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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-18
IN" ,.a"u" standings ;tc as follows
I,n.innss NInn's InInnr Inscl,;iIl IrnYue.
~" TOYS Class League.
GRID TACTICS UNAVAILlNG
Nirginin Christian College Defeated ID.
farm,iiIr High sch"oi aulnt--t:amc
Urcomcs ftouEh-ScOre. 20 ca Fl.
iSr.Cial 10 The Times Dispatch.
L,nlalI.ll.,.

iSrccial /" The Times Dispatch.
t'NI:NNlILE, VA, February IL
Virginia christian College met defeat
ncrc hast night III the hands Of the
Fn"IuviNc High Schoo! basketball team
10y ,hc so"r" ~ - TO - Although the
coi!ca ians outwciGhcd and ontrcached
the local boys, the teamwork Of the
latter quit" unset the dope, and before
their h"wildcrcd opponents could get
their stride til. high school had gained
!. lend that Melted them the game.
I'll" FRS, half ended IS to | In favor
or l'armvillc. but. after the intermts-
Sion Y. {. I. came back with rush
aud rcSortIng To football tactics only
allowed the locals to nudge out a vic
tory Us two points.
Enr tarmvillc, Captain Jones and
Watkins played most consistent ball.
" hil. Mercer and Lane. with 1--WE has
Nct~ each 10 their credit. played stellar
ball Tie lineup:
r ~ Position Y &. =.
Hutu,5 ....s.......R r ....s.. tcHptD Ramsey
WattiluS .......+....l r.. s........ Lane
Morris .,...s ..-...... Mercer
ioH"- tr'ptl .,.t.....R {. ,.......,...t.. 1ohs"n
.,uGa'itutious Farmviii"- Price for Put
urt ,'oal.- WATKINS &C.. Jones 90 Morris
i'rf#. E.ag.. Ia, Mercer ga, 1eamsc$. Fouls
WptJluS. ! Ia !: Jones. i ia i. l.Hne. IN
Referee. Watkins. ii"mpds Sidney
. -----------
1; Is said that all Cincinnati play
"rs Viii he willing 10 enlist II they
az, needed. \ little thniG like
trench would not discourage those
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-18

loving week with a gam. against the
iach!nond college spiders
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-18
WAKE FOREST DOWNS ELON
UnptIsia Are Given Close Can During
First itnIf--t'Ic,er Passing und
Interesting IIHy.
Especial I" III" Times Dispatch.

special I" Til" Times Dispatch
WAKE FOREST. y. -, February IL.
Tho Elou basketball team fell before
Wake Forrest Tonight, - To 20. aftcr
they h"d given the Eaptists a closA
call FOR honorS in the iirst half. and
had r"p.nt"ils threatened TO forE.
ahead carly ~ tho second half The
gan" Was intercStin: throughout. and
Was featured hy III" clever passing Of
the l:lon hNc and the goal shooting "f
Carlyle and DICK son
The line,
wake Forest Position. Elou
,'artSi" .#.#..#. ~ ....... rrauks
Dickson ........ /. T. .......... Ilarr,
Franks ........ ,.oN
HOLDING .-.+..,. u. Z; .,....s Sea"cI
Thompson a#... l.. 4; ..... Snrrcli
substitution. Ii"Ldinr FOR Dickson Sow
crs for Holding. Field goals Dickson ti..
'sri',iss -. rrsnhs ~ ii"iG'nE, 81. Franss
rrankI ont .: 3. Sd.rcll out OF H.
Referee. CLAY. durham y
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-03-23

ash greedy ambition to live upon
what other men have built up. We
congratulate Bro. Davis, and predict
for him, a most brilliant career, for
he is comparatively speaking very,
very young man.
| He is not only an Odd Fellow OF
the very highest rank, but he is a
Baptist to the manor born, a stalwart
friend of President Jones, 1t was he
who delivered the annual address to
the National Baptist Convention al
Kansas City last September, master
piece indeed. It is in his city, and
: largely through his efforts that TIM
e National Baptist Convention unin
corporated viii meet in September
1917 Hurrah for the Hon, B, J
Davis,
S The Peoples Defender.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-03-23

The Whitman Sisters and Company
are putting in their second week al
the Rocker Washington Theatre, st
Louis.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-03-23

