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This may be our last battle. We believe that it is the beginning of our hnaUriumpli.^
MAY 17. 1923 * .• ___
VOLUME XLI, NO. 52
CHICAGO. Nov. 7—Albert Bailey
George, the first colored man to be
elected to sit in a court of record in
Chicago, probably will si'i in South
Wabash Street Court, where most of
the prisoners will be coored.
“The colored people of Chicago
have chosen one of their own num
ber to be a Judge and I think '.bey
are entitled to have him hear their
own cases,” said Chit,f Justice Harry
Olson of the Municipal CourJ today.
AN INTERESTING RECITAL.
The well-known "W. I. Johnson,
contractor, pasterer. bricklayer, etc.
is now 85 years of age and is as
active as he was 20 years ago. His
mothtr. who resided at Germantown
Pa. died three months before, to
the day we were conversing with
him, October 18, 1924. She was 105
years. 7 months and 5 days old, up
to the time of her death. She was
born in. Albemarle county, Va. and
was owned by Billy Jordan of
Goochland county. Hie younger
brother, Edward Johnson, is living
in this city. Of the family, there
are seven dead and two living. His
brother is in the sixties.
THE PHI BETA SIGMA GRANTS
ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP.
WASHINGTON, D. 0,. Nov. 10—
The Phi Be a Sigma Fraternity, thru
its field secretary, A. L. Taylor, an
nounces the awarding of the Doug
lass Scholarship for 1924 to Vernon
Williams, of Virginia Union Uni
versity, Richmond, Va. Twice in
succession studenife of Virginia Un
ion University have won this coveted
prizd. last year Thomas L. Dabney
was the successful competitor. The
remarkable success of Union stu
dents is not only an evidence of the
excellent .raining given by Union,
but it also testifies to the high cali
bre of men selected for membership
by the Lambda Chapter.
The Douglass Scholarship was es
tablished by th^ fraternity in 1920
for the purpose of giving practical
aid to deserving sJudents. The
scholarship is a memorial to Freder
ick Douglass, who was one of the
outstanding characters of the nine
teen h century.
THIRD QUARTER ENDS AT THE
BETHEL A. M. E.'CHURCH.
Sunday, November was the dlose
of the third quarter with us. Rev.
W. W. Roberts of Jdhn M. Brown
A. M. E. Church. Norfolk, acted for
Dr. Seaton, Presiding HLder. Last
quarter we had 1 baptism, 13 con
versions, 18 accessions, 15 at altar.
Raised for all purposes $2,000.00.
Elected officers of Week End Bible
Class; also of the Bethel' Tithing
Band. We have 65 Tiithers; 100 on
roll Friday Night Bible Class. We
purchased and moved into our par
sonage at 606 North Eighth street.
We are now in the midst of our
House Warming Exercise. Recep
tion Tuesday night, November IS.
You are welcome
Sunday. November 16, Dr. Hatcher i
wilt preach at 7:30 P. M. on “The
Tragedy of Spiritual Ignorance. ”
| Special music by choir and Double i
Quartette. Dr. J. W. Saunders of ]
i Farmville will "be with us at eleven
A. M.
Hood Temple A. M. E. Z. and
Third St. Bethel A. M. E. Churches
wi l hold joint Thanksgiving Services
November 2 7th at Hood Temple A.
M. E. Z. Church. Dr. Hatcher will
preach the Thanksgiving Sermon. ;
, Dr. G. W. Gains is pastor of Hood
i Temple.
FULTON NOTES
Rev. C. A, Cobbs preached a won
derful sermon gt Mt. Calvary last
Sunday memto*. i, *
student at Union preached at night.
Rev. Ghirst 1s now living at 723
Orleans street, the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Hackett.
Rev. C. B. Jefferson, acdoanpanied
by Bros. B. Valentine and H. Crad
dock motored to Union Baptist
Church, Charles City County last
Sabbath. After the St. Luke service
there, Bros. Valentine and Jlefferson
spoke about the "Shepherds of Beth
lehem and the prospects look favor |
at/lo. On their Teturn they were J
i entertained at the home of Mr. ^nd j
Mrs. Valentine. 'An enjoyable din-;
nef was served. Nr. Thomas Val
i entino sang some beautiful solos, j
B. Valentine, Lillian Valentine, H.
Craddock and others also sang’
Rev. Dr. A. W. Brown is "on
the job” at the Sixth Mount Zion
Baptist Church building, which is
being remodelled and he may be
found there practical^- at all hours.
