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VOLUME XLIII. NO. 37 RICHMOND VIRGINIA. SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1926 PR1CE> pjyE CENTS
Dempsey-T unney
Match Sept. 16th
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New York Commission Author
izes Fight—The License Com
mission to Block Combat.
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Suits Dempsey—The Ghampion Doesn't
Want to Fight Anyhow.
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NEW Yu.iK, July 28—With Com
missioner ueuige E. B.ower, lor t.,e
first time, exercising his »uii pov,er
as the man with the pivotal vote,
the State Athletic Commission yes
terday snulclibd the Jack Denipsej
Geue Tunney world’s lieavyweigut
championship bout right out of tko
hands of Chicago and brought it
back to New York, where many:
mouths ago Tex Rickard intimatod'
quite broadly It should’ be li'eld.
The commission, by a vote of 2
to 1, approved the staging of the
fight by Rickard at the Yankee
stadium on September 16. I
This startling action w’as taken
at the regular board meeting and
followed with surprising alacrity o« I
the heels of Mr. Brower’s step on,
Monday night, when he wired to.
Rickard urging the promoter to
leave Chicago at oner and reopen
the case before the New York com
mission. '
Apparently acting on this lead,
Matchmaker Jess McMahon and
William F. Carey, Treasurer of the
Mad,ison Square Garden Corporation
appeared before the board as Rick
ard’s representatives and asked that
approval be granted for the Demp
aty-Tunney fight here.
Commissioner William Muldoon,
who heretofore had been waging a
lone fight to bring the title bout
here, at once moved that the Rick
ard request be approved. Chairman
James A. Farley, still standing by
his guns to bar the match, voted no.
Then Brower, who up to now had
stood steadfastly by Chairman Far
Jey, broke the ranks of the opposi
tion by voting with Muldoon to ap
prove "the request
Thus, with the commission now on
record as sanctioning the match G.e
♦>n!y obstacle that remains to be
nurdled is the obtaining of licens->s
for the two fighters, as neither
Dempsey nor Tunney hold a license
• > box in this ctnre. This ties wP\ ,
»> e License Committee, new fuu».
titming apart from the commissto.i
and headed by Colonel John Phelan
still a supporter of Chairman Farlev I
According to the Chairman, Col
onel Phelan’s opposition to the fight
remains as big an obstacle as ever.
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FOB BHNT.
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Heat. Gas. Electricity: Hot and Cold
Water. WILLIAMS BUILDING. j
Brook Avenue and Clay Street. Ap- I
ply 300 W.‘ Clny (UpstalrB*
THE $3000 COMMUNITY DRIVE.
Rev, W. R Ball. Chairman of the
Campaign for $5,000 announces that
much must be raised this week to
bring the amount up to what it ,
should be. Every one is asked to |
assist Churches, pastors fraternal
orders and the public in general
Send your donations to Bragg Bro3.
Office. 5^0 N. 2nd Street. The Plan
et, 311 N. 4th or Rev. W B Ball. {
Chairman. 2214-A Henrico Street, |
Boulevard 3738.
DR. HANCOCK WILL SPEAK AT
SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.
At the Sunday School Union Sun
day afternoon, at Ebenezer Baptist.
Church, Dr. Gordon B Hancock will
be the principal speaker on the pro
gram replete with excellent num
bers The Richmond Baptist Sunday
School Union Is forging ahead and
the public is asked to come out and
enjoy'their presentations,
ALICE RHINELANDER LANDS IN
ENGLAND ON VISIT.
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(Preston News Service) i
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, July 29.—
Not only will Leonard Kip Rhine
lander appeal to the Appellate Di
vision from the decision dismissing 1
his complaint in a suit for annul- »
ment of marriage, but he will also
appeal from allowance of $12,000
additional counsel fees.
Formal notice of both appeals wa3
on file Friday in the office of the
county clerk. The two decisions in
favor of Alice Jones Rhinelander, of
New Rochelle, were signed two
months ago by Supreme Court Jus
tice Joseph Morschauser, although
the jury which found that Rhine
lander had not been deceived as to
his wife’s color reported last Decern
her.
Prior to the allowance of $12,000
counsel fees an allowance of $3,000
had been mnd,e, which was not op
posed by Rhinelander.
SOUTHAMPTON, ENG . July 30—
Alice Jones Rhinelander arrived
with her mother to visit the latter’s
relatives in England and although
surrounded by newspaper men she
escaped, with the mere statement
that she didn’t care whether Leon
ward Is in Paris.
