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THOSE ABLE ATTORNEYS.

The feeling here against John Nit :
chcil Jr, was as bitter then
as it was against the unfortunate
prisoners. But must shorten my
story. Those able attorneys, Hon
George ID. Wise, Hon. Henry w.
tlournoy, and Hon. A. b. Gugon
fought the case to n"fmish. 4 knew
Solomon Marablc was guilty. I he
heycd Mary Alternately, Pokey Barnes
ard Mary Barnes were innocent. My
purpose was not to shield the guilty
hut to punish the guilty and to save
IAe innocent. | saw Solemn Marable
hanged In the Jail ut Farmville, Va.
and l shipped his body after a bit
ter right to his wife in North Caro-
lima.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-08-16
MIR. MARTIN THERE.

We had no further trouble and we
reached Houston at 1890. We had
left Danvillc at GAS. We went to
the water trough in front OF the
Courthouse and many greeted us.
MIR. J. II. Martins son was there
md it was not long before he had his
father over to shake my hand. The
Stanley steam car was q curiosity.
>Every owner Of the gas car wanted
to soc the one that had no spark.
Jugs. no gears. 10 clutches but Simp
J" climbed hills with Il movement OF
the throttle and burned kerosene.
when | purchased the Stanley, kcro
sone that had been as low as six cents
per gallon had gone up to ten and one
N'"f cents per gallon.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-08-16
Special to the Planet,

TO the readers Of the Planet and
those who have relatives and friends
in Buafflo and western New York you
are invited to attend the 300 Ami
vcrsary of the race in America and
CldH ONE Week in this city, Sep
TENDER the Sth to 18th 1919.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-08-16
EDITOR MITCHELL.
Continued from First Page.)

,.',> 4
One of the rods to the fender was
Etokea. 1t did not matter. The cna,ns
were taken off the front wheels and
then we travelled over one of the
most rugged, slippery roads in the
State. The grades were awful at
some points and the winding crarac
ter of the roads made it q difficult
task to make any speed.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-08-16
KEROSENE WENT UP.

paid twenty cents per gallon at
Houston with gasoline selling at
q cents per gallon. Many questions
were asked Robinson. He smiled in
nonchalant way and gave answers
in monosyllablcs. What explanation
without long conversation can a
person give about the Stanley steam
or? 1t has only thirty seven parts,
but they are closely analogouu to 10
connective that pulls passenger or
freight coaches. An engineer vii! un
CcrStand in Il few words, hut what
bbout the operator Of gas car
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-08-16
IN CHASE CITY

I entered and took sasaiae. Mrs.
George W. Rison had saveA as al
f">t VA wrnted To eat and wo Seok
II ont. put 1t on the table With Hrs.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-08-16
THAT BAD CROSSING

1t il easier to tell the latter. What
it will and wha: It will not do. lnfor-
nation can he given chauffeur only
bv comparison. l did not tarcy At
l!oustri. and few moments lac. We
were on our way to Glover. We had
covered thirty five miles OF bad road
equal to more than doub.o that dis
lance OF good road. We reached Il
point thai hal been under water. A
Two foot stream was to he crossed
and it seemed to be deep. Some one
had laid two planks across it and
the wheel OF the car must keep on
those planks in oruer TO-. set across. T.
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The Late Colonel Thomas NJ. Crump

7''Eo~l,.s5IE
LILY Of Valley Court, No. 247. 200
/ ric,.dship Court. No. 143. 800
ctcria Court. No. So. 100
'ihraltar Court. No. 176. 200
Mrs. Fannie l.. Coleman So
N.Y.. {. Banks. =. ...... 10"
A;'y. G. w. Lewis. .. 100
.Ir. l.. X. Graham. ........ 100
Lodge, No. 2O9.. 500
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-08-16
MORE RED CLAY.

l did not feel happy as Harry got
out to Straighten the planks and
Robinson sighted them in order to
keep the four wheels OF that big
seven passenger steam car on the
same. He crossed it safely and l
brcathed a sigh Of relief. Then moro
red Gay, a road that always bother
ed Robinson. Anything for him but
red clay, rocks, bricks, sand but red
clay? oh, no. We arrived ut Glover,
Here, l met Mr.. b. II. Foster he is
Il product OF Principal James S. Rus
sells school at Lawrcnccvillc.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-08-16
HOTEL DALE
CAPE MAY, N. j.

