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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-12-28

Davis, Sanitary detachment Three
hundred and Sixty-eighth infantry,
Tor extraordinary heroism in action
at Binarvillc, France, September s,
l9l8. Private Davis, with an officer
ana another soldier, voluntarily left
shelter and crossed an open space so
yards wide, swept by shell and ma.
chlne gun fire to rescue wounded
soldier whom they carried to place
OF safety. Home address: Mrs. Fran.
ccs Davis, mother, 40 West Lincoln
street, Hampton"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-12-28
Y. w. G. A. PAGEANT.

AT the Gate of Stars" a patriotic
maSquc telling wildly the story of
the Great War and the entrance of
inc United States into the ii tenic
Struggle, was recently presented in
osdcn Hall to a large audience by
members of the Institute Y. w. c..
A. who were dressed in appropfIa
ave costume to represent France, Bel
gMm, England, Russia, America,
Germany, Italy, Japan, Serbia, Al
ace-Lorraine, Poland and Armenia.
Other characters were the Anpcl
OF the Gates the Stars of Hope, Love
Faith and Victory, the Gods of Cruel
ty, Lust and War and sections of the
United Statcs-Ncw England, the
South, and the West.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-12-28
NEW CLASSES FORMING

the Administrative Board has dc
cided that students who received
cards of admission for the fall
term and who were unable to come
TO Hampton on account Of the war
conditions may enter Hampton on or
before January |.
The men who remained at Hamp-
ton after the Rehabilitation of the
Students Army Training Corps unit.
VIII begin regular work on january
q. An opportunity has been offered
TO ambitious men to finish eight
months Of work in five months. This
VIII mean FULL speed ahead" in all
departments.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-12-28
BRITISH COMMISSIONERS

A -, ;
Among the distinguished visitors
who have recently studied Hampton's
educational aims and methods have
been three members of the British
Educational Mission:
Sir Henry Micrs, vicc-chancellor of
the University of Manchester.
Dr.. John Jolly well known nuthori
ty in radio experimentation and mem
per OF the teaching staff in Trinity
College, Dublin.
Rev. Edward M. Walker libcrian
or queens College, Oxford University.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-12-28
LYNCHBURG MAN PAYS HEAVILY
FOR CITY WATER.
Invests "Sight Unseen" at Rate Of
$40 a Quart for -Four Quarts.

Lynchburg, Va, December 49,
Lynchburg has never been bothered
to q serious extent by bootlegging,
and today the Negro who offers Ii
quor on the quiet is in worse here
than ever before for plain water or
water decorated with few ounces
Of paregoric have recently sold up
to $40 quart. A man whose name
cannot be learned a day or two ago
bought four quarts at $40 quart.
He took a grip and its contents "sight
unseen" went home to moisten his
parched lips, to find he had four
quarts Of city water. Two soldiers
paid a Negro S. quart for two pint
"ticklers." This was water with
about a teaspoonful to the pint; while
a Madison Heights man came to town
and gave SO for a quart. He carried
it to his home several miles, to find
the cork whisky soaked and colorcd
water inside These and many more
such instances have put the bootleg
ger in bad with the thirsty.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-12-28
ASKS WYOMING TO PUNISH THE
IYNCIIERS OF EDWARD
WOODSON.

The National Association for the
Advancement of ColOrcd People,
through its Secretary. John r. Shil-
lady, Of New York, makes public a
telegram sent to Governor Frank l..
IIouX, OF Wyoming, protesting
against the lynching OF Edward
Woodson, a Negro, at Green River,
Wyoming, on December IL, and the
driving from their homes OF the col
ored residents Of the town who, men
women and children, were forced to
abandon all their property and flee
for their lives.
The Association asks tho Governor
not only to sec that the lynchers are
brought to justice but that the lives
and property Of the Negroes who for
merly lived in Green River be pro-
tectcd.
The Associations telegram fol-
lows:
December 13, 1918.
"ITon. Frank l.. HouX, Governor,
"Chcyenne, Wyoming.
"Press dispatches in New York
papers December twelfth tell of the
lynching Of Edward Woodson, a
Negro, charged with killing a railroad
switchman and wounding another in
Green River, Wyoming, and Of all
the Negroes in that town being
forced to leave, in their haste aban-
doning all their possessions.
"The National Association for tho
Advancement Of Colored People, in
the name Of its one hundred fifty
four branches and forty-two thousand
members, protests against this out
rage and urges that you take immed
late steps to protect the lives and
property Of the colored citizens Of
Green River and to see that the
lynchers of Edward Woodson are
brought to justice and punished.
"For the use of our press service
which goes to the leading newspapers
of the entire country we would ask
a statement from Your Excellency
as to the action to be taken by
Wyoming authorities.
JOHN r. STILLADY,
Secretary, National Association for
the Advancement of Colored
People"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-12-28