It is understood that, orders were j
left for a chauffeur to call at the !
hotel after all London trains had ■
departed, and. it was thought Mrs.
Rhinelander intended to go to St.
Main, where her mother's family
lives
DR J. TV BROWN AT SECOND .
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. J. B. Brown, D. D., pastor fit
Zion Baptist Church, Petersburg. Va ,
will preach at the Second Bapt ist I
Church. Sunday, August 1, 1926, at
the morning and night services.
Dr. Brown is a most successful
pastor and a wonderful preacher
and is conversant with every phase i
of Christian activity.
Those, who fail to hear him will
miss two wonderful Gospel messages.
Come to the Church, which gives all '
a rordlal welcome.
E. F. Johnson. Chairman Deacon
Board; VV. S. Banks, Church Clerk
I'
Susie Boyd has been removed to ',
the Virginia Penitentiary to serve
six years for forgery. She is the
young mother, who was given thirtv ,
years in the penitentiary on forged
transactions which amounted to
*29.00, the other chnrges which were
dismissed aggregating $180 00. Her
relatives live at 511 W. Baker St
Efforts are under way to reduce the
»'me Judge Mathews, upon a r«- I
hearing, reduced the sentence. At- 1
forney Charles W Moss represented 1*
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(Preston News Service) I
SPIRIT LAKE, IOWA, July 30.—
Before the Lake Oklboja Bible Con
ference, Dr. I. Garland Penn, Cin
cinnati, Ohio, one of the Secretaries
for Negro Schools and Colleges of
the Board of Education, Methodist'
Episcopal Church, declared that to
secure the best and largest results
in the edccation of the Negro, phil
anthropy should now work through
the educated Negro as presidents,
teachers and workers.
The recent movement at Howard
University in electing a Negro to
the Presidency is in the right direc
tion. “We had just as well be
truthful about it.” said Dr. Penn.
“It is an economic question. Thous
ands of Negroes are being educated
and are now doing graduate work
in the summer schools for their de- j
prees. They have no where to work
except among their own people. He
said this should not be considered
as eliminating white workers from
Negro schools, but rather a compli
ment to those God-fearing, self-sac
rificing men and women, in that,
they have done their work so well
in the last fifty years as to have
prepared Negro men and women for
the task- The time has also come,
said he, when Negro leaders and
people must give of their means for
Ihe education of the race and thus
supplement white philanthropy.
Dr. Penn delivered two addresses
at the Bible Conference Saturday
ind -Monday. July 2A 26. and con
rlueted an InterhRacinl Workers
Conference.
Several thousand white Methodists
of Northwest Iowa and South Da
kota heard the addresses and parti
cipated in the conferences.
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FIVE MOTHERS OF 18(11 GET
PENSION FROM GOVERNMENT.
(Preston News Service)
WASHINGTON. D. C.. July 30.—
In the I nited States pension rolls
ire five mothers of Civil War vet
erans drawing pensions and they
•onge from 96 to 102 years. One of
hom Is Mrs. Samantha Farrar, of
Uhena. Oa , who does not know how j
nany years over 98 she is.
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SOMETHING NEW.
A Pew Rally to benefit the melon
east at City Home, on August, 29.
'fth Sunday, from 2 to 5-30 p. m.
rhere will be a special program for
ervice. The Pilgrim Travelers will
ender special music. Sermon on
lome Missions and a paper from
wo or three of our secretaries, or
Vw Cantains. We invite our friends
o come over into Macedonia and
icln us.
Committee: Georee Johnson. J.
Lovines. Mrs. Marv Robinson.
*re. Lottie Thornton. Rev. W H.
^etrons, K'ev. F. W. QuajJes^MJam
KORfOLK JUDGE RULES
SEGREGATION LAW i
IS INVALID
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Declaring the residential segrega
tion ordinance pansei l recently bv
the City of Norfolk invalid and
without effect, Judge Iplndle of the
police court on Jul r 15th ruled
again against efforts to herd the
Negroes of Norfolk {In restricted
areas. This decision (was rendered
in the case of Samuel Costen. a
colored man. who recently sought to
move his family into n bouse locat
es at Mapleton and Majestic Ave
nues, a so-called white district. A
warrant was issued against Costen
on the complaint of white neighbors
charging violation of the segrega
tion ordinance.
David H. Edwards, attorney and.
