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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-31
PETERSBURG TONIGHT
TO HEAR CAPT. H0BSON
Incident at Portsmouth Meeting
yividiy Recalls Merrimac
Episode.
GREETED BY ONE OF SEVEN
COMPANIONS ON MISSION
Hadn't Met Before In Nineteen Years.
DIR. Stenrnes, of New York. to
Speak-Victim of Drink Fonud
Dead On N. and W. Tracks.

Petersburg, Va, Jan. 30.-An-
nouncements read in all the pulpits
in Petersburg today that Captain
Richmond p Hobson of Merrimac
fame, former Congressman and lee
turer for prohibition for the Ma
tional Anti-Saloon League. and DIR.
Edwin /. Stearnes. of New York, will
speak In the Academy of Music Mon
day night have accused intense in
terest and indications are that the
Academy will be crowded to hear
these eloquent men on the Invest topic
in the nation today.
The meeting will be called to order
at 1880 O'Clock Professor Arthur
Kyle Davis, president of the Southern
Female College, will introduce Cap
tain Hobson. and United States Dis
trict Attorney r. II. Mann will pre-
sent DIR. Stearnes.
Captain Hobson and DR.. Stearnes
have been campaigning in Virginia for
several days in the inters SITS of the ma
tional constitutional prohibition
amendment and everywhere they have
been greeted by great throngs,
One of the most Interesting incidents
of the present tour of Virginia by
Captain Hobson Was that Saturday
night at Portsmouth. Mr. Hobson
had just finished speaking in the First
Baptist Church. He had described
the episode of the bottling up of the
Spanish fleet in the Harbor OF San
tiago by sinking the Merrimac direct
ly across the mouth of the channel of
the bay.
When he concluded. a man worked
hts way 20 the platform declaring
he must shake hands AID renew ac-
quaintance with the speaker. He was
one OF the seven men who accompa-
MED Hobson on the dangerous mis-
sion nineteen years ago. Captain Hob
son recognized him as his right cox
swain on that trip and the meeting,
after many years. pr owed most pleas
urable 70 both.
Mrs. Weech Twice Heard.
Mrs. Amy c. Weech national and
State organizer of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union. today ad-
dressed two large gatherings on tenn
perance topics. Mrs. Weech spoke in
Monumental Baptist Church at IL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-31
GERMANS AND ALLIES IN
HEAVY FIGHTING IN WEST.

London. Jan. 30.-The French line
south Of the Somme has been pressed
back by the German attack over q
width of more than two miles. accord
ing TO official claims from Berlin.
These reports state that the German
infantry penetrated to the depth OF
five-eighths of a mile. Nearly 1,300
French prisoners were taken.
The Paris report states that the
Germans yesterday evening hurled
themselves against the French lines
on this sector in two vicious attacks.
They were thrown back into their
own trenches by the hurricane OF
French rife fire and the French bat
teries' rain of shells.
Today the activity of the Allies was
largely confined to mining operations
and bombardments In which. accord
ing to the Paris statement and the
British headquarters report, the Ger
mans suffered heavily In damage
wrought in their works and organiza.
tons.
German Statement.
The statement issued at Berlin to-
day says:
conflict around the position
captured by us on and south of tbs
road from vimy to Neuville Is still
going on.
A French attack was repulsed.
The position conquered by us south
Iof the Somme. has been extended 70
s50O metres in width and 1,a6n
metres in depth. The total number OF
officers taken was seventeen, and tbs
soldiers made prisoner number 1,2I9,
among whom were several English.
The French attempted feebis
counter attack. which was easily re-
pulsed.
Lively artillery duels have occurred
I'm Champagne.
On the remainder Of the front tIa
Iactivity Of the artillery has greatly
owing to the Indictment
weather Towards evening the
weather cleared and the French d..
ERECTED lively fire against the Ger
tsaan front east Of Pont-a-MousocGS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-31
TELLS THRILLING TALE
OF DISASTER AT SEA
Captain OF Westerdyke Gives Recital
of Effort TO Assist the British
steamer Pollcntla.

