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VOLUME XLII, NO. 39 RICHMOND VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1925 -_
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TWO COLORED WOMEN ELECTROCUTED
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Awful Tragedy in Fulton.-Deadly
Current and Pools of Water.
Bodies Unscarred**7\ Mysterious Hap*
penin$**Hi£h Wind Loosens Wires.
A terrific storm swept this city
Friday, July 31 st. It is reported
that, the high wind blew a 2300 y°lt
feed" w. ns against the iron pole sup
porting it. The ground being covered
with pools of wiv*'r proved to be an
adm»rab!e conductor of electricity
and charged the earth in the iinmed
fate vicinity. As fc /result. Mary
Cartier of 3805 Fifth Street and Flora
Fitzsimmons 305 1-2 N cholson Street
were stricken. The accident occurred
in front of 3S27 Fifth Street, Fulton.
A dog was also electrocuted.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Beulah Roane, of 3S05 Fifth Street
seeing the predicament of her friends
attempted to aid them and puli them
from the grip of the electric current.
She was saved by the quick action
of ambulance driver C. W. Colton,
white. He used a rope in pulling
h " le\ond tin danger zoave.
Mrs. Fitzsimmion's body was shipped
to South Carolina Saturday night by
Funeral Director Robert Q. Scott.
Funeral Director Selden had charge
of the other body. There were no
marks whatever on either of the
bod es and it is one of the most re
markable cases ewer known to have
occurred in this city.
WIRE LOOSENED. j
Invest i/gation showed that the wire
was undoubtedly loosened from its
insulation by the force of the w.nd,1
though the first report was to the
efreer that it had been struck by,
lightning. The surface of the pole
was soaked with water, and there |
were connecting pools of water about,
Ps base, serving as a conductor fori
the electr o current and heavily |
charging the ground for a radius of
several feet. *?T
THROWN TO THE GROUND
It was said that the three women j
l?ft 3S05 Fifth Street together and
proceeded down the pavement, una- j
ware of the danger area. When two
of her companions were suddenly
thrown to the ground bv the force of
th^ electricity the Roane woman at
tempted rescue and was knocked
from her feet. It was safol that -her
£?e* were slightly burned, and she
was •njured about the head. Her
condition is not regarded as serious,
however and after treatment by the
ambulance surgeon, she was carried
to her home.
PINK RJ/FFF PI AYS IIO^T TO
FRATERNAL ORGANIZATION
PINE BLUFF. ARK. August G.—
(P. N. iS.)_Delegates from every,
section of the state of Arkansas at*
tended thi? fifty first annual session,
of the United Brothers of Friendship
and Sisters of the Mysterious Ten
held last week at the Branch Normal ^
College.
W T. Daniels, of Texarkana, the
state grand master presided over the
men’s sessions and Mrs. Effie Wiley
of Pine Bluff, presided over the
women’s convention. This organiza
tion is said to be one. of the oldest
among the race in Arkansas, having
been founded soon after the close of
the Civil War.
Tlv' reports of the officers showed
that the lodge sustained a heavy
death toll during the past year, but
that all death claims had been fully
pa d and that there had also been a
remarkable growth in membership.
M AltSH AIJj_1>KN NY.
Mr. and Mrs Wiliam F. Denny,
of 610 Xor'h Third Street -wish to
announce the marriage of their
daughter Miss Ttegis V., to Mr.
Frederick Marshall, of Chicago. 111.,
-wh'ch took place April 4th. 1925.
\t Home. 4750 Prairie Avenue.
Chicago, 111.
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LT. URBANE BASS. SLAIN IN
ACTION, AWARDED D S. C.
‘ RALEIGH, N. C., Augus.t 6—(P.
N. S.) Notification of tlie posthum
ous award of the Distinguished Serv
ice Cross to Lieutenant Urbane F.
Bass. Medical Corps, Z72nd Regiment
93rd Division of the A. E. F. was
received here Wednesday by relatives
of the deceased hero. His widow
and other relatives live io Raleigh
Lieutenant Bass was mortally
wounded while rendering first aid 41
' aj. advanced position under heavy
fire at Mentho s, France, October 6,
1918. Both of his legs were shot
away at the hip by an exploding shell
and he died on the way to a hospital.
Later his body was returned to Ra
leigh and interred in the family plot
The distinguished war hero studied
medicine at Shaw University here,
and was practicing medicine in Fred
ericksburg, Va, at the outbreak of
I the war, when he enlisted. He mar
ried Miss Maude L. Vass, of Raleigh.