President of the Norfolk Branch of
the National Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored People ap
peared for Mr. Costen. Mr Edwards
was assisted by B. J. Barnes. For
the plaintiffs appeared John B. Jen
*vmo auu j. Lvtiuis nrouav, wno con
tended that the Norfolk law was not
affected by the United States Sx»
preme Court decision of 1917 in the
Ixmisville Case, as the law under
consideration was. identical with tho
one in New Orleans which the Su
preme Court of Louisiana has up
hold, which case {s nev. pending in
the U. S. Supreme Tfouft thfotifcn'
the work of the New Orleans
Branch of the N. A. A. C. P.
Mr. Edwards made a brilliant ar
gument. contending that the law did
not differ in its essentials from tho
Louisville ordinance; that it did
abridge the constitutional rights of
citizens; and that the provision
which allows the occupancy of a
home in a white neighborhood by a
eoloredl family on consent of the
majority of white residents of that
section and vice versa, were an im
proper exercising of legislative au
thority
Following the submission of briefs
by attorneys on both sides Judge
Spindle rendered his decision declar
ing the law invalid, unconstitution
al and without effect.
Judge Spindle’s previous decision
was rendered when Mr. Edwards
prosecuted a white merchant who
moved into a Negro neighborhood.
The case was dismissed on the
ground that the law was invalid.
It is believed the two adverse decis
ions will end attempts at segrega j
tion in Norfolk by this means.
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A N NOUNCEMENT.
Dr. A A Tennant announces that!
he will be absent from the city un-1
til September 1. 1926. All phone'
orders will be taken care of by Dr. I
E Sheridan Roane, 319 East Clay
Street. Phone Randolph 6777
FULTON NOTES.
The men of Mt. Calvary Baptist
Church put over a very successful
program last Sunday. The leaders in
this movement were Deacons John
Robinson and Eugene Shaw. The
writer was present in the afternoon,
during which time Lawyer Denny
delivered a very timely and, inspir
ing address. His subject was ‘‘Man"
At night, our pastor. Rev. Cobbs
delivered a sermon to the ushers of
tho Church.
Tomorrow we expect you to be
present. Preaching in the morning.
The Lord’s Supper will be served in
(he afternoon.
The Rev. W. L. Tuck is yet on the
upward march He is in great de
mand these days. His Madame, Mrs.
AVco Tuck Is a gieat help to !* ,m
in his church work and that speaks
w 11 for any pastor
Dr. E. K. Jefferson had a narrow
escape from death last Sunday in an
automobile wreck on the Petersburg
Turnpike nt about 7 P M. His
chauffeur. Ernest in trying to avoid
striking a cnr in front, vaulted to
the other side of the road and the
rar turned over frpm rear to front,
catching fire. Tt was soon a total
wreck»
Dr./ Jefferson suffered an injury
on the head and his leg was bruised ,
Ernest was slightly bruised. It war. f
with difficulty that the fire on tha
burning car was extinguished^ Dr
Griffin has charge of Dn Jefferson’s !
practice during his temporary indie '
position.
ECHOES FROM THE GRAND
LODGE, K. OF P. OF VA.
Some Startling Revelations.
Much Law Quoted.
STAUNTON, VA-, July 23—Anoth
er one of the statements made here
came from a delegate, named R. B
Clark,. He hailed from Richmond
and it related to some legal matters
In connection with, the Mt. Carmel
Baptist Church. Id did not go to
a committee, however.
Mr* Mitchell, while here, spoke of
the section of the law relating to
the failure of Attorney Joseph R.
Pollard in failing to turn over to
the Mechanics Savings Bank the
amount, which he collected for that
corporation and, which the receivers’
report shows amounted to $640.97.
Mr. Mitchell said that all Pollard
had to do was to receipt for tho
money. «
WHITE ATTORNEYS WON CAsE.
The attorneys for the white banks
had won the case beforehand. He
never authorized Pollard to take any
of this money for himself and the
only amount, to wjiich he was en
titled was snch an amount that
might be allowed by the Court in
such cases. The law upon this sub
ject reads: ^
THE LAW ON FEES.
“An attorney is entitled not only
to the fee that may be taxed in the
case, but such other ft-e as may be
agreed upon between him and his
client, or if there be no agreement,
such fee as his services are reason
ably worth.
DEFAULTING ON MONEY.
“If an attorney rails on demand
to pay over money collected, it may
be recovered by a warrant before a
justice, or by suit or motion In
court, depending upon the amount,
and damages in lieu of interest, not
exceeding 15 per cent, per annum,
may be awarded against him.”
Further extracts quoted by Mr.
Mitchell read:
HOW TO PROCEED.
