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NEWSPAPER MEN ACTIVE.

Finally, we reached the outskirts
Of Baltimore and then we arrived In
front OF The Daily Herald published
by Mr.. Andrews. We inspected the
plant. Here too, we met Robert Alex
ander,' formerly OF Richmond, but
now a pressman In this office. He
and his Madame we're enjoying good
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-10-26
A WEEK AT THE WHEEL.

Robinson had been continuously at
the wheel for a week and he came
in proud Of the record he had made
as a chauffeur and as an engineer
in charge Of steam car. The trip
had been enjoyable and It had i'm
proved my health. This was the
first real outing that had taken in
thirty-five years. It was q hurried
one and I planned that when I went
again, I would go further North and
explore the beauties of other cities.
JOHN MITCHELL, JR.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-10-26
THE COUNTRY WE'LL.

They could get up and go on to
Philadelphia or they could remain in
bed and go on back to Richmond.
One call was all that was necessary
They were up and ready TO take the
road to Philadelphia. The Blue Book
was called into service and We start
ed from the Washington Monument
towards the City Of Brotherly Love.
The roadways were superb and we
FASTENED on Northward. Later VIC
saw gang Of men working They
were from the Maryland Pcnitcntiary.
We had stopped for water. a ponder
Gus crank drew the bucket from the
well and Cogbill and Roscoe took
turns ut bringing it to the surface.
The bucket leaked and the operation
had 10 be repeated many times. Il"
inson had them continue The hauling
I'm after sufficient water was in the
car and they angrily rcbuked him
for SO doing. He saw fun III IT, but
they didn't.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-10-26
DIR, HALEY WILL ISSUE CALL

The call will be eissued by the Rev.
O. l.. HALEY. ID, D.. of Dallas Tex.
DR.. HALEY issued the call for the
Memphis Peace meeting and in many
ways has shown himself an able ad-
vocate Of the principles that will set
tie our differences and perfect. Union.
TIC Is one OF the leading members of
the Southern Baptist Convention
(whitc) and represents the very best
thought among them.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-10-26
NEW BAPTIST PEACE COMMITS
SION TO MEET IN NASHVILLE
DECEMBER 12, 1913.

The writer has been reliably and
from the best authority informed
that the new Peace Commission re-
presenting the two National Baptist
Conventions and the white South
crn Baptist Convention will be call
cd to meet in tho First Baptist Church
(whitc) Nashville. Tenn, Thursday
December IL 1918 10 A. M.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-10-26

If you wish to know the kind of
wages they are paying for essential
war work, call or write to The Planet
Richmond, Va. We will tell you.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-10-26
A COLORED MECHANIC.

We had the adjustments made. We
found there W. b. Combashner, a col
ored mechanic, who is held in high
regard by his white employees. He
is an expert on the Stanley steamer.
In talking to Mr.. Oscar Baughan con
corning him, he said, "Why, he is the
man that trained Jack Johnson" He
gave me many points concerning the
machine. asked the white mechanic
what was the speed Of the car that
I had purchased. His reply was,
"That car can run seventy miles per
hour and some more" AS a matter
Of fact, the Stanley car holds the
worlds record for speed. The racers
have been run 100 miles per hour.
This was done by Barney Oidfield,
who declined to run it any faster
with tho remark that he did not pro
pose to risk his life in such an at
tempt
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-10-26
GETTING DARK.

When we had gotten the kerosene,
We started upon the return trip to
New Market. 1t was getting dark
when we arrived there. Our schedule
Of travel was upset and wc reached
the Valley Pike and started in the
direction of Winchester, Va In COM
ing down the mountain, two little
white girls had stopped us to enquire
If we wanted some chcsnuts. We took
quart at twenty-five cents, COM
mcnting mwardly on the fact that
the high cost OF living had reached
oven up the mountain side. We were
soon shroudcd in darkness. When We
arrived at Strasburg, 1T was after s
o'clock and We went to tho railway
station and enquircd for n. II. Byrd.
They knew him there but We had pass
cd his neighborhood in reaching the
station. We decided to continue on
TO Winchester and after being shown
the road out OF town We were soon
speeding in that direction. 1t was
about ten o'clock when we arrived in
Winchester. We were fortunate in
seeing Mr. Mayhem Cook standing
OH the street coroner
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-10-26
COMMISSION INCREASED.