> The work is progressing rapidly and !
the congregation wa.l be comfortably
! housed during the time. Rev. Dr.
j Brown continues to exercise magnet- ■
■ ic control over the congregation and j
they are presenting a united front in j
all of the movements now under way i
for the betterment of dh a-church’s ,
condition.
Third St. Bethel A. M. E. Church Parsonage.
REV JAMES HATCHER, B. D., D. D., Pa3tor,
Purchased and Furnished September, 1924,
Rev. Dr. Hatcher and his Madame may be seen;
while Attorney W, F. Denny is on the right and
Mr. E. F. J ohnson is on the left.
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These Political Puzzles Finished, By Gum!
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t.IC.Tt. Sffl
The 35th anniversary exercises Of
,'fhe Y. M. C. A_ are being held *here
'-this month. The opening exercises
•were held at Ebenezer BapJist Church
■on-ihe firbt Sunday night. Dr. W.
H. Stokes delivered the sermon. On
last Sunday night the exercises were
.continued at Rtfver View Baptist
Church’ Rev. E. D. Lcfwis, pastor.
"Rev. Joseph Arrington, pas.hr of the
First Baptise Church, Man-akin, Ya.
preached an able sermon.
General Secretary Scott C. Burrell
made the annual report*. Prayer
meetings 53, -meetings for hoys 52,
for men 4 4, for workers 52, in jail
75; the city home 63, visits to the
hospitals 31, visits to the sick 474,
visits to the penitentiary 114, con
verts 93, lodgings 101, mea's served 1
3S. meetings ol‘ the Bible Classes
133, (mployment secured Tot hoys 2.,
for men 26, for women 30, meetings
for women 1, mixed 6.
The "Treasurer’s report shows the
cash In hand for the year, $2,267.37;
disbursements, $2,264.11; balance,
$3.26. with which to begin the year.
Tlio need for the year ;is -$0,000 and
he public is asked to donate freely
for this worthy cause.
The exercises willl he continued
Sunday night at Rising Mt. Zion
Baptist Church. Rev. Joseph Brown
I pa* or of Union Level Baptist Church
will preach. ^
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KACE MAN GETS JUDGMENT
AGAINST ST. CAR COMPANY.
MEMPHIS, TENN., Nov. 8—(P.
N. iJ.)—Samuel Hicks, a race man’
got a verdict at the hands of a jury
in Judge Laughlin’s court' Wednes
day morning for $960 against the
street car company gnd Mrs. E. A.
Philips jointly for a collision that
occurred at Rayburn and Gilbert'
streets. It seems that a street car
knocked MrS. Phillips' au.’o against
the wagon of Hicks at the curb while
they all three were headed in the
same direction.
Mrs. Philips charged that the
street car was at fault for the orig
inal collision and the street car com
pany tried to prove that she hit the
street car In trying to go between
v
it and the wagon. The jury seems
to have v&ken what they both con
tended with a grain of sa t aaad held
them both for .the injury to Hicks
and vo have giiven him all that he
contended for- Mrs. Phillips and
the street car (company must pay
Hicks jointly.
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SOCIETY TO 1 IN
TUBERCULOSIS DRIVE
The NegTo Orga-rrizat'ion Society
is much interested in the plans an
nounced by the State Board of Health
for the intensification of the cam
paign against tuberculosis among
thd colored people because of the
difference in the death rate in the
two races. Major Alien Washing
ton. President of the Society; Mr. T.
C. Walker of Gloucester; Mrs. Mag
gie L. Walker of Richmond; Dr. L.
Li. Downing and Dr. A. L. James
of Roanoke; Dr. R. C. Woods and
Rev. J. W. Tynes of Lynchburg;
and other prominent Negroes are
taking an active part in the work
and ara planning for meetings in
every section of the State,, Where
there will be music and moving pic
tures and where good speakers will
impress upon the people the possi
bi'.ity of the cure of this dreadful
scourge.
TOTAL DEATH RATE
Although the total death rate
from tuberculosis in Virginia has,
during the past eight years, been
reduced thirty per cent, the rate for
Negroes remains two and one-half *
times as high as that for white peo I
pie. During the past summer the •
Bureau of Tuberculosis Education iD I
providing free clinics for chest exam
{nations gave equal attention to coV
ored and white with the result that
while 3.237 people were examined,
only 902 were colored.
Of those examined only twenty
per cent., one in flvd, gave evidence
of disease; while thirty-two per cent,
one In three, of the whit© peopt© ex
amlncd had tuberculosis. This In*
dicates that the colored people "Who
are diseased are irot being examined.
