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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-28
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FINALS BEGIN TODAY
Great Ricasmond Institution for Ne
gro Education Ooses Another Year
of Splendid Achievements.
DR. WICKER ToDAY's SPEAKER
commencement Proper VIII BE Held
wednesday Might When President
Blackwell OF Randolph Macon,
VIII Address Graduates.

Commencement wreck at Virginia
Union University begins at $3.50
o'clock this afternoon. with the bac-
caianreate sermon ny Rev. J. J. Wick
err, d. D.. In Coburn Hall.
The finals this year promise to be
have been completed for the ample
accommodation of the large audi
ences expected. Large classes are
completing tho courses in ali depart
largest number OF graduates in the
history OF the university. The music.
too. will be a prominent feature. The
university's orchestra In better this
year than for several sessions, while,
without doubt. the quartet is the
finest that has ever represented the
institution.
On Monday. May 2sth. at s:1B
O'Clock, the graduating exercises of
Wayland Academy will take place,
Mr., o. A. Hawkins will address the
class
Tuesday Is alumni day. The bust
ness meeting OF the alumni associa-
ton convenes at 2 r. NJ The annual
dinner of alumni. former students
and friends of the university will take
place at 6 T. NJ. Here the years ex-
periences are exchanged, and care
full plans outlined for the coming
year. Immediately following the din
ner will occur the unvefling OF the
beautiful of portrait of DR.. Nathaniel
Colver. the abolitionist and first
president of Colver Institute, the pre-
cursor of Richmond Theological In
stitute
"Wednesday at 10 A. NJ. the annual
public meeting Of tho Social Study
Club will he held in tho lecture hall.
Professor w. n. Colson, instructor of
social sciences in Virginia Union Uni
versity and director of the Richmond
Negro Welfare League, will address
the asseinhlage on Social Service
Among Urban Negroes In tho South"
The commencement proper ia Wed
nesday evening at S;15 o'clock. at
which time candidates for the de-
gree OF bachelor of arts and bachelor
of science from the college depart
ment and for the degrees OF bachelor
OF divinity and bachelor of theology
from the theological department will,
receive their diplomas. President r
f. Blackwell. OF Randolph Macon
College, will address the graduates.
All friends OF the school are invited
to be present at all exercises A sec
ton has been reserved for white
friends.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-28
SPECIAL TRAINS TO Be
OPERATED TO ROANOKE
OfT1ce~s WIN Leave For INSTRUCTION
Camp Sunday; Democratic For
Convention Thursday

To carry Richmond, Petersburg and
Fmporfa officers OF the Virginia Vol
unteers 10 the summer instruction en-
campment to be had in Roanoke May
2a-June 3, the Norfolk and Western
Railway has made arrangements to
operate special - Pullman out of
Richmond on the $50 train Sunday
morning. The train In due in Roam
oke at %;25 Sunday afternoon. after
which hour the officers will go into
camp near the city.
AT Petersburg the train wifi be
Joined by officers Of the Petersburg
company, and by Colonel r. f. Good
Wyn and officers of Euporia, A spe-
cial Pullman bringing Norfolk, Ports
mouth. Newport News, Hampton and
Suffolk officers will be attached to the
train at Petersburg as will also be a
special dining car.
Among the Richmond Officers who
will go In the special car from this
city are Major j. Fulmer Bright and
Major f. W. Bowles and the officers
OF their battahons, and Lieutenant
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-28

Il - ~ -
mos1aa medal, - y y - 0lvun = ~
- alI~arounA sthlsGe whoes olns1
standing and moral cjsnrnr3er mako
him eligible. THIS medal u g1ven b.
the Rev. d. r. Merritt. In memory OF
his brother. who wAs very active In
athletics. and took . high stand dur
ing his college course.
wednesday. June Z. will be observed
a. Alumni Day. That morning the
annual contest for the Suaheriin medal
Of oratorv will take place. The con-
testants for this honor ara: I. NJ.
Groves. Martinsviile: j. Manning
Potts. Richmond: r. d. Young, Pc
tersburs, and w. w. Beasley, Cum
berland, Nd. The annual meeting OF
the alumni will be held at noon that
day. and will be called to order by
Or. r. Fl. Smith. of Richmond, prss6-
dent of the Alumni Association. The
orator of this occasion will be Judge
J. l.. McLemore, OF Suffolk. A dinner
to the alumni will be given by the
college in the gymnasium immediate
ly following this session.
The annual meeting OF the Frank
lin and Washington Societies will be
held on Wednesday night, June Z.
TIL address before the graduating
class will be delivered on Thursday,
June s, at noon. by the Hon. John
SHELTON Williams. comptroller Of the
currency of the United States. At 1
r. NJ. diplomas. priscs and medals
will be awarded. The commencement
exercises will come to a close on
Thursday night, when the class play
will be given In the chapel.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-28
COAST LINE BEGINS WORK
ON NEW FREIGHT VIADUCT