The wildcat story told by the Chica-
90 Defender relative to the lynching
of a Negro woman in Georgia, and
subsequent killing six of the mob by
her husband who had asked for per
mission to go for a sheet to wind the
body of his wife in seems to have
been a fabrication Of whole cloth.
This infamous story destined to no
only give an unfair vision Of southern
| life and relation between its race va
riety of people was properly run to
earth and exposed by the fearless and
competent editor of the Atlanta indie
pendent. 1t is in this way that Ne
gro journalism is to be exceedingly
helpful to Negro people in this south
land, is by correcting falls reports
and cooperating with the white journ-
alists in giving true estimate OF
conditions in the south There is no
room in Negro journalism for misthief
makers. It is to be hoped that those
who have charge of Negro newspapers
in the north will at least be discrete
enough to find out the truth of events
before publishing them. In that way
they can serve their people far better
in the south than they can by exagger
ating conditions. Editor Ben Davis is
to be congratulated for running tc
earth that nefarious story.
, The Peoples Defender.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-03-23

The Nationals will again have their
old machine, from Hurt to BOYD TO
Street. to Shafter. Manager Allison
has a nice bunch of boys signed Tor
another season. Almost the same
team that he finished with last yeaI
executing few changes.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-03-23

Nine. E. P. Clough, the famous
Worcester, Mass, dramatic soprano,
will appear in recital in Boston,
March %. assisted by Mrs. jesse
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-03-23

and vicious elements is a very, very
desirable man to live by, very very
desirable neighbor, very, very de-
sirable friend, but certain classes OF
them when once aroused and made
more vicious by whisky becomes the
bitterest enemy-the Negro has, and
does and commits crimes against him
that they would not think of commit
ing had they not been infiamed by
liouor. so in this enactment we see
good for all the people, and especial
ly the Negro people.
The compulsory educational bill
: that was enacted into law also Is an
exceedingly helpful enactment. The
law if we are rightly informed makes
il compulsory that each child from
TO Is shall attend school three-fourths
Of each term and in case the guardian
or parent is no able to furnish the
i necessary books, that the public
y school authorities must furnish them.
l. To our way of thinking, this will be
a very, very beneficial law to the Ne
gro. for many of them kept their
IL children out of school because OF
" downright slothfulness and trifing-
Il ness. A slothfulness that was wicked
II in its very self. A third bill was the
e repeal of the election law, the state
Ill election law. The 1915 legislature
Is consolidated the state and federal
VI elections. our recent legislature re
1t pealed that law The gist Of the
IL argument in favor of such a repea
III was that the Negro would be permit
~ ted to vote and it would not be sc
u easy to do away with his vote, for do
10 ing away with his vote might brin'
e' them into conflict with the fedora
TX Government. In fact, it was easy t.
10 see that the intention of that enact
e'' ment was to continue the robbing o
IJQe NeSIO III l1o NOAC' ilSiN ~ "@A
ne we see the monster prejudice stickin
Ia up his head. 1t demonstrates tina
nc prejudice yet prevails in large meas
ure when it comes to the civil libel
ne ties of the Negro These and othe
w measures, such as the Woman's Su
'' frage measure, and the illiteracy meas
wv, ure was adopted, but one of the ia
Va therest reaching measures possfbl
on was a measure that provides for
NC Constitutional convention, conve
'ai ton that is to rehaul, rewrite II
III constitution of the state. There
0"' the possibility Of great danger to II
40 Negro in this particular matter, Il
u a. the fundamental body of our la
10" might be so constructed as to wol
'no a very great hardship upon the Negr
'io' or any other class of citizens. Let
ni' hope. however, that the Negro, tn
Wv Justice and righteousness will ha7
ioi friends in that body, such friends
'ne will see to it that no unjust discirmi
" atory sections are placed therein.
el' The Peoples Defender
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-03-23
SUMMARY LEGISLATIVE EN-
ACTMENTS.

