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RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 28, 1925.
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VOLUME XLII. NO. 16
FOURTEEN COLORED MEN THE VICTIMS
Cook Killed—Atlantic Coast Line Diner Demolished
T7TTTTT
Large Number Injured—Awful Catastrophe an Jersey Meadows—Names
and Addresses of the Unfortunate Dining Car Employees._
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Three persons were killed and
thirty two Injured in a rear end col
lislon Tuesday morning, February 24
en the Jersey Meadows, just outside
of New York, when the electric lo
comotive motorman disregarded all
cigaa's and the frantic efforts of the
llagman and dashed into the dining
, ar of .lie Atlantic Coast Line train*.
The electric car plunged into the
dir.er three quarters of its length.
Two o? the men killed were car in
jectors and the impact hurled the
. ntire train* against the locomotive,
, uttvr? off the heads of the men.
The colored cook on the diner
- hou e,i a warning to the ineu. but
w;*s himself killed, thus saving the
;V(- ■ of his comrades. Acetylene
torches had to be used to cut the
*te<a: side;-5 of the diner in order to
re'easo ’he body of Lee Tohnson. the
colored cook. !
The forcw ng is a list of the col
ored men lc'lfed and injured:
THU DEAD _
JoT:NSOX.'*lT E.. 25. cook, 66 DeweY
Avenue. Jamaica, Queens. N. Y.
THK INJURED.
ARMSTRONG. ELY. 48 years old,
• 133 Lenoir Avenue. Man
hattan; contusions: New York
Hospital.
BALLARD. RICHARD M„ 26. waiter
2 29 W. 1 tsth St., Manhattan*;
lacerations of hand and scalp.
*. ART HR. ERNEST. 28. cook. 18
Avenue. Jamaica Queens;
general contusions an*.l burns;
v York Hosp’tal.
V- ’ DERT. CHARI.ES, 39. waiter.
219 W. 135th St.; bruises and
lacerati ons to scalp and legs.
H>!‘. . H. ill A waiter. 1 wm
ton A' >nu0. Brooklyn; internal
injinh--; condition serious; S’.
,'\I chae-’s Hospital!.
irkKclMl. EDWARD, waiter, too W.
41 ;t St.: hips fractured; St.
Michael’s Hosptal.
HADNOCK. HENRY. 4i. waiter. 131
Edgecotnbe Avenue. Manhattan;
cor.-tusions of back. '
JACKSON. ALBERT, chef. 26. 1928
Montrose St.. Philadelphia: burns
and lacerations. !
MITCHELL. JAMES. 49, waiter, ol {
W 131st S’.; abrasions.
REILLY. JOHN J.. 25. pantryman, i
’0.315 Jerome Avenue. Ozone'
Pu'k Queens; severe lacerat'one. |
SNEAD. HILTON. 18. cook. 189
R octal way Road. Jamaica. L. I>»
abrasions and burns.
I PPERMAN. ARTHUR J.. 33. waiter
59 Seilder St.. Jersey City; gen
o>-al contusions and shock.
WILLIAMS THEODORE, waiter. 10>
W. 130th St.. Manhattan; frac
tured skull, condition serious; St.
Michael’s Hosp’tal.
FIMMXt* BMKKM5U
J. C. Smith, colored, who captured
J. C. Carson white, who attempted
to hold him up and who turned the
highwayman over to the police, ap
peared against him In the Police
Court Tuesday. February 17th, and
Carson was sent on to the grand
jury. On motion of Attorney E. B.
English, counsel for Carson the case
was re-opened Saturday, February
21st and Fred Carson was discharged
from custody after being placed under
a $300 bond for good behavior.
STORK VISITS 1>R. AND MRS.
JOHN H. HAYES.
The Stork vsited Dr. ami Mrs.
John Henry Hayes, of Asbury Park.
New rersey, on Friday. February 6.
1025 and left a bouncing boy, Virgil
Chiles Hayes, weighing 8 1-2 pounds.
Mrs. Hayes was formerly Miss
Margaret 1,. Brooks, of Richmond,
one of our public school teachers.
Alice B Russell. New Jersey s
Dramatic soparno will appear n song
recital at the Sixth Mt. Zion Baptist
Church, next Thursday night, under
„ the auspices of the Co'rey Lyceum of
Virginia Union University.
‘FIVE FOR ONE” Is THE SLOGAN.
