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This mav be our last battle.
We believe that it is
the beginning of onr final triumph.
° ° JOHN MITCHELL. JB
PRICE, FIVE CENTS
MAY 17.1923
RICHMOND. VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1925.
VOLUME XL.II, NO. 13
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LINCOLN’S BIRTHDAY,
FEBRUARY 12TH.
GARVEY
Appellate Court Rules
Against Him—Must
Win or be Sent to
Federal Prison.
He Will he Finally Sent to
British Possessions.
(Richmond Times -Despatch)
NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—The con
viction of Marcus Garvey, self styled
provisional president of the African
republic, for use of the mails to de
fraud, was affirmed today by the
United Stsites Circuit Court of Ap
peals.
Garvey was convicted in June, 1923
In connection with the sale of stock
of the Black Star Line, Inc. He
was sentenced to five years in Atlan
ta Penitentiary and was fined $1,000.
The Black Star Line was organized
by Garvey to acquire vessels to trans
port Negroes to Africa, where a great
nation was to be established for the
race.
The high court’s opinion summar
ized the indictment as declaring that
the entire scheme was to persuade
Negroes to buy stock in the Black
Star Line at $5 per share when the
defendant knew that notwithstanding
florid representations, the shares were
not and in all probability never could
he worth $5 or any other sum.
The persons indicted with Garvey
were acquitted and Garvey himself
was convicted on only one count.
GAKVEY W1GL APPEAL TO THE
u. s. »i7PK*ai« roura.
(New York Negro World)
At the last minute as we were
about to go to press the news was
received that the New York Circuit
Court of Appeals had handed d*vwn
a decision confirming the convection
of the Hon. Marcus Garvey in the
case of the alleged using of the U.
S. mail to defraud.
An appeal wil:l be taken to the
United States Supreme Court, and all
friends of Mr. Garvey are requested
to d» their bit in rallying to the Ap
peal and Defense fund to be raised
to fight (he case for justice.
Mr. Garvey feels that the Negro
race will not lose the opportunity of
fishting against prejudice and injust
ice to the end and to make a record
for future generations of the race,
demonstrating the tremendous oppo
sition encountered in the fight for
the true emancipation of the race.
CHI’HCH MAJORS <!OOD REPORT
IN (QUARTERLY MEETING.
SOUTH BOSTON. VA.—The fourth
quarterly conference convened at St.
Mitchell A. M. E. Church. Jan. 17.
Rev. T. W. CotU'O. presiding; Rev
.1. E. Harris, pastor is now serving
his third year with credit. No dec*
partment of the church fails under
his leadership. We are proud of him
as a pastor, a buUder, and a Christ-*
ian gentleman.
The Presiding Elder spoke very
encouragingly of the work so far
acc mplished on the building of our
new church edifice. The reports
from the different departments of the
church were all good. Special menr
tion was made concerning Mis. S. E.
Harris, the pastor’s wJtfe. She has
been, successful in her effort to raise
the amount of money for wiring the
church for electric lights. She has
played a wonderful part in helping
to raise money for this work.
The roll was called and several
paid dollar money. Total amount
raised this quarter. $453.38.
—S. A. ROGERS, Reporter
STILL HELPING.
f <*I
The following have responded to
our appeals. They constitute the
number who are still helping: Miss
Bertha Sloan. Raccoon Ford, Va.;
Mrs. Maggie Hewitt. Mr. H. A. Wat
son, Roanoke, Va.; Mrs. Louisa
Johnson. R'sanoke, Va.; Virginia Un
ion University, Captain F. J. Chia^
ho'lm. Isaac Dyson, Montgomery, W.
Va.: Mr. T. R. Scott, Mr. P. Good
win. New York; Mr. L. L. Croom.
Plainfield, N. IT.; Mr. J. L. Witcher.
Callands, Va.; Mr. P. G. Ferrell,
RoYbury. Va.; Mr. G. L. Juhans,
Mr. William J. Petitross. C. Mimms.
Esq.. Mrs. M. B. Allen, Staunton.
Va.: Rev. J. R. Sanders, Mrs. Jo
seph Arrington. Mr. Thomas Page.
Rev. W. M. Smith, Spencer. Va.;
Rev. J. R. Sanders, Rev. R. H.
Johnson. Rev. Dr. T. J. King.
NATIONAL IRKA I.S PAY DEATH
CLAIMS.
Norfolk. Va., January IS, l9?,o.
(Mr. A. \V. Holmes, Founder
of the National Ideal Society:
Dear Sir:—This is to say that 1
I received the check of $100.00 thru
the kindness of Mr. Samuel C. Jack
son Lodge paid on account of the
death of my husband. Nathaniel Step
1 ght. I shall ever cherish the name
if the Ideal Society.
Very truly yours.
AGNES STEPLIGHT.
Disputants Va., January 30. 1925
Mr. A. W. Holmes:
I am writing these few lines to
express to you and your great organ
ization and especially Coronella
Lodge, for the kindness to me and
my sister. Mollie Lillie, who was a
member of yc/ur Order. Mr. J. R.
