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This may be our last battle.
MAY 17.1923
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We believe that it is the beginning ot our filial triumph.
JOHN MITCHELL. II*
RICHMOND VIRGINIA, SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 4, 1926
PRICE. FIVE CENTS
VOLUME XLIII. NO. 43
FINLEY WILSON
STILL AT HELM.
THE ELK CHIEFTAIN DEFIES!
EFFORTS TO RETIRE HIM
Other Officers Fight.—Win Out
After Bitter Struggle.
Will Meet in New York Next Year.
The Grand Lodge I. B. P. O. E
of the World ended its annual ses
sion at Cleveland, Ohio as was ex
pected—all of the officers were
reelected. It was one of the storm
iest meetings in the history of the
organization. Grand Exalted Ruler
J. Finley Wilson lost no time in
getting across tho winning line after
the reading of his report. He was
reelected near midnight, Thursday,
-’6th ult. Judge Henry did not de
velop the strength expected and the
Wilson vote was in the nature of a
landslide.
HEAVY ARTILLERY.
With Wilson out of the running.
♦ he heaviest parliamentary artillery
was brought to bear on Grand Sec
ietary George E. Bates and G*rand
Treasurer James T. Carter. Bates’
report was so vitriolic in dealing
with Harry H. Pace that later a
motion was made to expurge certain
parts of it from the minutes. At no
time was Bates in danger of defeat.
He had the situation in hand at the
beginning and held it to the close.
H's majority w'as so overwhelming
that despite the hitter things said.
Pace himself arose and moved to
make it unanimous^
CARTER’S DEFENSE.
Pace’s attacks upon Bate^ were
one of the most remarkable features
of the campaign. James T. Carter,
Esq., who has been dubbed the “gen
tleman treasurer’' maintained his
equilibrium throughout the trying
campaign despite the fact that he
was bitterly assailed, by Harry H.
Pace, who appeared in the role of
investigator. He was opposed by
J. T. Martin from Chicago. Tiffany
Toliver from Roanoke and John W.
White from Richmond Capital City
Lodge’s delegation stood by White
to the finish.
GOING TO NEW YORK.
Some were not disposed to extend
the usual courtesy of making the
•vote unanimous. The Grand Lodge
voted to hold the next session in
New York, but owing to alleged le
gal entanglements, the Grand Exalt
ed Ruler,, together with a majority
of the Board of Trustees were au
thorized to change the place of meet
mg should circumstances warrant
the same .
The parade did not equal the one
at Richmond last year and compar
isons drawn were all in favor of
Richmond.
RTKPTOBl JORDAN.
Mr and Mrs. R. L. Jordan are an
nouncing the marriage of their
daughter, Marian Antlonette, to Mr.
Ohnrlea Schaffers Steptoe, of Roa
noke, Va.. which took place private- j
]▼ In the home of the bride’s par
ents, 71 fi North Road. Olnter Park,
Richmond, Va. on Friday. Septem
ber 18. 192 5. Rev. T. J. King per
formed the ceremony In the pres
ence of the immediate family.
Mr. Steptoe Is a student of phar
macy. at Temple University. Phila
delphia, pa. Mrs. Steptoe Is a stu
dent In the 8chool of Commerce, at
Temple University. Philadelphia. Pa.
After graduation Mr. and Mrs. Step
toe will he at home to frlendri at
711 North Road, Olnter Park Rich
mond, Va.
A. M. Bi YOUNG FOLKS MEET IN
NORFOLK.
The Twenty-first Annual Conven
tion of the State Allen Christian
Endeavor League and Second Annual
Convention of the State Sunday
School Convention convened in the
A. M. B. Monumental Church, Nor
folk, Va., August 24, 192 6. For
lour days the people of Norfolk were
inspired hy the live and, instructive
meetings Dr. James S' Hatcher,
Attorney W. F. Denny, Miss Avis
Jiatcher* Mrs. Cora L. Valentine
. and Miss Ruth M Denny were dele
1 gates from Richmond. »
I Dr J\ S. Hatcher conducted the
Bible Class and Prof. W. H. Shack
leford, of Nashville, Tenn. conducted
ihe Object Lessons. Attorney W. F.
