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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-22
DIR. HALLS WILL PROBATED.
Estate Valued at STANDARDIZATION
Items From Baltimore.
(By Franklin Johnson

(By Franklin Johnson.)
Baltimore, Md, Sept. 20 The will
Of the late DR.. Reverdy NJ. Hall was
admitted to probate in the Orphans
Court Thursday Of last week. 1t dis.
pcses of an estate said to be valued
at 100000. The widow, Mrs. T.. jean
nette Hall is left an annual income of
$1,000 to be paid in quarterly Install
ments. Should she marry again the
estate Is to be divided equally be.
tween her two children. Mrs. Daniel
G. Brown of this city and DR.. r. NJ.
Hall Jr., Of milwaukee, Wis, The two
children are named executors without
bond. The n. E. Home for the Aged
lis left 500. Edna Hall Brown, grand
daughter of the testator, 5000 and a
gold watch and chain and diamond
stickpin to nephew. The estate is
to be divided between the two chill
dren at the death of their mother C.
G. Fitzgerald Is the attorney. DR.. Hall
died on September 7.
The funeral Of James A. Smith, q
we'll known resident of Cleveland, O.,
was held at the residence Of his niece
Mrs. Lille l.. Taylor TOT George St.,
Monday afternoon. The Rev. l.. y.
Johnson and George +. Bragg, Jr.. OF
ficiated. 1nterment was In Laurel
Cemetery.
The deceased died In Cleveland. O..
Wednesday Of last week following q
lingering illness. He was born in
Baltimore GO years ago and received
his education In private school here.
He had resided in Cleveland for the
past 35 years. He had been connect
ed with the Cleveland Postofficc
since 1891 and at the time Of his
death was connected with the Inquiry
division. A widow, Mrs. Lille Smith
and five sisters are among the sur
viving relatives.
George e. Gordon, Of Chalsea, Mass,
supreme keeper of records and seal
of the smaller wing Of knights of Py-
thias, spent Saturday and Sunday
here, the guest Of the Supreme Chan.
cellor w. Ashbie Hawkins.
The public schools reopened last
Thursday. There are four new teach.
ers In the Colored High School, Miss
Amelia Redden, Mss Brenda Mony-
wick, John Berry and e. A. Burgess.
DR.. James II. N. Warning, super
intcndent Of the Howard Orphanage
Kings Park, l.. l., was in this city last
week, the guest Of his daughter, Mrs.
S. S. Booker. He accompanied Mrs.
Warning back home.
John II. Murphy, Jr., is confined
TO his home 1911 Division street, suf-
fering from Il slight attack Of blood
poisoning resulting from injuries re-
ceived in fall.
Ford 7. Dabney, Of New York City
was n visitor here Monday and Tues.
day.
FRANKLIN r. JOHNSON.
628 N. Eutaw
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-22
BODY FOUND HANGED TO TREE.
,(BY Associated Press.l

'(By ASSOCIATED Press.)
Athens; Ga, Sept, 1S.-Early this
morning persons passing along the
country road near White Hall saw
the body Of n Negro tied to three trees
and riddled with bullets. Investigel-
ton showed it to be the remains of
Rufus Moncrief, thirty year old
Negro. Over his head was tackled a
piece Of paper bearing the words:
"You have assaulted one white girl,
but will not another"
This paper Is in the hands Of the
authorities. There Is 10 other clue
Persons near the scene Say that two
automobiles came to the spoi. Just
after midnight, that fusillade OF shots
was heard and the machines went
back toward WatkinsWille.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-22

Washington. D, c.. Sent. 10 1877

Washington D. c.. Sept. IS, 1917.
Mr.. Editor,--I am hunting my peo-
Pile. My name Is Osborne f. Dennis,
=! am fifty eight years old, was born
in Henrico Co., Virginia, ran off from
my mother when quite a child, have
never seen nor heard from her since.
A childish recollection Of my homo
place was in Henrico Co., Virginia,
thirteen miles from Richmond on the
pike road and four miles from deep
bottom, my father died when was
quite young. My mother whose name
was Silvia Dennis marr'ed again. There
were three children Of the first marri
age, two girls and boy; Manerya
and Josephine Dennis; The youngest
boy was myself, Osborne IT, Dennis.
My fathers name was Fred Dennis.
NY mother's owner was John Gofright
Please see II you "an trace the where
abouts OF my sisters or relatives.
Yours truly,
O. F. DENNIS
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-22