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the Heart OF tho Most Beautiful
Seashorc Resort In the World,
Is replete with every modern improve
ment, superlative in construction,
appointments, service and refined pa
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bath houses. tennis, etc, on premises
Special attention given to ladies and
children. Sanitarium added and
DR.. Cot LOWS Of the University Of
Pennsylvania IN attendance. Send
for booklet.
20. w. DALE, Owner.
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TIE END OF THE JOURNT'

Robinson evidently wanted to get
home for it was not long before we
had passed Chesterfield c. H., and
had passed Chesterfield G. II. and
then but a short time thereafter BIO
fore | saw the lights of Richmond
We went to the Planet Office and
Robinson went on his way with the
car TO put it up for tho night. When
| reached my residence it was only
a short while before l had retired
ana with tho closing of my eyes
came to me the most pleasant
dreams.
JOHN MITCHELL, JR.,
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THE RICHMOND PLANET RICHMOND, VIRGINIA

Nothing in the world" was mr. re
ply. lou can ti2 the chauffeur" He
handed Robinson bill with the re
mark This is for not breaking my
neck" He showed us the shortest
way out to the Broad Rock road and
then we started for Chesterfield G..
H.
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lion. ASA y. WATKINS.

Mary Abcnathy, thanks to the
CHRISTIAN character of Hon. Asa ID.
watkins the commemorative attor-
hcy or Prince Edward county togcth
or with p0kcy Barnes and her moth
r Mary Barnes were freed. They
made their homes in Richmond These
we're the memories that came to me
% me aS | sat in that Stanley steam
CT and rode over this section Of the
country all unknown to older III
habltants and only memory to
the younger generation. was in
my prime then, full Of yigor and de
termination and it was III dealing
with cases like these that my re-
cord was made
THOSE NON-SKID CHAINS. '
$50 Is Sc =: ..,,' ~
had left Lunrnburg c. H., behind
me and with it those CHASTITY memo
:ics, | was on the way TO Blackstone
and Petersburg. l failed to state that
Robinson did not need no invitation
to unchain the car AS soon as I ar
rived in Chase City and passed into
the house, when ! looked out again
no non-skid chains we're visible, this
accounted for the rapid time being
made. He may have been running
%, 40, so or even rs miles per hour
for all l knew. The speedometer was
not working. l know that the car WAS
going mighty fast.
MRS. JACKSON'S SON.
When I passed down the main
street Of Blackstone, I saw Mrs. Jen
ME V. Jackson's son. He wanted me
to so to his home to see his mother
! was about to do so, when white
gentleman with his satchel accosted
me. Hc wanted to know if he could
ride with me to Petersburg. l con
scented as I was the only passenger
in the car although it presented the
appearance OF a freight or baggage
car as Robinson had all Of those
things necessary for repair in the
part OF 2 extra seats and this gave
me but little foot room. I could not
visit Mrs. Jackson and it was not
long before we were on ouri way to
Petersburg. The white gentleman was
Mr.. r.. B. Davis, lumber mer-
chant, who resided at Chester, Va
HE KNEW THE ROAD.
know every foot OF the road to
Petersburg" he said. Robinson lost
no time In carrying rs there. Ar
riving at Petersburg at 7:S0. It was
some tfne before We eoald set u
supply Of kerosene oil. Then we
stsrted for the Petersburg Prks.
When We reaaaed Chester Mr. Davis
o~ksS HvHh,+ >~n wo-r >s,-.,os S,s
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-08-16

Johnson acting as hostess Her baby
was having the time of its life on
che back porch. Hurricdly, we left
Ior 1t was after 3 p. NJ. met Sir
Frank b. Smith and after making
burg Court House. This section had
i PECULIAR interest for me. 1t Va.
twenty five years before that the
great Luncnburg tragedy took place
Mrs. Lucy Jane Pollard being muir
dcrcd in her home and Solomon Mar
able, suspected III Chase City was
chased and arrested us one of the
murdcrUrS OF that helpless woman.
THAT HELPLESS WOMAN.
Robinson was driving me along
TINS same road now and he passed
all unknowingly the fork that
led TO Fort Mitchell, Va, where the
tragedy actually occurred. | ha0 II
all ocmc wildly before me now
Eight hundred dollars had been talk
en- from the leather belt around the
waist OF this helpless white woman
end then Mary Alternately, Pokcy
Barnes and Mary Barnes were charg
cd with the crime or with being acccs
series. Marahlc finally confessed
chat Il white man hired him to kill
Mrs. Pollard and that this white
man got all of the money but ono
twenty dollar bill which he gave tC
Solomon Marable and which bill
led to his undoing
THAT TWENTY DOLLAR BILL.
The colored woman at tho eating
house went out to get the bill chang
cd and this Weakened suspicion
What did Il lone, tall colorcd mar
mean by having Il twenty dollar bill
in that meek Of the woods" whcr
the money taken from the body OF
Mrs. Pollard consisted in part OF
money Of that denomination Mar
able, when suspected ran like Il deer
He lcapcd six foot fences with tn,
agility of an athclctc, but he was
captured. He and the women wcr,
tried. Marahlc was sentenced to h,
hanged and Mary Barnes: Mary Abcr
nathy (thc mother Of Is children
we're also sentenced to I've hanged
while Pokey's mother Mary was 81,
ON ten years IN the pcnitentiary.
WARNED NOT TO COME THERE
Old man. Joe Barnes and Wilson
Alternately came to Richmond. The
prisoners were brought tn Richmond
to save them from being lynchcd.
met them at the train as the troops
came in with thcm short timC
afterwards Robinson A..* driving
down tie road while Luncnburg G.
H., where the celebrated trial with
Judge Orgain presiding took place
doomed up directly in front Of across
the road.
1t did not seem as though we would
be able to get through, hut mo had
to take the road to tho right. This
VAS the place where the Pinkert y,
detectives that I had employed at n
cost OF one thousand dollars had
warned mo not to come.
.'il.'
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y BAD PLACE.