HiJs brother-in-law, Dr. R. S. Vass,
a prominent local physician, was also
attached to the 372nd Regiment and
was stationed in a field hospital a
short di'stanae back of the lines when
Lieutenant Bass was killed.
Lieutenant Bass was’ the oldest
son of Rev. R. J. Bass, of Richmond
Va., pastor of Mt. Tabor Bapltifti
Church.
•A LONG DISTANCE TRIP.
Two of our colored truck drivers
had a unique experience in long
distance hauling early Monday morn
ing between 12 and 3 o clock just
beyond Ashland. Va. They under
took to haul a load of furniture on
i: Ford one ton truck to Pittsburgh,
Pa. A rather stoop hill ended the
prospect. When the truck started
backing down the h:ll. the brakes
wcii'd not hold and the truck with
its occupants went into a ditch. In
the effort to get out, the motor went
had and a local Ford mechanic was
called into servitD after a mule team
bad pulled the truck out. of the ditch.
In the meantime, a tourist driving
a Studebakcr assured them that they
vou'd never he able to climb the sue
cessive ridges of mountains between
Cumberland and Pittsburgh, with
their five mile rises. Tt d-d not take
the party long, niter the repairs had
been made to go back in the direction
that they had come and to land in
Richmond. Va instead of P ttsburgh
Pa. The all absorbing question now
i.4 How is that load of furniture to
reach the vicinity of its origina1
destination?
DALLAS WHITES FILE SIHT TO
BAR SALE OF LOTS TO *
COLORED PEOPLE.
DALLAS. Tex., August 7—(P. N.
S.)—Alleging that the City Develop
ment Company is threatening to sell
some lots in the vicinity of their
property to Negroes, Mrs. Bertie Gaf
ford and others filed a suit in Dis
trict Court Tuesday praying for a
temporary injunction to restrain the
defiendant company from executing
its alleged proposed sales.
GONE TO COLORADO.
Mr. AJonza R. Jones, commander
I and Mrs. Sus',e E Grant, clerk both
I of Richmond Camp No. 1 of The
I Amer'caiv Woodmen, are delegat.es to
! represent their Camp at the Sixth
| OpadiHinial Session of The Supreme
Camp of The AYnerican Woodmen
ivhioh fcoixvenps *in {Denver. Colo.,
August 10 to August 14 inclusive.
Mr. Grover C. Gran\ Sunerv'jsor. is
the d^egate at-large for V’rginia and
West Virginia.
! SHEPHERDS RUN BEST EXCUR
SION OF THE SEASON.
The Shepherds and Daughters of
EJathlehem virtually covered them -
! selves with glory when they carried
j the best and largest excursion to j
Bay Shore, Va. Th>e success of this (
1 year’s aitnual out ing to the seaside j
j far surpassed the expectations of the '
! most ardent supporter. Space at th:s !
i beautiful summer resort was taxed
I heavily by the ’members of the Order
and- thbir friends. Everywhere was
running over with a jolly mass of
human ty, excepting the Bay. An un
usually large number of people
availed themselves of the splendid I
bathing facilities which greatly re
lieved the pressing throng eshf-w. \
Favorable comments were heard •
on every hand regarding the marked j
order whilch characterized .such large .
excuraon. As a Result of tthis great j
accomplishment, applications are be-j
ginning to pour into the office.
The general excursion- committee
of the Shepherds and Daughters of
BethleUsun of the City of Richmond
and Vicinity need to feel highly com
plimented for the great eucqess which
came to the excursion as a product
of the Ingenuity and skill -with which
j it handled th>? propps’tion.
Every one who contributed to the
success of this undertaking has our
most sincere thanks. i
t I
I waving good-rye, child falls
TO DEATH FROM WINDOW. I
PITTSBURGH. PA. Aug. 6. — (P-'
1 >L g)—Tearfully. 3 year-old John
Johnson clung to his father. Andrew
Johnson of Mt. Viernon Street and
begged him to take him along while
the father went for flee Thursday
night. The father didn’t and to’d
his wife t0 watch the child until he
came back. As the father was leaving
the house. It is said, the child elud •
ted the mother’s vigilance and ran to
the second floor to wave a good-bye.
Lean ng out a window the child lo4
his balance and plunged to the
ground. Tlw left side of the body
was crushed in the fall and the child
died n the father’s arms as thev j
were hung speeded to the Pittsburgh
Hospital.
CHICAPO NEWS.
