure these bles sings to ourselves we must organize quickly those who are proscribed seeking to combat prescription. Therefore, let us get together for organization as a race to enforce our claims to world democracy. Every church, civic, educational, fraternal, political and business organizations among our people without regard to sect, sex or party are invited to be represented in the Chicago convention by one two or several delegates to de liberate on the organizing of our race for self defense. An especial appeal is made for the quick formation of equal rights and democracy leagues or comittees for the purpose of sending delegates to this national convention for race organization for liberty. for race organization for liberty. Let every community join this Col ored Liberty Organizing Drive. Let us as a race get ready to enforce our claim to World Democracy as an is sue of this world war. Yours for democracy now, BYONN GUNNER President National Equal Rights League. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. Last Friday night was an hour of great joy and all were well paid for coming out. Service is the great cry with the Y. M. C. A. and was well fulfilled last Sunday. 9:30 A. M. at the Y. M. C. A. building the meeting for the workers was a live wire. A large crowd of boys were out 4 P. M. to the meeting for the boys at Y. M. C. A. building. 5:30 P. M. at the Y. M. C. A. building the men came to hear Committee man A. C. Clemons who delivered a very timely address. Subject: Holding Past. The men were helped. Singing live. The work in the city jail, home, and penitentiary 10 A. M. was a great success. Men be on time Sunday ready for hard work and the other man. Come to the meeting for the work ers 9:30 A. M. at the Y. M. C. A. Building. A special song service for the boys 4 P. M. at the Y. M. C. A.. Send your boys mother. Committeeman Wm. Thomas will address the men 5:30 P. M. at the Y. M. C. A. Building. Speak to the other man and see that he comes. The Y. M. C. A. asks every home to have special prayer for the Y. M. C. A. THE AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE What College Shall I Attend Thb Session? YOU SHOULD ATTEND THE A. & T COLLEGE, ITS 25TH ANNUAL SESSION BEGINS OCTOBER 1, 1911 You will have the advantage of Three Strong Departments— AGRICULTURAL, MECHANICAL AND ACADEMIC. A New Department for Teacher Training in Vocational Agriculture will also be available. Unsurpassed opportunities for MID tary Training and advancement. For catalogue and further information write today to— PRESIDENT JAMES B. DUDLE1 Greensboro, N. G. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Predicts Allied Victory in Year Unless Russia Aids Kaiser, London, Aug. 25.—"The war will end in a year with complete victory for the allies unless Russia by giving supplies and men to Germany prolongs the struggle. Senator James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois made the above statement to a Universal Service Staff correspondent in an exclusive interview tonight. "The first moment that Russia on enters into the war on the side of Germany," he continued "the people of Spain will come out with the allies and Sweden and Norway will at once see the necessity of joining the allies to prevent Germany and Russia from taking Sweden and Denmark from the people. "The nations will turn on Russia as a matter of self protection. Russia knows this and will not dare as a nation to join Germany. This fact—when Germany is convinced of it—will win the war. It will be then that Germany will seek peace on the allied terms." As to the progress of the war Senator Lewis has this to say: "Under the supervision of Gen. Perching I visited the British and French fronts. Everywhere there is absolute confidence on the part of the allied commanders of early victory. "While Premier Clermenceau is reported as saying that I construed his expression to me as to victory as meaning "in one year" when he meant to use the French phrase meaning that "in the year victory would be apparent" to the Germans,' the lesser commanders in France are open in their statements that as the Germans have been pressed back from 20 to 40 miles to the line they had held it was a proof that as against a Joint offence the Germans cannot withstand the movement of the allies toward the Rhine. "The spirit of the French is as one new born since the Americans came The British feel the vigor of new life from the American entrance into the struggle. "So wonderful are the Americans fighting that Germany says they fight barbarously." Colored Women Enter New Work. Report That They Have Taken Men's Places on Railroad Section. A squad of colored women have lately been seen doing section work under the vaduct, according to a man who visited The Times--Dispatch of fire recently. At driving steel and scutching the new industrial Amazons appeared to be showing what America is capable of doing. What the house wives are going to do for kitchen help and other domestic servants is a question bothering the minds of a great many women folk these days. This will be especially true after the war, it is thought. Colored women have taken men's jobs in great numbers of late and the wonder is if they will be satisfied to return to cooking and washing and making of beds. Almost everywhere one goes he rides on elevators chauffeured by colored girls, and the most of them admit that they had rather run elevators than cook. A great many of them may be found ushering in motion picture shows. Some have developed into expert bootblacks and are employed by the shoe stores. And, there is almost no end to the variety of positions they will be filling before the war ends. But the sight of the group laying track is the big indication of their probabilities. THE CHESTNUT GROVE BAPIST CHURCH CELEBRATES. Studley P. O., Hanover Co., Va., August 26. Chestnut Grove Baptist Church was wonderfully blessed last Sunday, August 25, the occasion was the twenty fifth anniversary of our beloved pastor, Rev. J. L. Brown and unveiling exercises. The services were conducted by Deacon R. H. Tinsley, who was master of ceremonies, while Rev. Brown's granddaughter, Miss Florence Harris, was the organist and rendered some of the sweetest music. We were also favored with the most beautiful receptions by some of the young ladies, among whom were, Miss Brown, Miss Mickings, Miss Washington. There were two beautiful solos rendered by Miss Harris and Miss Hazard. The representation of the Church and its Deacons was made by R. H. Tinsley. A history of the Pastor's work during the twenty-five years was made by Brother Porter. The time being short at that hour, the Pastor said that he would only have a few words to say along these lines as Dr. Evans Payne, Pastor of the Fourth Baptist Church, Richmond, was to preach the sermon. After a few well befitting words, the master of ceremonies introduced Dr. Payne to the congregation. He preached one of his best sermons, Dr. Payne is certainly a good gospel preacher. He had old Chestnut Grove in a high gale. He told us so many good things that we were sorry when he stopped, and we want him to come again soon. He was accompanied by Sister Payne. We closed with a wonderful collection and a good dinner for the crowd and returned home with our hearts full of joy and returned to the church at night to enter into revival meetings which are to last through the week. R. H. TINSLEY, Clerk. WANNED—A Good Barber, 60 per cent. Can make $18 to $20 per week. Address, H. N. HOPE- WELL, Martinsburg, W. Va. ROANOKE NEWS ROANOKE, VA., August 26.