The Commission which met In
Memphis was composed Of 81 mon.
The Commission which will meet In
Nashville In December will he COM
posed of more than so men. 1t would
secm to us that If these men had up
on their hearts the great burden that
their duty imposes upon them In this
hour, <the proper things will be done
to find the way to Peace and Reun-
ion This will be a momcntous hour
for those men. Everywhere Religious
Denominations are organizing In the
"Big Way" to b. prepared for the
great program that shall face them
when the great World War is over.
It is left only to the Negro Baptists
to show their unpreparedness and
weakness by division and strife and
abuse. The leaders are advertising
to the world that they are devoid of
vision and Christian Craftsmanship.
WHAT THE RANK AND FILE
CAN DO.
Throughout the Country scores OF
OCalc conventions anu blStIiCI ASSo
Citations will meet between now and
the time for the new Peace Commits
sion to meet in December. At every
one Of these Conventions and Asso-
Citations Resolutions can be passed
endorsing the Peace and Reunion
movement and asking the members
Of the Peace Commission to all in
their power to arrange for the Union
Of the Denomination These Resolu
tions should be carefully prepared
and sent to the Peace Commission in
Nashville December IL. Churches and
Baptist Schools should pass Resolu-
lions and send them to the Peace meet
ing in time. The Commission had
been invited to hold it's meeting in
the Salem Baptist Church, Jersey City
N. J. We appeal to the men who have
the honor TO be members of this all
important Commission to use their
utmost cndeavor to heal the breach
and reunite our forces under God for
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-10-26
MANY IN THE GRAVE YARD.

Then we began to make detours
rs the roads were being torn up and
repaired. This threw tho Blue Book
out of action and we made enquiries
as to routes Finally we reached the
place of toll gates, six in all. We
passed the cemeteries. People were
swarming in their like bees Boxes
were piled up and procession after
procession filled the drivcways. AS
VIC went on further, we saw other
funeral professions waiting their
turn to get into the cemetery. Truly
the harvest was ripe and the labor
crs few. We turned away from the
scene and II few moments later found
ourselves in Glst street Philadelphia.
We wanted to go to the Philadelphia
agency of the Stanley Steamer on
23rd and Chestnut street. Robinson
spicd the place first and l went In.
The engine was in glass case and
pictures OF this remarkable machine
displayed. We were cordially greet
cd and asked to bring the car to the
rear of the building for examination
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-10-26

more effective service.
Yours for Peace and Reunion,
r c.. JUDKINS. pastor, Salem
Baptist Church; Jersey City, N. j
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STRUCK THE LEFT WHEEL.

The right hand side Of the car
struck the rear left wheel and the
wagon body struck the radiator of
the steamer. The colored woman
fell backwards in the body Of he
wagon, while her sweet potatoes litter
dthe road. She was not injured. We
gathered up her belongings. T paid
the damages and we we're soon on
the road again in the direction of
Washington. Rev. W. II. Skipwith
passed at the time on his motor-cy-
Gle bound for Baltimore. The affair
would have been ludicrous had 1t
not been the liability Of q tragedy.
Robinson had been at the wheel all
night and he continued to drive the
car. We drove into recessed road
way, looked after the injuries to the
car, the running part not being dam
aged in the least and soon were on
our way again, just as though moth
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-10-26
TIL. { AR HALTED.

The car halted when we called and
he saw us upon him. "There is the
road, said he," tina, leads to Elkton.
Maryland. | saw man come out
OF watchman's house at the rail
road track and he asked him if he
was right. The Waterman. replied in
the affirmative. I asked the white
chauffeur what make Of car he was
driving. at is Buick siX," he said.
Well you know how to drive it all
right. l thanked him for The informa
ton and then l started again on our
way to Elkton, which was one OF
the main stations in the direction of
Baltimore. We drove for many hours
before we reached the sign-posts that
told lis that we were approaching the
city. When we got there we called the
Blue Book into service again and we
had no further trouble until we had
reached Baltimore.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-10-26
ON TO WASHINGTON.

We did not tarry there long. We
went on to Washington.
had suggested that we camp out un
til morning but no ono wanted to hear
about it. They were too anxious to
get to Richmond. Just as we were
coming down tho Washington Pike
Robinson was watching out for the
cars coming up the Pike. Suddenly,
observed a wagon directly in front OF
the steamer. l noticed that the car
would strike it. I called to Robinson
to look out. He saw the danger in
an instant and applied the brakes
and swung the car out. 1t was too
late to miss the wagon, which was
being propelled by a slow moving
white horse. A colorcd woman was
driving.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-10-26
BOTH HEAD AND NOSE INJURED

Arriving there, a Hagcrstown, Md,
pcnnant was secured and then we
started for Frederick, Md. The road
way known as the Lincoln Highway
was fine. We would go down one al
most perpendicular grade at terrific
speed and then up another. When we
struck rough road, we paid the penal
ty for my head several times came
in contact with the ribs Of tho top
and Roscoe's nose scrapcd a similar
acquaintance. Robinson was held &C
countable for this and later he saved
us much punishment by the word,
dump" This meaht for us to duck
our heads as the car shot over a whole
or rough place in the roadway.
After this, we had no trouble.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-10-26
IN WINCHESTER.

