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Illustrated FEATURE SECTION Washington Tribune The PREMATURE WIDOW by Merton J. Crawley Interesting, Entertaining and Instructive BEN DAVIS, JR. Feature Editor BEN DAVIS, JR. Feature Editor "Girl, we don't keep anything but good things here," he replied, leaning on the counter before her. The PREMAT WIDOW by Merton J. H, Douglas, this cream is just fine!" declared Ruby Withers, a flash of frankness in her lovely eyes and a note of care-free simplicity in her tone. H, Douglas, this cream is just fine!" declared Ruby Withers, a flash of frankness in her lovely eyes and a note of care-free simplicity in her tone. That care-free manner was always with Ruby Withers, augmented with a stark loveliness that eclipsed the down-right shabbiness of her clothes. "Do you like it, Ruby?" asked the white-coated figure behind the counter. "It's a new brand I'm trying out, so tell me if it meets the requirements." "It's fine and I'm not joking," confirmed the girl, whirling around on the stool with each spoonful of cream. "Of course it should be," said Douglas Hayes. "Didn't I serve it?" "Oh, I hadn't thought of that," laughed the girl. "But what has your serving it got to-do with it?" "Girl, we don't keep anything except good things here," he replied, leaning on the counter before her. "And you're on the list?" "That's right, Ruby," he laughed. "The bees don't know there's honey here." "I'm one bee who knows it," she smiled, her Section 2—Saturday, April 20, 1929 SPECIAL JAPANESE FLORA 10 LEMION FRAPP TURE OW Crawley dark-brown face radiating sunshine. THOMAS SPEAKS UP "Here! You all is gittin' mighty thick over there," spoke an overraled individual seated at one of the tables. "'Member, Hayes, that there's a married lady. I ain't goin' to have that." "Oh, you go on, Sam Thomas," scoffed Hayes in pretended disgust. "I had just as well not be married," put in Ruby, opening her purse to pay for the cream. "I hardly know that I ever had a husband." "What, don't you know where he is?" pursued Sam Thomas, brushing cigar ashes from his overalls. "No, and I don't care," she answered with that care-free air. "I see," remarked Thomas. "Don't you ever hear from him?" The girl shook her head in the negative. "I don't want to hear from him. He's better off dead." "You oughtn't talk lak that, child," was Thomas' mild reproval. "But that ain't no sign Hayes can make love to you." "Man, I'm not making love to anyone, Sam," protested Hayes. "Seem lak you doin' sompen sorta lak that." "Give me my change and let me go, Doug," Clean, Wholesome and Refreshing "Oh, Douglas! This cream is just fine," declared Ruby. . . . A flash of frankness in her lovely eyes and a note of carefree simplicity in her tone. ```markdown ``` said Ruby. "Mr. Thomas has started and Mommer is laying me out right now I know." "Oh, sure!" and Hayes made a rush for the cash register. Receiving her change, Ruby jumped down from the stool, patted her pretty, heavy, black hair, and went out into the late spring afternoon. "I'll come in again when Mr. Thomas isn't here," she threw back over her shoulder, and with that she was gone. A NICE GIRL "Do you know, Hayes, she's a mighty nice girl," was Thomas' remark. "Who? Ruby? You're right," agreed Hayes. "Everybody laks her," went on Thomas. "One thing, she don't turn up her nose at nobody. Jes' cause you ain't in her class, she ain't always throwing it in yo' face. Shejes' sunshine everywhere she goes. Boy, I tell you, she's a nice girl. That fellow's got a mighty good wife. No 'count scamp. He's made her see a hard time." "You're right, Sam," sanctioned Hayes, wiping off the counter. "Her father died just last month. Old man Porter was a hard worker, too. Worked himself to death." "But he didn't have much sense," said Thom- as. "If he'd a-done the right thing, he'd a-sent that girl to high school 'stead of lettin' her go to work. He done the wrong thing when he let her stop in this here public school. I'd a much rather seed her with a education than some of these high-toned gals that's got it. They's so fine they can't walk down Main street right. This here Ruby would a-been sompen if she'd a-had they chance." "Yes, Sam, you're about right," drawled Hayes. "She finished grammar school in the same class with me. I went to high school and she went to Suffolk to push white folks' baby carriages—and got married for good measure." "One thing," added Thomas, "she had never been away from home before. Suffolk is a pretty rapid town for greenhorns. I know for myself. How long did they stay together?" MEAN TREATMENT "That's what I thought. They tell me he kept hauling her around from one roomin' place to another and then hauled off and left her. Tell me he didn't treat her very good neither." "I wouldn't like to tell you the way he did treat her," said Hayes. "Mr. Porter, himself, told