—The Rev. Reverdy C. Ransome, D. D., LL. D., the editor of the A. M. E. Review, some months ago was invited by Rev. George C. Taylor, D. D., to preach for him and the members and friends of Mt. Zion A. M. E. Church Sunday, August 25, at eleven A. M. He put in his appearance at 9:15 as early as his train arrived in the city and at eleven o'clock he delivered one of the most instructive sermons ever listened to by the people of Roanoke from this text Revolutions, 21:1, "And I saw a new Heaven and a new earth, for the first Heaven and the first earth were passed away and there was no more son." Before this learned prelate had concluded his discourse all present could more clearly see the new conditions as they have come into view since the days of the apocalyptic visions were shown to John on the Isles of Patmos. He showed in his wonderful discourse that today is but the results and revelations of the day or days that have passed. The sermon is the talk of those who attended the service. All were benefited and better informed by his coming. On Monday night, the Rev. R. C. Ransome, D. D., LL. D. delivered a very fine lecture, subject, "It is Not Democracy but the Doctrine of the Neighbor, the Golden Ideal" and when he had finished the lecture, having beautifully painted each phase of his subject in the most polished oratory, all present were compelled to admit that all he had said was bed rock truth. He referred his audience to past records of history to prove all he had narrated to them, which could be had by obtaining President Woodrow Wilson's message to congress. Rev. Ransome left for Philadelphia on the midnight train feeling much encouraged over the visit to the Magic City of Virginia and the beautiful homes owned by the race, the results of fifty-three years of partial economy. The Dr. Ransome especially asked me to tell Sir John Mitchell he was in town and sends his kindliest greetings. Mrs. Essie Watkins, 630 Eighth avenue, N. W., who recently spent two weeks vacation at Pine Hall and Walnut Cove, returned a few days ago with her two children, looking the pictures of health. She visited her sister in-law, Mrs. Minnie Hair ston and many friends at Pine Hall. Miss Lottie Valentine, 414 Walnut avenue has returned after a six weeks vacation at Monroe, W. Va., visiting her sister, Mrs. Bessie Shaffer, of Monroe. A very grand service at the Ninth Avenue Christian Church was held during last week, in which there were some of the ablest ministers of the race assembled in convention, where much good was accomplished for the Master's cause. Great subjects were presented and discussed and made planner to all who put in their appearance at those services. Roy, J. R., Louderback, pastor and elder in charge at Roanoke is a polished gentleman and Christian minister of the Gospel of the Lowly Nazarene, and is respected by all who know him. To meet him is to meet a friend and a brother. Mrs. Oat Logwood, of Jennette, Pa. is in the city visiting Mrs. George Lavender, of 516 Tenth avenue, N.W., for a few weeks, accompanied by her little daughter, Florence. All wish her a pleasant stay. Mrs. Beatrice Brown, 704 avenue N. W., who has been confined to her home under the care of Dr. J. H. Roberts, is reported much improved. Mrs. Martha Williams, of Philadelphia, Pa. spent ten days with her niece, Mrs. Louise Burton, 526 Fourth avenue, N. W. She left for home Wednesday evening. Misses Reubena and Hilda Smith, of Chatham, Va. spent the week end in the city visiting their uncle, R. F. Tate. Mr. John Traynham, of Tenth avenue, N. W., who has been sick for several months continues much indisposed. His many friends regret very much to learn of his illness. He is an old employee of Roanoke Machine Works. Mrs. Palmer, of Stupidsville, Ohio also spent the week end at the home of Mrs. Burton and left for Washington, D. C. to spend a week or ten days. Rev. E. E. Ricks has returned to the city and has been pleasantly meeting and greeting his friends. He is a great big man, though small in stature—catch this definition. He will be greatly missed by the clergy and citizens of Ronoke, yet we hope for himself and family a grander future in the Master's service in coming years. Mrs. Nora B. Taylor, the famous teacher of the kindergarten school, will open the ninth day of September. Patrons of the school will do well to enroll their children at 115 Seventh avenue, N. W., the Y. M. C. A. room in the basement of the parsonage of the A. M. E. Church. You will do well to intrust your children to the care and instruction of this excellent teacher. Miss Zenobia Bell, 314 Seventh avenue, N. W. has returned home, after spending a very pleasant vacation in Pittsburgh. Pa., visiting her aunt, Miss Tippie Bell, who returned from a trip to Columbus, O. Mrs. Sophia Powell, of 1361 Talbot street, Norfolk, Va. arrived in the city to visit her sister Miss Maggie Dehaven, 308 Seventh avenue. She brought her little nephew here for school in September. Mrs. Powell will visit Rocky Mount and Boons Mill and return Sunday morning, September 1. Mrs. Champ Patterson, of Rocky Mount was in the city during last week visiting Miss Maggie Delhaven. Mrs. Patterson left for home Monday. Mrs. Maranda Harris, 22 Eleventh street, S. W., who left the city August 13, for a week's vacation at Rices, Va., visiting Mrs. Mary Morton, reports having had a grand time. She attended a revival where there were many soundly converted and saved to the Master's Kingdom, where white and colored joined heart and soul for the salvation of the souls of men and women. It was a real old time spiritual meeting 'Mrs. E. I. Becker, of Seventh avenue, N. W., who attended the Madam Walker Convention has returned after several days' stay in Chicago, Ill. W S S Headquarters BUY TO-DAY! 25cts. Will Start You. $5.00 Will enable you to see just what you are doing and $100. will make you feel like a Millionaire. WE LOAN MONEY ON REAL ESTATE Mechanics Savings Bank, N. W. Cor. 3d and Clay Sts. Richmond, Virginia. She is feeling much the better prepared for the duties of her office in her hair, dressing parlor on Gainsboro avenue and in the Cosmopolitan Building. Mrs. White is rendering excellent service at the Elite Cafe, corner of Fifth and Gainsboro avenues. Service day and night, until twelve o'clock. Call and see her for splendid service. LITTLE WILLIE'S LETTER. A man stood in the middle of the sea, There was not a car in sight. The night was dark and starless, But the sun was shining bright. Some verse that, eh? You have to work up to that, will tell you all about it later. Mrs. M. C. Allman, of 328 Gillner avenue, N. W. is visiting her brothers Mr. A. C. Carter, of Cleveland, O. and Mr. F. D. Carter, of Chicago. After a few weeks with each, she will return by Louisville, Ky. and spend some time with her sister, Mrs E. C. Vaughn and her mother, Mrs M. B. Carter. Mrs. Allman expects her mother to return with her and spend the Winter in Roanoke. Most of Roanoke's doctors are in Richmond this week attending the National Medical Association and I am sorry this meeting didn't come off a week or so ago, then perhaps, "Poor little me" would have had a chance with some of the ladies that were visiting in the city not so long ago ??? "Nuf sed." Everybody knows that neither of the doctors gave any one a look-in, but you all, shall reap just what you sow. Attention of Doctors Downing, Cooper and Dudley. Mr. Lewis Davenport, of the N. and W. Railway has just returned from an extended trip around the North, East and West, visiting Washington, D. C. Philadelphia, New York, Hartford, Boston, back by Pittsburgh and Columbus. He reports a fine trip and in every city except Washington was able to rest bis foot on the brass rail. He saw many old friends and Roanokers while away, among them, Rev. Dr. J. I. Burks, Dr. S. F. Williman, Thomas Stokes, Sr., wife and daughters, all old Roanokers, now in and around Pittsburgh. Also Daniel Tucker, Mrs. J. B. Davis, Mrs. Sydney Moten, Mrs. Julia Ferguson, Mrs. Mary Ferguson, Mrs. King, of Pittsburgh, Garrett, of New York, Mrs. Marshall, Mrs. Smith of Hartford and Landon Woodson, of Columbus, and every time Lewis stops, he is seen feeling with his foot for the brass rail. Nothing doing, Old Top, down here anymore. Its strictly Mountain Soda here, that's all. Miss, Leroy Neely, of 224 Seventh avenue, N. E, and her sister, Miss Olivia Clark had as their house guest for several weeks. Miss Kelsey K. Brown, of Bluefield, W. Va, and Miss Henike, of the same city. Both were very charming young ladies. Little Willie would like to see the return of the ladies and we think we know some others who would like to see the same. Miss Brown is a teacher in the Bluefield