New York, Jan. 30.--A thrilling
story OF vain attempt to aid the
British steamer Pollentia was told to-
day by Captain s. j. DeJong. of the
Holland American steamer Wester-
dyke. The Westerdyke stood by the
Polientia for two days. during which
the two ships drifted 400 miles.
The Pollentia sank on January %
Her crew of thirty-five men was res
cued by the Guiseppi Verdi. Captain
DeJong told the following story:
I'VE received an s. o. 8. from the
Pollentia on January ls.. She said
she was leaking badly, with eight feet
of water already in the hold. Her
captain reported M expected to sink
any moment.
We arrived alongside In a few hours
A terrific gale was blowing, accom-
panied with tremendous seas. The
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-31
ARREST AUSTRIAN;
HELD ON SUSPICION
Was Ono of Crowd Observing Presi-
dent and Mrs. Wilson at Hotel
..o -, Ia Cleveland. o.e

Cleveland. Ohio. Jan. 30.-Pres!-
dent Wilson put in quiet day to-
day resting from his strenuous day
of yesterday He and Mrs. Wilson
attended services at the Euclid Ave
nue. Presbyterian Church this morn
ing. Their visit TO the church had
not been arranged in advance and the
congregation was surprised to find the
President and his wife present
While the President and Mrs. Will
son were getting into their auto at
the hotel to 80 to church a man in
the crowd began fumbling in his
pockets. Detectives pounced on him
at once. razor was found in his
pocket He gave his name as Charles
kaicestian and said he was an Aus
trian. He denied even that he knew
the President was in the city He is
being held on suspicion Neither the
President nor Mrs, Wilson observed
the incident.
This afternoon the President and
his wife went for a long auto ride.
They stopped for a short visit with
the President cousin. Mrs S. p. Fem,
at 1901 Tast Eighty-first Street.
The only time the President consid-
cred official affairs today was when
he dictated telegram to Senator
Ollie James. TO be read before a meet
ing of Hungarians in New York. The
telegram follows;
May l not send my warmest greet
line for the petersburg National Bank
express for me my very deep and sim
cere confidence in the entire loyalty
and patriotism OF the great body OF
our fellow citizens, who have strength
ened and enriched America by adding
their energy to our own out of the
nations which have joined their stocks
TO make a great America"
The Presidents party left Cleveland
late tonight for Milwaukee, where
the President will deliver an ad-
dress tomorrow afternoon. Several
speeches will be made en- route from
the train tomorrow
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-31
LITTLE CHARLIE MOHR WILL
TAKE STAND TODAY

Providence, r. l.. Jan 30.--Dr
Mohr's little son, Charlie. will climb
into the witness stand tomorrow to
add his bit to the family "reminiscences
OF his father that have already been
written into the court record. DR..
Mohr's widow finished her recital yes
terday. Dr.. Mohr's sister and DR..
Mohr's brother will then follow.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-31
Hospital Train I'm Collision.

Berlin. via Sayvilie. Jan. 30.--A dis
patch from Cologne reports that at
Kalk, just across the river. an express
train collided with q hospital express
and forty-seven passengers aboard the
hospital train were seriously injured
Six persons aboard the express train
were injured and one killed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-31
NEW YORKER ACCIDENTLY
KILLS BROTHER

New York. Jan. 30.-Six-year-o old
Willie Brennan today accidently shot
and killed his little brother, Johnnie.
who Is FIVE years old, while playing
with a thirty-two calibre revolver
while on their way home from
church. The young boy was rushed
to hospital. but he was dead before
medical attention was obtained.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-31
SAUNDERS Is SPEAKER
AT BIG PEACE MEETING

Washington, Jan 80. -- Eighteen
peace societies joined in a mass meet
ing against preparedness here today.
Six representatives delivered ad-
dresses and kilograms from Henry
Ford and William Jennings Bryan OPP
posing the Wilson program were read
The speakers were Representative
Bailey. Of Pennsylvania. who presided.
and Representatives Galway and
Dies. of Texas; Saunders, of Virginia.
and Tavenner and Gordon, of Illinois
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-31
AMERICAN SUBMARINE
MISSING; SUNK, FEAR

Charleston, S. c., Jan. 30.-One Of
four submarines being conveyed by a
monitod, the Tallahassee, en- route to
Pensacola from Hampto Roads. has
been missing since / o'clock this
morning. 1t is feared 1t has gone
down. The three remaining subma-
rines are now off Charleston.
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Mrs. Wecch Twice Heard.

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Carlin's Home Town.