Hicks came and spoke words of en
couragement and also paid the check
of $1010.00.
Respectfully yours,
EMILY GILCHRIST.
;ntn ovb ttl Abe
OURSCORE and seven years ago our fathers brought forth
Q\
in liberty, and de:
this continent, a new
cated to the proposifeoa^ aSSsMI^ied equaL
Now Ik «e4NM0 in a greaPfetM^^feshng whether
that nation, ci djjjjfaf ’ration so conceived olw^6l4dedicatfeQ, can •
long endure. 7 We are met on a great battlefi^jlj of that wan j
We* have* comeio dedicate a-portion of that as a final J
vfkr*h/>rp*a&vp rhpir Jiveft that the nation mifiht live. It
But, in a larger sensJ, we cannot dedicate—we cannot consecrate we
mat hallow this ground. 5^ ^ k '^BgL y
Tk~ rr.o»> and whft .<tmoalprl hf^re h&ve consecrated 1
cannot
The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here h^ve consecrated it
far above cur poor pow§& adder detract ^he woild ^H little note nor •
Jong remember, what we say here, but itcen never forget what they did here, i
t. • r .! i- jiere ^ fat unfinished work1,
It is for us the living, rather,
which they who fougl
resdke that these t^at^tlii^in^^n, under ■
God, .shall have a new birth cH^^W^^hat government of the peo
ple, by.the people, for the people, shall not perish from this earth.
November 19 1863*
Personals and Briefs
j
j —Mk». Adelaide- G. Thompson, who
i has been ill with &ie grippe, is much
improved.
—Mrs. Lucy E. *C. Scott, who was
jsaralyaed, is improving rapidly and
writh the advent of pleasant weather
will be on the streets again.
—Mallory’s Market is a popular
yir.ice and his trade iston the increase.
CUuSh payments insure low prices.
—Dr. J. O. Dawson has been over
wtrked by li?s country patients, but
he responds promptly to all calls.
_Mrs. Susie H. Robinson, of 215
East Seventeenth St. , agreeably
surprised her husband. Mr. C. H. |
Robinson on Wednesday night, the
2 8th alt. The guest had a fine time, j
—I)r. H. A. Allen has increased
the number of his patients by remov
ing to €lay street, although he is
-able to take care of those;- who for
nioifly needed his services.
—Mrs. Rosa D. Bowser is an in
valid at her home In Adams street.
— Hon. *T. D. Patton is dead and
buried. Mrs. Lucy Cross has been
employed by the family for many
years.
—Mr. W. E. Brown continues in
good health despite his activities ns
chauffeur and truck driver for the
Consolidated Paper Company.
—The St. Luke Baptist Church is
prospering under the pastoral care of
Rev. E>. D. Caffee.
—Rev. James S. Hatcher has re
turned from his trip to Jacksonville, j
.Ela. > »
I,
. -^-Mr. Edward Stewart is still sup
plying the best of groceries and fresh
.meats at reasonable prices. Call and
patronize him.
—Mrs. Evelina Epps, who has been
.seriously ill, is much improved.
—Mr. “Tap” Turner, who has been
at his residence, 715 N. Fourth
street is much improved.
X
—Work on the Sixth Mount Zion
Baptist Church and the annex is
progressing rapidly despite the un-*
favorable weather. Rev. Dr. A. W.
Brown, the pastor, spends practically
all of his time there overseeing the
work.
—No information has been received
as yet from Rev. Dr. R. V. Peyton,
as to whether o*- not he will accept
the pastorate of Mt. Moriah Baptist I
Church.
—Mr. A. D. Price is giving satis- j
faction in the funeral and livery
business. He has been able to meet j
all demands and to please his large \
number of customers. The doors of i
his establishment are never closed
and service may be obtained at any
time, day or night.
—Dr. L. J. Hayden is looking after '
live people. No matter what your ;
ailment may be. he has remedies to
relieve you. Call and see him or
write him concerning your troubles.
—Dr. Thomas T. Jeffries’ cele
brated Cough Cure has been in gen
eral demand and the beneficent ef
fects of this powerful remedy have
been noticeable.
—Information reaching here is that
Mr. McCrea, the husband of Mrs.
Mabel Holmes McCrea, of Harrisburg
hns been stricken with paralysis. He
is improving.
—Mr. Tom Minor has been stricken
with paralysis.
—Read The Planet and pay for it.
Yoh will aid a good cause and help
yourself.
—We thank those subscribers who
have responded to our appeals and
sent us money.
Rev. J. W. Dudley*, pastor of Zion
Baptist Church, South Richmond, is
conducting a great revival meeting
in the Zion Baptist Church, Wash
ington, D. C., Rev. W. J. Howard,
pastor. Many souls have been con,
verted and many have joined the
church. This is the third week of
the meeting. Rev. Howard says this
is the greatest meeting in the history
of his thirty-nine year pastorate. Old
and young are accepting Christ.