Union and Hartshorn must touch
more people. It is the Plan of the
University and College authorities,
therefore, to make tho people of
Hi: hmond better acquainted with the
Union University and w.th Harts
horn Coilege. Every person in
Richmond will be personally inter
viewed in the very near future with
a view to soliciting his cooperation
in the great plan of development now
launched by Virginia Union Univers
ity and Hartshorn. -Memorial College.
’ For sixty years Virginia Union
University (through Richmond Insti
tme. Way!and Seminary, and the
University proper) has been helping
o supply Richmond and the country
renWly with leaders For forty
Yx years Hartshorn Memorial Col
*o has been sending forth teachers
id makers of refined homes Besides
‘gular high school, college and
iGological work offered, the Um
u-sitv has recently established a
•1,001 of Education, a School of Law
ul a School of Commerce and Bus
,ess Administration. Men and wo
or., are enrolled in all departments
• fha Institutions.
Today the total enrollment of un
inn and Hartshorn is larger by 200
than the entire number of oGO. who
have graduated from Hartshorn Me
morial College during its years of
existence. And yet the phvsical
plants of the University and the
College have not changed materially
in the last ten years although the
euroltment has increased 100 per
rent, and three new departments
have been- added to the courses or
study. Union and Hartshorn must
expand. . _ . .. A
As , result of this sentiment the
General Education Board of New
York Citv has offered to give the
schools 5300.000 for endowment,
provided an additional $30'0,000 can
be raised. In the allotment of this
amount to be raised the plan is to
secure 1200.000 from white friends
and $100 d00 from the Alumni of the
school, their frr'ends and supporting
constituency. With these means three
new buildings, which are very neces
sary will be assured. They are es
timated to cost $100,000 each and
are a dormitory for the girls of
Hartshorn Memorial College, science
building and a dormitory for the boys
of Virginia Union University.
President William John Clark, of
the University says. “Th’-s is a large
urogram, the largest ever undertaken
bv any Home Mission School but it
is a program which can be carried
through successfully”.
FT YE FOR ONE.
ITTI'CKst IJSAPIiFiTS FOR MARCH
FIFTH ORSFRVANCES.
ROSTON. MASS.. February 23.—
American histories systematioally
omi‘. ment'on of historic characters
,»f the Colored Race. Very few state
tho race of Crspus Attucks. tell any
thin? of h's Jhiatorv or give due
credit to the Boston Massacre where
he gave his life blood as the first
American Martyr. Hence the National
Equal Rights League offers free
Crtspus Attucks leaflets in connec
tion with its endeavor to have the
race observe March 5th everywhere
and annually as the Race’s Citizen
shin foundation Day. These n.ay be
secured from the Corresponding Sec
tary WiUiam M. Trotter. 103 Court
street. Boston. Mass., by old or newly
formed branches. Equal Rights Com
mlttees.
GOT TO BE SOLVED BY MARCH 15 b? Satterfield
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5RD ST. BETHEL A. M. E. NOTES.
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Last Sunday morning Dr. Hatcher
preached on ‘‘Imputation Illustrated
using the Ep'stle to Philemon as his
; commentary.
Promptly at 1:30 Undertaker Price
had the remains of Mrs. Nellite Boyd
in the church. Dr. Hatcher spoke
on “The Secret of Comfdrt.”
At ni ght Dr. Hatcher spoke on “The
Significance of Eclipses” lEzek. 32 :7.
Two young men, Mr. Felix Brown
and Mr. A. Washington were happily
converted.
Dr. A. W. Brown, of Sixth Mount
Z'on wil'd deliver the Men’s Day ad
Ires? Sunday at 3:30.
\Ve had 2 conversions, 4 accessions
and an offering of $142.4 3 last Sun
day.
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DOINGS OF THE V. M. C. A.
! There will be a meeting for women
!nnd men at the Y. M C. A., 5:30
p. M. Sunday. Dr. M. M. Lewis
will deli ver a direct address. Subject
‘L fe and Its Struggles”. A new
■mixed quartet will sing. Tell the
othc> woman. Speak to a man. All
; are invited.
GLOBE THEATRE NEXT WEEK.
t Monday and Tuesday, Harry Carey
dn "The Flaming Forties”, Added 2
j part comedy.
I Wednesday, Thursday and Friday:
i‘ A Son of Sahara,” actually produced
' n« Algeria Also comedy,
i Saturday: “Western Whollop”, 5
part western feature. Episode No. 3
’“Ten Scars Make a Man”. Added
; comedy.
i The Inaugural Ensemble will take
place at Fifth Street Buptist Church
n-ext Thursday night. You can’t af
ford to miss this gorgeous spectacle.