He has Il fine place of business.
He sells we'll nigh everything that
Il countryman would need. He dis
posed of drygoods, notions, etc. His
establishment was us meat as a
PIN" I was much pleased. | got in
to the car that was awaiting me
and then onward we went to Chase
City. We had to pass the point,
where in coming up, the Stanley had
actually boxed" itself across the
road on account Of red clay. We
made good progress. l mad told Rob
inson that we would take off the
chains after leaving Chase City and
this satisfied and pleased him great
ly. He wanted the car fixed so it
could run at top notched speed.
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Boarding Houses, Cafes and Apartment Houses Wages:
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Make application Send your reference We will
send your fare, if satisfactory.
B. B. Phillips, Pres. 1871 9th ST. H. w. WASHINGTON D G.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-08-16
THE WRONG ROAD.

We found that the speedomcter
was out OF commission. We had
been running Oh detailed Danville
to Richmond schedule that had been
given to me by Chief of Police Ben
that popular guardian of the peace
at Danvillc Va. was at loss now
and had gone about a mile down a
fine road when I was thoughtful
enough to enquire the way of n
white gentleman, who was driving
n Ford car. ''YOu are mile ont OF
the way he said. You should have
turned to the left on the road that
you just passed Robinson made the
turn on road about as narrow as
any to be found in all OF that sec
ton.
TAKING WATER.
I feared We would not get out, but
q moment later. we were on route
to Chase City. Tt was easy taking
water. We would drop the rubber
hose in the stream. open the syphon
valve and the steam would suck or
draw the water in such q rush as to
fill the tank in n short while. Ar
irving at Chase City. I cnquircd for
Mrs. Mary J.. Jcffrics. There are
two Mrs. Jcffrcss. However either
one would do for. who should come
to the door. hut Mrs William Isaac
Johnson, Jr.. She was there spending
the summer with Mrs. James
a. G. Johnson.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-18
RELIEF IS OFFERED
WOMEN WHO SUFFER
FROM NERVOUSNESS
Oregon Resident Tells Why She
Recommends Dr.. Williams Pink
Pills as a Tonic.

7 believe that there are many wo-
men who are suffering from nervous
headaches, exhaustion, and indiges-
ton, because they have never tried
the remedy which I know by expert
ence viii so tone up the system that
these ailments viii disappear. I refer
to DR.. Williams Pink Pills." says Mrs.
Edward Sehmeer. Of No. 1898 Atlantic
street. Portland, ore.
L know the encouragement Of try
ing many medicines without success
for I suffered for months from ner-
vous headaches that seemed 10 be
coming with increasing frequency and
pain. Food didn't appeal to me for
when ever I ate anything I was sure
TO have indigestion. As a result my
nerves became unstrung and I tired
easily. Ny blood was so weak that !
didn't have any colo5
"A newspaper announcement Of DR..
Williams Pink Pills recalled the fact
that friends in my former home in
Iowa had used the pills and found
them very effective. I procured a box,
determined to give the remedy a
thorough trial In a short time my
nerves gained strength and my blood
became richer. As a result it wasn't
very long before could eat without
suffering from Indigestion I sleep
soundly now and rarely have a head
ache. I ask women to give DR.. VIII
liams' Pink Pills a trial and am conf
dent they viii be helped"
Your own druggist can supply you
with DR.. Williams Pink Pills OF you
can order direct from the DR.. Williams
Medicine Co.. Schenectady. n. Y. en-
closing fifty cents for one box or $3.50
for six boxes Write today for the
free booklet Diseases Of the Nervous
system-"-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-18
Hair Often Ruined
By Careless Washing