Schools and Miss Henike is a student in music at Fiske Come again, ladies. There is something wrong with your "Think tank" if you didn't enjoy the sermons and lectures delivered at Mt. Zion A. M. E. Church last Sunday and Monday by Dr. Reverdy C. Runsome. He is one of the strongest men of the race, a finished orator, who is eloquent and forceful with a most pleasing voice and whose every move was case and grace. The pastor, Dr. Taylor, has brought to Reanoke some of the greatest men of the A. M. E. Church and he is to be complimented for having Dr. Run some visit the city. We hope he can come again. On Monday night, at the home of Mr. James Hendricks, on Fourth avenue, N. W., while his Madam was out of the city, there came to pass, a real sure enough, honest-to-goodness "Stag." That's where that verse started, that opened this letter. Now to know the rest, see me, but you must advance, to be recognized, with the "cork out." Get me? Well, take it from one who knows, the cork was out last night, for this was some stag. Mr. Hendricks and Mr. Cooper were responsible for what happened and lots of things happened Eats? Yes, plenty. Music? Yes, and it was good. Dance? Oh, yes Mountain Soda? Well I should say. Plenty? Yes, and everybody enjoyed the lamb-best of all. Those present, Mr. James Hendricks and Mr. J. F. Cooper, hosts; Messrs. R. Campbell, H. E. Clemons, W. L. Priest, Beverly Hendricks, W. W. Tibbs, J. B. Brooks, E. B. Evans, "Judge" Green Penn, Charles Bales, J. F. Francis, Roscoe Banks, Perey Giddings, C. W. Bradford and Little Willie. Some time, let me tell you. You should have seen the dance, Mr. Clemone at the piano. First they had a two-step, then a fox trot, then an old time Virginia reel, or break down, then the Harmony Four. 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Three strikes and you're out. All right. Everybody went home happy. Do it again boys. I'll be on the job. Yours. "LITTLE WILLIE." The War Department urges all Graduates of High Schools and Academies to Enlist and go to College. LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PENNSYLVANIA offers full Courses in Arts, Sciences and Theology. The Student's Army Training Corps provides opportunity for probable completion of College Course and at the same time for preparatoin to meet the needs of the Army for highly trained men as officers. All Departments open Tuesday, September 17, 1918. Address: Rev. J. B. Randall, D. D., President, Lincoln University, P. O., Pennsylvania. Send us your subscription now one year, six months or three months it will be appreciated just the same SIX THE PANEL ISSUES ANNUAL CALL ISSUES ANNUAL CALL National Equal Rights League Invites Colored Race to Assemble in Chicago, September 17-19 to Get Racism Organized to Push Claims for Possession of Full and Equal Democratic Rights.—Unprecedented Opportunity. To Colored Americans: The year 1918 is a time unusual and unprecedented in the history of Americans of African descent. Not only are they taking part for their country in an European war for democracy, but within two months two National Colored gatherings of entirely different make up have laid before the government of the United States the proscriptions of our race. The Conference of Colored Editors and others was called together by the War Department, to which it made complaint. The National Colored Liberty Congress was called by a national race committee to hold a people's convention. From both meetings good is resulting. Expressed in plain uncompromising English, our just grievances were brought squarely before the House of Representatives and before the American people, by said Liberty Congress, and were made a prominent and permanent part of the Congressional Records. (June 29, 1918.) It seems providentially fortunate therefore, that this note-worthy achievement on the part of the Liberty Congress is to be so soon followed by the Eleventh Annual Convention of the National Equal Rights League, to be held in September, in the city of Chicago. Last September, at the memorable tenth annual convention of our League in New York City, Mrs. Ida B. Wells Barnett, that invincible champion of equal rights, brought to us a cordial invitation to hold the League's 1918 Convention in the city of Chicago, which invitation we unanimously and heartily accepted. AT CHICAGO, SEPTEMBER 17-19 Therefore, by the authority vested in me as President of the National Equal Rights League, I do hereby issue this call for the Eleventh Annual Convention of said League to convene on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, of September 17, 18 and 19, in the city of Chicago, Illinois. Fellow comrades of the National Equal Rights League and others, I cannot even begin to express how urgently important it is that our people in all sections of the country, should give prompt and earnest heed to this call. By means of the great world-war all nations and races are being tried, as it were, by fire; their real worth and stamina are being severely tested, and none more so than that of Colored Americans; and we must not allow ourselves to be found wanting. A double burden rests upon our shoulders while this war lasts; we must continue to perform all the duties of citizenship, freely sacrificing our time, our money, and our blood for our country; and, at the same time, we must double, rather than diminish our exertions in our own behalf, unceasingly pressing to the front our own claims and demands for an equal share in the possession and enjoyment of all those rights for which we are fighting. Our very freedom and life, and that of our unborn generations, depend upon our keeping up this double fight. THE DOUBLE DUTY They are half cowards, who while fighting for their country, will not, at the same time demand an equal chance and a square deal. And they who seek and demand their rights while unwilling to shoulder their full share in the nation's and the world's struggle for freedom, will meet their deserved defeat. Every considerable race on earth is involved in this world-war, and the future of twelve million Colored Americans, with that of other groups of peoples, is to be determined in its issue. Besides our standing grievances, there are new and perplexing racial relations and conditions evolving out of this war that call loudly for our most earnest and immediate attention. These new war created conditions are of such vital significance as should speedily bring together our entire race leadership. This war will result in permanent benefit to us, only in proportion as we, as a race, through our own leadership and with organization nation-wide, exert ourselves earnestly, promptly and wisely in our own behalf. Let every community join this Colored Liberty Organization Drive. Let us as a race get ready to enforce our claim to World Democracy as an issue of this world war. Therefore, let us get together for organization as a race to enforce our claims to world democracy. Every church, civic, educational, fraternal, political and business organizations among our people without regard to sect, sex or party, are invited to be represented in the Chicago convention by one, two or several delegates to deliberate on the organizing of our race for self defense. An especial appeal is made for the quick formation of equal rights and denomie racy leagues² or committees for the purpose of sending delegates to this national convention for race organization for liberty. Yours for Equal Rights, BYRON GUNNER, President National Equal Rights League. GERMANS SEIZE SHIP AND RAID FISHING FLEET. Arm and Man Canadian Trawler Which Snail or Craft OFF Sinhala No. 101 Washington, August 22.