Admission fifteen cents,
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ALL RICHMOND WANTED
TO HEAR
REV. W. H. SKIPWITH, I). I).
At Moore Street Baptist Church, be
j inning Sunday. March 1, 1925 an-d
ending March 15. Subject 11:30 A.
M. Sunday, “Give God a Chanoe”.
S: 15 P. M.. “Divine Aid”.
A united choir wild sing each night
—Dr. A. H. Robins’ remedies are
giving relief and the demand for
them is steadily increasing. His 100.
in 1 is known as the wonder remedy.
It relieves pain.
j CHARLEY WILEY'S SISTER GONE.
j Henrietta Fields sister of Charlie';
Wiley, 326 N. 18th street died at St. I
! Philips Hospital, Wednesday night, j
i February 4, 1925 after a painful ill ;!
ness. Her remains were conveyed to
the residence of her brother. She had
b. on a resident of New York City
for 21 years and only came here for
medical treatment.
Her funeral took place at the
Bethlehem Baptist Church with Rev.
Henry Randolph officiating. She
leaves one brother. three sons, an
aunt and a host of friends to mourn
their loss. Funeral Director W. A.
Price officiated, being assisted by J.
! Everett Price and James D'xon. The
; casket was half couch, of gray cloth
with o'd silver extension bar handles, j
1 The floral des’gns were numerous
j r.nd costly. ,
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me to think for improvement and as
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If you want to learn of the Dick
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PERSONALS AND UKIEFS:
—Miss Leila B. Robinson, who
ivas indisposed last week is out again
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—Rev. Dr. M.‘p. Gregory is re
ported to be doing a great work at
Wilmington, N. C., where he is now
stationed. , •
—Rev. G. W. Gaines, pastor of
Hood A. M. E. Zion Memorial
Church is said to be one of the ablest
pulpit divines in the connection; He
[s rapidly increasing the membership
—The Virginia Railway and Power
Company, of this city has applied to
the State Corporation Commission to
Increase the street-car fare from 6c
to 7c and to sell four tokens good
for passage, for 25c.
—Mrs. Mattie iTohnson died in less
than an hour at St. Philip’s Hospital
Tuesday night. She is reported to
have taken a dose of medicine from
the wrong bottle and this led to her
poisoning and death. She resided
at 906 W. Moore street.
—“For Hire’’ truck drivers, who
were ordered to move from Fourth
street between Broad and Marshall
streets, have been granted permission
to return and occupy one-fourth of
the space there. The other trucks
have been given a restricted area on
Fourth street between Marshall and
Clay streets.
—Rev. W. B. Ball announces spir
itual awakening and consecration
services all of next week at the Good
- • i Br t V Church. 410 N. Monroe
street. The public is invited. Rev.
S. P. Robinson, Rev. J. H. Binford
D. D.. the great evangelist and Rev.
K. D. Turner will hold forth there.
—Haywood Neal, brother of Mr.
Henry Neal, of the A. D. Price un"
dertaking establishment died at St.
Philip's Hospital, Sunday, February
22nd. He was a resident of Hen
derson, N. C. Hi* funerad took place
Wednesday, February 25th from the
A. D. Price chapel. He leaves a
large number of relatives to mourn
their loss. ....
—Rev. Dr. W. H. Skipwith is
under a three weeks engagement with
the Moore Street Missionary Baptist
Church and the indications are that
the services will be largely attended.
Dr. Skipwith has a nationwide repu
tation as an evangelist and the con
versions under his magic influence,
during the many years of service,
mount in the tens of thousands.
PASSED AWAY.
NEW YORK, N. Y.—William Sid
na Lacy, the son of Jesse and Clara
Lacy, departed this l'.fe February 2,
1925. He leaves three aunts, two
uncles, one brother, one half brother
and step rather, and a host of cousins
to mourn their loss. H'is aunts are,
immelv. F. Creono. New York; Louisa
Hodger?.. New York; Mary Fitzgerald.
Newport News, Va.; brother. Rev.
and Mrs. .T. A.. Lacy, of Plainfield,
N. J.
Asleep In Jesus, pressed sieep.
From which none ever wake to weep.
A calm and undisturbed repose,
Unbroken by the last of foes
Asleep in Jesus, far from thee,
Thy kindred and thy friends may be,
Rut thine is still a sweet repose
Unbroken by the last of foes
—His Aulits and Brother.
