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JOHN MITCHELL, JR.EDITOR
,11 communicatioM intended for publication
,dd be sent to reach ua by Wednesday.
OUR FRIENDS are still help'ng
u* aSnd we appreciate their friend
•nip.
HOLY BIBLE is a divine
snide ami will save much trouble if
ks principles are ob;erved.
\YHITE FOLKS are getting to be
- n>Igh<y’’ kind to us down here now.
We hope that it. uiuy continue.
THE OUTLOOK for peace in Eu
rope is not bright, the League of
Nations to the contrary notwith
standing.
WE CAN DO much to prove that
we are worthy and entitled to live
in this country without let or ton
flraaee
THE RELLGJON of Jesus Christ
is all right, but tbe expounders of
the doctrine are 'in some cases open
1o question.
SqMIE OF OUR people are loo
mean to 'live and not good enough j
to die and this applies to the white
touts also. ;j *\
THE WHISKEY radicals are now
being opposed, by the prohibition
radicals and the moderates are in an
embarrassing position.
THE FIGHT between the air for
ces and the Navy enthusiasts’ is wax
;*<? warm, and the underlying cause
of ft all Is money.
YOU CANNOT go about meaning
to do wrong and doing it and then
expect to get to Heaven when you
die and to escape Hell down here.
LOVE IS all right when you mean
it and feel It and fil wrong when
you are hypocritically professing
what you neither feel nor believe.
COLORED FOLKS, do all you can
to win the friendship of your white
neighbors. Do favors for those of
them, who appreciate them and be
polite and obliging to all of them.
JAMES WELDON JOHNSON'S ears
k'Tculd burn these dpys on account
«f the many complimentary things
now ba ng said of him and his “Book
of American Negro Spirituals”, ,
DNS GOOD THING, our Lord told
nil about some of these false pro
phets who would profess to be speak
ing Tor Him and who are declaring
•tint they are following HT m.
DK. WILLIAM A. PLECKER has
gotten to work with his racial in
^ u-grity measure and as a result,
alleged white people are barred from
the while Richmond Public Schools
upon the charge tnat they have Ne
gro b’ood 11 their veins Aa for the
co’ored folks, they are laughing.
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.has
stricken the word “obey” from its
marita’ ce-.emonies. It has been used
.•»<! s. ma't>*r of form for more than
fifty years and, we do not see that -t
maked any difference, whether it re
mains or is str cken out The women
t!t> the “bossing” these days.
WE ARE OPPOSED to Dr. W. A
Plecker’s throw'ug over any allegec
whice folks on our side of the line
With what the white men have beer
doing towards increas ng our popu
lation during the past two hundred
years, it * time to stop mixing us
up and to permit us to increase by
our own natural racial processes.
THE INCARCERATION of a col
ored plvysloian jin jail at Detroit,
together with nine other friends.
, who a’decl him in defending li.'s
home ^against « wnite mob, is a
ref ection upon the otate of Mich gan
and a ludica.es that the northerner,
while condemning the southerner for
his short comings sometimes makes
even worse blunders in dealing with
the same class of people.
JUDGED BY his weekly deliver
. ances in The Negro World, it would
' seem that Marcus Garvey is gett ng
on well in the Atlanta Penitentiary
‘ and the effort of his enemies to hu
I mlliate and destroy his usefulness
! has signally failed. Some of h?s
theories and some of hfs actions may
be open to criticism, but the funda
mental principle of his crusade is
eternally right.
THE COAL STRIKE ie again be
fore the public and it will not be
get tied for a long time until this
government permits the contend/ng
elements to fight it out along their
own lines. This temporizing busi
ness has signally failed. $4.50' per
ton coal is now selling for $17.00
per ton and in some sections it is
not obtainable at this figure. Let
uS make up our mi nds to suffer,
while the “wfld cats” fight it out
among themselves.
PREE SPEECH is guaranteed in
this country, but you had better be
careful how you use It.. The Con
rtitntioh n» longer moan* what It
Kays, it means what the Supreme
Court of the United States says that
t means. The legal des;gnation is
construing the Constitution and
Romj> times, the Constitution is con
strued to be lus» ttft opposite to
what the originators of the provis
!on intended that. it. shouid. be.
SOME PEOPLE, who raised the
devil because Liberia d|d not get the
loan of five mTion dollars from this
government are now raising the
other thing because that Republic
got more than that sum from the
E restone Rubber -Company for rub
ber concessions. When a man is
badly in need of money, be will
make bargains that h* would not
make if he had all of the money he
needed and this apples to the Re
public of Liberia*
("Continued from cage 11
ly about the body with rights and
lefts despite Johnson’s efforts to hold
the Negro. The blows took out what
ever fight Johnson had in his system,
and the action brought home forch
bly to the crowd just how uneven (
the match was.