“If the Supreme Court of Appeals
or any Court of record of this Stato
observe any mal-practice or any cor
rupt or unprofessional conduct there
in by any attorney, or if complaint,
verified by affidavit, be made to anv
such Court of mal-practice orr of
corrupt or unprofessional conduct
by any attorney therein, or if com
plaint. verified by affidavit he made
to any Court of record (other than
the Supreme Court of Appeals) of
any mal-practice or any corrupt or
unprofessional conduct by any attor
ney practicing therein, such Court
shall Issue a rule against such at
torney to show cause why his li
cense to practice law shall not be
revoked or suspended.
THE RETURN OF RULE.
“Upon the return of such rule, a
jury shall be empanelled, when re
nulred by the defendant, and If ho
be found guilty by the Court or by
the jury, where one is empanelled,
hir, license to practice in such Court
shall be revoked, or suspended, for
si.rh time as the Court, may pre
scribe When the case is in the
Supreme Court of Appeals, the
Court shall direct one of its officers
to summon a jury from the countv
or corporation in which said Court
Is then being held, to be empanelled
and paid ns In cases of misdemeanor
in the circuit or corporation Court;
and any revocation or suspension of
license bv said, Supreme Court of
Appeals shall operate and be effec
tive in all the courts of this Com
monwealth. The words 'any mal
practice or any corrupt or unpro
fessional conduct', as used in this
section shall be construed to Include
the failure without sufficient cause,
within a reasonable time, after de
mand, of any attorney-at-law to pav
over and deliver to the person enti
tled. thereto, within a reasonable
time any money, security, or other
nropertv. which has come into his
hands as such attorney.”
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A SENSATION CREATED
'These revelations have created a
sensation here ana elsewhere and '
enquiries have been made concern- 1
ing the same. Mr. John Mitchell,'
Jr. emphasized the fact that Joseph
R. Pollard is the attorney named, by
W. H. C. Brown to handle the legal
affairs of the Grand Lodge, Knights
of Pythias of Virginia and later
made treasurer of the Order. He1
received a check for Twenty Thous
and, Seven Hundred and Ninety- f
nine Dollars and Forty-six Cents of
the Grand Lodge and instead of do- j
positing this amount to the credit
| of Joseph R. Pollard, Grand Master |
j of Exchequer (treasurer), where it
would require the signatures of the '
Grand Chancellor, Grand Keeper of
Records and Seal and Grand Master j
ot Exchequer to draw it out, he de
'posited the whole amount to the*
credit of Joseph R. Pollard, Attor- j
ney, where his signature would be
the only one needed to get it out.
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! NOT YET DECIDED,
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He officially reported that only
| $2',d0ft of the amount actually
| went into the treasury of the Grand '
i Lodge, a claim of $13,000.00 with
interest being paid outside of the
treasury. It is evident that the
members of the Order will mark
time until this matter is cleared up. (
Mr. Mitchell would not state when
action against Attorney Pollard
would bo brought or whether it
would be brought to the attention
of a local court of record or before
the Supreme Court of Appeals of ,
Virginia.
Personals and Briefs
i
Airs. Viola Cogbill arrifed in the
city last Tuesday for \\ ashington. j
Aliss Florine Ball, daughter of Rev.
W. B. Ball, 2214 Henrico St. is a
little improved. ,
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Dr. Albert A Tennant leaves to
day for a visit to Oklahoma, Kansas
City and Cleveland and, will spend
some time in all of these places. His
Aladame will accompany him.
You should remember that the
Checker Cab service with polite,
hustling colored cjhaufteurs, is al
ways at your service and at a price
that you can afford to pay. Call up
Randolph 4 56 and be convinced. It
is no longer an experiment. It is a
pleasant reality.
W. L Johnson Sons will serve you
living or dead. The latest style
caskets are there for inspection and
sale to your relatives, for a pur one
of the dead. ones. Prompt and sat
isfactory service is a feature.
They call him ''Bob” Scott. If
there is anything to be done, he or
some one of his efficient employees
will bob up at the proper time and
serve you.
Misses Frances Lewis and Florine
( Cogbill left the city for Durham, N
C. to spend a few days,
They say “C. Pr You can do this
, or see Clarence Hayes,. Either wav
, you will find prompt and efficient
, service. He knows how to work
I when you sleep and to.Rustle when
you are awake*.
I ‘‘Catty” Price has had some hard
knocks, but he Is not d,ead yet. but
I he Is mighty busy looking after
other folks, who are dead. He will
| render you prompt and efficient, ser
vice
Mr. Robert Morris, better know i
as “Captain Bob” arrived in the city
ihis week from Braddock. Pa. He
has been absent about eight years.