PEW RALLY.
Pew Rally at Hood Temple A.
M E. Z. Church, Wednesday,
March 11. 1925. at. 8 P. M. Special
sermon by Rev. G. W. 'Gaines.
?5.00 in gold will be given the one
who raises tho highest amount over
$10.00 In the pew.
Mrs, Florence Ross, Chairman
Steward’s Board No. 2.
TRIPLE FUNERAL SERVICE AT
FIRST BAPTIST, SOUTHSKBE.
The First Baptist Church of South
Richmond was packed to its capacity
mi Friday afternoon, February 2®tb,
with relatives and tr ends to pay the
last tribute of respect to three of the
o'dest citizens on the Soathside
namely. Mrs. Robinette Cogbill, Rev
Richard R. Graham an<i J4re. Rebec
ea Hastings.
Rev. Dr. W. L. RaDsome, the
brJl'ant pastor, spoke in Blowing
term? of the departed ones and tbe
audience of colored and white friends
was liter?,Fy bathed in tears as the
'earned pastor poured forth the Gos
pel truths from the subject. ‘Three
in one, thy works well done”.
On the rostrum were many visiting
nRn steps among whom were. Rev.
Hr. \V. T. Johnson, Rev. Dr. L. C.
Gar"and, Rev.. R. J. Bass. Rev. E. C.
‘'mith and Rev. Dr. Reed of Lynch
burg.
Wry touching solos were rendered
by Mrs. M. V. Binga. Mrs. Rosa
Talley and Mrs. Ella Carter.
The floral designs were many,
beautiful and costly. The funeral
processions were long. The inter
men's were made ,n Mt. Olivet, the
colored section of Maury’s Cemetery
In, the death of Mrs. Robinette
Cogbill. of 1017 Hu-'l St.. South
Richmond, one of the o dest and
widelyknown citizens has passed
beyond this vale of tears. She had
conducted business at the above ad
dress for a long number of years
and her many white and colored
friends will miss her, especially the
;i t « school children.
The funeral services hsid Fr day,
the 20th. at the First Baptist Church
vir lon<r be remembered by ‘he large
n .. .rle TllO
concourse in dvhv»****d — .
pastor, Rev. Dr. Ransome
•pathetically ir. eulogistic terms fthd
/n consolation to the bereaved family.
Mrs. M. V. Bingn sang a solo with
■v voice sweet and soft, which carried
home to the audience. The beautiful
•floral designs were many and really..
The handsome mahogany casket was
borne by the flowing pallbearers:
Deacons A Q. Powell, Sidney Hil
ton, Messrs. Richard Newby, Squire
Harris, Ogle Beverly, f. H. Cunrifag
ham, Sr. Honorary: Prof. J. H.
Blackwell, Deacon W|.
Messrs. John H. Jones, EJliJeh Wn
ilia ms and George Snowden.
Mrs. Cogbill is survived by three
daughters, five sons, 33 grandchildren
13 great grandchildren nn*d a host
of relatives and friends to mourn
their loss. ,
! In the famlily plat in Maury s Cem
etery her body now lies,
i ‘ Peace to her ashes, rest for her
: sout”.
The' family extends their many
(hanks fo^ the floral tributes, kind*
ness shown and sympathy expressed
in the death of their mother, Mrs.
Robinette Cogbill.
SPIRITUAL AWAKENING AT THE
goodwill baptist church
Han’t m'es the spiritual awaken
ing and conisecration services at the
Goodwill Baptist Church. 416 North
Monroe, between G’ny and Marshal!
streets. . ,
Monday. March 2. special services
conducted by Rev. I. H. Hines, ► t.
Paul Baptist' Church . Tuesday March
3 Rev. s- P- Robinson, pastor 31st
Stine’ Baptist Church aud Congrega
tion Wednesday. March 4. Dr. J.
H. Binford. D. D.. pastor Mt. Oiyet
B: utist Church. Henrico Co. and TTTe
1 >-{ Bapt'st, Chesterfield Co. T^nrs
day. March 3, Rev. J. J. Weodsom
p.,stor Prov dence Baptist Churota and
Congregation. Friday. March. 6,
Rev. K. D. Turner, pastor Trinity
Baptist Church and Congregation.
Come to this GospeJ feast and let
vour soul delight itself In fatness.
A great revival follows. Come,
hear and be saved.
Rev. W. B. BALL, Minister.