It will be we'll for the Negro to
look we'll toward what the Legislative
bodies in the different states are do
ing. for nowhere can public sentiment
be better judged than through the
different enactments OF the different
legislative bodies of the different
states. The temperament OF the
southern people, white people we
mean, Is reflected in their legislative
bodies, for the Legislative bodies are
made up entirely of southern minds
and southern sentiment, of southern
blood, and the student Of affairs can
easily judge the trend of things by
giving close attention to the bills en-
acted into law, and the bills introduc-
ed to be enacted into law.
/ If we are to judge public sentiment
of Arkansas by the legislature just
ended. we would consider that con-
ditions are reasonably healthy, that
sentiment is fairly good, that there
is a temperament in the public mind
to lift up all of the people; there is
a racial feeling that extends to al
the folks. In some particular, i
seems that the race feeling is becom
ing more general. BY this we meal
to say that the dominant race temper
t ament is becoming enlarged so as tt
: take into it more nearly all of the pee
, nile. One of the great hindrance
: heretofore, and indeed, to some eH
n tent, at present, is that the Negr
n hath been left out of the human fee
d ing. he has not been included in tn
o public thought. in the public mind, h
d has not shared in the public temperi
e ment only in an adverse way, but IN
e present legislature seems to have n
e Elected larger and more whoIesom
n nub1ic sentiment. This the editC
n Judges from the number and chara
e ter of bills passed, enacted into lay
T. While the hydro-headed monster
d preiudice showed itself, hoisted itse
S, sufficiently above the horizon to
ID clearly visible, but It did not apes
ID so vicious. and determined as in forl
N er DAYS. One of the most beneticie
Of and universal measures passed WI
Of the 'Bone Dry, bill. This nor
r. measure certainly will have bene
at cent effect upon all the people, t
d, white people and the black peop
r. The black people will not be perm
SIS ted, as certain classes of them will
TO to debauch themselves and to dem'
.p- alize themselves with liquor, and t
M white people will not be permitted
IN debauch themselves, and the ne
til passions, subsequent to such debaut
he cry; that so frequently ends in
en- human treatment toward the weak
tn class: will be avoided. In this WE
he it is doubtly helpful to the Negro
Ee The Negro will not be permitted
en- debauch himself, and the vicio
he class of whites will not be ma
to more vicious by its use, and there
of expend that viciousness upon the
of gro, for after ALL the white man l
in entirely to himself, his brain a
el- temperament undisturbed by fore
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-03-23

Among our many exchanges this
week, we are delighted to acknowl
edge the reception Of the Atlanta In.
dependent a high class journal in
every respect, both in mechanical art
and literary production. We congrat
ulate the Independent upon its fear
. less and yet conservative posi-
ton, Just such journals will be the
hope of the Negro race.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-03-23
Shaw, piano: Clarence G. White,
violin, and Frank Castor Hin, reader.

Shaw, piano; Clarence @. White,
violin, and Frank Castor Hill, reader.
Frank Montgomery and his all-star
company, including Garland Howard,
Florence McClain, Sam Gaines, Hat
tie James and big beauty chorus
are at the New Lincoln Theatre, Bal
timore, Nd, this week.
Helen and Rockpile, and Bladseaux
and Byrd are at the Star Theatre,
Baltimore, Nd, this week.
Mills and Frisby were at the Lin
coin Theatre, New York City, the
first half of last week, also Montague
Birds" the Ten COllegeans and Jane:
Hawkins and Company.
$50
1 Greenley and Drayton, Bosan an'
Granger and the Hall Sisters we're a
the Lincoln Theatre, New York CITY
last week, ....
"The Three Musketeers' by AleXar
der Dumas is being portrayed by tn
Lafayette Theatre New York City
(, PLAYERS this week. a. B. DeCom
There, Tom Brown, Babe TownSen
J. sid Kirkpatrick, ]. Francis Nose
Misses Iris Hale, Abbie Mitchell, Ma
; tie Wilkes and Laura Bowman a
; taking prominet parts.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-03-23
Sport,

The Capital City League convened
at Neal Boyds residence, SUNDAY
evening sos Morrison Street. The
house was called to order by our pres
ident, r. Tabor All managers were
nresent except Mr.. Garrett OF the b.
II. 5. The league has been very 1or-
innate in securing Greenwood PARK
for the coming season. The secretary
was asked by the president to an
nounce through the Globe that any two
GOOD teams desiring to enter the
League. is requested to be at our
next meeting. March 25th which viii
convene at the home Of Mr., Charile
Whitsitt. No. II Spring Head 81" OF
address mail to 900 Morrison Street,
to the secretary Neal Boyd. Phone NJ
633.
The Nationals will again have their
old machine, from Hurt to BOYD TO
Street. to Shafter. Manager Allison
has a nice bunch of boys signed Tor
anotber season. Almost the same
team that he finished with last yeai
excepting few chanSes'
. Manager Whist OF the Strons WI"
rooms, says. he is going to make IL MOI
for the Nationals this year, but Mr.
Allison told him not to cry for they
would beat him by and by.
Mooney, the best tnlrd oasehlan IL
the League will again play tnlru 10
the mighty SoX, also Mr.. StraIlom WI
again he with the SnN. JoHn W"'s
the old cunning catcher VIII De IHeI'
when the bell taps to 60
but We will all have to hustle 10 De"
the old man, for he always turns GU
a good team. In Mccall ne mas one o
the best players the CITY aAoIus'
Blair Of the mighty Maroons WI
certainly be a big help to ms team
Manager Whist says he IS stlIl goo
: for few more games ana Wnen III
old man gets in form ne Is some pIa'
err himself, he has a nice string
boys to select from.
Those who attend Greenwood Far
this summer will certainly see SON
! good ball games. 1t will be run IN
l. year by the Capital City League. In
t president is making all eHorts 10 CIV
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-03-23
THE STAN THEATRE.