Denny se/ved as the resolution com
mittee and presented suitable reso
lutions -which were adopted.
VIRGINIA SEMINARY WILL OPEN
SEPTEMBER 22.
The Thirty-ninth Annual Session
of Virginia Theological Seminary
and College will begin Wednesday,
September 22, 1926/. Thorough and
modern courses in Academy, Profes
|sional. College and -Seminary Depart
(ri.ents. Strong., experienced faculty,
representing the leading American
• I’niversit’es, well equipped labora
tories, moderate rates.
| For further information apply to
I President, or Registrar.
j Signed:
R. C. WOODS,
A Aj OALVIN.
Chairman of Board.
I)r. A. A. Tennant and his Madame
have returned from a most enjoyable
trip to Oklnhoma, where the former
Iv’sited his mother and sister He
|\is’ted another sister in Kansas City
Mo. and stopped over in Cleveland
! to attend the Elks’ Convention. He
’lesumed his large practice last Mbn- j
day morning.
IDEAL SOCIETY TO HOLD CON
VENTION IN PHILADELPHIA
The Philadelphia District, Nation
al Ideal Benefit Society has made
all things ready for the reception of
the Supreme Lodge to convene Sept.
7, 8, and 9. Mrs. Ellen B Taylor,
Deputy In ircarge and the splendid
[loyal workers have made every pre*
iparation for the convention Many
[prominent speakers will welcome
11 he Ideals to Philadelphia, namely;
Mayor Kindrick, Hon. Charles B.
Hall president of the city council.
[Mr. Peter Gibson, Hon. E. Washing
ton Rhodes, assistant state district
e ttorney. Mrs. Lena Trent Cordon.
Mrs. Mary Banks, Mrs. Florence E
Dixon and others.
Those to respond are Mr. Lorenza
C. White, Dr. W. T. Johnson of Rich
rnond. Mrs Martha R. Brown of
.Washington. D. C., and Mrs. Daysle
| L. Cooke of Newport News. Va. The
P. F. and P. and the Penna Rail
loads have arranged to take the
Richmond delegation to Philadel
phia In special cars without change
ir Washington. Will leave from
Broad Street Station. Monday, Sep
■temher 6th, 10 ;20 o’clock A. M.
The Tidewater delegation led by
Mrs. Cora L Jenkins, of Newport
News and Mr. Samuel C. Jackson of
Norfolk, will go by way of Cape
Charles.
i All Ideals are looking forward to
u great convention*
FULTON NOTES.
The Children's Day Exercises at
Ihe Mt. Calvary Baptist Church last
Sunday were vtjry inspiring. The
children played their parts well un
der the instruction of Mrs. E. Cobbs
and others
Services tomorrow at Calvary: In
11 jie morning a message by our pas
j tor, ltev. C. A. Cobbs; 3:30 P. M.,
Jour regular communion services. A
sf cred concert will be given by Miss
, Kula Cunn'nghnm and Miss Emily
ii.ewis, benefit the Shepherds’ Band.
! The Band has been invited to be
present?
Rev. Cobbs has returned from
L**ui a. Va. and left Tuesday for
New York to attend the Lott Carey
Baptist Foreign Mission' Convention.
On the 27th of August there was
held at the home or Mr. and Mrs,
Eugene Shaw, a party in honojr of
Mrs. Cora Townsend, of Cincinnati,
Ohio. Several persons were present,
including Mr. and Mrs Harry Gray,
the Jolly Twelve Chorus and the
writer. The menu consisted of potato
salad, sandwiches and several other
oainties. : awi
We are glad to welcome Miss Ruth
Godfrey of New York City, who is
here visit'ng her parents.
Mr. William Trueman and Mr Moses
MiPholl of Westhampton, spent last
wcok In Baltimore with their cousin,
Mr. William Bradford. 835 1-2 W
Franklin Street.