——The Navy Department has been advised by the commandant of one of the naval districts that the steam trawler Triumph has been captured by a Ger man Uboat off the Nova Scotia coast fitted with guns and wireless, manned with Germans from the sub marine and transformed into a raider to attack fishing vessels. The commandant's information is based on the report of the master of the Triumph. The latest advices show that the raider has sunk at least four fishing vessels on the Grand Banks. The new trick of the Germans was not altogether unexpected by the naval authorities, who have believed right along that U-boat commanders might attempt to capture and man raiders off the coast. The work of the Germans in the case of the Triumph does not cause particular alarm for the navy is already taking measures to protect the fishing industry off the Newfoundland coast and the Triumph could not be turned into a very formidable craft by the Germans, even though she might be fitted up to prey upon defenceless fishing smacks until naval aid arrives GERMANS' DIFFICULTY It would take the navy three or four days to install guns on a trawler of the Triumph's type, even if the work were done under the most advantageous conditions at a navy yard. Therefore, it is not believed that the German crew can accomplish any such work. It is regarded as more probable that the men on board the Triumph have taken with them a gun or two, rifles, revolvers and bombs. The trawler thus equipped might prey on an unarmed ship that could not get away, but it would be an easy target for a warship or submarine chaser. Naval officers here believe that, after the Germans use the trawler to attack fishing smacks they will take their men back on the submarine and sink the trawler. Should the Triumph remain in operation much longer it would be easy to capture her and the men aboard. As the trawler cannot make much speed she would not be able to escape the swift naval vessels once she was sighted. The Man From Africa. The Man From Africa With Remedies, moves from your path Conjure Bad Luck Troubles. Information Free. THOMAS SUPPLY COMPANY, Matsaoka, West Virginia. AGENTS. The Oriental Brown Shoo Shining Parlor, 1721 Arctic Avenue, Atti- ntlantic City, N. J. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y. George Edw. Marrigault, 30 S. Franklin St. BEDFORD, VA. R. M. Hayden, 708 Peaks St. BELLE HAVEN, VA. Geo. L. Bailey, P. O. Box No. 8. ARCOLA, MISS. James Harvey, Box 136. NORFOLK, VA. Tucker & Etheridge, 1128 Church St. OLEVELAND, OHIO. Eugene F. Cheeks, General Delivery. NEWPORT NEWS, VA. Mrs. Lula J. 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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. Wek eet 5 AOI EC TNE ESS OC NST SGU URE URGE Gu EU OCMC LAE Seatac Cn oT OGAET PUREE RTCR Le OR see TRE METER NTT IE NC Aa Cpe a aE Ctere Me ere ETE LEN Dee OEM ‘ —— eee ee BOARD OF MANAGERS:--John Mitchell, Jr, President; George W. Bragg, Vice-President; D. P. Bragg, Secretary; Dr. J. Mercer G. Ramsey, Treasurer, Thomas M. Cri _Rev. T. J. King, D. D., John T. Taylor, S. J. Gilpin, R.C. Mitchell, N. G. Booker, J. J. Carter, R. W. Whiting, &. J. Johnson. “Beautiful Woodland” is the designation of this new burial ground. Sections are in the reach of all, ranging from $35.00 and upwards. The ground is high and dry. ANOS CET cs or MET, | EY <a ) ——— 4 = (2) =) oo LA = { ) = : Ea r Wit 4 iQ = fet ma ht n Ha ral | LT SN (<I. 7 tela ire call Ks NL We fA DL | LIS SeANLUN ae - | | (Sa y : <I q al Poona F Ee NOMS TUITE SNe aT ea Tse SETTLE TPP SE TAT | kell NE Ue | BY enc] | | ec] eae 1] | ce aeet Pe AS UTA eSATA ETT TTS eet TAs (ePIC TS AUIS LOTS == TRAC LINN ft JU Nee 7 | ev For all intgrmation, ’ phone, call or write to Woodland @emetery Corporation, Mechanics Savings Bank Bidé. North-west corner 3rd and .@lay Sts., Richmond, Va. John Mitchell, Ir., President, 311 N. 4th St. ’Phone Ran. 2 D. P. Bragg, Seeretary, 506 North Second Street. SEN, LODGE OUTLINES G. 0. P. (Continued from Second Page) gain, of give and take and of ar rangement. MUST BE DICTATED PEACE. “No peace that satisties Germany in any degree ean ever satisty us Te camot he a negotiated peace, It nuist be a dictated peace, and we and our allies must dictate it. ‘Tho victory bringing sueh a peace must be won inside, not outside the Ger. man frontier. | Tt must be won final ly and thoroughly in German terri tory, and can be so won nowhere else. “In no other way can we secure the safety for whieh we are fighting. In no other way ean we justify the sacrifices wo are making. ‘To this supreme end our efforts must be ai- dressed. I do not underrate the dif flenities. ~ I do not underestimate the obstacles. But the dificultios and the obstacles must alike be crushed and overridden. “The United States oceupics, for: tunately, a position in which she will be able to speak with a commanding voice. We seck no territory, no material gain for our own country Wo seek only the safety of civiliza: tion and freedom and the assurance of our own absolute independence and our right to live our own lives. “Our sole purpose is to put Ger many finally and completely in a po sition where she never again can attempt to conquer and ruin the world as she has done in the last four years. “ephis purpose can he accomplished We shall do it but we must he above all propositions of a bargained peace all suggestions of negotiations: deat to every voice which would ilivert us from the path; deat alike to the whimper of the pacifist and to the swheedling or tructlont appeal of the helpers of Germany. “When Germany is beaten to her “knees and the world is made safe by the arrangements which 1 have sug- gested then wo shall have the just and righteous peace for whieh’ we fight, In this way and in no other shall we obtain it. We shall obtain it because we are going to win,” NET SPREAD AROUND RALDER, Washington, August 22.—Navy Department officials tonight confi- dently awaited a wireless despatch telling of the destruction of the traw ler Triumph. Every precaution has beon taken, it was said, to prevent the raider slipping through the line stretched around the fishing region, The dopartment, through Admiral Benson, acting Secretary, requested newspapers to make no mention of the type of craft being employed in the hunt. It was said, however, that these are numerous and swift enough to make the eventual apprehension of the converted fishing vessel abso- lutely certain unless the enemy crew destroys the ship or attempts to on- gage One of the pursuers in unequal combat. ~~ Officlals here oxpressed the boliot tonight that the German commander realized tho utter hopelessness of his how associate continuing operations for more than twenty-four hours. Some considered that ‘a rendezvous With the submarine had been ay: ranged by the German crew of the ‘Triumph, aftor whieh the ‘Trimmph Would be sunk so that the patrol tlo: tillas would find it necessary to con Unue their bunt for several days. * ‘The German oflicers may seck to hold a large American flotilla along the Grand Banks, thus lessening the strength of the coast guard at other points. ‘The answer made to. this possibility is that adequate forces are now in servieo al every vital point {0 protect all ships. “Phe department has taken steps to protect fishing on the Grand Banks and (o counteract the effects of this raid,” Admiral Benson said. ‘The maximum military advantage — the Germans can hope to obtain,” ho ad- ded, “was the depletion of tie supply of canned fish for the army.” Admiral Benson refused ‘to place mutch eredence in the declaration made by the submarine commander to the captain of the Triumph that six U-boats are operating im Amer ican waters. Vory earetul checking of all information regarding — the activities of these craft has con- vineed naval offeials that only three have beon actively engaged. COLORED MEN CAUSE WHITE BOSS 'TO (BE FIRED. Longview, ‘Texas, August 14, 1918. “Special to The Observer Among (he many industries inthis progressive city is the Graham Mfg., Co., which employs almost 100 persons ot color. It scems from best accounts that one of the newly hired hands from the country, who did not move fast enough to satisfy the mind of one of the “straw bosses,” that this" straw boss” raised his “hind leg” and appli ed it to ihe ‘gable end” of the colored man’s pants, and to proceed to hand him his timé, ‘The mater beeame nois ed over the plant and all of the men decided at once to quit work unless the “straw boss! was reprimanded in some way or pledged (0 not have this happen again. ‘The matter was report cd to the president of the plant and he told