We told him that we desired to re
main over until morning. He got into
our car and pilotcd us to the resi-
dence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Robin
son. They had gone to bed, but they
got up and made us welcome. w"
parked the s. Gamer in their stde-lot
A hose attached TO The hydrant serv
cd our purposes we'll. That night We
rested we'll and before six o'clock I
was up with my companions prepar
ing for the days journey. Mrs. Rob
inson had prepared breakfast. After
eating we got more kerosene and Rob-
inson went out to hunt pcnnants OF
Winchester. There seemed to be none
in the town, so we started out for
Martinsburg, West Virginia.
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CONTINUED from First Page.)
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CLIFFORD'S
GREETINGS

When we arrived in the centre Of
the town, Invent into clothing store
and called up my friend Of 4 life
time, Attorney j. r.. Clifford. His
wife told me whele / would find
him and sure enough I soon located
him. He insisted upon my visiting
his residence. He showed me the
public school erected next to his resi-
dence after twenty-five years strug
gle. 1t is the most modern school
structure in Martinsburg. For somo
time we talked over old times. Then
we had TO leave. Robinson went out
to hunt for Martinsburg, w. Va.
pennant and found one The car was
being rapidly ornamcnted with these
unique symbols. Then we struck tho
Valley Pike once more for Hagers-
town, Md.
Evening star., 1918-06-09
REVENUE BILL HEARINGS
TO Be HELD TO JUNE 70
Time Limit Is Extended on Re-
quest Of Corporations and
individuals Affected.

Until June 20 the hearings on the
new war revenue bill will continue
before the House ways and means
committee. The time limit was ex-
tended by the committee yesterday
in response to a large number of re-
quests which have come from corpo-
rations and individuals affected.
Secretary McAdoo. Internal Rev.
enue Commissioner Roper, Chairman
Baruch of the War Industries Board
and other officials are yet to be heard.
Data upon which the new bill will
be based now is being assembled by
tax experts OF the Treasury Depart
ment and will be submitted to the
committee by Mr.. McAdoo in the near
future.
Suggestions made to the committee
at yesterdays hearings included an
and heavy license tax on auto
mobiles to be paid by owners of the
machines.
While the committee has not yet
reached any informal agreement on any
feature Of the coming legislation. save
for sentiment along the line Of the
Presidents recommendations in his mes
sage to Congress, there was a suggestion
thrown out yesterday, more as a rfeeler"
to ascertain public sentiment, that a
heavy federal license tax. at suggested
rate Of $50 per automobile, to be paid by
the owner. and substantial tax on
manufacture Of passenger automobiles,
may be considered by the committee.
The idea was proposed by a member of
the committee and may be formally con-
sidered
Evening star., 1918-06-09

Britain's only woman preacher. Miss
Maud Royden, draws crowds regu-
larly to the famous City Temple, Lon
don, OF which she is assistant pastor.
Evening star., 1918-06-09
Mr.. DANIELS OPPOSES
PLANS FOR GENERALS
Proposed Advancements in Marine
Corps Objected to As In
justice to Others.

Proposal to give permanent ad-
vancement to the commandant of the
Marine Corps to lieutenant general
and three staff chiefs to be major
generals. as carried in Senate
amendment to the naval appropria-
ton bill. will have hard shedding
when the conferees meet tomorrow.
This advancement is opposed by
Secretary Daniels and apparently by
the majority in Congress. whose at
titude is that they are ready to au-
thorize any deserved promotion for
line officers who are helping to win
the war by personal service in the
field. but that they are unwilling to
advance to higher rank the stan
officers. who have had little or no
sea service or foreign service.
The House and Senate are agreed
on three major generals for the Ma
rine Corps-the corps commandant
Maj. Gen. George Barnett; the com
mander of the $1,000 marines in
France. and a reserve major general
who will be ready to take his place
In command in the field, these latter
to be only temporary while COM
manding in field service.
The House knocked from the bill
man Padgett of the House committee
for these further promotions-to ad
vance the corps commandant from
major generals. This was inserted
and to make the three staff chief!
major. generaus. This was inserted
in the Senate after Secretary Daniel!
had told the committee that he wa.
not consulted about such recon-
mendation. that he does not indorse i
and that he does not think 1t neces
sary for military efficiency OF desir
able.
The indications are that the con.
ferees will not agree upon this
amendment. Secretary Daniels reaf'
flrmed his opposition yesterday. HI
said that while he recognized the higf
merit of the Marine Corps officers ant
was personally anxious for their ad
vancement, he could not officially in
dorse the plan in justice to the whole
naval service and the Army.
Evening star., 1918-06-09