Mrs. Sarah Trice of New Yort City
left Tuesday for home after a stay
here of six weeks, the guest of Mrc 1
Martha Edwanls, 800 State Street, j
do you Know them
Vienna, Ga,« July 20, 1926. i
I dea*re to know the whereabouts
of my relatives. I am Millie
Brook’s daughter an(i I was sold j
away in slavery. I was born in
Richmond, Va. My mother be
longed to Jesse Brooks. I was sold
to Squire Fouse. I had four broth
ers: George Washingtop Jerry Am- '
bos Jim Jerry, My aunt’s name was
Caroline Rambert, Martha Wash- .
burn, Nancy Brewer, Steve Wash- ;
burn, Eliza Washburn. Daughter,
Ryd,ia Washburn. j
Any information will bo thank- j
fully received by Lydia Webster,
Vienna, Ga.
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A 11KART TO HEART TALK TO ,
PARENTS AND GUARDIANS '
And' to All Who are- Interested In
the Welfare of the Rising Generation
(By Rev. Jame£ M. Henderson, M.
M , President of the Industrial Un
on of America-)
The secret habits that grow out of
impure thoughts is' a great injury to
the child. There ure many tempta
tions all along the way to turn the
minds of children from the path- of
t Ight and purity. .
A practical education Is the only |
hope for your son ,or daughter. De ,
pend.ence and helplessness are the
characteristics of ‘childhood. The
parent Is the natural and legal guard
ian. Among the rights of children
Is the right to education and the
guardian of that is! the parent.
Remember alwayfe that It is your
duty to co operate; with those who
are earnestly engaged In providing |
good schools for your children. Send
your children to school at once.
School habits become a part of adult
eharacter. Sometimes children need
compulsion Some are Indifferent.
But always remember that Ignor
ance threatens more severely the in
i different child, than the apt and
willing one. Your boy Is to become
ft man and your girl a woman some
j day. This is an age of sharp com
1 Petition when everyone needs shill
j * «i order to conquer. An ignorant
i *.oy has no future before him and (
I an ignorant girl will be the misfor*
tone of an unborn [generation whose
! mother she is to be.
Mmost every European nation, as
well ns America, fias experimented
•vlth this instruction until It lias be
come a matter of statistics that "hu
n n education lowers the criminal
record;” But,, notwithstanding this
inct there aTe thousands of children
on the streets today who ought, to
«>(.: in some tra'ning school,
i Dear Parent: This is a serious
matter. You owe all the education
possible to your child Our govern
ment cnlls upon yen as parents to
prepare the boy for citizenship and
heaven commits the girl to your
guardianship and tender care to pre
pare her for the duties of a wife and
mother.
, The Industrial Union Training
i School at Southern Pices offers' an
un parallelled opportunity to your
child, also to young men and women.
REV. JAMES M. HENDERSON
"Apply thine heart unto instruction
and thine ear to the words of know
ledge.” Proverbs 23:12.
One word more: Parents are often
to blame for their children going
wrong because they do not give them
the needed instruction. Self ob
tained experience has too often
proven to be a fatal lesson which
the poor victim has learned, at the
cost ojf his life. "A, child left to him
self brings h’s mother to shame ” !
Proverbs 29; 15.
Again we are taught by the Good
Book, to “Train up a child in the
way it should go and when he is old
he will not depart from It.’’ Pro
verbs 22:6. t
Ministers, school Teachers: Your
children are getting worse. What
are you going to do? The Race is no
greater than the weakest one in it.
(More to say later. Will rest my
burden here )
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SEEKING THE
LYNCHERS.
Judge Condemns the
Horrible Crime.
GOVERNOR BYRD ACTS.
State Legal Machinery in Motion^
WAS JAS. "BOSSY”
PATTERSON GOILTY?