l. John Mitchell, Jr., President, do
solemnly swear that the above Is a
true statement Of the financial con-
dition of Mechanics Savings Bank,
Of Richmond, Va, located at Rich
mond. In the County Of Henrico,
State Of Virginia, at the close of
business On the 18th day Of Septem-
her, 1917, to the best Of my knowl-
edge and belief.
Correct-Attest:
JOHN MITCHELL, JR.,
President.
THOMAS M CRUMP
r. w. WHITING
JOHN r. TAYLOR
Directors.
State OF Virginia, City OF Richmond.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
by John Mitchell, Jr.. President, this
goth day Of September. 1917.
ALBERT v. NORRELL, JR.
Notary Public
Ny commission expires Nov. 81, 1919
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-22
Iona sentence For Arson.

When Judge Endlich. in Read
ing, Pa, sentenced DR.. Richard A
Doerr, medical specialist, ple&,linf
guilty to arson, to from three t.
twelve years IN Tho penitentiary, hi.
wife collapsed and her hyst erica
cries almost etncr"d proceedings IL
court and In an adion ng room, wher.
a murder trial w@s in progress.
Doerr and his wife. Jointly indicted
pleaded guilty 20 setting fire to the,.
office 1" a business building recent,
to obtain the. i:snrance. Sentence
In the w'fe's case was suspended. She
was carried out OF the courtroom.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-22
Robert X. Younu Dies,

Robert K. Young, former auditor
general and state treasurer, died In
the Blossburg hospital at Wellsboro
Pa. He was flfty-six years old.
Mr. Young was bitter enemy O,
graft In politics and early in his ca
reer took leading rank as an "inde
pendent"
Last June Mr.. Young was badly in
jured while fishing with former Gov
ernor Stone. His right deg was brok
en- two inches below the hip Joint
and he lay in the water an hour and
half before aid reached him, ant
no was taken to the Blossburg hos
hospital, where he has been since.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-22

Dispatch, under the caption, "A mes
sage to the Baptists," we'll says;
1t were we'll sometimes to get away
from petty detsp.ls and narrow hori-
IONS and go up i'll tho mountain top
and lake broadened view OF life SIT
uatlons and then many a little person
al grievance will from tho majesty OF
distance disappear, and things OF
welgiter Importance, of more vital
necessity to church and race grow III,
will stand out in the horizon as the
only things worth while.
Tho powers of evil looking down
upon the triumphal advancement of
American Baptist Hosts, seeing that
almost alone among the churches they
stood as adamant against the frivolity
and pursuit Of the lesser vices, scar
ing the spiritual life Of the world, de
ternhned for them a dire isaster, some
great obstruction must be hurled in
the van OF this ever-growing, ever-ad-
yancing church. EVIL questioned.
How can ! turn these swords now
drawn against error, ono against the
others heart?
Her purpose has been effected
Great gashes have been cut in the
baptlst heart. You cannot 60 into a
community where you cannot find the
church membership at swords point.
II the time Of our church services IL
taken up by denunciation of church
leadership. on either s. dc, how much
tme Is left for spiritual development
ana real church growth. We are her-
aiding race weakness into tho face Of
an already existing lack Of confidence
In the other race.
we may speak the words that will
break race confidence in it's leader.
ship and when we have thus thorough
ly Instructed them we shall reap it
In utter apathy when we appeal to
them to man for us the ranks OF the
church. The scriptures say, "Cover a
shameful matter" We, herald race
disgrace. when II we have been care
less, unbusineBss.ke. even though un.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-22
Bdpt. 0OnVeR=
ton at atlanta
Continued from 1st Page)

Mrs. Helen A. Moore. Columbus, O.,
recording secret ry. The sessions Of
the Woman's Convention will be held
in the Liberty Baptist Church, while
the Laymen's Organization will hold
forth hi one Of the local churches Of
the City.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-22
WHITE OFFICERS ARE
Continued from First Page.)

haps, intensified the crimes which fol
lowed"
Continuing, the committee says
that the "undisputed and convincing
testimony of witnesses prove that
the Negro soldiers went forth to slay
the white population indiscriminate.
ly, that no Negro was hurt or modest
ed by them, not one Negro house was
fired into and that the Negroes were
warned before and during the riot to
stay off the streets.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-22

General Dougherty Succeeds Stewart
General c. D. Dougherty, of Wilkes
barre, has been selected by members
OF the Pennsylvania state armory
board to act as vice chairman sue
ceeding tho late; Odjutant Genera
Thomas J. Stewart. ...
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-22
VINTON NEWS.