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sell? The virginian's Want
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The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-12-09

The Twin City Star stands for
equal rights for all American citizens.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-12-09

the majority Of the present members
Of the board were ordained and train
ed to the work since DR.. Booker be,
came pastor Of the church.. The pro
gram Of exercises was presided over
by the Rev. Or. Granville Hunt. The
choir furnished appropriate music, and
Deacon J. o. Cross and II. X. Harper,
a licentiate Of the church. took part
in the opening Of the program
The following named persons repre-.
sented the auxiliaries Of the church:
Deacons, ]. II. Edwards: trustees, w.
NJ. Johnson; Sunday school, Miss ia
ME Freeland; Missionary society, Mrs.
Ritter Hall; ushers, J. L. Brown; lady
ushers, Mrs. JAMIE Smallwood; B. Y.
P. U. literary, Miss Julia Simmons;
the Busy Bee club, Mrs. JAMIE Ander-
son; the Royal Banner club, Miss Mary
Smith; the Progressive club, Mrs.
Clara Moore; the Bull Moose club,
Mrs. Bessie Anderson; the Helping
Hand club, Mrs. Florence Harris; the
Lily Of the Valley club, Miss Edna
Banks; the Brilliant Star club, Mrs.
Martha Jackson; the Joseph club, Mas
ter Harrel Bats; Pastors Aid society,
Miss Marion Johnson; the Cheerful
Givers' club, Mrs. jeremiah Thomas;
the choir, A. De Ancy; the church. w.
II. Turner. clerk.
The speakers and their subjects were:
REV. Booker as Pastor" Rev. NJ. B.
Hucles, d. D.; "Rev. Booker as Preach
er," Rev. w. L. Lucas A. B., B. D.;
REV. Booker as State Worker" Rev.
q. n. Sims, d. d.; REV. Booker as
Financier." Rev. A. G. Matthews, B.
D.; REV. Booker as Friend and Citi.
xen," Rev. ]. q. Robinson, B. ID. A
brief response was made by Rev. Mr..
Booker.
The Rev. Henry Arthur Booker, son
Of william and Julia Booker, was born
In Amelia county, Va, about three
miles from Amelia Court House, in 1875.
AS a boy he attended the schools In
the county, but when he was still very
young his mother died, leaving him,
with three brothers and one sister, to
make their way in the world as best
they could with the help Of Q good
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-12-09

father. Shortly after the death Of
his mother his father went to Rich
mond, Va, secured work and sent for
his children. Here young Booker work.
ed with his father and then in other
places till 1888, when his father died.
He then went north, going arst to
Stamford, Conn.,, where he remained
for about a year. and then to Brook
lyn, where he was converted In
the Bethany Baptist church, baptized
and became an active worker. It was
soon evident that he was called to
the ministry, and, feeling the need OF
preparation, he consulted his pastor,
Rev. r. /. Gaines, who advised him to
take course Of study. .a.
Before his conversion Rev. Mr. Book
or had determined to take up the study
Of law and for that purpose had been
attending evening school. But now,
upon the advice Of his pastor, he en-
gagged to take a course under Professor
Scott of the faculty Of Kissick's col
lege, Brooklyn. For nearly three years
he studied under Professor Scott, when
he was advised by DR.. w. T. Dixon
and others to take charge Of the Eben-
ezer Baptist church, Babylon, N. Y.
He began with that church as pastor
the first Sunday in July, 1894, having
been licensed to preach in the previ-
Gus August. Here he remained, at
tending the Babylon high school till
hn 1tto tn1 nd inh
studies under Rev. Drs. Raymond and
Pimm, the object being to follow the
same course as given ut Colgate uni
versity. He studied thus till June,
1900, when he was called to the pas
torate Of the Messiah Baptist church,
Yonkers, N. Y, where he labored with
great success till November, 1909,
when, having accepted the call, he took
charge of st. Paul's Baptist church.
He Is a constant student, q hard
worker and faithful pastor. The
church which he now pastors he found,
on going to 1t, to be In debt to the
extent Of $1S,5OO. BY 1908 this debt
had been cut down to $4,000. The
church was remodeled In 1910. making
1t almost twice as large, with light and
splendid ventilation. This remodeling
was done at a cost Of nearly $4,000.
All other expenses Of the church have
been met, and the membership is now
about three times what It was when
Rev. Mr.. Booker became its pastor.
The church Is twenty-three years old
and has had four pastors in all. Rev.
Mr.. Booker has succeeded In organix-
Ing the church into good working
shape, and there Is a brighter outlook
for 1t in the future than 1t has ever
had before. The Rev. Booker was
united in marriage to Miss Lulu ].
Floyd Feb. q, 1895. They are the
parents Of three children-one son,
who is student for the ministry. and
two daughters, both Of whom are stu
dents in high school and faithful work.
ers In the church.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-12-09
mlIestones In Career Of tho
Rev. Il. A. Booker.
PAID FOR own EDUCATION
Officials and Members Of ST. Paul eap.
tIst Church In New York Unite In
Celebrating Tenth Anniversary of
Their Dilisent Leader-Much Good
Has Been Accomplished.
By N. BARNETT DODsoN.