them to return to work and that this would not happen any more. ‘The men went to work until noon Dut continued to brood over the rage, and When the hour camo to bo gin the evening tour of duty the blow of the whistle failed to move 95 col ored employees. ‘The president waited for nearly fifty minntes after time and finally went to. where the men were and asked what the trouble was. The men replied that they had con eluded to not return to Work unless the “straw boss" was fired. After some parle¥ing the manager told them that their demands would be acceded to, whereupon the mon returned to work. Sure enough the offeider has been let out and at last accounts was seen trying to get a Job at the Kelly foundry. The lesson learned from this ineldent_ teaches what can and will bo accomplished through organiza tion, What a mighty power for the good of all concerned, te colored man would be if organized in the common branches of industries! The place held by that incruding “straw boss” fs now held by a man of color. It is well known that there exists an idea that (he colored man must be curtailed fn his development and held within certain bonds. In some. regions. this is a popular theory in dealing with hum, ‘This ts In direct opposition to the Jaws of nature and is destined (0 failure no matter by whom attempted. In the very economy of things no race can set arbitrary boundaries to the development of any race and say to such under inexorable edict: “Thus far shalt thow go and no farther.” An effort like this will carry its own defeat and failure. Questions Like this nisi be met Ike all others and settled on their merits. No harsh policy and Unjust treament will avail, ‘Truly the race situation in the South is not one which ealls for the exercise of any policy which approaches. persect tion. Unjust treatment and rank discrimi nation will not do: to get the best results. Men who employ large num bers of men of color must learn to treat the men fairly. No setting of boundaries and attempting to hedge them about with arbitrary rules of circumstances under a government as flexible as ear system is will ever accomplisit the ends sought, For the worthy and superior colored: min will g0 beyond them and find a niche of his own making whero he will estab lish himself and command respect. We only ask for the exercise of simple Justice in a free government and for the consideration justly die us. It any bugbear that has ever Fisen in the brain of unthoughtul white men had e¥er appeared there would be reas on to fear, but it is a Well establish ea fact Mat not one prediction that he has made about the raco has ever come. true. What a wonderful habitat this world would be if the plans of Him whe fashioned it were carried out by men as intended from the beginning. The bughear of social equality, raco domination, race extinction ete., have all faded into the misty past because such ‘were not entertained by — the thoughtful men of neither race. Por @ moment foreeasting the future it requires no philosopher with micro scopic sharpsightedness nor seer with acwie discrimingtion to discover that toward which the presont will lead. If we have sweceeded undor condi tions s¢ unfavorable by reason of his ambition to succeed his darkest days are behind, for dimly above the hort zon the “morning light begins to break.” Houston, ‘texas Observer. BUY WAR SAVING STAMPS Buy THRIFT Stamps. THE MECHANICS SHVINGS BANK HAS BEEN NAMED BY THE UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT AS A WAR SAVINGS DWIION, NW CORNER THAD AND CLAY STREETS P.ACHMOMD, VGH R. V. DORSEY, 528 N. Adams St., Richmond, Va. HOUSE PAINTER and DECORATOR. ROOF PAINTING and ROOF REPAIR- ING A SPECIALTY. © First Class Service at Reasonable Rates - BETO eT PGP SEP HOO SYP EP PEEP LILI LP LORELEI NG UP LS TOFD OL GO E pu@rus--we offer you tho Latoat and Most Artistic Photos at « ; More Moderate Figure than you can Obtain Dlsowhere. Bpoctal * Attention Paid to Chitdren. Wg will Also be Ploased S - to Quote You Pricoa on fixterlor and Interior j i View Work. ¢ {, BNLAKGING AND -COPYING FROM OLD PHOTOS A sPRiCIALTY § i. é “GEORGE 0. 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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ADDRESS— MISS NANNIE H, BURROUGHS, of () = NA NAL TR Cl LV FOI MEN AND PIRSDRICE TE NAMONAL SERADONG SoHOOL FOR, WoNmx AND WANTED-—A Good Representative in every town. Can make from $15.00 to $60.00 per week working for us. Particulars free. R. ©. GULLBY, 404 1B. Marshall St., Richmond, Va. WANTHD.—Onb or two ladies for a nico furnished room, with or without board. Apply 812 St. James etroot, Mrs. RB. DB. Watson. ‘ SATURDAY sna Metin Pita © ae ~ GO Rr yop es Pst WN Reson Uy res Sotroad 4 ee) EN Nie ‘ 2 AANVER Sone RA Ne Be A NY Stay le 7/8 SATURDAY vecccese Aug 1, 1918 SAYS HUGHES REPORY WILL BE Evo: ‘Trail of Graft Said to Run ‘Through Aiveratt. Production, SABOTAGE AND INCOMPRTENCY Some Companies Alleged (o Be Mak- ing 200 Por Cont on Invesment. Washington, Augus: 25.—The re port of the Senate Military Atairs Committee on the aircraft” program and the publication of sensational evi dence before the committee is simply preparatory (o the big stash whiew is expee'ed to come this weeks with the roport of the investigation conducted by Charles E. Mughes. Members of the Senate investigat ing committee who refrained from purstims questions of personal or criminal respons!bility in the matter of aireraft produetion but could not help but see the outeroppings in the course of their investigation and oth or investigitors who have gone over paeaisely the same ground covered by Mr. Turhes confidentially pre dict a report from him that will de mand immedia‘e and sweeping act fon on the part of the Department of Justice What they have found and what they say My, Hughes has found ig in part: A trail of graft that runs through the aiveraft prediction program: from the beginning up to the present time, Sabotage proved and certain coupled With criminal acts in production of niveratt negligence and ingompeten cy that can only be arrested by the sirong arm of the law. Vrofiteering, extravagance and crim inal waste of macerials of almost in estimable value to the speeding up of alreraft proditetion and its conse quent effect upon the strength and effectiveness of our troops In the bat {le line. Favoritism and high pay for super viston of work by persons wholly. in competent for the task and inspection that was a farce and nothing short of con ributory (o murder in giving the stamp of approval at the factory fo machines (hat would prove man Killers: when tried out on the flying fields. MEN OF ‘TEUTONIC BLOOD on UXTRACTION IN HIGH POSTTIONS A singular group of mon of ‘Tons: fonie blood or extraction in important positions in aireraft production planis and the rotation of skilled workmen of the same class from one aireratt Plant (o another. I is possible that the Hughes re port may be silent on the last. subs Jeet hecause the mere fact that such men are associated im one way or an other with the aireraft production program proves nothing, but it has attracted the immediate’ atention of other investiga‘ors and has beon a source of misgivings about achieve ments, The (aint of gratt in aireratt pro Auction is said (0 he so ingrained that none of the investigators thus far employed have been able to isolate the leads and trace them to their sonree. Mr, TMughes has had ay ox eoptional opportunity to go into. the matter and his known skill in follow ing leads and arriving at results is the basis for the prediction in Wash ington that his report will give con crete resulis on this subject. SAROTAGH DISCOVERED IN EVERY BRANCH OF INDUSTRY Suhotage or the willful erippling of flying machines and the machinory for tLeir production has — already been proved hy other investigations under foverument dircetion and has been onc of the known lines follow od by the Hughes investigation. its presence in some form has heen dis covered in every branch of aircraft production from the cutting of the spruce logs (o startling aceldents to finished airplanes intended for milf tary service, ‘The finest