This «.ate of affair's can be remedied
3t is hoped, by a systematic educa
| ttem of tlie masses as to the possl
bilities of prevemJing and curing the
disease.
PLANS BEING TJEVELOPED.
Among the plans being developed
by the Negro Organization Society
is one Iot the distribution of health
“bonds”, the proceeds from which
wail be used for the erection of a
bui'Jding at Piedmont Sanatorium.
The bond is similar in execution
to that Issued by any corporation,
only it does not deal! With terms of
money but with health and happi
ness. The bpnd bears the picture
of the first building erected at Pied
mont through the efforts of the Ne
gro Organization Society and is
signed by Governor E. Lee Trinkle;
Dr. Ennion G. Wi’.Haams, State Health
Commissioner; Major Allen Washing
ton. President Negro Organization
j Society; Dr. H. G. Carter, Director
of Piedmont Sanatorium; and Miss
Agnes D. Randolph, Director Bureau
of Tuberculosis Education.
These bonds will be distributed
through local committees who will
very soon have them in hand and
who wDl conduct a house to'house
canvass. It is hoped that the issue
of ten thousand dollars will very
shortly bo absorbed.
YOUTH GETS PRISON SENTENCE
ON CHECK FORGERY CHARGES.
BATON ROUGE, LA., Nov. 10—
(P. N. S.)—Freddie Wilson’ aged
17 years, arrested for stealing $3,000
of checks, pleaded guilty in district
court’. here and was sentenced to
serve two to three years in the state
penitentiary on a charge of forging
be name of L. B. Baynard, state
treasurer. The youth had confessed
he bad taken the checks from the
auditor’s post office box.
The local postmaster said he did
not know what action the Federal
authorities would take following the
plea of guilty on the forgery charge.
It is stated vhat the matter will be
presented to the postall inspector and |
in probability the charge of robbing
the U. S. mails wfi-11 also be placed
against young Wilson.
Mrs. Willie Lewis of South Rich
mond is vis.r.ug re’atives in Char
lottesville this week. j
Personals and Briefs
Jeffries, No. 1 needs advertising
among those who have not tested
the remedy, but to those who have,
it Ib always kept in sight for future
emergencies. Try it when the cough
or cod begins and you will be sur
prised to note how quickly and how
positively it will act. See adv.
Dr. L. J. Hayden is still doing a
tremendous business. His remedies
have been in usd for a quarter cvf a
century and those who became his
patrons are ’oud in commendation of
his methods of treatment.
Mr. John D. Jones, of Reedville,
Mass, was in the city this week.
; He is the guest of his sister. Mrs.
,j Zemoria D. Wood, 615 Judah St.
: Mr. Jones has been visiting Kansas
’ City, Chicago, Cleveland, Williamson
W. Va., Norfolk. He expects to
tdave today or tomorrow for home.
Mrs. Elvira Jenkins, 2311 Decatur
street is somewhat Indisposed.
Mr. Alexander Baugh, 2414 Har
grove Street Smlhside, i3 very U'.
Mrs. Fannie Smith, of Washington
D. C. was in the city this week,
visiting her sister, Mrs. Anna Brown
517 N. Third street. She returns
home today. "~r ,
A large excursion from New York
City arrived here last Sunday morn
ing at Bdven o’clock and left at three
P. M. on the return trip. The round
trip fare was only $7.00
Mrs. Harriet 0. Thompson was
called to the bedside of her brother
In Washington, Mr. John Dabney,
■who was recently operated upon. It
Is reported that he is Improving.
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Mr. David Smith, of Brooklyn, N.
Y. was in the city last Sunday.
Mrs. Sylvia L. M. Scott, of Rich
mond and Montclair, N. J., is in
the city, at 515 N. Third street.
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The P'tanet may be obtained at
[ the newsstands for 5 cents per copy,
1 or we will send it to you for one
year for $2.00.
NEW PARSONAGE DEDICATED
FOR BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH
Rev. James S. Hatcher, D. D.,
the brilliant pastor of the Third St.
Bethel A. M. E. Church has organ
ized this congregation in a manner
that is providing not only revenue
ccnough for current expenses, but for
the purchase of a large brick par
sonage, a picture of which we are
presenting in this issue. He is a
divine! of remarkable attainments
and he has won the esteem, respect
and admiration, not only of his own
congregation, but of the public.
! SABBATH GLEE CLUB WILL SING
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The Negro State Teachers’ Asso
j ciation features ;he Sabbath Glee
I Club as the intrdouctory entertain
rmn', to its 37th Annual Session.