me all of it." "Where's her husband now? Anybody know?" "They only heard from him twice, Ruby told me, and that was through someone who saw him in Washington. He never would work, you know. Gambles—and they say he's a rotten gambler. The last they heard of him, he was talking of jumping into the Potomac river. Swore he didn't want to hear of any wife." "By the way, 'tis about four years since she went to Suffolk, ain't it?" "Just about," answered Hayes. "She wasn't but 16 then." "And she's working up here at old lady Hullman's. I know they don't pay her nothing much. Them's the stingiest white people in Smithfield." "Yes, Sam, she's seeing a tough time of it. Mrs. Porter is an invalid you'd might as well say and there's a house full of little children—five of them and not one large enough to take care of itself." "I certainly would lak to help Ruby," declared Thomas, "and nearly everybody else in town would do her 'most any favor." "I would, too," declared Hayes. "The problem is how. She's married and she has a lot of old fashioned pride whether you know it or not." "Don't charge her for the cream and stuff she gets here." "That's very little, Sam," laughed Hayes, "and she won't let me do that." SORRY FOR HER No one knew how sorry Douglas Hayes was for Ruby Porter Withers. He had watched her day in and day out, as she passed his establishment, going to and from her service place. Never could he see anything in her other than a pure, lovely, unfortunate girl of 20. She came into his place often and always she seemed care-free in spirit, completely concealing her troubles from others. But the golden - complexioned, roundish-faced young man behind the counter could see deeper. 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That's the difference between Peruna, and a lot of things called tonics! Ask your druggist. to let him in on the deepest secret of it. He often wondered how many others she had told that much—how she met Marcus Withers, married him and how they moved from place to place. How he mistreated her and dragged her about! How, after he had gone, she waited in poverty for his return, and she only returned to Smithfield when it was certain that her husband of two months had deserted her. This concern on Hayes' part was satisfied one evening when she came in for a soda. "Do you know, Doug," she said, sucking the beverage thru a straw. VOODOOISM STILL PRACTICED IN GEORGIA AND MISSISSIPPI THE strange rites and mysteries of voodooism are still being prac- of voodooism are still being practiced in Georgia, Mississippi and more than likely other southern states. The sensational death of Martha Russell in Columbus, Ga.—fortune teller and "voodoo" doctor extraordinary—has created still stranger and more mysterious theories to be conjured as to the true cause of her death. Mrs. Russell was eighty years of age and still carried, as they believed in Georgia, the power to cast spells that caused anything from the most phenomenal success to the most horrible deaths. When Mrs. Russell's body was found the throat was cut. A man who had come to her mysterious abode to have his future read discovered her body lying in a pool of blood, amid several "conjure" and voodoo boxes, vials of strong potions and compounds which emitted strange odors. Cat bones, powders, charms, rabbit tails and horseshoes were all located in the secret archives of the dead "charm" expert. It is said that she gained considerable fame from tracing the course of one's life from the cradle to the grave. It is reputed that a prominent physician in Georgia in his youth went to Mrs. Russell to find what were his prospects in the medical profession. Not only did the "charm" expert predict with uncanny accuracy of the future of this physician, but she told him his past with so much realism and in so great detail that the good doctor shuddered and included in his fee to her a liberal amount to insure his undisturbed freedom. Among her other claims to fame was an ability to cast a "spell" over anything from an animal to entire villages of human beings. Along this latter line an alleged ILLUSTRATED FEATURE SECTION NEXT WEEK General Antonio Maceo The Black Horseman, who defeated Spain's greatest general. By J. A. ROGERS the Voodoo the South favorite pastime of hers was to cause periods of drought at will. 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The Black Napoleon of the Soudan The Story of An African Slave Who Built Two Empires; Was Called Sam- ’ ory, the Conqueror, Because of Great Military Skill and Power nary 2, Fy 2m aexuneny, Nabe 3 ® Pe AG ft FR Ne: SNe oc RSME (Se il iY € YD My o% ot St oh vat <i vas ees, 2 L ye? ES aa At ad € NK oN oa eek WA R J ea a g x\ \\ “44 ‘ a ay E ert | ver? | ae BU hae nee a Br 7 a a TS RN AW Ha Be set j jel Ke ee ‘eh Pa Noa AWK 5 HEF 2! Cm. EY Gara ADDN OAS MD d SUBS lay ae —— Pie ale eM GE ; At a a, A pe agtnied Sh AY meee fee life he had become a Mehammedan, and ignoring the title of king or em- peror, he called himself “Commander of the Faithful.” As he swept on- ward in his victorious march he gave the conquered the alternative of accepting the Koran (Moham- medan Bible), or be butchered WARS WITH FRANCE Samory was now at the height of his power.’ But he was to meet an obstacle greater than the sum of all those he had encountered. Quite unknown to him his empire of Ouas- soulou had changed hands. England, Belgium, Germany and Portugal, sitting in Conference, had awarded his lands to France. The first knowledge Samory had of this was while besteging the town of Keniera, in the Upper Niger. A black sergeant in French uniform came to him with an order from the French commander to discontinue the siege. Amazed at the man's im- pertinence, Samory ordered him seized and held for torture. Escaping, the sergeant found his way back to camp. The prestige of France had to be upheld, and then began a war with Samory that lasted until 1898. Armed with the latest weapons the French started after Samory. When they arrived at Keniera, however, he had already captured it, and was in retreat. This retreat, however, was only strategy, for, awaiting the French in a favorable spot, he at- tacked them. WINS GREAT BATTLE The battle lasted over a week. In the first three days the French, armed with the latest artillery, were victorious. But when their ammu- nition was exhausted Samory at- tacked them with his spears and forced them to retreat. Samory'’s warriors had only a few modern rifles that he had. got by way of Liberia and Sierra Leone. For the next five years the war went on, whith success now on Sam- ory’s side; now on that of the French, Samory, however, had the upper hand, France's ambition was to keep a straight overland route from the French Congo through her North African possessions to France, and Samory sweeping on the cara- vans, made this impossible. France finally asked a treaty with him, which was signed in 1886. His favorite son, Karamoko, was given as a pledge. Another treaty followed in 4887. By this treaty Samory was given all the territory on the left bank of the Niger. But no sooner was the treaty concluded than the French began to fortify the right bank of the river. » INCITES CHIEFS His suspicions aroused, Samory began to incite the native chiefs to rebel, and after another treaty had been made, war broke out again in 1891. The French now decided to attack him in force. Defeating ally after ally of his, the French met up devsertod tareditier tinea. all ~ god April 20, 1929 AMORY, West . African conqueror, was born at Bissandougou in the Val- ley of the Niger in 1830. He defied the power of France for eighteen years with such i ereat — skill with such great skill that the French commanders out of sheer admiration for his genius dubbed him “Thg Black Napoleon of the Soudan.” Among these French commanders were some who won great distinc- tion in the last war, like Marshal Joffre and Gen. Gallieni. Again and again Samory defeated the forces sent against him, and several times France was compelled to make treaties with him. Samory, like many other great men, began life in the humblest cir- cumstances, He was the son of a poor black merchant and a female slave, One day a neighboring tribe swooped down on Samory’s tribe, killing many and capturing others. SAMORY TAKEN CAPTIVE Among the latter was Samory, who became a slave of his captors, But a bold and ambitious man even though a slave, does not re- main down. Besides Samory was a giant in strength and size. No one in all West Africa could throw a spear with such unerring skill as he. At elghteen he escaped and kiil- ing his pursuers, went to the King of Torondo and offered him his serv- ices, The king, struck by his splendid physique and military bearing, at once made him as one of his body- guard. But Samory'’s success with his new patron did not end there. He at once set about learning Arable and soon after rose to the rank of counsellor, Continuing his upward career he went on until he stood next to the king. Then one day he quarreled with the king and decided to return to his native Bissandougou. He was now wealthy, and soon after his arrival there was named chief of his tribe, ANNEXED ENEMY LAND Finding himself at last with su- preme power in his hands, Samory decided to gratify his lust for con- quest, and making war on the neigh- boring chiefs, killed them all and annexed their lands, Continuing his march north-east- wardly along the banks of the Niger he succeeded in conquering all the region east of Sierra Leone to the buckle of the Niger, and well up into the Upper Niger—a territory of several hundred thousand square miles. ¥: Among those who fell under Sam- ory’s invincible march was his for- mer benefactor, the King of Torondo. Like Napoleon, Genghis