(Mrs. Amelia M. Haack, 4423 S.
Dearborn Street. ch:ef clerk and
bookkeeper in this offices of The
Bailer Realty Company and Milton
Mercantile Agency. 3638 S. State St
is on her vacation*.
Many representatives of the race,
i ministers, business men and others,
1 were *n the city recently in attend
lance of the funerals of the late Dr
S. E. J. Watson, pastor of Pilgr'm
Baptist Church, 33rd and Indiana
Avenue, and the late Rev. Charles
Stewart. D. D., writer and lecturer, (
who passed away in Oklahoma. Rev. |
Watson died in Minnes°ta.
John Robinson and Reid Hughes,
(Metropolis. 111., brother and nephew
1 of Mrs. Lou Ella Young, 4114 Calu
met Avenue, were visitors here re
cently. They will visit relatives in
Milwaukee, Wis. upon leaving.
Tlie State Grand Lodge of U. B.
F. nnd S. M. T. win convene in
this city August 17. Hon. J. E.
Bteh, chairman, and the comnvttee
on arrangements is making great pre
parations to have the session one i
long to be remembered. Mrs. Eliz
abeth Rochon is secretary.
The Transportation Committee of
Fort (Dearborn Elks No. 44, com
posed of M. T. Bailey, chairman; J.
C. Martin, exalted rifler. James M.
Brooks, president; H. B. Wiliams.
George W. Gray. Edgar L. "Walker.
Thomas H. Jackson are very busy
WILL DEPORT GHffif
m PRISON TERM
ATLANTA, GA., August 2—(New
York Times)—Marcus Garvey, con
victed in, New York of using the
mails to defraud in connection wvth
African colonization schemes, will be
deported at the end of hik term in
the Atlanta Federal Prison. His I
original bonne was in Kingston. Ja-|
maica and as he is a citizen of the
Britisn Jamaican Government he is
subject to deportation as' soon as the
laws of the United S:ates are satis
fied .
Garvey was sen enced to serve five
years and arrived here several
months ago to begin liis sentence.
He will be released in about three
and a half years on good behavior.
Garvey was known fob his activi
ties i-n promoting American Negro (
colonies in Africa. His,schemes in-,
volved stock selling and land Sales. |
He also chartered an ol£ steamboat, I
Which he estalrtUshod asj the ‘Black
Star Line”. In his propaganda it was
hinted that he was the first
President of the now republic. He
was convicted in connection with his
sale of stock In the plan, the biggest
purchasers to ©et titles and rank. i
All the necessary red tape has
been completed in Garvey’s case, it
is stated. He has had a hearing be
fore the immigration agent in Atlan
ta and a warrant of deportation has
been issued. It Jwlill be put into
effect as soon as his term has been
completed.
visiting the various Temples of j
Daughter Elks, inviting all who de (
s’re to make a trip to R/chnymd on
August 22nd. to go on their special
train which will leave the Illinois
Central Station Saturday evening.
August 22nd, at 10' o’clock.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS:
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Dr. E. B. Mitchell, of Washington j
D. C. cabled to &“e us. He has beenj
in the city nil this week.
Mrs. Roberta Langhorne, of 1914 (
Decatur Street, who has been indis- [
posed for the past week is slowly
improving. -
Mr. Granville Hatelier, of Cleve-j
land, Ohio called on us. He br ngs
Peering news from Mr. Leroy Price,
brother of the late A. D. Pride He
came hero to attend the funeral of
his brother, Mr. W. IT. Hatcher.
When you buy gas, you want not
only good gas, but you want .good
servioa. You can get both at W. T.
Gray’s Accessory and Repair Stat on,
8 West Leigh Street. His business
is not as large as some others, but
lit is just large enough for him to
give your service his personal atten
linn and he '<s a master at the busi-,
ness. See him.
Rev. Gordon B. Hancock. A. M.l
has accepted the call to the pastorate
of the Moore Street Baptist Church,
and will take charge Sunday, Sep
tember 20, 1925.
The Ideal Drug Company. W..L.
Ferguson. Phar. D., pharmacist, has
taken over the pharmacy df Dr
Hume, 4th and Leigh Streets. Dr.
Hume wMl locate on- the Brooklyn
Boukward in Barton Heights. The
new concern asks the patronage of
the public.