connection with the regular kchool
work will be discussed.
June % will be ofiicial registration
day for the summer school. Instruc-
tion in all courses will begin on Mon
day. June "a. and continue through
Saturday. July Q. Final examinations
will be held on August . and 8.
Evening star., 1918-06-09
PRESIDENT OF ALUMNI.
Rev. A. E. Barrows Heads Grad.
yates Of Theological Seminary.

Rev. A. E. Barrows was chosen
president of the Southern Association
Alumni of Union Theological Semi
nary of New York at its annual meet
ing and luncheon at the Cosmos
Club. Other officers elected were:
First vice president, Rev. J. N. Mills
second vice president, Rev. H. H.
Rauch: secretary, Rev. c. H. Butler;
treasurer. Rev. NJ. A. Spencer.
Rev. D. NJ. Benham Of Baltimore.
president, was chairman. The report
Of the treasurer, Rev. DR.. D. P. BIZ
vine. showed the association was in
a good financial condition. A letter of
regret and of acknowledgement of
felicitations was received from DR.. A.
G. McGiffert, the new president Of the
seminary.
The speaker at the .after-dinner ex-
ercises was Rev. Hugh Black, a pro-
fessor at the seminary. His subject
wcs The Preachers Opportunity To-
day."
Evening star., 1918-06-09
G. W. U. SUMNER SCHOOL
Course in "War Work in Schools
for Teachers and officials.

A course in "war work In the
schools" will be offered at the
George Washington University sum
mer school this season, according to
announcement by DIR. william Carl
Ruediger. dean OF Teachers College
and director of the summer school.
The course will be given by Prof. w.
Carson Ryan, jr., in charge of war
activities pertaining to schools in the
United States bureau of education.
Dean Ruediger describes the course
as special war emergency course
for teachers and school officers. COW
ering the more important plans. Of
ficial and unofficial. for the use of
the schools in war time. Junior Red
Cross. war savings. United States
school garden army. Junior Four
Minute Men, education in patriotism.
food conservation, wartime COM
munity organization and similar
topics will be considered. Methods of
utilizing the governments material
for the most effective school use in
Evening star., 1918-06-09
YOUNG MEN sHUN BAR.
Extensive Study Shows Old and
Married Mostly Frequent Saloons.

One Of the first extensive efforts
to study the kinds, conditions. en-
ployments and ages and other facts
about men who patronize saloons is
that contained in a report made be-
fore the conference Of the Associa-
tion of Employed Oficers Of the
Y. M. c. A, now in session at Spring
field, Mass. A copy of the report has
just been received in Washington.
III attendance at the conference are
William Knowles Cooper, Clifford L
Johnson and c. B. A. Bryant of
Washington.
The report was made by q COM
mission headed by H. w. Gibson. and
the section on social influences deal
ing with the saloon was written by
C. c. Robinson Of New York.
The report showed that saloons
no longer seem to attract young men
between seventeen and twenty-four
years, as they do older men. nor are
single men to be found SO frequently
at the bar as are married men.
Evening star., 1918-06-09
Miss Rankin as Mascot,

The republicans lay much of their
success to the fact that they had
selected Miss Jeanette Rankin, rep
resentative from Montana. as their
mascot.
The batting order of the teams fol-
lows:
Derocrats-sterling. catcher and
third base: Gard. left field and right
feld: Webb. shortstop: Rouse. first
Whaley. second base: Denaley. pitcher
and third base; Bankhead, oenter
field: Sulzer, right field and left
field. Several substitutes were
worked. and Lunn fannei out when
head. he a. substituted a. 0a' Tor BANK
Republicans-Lufkin second base;
Fuller. ehortstop; johnson. catcher;
Mudd. pitcher; NORM. first base; Dem
Anderson. center field: Miller, LEFT
neld; Sanders right field, and Farr,
The score by innings follows:
B:sss'!ss.. B:ss:4s;: .:::::::::s :::ss ! )
Club. to whom credit for the Red
Cross benefit Is particularly due, in.
clude: Mrs. Lemuel p. Padgett, who
had charge Of the boxes and box
tickets; Mrs. Joe Henry Eagle, Mrs
Ml!AAm ~ lSooenperS ana Mrs JULIUS
Kahn. in charge Of the tickets; Mrs
Louis c. Cramton, who is in charge of
the surgical dressings department of
the Congressional Club. in charge of
the flowers sold during the game, and
the members of her department acted
as ushers. wearing their Red Cross
uniform.
A block Of seats was occupied by
the oonvalescing American soldiers
at Walter Reed Hospital. who attend
I. ed the game as guests Of the Con-
gressional Club.
Evening star., 1918-06-09
ROUTINE WORK ON CARD
IN CONGRESS NEXT WEEK
Uninteresting, But None the Less
Important Matters to Be
Passed Upon.