Soap should be used very carefully.
II you want TO keep your hair looking
its best Most soaps and prepared
shampoos contain too much aIkaH
This dries the scalp. makes the hair
brittle, and ruins It
The best thing for steady use Is
ordinary AIulsified cocoanut oil sham
poo (Which is pure and greaseless).
and is better than anything else you
can use.
One or two teaspoonfuls will cleanse
the hair and scalp thoroughly. Simply
moisten the hair with water and rub K
in 1t makes an abundance OF rich.
creamy lather. which rinses out easily.
removing every particle OF dust. dirt,
dandruff and excessive oil The hair
dries quickly and evenly. and Il leaves
the scalp soft and the hair fine and
silky, bright. IL. trous. fluffy and easy
to manage
You can get l1ulsified cocoanut oil
at any pharmacy. it's very cheap. and
a few ounces win supply every mem
Der OF the family for months.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-18

all the animal boys as they saw sam
ME bringing Mr.. Longears to the
game. NOW for a good time"
Uncle Wiggily dug himself q little
hole in the sand, next to those made
by the animal boys for the Roly-Poly
rubber ball TO roll into It was the
turn OF Jackie Bow Wow, the puppy
dog chap. to roll the soft rubber bail.
There IL goesl IN Uncle Wiggily's
hole- quacked Jimmie Wibblewobble.
the duck. Now you got 10 hit one Of
US. Uncle Wiggily."
"An rightr' laughed the bunny rab-
bit Quickly he ran to his hole in the
sand and took out the rubber ball
The animal boys all ran as fast and as
far as they could so as not to be hit
and made 10 be lit" But Uncle Wig
gily was a good hopper and runner,
even II he did have the rheumatism az
times, and soon he caught up to Billie
Wagtan, the goat chap.
"Thumpl" went the soft rubber ball
on Billie's back, and then he was 1T"
Well, the game went on this way
for some little time, and then. when
it was the rabbit gentleman's turn to
roll the ball. all at once out from
the bushes jumped the bad old fox.
Burr-r-r-r-r- barked the fox. IT'S
about time had q good dinnerl Now
I've caught you, Uncle Wiggily-"
Yes. / guess you have" sadly said
AIr. Longears. But before you take
me away to your den, as 1 suppose you
are going to do. and bite souse off my
ears. viii you just let me finish this
Roly-Poly gamer
Yes" groWled the fox. Z suppose
I shall have 70. Roll away. but after
that along you come with mel'
Slowly and sadly Uncle Wiggily
rolled the Roly-Poly ball. It went in
the hole near Johnnie Bushytail, the
squirrel.
Look out, now" suddenly chatter
ed Johnnie Everybody lookout but
the foxi' With that the squirrel boy
ran, picked something up off the
ground and suddenly threw It at the
fox. It hit him on his soft and tender
nose and the fox howled and yowled
and cried:
"oh. deari This is no place for mel
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-18
IT NAY COST A PRECIOUS LIFE To
END OFT BY ENPERIMEAI.

The heart Of every user OF tobacco
bears a double burden. II does its al
lotted task and then fights nicotine
for supremacy As long as the heart
wins he lives: when It loses he dies,
but before the final victory Of nico-
tine you pass through many stages OF
decline and decay and suffer many
pangs Hearts are like human beings
some are stronger than others.
therefore some hearts viii stand more
tobacco than others. but there is a
limit to what any heart can stand
The man who puts this additional
strain on his heart a dozen times a
day by smoking cigarettes. a pipe or
cigars-or chewing tobacco-is tax
ing a madmau's chance with health
and life TO lose and nothing to win
but the chance that he may not lose
them. He is INDUCING IN a costly
habit at the expense OF precious
health. Ask any doctor anywhere.
and he will tell you that using tObac-
CO is injurious and that it Is far bet
ter TO quit the habit than TO expert
ment to find how much tobacco vour
heart viii stand without serious re-
suits
But the thought OF quitting IS IN
pleasant TO most men-even TO those
who know that tobacco Injuries them
and TO really quit takes more viii
power than they have and causes
more suffering than they can volun-
tarily endure. To quit the habit.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-18
The old Family Album