Wills Shows New Trick.
Wills hooked a left to Johnson’s
head and when the Iowan fell into a
vlinch the Negro returned to pound
ing the body with both hands until
! Referee Hank Lewis again separated
the pair. In another clinch Wills
flashed to the crowd a new trick he
'has in his repertoire. He doubled
Johnson’s left arm back of the
Iowan’s body, and pressing it hard
effectively held both of Johnson’*
arms while he drove a terrific right
to the Iowan’s heart. Johnson’s
knees trembled and they wrestled to
! the ropes before they were separated
as Johnson protested over the
Negro’s shoulder, “He’s holding my
arms.’’ > . . !
The attendance was surprising
considering the calibre of the mam
attraction. A crowd of more than
10,000 fight fans flocked to the Sus
sex Avenue Armory to view the
heavyweight spectacle. The balcony,
which rang along the four sides of
the big drill shed, was crowded t
capacity and the floor seats were
filled almost to capacity. Not much
of the gathering was from New
York, for the match did not seem to
appeal to the Gotham fans. But
Newark showed by this turnout that
it supports its own fights.
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Now York, Oct. 23.—Society
■ flamed in amazement when popular
I • •mtv Bennett. 35. known as a
•r. •; r, plate." and the ^t ractive
Miss Ev; ■ yn Laney, 28. who occu
•> cs a uvur ’ ly furnished apart
h. the fashionable building at
’ St. Niche!is Park, were arrested
! Friday and held in $100,000 bail in
j West* Side court charged with “re
; lieving” Bennett’s nrll'onaire em
j plover of more than $200,000 in
choice pre-frar liquors.
I The news of the arrezt was like a
bombshell tossed into a circle of so
i called exclusives. Both Miss Laney
and Bennett are very ponular and
! well known in Boston. Philadelphia
and /Atl‘antic City. Their names are
said to appear on the invitational
lists of most of the exclusive clubs
of the metropolis.
Bennett nad aervants.
According to reports, Bennett has
for years been the valet for Arthur
Bond, wealthy cotton broker, 31 W.
47th St. Bennett’s position was one
of rarity. He is said to have trav
eled extensively in Europe and has
many personal servants. It was dur
ing the month of June that Mr.
Bond went to Europe and left Ben
•ett in charge of the elegantly fur
nished Bond home and the $200,000
cellar of champagne, Scotch, bur
gundy, rye and other choice liquors,
ich it is said cannot be dupli
cated. * ^ _
Mr. Kona returnea i>rom ms Eu
ropean tour a week ago and found
his entire fine stock of liquor gone.
Police were notified. Detectives be
gan watching Bennett and Detective
John Coleman arrested him Friday j
morning. Later the detective is said
to have gone to the home of Miss
Laney and to her surprise placed her
under arrest. Both deny knowing
anything about the 'theft.
When arraigned before Magistrate
Weil they were placed under $50,000
bail each. The bail is unusually
high and said to be the largest im
posed upon anyone for a similar
charge. Their attorney, Ely John
son, 1540 Broadway, protested the
high bail and cited the release of
Harry Cohn Thursday, who was ar
rested on a charge of being impli
cated in the robbery of $2,000,000 in
jewels. Cohn's bail was set at only
$15,000.
Occupied Expensive Apartment..
Attorney Johnson received no re
ply from the magistrate and. the bail
remained at the high figure. John-1
cnn then remarked taht it was not>
the custom of magistrates to place a
prisoner under such exorbitant bail
until the defendant had been ar-;
raigned on a full complaint instead
of a short affidavit. ^ He said it was
ridiculous to place a person under
$50,000 on a charge of stealing a;
quantity of liquor. Still the magis-1
trate made no reply to the attorney’s!
protests*
The humiliation of the affair has
greatly affected Miss Laney. She is
said to have been the first depart
ment store saleslady of our group
wrtKout “passing.” Miss Laney oc
cupied a luxuriously furnished 3
room apartment the rental of which
because of its exclusiveness is said
to amount to about $90 a month.
Both she and Mr. Bennett were
looked upon as being the most com
plete entertainers within their cir
cle. Numerous parties have been
given at Miss Laney’s apartment and
these affairs were the last word in
style and grandeur. The most re
cent function was a surprise birth
day party given last week in honor,
of Harry.