New York.-The appreciation shown
to many leaders In the various lines Of
religious and educational work by
those among whom they labor is a
most notable sign Of progress In our
social life. One such event recently
took place at the st. Paul's Baptist
church In this city when the officials,
members and friends united In a mag.
nificent celebration of the tenth ami
versary of the Rev. II. Arthur Booker,
the successful pastor Of the above
named church.
The committee In charge Of the cele-
bration was headed by Deacon VIII
liam n. Turner. The auditorium of
the edifice was tastefully decorated
with the national colors, potted plants
and cut flowers. The ushers were
chosen from the female members un-
der the direction Of Mrs. Jennie Small
wood. They were beautifully gowned
and wore their regalias. which desig
mated the auxiliary to which they be-
long.
The efficient work of the deacon
board Is fine tribute to the Rev. Mr..
Booker as Baptist doctrinarian, for
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-12-09
BAPTISTS AIR GRIEVANCES.
Convention Held Recently at Lumber
ton, Miss, Scene of Warm Debate.


ton, Miss, Scene of Warm Debate.
Lumberton. Miss.-In an hour and
fifty minute speech before the east
Mississippi Baptist state convention
recently held here Henry Allen Boyd,
secretary Of the Sunday School Con-
gfess and son Of Rev. r. H. Boyd.
d. D., secretary Of the National Bap-
list publishing board, completely an
initiated the Rev. Sutton e. Griggs,
who preceded him in two hour and
ten minute speech before the same
convention. The Rev. Mr.. Griggs was
supporting the incorporated side Of the
national Baptist convention and con-
demning the national Baptist publish
ing board at Nashville, Tenn.
IN the course Of his argument the
Rev. Mr.. Griggs reviewed q long list
Of accusations against DR.. Boyd rela-
tive to his attitude and conduct Of the
publishing board. In answering the
Rev. Mr.. Griggs, Henry A. Boyd COM
pletely demonstrated to the satisfac-
ton of the magnificent audience, using
his own language, that REV. Mr.
Griggs was not only false in one state
ment, but false In his entire presenta-
tton." Rev. Mr.. Boyd presented the
deeds and transfers to the property as
his first proof that the charges were
false. These deeds and transfers were
passed upon by an eminent white law
yer Of the Mississippi state senate.
x.4o declared after aathorough- exam
nation that every deed and transfer
was correct.
Step by step Rev. Mr.. Boyd tore
holes In his opponents speech, finally
working Rev. Mr.. Griggs up to the
point where he lost his temper, and,
with q mad and frantic look on his
face, he advanced toward Mr.. Boyd,
who smilingly waved him or and told
him to take his medicine. President
Lee Of the convention admonished Rev.
Mr.. Griggs that Rev. Mr.. Boyd had sat
quietly and smilingly throughout his
(GriggsD address and had shown him
every possible courtesy.
The president insisted upon Rev. Mr..
Griggs taking and keeping his seat
while the Rev. Mr.. Boyd poured, as It
was announced here, grapeshot and
shell into his antagonist 81 will prove
conclusively to every minister on the
floor of the convention that the Rev.
Mr.. Griggs, like many Of those in his
camp, is a monumental failure"
He showed that the Rev. Mr.. G1ggs,
his opponent, had collected thousands
Of dollars Of the peoples money under
the guise Of building theological SEM
mary and that he could not show $500
in actual buildings in the way Of a
theological seminary. "Where Is the
peoples money? What have you done
with itT said Mr.. Boyd. The conven-
ton went wild, and Mr.. Griggs became
more excited and angry.
At the conclusion 1t was the unani-
nous opinion of the east Mississippi
convention that David had killed Go
Hath and that the national Baptist
publishing board, with r. H. Boyd as
secretary, at Nashville, Tenn, would
continue to get the support Of the Ne
gro Baptists Of the state Of MISSISSIPPI
pi because Of the great and good work
It is doing in not only sending out Ne
gro Baptist literature. written, printed
and bound by Negroes, but because 1t
Is giving employment to scores OF Ne
gro boys and girls.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-12-09