Construction work was begun yes
terday by the Atlantic Coast Line
Railway on the viaduct which will
connect up its freight tracks with the
tracks of the Chesapeake & Ohio
The new bridge over which all
the freight cars interchanged by the
Coast Line and the G. & O. will be
handled, will avoid all freight traffic
grade crossings between Fourth and
Canal Streets and the north end of
the Coast Line bridge. Crossings al
Seventh. Eighth and Ninth Streets, at
grade will he eliminated by the new
viaduct. The building of the viaduct
made necessary the removal OF a part
OF the old Patterson tobacco works
near Ninth and Arch Streets.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-28
pur czs1AM N NOSE
AND STOP cATARRH
TszIs nsw 10 Open Csaxrod Nos
srsas and End Head Ccidx-

You feel fine In q few moments
Tour cold in head or catarrh Will be
gone. Your ciogged nostriis will open.
The air passages OF your head will
clear and you can breathe freely. No
more dulinesa. headache; no hawking.
snuffling. mucous discharges or dry
ness; no struggling for breath az night
Tell your druggist you want small
bottle OF Eiy's Cream Balm. Apply a
little of this fragrant. anGseptic cream
In your nostrils. let 1t penetrate
Through every air passage OF the head ;
eoothe and heal the swollen. irflameSi
mucous membrane, and relief comes
instantly.
IL lis just what every cold and ca
tArrh sufferer needs, Don't stay
stutyed-up and miserable.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-28

On account OF the state Democratic
Convention At Roanoke on Friday OF
next week, the Norfolk and Western
will run a special train leaving Rich
mond at II o'clock Thursday night,
which will be Joined at Petersburg by
a section from Norfolk and points be-
tween that city and Petersburg. The
special win carry the delegates. al
ternates and visitors to the convention
from Richmond and Norfolk and
nearby cities No stop viii be made
west of Petersburg.
The train will arrive at Roanoke
on the morning of Friday. June 2. at
o'clock, but the cars may be occu-
pied by passengers until 1880 O'Clock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-28

AS toy, a wooden bulldog in a
wooden kennel does not seem to prom
ise much novelty. but there 10 one that
e. devised on the basis OF wireless;
that u, the dog comes out of his
kennel If you clap your hands or blow
a whistle. The kennel is about seven
inches in height, 80 that the toy does
not need to occupy much space. II Is
an innovation that promises much
amusement to e>or one in the house
a. we'll as 70 the children
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-28
Tne TRANSFORMED r~upar,

II a bench In needed for
den mock or the summer vera
one does not want to spend
sum on a stone seat or An :
one of wood. why not visit ~
furnishing department of ~
store and procure an ordina
dry bench? For a dollar q,
may obtain a bench four or
long, with simply hewn en-
which can be. painted a STONE
some gayer color and made
right well. Recently a bencj
sort was bought, paintes AZ
blue, and placed on a verand|
table painted in the same cold
1t gave the effect of being
more costly piece of furniturj
was. No one would ever ~
pected its laundry destiny. y
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-28
Usss For Odd Gems.

A dealer In antique 3eweiry and one
who himself restores and reproduces
old settings of gems has recently made
some charming copies OF old Spanish
jewelry by utilizing odd stones. taken
here and there from broken or in
artistic pieces A collection of such
gems. recently taken to him. came
forth In the shape of an exquisite
ring, closely resembling a bit of an
tique Spanish workmanship. This in
genious lapidary can take a faulty
emerald. one or two pearls, a garnet,
and . number of chip diamonds and,
by setting them in an intricate design
in dull old silver. can give them
value they woula entirely lack else
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-01