Vinton, Va, Sept 18.-(Too late
for Roanoke news. Mr.. Willie
Franklin, Of Cattlesburg, KY. is here
visiting his father and mother, Mr..
and Mrs. John Franklin.
Mr.. Lory Thomas left for Column.
bus, 0. to visit her daughter.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-22
FEELING on HOSTILITY.

The report declares that shortly
after the arrival of the Negro troops
in Houston there was manifested by
at least some of them q feeling Of
hostility and defiance Of the State
law requiring the separation Of white
and Negro races In the street cars;
that when on leave Of absence from
the camp soldiers usually frequented
those sections OF Houston and those es-
Establishments wherelewa and lawless ell
ements Of the Negro population are to
be found that the Negro soldiers while
abuse them. that the discipline ex-
on guard duty at Camp Logan, were
arrogant and insulting toward white
laborers Selling the most trivial cur
cumstances as all exec. Sc to curse and
listing at the camp was grossly lax
In moral conditions; lewd Negro wo.
men. some mere children, thirteen
year of age, being permitted to free
~ Visit the camp and remain over
night, and that such women were per
mitted - bring parcels into the camp
without inspection by the sentrios,
keeping the soldiers literally sun
pred with whisky"and other intoxi-
cants.
MEN NOT QUALIFIED FOR JOBS.
:. - |
Concerning the superintendent Of
police. the report says:
For Mr.. Brock as an individual,
we have re highest regard and It fla
no reflection on his personal charoc-
ter to say that In our opinion he ia
not qualified for the position he
holds, a position the duties and re.
spopsihslities Of which will becomc
more important and grave when
Camp Logan Is occupied. His course
towards Officer Sparks (Officer Sparks
arrested sergeant Baltimore) shows
MS inability to enforce discipline In
difficult cases; his course on the
night Of the riot shows that he Is
not safe leader in an emergency"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-22
WANTS TO FIND HIM.

l am very anxious to find tho whore
abouts. If he be still alive, or to find
tho address of his relatives, If no Is
dead, Of William Scott, who till some
time IN June Of this year lived at 2495
~. 3lst ST.. Cleveland, O., with Mrs.
FLETCHER. Sickness caused him to re.
turn to his home near Richmond and
he has not been heard from since.
p. o. CONNELL
1884 Il SSH o. 80.
Cleveland, O.,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-22
DO You KNOW HER?
Richnl0nd Nn

., Richmond, Va,
communicate with undersigned a.
torney OF Washington, d. c., an
learn of something to your interest.
State II you can come to Washing
ton :" September II necessary.
ATTORNEY q. w. ].
Caro- PLANET, Richmond, Va
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-22

Looking to rent something? See
Cephas. Office, 535 1-2 N 2nd st,
Telephone, Ran. 68S. Il
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-22
RESOURCES.

Loans and discounts. .s129,844.86
Overdrafts, S 2.65S. Op
Bonds, securities, etc.
owned, including prem
ium on same ........ $4,000
banklng house and lot. II ,0'53. 90
Other real estate owned 83,699.75
Furniture and fixtures. 5,O46.34
Exchanges and checks
for next days clcarings 1,O79.25
Other cash items. .... 989.O8
Due from National Banks 2S,O65.55
Due from State Banks,
Private Bankers and
Trust Companies 1000. 90
Faper currency ....... 5,72S.0O
Fractional paper curren-
cy, nickels and cents. 10000
cold coin ............ 100000
silver coin ........... TITO
Bonds guaranteed ..... 1O,4S2.I4
Total. 1926, 0O0.9S
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in. 10000
Dividends unpaid ...... 44O.9O
Individual deposits, IN
Guiding savings deposits 269.49111
Time certificates of deposit 1000
Certified checks 27S.66
Cashiers checks outstand-
ing .............. 5499i
Bills payable, ...,.. 100000
Unearned discount 49,. 3,310.37
Total. 1926, ooo.ss
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-22
"a MESSAGE TO THE. BApTIsTs. )"

The Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Black
Dispatch, under the caption, "A mes
sage to the Baptists," well says;
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-22
OF THE FINANCIAL
CONDITION OF THE
Mechanics Savings
Bank

Of Richmond, Va, located at Rich
mond in the County OF Henrico.
State OF Virginia, at the close OF
business September nth, 1917.
made to the State Corporation
Commission.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-22

I AdENTa tUT?ff--i RalT 7sfoSsss. T fssa.
PIE OH. 6hannpes. ! Pses4fas O4i, I Yaos
Cream and 'pirseton tor Setlsaq--$s. %.
l % 9snts sxtrs toe psssaee
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-22

Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 18th day Of September, 1917
ALBERT v. NORRELI, JR.,
Notary Public.
My commission expires Nov. FL, 10.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-09-22

Loans and discounts. 129,844.86
Overdrafts, 2.65S. Op
Bonds, securities, etc.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-02-08
The Food sot-

The poor gink who tries TO pour
all the booze down his own throat
is not the only drunkard. There
are a great many persons who
would draw away from a jag in
holy horror, but who will sit
down al q table and stuff them
selves till their fat faces turn pur-
pie. They go on a jag every time
they eat q meal They cram away
enough to kill a mule and then
play golf and take hot baths 10
reduce the fat. The exercise they
need is the exercise Of little will
Even a hog viii quit when is has
enough, but il remains for man,
the supposedly superior beast, 10
poke food into his gullet long
after his hunger has been satisfied.
There are men keen IN the busi-
ness world who would fire the
head Of a department If they
caught him deliberately doing
something 10 impair his efficien-
ey; yet these same men, who
should have better sense, viii sit
down to the table and gormand-
ize in a way TO bring shame to a
self-respeeting hog. They eat
themselves into premature
grave, or into state of obese in
Obesity is dangerous.
Insurance science teaches US the
peril Of too much fat.
How often have Won heard some |
fat person say, "Oh, If / could on
~ reduce my weight. +" Then ser
him sit down and eat enough for
ten men You fat stiff, you don I
need medicine, you don I need TO
spend money for expensive sys-
ems. Quit making a pig out Of
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-02-08

the elevations as Grapeview
range. Telescope peak, or Marble
canyon. The colOrings every
where are weird and brilliant,
with mingled suggestions Of the
somber and repellanf. In one
place the view is like Egypt and
the Nile, IN another like ehasms
and gloom, and the effect on the
mind IS remarkable. The sur
rounding country and valley
abound IN sedimenfary and vol
canie rocks, ghe pred0minafing
eolOrs being black. frey red.
green, yellow and brown. with
long stretches Of white and gray
sands and allkali, making a pie
ture Of solitude: but there are
elements Of grandeur in the vast
distances, the eternal silence. and
the colors that change through
the silent watches Of moonlit
nights
The Panamint desert and the
Panamint mountains shut off fhe
moist winds from the ocean that
might otherwise temper the desert
air. To the north is Ralsion des-
ert, aud the eastern boundary is
another Saharan furnace Of sand.
In the summer months the tenn
perature of the valley runs as high
as l37 degrees Fahrenheit in the
shade with less than one-half Of
] per cent of moisture in the az
Sandst0rms often range with
great violence, and observers from
he surrounding mountain ranges
iavc estimated that columns Of
and are sometimes forced 900
'ect above the desert, terminating
n bushy clouds that hang like
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-02-08
Pen Picture Of Death VALLEY.

A recent issue of the Pacific
Miner, published in San Francis,
co, contained an article on Death
Valley which viii give those who
have not seen the valley some idea
OF It's vastness. The article fol-
lows:
Over the dead wastes of this a.
most foreign and abandoned re-
glon beauty, silence and des0lu-
ti0n forever hover. Every acre is
a blighted Eden Of mystery, and
nature makes an alternate play Of
roaring cloud-bursts and blister
ing winds Now and again sand
hills are piled like temples, only
10 be pl0wed into gorges and
channels by torrential rains Of
not lnfrequent occurrence.
The elemental forces OF heat
and light. sunshine and storm.
have worked wonders and carved
weird staluary in the canyons and
dunes that here and there break
the monotony of alkaline sands
and virgin waters. Mirages and
arsenic springs faseinate and tor
ture the weary traveller. Cities
and fields, streams and groves
melt in the thin air. Crows walk.
ing in the white sand looks like |
warriors, and rocks are
reflected in the fantastic air until /
they bear the appearance Of tenn
plies OF gold such as Columbus and /
his followers hoped 10 find be-
gond the mysterious Ind. or IN
lar cathay.
Year after gear man i curiosity
eads him closer 10 the st0rehonse
Il wealth ia and around this arid
'egion. Stories lof gold in the
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-02-08