Murdered by mob Of white men at Alb
beville, 8. c., Oct. q. 1916.
iff r. NJ. Burts Of Abbeville to the Office
and called on Coroner f. w. r. Nance
of Abbeville county to comply with the
law and furnish me with copy of the
testimony taken at the coroner's in
quest. found that the coroner held
an inquest, but took no testimony. .
II intend to do everything in my
power to uphold the law and let the
offenders know that such acts will not
be tolerated and that those guilty of
violating the law must suffer for It,"
The lynching referred to occurred on
Oct. 81 in one Of South Cardinals most
beautiful and progressive cities. An!
hony Crawford, the victim, was Ne
gro f1fty-one years old, worth oyer
$4,000. He got into a row with
white storekeeper named Barksdale
over the price Of cotton seed. 1t is re-
ported that Mr.. Barksdale called him
a liar, and the Negro cursed him round
ly in return, whereupon clerk ran out
to give Crawford beating with an ak
handle. He was saved from this by a
policeman, who arrested Crawford and
took. him to the municipal building,
but when they let him out on bail
crowd Of men took after him again, in
tent on Furnishing him for daring to
curse white man.
"The day a white man hits me Is the
day die," Anthony Crawford once
said to friend. When he saw the
crowd coming after him he went down
In the boiler room Of the gin, picked
up a four pound hammer and waited.
The first man who came at him, Nc
Kinney Cam, received blow In the
head which fractured his skull But
some one hurled stone, which knock
ed out Crawford before he reached
any one else. While he was down they
knitted him in the back and kicked him
until they thought they had finished
him, when they permitted the sheriff
to arrest the unconscious Crawford on
condition that he would not take his
prisoner out Of town until they knew
whether Cam would live or die.
Cam wasn't hurt as badly as they
thought, but nevertheless a mob went
back to the Jail at o'clock that after
noon, dragged Crawford through the
streets of the Negro quarters with a
rope around his neck, hung his mu;
tilated body to a pine tree at the en-
trance to the fair grounds and expend-
ed a couple of hundred rounds Of am.
munition on It.
A meeting was called in the Able
vile courthouse, at which 1t was de-
cided to order the sixteen sons and
daughters of Crawford and their fami-
lies to abandon their $4,000 home and
get out Of the state by Nov. 10. After
the meeting this mob closed up all the
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-12-09
The CHAMPION MAGAZINE.
Many Good Things In November Issue
Of Chicago Periodical.

Many Good Things In November Issue
Of Chicago Periodical.
The November number Of the CHAM
pion Magazine is well got up, readable
and splendidly illustrated. The front
cover bears the picture Of huntsman
returning home with gun on shoulder
and an opOssum swinging Mt his side.
The dog that treed the game Is a few
PAGES in advance of his master with
head bowed and tongue extended, as
II worn out by the trail, but his own
er, with head erect. looks straight
ahead, as If hailing the home folks
with the salutation. "I'm coming homo
with the bacon"
Among the leading articles Of the
month is symposium on What Il
the Best Type of School For Negro
YOUTH" by DR.. Robert r. Motion OF
Tuskegee institute; e. T. Ware. presi-
dent Of Atlanta university; William q.
Holmes, president Of Tongaloo college,
and N. B. Young, president Of the Ag.
ricultural and Mechanical college at
Tallahassee, Flp.
There is a full page group picture
scene Of DR.. Motion, James w. John.
son and other notables at the funeral
Of the late Hon. Seth Low; also q
full page picture Of Governor Whitman
and STAFF presenting the colors to the
Fifteenth infantry, New York national
guard, and another Of the officers who
received the colors from the governor.
w. d. Allimono has lengthy article
on "The Science Of the Booker T.
Washington Theory. well worth read.
Ing. Scrip writes an appreciation
Of theatrical leaders and songsters
who have recently passed away under
the caption "Rachel Mourns Her
Dead"
Editor Fenton Johnson Is priming up
In the editorial harness with fine skill.
He knows how to use the blue pencil,
what to write and when a sentence
is finished. Long live the Champion
Magazine with Fenton Johnson at its
head!
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-12-09
Negro shops in AbBcville.

Negro shops in .Abbcville.
The Columbia State in a powerful
editorial pointed out that. in view OF
the exodus Of Negro labor from the
south to northern industrial fields and
the approach of the boil weevil. South
Carolina's problem was to keep her
cplorsd men instead of serving notice
on them that, no matter how indus
trious or successful they might be,
their case was hopeless. 1t convinced
the business men Of Abbeville that
they had lynched their own pocket
books. On Nov. 6 another meeting was
held in the courthouse, at which reso-
lutions were unanimously passed con-
demning the whole lynching project
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1916-12-09
Member Of rrainino School Faculty.

Member OF Training School Faculty.
The National Training school, Dur
ham, N. c., has added another able
scholar to its faculty in the person Of
Or. William T. Amiger, formerly presi-
ient Of State university. Louisville,
Ky. DR.. Amiger has entered upon his
duties and will no doubt prove to be
the right man in the right place. He
is well qualified and has many years
Of experience in educational work, both
as an instructor and an executive.