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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-06-05

TX years Oh aye anu
lad all the symp-
toms incident tothat
change-heat fash
es, nervousness, and
was in 2 general run
down condition, so
lit was hard for me
to do my work.
Lydia E. Pinkham's 8
Vegetable Y Com
pound was recon-
mended to ne as the
best r ned for my
trOI, - " ~, II
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-06-05
Eggs ondPouItry

We will pay best cash price the market
iustifies for strictly clean, fresh eggs and
poultry at our office near The freight sta
tion
Can take care OF eggs at my residence
after o'clock.
Will be at the Office Saturday nights
until o'clock.
BENZ. HATFIELD.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15

crimo in the hands Of white men.
Burning at the stake has become so
common these days that protess
against it are no longer being heard
in the land.
Men charged with crime can only
die defending themselves for it Is
better to DO stabbed to death or to
be shot down than it is to be sub
United to torturcs that would bring
forth punishment if inflicted upon
the brute creation. No doubt this
man deserved death, but not the
KIND or death that was inflicted up
IN him. For our part, we arc Just as
much opposed to the infliction Of
Heath penalty upon white men as we
arc against the infliction of the death
penalty upon black men when it Is
to he done by lawlcss mobs.
This assault upon the law will in
t'De bring its own punishment. It is
bringing the American Government
ut the present time dangerously near
revolution. ColorcG people have
b'en loyal to the Government they
arc dcvotees Of the law and they
maybe depended upon when the criti-
cal tfmo comes and their help Is
again needed in tho saving of the
nation.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15

Steps were taken today by General
Agent *. ID. Clark in charge Of the
city express Office, to prepare for the
new express packing requirements
which SO into effect on December 10
lie has been advising express ship
pers to study tho new rules, which
have been approved by the United
States Railroad Administration, SO
that they may be able to adjust their
packing methods to the Forthcoming
new standards
Under the new regulations, which
are embodied in what is known tech
nically as Supplement- No. S, to Ex-
press Classification No. &c, all shin.
'ments sent by express weighing over
20 pounds. must he packed in wood
en- containers, or cartons Of fibre
board cupboard or corrugated straw
board material OF specified "test
strengths" This means according
TO General Agent Clarll's statement
that after December 10 packages over
tho q pcIrt limit will not he accept
cd for forwarding by the American
Railway Express Company handling
the express business of the entire coun
try as Agent of the Railroad Admin
istration if only paper wrapped Nor
will ordinary paper boxes. wrapped
or unwrappcd. be accepted as suitable
protection for these heavier shin.
mems. TIL" regulations. however, do
not affect shipments under Is pounds
Irregular shippers, General Agent
Clark stated today, will not be mysti
fled by the new regulations, as they
follow very closely the packing require
mcnts long in vogue in the freight
service. The express regulations, how
over allow Il little more latitude in
the size Of the carton used. The OH
forccment of the new rules was post
poncd until December 10, so that ship
pers would have plenty Of time TO
prepare themselves for this change
in express packing standards.
Mr.. Clark expressed the opinion
that these new rules will not work
any hardShips on shippers, but should
operate distinctly in their interest rs
the rules will provide additional safe
guards for merchandise in transit.
Moreover, they will establish n uni
formity of express packing rules
which heretofore has bcen lacking
The new order does not affect the
movement Of food products by express,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15
BALTIMORE NOTES.

Baltimore. November =. The thir-
tcchth annual session OF the Allen
Chris'lan Endeavor League of tho
baltimore A NJ. e. Conference came
TO an end at Trinity A. Nj. FG. Church
last Sunday afternoon. During tho
session the conference supcrntcnd-
cnt, Rev. c. T.. Stewart outlined
plans for increasing the influence of
the league. In the course of tho an
nual sermon. Rev Il. III. Hunter. Of
Norfolk. Va, urged that training
within the church that would make
inc young most useful citizens. Dr..
Hunter is the choice of the Virginia
Conference for the A. nj. Il. Bishop.
rio. Henry A. Wilmington, reporting
for the Baltimore District said the
work had grown greatly.
The congregation OF Allen A. N.
f. Church raised $4,000 in rally on
Thursday evening of last week. Rev.
&. IL Stcpteau l. the pasor.
Alderman Robert Ii. Logan,
Of Pittsburgh, was in the city this
week. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Logan.
According to official returns,
States Attorney Harry w. Nice, RE.
publican, was defeated for the cover
norship by Attorney General Albert
G. Richie, Democrat by Il margin OF
l65 votes. The growing tendency Of
the Republicans toward lily-whitism
is given as one Of the causes contribu
ting to their defeat.
j. Madison Reid, Harry Thomas
and Edgar Dowcll will leave for At
lantic City next Monday to become
en- crtaincrs at Sullvan's Hotel,
The will ofltobcrt Broadwatcr, an
eccentric character. has been filed for
probate. He left an estate valued at
$4,000.
-FRANKLTN r.. JOHNSON.
305 N. Pine Street.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15
THE MINERS AND THE JUDGE.