Another party that was surpass-,
ingly fine was that given in Septem
ber in honor of Miss Floy Clements, (
of Chicago, a personal friend of j
Miss Laney, who was a winner of<
a popularity contest held in the
Windy City last summer. Miss)
Clements was touring the East a*,
her award as the winner. This af-j
fair was a gala one indeed. The-j
guests were exquisitely served a,
complete menu from soup to nuts |
and plenty of rare wines and liquors'
were enjoyed.
Miss Laney and Mr. Bennett are
said to have been close friends for
years. It is rumored that they were'
engaged. If convicted, both of them
face long jail terms.—Defender.
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DIRECTORY
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
| (Broad and Co lege Streets)
j Rev. W. T. Johnson, D. D., Pastor
Residence, 621 N Sth St. Services
Sundays, 11:30 A. M. and 8 P. M.
Sunday School, 9:30 A. M. All arc
welcome.
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH,
i (Byrd St., between 1st and 2nd Sts.)
Rev. Z D. Lewi's D. D., Pastor,
Res deuce, 202 E. Leigh St. . Ser
vices: Sundays, 11:30 A. M. and 8
P. M Sunday School, 9:30 A. M
All are welcome.
i EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH,
(Leigh and Judah Street*.)
Rev W. H. stokes Ph. D.. Pastor.
' Residence, 1607 Brook Road. Ser
vines: Sundays. 11 A. M. and S P. M,
Sunday School, 9 A. M. The public
1 is Invited.
j FOURTH. BAPTIST CHURCH .
(28th and P Streets.)
I Rev. Evans Payne, D. D.. Pastor.
■Residence. 1209 N. 24th St. Services ;
Sunday, 11:30 A.; M. and 8 P. M.
Sunday School, 9:30 A. M. All are
welcome.
FIFTH ST. BAPTIST CHURCH
(Temporary location pending rebuild
ing, True Reformers Hall 2nd St.)
Revj T J Kj ng, D. D , Pastor. Res
idence, 1005 N. 4th St. Services:
Sundjays, 11:30 A. M. and 8 P. M.
Sunday School, 9:30 A. M. B. Y.
P U. 6 P. M. Pubic invited.
ST. MARK BAPTIST CHURCH,
(G’en AVen, Va )
MT. SALEM BAPTIST CHURCH,
(Penoia, Va.)
! Rev: Mv C. Ruffin. Pastor Resi
dency 611 St Peter St. Services at
Glen AUen, 2nd and, 4th Sundays at
1 P. M. At Penoia. services on the
3rd Sunday at 12:30 P. M. Sunday
School every Sunday at both, places
at 11:30 A. M.
MT. GILEAD BAPTIST CHURCH.
(Chesterfie’d County)
Rev. W H L'ggins Pastor, Res
idence. 1835 Taylor 9t. Services,
1st and 3rd Sundays at 12:30 P. M.
Sunday School every Sunday at
10:30 A. M.
FIFTH BAPTIST CHURCH \.
(1400 West Cary Stree')
Rev. A. D. Da’y, Pastor. Residence
1412 W, Cary S$- Services: 11:30
A. M and 8 P. M. Sunday School,
10:00 A. M. All are welcome,
1ST BAPT. CHURCH S. RICHMOND’
(Corner 15th and Decatur Sts.)
•Kev. W; U, Runsome. D. D.. Pas
'or; Parsonage 1507 Decatur Street.
Serviced: Sunday, 11:30 A. M. and
8 P. M. Sunday School, 9:30 A. M.
Ailhare welcome.
MOORE ST. BAPTIST CHURCH.
(1408 Wes* Leigh Street) .
Rev! Gordon B. Hancock, A. M;,
Pastor, Residence Virginia Union
Utf verity. Serv'ces: Sunday, IT: 30
A. M. and 8 P. M. Sunday School,
9:30 A. M. All are welcome.
SHARON BAPTIST CHURCH.
(Corner First and Leilgh Sts.)
Rev. RW H Jahnson, B. D., Pastor
Residence, li E- Clay Street. Ser
vices- Sundav. 11:30 A. M. and 8:15
P M. Sunday School, 10 A. M.
All are invited.
MT CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH.
(717 Orleans Street. FuT4onl
Rev. C. A Cobbs, Pastor, Resi
dence 1003 Denny Street Services:
11:30 A M and 8 P. M. Sunday
School 9:30 A. Iff. The public is
invited.
RISING MT ZION BAPT CHURCH.
(800 Denny Stree1. Fulton)
Rev. O. B. Simms, Pastor Res'
dence, 700 Denny Street. Services;
Sunday. 11:30 A. M. and 8 P. M.
Sunday School, 9:30' A. M. All are
welcome.
MT. CARMEL BAPTIST CHURCH.
(1300 North F'rst S reet)
Rev Berryman H. Johnson. Pa.*1 or.