".'c'." said the boy. beginning to
whlmper again. But didn't do 1t for
that. didn't think there was any
harm in the message. He says to me,
says he. It's Just a Joke I'm playin' on
her, joe he rays. 4 want to fool her.
And he gimme five dollnrs-and laugh
ed--and toll me to beat it-and ! did"
THAT is ALL ] think" said Langdon
with satisfaction. and the boy crept
back to the witness-bench, striving in
vain for some Of the jaunty assurance
that had marked him in the earlier
hours Of tie day. lie had thought he
would be u little hero after his testi-
mony and that he would enjoy the
fleeting publicity; but he was ashamed
OF the laugh he had made.
The prosecutor himself was almost
equally discounted. for 1t had been his
plan to build up stone by stone a tow
ering temple of evidence to prove that
Mary Page had in cold blood plotted
and carried out the murder OF James
Pollock. and now the boys testimony
had in minute undermined the whole
structure. IL forced him to play his
trump card ut what he feared was the
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-01

by Detective Farley" The prosecu-
tors voice was dry.
Il resented his tone. sir" answered
the young actor. And BESIDES" flush
ing, IL was her leading man and 1 felt
that tit was my place to be with
her rather than that lot of strangers
should hang about"
An involuntary smile crossed Lang
don's lips, but they grew grave again
at the next question.
"After your election by Detective
Farley and Mr.. Langdon did you leave
the hOtelY
mo, sir. waited in the hallway in
case was wanted"
did you re-enter the roomT
"Yes, sir-not Immediately, but when
| heard confusion of voices following
the re-entry Of the house detective and
Mr.. Langdon."
could you hear what was said?'
The actor flushed and hesitated, and
then answered slowly:
"Yes, sir-in part"
"Will you please repeat what part
you heard?"
II heard Mr.. LangdOn say, But good
God, there's only one door, she must
be some place in here and the detec-
tive said. Well she's not-you can
see that Then Mr.. Langdon said,
There's the windOw-perhaps she's
out there I'll see And his voice
sounded queer and excited as If he
were frightened, and the detective
said, No. nothing doing on that sir
just remember, Mr.. LAngdon, that as
yet I've no way Of knowing whether
that shot was fired before or after you
entered this room"
Did Mr.. Langdon reply
Eyes: he said. You d fool what
do you meant But just then the po-
lice came up and ran in, and | went on
in with them, and the detective shout
ed. Some of you go down that frees
cape and hunt for girl in an evening
gown without either cloak or hat-and
one Of you keep your eye on this man
Langdon-he was either In this room
or at the door when James Pollock
was murdered
Next instalInnent, my Time Will
coms!"l
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was with a start Of surprise that she
recognized In the new witness her
arstwhile leading man.
The mere sight of his graceful hgure
and his hpyish face; that handsome
Juvenile expression that was bis stock
In trade brought food OF memories
rurging over her. and the shocked pity
In his eyes made her realize keenly
the difference that lay between Mary
Page the prisoner-and Mary Page the
star.
His testimony was TO a great extent
n repetition Of what had gone before.
He had been ut the banquet; had seen
the boy bring the message 10 Miss
Page and had hidden her good night
when she left A few minutes later
the sound OF The shot had taken him
down the Eall with the others and into
the room where Pollock and Mary lay
the one dead-the other unconscious.
at was | who first urged that some
one call the police" he said in his we'll
trained, youthful voice. II would have
gone myself but l wanted to be sure
first whether could be of service to
Miss Page"
"was that the reason you refused to
leave the room when ordered to do so
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-01

expected to find Mr.. Langdon In that
roomr'
"Ohl You had made arrangements
then to meet Mr.. Langdon thereT"
Again the satiric note crept into the
harsh voice, and a crimson tide rushed
to Mary's pale cheeks.
1.-THE boy told me-" she said with dig
nifty, that Mr.. Langdon was waiting
to speak to me. thought he had come
to take me home"
"The boy-what boy?" The question
leapt sharply now.
"Why. the bellboy who brought the
message" she said in surprise, and,
turning pointed toward the group of
witnesses where the small bellhop
covered, half covering his face with
his shaking hands.
For the moment at least every eye
was upon him. and some OF the hostii-
ity vanished from those watching faces
as a wave Of surprised comment slip
ped from lip to lip. For after all, II
Mary Page had indeed gone into that
room expecting Langdon and not Pol
lock. it robbed the murder Of the in
fanny OF cool dellbeIatiou.
Mary herself was both surprised and
confused by the sudden turn of events
and. dismissed from the witness-box,
returned to her own seat bewildered
at the seeming Importance attached to
what had heretofore appeared so small
a detail
But it was anything but small in the
eyes of the district Attorney ana
Langdon. and there was n gleam OF
triumph in the latter's eyes as the
whimpering boy from the hotel took
the oath. Before he went into the wit
ness-box. however. the judge leaned
forward and frowned down at him.
do you understand. joe" he said
harshly. that what you have just
taken is an oath? And that the law
can put you into prison for perjury II
you do not tell the exact truth after
taking that oathY'
/ Yves, sir stammered the boy
| "I'll tell the truth, s'help me Gawd!
! Light laughter ran through the room.
but the court attendant Immediately
called for order.
Tell us exactly what message you
carried TO Miss Page in the banquet
ROOM" said the District Attorney. when
quiet reigned. 1T was Miss Page you
took the message to, wasn't it,?
! "Yes. sir, it was her. And the gent
in the gray suit he says. Tell Miss
Page Mr.. LangdOn wants to see her
here at once"
And you delivered the message JUST
! that way to Miss Pager
/ "Yes. sir"
"Why didn't you testify to this at the
Coromer's inquestF" 1t was the judge
! this time. stern and implacable, and
the boy in the witness-boX cringed and
burst into tears.
! "They-they-n-nev asked me wot
( the message was was takln to her
! IL didn't think it mattered."
With an exclamation of evaporation
, the prosecutor sat down. turning the
small witness over To Langdou. into
: whose tired face fresh hope had now
come. Ills voice, as he spoke TO the boy,
was gentle and friendly, and the snuff
/ fling lad wiping his eyes with the back
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-01