The drastic injunction issued by
Judge 4. 3. Anderson, of the United
States District Court at Indianapolis
against the Officers Of the United
Mine Workers Of America, which di-
rccted them to rcscind strike order
issued by them and taking away from
that organization the power to ex-
pend its own money will be viewed
by every thoughtful citizen in the
country as The most remarkable ex-
crcise Of the judicial power ever re-
corded since the foundation Of the
Government
The power and authority to Issue
such an injunction is directly charge
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15

which arc ordinarily shipped in GRAFT
es or barrels.
We believe, stated General Agent
Clark in explaining the new regula-
lions, that the shipping public will
welcome the new standards when
hey understand them, and the rcas-
ons for putting them into effect.
Never before in tho history of the
country has the express traffic reach
ed such proportions us it has as.
srmed today. At the same time, there
has been comparatively lit lie increase
III the amount of car space available
FOR this business. We have been ask
TO carry heavier shipments and com
moditics of every conceivable kind
Before the war, 1t was possible
for car messengers to spread their
freight out on the floors OF the ex-
press ears without much congestion.
Today we arc running dozens of
through cars between the big cities
and every one of those cars Is
packed to capacity. There has been
similar congestion IL the, local
runs
This has made it necessary for
for express shipments to DO
stacked. As result, individual
shipments have had to he strongly
CROUCH packed to be able to stand
up for themselves and owing to the
lack Of uniformity in this regard tho
new regulations were formulated and
finally approved by the Railroad Adj
ministration. The stronger contain
ors required, we believe. will very
pcrccptibly help to improve the OK
press service and to protect tho mis-
cc'lancous articles of the mcr-
"handiSc travelling Through this
channel from damage or interference
cnroutc.
An extensive educational campaign
is planned TO explain to express shin
pcrs how the new requirements will
operate in tho various trades which
depend upon the eXDrcss service for
the movement of the bulk of their
output and also to instruct express
employees regarding acceptance Of
matter for shipment under the new
standards.
General Agent Clark is able to sun
ply shippers with copies of the Supple
mcnt No. to Express Classification
No. &c, in which the new rules are
outlined in detail, which 20 into eff
feet on December 10th.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15

;"rs In society.
These people are ready to protect
white women as well as black ones
ana these are the people, who are
the offspring of the black mammics.
whose husbands made such Il record
for themselves during the long,
bloody four years war when white
men were virtually fighting to per-
petuate slavery and yet they protect
ed the wives and children Of these
same husbands and when the war
was over went to work for many of
these white men, who today are great
ful away down in their heart of
hearts for the devotion they dis.
played.
This is why Mrs. Guiliams there
can never be a race-war of any mag
nitude in the Southland Black men
Will rally to save their whitc ones,
while tho white and black females
on both sides will cement the union
of the races in suclT contest. Mrs.
Guilliams, We are sorry that you
wrote your first letter and We are
glad that you have retracted the i'm
preston it conveyed. Colored folks
in this country are all right, Mrs.
Guiliams, the cOlorcd folks are all
right.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER Is, 1919
MINERS YIELD UNDER PROTEST.,