WIFE WANTED A gentleman age
SO desires to correspond with some
nice young lady.-Address, G. w.
n. r. D. Box 1877. Cambria, Va.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-12-28
HAMPTON INSTITUTE AT WORK
(By VIM. Anthony Aery)

Hampton, Va, December.-One of
the colored heroes recently award
ed the Distinguished Service Cross
is Thomas Henry Davis, a former
Hampton Institute student. The oita
ton for heroism follows:
Private (first CLASSY Thomas H.
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AGsat Fer Planet.

All persons leaving Richmond and
nearby cities for. Atlantic City. on
vacation or for work, this Spring and
summsr' may obtain the worry latest
ne~s OF their homes In Tho Planet,
~ Arthar A. Williams. Agent, 9O1
la Baltic avoauo. W.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-12-28
PROTESTS AGAINST LYNCHING
OF MAN IN TEXAS.

Tho National Association for tho
Advancement OF Colorei People,
through its Secretary, John r. Shil-
lady, of New York, makes public n
telegram sent to Governor William
p. Hobby, Of Texas, requesting an
investigation into tho circumstances
surrounding the alleged lynching of
Charles Shipman Negro, on Novem-
Der Ii last in Fort Bend County,
Texas.
The Association told the Governor
that it is in possession Of statement
from its San Antonio, Texas Branch
which gives the names Of five mon,
who deliberately lynchcd the Negro
following Il disagreement between
the Negro and n white man on whose
plantation the Negro had been liv-
ing. The Association calls the Gov
errors attention to the fact that this
is the tenth lynching which has oc-
Cured In Texas this year, record
exceeded only by that of tho State
of Georgia.
The Associations telegram fol-
lows:
"Dcccmber 13, 1918.
"Ilon. William p. Hobby, Governor,
"Austin, Texas.
'"Tho National Association for the
Advancement of Colorcd People, with
one hundred and iifty-four branches,
seven Of them in Texas, and forty
two thousand members, requests in
formation concerning legal action
taken or contemplated by Texas au-
thorities in the alleged lynching of
Charles Shipman, Il Negro, in Fort
Bend Co., Tex. on November / last.
"The San Antonio Branch Of this
Association has placed in your hands
n statement concerning this matter
and names Of five men who arc said
to have been responsible for the
lynching. Prom January first OF this
year ten Negroes have been lynched
in Texas and SO far as we are in
formed no one has been brought to
trial in any court Of law On this
account.
"Now that President Wilson will
soon appear as spokesman OF
American democracy III the arena OF
the world the American people are
moro than ever sensitive to tho or
derby conduct Of democratic govern
ment in their own country.
"JOHN II. SHILLADY,
"Sccrctary, National Association for
the Advancement Of Colored
People"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-12-28
REVENUE AGENT INVOLVED IN
SElXUI>IG.

Shugart Tell: lnquiSitive Danyille
Police, However, That Liquor He
Was Handling Was Liquor He Had
Captured.
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-16
"seeinau Sound Waves.

Interesting data regarding the WISH
billty OF sound waves have recently
been published in L'Astronomle, In let.
ters from men at the front. One writer
tells Of seeing curved lines Of light, al
ternatlng with dark bands, moving
swiftly across the sky while heavy
cannonading was in progress. A sec
ond writer speaks If witnessing Sc
ries Of arcs Of light travelling across n
cloud.necScd sky. Scientists attribute
these phenomena to sound waves.
which originate with the explosions
and spread in all directions like en-.
larglng spheres, resulting in successive
and altcrnQte belts Of rare6ed and
compressed air says Popular Mechan-
les Magazine. Under certain atmos-
pheric conditions, with the sun In tho
proper position, portions of these
spreading waves become visible in the
form Of moving arcs OF light
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-16
LEFT FOR LAWYER
Witness Proved He Couldn't 30
Trapped Even by the Most Skill.
full Legal Questioning.