spruce logs, singled out for aircraft production and brought at reat trouble and expense ont of the foresis have torn the machinery of sawmills to pieces and caused serious delay heeause grea fron spikes had been driven into the trees below and concealed so skillfully as lo defy the usual forms of inspection. Tn one instance a finished combat machine—a British fightor—rolled ont of the factory and ready for a fest suddenly burst into flames and was destroyed. ‘This inexplainable oc eurronee was attributed to sabotage and it appeared to be directed parti eularly against this type of machine. BRISTOL, FIGHTER ABANDONED BECAUSE OF SAROTAGH So many faults and defects dovel oped in the cons'ruction of the Bris tol fighter—not all due to admitted errors in modification of design—that the type was summarily abandoned after orders for production in quanti ty had been given at a largo expense to the government. Tt is held In ofl cial quarters in Washington that sabo tage as much as fault in design caus ed the abandonment of construction of this type of fighting machine. Minute inspection of machines of other types has revented that the ean vas of the wings had heen tacked to the ribs causing the ribs to spilt through the shrinkage of the canvas and making the machine unsafo for flying. ‘This is a diabolical form of sabotage or of criminal {ignorance or. neglt-- Benee. Such a fault tn construction is concealed in thy first lace by the ecumyas covering of the wings and tho Cofect does not devetop until the can Yas shrinks and splits the ribs. ‘Then ft is stilt conecated and ofion eennot he discovered to have oxisted even afer somo hapless aviator as crash est to the earth through the failure of (he wings to sttpport the machine, and the wreekuse ts examin. Premtcering inasmuch as it aiso m volves criminal waste may be made the suhice( for recommendation for crimiiat proseention in (he Hughes re port. ‘Phere can be no further doubt OF profitcering in qircratt: production, Ti has been shown that some compa- nies engaged in branches of aireratt production are making: in the no!gh borhood of 200 per cent on capital in Yested end the maximum allowance under gavernment contracts at the prevent time is 10 per cent. Theriy motors are being built at a profit in the neighborhood of $1. 160 for cach motor and in some plants it is estimated that in quantity — pro duction fiily or more Liberty: motors WIN be turned out each whieh woutd appear to give a large profit to the manufacturers. The profits (0 (he makers of the Le Rhone engines is placed in excess of $1,600 for cach motor and. in quanti ty” production the Le Rhone motors would give # greater profit than the Tiberty motors. It appears that thero is a revision of contracts downward in all depart ments of aircraft: production under the reorganization that went into ef Feet some months ago but the inital appropriation of $610,000,000 said to have been virtually’ wasted must Wo accounted for and it is hetleved that the Hughes report will show the way to demand an accounting. PRTERSBURG PIKE SCENE OV A BOLD NIGHT ROBBERY, Camp Lee Olicers, Enlisted Men and Chautleur Hell Up by High waymen, ‘Phem-—Lose Fender, but Make Es-- cape in Approved Style. Camp Leo, Va. August 26.—A type eal Western hold up in which three Camp Lee officers two entisted men and one echautfeur were the vietims Jwas staged this morning at 2 o'clock on the Richmond Petersiurg ‘Turn bike. In many respeets it rivaled: a moving picture scenario. | Major Rice B, ‘Trigk a former Ken tucky Sitte Senator; Liengenant Wil Tian A. Haase of the ith Battalion ‘of the Depot Brig ide; Lieutenant Wal ler 1. Peters: Seventeenth Battalion Dopat Brosades Private Prighaum and another enlisted man with a Peters- burg chautfeur were returning from Richmond in a fitney. When within seventy feet of the Athintie Coast Line underground passing a at five miles from: Petersbuy their anachine slowed down on account of rough roads, Suddenly wo men appeared frov the Iushes and demanded that iNe tachine “halt.” ‘Throw up your hands and keep them up." ‘The first moan chet lowers them 1 wil kill was the demand that a white man gave who held the men at his merey, with & sholxin. Another white man’ held 8 pistol level at the crowd, At the command of the man with Ute shot guna Negro who was che third mem ber of the bandit party relieved the six helpless men of $140 and several pen knives which was the extent of (he wealth that thes had with them: While fhe men were being relieved of their valuables a Ford ear came up “IE you stop that ear Twill Kill you,” Was the command of the man with the shotgun. ‘he Ford, with its driver witness ing the holt’ up passed on. ‘The work completed the bandits ordered — the cart meve on which command was cbeyed. ‘The car proceeded and when within two miles of Potersburgh overtook (fe Ford car. ‘The acenpants of the two cars who were absolutely with out arms stopped and talked over the advisability of procuring arms and endeavoring to eateh the bandits. At (his time a third ear coming from Petersburgh to Richmond passed and was stopped. A fourth car a roadster probably a Buiek was scen approach ing from Richmond. ‘The threo ears practically blocked the road. Waving ho idea that it contained the bandits the men signaled for the machine to stop. At the sign the driver of the roadster opened It up at full speod. I dashed in between two of the cars ‘There was not room enough for it to pass the fender of the roadster — bo ing torn from the machine. At the impact a man evidently one of the bandits either Jumped or was thrown from the ear, Evidently heavily arm ed he ran into the near by woods and as the men were unarmed they could not stop him, The civil and military police are making every search for a fender less roadster which is the principal elue that Uiey have to the bandits. FULTON NOTES. Our ex-pastor, Rev. P. W. Williams D. Ds pastor of the Queen. Street Baptist Church, of Norfolk, Va., spoke for the Mothers Club at fomr P.M. last Sunday. — He also preachod ain excellent sermon at Mt. Calvary Baptist Chureh at night. Rev. William Harris proached at 11:80 A. M. to the Fulton Boneficial chub. Mrs. ‘Elen Johnson, 728 Denny street and Mrs. Margaret. Komlek, S12 Denny street are very sick. Mrs, Martha Waward, 800. State street has heard from her three sons in Pranee and in camp. Mr. and Mrs. Isaiah Johnson wero very glad to meet their son, Isaiah, of the Sixnal Corps, No. 20, which is stationed at Langley Wield, New- port News, Va. Pullon Lodge, No. 42, Knights of Pythias, and th> alton Court, No 244, Order of Calanthe, are ina presperous condition, numerically and financially, You can pay on Christmas cards. Call and seo us at’ Shacklofora’s Brug Store, 28th and P streots or 824 Denny street, Fulton. Open till eight P, M. oN Saturday. SrramER AND vour wisiuxc!MaRRueera counnar’ pone al | SIPS ARE SUNK. | GREAT WOK, \ Hive of Erie's Crow Wounded hy > Soule owe atoms ‘* U-bont Bhetle OW St. Johns, [ , <BY RALPH W. TYLER.) — | St, Pierro Miquelon, August 26.— ‘The sleamer Erie, of G00 tons, has beon sunk by shell tire, presumably [by the same submarine which sent four fishing schooners to the bottom on Sunday off this island. Five of tho crew of the Brie, whieh “sailed from St Johns No, were wounded. Nows of the sinking of four fishing schooners by a German submarine wits brought here today by the crew fof the 1.1. Walters, of Linenburs, EN. 8. one of the vessols destroyed, MAIL of the crews probably reached ‘shore, the Walters survivors said, Gloucester, Mass.. August 26,— [Sinking of the Gloucester fishing schooner, J.J. Pliherty, by at German ismbmarine, was reported in a mes: ‘sage received hore today by the own ers from Capt. Charles ‘T. Gregory, who with his crow of 24 have landed safely at St. Pierre Miquelon, 1 Capt. Gregory did not tell where or when his vessel was sont down Tho J.J. Plaherty, a vessel of 162 tons gross, owned by the Gorton: Pow Fisheries Company, was valued jut $50,000, |The sinking of four fishing sehodh [ors by a German submarine oft Point “Matte, Miquelon, aparently indi cates that the U-boat i working Bast mariners hero said tonight. ‘The point where the vessels went down fs the farthest Bast that the subma- Hrine has yet Gperated in its attacks on the fishing’ tleot, | Reports to (he Navy Department of the sinking by submarine Sunday fot four fishing schooners off Point Matte, Miquelon, gave the names of “(he boats as the Maurrice 1, Adams, the C. M. Walters, the d. J, Plaherty! and the B. 1. Walters. | Crows of the three vessels aside from the B. B, Walters men from whom havo landed awe making their way into St, Pierre naval reports said. ‘the schooners “were sink by bombs. British Casualties 23,500 In Five Days—20,000 Huns Captured in Same Period. London, Angust 26.