The officials Of the United Mine
Workers Of America decided to obey
the order OF Judge A. B. Anderson Of
the United State District Court at
Indianapolis, while at the same time
appealing from the mandate of tho
Court. The question now is
whether or not the miners will obey
their officers in the resembling of tho
strike order under durcss 1t is plain
ly evident that the laboring clements
flushed with repeated successes in
their demands have ridden to an easy
fall
The people Of the country, who
arc already heavily burdcned and who
pay for all Of these disagrccmcnts
wish to see this class Of people prop
erly remuncratcd, but it must be
done along the lines Of reason and com
mon sense. The miners showed wise
judgment in adopting conservative
course and in testing the constitu-
tionality OF the law in question and
the right Of His Honor, A. b. Amber
son to issue such a drastic injunc-
ton including as it did the obliterat-
ion for the time being OF personal
rights and personal property
We have always taken the position
that under the usual course, the laws
must be observed and the constitu-
tional guarantees Of the citizen must
be respected. These rights can only
be set aside under martial law, the
stress Of war and similar upheavalS,
but before this can be properly done,
the itiZen should he put upon notice
by the declaring OF martial law. We
have witnessed the novel situation Of
tTo kings, ruling upon n throne at
one and the same time.
The civil authorities have been cXer-
cising jurisdiction at the same time
that the War Department has been
doing the same thing.
A persons liberty has been put in
jeopardy in two tribunals at about
one and the same time, and instan-
has been held liable before two legal
tribunals for practically the same Of
Tense But after all, it is "a white
mans fight" Colored folks have
fought these same abridgmcnts OF
rights and privileges for more than
decade. 1t is the white mans turn
now and from the way he is meeting
the issue he finds himself muc1
worse off than the colored folks have
been. We sympathize with every
class, be that class white or black
rich or poor, whose fundamental
rights are endangered and whose lib
crty of action is curtailcd by an auto
cratic Interpretation or enforcement
Of the law.
The Hon. William J. Bryan is ST.
tIt these days Tie cannot spca.; ouI
without alligning himself with Ii.
foes Of the present administrators
He brought about this industrial rcvo
ntiCn which was given added i'm
potTs by the late and lamcnted Hon
Theodore Roosevelt and which was
put into acton by that distinguished
occupant Of the White House, Presi
don't Ny0Ddrov Wilson who in turp 5,
order to save the Government and its
institutions has lHad to turn his bacl
upon some of his friends in tn,
ranks Of the laboring clements o.
the United States of America.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15

1t takes nearly as long for a copy
Of the Planet to reach a subscriber in
Philadelphia, New York or Pittsburgh
as it does to go the whole distance
to San Francisco. 1t takes as long
for some people in this city to get the
same journal by mail as it does to
send a copy to Boston. The postal
rates are higher and the postal scr
vice rendered are lower.
We hope to God that the time Of
the day-dreamers in the offices of the
the American people still believed ii
p. II. Barnum's declaration that they
like to he humbugged
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15

Will some one tell the Virginia
officials whether or not the games Of
chance in the Armistice Street Carni~
val really violate the law? Colonel
William NJ. Myers would like to know
and so would Police Justice John J
official force seems to hold an opin
ion about it that is as misleading as
the proverbial Chinese puzzle.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15
DR.. Josiah Oldficld of London

DR.. Josiah Oldficld of London is
of the opinion that a person rightly
fed SHOULD live from ninety to one
hundred and five years Of age. Some
of the kinds Of diet that he prescrib'
es are so unpalatablc to us that we
would prefer to eat just waht we
years sooner.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15
Bristol, Va, November 9th. 1919.

'>'' A''''''''' VII, i'iS'
This Is to certify that I have re.
ceiVcd from John Mitchell, Jr. Grand
Worthy Counsellor OF the Grand Court
OF Va, Order Of Calan'ho. ($15O.00)
One Hundred and Fifty Dollars in
payment OF the death claim OF Sis
ter Iavania Brown who was a mem
bcr OF Bristol Court. No 1862 of Bris-
tol. Va. Signed:
STEPHEN BROWN, Beneficiary
Witnesses Mrs. G. b. Banks.
William 1T. Brown,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15

President Wilson continues i'll and
his friends are becoming apprchen>
sive less his disability continue
througont this year and part Of
next year.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15
MOB VIOLENCE.