The Sabbath Glee Cub’s music,
classic and spiritual, is unsurpassed.
Prof. Joseph Matthews, the Glee
Club's leader, is heralded by both
the white and colored press as the
greatest living director of spiritual
songs. •
Place: Armstrong High School.
Wednesday, November 26. at 8:15 P.
M. Admission: orchestra, 35 cents;
gallery, 25 events. The proceeds will
help to defray the expanses of the
state convention. The public is
invited to he musica'e and subse
quent meetings of the State Teach
ers’ Conference of Virginia.
Local Executive Committee: W.
P. Epps, chairman: B. L. Allen,
secretary.
AGED MISS1SSIPPIAN DEAD.
BILOXI, MISS., Nov. 8— (P,N. S) i
—John Harrison, said to be aged j
104 years, died here Monday morn- |
ing after a short illness. He is said i
to have been regarded as one of the
oldest persons fn this section. Hari
rison was a native of St. James, La.
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13-YEAR-OLD BOY I5
SHVED FROM DEATH
HUYI OKU.
MUSKOGEE, OKLA., Nor. 10.—
Elias Ridge, the 13-year old boy con
demned to death here for an alleged
murder, has been, saved from the
dea.fo penalty. W. H. Twine, Editor
of the Muskogee Cimeter, attorney
in charge of the case was ably assist
ed by Mr. Char es N. Harmon, white
attorney, who came voluntarily to
i his assistance. The boy’s sentence
has been reduoed from the death pen
alty to life imprisonment.
The local N. A. A. C. P. branch
raised $1,000 for the defense;, under
Dr, A. £axter /Whtybyi, president.
They were ably assisted by the Na
tional Association. ,, _
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HAIRSTON—ANDERSON.
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Mr. R. H. Thurston reqaesta the'
honor of your presence at the mar
riage of his niece, Edith Elizabeth/
Anderson. Co Mr. John R—e Hair
ston, on Wednesday, November twen
ty-sixth, at edghtj o’clock P. M., at
1216 West Clay StreaL
Reception from 8:30 fio 11: SI P.
M.
Friends invited. No cards.
“INSPIRATOR ’ HEAD BUSY.
Prof. K3. H. Baird, secretary of
;!he Inspirator, was called to Wil
4iamajon, West Virginia to make a
, speech for the Republican ticket $nd
. stopped over at Orino witfe Rer. J.
J. Brown to do some work for Good
! Roads. The Professor is one of the
! greatest campaign orators in his
| 3 fete and the original Rosenwald
School Man in the mountains, having
put in one sdhool at Jackson, two
| in Perry County and one at Tram.
: He will leave for Winstton, Ky., on
1 business for the Inspirator.
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WILLING TO'HELP.
“Montgomery, Ala., Nor. 1, 1924.
"Hon. John Mitchell, Jr.,
“Editor and Banker.
“Richmond, Virginia.
* “Dear Sir:—Having read careful
ly The Planet, for the past twelve
mon hs, and And no cessation in your
sanguine spirit to keep the light of
every day manhood shining in the
face of every reader of the issues.
No one can doubt that the threats
of fai lure of your banking establish
fent have caused furtherance of your
importance as a long-sighted business
leader of the people.
“The race is grea ly indebted to
! you for standing, where hundreds
have fallen from a less shock. Your
purposes for trying to carry the col
ored people up were not selfish, but
racial, The enemies of the race are
ignorance and envy, and ft w are able
: to s ;and before them,. Accordng to
al' records of such as you have
stood, your future days are to be
well spent, and the eyes of the world
are turned on you.
| “The power (to get the ear of our
j people is intitftfve wjith you, and
that power has been increased ten
fold within the pasi' year. The only
way I know that I might help your
fund is to have you set the da'*e and
time In a season when the election
will have been closed and arrange a
program of home talent, yourse'f in
cluded, and I have a :alk of thirty
minutes, which I wish to bring to
the car of our people, which will
Increase their faith in God, and in
the true leaders among men. There
are vruly some new things among the
people who now live on the earth’
wh.1Je there Is “nothing new under
tho sun.”
“If you pray over this matter—
remember .he new year of 1925 will
be the better time, if we are spared
to perform. Everything is left for
ivour consideration on the matter.
But there is no reason that from
four to ten Jhousand persons in Rich
mond should not be glad to hare the
opportunity to help in a small way
V> see their faith Increased tenfold
In ten minutes and all to the glory
of God and the aiding of themselvee.
..Iam praying for you and the craft.
“As ever,
“CORNELIUS D. COOL3T,
“Care 326 Lake Street.”