the door, and another whispering wave
OF sound too intangible 70 he called
words swept over the room. Almost
before it died. however, Philip Lang
don. the brilliant young lawyer who
was defending Mary Page from the
charge of murder and who in his bat
tie for her life was also battling for
his own happiness, came in.
At sight of him Mary rose 10 her feet
with little childlike sob of relief and
stretched out one slim hand with n
quivering smile that was more poignant
than tears and more pitiful than an
outburst of grief.
Poor little thing!' said some one
and was instantly hushed by burly
policeman whose own eyes were sus-
piciously damp as Langdon. with a
smile as brave as Mary's own. took
her hand and bent over her with a
whispered word of hope and greeting.
The Judge raped for order. and
Langdon put back his shoulders with
the gesture OF one ready for the battle.
AHOtntI uuJ AhN FieNA hs'ai ~
Mary Page had begun!
IL was a trial which was engrossing
the whole country. The victories and
defeats of the great war and the fluc-
tuations of Wall street were uncere-
moniously thrust into inside pages OF
the daily papers that the whole front
sheet might be devoted to photograph
liter photograph and story after story
the lovely young actress. who was
either a tragic victim of the law ora
murderess.
Column after column had already
been printed about this young GIRL who
on the very edge Of triumph as a star
had been sucked into the ma'estrom
Of law beneath the shadow Of the gal
lows. The story Of her youth amid
poverty and suffering. OF her first stage
success and her wonderful ability, had
been told over and over. while woven
through It. like a shimmering thread
e gold, was the story. half limited, half
hdly detailed, OF the love OF Philip
Langdon for Mary, whom he was now
defending in the face OF overwhelming
evidence and inexplicable mystery.
There were stories. too-more guard
ed-of James Pollock. who had been
found dead with Mary's unconscious
form ON the floor beside him-stories
that limited Of Z absolute life and OF
Other girls -whom b had isd TO trsss
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-01
THE DRAMA OF
THE LAW