Jordan Jameson, a colorcd man
charged with killing Sheriff Greer
of Columbia county Arkansas was
captured near Magnolia, Ark, and
burned in the public square Of that
town, Tuesday, November II, 1919.
This occurred in free America with
its civilization and its laws and with
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15

Colorcd folks have been having a
hard time OF it, and they are still hav
Ing hard time in some sections of
this country, but it is the whitefolks
turn now, thank God
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15

Rev. DR.. IT. N. Jcter of Newport
r. l., was in the city recently in the
interest of movement for the hcne-
fit of the colored people lie made a
most favorable impression here.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15

Colored folks, thoy arc burning
colored men in the South and hanging
white men In the North West After
all. 1awlcssncss is no rcspeeter OF
persons.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15

IL you are making money, save
some Of the money that you arc max
ing. II You try to save nearly all of
the money, You are making, you will
fall down" and spend all of it.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15
MRS. GUILIIAMS' EXPLA NATION,

! We have received a most interest
| iig letter from Mrs J. N. Guilliams
Of ValdoSta, Georgia who recently in
formed the public that she was a nor
tncrn woman living in Il section or
the country, where it appeared to be
necessary to keep firearms in order
{" pr otect her person from the lusts
Of black hrutcs. While she disclains
any intention to convey this impress
sion, most assurcdly, her iH-timed
letter would convey that impression
with law abiding colorcd men, sur
rounding her and with the schools
aud clutches occupied 10y colored pee
pile, with their tasty residences in
easy reach and with tho wcll-knewn
disposition of colored men to defend
and protect white females rs we'll
as colorcd ones, she led tho public TO
believe that she and her able hus-
band were residing in the midst Of
black barbarians.
We arc glad to note that she dis
claims any such intentions. in this
last missivc. But we are saying too
E'uch just now.
Here is Mrs. Guilliams letter:
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15

President, Samuel GOuporS has
walked over to the side OF the street
occupied Ivy Colonel George Harvey
OF Harpcr's Weekly
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15
LAND FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Sixty- one Acres of Land
Twenty Acres are well timbered,
pine, oak and poplar--a chance
for Good Home. Address, j. II.
ROBINSON, Owcnton, Va. 6
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15

The white folks treated the color
cd folks mighty we'll this week and
the colorcd folks are pleased.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15

This Government is both at peace
ana at war. 1t depends altogether up
OH the angie from which you view 1t
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15

Those folks who yell loudest
against matrimony arc the first to get
another wife when they gc' single.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15

Some women have lots OF sense ard
they know how to use It.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15

The miners arc angry, but Labor
is angrier.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15

head--new rules on packing expresa
shipments go into effect december 10
tn.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15

on tho statute books such an, injunc.
ton would have boon impossible. The
remarkable part OF the whole bust
ness is that this law under which
this injunction was secured is Of a
temporary character and becomes In
operative immediately upon the rau
fication of the Peace Treaty or the
official declaration that the war Is at
an end.
The situation is in Il measure anus
ing rs serious as it seems to be. The
labor leaders have virtually been In
control OF the Government that now
/, turns its drastic power of punish
mcnt and restraint upon them. Lcgis-
laton has been enacted under which
the Coal Trust, the Meat Trust, the
Money Trust, the Steel Trust and
the railroad Trust have been hound
cd for many years. Judge Kcncsaw
Landis of the U. S. District Court
of Chicago went so far as to inflice
"p' ''' VI ''e"@ 'i"''>' " hiho 81
ing into The millions.
An apparently inuoccnt-looking en-
"''''ch'' p"SSeo III 'i'ie' "hei' INC
excitement incident to the war did
not permit careful scanning was pass
ed by the Congress. That Prcsidcnt)
Samuel Gompcrs, however had his
mi$giVings as to the two-cdgcd char
acter OF this legislation is evident
from the fact that the Executive
Council of the American Federation
OF Labor i'll the statement endorsing !
ana plcdging the support of the or
ganization to the United Mine Work |
crs OF America uses Che following |
language:
Members of the committee havingl
me oiii IN charge nave III writing
80 g., ,,,:,, 80 W,
surance that the government would
not apply that law to the workors'b
efforts to obtain improved working5
conditions. Every assurance from thel
highest authority Of our government
was given that tho law would not bel
SO applied.
This Is n charge that the labor2
1c,dors w,ro douh,, ,ro,,o, ,r,o co,,
-,
o ~' '' ''''"' ''e i''p"i
trust aoo'c inc Ia" so TO speak DyI
the operation OF the Antitrust laws.
TO emphasize the fact that the La-t
Dor Trust had been designated a specl
ial class to be accorded special privi-I
American Federation of Labor cities
the words Of President Woodrow WILL
son himself when In addressing tho
Buffalo Convention OF that great organl
i2ation, he used the following langu
age:
while We are fighting for free
uoNi' we mus sec a''o'a o'her 'h'hHs
''',,,n i,,,ou,;,, 4,,;,,r -
means not ONLY that we must do what
we have declared our purpose to do,
see mat inc cono'llohs OF lapor are
nv nv. 'i'I' o',' ~ -"
th,t tho Observation-Disclosures. Nv WHOA (
the conditions of labor are improved |
are not blocked or checked. That "" )
must 40.
40
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15