James (Bossy) Patterson was
electrocuted in the death chamber
•v.thin the grim walls of the Virgin
ia Penitentiary Friday morning,
'•'llus ended one of the most stub
bornly contested legal fights ever
known in this country. It was Jan
uary 29, 1922 that Irvin Sled a Jew
was killed by some one on Harding
Street, Petersburg, Va and later
..Bossy”’ Patterson was arrested and
charge^ with the crime. Attorney
Wili am F. Denny of this city, who
“won his spurs” by the practice of
law in West Virginia was retained
to defend him in conjunction with
un-other colored attorney, who finally
dropped out.
APPEARED THE CASE.
Attorney Denny after the convic
tion of Patterson took the case up
1 o the Supreme Court of Appeals of
\ irginia and secured a reversal of
the verdict of death. On the second
trial, a death penalty was meted,.
Attorney Denny again appealed the
case and when the decision of the
lower court was sustained by the ,
Supreme Court of Appeals, he took j
an appeal to the Supreme Court of
the United States upon constitution- ,
?il grounds. The final tribunal ruled
tha* it was without jurisdiction.
I
RED THE MONEY RAISING. *
TlUs prevented the consideration
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lY.WGELIKT SKIPAVITH STMtS
JERSEY CITY, N-. J.
Zion Baptist Church, Rev. Dr, W.
A. Epps, Pastor—For six weeks un- ,
der tent on the campus of our church |
Mo greatest an<i most noted preach
er, singer, and evangelist of our race
Die Rev, Dr William If. Skipwlth,
has been defying the devil and all
of his allies. ;
One hundred and forty (140) per
sons quit the broad way of life and
signed up for Christ. We have bap
tized sixty (60). The beauty about
tnis man of iGod, is he gets his crowd
i.nd keeps them; then he's purely or
lliodox. Has Virginia (Richmond)
any more like him? Send them up. I
W. A. E. f
The Richmond Baptist Sunday
School Cnion will hold, its regular
monthly program of exercises Sun
Jay, September 6th, 3:30 P. M. at
Die Second Baptist Church, South
Richmond. Rpv. E. C Smith, pastor.
f\n excellent program is arranged.
*nd the public i» urged to attend.
Mr E. J. Cunningham is superinten
dent of the Second Baptist Sunday
School and he promises a fine session
for President John Ballard, of the
[ nfon and his officers.
Mrs Mary Brown, of Baker Street
ir Visiting her brother and sisters
In New York City.
I
KEY. M. KING AXI) FAMILY GO
TO PITTSBURGH.
KKV. UR. MORRIS SEEKING
HARMONY.
i Rev, T. J. King, D. I>. preached, his
farewell sermons at the new Fifth
I Street Baptist Church last Sunday,
crowds throngej the structure dur
ing the day Rev. Charles S. Morris
i D. 1). was installed as supply pastor
, 10 hold over until a regular pastor
s called by the church. He held a
conference with the officers of the
church Monday night and the feeling
of unrest was for the time being
rPayed. He took the position, so it
said, that he was ready to leave
whenever the church agreed upon a
regular pastor.
The congregation is faced with an
indebtedness aggregating more than
$75,000.00 and some of the members
have been outspoken in their disaD
proval of conditions. The effort to
bring harmony in the church was es
sentially necessary and it was to this
end that Rev. Dr. Morris met the
disgruntled elements. After the
meeting the opinion seemed to be
practically unanimous that a good
beginning had been mad,e. Deacon
James B. Page is chairman of the
Deacon Board.
OVlIER MINISTERS MENTIONED.
Rev. Dr. King and his Madame left
Monday morning for his charge in
Pittsburgh. Pa. Many other candi
dates are beinp mentioned, for the
pastorate Among them are Rev. R.
II. Bowi ng, of Norfolk; Rev. W. T.
Hall, of Danville, Va.; Rev. A Hobbs
of Norfolk. Va.: Rev. W. V. Graham
D. D, of Philadelphia; Rev. L. K,
Williams, of Chicago 111.; Rev. Wal
*er H. Brooks D. D.. of “Washington
D. C\ ; Rev. A C. Powell D. D., of
New York: Rev. Eli Tartt, of Pe
lerrhurg; Rev. R. G. Adams, of
Portsmouth.