The Star Theatre continues to
draw large crowds and is showing
genial manager, Mr.. T. Clay Mora,
is working hard each day to present
10 the movie.glcrs OF the city the
very best pictures. He knows what
the people want and is giving it to
tben, in Hno STYLE THE perilS Of
a Girl Reporter is shown every Sat.
UIday. We want al the movie
goers to ret into the habit Of attend
if,u rho Star
$500
The Smart Set Company in 'FIOW
Nevt0wu Prengred,' headed by Sa-
Tut and Biauch Thompson are play
Ing at the American Theatre, St
Louis, This week
The Whitman Sisters and Company
are putting in their second week al
Louis.
g."
Misc i11ign Whitfield vaudeville
actress, is residing for the present At
- Catherine street Detroit, Mich.
3"
Miss Grace Vauehner is still pleas
ing the patrons of Central Cafe, ilr
West 72rd street, New York City
win the popular song hits and is q
~ F,,.,ri+o with -ha r1tropg
@s
Garland Howard, formerly of thc
team Howard and Mason, is Will
Frank Montgomery's Company.
@&a
Perry (Mule) Bradford, the ia
the head Of company of % people
@@"
Henry Jines, the comedian, Is nov
appearing with Laura Bailey and he
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-03-23
THE Alpine THEATRE

The Alpine still keeps up the stan
dard and continues to please their pa
irons. The very best pictures are
presented each week. Manager Boyer
has caused this house to he quite
popular and a permanent fixture out
in North Nashville ana the people
are going wild over the pictures each
day. Tie Alpine is the place that
you will eventually attend.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-03-23
Theatrical News.
POPULAR SHOW AT THE BIJ0U
THEATRE NEXT WEEK.
MillS-ETisbv Comnanv IN plav Here

tOPULAR SHOW AT THE BIJOU !
THEATRE NEXT WEEK.
Mills-Frisby Company TO Play Here
March %, 2S aud %.
Without a doubt crowded house
will greet the Mills-Frishy Players
when they give their first perform
ance next Tuesday at the matinee
performance. This much-heralded az
gregatiOn Of performers are exceed
ingly popular and come here after q
long run at Hamerstein's Theatre Of |
New York City, Each member of the /
combination is a distinct star and .
with a countrywide reputation. For
instance, Miss Maude FriSby is i.
without a doubt one of the best
actresses Of the race and always ere
ates a favorable impression wher-
ever she appears. She has spent
much time and energy in helping TO
uplift and create a higher regard for
colored acts on the American stage.
Miss Fannie Wise Is regarded as
cne of Americas leading Negro song
birds. The range and volume of
her voice have elected rounds of ap-
plause and commendation. She has
never failed to please. Her acting Is
superb, and in dramatic roles she is
especially good in the portrayals OF
the various characters that have fall
len to her lot to impecSOnate.
Miss Lottie Grady, another member
Of the company is without a doubt
one of the winsome performers that
it has been our pleasure to see. She
is a born actress, and has a person
ality that is peculiar to herself. Sht
knows now to please and does so in
fine style. Miss Grady is perhaps the
hest dressed coiored actress and Is
referred to as tie Fashion Plate @
the Colored Stage
Then there is that popular star
Luke Scott, "a hero of many battles,
who is one of the hest there is to Oh
found. His stage bearing cannot b
Leaf. and as an actor he is hard I
e1ual He represents the best typ
cf an educated rerformer-one tina
luts brains in his work, and, .
gerher with Mr.. Mills a wonderful
good show is in the Mills-Frist
Players.
We are glad that the colored eli
zens will again lie able to see a goo
show. We understand that the Mil
Frjsby Company viii appear here
the Biiou Theatre. Tuesday, Wednt
day and Thursday, March -, IS al
%
The shocking remembrance of t
Madam Roses Octoroous' disgra
j. e+iT ,rifl us W. arc clad TN
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-12
Stuart on Lincoln j..