-—-'Tho British third and ‘fourth “armies suffered casualties estimated at about 22,500 betwoon August 21 and August’ 25, according to advices from tho front, During this same pertod the German losses in. prisoners alone have a mounted to 20,000 men in the battle cast of the Ancre, ‘Tho oficial correspondent with the Australian forees in Franco tole: graphs: “The Germans aro retreating, fighting rear guard actions, On Sat urday "night ammunition dumps could be secon burning everywhere, “Xbout 12,000 Germans have been captured by the Australians alone since August §, a much greater num ber than’ all the Australian casual: Hes."" GARE DEAD; 10 MISSING PROM SUNKEN SHIV. Casnalty List of Lake Eden, orpe doed, Arrives: Hove, Six members of the crew are be Heved (o have bea drowned or Killed by the torpedo explosion, and nine thembers of the crew and one mem. ber of the naval armed guard are SUI missing as the result of the sinking of the American steamer, Lake Eden in foreign waters August 2. A report to the Navy Department yesterday names tho following be. lieved to have been drowned oF killed: George Bruce, master; ©. Craff second engineer; P. Derham, fourth engineer; “C. Maller, boatswain; A, Martin, and Muller (initials and’ rat ing not given.) ‘The momber of the naval guard no accounted for as resened is Ralph FE. Hooten, gunner, of Laurel Ti Viorida. The following members of the crow were still missing, although hope still is held that they may have exeapeid: M, Feros, flroman; A, Mosher, ehtot cook; J. Harms, greasor; H. Ricardo, mess hoy; Johnson, sailor; Lyrecian, sailor; Loronsow, fireman; Duterok fireman; Stanbor, second cook, BAD NEWS VOR BERLIN, The war news from the Eastern front these days is bad news for tho German people. Quotations from German newspapers portray — the gloom that overhangs the people in the large cities. ‘That the people in the small towns and country aro equally depressed Is not to be doubt ed. The Liberty Loan bond buyers of the preceding loans have their share in the success of the entente allies. They furnished the sinews of war not only to fight the U-boats and to build ships, not only to raise, equip, and send over our soldiers, not only to supply them and our allies with food and munitions, but more than $6,000 000,000 of thelr money has heen loaned to our allies so that they may prosecute the war «vith vigor and strongth. Wo here at home have an oppor tunity to send the*Germans some more bad nows, ‘The Germans have great respect for money; thoy know its vital value In waging war. ‘They know, too that the support the Amor ican people give a Goyornmont loan measures largely the support. they give their Government, the moral as woll as the finaneial’ support they sive their armies in tho field. A tromenious subscription to the Fourth Liborty Loan will be as dis- tressing to the German people as a defeat for them on the battle field, and it will mean as much. Tt spells thoir defeat; it breaks thofr morale; It means powor to their enomios. A subscription to the loan is a con- tribution to German dofeat and Amor ican victory. MARIETTA COLLEGE DOING A GREAT WORK, (By RALPH W. TYLER.) | Durkan, N.C. — he great world about us Seldom hears much concern [ins Marriott Collcse at auersetia, Ohio yet that college gave us Presi- Heat Rutherford 1B. Hayes and a long Hine of distinguished dead. It seldom Hews of Hamiton College, yet the lcolltke ence ui Kunk tier Auer {cvs premier statesman, Likewise we Jheyr litte—fur coo lide of the Dur jional ‘Training School here at Dur: jham, of which its founder ind Zeul- ous president, Dr, James f. Sacpard is striving so hard and successtully to make it faevor in oie race aad [gtmont Heeanse of the predominating. tnt ence some other worthy Colored schouls, founded before tite National ‘Training School here, hits possessed, and SUI possesses thotisands on thous Jands of white and colored who ave Hgnorant of the fact the Southland js polkadotted with helpful colored cot leges and sehiools that are doning & splendid work ind among them is the National ‘Training Sehoot here the child of Dr, Shepards brain and the object of his devotion, | The National ‘raining Sehool is Fone of the few Colored institutions that is out of debt, On its thirty four acres of fertile and beautiful Jand | stand cit buildings, mnodern and | pretentious. But the National ‘Train {ini School located ina region yhere |ts usefulness is most needed, ‘sadly heeds funds to mect the deniands of {Colored youne peonte who are: yearn ing for edlucation and to whom it will prove tnusawally beneficent when re construction, after this mighty war jhas ended hegins. 16: annual budget of $17,500 js so” Insignificant when one reflects upon how urgent is ex pansion of this imstitution to meet necessitous demands—tho yearning of the race within Its area for educa tion. Just now Dr. Shepard and his friends are planning to make a big arive to raise an endowment fund of $250,000 to aid in meeting the ro quirements of the school and (he de mands and desires of an earnest. peo ple yearning for education, Just now liveryone—from the highest. to the lowliest ought to help this worthy in sUtition, for In-so doings you will he xeopo of usefulness and the viston of many young of our taco. who now contributing (0 the widening of the Inst Took through a glass darkly. ho cause of lack of educational facilities. A most striking evidence of — the faet that the clouds which have tong hung lewy over the race in Ue South are being dissipated and that. the best white citizens down here are be ginning to reallze that educating the Negro contribntes to the South's: ste ess rather (han constituting a menace is (0 bo found in the fact that two of North Carolina's most noted white citizens will campaign to raise funds for this Colored School. ‘They aro Gen eral Julian S. Carr and Judge J.C. Prichard, former United States Sena tor General Care ix the Targest and Wealtlifest hosiery mil owner in. the South, Although ho ts an ex-Conteder ato Who fought, during the Civil War (o preserve slavery. he is now work ing zea‘onsty 10 educate. the Neto that he may beome the better and nore useful eitizen. He with Judie Richard is wonderfaly interested in this institution Dr, Shepard founded, Phe school needs now and neods it badly an endowment of | $250,000. 