While here be will be the guest of
his daughter. Mrs, Nannie Thomp
*•:>. !&Uft fltvokton S.reer.
When you speak of painting, eith
er in the country or in the city, you
should think of Rubens Paint and
Glass Company, 1426 E Main Street
Drop them a card for prices and
mention The Planet. You will save '
money by buying there.
LOCAL MORTUARY’ REPORT.
The following is a list of deaths
reported, to the Richmond City Bu
reau of Health, from July 17, 1926
to July 27, 1926 inclusive, with date
of death:
July 13—Morris Scott, 52 years,
236 Temple Street.
July 16—Fannie B». Jones, 18 years,
315 W. Clay Street.
July 16—Baby Mebane, 1 hour, 6J3
N, Ninth Street.
July 14—Octavia Lightfoot, 64 yrs.
805 ll2 N. Third Street.
July 17—Estelle R. Freeman, 7 mos
731 N. Fourth street
July 16—Sarah C. Graves, 60 years.
1019 St. James street.
July 16—Dora Johnson, 36 years
534-A Prentiss Street.
July 16—Thomas Green, 57 years
616 N. Seventh Street
July 16—William B. Fauntleroy. 56
years, 3949 New North Road!
July 1,6—Joe Hinton, 35. City Jail
July 16—Cullen Nelson, 14 years,
Charlotte C. H.
»“‘y xo—^uiu x\.oss, years,
W. Moore Street. -»
July 17—Walter Temple. 34 7 Kin3
Street.
July 18—Margaret Stokes. 26 years
626 N. Harrison Street.
July 17—Judia Gray, 56 years, 305
E. Preston Street.
July 19—Susan Dance. 50 years,
1714 Venable Street.
July 18—Let He Johnson Minster. 5 7
years, 918 S. Lombardy Street.
July 19—Agnes Tyler. 78 years, 7
E. Leigh Street.
July 19—Fannie Palmer. 41 years,
208 E. Clay Street.
July 19—Prince Loving, 52 years,
119 S- First Street.
July_ 20—'Harriet Grimes, 80 yearst
5 W. Leigh Street.
July 2 2—*George Meyers, 40 'years,
407 Catherine Street.
July 21—Willie Collins. 39 years.
415 1-2 W. Duval Street.
July 21—Thomas J. Ellington, 42
years. 716 N. 28tli Street.
July 22—James Ed. Christian. 6
months, 510 Orleans Street
July 22—David J. Smith 50 vears
1121 N. Fifth Street.’
July 22—Texanna Harris, 48 years,
1904 Idlewood Avenue.
July 21—Laura Newson. 19 vears
2 218 E, Main Street.
Julv 22—Jordan D. Taylor. 9 mos
1422 N. 27th Street.
July 22—Willett Davis. 6 months
Richmond Hospital.
July 22 HezelHnh Jones, 50 years,
el5 Adams (Rear).
July 22—Alice H. Watkins. 60 years
612 1-2 N. Ninth Street.
July 24—Oladvs Harris, 8 months.
12 07 1-2 W. Leigh Street.
Julv 22—Josenh Watson. 4 2 years
615 N. 1.2th Street.
Julv 22—Maria Kilev 62 years 71ft
W Duval Street.
July 26—Willie T/. Harris. 9 months
511 W. Duval Street.
Julv 26—James Monroe. 5 months
7 W-'. Leigh Street.
Julv 24—Virginia Fisher. 39 vears
614 n. 17th Street.
Julv 2fi--Chri.< Fngeus 3 months.
1001 e. Leigh Street.
FTJW roxrFRT FOR ORPHANS
Capitol City Lodge. No. 11, will
give Its usual sacred concert for
and at the Orphan Asvlum. Sunday,
August 1, 1920, at 4:30 P. M. AH
donations will go to the relief of
the children. Various organizations
and clubs will take part. Capital
City Band and Drum Corps and the
Hiawatha Band will furnish muRlc.
Rev. RJ, M. Williams, of Leigh gt
M. E. Church will be the speaker
of the evening. Dr D. W. Davis and
Mrs. Martha Pryor are pognmmed.
C?. L. Branch, master of ceremonies.
WANTED—A MAN and WIFE for
countrv place, to cook and do gen
-u-fvl work In house, yard and, garden,
r?ood references required Call Boole
yard 5777 between 8 and 9:30 P. M*
Address Apt. 88, Gresham Court!
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