1 was schoolboy during the period
of the Lincoln administration and
the Civil War, being about eleven
years of age when he was assassinated.
But even at that early age Abraham
Lincoln was an inspiration to me be-
cause 1 was taught at my mothers
knee that he was the great emanci-
pator and had freed millions of human
beings from the bondage of slavery.
1 remember reading my first book
on Lincoln. 1t was entitled the "Pio
neer Boy"-a life of Lincoln written
in a popular style especially for boys.
Then 1 got my first real idea of the
man and the hardships he went
through, which fully settled in my
mind what great American he was.
Since then I have been student of
Lincoln's career. I have read most
of the literature, biography, etc, about
him, and the inspiration I received
as a boy has been strengthened and
am satisfied that he was called by God,
as were the prophets of old, to free
"a people and save a nation.-By Ed
win S. Stuart, Ex-Governor of Penn
sylyania
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-12
"What Is the Navy Doing?"

The following spirited lines were
written by an Englishman, who is
serving as an officer in the Royal Navy
(submarines).
What is the Navy doing?" you in
your snug arm chair,
Safe from a foes invasion, ask you
the question there?
What of your hfe of freedom? what
of your home secure?
What of the fool still landing, you're
able to procure?
What is the Navy doing?" patrolling
every sea,
Over the ocean highway, keeping your
conscience free.
Ploughing the North Sea gladly, your
monthly bills to save,
Knowing the hidden danger, waiting
beneath the wave.
"What is the Navy doing?" see from
far India's shore,
Australia and Canada, our empires
soldiers pour;
Defenders of your motherland, sturdy
and loyal all,
Conveyed by the Navy. in answer to
your call.
What is the Navy doing?" have you
the death roll read?
lOll Vi lHtSe HdIIdHI SSdmeI, our DTaVe
and honored dead,
AS in the days of Nelson, there in the
hour of need,
Doing their duty quietly, men of the
same old breed.
What are the submarines doing?'
Watch dogs of England's might,
Prowling in every weather, guarding
| you day and night;
None can reDOrt their doinpe mr. ta1I
when they don't RETURN
Except some lonely woman. Does thai
make your white cheeks burn?
What is the Navy doing?" you In
your snug arm chair,
Thank God for your silent Navy
whenever you utter a prayer.
What is the Navy doing?" merely
doing its best,
From the cold gray dawn of morn
ing. til the sun sinks in the Vest
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-12
Lincoln's Pithy Sayings

Every man is said to have his
peculiar ambition. Whether 1t be
true or not, I can say for one,
that I have no other so great as that
of being truly esteemed of my fellow
men by rendering myself worthy Of
their esteem.
Their is no grievance that is fit
object of redress by mob law.
I made a point of honor and con-
science in all things to stick to my
word, especially if others had been
induced to act on it.
Washington is the mightiest name
on earth--long since the mightiest in
the cause of civil liberty, still might
lest in moral reformation. On that
name no eulogy is expected.
AS to the young men. You must
not wait to be brought forward by
the older men. For instance, do you
suppose that 1 should ever have got
into notice if had waited to be hunt
ed up and pushed forward by older
men?
The way for the young man to rise
is to improve himself in every way
he can, never suspecting that anybody
wishes to hinder him. Allow me to
assure you that suspicion and jealousy
never did help any man in any situa-
ton.
The leading rule for lawyer, as for
the man of every other calling, is
diligence. Leave nothing for to-mor-
row that can be done to-day.
AS a peace maker the lawyer has
superior opportunity of being a
good man. There will still be busi-
ness enough.
Equality in society alike beats in
equality, whether the latter be of the
British aristocratic sort or of the do
mestic slavery sort.
Free labor has the inspiration of
hope; pure slavery has no hope. The
power of hope upon human exertion
and happiness is wonderful.
Our government rests in public opin-
ion. Whoever can change public
opinion can change the government
practically just so much.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-12
THE AUTOMOBILE SHOW

HARRISBURG annual automo-
bile show is in full swing to-
day. 1t is an exhibition well
worth attending. Every line of cars in
the United States worth while, is
represented, not to mention hundreds
of the accessories which have devel-
oped as sidelines of the automobile in
dustry. Time was, and not so long
ago, when automobile shows were at
tractive only to owners of machines.
Now, however, the automobile is n
topic of popular interest. People
who drive cars talk about them con-
tinually and their neighbor's car and
all the new departures in construction
are topics of lively debate in the fam
lily circle. Hundreds of others hope
to have cars or like to appear convers-
ant with automobiling. Everybody
who takes an occasional jitney ride
has a smattering of automobile knowl-
edge and is fond of airing it.
The automobile may be still in its
infancy as many manufacturers in
sist, but it has come into such general
usage and popularity that an automo-
bile show attracts almost as much at
tention these days as a circus and af-
fords nearly as much entertainment.