'lounId Gull Oh aQIosQnS
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15
ValdoSta, Georgia..
hAMnhnlA. III. 1l1 q


Editor Richmond Planet,
Richmond, Virginia.
Sir.-"Hc that farmcd the eye
shall He not see, He that planted the
car, hall He not hear"
I have received number Of let
tcrs from colored people all -
Now sir, if you are the educated,
cultivated man, | take you to be- hon
cstly interested in elcvating your
race. YOU will agree with nc that the
writer Of an anonymous letter does
not believe what he writes.
So far as my beauty is concerned
| am by no means n young woman,
land never could at any time In my
life lay any claim to beauty.
There is nothing about mo to set
|any man, white or black "crazy'
Such n thing never entered my head
and there is nothing whatever in the
letter | wrote you to indicate it.
With regard to the pistol it is kept
for any intruder. white or black who
might attempt to burglc my house at
night or course in the letter ! wrote
one would naturally conclude that |
, kept ii for the benefit OF colorcd men.
, Not SO. l would not hesitate a moment
! 10 use ii on any one whom | felt
meant me harm.
! Yours for the good OF all,
I - MRS. J. NJ, GUILLIAMS.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15

We agree with this white lady
relative to anonymous communicate
ions. We have made rule Of our life
TO publish all we desire to say over
our own name and to take the conse-
oucncts. We have had to take the
consequences too, but we have no re
Fret to spend. We have come out of
all confess holder and stronger, al,
though in n way weakened in finance.
Mrs. Guilliams' letter now is in mark
ed contrast to the one she sent 10
this Office before.
We INSIST though that this lad! )
fears, to our mind are due to hC.
own conjuration. We are all in q
combine against the black brute and
the white one. Because forsooth an
hundred men out of ten million dis
grace themselves and reflect upon
the c0lored race should in no wise af-
feet the standing of the remainder
of this multitude Of people. Mrs
Guilliams, the black hoodlums learn
ed their traits from the white hood,
lums and we want both eliminated.
Colorcd folks have a duty to per
form and many of them are perform
ing it. They must see to it that this ris
ing generation is looked after anC
the work must be begun in the cradle
Thousands Of dissolute black mother:
are raising children with nameless
fathers and these children heed no
man and fear not God 1t is for III
to rear them in Christian sanitar!
surroundings and We hope to see tn
day dawn when this is being done. On
the other hand there are hundreds o
thousands Of ssself-respecting, God
fearing mothers, who are rearini
their children properly and they ar
becoming shining, Illuminating fac
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15

"While We are fighting for free
dom, we must see among other things
that labor is free and that means 4
number of interesting things. 1t
means not only that we must do what
we have declared our purpose to do,
see that tho conditions OF labor are
not rendered more onerOus by the
war, but also that we shall sec to it
that the Observation-Disclosures by whicn
the conditions of labor are impr owed
are not blocked or checked. That v"
must do"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-15

Members of the committee having
the bill in charge have in writing
declared that it was not in the minds
of the committee. and the then At
torney General, Mr.. Gregory, gave as
surance that tho government would
not apply that law to the workers
efforts to obtain improved working
conditions. Every assurance from the
highest authority Of our government
was given that the law would not he
SO applied.