The recent troubles in Ireland have
brought Into international prominence
Sir Francis HOpwood, who was recent
ly made British peer During the
troubles he was called upon TO examine
a witness in case where the bailiff
had elected tenant, and one Of the
witnesses testified that the officers had
broken into the cabin with beam that
looked like battering ram.
Sir Francis saw an opening, or
thought he did Have you ever seen
q battering RAMP" he asked. 49,
Il haye.p replied the witness.
"Where?" snapped Sir Francis.
'ln London"
whereabouts in London7' persisted
Sir Francis with smile OF incredulity
ain South Kensington museum"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-16
SEEMED ALL RIGHT TO HIM
But Possibly hr. Soos Was More In
terested in Cupid Than in Mere
Matter of Spelling.

At lastl The day, the hour, the min
ute, had arrived. Mr.. Soos the tall and
handsome school inspector. stepped
through the doorway of Alberta
Blowys classroom and bowed pleasant
ly to Miss Blowy. "Good-morniug,
he said. I've just dropped in to see
how well the children know their les
sons"
Long had Miss Blowy awaited this
moment Long had she had dreams of
Mr.. Soos, enraptured at the perfect an
swers Of her perfect pupils, falling in
love with their teacher And the chill
dren had been so good lately! They
knew their lessons perfectly.
james Titwook, will call upon you
first said Miss Blowy sweetly.
James, what is a blizzard?'
Its inside of chicken and It's good
to eat when it's cooked" responded
James promptly.
Miss Blowy swallowed hard. Hem.
EloiSe Tiains," she said weakly.
"Elolse spell unique"
"Y-o-u-n-double Elk, unique" re-
Sponded little EloiSe promptly.
Miss Blowy swallowed harder ana
collapsed With her head in the waste
paper basl ct "What is the trouble,
my dear Miss Blowy?p asked Mr.. Soos
In perfect wonderment. "Your schol-
mrs seem to be very, very wei; in
formed"
He then rushed to extricate her and
they married and lived happily ever
dfter.--Chicago Blade.
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Football In China.

The Chinese, first as they were In
many things, were first in the field
with that winter pastime we regard
as peculiarly our own--football They
played football from very early times,
at FIRST with a ball stuffed with hair,
but from the fifth century with an in
Mated bladder covered with leather.
Even in the earliest days the game
had its-0wn literature. giving the tech
meal NAMES and positions of the play.
ers and enumerating at least seventy
different varieties of kicks; but per
haps the most striking matter so re.
corded was that concerning the re-
ward Of the players: "The winners
were rewarded with flowers, fruit and
wine: and even with silver bowls and
orocades while the captain Of the los
ing team was logged and suffered
other indignitles."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-16
FEARS INCREASE OF DISEASE
New York Physician Sees More Aztec.
ton of the Thyroid Gland as
Result OF the War.

A marked increase in disease of the
thyroid gland rs result Of the war
Is predicted by DR.. s. p. Beebe OF New
York In the Medical Record. He bases
this prediction on Observations in Eu-
rope and on the fact that many Of
those who had suffered in the Kishl-
nef massacre developed this disease
after coming to New York that their
terrible experience in the Triangle
Shirt Waist company's FIRE produced
The same trouble in at least three OF
The sufferers and a similar effect was
observed after the San Francisco
earthquake.
For hyperthyroidlsm. as Il is called.
Is known 20 he an effect Of intense
emotion, fright distress, worry and
mental and physical exhaustion.
"The civil population will suffer
from somewhat similar emotional dis
turbance," he continues. "Thc wives.
sisters sweethearts and mothers Of
the soldiers have had some foretaste
Of what Is TO come, and, unless all
previous experience IS 30 he contra
dcted. the incidence Of hyperthyroid-
ISM Will he markedly increased"
Doctor Beebe says the sufferers will
need special care, and the disease
must he recognized and treated nj
once if the cure IS not to be tediously
long.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-16
The =
- The -
Scrap Book
THE LITTLE THINGS.