Sunday. 11:30 A. M, and 8 P. M.
Sunday School, 9:30 A. M. All are
welcome , y
• i
CLAY STREET BAPTIST CHURCH.
(Formerly New Baptist Church. C’ay
Street. oppcsV-e St. James St.)
Rev. J A. Brinkley, A B., B^.D.
Pas or. Services: Sunday. 11:30 A.
M and 8 P. M. Sunday School, 9 ;30
A. M. " API are welcome.
MT. OLIVET BAPTIST CHURCH,
(25th and S Streets)
Rev Ji Andrew Bow’er, Pastor.
Residence, 112 E. Lei^h Street.
Services: Sunday, 11:30 A. M. and
S P. M. Sunday School 9:30 A. M.
Ail are welcome.
MT VERNON BAPTIST CHURCH,
j (1902 WaPace Streeit)
Rev. M. H Payne. Pastor, Resi
dence, 1900 Wallace Street. Services:
Sunday, 11:30' A. M. and 8 P. M.
Sunday School, 9:30 A. Ml All are
welcome.
mt tabor baptist church.
(North 22nd Street Woodvilio)
Pcv. R J Ei*>8. Pastor, Residence
15 e. Duval Street. Services; Sunday
11:30 A. M and 8 P. M-. Sunday
School, 9:30 A. 1VL AU are welcome.
RIVERVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH.
(Jacquelm and Lombardy Streets)
Rev. E. D. Lewis, Pastor, Resi
dence 316 S Lombardy Street. Ser
V ces: Sunday, 11 A. M. and 8 'B M.
Sundav School, 9:30 A. M. All are
welcome.
PROVIDENCE BAPTIST CHURCtJ
(518 Lady MPe R^ad)
Rev .T J Woodson, Pastor. Res
dence,’ 1116 St. John Street Ser
vices: Sunday 11 A MI. end 8 P. M
Sundav School, 9:30 A. M. A'l are
'nvited. • •
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VIRGINIA: I
In the Law and Equity Court of the
City of Richmond', Part IT, the-21st
day of October, 1925.
Jeannetta Bates .Plaintiff
against
James K. Bates.Defendant
IN CHANCERY
The object of this suit is tu> ob^
tain by the plaintiff from the de
fendant, James H. Bates, a divorce
from the bond of matrimony upon
the groimcl that the said’ James
Bates has been ^ntenced to' con
finement *in the United States Peni
tentiary at Atlanta, Georgia^
And, an affidavit having been
made' and filed that the' defendant,
James H. Bates, is not a resident
the State of Virginia, it' is ordered j
chat he do appear here- within ten j
(10) days after due publication of I
this order and do what is necessary
to protect his interests in this suit.
A Copy—Teste:
LUTHER LIBBY,
Clerk.
By B.H. TURNBULL,
Deputy Clerk.
Jas. X- Carter, p. q.,
595-A North 2nd St.
VIRGINIA:
In the Law and Equity Court of
the City of Richmond, the 13th day
of October, 1925..
Minnie Johnson ....Plaintiff
against
(^harlie Johnson...Defendant
IN’ CHANCERY.
a divorce from the. bond of matri
mony by the plaintiff from the de
The object of this suit is to Itain
fendant upon the ground of adultery.
And an affidavit having been made
and filed that due diligence has been
used by and on behalf of the plain
tiff to ascertain in what County or
Corporation said defendant Charlie
Johnson is, without effect, and that
the plaintiff does not know his
whereabouts, it is ordered that said
defendant, Charlie Johnson, appear
here within ten days from the due
publication of this order and do what
may be necessary to nrotect his in
terest in this suit.
! A Copy—Teste:
LUTHER LIBBY, Clerk.
By E. M. EDWARDS, D. C.
J. HENRY CRUTCHFIELD, p. q.
1117 E. Marshall St.,
I Richmond, Va.
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VIRGINIA:
In the Law and Equity Court of
the City of Richmond, the 13th day
of October, 1925.
Willie Mosley .Plaintiff
against
Charlie Mosley .Defendant
IN CHANCERY.
The object of this suit is to obtain
an absolute divorce from the bond
of matrimony by the plaintiff from
the defendant upon the ground of
desertion for three years and more.
And an affidavit having been
made and filed that the defendant
i? not a resident of the State of
Virginia, it is ordered that said de
fendant Charlie Mosley f>~”“ar here
within ten days after the due pub
lication of this order and do what
may be necessary to protect his in
terest in this suit.
A Copy—Teste:
LUTHER LIBBY. Clerk,
t Pv E M EDWARDS. D. C. *
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