Khan, and other great conquerors, Samory was ruthless and allowed nothing to stand in his path. He was now the most powerful native king in all Africa, Early in ILLUSTRATED FEATURE SECTION “For the next 5 years the war went on” with Samory at Kokouna, Samory’s force consisted of 30,000 men armed with spears, 10,000 rifles and two small cannons, as well as 2,000 cavalry, The French, armed with modern artillery, repulsed him, and drove him from his capital, Bissandougou. He was, however, far from. being beaten, He gave battle for the next fifteen days, and again the French ‘were compelled to make a treaty with him, By this agreement he was per- mitted to continue his empire to- wards the south, whither he went, making many» new’ conquests and building a new empire. Some time Jater a French expedition, under the noted Capt. Marchand, narrowly es- caped capture at his hands, In spite of the treaty Samory was never satisfied at seeing the white man on territory that he believed was his, and once more he descended on the caravans. Again France de- clared war on him, and again after a flerce struggle—his spears against the cannons of the French, he was forced to retreat with his army of 28,000 men, Accompanying him were 120,000 women, children and cap- tives, with 20,000 cattle. The French had now decided to wipe out his power once for all. They pressed the fight and for the next year the struggle lasted with Samory retreating the greater part of the time. But fn this also he showed his skill. One of his opponents, Com- mandant de Lartigue, says in his book: “One cannot help but admire from @ military point of view his preci- sion, the minute care with which Samory conducted this retreat and with what geal his orders were exe- cuted by his generals. Among the latter two of his sons, one of which Saranke Mory, his heir, His favorite son, Karamoko, was in the meanwhile chained in a hut, and given barely enough food to keep him alive, Karamoko, after being shown a review of the Pee army in Paris, had been sent k to tell his father what he had seen. Meeting with his father he ‘told him of-the strength of the French army and advised him to surrender, saying he could never hope to over- come a force so great, But Samory instead of following his advice, made him a prisoner. “Were they so strong as you say,” replied the old warrior, “they would not be using black men against me.” CAPTURED AT PRAYER But pressed by a superior force one must yield sooner or later. The end came in 1898, brought about as much by domestic strife as by age, and the strength of the enemy. Samory had 300 wives, and the favorite among them, a very young woman, was accused of infidelity with Saranke Mory. Threatened with torture by his father, Saranke Mory fled, throwing disorder inte the ranks, In the meantime the French were drawing nearer and nearer. A few days after Saranke Mory’s flight, Samory retired a little way into the ‘woods to read the Koran, as was his ‘daily custom, While there alone and unarmed, @ black scout 4n the French army and a white sergeant crept upon him as he knelt at prayer, and made him @ prisoner, But the alarm had been given; his men had rushed to his reseue, and the two armies stood facing each other for a last struggle, Worn, however, with fifty-five years of ceaseless warfare Samory, seeing but the useless slaughter of his brave men, gave the sign not to fight. Led away he was imprisoned in the little village of Njole in the Congo, where he died the following year of consumption at the age of sixty-nine. . GREAT STRATEGIST Le Grande Encyclopedia (French) says of him in part; “Samory, great Negro potentate, who disputed for a long time with France for possession of the Sou- don. ... “Handsome, of splendid height, very intelligent, very cunning and extremely brave... . “Unhappily for him he crossed the path of France from the Senegal to the Niger when France wished’ to ascend the great river towards its source and to descend toward Tim- buctoo. The war between us and him commenced in 1881-2, and lasted until 1898..., —NOTE!— Mr. J. A. Rogers is one of the most brilliant of the younger Negro writers. He is contributor to several of America’s finest publications, The series of articles which he is now contributing on tae Negroes is prepared from sareenty consid- ered manuscripts and from documents Paris, France, that are not accessible in this country. This is a series of articles he consented to prepare exclu- sively for the Illustrated Feature Section, which be- cause of their keen interest and reference-value are well worth preserving as well as reading. If me wish any article that has Spuesreg in any previous issue, write to the Editor of the Illustrated Feature Section, in care of this newspaper, and he will see that you receive a copy of the Illustrated Feature Section in which the desired article appeared. We are