DOLAND HARWELL loved bananas
N better than anything else IN all
the world when he was a boy. I
never got enough bananas" he said
the other day. until just recently.
when ate my fill Of them to make
Up for lost time"
In the accompanying picture you
see Mr.. Harweu when he was known
as Roland at the age Of five. sans ba-
nanas. Roland came TO FL Paso at
the age OF three for the very good
reason that his father and mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. z. Harwe1. brought
him here from oklahoma City. where
he was born March q. 1857. CHe
doesn't look that young)- Mr.. Har-
well senior came here because he was
a mechanical engineer and because
this was tie best place for an engi-
neer Of that kind 10 come TO then
AIr. Harweu attended public schools
here but left when a mere lad 70 at
tend the New Mexico Agricul turai coll
lege- Since 1909 he has worked at
the business OF agriculturing-On this
Atlantic coast. in the northwest and
in FL Paso. He IS now director OF the
FL Paso county farm bureau and
speaks Spanish as well as English,
which is excellent.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-18

do something to reduce also. by caus-
ing this part TO perspire profusely.
AnXious-After washing the skin
with hot water. rub a nOurishing
cold cream or warm cocoa butter in
to the wrinkles around the eyes.
do not recommend rocoa butter as a
general massage for the face. since
IL is rather heavy for the average
complexion but II used on the deep
est wrinkles, IL Will not hurt the
skin and it viii feed up those lined
places.
Eta T-Try ice rubs for the bust
You must be overweight, however.
Probably you need to reduce the
whole body.
Cherry-The only permanent way
to remove hairs from the face is by
the electric needle process. Two. or
at the most, three visits. should get
rid OF them. II you cannot find a
good specialist. bleach the hairs by
using a mixture OF equal parts OF per-
oxide and ammonia on them.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-18
Bedtime Stories For The Little One.
UNCLE WIGGILY ND NE BROWN BALLS.


eeDEAR me- Uncle Wiggilyi Where
u have you been?" asked Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy one day, as the
bunny rabbit gentleman came hopping
back to his hollow stump bungalow
Why, is anything the natter" 8Ir
Longears wanted TO know. THE chin
ney didn't catch fire, did it? Or the
gold fish fly away?"
oh, no, neither oner laughed the
muskrat lady bungalow keeper. IT'S
just about all the animal children IN
Woodland, near these Orange Ice
mountains, have been here, one after
the other. ever since you've been gone,
asking when you'd be back"
Wen, I'm back now" answered
Uncle Wiggily with a laugh that
made his pink nose twinkle twice as
fast. What did they wantE'
I don't know. But here comes Sam
mie Littletail now You may ask him. -
spoke Nurse Jane.
Along through the grass came hop
ping the little rabbit boy.
"Oh, Uncle Wiggilyi" he cried. will
you come and play with usg'
Play what and with whom asked
Mr.. Longears-
Play Roly-Poly," went on Sammie.
It's lots Of fun. You have a rubber
ball and you make some little holes in
the ground just big enough for the
rubber ball Then we all stand to-
gather, after We have each picked out
a hole. Some one rolls the bah, and
it # goes into the hole you stand near
you have to run, take out the ball and
chase after the rest Of US"
That sounds nice" said Uncle Wig
giiy- How long do I run2'
-Oh. you run with the ball in your
NJ " Y O.
Of US to throw the ball at us. And
whom ever you hit has TO be it next
time, and roll the ball. and get IL in
some other hole. and so on Don't
you want to play?'
ooh. no. Uncle Wiggily doesn't want
to play any such game as that" spoke
out Nurse Jane.
"Oh, yes, I guess I do" said the bun
ny with a laugh 7 havn't played
the Roly-Poly game since I was a
little rabbit like you Sammie. I'll
come and have some fun"
Don't hit Uncle Wiggily too hard
with the ball II you throw il at him,
Sammie~ called out Nurse Jane.
ooh. it won't hurt to be hit with a
rubber ball" laughed the rabbit boy.
VIII it. Uncle Wiggily2"
Not a Bit" answered the bunny
rabbit gentleman, laughing. And
then, so he might have more fun, he
F4[ oA ms tAA IAoAllE9f anu a -aN HI
stead Of his tall, silk hat, and away
he hoped with Sammie, over the
fields and through the woods to the
Roly-Poly game.
There they arei Hear emf called
Sammie. as he and his Uncle Wiggily
hoped from grassy valley to the
top Of a messy hill.
The bunny rabbit gentleman could
hear glad happy shouts Of the animal
boys
at sounds like lots Of fun said
Mr.. Longears. his eyes. as wei as his
nose. twinkling.
1T isl" cried Sammie. Come on
Hurry upi'
"Oh. here's Uncle Wiggilyl" called