The little things-the kindly words and
deeds
Thatsone may say and do yet seldom
The wcrd of cheer some toilIng brother
needs
That We withhold and never speak be-
cause q.
We didn't think 'Twould turn his day
TO gold.
Replying us. in cheer, ten thousand fold
The little things-a babys tiny shoe,
The toys he dropped along the rosy
ways, sEat
A broken drum and leaden soldier too.
All take us back to long forgotten days
The greatest things We pass and then for
get
The little things-ah. we Eemember yet!
The little things How wrong and mlsap-
piled
When all that's best in life is made of
such
The cheering thoughts OF kindness that
abide
The song OF love that springs from
Mem'ry's touch;
The little things in all this throbbins
strife
Are. after all the greatest things in life,
John ID. Wells.
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Fish Hears with His Whole Body.

In an address before the American
Philosophical society, George II. Park.
err made a critical survey Of the sense
OF hearing in fishes. That fishes could
hear was maintained by most natur-
allsts of antiquity, such as Pliny and
Aristotle. This was also the opinion
of such masters OF the nrt of fishing
as Izaak Walton and such students OF
fish anatomy rs John Hunter. In fact
II was the general view of the func-
ton Of ears in fishes until the latter
part of the last century, when sclen-
lists declared that the purpose Of the
ear was to keep the fish In equilibrium,
a sort of balancing device.
Recent researches. however, indicate
that in the case OF the catfish, espe-
cially, the sense of hearing Is present,
not only in the ears, but over the gen
eral surface OF the body.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-16

Germany made Austria the cats
paw in starting the war. Austria evil
IDENTIFY is TO DO the cats paw in SUI
ng for peace II % now known that
Germany had Planned and prepared
for this war for many years; but the
intention was to nave Austria ap-
pear TO the world as the prime mover.
with Germany siding with her after
she had declared war upon Seryia.
Now II is Austria also that is to make
the first overture towards peace.
IN asking for a conference among all
Che countries now taking part in the
war, Austria doubtless is voicing the
sentiment Of Germany also, even
though the latter does not admit g.
Austria would have the conference
non-binding and suggested that it be
held without cessation Of hostilllies
Just what would be gained by The al.
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aeau'ooN on 'he oa''leheld win no
prosper Oh immaculate advantage 10
e''her she peace conference might
oe IN order. hu' 'Aat Is MOI me STU
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For.ion Avi.,ors

Sergt. Edgar BouIigny, OF New Or
leans, is quoted as saying in a Paris
interview: THE Bulgarians are good
flyers as rule and the Turks are
fair. one Bulgarian ace is credited
with l. victories. Albania, where I
flew lately, is a very dangerous coun.
try for avlators because OF the rugged
hills over which low clouds often fTang
1t is the most striking wilderness I
have ever seen, being picturesque with
wooded mountains and numerous pre-
clplces. II the motor goes wrong a
pilots chances OF getting down unhurt
are very slim Landing places are ex'
ceedlngly rare. The enemy placed
machine gun batteries on many Of the
mountain peaks and when we sailed
over them at low altitude we often
got bullet holes In the machines"
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Perfectly Reasonable.

Landlord with a determination all
his own)-"In one word, when are you
going to pay your arrears?' Hard-up
Author with an mistaken coolness)-
Il will satisfy your demands as soon rs
| receive the money which the pun
Usher will pay me if he accepts the
novel I am going to send him MS soon
MS the work is finished which I'm
about to commence when l have found
n suitable subject and the necessary
inspiration
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-16
Pancakes Muscle Makers.

1t Is a common mistake TO suppose
that to get the necessary strength to
do hard manual labor heavy meat
diet is necessary. This is far from
correct. Muscular labor does not ma
terially affect the demand for minerals
and proteins. but rather for starches.
fats, and sugars. Therefore any ad-
ditional wasIusc through muscular ef-
fort could be much better repaired by
pancakes and sirup than by roast beef,
for as much moisture and heat ore
wasted as tissue, so it is fuel that is
required.-Popular Science Monthly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-16
Fund, for COLLEGES.