Vtss Rebecca T. Mitchell la visit
nir ber mother. Mrs. S. L. M. Scott,
in Montclair, N J.
Me. .Tames W Tbompaon. who has
been confined to his room bv sick
ness is slow]v Improving under the
skillful treatment, of Dr. William H.
Hughes. He la not. permitted to see
vialtora as yet. btrt hopes to be out
again in a few weeks.
t
BHng votir Job work to The Planet
Office Phone orders for The Planet
!»<• per week; 60c for three months.
Emmett M. Burke on the eve of
• lr. departure from the Greenbrier.
White Sulphur Springs. W. Va., had
is ’veeh end guest Messrs. Byron
\. Anderson, of the Secon<; Street
Savings Bank, and St. Julian Saun
Ws of the St. Luke Hank and Trust
"’ompnny. Richmond. Va. This ree
'rd tr p was an enviable one. The
nort beautiful scenery, the stlmr.
;»tlng water and Invigorating air
wa« truly beneficial to both. Mr.
Riirke is returning homo through
fbo Valiev of Virginia and other
r-oinfs of Interest before resuming
ills worry at the Virginia State Col
lege Petersburg, Va
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WYTHEVILLE. VA., Sept. 1.—
The lynch ng of Raymond Bird here
by a mob from outside of this town
has excited more attention outside
(ban it seems to have caused here.
Colored people here are taking no
outward action, but are watching
with interest the action of the white
folks. The Richmond Planet, which
has been seen here is not seen any
more as there is a tense feeling, no
colored person knowing just what
will happen after the outside influen
ces, exerted by the Governor, the
Attorney General’s office and the'
State press have been -withdrawn.
ABLE ATTORNEYS.
I (
The colored man was lynched Aug.
j L>, 1920, in such a quiet manner,
. lhe body being removed, that few
, persons knew of the tragedy until'
I well into the next day. ' Common
j wealth's Attorney Heuser, Assistant
i Attorney Joseph H. Chitwood, of
» Attroney Josenh H. Chitwood, of
' Roanoke are conducting the invest!
i eat on. Judge Sutherland’s charge
| to the jury while short was emphat
[ ie. He declared the lynching of Bird
i he crime, which shames both
i the County and the State of Vir
ginia.
DOCBT WITNESSES.
J The fooling here is (hat the testf
j j Tinny of the witnesses summoned
j will not he direct enough to fasten
j the or:me upon any one of the lynch
!<>rs although there is not doubt, but
I "hat the rfficials engaged in the
lash moan business an , will reallv
do nil in the'r power to bring about
the indictment of some of the men
who were responsible foe the tragedy
It has been difficult .or some of
tbe people here to understand that
the lynching of the colored man was
!.- cr'me against the State and that
J his guilt or Innocence has no bearing
upon the crime.
I _
j RELATIVE WRITES THE TRUTH
I ABOUT THE BIRD CASE.
1 We have received a letter from a
relative of Raymond Bird, who tells
of the trouble and the cause of the
lynching, she says:
“I just came back from Rural Re
treat and Wytheville. That is just
( few miles above here, where they
lynched Raymond Bird on the 15th
of August I took supper with his
mother, who is my first cousin. Sho
is very sad over the matter. He has
a nice father and, mother. He also
has a wife and three small children,
the oldest not over 5 years of age.
"There are three white girls rang
ing in ages froth 12, 18, and 20
years. The one 18 years of age gave?
b rth to a child about four weeks
ego while in an automobile on the
way to Abingdon Hospital. She
• old the nurses the baby was white,
but they told her it was a colored
baby. When she left the hospital,
sne went to Roanoke and tried fo
get some one to take the baby, but
couldn’t find a home for it. She
took the baby home and, then
Raymond got an automobile ami
look It to Wytheville to a colored
woman. I saw the baby yesterday.
It Js a pretty baby, being a brownie.
"The girls love Raymond and tho
white girl told, the. officer that she
would die and go to h....l before
she would go against Raymond. The
20 year old girl is In the hospital.
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