Funeral Director C. P. Hayes has
renovated and i/mproviad his establish
ment at 72 7 N. Second Street. H;s
offices and displnv room and chapel,
undier the recenlty installed power
ful electric lights have attracted
much attent on in the evening. He
is planning other improvements
’ Th* Common Council passed the
resolution a.opropr'nting $1,0*00 for
the entertainment of the Grand
Lodge of Colored Hike. Th£ Board
of Alderman is expected to concur
in the matter and with the signature
of the Mayor, the money will^be
ava'lable. m
THE EVANGELIST, REV.
C. P. DIXON IN COURT.
Attempt to Stop Meeting Fails
Rev. W. B. Ball Active.
Large Growd in Police GourL
W YTHEVILLE ITEMS.
WVJTHEVILLE, VA., August 4—
Rev. 0. B. Holloway filled his pulpit
Sunday at Franklin Street M. E
Church. He seemed to< be at his best.
His sermons were instructive, inspir
ing and excellently, delivered.
At Bethel A. M. E. Church Rev.
G. O. Wing fitfefl the pMlpi/t. He
preached in his usual style.
Rev. T. WL Hebron filled the
pulpit Sunday morning at the Baptist
Church. The congregation was well
pleased.
Let us have your subscription for
The Planet.
Mr, and Mrs. Charles, Longley, of
Johnson City, Team, who have been
visiting the'r son, 'Mr. David Long
ley, of Richmond, Va.* stopped in
the city Sunday. While here they
were th© guest of Rev. and Mrs. T.
W. Hebron.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. E. Bas&ette
and children, Ida B., Rachel, An
drew, Jr. and Miss Laura Bas.sette,
of Hampton, Va. motored to Wythe
vilBe last Thursday and are the guest
of Mrs. R. V. Perrv. M*s. Bassette’s
mother.
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Mr. and Mrs. lrvfn Martin/ of Co-j
1 unibus, 0., who have been the guest
of Miss Lizz e Girt, for a few days,
left Tuesday for their borne.
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See the paper boy.
Mr. E. E. King, of East Radford, j
Va., Mr. Theodore Watk'ns and Missj
Bertha Campbell, of Christilansburg.;
Va. wore Sunday afternoon guest of j
Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Myers.
Mrs. E M. Hebron had for Sunday,
dinner, Mr. and Mrs. James Marshall
Crodket, of Washington, D. C.; Miss'
Cec l Monroe, of Oberlrn, Ohio; Mrs |
Lizzie Songer Martin, of Columbus,I
OMo; Misses- Alpha Clark, Gertrude;
Johnson and Mrs. Hatt'e Songer, of;
Wytheville.*
Mrs. Gladys Hairston had for ten
o’clock luncheon Saturday morning,]
Mr. and Mrs. James M. Crockett, of i
Washington. D. C.; Mr. and Mrs. Ir- j
vin Mart'n. Mrs. Lizzie S. Martin,
of Columbus, Ohio: Mrs. Nannie Leo
Songer. Messrs. Clarence Chaff.n, Ro
bert Grubb, of WythevHle, Mi sses
Lizzie Gist, Mattie Miller and Mr.
Howard Sprague, of Richmond. Va.
George, the infant son of Mr. and’i
Mrs. Charles Allison is quite ill at
this writing.
, The funeral services of Helen Lee.
the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs
Haroid Crockett were h»ei!d Wednes
day from the home. Rev. C. R
Holloway officiated. The floral offer
ings were beeautiful and many.
Mr. and Mrs, H. *L. Crockett take
this method to thank their many
friends for theit kindly interest dur-i
ing the illness of tbcdr daughter and
for the'r tokens of friendship man
ifested in cars and flowers in death.
Don’t forget the paper boy. Pay
him.
We are glad to know that Prof.
R. H. Scott is improving. Prof. Scott
is the pioneer educator in this sec
tion. /■*
EVANGELIST DIXON AT THE
CITY AUDITORIUM, SUNDAY.
Your opportunity to heur Rev. C.
P. Dixon, the Colored Billy Sunday,
at the C.ty Auditorium Sunday, Au
gust 9th, 3:30 P. M. and 8.30 P.
M. Two great sermons. Music by a
Combination of some of the best
i choirs, quartettes and original Negro
Music. Special seate are reserved for
j white people. The city officers are
expected. --
The Goodwill Baptist Church,
Rev. W. B. Ball, Pastor.
KILLED WIFE AND HIMSELF.
Rev. George H. Holder, a retired
white minister, living in South Rich
mond, on Saturday, August 1st,
kijlled his second wife by shooting
her in the neck and head and then
killed himself by firing a bullet into
his own heart. The tragedy took
place in the dining room of their
residence and no reason fe assigned
for his act. In his pocket was found
currency approx imating $200. Hold
er’s first wife died last September.