There are more than 400 universities
and colleges in the United States with
permanent endowments or productive
funds ranging from few thousand
to several million dollars. Some OF
them are celebrated while many 9TH
ers not so widely known, are neverthe-
less on firm financial foundation,
The FIVE with largest productive funds
are; Columbia university. 49,, as, 600 ;
Harvard university, s2s,44S, T01: Leland
Stanford, $24,OO0,000; Yale, s1S,431,.
444, and Cornell university, $14,e70,oOO.
There are more than thirty others with
productive funds exceeding 81 100000,
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Novel Treatment

A whirlpool bath Is the novel treat.
ment spilled at hospital in Manches-
ter England, for cases OF rheumatism,
following typhoid and dysentery. The
tank, large enough for 10 men, con-
tains feet of water and Is provided
with seats on which the bathers are
immersed to their necks. The temper
sture Is kept at 9S degrees Fahrenheit,
Just below that Of the body. The room
Ia quiet and dimly lighted, and after
an hour IN the bath the men go TO
east rooms.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-16

Originally, decmation was n MILL
tary punishment Of the Romans, who
dealt with large bodies of rebels prls-
oners or mutinous soldiers by execut-
ing one man in ten. In popular use
today defamation means the destruc-
ton Of Il large proportion Of anything;
as, "the epidemic has dcclmated the
population" or "the Prussi0n guards
We're dcclmated Mt Yerdun."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-16
Lltn Of Man WIFE Resnect to Calls.

At first he is u child and is taken
to call by his mother, and he "just sits
IN chair" But sometimes in that
family there IS another chlld-it may
be boy child or girl child; and so.
presently. he finds little playmate.
md begins to play, until his mother
decides II Is time the call was over.
and she takes him home. Then he
grows older; he makes calls all by him
self: and so impressed is he (being at
The imprcsslonable age) by the salts
faction derived from certain Of these
calls that he marrieS the young wom-
an, God willing, and makes the call
permanent After that, his wife takes
him TO cali and he "just sits on n
chair" But It sometimes happens,
even as when he was a child, that he
finds little playmate and then, when
al Is well and he has quite forgotten
that he is making a call, his wife de-
cides II is time that the call was over.
And she takes him home.-From the
March Atlantic
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-16
After the sioo.st One.

One day when some cookies were he.
Ing passed 10 him, little Ralph reached
across the plate for the biggest visi.
BILE one. N
Ralph" said his mother reprovihg
~, you must take the cookie nearest
TO you"
"But, mother" he replied in an ag-
grieved tone, "why Is the biggest one
always on the other side?"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-16
Monday, September 10, 1918.

Representative Danied Riodon Of
New York. who has been abroad in.
specting naval activities, sizes up the
German U-boat menace in the follow
ing terse manner Tho U.boat was
peril Now it is simply an annoy.
ance, Very soon ). will be obliter
ated
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-16
unlookcdfor Storms.

Teach the necessity OF making ample
preparations when the sun shines and
It's "oasv sailing Life insurance Sc.
cured today is assurance for every to.
morrow National Life ms Co., of
W. MutualD Earle S. Kinsley
General Agent Mead Building, Rut.
land 81. ADV.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-16

Fred L. W06s,e, of Swanton has
been nominated fer town representa-
tive by both the Republicans and
Democrats Of that place. He served
in the House in 1919 and made good
record. IN case The House gets into
any difficulty in electing a speaker it
might do worse than elect Mir Web
ste'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-16
Said Il to Others.

-Life wilhour you would be hollow
m0ckery."
"Pooh, pooh. I've heard that before"
'But you've never heard me say it
before"
mo, That's because I'm allows
Pavesdropping.' b
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-16
Time for All rhiro.

There is n time for all things, and
we believe that he young man should
select twilight, after he has put In four
teen hours hoeing the crops, Tor writ
Ing love songs ard war poetry.-Hous.
ton Post.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-16
Simple ReeIpe for H.ppln.s..

In certain Of the rural sections 81
England IL is belief that a brideyat
the altar, to insure happy welded
life, should on no account allow anyone
70 speak to her husband before she has
addressed him by name.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-09-16
Entire Crew Honored.

Secretary Danlels has commended
for gallant behavior Lieut. Daniel II.
harley Of the United States steamship
Annapolis. Not only is the officer
credited with bravery but all of the
members of the crew share In the
honor. This display OF herolsm came
when the steamship Paddleford went
aground. Barley and two Of lis men
undertook the hazardous work Of car
rying n lifeline To the wrecked vessel
through dangerous surf This made
II possible TO rescue and bring ashore
tyothirds Of the crew. Lieutenant
Barley is native Of Oregon, his pa
rents living Mt i21 Tenth street, Port
land. lie was appointed 10 the naval
academy IN 1908,