pleased to announce that Mr. re has kindly consented to write another series of articles for the Illustrated Feature Section on Parisian life. Watch for the date of these articles! ei —THE EDITOR. “Having thus struggled very clev< erly against Borgin-Debordes, Combes, Hujbert, Archinbaud, Bon nier, and others, and after having lost his capital, Bissandougou in 1891, he abandoned the Niger which. he had depopulated. “From here he went towards the east in the country of Kong in the region of the rivers, Here he built a new empire from which he was driven by France in 1898,” Like most great military leaders Samory relied almost as much on strategy as on force. He had a method of frightening the enemy that was highly original, With him’ always was an orchestra of about one hundred pieces composed of drums, cornets, flutes, fifes, whistles, tomtoms, and other contrivances. During a battle he would set this orchestra to making a din that sounded like the shouting of victor- fous warriors. mingled with the groans and cries of the dying and defeated. This scheme never failed to dishearten the enemy who very often could not see all that theif own men were doing in the woods, LIKENED TO NAPOLEON Samory has been likened to Napo- leon. Had he been born in Europe with {ts superior environment who knows but that his name might not have been handed down as one of the greatest military leaders of all times? Genius, however great, can- Not rise higher than {ts tools, Sam- ory did the utmost with such tools as he had, In any case, ‘had his men been morg evenly armed, there would pave been quite a different story to tell. ae we ee ee, ee ae (eugias sldaitar Stel _an6 80 va a1 Were It CORE git Baten OF sisted snr stucsa wok Detiat A, cc aMrethriuetn nae, spb Ra AlaE 3 : —4 ALWAYS BUSY DESPITE THEIR AGE THE WORLD'S FIRST WOMEN'S MUSEUM OTH Mrs. Tippens and Mrs. Malone had long since spent their best days. They were two old ladies practically alone in the world. Their children were all married. Their husbands were dead. 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This latest discovery, besides making the fundamentalists more ‘cocksure of their indomitable faith and beliefs, will throw a bombshell ‘into the camp of the modernist and all those who believe that Noah's flood and “Jonah-inside-the-whale” fare myths. The discovery of a few more relics of this moist event, such as the bow and a few broken Pieces of Noah’s ark will serve to make even more convincing the pres- ent scientific findings. These discoveries by the Field Mu- seum-Oxford expedition are destined to revolutionize both scientific and historical thought. The Premature . Widow - - + (Continued from Page 6) she covered her face with them and sank to the marble counter., The half-emptied glass craslied to the ‘floor. “What is it, Ruby—ill?” asked the excited Hayes, rushing around the end of the counter to her side. By the time he had reached her she had recovered enough to reach for the paper where it lay on the ‘counter. 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He read the iten In part it read thus: “The body bad been in the for some time and was beyond nition. The only possible ider tion marks was the name. J Withers and the label of (Va.) clothing store.” 4 Already in black for hi father, Ruby Porter Withers i herself a widow. And that was another sh Ruby's life; but, after it war she felt better and freer. Again she went daily past little saloon, occasionally stopp refreshments. } Hayes now felt more at libe offer her aid in her struggle t) port the Porter family, and on twice he broached the subjec always she refused to listen. He offered her employment 9 refused that, declaring that it not be wise for her to work fc One afternoon Hayes wi Surry on some errand, joa establishment in charge of hi: Having attended to his busin hurried back to Smithfield, for! getting late. The roads were excellent a’ big roadster soon covered the ty-five miles, At last he came in sight town with its sleepy waterfro warehouses in the foreground. | A BLOWOUT ' Suddenly there was a loud i With an exclamation of © Hayes brought the car to a ste at the edge of the highway, c to the ground, lit a cigaret an’ surveyed the wrecked tire. | “A brand-new tire,” he mu “I must have driven over a th/ razors for it to play out on r that.” “Mister, I thought it was sor, shooting,” said a childish voi) hind Hayes. He turned tha and beheld a brown urchin of twelve. Across the field, four other c were making frantic efforts to the stranded vehicle. “Why, hello, Bruce!” Hayes to the boy. “Yes, Bruce, 1’ bad luck. How's mama?” “Oh, ‘tis you, Mr. Hayes! 0 about the same.” Hayes had just realized th tire had played out near Ruby’! and these little children we brothers and sisters. } They stood around and w (Continued on Page 1) womankind. 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