Holder had three dhildren by his
first wife.
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RICHMOND COMMUNITY FUND.
At (he eml of the seventh month
of Community Fund activities during
this first year of its history, about
seventy-five per cent of the total
pledged for the year has baen col
lected.
Director Howard T. Cree stated the
colored people have responded well
and only 424 persons are due $3,
040.19. Volunteer representatives of
the Race have offiered to personally
handle these collections and have |
been authorized by the director to
perforin this service.
Watch- out for our great salesman- ,
ship campaign. Read carefully our ,
next issue. Automobiles and other 1
prizes will be ready for you. Do you
want a touring car? You wl’l have
the opportunity ’ to get one of the
finer makes.
I Rev. Dr. W. F. Graham, the pop
ular Philadelphia divine preached at
the Fifth Street -Baptist Church dur
ing last weok to an, appreciative aud -
ience. He is preparing to remodel
Holy Trinity Baptist Church.
Mr. R. B. Saynes of the U-Drive
Taxi Service has leased 414 North
Second Street for his Increasing bus
iness.
Read the nofcce about the Robins
remedy. This is a guaranteed product
the work of one of the most reliable
pharmacists in the country.
Dr. L. J. Hayden is doing a record
breaking business. He has been a
patron of The Planet for nearly a
decade* and his patrons are his best
advertisers.
Morris’ Confectionery and Soft
Dr'nk ’ Establishment is popular.
When passing, di'op In and refresh
yourself.
Fr'ng us your job work. It will
he done quickly and at prices in
keeping It will pay you to advert se 1
in The Planet.
Rev. C. P. Dixon, the noted
evangelist^, who ^designates himself
as “The Black Billy Sunday” has
been conducting revival services on
Brook Rioad under a tent in con
junction. with Rev. W. B. Ball. Cer
tain white residents and some col
ored ones succeeded in securing the
intervention of tha police department.
It developed that Rev. Dixon held
a permit from Dlnector James R.
• Shepherd, Jlr. to condu9t the meet
mgs. The complainants insisted and
the case was called in the Police
Court Friday, July Slsjt, before
Judge Ingram. A crowd had gath
ered, mostly colored patrons Of the
meeting.
ATTORNEY NEWSOME HERE.
Attorney J. Thomas Newsome, of
Newport News came to the city in
the interest of Evangelist Dixon, but
left before thi9 case was called. He
stated to hiB client that he had as
surances that the charg? against Rev.
Dixon would be dismissed. Attorney
H. M. Smith. Jr. represented the com
^plainanta. Rav. Dixon 'was repre
sented by Attorney James Nunnally.
who announced that his client was
not going to give up any of his
meetings or surrender any of his
r'ghts. He had a permit to conduct
these ma9tings.
WHITE NEIGHBORS OBJECT.
Attorney Smith stated that he
would let h'is case rest upon the tes
tlmony of the white neighbors there.
Attorney Nunnally su'd that he had
summoned officers on the beat, who
would testify that there was no dis
order. The officers' were not in court
and finally it was decided,to continue
the case until the following Saturday
week. Rev. Dixon announced that he
would end his meetings'anyway on
next Friday night. The case went
over. This is a virtual end ot the
proeeding. The meetings will continue
JUDGtE INGRAM’S OPINION.
Judge Ingram fs reported to have
said that hP did not see that he had
any authority under the law to stop
a min ster from preaching.
Rev. C. P. Dixon will preach at
the City Auditorium tomorrow fSun
day) at 3:30 P. M. and 8:30 P. M.
PLAYGROUND ACTIVITIES.
Wednesday of last week was set
apart for a contest of races between
boys and girls on the Moore Street
Playground. The boys were the vie
tortous ones in the long-leg race and
the hopr>?r-graf^ race, the girls being
successful in the chariot race and
the day and n'ght contest. Much in
terest was created by these features.
The grounds are open every day
from 2 to 8 P. M-, at which time
public is invited to come. Every
Friday wlU be set apart for spec al
contests races and games. You are
always welcome to attend.
Miss Mildred V. Watkins, is the
director.
AT HOME.
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Mr. and'Mrs. Richard W. Jackson
will be at home to their friends on
Tuesday evening, August 11. 1926 at
1002 1-2 W. Leigh St., Richmond,
Va., jfrom 8 to 11 P'. M.