PULTON NOTES
The services last Sabbath were
very helpful at Calvary. Rev. Cobbs
preached in the morning on “When
Jesus W’rote on the Ground". The
Communion services were held in the
afternoon. Short talks were made by
Revs. Coleman and Clarke.
Let every member and friend of
the church be present tomorrow. The
Rev. Gordon B. Hancock, of the Vi»*«
ginia Union University will preach
morning and evening. If you want
to be well fed, don’t fail to hear this
able divine.
Rev. C. B. Jefferson preached at.
the Brook Road Baptist Church last
3unday night.
The services at Union Level Bap*
tist Church were conducted last
Sunday by Rev. Archie W. Brown.
Rev. W. Morrib willl preach tomor
row, morning and night. Our brother
is a strong Gospel preacher.
The people of the New Vine Bap
tist Church. Charles City County had
a glorious time during their Com
munion services last Sabbath
The Communion services will be
held at the Gravel HU1 Baptist
Church, Henrico Connty tomorrow,
also at the First Baptist Church, Ber
rauda Hundreds. Rev. W. L. Tuck is
pastor of the three above named
Churches. Rev. Tuck is surely do
ing a great work in the rural dis
tricts.
We feel very proud to learn of two
of our Sunday School members being
graduated from the Armstrong High!
School for this term. They are
Misses Elaine Lightner and Mamie j
Nelson.
The Y. W. C. A. Female Orchestra
wiltl appear in sacred concert at the
R'fth Street Baptist Church, Sunday
afternoon, 3:30 o’clock. This is the
only female orchestra in the State.
PKOF. M. M. FISHER ADDRESSES
SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.
The Richmond Sunday School Un
ion held its regular monthly service !
at the Fourth Baptist Church last
Sunday afternoon. A splendid crowd
of Sunday School workers and schol
ars was present. Prof. Miles Mark
Fisher featured the program with a
wellj prepared and scholarly address, j
The program was unusually good and
the musical numbers excellent. Tho
Junior Chair of the Fourth Baptist
Church rendered splendid servTce.
President John Ballard presided.
MEN ( HARGKD WITH KILLING
t OvP TTOP i urlkstox ask
for VERDICT'S REMOVAL.
r^m
Robert Cr -sby and Henry Bbooks
have been confined in the City Jail,
since 1922. after having i>een con
victed of stabbing to death I>. fT.
Burleston. a street, car .conductor.
The people hereabouts believe them
to bo innocent. Argument to set
aside the verdicts were heard in the
Hustings Court, Part It. in S^utL
Richmond last Wednesday .before
Fudge Ernest WeHls. Attorney Harry
M. Smith, Jr. and Attorney J. M.
i Turner represented the accused men.
; Attorney W. C. Pulliam and Attor
' ney Ashton Dovell, of Williamsburg*,
represented the Commonwealth.
LEADER JOSEPH MATTHEWS
PLEASES THEM
The Sabbath Glee CUii/ scored
heavily last Sunday afiernoou at 3
o’clock at the Bij<.u Theatre, when
the Sabbath Glee Olub and rhe Alpha
Female Glee Club, under the leader
ship of Leader Joseph Matthews
gave a rendition by a 10© voice
mixed chorus. It was called a Folk
Song Recitan and the crowd was so
immense that two reeltals. had to be
given to the delighted public.
SURPRISED THE BURG Lull
We were passing Third and Clay
streets Monday morning, January 26
a few minutes before 6 o’clock on. th*
way to the PJanet Office, when we
heard a cry*, “Get him! Ot him!"
On loDking across the street Tn front
of Dr. A. M. Bowles’ Pharmacy, we
saiw a colored man, wearing an over
coat, running. He turned the corner
running diagonally across Third
street to the alley In the rear of the
J. W. BlUey undertaking establish
ment. He had reached the middle
of the street when another man fol
lowed. He stopped and leveled a
revolver at the fleeing maa.
HEARD FOOTSTEP*
He was approached by another man
[ wearing a cap, who proved t* be
i Private Detective Jtones. It was then
that we recognized Dr. George W.
White. Explanations were in order.
Dr. White’s Buick car was at the
door. He explained that he had en
tered his office, which is located over
Dr. Bowles’ Pharmacy at that un
usual hour and when he looked at
his small safe, he saw that it had
.been toppled over and the outside
do r was open, while some one had
been endeavoring to prize open the
inner door. In the meantime ha
heard footsteps on the stairway by
which he had just entered
i FELL AT THE BOTTOM
He saw a man making about two
bounds on that long flight of stall’s.
The man fell at the bottom, but
quickly got up. leaving his hat. It
was then that Dr. White had run out
and fired twice at the burglar. Dr.
Whit© said that he had forgotten he
had a revolver until he reached the
street. The burglar d:d not secure
nnv money. He left a croW-bar and
a screwdriver. No arrests have been
lui'de. tilth*'-ugh good finger prints/
wore secured and the police ire on a
lookout for the intruder.
—Funeral Director Robert C. Scott
is doing a good business and is giv
ing absolute satisfaction tu both the
living and the dead.