beds Of snnken rivers, tales oil
cowboys who knows whore thu
winds now and then expose chin.
neys filled with nuggets, and the
careers Of spectacular characters
who plunge into the heart Of this
sunken furnace, then emerge with
the wealth Of a Forunatus all
these inilame the imagination and
add to the haunting silence Of the
wonderful pit that is al once the
most terrible and the most fascin-
ating area on the globe.
Nature has located this guarded
and forbidden spot in lnyo coun-
~, California, near the Nevada
line. and not far south from the
mining district. The
death of a number Of emigrants
who tried 10 cross the deserts in
lS49 gave the mysterious sink It's
grews0me name. It's width is 80
miles. its length 50, and on every
acre are parching roads that lead
down 20 the gates Of death.
The United States Geological
Survey recently found by spirit
eyel measurements that the low
st depth of the yally is 276 feet.
Is depression at Bennets Well,
s66 feet. As Mount Whitney is
.nly II miles away fowerin0 IA =
100 feet into the clouds. Inyo |
county has the distinction of hold
ng within her borders both the
owest and highest levels OF dry
aud IN the United States. The
treat Salton Sink was formerly
o feet lower than Death Valley.
Iul the sink Is now a lake
Nowhere else on earth is there
0 des0late and, withal, so fascin-
ting a view Of Death Valley from
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-02-08

transparent veil across the face Of
the sun, ard produce a color effect
Of green that no artist 3 brush has
ever portrayed.
Though desOlafiOn abOunds IN
all directions, there are some
forms Of plant and animal life
equipped by nature for the battle
with the fierce conditions that
characterize Death Valley. Here
and there are small gourds, much
like the bitter apples Of Sodom,
and now and again dwarfish, dis
torted cacti appear, blistered and
writhing, near Furnace creek. A
few odd-lOOking tame birds some-
times venture close TO visitors,
having seen so few Of human kind
that they know not the meaning
Of fear, never having been molest-
ed.
Coyotes, buzzards, mice, noun
tain rats, gila monsters and We
nomous rattlesnakes with red
eyes, few horned fOads and other
reptiles add 10 the horror of the
surroundings yet the ranges are
destined 10 be explored By man,
and the desert places viii know
the sound of his industry-fOr the
country is rich in gold, silver, cop
per, iron, lead, onyx and marble.
Despite the annual death roll and
he repellant conditions surround
ng life in the valley, there are
hose who venture into the very
avs Of hell in search Of hidden /
These viii ever be- |
ieve that the Sf0vepipe springs
'ounfry and other parts Of the
wonderful valley are yet to give
Ip treasures as rich as the dia-
n0nd fields Of Golconda.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-02-08
Has Used Chamberlain Cough
Remedy for 20 Years.

Chamberlain Cough Remedy
has been used IN my household
for the past twenty years. / be-
gan giving it TO my children when
they were small As a quick re-
lief for Group, whooping cough
and ordinary colds, it has no
equal Being free from opium
and other harmful drugs, never
felt afraid to give it TO my child
rem. | have recommended il to
a large number Of friends and
speak highly of it, writes Mrs.
Mary Ninke, OF Shortsville, \. Y.
Obtainable everywhere.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-02-08
A wise BUYER

Will buy his full need Of shoes
now. Shoe prices are rapidly adj
vancing, they say, but due 70 my
early and extensive buying / am
prepared TO give you footware at
the same old price for some time
TO come. Walkover dress shoes,
all sizes, same old price. Carl
son, the tailor.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-02-08
5000 Rewarll.

The Grangeville Electric Light
& Power Co. viii pay $50 reward
for the arrest and conviction Of
any person or persons found gull
ty Of shooting or breaking insu-
lators on their power line.
E. 7. Scholer. Supt.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-02-08

yourself; cut out the flesh pots.
Use a little viii power. You can
get rid OF that fat if you1 quit
feeding it. Try II and see.-The
Jeffersonian.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-02-08

We feature brands Of Furnishing Goods such as
Arrow Collars, Ferguson.McKinney Shirts, Munsing
Union Suits, Knox Knit Hosiery, Black Bear Working
Clothes and other lines that satisfaction for you with
every purchase.
Do not accept the 'sust as good" Insist on getting
weIIkuown, established brands that have proven their
superiority in workmanship and quality
WE INVITE YOU TO CALL.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-02-08

We are showing new lines Of piece
goods including Domestics, PercaIeS and Etc.
and have the invoices covering complete as.
sortments OF SPRING GOODS that are en-.
route TO Us from eastern markets.
Ia order to protect against the ever ad.
vancing prices that are affecting every line Of
merchandise, we placed unusually large
orders early IN the season. Our present stock
and the shipments that are arriving all offer
values that mean a real saving when you
consider the present market prices.
Watch our printed announcements, our
windows and store displays for the really
new things in Spring Merchandise.
You will find our stock to include
larger and more varied assortment than ever
before.