A week Of routine work, uninterest-
ing but important. is before Congress
In the House the bill for vocational
rehabilitation of disabled soldiers will
be taken up. having already passed the
Senate. This will be followed by two
bills for the benefit Of American ship
building, with calendar Wednesday
Intervening and possibly some District
of Columbia legislation. The sundry
civil appropriation bill, growing larger
each day in committee, may lumber
along toward the end Of the week
The Senate will have the resolution
to change the limit of debate and the
big Army appropriation bill, preceded
by the District appropriation measure.
Conference committees are at work
on these measures: Legislative. post
Office, rivers and harbors, naval, Mill.
tary Academy. oil land leasing, screw
thread standardizing and fourteen big
omnibus private pension bills.
Evening star., 1918-06-09
THE WEATHER.

District of Columbia. Maryland and
Virginia, fair and slightly warmer
today; tomorrow partly cloudy: light
variable winds.
West Virginia, fair today and to-
morrow.
Temperatures.
Midnight, 81: 2 am. So; am. so:
s am. IS; 8 am. so: 10 am. g.: IL
noon, 65: 3 pm. So; 4 Pm, II; p.m..
"a: 8 pm. II; 10 pm, 81.
Highest. "a; lowest, 6S.
Relative humidity-8 am. .4s; 2
PM, .38; s Pm. .43.
Rainfall Is pm. to 8 p.m.), o.
Hours Of sunshine, ia.
Per cent of possible sunshine, II.
Departures.
Accumulated excess of temperature
since January 1918. -+ls2; excess of
temperature since June /. 1913, AS;
accumulated excess OF precipitation
since January /. 1918, +1.04; de-
ficiency Of precipitation since June l,
1918, -0.32.
Temperature Same date last year
Highest, S3; Lowest 63.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, W. Va, June s.
The Potomac and Shenandoah rivers
both were very muddy this evening.
Temperatures In Various Cities.
Evening star., 1918-06-09
TO BE HELD AT CHAUTAUQUA

The committee in charge of the
National Service School, Inc; of the
woman's naval service announced
last night that the sixth national
service school will be held at Chau-
tauqua, N. Y. under the joint CO.
operation of the Woman's Naval
Service and Chautauqua Institute,
from July Is to September 3, mem
bers of the national committee to in
clude Mrs. George Dewey. command
ant; Mrs. George Barnett. wife of
Mai. Gen. Barnett of the United
States Marine Corps; Mrs. Hugh l..
Scott and Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock.
Evening star., 1918-06-09
COMPLAINT BOARD NAMED.

Organization Of a Joint Army and
Treasury board to consider complaints
Of delayed payment Of allotments and
allowances to dependents of soldiers
was announced yesterday by the
War Department.
The boards membership comprises
Col H. M. Lord. Quartermaster Corps.
president: Maj. s. H. Wolfe, represent
ing the Treasury Department, and Her
bert D. Brown. chief Of the United
States bureau of efficiency.
Evening star., 1918-06-09
CONGRESS CAVORTS
IN DIAMOND EVENT
Republicans Clout Ball With
Energy; Put Democratic
Players to Rout.
MISS RANKIN Is MASCOT

Republicans, 10; Democrats. 5-thats
the score of the annual base ball
clash of "old stars" in Congress at the
base ball park yesterday.
$1,000 to s1,200-that's the estimated
sum for the Red Cross achieved
through the game by the Woman's
Congressional Club. under the leader
ship of Mrs. Horace Mann Towner.
president and leader of the. war work.
President and Mrs. Wilson, Vice
President and Mrs. Marshall, Speaker
Champ Clark and his daughter, Mrs.
James Thomson: Miss Margaret Will
son. daughter of the President; Mrs.
James r. Mann, wife of the minority
leader; Miss Mabel T. Boardman. lead
er of the Woman's Volunteer Aid of
the Red Cross. and practically all in
society and official life attended the
game.
President Wilson threw out the
ball.