0 enable i lo purchase necessary ad ditional farm lands to the amount of $11,000 and for alditional buildings and equipment to the amount of $60, 000. Last your's enrolment at (hits school way 107; forty af these are now at the Front courageously tent ing to make the world sate for De Moeracy. ‘There are many hundreds of young colored people impatiently solicitously, appealingly knocking at the doors of the | National ‘Training School here at Durham, for entranee. Dut its cramp facilities’ and accommo dations are deattness to thelr appeals for an education. ‘The National ‘Train ing School here at Durham in its short existnee hs done a wonderful work; ( ix now doing splendid work; it wants to doa far greater work, this desorvng institution, can" and Will ff the people of” both races will but contribute a mite to promote its efforts to achieve Might In the field of education for such as most need and most yearn for f—young Colot ed people of North Carolina and eon Ugous territory. There never was a more” oneFgefie more unselfish, mora earnest “martyr to the ease of his people than Dy James WB. Shepard the founder and” president of the Nat fonal ‘Training School here at Dut ham, North Carolina, ELIMINATION OF THE STRIKE BREAKER, Winnipeg Women Enter Strike in the Public Interest, Without Detei- = ment (o Workers or Employer. War conditions have brought an en tirely new forced into labor disputes— a foree which does away. with strike breakers, leaves employees and” em- Ployers free to settle their differences without bringing pressure to bear on either and at the same time keeps the wheels of industry moying in the pub lie interest. The Department of Labor has reecived details of the plan. When 400 telephone operators of Winnipeg, Canada wont qut at 7 o'clock one morning in sympathy with the eity's electrical workers the Win nies, women’s Volinteor Reserve real ized that interrupted telephone com munication would hamper seriously the Government's war program. There fore these women immediately offer ed their services not to the telephone company but to the Manitoba Govern | ment ‘Tetophiono Commission to keap tho system in operation until the ree lay ‘operators came back. The not offect was neither inimt- eal to the strikers or to the telephone ‘company and it was decidedly benofl ‘elal to tho Governmont and the gon- eral public. While these. women nono ‘of whom wanted steady Jobs as awiteh Doard operators were filling» the strikors' placos, the work of the ox- change went on and atrike breakers | ay M4 ' j LER \ Hi i BY ey & HL Us WS iM i | Sa wy If your skin is dark or ashy, ov if you are troubled with bumps, pimples, black-heads or freckles—do not be discouraged. Pimples, black-heads and freckles can be made to disappear, and your skin will become shades lighter and as fair and as soft as veivet after a few applications of Dr. Fred Palmers . D-. Fred Palmer's 1 AND SKIN WHITENER SOAP ay fs EAN on SKIN WHITENER Ane SKIN WHITENER § (Does not contain vaseline, as vaseline promotes the growth of hair) LOSES : sesame CO \ (AW SSR VETS ESE VASA CRAM Reeaan\ ee Ses) ERE SEEN SON PM ba Freo Patmers. | LF RRED f snovoessecvs no Sooteneanancacn | Uf Bele 2D . Above are reproductions of the packages, Be sure that the name “Dr. Fred Palmer’ appears on each. DO NOT ACCEPT IMITATIONS. Before fetiting at night bathe the face, neck and hands in warm water and Dr. Fred Palmer's Skin Whitener Soap. Dry thoroughly and then apply Dr. Fred Palmer's Skin Whit- ener ointment. Massage gently until the skin absorbs it. This treatment will make the skin healthy, remove all pimples and roughness, and cause your skin to grow bright and lustrous, You can secure Dr. Fred Palmer’s Skin Whitener and Skin Whitener Soap at your a Druggist’s—25c EACH, or sent direct upon receipt of price. AGENTS WANTED. Write for liberal terms. JACOBS’ PHARMACY Co. Atlanta, Ga. could not be introduced. ‘The com--- pany had no opportunity. to. replaco the s'rikers who therefore were nits to deal with the manazemont quite as effectively as though the whole sys tem had remained tied up. Within w week through the efforts of a eltizens' committee of 100 mem hers a setilement satisfactory to the electrical workers and the employing interests had been veached. ‘The strikers’ jobs were protected while they were out for the Women's Re serve in no measure competed with them; the company interests were protected, without, injury to its em Ployees; and most: important of all, the Government and the public sus txined only a minimum of inconyen-- fence, for although the — volunteers were inexperienced thoy learned quick ly and many of them became good operators before the strike ended. (Continued from the Wirst Page)’ been presented to the National Negro Teague, DR. MOTON'S RESPONSI. With his native witticism and oto: quent manner of reaching his aud ionee, Dr, R. R. Moton the recognized loader of his race, ably responded to the welcome address of Gov. Bare and Mayor Bacharach. Io singled ont inspiring facts revealing the in: tense loyally of his race and cited the thrilling events of the battle of Car: rizal, Te gave a plain interpreta tion of what Wemocraey meant and asserted that. the Negro was unswery ingly loyal to his country and expect ed his contribution for the ultimate triumph of democracy to bring him the things Mat have been long de: forred. _, His masterly presentation of cor: tain phases of the Nogro’s life and Nis constant devotion to his country despite his proseriptions an\t his in- spiring optimism combined with his happy way of reaching his applaud ink audienca demonstrated that he has tho confidence of tho leaders Hon. J. C, Napier, president of the hod. ably presided ‘and was assisted by Charles Banks, of Mound Bayou, Miss, and Charles 11. Brooks, of Phil adelohia. His annual message wats brim full of interesting facts and greatly Inspired tho vast audience. The message brought by Captain Spingarn and cloduently accentuated by Dr. Roman, of Nashville, Tenn., who also olicited unstinted applause from the audionce that filled Pitzer: ald's Auditorium, in which most. of the sessions were held, was one fraught with facts of vital Import to the race and nation. 1 was cloarly demonstrated at this session that the mantle of the illus trious Dr. Washington has fallen wy on Dr. RR. Moton, principal of ‘Cuskeyee Institute. Every time that he spoke he was given the kind of ovation whieh showed that his lead: ership is appreciated by the masses af the races and leaders of the race from every section of the country. Hon. Emmett J. Scott in beginning tho. symposium on “Winning the War” made one of the bost patriotic auaresses Chat has been delivered in this city. ‘Throughout his memor. thle address he reached his vast aud fence and aroused a kind of enthus: ‘asm -that is needed for the winning of the war, Mr, Scott In his report called atten tion to the fact that in the first rox: ist-ation 737,626 Negroos wore rogis fore! out of a tolal of 9,586,508: that is lo say 7.69 por cont of the total registration of June 5, 1917 was composed of Negro registrants. The total number of colored mon ealle:! hy tho Provost Marshal General's office up to and including July 15. i918, was 227,541, while the total number called ‘to ‘August 8, 1915 was 211,308. Ho spoke in dotall of what tho colored peoplo of the country are doing to help win the war, montion ing, among other things that some forty colored chaplains aro now sorv- ing in the National Army along with RE, secea, «Dr. William A. 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In his address ho said the Negro in the present war for liberty and world-wide democracy was proving to be a noble and inspiring figuro, ‘The recent exhibition of independent valor on the part of Negroes in France served to bring anow to the people of this country and the world at large the worth of tho Negro as a factor in tho productive and pro- tective forces of the republic. ‘two divisions of Nogro troops aro now in Franco with eight combat rogiments to bo trained in various cantonments in tho country. He called attention to tho authorization by the War Dopartment of the col: ored Red Cross Nurses and apoko of the opportunities that are boing providell for the technical training of colored mon in many institutions of learning, RICHMOND Virginia | Itis address was followed by Capt. Arthur Spingarn, of the Surgeon General's Office; Dr. C. V. Romans, who has been employed to improve the health conditions among the Noy -xro civilian population around can fonments and camps; also by Dr. George 1. Haynes, Director of Nogro Economics, Departmont of Labor; Dr, C,H. ‘Tobias, ono of the secre: taries of Y, M. GC. A. work among colored men; Dr. G. W. Cabaniss, Y. M. G. A. seerotary, - | The symposium disensston as to ‘what Nogrocs are doing to help win the war proved to be one of tho fintoresting features of ‘Thursday morning's session, 4 Among the many distinguished speakers and visitors wero Judge ‘Robert Terrell, Dr. Goorgo B. Haynes Mrs. Booker 'T. Washington, A. U. Craig, of the Pood Adminisiration; 'T. M. Campbell, District Agent of the Extension Work in Alabama; Dr. J. W. BE. Bowens, Prof. W. T. BY ‘Wililams, C. C. Spaulding and a nw bor of bishops and Major J. ..'Tai dy, the noted architect.