Y1TH the entrance of the judge
N the turmoil of the vast
w crowd that dlled the court .,t.
subsidized into tense whisper of ex-
pectancy. The atmosphere was VI
brant with it-taut as a violin string
which snapped and brought the throng
surging wildly to its feet when some
one shrilled:
Here she comesW
At the back of the room men and
women fought in frenzy for foothold
upon the seats of chairs. drowning the
thunder of the judges gavel with their
clamorous hysteria. while those nearer
the front were flung bodily against the
steady wall of police beyond which
stood Mary Page, framed by the grim
shadow Of the prisoners door.
Mary was waiting, breathless, terri
fed, for "some one" to come. The
judge looked at his watch and then at
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"Was there any one else in the room3"
his curt words that unless there was
order in the court he would clear the
room. was like oil upon the troubled
waters OF the sea OF onlookers, and
they sat in hushed silence as Mrs.
Page and Langdon knelt beside the
unconscious form OF the i'm young
prisoner. bathing her temples and chat
ing her wrists until the momentary
respite of nullity forsook her and she
opened her eyes to the suffering OF
reality
At the sight of the fear ON both
Langdon's and her mothers face, how
ever. she struggled bravely TO regain
her self-cOntrol and when the clerk
called the next witness she was again
In her chair Very white and wan. but
erect. her, pallid lips set firmly TO hold
back the threatening tides OF emotion
and WEAKNESS that were sweeping over
her.
The drumming In her ears and the
little waves OF nausea that are the aft
ermath OF a fainting at made events
blsrsd TO hsr FOR nttls tinA and q
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and her eyes met the frightened ones
Of the maid, who had risen with the
apparent intention Of leaving the room.
But before she had reached the door
the prosecutor had waved Mary from
the stand and tic clerk called loudly:
Janet Beauchampr'
There was startled cry of "Oh, mon
Dieur' and the Frenchwoman paused.
wringing her hands. the center Of at
tention She made half movement as
IL determined to escape anyway and
defy the law. but the sight Of the pO-
lice that guarded the exits and the
stern repetition OF her name brought
her reluctantly back. She murmured a
little prayer and crossed herself as she
took the oath. but the cool friendliness
of the prosecutors voice treasured her.
Janet. how long have you been In
the employ OF Miss Pager
"Two-no. tree years zis season."
And was 1t usual for you 10 leave
the dressing-room when your mistress
was getting ready for the street,"
mo, monsieur-sirv'
But you had been told to leave her
on this particular day."
Told to leaver Janet's voice rose
In Gallo excitement. "Mais non! 1 had
but gone to re petite milliner, for re
new fiowaires for re blue gown"
. "Who told you to goT
Monsieur Daniels, he come in, and
he and mademOlselle, they talk, and
he say pourquoi could l not go to get
ze new howaires-ze orchids, since re
shops would not be close for one half
hour yet. And Miss Page she say, GER
tainment that | should go then, for
she could finish to dress by herself for
once"
"uow long We're you outY
! ooh, je ne sails pas--I mean, do not
know. Maybe fifteen, maybe twenty
minutes | come back quick parceque
there are two kinds of orchid at re
shop. and / want mademoisclle to see
ZEN both"
And isn't it true shouted the Dis
! trict Attorney. suddenly leaning for
ward and fairly hurting his words ut
the witness, isn't it true that when
you came in you saw Miss Page threat
en- Mr.. Pollock with this revolver
! He caught up the weapon as he
spoke and thrust it under her eyes.
The maid. with a quivering little
scream Of horror, shrank back amid a
murmUr OF sympathy from the crowd.
She could not speak"
isn't it truc| persisted the prose
cutor harshly. Answer my question
or tell Us just what you did see when
you came into the theater upon your
return from the Grand"
Bursting into storm of tears, Janet
flung out her arms in wild gesture.
at is true" she sobbed. "Mees Page,
my mademOiselle, she was standing
and she had re revOlver-pOinted at
Mr.. Polock-and he-he-ran out of re
room"
At the words, Mary, whose hands had
been twitching nervously throughout
the maids testimony, rose to her feet
with a little gasping cry as if she
would speak; but before the words
came she swung suddenly about and
crumpled into little heap on the floor
In an instant the whole room was on
its feet, surging forward toward the
dock, and the sobs of the maid were
echoed by more than one woman
among the spectators, where sympa-
thy for the time ran high, though the
pendulum swayed back when someone
said shrilly with derisive laugh
"She's a good actress, is Mary Pager
But the judges gayel quelled the ex-
element and the dire threat back of
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OF his hand answered him eagerly. He
seemed glad to find someone who didn't
brighten him.
"Joe," said Langdon, his voice full OF
kindness. that night wasn't the first
time you had seen Mr.. Pollock. was it?''
mo, sir said the boy In his shrill
young voice. Everybody knew James
Pollock at the Republic. He, came
there lol-him and Mr.. Slade."
"And he was pretty generous In his
tips. wasn't hey" The question was
luiet. aud the District Attorney. who
sad made a move 20 interrupt. sank
back without speaking as the boy an
Iwered: $50
'Oh. $3.50! He could afford TO be-
'And SO. on the night when he asked
you to take that message 20 Miss Page.
~ save you good big tip. didn't her
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-01
SYNOPSIS.

Mary Page. actress. is accused OF the
- murder of James Pollock and Is defended
Ry her lover. Philip Langdon. Pollock
v9s intoxicated. Shale, crook and tool
of Pollock. was on the fire escape watch
ing for Langdon.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-04-01
The Strange
Case of
Mary Page

The Great Mcclure Mystery
Story. Written by FRED
ERlCK LEWIS. in Collab-
grafton With JOHN 7.
M'INTYRE. Author of the
Ashton Kirk Detective Stories